Reply:

(a) The general non-compliance issues dealt on a day to day by the Projects Team and as identified through monitoring ranges from

• Valid Tax Clearance Certificate (common amongst the Non-Governmental Organisations that drive the Community Radio and Community Television Sectors), to
• Late reporting due to change in leadership and other community dynamics that impact of the organisational work, and
• Mismanagement of approved funds, through allocating funds to line items that are not in the grant funding agreement, without sourcing necessary approval from the Agency.

(b) Reporting timeframes on all MDDA funded projects since its establishment are linked to and guided by the tranches allocated to each project. Each project is expected to submit a report after spending occurs on each tranche allocated.

The following table provides details of project non-compliance since 2004.

Project Name	Additional Comments & Action
	2004/05 Financial Year
Vukani Community Radio	Balance remaining on the contract due to under spending (balance to be written back)
Takalani Community Radio	Contract extended and 2nd tranche report is under review.
Eastern Cape Community Radio Hub (NCRF)	Balance remaining on the contract due to under spending (balance to be written back)
	2005/06 Financial Year
Barberton CR	Contract expired due to lack of reporting as a result of ongoing management changes (balance to be written back)
Newcastle CR	Contract expired due to lack of reporting as a result of ongoing management changes (balance to be written back)
Thetha /Orange Farm FM	Contract expired due to lack of reporting (balance to be written back)
Mokopane CR	Balance remaining on the contract due to under spending (balance to be written back)
	2006/07 Financial Year
Bushbuckridge CR	Contract expired. Savings from under spending. To be written back
Radio Sunny South	Contract expired due to lack of reporting as a result of ongoing management changes (balance to be written back)
Alex FM	Contract expired due to lack of reporting as a result of ongoing management changes (balance to be written back)
Alfred Nzo CR	Contract expired due to lack of reporting as a result of ongoing management changes (balance to be written back)
Essentials of Newspaper Management (SPI)	To be written back
Exchange Program	To be written back
	2007/08 Financial Year
Ekhephini CR	Contract expired due to lack of reporting. To be written back
Maputaland CR	Contract expired due to lack of reporting. To be written back
Tubatse CR	Contract expired due to lack of reporting. To be written back
Kasie Fm/Kathorus CR	Contract expired due to lack of reporting. To be written back
Makhado FM	Contract expired due to lack of reporting. To be written back
Botlokwa CR	Tax clearance issues resolved, contract extended and payment of remaining balance is in process.
Shine FM	Contract expired due to lack of reporting. To be written back
Zululand CR	Contract expired due to lack of reporting. To be written back
	2008/09 Financial Year
Khanya College (Print)	Contract expired, project experienced TCC compliance challenges.
Moletjie (Program Production)	Contract savings. To be written back.
Mohodi CR (Program Production)	Delays in reporting, contract renewed and implementation underway
Voice of Tembisa CR (Program Production)	Contract expired, project experienced TCC compliance challenges. To be written back
Alfred Nzo (Program Production)	Contract expired, project experienced TCC compliance challenges. To be written back
Cape Town TV, (CTV)	Contract expired, project experienced TCC compliance challenges. Discussions underway to review TCC progress
Bay TV-KZN, (CTV)	Contract expired, project experienced reporting challenges. To be written back
Bush Radio	Contract expired, project experienced TCC compliance challenges. To be written back
Franschoek CR	Contract expired, project experienced TCC compliance challenges. To be written back
Graaf Reinet CR	Contract expired, project experienced reporting challenges. To be written back
Forte CR	Contract expired, project experienced TCC compliance challenges. To be written back
Star FM	Contract expired, project experienced TCC compliance challenges. To be written back
Thabazimbi CR	Contract expired, project experienced reporting challenges. To be written back
Umgungundlovu CR Mentor	Contract expired, project experienced reporting challenges. To be written back
		2009/10 Financial Year
Behind the Mask (Print)	Delayed reporting due to compliance challenges. The project has been written back.
Cape Flats/Maraly Honikman – Mentor (Print)	The project was written back.
Bushbuckridge CR, (Program Production)	Contract savings. To be written back
ABC Ulwazi, (Program Production)	ABC Ulwazi went into liquidation. Discussions currently underway with the liquidators to finalise the matter.
Zibonele CR (Program Production)	Delayed reporting due to compliance to be submitted for write back
TUT (Program Production)	Tax clearance issues resolved and contract has expired. Contract extension underway.
Moletjie CR (Program Production)	Contract savings. To be written back
Eden FM	Delayed reporting due to compliance .To be submitted for write back
Radio Gamkaland	Delayed reporting due to compliance .To be submitted for write back
Radio Unique	Delayed reporting due to compliance .To be submitted for write back
Lukhanji FM	Delayed reporting due to compliance .To be submitted for write back
		2010/11 Financial Year
Proudly Manenberg (Print)	Delayed reporting due to compliance to be submitted for write back
Satyagraha (Print)	Delayed reporting due to compliance to be submitted for write back
Zenzele Community Media (Print)	Delayed reporting due to compliance to be submitted for write back
AIDC/Amandla Publishes (Print)	Delayed reporting due to compliance to be submitted for write back
Takalani CR (Program Production)	Tax clearance issues resolved, contract extended and 2nd tranche report is underway.
Radio Turf (Program Production)	Delayed reporting due to compliance to be submitted for write back
Zebediela FM (Program Production)	Delayed reporting due to compliance to be submitted for write back
Move To Music (Program Production)	Delayed reporting due to compliance to be submitted for write back
Rhodes Music Radio (Program Production)	Delayed reporting due to compliance to be submitted for write back.
Vukani CR	Contract savings. To be submitted for write back
Cosatu Archives	Delayed reporting due to changes in the project team. To be submitted for write back
		2012/13 Financial Year
Mmegadikgang	Compliance issues, remaining amount to be written back
Botlokwa CR	Tax clearance issues resolved and contract drafting underway Project Number is incorrect – this is a new programme production project
Star FM	Tax clearance issues un-resolved. Project Number is incorrect – this is a new programme production project
	2013/14 Financial Year
Greater Alex today (Print)	Contract has expired.

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

1. Response from CIPC

(a) and (b) In order for the CIPC to confirm the above, the name and registration number of the two entities to whom the casino licence was awarded (owners of the Gold Reef City Casino Gambling Licence), needs to be provided. Full content of the entity file The South African Apartheid Museum at Freedom Park was provided but for completeness is provided again (Annexure A).

(c) It should be noted that even if an entity has been deregistered or dissolved, the CIPC will still retain the entity history and information as at the date of deregistration or dissolution.

1. Response from NLC.

The National Lotteries Commission (NLC), formerly known as National Lotteries Board, confirms that it received an application on 24.11.2004 from The SA Apartheid Museum at Freedom Park, with the registration number 2001/019108/08. There is no reflection of Gold Reef City Casino Gambling Licence in the application form (FORM 03/1).

  (a) and (b) n/a

  (c) In terms of the proof of registration submitted, that reflects the company registration number reflected in application pack, the directors of The SA Apartheid Museum at Freedom are as follows:

• Kim Feinberg
• Christopher Kroese
• Solomon Krok
• Christopher Martin Till
• Richard Thabo Moloko
• Lesego Wa Lesego
• Sidney Abromowitch

2. whether, with reference to a summation of all the facts on his version through the CIPC, which reveals the existence of two companies sharing Unique Company Registration Number: 2001/019108/08 and sharing date of incorporation: 14 August 2001, one of these companies, the SA Apartheid Museum, enjoys the benefit of public funds in the amount of R1,585,000 received from the NLB after submission of a statutory declaration by Mr Christopher Till, when applying for funding in November 2004; if so, can he, (a) in consultation with officials of the NLC, who were named in previous replies, provide the National Assembly with non-confidential information of SA Apartheid Museum under Project Number: 18052 regarding the Constitution of SA Apartheid Museum and the Registration Certificate and Memorandums, (b) confirm that all applicants are advised to read the rules before applying for funds and that one of those rules stipulates that the three referee's given in any application must be independent of the applicant and (c) in consultation with officials of CIPC who were named in previous replies, provide the National Assembly with each of the two CM5 Name Reservation Forms, that with payment of a fee, are a prerequisite to registration of the memorandum of a company;

2. Response from CIPC

According to the CIPC register, there is only one entity with registration number 2001/019108/08, namely The South African Apartheid Museum at Freedom Park NPC. The question regarding whether the company can apply for funding, can only be answered by the National Lottery Board that issues such funding. See NLC response 2 on page 3.

It should be noted that according to the CIPC electronic workflow system, two name reservations were submitted. The first on 10/04/2001 which was only valid for two months from date of reservation and therefore lapsed before the entity registration could occur. The lapsing of the name reservation resulted in the second name reservation being submitted on 07/06/2001 and reserved on 11/06/2001. The South African Apartheid Museum at Freedom Park NPC was subsequently registered on 14/08/2001.

(a) and (b) Kindly raise this question, with the NLC since the CIPC cannot confirm what information regarding the entity was submitted to them.

(c) As stated above, there is only one entity on the CIPC register with the name The South African Apartheid Museum at Freedom Park NPC with registration number 2001/019108/08. All information regarding the registration of the The South African Apartheid Museum at Freedom Park NPC was provided previously, but for completeness is provided again (Annexure A).

2. Response from NLC.

A grant of R1, 585,000.00 was allocated to The SA Apartheid Museum at Freedom Park into Nedbank as follows:

• Name of account: SA Apartheid Museum
• Payments:
  • R600, 000.00 on 08.09.2006;
  • R585, 000.00 on 01.07.2011; and
  • R400, 000.00 on 18.08.2016.

(a) The scanned copy of the submitted proof of registration and founding documents are in the possession of the NLC and can be made available if the writer follows the processes as outlined in the NLC’s policy for access to information, or if specifically requested by the Minister of Trade and Industry.

(b) In terms of the application form, FORM 03/1, submitted on 24.11.2004, applicants are requested to “Please give the names, positions and telephone numbers of three credible referees from the community in support of your application e.g. police commissioner, religious leader, local councillor, etc.”

The referees were provided in application #18052, however, the names have not been included because information relating to the application for grants in considered confidential in terms of the 2001 Regulations (Gazette No 7013, 22 February 2001 – See attached, clause 08: Security of Information) (Annexure B)

(c) n/a

(3) whether, in consultation with officials of CIPC who were named in previous replies, he has found that the specified officials are unable to provide the two CM5 Name Reservation Forms; if so, can he have them categorically state that as a fact?NW1742

3. Response from CIPC

The CIPC does not have the requested CM5 form in its records.

Reply:

(1) The detectives at Edenvale SAPS received three (3) sedan vehicles on 3 December 2015.

(2) (a) Edenvale Detective Service currently have 14 vehicles.

(b) 9 of the vehicles are in working order.

(c) The vehicles were sent to the mechanical workshop on the following dates:

   (1) 15 February 2016

   (2) 10 March 2016

   (3) 14 March 2016

   (4) 28 March 2016

   (5) 7 April 2016

(3) (a) There are 27 detectives at Edenvale Police Station.

(b) (i) 16 detectives have attended a detective course.

     (ii) 16 detectives passed the detective course.

(c) Each Investigating Officer investigates an average of 90 dockets.

(4) (a) The prescribed ratio of detectives to vehicles is 2:1

           Two (2) members per vehicle.

(b) There are sufficient vehicles currently at the Edenvale Detective Service according to the national ratio.

Reply:

(1) The Detective Service at Bedfordview Police Station did not receive new vehicles as the station already has sufficient vehicles according to the national ratio.

(2) (a) Bedfordview Detective Service currently have 16 vehicles.

(b) 14 vehicles are in working order.

(c) The vehicles were sent to the mechanical workshop on the following dates:

      (1) 28 January 2016

      (2) 31 March 2016

(3) (a) There are 34 detectives currently at Bedfordview Detective Service.

(b) (i) 33 detectives attended a detective course.

     (ii) 33 passed the detective course.

(c) Each Investigating Officer has an average of 65 dockets.

(4) The station already has sufficient vehicles according to the national ratio.

Reply:

NO

Reply:

We are still going through our records to verify the information our archives.

Reply:

(1) With reference to the 2015 Corruption Watch Annual Report, which found that the education sector was the most corrupt sector in South Africa and that, specifically, principals were the culprits in the majority of corruption cases, (a) how many principals have been investigated for corruption (i) in the (aa) 2011, (bb) 2012, (cc) 2013, (dd) 2014 and (ee) 2015 academic years and (ii) since 1 January 2016 and (b) what are the names of the schools at which principals are currently being investigated for corruption, in each case specifying (i) the date from which the specified principal has been under investigation, (ii) whether or not the specified principal has been suspended on full pay, (iii) the monthly salary of each principal suspended on full pay and (iv) whether a temporary replacement is currently carrying out the duties of the specified principals at each school;

Since the employer of educators is the Heads of the Provincial Education Departments, in terms of the Employment of Educators Act, 76 of 1998, the Question was forwarded to the relevant officials in all the Provincial Education Departments with a request that they provide the DBE with response and to date, no response have been received, except from the Western Cape, Limpopo and Free State Education Departments.

(1)(a)(i)

PROVINCE	No. OF PRINCIPALS SUSPENDED
	(aa) 2011	(bb) 2012	(cc) 2013	(dd) 2014	(ee) 2015	TOTAL
Western Cape	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gauteng	38	72	71	41	114	336
Limpopo	1	0	1	0	0	2
Northern Cape
Mpumalanga
KwaZulu-Natal
North West
Free State	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eastern Cape
TOTAL	39	72	72	41	114	338

PROVINCE	(b) Schools that are currently under investigation since 1 Jan 2016	(i)	(ii) Suspended on full pay or Not	(iii)	(vi) Temporary Replacement
	Names of Schools	The Date from which the Principal has been under investigation	On Full Pay	Not on Full Pay	Monthly Salary	Yes	No
Western Cape	None	None	None	None	None	None	None
Gauteng	none	none	none	none	none	none	none
Limpopo	Shingwedzi Secondary School	Not indicated	yes		Not indicated
Northern Cape
Mpumalanga
KwaZulu-Natal
North West
Free State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eastern Cape
TOTAL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

(2) How many of the specified principals have been (a) criminally charged on corruption related activities, (b) criminally convicted for corruption related activities and (c) dismissed from their posts as a result of corruption related activities during the specified financial years and period;

(2) Number of principals who the following actions have been taken against them as a result of corruption activities:

PROVINCE	(a) Criminally Charged	(b) Criminally convicted	(c) Dismissed
Western Cape	0	0	0
Gauteng	0	0
Limpopo	0	0	0
Northern Cape
Mpumalanga
KwaZulu-Natal
North West
Free State	0	0	0
Eastern Cape
TOTAL	0	0	0

(3) What steps is her department taking to root out corruption in the education sector?

The recently released report about the selling of post has provided the Department with recommendations on how to strengthen our selection processes. The Department will soon begin to revise policies on the selection processes.

Reply:

1. (a) The number of district and provincial officials in each province who have been trained in the Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support (SIAS) Policy, (b) the number of schools that have been trained and the (c) cost of roll-out are as follows:

Province	1(a) Provincial Officials Trained	1(a) Districts Officials Trained	1(b) Number of Schools*	1(c) Cost of Roll-out
EC	15	116	382	R350 000
FS	15	127	323	R996 019
GP	69	219	695	R2 000 000
KZN	12	32	180	R300 000
LP	14	50	200	1 day training, incurring no costs
MP	17	140	140	R478 000
NC	14	137	131	R80 000
NW	15	100	110	R302 218
WC	15	100	115	R350 000
TOTAL	186	1021	2276	R4 856 237

Source: Information obtained from Provincial Education Departments in April 2016

The names of schools in which the SIAS Policy has been rolled out are not available at this stage for all provinces.

2 (a) Information on the full-service schools in each province that have benefitted from the R11,2 million worth of assistive devices procured nationally and (b) the nature of the assistive devices procured is attached as Annexure A. The names of schools that were supplied and of the districts in which they are situated are not available for all provinces at this stage.

(3)(a) The number of districts in each province where the 1 880 district officials and 16 127 teachers from full-service schools have been trained in Curriculum Differentiation in 2014/15 (b) the (i) duration and (ii) expenditure of the training in each case and (c) the number of officials and teachers who still need to be trained are as follows:

Province	a) Number of Districts	i) Duration	ii) Expenditure	c) District Officials still to be trained Trained	c) Teachers still to trained
EC	22	2 Days	R350 000	28	65
FS	5	2 Days	R966 000	50	3270
GP*	15	Information not made available	Information not made available	Information not made available	Information not made available
KZN	12	1-2 days	R450 000	917
LP	5	1 Day	Nil	179	64
MP	4	2 days	R450 000	All relevant officials	All educators of Foundation Phase to FET should be trained by 2019
NC	5	1 day	R24 000	6000
NW	4	2 Days	Not Provided	50	400
WC	8	2 Days	Not Provided	All relevant officials	All school based support teams

Source: Information obtained from Provincial Education Departments in April 2016

* Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) concluded training in curriculum differentiation of district officials, educators and SMT members in all Full service Schools in 2014. Training in curriculum differentiation for 2016 is aligned to the SIAS training for all schools.

(4)(a) The districts in each province where the 740 district officials and 546 teachers from full-service schools nationally were orientated in Guidelines for Full-Service Schools, (b) the (i) duration and (ii) expenditure of the training in each case and (c) the number of officials and teachers still to be trained are as follows:

Province	a) Districts Trained	b (i) Duration	b) ii) Expenditure	c) Number of Officials to be trained	c) Number of Teachers to be trained
EC*	5	2 days	Information not made available	induction of new staff as needed
FS	6	8 Hours	Information not made available	None	3518
GP*	15	2 days	Information not made available	None	none
KZN	12	1 day	R300 000	917
LP	5	1 day	Information not made available	179	64
MP	4	2 days	Information not made available	140
NC	5	2 days	R56 000	200
NW	4	1 day	Information not made available	50	400
WC	8	1 day	Information not made available	induction of new staff as needed

Source: Information obtained from Provincial Education Departments in April 2016

* Gauteng and Eastern Cape Provinces concluded training of district officials, educators and SMT members in The Guidelines for Full service Schools in 2014. District-based Support Teams will conduct follow-up training and induction of new staff on an ongoing basis as part of their core function to support Full-Service Schools.

ANNEXURE A - QUESTION 1053

2 (a) The full-service schools in each district of each province that benefited from the R11,2 million worth of assistive devices and (b) the nature of the assistive devices provided (the names of all schools and districts are not available for all provinces at this stage):

Eastern Cape

(a) 30 Full Service Schools received assistive technology in 2015\16.

(b) 30 Laptops, Learner Profiler, Clicker 7 and Text Help Read and Write, Tobii S32 Scan and Touch.

Gauteng

(a) 123 Schools received specialised LTSM in 2016.

Free State

(a) Information not available at this stage.

(b) Information not available at this stage.

KwaZulu-Natal

(a) All 101 Full Service Schools have been allocated funding for procurement of assistive devices.

(b) Most schools procured hearing aids, AAC equipment and material, speech and physical disability equipment.

Limpopo

(a) No budget was provided for Full Service Schools.

(b) No assistive devices were procured.

Mpumalanga

(a) A total of 42 Full-Service Schools received ICT Equipment. The budget spent was R756 000.

(b) The devices procured for full-service schools per district are as follows:

NO	DISTRICT	CIRCUITS	EMIS	SCHOOL NAME	ITEM	QTY	ITEM	QTY	ITEM	QTY
1	Bohlabela	Casteel	8000 34890	M.O Mashego	Printer	1	Computer	1	Plasma	1
2	Bohlabela	Cottondale	8000 34914	Madile	Plasma	1
3	Bohlabela	Lehukwe	8000 35007	Mhlaba-Khosa	Computer	1
4	Bohlabela	Manyeleti	8000 35043	Samson Sibuyi	DVD Recorders	1
5	Bohlabela	Mariti	8000 35059	Lapishe	Printer	1	Computer	1
6	Bohlabela	Mashishing	8000 12658	Marambane	DVD Recorders	1	Printer	1	Computer	1
7	Bohlabela	Mkhuhlu	8000 35097	Londhindha	DVD Recorders	1
8	Bohlabela	Ximhungwe	8000 35199	Magudu	DVD Recorders	1
9	Bohlabela	Sabie	8000 04754	Glory Hill	Projector	1
10	Bohlabela	Thulamahashi	800035164	Mpikisano	Projector	1
11	Bohlabela	Maviljan	8000 35081	Diphaswa	Printer	1	Computer	1
12	Ehlanzeni	Lubombo	80004713	Gogo Mhlanga	Computer	1	Printer	1	Plasma	1
13	Ehlanzeni	Lubombo	800015784	Mshengu	DVD	1
14	Ehlanzeni	Mgwenya	800010116	Lekazi	DVD	1
15	Ehlanzeni	Nelspruit	800022764	Tekwane	Computer	1	Printer	1
16	Ehlanzeni	Nelspruit	800007112	John Mdluli	Projector	1
17	Ehlanzeni	Nkomazi East	800020743	Siboshwa	Computer	1	Printer	1
18	Ehlanzeni	Nkomazi West	800030429	Magcekeni	Computer	1
19	Ehlanzeni	Sikhulile	8000 15818	Msogwaba	Computer	1	Printer	1	Plasma	1
20	Ehlanzeni	White River	8000 24661	Victory Park	Projector	1
21	Gert Sibande	Ermelo 1	8000 26468	Wesselton	Projetor	1
22	Gert Sibande	Ermelo 2	8000 02375	Davel	Computer	1	Printer	1	Plasma	1
23	Gert Sibande	Stan East	8000 22756	Tegwan’s Nest	Computer	1	Printer	1	Plasma	1
24	Gert Sibande	Stan West	8000 10488	Lindilanga	DVD	1
25	Gert Sibande	Highveld Ridge East	8000 10389	Lifalethu	Projetor	1
26	Gert Sibande	Highveld Ridge West	8000 18002	Petrus Maziya	Computer	1	Printer	1
27	Gert Sibande	Bethal	8000 22939	Thandanani	Computer	1	Computer	1
28	Gert Sibande	Badplaas	8000 23846	Tsatsimfundvo	DVD	1
29	Gert Sibande	Mpuluzi	8000 21287	Siphumelele	Computer	1
30	Gert Sibande	Ermelo 1	800004218	Father Charles	DVD	1	Laptop	1
31	Nkangala	Kwagga West	8000 11460	Magaduzela	Computer	1
322	Nkangala	Kwagga East	8000 06864	Kwakwari	Printer	1	Computer	1	Plasma	1
33	Nkangala	Tweefontein South	8000 22020	Somarobogo	DVD	1	Laptop	1
34	Nkangala	KwaMhlanga South West	8000 19331	Retang	Computer	1
35	Nkangala	Libangeni	8000 03558	Emfundweni	DVD	1
36	Nkangala	Marapyane	8000 2066	Sibisi	DVD	1
37	Nkangala	Mmametlhake	8000 12112	Maloka	Printer	1	Computer	1	Plasma	1
38	Nkangala	Nokaneng	8000 07419	Katjibane	Printer	1	Computer	1
39	Nkangala	Weltevrede	8000 01792	Buthelani	Printer	1	Computer	1
40	Nkangala	Waterval Boven	8000 3166	Ebhudlweni	Projector	1
41	Nkangala	Witbank 2	8000 07021	Jeremia Mdaka	DVD	1
42	Nkangala	Witbank 1	8000 1-069	Phakama	Projector	1

One Full-Service School of Ehlanzeni District; Bukhosibetfu also received materials to support the introduction of SASL CAPS (minimum resource pack) amounting to R258 000. The Minimum Resource Pack includes the following:

• Laptop with webcam and DVD player/recorder

• Software for editing, e.g. Photo Shop

• Memory stick or external hard drive

• Whiteboard

• Video/DVD recorder/Data Projector

• Rewritable DVDs for recording

• Digital camera

• A range of SASL materials/texts ,e.g. DVDs/picture books

• Memory stick

Northern Cape

(a) No full-service schools received assistive devices.

(b) The only devices that were procured were the Minimum Resource packs ordered for the schools that are introducing SASL.

North West

(a) 16 Full Service Schools were supplied for an amount of R8,429,400

(b) The devices included audio visual libraries, Cami software and Language kits.

Western Cape

(a) Six full-service/inclusive schools in two districts, namely West Coast and Overberg, were supplied.

(b) Eight assistive devices loan centres were established in each of the 8 districts. A range of assistive devices is available on request to other special and ordinary schools, mainly f

Reply:

The South African Revenue Service has submitted the following information. Please note that the Minister is unable to verify the content.

(1)(a)(b) The cost incurred for the mandated work was:

• KPMG – R23, 131, 265.30.

The KPMG investigated the allegations made in respect of an investigative unit within the SARS.

2. An already existing panel was utilised for this purpose that was previously appointed through an open tender process in terms of paragraph 4.9 of the National Treasury Supply Chain Management – A guide for accounting officers/ authorities – February 2004.

The Terms of Reference of the mentioned company was to perform a forensic investigation based on the recommendations of the Sikhakhane report to institute a more detailed investigation and to provide evidential support to the findings made.

Reply:

SAPO has advised me as follows:

1. (a-b) Although the amount of R25, 968, 523.32 is attributed to the City of Johannesburg technically, it is its Agency, JMPD that owes SAPO. The reason why JMDP owes SAPO for more than 120 days is due to the dispute over service level as a result of the prolonged and illegal strike that paralyzed operations.
2. (a-b) Interest has been suppressed due to the dispute declared by JMPD.

 

Reply:

The National Treasury has not discussed the problem of snatching or switching credit cards with the banks as the banks and regulators are expected to be engaging on such issues. The National Treasury does meet regularly with representatives of the banking sector like the Banking Association South Africa, the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC)[1], and the Payments Association of South Africa to discuss general trends identified in fraud as it affects the banking sector.

SABRIC frequently undertakes campaigns to educate consumers on how to protect themselves against banking fraud including card and ATM crimes (see www.sabric.co.za). The banking industry is currently embarking on a national campaign to encourage bank customers to take diligent care of their cyber-security. The challenge facing banks and SABRIC is working with the criminal justice authorities to bring specific cases to court.

We will give further consideration to these challenges and criminality impacting on citizens and banks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SABRIC is a non-profit company formed by the four major banks to assist the banking and cash-in-transit companies to combat organised bank-related crimes ↑

Reply:

The social relief of distress is an on-going, legislated programme which is implemented every year in every province in response to identified needs. This programme has been implemented annually for the period from July 2009 to February 2016. Social relief of distress is a programme which provides material assistance to citizens who experience a crisis, which is beyond their ability to deal with within their own resources. The assistance is provided for a temporary period only. This period may vary from one to three months, which may be extended to six months, under certain circumstances.

SASSA manages the social relief of distress programme in line with the provisions as legislated in the Social Assistance Act, 2004 (as amended). The legislation empowers SASSA to provide social relief of distress to South African citizens, permanent residents and refugees, where they meet certain criteria. One of the criteria is that social relief of distress may be provided where communities are affected by a disaster, even where that area is not declared a disaster area. This enable SASSA to respond to localized incidents such as floods, fire and other disasters.

Social relief of distress may be issued in various forms, depending on the reason for the issuing of the social relief of distress, as well as the specific arrangements made in the affected province. The social relief of distress may be issued in the form of food vouchers, food parcels, school uniforms or cash. Where social relief of distress is provided as a response to disasters, the assistance may take the form of pre-cooked hot meals, meal packs, blankets, dignity packs and/or mattresses. The actual assistance provided will depend on the specific needs of the affected communities. In addition to the immediate humanitarian assistance provided, in instances where the affected community lost all their possessions, for instance in the case of fire, the families may be provided with a once off cash amount when they are ready to return to their homes. This is to assist in buying some of the household items which were lost in the disaster. However, SASSA does not provide household items as part of the social relief of distress programme.

For every citizen assisted with social relief of distress, there is an application process followed, to ensure eligibility for the assistance. For humanitarian assistance provided in response to disasters, SASSA provides the relief off lists provided by the local disaster response team in the municipality.

While information on the numbers assisted each year since 2009, the table below reflects the amounts spent on social relief of distress for the years under review:

Year	Budget amount	Amount spent
2009/10	184 412 001	152 916 474
2010/11	178 813 600	164 857 431
2011/12	187 925 000	179 304 562
2012/13	255 181 000	250 430 329
2013/14	556 606 000	549 847 373
2014/15	501 835 000	460 569 541
2015/16	450 212 000	433,443,842

Reply:

NO

Reply:

Awaiting information from SAFA.the information is not readily available.

Reply:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:

1. (i) Not yet

(ii) Not yet.

• At a programme level, the Department has, for the 2016/17 financial year, prioritized the development of an ICT SMME Strategy in line with ICT B-BBEE Sector Code. The strategy would identify programmes to support and accelerate the development of ICT SMMEs across the ICT value chain.

The Department is also finalising a Traversal Agreement with the Department of Small Business Development, intended to ensure that ICT SMMEs and Cooperatives benefit from support programmes provided by portfolio organisations under the DSBD umbrella.

• At Supply Chain Management level, the Department ensures that all tenders include the 30% Set Aside for SMMEs, Co-Operatives, Township and Rural Enterprises as prescribed by Treasury.

REPLY: SOCs

I have been informed by the entities as follows:

b) (i) Yes for Sentech, SAPO, BBI, SITA, Nemisa and .zaDNA.

No for USAASA. It has ICT programmes as per its mandate in the ECA. To this end, USAASA has subsidized the construction and extension of electronic communications through small operators such as MENG (28 million subsidy) and Galela (30 million subsidy). Whilst these are small licensed operators compared to the likes of Vodacom, MTN and CellC, however they fall outside the definition of SMME.

(ii) Sentech – No, no programmes for Cooperatives for this financial year. Sentech will be exploring support for Women Cooperatives as a new development programmes for the next financial year.

 

SAPO – Yes. SAPO is running a Supplier and Enterprise Development Programme. The beneficiaries are Emerging Micro Enterprises, Black women owned, Youth owned, Rural women and Disabled people owned enterprises. Products and services that are used to anchor Enterprise development are postal services related. These include postal bags, speed services bags, owner driver vehicles, envelopes etc. R 34.9 million was spent on SMME’s in the past year and R76.1 million was spent on Black women owned enterprises. The Enterprise development budget is R120 million for the 2016/17 financial year and the projection is to create fifty (50) new jobs for each of the beneficiary categories.

BBI – No. This is because co-operatives had not responded to the public roadshows and forums conducted by BBI as many of them are not participating in the Telecoms Infrastructure sector. Co-operatives also did not respond to tenders issued by BBI.

SITA – No. SITA does not have a specific classification for co-operatives in its development programmes.

NEMISA – No. NEMISA does not have development programmes for cooperatives as they were not the targeted group

.zaDNA - No, .zaDNA does not have development programmes for cooperatives, because it was not budgeted for 2016/17 financial year.

USAASA – No, USAASA runs programmes pertaining to ICASA licensed operators as required by the ECA. Cooperatives are not a feature in the ICT industry.

aa) The relevant details per SOC are as follows:

Entity:	Response:
Sentech	Supplier Development (Institutional support & capacity to create more jobs), Enterprise Development (Support growth and expansion of existing SMMEs), SMME start up development (Business Support & Mentoring for potential entrepreneurs), Cooperatives Development (support new women cooperatives in ICT) and Grant (Small Medium Enterprises Support);
SAPO	Products and services that are used to anchor enterprise development are postal service related. Chief amongst these are red letter trays, postal bags, speed services bags, twine, owner driver vehicles and envelopes.
BBI	Conducted Supplier Forums focusing on Basadi (Black Women) and Youth in various provinces. The objective of these forums was to encourage Basadi and Youth participation in the mainstream telecommunication industry and facilitation of transfer of technical skills and the development of black women and youth. The specific initiatives was information sharing on the telecommunication industry, providing information on BBI business and opportunities available, training on business and technical skills, fostering partnerships with Basadi, Youth and large businesses, encouraging Basadi and Youth suppliers to become contributors to BBBEE by improving their own contribution levels and thereby improving BBI procurement status, providing the environment and opportunities to increase the rand value of procurement-spend towards BBBEE and increase the number of BBBEE enterprises participating in BBI’s Basadi and Youth owned companies.
SITA	Is in a process of concluding an agreement with two Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to assist in the development of SMME in specific technologies. Furthermore, SITA is in a process of appointing an economic transformation execution partner to accelerate the implementation of SMME development and other identified programmes.
NEMISA	E-Literacy for Entrepreneurs, Mobile Tech Supporting Micro Business, e-Skills Course for Entrepreneurs and using Social Media for Entrepreneurs.
.zaDNA	The Registrar Reseller Programme is aimed at the historically disadvantaged people who are interested in the domain name registry business. The programme will train the individuals and give them a chance to become Registrars.
USAASA	Not applicable.

bb) Sentech - Supplier Development (R1.2m), Enterprise Development (R200 000), SMME start up development (R170 000), Cooperatives Development (R200 000) and Grant (R2.8m);

SAPO – R120m;

BBI – R20 000;

SITA – R3m;

NEMISA – e-Literacy for Entrepreneurs (R17500), Mobile Tech Supporting Micro Business (R150 000), e-Skills Course for Entrepreneurs and using Social Media for Entrepreneurs (R71 5000);

.zaDNA – R350 000;

USAASA – not applicable.

 

cc) Sentech – 36;

SAPO – 50

BBI – 20

SITA – 50

NEMISA – already in business

.zaDNA – 20

USAASA – not applicable.

Reply:

1. 13 fighter aircraft are in the Rotational Preventative Maintenance program due to lack of funding.

1a. 13 Gripen fighter jets are in a Rotational Preventative Maintenance program from a fleet of 26 aircraft which are maintained throughout the aircraft life cycle as prescribed by the Designing Authority.

1b i. The Gripen fleet are under continuous maintenance while in Rotational Preventative Maintenance program.

1b ii. 13 Gripen fighter aircraft are operationally active at their home bases.

1bb. The Gripen aircraft are operationally utilised and used for force preparation of Gripen specific pilots and also for force employment.

2. Technically, we do not have any pilots training in Russia or Cuba. What we have in these countries are members identified to become student pilots.

Reply:

Since the matter is more relevant to the provincial administration, the question was forwarded to the relevant Province, the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department, for a response and to date no response has been received by the DBE.

There is no response from the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department as at 30 May 2016.

Reply:

(a-b)(aa-cc) In the course of our official duties and since taking office neither I nor the Deputy Minister have knowingly held any official meetings with persons who are, or who are associates of or employees of any persons whose surname or family name is Gupta, (although we do not claim to know all employees nor all associates of persons whose surname or family name is Gupta). However, this response should not be construed to mean that we have not been introduced to persons in question, for instance, in relation to our promotional and communications work for the Department of Home Affairs, whilst appearing at ANN7/SABC 2 Breakfast briefings, and attending various events and functions where such persons may have been in attendance together with various other persons in relation to which it is not expected that minutes or attendance is recorded.

(ccc) Not applicable in view of the answers given above.

Reply:

(a) Forty three Schools (43).
(b) (i)

Please find here: Province & Schools

Reply:

(1) (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) and (b)

The Department of Police was not approached by any political party for any form of funding.

(1) (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) and (b)

The Department of Police did not provide any form of funding to any political party.

Reply:

(a)(b)(i)(ii) The South African Police Service is not running any development programmes for small businesses and co-operatives.

(aa) Not applicable

(bb) Not applicable

(cc) Not applicable

Reply:

The assessment to determine the costs is underway. A full report which addresses the Honourable Members questions will be submitted to the Constitutional Court within the timelines set by the Court.

Reply:

No I have not attended any meetings of the Gupta’s in Saxonwod.

I have attended events organised by the Hindu community to mark their Diwali, a Hindu festival, wherein members of the Gupta family attend as part of the members of the Hindu society.

These invitations have always been extended to Ministers, Deputy Ministers, and the Business community long before I even assumed the responsibility of being the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans.

Reply:

1. The ECD policy was approved by cabinet on 09 December 2015 after an extensive consultation process with the ECD stakeholders (government and non-government). It highlights 15 policy positions. It seeks to ensure integrated services by all partner departments, universal equitable access of the comprehensive age and stage appropriate quality services by 2030, empower and enable parents, ensure the alignment and harmonisation of inter-sectoral policies, legislation and programmes across the different sectors and ensure adequate and effective leadership, coordinated planning, funding, implementation, monitoring of progress and on-going quality improvements.

The short term (2017), covers establishment of the necessary legal framework, organisational structures and institutional arrangements, planning, financing mechanisms necessary to support and realise its commitments. The medium term (2024) includes the availability of age and developmental stage appropriate essential components of the comprehensive package of quality ECD services, accessible to all infants and young children and their caregivers. The long term (2030) covers availability of a full comprehensive age and development stage appropriate package of quality early childhood development services and accessible to all infants and young children and their caregivers.

Implementation thereof, is preceded by capacity building on the ECD policy and the National Comprehensive Programme in provinces which has commenced now in May 2016 until November 2016.

(2) The National Comprehensive ECD Programme has been developed which includes the essential components addressing nutrition, health, social protection, inclusion of children with disabilities and special needs, stimulation and early learning to ensure the best possible start in life. The programme puts emphasis on early detection of any disease or developmental delays from conception throughout the 1st thousand days. It was sanctioned in the ECD Policy as Chapter 5 which is the core of the National Integrated ECD policy and it has been aligned to the approved National Integrated ECD policy.

 

Reply:

(1)(a)(b)(i) The number of officials and teachers trained in areas of specialisation (No disaggregation between provincial and district officials has been made available) is as indicated in the table below:

Province	(aa) SASL	(bb) Autism	(cc) Braille	(dd) ADHD	(ee) Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum
	Officials	Teachers	Officials	Teachers	Officials	Teachers	Officials	Teachers	Officials	Teachers
EC	23	0	52	0	9	0	1	0	0	0
FS	0	46	0	40	0	27	0	0	0	0
GT	0	0	50	150	0	0	12	270	0	0
KZN	22	68	148	0	17	0	0	0	0	0
LP	0	83	0	0	0	37	0	0	0	0
MP	55	30	0	30	0	31	0	67	0	0
NC	14	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	0	0
NW	36	0	18	32 principals	20	0	0	0	0	0
WC	8	116	68	40	1	80	61	341 (&SLD)	0	0
TOTAL	198	181	336	252	85	68	74	337	0	0

Source: Reports obtained from Provincial Education Departments in April 2016

1. (b)(ii) The 181 teachers trained in SASL and 68 in Braille are using their expertise in the implementation of the CAPS for SASL and teaching of visually impaired learners in the 22 schools respectively. No information is available on the application of teachers’ expertise in the other areas yet.

(1)(c) Monitoring reports from PEDs that are submitted through the National Strategy for Learner Attainment do not include Autism, ADHD and Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum.

(2) The provinces spent R5,658 billion (98.5%) of the adjusted budget of R5,743 billion allocated to Public Special Schools in 2014/15 as indicated in the table below. The expenditure is not disaggregated to district level:

Provincial Education Departments
Provinces	2014/15 Adjusted Budget	2014/15 Actual Expenditure	2014/15 Under / (over)-expenditure
		Compensation of Employees	Goods and Services	Non-profit institution	House holds	Machinery and Equipment	Total Expenditure
	R'000	R'000	R'000	R'000	R'000	R'000	R'000	R'000
Eastern Cape	538 698	438 247	9 188	64 186	2 974	10 572	525 167	13 531
Free State	383 611	329 910	20	51 570	1 301		382 801	810
Gauteng	1 838 788	1 477 478	14 239	298 391	7 938	198	1 798 244	40 544
KwaZulu-Natal	876 012	748 062	7 338	127 800	3 401	2 158	888 759	( 12 747)
Limpopo	379 607	327 908	948	47 654	3 304		379 814	( 207)
Mpumalanga	221 661	177 875	5 078	31 687	491		215 131	6 530
Northern Cape	93 937	84 584	332	8 036	4 698		97 650	( 3 713)
North West	365 632	313 687	4 766	76 633	1 533	926	397 545	( 31 913)
Western Cape	1 045 531	799 600	24 986	139 761	4 975	3 510	972 832	72 699
TOTAL	5 743 477	4 697 351	66 895	845 718	30 615	17 364	5 657 943	85 534

(3) The whole amount was not spent as there was under-expenditure mainly on OSD Conditional Grant due to delays in processing journals from Equitable Share to journals in respect of expenditure which had already been incurred in previous years for OSD for Therapists prior to the introduction of the Conditional Grant. The underspending on Goods and Services was due to cost containment measures on items such as travel and subsistence as well as catering.

(4) The table below provides information about which PEDs and of course full service schools that benefited from the R400 million that was allocated for strengthening of full service schools in 2014/15.

Province	Names of Full Service Schools that Benefited
EC	Not allocated part of R400m
FS	See Annexure A
GT	See Annexure A
KZ	Not allocated part of R400m
LP	Not allocated part of R400m
MP	See Annexure A
NC	Not allocated part of R400m
NW	See Annexure A
WC	See Annexure A

(5) The National School Safety Framework was approved by the Minister in April 2015, after which Provincial Master Trainers were trained in all nine provinces. School-based training workshops are currently being rolled out to all schools including special schools and full service schools, in provinces.  

Reply:

1. The National Treasury was not approached by any political party for any form of funding (a) in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2016.

2. The National Treasury has not provided any form of funding to any political party (a) in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2016.

Reply:

We are still gathering data and contacting entities for this information. the information is not readily available

Reply:

The National Treasury has not yet received any report or request for further investigation of the matter at the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality from the Office of the Public Protector.

(a) The need for further investigation to be conducted by the National Treasury will be informed by the findings in the report of the Office of Public Protector.

(b) There are no further relevant details available to the National Treasury at this time.

Reply:

1. Staff complement of the Directorate for Nonprofit Organisations (DNO)

 (a) (i) filled posts - 60

ii) vacant posts - 11

 (b) Below is a table providing detailed information:

Position	(b) Level	Number of posts
		Filled	Vacant
Deputy Director General	15	0	1
Chief Director	14	0	1
Directors	13	5
Deputy Directors	12	3
Deputy Directors	11	4
Assistant Directors	10	3
Assistant Directors	9	6	1
Admin Assistants	6	0	4
Senior Admin Officers	8	15	3
Senior Registry Clerks	5	8	1
Data Capturers	4	12
Contract Workers	4	1
Total		60	11

2. For each financial year the report of the DNO activities is presented by Department of Social Development in the Department’s annual report.

3. 15 440 compliance notices were sent to NPOs in the 2014-2015 financial year.

4. Yes, the DNO has cancelled cerficates of registrations of NPOs as below;

Form of Deregistration	2013/14 FY
Voluntary Deregistration	6
Wound up /or Dissolved	0

(a)

(b)

Form of Deregistration	2014/15 FY
Voluntary Deregistration	7
Wound up /or Dissolved	0

 

5. Yes the DNO keeps record of as follows:

(aa)

	Form of Deregistration	2013/14 FY
(a)	Voluntary Deregistration	6
(b)	Wound up /or Dissolved	0

(bb)

	Form of Deregistration	2014/15 FY
(a)	Voluntary Deregistration	7
(b)	Wound up /or Dissolved	0

Reply:

(1) Whether her department has closed down any crèches that were operating illegally in the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15 and (d) 2015-16 financial years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) how many crèches that were operating illegally have been closed down in each of the specified financial years and (ii) where were the specified crèches situated;

The Parliamentary Question has provincial implications and at the time of reply no response was received from Provinces

(2)

(a) In terms of the Children’s Act No. 38 of 2005, all partial care facilities (ECD centres) must be subjected to inspections and monitoring to determine compliance with the norms and standards. Inspections and monitoring are mechanisms in place to identify ECD centres that are not complying with the norms and standards.

(b) According to the said Act, section 84 and 85:

 

Cancellation of registration

84. (1) The provincial head of social development may cancel the registration or conditional registration of a partial care facility by written notice to the registration holder if-

(a) the facility is not maintained in accordance with the prescribed national norms and standards and such other requirements as may be prescribed;

(b) any condition subject to which the registration or renewal of registration was issued is breached or not complied with;

(c) the registration holder or the management of the facility contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of the Act;

(d) the registration holder becomes a person who is not a fit and proper person to operate a partial care facility; or

(e) a person who is not a fit and proper person to assist in operating a partial care facility is employed at or engaged in operating the facility.

Notice of enforcement

85. (1) A provincial head of social development may by way of a written notice of enforcement instruct-

(a) a person or organisation operating an unregistered partial care facility-

(i) to stop operating that facility; or

(ii) to apply for registration in terms of section 81 within a period specified in the notice; or

(b) a person or organisation operating a registered partial care facility otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act or any conditions subject to which the registration was issued, to comply with those provisions or conditions.

(2) A person or organisation operating an unregistered partial care facility and who is instructed in terms of subsection (1) (a) (ii) to apply for registration within a specified period, may, despite the provisions of section 80, continue operating the facility during that period and, if that person or organisation applies for registration, until that application has been processed.

(3) The Director-General or the provincial head of social development may apply to the High Court for an order to instruct a partial care facility, whether registered or not, to stop operating that facility.

(4) The High Court may grant an order for costs against the owner or manager of the partial care facility referred to in subsection (3) if so requested by the Director-General or provincial head of social development.

Reply:

(a) and (b) Following the decision not to award to re-advertised tender in October 2015, SASSA immediately started working on developing a plan to ensure that it is ready to take over the responsibility for the management of social grant payments as from April 2017, when the current contract with Cash Paymaster Services expires.

The plans developed take into account the recommendations made by the Ministerial Committee appointed to investigate options for social grant payments which were contained in the report released in December 2014. In addition, CSIR has been working with SASSA since February 2014 to assist with the development of specific work packages related to taking over the responsibility for biometric enrolment.

The plan developed contains details of all actions required to meet the deadline, with responsibilities and target dates indicated. The implementation of the plan developed is currently underway.

(i) Not applicable

(ii) Not applicable

Reply:

(1) (a) (aa) Provincial budgets for (i) procurement of assistive devices, (ii) training of professional staff, (iii) provision of transport and (iv) purchase of LTSM to Special Needs Education Schools were as follows:

Province	Districts	(i) Assistive devices	(ii) Training of professional staff	(iii) Transport	(iv) LTSM	(e) Nature of resources
EC	District disaggregation not made available	R5,6 million	R483,000	R5,3 million	R5,586 million	30 Lap Tops, Learner Profiler, Clicker 7 & Text Help Read and Write, Tobii S32 Scan and Touch
FS	Motheo, Lejweleputswa Thabo Mofutsanyane	Nil	Amount not provided for training of 67 officials	R5,2 million	R134 631	Grade R – 3 SASL CAPS kits
GT	All 15 districts	Not specified	R14 million	R12 375 million	50% ring fenced	Specialised LTSM Specialised HR Teacher training
KZN	All 12 districts	Procured from budget allocation to schools		Application made for 15 buses – amount not specified	R2 million R2 million	Grade R – 3 SASL CAPS kits Braille
LP	All 5 districts	Amount within norms and standards funding not specified	None	Amount within norms and standards funding not specified	Not specified	Not specified
MP	Bohlabela Ehlanzeni Gert Sibande Nkangala	R900 000 R1,2 m R2,1 m R2,1 m	R450 000 R450 000 R700 000 R700 000	All 18 schools participate in scholar transport programme	R1,8 m	5 Adapted buses procured ICT connectivity installation ramps and rails and additional physical resources like laboratories, libraries and sporting facilities.
NC	Three districts	R4993 per learners	Not specified	Not specified	R2,365 million	Grade R – 3 SASL CAPS kits Hearing Aids LCD Projectors Interactive whiteboards Tablets Laptops
NW	All 4 districts	R8,4 million	R2,44 million	R9 million	R1,9 million	Grade R – 3 SASL CAPS kits Braille textbooks
WC	5 districts	R300 000 per district	R14 000 per district	R52,033 million	R63,5 million	Assistive devices for the assistive devices loan centre based at a special school resource centre in each district

Source: Information provided by provinces in April 2016

(1)(a) (bb) Provincial budgets for (i) procurement of assistive devices, (ii) training of professional staff, (iii) provision of transport and (iv) purchase of LTSM to Full-Service Schools

Province	Districts	(i) Assistive devices	(ii) Training of professional staff	(iii) Transport	(iv) LTSM	(e) Nature of Resources
EC	District disaggregation not made available	R6,3 million	Amount not made available	Amount not made available	R45,000
FS	none	nil	nil	nil	Nil	n/a
GT	All 15 districts	R6,95 million	Included in R14 million above	Not specified	Not specified	Specialised LTSM Specialised HR Teacher training
KZN	12 Districts	Budgets for 2016/17 not specified	Budgets for 2016/17 not specified	Budgets for 2016/17 not specified	Budgets for 2016/17 not specified	Counsellors and Learning Support Educators Furniture and relevant equipment
LP	None	Nil	Not specified	Not specified	Not specified	Not specified
MP	All 4 districts	Not specified	See training budgets above	Not specified	No separate allocation – supplied as all ordinary schools	ICT connectivity installation ramps and rails and additional physical resources like laboratories, libraries and sporting facilities.
NC	Frances Baard John Taolo Gaetsewe ZF Mhcawu Pixley-Ka-Seme Namaqua	R400 000 above which is available on demand	Not specified – covered by district line budgets	R225280 R7414 R153058 R114420 R156793	No separate allocation – supplied as all ordinary schools	Supplied according to individual needs
NW	All 4 districts	R20 million – including infrastructure	Not specified	R2,1 million Vehicles for therapists	No separate allocation – supplied as all ordinary schools	1 Councelling room, accesible toilets, store and strong room, ramps and paving around the building and assistive devices
WC	Cape Winelands (27) Eden Karoo (27) Metro Central (12) Metro East (17) Metro North (21) Metro South (9) Overberg (15) West Coast (19)	R81 000 R81 000 R36 000 R51 000 R63 000 R27 000 R45 000 R57 000 (including LTSM and Transport)	Included in Assistive devices budget	R81 000 R81 000 R36 000 R51 000 R63 000 R27 000 R45 000 R57 000	Included in Assistive devices budget	Funding for a teaching assistant, specialised LTSM/training/ transport.

Source: Information provided by provinces in April 2016

(1)(b) Schools reconfigured as Full-Service Schools, (c) cost of reconfiguration, (d) how far from completion and (e) nature of resources:

Province	Districts	Schools reconfigured	c) Cost of reconfiguration	(d) How far from completion
EC	District disaggregation not made available	3 of 30 schools	R6,3 million	To be completed in 2016/17
FS	none	none	nil	n/a
GT	All 15 districts * Complete list of districts and schools provided in Annexure A	19 compliant 56 in preparation 38 receiving support for LSEN	R90 000
KZN	12 districts	101	R2 million	95% to be completed in 2016
LP	Greater Sekhukhune Vhembe Mopani Capricorn Waterberg	Sibisi Roossenekal Phaphamani Mokgalabje Tshisahulu Mutende Shilume Marumofase Nwaxindzhele Mariveni Eureka Mahlodumela Harry Oppenheimer St Brendan’s Secondary Warmbaths Albert Luthuli Mmamakwa	Not specified	Budget and timeframes not specified
MP	All 4 districts	20 out of 140	R3,6 m	Assessment will be done in 2016/17 to develop plan for completion of remaining 120 schools
NC	Frances Baard: ZF Mgcawu: Pixley Ka Seme: JT Gaetsewe:	Sol Plaatje, Harstwater Blaauwskop, Sternham Alpha, Lowryville Isagontle, Deben	Not specified No infrastructure upgrading	Ramps will be provided at two newly identified schools
NW	All 4 districts	4 schools per district (16)	R20 million	09 Full service schools projects to be completed in 2016/17 –budget is R11, 538, 000.00. Number 15 FSS to be completed in 2017/18 budget of R41, 159,000. (kindly note that infra- structure developments are multi- year projects)
WC	All 8 districts	40 schools	Infrastructure reconfiguration only on request	In 9 schools: Ramps constructed Toilet modifications Lift provided in Outeniqua High

Source: Information provided by provinces in April 2016

(2) Full-Service Schools that have been physically upgraded

Province	(a) Districts	Schools that have been upgraded	c) Costs of specified upgrades	Future Plans for upgrading
EC	Lusikisiki Port Elizabeth East London	3 (+1) completed in 2009)	R28 million	22 have been assessed for minor adjustments from 2016/17 – 2017/18
FS	Fezile Dabi, Lejweleputswa, Motheo, Thabo Mofutsanyana and Xhariep	6	Amount not provided	Information not available at this stage
GT	All 15 districts	74: Cohort 1: 19 completed Cohort 2: 56 capacity building and staffing Cohort 3: 38	Cohort 1: R10 million Cohort 2: R90000 per school Cohort 3: Learning Support Educator in 9 schools	Processes in place with Facility Management and DID to ensure FSS receive needed infrastructural upgrades over the next 3 years.
KZN	12 Districts	26	R2 million	Completion of all schools by end of 2016
LP	Greater Sekhukhune Vhembe Mopani	Mokgalabje Tshisahulu Mariveni	Not specified	Assessment will be done in 2016/17 to develop costed roll-out plan
MP	All districts	20	Not specified	Assessment will be done in 2016/17 to develop costed roll-out plan
NC	ZF Mgcawu Pixley Ka Seme	Sternham Primary Alpha Primary	Not specified: Infrastructure Conditional Grant	Building of ramps and access features will commence according to Physical Planning Priority Plans
NW	All districts	20	Not specified	9 Schools in 2016/17 for R11,5 million 15 Schools in 2017/18 for R41,1 million
WC	Cape Winelands Eden Karoo Metro Central Metro East Metro North Metro South	Wellington Primary Outeniqua High JD Crawford Ned Doman Pinelands North Soyisile Parow Prep Sun Valley Cascade	Not specified	Schools receive accessibility upgrades when other infrastructural work is done at the school. No specific budget has been allocated.

Source: Information provided by provinces in April 2016

ANNEXURE A

LIST OF FULL-SERVICE SCHOOLS IN GAUTENG

19 FULL SERVICE SCHOOLS - AUDITED AND COMPLYING WITH CRITERIA
Ekhuruleni North	LAERSKOOL KEMPTON PARK
Ekhuruleni South	EDENPARK PRIMARY SCHOOL
Ekhuruleni South	NTUTHUKO PRIMARY SCHOOL
Gauteng East	MICHAEL ZULU PRIMARY SCHOOL
Sedibeng East	LAERSKOOL JAPIE GREYLING
Sedibeng East	RATANDA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Sedibeng West	MOGOGODI PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg Central	LAKEVIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg East	M.C. WEILER PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg North	DIEPSLOOT COMBINED SCHOOL
Johannesburg South	ORANGE FARM PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg West	DISCOVERY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Gauteng West	TSAKANI PRIMARY SCHOOL
Tshwane North	BAXOXELE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Tshwane South	WALTER SISULU PRIMARY SCHOOL
Tshwane South	NELLMAPIUS PRIMARY SCHOOL
Tshwane West	LAERSKOOL BOOYSENS
Tshwane West	BACHANA MOKWENA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Gauteng North	BAWEZE PRIMARY SCHOOL
COHORT 2 and 3: SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN CAPACITATED BUT NOT YET PHYSICALLY UPGRADED
Ekhuruleni North	ISIZIBA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Ekhuruleni North	MASHEMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL
Ekhuruleni North	ISAAC MAKAU PRIMARY SCHOOL
Ekhuruleni North	SIPHETHU PRIMARY SCHOOL
Ekhuruleni South	DROMMEDARIS PRIMARY SCHOOL
Ekhuruleni South	ABINALA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Ekhuruleni South	UMZAMO PRIMARY SCHOOL
Gauteng East	THOPODI PRIMARY SCHOOL
Gauteng East	NIGEL SECONDARY SCHOOL
Gauteng East	NTOKOZWENI PRIMARY SCHOOL
Gauteng East	DUDUZA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Sedibeng East	SITHOKOMELE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Sedibeng East	TSOELOPELE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Sedibeng West	DR NHLAPO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
Sedibeng West	IMFUNDO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Sedibeng West	EMFULENI PRIMARY SCHOOL
Sedibeng West	EMANZINI PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg Central	EBUHLENI PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg Central	ENTANDWENI PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg Central	ELDOCREST PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg Central	MVELEDZANDIVHO PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg East	P.S. TSOSANE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg East	BONWELONG PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg East	EKUKHANYISWENI PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg East	DRAKE KOKA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg North	WINNIE-NGWEKAZI PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg North	COSMO CITY WEST PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg North	AB XUMA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg North	BOSMONT PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg North	WITKOPPEN PRIMARY
Johannesburg North	REKGUTLILE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg South	MADIBA PRIMARY
Johannesburg South	MID-ENNERDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg South	LEHAE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg West	MAYIBUYE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg West	TUMELO PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg West	BRAAMFISCHERVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Johannesburg West	SENYAMO PRIMARY SCHOOL
Gauteng West	MOHLAKANO PRIMARY SCHOOL
Gauteng West	ISIQALO PRIMARY SCHOOL
Gauteng West	KAMOHELO PRIMARY SCHOOL
Gauteng West	REAKGONA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Tshwane North	MOTJIBOSANE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Tshwane North	MAROKOLONG PRIMARY SCHOOL
Tshwane North	LEFOFA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Tshwane North	PULAMADIBOGO PRIMARY SCHOOL
Tshwane South	JAKARANDA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Tshwane South	EMASANGWENE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Tshwane South	SEAPARANKWE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Tshwane West	BOTSALO PRIMARY SCHOOL
Tshwane West	EMA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Tshwane West	LESEDI POTLANA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Gauteng North	SEDIBENG PRIMARY SCHOOL
Gauteng North	VEZULWAZI PRIMARY SCHOOL
Gauteng North	ZIVUSENI PRIMARY SCHOOL
Gauteng North	MKHAMBI

SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED TO BE CONVERTED TO FULL SERVICE SCHOOL IN 2016
Ekhuruleni North	Emangweni Primary
Ekhuruleni North	Primrose Primary
Ekhuruleni North	Laerskool Verkenner
Ekhuruleni North	Klopperpark Primary
Ekhuruleni North	Laerskool Putfontein
Ekhuruleni North	Laerskool Bredell
Ekhuruleni South	Laerskool Van Dyk
Ekhuruleni South	Laerskool Elspark
Ekhuruleni South	Laerskool Goudrand
Gauteng East	Katlego Primary
Gauteng East	Laerskool Die Arend
Gauteng East	Laerskool Pam Brink
Gauteng North	Kutumela Molefi Primary
Gauteng North	Rethabile Primary
Gauteng North	Ematsheni Primary
Gauteng North	Onverwacht
Gauteng North	Laerskool Du Preez Van Wyk
Gauteng West	Kamogelo Primary
Gauteng West	Mashudu Primary
Gauteng West	Mphe- Thuto Primary
Gauteng West	Magaliesburg Secondary
Johannesburg Central	Pentarosa Primary
Johannesburg Central	Lumelang Primary
Johannesburg North	Blair Atholl
Johannesburg North	Masakhane
Johannesburg North	Ikaneng
Johannesburg North	Dumezweni
Johannesburg North	Laerskool Claremont
Johannesburg South	Lawley Primary
Johannesburg South	Mfundo Mtoti Primary
Johannesburg West	Princess Primary
Sedibeng East	Sicelo Primary
Sedibeng East	Laerskool Drie Riviere
Sedibeng West	Mnqiniswa Primary
Sedibeng West	Polokong Primary
Sedibeng West	Phehello Primary
Sedibeng West	Mthombolwazi Pr
Sedibeng West	Zitha Primary
Sedibeng West	Letsima Ilima
Sedibeng West	Sivuse Primary
Tshwane North	Laerskool Nellie Swart
Tshwane North	Doornpoort Primary
Tshwane North	Laerskool Nellie Swart
Tshwane South	Pretoria Primary
Tshwane South	Valhalla Primary
Tshwane South	Laudium Heights
Tshwane South	Phuthaditshaba Primary
Tshwane South	Laerskool Fleur
Tshwane West	Lotus Gardens Primary

Reply:

(1)(a)(i)-(iii) No, the Department of Basic Education was never approached by any Political Party for any form of funding in the 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 financial years.

(1)(b) No, the Department of Basic Education has not been approached by any Political Party for any form of funding since 1 April 2016.

(2)(a)(i)-(iii) No, the Department of Basic Education never provided any Political Party with any form of funding in the 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 financial years.

(2)(b) No, the Department of Basic Education has not provided any Political Party with any form of funding since 1 April 2016 and has no position in this regard.

Reply:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:

1. The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services not been approached by any political party for funding
2. The Department has not provided any funding to a political party.

Reply:

1. (a) (b) No

2. (a) No

(b) The Department of Home Affairs is responsible for the administration of the Public Funding of Represented Political Parties Act, 1997 (Act 103 of 1997)

1. No political party has approached the Department of Correctional Services for any form of funding for the financial years in question. (a) for any of the periods mentioned in (i), (ii), and (iii).

      (b) neither since 1 April 2016, in question.

    2. No funding has been provided to any political party in 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 financial years respectively.

   (2)(b) None

Reply:

(1) My Department was not approached by any political party for any form of funding for the years in question.

(2) My Department did not provide any form of funding to any political party for the years in question.

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Reply:

1. (a) A total of 64,859 old taxi vehicles have been scrapped from the commencement of the programme to the end of March 2016. A total of 3,225 taxis were scrapped in the last financial year (1April 2015-31March 2016)

(b) The scrapping allowance for the current financial year is R82,400.00 but this is recalculated annually based on changes in the CPI. The scrapping for the last financial year was R77,000.00

(c) Standard Application Procedure in Brief:

• An application submission consisting of application forms and supporting documentation (such as original certified copies of: the vehicle registration certificate, operating license, identity document etc.,) is submitted to a TSA main centre in the province.
• The application is captured and then runs through several system background checks as well as manual checks on data and information sourced from both eNATIS and OLAS and across other substantiating documentation as may be required and/ or requested depending on application type.
• On completion of successful documentary checks, the old taxi vehicle is scheduled for a vehicle inspection and then called to the site of application for physical checks and verification of vehicle identifying marks.
• On completion of vehicle inspection, the vehicle is deregistered with the local licensing authority and payment via EFT of the scrapping allowance is then made to the successful applicant.
• The old taxi vehicle is subsequently prepared for demolition, demolished and the scrap metal and other waste products disposed of according to waste regulations.

2. (a, b) The TSA National Call Centre number 0860 88 11 33 and the website address is www.scraptaxi.net. There is a TSA main centre in each province and two in Gauteng, physical address and contact details are as follows:

• Gauteng: Elandsfontein - Cnr Kraft & North Reef Roads, 51 Rietfontein, 63IR, Elandsfontein Cell: 079 879 4316 Tel: (011) 822 9082
• Gauteng: Rosslyn - 108 Diamant Street, Akasia Rosslyn Cell: 079 527 3575 Tel: (012) 542 7411
• Mpumalanga - 25 Katoen, White River Cell: 079 524 8165 Tel: (013) 751 2841/ 750 0598
• Kwa Zulu Natal - 35 Yaborough Road, Mkhondeni, Pietermaritzburg, 3201 Cell: 079 524 8166 Tel: (033) 386 0272
• Eastern Cape - Old Government Garage, Zwelitsha, 5608 Cell: 079 517 6301 Tel: (040) 655 1100
• Free State - 11 Yellow Street, Botshabelo, 9781 Cell: 079 527 3700 Tel: (051) 534 6348
• Polokwane - Seshego Industrial Park, Unit 13, Freedom Drive, Zone 6, 0700 Cell: 079 557 6272 Tel: (015) 223 0578
• North West - 1138 Matlalong, Department of Public Works, Road and Transport, Mmabatho 2735 Cell: 079 527 3539 Tel: (018) 384 2844
• Western Cape - 18 Bloemhof Road, Ottery Cell: 079 884 4241 Tel: (021) 703 5963/ 5879
• Northern Cape - 37 Central Road, Cnr Central & Woodburne Streets, Beaconsfield, Kimberley, 8300 Cell: 079 527 3700

(c) Branch: Public Transport, Chief Directorate: Public Transport Industry Development, Directorate: Taxi Recapitalisation Project

(d) The demolished taxi vehicles are sold as scrap metal and the proceeds received are distributed through the Transport Development Trust for project that benefit the Taxi Industry.

Reply:

1. (a)(i),(ii),(iii) No.

(b) No.

2. (a)(i),(ii),(iii) No.

(b) No.

Reply:

1. (a) (i) The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development spent R29,722 million on advertising during the 2015/16 financial year.

(2) The Office of the Chief Justice spent R1, 446 million on advertising during the 2015/16 financial year.

(ii) The entities reporting to the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services spent the following during the 2015/16 financial year:

 (b) Legal Aid South Africa spent R4,322, 369 on advertising which included print, television and radio advertising; and The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) spent R888 449.19.

(1) (a) (i) The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has budgeted R42, 065 million for advertising in the 2016/17 financial year.

(2) The Office of the Chief Justice has budgeted R1, 779 million for advertising

in the 2016/17 financial year.

(ii) The entities reporting to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

have budgeted the following for advertising during the 2016/17 financial year:

(b) Legal Aid South Africa: R3,949, 363; and

The SIU: R3, 000,000.00.

(a)(i) The Department of Correctional Services has spent a total of R6 938 622.13 (six million nine hundred and thirty eight thousand six hundred and twenty two rand thirteen cents) on advertising in the 2015-16 financial year.

(a)(ii) Not applicable

(b)(i) The department has budgeted a total amount of R8 053 437.56 (eight million, fifty three thousand four hundred and thirty seven rand fifty six cents) for advertising in the 2016-17 financial year. This will amongst others include job advertisements and tenders.

(b)(ii) Not applicable

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works:

(1) (a) (i) (ii) and (iii) and (b) No.

(2) (a) (i) (ii) and (iii) and (b) No.

Reply:

(1)(a) A total of 19 water use licenses have been issued for abstraction from the Crocodile River.

(1)(b) Refer to Annexure A for the names of the companies that received the specified licences.

Agriculture	Industry	Local Government	Mining	Total
7	5	6	1	19

(2)(a) Refer to the table below for the number of licences issued in the specified sectors.

(2)(b) Refer to Annexure A for the validity period of the licences issued for abstraction in the Crocodile River.

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ANNEXURE A

No.	Name	Property details	Quaternary	Sector	Signed Date	Expiry Date
1	Mbombela Municipality	Stonehenge 310 JT	X22C	Local Government	2010/07/22	2030/07/21
2	Kuvuka 2006 Property(Pty)Ltd	Karino 931 JU	X22K	Industry	2011/02/26	2016/02/26
3	Cape Fruit Processors(Pty)Ltd	MattafitPortion 11	X24D	Industry	2011/03/25	2021/03/25
4	Leopard Creek Block(Pty)Ltd	Portion 20 of the farm Riversiden 173 JS	X22J	Industry	2011/03/29	2031/03/29
5	Cort Fish Farming Enterprise cc	Portion 4 of the farm Mooiland 294 JT	X21E	Agriculture	2011/06/24	2031/06/24
6	Smokey Mountain Trading 189	Portion 2 pf Farm Montrose	X21E	Agriculture	2012/03/09	2030/03/09
7	OnderbergVerwerkingsKo-OperasieBeperk	Remaining extent of portion 8 of the Farm Mhlati 169 JU	X24D	Mining	2015/04/30	2030/04/30
8	LoeriesfonteinBoerdery (Pty) Ltd	Portion 1 and 2 of the farm Pamlico 305 JT	X22C	Industry	2015/06/03	2035/06/03
9	TSB Sugar RSA Ltd	Portion 2 of farm Malelane 389 JU	X24E	Agriculture	2015/06/03	2035/06/03
10	ErasdaBeleggings (PTY) Ltd	Portion 54 of the Farm Alkmaar 286 JT	X22C	Local Government	2015/08/16	2035/08/16
11	Woman and youth agricultural farming co-operative limited	Lomshiyo Community	X24D	Agriculture	2015/08/30	2035/08/30
12	Mbombela local municipality - Tekwane	Portion 6 & 7 of Tekwane 573 JU	X22J	Local Government	2015/08/30	2035/08/30
13	Manganese Metal Company (Pty) Ltd: Kingston Vale Water Transfer	Soetmelksvlei 118 JU/4	X22J	Industry	2015/12/24	2035/12/24
14	Mbombela Local Municipality: Mpumalanga University	Boschrand 283 JT/31 and 32 and Friedenheim 283 JT/17,19,28 and 36	X22J	Local Government	2015/12/24	2035/12/24
15	Mbombela local Municipality: Karino Water Works	Portion 89 of the farm Goedehoop 128 JU: Inkomati WMA	X22J	Local Government	2016/01/22	2041/01/22
16	Mbombela Local Municipality: Riverside Industrial Park Ext. 22	Portion 96 of the farm Boschrand 283 JT	X22J	Local Government	2016/03/13	2031/03/13
17	KomatipoortGholfklub	Machteld 235-JU	X24H	Agriculture	2002/02/27	2022/02/27
18	LaeveldKorporatieweBelegengs	Portion 14 Alkmaar 266	X22J	Agriculture	2004/10/06	2024/10/06
19	Lugedlane Developments (Pty) Ltd	Lodwichs Lust	X24D	Agriculture	2008/09/29	2028/09/29

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works

No. I did not issue an instruction to the said individual, or to any other employee of the Department of Public Works (DPW), to lobby Government departments not to renew current lease agreements.

From an operational perspective, we in the Public Works sector recognise that every cost-effective and informed transaction can mitigate in reducing Government spending. In this respect, revised spending plans are being implemented within the DPW and the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) aimed at greater efficiency, eliminating waste and improving the composition of spending.

Thus, in relation to leases, the DPW has been implementing changes, including aligning annual rental escalation rates to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and reducing rentals to market-related amounts and opting for permanent solutions where possible. This is done in line with the objectives as set out in the 7-year Turnaround Strategy and to fulfil the objectives of Government in reducing costs within the scope of fiscal consolidation measures announced by the Minister of Finance in his budget speech.

Furthermore, with specific reference to Pretoria, the DPW along with the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) and the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, are implementing a precinct Development Programme in line with the resolution adopted by Cabinet on 25 May 2005, calling for the regeneration of the inner city of Pretoria, as the capital city of the Republic of South Africa. The Precinct Development Programme aims to provide a long term solution for all Government departments and agencies in terms of providing permanent office accommodation within the city and making these offices accessible to the general public.

In line with the above the DPW has responded to the accommodation needs of several User departments, which include:

• The completion of the State-owned Agrivaal building to accommodate the DPSA following their move from Batho Pele House, which was under a lease.
• Statistics South Africa is set to move into its permanent head offices in Salvokop, Pretoria, along with its 4 satellite offices, which had four different leases.
• The South African Police Service (SAPS) is set for a move into the recently acquired Telkom Towers, thereby consolidating its offices into one precinct and moving away from leased accommodation in different buildings. The occupation of Telkom Towers is to be done in a phased approach.

Evidently, as per the cases noted above, the DPW will have to opt for the non-renewal of expiring leases for the affected User departments in preparation for the move towards permanent State-owned office accommodation.

(2) There is no agreement with the Public Investment Corporation for this entity to construct offices on behalf of Government. I am unaware of such allegations as put by the Honourable Member and therefore I am not in a position to investigate this matter.

(3) No. in line with the above-mentioned Cabinet Resolution of 2005, Government office accommodation will be based within the inner city boundaries of the Tshwane Metropole. Currently, there are no plans to construct Government Offices on the outskirts.

However, with respect to the specific questions posed by the Honourable Member, in terms of the Tshwane Precinct Development Programme:

     (a) All leases will continue as per the agreements that are in place with the respective landlords until they approach a period of expiry, when the DPW will exercise its prerogative to negotiate for renewal or non-renewal, with adequate notice to the landlords.

     (b) Since Government is not planning to construct office accommodation on the outskirts of Pretoria, therefore there are no costs involved.

     (c) All costs for office accommodation, whether newly constructed, leased or refurbished, are funded through User-charges recovered from client departments.

     (d) The DPW is revisiting the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) strategy and its rather “narrow” application with respect to leasing office accommodation. The Department now wants to put focus on Real Estate Management, Construction, Facilities Management and Planned Maintenance as areas where the principles of BBBEE can best be applied. The DPW plans to enhance opportunities for emerging black and female entrepreneurs in the construction and property sectors to market, operate, develop, maintain and manage the portfolio on behalf of the DPW.

     (e) The aim of the Tshwane Precinct Development Programme is to develop Pretoria as capital city of excellence with an integrated service delivery approach that will be achieved by congregating Government services in the inner city, thereby making them more accessible to the general public. The Government office accommodation solutions are also assisted by the Accessibility Programme, which seeks to make all Government buildings accessible to people with disabilities.

     (f) With the current constraints of low economic growth and high unemployment in the country, all cost-effective and informed transactions contribute to greater efficiency, reducing waste and improving the composition of Government spending. In this regard, the Department of Public Works has a role to play in reducing Government spending on office accommodation and increasing efficiencies through the reduction of leased-in buildings and maximising the use of State-owned accommodation.

    (g) There are no further details.

Reply:

(a) The second auction for the financial year was cancelled due to the continued unfounded comments about the GFIP including the lack of market appetite.

(b) Bonds can’t be cancelled due to cancelled auctions. Bonds are debt instruments, listed or unlisted, used to raise capital. It has a maturity date (when the capital must be repaid) and a coupon rate which indicates the “interest” rate that must be paid bi-annually.

    (i) SANRAL maintains a three-month liquidity buffer at all times and has access to short term funding as and when required to the extent approved by National Treasury.

    (ii) If SANRAL is unable to raise sufficient cash at auctions it increases a re-financing risk, repayment of maturing debt and servicing of existing debt. It also compromises continuous maintenance and operations of the toll roads across the country. Any capital projects not yet awarded will also be delayed or cancelled if the funding is depleted. 

Reply:

I have not met with any member, employee or close associate of the Gupta family or attended any meeting with the specified persons at the Gupta’s Saxonwold Estate in Johannesburg or anywhere else since taking office.

 

Reply:

Department

(a) (1) In the financial year 2015-16, the Department spent an amount of R10 382m on marketing and advertising. This amount includes spending on marketing and advertising in the print and electronic media, such as radio and television, outdoor advertising, Departmental campaigns such as the Easter and Festive Season Road Safety and the October Transport Month campaigns and various other events that the Department implemented.

(b) (1) In the 2016-17 financial year, the Department has budgeted an amount of R16 867m. This budget will be used for marketing and advertising in print and electronic media, including radio and television, outdoor advertising, Departmental campaigns including the Easter and Festive Season Road Safety and the October Transport Month campaigns and various other events that the Department will implement.

Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)

1. (i) N/A; (ii) an amount of R5.6 million was spent on advertising in the 2015/2016 financial year.
2. (i) N/A; (ii) an amount of R12.2 million is budgeted for advertising in the 2016/2017 financial year.

Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS)

1. (i) N/A; (ii) 2015-2016 amount spend R 6, 033,114
2. (i) N/A; (ii) 2016-2017 amount budgeted R 3, 676, 480

South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)

(a) (i) N/A; (ii) the South African Civil Aviation Authority spend R1 352 711.74 on advertising during the 2015-16 financial year and

(b) (i) N/A (ii) and has budgeted R3 333 300.00 for advertising during the 2016-17 financial year.

Road Accident Fund (RAF)

(a) (ii) The Road Accident Fund (RAF) spent R 29,927,823 on advertising in the 2015-16 financial year and (b) (ii) has budgeted R 30,000,000 for advertising in the 2016-17 financial year.

Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)

(a) (ii) The RTMC spent R 29,927,823 on advertising in the 2015-16 financial year and (b) (ii) has budgeted R 30,000,000 for advertising in the 2016-17 financial year.

Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA)

(a) (ii) The RTIA spent R R 4.3mil on advertising in the 2015-16 financial year and (b) (ii) has budgeted R R 6.4milfor advertising in the 2016-17 financial year.

South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL)

The SANRAL spent R176 529 857 on advertising in the 2015-16 financial year and (b) (ii) has budgeted R175 000 000 for advertising in the 2016-17 financial year.

Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (CBRTA)

(b) (i) The Cross Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA) did not spend on advertising in the financial years 2015-16.

(ii) The Cross Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA) did not allocate budget for advertising in the 2016-17 financial year

Railway Safety Regulator (RSR)

The RSR spent R213 240.34 on advertising during 2015-16 financial year, and an amount of R600 000 has been budgeted for the 2016-17 financial year.

South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)

SAMSA spent on R5.6 million advertising and awareness programmes in the 2015/16 financial year and the budget for 2016/17 financial year is R4.4 million.

Ports Regulator (PR)

1. (ii) The Ports Regulator spent R 49 476.15 in the 2015/16 financial year, (b) the budget for advertising in the 2016/17 financial year is R 98 758.

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)

PRASA did not spend on adverting in the 2015/16 financial year due to cost containment measures. No budget has been allocated to advertising for the 2016/17 financial year due to the same reason.

Reply:

(1-2) No.

Reply:

(a) Department

   (i) Yes, the Department has a Tourism Enterprise Development Programme that is aimed at providing support for small business.

(ii) Support provided is mainly to community trusts through the Social Responsibility Implementation (SRI) Programme. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed with the Department of Small Business Development include support for tourism cooperatives.

(aa) Relevant details:

The Tourism Enterprise Development Programme, consists of information dissemination through a web portal, support for 100 rural enterprises, establishment of two Tourism incubator Hubs in Pilanesberg and Manyeleti as well as provision of business advisory and technical support. The department also provides market access support through the Tourism Incentive Programme (TIP).

(bb) The budget allocated for the programme is R15m.

(cc) Support in small business will definitely contribute significantly to the creation of jobs.

However, it is not possible to state categorically how many jobs will be created through this

programme in the 2016/17 financial year.

(b) South African Tourism

Running development programmes for small business and co-operatives is not within SA Tourism’s mandate

   (i) No.

   (ii) No

(aa) - (cc) Not applicable

Reply:

Department

(a) 

(b) 

(c)

(d) Not applicable

Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)

(i) ACSA does run a development programme for small businesses.

(ii) ACSA does not have a development programme for Cooperatives. It is not part of the current Small Enterprise Development (SED) strategy.

(aa) ACSA has an annual Enterprise and Supplier Development funding programme which is aimed at empowering and assisting start-up businesses, emerging and small businesses. The programme also provide support in the form of mentoring and coaching, book keeping, tax, business acumen skills, tendering and contracting.

(bb) The fund value is R15 million.

(cc) About 70 jobs have been created through this programme.

Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS)

(b) ( i) & (ii) ATNS has the Enterprise Development Programme in place which covers small businesses and co-operatives in the aviation space.

(aa) ATNS has a structured Enterprise and Supplier Development programme to address the lack of black suppliers in the aviation’s Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) domain. Through this structured programme, ATNS is currently developing twenty Black Owned Engineering Suppliers, preparing them to participate in the CNS space. A Gap Analysis Audit was conducted to identify gaps; currently ATNS is conducting training to close identified gaps.

(bb) In terms of the budget, 1% and 2% of the Net profit after Tax is channeled towards Enterprise Development and Supplier Development respectively.

(cc) once these gaps are closed, these Suppliers will stand a chance of getting business which will enhance job creating opportunities.

South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)

(a) Not applicable. (b) (i); (ii); and (aa) The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA), a Level 2 B-BBEE contributor, is running a skills development programme for businesses affiliated to the South African Network for Women in Transport (SANWIT). The programme focuses on providing training to women who are running businesses focused on the transport sector. The training is centred on aspects of effective bidding and supply chain management procedures. The initial training took place in March 2016 in Gauteng, and it is being rolled out country-wide as per the dates below.

Province	Date
Gauteng	16 March 2016
Eastern Cape	30 June 2016
Mpumalanga	6 July 2016
Limpopo	8 July 2016
Western Cape	20 July 2016
Northern Cape	26 July 2016
Free State	28 July 2016
North West	11 August 2016
KwaZulu-Natal	16 August 2016

(bb), and (cc) The total amount of spend on the programme is R478, 305.98. In addition, 88% of the SACAA’s budget was spent on Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) companies. During the 2016 - 17 financial year, the SACAA will be introducing a procedure that will track the number of jobs created and supported as a result of its initiatives and budget spend.

Cross-Border Road Transport Agency

(b)(i) The Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA) has a unit that specifically focuses on developing the cross-border road transport with a view to empower the industry to maximize business opportunities. The unit has implemented an Entrepreneurship and Business Development Programme that is specifically designed for majority of cross-border permit holders who fall within the small, medium and micro enterprises (SMME) category. The programme supports SMMEs in the cross-border passenger operations by providing training interventions that will improve their business operations. The following training programmes have been offered:

• Financially Management;
• Business Planning;
• Business Management;
• Leadership Skills;
• Entrepreneurial Competencies;
• Risk awareness and financial implications in business; and
• Understanding of legal, regulatory and tax imperatives as they relate to financial matters.

(ii) The C-BRTA has established two cooperatives for the previously disadvantaged individuals. This pilot project sought to determine the feasibility of empowering targeted groups to enter the cross-border road transport market.

(aa) One cooperative was established for women and the other for youth aspiring to enter the cross-border market. The C-BRTA carried the cost of registration of the cooperatives, identification of business opportunities related to cross-border operations, and determining the feasibility of identified opportunities. Cooperatives were assisted with the development of business and marketing plans in preparation for operations

Road Accident Fund

The (b) Road Accident Fund (RAF) is not running specific development programmes for (i) small businesses and (ii) co-operatives; however, both small businesses and co-operatives fall within the category of Exempted Micro Enterprises (EME’s) and as such are specifically provided for in the RAF’s BBBEE Scorecard, with 26% of the RAF’s procurement spend from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 going to EME’s; questions (aa), (bb) and (cc) are not applicable.

Road Traffic Management Corporation

(b) The RTMC does not run a development programme for (i) small business and (ii) co-operatives because small business development is not the RTMC mandate

Road Traffic Infringement Agency

(a) N/A

(b) RTIA

(i) Yes and

(ii) Yes;

(aa) RTIA has set up Enterprise Development Unit to provide access and ease of use of the Agency’s programmes by communities while assisting in creating job opportunities and enterprises in line with its commitment to the National Development Plan. The appointed enterprises will perform the extended services of the Agency. The programme further seeks to support and develop SMME’s and Cooperatives through structured programme of mentoring and incubation. A conducive environment will be created for such businesses to develop, flourish and grow into big businesses.

(bb) An amount of R60 million has been budgeted for the 2016/17 financial year.

South African National Roads Agency Limited

(i)(aa) SANRAL has an empowerment programme for SMMEs and Historically Disadvantaged contractors, consultants, and suppliers etc. – targeted enterprises – mainly through the award of contracts on national road projects. This is particularly driven through the Routine Road Maintenance projects and Community Development projects on the national road network. During 2015/16, 2052 SMMEs and Historically Disadvantaged companies worked for SANRAL, with a total expenditure of R3.5 billion.

For 2016/17:

(bb) Estimated budget for such empowerment and development programmes: R4.2 billion.

Estimated number of SMMEs and HD companies to benefit: 2 436

(cc) Estimated number of jobs to be created: 10 154 (All estimates are based on actuals for 2015/16 and approved budget for 2016/17)

South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)

(b) Small businesses? Yes SAMSA is running such a programme in the form of an initiative called Black Youth and Women in the Maritime sector.

(aa) The programme aims to empower participation of black youths and women in the opportunities that exist in the maritime sector.

(bb) The initiative will have to seek partnerships to raise the funding for the work because part of the entities budget for the initiates was reduced. It is captured in our APP 2016-17 as a non-budget item.

(cc) The number of jobs that will be delivered given the constraints in budget will be further estimated.

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)

(b) Yes PRASA supports Small Businesses and Co-operatives

(aa) PRASA has targeted and focused on increasing it’s spend on Women Owned Businesses and bringing them into broad railway environment. PRASA spent R1.4 Billion on Women owned companies in the 2015/16 Financial Year. PRASA has budgeted R1.2 billion for Women Owned Entities in the 2016/17 financial year

PRASA has a programme which focuses on Co-operatives cleaning its railway stations – for the 2015/16 financial year R12 million was spent on this programme, and 420 people participated in 61 Co-operatives for the 16/17 to 17/18 Financial Years – R51 Million will be spent on this programme.

(bb) PRASA has prioritized Youth Owned, Military veteran owned companies in its Corporate Plan for the 2016/17 Financial Year and spending will be increased for such entities.

Ports Regulator (PR)

(b) The Ports Regulator does not run any direct development programmes for (i) small business and (ii) co-operatives for the 2016/17 financial year. It must be noted that for procurement purposes, the Ports Regulator sets a target for procurement from certain suppliers with a specific BBBEE rating to achieve government objectives. Also through our Regulation business processes, efforts are being made to ensure that small businesses do benefit from tariff adjustments.

Railway Safety Regulator (RSR)

RSR does not have development programs for small businesses or co-operatives due to the nature of our business. The RSR encourages the use of previously disadvantaged Engineering companies to support our investigation and technology audits. 

Reply:

(a) and (b) Yes

(i) Development programmes for small businesses:

(aa) Name of programme	(bb) Amount budgeted	(cc) Number of jobs to be created by the programme
Various skills development programmes relevant to small businesses (i.e. Learnerships, Bursaries, Skills Programmes, Artisanship, RPL and Internships funding) Refer to the attached Annexure A	R 889 993 987	13 967 Beneficiaries trained The interventions from Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) are not directly linked to job creation. The interventions are planned for small businesses and therefore the number of beneficiaries reported is based on the number individuals planned to be trained.

(ii) Development programmes for cooperatives:

(aa) Name of programme	(bb) Amount budgeted	(cc) Number of jobs to be created by the programme
Various skills development programmes relevant to cooperatives (i.e. Learnerships, Bursaries, Skills Programmes, Artisanship, Adult Education and Training, RPL and Internships funding) Refer to the attached Annexure A	R180 597 667	4 498 Beneficiaries trained The interventions from Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) are not directly linked to job creation. The interventions are planned for cooperatives and therefore the number of beneficiaries reported is based on the number individuals planned to be trained.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

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DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1394 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

(a) The process to revise the policy on the Criteria for the Evaluation and Recognition for Qualifications for Employment in Education, former Department of Education, 2000, published in Notice No. 935, Government Gazette No. 21565 of 22 September, 2000 started during March 2015.

(b) It is envisaged that the process will be completed by 31 October 2016.