Questions and Replies

Reply:

(1)(a) Currently the Deputy Director General under suspension is Mr Anil Singh.

(1)(b) Following allegations of misconduct by the Deputy Director-General, the Director-General decided to apply a precautionary suspension in terms of Chapter 7 of the SMS Handbook of the manager concerned pending an investigation into such allegations.

(1)(c) Arising from the suspension, the Director-General appointed a senior manager in an acting capacity as Deputy Director-General: Regulation whose responsibility it is to perform all the functions, duties and delegations pertaining to the post.

 

(2) No, the date for the publication of the Draft National Water and Sanitation Bill in August 2017 cannot be met due to the following:

The Bill was presented to the ESEID cluster on 19 July 2017, requesting approval for submission to Cabinet for Cabinet to approve the publication of the Bill in the government gazette for public comment.

The cluster recommended further consultation with all other government departments being members of both the ESEID and SPCHD clusters. The further consultation took place on 10 August 2017 and the Bill will be resubmitted to the cluster at the date to be specified. Only after Cabinet has approved, the Bill will be gazetted for public comments.

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Reply:

(a) 177 drug-related cases went to court, from the Norkem Park Police Station, in Gauteng.

(b) 22 drug-related cases ended in successful convictions, in the 2016/2017 financial year.

Reply:

Honourable Member, the Department could not find any information using the ID number provided and efforts to gain more information from your office failed.

I am therefore requesting that you provide me with further details so that we can make the necessary intervention and assist to resolve the matter.

Further, cases such as these should concern all of us as public representatives and our first instinct should be to assist. I hope the Honourable Member has, beyond asking the question, provided some assistance and advice on what the person referred to should do while this matter is being investigated.

Reply:

a) The South African Police Service (SAPS) did not appoint any transaction advisors for tenders during the period, 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.

b) For a reply by other entities who report to the Minister.

(i)(ii)(iii) and (iv) Not applicable.

Reply:

(1)(a)(b)(c)(i)(ii)(iii) and (2)

(1)(a) NUMBER	(1)(b) DATE	(1)(c)(i) PROVINCE	(1)(c)(ii) MUNICIPALITY	(1)(c)(iii) WARD	(2) BUDGET
3	2016-04-12	Eastern Cape	Ngqushwa	Ward 6	*R493 170,50
	2016-07-19		Mbizana	Ward 25	*R467 481,04
	2016-11-18		King Sabata Dutywa	Ward 31	*R4 543 693,00
2	2016-04-01	Free State	Mathjabeng	Ward 22	*R222 228,00
	2016-08-12		Maluti A Phofung	Ward 6	*R476 564,80
0	-	Gauteng	-	-	No cost
1	2016-09-29	KwaZulu-Natal	Ethekwini	Ward 2	*R750 000,00
1	2016-11-05	Limpopo	Belabela	Ward 3	*R462 550,00
2	2016-06-24	Mpumalanga	Emalahleni Local Municipality	Ward 30	R500 000,00
	2016-11-14		Thembisile Hani Municipality	Ward 01	*R1 208 624,79
4	2016-11-30	North West	Ratlou Local Municipality	Ward 2	*R53 600,00
	2017-01-27		Rusternburg Local Municipality	Ward 44	*R1 320 500,00
	2017-03-17		Madibeng Local Municipality	Ward 12	*R371 490,00
	2016-12-02		Ratlou Local Municipality	Ward 10	*R354 875,00
7	2016-05-11	Northern Cape	Sol Plattjie	Ward 14	*R30 000,00
	2016-05-12		Dikgatlong	Ward 2	*R21 000,00
	2016-06-23		Kail Garip	Ward 01	*R480 163,27
	2016-08-31		Sol Plaatjie	Ward 11	*R43 000,00
	2016-09-21		Sol Plaatjie	Ward 16	*R4 800,00
	2016-11-15		Emthanjeni	Ward 3	*R337 015,00
	2017-03-24		Kai Garip	Ward 4	*R499 000,00
(1)(a) NUMBER	(1)(b) DATE	(1)(c)(i) PROVINCE	(1)(c)(ii) MUNICIPALITY	(1)(c)(iii) WARD	(2) BUDGET
8	2016-04-18	Western Cape	Nyanga Browns farm	Ward 34	*R230 513,00
	2016-05-27		Khayelitsha Site C	Ward 18	*R490 038,00 **R315 514,00
	2016-10-05		Nyanga Browns Farm	Ward 80	*R1 575,00
	2016-11-02		Oudtshoorn Bongolethu	Ward 4 & 8	*R406,570,00
	2016-11-09		Nyanga ( Browns farm )	Ward 37	*R7 050,00
	2016-12-08		Belhar	Ward 22	*R159 976,00
	2016-12-09		Delft	Ward 13	*R496 370,00 **R164 890,00
	2017-03-25		Dysselsdorp	Ward 10	*R442 120,00
PROVINCIAL	**R480 404,00
NATIONAL	*R14 873 967,40
TOTAL	R15 354 371,40

* National Budget

**Provincial Budget

Reply:

(a)(i) The Department has appointed a service provider to assist with the development of the White Paper National Rail Policy. Payments of invoices are aligned to project deliverables/milestones. The Department only process payment once it is satisfied with the deliverables and any delay in the deliverables subsequently leads to under expenditure for that period.

(ii) The project team had regular engagements with the service provider in order to fast-track the deliverables.

(iii) This is monitored through constant engagement and technical discussions in finalizing the policy positions.

(b)(i) (aa)(bb)(cc)(dd)

During the finalization of the draft White Paper process it became apparent that some policy proposals needed further research to consider implementation challenges. This was done in order to balance the views of different stakeholder’s that emerged during consultation.

(ii) The draft White Paper of Rail Policy has been finalised and payments have been processed on those deliverables achieved. The consultations with provinces is underway.

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii)(aa) to (ff) The South African Police Service (SAPS) did not find any indication that any services were procured or payments made to the mentioned company.

(b) To be replied to by other entities which report to the Minister of Police.

Reply:

1. Evidential blood test results are handled by forensic laboratories and handed directly to the SAPS for processing in court.

2. This information is contained in the SAPS docket and the RTMC does not keep this data.

3. This matter is handled by the SAPS and the justice department.

4. This information is kept by the SAPS as the authority that processes the cases for court.

Reply:

(1) The death of a 17-year-old community member, as reported in The New Age of 2 February 2017, is currently being investigated by the Gauteng Provincial Investigation Unit under Temba CAS 724/01/2017, Murder. The investigation in the case docket is ongoing.

(2) No suspect has been identified thus far.

(2)(a)&(b) Not applicable.

Reply:

The Question in Parliament, no 1360, that appears in the National Assembly Internal Question Paper no 17 dated 19 May 2017, refers.

The reply to Question 1004 was submitted and attached here is the remaining annexures

Reply:

(a) There are no criteria for Driving Schools in force in Road Traffic Legislation at present. Provinces and Local Authorities apply Regulation 250 of the ROAD TRAFFIC ACT NO. 29 OF 1989 to register only Driving School Instructors.

The following should be noted in regard to the DRAFT Driving School Legislative Framework which is not yet in force, as published in Government Gazette, No. 38142 dated 31 October 2014 and 28 January 2015 No. Gazette 38429. This draft legislation addresses numerous of the current shortcomings in the driver training system of the country. The following is a list of the most important areas which will be addressed by the draft driving school legislative framework should the Department put this legislation in force:

Legislation	Area which legislation will regulate once in force
Section 28	Instructor to be registered
Section 28A	Application for registration as instructor
Section 28B	Registration and grading of instructors
Section 28C	Suspension and cancellation of registration of instructor
Reg 114A	Application for registration as instructor
Reg114B	Examination and test to determine competence to act as instructor
Reg 114C	Registration of instructor
Reg 114D	Cancellation or suspension of registration of instructors
Reg 114E	Application for Grades of instructors amendment of registration of instructor
Reg 114F	Grades of instructors
Reg 114G	Manner of application for registration of driving school
Regulation 114H	Consideration of suitability of driving school and person or body of persons to operate a driving school
Reg 114I	Requirements to be met for registration of a driving school
Reg 114K	Manner of registration of a driving school
Reg 114L	Notification of change of particulars of a driving school
Reg 114M	Approval for appointment of an instructor prior to appointment by a registered driving school
Reg 114N	Grades of driving schools
Reg 114O	Manner of suspension or cancellation of registration of a driving school
Reg 114P	Duties of a driving school
Reg 114Q	Powers and duties of inspectorate of driving schools

(b) The the purpose of a driving licence test is to test the competency of applicants when operating a motor vehicle on a public road whilst obeying all road rules and signs. The Driving Test is prescribed in the applicable K53 Manuals for the various categories of vehicles.

Reply:

(1). The e-toll scheme is official government policy and shall continue to be implemented subject to a decision to the contrary from Cabinet.

(2). The current e-toll operations contract comes to an end in December 2019 and has an option to be extended for a further 2 years. Government will review its options and the performance of the current contractor before making a decision whether to extend the contract for such an extension or retender.

Reply:

a) The Department of International Relations and Cooperation did not co-ordinate or partner with the Southern African Liaison Office to host this event and did not spend any money on the workshop entitled: Dialogue on Major South African Foreign Policy Trends and Issues of 2017

b) Not applicable.

Reply:

(1)(a) The case docket is still under investigation.

(1)(b) Edenvale, CAS 84/05/2017, murder and business robbery.

(2) No arrests had been made to date. The investigating officer is still following up on leads.

(3)(a) No suspects have been interviewed to date.

(3)(b) Seven witnesses were interviewed.

(3)(b)(i) The witnesses were interviewed, on 7 May 2017.

(3)(b)(ii) Four statements were made by the witnesses.

(4) It is not possible to commit to a specific date. The case will be finalised once all the exhibits have been analysed and all leads followed up.

Reply:

(a) Performance benchmarks were implemented at all SAPS Garages, in order to ensure the timeous turnaround of SAPS vehicles, to ensure that adequate vehicles are available at all stations and units.

The following benchmarks were implemented and are monitored on a monthly basis:

(i) Opening and closing of job cards per garage within specific timeframes for the following types of repairs and services:

• Accidents – 30 days;
• Damages – 15 days;
• Repairs – five days; and
• Services – one day.

(ii) The set production standard of individual artisans per Garage is set at 90%.

(iii) The vehicle availability percentage is set at 86% for the entire SAPS.

(b) The supervision of the various processes at the SAPS Garages, including, inter alia, the allocation of work, the performance of artisans and the various administrative processes, must be improved.

(c) An Improvement Plan has been implemented at all the SAPS Garages, to improve service delivery at the garages.

Reply:

1.Primrose Police Station comprises three sectors.

The allocation of vehicles to these sectors is as follows:

(2)(a)(i) Sector one – two vehicles;

Sector two – one vehicle; and

Sector three – one vehicle.

(2)(a)(ii) Two sector vehicles are not in working order.

(2)(b) Vehicle one – mechanical breakdown, three weeks.

Vehicle two – mechanical breakdown, one week.

(3)(i) 14 visible police officials are allocated to each shift.

(3)(ii) Four Relief Commanders are allocated, one per shift.

Reply:

(a) R600 is Main Road P212 which is 34km under Okhahlamba Local Municipality; the

bi) Departmental has been maintaining the road by means of the following activities:

• Verge Maintenance is being done on regular basis;
• Pothole Patching has been done by the Departmental internal team when it is required; and
• During the 2016/17 financial year seal rejuvenation has been done on the road between km 0.5 to km 13.

b) Main Road P212 is due for Heavy Rehabilitation and design is schedule to commence in the first quarter of 2018/19 financial year in order to start Phase1 Construction in the third quarter of the 2018/19 financial year.

c) The Rehabilitation of Phase 1 is anticipated to commence in the third quarter of 2018/19 financial year.

d) The project cost estimate is R 161.8 million for Rehabilitation of 34kilometres in three financial year.

e) The Department will advertise the contract through open tender to get contractor to rehabilitate the road.

Reply:

(a) and (b) No, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) nor the entity, the African Renaissance and International Cooperation fund (ARF) reporting to her are not funding any institution of research and development.

(i) None

(aa)(aaa) None

(bbb) Not applicable

(ii) None

(bb) None

(cc) None

Reply:

1. (a) Please see the graph link below: (please turn to the next page for more visible graph)

https://pmg.org.za/files/RNW2525GRAPH-170904.pdf

(b) The average monthly cost of toll collection amounts to R53,8 million.

(c) See (b) above.

(d) See (a) above.

(2) The honorable member is invited to view the information at the offices of SANRAL.

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii), (b), (c) and (d)

PROVINCE	(a)(i) TEMPORARY UNITS	(a)(ii) PERMANENT UNITS	(b) UNITS OCCUPIED	(c) NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES	(d) ON WAITING LIST
Eastern Cape	68	1 221	824	3 170	0
Free State	24	668	547	547	55
Gauteng	0	1 407	1 073	1 073	27
Limpopo	25	875	639	639	0
Mpumalanga	0	864	844	844	0
KwaZulu-Natal	425	946	840	840	0
Northern Cape	38	434	366	676	0
North West	7	600	478	478	0
Western Cape	0	426	347	1 453	0
Head Office Components	67	867	920	934	6
TOTAL	654	8 308	6 878	10 654	88

(e) The waiting lists are not available to the public.

Reply:

a), (b), (c) & (d)

The Investigation Case Docket Management System (ICDMS) does not make provision for separate statistics on the possession, sale, manufacturing and use of drugs. All are categorised under drug-related offences. The total number of convictions secured, is as follows:

(i) 2007/2008 financial year = 62 019;

(ii) 2008/2009 financial year = 68 330;

(iii) 2009/2010 financial year = 77 213;

(iv) 2010/2011 financial year = 85 700; and

(v) 2011/2012 financial year = 97 373.

Reply:

(a) As part of its mandate to uphold aviation safety and security, the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) routinely conducts ramp inspections on aircraft operating into and within the South African air space.

On the evening of Friday, 18 August 2017, one of the aircraft inspected was a Boeing 767-200 operated by Air Zimbabwe. The inspection conducted by SACAA personnel discovered that the operator, Air Zimbabwe, was not complaint with both international civil aviation standards, and Part 129 of the South African civil aviation regulations. Part 129, among others, requires an operator to be in possession of a Foreign Operator’s Permit in order to conduct operations into South Africa. A copy of the Foreign Operator’s Permit, together with other documents, must be on-board an aircraft at all times, and made available for inspection on request by the relevant authorities.

As a result of the inability of the Air Zimbabwe flight crew to produce a copy of the Foreign Operator’s Permit, the SACAA instructed the crew not to take off until such time that there is full compliance with Part 129 of the South African civil aviation regulations.

The airline resumed operations as soon as they were issued with a Foreign Operator’s Permit.

(b) The SACAA was informed by South African Airways (SAA) that its operations were affected on 19 August 2017 when the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) instructed the SAA flight crew not to take off until such time that there was full compliance with the applicable Zimbabwean civil aviation regulations. It was established that, SAA, just like Air Zimbabwe was not in possession of a Foreign Operator’s Permit that would allow them to operate commercially in the Zimbabwe airspace.

Both airlines resumed operations as soon as they were respectively issued with Foreign Operator’s Permits.

Reply:

1. The position of the Government of the Republic of South Africa is that no ransom is paid for South African citizens taken hostage.

2. No, the Government has to date not paid any ransom directly or indirectly for the release of South African citizens.

3. No, the Minister has not been informed of any ransom that has been paid to date by any other entity and/or persons for the release of South African citizens.

4. The Minister will have no objection to making a statement on the matter.

Reply:

1(a) The information pertaining to the resourcing of police stations is confidential, which in the public domain, could jeopardize the safety of police stations and personnel and ultimately impact on the safety of the public. The confidential information regarding the resourcing of police stations, is directly linked to the safety of police premises and police officials.

The Station Commander erred on the side of caution by deferring the questions on resourcing, referring the Councillor to the Provincial Office. Questions regarding the resourcing of police stations are usually referred to the Provincial Commissioner and are responded to accordingly.

The conduct of the Primrose Station Commander is in line with the recent instruction issued by the Provincial Commissioner, regarding the disclosure of confidential information.

The Station Commander in no way intended to hamper civilian oversight, however, the disclosure of confidential information by the SAPS, must be done responsibly.

(1)(b) The mandate of the National Assembly is in no way hampered as the Provincial Commissioner will gladly respond to any requests submitted for information regarding the resourcing of a police station, as long as such information will not jeopardize the safety of police stations, police officials or the community that the SAPS serves.

2. The responses to questions asked, in the form of minutes of the meeting held on 27 May 2016, was attached to the response of Question number 542.

3. All questions were responded to after this office became aware of the meeting and the questions posed.

Reply:

(1)(a)(i)(ii) Statements have been obtained from witnesses in the investigation of the murder of the specified person and of the vicious attack on her husband.

(1)(b) Norkem Park, CAS 100/05/2017.

(2) No suspects have been arrested, thus far. The investigating officer is still following up on leads.

(3)(a) No suspects had been interviewed at this stage.

(3)(b) Witnesses have been interviewed and statements were obtained.

(3)(b)(i) The witnesses were interviewed on 8 May 2017 and 9 May 2017.

(3)(b)(ii) Statements have been obtained from the witnesses.

(4) It is not possible to commit to a specific date. The case will only be finalised once all the exhibits have been analysed and all the leads have been followed up.

Reply:

		(aa) Name of Company	(bb) The amounts outstanding	(cc) Reason for non-payment	(dd) How long have the invoices been unpaid	(ee) Envisaged date of payment
(a) DEPARTMENT
(i) Inclusive Education		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
(ii) Special Needs System		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
(b) ENTITIES
SACE
(i) Inclusive Education		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
(ii) Special Needs System		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
UMALUSI
(i) Inclusive Education (ii) Special Needs Systems	1.	UTI	R4,206.85	Invoices not paid due to the year-end budget transitions.	35 days	18/05/2017
	2.	AJ Martin Locksmiths	R685.00	Invoices not paid due to the year-end budget transitions.	36 days	12/05/2017
	3.	Brinant Security	R60,086.11	Invoices not paid due to the year-end budget transitions.	55 days	25/05/2017
	4.	Persequor Tuindienste	R2000.00	Invoices not paid due to the year-end budget transitions.	35 days	25/05/2017
	5.	Servest Cleaning	R30,115.12	Invoices not paid due to the year-end budget transitions.	55 days	29/05/2017
	6.	Kashan Advertising	R10,264.56	Documents were misplaced	53 days	27/06/2017
TOTAL			R107,357.64

Reply:

I have being advised by the Department as follows:

The Steering Committee of the Internet for All Initiative has not yet been established.

(1)(a)(i) Not Applicable

(1)(a)(ii) Not Applicable

(2)(b) (i) Not Applicable

(2) (b) (ii) Not Applicable

(2) (b) (iii) Not Applicable

(2) (b) (iv) Not Applicable

(2) (b) (i) No budget has been allocated for programme implementation .

(2)(b) (ii) N/A

Approved/Not Approved

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Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

(a) (i) The Department appointed a service provider to assist with the drafting of the Railway Safety Bill and payment of invoices are aligned to project deliverables/milestones. The Department only process payment once it is satisfied with the deliverables and delays in finalising the deliverables subsequently leads to under expenditure.

(ii) The project team has regular engagements to fast-track the deliverables.

(iii) This is monitored through constant engagement, progress reports and regular follow ups with the service provider.

(b) (i)(aa)(bb)(cc)(dd) The Railway Safety Bill had to undergo the Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System(SEIAS) process, which was not anticipated, as the SEIAS process was not yet introduced by the time the project timelines were drafted. The stakeholder consultations process also took longer than was anticipated and this further prolonged the completion of the deliverables. This subsequently also negatively affected the timeframes and the deadlines.

(ii) The draft Railway Safety Bill has been finalised and it is due for submission to Cabinet for approval for further broader consultation.

NW2778E

Reply:

(1) The suspension of Mr Aphane is still a matter between the department and the employee. The circumstance leading to the suspension cannot be disclosed to anyone as this is still under investigation. This cannot be revealed as it might taint the integrity of the investigation.

(2) The matter is still under investigation and the processes are within the 60 days prescribed by the law and no findings and outcomes have been reached. The matter will be subjected to disciplinary processes as guided by Chapter 7 of SMS handbook.

Reply:

(a) The top five exports by South Africa to Angola in 2016; listed at 6-digit HS Code level and in accordance with Rand value; were the following:

Products	Value in 2016
H843143: Parts for boring or sinking machinery of subheading 843041 or 843049	R518,496,654
H880230: Aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen mass exceeding 2 000 kg but not exceeding 15 000 kg	R360,413,163
H110313: Maize meal (corn):	R312,714,968
H271012: Light oils and preparations:	R205,893,309
H240220: Cigarettes containing tobacco:	R186,216,177

Source: www.thedti.gov.za

(b) The top five imports by South Africa from Angola in 2016; listed at 6-digit HS Code level and in accordance with Rand value; were the following:

Products	Value in 2016
H270900: Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude	R18,556,018,256
H710231: Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted	R20,209,823
H732690: Other articles of iron and steal	R7,162,152
H843143: Parts for boring or sinking machinery of subheading 843041 or 843049	R7,159,374
H847990: Parts of Machines and mechanical appliances not else specified	R6,918,335

Source: www.thedti.gov.za

Reply:

(a) The top five exports by South Africa to Namibia in 2016; listed at 6-digit HS Code level and in accordance with Rand value; were the following:

Products	Value in 2016
H271012: Light oils and preparations	R2,261,295,005
H870421: Motor vehicles for the transport of goods not exceeding 5t	R2,108,908,680
H271600: Electrical energy 1000 kwh	R1,527,564,830
H300490: Unspecified Medicaments	R862,922,173
H170114: Other cane sugar	R750,358,210

Source: www.thedti.gov.za

(b) The top five imports by South Africa from Namibia in 2016; listed at 6-digit HS Code level and in accordance with Rand value; were the following:

Products	Value in 2016
H220300: Beer made from malt	R715,769,582
H010229: Unspecified live bovine animal	R624,109,615
H710231: Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted	R445,852,448
H790120: Zinc alloys	R274,928,114
H030355: Jack and horse mackerel	R269,110,278

Source: www.thedti.gov.za

Reply:

I have been informed by the Department as follows:

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is currently working on transparency mechanisms to regulate the expiry of data bundles. Initial interventions will ensure provisions to ensure that all segments of data bundles do not automatically expire after 30 days but have a cascading scale as proposed in ICASA’s Draft Regulations:

1MB to 50MB: 10 days

50MB to 500MB: 30 days

500MB to 1GB: 60 days

1GB to 5GB: 90 days

5GB to 10GB: 180 days

10GB to 20GB: 12 months

>20GB: 24 months

In terms of the Draft Regulations:

Industry will be required to inform consumers as data gets depleted due to use, and also allow them an option to choose whether to purchase more data bundles as opposed to the usual default to out of bundle rates. The final regulations will be in place by the end of October 2017.

The Competition Commission has announced the commencement of its inquiry into the ICT market and the data market in particular (from 18 September 2017 to 31 August 2018). The intervention of the Commission will include the following actions:

 (a) Obtain a clear understanding of the data services value chain, including interactions and commercial relationships between different levels of the value chain as well as the relationship with other parts of the ICT sector and the broader economy;

 (b) Assess the state of competition throughout the value chain in order to identify areas of market power where consumers may be exploited and to identify any structural, behavioural and regulatory factors that may influence pricing;

 (c) Benchmark South African data pricing against those of other countries; and

 (d) Establish whether data supply quality and coverage is adequate by international standards and the country's developmental needs.

Approved/Not Approved

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Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

(a) The top five exports by South Africa to Lesotho in 2016; listed at 6-digit HS Code level and in accordance with Rand value; were the following:

Products	Value in 2016
H271012: Light oils and preparations	R1,880,742,274
H100590: Unspecified Maize	R497,459,187
H110313: Maize meal	R355,693,456
H853890: Unspecified Parts	R298,432,918
H252329:Unspecified cement	R242,309,390

Source: www.thedti.gov.za

(b) The top five imports by South Africa from Lesotho in 2016; listed at 6-digit HS Code level and in accordance with Rand value; were the following:

Products	Value in 2016
H853620: Automatic circuit breakers:	R353,169,564
H940190: Seats (excluding those of heading 9402)	R313,721,058
H620342: Mens or boys suits made of cotton	R273,217,737
H510529: Wool not Combed	R212,947,375
H610910: T-shirts made of cotton	R201,385,719

Source: www.thedti.gov.za

Reply:

(a) The top five exports by South Africa to the United Republic of Tanzania in 2016; listed at 6-digit HS Code level and in accordance with Rand value; were the following:

Products	Value in 2016
H720839: Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated of a thickness of less than 3 mm	R358,002,635
H870421: Motor vehicles for the transport of goods not exceeding 5t	R341,876,063
H480810: Corrugated paper and paperboard, whether or not perforated	R185,115,280
H720711: Semi-Finished products of iron or non- alloy steel of rectangular (including square) cross-section, the width measuring less than twice the thickness	R148,088,917
H390210: Polypropylene:	R134,075,221

Source: www.thedti.gov.za

(b) The top five imports by South Africa from the United Republic of Tanzania in 2016; listed at 6-digit HS Code level and in accordance with Rand value; were the following:

Products	Value in 2016
H090240: Other black tea (fermented) and other partly fermented tea	R63,291,536
H610910: T-shirts, singlets and other vests, knitted or crocheted of cotton	R53,910,173
H090111: Coffee (Not decaffeinated)	R51,046,486
H710231: Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted	R38,273,794
H240220: Cigarettes containing tobacco	R19,419,945

Source: www.thedti.gov.za

Reply:

Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) is in a better position to provide a Reply to this Parliamentary Question. This Parliamentary Question should be redirected to DTPS

Reply:

The provision and implementation of close-in-transit protection services, is provided to the National Director of Public Prosecutions. This was done after a Threats and Risk Assessment have been done many years back and has been the norm with all other predecessors appointed to hold the same office. Security services are therefore provided to the Office of the NDPP, irrespective of the person holding such office at any time. Threats and Risk Assessments are done as and when required and the outcome thereof will determine the kind of security required. Threat assessment reports remain confidential.

Reply:

I have been informed by the Department as follows:

1(a) (i) The Department has not finalised the appointment of the NCAC members. The Department is reviewing the received applications and thereafter the appointment process will be finalised.

(ii) As indicated in 1(a)(i) above, the appointment process has not yet been concluded, however, the professional designations of the applicants are as follows: (5) five from the legal fraternity, (4) four government officials, (5) five from academia, (16) sixteen from the ICT-sector, (1) one member of a research council and (3) three members of NGO’s.

(1)(b) The appointment of NCAC members have not been finalised.

(1)(c) 34 nominations were received

(2) No

(2)(a) Cabinet approval is not a prerequisite, however, according to the NCAC Terms of Reference, the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services has the responsibility to appoint the Council Members.

(2)(b) See (2)(a) above

(3) The Minister will meet with the Council as soon as the members of the Council have been appointed.

(4)(a) According to the National Cybersecurity Policy Framework the mandate of the NCAC is to advise the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services on policy and technical issues, and other matters pertinent to Cybersecurity pursuant to building confidence and trust in the secure use of ICTs.

(4)(b) After appointment, the NCAC will engage with the Department and the Minister, thereafter it will adopt a work plan which will detail the deliverables for the term of the Council.

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Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

(a) What number of complaints have been lodged with the Ombudsman

Financial period	Total number
2013/14	156
2014/15	1270
2015/16	2133

NB: Final information relating to the 2016/17 will be made available once the Annual Report is tabled in Parliament. In regard to earlier Parliamentary Question 1614, details relating to 2016/17 were provisional and were still to be verified.

and (b) what number of the complaints submitted, expressed as percentages,

(i) were successful for the applicant(s) and (ii) were unsuccessful in that there was no merit in the applications? NW2614E

Year	Successful for taxpayer	Unsuccessful for taxpayer
2013/14	80%	20%
2014/15	84%	16%
2015/16	87%	13%

NB: The 2016/17 information will be made available once the Annual Report has been tabled in Parliament.

Reply:

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is the legislatively empowered controlling entity for statistics on the importation and exportation of goods. Exercising this control entails record-keeping, verification, publication and analysis of trade data. SARS does not ordinarily disclose the names of either importing or exporting companies to the Department of Trade and Industry. SARS considers this information to be highly confidential and, in acting within the confines of the Customs and Excise Act, Act 91 of 1964 as amended, SARS may only disclose such information in very limited circumstances.

 

 

Reply:

1. The appointed staff within Community Education and Training (CET) colleges was transferred from the erstwhile Adult Education and Training units within the Provincial Departments of Education to the Department of Higher Education and Training under Section 197 of the Labour Relations Act of 1995. The conditions of service for these appointed staff can only be changed through a collective bargaining process in terms of both the Labour Relation Act and Public Service Act.

2. The Department intends to standardise the post establishment model.

(a) In the short-term, the Department is applying the post provisioning model to CET colleges whilst the Department is working towards a programme funded model, which is deemed to be more efficient. The outcome of the programme diversification pilot will assist the Department in determining which programmes are in demand, and what are the cost drivers for each programme.

(b) The implementation of a standardised post establishment model will require the allocation of additional funding. The Department has compiled a draft costed model for the standardisation of the conditions of employment for CET college staff. The model has to be subjected to a collective bargaining process and tabling to National Treasury for additional funding through a bidding process. The speed at which the collective bargaining process progresses depends on the Public Service Central Bargaining Council’s (PSCBC) determination on whether the CET college lecturers’ conditions of service are collectively bargained for in the General Public Service Sector Bargaining Council or any other collective bargaining council which the PSCBC may determine.

(c) The implementation of a standardized post establishment model is subject to the availability of funding and conclusion of a collective agreement with Labour. Service Sector Bargaining Council

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

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DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 2370 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

(a)(i) The Department has appointed a service provider to assist with the development of the National Railway Safety Strategy. Payments of invoices are aligned to project deliverables/milestones. The Department only process payment once it is satisfied with the deliverables and any delay in finalising the deliverables subsequently leads to under expenditure for that period.

(ii) The project team had regular engagements with the service provider in order to fast-track the deliverables

(iii) This is monitored through constant engagement, progress reports and regular follow ups with the service provider.

(b)(i) (aa)(bb)(cc)(dd) The period which was initially set out for stakeholder consultation proved to be not sufficient which affected deliverables, the timelines, the timeframes and the deadlines.

(ii) The the timelines, the timeframes and the deadlines are interrelated and in addressing them the Department continuously work closely with the service provider to ensure that the missed time-frames/timelines/deadlines are corrected.

NW2781E

Reply:

(a) The letter, dated 23 May 2017, from Michael Waters MP (Deputy Chief Whip of the Democratic Alliance), was received on 12 June 2017. The office of the Provincial Commissioner, acknowledge of receipt, thereof.

(b) A case of crimen injuria and corruption (bribery) was opened, as per Edenvale CAS 108/06/2017. The matter was reported to the Cluster Community Police Board, for the necessary disciplinary action to be instituted against the Chairperson. A date was set for, 20 June 2017.

Reply:

(a)(i) The Department has appointed a service provider to assist with the development of the National Railway Safety Strategy. Payments of invoices are aligned to project deliverables/milestones. The Department only process payment once it is satisfied with the deliverables and any delay in finalising the deliverables subsequently leads to under expenditure for that period.

(ii) The project team had regular engagements with the service provider in order to fast-track the deliverables

(iii) This is monitored through constant engagement, progress reports and regular follow ups with the service provider.

(b)(i) (aa))bb)(cc)(dd) The period which was initially set out for stakeholder consultation proved to be insufficient and this affected delivery period that has subsequently affected the timelines, timeframes and deadlines.

(ii) The timelines, timeframes and deadlines are interrelated and in addressing them the Department continuously work closely with the service provider to ensure that the missed time-frames/timelines/deadlines are corrected.

NW2781E

Reply:

(a) The top five exports by South Africa to Swaziland in 2016; listed at 6-digit HS Code level and in accordance with Rand value; were the following:

Products	Value in 2016
H271012: Light oils and preparations:	R1,626,086,619
H271600: Electrical energy 1000 kwh	R862,164,842
H100590: Unspecified maize	R487,222,526
H330210: preparations used in the food or drink industries	R360,638,988
H870421: Motor vehicles for the transport of goods not exceeding 5t	R230,763,011

Source: www.thedti.gov.za

(b) The top five imports by South Africa from Swaziland in 2016; listed at 6-digit HS Code level and in accordance with Rand value; were the following:

Products	Value in 2016
H330210: Mixtures of odoriferous substances used in the food or drink industries	R4,501,258,031
H382490: Unspecified chemical products	R1,845,841,148
H170113: Cane sugar specified in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter	R1,772,053,266
H170114: Other cane sugar	R760,772,322
H620462: Trousers made of cotton	R437,624,046

Source: www.thedti.gov.za

Reply:

Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS)

1. ATNS provides its services equally to all airspace users, and our credit terms are 30 days from date of invoice. SAA has from 01 April 2017 to date been settling their invoices on average 45 days after due date and as a result ATNS has been charging SAA interest due to late payment.

2. (a)(i) ATNS provides air traffic control services, air traffic flow management services, aeronautical information management services and alerting services to SAA and (ii) similarly to all other airspace users, (b) the rates charged are as per government gazette no 40552 dated 20 January 2017, Notice 29 of 2017, (c) ATNS credit terms are 30 days from date of invoice and this applies to SAA as well, (d) The total amount owed by SAA as at 31 July 2017 was R 65 610 477, (e) The below table is the age analysis as at 31 July 2017:

Customer Name	Customer Balance	Current	31 - 60 Days	61 - 90 Days	91 - 120 Days	121 & Over
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS	65,610,477	33,278,543	32,158,541	173,394	-	-

3. ATNS never extended/agreed to change its payment terms to SAA, from 01 April to 31 July 2017, SAA has not adhered to ATNS credit terms and as such ATNS charged SAA interest on late payments.

Reply:

I have been informed by SAPO as follows:

SAPO does not have a contract with the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) as yet. SAPO has, however, received a letter of intention to work with SASSA.

(a) The final monetary value will be determined out of engagements between SAPO and SASSA.

(b) Not applicable as no contract has been signed.

(c) SAPO has submitted its proposal including its capacity to SASSA. Further, SAPO has informed me that it has the capacity to deal with various aspects of the value chain including banking services.

Approved/Not Approved

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Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

(a) The top five exports by South Africa to Mozambique in 2016; listed at 6-digit HS Code level and in accordance with Rand value; were the following:

Products	Value in 2016
H261000: Chromium ores and concentrates	R 3,412,980,607
H271600: Electrical energy 1000 kwh	R 3,320,872,456
H720241: Containing mass more than 4 per cent of carbon	R 2,304,527,424
H271012: Light oils and preparations	R 1,714,658,103
H260300: Copper ores and concentrates	R 744,247,536

Source: www.thedti.gov.za

(b) The top five imports by South Africa from Mozambique in 2016; listed at 6-digit HS Code level and in accordance with Rand value; were the following:

 

Products	Value in 2016
H271111: Natural gas	R 3,108,880,405
H271600: Electrical energy 1000 kwh	R 2,644,697,897
H271012: Light oils and preparations:	R 1,232,553,978
H760511: Of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7 mm:	R 455,280,852
H670490: Other wigs, false beards and eye lashes and products of human hair	R 409,189,161

Source: www.thedti.gov.za

Reply:

1. (a) 21 sites

(b) R154 152 385.16

(c)

1. Strelley Northern Cape
2. Jebolo: Northern Cape
3. Prieska Old Hospital: Northern Cape
4. Langley Limpopo:
5. Mafefe Kappa: Limpopo
6. Prieska Parkland Creation: Northern Cape
7. Heuningvlei: Northern Cape
8. Vergenoeg: Northern Cape
9. Ga-Lotolo: Northern Cape
10. Lokaleng Northern Cape
11. Ditabogong: Limpopo
12. Mahlatjane: Limpopo
13. Klipriver: Kwazulu Natal
14. Sithilo: Kwazulu Natal
15. Ga-Madiba: Limpopo
16. Betle: Limpopo
17. Mang le Mang: Limpopo
18. Masaneng: Northern Cape
19. Buisvlei South: Northern Cape
20. Buisvlei North: Northern Cape
21. Motsane: Limpopo

2. (a) 234

(b) R1 701 278 865

3. 2029

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:-

(1)(a) To advise the Department on the amount of spectrum required to ensure that the Wireless Open Access Network is viable.

(1)(b) R 1 197 022, 80 (VAT Inclusive)

(1)(c) End of August 2017

(2)(a)&(b) No. This is an internal study to inform the implementation of the policy. The Minister is required by law to engage stakeholders and the general public on policy and policy directions. The study will inform the future policy direction, and I will consult stakeholders as it becomes necessary.

Approved/Not Approved

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Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

I have been informed by the Department as follows:

(a)-(b) No budget allocations from the Department’s estimates of expenditure have been or will be transferred to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). ICASA has budgeted for this area of work as reflected in its Annual Performance Plan.

Approved/Not Approved

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Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date: