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.

UNQUOTE

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:

Part A: The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) does not own land but administers the land on behalf of the Department of Public Works to preserve the land’s agricultural potential.

(i) where is each plot of land located,

Reply: The land in question are in all the 9 provinces: GP (6 488.8419ha), KZN (6 794.6304ha), MP (4 058.6147ha), LP (3 967.2156ha), NC (11 715.7721ha), EC (4 415.2687ha), NW (9 788.393 ha), FS (6 521.4947ha) and WC (19 481.9748ha)

Question:

(ii) what is the size of each specified plot and

Reply: Each land has its size and all combined is 73 232.1959ha for all the 9 provinces.

Question:

(iii) what is each plot currently being used for?                              

Reply: The properties are mainly used for livestock grazing and some for planting of crops.

PART B: ARC as an entity reporting to the Minister of DAFF,

B 1 – ARC TROPICAL & SUB-TROPICAL CROPS

ASSET DESCRIPTION	SIZE (Ha)	LOCATION	CURRENT USE
Musina Research Farm	1494	Limpopo	Research (Citrus) Vegetable production Wildlife
Friedenheim Research Farm: Portion of portion 72, 73 and 74 of Friedenheim 282 JT	321.0386	Mpumalanga	Research on Macadamia Cut-flower incubator Commercial Litchis Cassava research
Nelspruit Research Farm: Portion of remainder of portion 38 of Nelspruit 312 JT	140.43	Mpumalanga	Used for research Institute Administration Leasing of spare office and storeroom space
Umthiza Research Farm	421.91	Eastern Cape	3rd Party agricultural training Grazing Research trials of guayule
Citrusdal Research Farm	126.76	Western Cape	Currently not used, however discussions and plans are in place to utilise for research and commercial production
Addo Experimental farm	153.4626	Eastern Cape	Citrus Research station Aloe research by Infruitech Commercial citrus production
Hluhluwe Experimental farm	252.2808	KZN	Experimental farm on pineapple & Tsetse fly research
Burgershall Experimental farm (Kiepersol)	295.3366	Mpumalanga	Research Commercial crop production
Levhubu Experimental farm	31.5409	Limpopo	Research variety of citrus Commercial production

 

B2 - ARC ANIMAL PRODUCTION

ASSET DESCRIPTION	SIZE (Ha)	LOCATION	CURRENT USE
Loskop – Suid Experimental farm	3889.1658	Groblersdal, Mpumalanga	Research (livestock - cattle)
Queenstown feed lot	7.1682	Eastern Cape	Leased to and used by SAPS as a pound for captured stray animals and animals recovered in stock theft cases
API main campus	999.76	Gauteng	Research (livestock – all; dairy research)

 

B 2 – INFRUITEC NIETVOORBIJ

ASSET DESCRIPTION	SIZE (Ha)	LOCATION	CURRENT USE
Langkloof Research Farm	292	Western Cape	Leased, but plans under development for research and commercial production
De Doorns Research Farm (Hexvallei)	21.0138	Western Cape	Research Partial lease
Lutzville Research Farm	109.5203	Western Cape	Farm used for research; Partial lease
Robertson Research Farm	166.3436	Western Cape	Research
Nietvoorbij Stellenbosch	193.5	Western Cape	Research
Infruitec South Campus (Stellenbosch)	7.7	Western Cape	Main buildings (offices, labs, etc)
Infruitec North Research Farm (Stellenbosch)	41.9	Western Cape	Research
Bien Donne Research Farm (Simondium)	227.9	Western Cape	Research
Drostersnes Research Farm (Overberg)	67.67	Western Cape	Research
Elgin Research Farm (Overberg)	45.6	Western Cape	Research
Ficksburg Research Farm	65.6	Western Cape	Currently leased by CSIR
Bellevue Research Farm (Paarl)	4.1	Western Cape	Research

 

B3 – ARC INDUSTRIAL CROPS

ASSET DESCRIPTION	SIZE (Ha)	LOCATION	CURRENT USE
Brits Experimental Farm	248	North West	Research Partial lease
Loskop Experimental Farm - Groblersdal	125.8041	Mpumalanga	Partial lease
IIC Main Campus - Rustenburg	246.5004	North West	Research

 

B4 – ARC ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY RESEARCH

ASSET DESCRIPTION	SIZE (Ha)	LOCATION	CURRENT USE
Kaalplaas (and portions) & other smaller portions of OVI	2 448.8007	Kaalplaas & Onderstepoort Gauteng	Research/grazing camps Partial leases
OVI main campus	108.23	Onderstepoort Gauteng	Main campus
TAD	5.2	Onderstepoort Gauteng	Trans-boundary animal diseases research programme
Naauwpoort Farm	66.6	Mpumalanga/Witbank	Leased (grazing)

 

B5 – ARC SMALL GRAINS

ASSET DESCRIPTION	SIZE (Ha)	LOCATION	CURRENT USE
SGI Main Campus Bethlehem	921.6810	Free State	Research Farm
Staff Compound Portion of Provo 1020, ARC-SGI, Bethlehem (Phahameng)	78.53	Free State	Used for residential purposes

 

B6 - ARC-VEGETABLES & ORNAMENTAL PLANTS

ASSET DESCRIPTION	SIZE (Ha)	LOCATION	CURRENT USE
VOPI Main Campus Roodeplaat	3011	Gauteng	Research Livestock (cattle) grazing & wildlife

 

B7 – ARC PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH

ASSET DESCRIPTION	SIZE (Ha)	LOCATION	CURRENT USE
Vredenburg	4.1833	Western Cape	Research
PPRI Main Campus Roodeplaat	69.6871	Gauteng	Research

Reply:

ALEXKOR SOC LIMITED

This function is not required at Alexkor.
(a)	Not applicable
(b)	Not applicable
	(i)	(i)
	(ii)	(ii)

DENEL SOC LIMITED

Denel manages its treasury through a group of treasury functions that includes hedging of the group’s foreign exchange exposure, the dealing and settling of all foreign payments and proceeds. The abovementioned function is conducted in line with the Treasury operations and procedures manual as approved by the Board.
(a)	The Denel Treasury department consists of 6 (SIX) persons with 6 (SIX) divisional CFO’s supporting the treasury function.
(b)	Experience levels ranges from 7 (SEVEN) to 38 (THIRTY EIGHT) years
	(i)	Not applicable
	(ii)	Not applicable

ESKOM SOC LIMITED

(1)

Yes, Eskom manages its derivative function internally under the supervision of the Treasurer who has more than 20 years related experience.

(a)

This function is value-chain based with a staff complement of approximately 20 employees.

(b)

The team has experience of 15 years on average in the Treasury department, with qualifications ranging from PhD in Mathematics Statistics, CA (SA), Masters in Economics, BSc, BCom (Hons), Honours in Investment.

(b)(i)

Not applicable

(b)(ii)

Not applicable

SAFCOL SOC LIMITED

It is SAFCOL’s stated policy at this stage not to trade and/or deal in financial instruments.
(a)	Not applicable
(b)	Not applicable
	(i)	Not applicable
	(ii)	Not applicable

SA EXPRESS SOC LIMITED

1. SA Express Airways does not perform any derivative functions, neither does it cover its foreign exchange exposure via foreign exchange contracts (FECs) and currency swaps. All foreign transactions are processed via spot i.e. two business days 

2. SA Express Airways does not have any employees managing derivative financial instruments because they are non-existent.

3. There is no derivative function which is done at SA Express

4. There is no value of any derivative contract since this function is not exercise.

TRANSNET SOC LIMITED

1. Five employees.
2. The experience levels of these employees are well advanced and ranges from about 10 years to 20 years per employee.
3. The derivative function of Transnet is managed internally, except in cases where highly complex derivatives are used and specialist advise from external parties like banks and consultants are then utilized on an in need basis.
4. Not applicable, as the derivative function is managed internally.

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Mr. Mogokare Richard Seleke Ms. Lynne Brown, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

Additional Information for the Minister’s attention only:

Table 1 below are qualifications and related work experience of Eskom’s Treasury employees executing the derivative function.

	SURNAME	INITIALS	QUALIFICATIONS	YEARS OF RELATED EXPERIENCE
1	PILLAY	A	Bsc	18
2	MALEKA	DM	M Economics	21
3	SELEKA	MR	B Comm	18
4	ALEXANDER	JR	B Comm (Comp Science) and B Comm (Hons)	10
5	MASIKE	KAP	B.Comm (Hons)	16
6	PHOOKO	P	B. Com	5
7	BALI	KF	Grade 12 (Matric)	13
8	MAKHUVHA	VT	PhD (Mathematics Statistics)	25
9	PENXA	KA	BSc (Hons) in Applied Mathematics and PostGrad High Diploma in Maths of Finance	18
10	ZONDO	N	BSc Maths	4
11	NODADA	U	BSc (Maths and Applied Maths), BSc (Hons) in Financial Engineering	11
12	MALOBA	ME	BSc (Hons) in Applied Mathematics	3
13	MAKORO	TF	B Comm	22
14	MOTHAPO	M	B Comm	19
15	RAMALATSOA	AGP	Grade 12	23
16	SCHOLTZ	A	CA(SA), CFA, CIMA	16
17	FREDERICKS	Y	B Compt Accounting	19
18	NCOLOSI	CB	CA(SA)	7

The derivatives function is a value chain driven responsibility, beginning with Funding Execution and involves back office, Loan Management. Table 2 below qualifications and related work experience of Eskom’s Treasury employees in the funding execution and loan management areas.

	SURNAME	INITIALS	QUALIFICATIONS	YEARS OF RELATED EXPERIENCE
19	SHWENI	SE	CA(SA)	18
20	RAPHAEL	JD	M Comm	16
21	BOTES	JM	B Comm	24
22	MNGUNI	NC	B.Comm (Honours Investment Management)	6
23	*GOITSEMODIMO	K	M Sc (Mathematics)	*8
24	*LEFIFI	K	CA(SA)	*1
25	MOLOKOANE	G	B Comm (Hons)	10
26	CROSS	TA	B Compt Accounting	27

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:

Not all employees in the Public Service are required to submit financial disclosures of interest. In terms of the Public Service Regulations, 2016 only Senior Managers are required to submit financial disclosures every year by 30 April for the previous financial year. The new Public Service Regulations, 2016 also gave the Minister of Public Service and Administration the power to identify other categories that must disclose. The Determination on other categories of designated to disclose their financial interest and the directive on the form, date and financial interest to disclose on was signed on 16 March 2017. This determination identified other categories to disclose financial interest below the level of SMS:

• Employees earning an equivalent of salary level 13 and above through the OSD or personal notches
• Employees appointed at salary level 12 including those employees earning the equivalent of salary level 12 through the OSD
• Employees appointed at salary level 11 including those employees earning the equivalent of salary level 11 through the OSD
• Employees in Supply Chain and Finance Units, irrespective of their salary level

The submission date of 30 June 2017 and 31 July 2017 for the above-mentioned groups was extended to 30 September 2017. The e-disclosure system however remained open until 31 October 2017 for electronic submission of financial disclosures for these groups. Departments have until 31 December 2017 to finalise the checking of the information disclosed for the 2016/2017 financial year.

Senior Manger’s disclosure are submitted via the Head of Department to the Public Service Commission. All SMS in service as at March 2017 complied with the submission of their financial disclosures and the disclosures were forwarded before 31 May 2017 to the Public Service Commission

a) In the 2016-2017 financial year:

4 members of SMS were identified by the Auditor-General as having companies registered on the Central Supplier Database this is still under investigation. The PSR, 2016 prohibits public servants from doing business with an organ of state but did allow for 6 month transitional arrangement meaning doing business with an organ of state is only prohibited with effect from 1 February 2017.

b) The process of disclosure for levels below SMS have not yet been concluded therefore it is not possible to provide the information for (i) and (ii) (aa) and (bb)

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 Minister of Police is not privy to the costs that are associated with the maintenance of any national key point. The owner of every individual national key point, is responsible for all costs, pertaining to the maintenance, thereof.

(b)(i) Not applicable.

(b)(ii) Not applicable.

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.

Reply:

1. The Water Use License was issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation on 30 August 2015. The issued licence authorises the Mopani District Municipality to abstract a total volume of two million, six hundred and seventy six thousand (2 676 000) cubic metres per annum of water from the Blyde River for 38 villages in the Mopani District Municipality for domestic water supply.

2. Out of the 38 villages expected to benefit, the following villages are expected to benefit from Hoedspruit Bulk Water Supply:

1. Drankensburg
2. Drankenburg Park
3. Extension 10 (Retirement Village)
4. Extension 12 (Zandspruit Estate)
5. Extension 8
6. Hoedspruit Town
7. Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate
8. Extension 7 (Estimated)
9. Raptors View
10. Kampersrus
11. Scotia

The Municipality is considering amendment of the scope of work, which will now make the completed work dependent on the merged and revised scope of work, which is subject to approval. The project in question is funded through the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) and is the municipality’s project where the Department plays a supporting role but do not implement the project.

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Reply:

(a)(b)(i)(aa)
MEMBERS WHO TOOK AND PASSED A FIREARM PROFICIENCY TEST: 2014/2015 FINANCIAL YEAR
Province	(a)	(b)
National Head Office	644	625
Provincial Commissioner: Western Cape	493	419
Provincial Commissioner: Eastern Cape	344	336
Provincial Commissioner: Northern Cape	316	289
Provincial Commissioner: Free State	535	499
Provincial Commissioner: KwaZulu-Natal	342	328
Provincial Commissioner: North West	407	404
Provincial Commissioner: Mpumalanga	408	396
Provincial Commissioner: Limpopo	653	626
Provincial Commissioner: Gauteng	1 385	1 206
TOTAL	5 527	5 128

(a)(b)(i)(bb)
MEMBERS WHO TOOK AND PASSED A FIREARM PROFICIENCY TEST: 2015/2016 FINANCIAL YEAR
Province	(a)	(b)
National Head Office	217	212
Provincial Commissioner: Western Cape	389	299
Provincial Commissioner: Eastern Cape	513	495
Provincial Commissioner: Northern Cape	132	107
Provincial Commissioner: Free State	283	263
Provincial Commissioner: KwaZulu-Natal	78	75
Provincial Commissioner: North West	160	160
Provincial Commissioner: Mpumalanga	155	147
Provincial Commissioner: Limpopo	92	91
Provincial Commissioner: Gauteng	974	831
TOTAL	2 993	2 680
(a)(b)(i)(cc)
MEMBERS WHO TOOK AND PASSED A FIREARM PROFICIENCY TEST: 2016/2017 FINANCIAL YEAR
Province	(a)	(b)
National Head Office	970	903
Provincial Commissioner: Western Cape	1 845	1 633
Provincial Commissioner: Eastern Cape	803	744
Provincial Commissioner: Northern Cape	833	688
Provincial Commissioner: Free State	181	134
Provincial Commissioner: KwaZulu-Natal	928	901
Provincial Commissioner: North West	337	306
Provincial Commissioner: Mpumalanga	1 166	895
Provincial Commissioner: Limpopo	108	108
Provincial Commissioner: Gauteng	2 177	1 912
TOTAL	9 348	8 224

(a)(b)(ii)
MEMBERS WHO TOOK AND PASSED A FIREARM PROFICIENCY TEST: 2017/2018 FINANCIAL YEAR
Province	(a)	(b)
National Head Office	467	465
Provincial Commissioner: Western Cape	271	27
Provincial Commissioner: Eastern Cape	153	152
Provincial Commissioner: Northern Cape	191	181
Provincial Commissioner: Free State	64	62
Provincial Commissioner: KwaZulu-Natal	87	86
Provincial Commissioner: North West	45	10
Provincial Commissioner: Mpumalanga	33	14
Provincial Commissioner: Limpopo	24	24
Provincial Commissioner: Gauteng	327	298
TOTAL	1 662	1 319

*All three financial years, (2014/2015; 2015/2016; 2016/2017), except 2017/2018, include the Basic Police Development Learning Programme.

Reply:

1. (a) All our service providers are listed on the National Treasury Data-Base, their details and rank.

(b) The details and rank of all service providers that provided services to the department are enlisted in the National Treasury data base.

2. (a) All Services that are provided by our service providers are operational in nature.

(b) Amounts paid to each service provider vary depending on the size and nature of services they provide.

3. (a) Substantial number of suppliers are Black Empowered and those who aren’t; empowerment becomes one of the conditionalities for being awarded the contract.

(b) The amounts paid to each black owned service provider is determined by the value of each contract.

 

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:

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:

 

Minister’s Response: 1. The Department procured travel related services through Travel with Flair (PTY) Ltd). These included, but not limited to;  (i) Air Travel domestic and International (ii) Air Travel Insurance (iii) Car Hire (iv) Accommodation (v) Foreign exchange (vi) Airport Connection Services These are done within the well-defined treasury prescripts and within the confines of the current austerity measures. 2. The Department always opts for the most cost effective travel routes without compromising the need for officials’ state of readiness to participate and contribute meaningfully in the conferences, meetings for which the travel was intended. All personal and officials that undertake travel are chosen on the strength of their capabilities and value addition. Notwithstanding that the question is by and large open-ended in terms of defining the period for which the information is required, all officials who travel, do so within the limits of the budget.

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:

Minister’s response:

The Department conducted inspections in each of the following sectors as follows;

Mining: 1190 Inspections were conducted in the sector for the period in question. The total of 77 were found to be non-compliant

Manufacturing: 32 Inspections were conducted in the sector for the period in question.

The Honourable Member is referred to the Annual Reports of the Department of Labour for further information.

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 investigation into Edenvale, CAS 108/06/2017, has been finalised. All the statements were obtained and the case was remanded to 2018-03-14, for trial. The witnesses will be subpoenaed, during January 2018.

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

A) EUROPE MARKET:

Nationalities: Switzerland, Belgium, France, Lithuania

Amount of product sold:

17 268 mt P₂O₅ (phosphoric acid)

574 776mt Rock

B) MIDDLE EAST / ASIA MARKET

Nationalities: India, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates

Amount of product sold:

5 988mt P₂O₅ (phosphoric acid)

50 484mt Rock

C) SOUTH AMERICAN MARKET

Nationalities: Colombia

Amount of product sold:

30 000mt Rock

D) JAPANESE MARKET

Nationalities: Japan

Amount of product sold:

40 190mt P₂O₅ (phosphoric acid)

20 000mt Rock

F) NEW ZEALAND MARKET

Nationalities: New Zealand

Amount of product sold:

60 000mt Rock

Total revenue from above amounts to R2 129m.

FOSKOR does not publicise details of its individual customers and prices as these are regarded as commercially sensitive information.

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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:

(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:

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:

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:

I was requested by the President to represent him at the inauguration of the President of Chad. Accordingly, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation made travel arrangements concerning this trip.

Approved/ not approved

Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

a) The Minister hereby submits the land register which carries the DWS immovable water infrastructure. The land assets are grouped per type of use and are based on representative land areas that the DWS requires to host, access and maintain these assets. The fair values were calculated using representative land costs for urban and rural settlement areas, open rural land and tribal land.

The DWS is currently busy reconciling this register with the available title deeds, which is a time-consuming process, considering that not all title deeds and Surveyor-General (SG) diagrams are electronically available and that many of the tribal land areas still need to be formalized. The land asset register has been developed on the basis of control other than ownership.

The type of land ownership comprises: (Land Asset register attached)

• State owned land where the DWS or DPW own the land due to permanent use such as:
• Dam basins to store water and to cater for increased dam levels during flood events.
• Administrative buildings such as offices, residential housing, workshops and stores.
• Special facilities such as pump stations, water treatment works, reservoirs and wastewater works.

Servitudes on private and tribal land to carry the following types of infrastructure and to provide access to this infrastructure for operation and maintenance purposes:

• Canals
• Pipelines
• Tunnels
• Access roads to dams and other buildings

Servitudes for “backwater” events, when water levels in rivers exceed the normal flood lines due to the backwater effect of dams. These are only applicable upstream of dams.

b) The land area was calculated using the definition of control, meaning the minimum area that is required to accommodate the above water storage at dams, access to bulk distribution infrastructure and flood events. This considered representative servitude widths, where these are not available from title deeds, and representative unit costs of land.

 (i) Location is available on a GIS; attached tables summarize the location per DWS scheme, area office and operating cluster.

(ii) Size of each item on the land register is shown in square meters in each table.

 (iii) Use of the land is listed under the column “Facility Type Description”.

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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