Questions and Replies

Reply:

(a)South Africa’s involvement and engagement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is guided by the Southern African Development Community (SADC). In this regard, SADC has urged all the stakeholders to refrain from actions that would undermine the political and security stability in the country. On 15th October 2017

HE President Jacob Zuma paid a working visit to the President of the DRC, HE Joseph Kabila, to emphasise the importance of ensuring the elections take place and securing peace and stability in the region.

(b) HE President Jacob Zuma, in his capacity as Chair of SADC, after consultation with outgoing Chair of SADC, in line with the decision of the SADC Summit, appointed former President of Namibia, HE Mr Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba as the special envoy to the DRC. The special envoy is expected to meet with the DRC

National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) and the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) at which point he is due to receive an update on preparations for the General,

Presidential, Parliamentary and Provincial Elections.

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Reply:

1. (a) The Chief Executive Officer(s) of the Land Bank, Development Bank of Southern Africa, SASRIA, South African Airways (SAA), the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), Independent Regulatory Board of Auditors (IRBA), Financial Services Board (FSB), Financial Intelligent Centre (FIC), Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA), Office of Pension Fund Adjudicator (OPFA), Cooperatives Banks Development Agency (CBDA), Financial Advisory Intermediary Services (FAIS), Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) and South African Revenue Service (SARS) are appointed on a fixed term contract.

The Head of the Government Technical Advisory Centre (GTAC) is currently in an acting capacity and the Chief Executive Officer for the Office of Tax Ombud (OTO) is employed on a permanent basis.

(b) The Chief Financial Officer(s) for the Land Bank, DBSA, SASRIA, PIC, SAA, IRBA, GTAC, FIC, GPAA, CBDA, FAIS, FFC, OTO and SARS are appointed on a permanent basis and the CFOs for FSB and OPFA are employed on contract basis.

2. The Chief Executive Officers details

Entity	What are their names	When were they appointed	When will the contract end
Land Bank	Mr TP Nchocho	1 January 2015	31 December 2019
DBSA	Mr P Dlamini	1 October 2017	30 September 2022
PIC	Mr D M Matjita	1 December 2014	31 December 2019
SASRIA	Mr C Masondo	16 May 2017	17 May 2022
SAA	Mr V Jarana	1 November 2017	31 October 2022
IRBA	Mr B P Agulhas	1 December 2008	31 March 2018
FSB	Mr D Tshidi	1 July 2008	Advent of the Twins Peaks
	Mr P Kekana	1 September 2015	30 August 2018
GTAC	Mr S Khan	26 January 2017	Acting no timeframe
FIC	Mr M Michelle	1 January 2017	31 December 2017
GPAA	Mr K Sukdev	1 August 2015	31 July 2020
OPFA	Ms M Lukhaimane	1 July 2013	30 June 2018
CBDA	Ms O Matshane	14 May 2012	12 May 2018
FAIS	Ms N Bam	1 April 2017	30 April 2018
FFC	Mr V Mbethe	12 September 2016	Acting no timeframe
SARS	Mr T Moyane	23 September 2014	23 September 2019

 

The Chief Financial Officer details

Entity	What are their names	When were they appointed	When will the contract end
FSB	Mr P Kekana	1 September 2015	30 August 2018

 

Reply:

In response to the question on unpaid invoices, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD), National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Legal Aid South Africa, and Special Investigating Unit (SIU)have informed me as follows:

A. DoJ&CD:

a) For the reporting period ended on 30 October 2017, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development had 22 valid invoices outstanding (Not paid within 30 days) broken down as follows:

a) 30 days: 5 invoices

b) 60 days: 6 invoices

c) 90 days: 1 invoice

d) 120 days: 10 Invoices

b) The total value of the above invoices is R15,816.82 broken down as follows:

aa) 30 days: R2 322.94

bb) 60 days: R2 672.94

cc) 90 days: R422.94

dd) 120 days: R10 398.00

B. Legal Aid SA:

a) The total number of invoices that are unpaid as at 3 November 2017 for Trade and Judicare Suppliers (private lawyers) are reflected according to ageing in Table 1 below:

Table 1:

Number of Invoices
Ageing	Trade	Judicare	Total
30	11	39.3%	25	49.0%	36	45.6%
60	0	0.0%	3	5.9%	3	3.8%
90	1	3.6%	12	23.5%	13	16.5%
120	2	7.1%	1	2.0%	3	3.8%
120+	14	50.0%	10	19.6%	24	30.4%
	28	100.0%	51	100.0%	79	100.0%

b) The total value of unpaid invoices for Trade Suppliers and Judicare Suppliers as at 3 November 2017, in the different ageing categories, are reflected in Table 2 below:

Table 2:

Value of Invoices in Rands
Ageing	Trade	Judicare	Total
30	113,407	75.0%	354,670	67.3%	468,077	69.0%
60	0	0.0%	22,325	4.2%	22,325	3.3%
90	34,325	22.7%	83,949	15.9%	118,274	17.4%
120	225	0.1%	1,798	0.3%	2,023	0.3%
120+	3,202	2.1%	64,011	12.2%	67,213	9.9%
	151,158	100.0%	526,753	100.0%	677,911	100.0%

It should be noted that invoices that are unpaid for longer than 30 days are as a result of queries that need to be resolved by the supplier. In the main, the banking details of affected suppliers are incorrect and thus payments are rejected. Legal Aid SA is still awaiting appropriate responses from the suppliers.

C) SIU:

The SIU did an analysis of all invoices outstanding at the end of 30 September 2017 which was the last reporting date of the entity before the question from the National Assembly.

The table below reflects the ageing of supplier balances at reporting date:

Comments:

The SIU had a total outstanding balance to suppliers of R9,1 million at the end of September 2017 of which 77% was outstanding for 30 days or less. The remaining balance of 23% is mainly due to the following factors:

1. R700K – Dispute with landlord on water and lights billing without apportionment of costs on tenant shared premises using meter reading as per contractual agreement. All the invoices outstanding for 62 days and more are related to this supplier. Lease rental costs are settled monthly except for the disputed amount. The SIU is in the process of resolving the issue with the landlord.
2. R900K – One invoice due to a service provider who supplied the SIU with technical equipment that were going through testing. The invoice was settled in October 2017.
3. The balance is mainly made up of supplier of travel management services where third party invoices / statement were outstanding for payment. The SIU has an arrangement with the supplier that invoices will only be settled when presented with third party invoices, e.g. invoices from car rental companies, and a statement of account.

D. NPA

a) The NPA has paid 99.5% of all creditors within 30 days during the 2016/17 financial year. The remaining 0.5% relates to disputed invoices.

b) As at the end of October 2017, the NPA had 12 invoices amounting to R97 512.38 that were outstanding for a period of more than 30 days. Below are the details of the relevant invoices:

NO.	PAYEE NAME	AMOUNT	NO. OF DAYS	COMMENT
	BCD TRAVEL	R568,40	146	DISPUTED
	BCD TRAVEL	R568,40	140	DISPUTED
	SEBTECH TECHNOLOGIES	R1 431,83	85	DISPUTED
	SEBTECH TECHNOLOGIES	R1 431,83	65	DISPUTED
	FACCT FORENSIC CONSULTING	R76 772,16	55	DISPUTED
	SCHUTTE JHT	R250,00	50	DISPUTED
	MULTI CHOICE AFRICA (PTY) LTD	R274,00	49	DISPUTED
	DELOITTE TIP-OFFS ANONYMOUS	R14 345,76	46	DISPUTED
	ELLIS DJ	R650,00	45	DISPUTED
	FERREIRA S	R109,00	41	DISPUTED
	LANDMAN L	R411,00	32	DISPUTED
	SANDAN MM	R700,00	31	DISPUTED
		R97 512,38

Reply:

1. In terms of Section 29 of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No 18 of 1998) (“the Act”), the Minister shall establish the Fisheries Transformation Council (“the Council”) by notice in the Gazette.

(a) Appointment of members to the Council is undertaken by the Minister in accordance with the provisions of Section 34(1) of the Act, which states inter alia that “the Council shall consist of at least five members, including a chairperson, appointed by the Minister for the period determined by him or her, but not exceeding three years at a time”.

(b) In terms of Section 34(2) of the Act, the Minister “shall ensure that the Council be broadly representative and multidisciplinary, with members qualified to make a substantial contribution towards the proper functioning of the Council”. Section 34(4) of the Act prohibits the appointment of any person who has a direct interest in any manner whatsoever in commercial fishing or mariculture. In addition, Section 34(5) of the Act provides a list of criteria that would exclude any person from serving on the Council. 

(2)(a) Members of the Council will be nominated by the public or interested parties pursuant to a Notice in the Gazette. Section 34(3) of the Act provides for the nomination of persons who meet the criteria set out in Section 34(4) and Section 34(5) of the Act. The Minister may thereafter appoint such person as may be nominated in terms of the gazetted invitation. The Gazette Notice Number: 41190 dated 20 October 2017 called for nominations and closing date for submission of nominations was 10 November 2017.

(2)(b) Section 30 of the Act stipulates that the main objective of the Council shall be to facilitate the achievement of fair and equitable access to the rights referred to in Section 18 of the Act. The Minister may in terms of Sections 31 of the Act allocate rights to the Council and the Council shall lease rights, according to criteria determined by the Minister, to persons from historically disadvantaged sectors of society and to small and medium size enterprises. In terms of Section 32 of the Act the Council may, subject to restrictions determined by the Minister –

(a) lease commercial fishing rights;

(b) determine the price to be paid by lessees of rights;

(c) determine the conditions applicable to leases granted in terms of this section, which conditions shall govern the circumstances under which the lease may be revoked, cancelled, suspended or altered; and

(d) assist in the development and capacity building of persons from historically disadvantaged sectors of society and small and medium size enterprises.

Furthermore, in terms of Section 33 of the Act, the Minister may issue criteria, guidelines and instructions for the operation of the Council, and determine that the affairs of the Council shall be managed and controlled according to a business plan approved by the Minister.

3. Members of the public, Fishing Associations, Organisations and Industry, Non-Governmental Organisations, Small-scale Fishers, fishing communities, and any other interested or affected persons may nominate any person they feel meets the criteria mentioned above, and who has knowledge and experience of fishing and the fishing industry. It should be noted however, that in terms of Section 34(4) of the Act, no person who has direct interest in any manner whatsoever in commercial fishing or mariculture shall be appointed to the Council to ensure the independence and objectivity of the mandate of the Council, which includes the allocation of leases to undertake fishing. Accordingly, to allow persons who participate in fishing (such as via quotas or processing or marketing of fish) would result in unsustainable conflicts of interest. The appointment of members to the Council will be undertaken in terms of the criteria set out in the Act.

4. Members of the Council will be nominated by members of the public (including fishing communities and industry) and appointment will be made by the Minister in terms of Section. It should be noted that the Minister is not bound by any nomination and that members of the Council are appointed and not elected.

(5) The Council shall exist as a national council as marine living resource management is a national Government competency. 

Reply:

Yes, all procurement for Denel Vehicle Systems during the period 01 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 deviated from the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999.

Denel Vehicle Systems (DVS), formerly Land Systems South Africa (LSSA) procurements were made as per LSSA company policies which did not fully comply and was not required to comply with the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999 (PFMA). When LSSA was acquired by Denel it was acquired as a going concern and procurement contracts were already in place as was required by operations. Many of these contracts were based on formal supplier agreements and as such it could not be converted to comply with PFMA provisions until such time that these contracts were concluded in terms of its execution and processes and systems are in place which we have achieved. On this basis exemption were requested from National Treasury. Concurrent to the above, new procurement policies compliant with PFMA provisions were instituted at DVS.

Remarks:     Reply: Approved / Not Approved         Mr Mogokare Richard Seleke     Ms Lynne Brown, MP     Director-General     Minister of Public Enterprises Date:     Date:

Reply:

DAFF

(a) Total number of supplier invoices that currently remain unpaid by DAFF:

(aa) 30 days: Two

(bb) 60 days: Zero

(cc) 90 days: Zero

(dd) 120 days: Zero

(b) what is the total amount outstanding in each case?

(aa) 30 days: R590

(bb) 60 days: Zero

(cc) 90 days: Zero

(dd) 120 days: Zero

Please note: The above reply is based on the information reported to National Treasury for reporting date 31 October 2017.

NCERA FARMS

No unpaid invoices         

PPECB

	Question 3561 / NW3989E	Total	30 days	60 days	90 days	120 days
(a)(ii)	Total no. of supplier invoices unpaid	281	184	84	7	6
(b)	Balance outstanding	R   1,290,514	R   1,025,385	R         178,720	R           40,514	R          45,895

 

Reasons for aging beyond 30 days:

 

• Most of the invoices in 60 days relate to travel and accommodation through the Travel Lodge card, which is processed upon receipt of the Standard Bank MasterCard statement, 55 days later.
• One invoice relates to relief duty accommodation which is processed up front but is payable in stages as the accommodation is utilised.
• A few invoices are queried or the service has not yet been fully completed.

 

OBP

(a)   What is the total number of supplier invoices that currently remain unpaid = 25 (Column 1 here below)

(b)   More than 30 days = R0.00

(c)   60 days Column 3 here below = R5 483 798

(d)   90 days Column 4 here below = R0.00

(e)   120 days Column 5 here below = R48 887

(f)     150 days Column 6 here below = R4 179

(a)	Unpaid invoices as at 31 October 2017
No	Name	60 Days	90 Days	120 Days	150 Days	TOTAL	Comments
1	AUTOMA MULTI STRYRENE (PTY) LTD	37 059,53				37 059,53	Outstanding delivery.
2	AFRICAN CRYOGENICS					-	Supplier delivered and invoiced more than ordered
3	PLANT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED				3 099,84	3 099,84	Rand Dollar Exchange Difference. Amount not payable anymore
4	AFRICAN CRYOGENICS			1 098,16		1 098,16	Supplier delivered and invoiced more than ordered
5	CONCEPT HEIDELBERG PHARMACEUTICAL QUALITY	92 055,46				92 055,46	Booking for training not yet taken place
6	CLEAN GREEN PALLET SOUTH AFRICA					-	Outstanding delivery
7	WHITEHEAD SCIENTIFIC (PTY) LTD				1 079,91	1 079,91	Dispute order amount less than invoice amount
8	PRESSURE GROUP HOLDINGS PTY LTD			47 789,20		47 789,20	There is a dispute with the supplier regarding the grade of the coal
9	DEMCO (PTY) LTD	94 240,61				94 240,61	There was a dispute with the supplier, the amount has been paid in November 2017
10	DEVELOPMENT & ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS					-	Milestones not yet met.
11	LANDMARK					-	The amount is a retainer for construction done. It will be released after final inspection.
12	MASHEGO DR M					-	Amount was paid through payroll, because it is S&T to China. An adjustment will be made to clear the account.
13	OVI					-	Dispute. Discussion to resolve the issues are at an advanced stage
14	PREGIO INVESTMENT 7 CC					-	Amount withheld because milestones not met. 70% paid
15	TUBATSE HEALTH CLUB (PTY)LTD					-	Service provider defaulted on the contract.
16	UTI PHARMA / DSV DISTRIBUTION					-	Expecting a credit note from supplier. Goods never reached customer.
17	LABORATORY SPECIALITIES PTY LTD	6 220,98				6 220,98	The bank account supplied by the supplier was rejected by the system. The correct bank account was received and paid in the subsequent month of November
18	LOMAR PRINTERS CC	161 082,00				161 082,00	Paid in the subsequent month. Procurement was not sure the quality of the supplier before payment could be done
19	MAINSU  (PTY)LTD	25 371,25				25 371,25	Invoice appeared incorrect as it did not have a correct OBP VAT number on the face of it.
20	MARATHON OFFSET	44 560,32				44 560,32	Investigating the quality of the goods delivered before payment will be done
21	MINEMA CHEMICALS	11 181,35				11 181,35	Paid in the subsequent month. Procurement was not sure the quality of the supplier before payment could be done
22	OVI	4 253 051,91				4 253 051,91	Dispute. Discussion to resolve the issues are at an advanced stage
23	PRESSURE GROUP HOLDINGS PTY LTD	23 768,80				23 768,80	Dispute of coal grade
24	THE SCIENTIFIC GROUP (PTY) LTD	733 554,66				733 554,66	There was a dispute with the supplier, the amount has been paid in November 2017
25	STARRATE SOUTHERN AFRICA	1 651,96				1 651,96	Supplier delivered and invoiced more than ordered
	TOTAL	5 483 798,83	-	48 887,36	4 179,75	5 536 865,94

 

NAMC
	Supplier	Amount	Status
1	Europcar	R 56 397.01	Current
		R 45 748.47	30 Days
		R 2 892.57	60 Days
		R 48 641.04
2	Bidvest	R 16 488.86	30 Days
3	Aquazania	R 1 350.90	Current
		R 1 863.90	30 Days
		R 3 214.80
4	KNM	R 44 050.00	30 Days
5	Diners Club	R 173 908.47	Current
		R 167 582.92	30 Days
		R 93 869.91	60 Days
		R 435 361.30
7	Mudziwa	R 2 000.00	30 Days

MLRF

The detail as at end September 2017 Supplier invoices outstanding are tabulated hereunder. It should be noted that some of these have since been paid.

	30 Days	60 Days	90 Days	Over 90 Days
Number	16	16	5	27
Value	R1 101 102.07	R2 939 668.63	R76 439.20	R229 734.24

Reply:

1. The State Security Agency (SSA) as a matter of policy does not disclose operational information.

2. It should however be observed that the SSA is held accountable on such matters by the Joint Standing Committee (JSCI).

Reply:

Financial Years	No of Officials
2014/2015	2
2015/2016	-
2016/2017	26

Reply (No 2)

None, as per records

Reply:

The Department manages water per Water Management Area (and not per ‘province’). Below is summary of the total registered volume:

WMA	Sum of Registered Volumes (cubic metres) for period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
BERG-OLIFANTS	1 341 739 433
BREEDE-GOURITZ	1 499 696 315
INKOMATI-USUTHU	2 479 490 938
LIMPOPO	2 153 656 956
MZIMVUBU-TSITSIKAMMA	1 914 733 771
OLIFANTS	1 900 596 161
ORANGE	2 120 134 824
PONGOLA-UMZIMKULU	2 694 816 103
VAAL	4 000 022 723
Grand Total	20 104 887 223

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Reply:

a) The Department of Environmental Affairs’ study for the determination of the extent and role of waste picking in South Africa concluded that there are about 62 000 waste pickers in the country.

b) Non-government organisations, and other organisations operating in the informal sector, have suggested, in some forums, that this could be much higher. We are in the process of validating this information.

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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 obtain the relevant information from the municipalities. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available.

Reply:

(i) According to the records at the disposal of the Department, we only received documentation in respect of interventions in Kannaland and eDumbe local Municipalities in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, respectively.

(ii) The dates on which the documentation was received were 10 February 2017 and 23 May 2017 for Kannaland Local Municipality, and 30 August 2017 for eDumbe Local Municipality.

(iii) The nature of the financial problem at Kannaland Local Municipality was that the audit finding from the Auditor General for the financial year ending in June 2016 indicated that the municipality received an adverse finding, and that subsequent facts had confirmed that the municipality was experiencing a serious financial crisis which resulted in it being unable to meet its financial obligations. Regarding eDumbe Local Municipality, the nature of the financial problem was that the municipality’s cash flow situation had seriously deteriorated to the extent that there were insufficient funds to pay for critical operational expenditure.

(iv) From the documentation submitted by the Western Cape Minister for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Honourable Mr Anton Bredell, the initial step taken was the resolution by the Provincial Executive adopted on 07 December 2016 to request the Provincial Treasury to prepare an appropriate financial recovery plan for the Kannaland Local Municipality. In addition, his Department and the Provincial Treasury were requested by the Provincial Executive to develop and implement a targeted support package to address the needs of the municipality. Several subsequent steps have since been taken by the Provincial Executive to assist the municipality to overcome its shortcomings, and these include the preparation, finalization and adoption of the municipality’s financial recovery plan which is currently being implemented, as well as the Financial Management Grant funded by the Provincial Treasury.

From the documentation submitted by the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Honourable Ms Nomusa Dube-Ncube, the step taken was the resolution by the Provincial Executive adopted on 19 July 2017 to intervene at eDumbe Local Municipality in terms of section 136(2) of the MFMA, read with section 139(1) of the Constitution, and to authorize the MEC to appoint a suitably qualified Financial Administrator to draft and implement a recovery plan in the municipality. Another step taken by the Provincial Executive was to issue a directive in terms of section 139(1)(a) of the Constitution to the Municipal Council to authorize the Financial Administrator to, among others, take all decisions in relation to the finances of the municipality and to report monthly thereon to it and the MEC.

Reply:

a) The following measures will be implemented to promote waste reduction:

• Developing capacity through a specialised programme which upskills agri-stakeholders to minimise food loss.
• Compilation and updating of packaging design guidelines with the Department of Trade and Industry, Industry Associations and SABS, and a voluntary grading scheme with marketing value for brand owners can improve the design of packaging and increase collaboration between brand owners and recycling companies.
• Formalising the packaging industry extended producer responsibility plans to enable and support the unification and alignment around packaging design guidelines and other packaging industry initiatives, a mechanism which formalises Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
• Implementation of packaging design guideline once it has been developed.

b) The awareness initiatives are additional measures to enhance waste minimisation and promote the recycling economy. These measures aim to create a joint platform for communicating messages to improve consumer behaviour and industry practice towards pro-recycling in the waste sector by focusing on specific areas, including:

• minimisation of food waste by eating ugly fruit;
• separation of waste at household-level (e.g. promote the incentives and/or Buy Back Centres, re-inforce the benefits of not contaminating paper waste with food waste, etc.); and
• safe disposal of waste (e.g. promote and create awareness on the e-Waste drop-off centres).

The awareness raising measures will increase consumer awareness and demand for recyclable products that are packaged in an environmentally friendly manner.

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Reply:

1. a) Yes. The participants representing the ewaste sector requested that waste charges be introduced to increase the collection rates of ewaste.

b) The Department will be implementing a policy mechanism provided for in Section 28 of the National Environmental Management Waste Act, Act No. 59 of 2008. This policy mechanism is the Indstry Waste Management Plans (IndWMP).

c) The implementation of IndWMP promotes local beneficiation of waste materail. This will require capital funding to support large infrastructure and technology investments. These will be funded through the waste charges implemented.

2. a) There is no legislation currently in place to compel the end user to dispose of the e-waste in line with the waste hierarchy. The implementation of the levy will enable Product Responsibility Organisations (PROs) to provide financial incentves to encourage the end users to take back any redundant equipment to a buy or taker-back centre or an accredited recycler. The IndWMPs will also contain targets for collection and recycling. The Producer will be legally required to achieve these targets, and there will be adequate public awareness programs as part of these plans as well.

b) The plastic bag levy is collected by the South African Revenue Service and transferred to the National Revenue Fund. The new Industry Waste Management Plan for Paper and Packaging will include measures to collect waste plastics in general, of which plastic bags are a part of. The Industry Waste Management Plan levy will be approved together with the approved plan for the collection of the various plastics, including plastic bags.

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Reply:

I have been furnished with a reply by the CEO of the IDC, Mr Geoffrey Qhena, to the question, which follows below.

“There are no known members of the Gupta family that are Shareholders at Foskor. Historically the IDC has not been aware of any links by the Foskor Shareholders to the Gupta family.

Subsequent to the parliamentary question to the IDC, an extensive search to establish any links was undertaken.This search revealed no link to Coromandel International Limited, Sun International (FZE) Dubai, Kopano Foskor Employees Trust (SPV 3) and Ba-phalaborwa and Umhlathuze Community Trust (SPV 2). A link was however established with the Manyoro Consortium (SPV1).

To our knowledge, a possible connection is that of a Ms R Govender, with an ultimate indirect percentage in Foskor of 0,23% of the equity via the Manyoro Consortium. The consortium is a broadly held BEE entity. Ms R Govender is not involved in Foskor operations. Following the parliamentary question we have since established that she serves as a director in companies with Gupta family shareholding.”

Mr MG Qhena, IDC Chief Executive Officer, 1 December 2017

For further information, a list of Foskor Shareholders is tabulated below.

Industrial Development Corporation Ltd	59%
“Coromandel” under the following legal entities: Coromandel International Limited (2.82%) CFL Mauritius Limited (11.82%)	14%
Sun International (FZE) Dubai	1%
Manyoro Consortium (SPV 1)	15%
Kopano Foskor Employees Trust (SPV 3)	6%
Ba-phalaborwa and Umhlathuze Community Trust (SPV 2)	5%

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Reply:

The response uses the perspective of Transaction Advisors in the context of financial advisors, accountants, business deal advisors, banks, insurance advisors, contract lawyers etc.

a) The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD)

Not applicable to DSBD in relation to financial transactions recorded on the financial systems.

b) Entities

Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)

SEDA has not appointed transactional advisors for tenders for the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.

 

Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA)

2014/2015 Financial Year

No	(i) Transactional Advisors/ Successful Bidder Name	(ii) Details	(iii) Pricing	(iv) Amount Paid
		Tender Number	Description	Tender Amount (VAT Incl)
1	Ethoss Performance Management (Pty) Ltd	FIN/003/2014	Appointment of a Financial Modelling	R1 937 480.16 (Expansion R306 743.22.00)	R 2 244 223.38

2015/2016 Financial Year

No	(i) Transactional Advisors/ Successful Bidder Name	(ii) Details	(iii) Pricing	(iv) Amount Paid
		Tender Number	Description	Tender Amount (VAT Incl)
1	1. Phakamani Debt Collection 2. Revenue Consulting 3. Ramatshila -Mugeri 4. IDP Tracing Service 5. Asili Risk Management 6. Kunene Ramapala	000/LEG/2015	Appointment of Debt Collection Agencies	Commission based Contract 15% exc VAT	R764 668.57 Refer to Annexure A, Table 1 for further details.
2	Matlotlo Group (Pty) Ltd	012/KCG/215	Appointment of service provider for Actuarial Service for Khula Credit Guarantee for period of three (3) years	R 1 855 350.00	R 1 009 430.10
3	Continuity SA (Pty) Ltd	013/CRO/2015	Appointment of External Business Continuity Management Service Provider	R 456 000.00	R 456 000.00

FY 2016/2017 Financial Year

No	(i) Transactional Advisors/ Successful Bidder Name	(ii) Details	(iii) Pricing	(iv) Amount Paid
		Tender Number	Description	Tender Amount (VAT Incl)
1	Mthente Research Projects	08/CRO/2016	Conducting Annual Review of Small Business & Cooperatives	R 1 250 516.92	R 625 258.48
2	Panel of Mentors	07/PIM/2016	Panel of Mentors	Based on approved Professional Rate	R 511 655.45

Reply:

The percentage of invoices paid within the prescribed 30 days were:

(a) In the past three years as follows:

(i) 2014-15 was 90% (PMTE) and 89% (DPW)

(ii) 2015-16 was 85% (PMTE) and 75% (DPW)

(iii) 2016-17 was 87% (PMTE and 90% (DPW)

(b) Since 1 April 2017 as follows:

(i) April was 87% (PMTE) and 98% (DPW)

(ii) May was 84% (PMTE) and 87% (DPW)

(iii) June was 84% (PMTE) and 88% (DPW)

(iv) July was 84% (PMTE) and 98% (DPW)

(v) August was 85% (PMTE) and 93% (DPW)

(vi) September was 85% (PMTE) and 94 (DPW)

(vii) October was 82% (PMTE) and 90% (DPW)

Reply:

(1) Three officials were granted permission to have businesses in the past three financial years.

(2) All three requests for approval were not for business with the state or its organs.

I wish to point out to the Honourable Member that employees are prohibited from doing business with the state or its organs. Incidentally, it was during my tenure as Minister of Public Service and Administration that the Public Administration Management Act of 2013 which introduced the prohibition was drafted, processed through Cabinet and Parliament and was enacted by the President in 2013.

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

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

In terms of the Public Service Regulations 13 (c), “An employee shall not conduct business with any organ of state or be a director of a public or private company conducting business with an organ of state, unless such an employee is in an official capacity a director of a company listed in schedule 2 and 3 of the Public Finance Management Act”;

Further, in terms of the Public Service Regulations 24, “An application by an employee to perform remunerative work outside his or her department shall be in accordance with the process determined by the Minister and in the form issued by the Minister.”

Accordingly, a Directive on Conducting Business with an Organ of State was issued in January 2017 by the Minister for Public Service and Administration.

 

Reply:

1. South Africa’s response to cyber threats and in particular the role played by SSA in mitigating the impact of cyber-attacks in the country is articulated in the National Cyber-security Policy Framework (NCPF) for South Africa approved by the Cabinet in March 2011.

2. The Cyber Security Centre (CSC) in the SSA has been established as an initiative of Government to anticipate where cyber-attacks in the country or to national critical information infrastructure (NCIIs) may originate with a view to adapting defence strategies in order to mitigate the impact and respond to new cyber threats. The aim is to provide cyber situational analysis and a coordinated approach to incident response; and to promote cyber security knowledge and awareness.

3. The CSC underlines Government’s determination to provide enhanced and integrated readiness to mitigate cyber security threats and attacks in the country in a bid to maintain the country safe and secure. The current centre is meant to provide a coordinated response to cyber incidents affecting national security and in doing so it is envisioned to be augmented by other structures in the country such as the Government CSIRT (Gov. CSIRT), Cyber Security Hub (CSH), National Cybercrime Centre (NCC), Cyber Command (CC) and sector CSIRTs.

Reply:

(1) On 24 January 2017, I was informed of the water crisis pending drought disaster not limited to the Butterworth Hospital but for the entire Butterworth in the Eastern Cape. The Amathole District Municipality (DM) re-declared the drought in January 2017.

(2) Yes, essential services such as the Provincial Department of Health was kept abreast of the unfolding disaster through stakeholder meetings which included the Provincial Drought Technical Task Team, Provincial Sector Departments meetings and Joint Operation Committee meetings held in Butterworth where they were requested to make their own intervention plans as the Amathole DM made it clear that it would not have the capacity to provide the full water demand.

(3) Weekly dam levels have been provided by the Department to the Amathole DM and Provincial Disaster Management Centre. When the situation at Xilinxa Dam supplying Butterworth and surrounding areas became alarming, it was anticipated that it will have serious effect on the hospital and other institutions such as the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) campus. Regular drought water crisis meetings were held with the Amathole DM as the Water Services Authority and other key stakeholders, where they were requested to provide the drought intervention plans.

When the surface water supply to Butterworth (Xilinxa Dam and Gcuwa Dam) ran out completely, the Amathole DM prioritised carting of water to the Hospital. Owing to the logistics and costs of carting water from the nearest alternative source some 30km away, the Amathole DM was unable to meet the full demand at the hospital as well as to provide basic supply to all domestic consumers in Butterworth.

My Department has conducted drought awareness campaigns in Butterworth and has granted permission to the Amathole DM for the re-allocation of the Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) funding to accommodate emergency water supply in Butterworth through the Butterworth Emergency Water Supply Scheme (pipeline from Tsomo River to Xilinxa Dam), water tankering and groundwater investigations, namely, hydrogeological investigations, drilling, testing and equipping of boreholes at Butterworth, Kotana, Ehlobo, Teko Springs and WSU.

My Department approached the Office of the Premier, Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) and Provincial Treasury; as a result an amount of R 3 million has been pledged to assist Amathole DM with the drought.

Fortunately the water outage was short lived and the rain which fell from
8 to 9 October 2017 brought relief and the Gcuwa Dam was filled, but the Xilinxa Dam only rose to 7%, which will provide approximately 3 months supply. Butterworth is therefore not out of the crisis yet and needs close monitoring hence my Department has allocated Amathole DM with ten water tankers.

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Reply:

1. The alleged investigation, as referred to in the article, does not fall within the ambit of State Security.

2. The SSA further does not interfere in the lawful investigations of other mandated departments.

3. Furthermore, the Minister of State Security cannot be expected to act upon every single media article that is published.

Reply:

The following are metros in respect to the question with their respective registered volumes:

Name	Province
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality	Eastern Cape
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality	Western Cape
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality	Gauteng
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality	Gauteng
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality	Gauteng
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality	KwaZulu-Natal
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality	Free State
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality	Eastern Cape

Registered Water User	Sum of Registered Volume (cubic metres): For 01 Jan 2017 to 31 Dec 2017
BUFFALO CITY	72 310 000
CITY OF CAPE TOWN METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY	317 700 000
EKURHULENI METROPOLITAN COUNCIL	60 000
ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY	1 417 520
MANGAUNG METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY	14 957 254
NELSON MANDELA BAY MUNICIPALITY	132 443 822
TSHWANE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY	134 875 283
Grand Total	673 763 879

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Reply:

1. The request from the Stellenbosch Municipality for the release of Erf 64, Kylemore is dated 02 September 2013 and the request for the release of the Remaining Extent of Farm 1339 and 1158/1, La Motte, Franschhoek is dated 15 May 2015, both received in the form of intergovernmental correspondence by post.

2. The Department is in discussion with the Stellenbosch Municipality and relevant Human Settlements entities in relation to the funding that is required for the purchase of these land parcels. It is also finalsing other investigations into its own requirement for these properties so as to arrive at an informed decision on their use.

3. The Municipality will be infomed of the decisions on the disposal of the properties upon completion of the relevant feasibility studies and confirmation of funding by the Municipality and / or relevant Human Settlements enties. It is anticipated that the requests will be processed within the current financial year.

Reply:

Find here: Reply

Reply:

The below response is based on the information provided by the Municipal Demarcation Board:

1. No.

2. The Municipal Demarcation Board conducted “formal investigations” in terms of the Local Government: Municipal Demarcation Act, 1998 on all the cases, which included the consideration of the capacity of municipalities.

Reply:

The Republic of South Africa’s national security, economic prosperity and social wellbeing is critically dependent on Information Communication Technology (ICT) that is safe and secure. Big and small enterprises, governments, as well as private internet users are facing similar threats in cyberspace.

The South African Police Service (SAPS), recognises, as a high priority, the value of being able to detect, prevent, combat and investigate the pervasive cybercrime threat and in particular, cyber-attacks on critical information infrastructure.

The protection of critical infrastructure, such as electricity, transportation and banking against cyber threats is essential to our daily lives and the vulnerability to attack and exploitation of these systems is a real threat.

The SAPS therefore created capacities and capabilities, strengthened by continuous interaction and co-operation with intelligence agencies, International Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutorial Authorities, to provide a national, co-ordinated response to the most serious incidents of cybercrime occurrences.

The SAPS has well equipped cyber investigation support centres at national level, capable of providing digital forensic support in cybercrime and cyber-related investigations. These capabilities are also available in some provinces and the current focus is to ensure the roll-out to all provinces.

Furthermore, the SAPS and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), are engaged in a research project, to continuously enhance strategies and training frameworks to effectively detect, combat, prevent and investigate cybercrime.

Reply:

I have been informed by Department as follows:

1. Nineteen (19) employees were granted permission to perform remunerative work outside the public service (RWOPS) in the past three financial years.

2. No.

(a) N/A

(b) N/A

(c) N/A

Approved/ not approved

Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

1 (a) Yes, the services were procured from the specified company for the period 1 May 2015 to 31 October 2017

(i) Service	(ii) Total Amount
Air Transport	R 77 283 895.71
Accommodation	R 82 517 500.88
Car Rental	R 15 234 830.88
Venues and Facilities	R 15 777 348 64
Other Ground Transport e.g. busses, trains, shuttles	R 10 401 254.31

REPLY: To 2

2 (a) Yes, the specified company did provide services related to international travel to the following officials:

(i) Who Travelled	(ii) What was the Travel Route	(iii) How much was Paid
Vilakazi Nkululeko Nkosi Ngiphile	Johannesburg - Paris - Johannesburg	R 59 470.72
Vilakazi Nkululeko Nkosi Ngiphile	Johannesburg - Maputo - Johannesburg	R 6 974.72
Vilakazi Nkululeko Nkosi Ngiphile	Johannesburg - Maputo - Johannesburg	R 7 266.72
Vilakazi Nkululeko Nkosi Ngiphile	Johannesburg - Sao Paulo - Panama City- Havana - Panama City - Sao Paulo-Johannesburg	R 74 427.72
Blackmore John	Johannesburg - Maputo - Johannesburg	R 6 644.72
Gwazube Mfezeko	Johannesburg - Sao Paulo - Panama City - Havana – Panama City - Sao Paulo- Johannesburg	R 74 428.00
Gwazube Mfezeko	Johannesburg - Maputo - Johannesburg	R 7 265.00
Gwazube Mfezeko	Johannesburg - Sao Paulo – Mexico City -Sao Paulo - Johannesburg	R 88 236.72
Tshabalala Magdeline	Johannesburg – New York – Mexico City –Washington - Johannesburg	R 89 142.00
Molefe Percy	Johannesburg – Maputo - Johannesburg	R 5 997.00
Molefe Percy	Johannesburg – Maputo - Johannesburg	R 7 305.00
Molefe Percy	Johannesburg - Sao Paulo - Panama City – Havanna - Panama City - Sao Paulo - Johannesburg	R 74 428.00
Molefe Percy	Johannesburg – Frankfurt - Paris –Frankfurt –J ohannesburg	R 22 776.23
Molefe Percy	Johannesburg - Paris - Johannesburg	R 33 510.00
Molefe Percy	Johannesburg – Maputo - Johannesburg	R 5 916.00
Lindie Berenise Felicity	Johannesburg – New York – Mexico City-Washington - Johannesburg	R 89 337.00
Dlabantu Mziwonke	Johannesburg – Maputo - Johannesburg	R 7 853.00
Dlabantu Mziwonke	Johannesburg – Paris – Munich – Paris - Johannesburg	R 72 094.00
Dlabantu Mziwonke	Johannesburg - Beijing - Shanghai - Beijing - Johannesburg	R 80 499.00
Dlabantu Mziwonke	Johannesburg - Paris - Johannesburg	R 57 909.00
Dlabantu Mziwonke	Johannesburg - Dar Es Salaam -Dodoma - Dar Es Salaam – Nairobi - Johannesburg	R 47 916.00
Barlow Albertina	Johannesburg – Maputo - Johannesburg	R 7 265.00
Barlow Albertina	Johannesburg – Paris - London – Addis Abbeba – Johannesburg	R 71 452.00
Kele Nomini	Johannesburg – Maputo - Johannesburg	R 7 853.00
Viljoen Deon	Johannesburg - Paris - Turin - Paris - Johannesburg	R 55 791.00
Nxesi Thembelani	Johannesburg – Accra – Abidjan – Cotonou - Johannesburg	R 44 582.00
Nxesi Thembelani	Johannesburg - Sao Paulo - Panama City – Havana - Panama City - Sao Paulo -Johannesburg	R 93 333.00
Nxesi Thembelani	Johannesburg – Frankfurt – Paris – Istanbul – Johannesburg	R 120 745.00
Phiri Tebogo	Johannesburg - New York – Washington - Johannesburg	R 20 358.72
Manzini Vangile	Johannesburg-Lusaka-Johannesburg	R 8 159.00
Manzini Vangile	Johannesburg - Sao Paulo - Panama City –Havana - Panama City - Sao Paulo -Johannesburg	R 74 228.00
Ngubo Nombini	Johannesburg - Sao Paulo - Panama City – Havana - Panama City - Sao Paulo -Johannesburg	R 93 333.00
Lewis Jonathan	Johannesburg - Sao Paulo - Panama City – Havana - Panama City - Sao Paulo -Johannesburg	R 93 333.00
Nxesi Nombulelo	Johannesburg - Sao Paulo - Panama City – Havana - Panama City - Sao Paulo -Johannesburg	R 93 953.00
Machaba Mpelegeng Kate	Johannesburg - Sao Paulo - Panama City – Havana - Panama City - Sao Paulo -Johannesburg	R 69 425.00
Galane Madimetsa Wilbert	Johannesburg - Sao Paulo - Panama City – Havana - Panama City - Sao Paulo -Johannesburg	R 69 425.00
Ndou Azwinndini Jeremiah Dingaan	Johannesburg - Sao Paulo - Panama City – Havana - Panama City - Sao Paulo -Johannesburg	R 101 803.00
Ngwenya Lorraine	Johannesburg - Dar Es Salaam - Dodoma-Dar Es Salaam - Johannesburg	R 21 657.00
Ngwenya Lorraine	Johannesburg - Lusaka - Johannesburg	R 8 159.00
Sokhela Siboniso	Johannesburg - Lusaka –J ohannesburg	R 8 159.00
Henderson Stanley	Johannesburg - Hong Kong – Manila -Hong Kong - Johannesburg	R 36 899.00
Thobakgale Makgothi Samuel	Johannesburg – Maputo - Johannesburg	R 6 766.00
Thobakgale Makgothi Samuel	Johannesburg - Hong Kong – Beijing -Johannesburg	R 71 290.00
Thobakgale Makgothi Samuel	Johannesburg - Paris - Johannesburg	R 45 066.00
Thobakgale Makgothi Samuel	Johannesburg – Dubai – Paris – Dubai -Johannesburg	R 43 688.00
Thobakgale Makgothi Samuel	Johannesburg - Dakar – Conakry – Dakar -Johannesburg	R 108 870.00
Thobakgale Makgothi Samuel	Johannesburg - London - Johannesburg	R 84 431.00
Thobakgale Makgothi Samuel	Johannesburg - Dar Es Salaam – Dodoma - Dar Es Salaam – Johannesburg	R 19 827.00
Mosegomi Sue	Johannesburg - Hong Kong - Beijing - Johannesburg	R 73 110.00
Mosegomi Sue	Johannesburg - Doha – Shanghai – Doha - Johannesburg	R 19 629.00
Mosegomi Sue	Johannesburg – Beijing - Hong Kong -Johannesburg	R 17 343.00
Govender Mahalingum	Johannesburg – Beijing - Hong Kong -Johannesburg	R 38 373.00
Lukwago-Mugerwa Rosemary Pearl	Johannesburg - Hong Kong – Manila -Hong Kong – Johannesburg	R 11 286.00
Linda Felix Mampuru	Johannesburg - Paris - Johannesburg	R 12 433.00
Linda Felix Mampuru	Johannesburg – Paris - Munich – Paris -Johannesburg	R 34 399.00
Linda Felix Mampuru	Johannesburg - Doha – Seoul – Doha -Johannesburg	R 15 460.00
Crafford Johannes	Johannesburg - Paris – Johannesburg	R 13 183.00
Mabuso Makgwadi Elliot	Johannesburg – Paris - Munich – Paris -Johannesburg	R 34 399.00
Mabuso Makgwadi Elliot	Johannesburg - Paris – Johannesburg	R 13 494.00
Mabuso Makgwadi Elliot	Johannesburg - Frankfurt - Paris –Frankfurt - Johannesburg	R 24 776.00
Mabuso Makgwadi Elliot	Johannesburg - Dakar – Conakry - Dakar -Johannesburg	R 104 819.00
Mabuso Makgwadi Elliot	Johannesburg - London - Johannesburg	R 16 140.00
Mokuoane Molikeng Joseph	Johannesburg - Paris - Munich - Paris -Johannesburg	R 34 399.00
Mokuoane Molikeng Joseph	Johannesburg - Paris - Johannesburg	R 12 493.00
Mokuoane Molikeng Joseph	Johannesburg - Dakar – Conakry – Dakar - Johannesburg	R 71 509.00
Mokuoane Molikeng Joseph	Johannesburg – Mauritius - Paris –Mauritius - Johannesburg	R 17 739.00
Sazona Mzwandile	Johannesburg – Frankfurt - Paris –Frankfurt - Johannesburg	R 33 510.00
Mudumela Khangala	Johannesburg - Zurich - Paris – Zurich -Johannesburg	R 58 699.00
Xulu ka Dlamini Lindelani Mfundo	Johannesburg - Paris - Johannesburg	R 15 827.00
Moraba Thapelo	Johannesburg – Dubai - Paris – Dubai -Johannesburg	R 17 076.00
Moraba Thapelo	Johannesburg – London - Johannesburg	R 16 140.00
Moeng Thomas	Johannesburg - Ndola - Johannesburg	R 9 048.00
Thobejane Kganki	Johannesburg - Ndola - Johannesburg	R 9 048.00
Motsoeneng Mamalo Bernice	Johannesburg - Doha – Seoul-Doha-Johannesburg	R 15 460.00
Opperman Landie	Johannesburg - Doha – Seoul - Doha-Johannesburg	R 15 460.00
Rametse Tebogo	Johannesburg - Doha – Seoul – Doha -Johannesburg	R 15 460.00
Mtwa Noliswi Wendy	Johannesburg - Dar Es Salaam -Dodoma - Dar Es Salaam – Nairobi - Johannesburg	R 33 793.00
Romero Flores Maria Elena	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Palu Aponte Neda Iris	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Ojeda Hechavarria Isabel Greter	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Suarez Garcia Naylet	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Rodriguez Camejo Josue Raul	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Lafranqui Francis Rafael Eusebio	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Nunez Yanez Yusayn	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Rodriguez Torres Teodoro Salvador	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Guilarte Campos Manuel Dejesus	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Dominguez Castro Francisco Eugenio	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Font Palomo Ivelin	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Reyes Reynosa Rolando	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Gonzalez Mompeller Yuri	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Zamora Destrades Zaide	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Perez Tejera Leslie Barbara	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Guerrero Rondon Odalys Hermis	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Palacios Bueno Hilda Nerys	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Perez Dorta Yunieskis	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Porto Pina Yunier	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Blaterau Pena Yordan	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Marquez Ramirez Yoan	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Abaroa Bolona Yasmin	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Mendez Rivera Yanilvia	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Varon Tamayo Walter Humberto	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Fonse Camerino Noemi	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Portuondo Rodriguez Mirna Caridad	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Batista Fernandez Luis Enrique	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Matos Sanchez Julio Augusto	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Oliva Montero Joaquin Ernesto	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Amores Perez Javier	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Canovas Ruiz Isabel Margarita	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Peralta Cabarcos Georgina Francisca	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Garcia Rubio Fernando Angel	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Serrano Fernandez Eloyeu Femio	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Treto Gonzalez Dietter	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Cabrera Huerta Dagoberto	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Perez Vaquero Ana Esperanza	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Perez Cardoso Alexis Julian	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
Moreno Garcia Rene Roberto	Havana – Madrid – Johannesburg – Madrid - Havana	R 49 607.23
TOTAL		R 5 138 433.52

REPLY:

(b) DEPARTMENTAL ENTITIES

(1) (2)

Not applicable to the following entities:

• THE COUNCIL FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT (CBE) AND
• AGREMENT SOUTH AFRICA (ASA)

INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT TRUST (IDT)

Yes.

(i) Events and Travel Management

(ii) R109 942 513, 83

(2) (b) (i) (ii) (iii)

The IDT is collating and verifying the information for this part of the question, and the entity has requested to submit the information on 01 December 2017.

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD (CIDB)

The CIDB is experiencing challenges in accessing information from travel with flair and therefore requesting an extension to submit on 01 December 2017.

Reply:

My official car was not involved in an accident in the 2016/17 financial year.

(a) to (f) Fall away.

 

Reply:

1. The project in question is being implemented by the Mopani District Municipality and it is funded through Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) which is being administered by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA). The Department of Water and Sanitation was only involved during the recommendation of the Technical Report submitted to source funding for the project. The Technical Report was approved in 2013 and the following scope of work was completed by the Mopani District Municipality:

• (a) New 5.94km long 400mm diameter steel pipeline starts from the connection point at Parma to the water treatment works site in Hoedspruit. The original scope of works as contained in the Technical Report was to treat raw water at Hoedspruit Water Treatment Works that was proposed to be built, however; the water will now be sourced from Blyde River and be treated at the new treatment works situated at Kampersrus.

2. Refer to the response provided in (1) above.

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Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available within the Department. The Department has, however, since engaged the municipality in question to provide this information and therefore will submit to you as soon as it becomes available.

Reply:

(a) The Department is putting Norms and Standards for waste separation at source in 2018/19. The administrative and criminal enforcement would be carried out by Environmental Management Inspectors as empowered by the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, Act No 59 of 2008. However, municipalities that have made separation of waste at source mandatory as part of their by-laws have enforcement powers that they can also exercise accordingly.

(b) The Department is bound by the Constitution to support those that fail to meet the Norms and

Standards however criminal enforcement can be considered as a last resort in keeping with
co-operative governance.

In terms of the co-operative governance approach, the Department will endevour to assist those to come into compliance. Enforcement will be considered as the last resort to ensure compliance with the Norms and Standards.

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Reply:

The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCOG) established a multi-sectoral structure that coordinates the drought and water scarcity situation in the country. The National Joint Drought Coordination Committee (NJDCC) is operational and responsible for the coordination of drought and water scarcity conditions, response and intervention measures. The committee is made up of the following key stakeholders:

• • Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA),
  • Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF),
  • Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS),
  • Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR),
  • Department of Health (DOH),
  • Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA),
  • Department of Labour (DOL),
  • Department of Transport (DOT),
  • South African National Defense Force (SANDF)
  • Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and
  • South African Weather Service (SAWS)
  • Provincial Disaster Management Centres

Additional to the NJDCC, the Provincial Intervention Task Teams (PITT), which comprise relevant organs of state within the three spheres of government, were established to directly engage and consult provinces and municipalities to interrogate their mitigation and response plans and also mobilise resources in line with each organ of state’s mandate. The Western Cape Province was visited and engaged to mobilise resources to address the drought and water scarcity situation. It is important to indicate that the Provincial Disaster Management Centers participates in the NJDCC to ensure proper coordination within sector departments, support to the municipalities and provide progress reports on the situation.

The NJDCC reports to the Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT), led by the Minister of Cooperative Governance, Mr Des Van Rooyen, on drought and water scarcity conditions for political oversight and guidance response and recovery measures within the country. The department further coordinates and ensure integration through the MINMEC structure.

Reply:

1. None

2. My Department has not used Travel with Flair services 2016- 2017 for Main Account and Water Trading Entity (WTE).

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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 obtain the relevant information from the municipalities. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available.

Reply:

Name of Entity	1 (a)	1 (b)	2	2 (a)	(b) (i)	(ii)
Agrément South Africa (ASA)	The Chief Executive Officer is on acting capacity with no fixed term contract			Mr Joe Odhiambo	2008	Till the end of the current financial year The entity is currently on the finalisation of appointment of the CEO
		The Chief Financial Officer is appointed permanently	Not Applicable	Mrs. Inge Vieira	1 August 2017	Not Applicable
Council for the Built Environment (CBE)	The Chief Executive Officer is not appointed permanently		The Chief Executive Officer is appointed on a fix term contract	Ms Priscilla Mdlalose	01st October 2017	30 October 2022
		The Chief Financial Officer is not appointed permanently	The Chief Financial Officer is appointed on a fixed term contract	Mr Clifton Changfoot	16th March 2015	30 March 2018.
Construction Industry Development Board(CIDB)	The Chief Executive Officer is not appointed permanently		The Chief Executive Officer is appointed on a fix term contract	Mr Mfezeko Gwazube	01 February 2017	31 January 2018
		The Chief Financial Officer is not appointed permanently	The Chief Financial Officer is appointed on a fixed term contract	Mr Sfiso Nsibande	29 March 2016	When a permanent CFO is appointed
						Additional Comments The current Board extended term of Office expires on 31 January 2018.It is anticipated that the new Board will fill in the vacancy of the CEO in February / March and the new CEO will appoint his/her executives shortly thereafter. In order to expedite the recruitment process, all the positions have already been advertised and upon the completion of appointment process of the new Board, the filling of these vacancies will be handed over to them, therefore the exact dates cannot be confirmed, but will however be given high priorities.
Name of Entity	1 (a)	1 (b)	2	2 (a)	(b) (i)	(ii)
Independent Development Trust(IDT)	The Chief Executive Officer is not appointed permanently		The Chief Executive Officer is appointed on a fix term contract	Mr Coceko Pakade	01 April 2015	31 March 2020
		The Chief Financial Officer is not appointed permanently	The Chief Financial Officer is appointed on a fix term contract	Ms Nicky Mogorosi	04 January 2016	31 December 2020.

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 obtain the relevant information from the municipalities. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available.

Reply:

a) The Determination and Directive on Leave of Absence in the Public Service as prescribed by the Department of Public Service and Administration is utilised. An employee must submit his/her application for annual leave in advance, unless unforeseen circumstances prevent him/her from doing so. If confronted with unforeseen circumstances which necessitate the utilization of annual leave, the employee must personally notify his/her supervisor/manager immediately. A verbal message to the supervisor/manager by a relative, fellow employee or friend is only acceptable if the nature and/or extent of the unforeseen circumstances prevents the employee from informing the supervisor/manager personally.

An employee must submit an application for annual leave personally or through a relative, fellow employee within 5 working days after the first day of absence. If the employee fails to submit the application on time or compelling reasons why an application cannot be submitted, the supervisor/manager must immediately notify the employee that if such application is not received within 2 working days, the leave period will be regarded as unpaid leave; and inform the Human Resource division.

Should the employee default on the notification the relevant authority shall approve such absence as unpaid leave. The employee’s supervisor/manager/ Head of Department and/or his/her delegate must within two working days from receipt of the leave application form recommend/not recommend and/or approve/disapprove this leave application and submit to the relevant Human Resource division in the department.

b) Manual system for submission of leave is utilised. The capturing of leave and the management of leave credits are done on PERSAL (Personnel and Salary Administration System).

c) Each Unit has a leave administrator that submit on a weekly basis leave forms to HR with a leave register. HR checks the leave forms and registers as well as the leave captured for compliance with the relevant legislation. Reminders to submit leave timeous to HR are send every quarter to the whole Department to ensure that the system is always updated. Units that submit leave late are informed and repeat offenders are reported to Branch Heads. Disciplinary action can in terms of the Determination and Directive on Leave of Absence be taken against the employee and manager.

 

Reply:

1(a). The vacancy rates of the Department for the past three financial years are as follows:

(i) 2014/15 - (21.6%)

2015/16 - (15.3%)

2016/17 - (16.03%)

(ii) As at 01 April 2017 the vacancy of the Department was 16.03%

(b). The department is currently in a transition; migrating from the old to the newly approved organisational structures and is therefore not able to provide the current and accurate number of vacancies for critical occupations. However, the number of critical vacancies as at 31 March 2017 was as follow:

Critical occupations	Number of posts vacant
Architects town and traffic planners	13
Chemical and physical science technicians	3
Civil engineering technicians	9
Electrical and electronics engineering technicians	3
Engineering science related	38
Engineers and related professionals	28
Mechanical engineering technicians	0
Quantity surveyors and related professionals not classed elsewhere	10
TOTAL	104

(c) The non-filling of positions was as a result of the scarcity of skills and the review of the organisational structure. The organisational structures were approved 30 September 2016 and the Department is finalizing the migration processes in terms of matching and placement.

2. Yes, critical vacancies have a negative impact on the mandate of the department as they hamper on service delivery. The department is employing retired professionals to close the skills gaps and provide mentorship to candidate professionals.

Reply:

I have been informed by the Department and Entities as follows:

DEPARTMENT

(a)(i) There are currently no invoices that are unpaid that are overdue for the Department.

(aa) N/A

(bb) N/A

(cc) N/A

(dd) N/A

(b) N/A

ENTITIES

Entity	No of unpaid invoices	(aa) 30 days	(bb) 60 days	(cc) 90 days	(dd) 120 days
Nemisa	31	R812 228.61	R508 673.20	R5 027 382.87	-
SAPO: Post Office	9214	R44 222 064	R41 320 820	R19 759 901	R17 799 740
SAPO: Courier Freight Group	626	R402 773	R284 459	R602 790	R52 280 602
BBI	52	R3 623 944.53	R195 787.93	-	-
SITA		R51 478 773.70	R35 646 778.59	R36 807 551.31	R292 219 513.97
zaDNA		-	-	-	-
USAASA	2138	R522 796.92	R417 178.96	R807 252.19	R1 136 239.53
Sentech	143	R1 630 403.42	R794 639.70	R909 446.22	R8 337 723.62

Notes: Reasons for delays with settling the invoices

Nemisa

The reasons for the delays relates to dispute of invoices between supplier and end user; procurement documents not made available to finance to support the expenditure; dispute of rental to be paid as charged by Landlord

BBI

The 52 invoices are primary made up of 43 Tourvest invoices of which invoices have queries and once resolved will be paid.

SAPO

The invoices have not been paid due to the constrained cash flow position of both SAPO and CFG.

USAASA

The invoices not paid for more than 30 days relates to travel agents. The delays are as a results of the prolonged time to resolve queries with the service providers relating to i) lack of supporting documents provided by service providers, ii) rates charged on invoices not agreeing to quotations. The amount outstanding relating to rental of office printers was withheld due to non-completeness of services.

SENTECH

Invoices under query due to dispute over contractual assessment rates, Invoice under dispute due to rate of exchange, Invoice under dispute due to rate of exchange, Pre- payment Unreconciled due to price fluctuations in diesel, Refund from Avusa, Current invoice to be paid end of November, Incorrect Posting SAP, Masterdata (banking details) under query,

SITA

Note 1: 43 invoices amounting to R166 625 437.65 relates to Microsoft Ireland that SITA procured on behalf of consumers. SITA only pays Microsoft once the money is recovered from the customers. Of this 15 invoices amounting to R128 812 016.37 is about 120 days.

This arrangement is in place as part of SITA’s cash flow management in order to align cash inflows with cash outflows.

Note 2: 107 invoices amounting to R75 703 394.57 included in the amount over 120 days relates to disputes that are subject to formal investigations and are therefore disputes.

Payments are only processed after the formal investigations are finalized and any related disputes are resolved in line with best practice and also to ensure compliance with the PFMA.

Note 3: 580 invoices included in the amounts over 120 days amounting to R73 703 694.23 relates to disputes with suppliers that are in the process of being addressed with the specific suppliers

This relates to various disputes with specific suppliers. Invoices related to these disputes will be paid as soon as disputes are resolved in line with pest practices and also to ensure compliance with the PFMA.

Note 4: The rest of the invoices relates to operational reasons that are being addressed. The balance of invoices outstanding for longer than 120 days are 80 invoices amounting to R14 000 408.80. This small number of invoices requires further follow-up and verification before they can be paid.

Approved/ not approved

Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

a) The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) has entered into 28 partnership agreements to date. The institutions partnered with encompass public, private and international organisations. The composition is as follows:

Type	No
i) Public/Government Entities	15
ii) Private entities	8
iii) International Organizations	5

(b)&(d) Details of agreements are as follows:

(i) Public / Government entities signed agreements
No	(b) Name of Department /Entity	(d) Outcomes or envisaged outcomes of the agreements
1.	Department of Public Enterprises (DPE)	Market Access opportunities for SMMEs and Co-operatives in the SOCs procurement value chains.
2.	Department of Tourism	Development of Start-ups, small and black operators and provide market access opportunities and relevant capacity building.
3.	Department of Social Development (DSD)	Collaboration with the intention taking social grants beneficiary out of indigent register through the creation of business opportunities and identification of appropriate markets and capacity building.
4.	Department of Defence (DoD)	Facilitate Co-operatives registration and training, facilitate Co-operatives funding, and identification of earmarked commodities and services for SMMEs and co-operatives.
5.	Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR)	Development of rural and peri-urban enterprises and link them to specific programmes within DSBD agency network for support.
6.	Road Traffic Infringement Agency	Selection of enterprises to manage pilot phase for Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) offices finalised. Selection interviews were held in 10 cities country wide (Polokwane, Ekurhuleni, Durban, Mafikeng, Kimberley, Port Elizabeth, Mbombela, Cape Town and Bloemfontein).
7.	Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS)	Identification of enterprises that are developing new telecommunication ventures and technologies, link them to various support and market opportunities. This has been linked to the partnership with SETA. The recent GovTech Conference hosted by SITA, had a major focus on SMME’s in general across all tracks with a specific focus in the Economic Cluster track facilitated by DSBD. The track focused on two of the key challenges facing SMME’s, namely: a lack of access to markets for SMME's and limited support for commercialisation of innovation by SMME’s. These deliberations yielded numerous outcomes with proposed delivery dates which will be driven by a task team.
8.	Department of Labour (DoL)	Identify and support small businesses and cooperatives that can participate in the following: DoL training on safety programmes; and Productivity South Africa programmes. Identify SMMEs and cooperatives that are eligible to benefit from the DoL rescue programmes and DoL procurement opportunities. DoL has also offered free training to Informal Business.
9.	Department of Public Works (DPW)	Development of Small Contractors and identify new markets such and property development and maintenance for participation by small businesses. In particular, the Department has successfully piloted and launched a model of creating businesses for beneficiaries exiting the Expanded Public Works Programme, setting them up with Cooperatives linking them with off-take agreements
10.	Department of Science and Technology (DST)	To identify areas of technological support and improvement to enhance competitiveness and sustainability of SMMEs to access opportunities in both local and international market value chains. Co-funding ICT start-ups in the French-SA Tech Labs and will co- host the SMME and Innovation Fund.
11.	Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA)	To develop SMME’s and Co-operatives that will partake in the value – chains of environmental sector (such as but not limited to the bio - prospecting, wildlife subsectors and waste sub – sectors). Cross-cutting opportunities identified in the Chemicals and Waste Economy Phakisa.
12.	Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ)	Development of small scale service providers approved for contracts with JCPZ. 8 cooperatives from JCPZ were approved for Co-operatives Incentive Scheme (CIS). They were all assisted with equipment for grass cutting and a vehicle to the tune of R 350 000 per cooperative to service the contracts provided by JCPZ (grass cutting).
13.	Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (MERSETA)	To provide capacity building for the informal businesses through the training and mentorship programmes within the manufacturing, engineering and related service sectors.
14.	Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA)	Support the implementation of the Informal Traders Upliftment Programme (ITUP) through relevant training and mentorship. Trained 1060 businesses in 2015/16.

15.	Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA)	To provide capacity building for the informal businesses through the training and mentorship programmes within the manufacturing, engineering and related service sectors
(ii) Private entities signed agreements
No	(b) Organisation	(d) Outcomes or envisaged outcomes of the agreements
1	South African Breweries (SAB) Miller	Provide access to financial resources primarily through the WiM grant fund while leveraging; Develop skills of women farmers operating in underserved communities through training and mentorship; Share information for the benefit of the farmers; Increase farmer technical expertise for improved market competence; Provide access to market by guaranteeing purchase of apt output; Improve community livelihoods by increasing income; Form strengthened and sustainable co-operatives; Increase inclusion of Black Women Owned entities in SAB’s supply chain; and Stimulate local economies by increasing procurement from local suppliers. Crop 16: 1887 hectares planted. 4 Provinces participated: North West, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng. 11 farmers : 7 women. Crop 17 : 32 Women owned Cooperatives were supported from the programme. 4 Provinces participated in Crop 17: Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Kwa-Zulu Natal and North West. Total Hectares planted for crop 17 = 1011. Planted in October 2016. A total of 160 jobs were created. Only 2 out of 13 farmers/coops harvested. Others will commence late June/early July 2017. Awaiting Farmsol to provide a financial report indicating their profit/loss. The 5 selected as part of Pick N Pay Supplier Development Programme failed to qualify for BBSDP due to inadequate financial performance. DSBD will alternatively facilitate funding through Start-up Enterprise Development Programme (SEDP).
2	Pick n Pay	To facilitate mentorship and coaching programmes for the development of the identified businesses and to build their institutional capacity; and facilitate market access linkages. 10 SMMEs have been identified and the list completed to link and Cooperatives linked to Pick ‘n Pay Procurement Opportunities.
3	International Labour Organization (ILO)	To provide technical assistance to the department to implement strategic projects such as SMME database, Chamber support programme, Red tape reduction and the Provincial Informal Business summits.
4	Bakgatla Tribal Authority	To establish a relationship with the Bakgatla Bagafela Tribal Authority to identify and support small businesses through our agency support network.
5	AfriGrow	To tab into the organisation’s capacity and expertise to enhance the development of SMMEs and Cooperatives in the agricultural sector.
6	Rustenburg Platinum Mines (PTY) Ltd	Leverage on the Enterprise and Supplier Development and Corporate Social Investment programmes to develop enterprises and social upliftment in the surrounding communities. A recent tripartite arrangement made with Anheuser-Busch (AB) InBev to plough barley in the Tribal authority land in the said communities. Anglo Platinum has invested R45 Million for this project. Anglo through the tribal authority has committed 320 hectors to AB Inbev to plant barley. Negotiations on-going between DSBD, Anglo Platinum and AB Inbev in line with planting barley.
7	Sumitomo Rubber South Africa Pty (ltd)	To establish new businesses through containers that would provide tyres fitment and repair services. The current target is 33 businesses that comprise 20 containers and 13 express in targeted provinces (North West, Limpopo, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape).
8	NESTLE	To establish new businesses and support the existing ones by providing distribution opportunities of the Nestle products to informal retailers by SMMEs and cooperatives. The target for this financial year is 50 micro distributors with ultimate support of 350 enterprises by 2019. To date 43 have already been selected. To support to co-operatives and SMMEs through its various programmes, such as its Enterprise Development Programmes. Development of a “Route to Market” for the enterprises. Provincial Workshops: Holding of provincial workshops held on 05 June 2017 for North West, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu Natal, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and 09 June 2017 in Limpopo Province and Gauteng; 43 applications submitted for SEDP funding
(iii) International Organisations signed agreements
No	(b) Organisation	(d) Status: Implementation Plan
1	The Netherlands Government	Promotion of the development and growth of New Generation Cooperatives; Promotion of trade between South Africa and Netherlands; Provisioning of technical assistance to support the development of infrastructure to improve market efficiencies; and Assistance with education and technical training of cooperative members.
2	Deutschen Gernossenschafts – Fund Raiffenisenverband (DGRV)	Provisioning of Cooperative Governance and Book Keeping Training.
3	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)	Access to markets and capacity building for suppliers; Technical Assistance and support to DSBD capacity building activities; Access to finance for existing small businesses and cooperatives and potential suppliers; and Joint resource mobilisation for the Supplier Development Programme (SDP).
4	UN WOMEN	Market Access, Funding and Capacity Building for women SMMEs and Coops to access opportunities across various industries.
5	Masisizane Fund (MF)	Leveraging on the resources of each party and work together for the benefit of SMME’s and Co-operatives to benefit from MF Post Investment Programmes, soft loans and capacity building. DSBD will also consider projects supported by MF from various incentive schemes. A list of 29 projects has been consolidated for DSBD consideration (SMME’s and Co-operatives incentives). MF will be submitting 13 Co-operatives Incentive (CIS) application forms for all the Co-operatives they’ve supported for grant funding. DSBD is in a process of compiling SMME’s and Co-operatives to benefit from MF various Programmes; UJ is in a process of compiling business cases of SMMES that were referred by DSBD to be submitted at MF.

(c) The department signed agreements with public and private entities in order to provide both financial and non-financial support to SMMEs and Co-operatives, and they consist mainly of:

• Market opportunities in the procurement value chain;
• Funding; and
• Capacity building.

Reply:

I have been informed by SAPO as follows:

(a) 

• A total review of all operational activities was conducted and a duplicated process was identified. As a result, the function of sorting and dispatching mail items from Johannesburg International Mail Centre (JIMC) to Post Offices, has been moved to Mail Centres which are allocated around Gauteng. This has assisted JIMC in placing additional 20 staff members into their operations. The exercise had no cost implications.
• Additional six PC work stations were purchased at a cost of R90 000 to increase Capturing and Assessing processes. Ten printers were acquired at a cost of R90 000, to replace broken ones and for the new work stations. This has already been concluded.
• SAPO introduced dispatches on IPS system to Durban International Mail Centre (DIMC) and Capemail International Mail Centre (CIMC) in order to replace the aged Track and Trace system. CIMC and DIMC have already been implemented at no cost. They intend expanding this process to Witspos, Germiston and Tshwane Mail Centres at a cost of R245 000. This will be finalised in December 2017.
• The entity have started a Re-engineering process to establish crewing levels in line with a 24/7 operational window. They are currently operating night shift and weekend operations on overtime basis which cost R13 463 632 from April to November 2017, for JIMC, DIMC and CIMC.
• They have improved on the capturing process of items on the IPS system. SAPO used to capture the weight of items at an inception stage. This restricted processing outputs as capturing could only be done at work stations that had scales affixed to them. Only six work stations had scales affixed while the other 45 did not have scales. By moving the capturing of weights to a back office administration process, they are now capable of higher outputs on their capturing process of items as they are not restricted to using work stations with scales. No cost attached to this process and it has already been implemented.
• SAPO have reviewed the use of the Conveyor belt system within JIMC, in order to integrate the use of the belt with their current floor layout and process flow. They intend using the belt to eradicate demand of physical labour whereby, SAPO will use the belt within their process flow. An amount of R30 000, will be required to get the belt running.
• SAPO are currently in the process of changing the Expedited Mail Service (EMS) deliveries to Speed Service Couriers (SSC), in order to fulfil EMS Co-operative agreement. EMS must be delivered to the door and SAPO currently do not have capacity in terms of vehicles and drivers to fulfil this mandate nationally. In order to eradicate duplicate processes the door deliveries will be done by SSC. The process has already been implemented in Western Cape (WC), Eastern Cape (EC) and Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN). SAPO still need to conclude rollout to Central, Wits and Northern Regions. They will require an additional five IPS work stations at Speed Services within these regions at a cost of R125 000.

(b)

Initiatives	Amount
Six PC work stations were purchased at a cost	R90,000.00
Ten Printers	R90,000.00
IPS system	R245,000.00
Re-engineering process	R13,463,632.00
Conveyor belt system	R30,000.00
Five IPS work stations	R 125,000.00
Total	R14,043,632.00

(c) The process of purchasing 6 PC workstations and ten printers has already been concluded. The expansion of the International Parcel System (IPS) to Witspos, Germiston and Tshwane Mail Centre will be finalised in December 2017.The Reengineering process to establish crewing levels was started from April 2017 for JIMC, DIMC and CIMC. The use of the conveyor belt system will be concluded in March 2018. The process of changing the Expedited Mail Service (EMS) deliveries to Speed Service Couriers (SSC) is expected to be concluded during February 2018.

 

Approved/ not approved

Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

There was no new vehicle purchased for the Minister or the Deputy Minister in the 2016/17 financial year.

 

Reply:

CLAIM FOR ALLEGED SERVICES RENDERED AND BREACH OF CONTRACT
Claim for services rendered, storage fee, stolen material, emotional distresses and for material ordered	R 166,483.47
The Plaintiff is suing the Department for services rendered alleging that the Department is refusing to pay her	R 202,893.14
The Plaintiff issued against the Department for service rendered in terms of Service Level Agreement	R 26,000,000.00
The Plaintiff issued summons against the Department in respect of service rendered	R 176,800.00
Claim for services rendered	R 3,245,417.07
A valuer is suing the Department for services rendered in four assignments. As a result there are four claims against the Department.	R 45,441.31
Plaintiff is claiming monies owing in terms of Tender No PT 01/014 for the maintenance repairs and services of kitchen equipment	R 133,380.00
The Plaintiff issued against the Department for service rendered in terms of Service Level Agreement	R 26,000,000.00
Claim for professional services rendered	R 17,845,198.50
Claim for goods sold and delivered	867308, 00
Claim for payment of services	R 18,791,349.60
Claim for services rendered R 118 001.63	R 118,001.63
services rendered	R 786, 588.60
The Plaintiff is suing the Department for the alleged breach of the contract for installation of electrical and mechanical works - Mthatha.	R 124,198.22
The Plaintiff is suing the Department for various claims 1.breach of contract , 2.Service rendered, and damages suffered,	R 1,647,224,801.00
Claim for unlawful cancellation of contract	R 1,319,159.20
Claim for failure to honor progress payment certified by the Dept engineer	R 8 182 116.50
Claim for breach of contract	R 52,374,747.42
MOTOR VEHICLE CLAIMS
The Plaintiff is suing the Department for the damages suffered as a result of motor vehicle collision	R 11,895.56
The Plaintiff is suing the Department for the damages suffered as a result of the motor vehicle collision	R 12,411.96
Claim for motor vehicle damages arising out of dishing into excavations on the road.	R 22,168.26
Claim for motor vehicle damages arising out of dishing into excavations on the road.	R 21,000.00
DAMAGES CLAIMS
Two Claims for damages	R 15,300,000.00
Claim for damages (medical costs)	R 2,572,000.00
Claim for damages (medical costs)	R 4,448,000.00
Claim for damages	R 340,000,000.00
Claim for damages	R10 500 000.00
Claim for personal injuries	R 1,175,000.00
Claim for damages.	R 20, 751.73
Claim for damages caused by fire started on the Department's Property	R 17,382,044.00
The Department received Summons through the office of State Attorney. In the Summons Plaintiff is suing for vicarious liability for damages sustained as a result of a motor vehicle collision	R 121,950.00
Claim for damages arising out of injuries suffered within the premises of Bethanie police station	R 550,000.00
Claim for Damages resulting from a letter of appointment	R 62,843,251.00
Claim for damages emanating from excavations done on Departmental property	R 7,869,253.99
ARREAR RENTAL CLAIMS
Claim for arrear rental	R 85,760.60
Arrear Rentals	R 529,555.95
Arrear Rentals	R 709,650.00
Claim for arrear rentals	R 7, 900,000.00
Arrear Rentals	R 344, 086.28
Claim for specific performance, cancellation of lease and claim for damages on rental	R 14,412,280.85
Declaration of validity of lease agreement the Department intends to review and set aside.	R 95,838,133.80
	R2360 273 077.64

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 obtain the relevant information from the municipalities. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available.

Reply:

The National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) did not refuse to provide R500 million funding request from the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality to mitigate the impact of the disaster as a result of drought. The NDMC in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders, mainly Western Cape Provincial Disaster Management Centre and the Department of Water and Sanitation conducted disaster assessments in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality to determine the drought projects to be funded within the disaster grants. It is important to indicate that the disaster grants are conditional and allocated in line with the grant frameworks and the Division of Revenue Act (Act No. 3 of 2017). The NDMC only funded projects that fell within the grant frameworks conditions. The Western Cape Provincial Disaster Management Centre and the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality were advised to refer other projects that are not in line with the conditions for the disaster grants to other existing programmes within government.

Additionally, the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality made a presentation to the NDMC where they indicated that they have reprioritized funds within their internal resources to address the drought conditions. Therefore, the funding request for the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality was granted based on the projects that complied with the grant framework conditions

Reply:

The below response is based on a report submitted to the :National Department of Cooperative Governance ("Department") by the Mopani District Municipality in the Limpopo Province.

(1) (i) Yes, the Kampersrus bulk water supply and Kampersrus sewer plant projects in the Mopani District Municipality in Limpopo Province were put out to tender.

(ii) Yes, the two projects above were advertised.

(aa) Kampersrus bulk water supply project was advertised on:

• Phase 1: 18 August 201 O;

• Phase 2: 20 August 2012; and

• Phase 3: 27 February 2015.

Kampersrus sewerage plant project was advertised on;

• 20 May 2013.

(bb) Outcome of the Kampersrus bulk water supply and Kampersrus sewer plant projects were as follows:

(i) Kampersrus bulk water supply project:

• Phase 1: Melrose Civil & Building Construction were appointed as contractors for this phase of the project;

• Phase 2: H&E Construction was appointed as contractor for this phase of the project; and

• Phase 3: Makasana Construction was appointed as contractor for this phase of the project.

Kampersrus sewerage plant project:

• Dala Mintirho JV appointed as contractors for the project (ii) Details of each project plans are as follows:

Kampersrus bulk water supply project:

• Phase 1: Construction of (a) 5,8 km of 160 mm diameter PVC line (b) 15 km of 110 mm diameter uPVC line. (c) 2Ml/day Water Treatment Package Plant (d) Booster Pump Station;

• Phase 2: Construction of (a) 650m of 160mm uPVC class 16 pipeline. (b) 2400m of 160mm class 12 pipeline (c) 3400m of 150mm K9 Ductile Iron Pipe (d) Pump installations at pump house. (e) 0,56 ML Pressed Steel Tank;

and

• Phase 3: Construction of (a) 8,3 km of 110 mm uPVC pipe (b) 1,2 km of 160mm uPVC pipe (c) 2 x 0,56 ML c/w pressed steel tanks (d) clear water pump station (e) installation of relocated package.

Kampersrus sewerage plant project:

• Construction of (a) one biological reactor, two settling tanks, one inlet and two pump stations, one RAS pump station, sludge drying beds, chlorine dosing room, maturation ponds, electrical and mechanical works.

(2) Status of the Kampersrus bulk water supply and Kampersrus sewerage plant projects:

(a) The Kampersrus bulk water supply has a water treatment plant capacity of two megaliters per day (2 Ml/day) and bulk lines, while the Kampersrus sewerage plant has a capacity of two megaliters per day (2 Ml/day).

(b) Status of the Kampersrus bulk water supply project: Bulk lines and Water Treatment works have been completed, however, the municipality is still awaiting the connection to the raw water abstraction point. The physical progress is currently at 98%; and

Status of the Kampersrus sewerage plant: The waste water treatment works have been completed and is awaiting upgrading of the transformer and electricity connection by Eskom. The physical progress is currently at 98%.

(c) Yes, public participation were followed in each case.

(d) Cost implications of each project:

Kampersrus bulk water supply project:
• Phase 1: R 6,318, 196.35;

• Phase 2: R 8,741,431.65;

• Phase 3: R14,365,674.28; and

Kampersrus sewerage plant project:

• R38, 749,585.14


Find here: Recommendation

Reply:

a) All 11 employees were charged with misconduct and subjected to formal disciplinary processes.

During the hearings, it was agreed between the parties that an opportunity to make representations be made available for consideration.

Please note that the Department is not at liberty to disclose the details of the settlement agreements due to signed non-disclosure agreements.

b) Four disciplinary hearings finalised and employees were given sanctions ranging from a written warning to two months suspension from work combined with final written warnings.

The disciplinary hearings for two employees could not be finalised due to death and retirement.

Five (5) cases are still pending finalisation of disciplinary processes.

c) The Department has taken a decision to subject all implicated employees to further training on the procurement processes in order to ensure that similar transgressions do not reoccur in the future.

Reply:

1. The ownership of land by the State Security Agency (SSA) is information that forms part of the broader operational strategy of the agency and therefore as a matter of policy the SSA does not disclose such information.

2. It should however be observed that the SSA is held accountable on such matters by the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI).

Reply:

a) The terms of reference of the 2016 Annual Review provides an overarching review of trends in the small business economy and is supported by detailed statistics. In doing so, the 2016 Annual Review provides an assessment of the performance of the SMME and cooperative sectors. In this regard, the 2016 Annual Review provides a profile of economic (contribution to Gross Domestic Product, Employment, Import and exports), demographic (population group, gender, age, educational level and location) indicators coupled with the number of small businesses and cooperatives in South Africa.

In addition, the 2016 Annual Review should provide a comprehensive exposition of the needs, challenges and opportunities facing the small business and cooperative sector. In terms of challenges this will include, the impact of the challenges and measures employed to cope thereof. With respect to needs, the review will cover, inter alia, access to financial and non-financial support and market access.

(b) The 2016 Annual Review was commissioned in January 2017.

(c) A draft has been compiled and will be presented to the Executive Committee of the Department of Small Business Development on 20 November 2017 and will be finalised by the end of November 2017 thereafter the report will be submitted to the Minister for consideration.

(d) The 2016 Annual Review is being conducted by Mthente Research and Consulting Services.