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14 August 2017 - NW1244

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Basson, Mr LJ to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

(1)Whether any new employment positions were created in the Office of the Director-General of her department since 1 April 2016; if so, (a) why, (b) which positions were created, (c) who was appointed to each position and (d) what are the terms of their employment; (2) whether she intends to create any new employment positions in the specified Office in the next six months; if so, (a) why and (b) what are the further relevant details; (3) whether any vacant, newly created and/or intended employment positions have been advertised; if so, (a) which employment positions, (b) when was the position advertised and (c) what are the minimum requirements for each position?

Reply:

1. There are no new positions created in the office of the Director-General since 01 April 2016.

2. There are no intentions of creating any new employment positions in the office of the Director-General in the next six months. The preliminary finding from the structure review process has indicated the reduction in the number of employment positions in the office of the Director-General. This preliminary finding is supported by the business process mapping.

3. No newly created employment positions were advertised.

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14 August 2017 - NW2005

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Maynier, Mr D to ask the Minister of Finance

(1)Whether an interdepartmental forum will be established to enhance and entrench the consultative process in respect of the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act, Act 1 of 2017; if not, why not; if so, (a) who will lead the forum, (b) who will participate in the forum and (c) what will the functions of the forum be; (2) Whether any forum has been established in the interim to enhance and entrench the consultative process in respect of the specified Act; if not, why not; if so, (a) on what statutory grounds and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard?

Reply:

1. Yes, an Inter-Departmental Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Committee is in the process of being set up. In addition, we plan to have a separate and dedicated consultative structure to facilitate engagements with accountable institutions in the private sector.

(a) The Committee will be chaired by Director-General of the National Treasury or his representative.

(b) The Committee will (initially) consist of representatives of National Treasury, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, the Department of Home Affairs, the State Security Agency, the South African Police Service, the National Prosecuting Authority, the South African Reserve Bank, the Financial Services Board and the Financial Intelligence Centre. The first meeting will also consider inviting other relevant departments or agencies for future meetings.

(c) The functions of the Committee are:

i) to co-ordinate South Africa’s response to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), including preparing for the Mutual Evaluation and the National Risk Assessment to facilitate compliance with international obligations;

ii) to inform discussions on potential changes to the country’s measurers against money laundering and terror financing, including changes to laws, regulations and other measurers;

iii) to assist in the allocation and prioritization of resources by competent authorities to combat money laundering and terror financing;

iv) to harmonise and align approaches to financial investigations, prosecutions, convictions and asset forfeitures in money laundering and terrorist financing matters;

v) to assess the effectiveness of anti-money laundering and combating of financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) policies and practices and whether the key objectives of the South African institutional framework against these phenomena are being met in practice;

vi) to assess progress made in South Africa with implementing the AML/CFT legal framework against the benchmark of the international standards and making recommendations for improvement; and

vii) assist in preparing the relevant departments and agencies for regular country assessments, peer reviews to measure South Africa’s compliance with international standards on combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

2. No interim forum has been established outside of the normal National Treasury internal processes, in collaboration with the Financial Intelligence Centre, and other financial sector regulators, to process the feedback emanating from the public comments in order to, among other things, give effect to the establishment of the Inter-Departmental AML/CFT Committee.

(a) As I stated previously, in PQ 1634 [NW1840E], dated 9 June 2017, I want to point out again that we will be putting in place more effective consultation mechanisms, and that we do not need legislation to do so.

(b) More details relating to the establishment and operations of the Inter-Departmental AML/CFT Committee will be made available after the public consultation processes have been finalised, together with the publication of the final set of provisions of the Financial Intelligence Amendment Act, 2015 on 2 October 2017.

14 August 2017 - NW1824

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Dlamini, Mr MM to ask the Minister of Energy

Why does her department still intend to pursue the nuclear energy option, in view of the findings contained in the 2016 report of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, which indicates an increased annual cost of R90 billion compared to the cost of renewable energy (details furnished)?

Reply:

Pursuing the nuclear energy option is a declared intention of Government guided by the Nuclear Energy Policy of 2008 and Integrated Resource Plan 2010-2030 (IRP 2010-2030). This option exists to ensure that key that key objectives of the National Development plan 2010-2030, especially on socio-economic development and job creation, are achieved. Since 2010, the IRP 2010-2030 has guided procurement of other technology options, some of which are already generating electricity to the national grid. The Department is currently in the process of updating the IRP and has consulted the stakeholders.

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is one of the stakeholders who have decided to make comments on the IRP base-case and assumptions, as requested by the Department in November 2016. The Department is engaging on various other inputs (including CSIR’s) made towards the finalisation of the in line with declared targets of the last quarter of the financial year 2017/18.

I believe the Department has recognised the importance of costs in this exercise and I believe it is important to afford us the room to engage and address all inputs we have received to date towards completing the task at hand.

 

14 August 2017 - NW1146

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Basson, Mr LJ to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

(1)(a) How many employment positions does the Office of her department’s Director-General currently have, (b)(i) how many of the specified positions are currently vacant and (ii) why, (c) how many of the specified positions have appointed persons on an acting basis and (d) what are the names of each person employed in the specified office; (2) Whether any positions in the specified office were declared redundant since 1 April 2016; if so, why and (b) which positions were affected; (3) Whether she will furnish Mr L J Basson with copies of the specified office’s detailed organogram?

Reply:

(1)(a) The Office of Director-General currently has a total of forty four (44) employment positions.

(1)(b) A total of twenty one (21) positions are currently vacant within the office of the Director-General. Refer to the table below.

No

(1)(b)(i) Title of the vacant post

(1)(b)(ii) Reason why post still vacant

1

Director: Office of the DG

Post was advertised and put on hold until the DG was appointed

2

Head: Strategy & Operations

Advertised closed 25/11/2016

3

CD: Support Services

Advertised closed 17/06/2016

4

Assistant Director : Ministerial Enquiries

Advertised in June 2017

5

Language Practitioner

Advertised in June 2017

6

Deputy Director CPT

Not regarded as priority post as a result of budget cuts

7

Water and Sanitation Advisory Service

Not regarded as priority post as a result of budget cuts

8

ASD: Administration

Advertised closed 25/11/2016

9

Office Manager

Not regarded as priority post as a result of budget cuts

10

Personal Assistant

Not regarded as priority post as a result of budget cuts

11

Head : Water Sector Partnerships IGC and Corporate Communication

Not regarded as priority post as a result of budget cuts

12

Office Manager

Not regarded as priority post as a result of budget cuts

13

Personal Assistant

Not regarded as priority post as a result of budget cuts

14

Personal Assistant

Not regarded as priority post as a result of budget cuts

15

ASD: Office of the DG (secretary)

Not regarded as priority post as a result of budget cuts

16

Driver /Messenger

Not regarded as priority post as a result of budget cuts

17

Messenger

Not regarded as priority post as a result of budget cuts

18

Director : Policy & Stakeholder Management

Not regarded as priority post as a result of budget cuts

19

Deputy Director : Stakeholder Liaison and Parliamentary Co-Ordination

Advertised closed 25/11/2016

20

Parliamentary Officer

Not regarded as priority post as a result of budget cuts

21

ASD : Fosad Cluster and Policy Co-Ordination

Not regarded as priority post as a result of budget cuts

(1)(c) A total of two (2) positions have appointed persons on an acting capacity.

(1)(d) Refer to Annexure A for the names and positions of each person employed in the office of the Director-General.

(2) All positions in the office of Director-General are still relevant, no positions were declared redundant since 1 April 2016.

(3) Refer to Annexure A for a detailed organogram for the office of Director-General.

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14 August 2017 - NW1264

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Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Health

What are the details of all members of staff of the Ladysmith Provincial Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal who were (a) dismissed or (b) disciplined during the period 1 January 2016 to 30 April 2017?

Reply:

The Table in Annexure 1 provides the details in this regard, as provided by the KwaZulu Natal Provincial Department of Health.

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14 August 2017 - NW1609

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Mashabela, Ms N to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

(a) What amount of money has the government spent in buying land for land reform purposes since 1994 and (b) which programme of land reform has been the most expensive?

Reply:

a) R 33 billion.

b) Land Restitution.

14 August 2017 - NW1447

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Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

(1)When did Rand Water (a) start with maintenance work on their G28 concrete pipeline and (b) inform the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality about the pending work; (2) whether she will furnish Mr M Waters with a copy of the letter to this effect; if not, why not; if so, by what date?

Reply:

(1)(a) Rand Water conducted a conditional assessment on the G28 and the entire network from the 8 to the 14 May 2017.

(1)(b) Yes, Rand Water did inform Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality of the condition assessment to be carried out at G28 pipeline.

(2) Refer to Annexure A for the copy of the email that informed Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality of the condition assessment to be carried out at G28 pipeline.

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14 August 2017 - NW1070

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Motau, Mr SC to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

(a) How many registered communal property associations (CPA) exist in areas (i) administered, (ii) controlled and/or (iii) governed by traditional councils in each (aa) province and/or (bb) district and (b) what is the name of each (i) CPA and/or (ii) trust, respectively?

Reply:

(a)(i),(ii),(iii)(aa),(bb),(b)(i),(ii) The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform’s Communal Property Institutions (CPI) Directorate only maintains a database of CPAs according to provinces. The database does not contain information on specific location of a CPA, or whether they are located within areas governed and controlled by traditional councils. The Department has registered 1513 CPAs to date. Details are submitted with National Assembly, Question 1068 and are also published in the Annual Report on CPAs tabled in Parliament annually.

14 August 2017 - NW1327

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Schmidt, Adv H to ask the Minister of Basic EducationQuestion

What progress has her department made with the investigation into the death of Siphamandla Choma, a learner at the Manyano Primary School in Mhluzi, following an alleged assault by his school principal?

Reply:

The principal of Manyano Primary School, Mr Mseteka KJ was suspended from the school pending an investigation by the Mpumalanga Department of Education. The Principal was subsequently charged and following a disciplinary hearing, he was found guilty and dismissed.

14 August 2017 - NW1106

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Mackenzie, Mr C to ask the Minister of Health

What (a) amount was spent by his department on e-government services in the 2016-17 financial year and (b) is the projected expenditure for the 2017-18 financial year?

Reply:

(a) The amount spent by the National Department of Health on eGovernment related services during 2016- 17 financial year is R 67,749,994

(b) The projected expenditure on e-Government related services for the 2017-18 financial year is R120,808,930.98

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14 August 2017 - NW1092

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Jooste, Ms K to ask the Minister of Health

With reference to his reply to question 1282 on 26 May 2015, has the forensic report been completed; if not, why not; if so, (a) who has seen the report and (b) what steps have emanated from it?

Reply:

Forensic Investigation was commissioned by the Department of Roads and Public Works in the 2015/16 Financial Year. The report has since been forwarded by GOBODO to the HoD of the Department of Roads and Public Works. This Department was informed that the GOBODO Report was forwarded to the Special Investigations Unit for review and recommendations.

END.

11 August 2017 - NW1853

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Wilson, Ms ER to ask the Minister of Social Development

(1)companies (names furnished), (a) what is the total value of the tender, (b) what proportion of the value of the tender has been granted to each of the With reference to a certain tender (details furnished) that was awarded to certain awarded companies and (c) over what period does the tender extend; (2) whether the service level agreement has been agreed to with the specified companies; if so, what are the functions that the companies are expected to perform in terms of the tender?

Reply:

1. Tender SASSA 42/15/GA was a request for proposals from potential service providers to be accredited for the provision of Project Mikondzo event management services. This was not a tender for the appointment of service providers, but only for the accreditation of service providers, who would be registered on the SASSA data base. When the specific service are required, quotations are obtained from the accredited service providers, in accordance with approved procurement processes. The tender was advertised in the Government Tender Bulletin on 5 February 2016 and responses were evaluated by an approved Bid Evaluation Committee during May 2016. The responses were evaluated on administrative and technical criteria only.

 (a) Since this was a process to accredit service providers and not to award a contract, there is no total value available.

 (b) Given the above response, this is not applicable

 (c) The accreditation is for a period of 3 years as from July 2016.

2. There is no signed service level agreement as there is no contract entered into. However, the services required are stipulated in the Terms of Reference which were advertised.

11 August 2017 - NW1753

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Marais, Mr EJ to ask the Minister of Energy

Does (a) she, (b) her Deputy Minister or (c) any of the heads of entities or bodies reporting to her make use of security services paid for by the State for (i) him/herself, (ii) his/her immediate family members or (iii) any of their staff members; in each case (aa) what are the reasons for it, (bb) from which department or entity’s budget is the security services being paid, and (cc) what are the relevant details?

Reply:

(a) (i) The Minister of Energy and the (b) Deputy Minister make use of security services paid for by the state. (ii) the Minister as well as the Deputy Minister’s immediate families do not make use of any security services paid for by the state (iii) as well as staff members (aa) it is in compliance with the Cabinet decision of 7 December 2007, (bb) the South African Police Services (SAPS), (cc) According to the Ministerial Handbook of 2007, chapter 2, paragraph 3.1, 3.3 and 3.4 the Minister has complied with what is stipulated in the Ministerial Handbook. The Minister was allocated with VIP Protectors from SAPS in compliance with provisions in the Ministerial Handbook.

(c) I am informed that only the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer of the Central Energy Fund are provided with close protection services in accordance to a threat assessment done in December 2016 by Resurgent Risk Managers (Pty) Ltd with their respective assessments, (ii) none of the immediate family members nor (iii) staff members make use of security services paid for by the state, (cc) the risk arose after the Strategic Fuel Fund contract review commenced.

11 August 2017 - NW2079

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Shivambu, Mr F to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

Whether (a) his department and/or (b) any entities reporting to him are funding, including by way of discretionary funding, any institution of research and development (i) domestically and/or (ii) internationally; if so, (aa)(aaa) what are the names of the specified institutions and (bbb) what are their functions, (bb) from what date has his department or any entity reporting to him been funding them and (cc) what amount has his department contributed towards such funding?

Reply:

a) No institutions are funded by way of ‘discretionary funding’.

b) No dti entities fund institutions by way of ‘discretionary funding’.

(i)(aa)(aaa)(bbb)(bb)(cc)

The department works to promote industrialisation and transformation and respond to unemployment, poverty and inequality. The strategic direction of this work is derived from the National Development plan and is underpinned by outcome 4, outcome 7 and outcome 11. In supporting the implementation of the higher-impact industrial policy action plan, the department conducts research on industrial development, growth and equity through the following institutions.

  • The Industrial Policy Support Fund (IPSF), is a fund administered by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). The fund is utilised for a range of industrial development research programmes and projects to support the work set out in successive iterations of the Industrial Policy Action Plan.
  • Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) is a non-profit organisation, which undertakes a wide range of economic and industrial research, training and support work for government-wide initiatives. This work is not ‘discretionary’ but conforms in general to the research needs and imperatives of the department as part of governments industrialisation effort and as set out in successive iterations of the Industrial Policy Action Plan. All TIPS expenditure is subject to external independent audit as required under the Companies Act. Funds have been transferred to TIPS on an annual basis as set out in Table 1 from 2013.
  • NEDLAC Trade and Industry Chamber: TIC is a NEDLAC’s Chamber that is responsible for processing legislation with a potential socio-economic impact prior to introduction to Parliament. In 1998, TIC established the Fund for Research into Industrial Development, Growth and Equity (FRIDGE) with the objective of funding research into the competitiveness of local industries and firms in order to access international markets and attract investment into the South African economy. The initial funding was provided by the Japanese government. When the Japanese funding ended in 2003, the dti was tasked to provide support because of the type of research produced, which was in line with its mandate the MoA was terminated in September 2014

(a) ii) No international institutions are funded for the purposes of research and

development.

(a) bb) Table 1: Institutions of research and development funded by the Department of Trade and Industry

Institutions

PERIOD & TOTAL AMOUNT

 

2014-2015

2015-2016

2016-2017

Industrial Policy Support Fund (IPSF), IDC

R16 000 000.00

R10 046 000.00

R14 111 000.00

Trade & Industrial Policies Strategies (TIPS)

R 14 570 000.00

R 22745 684.21

R26 220 771.93

       

NEDLAC Trade & Industry Chamber (funded through IDC)

R 724 000.00

R 1 982 919.00

R 0

Grand total

R 31 294  000.00

R 34 774 603.21

R 40 331 771.93

       

11 August 2017 - NW1813

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Sonti, Ms NP to ask the Minister of Social Development

(1)Which entities reporting to her (a) have a board in place and (b) do not have a board in place, (i) of those that have a board, (aa) when was each individual board member appointed and (bb) when is the term for each board lapsing and (ii) how many (aa) board members are there in each board and (bb) of those board members of each entity are female; (2) with reference to entities that do not have boards in place, (a) who is responsible for appointing the board and (b) when will a board be appointed?NW2021E

Reply:

1(a) National Development Agency as per the NDA Act (Act No. 108 of 1998)

(b) DSD and SASSA

(i) (aa) 4 January 2016

(bb) 31 December 2019 (3 years as per the provision of the NDA Act)

(ii) (aa)ten

(bb) 7

2 (a) The establishment of the Board is provided for in the Act itself. It is not a matter that the Executive Authority decides on his/her own. As it currently stands, the NDA Act provides for the establishment of the Board whereas the SASSA Act does not make the same provision, hence there is no board for SASSA.

11 August 2017 - NW2263

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Matsepe, Mr CD to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

a) With reference to his reply to question 1866 on 23 June 2017, which (a) countries and (b) territories do not have trade attachés?

Reply:

a) The complete list of countries and territories where there are no trade attachés is attached.

11 August 2017 - NW2021

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Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

(1)(a) In how many events of the Integrated Community Registration Outreach Programme did her department participate in the 2016-17 financial year, (b) on what date did each event take place and (c) in which (i) province, (ii) municipality and (iii) ward did each event take place; (2) whether her department incurred any costs to participate in the specified events; if so, what was the total amount incurred in respect of each event?

Reply:

(1-2) The information in respect of all nine provinces is attached.

11 August 2017 - NW1772

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Motau, Mr SC to ask the Minister of Social Development

Does (a) she, (b) her Deputy Minister or (c) any of the heads of entities or bodies reporting to her make use of security services paid for by the State for (i) him/herself, (ii) his/her immediate family members or (iii) any of their staff members; in each case (aa) what are the reasons for it, (bb) from which department or entity’s budget is the security services being paid, and (cc) what are the relevant details?

Reply:

(a) Yes

(b) Yes

(c) (i) DSD and NDA- not applicable

(ii) SASSA- Yes, the Regional Manager for SASSA in KZN is currently receiving protection services.

(i) Both the Minister and Deputy Minister receive protection receive from the SAPS VIP Protection paid by the State as per the provision of the Ministerial Handbook

(ii) Not applicable

(iii) DSD and SASSA not applicable

(aa) after intimidation and death threats on the life of the SASSA Regional Manager by officials who were subjected to disciplinary hearings for fraud and collusion with syndicates who were defrauding the social grants system. The provision of protection services was recommended by the State Security and SAPS after proper assessment was conducted.

(bb) SASSA budget.

(cc) Further details can be provided by the SAPS VIP Protection on (aa)

11 August 2017 - NW1854

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Wilson, Ms ER to ask the Minister of Social Development

(1)With reference to the announcement by her department regarding the negotiations that have already commenced with an organisation on the matter of a funeral policy for grant recipients and the potential deduction of 10% from grants for the payment thereof, with which service provider have these negotiations been entered into; (2) was a request for information issued for potential service; if so, when; (3) was a tender for a funeral policy provider advertised; if so, when?

Reply:

1. Regulation 26A to the Social Assistance Act, Act 13 of 2004, makes provision for the direct deduction of funeral policy premiums from a social grant, under certain conditions. These conditions include that the value of the deduction cannot exceed 10% of the value of the grant; deductions are only permissible from adult grants of a permanent nature (that is only from grants for the aged, war veterans or people with disabilities); and that the beneficiary must request this deduction in writing and in person from SASSA. SASSA has in the past not been managing these deductions, which were affected by the payment service provider, Cash Paymaster Services, on behalf of SASSA. With the in-sourcing of the payment function, one of the first areas of work which SASSA is able to bring in-house and manage directly, as intended in legislation, is the management of the direct deductions in terms of Regulation 26A.

In order to do so, SASSA has, after following a procurement process, contracted QLink, the company which is responsible for managing payroll deductions for SASSA as well as government, through National Treasury, for a period of 5 years.

It should be understood that the management of deductions referred to above are for beneficiaries who already have funeral policies, and who have been making use of the direct deduction facility. It is not for a new funeral policy scheme.

2. There was not request for information issued for a service, as this is not a new service which is being provided. There was only a submission to the Bid Adjudication Committee to consider a variation in scope of the existing contract SASSA already has with QLink, after having obtained confirmation from QLink that they are both able and willing to provide the required management service.

3. Not applicable, since SASSA has not appointed a funeral policy provider. SASSA is not involved in the provision of funeral policies at all. The decision to take a funeral policy lies with the beneficiary, who then approaches SASSA to provide the deduction facility for the premium only, in terms of Section 20 and Regulation 26A of the Act.

11 August 2017 - NW2028

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Hoosen, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

What number of (a) applications for South African citizenship did her department receive (i) in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017 and (b) the specified applications were (i) approved and (ii) declined in each case?

Reply:

(i)(aa - cc) As the Department reports on citizenship statistics on a calendar year basis, the information is as follows:

Applications for citizenship received in 2014 are 192.

Application for citizenship received in 2015 are 411.

Applications for citizenship received in 2016 are 454.

Applications for citizenship received in 2017 are 92 to date.

(b)(i) In 2014 there were 525 approvals.

In 2015 there were 603 approvals.

In 2016 there were 750 approvals.

In 2017 there were 403 approvals to date.

(b)(ii) In 2014 there were 31 disapproved.

In 2015 there were 13 disapproved.

In 2016 there were 35 disapproved.

In 2017 there were 43 disapproved to date.

NB: The department processed more applications than actual number received per year due to work carried over from one year to the following year.

11 August 2017 - NW2027

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Hoosen, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

(1)(a) What number of persons were granted South African citizenship through section 5(9) of the South African Citizenship Act, Act 88 of 1995, as amended, (i) in each of the past 10 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017, (b) what are the names of the specified persons and (c) on which dates were the citizenships granted in each case; (2) whether any member of the Executive has ever intervened and/or assisted in the granting of citizenship to the specified persons; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what was the name of the (i) specified person who was assisted and (ii) member of the Executive who became involved and (b) on what date was each such citizenship granted?

Reply:

(a)(i) As indicated in the available records:

2007:1

2008:No one

2009:No one

2010: 5

2011: 3

2012: 2

2014: 2

2015:6

2016: 12

(a)(ii) No person’s has been granted citizenship under section 5(9) of the citizenship act since 1 April 2017.

(b) The names are as follows:

In 2007

  • Bahaeldin Abdelsater

In 2010

  • Professor Mthuli Ncube
  • Ode Fulutudilu
  • Tendai Mtawarira
  • Muhammad Imran Tahir
  • Sandra Bilonda Zaca

In 2011

  • Simangele Tapela
  • Godfrey Danisa Tapela
  • Valerie Mercella O’Connor-Makatini

In 2012

  • Jerome Walter Henri Valcke
  • Mohamed Salman Momed Elherfi

In 2014

  • Prevost James Casell
  • Aguiar Vasco de Jesus Barradas

In 2015

  • Alablak Ali
  • Dino Gabriel
  • Gupta Angoori
  • Gupta Shivani
  • Singhala Kamal kant
  • Surya Kant

In 2016

  • Dominic Kincaid Ferszt
  • Chadha Arun Suraj
  • Chadha Renika Arun
  • Adeniji Adeloye Amoo Temitope
  • Adenji Selinah Idowu Adeyemi
  • Kalumbu Nathan
  • Kalumbu Siphiwe
  • Kalumbu Kamuyamben Nigel
  • Kalumbu Chelsea Robin
  • Kalumbu Anna-marie Danai
  • Du Hyen Kim
  • Wieslaw Tomasz Honik

(c) Date which citizenship was granted:

  • Bahaeldin Abdelsater- 2007-08-13
  • Sandra Bilonda Zaca- 2010-04-22
  • Professor Mthuli Ncube- 2010-05-21
  • Ode Fulutudilu- 2010-05-25
  • Tendai Mtawarira- 2010-06-28
  • Muhammad Imran Tahir- 2010-12-31
  • Simangele Tapela- 2011-03-01
  • Godfrey Danisa Tapela- 2011-03-01
  • Valerie Mercella O’Connor-Makatini- 2011-03-08
  • Jerome Walter Henri Valcke- 2012- 06-16
  • Mohamed Salman Momed Elherfi- 2012-02-01
  • Prevost James Casell- 2014-03-20
  • Aguiar Vasco de Jesus Barradas- 2014-04-15
  • Alablak Ali- 2015-05-03
  • Dino Gabriel- 2015-05-27
  • Gupta Angoori- 215-05-30
  • Gupta Shivani- 2015-05-30
  • Singhala Kamal kant- 2015-05-30
  • Surya Kant- 2015-05-30
  • Dominic Kincaid Ferszt- 2016-11-11
  • Chadha Arun Suraj- 2016-02-02
  • Chadha Renika Arun- 2016-02-02
  • Adeniji adeloye amoo temitope- 2016-02-02
  • Adeniji Sewlinah Idowu adeyemi- 2016-02-02
  • Kalumbu Nathan- 2016-02-04
  • Kalumbu Siphiwe -2016-02-04
  • Kalumbu Kamuyambeni Nigel – 2016-02-04
  • Kalumbu Chelsea Robin -2016-02-04
  • Kalumbu Anna-marie Danai – 2016-02-04
  • Du Hyen Kim – 2016-02-11
  • Wieslaw Tomasz Honik- 2016-02-18

(2) No Minister has interfered in the process of the department as all cases with regard to section 5(9) are dealt with in line with the citizenship act stipulations.

The position is the department follow the act prescripts as stipulated.

11 August 2017 - NW1395

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Macpherson, Mr DW to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Whether, with reference to his reply to question 487 on 8 May 2017, the information requested has been received; if not, by what date is it expected; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

We have since requested this information from the Premier’s office and are making continuous follow-ups. The information will be submitted to the Hon Member as soon as it becomes available.

11 August 2017 - NW1988

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Mkhaliphi, Ms HO to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

What is the total number of Chinese nationals who currently reside in the country?

Reply:

According to available information it is concluded that 51,177 Chinese nationals hold residency status in the RSA. This is because since 2009, the Department has received a total of 69,139 applications from Chinese nationals seeking either temporary or permanent residency status in the Republic. The stated number is extracted from the Track and Trace system which commenced in August 2009, as well as the Visa Adjudication System (VAS) which was introduced in June 2014 and remains currently operational.

The applications comprise:

(i) Temporary Residence Visas: 57, 718

a) Approved: | 44,808

b) Rejected: | 6,574

c) Still under consideration | 6,336

(ii) Permanent Residence Visas: 11,421

a. Approved: | 6,369

b. Rejected: | 2,195

c. Still under consideration | 2,857

11 August 2017 - NW1737

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Lorimer, Mr JR to ask the Minister of Social Development

Whether any staff of (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her were awarded any contracts or agreements to conduct business with any state entity in the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17 financial years; if so, what are the (aa)(aaa) names and (bbb) professional designations of the staff members and (bb)(aaa) details of the contract(s) and/or agreement(s) awarded and (bbb) amounts in each case?

Reply:

 

DSD

(a)(i)

2014/2015

(aa) (aaa)

Names

(bbb)

Professional Designations

(bb)(aaa)

Details of contracts/ agreements

(bbb)

Amounts

None

None

None

N/A

N/A

(a)(ii)

2015/16

       

None

None

None

N/A

N/A

(a)(ii)

2016/17

       

None

None

None

N/A

N/A

NDA

b(i) 2014/2015

(aa) (aaa)

Names

(bbb)

Professional Designations

(bb)(aaa)

Details of contracts/ agreements

(bbb)

Amounts

None

None

None

N/A

N/A

b(ii)

2015/2016

None

None

N/A

N/A

b(iii)

2016/17

None

None

N/A

N/A

SASSA

b(i) 2014/2015

(aa) (aaa)

Names

(bbb)

Professional Designations

(bb)(aaa)

Details of contracts/ agreements

(bbb)

Amounts

 

Mr ST Dube

Grants Administrator

T/A Pauline and Viljoen Trading was awarded a contract or agreement to conduct business (Catering) with Edumbe Municipality (KZN)

August 2014

R12 000.00

December 2014

R16 000.00

March 2015

R9 000.00.

 

Mr SS Mbambo

Senior Grants Administrator

T/A Construction,Taxis,

Catering and Supplying was awarded a contract or agreement. Mshwathi Municipality (Electrification in Public Halls, Ingwe Municipality –Youth Development Plan); Department of Public Works (Renovation at Cedera) and Harry Gwala District Municipality for construction of toilets. (KZN)

R500 000.00-

R1000 000.00

 

Ms PP Hadebe

Senior Grants Administrator

T/A Ingelengele Trading was awarded a contract or agreement with the Dept. of Sports & Recreation for Catering. (KZN)

R85 000.00

 

Ms. JN Mncube

Grants Administrator

Zones Tents and Chairs Hiring was awarded contract or agreement to conduct business with Public Works repairs and renovations at Macambini Clinic for office accommodation (KZN)

R5 800 000

R672 000.00

 

Ms P Haas

Clerk Management Accounting

Eluthandweni –

Event, Catering and Accommodation Services

NC Health Department

R 8,740.00

b(ii) 2015 /2016

Ms. JN Mncube

Grants Administrator

Zones Tents and Chairs Hiring was awarded contract or agreement to conduct business with Public Works for fencing.(KZN)

R400 000.00

 

Ms PP Hadebe

Senior Grants Administrator

Ingelengele Trading) was awarded a contract or agreement with the Dept. of Sports & Recreation for Catering.(KZN)

R40 000.00

 

Ms P Haas

Clerk Management Accounting

Eluthandweni –

Event, Catering and Accommodation Services

NC Health Department

R 8,740.00

b(iii) 2016/2017

None

None

None

None

 

 

11 August 2017 - NW1650

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Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

What is the total number of (a) informal settlements that the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has and (b) houses in each of the specified informal settlements that received (i) electricity connections, (ii) sewerage systems, excluding chemical toilets, and (iii) piped water connections in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial years?

Reply:

We have since requested this information from the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and are making continuous follow-ups. The information will be submitted to the Hon Member as soon as it becomes available.

10 August 2017 - NW1966

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Chance, Mr R to ask the Minister of Small Business Development

What role does a certain person (name and details furnished) play as a South African representative of Startup Nations, a programme run by the Global Entrepreneurship Network and (b) how is this reflected in the programmes and policies of her department?”

Reply:

a) The role of the person named was to represent South Africa from a policy perspective, including the South African Ecosystem on entrepreneurship and to draw lessons on international best practice in and from the engagements at the Start-up Nations. The Summits are held annually and are attended by various countries on invitation and the participants engaged on discussions regarding entrepreneurship and lessons from countries represented.

b) One of the pillars, the current SMME Strategy (Integrated Strategy for the Development and Promotion of Enterprises and Entrepreneurship) provides for the promotion of entrepreneurship through campaigns, leadership training and awards. The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) implements or partners with organisations that seek to achieve the objectives of this pillar. This has been evident in the DSBD’s partnership with various organisations during March 2017 to host the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC). One of the milestones of the GEC was the launch of the Global Entrepreneurship Network Africa chapter. As one of the founders of this Chapter the DSBD is involved in the activities that seek to promote entrepreneurship in the country and the continent.

The DSBD also focuses on supporting pre-start up activities that invigorate innovation and business start-up as part of increasing the levels of entrepreneurship in the country. The Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) rapid incubator programme linked to the Centres for entrepreneurship programme and the Black Business Supplier Development Programme (BBSDP) sub-programme targeting and funding start-ups are some of the examples that the DSBD is implementing.

10 August 2017 - NW1791

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Mkhaliphi, Ms HO to ask the MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION

(1)Which entities reporting to her (a) have a board in place and (b) do not have a board in place, (i) of those that have a board, (aa) when was each individual board member appointed and (bb) when is the term for each board lapsing and (ii) how many (aa) board members are there in each board and (bb) of those board members of each entity are female NW1999E

Reply:

(1) African Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund (a) No, it does not have a board. In terms of the ARF ACT 51 OF 2000 6(3), the Director General is the Accounting Officer of the Fund in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No.1 of 1999).

(2) with reference to entities that do not have boards in place,

(a) who is responsible for appointing the board and (b) when will a board be appointed?

REPLY:

There is no Board. In terms of the ARF Act 51 of 2000 6(3), the Director General is the Accounting Officer of the Fund in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No.1 of 1999).

 

07 August 2017 - NW1818

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Mashabela, Ms N to ask the Minister of Basic Education

(1)Which entities reporting to her (a) have a board in place and (b) do not have a board in place, (i) of those that have a board, (aa) when was each individual board member appointed and (bb) when is the term for each board lapsing and (ii) how many (aa) board members are there in each board and (bb) of those board members of each entity are female; (2) with reference to entities that do not have boards in place, (a) who is responsible for appointing the board and (b) when will a board be appointed? NW2026E

Reply:

UMALUSI RESPONSE

(a) Umalusi has a Council in place as the Accounting Authority.

(i) Below is the information as requested regarding the Council of Umalusi:

Name

Appointment date (aa)

Term lapsing (bb)

1. Prof. JD Volmink

Chairperson

7 June 2014

8 June 2018

2. Prof. ND Kgwadi

(Deputy Chairperson)

7 June 2014

8 June 2018

3. Dr MS Rakometsi

(CEO: Umalusi)

7 June 2014

8 June 2018

4. Prof. PAD Beets

7 June 2014

8 June 2018

5. Prof. N. Baijnath

CEO: Council on Higher

Education (CHE)

1 October 2015

8 June 2018

6. Ms F Dada

7 June 2014

8 June 2018

7. Mr MHW Ehrenreich

7 June 2014

8 June 2018

8. Mr NT Johnstone

1 September 2015

8 June 2018

9. Mr D Hindle*

15 December 2016

8 June 2018

10. Dr MJ Maboya**

 

1 July 2016

8 June 2018

11. Dr EB Mahlobo

7 June 2014

8 June 2018

12. Prof. MG Mahlomaholo

7 June 2014

8 June 2018

13. Prof. L Makalela

7 June 2014

8 June 2018

14. Dr R Mampane

7 June 2014

8 June 2018

15. Adv. MJ Merabe***

15 December 2016

8 June 2018

16. Prof. MLE Monnapula - Mapesela

7 June 2014

8 June 2018

17. Mr E Mosuwe****

24 October 2016

8 June 2018

18. Mr V Naidoo*****

CEO: Quality Council for Trades

and Occupations (QCTO)

1 June 2017

8 June 2018

19. Mr JS Samuels

CEO: South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)

7 June 2014

8 June 2018

(*) Replaced Professor Loock who resigned on 10 December 2015 as member of Council.

(**) Appointed Deputy Director – General: Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring at the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and replaced Mr Mweli, Director – General: DBE in Council.

(***) Replaced Dr L Becker who resigned on 20 June 2016 as member of Council.

(****) Appointed Head of Department of Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) and replaced Dr N Sishi as a representative of Heads of Education Departments Committee (HEDCOM) in Council.

(*****) Appointed CEO of QCTO and replaced Ms Joyce Mashabela – the former CEO of QCTO.

(II) Umalusi Council:

(aa) Number of members:

The Council for the period 8 June 2014 to 7 June 2018 consists of 15 members appointed by the Minister of Basic Education and the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Umalusi, the Council on Higher Education (CHE); Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO); and the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). The Minister also appoints one of the members as Chairperson. The Council is responsible for policy and overall governance, with the day-to-day management delegated to the Chief Executive Officer.

(bb) Number of female board members:

Four members:

  1. Ms Fathima Dada;
  2. Dr Mamiki J Maboya;
  3. Dr Ruth Mampane; and
  4. Professor Mabokang Monnapula-Mapesela.

SACE RESPONSE

1. (a) The South African Council for Educators (SACE) has a Council and not a Board.

(b) Not applicable to SACE.

(aa) The Council members were appointed on 1 August 2013.

(bb) The term of the current SACE Council is coming to an end on 31 July 2017.

(ii) (aa) there are 30 Council members (inclusive of the Chairperson and Acting CEO).

(bb) Females: Seven (7).

2. (a) (b) Not Applicable to SACE.

07 August 2017 - NW1845

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Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Basic Education

(1)What is the total number of government school principals in the country? (2) what number of the specified school principals in each province (a) has no tertiary qualification, (b) has no Grade 12 Senior Certificate, (c) has a teaching qualification from a university, (d) has a teaching qualification from an accredited education college and (e) has a teaching qualification from a further education and training college; (3) whether any school principals at government schools in any province has a management qualification; if so, which management qualification in each case?

Reply:

(1) As at the end of March 2017, there are 24 467 Principals.

(2) (a) None.

(b) None.

(c) 19 115.

(d) 2 272.

(e) Information on PERSAL that shows the actual qualification is currently not complete on the PERSAL system. It is therefore not possible to give the number of Principals with a qualification from a further education and training as part of their professional teaching qualifications.

(3) A significant number of Principals have management qualifications. This could be school-related qualifications e.g. Advanced Certificate in Education-School Leadership and Management or general management qualifications. Existing information on the PERSAL system that shows the actual qualifications in this field is not complete. It is therefore not possible at this stage to show a specific number of Principals with a management qualification.

07 August 2017 - NW1456

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Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Basic Education

(1)What is the total amount that was (a) allocated to and (b) spent by each province as part of the Accelerated Schools Infrastructure Delivery Initiative in the 2016-17 financial year; (2) whether any funding was (a) withdrawn and/or (b) returned to the National Treasury as a result of underspending in each province; if so, (i) what amount was returned and/or withdrawn in each case and (ii) what were the reasons for underspending in each case?

Reply:

(1) (a) and (b) The allocation and Expenditure per Province:

Provinces

Column A

Column B

 

Allocation

Expenditure

 

2016/17

2016/17

 

R'000

R'000

Eastern Cape

1 543 664

614 915

Free State

237 487

166 524

KwaZulu-Natal

106 869

61 243

Limpopo

83 120

115 754

Mpumalanga

83 120

81 872

Northern Cape

23 749

122

North West

35 623

2 562

Total

2 113 632

1 042 992

(2) (a) & (b) (I & II) The School Infrastructure Backlogs Grant is not allocated to provinces but to the Department of Basic Education. The funding indicated above, therefore, depicts the value of projects implemented per province through the programme and not an allocation to a province. As a result, no funding was withdrawn or returned to National Treasury as a result of underspending in a province. The entire programme underspent by R 874 753 000. Reasons for under expenditure vary from programme to programme but they include, but not limited to poor performance by Implementing Agents and contractors, inclement weather, occasional shortage of building material and works disruption due to community led disruptions and industrial action. Poor contractor performance in all provinces and the procedure required to replace them also contributes to under expenditure. The process of rationalisation of small and unviable schools, especially in the Eastern Cape, also played a major role in the underperformance of the programme.

07 August 2017 - NW1735

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Lorimer, Mr JR to ask the Minister of Science and Technology

Whether any staff of (a) her department and (b) entity reporting to her were awarded any contracts or agreements to conduct business with any state entity in the (i) 2014-15,(ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17 financial years ; if so, what are the (aa)(aaa) name (bbb) professional designation of the staff members and (bb)(aaa) details of the contract(s) and/or agreement(s) awarded and (bbb) amounts in each case?

Reply:

Entity

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(aa)(aaa)

(bbb)

(bb)(aaa)

(bbb)

DST

No

Yes

Yes

  • Advocate Nomonde January

Head Legal Services

Cleaning and vegetation with Eskom.

R5000 Payable every second or third month. The employee has resigned from the company

CSIR

No

Yes

No

  • Mr Happy Mathekga

Technician

He held an interest in Paps and Hi Trading and Projects (Pty) Ltd. The work was secured prior to permanent employment at the CSIR

The company removed furniture for the CIPC. The work was secured through a competitive process

R12 900

       
  • Ms R Phala

Project coordinator

She held an interest in Nakiwe Consulting (Pty) Ltd. the work was secured prior to permanent employment at the CSIR.

The company supplied books to Tshwane University of Technology. The work was secured through a competitive process

R37 000

       
  • Ms M Mqehlana,

Financial Admin Officer

She held an interest in Undivert (Pty) Ltd.

The company provided a computer server and programming to iNkandla Local Municipality. The work was secured through a competitive process.

R249 820

Entity

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(aa)(aaa)

(bbb)

(bb)(aaa)

(bbb)

NRF

No

No

No

       

HSRC

No

No

No

       

ASSAF

No

No

No

       

SANSA

No

No

No

       

TIA

No

No

No

       

07 August 2017 - NW1320

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Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education

On what date will the draft National Policy for the Prevention and Management of Learner Pregnancy be tabled to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education for approval?

Reply:

The policy is still a draft and will come into effect once presented and approved at Cabinet. The Department could however present the draft policy to the Portfolio Committee as per the Committee’s invitation

07 August 2017 - NW1030

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Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education

With reference to her reply to question 127 on 23 March 2017, (a) when will the data for Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal be available and (b) why does her department not track whether or not pupils who fall pregnant return to school after giving birth?

Reply:

(a) 

Table 1 below indicates that, in 2016, there were 803 learners who fell pregnant in KwaZulu-Natal. The majority of these learners were in Grade 12 at 201 learners. With regards to availability of Mpumalanga data, the Department will indicate as soon as the province responds.

Table 1: Number of learners who fell pregnant, by grade, in KwaZulu-Natal, in 2016

Province

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

Grade 8

Grade 9

Grade 10

Grade 11

Grade 12

Other

Total

KZN

19

17

22

19

29

63

158

178

201

97

803

Source: KZN 2016 Annual School Survey

Note 1: The Annual School Survey question on learner pregnancy asks the school principal for: “the number of learners (That they are aware of) who got pregnant the previous academic year”.

Note 2: The data, as received from the province, are preliminary and must be treated with caution, since it has not been published in this format.

(b)

The basic education system does not track this at the moment. Tracking the return of learners after giving birth may be something we could explore in future as a sector. However, we have a policy that does not prevent learners from returning. Parents have a responsibility to ensure that learners return to school after giving birth, not the Department necessarily

04 August 2017 - NW1993

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Ntlangwini, Ms EN to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

What are the top five products by category and rand value that South Africa imported in 2013, 2014, and 2015?

Reply:

Category: Agriculture

2013

Category: Agriculture

2014

Category: Agriculture

2015

 

R'million

 

R'million

 

R'million

Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed {kg}

6,281

Other Wheat and meslin

5,004

Other Wheat and meslin

6,016

Other Wheat and meslin:

3,702

Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed {kg}

4,390

Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed {kg}

5,361

Other Cuts and offal, frozen

2,038

Other Cuts and offal, frozen

2,282

Cuts and offal, frozen:

1,763

Mechanically deboned meat {u}

712

Mechanically deboned meat {u}

728

Other Maize (corn):

1,673

Of barley {kg}

591

Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken {kg}

632

Other Live bovine animals

1,063

The top five products by categories and rand value imported are as follows:

Category: Fishing

2013

Category: Fishing

2014

Category: Fishing

2015

 

R'million

 

R'million

 

R'million

Other shrimps and prawns {kg}

508

Other shrimps and prawns

551

Other shrimps and prawns

486

Hake (merluccius spp, urophycis spp) {kg}

224

Jack and horse mackerel (trachurus spp) {kg}

313

Jack and horse mackerel (trachurus spp) {kg}

410

Jack and horse mackerel (trachurus spp) {kg}

208

Other Fish, frozen (excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304)

243

Other Fish, frozen (excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304):

315

Other Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs

141

Other Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs

215

Sardines (sardina pilchardus, sardinops spp), sardinella (sardinella spp), brisling or sprats (sprattus sprattus) {kg}

275

Other Fish, frozen (excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304):

138

Hake (merluccius spp, urophycis spp) {kg}

197

Other {kg} or Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs

252

Category: Mineral products

2013

Category: Mineral products

2014

Category: Mineral products

2015

 

R'million

 

R'million

 

R'million

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude

142,050

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude

175,840

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude

98,451

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excluding crude)

62,574

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excluding crude)

63,309

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excluding crude)

59,296

Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

3,089

Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons:

4,579

Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons:

4,413

Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal

2,839

Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal:

2,864

Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal:

2,632

Electrical energy 1000 kwh

1,500

Electrical energy 1000 kwh

2,358

Electrical energy 1000 kwh

2,603

Category: Forestry

2013

Category: Forestry

2014

Category: Forestry

2015

 

R'million

 

R'million

 

R'million

Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn

53

Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn

60

Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn

61

Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant {u}

35

Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant {u}

35

Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant {u}

36

Other plants and Unrooted cuttings and slips {u}

29

Other plants and Unrooted cuttings and slips {u}

28

Other plants and Unrooted cuttings and slips {u}

27

Other {kg} or Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached

17

Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached

16

Roses {kg}

18

Roses {kg}

14

Roses {kg}

15

Other Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached

18

Category: Manufacturing

2013

Category: Manufacturing

2014

Category: Manufacturing

2015

 

R'million

 

R'million

 

R'million

Machinery and Equipments

249,936

Machinery and Equipments

254,208

Machinery and Equipments

277,722

Petroleum Products

212,143

Petroleum Products

249,404

Petroleum Products

167,697

Chemicals

92,594

Chemicals

101,459

Chemicals

111,975

Vehicles

88,509

Vehicles

88,866

Vehicles

91,389

Metal Products

30,196

Clothing

32,272

Metal Products

39,007

04 August 2017 - NW1503

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Mbabama, Ms TM to ask the Minister of Small Business Development

Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her procured any services from and/or made any payments to (i) a certain company (name furnished) or (ii) any other public relations firms; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) was the total cost, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of such payments?”

Reply:

(a) Department of Small Business Development (DSBD)

(i) The DSBD had no dealings with a service provider, Bell Portinger.

(ii) The DSBD did not acquire the services of a Public Relations Company during the 2016/17 financial year.

(b) Entities

Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)

(i)&(ii) The SEDA has not procured services from Bell Portinger nor any other Public Relations Firm.

Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA)

(i) The SEFA has not procured services from Bell Portinger.

(ii) Details of services procured from other Public Relations Firms are attached as Annexure A.

04 August 2017 - NW1614

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Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Finance

(1)What number of complaints has been submitted each year in each category to the tax ombudsman since his appointment in October 2013: (2) What number of complaints, if possible in each category, indicated as (a) percentages and (b) numbers in each specified year was (i) successful and (ii) unsuccessful?

Reply:

Number of complaints each year

Financial period

Total number

2013/14

156

2014/15

1270

2015/16

2133

2016/17

3188

Note: It is not possible to provide details relating to categories because each complaint may have more than one category.

(2) What number of complaints, if possible in each category, indicated as (a) percentages and (b) numbers in each specified year was (i) successful and (ii) unsuccessful?

Year

% Successful

Number

% Unsuccessful

Number

2013/14

59%

92

41%

64

2014/15

32%

409

68%

861

2015/16

59%

1172

41%

961

2016/17

45%

1236

55%

1490

Note: 1. It is not clear what is meant by “successful” and “unsuccessful” in this question. The answers above were provided on the basis that successful means that the complaint was successfully lodged in that it falls within the Tax Ombud’s mandate and unsuccessful means the complaint falls outside the TO’s mandate.

2. As at 31 March 2017, there were 462 complaints yet to be validated.

NW1819E

03 August 2017 - NW1552

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Van Dalen, Mr P to ask the Minister of Tourism

What is the total number of (a) hotel establishment rooms, (b) large hotel chain rooms and (c) non-hotel establishment rooms in the country (i) in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017?

Reply:

(i) The total number of rooms in the country:

There is currently no database that reflects the universal number of rooms in the country. The Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) only collects information on graded establishments and graded rooms.

 

(aa) 2014-2015

(bb) 2015-2016

(cc) 2016-2017

  1. 1 April 2017
  1. Hotel establishment rooms

(graded hotel establishment rooms)

58,186

55,263

58,684

59,092

  1. *Large hotel chain rooms

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

  1. **Non-hotel establishment rooms

(graded non-hotel establishment rooms)

57,491

59,018

60,185

59,709

* The TGCSA does not track the number of graded hotel rooms according to the size of the hotel or by hotel chain.

** Non-hotel establishment rooms in the following categories:

  • Backpacker and hostelling
  • Bed and Breakfast
  • Caravan and Camping
  • Country House
  • Game Lodge
  • Guest House
  • Nature Reserve
  • Lodge
  • Self-Catering
  • Meetings, Exhibitions and Special Events

The department recognises the need for a comprehensive database that is not solely dependent on the grading status or updates from establishments in order to support planning, growth and development of the tourism sector. In this regard, the Department, working with Provinces; Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs; Municipalities; Industry and other related agencies is embarking on a process to build a comprehensive tourism database for the country through a “census” of establishments during the current financial year.

03 August 2017 - NW1996

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Shivambu, Mr F to ask the Minister of Finance

Whether the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer conducted a skills audit in procurement across all spheres of Government; if not, why not; if so, how many people are qualified to do Contract Management?

Reply:

The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) has not conducted a skills audit in procurement across all spheres of Government. It is the responsibility of each Accounting Officer / Head of Department to conduct a skills audit within his / her institution to ensure that SCM officials are trained and deployed in accordance with the requirements of the “Guide for Minimum Training and Deployment of Supply Chain Management officials” issued as Practice Note Number SCM 5 of 2004 on 27 October 2004, in accordance with the Regulations in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999: Framework for Supply Chain Management that was promulgated in Government Gazette Number 25767 on 5 December 2003.

However, the OCPO in partnership with the Chief Directorate: Capacity Building in the Office of the Accountant-General (OAG) have conducted a Supply Chain Management (SCM) Baseline Study which seeks to determine the number, demographic profile and qualifications of SCM officials (practitioners and managers) that are currently employed in the national, provincial and local spheres of government. There were two phases to the project, the first being the collection of organisational data and the second being an individual survey.

Phase 1 required each government department or municipality to provide the number of approved funded, filled and vacant posts in the SCM Unit, including the names of SCM officials, their job title and email address, together with an approved organisational structure of the SCM Units or an approved organogram depicting the SCM function in the organisation.

Phase 2 required SCM officials to complete an online individual survey depicting an individual’s personal details; demographic profile (nationality, race, gender, age, occupational role and salary level); formal academic qualifications completed, currently studying or interested in undertaking; SCM training courses completed or interested in completing; number of years employed in public sector SCM, including the number of years employed in the different elements of the South African public sector SCM Model (demand, acquisition, contract, logistics, disposal, supply chain risk and performance management as well as asset management).

The results of the baseline study will inform the development of responsive and appropriate capacity development solutions and enable state institutions to channel resources into the areas where they will contribute the most to capacity development interventions, employee training and development, as well as enhancing staff morale and organisational performance.

The SCM baseline study with regards to Contract Management in the three spheres of government reveals the following:

Number of staff employed in Contract Management and SCM Units

Description

National Departments 43 out of 47

Provincial Departments 121 out of 123

Municipalities

203 out of 257

Total

Contract Management

88

(3%)

181

(3%)

171

(7%)

440

(4%)

Total number of staff in SCM (filled posts)

3 345

5 596

2 363

11 304

Number of staff who completed Contract Management courses

Description

National

Provincial

Municipalities

Total

Contract Management (PFMA)

103 out of 1995 courses completed

(5%)

266 out of 2993 courses completed

(9%)

4 out of 418 courses completed

(1%)

373

(7%)

Contract Management

(MFMA)

2 out of 1995 courses completed

(0%)

None

19 out of 418 courses completed

(4.5%)

21

(1%)

In addition, in respect of SCM human resource development:

The National Treasury in partnership with the Department for Public Service and Administration (DPSA), Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG), the National School of Government (NSG) and other stakeholders through public sector forums, committees, meetings and reference groups developed the Public Financial Management (PFM) Capacity Development Strategy (CDS). Government departments, chief financial officers, provincial accountant-generals, provincial treasuries and capacity development specialists contributed to this process.

The CDS represents the National Treasury’s coherent strategy and plan of action to support the development of good public financial management. The strategy provides a national perspective to address financial management capacity constraints in the public sector. These challenges include scarce skills; high levels of vacancies and staff turnover; a lack of suitable education, training and development programmes; limited knowledge management; inadequate monitoring and evaluation; ineffective performance management; non-adherence to legislation; poor audit results; and an absence of effective partnerships. The CDS is based on a range of diagnostics that amongst others indicated a need for improving PFM practitioner skills and knowledge through targeted education training and development solutions. There is a strong focus on supporting individuals to achieve their personal and professional aspirations.

 

During 2015, we published the Supply Chain Management (SCM) Review which made reference to the following SCM capacity development initiatives that are underway:

  • Generic functional structures for CFOs’ offices and for provincial treasury SCM support functions;
  • SCM competency framework that defines the knowledge and skills required to operate effectively within an SCM unit;
  • SCM master curriculum; and
  • Development of an individual skills development assessment toolkit (i-Develop) to help individuals (practitioners) and institutions to identify their SCM human resource development needs.

The SCM i-Develop is an online tool for individual self-assessment of SCM competencies and other PFM competencies. During 2016, SCM i-Develop was piloted in select KZN provincial departments profiling 146 SCM practitioners. All the assessed SCM practitioners completed their self-assessment of 105 competency statements covering competency clusters for:

  • Demand Management
  • Acquisition Management
  • Logistics Management
  • Contract Management
  • Disposal Management
  • Risk and Performance Management and
  • General Competencies (such as strategic capabilities, change management, and computer skills).

The self-assessment was found to be applicable to the actual work of the SCM practitioners. The online tool was easy to use however the reporting functionality required further enhancements.

Number of officials assessed per department (KZN Province):

Department

Number of officials assessed

Department of Arts and Culture

8

Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs

7

Provincial Treasury

7

Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs

16

Department of Transport

12

Department of Community Safety and Liaison

8

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

8

Provincial Legislature

6

Department of Sport and Recreation

6

Department of Health

10

Department of Education

12

Department of Social Development

20

Department of Human Settlements

17

Department of Public Works

9

Total

146

The overall objectives of the project were to:

  • Identify the knowledge, skills and attributes (KSAs) that SCM staff need, the KSAs that SCM staff have, and the areas for development, thereby enabling an organisation to channel resources into the areas where they will contribute the most to human resource development, individual and organisational performance, and staff morale.
  • The toolkit is also intended to direct and advise participants on relevant education, training and development (ETD) solutions available and to prioritise the ETD solutions based on research and consultation, and linked to organisational, team and individual objectives.

The second phase of implementation includes the rollout of the SCM i-Develop toolkit in another three (3) provinces, namely, the Gauteng, North West and Western Cape. The project implementation is currently funded by the European Union through the Financial Management Improvement Programme (FMIP). This will allow for the web-based SCM i-Develop toolkit to be tested further and enhanced. In April 2018, the final version of the SCM i-Develop toolkit will become available to all Provincial and National Departments.

The third phase of implementation aims to sustain the development and implementation of the SCM i-Develop toolkit. The National Treasury, Chief Directorate: Capacity Building, in the Office of the Accountant-General, will facilitate workshops with the Provincial Treasuries and Provincial Departments. Ownership and responsibility to conduct the competency assessments will be bestowed on the Accounting Officers supported by the respective HR units and SCM managers.

03 August 2017 - NW1403

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Bara, Mr M R to ask the Minister of Tourism

With reference to her reply to question 1017 on 26 April 2016, (a) what amount did it cost to complete each of the (i) 8 social responsibility implementation (SRI) projects in the 2014-15 financial year and (ii) 11 SRI projects in the 2015-16 financial year, (b) what were the (i) gross incomes and (ii) net profits of each of the specified SRI projects since their completion dates, (c) how much of the specified (i) gross incomes and (ii) net profits can be attributed to the expenditure incurred by her department in each case and (d) what are the further relevant details in each case?

Reply:

(a) Cost

(a) (i) Projects that were successfully completed in 2014/2015.

No.

(a) (i) 2014/15 Completed projects

Budget

Expenditure

Municipality

EASTERN CAPE

1.

Manqondo Tourism

R 4,750,000

R 4,724,969

King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality

2.

Wonkumuntu Tourism

R9,500,000

R9,496,396

King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality

3.

IP OR Tambo Heritage

R 10,000,000

R 8,300,755

Mbizana Local Municipality

KWAZULU-NATAL

4.

Muzi Pan

Phase 1

R 1,000,000

R 995,340

Jozini Local Municipality

5.

Ntuzuma

R4,167,078

R4,138,252

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

LIMPOPO

6.

Mukumbani Waterfall

R7,600,000

R 7,546,800

Thulamela Local Municipality

FREE STATE

7.

Black Water Fly Fishing

R 2,700,000

R 2,603,002

Maluti a Phofung Local Municipality

8

Establishment of Central Communication Centre

R 1,943,000

R 1,876,950

Maluti a Phofung Local Municipality

WESTERN CAPE

a (ii) Projects that were successfully completed in 2015/2016

No

(a) (ii) 2015/16 Completed projects

Budget

Expenditure

Municipality

EASTERN CAPE

1.

Mthatha Airport Information Centre

R13,059,000

R13,059,000

King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality

2.

Bongolo Dam

R14,107,500

R14,020,875

Lukanji Local Municipality

3.

Ndlambe Tourism Infrastructure

R 23,157,996

R 23,161,555

Ndlambe Local Municipality

4.

Grahamstown Caravan Park

R12,262,404

R12,193,954

Makana Local Municipality

5.

Maluti Hiking and Horse Trail

R4,750,000

R4,749,987

Matatiele Municipality

FREE STATE

6.

Establishment of Central Communication Centre

R 1,943,000

R 1,876,950

Maluti a Phofung Local Municipality

KWAZULU-NATAL

7.

Mpumalanga Gateway

R4,702,500

R4,671,934

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

NORTHERN CAPE

8.

Frances Baard Park

R20,800,000

R20,463,701

Sol Plaatjie Local Municipality

WESTERN CAPE

9

False Bay Ecological Park

R26,950,000

R26,950,000

City of Cape Town Metro

10.

Donkey Tracking Route - Phase 3

R20,606,900

R20,606,563

Cederberg Local Municipality

11.

Tourism Development for Atlantis - Phase 2

R9,900,000

R9,898,272

City of Cape Town Metro

(b) What were the

(i) Gross incomes of each SRI project since completion day

The Department of Tourism does not collect this information as the projects are handed over to the project owners upon completion.

(ii) (Net Profits of each SRI project since completion day

The Department of Tourism does not collect this information as the projects are handed over to the project owners upon completion.

(c) How much of the specified :

(i) Gross incomes can be attributed to expenditure incurred by the department

The Department of Tourism does not collect this information as the projects are handed over to the project owners upon completion.

(ii) Net profits can be attributed to expenditure incurred by the department

The Department of Tourism does not collect this information as the projects are handed over to the project owners upon completion.

(d) Further relevant details in each case

Given the responses stated above, there are no further relevant details in each case.

03 August 2017 - NW1405

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America, Mr D to ask the Minister of Tourism

Has the Marketing Investment Framework econometric study conducted by her department with Oxford established an empirically derived optimal annual advertising spend to boost domestic tourism; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) is this optimal annual domestic amount, (b) other relevant insights which can revitalise domestic tourism are contained in the study and (c) are the further relevant details in this regard?

Reply:

The Marketing Investment Framework calculated R38 million as the optimal marketing spend to achieve SA Tourism’s 5-in-5 targets of 1 million more domestic holiday trips by 2021.

The Marketing Investment Framework calculation did not take into consideration South Africa’s macro-economic environment and barriers to domestic travel listed below:

  • A constrained economy and high interest rates leading to high levels of unemployment;
  • Lack of affordability due to low disposable income and restrained spending by consumers;
  • The lack of culture of travel within the domestic market as South Africans do not see the value of travel.

Through the SA Tourism commissioned Domestic Segmentation Refresh Study and collaboration with Provincial Tourism Authorities, SA Tourism gained insights into the key drivers of domestic tourism and a renewed understanding of the identified market segments, ensuring their relevance in the current macro-economic environment.

SA Tourism used these insights to augment the outcome of the Marketing Investment Framework and increased the domestic marketing spend by an additional R100 million. SA Tourism is working with provinces to build a culture of travel and to drive conversion.

(a) Optimal annual domestic amount.

SA Tourism’s R138 million domestic marketing budget for the 2017/18 financial year has been apportioned as follows in order to address the barriers highlighted above:

  • 50% of the total marketing budget has been allocated to drive awareness and to build a culture of travel amongst South Africans who currently have no culture of travel though the “I Do Tourism” Campaign.
  • The remaining 50% of the budget has been set aside to drive conversion with trade through affordable local packages and to drive demand for more frequent domestic short breaks.

Going forward, some of this budget will be focussed more towards investing in tourism development driven by the National Department of Tourism in order to increase supply of quality and affordable products into the market, thereby ensuring a balance between stimulation of demand and strengthening the supply base.

(b) Other relevant insights which can revitalise domestic tourism that are contained in the study

The Domestic Tourism Marketing Strategy is informed by a segmentation refresh study that was recently undertaken, to enable better targeting of the identified consumer segments, which will inform refreshed messaging and communications. The domestic study found that there are almost 22 million South Africans with a source of income, who can be seen as potential tourists.

(c) Further details

The Domestic Tourism Marketing Strategy will focus on building the culture of travel, converting the travelling population (especially those who travel mainly to visit friends and relatives) to start taking holidays, and encouraging existing holiday-makers to take more holidays.

The research identified three groups of people to target:

  • Build Culture of Travel

In order to broaden the opportunity for growing domestic tourism, South African Tourism will build the culture of travel among South Africans. Initiatives and programmes to build a travel culture will target 3.6 million consumers with adequate disposable income yet not travelling as much as they could.

  • Convert Travelling Population

This population of approximately 1.5 million people is already travelling to a certain extent, but not necessarily for holiday purposes. They buy into the “experience economy” and aspire most to travelling overseas and exploring other countries, prioritising such trips over domestic trips – especially if they are offered a good deal. Since they do not always have the means to travel, they are looking for affordable options, and will prioritise travel if and when inspiration strikes.

  • Encourage Existing Holiday Makers

This group of about 350 000 people are considered “mature” in terms of holiday travel. They are happy to pay for convenience when travelling, because their time is precious. They enjoy going on holiday seasonally to spend time bonding with their family, and their children are their main priority.

With these domestic tourism focus areas in mind, as well as taking into account key barriers to travel such as affordability and accessibility, South African Tourism aims to:

  • Excite and entrench a tourism culture among South Africans by partnering with community structures across all provinces (including rural areas), supporting affordable trade offers and other catalytic platforms supported by media and influencers for first-time tourists.
  • Grow the number of domestic tourists and the frequency of trips by targeting the prioritised segments. This will be done by engaging in activities (including product placement through media channels) that will drive demand by changing consumers’ attitude towards the desirability and value of domestic travel.
  • Increase the contribution of tourism revenue to the economy by targeting holiday leisure tourists as well as business tourists, with the intention of converting business tourists into leisure tourists by promoting leisure tourism add-ons to business trips in partnership with the trade. VFR tourists will also be motivated to embrace more leisure tourism activities.
  • Enhance efforts to address seasonality by developing deal-driven tactical campaigns with trade partners to stimulate bookings during the low season, from May to September. Day trips will be encouraged through initiatives such as special offers or discounts to make attractions affordable for all.
  • Achieve improved geographic spread by partnering with provincial tourism agencies to build content and itineraries of new and innovative products for packaging by trade partners. This will include highlighting the “hidden gems” in less-visited provinces and promoting World Heritage Sites and other iconic cultural attractions. The strategy will leverage off provincial strategic events and resources to grow domestic tourism and increase the share of tourism for the respective provinces. This calls for the alignment of plans and strategies, as well as for the monitoring of their successful implementation.

03 August 2017 - NW1401

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Krumbock, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Tourism

What (a) social responsibility implementation projects will her department fund in the 2017-18 financial year, (b) are the costs in each case and (c) are the budgeted increases in income in each year at each project site as a result of the proposed funding?

Reply:

(a) & (b)

The list of the Working for Tourism projects and associated costs which will be funded in 2017/18 is outlined in the Table below. Please note that these projects are implemented over multiple financial years and the funding that is reflected is the total approved project budget.

Project Name

Total Approved Project Budget

Amount transferred by 30 March 2017

Projected/Estimated expenditure for 2017/18

Infrastructure Projects

LP- Phiphidi Waterfalls Phase 2

R 24 614 348.00

R 9 622 296.00

R11 114 348.00

FS-Building a Guesthouse in Qwa Qwa Phase 2

R16 906 319.00

R14 991 020.00

R 1 799 499.00

FS- Masilonyane Information Centre

R 3 773 102.52

R 2 138 579.00

R 1 634 523.52

NC- Platfontein Lodge

R 27 313 294.00

R11 252 311.00

R 15 592 988.00

LP – The Oaks Project

R 26 550 216.00

R26 194 201.10

R 18 600 000.00

Training Projects 

National Youth Chef Training Programme

R63 694 002.00

R63 424 002.00

R 270 000.00

National Youth Chef Training Programme - Additional 200

R10 428 372.00

R10 428 372.00

0

KZN- Hospitality Youth Programme

R24 750 000.00

R20 851 195.00

R 3 725 555.00

WC- Hospitality Youth Programme

R24 750 000.00

R20 958 000.00

R 3 618 750.00

NC- Hospitality Youth Programme

R 4 950 000.00

R  972 000.00

R 943 350.00

EC-Hospitality Youth Programme

R 4 950 000.00

R 4 005 004.00

R 910 346.00

GP-Hospitality Youth Programme

R 9 900 000.00

R 7 473 246.00

R 2 358 454.00

MP - Hospitality Youth Programme

R14 850 000.00

R11 953 888.00

R 2 792 162.00

The Tourism Blue Flag Programme

R39 600 000.00

R29 081 665.00

R 5 748 508.00

Food Safety Project

R26 685 747.00

R10 000 000.00

R16 685 747.00

Wine Service Training Project

R61 479 000.00

R20 000 000.00

R18 470 500.00

Gauteng Tourism Safety Monitors Project

R52 145 429.00

R 2 280 000.00

R16 621 809.00

Projects at a planning stage

FS-Empereni Hospitality Training Centre

R 18 810 000.00

R 760 000.00

R 9 000 000.00

FS Vredefort Dome

R 15 000 000.00

0

R 7 000 000.00

LP -Sekhukhune Project

R 13 356 938.00

R 69 863.03

R 6 500 000.00

LP- Bohlabela project

R 19 634 568.00

R 114 725.58

R 8 000 000.00

LP- 24 Rivers

R 24 838 662.00

R 344 984.12

R 9 000 000.00

EC- Kiwane camp

R 22 632 036.00

R 213 750.00

R10 000 000.00

NW Lotlamoreng Dam project

R 13 276 373.00

0

R 9 000 000.00

MP- Mnisi Resort

R 9 784 583.52

R 148 465.90

R 4 500 000.00

LP - SanParks Mapungubwe Youth Hostel

R24 274 000.00

R12 000 000.00

R 7 085 930.00

KZN Ezemvelo Roofing Project

R33 100 000.00

R 4 733 300.00

R 9 455 568.00

KZN Ezemvelo Midmar Infrastructure project

R36 378 180.00

R18 009 000.00

R 6 123 060.00

WC Agulhas Lighthouse Tourism Project

R54 990 000.00

R27 495 000.00

R 9 165 000.00

(c ) This information is not available for historical projects. Through the current extensive review of the former Social Responsibility Initiative (SRI) Programme this short coming will be addressed. However, this review process has just commenced. The department does not collect information on income or revenue generated by projects post-handover to the owning entities.

02 August 2017 - NW1770

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Motau, Mr SC to ask the Minister of Science and Technology

Does (a) she, (b) her Deputy Minister or (c) any of the heads of entities or bodies reporting to her make use of security services paid for by the State for (i) him/herself,(ii) his/her immediate family members or (iii) any of their staff members; in each case (aa) what are the reasons for it, (bb) from which department or entity's budget is the security service being paid, ad (cc) what are the relevant details?

Reply:

(a) Yes. The Minister of Science and Technology makes use of security services provided by the State.

(i) The Minister has four protectors allocated to her. Two of the protectors are based in Pretoria and the other two are based in Cape Town.

(ii) None of the Minister's immediate family members make use of the security services provided by the State.

(iii) None of the Minister's staff members makes use of the security services provided by the State.

(aa) As the Minister of Science and Technology, the Minister is entitled to make use of security services provided by the State and this is to ensure her protection.

(bb) The costs incurred for the security services provided to the Minister are borne by the South African Police Services.

(cc) None

(b) Yes. The Deputy Minister of Science and Technology makes use of security provided by the State.

(i) The Deputy Minister has four protectors allocated to her. Two of the protectors are based in Pretoria and the other two are based in Cape Town.

(ii) None of the Deputy Minister's immediate family members make use of security services provided by the State.

(iii) None of the Deputy Minister's staff members makes use of the security services provided by the State.

(aa) As the Deputy Minister of Science and Technology , the Deputy Minister is entitled to make use of security services provided by the State and this is to ensure her protection.

(bb) The cost incurred for the security services provided to the Deputy Minister are borne by the South African Police Services.

(cc) None.

 

(c) None of the heads of entities reporting to the Minister of Science and Technology make use of security services paid for the State.

(i) None.

(ii) None.

(iii) None.

(aa) None.

(bb) None.

(cc) None.

02 August 2017 - NW24

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Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Social Development

(a) How many events have been held under Project Mikondzo in each province since 1 April 2015, (b) what were the costs of each of the specified events and (c) what is the detailed breakdown of (i) travel and (ii) accommodation costs incurred by her department for each (aa) official and (bb) Minister attending each event?

Reply:

The information is contained in the annual reports for the respective financial years in question. The information was also presented to the Portfolio Committee on Social Development.

01 August 2017 - NW221

The Leader of the Opposition to ask the Minister of Small Business Development

Whether any (a) internal and/or (b) external forensic reports pertaining to (i) her department and/or (ii) each entity reporting to her were completed from 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what is the (aa) name, (bb) subject matter and (cc) date of conclusion of each of the specified forensic reports?”

Reply:

(a)(i) Department of Small Business Development (DSBD)

The DSBD was established in 2014. All the investigations relate to programmes that were transferred from the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) to the DSBD. All the investigations were conducted to completion by the Forensic Audit Unit of the dti. When these functions were transferred to the DSBD, the Department took over the responsibility for the implementation of recommendations. Only one investigation was conducted and concluded during 2016. The details are included below:

REFERENCE NUMBER (NAME)

SUBJECT MATTER

DATE OF CONCLUSION

NACH 162

Investigation into alleged corruption in the Black Business Supplier Development Programme.

May 2014

DFC 191

Alleged fraud and corruption relating to the Black Business Supplier Development Programme.

June 2014

DFC 200

Alleged fraud and corruption relating to the Black Business Supplier Development Programme.

September 2014

DFC 208

Fraud and corruption relating to the Co-operative Incentive Scheme.

May 2015

DFC 209

Alleged corruption in the Black Business Supplier Development Programme.

December 2014

DFC 216

Alleged irregularities on CIS funding.

May 2015

DFC 224

Alleged bribery at Co-operative Incentive Scheme involving the application for funding.

October 2015

DFC 227

Alleged corruption at CIS involving funding for a secondary cooperative

October 2015

DFC 300

Investigation into possible corruption involving BBSDP applications.

November 2016

(a)(ii) Entities – Internal forensic reports

Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)

REFERENCE NUMBER (NAME)

SUBJECT MATTER

DATE OF CONCLUSION

01/01/15/1

Procurement Maladminstraton

Internal Audit completed the investigation (2015)

01/03/15/2

Fraud

Internal Audit completed the investigation (2015)

01/04/15/3

Procurement Maladminstraton

Internal Audit completed the investigation (2015)

02/04/15/4

Procurement Maladminstraton

08 December 2015

01/05/15/5

Abuse of Privilege Information

01 August 2016

02/05/15/6

Theft

18 February 2016

01/06/15/7

Forgery

Internal Audit completed the investigation (2015)

05/06/15/08

Abuse of Power

19 October 2015

02/06/15/9

Procurement Maladministration

01 March 2016

03/06/15/10

Unethical Behaviour

Internal Audit completed the investigation (2015)


01/07/15/11

Identity Fraud

08 September 2015

02/07/15/12

Procurement Maladministration

Closed due insufficient information (2015)

03/07/15/13

Procurement Maladministration

14 October 2015

01/07/15/14

Misuse of the Seda's resources

12 February 2016

01/07/15/15

Victimisation

19 August 2016

27/07/15/16

Theft

31 October 2015

21/07/15/17

Recruitment Irregularity

22 October 2015

01/08/15/18

Recruitment Irregularity

08 September 2015

04/08/15/19

Theft

08 September 2015

24/08/15/20

Abuse of Power

24 November 2015

03/09/15/21

Dishonesty

07 September 2015

06/10/15/22

Unethical Behaviour

11 December 2015

14/12/15/23

Nepotism, Favouritism & Victimisation

04 July 2016

14/12/15/24

Abuse of Power

17 May 2016

01/09/15/01

Procurement Maladministration

14 October 2016

01/07/16/02

Procurement Maladministration

15 November 2016

29/07/16/05

Recruitment and Procurement Irregularities

18 November 2016

05/08/16/06

NACH Ref: 9920160613034529

Procurement Irregularities

01 October 2016

22/08/16/07

Procurement Maladministration

02 November 2016

Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA)

There were no forensic reports during the period 1 January 2009 – 31 March 2012, sefa was formed on 1 April 2012.

REFERENCE NAME

(aa)

SUBJECT MATTER

(bb)

DATE OF CONCLUSION

(cc)

Gal Logistics

Client submitted a fraudulent Coca Cola contract in his loan application.

June 2013

Aloga Financial Services

Aloga is a financial intermediary of sefa. A client to Aloga submitted a fraudulent Purchase Order in an application for loan funding.

March 2015

Ethandwa Kan Ndlovu

A fraudulent letter was sent from sefa office to a Franchisor, stating that the loan application for the client had been approved, whereas that was not the case.

September 2014

Fraudulent Use of sefa Name

An independent consultant claimed to be working for sefa and solicited fees from potential clients claiming to have secured them loan funding from sefa.

March 2015

Yats Gopaul

A consultant claiming to be working for sefa solicited a fee from a potential client to assist him in obtaining a R5million loan.

September 2015

Public Works Purchase Order

Client submitted a fraudulent Purchase Order in loan application.

January 2016

Rand Water Purchase Order

Client submitted a fraudulent Purchase Order in loan application.

January 2016

Lesikho Human Capital

Client submitted a fraudulent BMW contract in loan application. Two sefa employees were implicated in the scheme and dismissed for gross negligence.

March 2016

Khaba Ya Sembo Trading & Projects (Pty)Ltd

Client submitted a fraudulent Transnet contract in loan application. Two sefa employees were implicated in the scheme and dismissed.

March 2016

Tasotone (Pty)Ltd

Client submitted a fraudulent BAUBA Platinum Mines contract in loan application. sefa employee was implicated in the fraud and dismissed.

July 2016

Brainwave Projects

Client submitted a fraudulent Purchase Order from Department of Energy in loan application.

October 2016

CHW&CNB Logistics

Client submitted a fraudulent Transportation and Delivery Agreement with Premier Fishing in loan application.

October 2016

FRENKSI (Pty)Ltd

Client submitted a fraudulent Purchase Order from Department of Trade and Industry in loan application.

October 2016

Matuesz Marketing Services and Products Supplier

Client submitted a fraudulent Purchase Order from Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in loan application.

October 2016

Sharosca Construction & Projects

Client submitted a fraudulent Purchase Order from the Department of Trade and Industry and Fisheries in loan application.

October 2016

Triponza Trading 385 CC

Client submitted a fraudulent Purchase Order from the Department of Health in loan application.

October 2016

Lwenzhe Investment Holdings
(Pty) Ltd

Client submitted a fraudulent Anglo American contract in loan application. A fraudulent Cession Agreement was also submitted to sefa.

October 2016

(b)(i) DSBD - There are no external forensic reports for the period

(b)(ii) Entities – External forensic reports

SEDA

Investigations conducted by Service Providers for Seda (Further Investigation requested by management)

05/06/15/08

Irregularities facing the Northern Cape

01 July 2016

03/09/15/21

Recruitment Irregularities

05 July 2016

For the below cases, they were commissioned on behalf of the incubators and performed by the external service providers. SEDA does not have the reference numbers but they are following up on the status of the recommendations emanating from the investigation findings.

Investigations conducted by Service Providers by STP on Incubators

Not applicable

Zenzele (Governance Issues)

January 2015

Not applicable

SoftstartBTI (Governance Issues)

February 2015

Not applicable

SARABI (Governance and Performance Issues)

2015

SEFA: There are no external forensic reports for the period

01 August 2017 - NW22

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Maimane, Mr MA to ask the Minister of Small Business Development

Whether any (a) internal and/or (b) external forensic reports pertaining to (i) her department and/or (ii) each entity reporting to her were completed from 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what is the (aa) name, (bb) subject matter and (cc) date of conclusion of each of the specified forensic reports?”

Reply:

(a)(i) Department of Small Business Development (DSBD)

The DSBD was established in 2014. All the investigations relate to programmes that were transferred from the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) to the DSBD. All the investigations were conducted to completion by the Forensic Audit Unit of the dti. When these functions were transferred to the DSBD, the Department took over the responsibility for the implementation of recommendations. Only one investigation was conducted and concluded during 2016. The details are included below:

REFERENCE NUMBER (NAME)

SUBJECT MATTER

DATE OF CONCLUSION

NACH 162

Investigation into alleged corruption in the Black Business Supplier Development Programme.

May 2014

DFC 191

Alleged fraud and corruption relating to the Black Business Supplier Development Programme.

June 2014

DFC 200

Alleged fraud and corruption relating to the Black Business Supplier Development Programme.

September 2014

DFC 208

Fraud and corruption relating to the Co-operative Incentive Scheme.

May 2015

DFC 209

Alleged corruption in the Black Business Supplier Development Programme.

December 2014

DFC 216

Alleged irregularities on CIS funding.

May 2015

DFC 224

Alleged bribery at Co-operative Incentive Scheme involving the application for funding.

October 2015

DFC 227

Alleged corruption at CIS involving funding for a secondary cooperative

October 2015

DFC 300

Investigation into possible corruption involving BBSDP applications.

November 2016

(a)(ii) Entities – Internal forensic reports

Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)

REFERENCE NUMBER (NAME)

SUBJECT MATTER

DATE OF CONCLUSION

01/01/15/1

Procurement Maladminstraton

Internal Audit completed the investigation (2015)

01/03/15/2

Fraud

Internal Audit completed the investigation (2015)

01/04/15/3

Procurement Maladminstraton

Internal Audit completed the investigation (2015)

02/04/15/4

Procurement Maladminstraton

08 December 2015

01/05/15/5

Abuse of Privilege Information

01 August 2016

02/05/15/6

Theft

18 February 2016

01/06/15/7

Forgery

Internal Audit completed the investigation (2015)

05/06/15/08

Abuse of Power

19 October 2015

02/06/15/9

Procurement Maladministration

01 March 2016

03/06/15/10

Unethical Behaviour

Internal Audit completed the investigation (2015)


01/07/15/11

Identity Fraud

08 September 2015

02/07/15/12

Procurement Maladministration

Closed due insufficient information (2015)

03/07/15/13

Procurement Maladministration

14 October 2015

01/07/15/14

Misuse of the Seda's resources

12 February 2016

01/07/15/15

Victimisation

19 August 2016

27/07/15/16

Theft

31 October 2015

21/07/15/17

Recruitment Irregularity

22 October 2015

01/08/15/18

Recruitment Irregularity

08 September 2015

04/08/15/19

Theft

08 September 2015

24/08/15/20

Abuse of Power

24 November 2015

03/09/15/21

Dishonesty

07 September 2015

06/10/15/22

Unethical Behaviour

11 December 2015

14/12/15/23

Nepotism, Favouritism & Victimisation

04 July 2016

14/12/15/24

Abuse of Power

17 May 2016

01/09/15/01

Procurement Maladministration

14 October 2016

01/07/16/02

Procurement Maladministration

15 November 2016

29/07/16/05

Recruitment and Procurement Irregularities

18 November 2016

05/08/16/06

NACH Ref: 9920160613034529

Procurement Irregularities

01 October 2016

22/08/16/07

Procurement Maladministration

02 November 2016

Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA)

There were no forensic reports during the period 1 January 2009 – 31 March 2012, sefa was formed on 1 April 2012.

REFERENCE NAME

(aa)

SUBJECT MATTER

(bb)

DATE OF CONCLUSION

(cc)

Gal Logistics

Client submitted a fraudulent Coca Cola contract in his loan application.

June 2013

Aloga Financial Services

Aloga is a financial intermediary of sefa. A client to Aloga submitted a fraudulent Purchase Order in an application for loan funding.

March 2015

Ethandwa Kan Ndlovu

A fraudulent letter was sent from sefa office to a Franchisor, stating that the loan application for the client had been approved, whereas that was not the case.

September 2014

Fraudulent Use of sefa Name

An independent consultant claimed to be working for sefa and solicited fees from potential clients claiming to have secured them loan funding from sefa.

March 2015

Yats Gopaul

A consultant claiming to be working for sefa solicited a fee from a potential client to assist him in obtaining a R5million loan.

September 2015

Public Works Purchase Order

Client submitted a fraudulent Purchase Order in loan application.

January 2016

Rand Water Purchase Order

Client submitted a fraudulent Purchase Order in loan application.

January 2016

Lesikho Human Capital

Client submitted a fraudulent BMW contract in loan application. Two sefa employees were implicated in the scheme and dismissed for gross negligence.

March 2016

Khaba Ya Sembo Trading & Projects (Pty)Ltd

Client submitted a fraudulent Transnet contract in loan application. Two sefa employees were implicated in the scheme and dismissed.

March 2016

Tasotone (Pty)Ltd

Client submitted a fraudulent BAUBA Platinum Mines contract in loan application. sefa employee was implicated in the fraud and dismissed.

July 2016

Brainwave Projects

Client submitted a fraudulent Purchase Order from Department of Energy in loan application.

October 2016

CHW&CNB Logistics

Client submitted a fraudulent Transportation and Delivery Agreement with Premier Fishing in loan application.

October 2016

FRENKSI (Pty)Ltd

Client submitted a fraudulent Purchase Order from Department of Trade and Industry in loan application.

October 2016

Matuesz Marketing Services and Products Supplier

Client submitted a fraudulent Purchase Order from Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in loan application.

October 2016

Sharosca Construction & Projects

Client submitted a fraudulent Purchase Order from the Department of Trade and Industry and Fisheries in loan application.

October 2016

Triponza Trading 385 CC

Client submitted a fraudulent Purchase Order from the Department of Health in loan application.

October 2016

Lwenzhe Investment Holdings
(Pty) Ltd

Client submitted a fraudulent Anglo American contract in loan application. A fraudulent Cession Agreement was also submitted to sefa.

October 2016

(b)(i) DSBD - There are no external forensic reports for the period

(b)(ii) Entities – External forensic reports

SEDA

Investigations conducted by Service Providers for Seda (Further Investigation requested by management)

05/06/15/08

Irregularities facing the Northern Cape

01 July 2016

03/09/15/21

Recruitment Irregularities

05 July 2016

For the below cases, they were commissioned on behalf of the incubators and performed by the external service providers. SEDA does not have the reference numbers but they are following up on the status of the recommendations emanating from the investigation findings.

Investigations conducted by Service Providers by STP on Incubators

Not applicable

Zenzele (Governance Issues)

January 2015

Not applicable

SoftstartBTI (Governance Issues)

February 2015

Not applicable

SARABI (Governance and Performance Issues)

2015

SEFA: There are no external forensic reports for the period

31 July 2017 - NW1831

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Rawula, Mr T to ask the Minister of Health

What is the total number of abortions disaggregated by (a) medical and/or (b) surgical procedure options in each province in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016?

Reply:

The Department of Health does not collect data on medical and surgical procedure separately.

END.

31 July 2017 - NW1986

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Hoosen, Mr MH to ask the Mr M H Hoosen (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works

Why does his department rent the building that houses the Mbombela Home Affairs offices situated between Brander Street and Henshall Street in Nelspruit from a private land owner?

Reply:

The Department is leasing the building situated between Brander and Henshall Street in Mbombela on behalf of Department of Home Affairs. The building is required and the space was procured in line with the needs of the Department of Home Affairs. The leased building was procured as there was no owned property suitable and available to meet the needs of the Department of Home Affairs. It must be noted that the Department of Public Works has plans to develop a precinct in Nelspruit, which will meet the requirements of User Departments.

31 July 2017 - NW1064

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Jooste, Ms K to ask the Minister of Health

Whether the completion of the Kimberley Mental Hospital is his department’s priority; if not, why not; if so, (a) how much has been made available by his department for this project and (b) whether the amount made available is the actual budget for the complete cost of the hospital?

Reply:

a) Kimberley Mental hospital project is a priority to National and Provincial department of Health. In 2017/18 financial year the department put aside R279, 7735, 062 million from Health Facility Revitalisation Grant.

b) The budget indicated in (a) will take the project to practical completion which is expected to be reach in November 2017.

END.

31 July 2017 - NW1257

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Carter, Ms D to ask the Minister of Health

Whether, with reference to his reply to question 4 on 13 March 2017, in which it is stated that all hospitals inclusive of rural hospitals are equipped with the necessary functioning and lifesaving equipment in emergency sections, he can provide a signed inventory of every hospital in the country, specifying the total number of (a) blood gas machines, (b) partograms, (c) paediatric ventilators, (d) neonatal central lines, (e) hard trauma collars and (f) anaesthetic machines with a capnogram?

Reply:

Yes, a signed inventory for each hospital will be provided but this will take us a long time to compile. The Honourable Member will then have to be patient.

END.

31 July 2017 - NW428

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Mokgalapa, Mr S to ask the MINISTER OF THE DEPARTMENT INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION

(1) (a) How many South Africans have travelled to Syria since January 2016 and (b) what was the stated purpose of each trip; (2) how many South Africans are still in Syria; (3) (a) how many South Africans have died in Syria in the past three years and (b) what was the cause of death in each case?

Reply:

1. (a) According to the Syrian Embassy in South Africa, during the period under discussions, 27 South Africans visited Syria;

(b) Fourteen (14) government officials, eight (8) individuals attended a wedding, two (2) visited relatives, two (2) agricultural and technical experts and one (1) normal visit.

2. According to the South African Embassy in Syria, there are 9 South Africans residing in Syria.

3. (a) From both the South African and Syrian governments, no South African’s has been reported dead.

(b) Not applicable.

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