Questions and Replies

Reply:

(1)(a) There is a shortage of 18 vehicles at the Mondeor Police Station.

(1)(b) Two vehicles were allocated to Visible Policing and two vehicles were allocated to the Detective Service, in the 2016/2017 financial year.

(1)(c) The allocation is based on the limited availability of new vehicles.

(1)(d) The Police Station has been earmarked for an additional allocation in the 2017/2018 financial year.

(2)(a) Fixed Establishment: 189.

Actual Personnel Strength: 214.

Surplus: 25.

Although there are surplus personnel at the Police Station, the following three posts, at the level of Captain (salary level eight), have been prioritised for advertisement in the next promotion round:

• 1 x CIMAC Official;
• 1 x Sub-Section Commander: Human Resource Management; and
• 1 x Sub-Section Commander: Shifts.

(b) Vacant posts will be advertised in June 2017, and it is envisaged that they will be filled by 31 August 2017.

(c) No allocation of posts were received prior to these allocations.

(d) Vacancies are monitored on a monthly basis and requests are sent to the South African Police Service (SAPS) Head Office, for the allocation and advertisement of posts.

Reply:

The Draft Framework for the development of Rural Education Policy was completed in March 2017. Subsequently, a process was set for the development of the policy. A draft has been completed and is en-route to the Minister for consideration to publish it for comments from stakeholder bodies and members of the public. Once the Minister approves the draft policy, it will be ready to be presented to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education upon request from the Committee.

Reply:

a) and b) The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries through the Branch Food Security and Agrarian Reform manages the input supply programme of DAFF as follows:

(i) The Chief Directorate Food Security is responsible for policy formulation, development of the norms and standards for farmer support and development, coordination of the food security interventions by other government departments, SADC and other stakeholders as well as reporting on progress made by all stakeholders.

(ii) The Chief Directorate CASP is responsible for programme management and coordination of CASP and Ilima/Letsema conditional grants to ensure compliance to the Division of Revenue Act by DAFF and implementing provincial departments of agriculture. The chief directorate ensures that the provinces adhere to the standard operating procedures of the conditional grants as well as ensures that Directorates within DAFF whose mandates are funded by the conditional grants are part of the national assessment panel which agree on the guiding framework for the grants, evaluates the provincial business plans and monitors implementation of approved plans. The chief directorate prepares reports on implementation of conditional grants CASP and Ilima/Letsema and provide strategic advice and support to implementing provinces.

(iii) The Chief Directorate Sector Capacity Building is responsible for the development of the norms and standards for farmer training and capacity building as well as the standard operating producer on how farmers should be capacitated. The chief directorate monitors training programmes planned and implemented by provinces to support farmers as well as progress made in revitalizing colleges of agriculture.

(iv) The Chief Directorate Extension and Advisory services develops policies, norms and standards for provision of extension support in provinces and monitors implementation of the extension recovery plan funded through CASP.

The other branches within DAFF provide the specialist advisory services for animal production, crop production, marketing and agro-processing. These directorates participate in the national assessment panel as well as in monitoring implementation of projects and programmes falling within their mandates. Below link is a diagrammatic representation of directorates involved in farmer support and development.

https://pmg.org.za/files/RNW2101Diagram-170906.pdf

 

Directorate Crop Production

Directorate Engineering Services

Directorate Water Use and Irrigation development

Directorate Smallholder

Directorate Programme Development Support

Directorate Training and Capacity Building

Reply:

(a) The input supply programme of DAFF is implemented through the Ilima/Letsema conditional grants. The following is the response based on the verified 2016/17 Ilima/Letsema annual report.

1. 214 952 beneficiaries were reported to have been supported with inputs to produce their own food in the 2016/17 financial year.
2. In terms of gender, the table 1 below indicates that 47% were male and 53% female.
3. Municipalities supported are reflected Annexure A attached.

(b) The criteria for support is as follows:

• 1. The applicant must be a South African citizen,
  2. The applicant must be from a historically disadvantaged group (black, Indian, coloured and Chinese as determined),
  3. The applicant must be 18 years or older,
  4. Must have proof of tenure,
  5. Must have access to services in particular water,
  6. Provide the status of farm governance system,
  7. Indicate managerial and technical skills.

Documents required to finalise the approval for support are the following:

1. Identity document,
2. Proof of residence,
3. Proof of legal access to land,
4. Extension officer’s report,
5. Proof of access to water rights where applicable.

(c) The beneficiaries are determined by the approval committees at district level in provinces.

Reply:

The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) guides that the input support program must be needs-driven, flexible and easy to access, and should provide resources based on the quality of the project or farm proposals. As a result, there is no one size fits all input support package that is provided, but the farmer receives the inputs based on the technical assessment reports and needs identified. E.g. one farmer may receive seeds, fertilizer, chemicals and diesel and the other farmer may need only seeds and fertilizer.

The production inputs includes seed, fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides and fuel for crop production and animal fodder including licks, animal medicine and vaccines, and insecticides (dips) for animal production.

The crops that are supported are guided by the prioritised commodities in the Agriculture Policy Action Plan implemented through the Revitalization of the Agriculture and Agro-processing Value Chains. The crops prioritized are the following:

a) Grains (Maize, wheat, beans, sorghum)

b) Sunflower

c) Vegetables

d) Fruits

e) Sugarcane

f) Macadamia nuts

g) Rooibos tea

Reply:

(a) (i). According to data extracted from the Education Management Information System (EMIS), there were five pregnancies reported by Tipfuweni Secondary School in 2016.

(ii). Masiqhakaze Secondary School reported 34 pregnancies in 2016 through EMIS. This represents 4% of the girl leaners enrolled in the school.

(aa). Yes

(bb). The community within which the school is located in Ekurhuleni is plagued by a host of social ills. The programmes implemented in the school include the following:

• ADAPT programme with the non-governmental organisation People Opposed to Women Abuse (POWA) focusing on health education, prevention of learner pregnancy and sexual violence;
• Peer Education programme with eleven trained peer educators in each grade. Youth camps are also held with the peer educators;
• The Centre for Positive Care facilitates workshops for vulnerable girls;
• The Department has placed a Learner Support Agent (child care coordinator) in the school to support learners to access various services;
• Nurses and social workers form the Departments of Health and Social Development respectively, assist the school with services as required.

 

Reply:

(a) Due to the size of the document, the list of schools and learners is attached on Ms excel.

(b) Number of learners per district

EASTERN CAPE

DISTRICT	LEARNERS
BUTTERWORTH	69232
COFIMVABA	45410
CRADOCK	21865
DUTYWA	89416
EAST LONDON	100128
FORT BEAUFORT	34678
GRAAFF-REINET	24192
GRAHAMSTOWN	24983
KING WILLIAMS TOWN	90511
LADY FRERE	38037
LIBODE	164003
LUSIKISIKI	111916
MALUTI	63003
MBIZANA	105568
MT FLETCHER	40345
MT FRERE	107698
MTHATHA	123201
NGCOBO	67845
PORT ELIZABETH	135774
QUEENSTOWN	49540
QUMBU	59695
STERKSPRUIT	54258
UITENHAGE	71560
Grand Total	1692858

FREE STATE

DISTRICT	LEARNERS
FEZILE DABI	102296
LEJWELEPUTSWA	126979
MOTHEO	145325
THABO MOF	169968

GAUTENG

DISTRICT	LEARNERS
Ekurhuleni North	64971
Ekurhuleni South	114896
Gauteng East	103299
Gauteng North	32357
Gauteng West	88993
Johannesburg Central	67692
Johannesburg East	73529
Johannesburg North	75396
Johannesburg South	67035
Johannesburg West	62843
Sedibeng East	28112
Sedibeng West	90583
Tshwane North	82770
Tshwane South	61225
Tshwane West	82437

KWAZULU-NATAL

DISTRICT	LEARNERS
AMAJUBA	102977
HARY GWALA	144385
ILEMBE	156482
PINETOWN	242245
UGU	179305
UMGUNGUNDLOVU	181604
UMKHANYAKUDE	231629
UMLAZI	136421
UMZINYATHI	174398
UTHUKELA	186387
UTHUNGULU	245858
ZULULAND	264619

LIMPOPO

DISTRICT	LEARNERS
LEBOWAKGOMO	71264
MOGALAKWENA	70308
MOPANI	181770
POLOKWANE	221136
RIBA CROSS	73888
SEKHUKHUNE	212312
TSHIPISE-SAGOLE	59928
TZANEEN	74490
VHEMBE	276760
WATERBERG	53060

MPUMALANGA

DISTRICT	LEARNERS
Bohlabela	204190
Enhlanzeni	242657
Gert Sibande	222420
Nkangala	237353

NORTH WEST

DISTRICT	LEARNERS
BOJANALA	243459
DR KENNETH KAUNDA	133460
DR RUTH S MOMPATI	169243
NGAKA MODIRI MOLEMA	164857

NORTHERN CAPE

DISTRICT	LEARNERS
FRANCES BAARD	79293
JOHN TAOLO GAETSEWE	67315
NAMAQUA	20256
PIXLEY-KA-SEME	43576

WESTERN CAPE

DISTRICT	LEARNERS
CAPE WINELANDS	85414
CENTRAL	39771
EAST	100316
EDEN KAROO	83697
NORTH	50582
OVERBERG	21278
SOUTH	66182
WEST COAST	27992

Reply:

The response to the number of deaf learners that were registered in each grade from Grade 1 to Grade 12 at each (a) full-service school and (b) school for the deaf in each province are represented in the attached detailed spreadsheet and totals are indicated below:

YEAR	TYPE OF SCHOOL	TOTAL
2017	SPECIAL NEED SCHOOL	5325
	PUBLIC ORDINARY	440
2016	SPECIAL NEED SCHOOL	4171
	PUBLIC ORDINARY	513
2015	SPECIAL NEED SCHOOL	4407
	PUBLIC ORDINARY	376

 

(a)(b)(i) for 2015

Refer annexure C

(a)(b)(ii) for 2016

Refer annexure B

(a)(b)(iii) for 2017

Refer annexure C

Reply:

1. Yes; the Department has developed a Sectoral Drought Management Plan and its Implementation Guidelines as per Disaster Management Act, 57 of 2002, Disaster Management Amendment Act, 16 of 2015 and the National Disaster Management Framework which addresses drought conditions throughout the Country including the Northern Cape, Western Cape and Eastern Cape.

The Sectoral Drought Management Plan has been developed with the following measures in consideration:

• Establishing integrated institutional capacity and support at all levels of government.
• Increasing awareness and preparedness on impending disasters.
• Establishing and implementing response, recovery and rehabilitation programmes.
• Establishing an effective early warning system and improving information dissemination
• The Department also has measures put in place for post disaster response and recovery including providing support to affected provinces through disaster relief schemes and reprioritisation of funds through programmes such as CASP, Ilima/Letsema among others.

The Department also developed the National Drought Action/Response Plan which looks at the short to long term interventions as well as the Drought Indicator Guidelines.

2. Yes; the Department is working with other relevant departments such as:

Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) as well as academic and research institutions such as Universities, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Agricultural Research Council (ARC) among others.

a) The Department participates in National Joint Drought Coordinating Committee, Inter-Ministerial Task Team on Drought and also chairs the National Drought Task Team.

b) The Department is working with provinces to promote awareness on drought coping strategies and capacity building. Farmers are also being advised continuously to follow good farming practices to minimize the impact of drought and to conserve natural resources. Provinces are also putting measures in place to address the situation; Northern Cape is currently assisting with transportation to deliver maize to critical areas: 800 ton already delivered to Upington, Springbok, Pofadder, Williston, Calvinia and Loeriesfontein where about 1300 Farmers have already been assisted and assistance is still ongoing.

Western Cape Province has been allocated an amount of R40 million for purchasing and distribution of animal feed for which implementation will soon commence.

The Eastern Cape Province has declared local state of drought disaster in Amathole, Sarah Baartman District Municipalities and Nelson Mandela Metro in terms of section 55 (1) of the Disaster Management Act (Act No. 57 of 2002). The classification process is due to be finalized by the National Disaster Management Centre. The Department will provide all necessary support to the Province to ensure that drought impacts are mitigated.

Reply:

1. Yes, the Department’s enhanced Movement Control System (EMCS) is operating effectively.

2. The system is currently running on the SARS network platform and is managed by Home Affairs.

3. Since 1 April 2017, no off-line situations on the EMCS at the ports of entry were reported which could have resulted in overstayers not being detected. The Department is able to detect persons that overstay as this is an automated process on the system.

(4)(a-b) Yes the EMCS has a risk engine that accommodates various warning lists in the security cluster.

5(a) The Department does not have access to databases of other institutions.

5(b) Information received on fugitives or international terrorists from other Departments such as the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) or SAPS are flagged and recorded on the Department’s warning lists which run against the Enhanced Movement Control System. The Enhanced Movement Control System is then able to prevent any persons appearing in these databases from entering the country.

Reply:

the dti has six (6) entities that are governed by Boards. The only entity with vacancies is SANAS. Please see details below.

Entity	Application Date (a)	Closing Date (b)
South African National Accreditation System ( SANAS)	20/08/2017 (Sunday Independent and Sunday Times)	01/09/2017
	23/08/2017 (The Star)	01/09/2017

Reply:

Yes information has been sourced. see below the Tables link:

(a)(i)http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1361TableAi-170906.pdf

(b)(i)

SALARY LEVEL	TOTAL POSTS VACANT
SL 14	12
SL 13	16
SL 10	97
SL 8	217
SL 6	507
SL 5	739
Total	1147

(a)(ii) https://pmg.org.za/files/RNW1361TableAii-170906.pdf

(b)(ii)

SALARY LEVEL	TOTAL POSTS VACANT
SL 14	8
SL 8	44
SL 6	448
SL 5	597
Total	282

(a)(iii)

RAG vs Actual 2011-2012
Salary Level	FE	Actual	Gap (surplus (+) shortage (-) )
SL16	0	0	0
SL 15	1	1	0
SL 14	14	11	-3
SL 13	45	19	-26
SL 12	130	164	34
SL 10	345	262	-83
SL 8	686	551	-135
SL 7	665	1011	346
SL 6	667	203	-464
SL 5	1015	344	-671
SL 4 & below	286	371	85
Total	3854	2937	-917

(b)(iii)

SALARY LEVEL	TOTAL POSTS VACANT
SL 14	3
SL 13	26
SL 10	83
SL 8	135
SL 6	464
SL 5	671
Total	917

(a)(iv) http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1361TableAiv-170906.pdf

(b)(iv)

SALARY LEVEL	TOTAL POSTS VACANT
SL 14	2
SL 13	28
SL 10	76
SL 8	107
SL 6	464
SL 5	704
Total	949

(a)(v) https://pmg.org.za/files/RNW1361TableAv-170906.pdf

(b)(v)

SALARY LEVEL	TOTAL POSTS VACANT
SL 14	4
SL 13	35
SL 10	94
SL 8	173
SL 6	519
SL 5	238
SL 4 & BELOW	155
Total	1034

(a)(vi) http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1361TableAvi-170906.pdf

(b)(vi)

SALARY LEVEL	TOTAL POSTS VACANT
SL 13	25
SL 10	57
SL 8	140
SL 6	462
SL 5	485
Total	970

(a)(vii) http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1361TableAvii-170906.pdf

(b)(vii)

SALARY LEVEL	TOTAL POSTS VACANT
SL 13	12
SL 10	60
SL 8	134
SL 6	471
SL 5	454
Total	1037

Reply:

(1)(a)(i)(aa) 2009-10 16

(1)(a)(i)(bb) 2010-11 16

(1)(a)(i)(cc) 2011-12 56 (CATS capacity decentralized to all provinces)

(1)(a)(i)(dd) 2012-13 64

(1)(a)(i)(ee) 2013-14 64

(1)(a)(i)(ff) 2014-15 64

(1)(a)(i)(gg) 2015-16 67

(1)(a)(ii) April 2016 68

(1)(b) how many investigations did it initiate in each of the specified financial years;

2009-10 43

2010-11 118

2011-2012 161

2012-13 128

2013-14 175

2014-15 172

2015-16 227

(ii) April 2016 27

(2) Herewith the citation from the Act:

17D. Functions of Directorate.

(1) The functions of the Directorate are to prevent, combat and investigate—

(a) National priority offences, which in the opinion of the Head of the Directorate need to be addressed by the Directorate, subject to any policy guidelines issued by the Ministerial Committee; and

(b) any other offence or category of offences referred to it from time to time by the National Commissioner, subject to any policy guidelines issued by the Ministerial Committee

(2) If, during the course of an investigation by the Directorate, evidence of any other crime is detected and the National Head (DPCI) considers it in the interests of justice, or in the public interest, he or she may extend the investigation so as to include any offence which he or she suspects to be connected with the subject of the investigation.

(3) The National Head of the Directorate may, if he or she has reason to suspect that a national priority offence has been or is being committed, request the National Director of Public Prosecutions to designate a Director of Public Prosecutions to exercise the powers of section 28 of the National Prosecuting Authority Act, 1998 (Act No. 32 of 1998).

 

National Priority Offence includes but not limited to:

• "Schedule (Section 16(2)(iA))
• High treason;
• any offence referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of 'specified offence' of the Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Act, 2004 (Act No. 33 of 2004);
• sedition;
• any offence referred to in Schedule 1 to the Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Act, 2002 (Act No. 27 of 2002);
• any offence referred to in Chapters 2, 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, 1998 (Act No. 121 of 1998);
• any offence referred to in section 13(f) of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act, 1992 (Act No. 140 of 1992);
• any offence referred to in the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act, 1993 (Act No. 87 of 1993);
• any offence relating to the dealing in or smuggling of ammunition, firearms, explosives or armament and the unlawful possession of such firearms, explosives or armament;
• any offence contemplated in Chapter 2 and section 34 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004 (Act No. 12 of 2004);
• any offence referred to in the Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act, 1998 (Act No. 15 of 1998), or the Prohibition of Mercenary Activities and the Regulation of Certain Activities in Country of Armed Conflict Act, 2006 (Act No. 27 of 2006);
• any offence referred to in the National Conventional Arms Control Act, 2002 (Act No. 41 of 2002);

• any offence the punishment wherefore may be imprisonment for life."

Comments

Members of Crimes Against the State Unit are multi-skilled and the National Head (DPCI) can assign any type of investigation to the members irrespective of its extent, nature, triviality and complexity.

Reply:

The DBE has a partnership protocol with the South African Police Services (SAPS) and a close collaboration with the Department of Social Development in providing referral services for learners who are engaged in substance abuse.

(a) what do the plans entail

• Linking of schools to local police stations
• Conducting searches and seizures in line with the South African School’s Act, 1996 (SASA)
• Facilitating the signing of Provincial Partnership Protocols
• Combatting alcohol and drug use amongst learners in schools
• Closure of taverns/shebeens in close proximity of schools
• Searches and seizures in schools upon reasonable suspicion of the carrying of/or trading in illegal substances or weapons
• Addressing gangsterism in schools and communities
• Crime prevention programmes in schools

(b) is there a specific budget allocated

(i) nationally and/or

• The national department has a budget to train and monitor the implementation of programmes by provinces.

(ii) to each province for the implementation of these plans?

• Provinces budget for implementation of their own programmes.

Reply:

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) does not source, supply or distribute agricultural inputs for farmer support programmes. The DAFF however allocates conditional grants which are transferred to the provincial departments of agriculture as guided by the Division of Revenue Act. The sourcing and distribution of agricultural inputs is the responsibility of Provincial Departments of agriculture. Daff further conducts monitoring of all approved interventions as per approved provincial plans.

The provincial Departments of agriculture source these inputs through a tender process and identify service providers or implementing agents who are entrusted with the responsibility to source and distribute the inputs to identified / approved beneficiaries. The DAFF requires the readiness plans from implementing provinces as well as the input distribution plan. This is aimed at ensuring that the procurement processes are concluded on time by provinces and that the inputs will be received by beneficiaries of the programme on time. For the 2017/18 financial year, the readiness plans are expected from provinces by end of August 2017.

Reply:

Gibb’s appointment was for R4, 272, 082.03 incl VAT.

Reply:

1. Denel SOC Ltd has three (3) divisions that do business with VR Laser South Africa: Denel Vehicle Systems (DVS, Denel Land Systems and LMT. The details of the work contracted are indicated in the table attached hereto and marked as Annexure “A”.

2. We confirm all contracts comply with the National Treasury requirements. Placement of each Purchase Order is compliant with the CSD registration processes. As DVS was acquired in the middle of 2015, Denel applied that DVS be exempted from complying to the PFMA for a period of 1 year being until 31 March 2016

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

ANNEXURE “A”
Denel Divisions and Products	Contract Date	Description of Services	Value of the Transaction
Denel Vehicle Systems (DVS) Armoured vehicles (RG31, RG32, N35 and Casspir) and Gear Ratio systems	01/04 to 18/12/2015	Cutting and bending of specialised steel (quenched and tempered) Vehicle sub-assembly fabrication including cutting and bending of specialised still.	R2 175 935.00
	12/2016 to date		R9 797 856.83
	12/2016 to date	Power Pack sub-assembly fabrication –Gear Ratio	R11 594 033.28
Denel Land Systems Casspir vehicle Badger (Hoefyster) Supplier of armoured steel	10/2003 to 05/2017 (historical contracts	Industrialisation of the Casspir vehicle	R176 467 542.79
	2016/2017 (current contracts)	Industrialisation of the Casspir	R16 437 626.62
	05/08/2014 to 21/10/2016	Fabrication of the Badger hulls	R235 858 970.57
	27/08/2009 to 05/06/2017	Approved single source supplier of armoured steel	R98 902 847.38
LMT Products (Pty) Ltd (LMT) Armoured vehicles (LM8, LM13, Ford F550 and armoured vehicle components)	05/2013 to 08/2016	VR provides LMT with: services to cut, bend, tap and drill of components and parts for armoured vehicle Hull assemblies or sub-assemblies of the vehicles Specialised armoured steel supply	R55 148 736.39
T O T A L	R 516 382 785.86

Reply:

(a) The preliminary investigation is still underway and there are no outcomes;

(b) A preliminary investigation to establish the veracity of the allegations made in a protected disclosure has been instituted by the Minister of Science and Technology and CSIR Board.

Reply:

1. (a) The input supply projects are implemented in all nine provinces,

(b) and ( c) Annexure A provides the list of the municipalities and districts where these programmes are being implemented.

2. The amount that has (a) been budgeted and (b) spent over the past five years to support farmers/ projects with inputs through Ilima/Letsema is shown in table 1 below.

Table 1: Amount budgeted and spent to support farmers with inputs through Ilima/Letsema for the past five years.

Year	Allocation R'000	Received by Province R'000	Roll over R'000	Withheld R'000	Total Available R'000	Expenditure	Beneficiaries Per Year
						R'000	%
2012/13	415 000	415 000	-	-	415 000	400 000	96.4	162 985
2013/14	438 000	438 000	16 000	-	454 000	424 000	93.4	147 990
2014/15	460 000	460 000	27 521	4 062	487 521	484 084	99.3	191 396
2015/16	470 768	466 713	-	-	466 713	464 269	99.5	173 019
2016/17	491 363	491 363	-	-	491 363	481 435	98	214 952
Total	2 275 131	2 271 076	43 521	4 062	2 314 597	2 253 788	97.4%

From the table 1 above, R2, 275 billion was made available over the past five years through Ilima/Letsema programme to support farmers with inputs and mechanization in order to increase production of unutilised lands for beneficiaries of land reform and farmers in communal lands. 97.4% (R2, 253 billion) was reported to have been spent over the past five years.

3. (a) The budget is allocated by National Treasury through the Division of Revenue Act and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) transfers the allocated funds to respective provinces.

(b) The evaluation of the programme is determined by the Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) Framework on Evaluations which stipulates that programmes should be evaluated every five years. The Ilima/Letsema programme must still be evaluated – however, monitoring of performance is done on quarterly basis.

(c) Reports of the projects are provided by implementing provinces to DAFF on quarterly basis.

Reply:

(1) The structure of the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) currently shows 20 vacancies. Following the review of the first draft of the Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan submitted on 30 August 2016, the DSBD received feedback on 22 November 2016 from the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) and the National Treasury which required a fundamental review of the DSBD Strategy. The DSBD could not fill the Line Function posts due toj the methodology of “structure follows strategy”. The proposed structure (prepared for consultation with the DPSA) developed during 2016 had to be discarded. A business case for the new structure (in alignment with the revised strategy) will be prepared during the 2017/2018 financial year.

(a) The current structure shows the following funded vacant key positions:

(i) Deputy Director General (DDG): Enterprise Development & Entrepreneurship.

(ii) Deputy Director General: Co-operatives Development and Enterprise Competitiveness Support.

Kindly note that the designation of the two (2) funded DDG’s is likely to change.

(b) The Minister has appointed two Senior Managers to act in the above mentioned vacant DDG posts. The vacancies have, therefore, not severely impacted the functioning of the Department in terms of the execution of its mandate.

(2)(a)&(b) The pilot phase of the Enterprise Incubation Programme (EIP) ending 31 March 2017 has not received submissions from small business incubators in Dr J S Moroka Local Municipality and the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality. The has been no incubation from the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) nor any industrial park through the Department of Trade and Industry (thedti) in Dr J S Moroka Local Municipality and the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality

(c) The Informal and Micro Enterprise Development Proramme (IMEDP) has supported 43 businesses in Dr JS Moroka and 30 in the Thembisile Hani, to a total of 73 informal businesses in these two municipalities combined.

(3) (a) The DSBD is currently conducting the Red Tape Reduction programme in partnership with the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) as well as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) focusing on red tape reduction as experienced by small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs) and Co-operatives within the different municipalities. The regulatory and administrative burdens which are being addressed and removed are linked to the following seven indicators and associated legislation and regulations:

(i) Effectiveness of the complaints notification system as governed by the Municipal Systems Act;

(ii) Communication of relevant business information by municipalities to SMMEs and Co-operatives as governed by the Promotion of Access to Information Act;

(iii) Municipal building plan approval processes as governed by the National Building Standards Act, Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act as well as Municipal Services Charter;

(iv) Lengthy and inefficient supply chain management processes (which ultimately affects the 30-day payment system) relevant legislation would be the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA), Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) and Preferential Procurement Regulations;

(v) Municipal business registration and permits relevant legislation includes: Business Act, National Health Act, National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act including various by-laws that are relevant to the business licensing process, e.g. municipal by-law on food or tourism regulations;

(vi) Development and enforcement of municipal by-laws that promote business development, some of the relevant legislation include the Municipal Systems Act and Local Government Transition Act; and

(vii) Assessment of percentage spent in procurement from SMMEs and Co-operatives aligned to the PPPFA and MFMA and preferential procurement regulations.

Each of the above mentioned indicators has a specific number of legislation and regulations of which each municipality is responsible for assessing and ultimately removing as per specific municipal context and action plan.

(b) The DSBD is also conducting a national study on legislative and regulatory protocols impeding on SMMEs and Co-operatives, and the key focus areas of the study are: (i) registration and reporting under tax, company registration and labour laws; (ii) state procurement; (iii) construction; and (iv) broad-based black economic empowerment. The draft report will be finalised by the end March 2017.

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:

(1)(a)(b) The amount to be paid by the State Attorney, is R599 277,50.

(2) Legal fees were paid, since the findings made by the Farlam Commission were as a result of the position that former General Phiyega held. Due to her position as National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), it was decided to provide legal representation at State cost for her review proceedings.

Reply:

Yes, the matter was investigated by Serious Organised Crime, per Enquiry No. 19/11/2016.

There is no evidence linking the person (name and details furnished) to rhino poaching activities.

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii)(aa)(aaa)(bbb)(bb)(cc) The South African Police Service (SAPS), is not currently funding any institution of research and development, domestically and/or internationally.

It is, however, of importance to note the existence of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), which was concluded on 18 February 2014, between the SAPS and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The MOA was realised, as a result of the need by the SAPS to access scientific and engineering expertise. This was to support both the operational and strategic components, in responding to the strategic objectives and priorities of the SAPS, which includes the modernisation of various aspects of policing. This is based on a quotation basis for a specific service, when requested.

(b) For a reply by the entities reporting to the Minister of Police.

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) After communicating the Green Drop Progress Report Results of 2014, my Department prioritized 260 systems that are put under regulatory surveillance to monitor progress and reduction of risks identified in the report. Our Compliance team has audited 17 treatment works during this year (2017). Treatment works that do not comply are dealt with through Administrative Enforcement. This year, the Department of Water and Sanitation as well as the Department of Environmental Affairs will be conducting joint operations for certain priority treatment works.

(b) This specific form of pollution falls under the mandate of the National Department of Water and Sanitation, the Provincial Department of Environment (Waste and Pollution) as well as Local Government (Pollution and Storm Water Management). The Department's Directorate: Water Services Sector Development regularly updates model by-laws and shared with the Water Services Authorities to fine tune according to their municipal set up and industries/activities applicable in their area of operation and promulgated by respective council for implementation. Due to possible overlapping of mandates, my Department has not to date had an operation/project to raise awareness to address this matter. It will be tabled at Outcome 10 working group IV where the relevant parties can deliberate and bring a pragmatic plan of action to the table.

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Reply:

I responded to a similar question from the Honourable Member on 30 June 2017 and indicated the terms of the Boards and Councils reporting to me. Please find enclosed a copy of the reply for ease of reference.

Currently, there are no new advertisements out for filling of any positions in Boards and Councils in my portfolio.

Reply:

As mentioned previously the dti officials, including role-playing staff in the Ministry have attended study group meetings of the African National Congress. The participation of officials from the dti were limited to responding to technical queries e.g related to legislation. Upon invitation, officials only attended when they were in Cape Town for other purposes.

 

Reply:

(a)(i)(aa)(bb)(cc)(ii)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v) The information is not readily available, as each case must be perused and verified. A request is hereby made for an extension, in order for the correct information to be provided.

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:

(1)(a)(i)(ii)(b)(i)(ii)(aa)(bb)

(1)(b)(ii)(aa)(bb) Province	(1)(a)(i) Operators Employed	(1)(a)(ii) Per Shift (12 hour shifts)	(1)(b)(i) Vacancies
Gauteng	247	54	69
KwaZulu-Natal	113	18	21
Free State	50	11	0
Mpumalanga	43	12	0
Limpopo	49	10	7
North West	8	2	8
Northern Cape	29	5	64
Western Cape	76	11	9
Eastern Cape	139	31	106
Total	754	154	284

(2)

Province	(2)(a) Average time	(2)(b) Calls transferred	(2)(c) Time duration
Gauteng	11 seconds	1 time	4 minutes
KwaZulu-Natal	7 seconds	1 time	3 minutes
Free State	7 seconds	1 time	4 minutes
Mpumalanga	7 seconds	1 time	4 minutes
Limpopo	19 seconds	1 time	5 minutes
North West	7 seconds	1 time	4 minutes
Northern Cape	7 seconds	1 time	5 minutes
Western Cape	7 seconds	1 time	5 minutes
Eastern Cape	7 seconds	1 time	5 minutes

Reply:

(a) Public Order Policing (POP) vehicles:

(i) Empangeni – Shortage of eight vehicles at POP Unit.

(ii) Richard’s Bay – No POP Unit.

(iii) Melmoth – No POP Unit.

(iv) Esikhawini – No POP Unit.

(v) Eshowe – No POP Unit.

(vi) Mtunzini – No POP Unit.

(b) Trained Public Order Policing unit members:

(i) Empangeni – No shortage of trained POP members.

(ii) Richard’s Bay – No POP Unit.

(iii) Melmoth – No POP Unit.

(iv) Esikhawini – No POP Unit.

(v) Eshowe – No POP Unit.

(vi) Mtunzini – No POP Unit.

The following Police Stations; (i) Empangeni, (ii) Richard’s Bay, (iii) Melmoth, (iv) Esikhawini, (v) Eshowe and (vi) Mtunzini, are serviced by the Empangeni POP Unit.

The shortage of vehicles at the Empangeni POP Unit, is eight vehicles, which are in the process of being boarded. There are 34 vehicles allocated to the unit, which is sufficient. However, the boarding of the eight vehicles causes a shortage, in terms of vehicles allocated, versus actual.

In terms of the Fixed Establishment (FE), there is no shortage of trained POP members, at the Empangeni POP Unit.

Reply:

(1) The case has been remanded in court. No further suspects could at this stage be linked to the case. Concerted efforts are being made to locate the stolen computers.

(2) None of the stolen computers have been recovered, thus far.

(3) Yes, the arrested suspect has been criminally charged and the case has been remanded to, 17 July 2017.

(4)(a)(b) Gauteng Provincial Investigation Unit has not made any further arrests. Currently, there is no evidence that links any other person to the case.

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:

Yes, Magalies Water is paying for courses or further studies for the Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Executive Officer for a Senior Executive Program-Africa: Harvard Business School in collaboration with Gordon Institute of Business Science. The total cost of the courses is R326 542.50 each (US$25,000/person) for the period 31/07/2017 to 01/12/2017. Below are further details regarding the courses as follows:

The Senior Executive Program-Africa is aimed at building exceptional leaders in the African continent. Harvard Business School Executive Education offers the Senior Executive Program - Africa, in partnership with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) of Pretoria University in South Africa. It is designed to strengthen the leadership skills and build insight into local, regional, and global markets, the program explores the proven approaches of successful leaders in Africa and around the globe, preparing participants to compete effectively, seize the region's many growth opportunities, and sustain success for one’sorganisation.

The 2017 offering comprises a module in Kigali from 13 August to 18 August 2017; an independent work module from August 2017 to November 2017; and a module on the Harvard Business School campus in Boston from 26 November to 01 December 2017. It is intended to help participants build the knowledge, perspective, and confidence needed to lead more effectively and accelerate the company's growth. Participants also have the opportunity to share insights and learn from other senior leaders across Africa.

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Reply:

(a) and (b) Major General P M Mokushane’s application for Security Clearance was presented before the Security Vetting Panel (SVP) on 1 April 2015. Consideration whether to issue, deny or downgrade the clearance level applied for was presented. The panel established that there were outstanding results of a counter intelligence investigation, as per the SVP request of 26 May 2014. Furthermore, his personal documents, as prescribed by the National Strategic Intelligence Act 2002 (Act No 67 of 2002), had also not been received. As a consequence thereof, the SVP decided to issue a “NO CLEARANCE”.

On 9 February 2016 the application of the Major General was placed under review, at which stage the counter intelligence investigation results had been received to the effect that, the investigation against him had been “serious and sensitive”, and further that, no additional information could be exposed, with regard to the investigation. The outstanding personal documents, which included matric and tertiary qualifications, had still not been made available, rendering the SVP unable to form an objective opinion, with regard to his security competency. It was then agreed to issue a “NO CLEARANCE”.

Reply:

(a) The Kwamaphumulo (KTA) and Stanger Taxi Associations (STA), in Kwazulu-Natal, have been embroiled in conflict that has claimed many casualties, amongst others, the killing of Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Chonco and Inkosi Mbongezi Zondi, an ex-member of the Cato Manor Organised Crime Unit.

Lt Col Chonco was appointed as the Provincial Co-ordinator and was tasked to investigate the taxi violence between the KTA and the STA.

On 27 August 2008, Lt Col Chonco was killed, whilst transporting accused persons to court. The KTA was suspected of being involved in the killing of the officer.

It is alleged that the killing of Lt Col Chonco had triggered the Cato Manor South African Police Service (SAPS) members’ elimination of all the persons suspected in the involvement of the death of Lt Col Chonco.

The 18 members who were suspended on 11 September 2012 and the three members who were suspended on 30 August 2012, respectively, are members of the Cato Manor SAPS, who were allegedly involved in the elimination of the suspects who were involved in the killing of Lt Col Chonco and Inkosi Mbongezi Zondi.

The disciplinary cases against the members, involve allegations of tampering with the murder scenes in Esikhaweni: CAS 103/04/2010, Durban Central: CAS 185/02/2009, Tongaat: CAS 190/03/2009, Durban North: CAS 69/07/2011 and Melmoth: CAS 142/11/2008.

(a)(i)(ii)The incidents relate to allegations that Cato Manor SAPS members shot and killed members of the community, who according to them, were suspects in the cases that they were investigating.

N.B. The three members attached to the National Intervention Unit (NIU), based in Durban, were involved in the same offences with the Cato Manor Organised Crime Unit. However, the NIU is a component reporting to the Division: Operational Response Services, while the 18 members are reporting to the Head: Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI).

(b) Melmoth CAS, 142/11/2008.

All the employees charged, were acquitted of the alleged misconduct.

Esikhawini, CAS 103/04/2010.

The disciplinary hearing was postponed indefinitely.

Tongaat, CAS 190/03/2009.

All employees have appeared before the Chairperson. The matter is postponed indefinitely for closing arguments.

Durban Central, CAS 185/02/2009.

All the witnesses have testified and the matter is still in progress.

Durban North, CAS 69/07/2011 and Durban North, CAS 71/07/2011.

The matter has not yet been placed on the court roll.

Reply:

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has provided the following information with respect to current debt. It must be noted that student debt is only repayable once the graduate or dropout is employed and earning in excess of R30 000 per annum.

Category	Amount Outstanding
Graduates	R6.148 billion
Drop outs	R4.002 billion
Total	R10.150 billion

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 2463 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

Description	aa. 2014/2015	bb. 2015/2016	cc. 2016/2017
a. What number of cases of
(i) Fruitless	-	-
(ii) Wasteful	-	-
(iii) Irregular	-	1
b. What was the amount of each case?
(i) Fruitless	-	None	-
(ii) Wasteful	-	None	-
(iii) Irregular	-	R1 834 000*	-
c. How much of the specified amount has been recovered in each case?
(i) Fruitless	-	None	-
(ii) Wasteful	-	None	-
(iii) Irregular	-	None	*Related to the B'avumile training. The department did not comply with paragraph 3.4 of PN 8 of 2007/2008 which requires that for transactions with a value of and above R500 000.00 a competitive bidding process should be followed. An investigation into the matter was conducted and no official was found to have personally benefited and it was confirmed that the department derived value in the form of training provided to beneficiaries.

Reply:

Chapter 3 of the National Water Act, 1998 makes provision for the protection of water resources. As part of protecting the water resources, the Minister is required to determine water resource classes and Resource Quality Objectives. The water source areas will therefore be protected by ensuring that they are prioritized for protection when determining the water resource classes and resource quality objectives. Once the class of a water resource and the resource quality objectives have been determined they are binding on all authorities and institutions when exercising any power or performing any duty under the National Water Act, 1998. The Department has regulatory measures in place, which include monthly water quality monitoring programmes in order to ensure that the levels of protection are maintained and any transgressors are dealt with accordingly.

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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:

(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:

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:

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:

(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:

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) 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:

(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:

(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.