Questions and Replies

Reply:

(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) The Minister’s speech was not accurately captured by the media. In essence, the Minister was relating to the reported and known matters as per Independent Police Investigative Directorate cases and arrests of members who commit crimes.

Reply:

(1) A total of 67 officials and/or employees in my Department have been granted permission to have businesses.

(2) No officials and/or employees have permission to do business with Government.

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Reply:

a) The table below, is a representation of the budgetary allocations for the respective financial years, with the total number of vehicles purchased and distributed to the 184 police stations/units/branches/components, in Kwazulu-Natal. Due to budgetary constraints, this province is not able to meet the needs of all the police stations.

2014	2015	2016	2017
R 168 696 000,00	R 160 000 000,00	R 160 000 000,00	R 211 880 000,00
824 Vehicles Purchased	684 Vehicles Purchased	595 Vehicles Purchased	769 Vehicles Purchased

(b)

(b) vehicle shortages for each police station	(aa) 2014	(aa) 2015	(aa) 2016	(bb)2017	New vehicles ordered 2017/2018
	Required vehicles	Active vehicles	Short/ Surp	Required vehicles	Active vehicles	Short/Surp	Required vehicles	Active vehicles	Short/Surp	Required vehicles	Active vehicles	Short/Surp	No. of Vehicles ordered	Received	Awaiting delivery
Richmond	15	19	+4	21	15	-6	22	23	+1	21	20	-1	3	2	-1
Kwadukuza	45	41	-4	49	48	-1	49	47	-2	48	44	-4	5	3	-2
Camperdown	17	16	-1	15	17	+2	20	16	-4	19	19	-	4	3	-1
Bishopstowe	11	11	-	11	13	+2	15	15	-	11	12	+1	4	2	-2
Umsunduzi	13	15	+2	12	15	+3	10	15	+5	13	14	+1	1	0	-1

Reply:

 

1. The Department is not in possession of the report referred to.

(a),(b),(c) Falls away.

2. There are six trustees whose names appear on the Letter of Authority. One of them, Cornelius Johannes Vlok, has since died. The remaining five are still active. The Trust has not had an Annual General Meeting (AGM) for quite some time, hence the intervention by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform to ensure that the project is resuscitated and necessary processes followed.

3. Yes.

(a) The AGM to appoint new trustees was held on 25 November 2017. The following members were appointed:

1. John Busakwe as Chairperson

2. Hamilton Vuso as Vice Chairperson

3. Hester Pullen as Secretary

4. Elthia Kievits as Assistant Secretary

5. Mary Ngene as Treasurer

(b) Membership verification has been done and the verification report was discussed at the meeting of 25 November 2017.

Reply:

(a) (b) Yes

(a) (i),(ii),(iii) Refer to Annexure A.

(b) (i),(ii),(iii) The Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) administers land held in trust for the communities/clans listed in the schedule of the Ingonyama Trust Act 1997 as amended. A copy of the schedule of the communities/clans is attached as Annexure B together with the land holding register as Annexure C.

The land in question is communally owned and the sizes vary depending on the use and the time acquired. The Trust land measures approximately three million hectares in extent. Uses include public facilities, grazing land, residential, commercial, mining and both subsistence and commercial agriculture. It should be noted that the bulk of the land still has to be surveyed and formalized. This would require multimillion rand investment. The source of such funding will need to be agreed to with all relevant role players.

Reply:

This question requires consultation with various role players, including all station commanders. It is, therefore, requested that extension is granted to reply to this question. An extension period of five working days is requested, to gather and consolidate the correct information.

 

 

Reply:

(1) and (2) There are two Major-Generals whose files were closed in 2016, without issuing the clearance certificates. Their files were closed because they had not submitted all the required documentation.

These Major-Generals are now required to re-apply, in terms of the new directive by the National Commissioner. The directive instructs all Generals and Brigadiers to submit their applications before the end of December 2017. Their names cannot yet be disclosed, considering that, together with all members of senior management, they have been afforded the opportunity to re-apply within the stipulated time frames.

In the interim, members of the Senior Management Service (SMS), are being dealt with in terms of Section 70 and 71 of the South African Police Service Act, which require them to take an oath of secrecy.

Furthermore, consistent with the requirements of the Minimum Information Security Standards (MISS) policy, the respective supervisors must, at the end of every financial year, furnish a certificate regarding the security conduct of persons who do not yet possess security clearance certificates.

The MISS policy states, amongst others, that “the screening authority will merely make a recommendation regarding the security competence of the person concerned, to the head of the requesting institution, and this should in no way be seen as a final testimonial, as far as the utilisation of the person is concerned”. The relevant legislation and the MISS do not provide for the dismissal of persons who fail to obtain security clearance certificates.

Taking the above into account, it is clear that each case will have to be considered on its own merit.

Reply:

Such information relating to service providers and/or contractors of the State Security Agency (SSA) forms part of the broader operational framework of the SSA and therefore remains classified and privileged. Information about service providers and/or contractors is a matter that falls in the ambit of national security and therefore excluded from public disclosure. It should however be observed that the SSA is held accountable on such matters by the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI).

Reply:

The information that is required, is not readily available and has to be requested from the provinces. Each case must be verified before the information can be submitted. A request is hereby made for an extension, in order for the correct information to be provided.

Reply:

(1) and (2) The information provided, is insufficient for this office to provide a reply. The station where the case was reported, or the name and the identity number of the complainant, is required to enable this office to provide the relevant information.

Reply:

Pay grades in the mining sector are by and large the function of Collective bargaining processes either at sectoral level or enterprise level. As such the detailed information is in the public domain and these can either be accessed through the trade unions, the mining sector employer bodies and mining enterprises.

 

Reply:

Refer to the table below for the detailed breakdown for the branch CFO: Main Account in my Department also refer to Annexure A for the detailed Breakdown from Construction Unit.

Main Account as at 31 August:

	0-3 months	3-6 months	6-12 months	12 months
(a)(aa)(aaa) Breakdown of listed assets directly held	None	None	None	None
(a)(bbb) Breakdown of listed assets indirectly held	None	None	None	None
(b) Valuation for current and non-current assets	None	None	Current assets	Non-Current Assets
(b)(bb)(aaa) Unlisted investments directly held	None	None	None	None
(b)(bb)(bbb) Unlisted investments indirectly held	None	None	None	None

Refer to Annexure B for the detailed breakdown for the Entities reporting to me.

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Reply:

The Minister relies on the entirety of the Code of Ethics read together with the Act

Reply:

(a) 338 (three hundred and thirty eight) nominations were received.

(b) and (c) responses are attached as Annexure A.

(d) The skills requirements for the three positions were as follows:

1. Position 1 - Banking business;
2. Position 2 - Logistics and operations; and
3. Position 3 - ICT/e-Commerce or Governance and Compliance or Postal Service and Postal Service Management.

Approved/ not approved

Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

Tourism is a concurrent function. Although the Department conducted an audit which provided a baseline of municipal and provincially owned tourism assets, the decision to convert these underutilised resorts into budget resorts must be taken by the responsible owning entities. This audit report, produced in partnership with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), was made available to all provinces for their project and budget planning purposes of their tourism assets. The Department remains committed to providing support to Provincial and Municipal projects from a planning and investment packaging perspective in cases where municipalities have decided to pursue the budget resort approach.

The member is kindly referred to the responses by myself and my predecessor the past two years on the issue of municipal and provincially owned tourism assets.

As per previous responses the Department of Tourism cannot pursue the Budget Resort Concept independently but only in agreement and partnership with the owners of the tourism asset e.g. municipalities and /or Provinces.

Question Number	Type Question	Questions Paper: Publication date and number	Date of Reply	Question asked by
2396	Written -NA	7/11/2014 –no 25	21/11/2014	Mr J Vos (DA)
593	Written NA	6/03/2015 – no 5	20/03/2015	Mr J Vos (DA)
2036	Written NA	29/05/2015 - no 17	19/06/2015	MR J Vos (DA)
2093	Written NA	29/05/2015 – no 17	19/06/2015	Mr J Vos (DA)
33 (2148)	Transferred from written to oral-NA	1/11/2016 - no 34 14/10/2016 - no 30	1/11/2017	Mr J Vos (DA)
192	Written NA	17/02/2017 - no 2	8/03/2017	Mr BR Topham (DA)
98	Oral NA	30/05/2017- no 19	7/06/2017	Mr J Vos (DA)
2238	Written NA	7/08/2017 - no 25	22/08/2017	MR TM Mbabama (DA)

Reply:

Skills development is no longer under the Minister of Labour’s remit, but that of the Department of Higher Education and Training.

Reply:

1. (a),(b),(c) Please refer to Annexures A-C.

(d) Agri-Parks funding is directed to production and physical infrastructure, and aligned to the development plans developed by each district.

(e) The Agri-Parks are currently being managed by the Provincial Offices of the DRDLR working closely with District Municipalities, whose Mayors have been appointed by the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform as Political Champions.

(2) No, since all the viability study documents are accessible on the departmental website (www.ruraldevelopment.gov.za).

(3) No.

(a),(b) Falls away.

 

Reply:

(1)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(aa)(bb) The South African Police Service (SAPS), does not erect or repair security border fences or static observation posts. This is the responsibility of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).

2. Border crossing observation posts are monitored and manned by members of the SANDF.

Reply:

(a)(b) and (c) The test firing will occur at station level, within one week of receiving the firearm, whereafter the fired specifimens will be submitted to the Forensic Science Laboratory. The loading and comparison searching on the Intergrated Ballistic Identification System and other testing, will occur within 30 days from receipt of the fired specimens.

Reply:

(a) and (b) no

Reply:

The Department is not responsible for the operation of a project post-handover and therefore does not have information related to the business plan, costs, projected income of the resort and role of the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality and Mopane District Municipality. This question will need to be referred to the Project Owning Entity.

Reply:

The Department is not responsible for the operation of a project post-handover and therefore does not collect data on income or expenditure post-handover. This question will need to be referred to the Project Owning Entity who is the Valoyi Traditional Authority Trust.

Reply:

a) My Department is currently owing R47 803 754.46 to three (3) Water Boards as at 13 December 2017 as per the table below:

(b)(i) Name of Water Board	(b)(ii) Amount	(b)(iii) Expected date of payment
Sedibeng Water Board	R 29 930 475.82	20 December 2017
Rand Water Board	R 11 842 268.80	20 December 2017
Bloem Water Board	R 6 031 009.84	20 December 2017
Total	R 47 803 754.46

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Reply:

1. There is currently no investigation pending against the said official. The official terminated his services, on 2015-10-15.

(2)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(aa) and (bb)

The said official is currently not on suspension, as he has terminated his service. However, it must be mentioned that on 2015-10-14, the said official was served with a notice of contemplated suspension/transfer, but the official choose to resign the following day.

Reply:

(1) and (2) There are two Major-Generals whose files were closed in 2016, without issuing the clearance certificates. Their files were closed because they had not submitted all the required documentation.

These Major-Generals are now required to re-apply, in terms of the new directive by the National Commissioner. The directive instructs all Generals and Brigadiers to submit their applications before the end of December 2017. Their names cannot yet be disclosed, considering that, together with all members of senior management, they have been afforded the opportunity to re-apply within the stipulated time frames.

In the interim, members of the Senior Management Service (SMS), are being dealt with in terms of Section 70 and 71 of the South African Police Service Act, which require them to take an oath of secrecy.

Furthermore, consistent with the requirements of the Minimum Information Security Standards (MISS) policy, the respective supervisors must, at the end of every financial year, furnish a certificate regarding the security conduct of persons who do not yet possess security clearance certificates.

The MISS policy states, amongst others, that “the screening authority will merely make a recommendation regarding the security competence of the person concerned, to the head of the requesting institution, and this should in no way be seen as a final testimonial, as far as the utilisation of the person is concerned”. The relevant legislation and the MISS do not provide for the dismissal of persons who fail to obtain security clearance certificates.

Taking the above into account, it is clear that each case will have to be considered on its own merit.

Reply:

(1)(a) dates

2012 – 11 June 2012 and 23 October 2012

2013 – 22 March 2013; 24 May 2013; 06 September 2013; 30 October 2013

2014 – 24 March 2014; 09 May 2014; 06 June 2014; 01 August 2014; 17 September 2014; 03 November 2014; 19 December 2014

2015 – 04 August 2015; 11 August 2015; 19 October 2015; 17 December 2015

2016 – 18 May 2016; 08 June 2016; 20 July 2016; 28 September 2016; 28 October 2016; 01 December 2016

(b) venues

All abalone auctions were held in the Foretrust Building, 6th floor, OCFO Boardroom

c) means of advertising for all sales and/or auctions of abalone seized from poachers and/or other sources

Only South African Companies with a valid fish processing establishment permit issued per calendar year by the Department are eligible to participate in abalone auctions

(2) 2012:

11 June 2012; Walker Bay; R 4 166 990.42; 1761.09kg

23 October 2012; Walker Bay; R 4 126 412.46; 4059.98kg

2013:

22 March 2013; Combined Abalone; R 3 283 272.13; 1993.99kg

24 May 2013; Walker Bay; R 1 081 981.00; 1189.22kg

06 September 2013; Walker Bay; R 1 361 710.03; 1791kg

30 October 2013; SPP Canning; R 1 085 166.12; 1377.70kg

30 October 2013; Walker Bay; R 1 033 599.10; 1324.04kg

2014:

24 March 2014; Combined Abalone; R 1 110 898.33; 2210.82kg

09 May 2014; Komicx Products; R 636 268.50; 1305.09kg

09 May 2014; Walker Bay; R 906 312.00; 1598.25kg

06 June 2014; Walker Bay; R 1 084 170.64; 2287.15kg

01 August 2014; SPP Canning; R 1 753 488.68; 2584.26kg

17 September 2014; Combined Abalone; R 799 350.00; 2220.40kg

03 November 2014; Combined Abalone; R 332 145.00; 1161.58kg

03 November 2014; Komicx Products; R 336 790.30; 1057.91kg

03 November 2014; Walker Bay; R 529 344.00; 502.77kg

03 November 2014; Walker Bay; R 623 082.00; 772.61kg

19 December 2014; SPP Canning; R 1 305 150.00; 2529.33kg

2015:

04 August 2015; Komicx Products; R 2 350 864.80; 2379.27kg

11 August 2015; SPP Canning; R 10 020 964.50; 7470.47kg

19 October 2015; HIK Abalone; R 2 608 280.00; 1735.57kg

19 October 2015; Ocean Star Fishing; R 3 747 014.30; 2326.76kg

17 December 2015; Walker Bay; R 4 940 100.00; 4591.94kg

17 December 2015; Walker Bay; R 3 607 770.00; 2539.03kg

2016:

18 May 2016; Walker Bay; R 4 685 680; 2788.11kg

08 June 2016; SPP Canning; R 4 926 900; 2780.93kg

20 July 2016; Shamode Trading; R 4 915 760; 3071.11kg

28 September 2016; Shamode Trading; R 4 145 680; 3450.20kg

28 October 2016; Ocean Star Fishing; R 4 948 700; 2311.60kg

01 December 2016; Shamode Trading; R 3 870 784.92; 2262.33kg

2017:

27 March 2017; Shamode Trading; R 5 897 313.49; 3433.01kg

06 July 2017; Combined Abalone; R 6 440253.30; 3027.50kg

30 November 2017; Shamode Trading; R 7 759 934.31; 3555.69kg

(3) All companies invited to the abalone auctions from 2012 to 2017 have all got the valid Fishing Processing establishment permit for the particular year. This is for the species: abalone. This information is obtained from our MRM section database for the particular years in question.

Reply:

The flooding occured in the Chemistry and Biology Sections, in the KwaZulu-Natal Forensic Science Laboratory and did not affect the Ballistic Section, which is a separate facility. Therefore, no impact was experienced, due to the flooding of the Ballistic Section (including the Integrated Ballistic Identification System). The Ballistic Section will, therefore, be able to receive and process all test specimens or firearms during the proposed Firearm Amnesty.

Reply:

I have been informed by SA Post Office as follows:

(1)(a) The contract was signed in 2003 for a period of two (2) years with effect from 17 May 2004. Thereafter the contract was extended via a Limited Bidding Process on yearly basis until 31 March 2014.

(1)(b) The original contract value and total payments made to Intimate Data from 2004-2006 was R3 695 000. The payments made to Intimate Date from September 2007- October 2014 was R28 205 675.66.

(2) Request for Bid – RFP No. 29/PDD/12/13/LN was advertised on 3 November 2013 using the Sunday Times, City Press, Rapport and Government Tender Bulletin. The closing date was extended from 6 December to 13 December 2013.

Approved/ not approved

Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

No.

(a) 150

(b) 45

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Reply:

(1) (a) The following table reflects the details in this regard:

 

Name	Year of Study	Year of Completion	Section
Mulaudzi MV	2010	2011	Trauma
Tshimomola MI	2010	2011	Trauma
Mudau BT	2011	2012	ICU
Mulelu MV	2011	2014	Advance Midwifery
Mugivhi DJ	2011	Did not pass	Theatre

(b) Following the OSD Directive for Nurses, the nurses were translated using the "Grandfather clause" into Nurse speciality. These translations were done as follows:

(i) Mulaudzi MV, Persal: 80313663

Translation to OSD 01/07/2007, Nurse Speciality without certificate,

Date of certificate: 01/02/2012

Accelerated Grading with effect from 01/04/2007

(ii) Tshimomola MI, Persal: 80327834

Translation to OSD 01/07/2007, Nurse Speciality without certificate,

Date of certificate: 21/02/2012

Not yet Qualify for Accelerated Grading due to rating of 3.

(iii) Mudau BT, Persal 80316166

Translation to OSD 01/07/2007, Nurse Speciality without certificate,

Date of certificate: 21/02/2012

Due for Grading 01/04/2007.

(iv) Mulelu MV, Persal 80319114

Translation to OSD 01/07/2007, Nurse Speciality without certificate,

Date of certificate: 2014

Not yet Qualify for Accelerated Grading

(v) Mugivhi DJ

Translation to OSD 01/07/2007, Professional Nurse General Graded to Professional Nurse G2 in April 2010.

(2) (a) (i) Four (4) nurses were translated as per the OSD Directive to nurse Speciality except for Mugivhi DJ who was translated to Professional Nurse - General.

In terms of the PMDS, two nurses viz, Mulaudzi MV and Mudau BT qualified for Accelerated Grading in the current financial year. The submission is currently being considered due to departmental financial constraints.

(ii) The following did not qualify for a salary upgrade:

• Tshimomola MI;
• Mulelu MV; and
• Mugivhi DJ.

(b) The reasons are as follows:

• Mulelu MV - Date of certificate 2014 and therefore not qualify yet for accelerated grading;

• Tshimomola MI - Did not qualify for Accelerated grading due to a rating of 3;

• Mugivhi DJ was graded from Professional Nurse General to Professional Nurse Grade 2 on 01/04/2010.

 

END.

Reply:

Call centres are registered with the Department of Trade and Industry.

Reply:

1. The alleged employment of the relatives of Lieutenant General Richard Mdluli, in the South African Police Service (SAPS), is the subject of both criminal and internal disciplinary proceedings and as such, the matter is sub judice.

2. The alleged employment of the relatives of Lieutenant General Richard Mdluli, in the SAPS, is the subject of both criminal and internal disciplinary proceedings and as such, the matter is sub judice.

Reply:

ALEXKOR SOC LIMITED

(1)	(a)	No
	(b)	No
(2)	Yes. The new incumbents, as per Cabinet approval on 18 October 2017, Mr Lemogang Pitsoe as CEO and Mrs Adila Chowan as CFO, will be commencing employment from 1 December 2017 and 08 January 2018 on a 5 (Five) year contract, respectively.
	(a)	Mr Humphrey Mokwena (Acting CEO) Ms Adele Small (Acting CFO)
	(b)	(i)+(ii)	Mr Humphrey Mokwena (Acting CEO) from 07 November 2017 to 30 November 2017 Ms Adele Small (Acting CFO) from 01 November 2017 to 7 January 2018

DENEL SOC LIMITED

(1)	(a)	No
	(b)	No
(2)	Yes. The incumbents are appointed on a 5 (Five) year contract in terms of the Cabinet decision of 18 October 2017.
	(a)	Mr Zwelakhe Ntshepe (GCEO) Mr Odwa Mhlwana (GCFO)
	(b)	(i) + (ii)	Mr Zwelakhe Ntshepe (GCEO) from October 2017 to October 2022 Mr Odwa Mhlwana (GCFO) from June 2017 to June 2022

SAFCOL SOC LIMITED

(1)	(a)	No
	(b)	No
(2)	Yes. The current incumbents are appointed in an acting capacity. As per the Cabinet decision on 18 October 2017, Mr Tsepo Monaheng has been appointed as CEO on a 5 (Five) year contract and will commence his duties on 01 December 2017.
	(a)	Mr Harvey Theron (Acting CEO) Ms Vuyo Tlale (Acting CFO) (secondment from DPE)
	(b)	(i) + (ii)	Mr Harvey Theron (Acting CEO) from 15 December 2015 to 30 November 2017 Ms Vuyo Tlale (Acting CFO) (secondment from DPE) from 05 June 2017 to date.

ESKOM SOC LIMITED

(1)	(a)	No
	(b)	No
(2)	Yes. The current incumbents have been appointed in acting capacity until further notice.
	(a)	Mr Sean Maritz (Acting GCE) Mr Calib Cassim (Acting GCFO)
	(b)	(i) + (ii)	Mr Maritz was appointed to act as GCE from 6 October 2017 indefinitely while legal processes are underway. Mr Cassim was appointed to act as GCFO from 28 July 2017 indefinitely pending the outcome of the Board’s investigation.

TRANSNET SOC LIMITED

(1)	(a)	No
	(b)	No
(2)	Yes. The incumbents have been appointed on a 5 (Five) year contract.
	(a)	Mr Siyabonga Gama (GCEO) Mr Gary Pita (GCFO)
	(b)	(i) + (ii)	Mr Gama was appointed as GCE from April 2016 to April 2021 Mr Pita was appointed to as GCFO from February 2016 to January 2021

SA EXPRESS AIRWAYS SOC LIMITED

(1)	(a)	No
	(b)	No
(2)	Yes. The current incumbents of CEO has been appointed in acting capacity until the new optimal corporate structure for the airlines (SAA, SA Express and Mango) is in place. The CFO was suspended on 8 September 2017 pending an investigation into allegations of misconduct.
	(a)	Mr Victor Xaba (Acting CEO) Mr Mpho Selepe (Acting CFO)
	(b)	(i) + (ii)	Mr Xaba was appointed to act as CEO from 10 April 2017 until the new optimal corporate structure for the airlines is in place, subject to the termination clause of the secondment agreement between SA Express and Denel. Mr Selepe was appointed to act as CFO from 9 September 2017 until the investigation into the suspended CFO is complete and a decision is taken.

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

Reply:

1. Joubert and May Attorneys, from Tzaneen, obtained a warrant of execution for an outstanding taxed legal cost, in a civil matter that was supposed to be paid by the State Attorney, in Pretoria. The company’s consultant attorney was not registered on the State Attorney’s database for payments, causing a delay in payment. The warrant of execution was served to the Station Commander, in Tzaneen, on 7 September 2017. The Sheriff at Tzaneen, on instruction of the attorney, removed seven computers from the Tzaneen Police Station, on 9 October 2017. After liaison with the instructing attorney and the State Attorney, it was agreed that the outstanding legal cost will be paid directly to his account, by the SAPS. On 10 October 2017, the instructing attorney addressed a letter to the Sheriff, indicating that the computers can be returned to the Tzaneen Police Station. The seven computers were returned on 11 October 2017. The payment of R33 956,72, was made on 12 October 2017 and was deposited, on 18 October 2017.

(2)(a) No other equipment was seized, only the seven computers were removed.

(2)(b) Not applicable.

3. For the Minister to decide, whether a statement will be made.

Reply:

Division: Operational Response Services

(a) In the 2014/2015 financial year, a total of 164 members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) were deployed outside the borders of the Republic of South Africa.

In the 2015/2016 financial year, a total of two members of the SAPS were deployed outside the borders of the Republic of South Africa.

In the 2016/2017 financial year, a total of 62 members of the SAPS were deployed outside the borders of the Republic of South Africa.

(b) (i) The reason for the deployments were in support of the following:

• The United Nations/African Union Hybrid Peacekeeping Mission, in Darfur (UNAMID).
• The United Nations Peacekeeping Mission, in South Sudan (UNMISS).
• The African Union Mission, in Somalia (AMISOM).
• The Southern African Development Community Stabilisation Intervention Mission, in the Kingdom of Lesotho (SOMILES).
• The United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO), in New York.

(ii) In 2014/2015, the periods of deployment were as follows:

• One member in UNAMID (final year of a two year secondment).
• One member in AMISOM (first year of a three year secondment).
• One member in UNDPKO (first year of a three year secondment).
  • • 140 members in SOMILES (for a period of six months).
    • 21 members in UNMISS (for a period of 18 months).

In 2015/2016, the periods of deployment were as follows:

• One member in UNDPKO (second year of a three year secondment).
• One member in AMISOM (second year of a three year secondment).

In 2016/2017, the periods of deployment were as follows:

• 36 members in UNAMID (for a period of 18 months).
• One member in AMISOM (third year of a three year secondment).
• Two members in UNDPKO (third year of a three year secondment and the first year of a three year secondment).
• 23 members in UNMISS (for a period of 18 months).

Division: Crime Intelligence

(a) In the 2014/2015 financial year, a total of 24 members of the SAPS were deployed outside the borders of the Republic of South Africa.

In the 2015/2016 financial year, a total of 24 members of the SAPS were deployed outside the borders of the Republic of South Africa.

In the 2016/2017 financial year, a total of 19 members of the SAPS were deployed outside the borders of the Republic of South Africa.

(b)(i) INTERPOL SAPS Liaison Officers are placed in strategic locations at South African Missions abroad, mainly for the following reasons:

• Coordination of all organised crime and crime intelligence related information, emanating from foreign law enforcement agencies and the promotion of mutual assistance, between the agencies concerned.

• Cooperation with law enforcement agencies, in order to combat international organised crime and to coordinate and support official visits of SAPS personnel, to such countries.

• Attend to police activities in countries where accredited, to participate in all forums where the presence of the SAPS is required and negotiate training possibilities in the fields, as identified and requested by the Human Resource Development.

• Assist with the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union (AU) initiatives, including planning and participation in cross-border operations and cross-border law enforcement meetings.

(ii) SAPS Liaison Officers are placed as continental coordinators for a minimum term of four and six years. The terms of duty for officers, placed at an international organisation, may be extended, if required.

Reply:

1. 58 Farms

2. Yes

(a) (i) Four land claims lodged.

• Claims lodged by R. Qengqeleka and N. Bhangazile on behalf of Bolotwa Community
• N. Bhangazile lodged a claim on behalf of Qineni which is part of Bolotwa.
• Papiyana Family claim
• Gwatyu Community lodged by Chief Gungubele

(ii) None have been finalised

(b) None

(c) Bolotwa Community claim research report has been approved; currently mapping exercise is in progress.

Papiyana Family claim has been researched.

Gwatyu Community on the research stage.

 

Reply:

(1) and (2) The information that is required, is not readily available, as each case must be verified before the information can be submitted. A request is hereby made for an extension, in order for the correct information to be provided.

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii)(b)(i)(ii) The current capacity of human resources, available at the Ballistic Section, IBIS Subsection, is sufficient to cope with the anticipated work, which is resulting from a possible Firearm Amnesty. Therefore, no extra staff will need to be trained and deployed to process the firearms, which may be handed in during the proposed Firearm Amnesty, next year. The existing four Forensic Science Laboratories, will be able to process the additional work load.

Reply:

In 2014, three (3) boreholes were drilled within the lodge site and none of these yielded positive results. Subsequent to this attempt, a borehole was drilled some 3km away from the site, and that borehole which yielded water. The water from this borehole was tested and declared fit for human consumption. The borehole was equipped and a pipeline connected to supply water to the lodge. The same borehole also supplied water to the local Cultural Village. The supply of water from the borehole was sufficient to complete the work required for the project and for operations once the project was handed over by the Department to the Owning Entity, the Valoyi Traditional Authority Trust, in May 2016.

Reply:

(a) There are three pieces of land, purchased by the South African Police Service (SAPS) and registered in the name of the National Government of the Republic of South Africa, as tabulated below:

(i)(ii)(iii)

Province	(i) Location of Land	(ii) Size	(iii) Comments
Gauteng	Reigerpark Remainder of Erf 479 Reigerpark Extension 1 Township Registration Division I.R. Gauteng.	1 000 Hectares.	Title Deed registered on 2016-09-30. Land purchased for the Construction of the Reigerpark Police Station.
Western Cape	Makhaza/ Khayelitsha Erf 75 169 Portion of Erf 59 037 Khayelitsha, Western Cape.	10 229 Hectares.	Title Deed registered on 2017-08-22. Land purchased for the Construction of the Makhaza Police Station.
Northern Cape	Riemvasmaak Erf 494 Riemvasmaak (an unregistered portion of Erf 369 Riemvasmaak) Sending, Northern Cape.	1 000 Hectares.	Title Deed registered on 2016-12-01. Land purchased for the Construction of the Riemvasmaak Police Station.

(b) For reply by the other entities who report to the Minister of Police.

Reply:

1. The alleged fraud, involves funds from the Secret Services Account and therefore, this matter can only be discussed in the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI).

(2)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(aa)(bb) As above.

Reply:

The National Department of Public Works does not have records of the request from the Bela-Bela Local Municipality for the transfer of Portion 1 of Farm Roodekuil 498 KR. Although the property is vested under the National Department of Public Works, the property has always been utilised by the Limpopo Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 

Reply:

DAFF

1 (a) Yes, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has appointed Travel with Flair with effect from November 2014 and also got appointed from 01 October 2017 through tender processes as per guidelines set by National Treasury to administer travel services on its behalf.

The following travel services were procured through Travel with Flair;

(a)(i) PROCURED SERVICES	PAID TO SUPPLIERS	PAID TO TRAVEL WITH FLAIR
Conference	115 304 658	7 146 700
Domestic Air Travel	71 249 939	4 416 144
Accommodation	51 750 011	3 207 518
Transfers	27 062 541	1 677 364
Car Hire	22 195 080	1 375 674
International Air Travel	18 716 644	1 160 077
Airport Parking	909 167	56 351
Accommodation International	717 457	44 469
Railways, Bus , Ferry Res	319 993	19 833
Insurance (International)	317 550	19 682
Air Charter Domestic	153 476	9 513
Regional Air Travel	19 604	1 215
Cargo	6 138	380
Parking	2 440	151
Tours	240	15
TOTAL	R308 724 938	(a)(ii)19 135 086

2(a)(i)(ii) See attachment

2(a)(iii) Travel with Flair was paid R1 375 674.00 for administering international travel on behalf of DAFF.

NCERA FARMS

Ncera Farms has not procured any services from Travel with Flair.

PPECB

PPECB has not procured any services from Travel with Flair.

NAMC

NAMC has not procured any services through Travel with Flair.

OBP

1 (b) Yes OBP used Travel with Flair

1 (b) ( i )-  for travel services

 (ii) Total of R13 million over seven year period (see attached spreadsheet for yearly break down)

2 Yes the international travel services was provided

               2(b) Entity – Onderstepoort Biological Products SOC Ltd

               2(b) (i), (ii), (iii) See spreadsheet link below:

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW3731_LocalTravel.pdf

International travel
Name	Route	flight	Insurance	Accommodation	Transport
2011/12
TK Smit	Germany	10 056.00	385.00	16 685.00	1 070.96
N Bam	Namibia	2 877.10	290.00		554.75
N Bam	Botswana	3 001.96			887.89
N Bam	Namibia	4 763.96	290.00		593.18
N Bam	Botswana	3 715.67	290.00		732.62
N Bam	Namibia	3 047.67	290.00
N Bam	Namibia	4 154.67		591.84	1 371.90
B von Teichman	Swaziland				687.86
JH Prinsloo	Germany	10 056.00	385.00	16 685.00	610.13
LG Zondi	Germany	10 056.00	385.00	16 685.00	610.13
LG Zondi	France	7 401.00	470.00	16 555.00	2 220.16
M S Mudau	France	7 401.00	470.00	16 555.00	898.99
G Keogh	France	7 401.00	470.00	16 555.00	1 522.03
B Shandu	India	6 004.00	290.00	2 482.95
		79 936.03	4 015.00	102 794.79	11 760.60
2012/13
Dr ST Cornelius	France/Spain	13 852.00	875.00	19 277.21
N Bam	United Arab Emirates	7 930.82	290.00	8 952.55	4 000.00
N Bam	Botswana	3 280.67	290.00	2 368.42	1 437.58
N Bam	Namibia	3 267.67	290.00	2 257.63	1 353.12
N Bam	Namibia	5 182.82	290.00	14 196.40	2 761.85
Ms. DN Mosima	France/Spain	13 907.36	875.00	19 137.21
Dr J Modumo	France/Spain	13 852.00	875.00	19 137.21
Dr J Modumo	Botswana	3 926.67	290.00	5 524.77	1 590.23
Dr J Modumo	Botswana	2 238.00		1 463.89
Ms Z Kutumela	Germany	7 664.82	470.00	20 080.00
G Keogh	Germany	11 560.37	360.00	3 352.74
J Prinsloo	Germany	11 560.37	360.00	3 352.74
MK Guffar	Germany	11 560.37	425.00	3 352.74
B Mlilo	Germany	11 560.37	360.00	3 352.74
E Dyalaza	Germany	11 560.37	360.00	3 352.74
Dr J Heath	Kenya	7 388.87	335.00	3 055.00
		140 293.55	6 745.00	132 213.99	11 142.78

Name	Route	flight	Insurance	Accommodation	Transport
2013/14
N Bam	Lesotho	5 039.96	455.00		642.61
N Bam	Botswana	4 705.96	290.00		723.69
N Bam	Namibia	6 048.96	290.00	4 391.05	817.33
N Bam	Swaziland	4 697.96	4 697.96
N Bam	Zambia	9 664.26
N Bam	Botswana	4 839.95	290.00	743.46
N Bam	Zimbabwe	8 182.26		2 536.44	4 391.05
N Bam	Angola	5 575.26	290.00	6 283.03
N Bam	Botswana	3 233.96	290.00	1 611.00	1 330.10
N Bam	Namibia			4 351.00
N Bam	Israel	13 963.26	335.00	16 535.02
N Bam	Tanzania	8 370.26	455.00
A Dladla	Botswana	6 200.96	290.00	3 893.09
		80 523.01	7 682.96	40 344.09	7 904.78
2014/15
Dr Adams	Germany	54 180	695		8 392
Dr Adams	Cuba	25 044	405	4 129	1 143
N Bam	Mozambiek	6 313	290	2 325
N Bam	Botswana	2 718	455	1 742	1 387
N Bam	Uganda	7 296	335	6 093	1 706
N Bam	Botswana	4 352	290	4 129	1 963
N Bam	Swaziland		290	4 351
N Bam	Namibia	9 352	290	3 114	3 030
N Bam	Zambia	5 899
N Bam	Botswana	6 814
Z Poni	Botswana	4 122	185
A Dladla	Uganda	7 646	270	6 093	566
A Dladla	Zimbabwe	4 669	290	7 785
Dr J Modumo	Kenya	15 273	290	7 156

Name	Route	flight	Insurance	Accommodation	Transport
Dr J Modumo	Germany	22 074	555	4 158	8 392
KG Ramongana	Botswana	4 352	290	4 129
KG Ramongana	Namibia	4 129	290	3 114
Dr ST Cornelius	Germany	90 180			3 074
Dr ST Cornelius	Cuba	26 231	595	11 321
D Mobeng	Germany	54 180	695		8 392
D Mobeng	Cuba	24 044	405	4 129
Dr B Nthangeni	Cuba	25 229	380	4 129
		404 096	7 295	77 899	38 045
2015/16
N Bam	Zambia		290.00	5 488.16	5 488.16
N Bam	Botswana			1 766.15	1 766.15
N Bam	Botswana	8 761.28	335.00	3 145.39
N Bam	Saudi Arabia		1 351.69	24 872.02	1 300.00
N Bam	Botswana	4 115.47		2 189.91	2 189.91
N Bam	Azerbaijan	8 297.28	290.00	3 032.02	1 220.00
N Bam	Namibia	4 450.47	290.00	2 998.21	740.73
N Bam	Tanzania	7 760.28	290.00	5 830.26
N Bam	Zimbabwe	7 183.28	290.00	2 374.12	4 210.00
N Bam	Botswana	4 709.47	290.00		936.11
N Bam	Namibia	6 348.47	290.00	1 251.32	2 811.09
N Bam	Turkey	11 684.28		15 238.16	1 220.00
N Bam	Botswana	3 731.47		2 404.82	1 024.91
N Bam	Kenya	10 913.28		12 646.05	1 220.00
N Bam	Uganda			6 479.39	10 631.23
N Bam	Tanzania	11 818.28		16 150.70	1 580.00
N Bam	Nigeria	7 510.31		15 999.44	5 443.86
N Bam	Namibia	4 104.47
N Bam	Botswana	3 334.47			2 403.69
N Bam	Botswana	4 139.47		3 048.02	3 098.70

Name	Route	flight	Insurance	Accommodation	Transport
N Bam	Swaziland	6 123.47		1 321.49	2 415.86
KG Ramongana	Botswana	3 734.47	290.00	1 720.00	864.90
KG Ramongana	Namibia	6 348.47	225.00	1 189.91	2 668.86
KG Ramongana	Namibia	7 146.47		5 146.05	2 113.95
KG Ramongana	Botswana	3 334.47			1 780.00
Dr ST Cornelius	Germany	7 468.91	515.00	23 803.95
Dr ST Cornelius	Argentina	45 680.28		32 947.37
Dr ST Cornelius	India	37 800.28		46 676.32
Dr ST Cornelius	Uruguay	73 091.28		19 049.56
D Mobeng	USA	15 396.28
D Mobeng	India	18 598.28		25 970.61	1 280.00
D Mobeng	Botswana	3 731.47		2 404.82	1 200.00
D Mobeng	Argentina	16 516.28		28 973.25	1 200.00
D Mobeng	Uruguay	73 091.28		34 488.16	1 240.00
MJ Gololo	USA	15 398.28	470.00
MJ Gololo	India	21 216.28		31 715.35
L Serfontein	USA	15 396.28	470.00
L Serfontein	Germany	7 468.91	515.00	25 909.21
L Serfontein	China	25 909.21		10 778.45
L Serfontein	India	21 216.28		33 289.04
Dr B Nthangeni	Djibouti		380.00	8 500.00
Dr B Nthangeni	Germany	7 468.91	515.00	23 803.95
Dr B Nthangeni	India	19 711.28		25 970.61
Dr B Nthangeni	Argentina	14 162.28		22 491.23
B Moetlhoa	Djibouti		380.00	8 500.00	970.00
S Booysen	USA	12 173.28	515.00	12 173.28
S Lukhwareni	USA	12 173.28	515.00	11 838.57	970.00
M Mudau	USA	56 327.28	515.00	11 838.57	720.00
Dr FM Mochaba	Germany	7 468.91		23 803.95
MC Ntsumele	Germany	7 468.91		23 803.95
WM Sebogwane	Germany	7 468.91	515.00	23 803.95
Dr SB Mohamed	Kuwait	12 134.28		6 930.92
Dr J Modumo	India	18 598.28		58 189.91

Name	Route	flight	Insurance	Accommodation	Transport
Dr J Modumo	Argentina	18 200.28		32 947.37
Dr J Modumo	Uruguay	72 942.56		19 049.56
Dr J Modumo	Botswana	19 049.56		1 636.51
I Louw	Argentina	18 052.28		22 491.23
B Sibanda	China	13 087.28		10 778.45
Z Kutumela	Singapore	9 514.28		10 891.67
B Monah	Singapore	10 883.28		8 382.89	1 640.00
P Naidoo	Singapore/China	13 173.28		28 868.19
G Keogh	China	13 087.28		10 778.45
M Miya	China	10 778.45		10 778.45	2 340.00
NV Khuzwayo	Argentina	14 162.28		27 000.00
NV Khuzwayo	India	21 216.28		31 715.35	1 200.00
M Modise	Botswana	2 614.00		2 173.61	890.00
		945 445.65	9 536.69	929 438.30	70 778.11
2016/17
N Bam	Turkey/Georgia	25 447.89		10 930.10	15 575.97
N Bam	Botswana	4 793.98		2 232.54	2 600.15
N Bam	Cyprus, Greece & Bulgaria	22 065.79	515.00	20 710.04	6 403.19
N Bam	Egypt	10 777.79		21 153.60	1 502.58
N Bam	Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Belgium	16 989.79		17 596.84	1 561.58
N Bam	United Kingdom	10 820.79		8 890.53	1 296.58
N Bam	Netherland	7 119.00
N Bam	Slovinia	14 890.00
N Bam	Austria	8 498.00
N Bam	Hungary	7 940.00
N Bam	Germany	29 055.79			4 426.32
N Bam	Botswana	4 647.98			2 324.72
N Bam	Namibia	6 523.98			1 544.28
N Bam	Chad	12 210.79		37 057.11
N Bam	Paraguay	23 747.79		15 653.60	1 165.00
KG Ramongana	Namibia	7 371.29		6 443.77	3 337.86
Golovko, Napnenko		62 674.47		6 992.37
Dr ST Cornelius	Cyprus, Greece & Bulgaria	84 405.79		13 149.21
Dr ST Cornelius	Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Belgium	108 923.94		16 816.26	4 685.74
Dr ST Cornelius	Hungary	7 940.00			44 921.99

Name	Route	flight	Insurance	Accommodation	Transport
Dr ST Cornelius	Uruguay and Brazil	83 573.79		15 849.05
Dr ST Cornelius	China	80 445.79		37 883.42
Dr ST Cornelius	Paraguay	45 939.79
DN Mobeng	Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Belgium	111 914.79		17 596.84	3 959.84
DN Mobeng	Uruguay and Brazil	17 596.84		12 061.25	1 696.53
DN Mobeng	China	43 720.79		26 907.98	1 520.79
DN Mobeng	Paraguay	46 999.79
S Ntombela	Switzerland, Germany	22 466.79		21 399.21	1 541.58
S Ntombela	Uruguay and Brazil	50 078.79		21 278.16	1 476.58
S Ntombela	China	30 733.79		24 518.51	1 476.58
L Serfontein	Switzerland, Germany	22 466.79		25 636.05
Dr B Nthangeni	Cyprus, Greece & Bulgaria	23 817.79	515.00	12 132.38
Dr B Nthangeni	Zimbabwe	6 835.79		16 451.37	16 177.45
Dr B Nthangeni	Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Belgium	54 636.79		19 956.58	680.79
Dr B Nthangeni	United Kingdom	11 413.79		10 032.54
Dr B Nthangeni	Namibia	5 529.95		7 217.29	910.79
Dr J Modumo	Cyprus, Greece & Bulgaria	23 750.97	515.00	7 780.79	1 761.58
Dr J Modumo	Madagascar	10 395.00		10 837.81	880.79
Dr J Modumo	Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Belgium	54 636.79		19 956.58
Dr J Modumo	Paraguay	35 663.79
MJ Gololo	Botswana	4 647.98
MJ Gololo	Brazil	37 464.79		12 257.45
MJ Gololo	Paraguay	35 663.79
Dr N Mokoena	United Kingdom	20 496.79	335.00		710.79
Dr N Mokoena	Canada	23 775.79			710.79
B Moetlhoa	USA	17 342.79
I Louw	Canada	23 775.79
Dr Adams	Switzerland	43 309.79
Dr Adams	Germany	117 887.58		12 052.28	14 107.74
Dr Adams	China	59 767.79
Dr JM Mashaba	Uruguay	79 822.79		8 680.93	710.79

Name	Route	flight	Insurance	Accommodation	Transport
Dr JM Mashaba	China	50 237.79		23 153.60
Ms Mdlulwa TK	Switzerland	76 411.02	940.00	33 283.54
Dr M Mashego	Switzerland	59 879.79
Dr M Mashego	China	50 647.79		26 685.18
		1 960 595.31	2 820.00	601 234.76	139 669.37
2017/18
N Bam	Uganda	19 269		9 118
N Bam	Botswana	3 437		4 298	2 952
N Bam	Swaziland	5 020		2 158	2 408
N Bam	Zambia	5 585			4 520
N Bam	Zimbabwe	4 308		2 116	1 323
N Bam	Mozambiek
N Bam	Botswana
N Bam	Tanzania
N Bam	Kenya/Uganda
N Bam	Namibia
N Bam	Ivory Coast
Mdlulwa TK	China	231 612		58 130
Mashego MR	China	147 783		53 515	1 344
Dr Adams	China	100 271		34 224
D Mobeng	Paraguay			14 811
D Mobeng	China	78 633		62 790	1 723
S Ntombela	China	153 717		49 817	1 344
S Ntombela	China
S Ntombela	Spain
Ngubane ZZ	China	17 234		9 837	1 344
Khumalo BD	China	17 234		11 912	1 344
Khumalo BD	China
Khumalo BD	Austria
Khumalo BD	Spain
Ntsumele MC	Germany	10 694		37 454	1 244
Dr J Modumo	Paraguay			13 671	771
A Dladla	Botswana
A Dladla	Namibia
Dr ST Cornelius	Paraguay			14 513
		794 797	-	378 365	20 316

Agricultural Research Council (ARC)

Client: ARC
April 2016 - March 2017
1	Category Procured	Trns	Total Fare
2	Accommodation	1 412	3 835 481
3	Conference Package	97	2 631 320
4	International Air Travel	344	1 941 018
5	Domestic Air Travel	532	1 206 553
6	Car Hire	261	504 053
7	Accommodation International	18	249 417
8	Corporate Management Fee	5 523	93 307
9	Food And Beverage	3	73 775
10	Audio Visual	1	55 100
11	Transfers	130	53 556
12	Railways, Bus , Ferry Res	45	20 013
13	Transfers International And Cr	1	2 850
14	Accommodation No Show	4	2 309
15	Airport Parking	4	1 298
16	Insurance	1	540
17	Internet Bookings	1	228
	Grand Total	8 377	10 670 818
	Question 1
	(a) The Agricultural Research Council has procured the services from Travel With Flair (PTY) LTD.
	(b) Payment per month for particular services is in the detailed report, an amount of R10,670,018.00.
	(c ) The breakdown of payments per category is provided in the detailed report.
	Question 2
	The names of the travellers are not provided in the report, but will be on the submissions and purchase orders.
	The report does not provide details of the routes, this could only be picked up on approved submission and the relevant purchase order.
	(c) The total amount spent on international travel is R1,941,018.00.

Marine Living Resources Fund (MLRF)

Our response as follows:

1)      Whether (a) his department and/or (b) entities reporting to him procured services from a certain company (Travel with Flair); if so, (i) what services were procured in each case and (ii) what is the total amount that was paid to the specified company in each case;

b)      The MLRF (entity) procured services via TWF

i)        the services procured was travel and accommodation

ii)       the total amount for 2015/2016 – R27.679m; 2016/2017 - R35.521m; Q2 2017/2018 – R 16.241m

2)    whether the specified company provided services related to international travel to (a) his department and/or (b) entities reporting to him; if so, (i) what is the name of each person who travelled, (ii) what was the travel route and (iii) what is the total amount that was paid for each person?                                 NW4223E

b)      travel services related to international travel was provided to the MLRF (entity)

i)       the specified company provided travel and accommodation services for all Fisheries staff which include the DDG, all chief directors, all directors for activities/events related to the Fisheries branch and as authorised (see attached Intern Passengers Report)

ii)       travel routes include domestic and international travel

iii)      the amounts paid per person is dependent on the cost and flight availability at the time of booking.

2015/2016
2013 SUBS ACCOMMODATION DOMEST	11 091 461
2014 SUBS ACCOMMODATION FOREIG	767 740
2018 PUBLIC TRANSPORT: DOMESTI	14 038 366
2019 PUBLIC TRANSPORT: FOREIGN	1 782 357
TOTAL	R 27 679 924.00
2016/2017
2013 SUBS ACCOMMODATION DOMEST	R 16 566 485.00
2014 SUBS ACCOMMODATION FOREIG	R 1 535 236.00
2018 PUBLIC TRANSPORT: DOMESTI	R 16 339 828.00
2019 PUBLIC TRANSPORT: FOREIGN	R 1 079 749.00
TOTAL	R 35 521 298.00
Q2 2017/2018
2013 SUBS ACCOMMODATION DOMEST	R 8 802 301.00
2014 SUBS ACCOMMODATION FOREIG	R 485 101.00
2018 PUBLIC TRANSPORT: DOMESTI	R 6 001 525.00
2019 PUBLIC TRANSPORT: FOREIGN	R 952 615.00
TOTAL	R 16 241 542.00
	R 79 442 764.00

Reply:

1. With reference to the construction of a braai facility, WCS: 052477, as indicated in the Portfolio Committee on Public Works on 14 November 2017: a) What are the full relevant details of the: Answer: The facility at the 3 residences is an external braai entertainment facility, (ii) The scope of works entailed the construction of enclosed braai facilities with roof covering. b) What is the purpose of the facility: Answer: To provide an external braai entertainment facility. c) (i) where: Answer: Cape Town (ii) at what Ministerial residence is it located: Answer: Groote Schuur Estate and Oranjezicht 2. Are there other similar facilities that have been built for other Ministerial residences: Answer: see attach Annexure “A” for ease of reference.

Reply:

(a) (i) (aa) 358 Public Hospitals

(bb) 3 774 Public Health Clinics

(ii) (aa) and (bb) The National Department of Health does not keep a list of private hospitals, clinics and other medical systems

(b) (i), (ii), (iii)

The attached Annexure A provides the name, province and address of each public health institution

END.

Reply:

NATIONAL TREASURY

(1)(a) National Treasury appointed a certain company on contract for the period July 2008 to November 2010.

(1)(a)(i) The following services were procured: Air travel; Accommodation; Car rental; Chauffeuring services and Venue hire.

(1)(a)(ii)	2008/09	2009/10	2010/11	Total
	R22 914 518.12	R33 675 655.41	R32 720 835.50	R89 311 009.03

(2)(a) Yes.

(2)(a)(i- iii) The department is not in a position to provide such detail.

ASB

The Accounting Standards Board has not procured any services from Travel with Flair.

CBDA

(1) (b) Co-operative Banks Development Agency uses the service provider of National Treasury for all travel services. The service provider is WingsNaledi Travel Management.

DBSA

1. (b) yes once in 2015
2. For booking accommodation
3. Total amount was for R 12,366.90
4. (a)(b) No

(i) (ii)(iii) N/A

FSB

1. (a) Not applicable

(b) No, in respect of the Financial Services Board

2. Not applicable

FIC

(1)(b) The Financial Intelligence Centre does procure services from Travel with Flair.

(1)(b)(i) Services procured include finding appropriate flights and accommodation for official travel as per Travel Policy.

(1)(b)(ii) No payments to date as a new contract with Travel with Flair commenced on 1 November 2017. Costs for upcoming payment include:

• • Hotel accommodation R16 855
  • Airline tickets R35 496
  • Travel agent’s service fee R 3 790

(2)(b) Travel with Flair has provided services to the Financial Intelligence Centre in the form of bookings and travel arrangements for official international travel as per Travel Policy.

(2)(b)(i) Official: Ms N Mtshali.

(2)(b)(ii) Travel route: Johannesburg/Seychelles/Johannesburg.

(2)(b)(iii) Amount incurred: R47,000.00 (accommodation and travel agent’s service fee)

GEPF

The GEPF does not make use of the service provider, Travel with Flair.

GPAA

(1)(b) Yes, between 2010/11 and 2015/16, the Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA) procured services from Travel with Flair (i.e. Travel with Flair was the appointed service provider for all travel of GPAA officials).

(1)(b)(i) The following services with associted costs were procured from Travel with Flair for the period mentioned in response (1)(b) above:

Description	Amount (R)
Local Air Travel	19,416,396
Road Transport	1,477,135
Local Accommodation	40,294,735
Car Rental	7,430,749
Foreign Air Travel	120,948
Foreign Accommodation	71,981

(2) whether the specified company provided services related to international travel to (a) his department and/or (b) entities reporting to him; if so, (i) what is the name of each person who travelled, (ii) what was the travel route and (iii) what is the total amount that was paid for each person? NW4253E

Responses

(2)(b) Yes, between 2013/14 and 2015/16, the Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA) procured services from Travel with Flair relating to international travels of GPAA officials.

(2)(b)(i),(ii),(iii) See below for names of officials travelled overseas including routes and amount.

Name of official	Route	Amount (R)
Dr Clifford Ferguson	London, UK	32,605
Dr Clifford Ferguson	London, UK	27,237
Mr Goolam Aboobaker	London, UK	71,043
Mr Jay Morar	California, USA	33,425
Dr Sefiso Khumalo	Ottawa, Canada	28,619

IRBA

1. (b)The IRBA has never procured services from Travel with Flair.

1. (b)Travel with Flair has never provided the IRBA with services related to international travel.

PFA

The Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator has never made use of the services of Travel with Flair.

LAND BANK

Land Bank has not procured any services from Travel with Flair. Travel with Flair is currently not a registered vendor on the Land Bank service provider database. To date, no payments were made to Travel with Flair by Land Bank.

FAIS OMBUD

1. (a) Not applicable

(b) The FAIS Ombud has procured services from Travel with Flair. The details for the current and previous financial year are as follows:

Date	Services	Amount
June 2016	Flights and transfers for graduate trainees to attend interviews for graduate trainee programme	R58 389.29
June 2016	Flights, accommodation and transfers for annual report launch video	R10 206.94
November 2016	Flights, accommodation and transfers for graduate trainee programme to East London law school	R17 799.08
November 2016	Flights, accommodation and transfers for graduate trainee programme to Cape Town law school	R24 329.70
November 2016	Flights, accommodation and transfers for graduate trainee programme to Polokwane law school	R20 211.99
March 2017	Transport to Insurance Seminar	R1 314.10
March 2017	Transport to Credit Ombud launch	R1 434.10
June 2017	Flights and transfers for graduate trainees to attend interviews for graduate trainee programme	R16 753.98
August 2017	Flights, accommodation and transfers to Gauteng and Cape Town for annual report launch video	R21 514.70
October 2017	Flights, accommodation and transfers for attendance of FPI conference in Cape Town	R8 432.58
October 2017	Flights, accommodation and transfers for graduate trainee programme to Cape Town	R20 950.73

2. (a) Not applicable

(b) Travel with Flair did not provide any services related to international travel for the FAIS Ombud during this financial year. In the previous financial year, an order was placed with Travel with Flair for travelling to the International Ombud Schemes conference, which was held in Yerevan. This order was, however, cancelled following terror attacks at the Turkey airport, which was to be the airport where connecting flights would have been boarded.

PIC

1. The Public Investment Corporation followed a procurement process in line with its procurement policies and the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act 1 of 1999) at the beginning of 2016, where after Club Travel was appointed as service provider for the PIC. During the financial year 2016/17 to date no services were procured from Travel with Flair.

2. Rest of the question falls away.

SAA

1. Travel with Flair does not appear on SAA‘s supplier system as a supplier or having been paid for any services. The heads of division and subsidiaries have also confirmed that they have not procured any services from Travel with Flair. Accordingly, SAA has not procured any services from Travel with Flair.

2. Travel with Flair has not provided services related to international travel to SAA.

3. Travel with Flair is a travel agency and as such has a retail trade agreement with SAA, which entails that they book and ticket SAA’s passengers for commission. In essence, Travel with Flair is part of SAA’s distribution channel.

SARS

SARS does not have Travel with Flair as a vendor on its system and has not contracted any services from the said entity.

SASRIA

Sasria SOC Limited have not used Travel with Flair to procure services.

TAX OMBUD

The Office of the Tax Ombud has never procured any service from Travel with Flair.

Reply:

The Department International Relations and Cooperation has not appointed any transaction advisors for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.

UNQUOTE.

Reply:

According to the Provincial Departments of Health, the following table reflects the details in this regard.

Province	Total number of mortuaries currently administered	Total number of bodies currently awaiting autopsies at each mortuary*	Average time period that a body has to wait at each mortuary before an autopsy can be done	The longest time period a body had to wait before an autopsy could be done in each case
Eastern Cape	18	0	2 days	2 days
Gauteng	11	0	2 days	3 days
Kwa-Zulu Natal	34	314	3 days	4 days
Limpopo	12	12	3-5 days	7-10 days (mostly fetuses and skeletal remains)
Mpumalanga	20	10	1-3 days	5-15 days
Northern Cape	6 and 3 holding facilities	12	2-3 days	19 days (one body at Calvinia)
North West	7	7	1-4 days	2-7 days

END.

Reply:

NATIONAL TREASURY

(a)(i) Yes

(a)(ii) Yes

(a)(aa)(aaa)	(a)(aa)(bbb)	(a)(aa)(bb)	(a)(aa)(cc)
Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA)	Research programme funded with the aim to nurture and expand economic research capacity in South Africa amongst academics and practicing economists.	2005	R91 677 000.00
United Nations University-World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)	Areas of research funded were climate change and energy; economic development in Southern Africa; understanding the behavior of firms, tax and labour economics.	2012	R13 600 000.00

ASB

The Accounting Standards Board does not provide funding to any institution of research and development domestically or internationally.

CBDA

(a) The Co-operative Banks Development Agency and/or (b) any entities reporting to her is not funding, including by way of discretionary funding, any institution of research and development (i) domestically and/or (ii) internationally; if so, (aa)(aaa) no names of the specified institutions and (bbb) or functions, (bb) or date can be provided or reported by her funding them and (cc) no amount was contributed by the CBDA towards such funding?

DBSA

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has over the previous 2016/17 and current 2017/18 financial years, as part of the Strategy Division’s research and knowledge management functions engaged the services of the following institutions: (i) the Wits School of Governance (WSG); (ii) the Chartered Institute of Development Finance (CIDEF); (iii) the Institute of African Alternatives (IFAA); and the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), all of which are local.

1. The Wits School of Governance (WSG) was engaged for a multi-stakeholder conversation on “The Utility of the Electricity Supply Model” as the first session under the purview of the Infrastructure Conversation Series. Their responsibilities were facilitation of the session, report compilation, hosting and marketing of the event. The DBSA was invoiced for a total of R 64 545.34 that was paid during the 2016/17 financial year;
2. Prof Adrian Saville from GIBS on a sole sourcing basis assisted the DBSA with the drafting and presentation of the Economic Outlook reports that served at the Assets and Liabilities Committee (ALCO), the Investment Committee (IC), the Board Credit and Investment Committee (BCIC), and the Management Strategy Session. The DBSA was invoiced twice for these services for the respective amounts of R 212 500 and R 597 500 that were both paid during the 2016/17 financial year.
3. The services of the Institute for African Alternatives (IFAA) were procured on a closed tender basis to undertake a study on the relationship between infrastructure and industrialisation through examination of the impact of South African entities in the African continent. The deadline for submission of the output is the end of Q4, specifically end of September, 2017. IFAA quoted the study at R 400 000 with the DBSA to be invoiced on submission of the final output. Payment to be made within the current 2017/18 financial year.
4. The DBSA has entered into a membership/partnership agreement with the Chartered Institute of Development Finance (CIDEF) on the Masters in Development Finance as at 23 January, 2017. The components of the partnership include a visiting Fellowship and Lectureship Programme, Knowledge Collaboration for Research, and Internship and Youth Development. The total annual cost of the partnership is estimated at R 300 000 and the funds are expected to be spent over the current 2017/18 financial year.
5. The respective amount totals paid out to local research and development institutions are (R 64 545 34 + R 212 500 + R 597 500) = R 874 545 34 for the 2016/17 financial year and the anticipation of (R 400 000 + 300 000) =

R 700 000 for the 2017/18 financial year.

FSB

(b) Financial Services Board is not funding any institution for Research and Development. (i) to (ii) cc Not Applicable

FIC

The financial Intelligence Centre is not funding any research and development as per question 2092 (b) and therefore the question in the subsections to not apply.

GEPF

The GEPF is not funding any institutions of research and development.

GPAA

The GPAA is not funding any institution of research and development domestically and internationally.

IRBA

(b) The IRBA hereby declares that funding is done, to institutions of research and development.

(i) Only domestically

(aa)` The IRBA encourages research and innovation in Education, Training and Professional Development in South Africa.

(aa) The IRBA has in the past financially contributed to the following:

(aaa) The South African Journal of Accounting Research (SAJAR).

(bbb) The IRBA is a founding member of SAJAR. SAJAR publishes peer-reviewed original research papers, notes and commentaries that address issues relevant to accounting academics and professional accountants in Southern Africa.

This includes areas of interest in the study and practice in financial accounting, auditing, taxation, financial management, management accounting, finance, ethics and information systems. The IRBA has demonstrated support for SAJAR through serving on the Editorial Board and providing funding.

(bb) The funding is done for the last three years

(cc) An amount of R70 000 per annum

PFA

(b)(i) No

(ii) No

LAND BANK

In South Africa, the Land Bank (under its Corporate Social Investment portfolio) developed a programme named The Land Bank University Agricultural Chairs (LBUAC) in order to support selected Historically Disadvantaged Universities.

The aim of the programme is to:

• to promote agricultural research for sustainable development
• to provide financial assistance to agricultural research
• to provide support to university community upliftment initiatives
• to expand graduates training & strengthening research capacity in

integrated agricultural sciences

• to develop the agricultural sector and emerging farmers

The names of the universities that participate in the programme currently are:

1. University of Venda (Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness);
2. University of Limpopo (Nematology and Horticulture);
3. University of North West (Centre for Agribusiness and Entrepreneurial Skills Training); and
4. University of Fort Hare (Faculty of Science & Agriculture and Department of Agricultural Economics & Extension).

These institutions are supported, over the past 6 years, intermittently depending on the availability of finances.

The LBUAC programme commenced in 2001, over the past 15 years, Land Bank spent a total R10.185m on the programme. Through the monitoring and evaluation processes of the programme, achievements have been recorded in the areas of Research and Capacity Building, Farmer Support and Agricultural Innovation.

FAIS OMBUD

1. Not applicable
2. (i) No funding provided

(ii) No funding provided

PIC

(b)(i) and (ii) The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) does not fund any institution of research and development domestically and/or internationally.

The rest of the question falls away.

SAA

SAA does not fund including by way of discretionary funding any institution of research and development domestically and internationally.

SARS

SARS doesn’t have funded arrangements for the purposes of research and development purposes, where SARS is in need of such services these services are procured through the stipulated procurement processes.

 

SASRIA

Sasria SOC Limited has not funded any institution of research and development.

TAX OMBUD

(a) The Office of the Tax Ombud is not funding any institution of research and development (i) domestically and (ii) internationally.

Reply:

NATIONAL TREASURY

(a)(i)(ii) No, none that National Treasury is aware of, as there are no disclosures in this regard.

ASB

None of the employees of the Accounting Standards Board owns shares in or sit on the board of the firm (name and details furnished)

CBDA

No employees of the Co-operative Banks Development Agency (CBDA) (i) have ownership share in and/or (ii) sit on the board of a certain firm

DBSA

1. (b) N/A

( c) NONE

FSB

(c) None from the FSB. (i) N/A (ii) N/A

FIC

The Financial Intelligence Centre does not have ownership shares in and / or do not sit on the board of any firm

GEPF

The GEPF does not have ownership shares nor does it have representation on the Board of this firm.

GPAA

i. No employees at the GPAA have ownership shares in (b) Sasria and (c) Snow Consultants.

ii. The information is according to the 2016/2017 Department of Public Service and Administration's E-disclosure system.

CATEGORY	NAME OF EMPLOYEE	BELONG TO BOARD OF CERTAIN FIRMS	COMMITTEE	FIRM
SMS	MU MNGQIBISA	YES	Chairperson of the Advisory Board.	The Compensation Fund (Dept. of Labour)
SMS	KG SUKDEV	YES	Investment & Actuarial Committee Meeting and Board	Land Bank Life Insurance Company and Land Bank Insurance Company

IRBA

The IRBA hereby declares that:

1. We do not have ownership shares in SNOW Consultants.
2. We do not sit on the Board of SNOW Consultants.

PFA

(c)(i) No

(ii) No

LAND BANK

We are not aware of any Land Bank Group staff member with any shareholding or Board membership of Snow Consultants as per the annual declaration of interest forms submitted during December 2016/January 2017. The Land Bank Group will be conducting its annual ‘Declaration of Outside Interests’ to identify any potential conflicts of interest again in October 2017 and will be able to furnish updated information in December 2017.

FAIS OMBUD

1. N/a
2. N/a
3. No ownership or members of the board of the firm.

PIC

No PIC employees have shares in the company or serve on its board.

SAA

None of SAA employees has ownership shares in and/or sits on the board on SNOW Consultants.

SARS

No, Sasria / any entity reporting to Sasria do not have ownership shares, nor sit on the Board of Snow Consultants Incorporated.

TAX OMBUD

1. No employee of the OTO owns shares in and/or sits in the board of Snow Consultants.