Questions and Replies

Reply:

(1)The employment contract of the former CEO was terminated by way of mutual consent.

(2) Refer to 1.

Reply:

(1) No (a) Not Applicable (b) Not Applicable (c) Not Applicable

(2) No. Refer to 1

(3) The employment contract was terminated by way of mutual agreement

Reply:

The Department of Home Affairs is not responsible for the clearance of any flights.

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Mkuseli Apleni Prof. Hlengiwe Mkhize, MP

Director-General Minister of Home Affairs

Date: Date:

Reply:

No, the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) has not set targets for the country to achieve a particular rate using the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’s (GEMS) index known as the Total Entrepreneurial Activity rate, which measures start-up activity in a country’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.

a) The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor is not the only source of data which can be used to determine early stage entrepreneurial activity. The DSBD is therefore, not only limited to this source of data as a tool to measure nor determine the entrepreneurial activity rate. The DSBD will continue to consider other relevant research available to enhance its work.

b) The DSBD is in the process commissioning a “2016 Annual Review on the status of Small Business and Cooperatives in South Africa”. The findings from this research will determine a decision whether there is a need for target setting of early stage entrepreneurial activity.

Reply:

1. The National Director of Public Prosecutions has informed me that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is not investigating this matter. The power to investigate this case resorts with the South African Police Service (SAPS), who are investigating the matter.

The SAPS investigating docket was handed to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on 3 May 2017 after which guidance was provided to the investigating officer on aspects relating to the investigation after which the docket was returned to the SAPS. The docket has not yet been resubmitted to the NPA as the investigation is yet to be concluded.

2. The SAPS approached the Senior Public Prosecutor with concerns regarding the manner in which the matter was dealt with. The Chief Prosecutor subsequently investigated the allegations and was satisfied that the prosecutors had provided the necessary guidance and had taken the appropriate steps in the circumstances of that matter. The Chief Prosecutor advised that no further steps were warranted.

Reply:

(a) and (b) The Report on Adult Prostitution (Project 107) of the South African Law Reform Commission (the Report) was released into the public domain on 26 May 2017. The public and interested parties may consider and comment on the Report. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is embarking on the consultation process with internal governmental stakeholders on the legislative and non-legislative interventions due to the cross cutting impact of the recommendations. This internal process will consider the recommendations in a holistic and coordinated manner. A public participation process will be followed to facilitate debate and input from members of the public.

(c) The Department has indicated that this process of internal consultation will begin in October 2017. This process will be extensive as it must delve into all aspects of the implementation of the non-legislative recommendations. I will thereafter receive a report from the Department which will enable me to make a decision on the introduction of legislation.

Reply:

In respect to the entities reporting to me, I have been informed as follows:

1. Legal Aid South Africa:

There are no application dates for members. The members of the Board are appointed by the Minister in terms of the Legal Aid South Africa Act, 2014 (Act No. 39 of 2014). The Board of Legal Aid South Africa is fully constituted. As a result, there are no Board vacancies currently.

2. Council for Debt Collectors:

There are no applications dates set for positions on the Council for Debt Collectors. In terms of the Debt Collectors Act, 1998 (Act No. 114 of 1998), 10 Council members are appointed by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, of which 7 members are appointed based on nominations received from the debt collection industry, law society of South Africa, Magistrates commission and an institution representing consumer interests. The Chairperson and 2 remaining members are appointed in the Ministers discretion.

In terms of section 3(4) of Act No. 114 of 1998, a member of the Council holds office for a term, not exceeding three years, determined by the Minister at the time of the member's appointment. The section also provides that a member may be reappointed at the expiration of his or her term of office.

3. South African Law Reform Commission:

Section 3 of the South African Law Reform Act, 1973 (Act No. 19 of 1973) provides for the appointment of the Commissioners by the President and does not require the prospective Commissioners to apply for these positions.

4. Special Investigating Unit

The Special Investigating Unit does not have a Board as it is a Schedule III Public entity, with the Accounting Authority fulfilling the role of the Board.

5. Rules Board for Courts of Law

There are no applications dates set for positions of the Rules Board as the Board is accountable to the Minister in terms of the Act. The Minister appoints when there is a vacancy and/or prior to the expiry of the terms of the Board.

Reply:

When are the application dates (a) opening and (b) closing for the board positions of all entities and councils reporting to him?
		(a)	(b)
b)Entities	CGS	7 September 2016	21 September 2016
	MINTEK	21 February 2016	06 March 2016
	SDT	21 February 2016	06 March 2016
	SADPMR	21 February 2016	06 March 2016
	MHSC	9 September 2016	23 September 2016

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

(a) & (b) (i) Department of Justice and Constitutional Development including National Prosecuting Authority

Breakdown	Valuation (R’000)		(aa) (R’000)	(aaa) (R’000)	(bbb) (R’000)	(bb) (R’000)
Current	855 883		Zero	855 883	Zero	Zero
Non-current	445 170		Zero	445 170	Zero	Zero
Investments: 0-3 months 3-6 months 6-12months	Zero		Zero	Zero	Zero	Zero
Total	1 301 053		Zero	1 301 053	Zero	Zero

A. The President Fund

Breakdown	Valuation (R’000)		(aa) (R’000)	(aaa) (R’000)	(bbb) (R’000)	(bb) (R’000)
Current	57 551		Zero	57 551	Zero	Zero
Non-current	Zero		Zero	Zero	Zero	Zero
Investments: 0-3 months 3-6 months 6-12months Beyond 12months	476 197 523 224 350 151 57 678		Zero	Zero	476 197 523 224 350 151 57 678	476 197 523 224 350 151 57 678
Total	1 464 801		Zero	57 551	1 407 250	1 407 250

B. The Guardian Fund

Breakdown	Valuation (R’000)		(aa) (R’000)	(aaa) (R’000)	(bbb) (R’000)	(bb) (R’000)
Current	894 430		Zero	894 430	Zero	Zero
Non-current	Zero		Zero	Zero	Zero	Zero
Investments: 0-3 months 3-6 months 6-12months Beyond 12 months	5 000 668 2 424 495 4 351 694 62 524		Zero	Zero	5 000 668 2 424 495 4 351 694 62 524	5 000 668 2 424 495 4 351 694 62 524
Total	12 733 811		Zero	894 430	11 839 381	11 839 381

C. The Third Party Fund

Breakdown	Valuation (R’000)		(aa) (R’000)	(aaa) (R’000)	(bbb) (R’000)	(bb) (R’000)
Current	805 972		Zero	805 972	Zero	Zero
Non-current	Zero		Zero	Zero	Zero	Zero
Investments: 0-3 months 3-6 months 6-12months	Zero		Zero	Zero	Zero	Zero
Total	805 972		Zero	805 972	Zero	Zero

(ii) The following entities have reported as follows:

A. Legal Aid South Africa:

(a) Breakdown of current, non-current assets and investments

(aa) and (bb) Legal Aid SA neither has listed assets nor unlisted investments

(aaa) Legal Aid SA directly holds the following assets:

	Current assets
1.	Trade and other receivables
2.	Prepayments
3.	Deposits
4.	Inventories
5.	Cash and cash equivalents
	Non-current assets
1.	Land
2.	Buildings
3.	Building improvements
4.	Computer equipment
5.	Furniture and equipment
6.	Fittings and fixtures
7.	Leasehold improvements
8.	Motor vehicles
9.	Finance leased assets
10.	Intangible assets
	Investments held
1.	None held

(bbb) Legal Aid SA has no assets held indirectly.

 

(b) Valuation of current, non-current and investments held.

Legal Aid SA directly held the following assets as at 31 March 2017:

	Current assets	Amount
1.	Trade and other receivables
	0 – 3 months	R5 902 188
	3 – 6 months	R54 667
	6 – 12 months	R136 166
	Beyond 12 months	R527 790
		R6 620 810
2.	Prepayments
	0 – 3 months	R1 244 889
	3 – 6 months	R21 891 440
	6 – 12 months	R495 094
	Beyond 12 months	R936 897
		R24 568 320
3.	Deposits
	Beyond 12 months	R1 661 651
		R1 661 651
4.	Cash and cash equivalents
	0 – 3 months	R245 971 703
	(cash set aside for creditors and provision for external legal practitioners who have been briefed.	R245 971 703
5.	Inventories
	0 – 3 months	R1 664 789
		R1 664 789
	TOTAL	R280 487 273
	Non-current assets	AMOUNT
1.	Land	R3 556 000
2.	Buildings	R24 143 169
3.	Building improvements	R8 955 909
4.	Computer equipment	R58 544 938
5.	Furniture and equipment	R4 381 060
6.	Fittings and fixtures	R439 675
7.	Leasehold improvements	R10 690 249
8.	Motor vehicles	58 929 637
9.	Finance leased assets	R1 099 255
10.	Intangible assets	R5 684 942
	TOTAL	R176 424 834

	Investments held
1.	None held

B. Special Investigating Unit: see table link below:

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Doc1RNW2888SIU_TABLE.pdf

Reply:

The National Small Business Advisory Body (The Council) is being established in terms of Section 2 of the National Small Business Amendment Act, 2003 (Act No. 26 of 2003) and the members of the Advisory Body are appointed by the Minister of Small Business Development in terms of Section 3(1) of the Act.

The Minister of Small Business Development invited nominations from the general public, small business organisations and interest groups in terms of Section 3(1) of the National Small Business Amendment Act to serve on the Advisory Body. From the nominations received, the Minister of Small Business Development is mandated to select amongst the list of nominees and appoint the members of the Small Business Advisory Body for a period of three years.

To date, the Panel approved by the Minister has finalised the process of shortlisting. All relevant documents and a shortlist of verified names by the DSBD Human Resource Directorate were submitted to the Minister for consideration of the appointment to the Council.

Reply:

1. (a) The table link below provides details of the total cost incurred by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, the amounts excludes information of the National Prosecuting Authority:

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW2711TABLE.pdf

(b) The information on the costs incurred by the National Prosecuting Authority for each official international trip undertaken by the National Director of Public Prosecutions and each person that accompanied him is attached at Annexure A.

2. Yes, the NDPP has informed me that he was accompanied by his bodyguard.

a) Three (3) trips.

b) Confidential information.

c) Please refer to Annexure A.

Reply:

1. The investigation is a two-pronged process, i.e. an institutional investigation and probe by law enforcement agencies. The internal process at the University of KwaZulu-Natal is expected to be completed by end of the year.
2. The decision to make the internal investigation findings public rests with the Council of the university.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 2865 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

At the time, I was undergoing a medical procedure that disfigured my face. I was advised by my medical practioner to avoid high profile public events. The President agreed that, under the circumstances, the Ministry could be represented by the Deputy Minister.

Reply:

Assets held by the Department and each of the entities are disclosed on the Annual Financial Statements. Information required can therefore be obtained on the annual report tabled by the Department in September 2017 to Parliament. The annual report are the key reporting instruments for departments and its entities to report against the performance targets and budgets outlined in the strategic plans, read together with the ENE.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

(1) The new anticipated date for opening of the office in Bronkhorstspruit is 1 October 2017.

(2)(a) No. Consultation with staff took place during April 2017 upon which the affected staff were given a three (3) month period to prepare for the relocation. Not all officials at the Cullinan Local office - Medium will be affected by the move and this office will still be operating with a reduced number of staff to deal with applications of birth, marriage and death only. The Cullinan and Bronkhorspruit communities were also consulted on the intended opening of the new office in Bronkhorstspruit.

(2)(b) The relocation will not impact negatively as the Cullinan Local Office - Medium remains open and staff will be available to render service delivery, whilst the Bronkhorstspruit community will benefit with the opening of the new office.

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Mkuseli Apleni Prof. Hlengiwe Mkhize, MP

Director-General Minister of Home Affairs

Date: Date:

Reply:

1. I have been informed that there is only one (1) reported case since 2010 (For National and Provincial Departments).
2. The Honourable Member should note that the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has reported that: No data was collected during 2010/11 to 2014/15 financial years. The table below provides details of information captured from 2015/16 and 2016/17 financial years as well as the first quarter of the current (2017/18) financial year:

Verified data 2015/16 to 2016/17 for both National and Provincial Departments:

Year	No. of matters settled	Amount Claimed	Amount Awarded
2015/16	969	R1 330 597 548.02	R453 750 543.47
2016/17	787	R815 767 876.25	R347 354 310.86

Unverified data 2017/18 for both National and Provincial Departments:

Year	No. of matters settled	Amount Claimed	Amount Awarded
Quarter 1	275	R251 194 125	R112 552 023

Reply:

I have been advised that the Master is not in a position to appoint Trustees, and the reasons for not issuing the letters of authority are as follows:

a) The judgment and order have been taken on appeal, hence the operation and execution of the latter have been suspended; and

b) The application by the Trustees Elect in terms of Section 18 (3) of the Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013, to allow the order to be operational and executable pending the outcome of the appeal, was dismissed by the Full Bench of the Western Cape High Court.

  

Reply:

1. No, the office is not authorised to close at 15h00 as the Department’s offices official hours are 08h00 to 16h00 on weekdays. The Office Manager however, has discretion to decide on the queue cut off time depending on the number of clients on the day to be served. This depends on the number of clients already inside the office before closing time. This minimises the risk of clients refusing to leave the office at knock-off time and thus forcing the staff to perform unpaid overtime.

2. The office is short-staffed by one official currently and is operating with four officials. The standard norm for the staff compliment for a modernised office is a minimum of five officials. An additional post was approved for the office recently and the process of recruitment of the fifth official for the office has been completed and is awaiting approval of the appointment.

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Prof. Hlengiwe Mkhize, MP

Director-General Minister of Home Affairs

Date: Date:

Reply:

(1) By 30 March 2018 as a pilot phase.

(2)(a) Countries and Cities where Visa Facilitation Centers are opened as per the table below:

(i) Countries	(ii) Cities
1. India	Delhi/ Mumbai/ Kolkata/ Gurgaon/ Pune/ Ahmedabad/ Goa
2. Nigeria	Lagos/ Abuja/ Port Harcourt
3. China	Beijing/ Shanghai/ Chengdu/ Guangzhou/ Wuhan/ Xi’an/ Shenyang/ Hangzhou/ Jinan
4. Angola	Luanda
5. Democratic Republic of Congo	Kinshasa/ Lubumbashi
6. Kenya	Nairobi
7. Ghana	Accra
8. Uganda	Kampala
9. United Kingdom	London/ Edinburgh/ Manchester
10. Zimbabwe	Harare/ Bulawayo
11. Botswana	Gaborone
12. Iran	Tehran
13. United Arab Emirates	Dubai
14. Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar
15. Senegal	Dakar
16. Pakistan	Karachi/ Lahore/ Islamabad
17. Philippines	Manila
18. New Zealand	Wellington/ Auckland

(2)(b)(i) The information is as follows:

(aa) Countries	(bb) Cities
Egypt	Cairo

(2)(b)(ii) January 2018

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Prof. Hlengiwe Mkhize, MP

Director-General Minister of Home Affairs

Date: Date:

Reply:

Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) board positions

The Department issued call for nominations for members to serve on board of SEDA in the various print media from 31st July 2016 and the advert closed on 26 August 2016.

Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) board positions

Call for nominations for members to serve on board of SEFA was issued in various print media from 12th of July 2015 and the advert closed on 27 July 2015.

All board vacancies are filled, however a need for appointment of additional SEFA board members was recently identified. The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) initiated the recruitment process of same in accordance with Cabinet approved Handbook for the appointment of persons to boards of state and state controlled institutions, section 31 (f) consulting with the parent department and (h) using departmental databases. The process is underway.

National Small Business Advisory Council

  a) The call for nominations was published on 23 August 2015.

   b) The closing date was 3 September 2015.

Reply:

a(i): A summary of funds received and repaid is reflected in the table below, as per the records in the annual financial statements:

Financial Year	Funds Received or Paid
	Initial capitalisation R3 137 million
2003/4	R6 089 million shareholder loan advanced
2004/5	R 4 000 million shareholder convertible loan
2005/6	R 1 600 million of shareholder convertible loan repaid (balance of R2 400 million remained)
2006/7	R 8 450 million of above loans was capitalised
2007/8	R1 564 million subordinated loan raised. Capitalised in 2009/10
2017/18	R2 208 million recapitalisation (30 June 2017)

a(ii): A summary of the Going Concern guarantees and utilisation towards loans or other purposes as is listed in the table below:

Guarantee Awarded	Amount	Utilisation	Balance
	R’m	R’m	R’m
Subordinated Loan – Nedbank (Mar 2007)	1 300	1 300	Nil
Going Concern Guarantee (Sep 2009)	1 600
(Allocated to ATL, Sep ‘16)		541
Working Capital Utilisation (Dec ’14)		1 055	4
Going Concern Guarantee (Sep 2012)	5 006
Working Capital Utilisation (Jul ’14)		1 300
Working Capital Utilisation (Jul ’14)		1 500
Working Capital Utilisation (Dec ’14)		1 700
Working Capital Utilisation (Dec ’14)		295	211
Going Concern Guarantee (Dec 2014)	6 488
Working Capital Utilisation (Dec ’14)		450
Working Capital Utilisation (Apr ‘15)		1 500
Working Capital Utilisation (Jun ‘15)		1 500
Working Capital Utilisation (Jun’16) Bridge		1 000	2 038
Going Concern Guarantee (Sep 2016)	4 720
General Short Term Banking Facilities (Dec’16)		830
Working Capital Utilisation (Dec’16) Bridge		1 292
Working Capital Utilisation (Mar‘17) Bridge		757
LC and Guarantee Facilities (Mar’17)		522
ATL Credit Card Exposure (Apr’17)		768
Working Capital Utilisation (May‘17) Bridge		104	447
TOTAL	19 114	16 414	2 700

Reply:

The entities responded as follows:

Electoral Commission

(a-b) The Electoral Commission does not have a Board. It has a Commission whose composition is described in section 6 of the Electoral Commission Act (51 of 1996). The Commission is not the equivalent of a Board.

Government Printing Works

(a-b) The Government Printing Works does not have a Board. GPW is currently a National Government component established as such in 2009 in accordance with section 7(5)(c) of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 3 June 1994) (“Public Service Act”) and listed in Part A of Schedule 3 to that Act.

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Mkuseli Apleni Prof. Hlengiwe Mkhize, MP

Director-General Minister of Home Affairs

Date: Date:

Reply:

The Department and the entities responded as follows:

(i) Department of Home Affairs

(a-b) The breakdown and valuation of current and non-current assets held by Department of Home Affairs as at 31 March 2017 are as follows:

Asset type	0-3 months	3-6 months	6-12 months	Beyond 12 months (non- current assets)	Total
Staff debt	R1 616 079.85	R735 604.71	R242 576.06	R10 107 125.60	R12 701 386.22
Other debtors	R791 636.58			R330 558.59	R1 122 195.17
Recoverable expenditure (disallowance accounts)	R3 388 15.46		R2 781 994.10	R21 002 032.44	R24 122 842.00
Claims recoverable	R234 930.10		R173 7997 310	R843 334.20	R1 739 075 574.30
Total	R2 981 461.99	R735 604.71	R1 741 021 880.16	R32 283 050.83	R1 777 021 997.69

(bb) There are no investments held by Department of Home Affairs, listed or unlisted.

(ii) Government Printing Works

(a-b) The Government Printing Works (GPW) has an asset base of R3 228 752 000.57. A detailed breakdown and valuation of current and non-current assets is listed below:

Non-current assets:

Fixed assets	Net value
Land	R20 128 625.42
Buildings	R25 189 570.56
Lease Improvements	R80 503 178.75
Office furniture	R3 453 048.73
Computer equipment	R3 437 878.85
Machinery and equipment	R251 817318.80
Vehicles	R15.16
Computer software	R12 489 488.12
Asset in production	R455 345 950.10
Sub-total	R852 365 074.49
Intangible assets
Intangible software	R23 331 123.13
Total	R875 696 197.62

Current assets

Inventories*	R242 936 477.69
Trade and other receivables	R98 442 286.16
Cash and cash equivalents*	R2 011 677 039.10
Total	R2 353 055 802.95

*Inventories and cash and cash equivalents represent the balance as at 31 August 2017 and cannot be broken down by months.

The breakdown of trade and other receivables is as follows:

Period	Balance
0-3 months	R88 155 067.26
Greater than 3 months	R10,287,281.90
Total	R98 442 286.16

(bb) The GPW does not have any investments, both listed and unlisted.

(ii) Electoral Commission

(a-b) The breakdown and valuation of current and non-current assets of the Electoral Commission as at 31 March 2017 are as follows:

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents	R14 078 042.00
Trade and other receivables from exchange transactions	R22 352 490.00
Inventories	R11 911 915.00
Total	R48 342 447.00

Non-current assets:

Property, plant and equipment	R197 705 422.00
Heritage assets	R1 663 664.00
Intangible assets	R94 809 947.00
Total	R294 179 033.00

(aa-bb) The breakdown period of current assets and investments is tabulated hereunder:

Current Assets	0 - 30 Months	3 - 6 Months	6 - 12 Months	Beyond 12 Months	Totals
Cash and Cash Equivalents	R14 078 042	-	-	-	R14 078 042
Trade and other receivables	R21 760 156	R8 874	R105 220	R478 240	R22 352 490
Accrued Interest	R36 682	-	-	-	R36 682
Cash collateral provided: property rentals	R12 634 488	-	-	-	R12 634 488
Prepayments	R7 984 858	-	-	-	R7 984 858
Sundry receivables	R1 104 128	R 8 874	R105 220	R478 240	R1 696 462
Inventories	R11 911 915	-	-	-	R11 911 915
Total Current Assets	R47 750 113	R8 874	R105 220	R478 240	R48 342 447

 

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

J W Mckay Prof. Hlengiwe Mkhize, MP

Acting Director-General Minister of Home Affairs

Date: Date:

Reply:

(a) No, I did not receive any (i) applications, (ii) requests and/or (iii) proposals to withdraw the national parks declaration of any portion(s) of the West Coast National Park.

(b) No, I did not consider any (i) applications, (ii) requests and/or (iii) proposals to withdraw the national parks declaration of any portion(s) of the West Coast National Park.

(c) No, I did not approve any (i) applications, (ii) requests and/or (iii) proposals to withdraw the national parks declaration of any portion(s) of the West Coast National Park.

(d) No, I did not reject any (i) applications, (ii) requests and/or (iii) proposals to withdraw the national parks declaration of any portion(s) of the West Coast National Park.

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Reply:

(a) As the concerned person was born in Namibia before independence, he was a South African citizen and therefore has the rights to Permanent Residence from date of birth. In terms of SA law he can never lose his right to permanent residence.

(b)(i-ii) Should he wish to obtain a letter confirming the above, he is advised to apply for it at the local Home Affairs’ office.

(c)(i) Not applicable

(c)(ii) Not applicable

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Mkuseli Apleni Prof. Hlengiwe Mkhize, MP

Director-General Minister of Home Affairs

Date: Date:

Reply:

a) The National Director of Public Prosecutions has informed me that he undertook 15 international trips since 16 June 2015.

b) The tables link below give details of the international trips undertaken by the NDPP and accompanying persons:

 

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW2710TABLE.pdf

Reply:

The legal instruments relating to the implementation of the aspects of Vision 2063 relating to Free Movement are still being negotiated by the African Union Member States. Upon adoption by the African Union, the Member States will have to sign and, in accordance with their constitutional requirements, ratify and domesticate the legal instruments.

In the case of South Africa, if the legal instruments are ratified and domesticated, all relevant Departments and their entities or agencies will have to implement them as it would be the law in the Republic.

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Mkuseli Apleni Prof. Hlengiwe Mkhize, MP

Director-General Minister of Home Affairs

Date: Date:

Reply:

A. Whether an Official from department was present at Waterkloof Airport On its arrival on 16 August 2017 at 19:11 pm

Officials from the Department of Home Affairs were present during the embarking of the Aircraft carrier Z-WPE on its arrival

B. Whether an Official of the department was present during the departure of Z-WPE on 20 August 2017 at 01:19 am.

Officials from the Department of Home Affairs were also present during the departure of Z-WPE on 20 August 2017 at 01:19 am

(aa) Full name

Full names: David Dihele

Full names: Busi Nkambule

Full names: Molefe Machaba

(bb) Professional designation:

As per (aa) above, the professional designations are:

Professional Designation: Chief Immigration Officer

Professional Designation: Chief Immigration Officer

Professional Designation: Immigration Officer

(cc) The nationality of every individual whose passport or travel documents were processed

All individuals processed were Zimbabwean Nationals on arrival we processed 45+1=46 Pax and on departure it was 57+ 1 =58 Pax

(iv) When was the officials notified that his presence at the airport is required?

The Officials have been part of planning for the SADC Summit. The Office has been planning the summit from June.2017. There was a permanent deployment of immigration Officers for the duration of the summit from 11-22 August.2017.

 

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Mkuseli Apleni Prof. Hlengiwe Mkhize, MP

Director-General Minister of Home Affairs

Date: Date:

Reply:

JM Aviation was, as at the time of the tender submission, and still is a BEE partner of AAR. SAA is not privy to the commercial agreement between AAR and JM Aviation and thus is not in a position to respond to the specifics around each party’s role with regard to the contract concluded between SAAT and AAR/JM Aviation. SAAT’s interactions in accordance with the contract are through a dedicated individual who is tasked with the client liaison and quarterly contract review.

a.(i) Not applicable.

a.(ii) Not applicable.

b.(i) Miss M.V. Sokhulu

       Miss I.N. Louw

       Mr V.A. Ndzeku

       Mr J. Aires

b.(ii) Miss M.V. Sokhulu: 35%

        Miss I.N. Louw: 30%

        Mr V.A. Ndzeku: 20%

        Mr J. Aires: 15%

Reply:

SACE

The nominations for new Council members:

1. Will start on 01 February 2021
2. Close on the 31st May 2021

UMALUSI

Umalusi Council serves a four year term. The current term is from 8 June 2014 to 8 June 2018. The next term will be from 9 June 2018 to 30 June 2022.

Umalusi is working with the Department of Basic Education to:

1. Advertise the soon-to-be vacant Council positions in October 2017.
2. With the closing date in November 2017.

Reply:

NO	PROVINCES	NUMBER OF SCHOOLS ROOFED WITH ASBESTOS SHEETS
1	EASTERN CAPE	1 139
2	FREE STATE	5
3	GAUTENG	29
4	KWAZULU-NATAL	918
5	LIMPOPO	39
6	MPUMALANGA	0
7	NORTH WEST	10
8	NORTHERN CAPE	30
9	WESTERN CAPE	892

Reply:

1. (a), (b) and (c)

In terms of Section 3(1)(b) of the Employment of Educators Act No 76 of 1998, the Head of the Provincial Department of Education is the Employer of teachers in schools. All disciplinary cases are therefore reported to the respective Employers, as the case may be and the Employer then proceeds with disciplinary actions against the alleged perpetrator. The above-mentioned case has not been reported to the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and we are therefore not able to give the details of the case. The question therefore needs to be directed to the relevant Employer, who is the Head of the Northern Cape Education Department, for details and response to these cases.

(d) The DBE is currently developing improved protocols that communicate in a user-friendly way the steps to be taken by a school community in cases of sexual abuse. Such improved protocols aim to spell out the responsibilities of any adult that becomes aware of any sexual abuse incident involving a child in terms of Section 54 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act No 32 of 2007 in order to expedite charges against the offenders. Furthermore, the DBE has requested all Provincial Departments of Education (PEDs) to submit any reported cases involving a learner and teacher to the DBE on a monthly basis in order to maintain our own data base on case management in the PEDs on the conduct of educators. The data base will comprise cases such as application of corporal punishment, sexual assault and (any other) improper conduct of educators. In managing the data base, the DBE will analyse the reports from the PEDs on a monthly basis, managing the timeframes on dealing with such cases and making follow ups where there are unexplained delays.

The Department will furthermore engage with the SACE to improve their protocols regarding sexual offences with a view to expedite the process of de-registration and striking these teachers off the roll. The SACE will be requested to report on a monthly basis such cases reported to it regarding the conduct of educators and the decision taken on conclusion of the cases to enable the DBE to ensure that the PEDs implement the decisions of the SACE whereby teachers are struck off the roll.

Discussions are envisaged between the Department of Social Development, the SACE and the PEDs to discuss the reporting protocols. The Department of Social Development will be included because of the provision of Section 126 of the Children’s Act No 38 of 2005 which provides for the National Child Protection Register.

2. The DBE cannot confirm if the cases were reported to the SACE since, in terms of Section 26 of the SACE Act No 31 of 2000, the responsibility to do so lies with the PEDs. The question therefore needs to be directed to the relevant Employer for details and response.

Reply:

(a),(b) & (c) (i) & (ii)

Maintenance funded from the Education Infrastructure Grant is not allocated per school but per project. As a result, it will not be possible to provide the budget and expenditure per school in each district in each province. However, the allocations for maintenance from the Norms and Standards for School Funding are allocated by the Provincial Education Departments. The honourable member is advised to request the information from the NCOP and/ or request provinces to provide the information as the function is a provincial competency.

Reply:

Prov	TOTAL NUMBER OF SCHOOLS COMPLETED (ASIDI AND PROVINCIAL)
	2009/2010	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Delivered in 2017/18 (1st Q)	ASIDI	Total School Delivered	Currently being built 2017/2018
EC	34	62	33	13	5	32	11	8	2	134	6	155
FS	13	4	0	2	3	5	3	3	0	12	45	10
GP	10	10	14	21	12	24	13	6	0	0	110	8
KZN	6	19	10	2	17	12	11	10	1	0	88	21
LP	34	4	14	7	7	13	17	3	0	3	102	9
MP	4	1	4	11	7	19	14	5	0	5	70	11
NC	1	2	2	4	3	0	4	3	0	1	20	7
NW	3	0	7	7	8	2	4	6	0	2	39	6
WC	6	9	19	5	4	14	23	19	2	22	123	6
TOTAL	111	111	103	72	66	121	100	63	5	179	931	233

Reply:

a) Eight (8) staff members have been allocated the vetting and verification responsibilities as part of the processing of registration of applications.

b) Currently the South African Council for Educators (SACE) is conducting visual verification at the office. However Council is working on a process of re-conceptualizing vetting and verification with an ultimate goal of streamlining the processes and establishing a formal institutional network that will play a more meaningful role in this area. The reconceptualisation process also includes the review of the registration criteria to include, fitness-to-practice as a new concept that will incoporate issues of vetting and verification within a broader context of professional registration. Council is persuing establishing institutional networks with e.g the South African Qualifications Authority; Department of Home Affairs and the Africa Forum of Teaching Regulatory Authorities (AFTRA) to enhance its registration process.

Reply:

1. (a) In accordance with the National LTSM Sector Plan, textbooks orders have to be placed by 30 June of each year. Provinces and schools are expected to align the placement of orders to this date. The dates set by each Provincial Education Department (PED) is provided in the table below:

Province	Deadline to order textbooks
EC	30 September 2016.
FS	30 June 2017
GP	23 June 2017
KZN	15 May 2017. 23 June 2017 for Section 21 (1)(c) schools
LP	28 April 2017
MP	11 August 2017
NC	30 June 2107.
NW	22 June 2017
WC	19 June 2017

(b) All Section 20 schools and Section 21(1) (c) schools that opted for central procurement through their respective Provincial Education Departments

placed their orders by the deadlines as determined by their PEDs.

2. (a) (b) Please see list of schools for EC, LP and NW attached as Annexure A.

Province	Names of school that did not order by deadline	The date when catalogue was made available to schools
EC	The list of schools is attached see the link: http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW2322List_of_School-171005.pdf	End of June 2017
FS	All Section 20 schools ordered by the deadline	Section 21 schools order on their own.
GP	All 2196 schools in the province had not placed orders by 23 June 2017. There are no schools name provided.	Catalogues were distributed to all schools on 26 May 2017
KZN	A total of 48 schools are recorded as non-compliant for school-based procurement of textbooks. There are no names provided for the schools.	Catalogues were distributed to schools on 03 May 2017.
LP	The list of schools is attached see the link: http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW2322LP-_171005.pdf	The catalogue has been made available on the 14 August and the LDoE will place orders with publishers on 18 August.
MP	None	30 June 2017
NC	All schools ordered by the deadline	The catalogue for ordering was available from end of May 2017.
NW	The list of schools is attached see the link: http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW2322NW-171005.pdf	Catalogues made available from the 12th of June 2017.
WC	Deadline 29 May to 19 June 2017	Not provided

3. For Section 21 schools that did not opt for central procurement, the following measures have been put in place by provinces to ensure that textbooks are ordered by schools that have not met the deadline:

Province	Measures put in place
Eastern Cape	Co-ordinators were sensitised of the challenge of schools that did not order textbooks by the deadline and they were central in the re-direction of the surplus books to schools that did not place orders. The warehouse also submitted a list of books available at the warehouse due to rejections/wrong orders, etc. and some of the schools that did not place orders benefitted from the rejections and wrong orders. Schools that did not place orders have been directed to place orders with the 2018 orders.
Gauteng	All 200 schools without section 21.1c function have centrally procured textbooks and stationery for the 2018 academic year. Of the total of 1864 Section 21.1c schools, 1323 have submitted proof of orders to Districts and a total of 541 schools are still outstanding. The province receives weekly procurement reports from Districts for schools with section 21.1c function. As at Friday 11 August 2017. Districts continue to follow up with the 541 outstanding schools.
KwaZulu-Natal	The Department has issued an instruction that it would assume the responsibility of placing textbook orders on behalf of all schools which were found not to be complying with the procurement deadlines. In these instances, Head-Office has written to District Directors to intervene and progress is updated on a weekly basis to ensure accountability for every school. The District Offices are to solicit requisitions from the non-complying schools so that orders can be placed centrally on behalf of these schools.
Limpopo	The LDoE had several meetings with all stakeholders to ensure delivery deadlines for the 2018 academic year are met. Service Level Agreements have been signed with publishers/stationery manufacturers and SAPO, the appointed delivery agent responsible for textbook distribution in the province. The LTSM process for the 2018 academic year was communicated in circular S70. Districts have been instructed to do a verification exercise as some schools did not require additional top up textbooks.
Northern Cape	All schools placed orders. Schools are afforded an opportunity until mid-August 2017 to adjust/amend their orders through District Offices.
North West	All outstanding schools are being assisted
Mpumalanga	All schools submitted their orders therefore there was no need for further measures to be in place.
Western Cape	The Circuit Managers have the responsibility to monitor the 144 schools to ensure that textbooks are available to learners. The oversight responsibility resides with the District Directors and Chief Director: Districts.

The Department of Basic Education has obtained the above information as provided by provinces. The Honourable Member is advised to direct questions to provinces for further detail and outstanding information.

Reply:

Department of Basic Education

(a)(i)(ii) The Department of Basic Education does not fund any Institution of Research and Development domestically or internationally.

(aa)(aaa) Not applicable

(bbb) Not applicable

(bb) Not applicable

(cc) Not applicable

South African Council for Educators

(b)(i)(ii) The South African Council for Educators does not fund any Institution of Research and Development domestically or internationally.

(aa)(aaa) Not applicable

(bbb) Not applicable

(bb) Not applicable

(cc) Not applicable

QUESTION NA 2096

UMALUSI

(b)(i)(ii) UMALUSI does not fund any Institution of Research and Development domestically or internationally.

(aa)(aaa) Not applicable

(bbb) Not applicable

(bb) Not applicable

(cc) Not applicable

Reply:

(a),(b),(c)

The table link below shows the total number of Grade 1 learners registered between 1997 and 2005, the total number of learners in Grade 10 (completed Grade 9) in 2006-2014 and the total number of learners completed Grade 12 in 2008-2016, per province.

Based on the cohort of learners in Grade 1 in 1997, the table aligns the same cohort of learners in Grade 10, in 2006 and the same cohort of learners in Grade 12, in 2008.

Note:

• What should not be done though, is to divide Grade 12 passes in one year (for instance 2016) by Grade 1 enrolments twelve years previously (for instance 2004) to obtain a statistic on survival to Grade 12. One key problem with this approach is that levels of repetition in Grade 1 are high, meaning one double counts learners in the denominator.
• It must also be noted that a great number of learners also enrol in TVET colleges and that others attend AET classes after completing Grade 9 which forms part of the Higher Education and Training Sector.
• With regard to (b), Repeaters in Grade 10 were included in the statistics of number of completed Grade 9 learners.
• With regard to (c), the analysis includes only full-time Grade 12 passes in the public examination. Those figures exclude Grade 12 learners writing private examinations (in particular those of the Independent Examinations Board) and part-time learners in the public system who accumulate sufficient credits to obtain a Grade 12 pass.

 

Link: http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW2678TABLE.pdf

Source: SNAP 1997 -2016

Note 1: ?? Indicate non submission of dataset

Reply:

(a) A survey that was conducted in 2016 in all 22 schools for visual impairment in the country provided the following information with regard the provision of ICT sourced in some provinces to provide for learners who use Braille. According to the survey, the following ICT were sourced for schools in each province to expand access to the textbooks from the National Catalogue and reading texts in refreshable braille or audio format, or for production of braille at school-level:

1. Braille embossers
2. Graphic braille embossers;
3. Refreshable braille readers;
4. Classroom equipped with CCTV and magnification camera;
5. Laptops;
6. Cameras with keyboards;
7. Tablets loaded with textbooks from the National Catalogue;
8. Digital talking book readers

(b) The schools that have procured and utilised the ICT equipment in each Province are as follows:

Name of school	Province
Khanyisa	EC
Filadelfia	GP
Prinshof	GP
Sibonile	GP
Open Air	KZN
Bosele	LP
Letaba	LP
Rivoni	LP
Setotolwane	LP
Siloe	LP
Tshilidzini	LP
Silindokuhle	MP
Re- Tlameleng	NC
Christiana	NW
Athlone	WC
Pioneer School	WC

Reply:

1. (a) In terms of section 3(1)(b) of the Employment of Educators Act, 76 of 1998, the Head of the Provincial Education Department is the employer of educators in the service of the Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) for all purposes of employment. For this reason, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) cannot intervene in the decisions of the PEDs regarding employer-employee relations matters because of the binding contract of employment between the two parties. It is therefore the responsibility of the employer to implement policies with regards to safety measures at schools. It is also the responsibility of the employer to enforce disciplinary code and procedures against their employees. The question therefore needs to be directed to the PED to establish the facts of these cases.

1. (b) SACE SUPPLEMENTARY RESPONSE

The following cases as per the attached list were reported to

Eastern Cape

1. EC 2 Qunu Junior Secondary School: the case was investigated on 11 October 2016 and no evidence of abuse of learners was found;

Free State

2. FS 1 Reatile Primary School: the case was investigated, disciplinary hearing was conducted, the educator was found guilty and given a sanction of a striking off, which was suspended for a period of 10 years and a fine of R10 000;

Gauteng

3. GP 2 Chief Albert Luthuli School - the matter was investigated. The parent of the learner did not co-operate with the investigation and removed the learner from the school;

4. GP 5 Teach to Pass College - The matter was investigated , a disciplinary hearing was finalised and the educator was found guilty, the report and sanction are to be tabled before the ethics committee in October 2017;

5. GP 6 Parktown Boys High School - The matter was brought to our attention. The school will be furnishing us with all the information at their disposal. The school is keeping us up to date with developments in the criminal case;

6. GP12 Krugersdorp High School- The matter was brought to our attention and was investigated. We await a report from the investigator and his findings;

Kwazulu Natal

7. KZN 6 Prince Tokoto High School- The matter was brought to our attention and was investigated. Charges have been brought against the educator. A disciplinary hearing had to be postponed as the educator has been admitted to hospital for depression. The hearing will proceed as soon as he has been discharged;

8. KZN 9 Ekucabangeni High School. The educator was investigated and he is currently still in prison and was denied bail. It is a bit difficult to conduct a disciplinary hearing at the moment;

9. KZN 11 George Campbell School of Technology.-The matter was investigated. A disciplinary hearing was conducted and the educator was found guilty and given a sanction of a striking off which was suspended for a period of 15 years and a fine of R25 000.00;

Limpopo

10. LP 1 Lemetja Secondary School- The matter was investigated, a disciplinary hearing conducted and the educator was found guilty and given a sanction of a striking off which was suspended for a period of 10 years and a fine of R10 000.00;

11. LP 3 Mphaphuli High School- The matter was brought to our attention. An investigation could not be conducted as the principal refuses to cooperate with the investigation or to speak to anyone. According to the principal, he has been instructed by the spokesperson for the Limpopo Education Department to not speak to anyone regarding the allegations. The circuit manager also refuses to cooperate and refers us to the District Manager. We are recommending to Council structures for charges to be preferred against the principal for refusal to cooperate;

Mpumalanga

12. MP2 Manyano Primary School-The matter was brought to our attention and investigated. A disciplinary hearing has commenced and is being finalised on 21 and 22 September 2017;

13. MP3 Mpakeni Primary School-The matter was brought to our attention and is being investigated;

14. MP 5 Lwaleng Primary school- The matter was brought to our attention and was investigated. There was no evidence found to substantiate the allegations. The parents and their lawyers are not cooperating with us despite our numerous requests for a meeting with them. The educator was also found not guilty by a court owing to lack of evidence;

Northern Cape

15. NC1 Laerskool Orange-Noord - The matter was brought to our attention and was investigated. A disciplinary hearing will take place on 16 and 17 November 2017;

North West

16. NW1 Poifo Primary School - The matter was brought to our attention and was investigated. A disciplinary hearing was finalised, the educator was found guilty and given a sanction of a striking off which was suspended for 10 years and a fine of R10 000.00

The rest of the reports not referred to herein did not come to our attention, we were unaware thereof and we will be following up on them in due course.

2. The question needs to be directed to the relevant employers, who are the Heads of Provincial Education Departments, for details and further responses.

Reply:

a)  A budget of R 69 364 000.00 has been allocated for the construction of New Birch Acres Primary School.

b) (i) It is anticipated that construction will commence on 24/10/2017.

(ii) Anticipated opening date for the completed school is 12/01/2019.

c) The capacity of the school is 1 200 leaners.

d) A Primary School.

Reply:

The closure of schools in the Northern Cape’s John Taolo Gaetsewe (JTG) municipality during the 2013/14 financial year, was as a result of community protests for the construction of a tarred road, whereby children were barred from going to school and the school infrastructure was destroyed in the process.

The Northern Cape Provincial Education Department has since strengthened the community and stakeholder liaison structures by establishing the District Quality Learning and Teaching Campaign (QLTC) Structure, whose primary mandate is to focus on the following, amongst other things:

(a) inform citizens about the importance of education, their roles, responsibilities and obligations towards education;

(b) be the catalyst for positive change, quality improvement and transformation; and

(c) to provide a platform for communities and broader society to actively and constructively become involved in the improvement of teaching and learning.

Furthermore, the Province has appointed a dedicated official at a Provincial level to coordinate QLTC across all five (5) Districts in the province.

Reply:

1. 

(a) No, construction has not commenced due to budgetary constraints.

(b) The current project status is at feasibility stage and the start date is estimated for 01 April 2020 and completion date is estimated for 20 April 2022.

2. 

(a) The estimated start date for the construction of New Birch Acres Primary is 24/10/2017 and the project is on target to commence on the said date.

(b) Construction for Clayville Primary School is estimated to start on 15/02/2020.

(i) Commencement date for New Birch Acres has not changed and for Clayville Primary School start date is 15/02/2020.

(ii) Opening dates cannot be confirmed at this stage; however, the completion dates are estimated for 31 June 2019 for New Birch Acres and 15 May2022 for Clayville Primary School.

Project name	Project Status	Date: Start	Date: Finish
New Birch Acres Primary School	Procurement	24/10/2017	31/06/2019
Clayville Primary School	Project Inception	15/02/2020	15/05/2022
Esselenpark Primary School	Feasibility	01/04/2020	20/05/2022

Reply:

The Department currently employs 206 staff members excluding interns. Of the 206 employees, 76 are non-permanent employees (NPE). Therefore the Department has 130 permanent employees on its establishment.

Of the 130, there are 24 former MK members constituting 18% of the permanent employees. They hold the following positions:

• 1 x Deputy Director General
• 2 x Chief Directors
• 4 x Directors
• 13 x Deputy Directors
• 4 x Assistant Directors

Of the 76 NPE’s, four (4) are from former MK members constituting 5% and they hold the following positions:

• 1 x Acting Director General
• 1 x Director
• 1 x Deputy Director
• 1 x Assistant Director

In total the Department has 28 employees from former MK constituting 14% of the entire Department workforce.

Reply:

1. Table 1 link below shows the total value of contingent liabilities (guarantees) issued and drawn-down, as well as a breakdown according to State Owned Companies (SOCs) for 2014/15 to 2016/17 as shown in the 2017 Budget Review.

Table 1: Government guarantee portfolio

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW2823TABLE-171004.pdf

2. The National Treasury is currently considering a guarantee request of R3 billion by the South African Broadcasting Corporation. The request was submitted after the broadcaster has made a determination that it would face a liquidity challenge in the current financial year. The SABC has highlighted a number of factors that have contributed to the entity’s declining revenues and increasing operating costs. These include among others, the unfavourable economic conditions and a number of policy decisions with regard to content over the broadcaster’s various platforms, which have led to the decline in the advertising revenues as major advertisers withdrew their business due to declining listenership and viewership in some of the broadcaster’s crucial platforms. In addition, the salary bill and pay-outs of dismissed staff has contributed to an increase in costs. The loss in both advertising and TV license revenue along with increased costs, have contributed significantly to the losses incurred in both the 2014/15 and 2015/16 financial years.

Where no guarantee requests have been submitted, it might be as a result of the fact that the specific SOCs’ financial matrices are such that the SOCs do not require government assistance or the SOCs are able to borrow on the strength of their own balance sheets.

Table 1: Government guarantee portfolio

Reply:

(a) The survey commenced on 9 May 2017.

(b) The survey was to have been completed by 31 August 2017. At this date, 47 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges had completed and submitted their information. Follow-ups are being made with the 3 remaining TVET colleges to complete and submit their information.

(c) No additional costs were incurred as internal Departmental resources were utilised.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 2855 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

(1)(a) R145 168.72

(1)(b) Air travel R131 935.43

Daily allowance R 13 233.29

(2) Yes, since 1 April 2017 a certain person has accompanied the Minister on three occasions for official travel overseas. All expenses were in line with the provisions as stipulated in the Ministerial Handbook, Chapter 6, 3.1 & 3.2.:

(2)(a) Purpose	(2)(b)(i) Departure date	(2)(b)(ii) Inbound Arrival date	(2)(c)(i) Total cost	(2)(c)(ii)
				Detailed breakdown	Amount
BRICS conference and Central Bank Governors meeting, Shanghai	17 June 2017	19 June 2017	R204 041.36	Daily allowance Air travel	R4 826.49 R199 214.87
African Investor Conference, London	19 June 2017	21 June 2017	R83 441.57	Air travel	R83 441.57
G20 conference, Germany	5 July 2017	9 July 2017	R80 742.86	Air travel	R80 742.86
TOTAL		R368 225.79

Reply:

Yes. The Minister will make an announcement regarding this matter after the South African Airways’ Annual General Meeting.

 

Reply:

(1) Yes, SARS has plans in place to prevent the illicit trade in any category of goods and/or services as stipulated in its Strategic Plan 2016/17-2020/21.

(2) These products are in the main strictly prohibited so SARS cannot collect any revenue from them.

(3) Please refer to response 2 (two) above.

 

Reply:

Details on foreign operators permit are reflected below.

INTERNATIONAL
COUNTRY	DESTINATION	OPERATING AUTHORISATION	VALIDITY
Australia	Perth	Foreign Air Transport Air Operators Certificate	Yearly - 31 May 2018
Brazil	Sao Paulo	Authorisation from the Ministry of Defence. Appointed Local Legal representative, validated by ANAC. Approved slots. Approved Hotran (Horário de Transporte/Time of Transportation)	Ongoing
Germany	Frankfurt and Munich	Operating Permit through Seasonal Filing.	IATA Season
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Operating Permit	Yearly Basis - 24 March 2018
U.S.A.	New York and Washington	Overflying and Landing clearance. Economic Authority from the US DOT	Overflying and Landing Clearance - IATA Season, Economic Authority – Bi Yearly Basis
United Kingdom	London	Foreign Carrier Permit	IATA Season
AFRICA
COUNTRY	DESTINATION	OPERATING AUTHORISATION	VALIDITY
Angola	Luanda	Overflying and Landing clearance. Angola in the process of changing their legislation to include Foreign Operators Permits	IATA Season
Benin	Cotonou	Foreign Operators Permit (A319, A320 and B738)	Yearly Basis - 18 May 2018
Cameroon	Douala	Foreign Operators Permit Required; of which SAA has one
Congo	Brazzaville and Pointe Noire	Foreign Operators Permits issued to Foreign Airlines. SAA doesn't require one, as it is an eligible airline. Should they want to include an additional aircraft, letter to be written to ANAC, in order to obtain operating authorisation	Seasonal submission of overflying and landing clearance
Cote d'Ivoire	Abidjan	No Foreign Operators Permit required.	Seasonal submission of overflying and landing clearance
D.R.C.	Kinshasa	Foreign Operators Permit currently not applicable as Authorities and Airlines in process of debating actual cost. Once consensus reached, FOP will be required	Seasonal submission of overflying and landing clearance
Gabon	Libreville	Foreign Operators Permit not required. Gabon CAA intends to put a process in place. Overflying and landing clearance	Seasonal submission of overflying and landing clearance
Ghana	Accra	Overflying and Landing clearance. Foreign Air Operators Certificate - Application ongoing	Foreign Operators Permit still to be issued
Kenya	Nairobi	Foreign Operators Permit not required. Bilateral Air Services Agreement in place
Mauritius	Mauritius	Overflying and Landing clearance. New requirement for carriers to have a Foreign Operators Permit. This will be applied for when renewing our Seasonal Approval (Oct 17)	IATA Season
Mozambique	Maputo	Foreign Air Operators Licence - A319, A320, B738 and B737	IATA Season
Namibia	Windhoek	Foreign Air Operator Permit - A319, A320, B738 and B737	Yearly Basis - 30 June 2018
Nigeria	Lagos	Foreign Operators Permit not required. Overflying and landing clearance	Seasonal submission of overflying and landing clearance
Senegal	Dakar	Foreign Operators Permit. Will be commencing with the process to obtain one, in order to avoid any future problems	Seasonal submission of overflying and landing clearance
Tanzania	Dar Es Salaam	No Foreign Operators Permit required. Slot Allocation given as operating approval	Seasonal submission of overflying and landing clearance
Uganda	Entebbe	Foreign Operators Permit Required; of which SAA has one	Seasonal submission of overflying and landing clearance
Zambia	Lusaka, Livingstone and Ndola	Foreign Operators Permit	Yearly - 31 December 2017
Zimbabwe	Harare and Victoria Falls	Foreign Operators Permit on the 19 August 2017, SA025 scheduled to depart from Harare at 07h20 am was grounded by Zimbabwean Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Reason for grounding was the Foreign Operator Permit (FOP) that was not found on board of the aircraft, the incident affected Harare and Vic Falls. It should be noted that it was confirmed that, there was previously no requirement for SAA to obtain or to have in possession the required FOP.	Bi-Yearly Basis - 18 August 2019