Questions and Replies

Reply:

a) China (with a transit two-day working stop in Hong Kong).

b) Attending the ministerial workshop on China’s Development Experience for Developing Countries in Beijing, China.

c) 

(i)Names of Officials	(ii) Professional Designations
Mr Mahalingum Govender	Deputy Director-General: Small Harbours
Mr Samuel Thobakgale	Acting Deputy Director-General: Construction Project Management
Ms Sue Mosegomi	Chief Director: Project Management Office
Mr Percy Molefe	Chief Director: International Relations

d) Six (6) days.

e) (i) The cost of the trip for Minister Nhleko and three officials (Mr Govender, Mr Thobakgale and Ms Mosegomi) was fully sponsored by the Government of the Peoples’ Republic of China.

(ii) The total cost for a return flight ticket to China (for Mr Molefe), accommodation and ground transport (for Minister Nhleko and Mr Molefe) in Hong Kong amounted to R183 235.

Reply:

I have been informed by the Department as follows:

1. The deadline to conclude the study has been met; however, CSIR is in the process of finalising the report.

(a) The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) represented by Ericsson Huawei and Nokia; Chipset Integrators, represented by Intel and Qualcomm; Operator’s Forum represented by Cell C, MTN, Liquid Telecom (formerly Neotel), Rain (formerly iBurst/WBS), Vodacom, and Telkom and Internet Service Providers.

(b) The main outcomes will be specified in the final report.

2. None of the organisations or companies approached by CSIR declined to participate.

3. No organisations or companies approached by CSIR withdrew their participation.

Reply:

(1) The reply did not include Lieutenant General Mdluli and General Phiyega, however, the response with regards to the above managers, was provided in question 1042, which specifically requested such details, at the time and a reply was provided.

(2) Yes, Lieutenant General Mdluli and General Phiyega’s suspension details, were provided in other questions, which were dealt with simultaneously in question 1042, which specifically requested their suspension details.

Reply:

(1)(a) The panel was constituted on 8 August 2017.

(1)(b)(i) Employer Representative: Advocate MJ Ramaepadi and Chairperson: Advocate Terry Motau SC.

(1)(b)(ii) Both functionaries are practicing advocates at the Johannesburg Bar.

(2) Yes, the specified person has been placed on precautionary suspension, with effect from 10 June 2017.

Reply:

(1) No, only two vehicles were received.

(1)(a) The station currently has a surplus of one vehicle, designated for visible policing.

(1)(b) Not applicable.

(2) There is a total number of 41 visible policing members.

Reply:

(a) The PSiRA and SAPS Central Firearm Registry previously embarked on an audit of the Firearm Registry’s database in respect of security businesses. This audit focused on the different categories or classes of security service providers where the use of firearms are more prevalent, such as the general guarding sector, assets in transit services, reaction services, close protection and the anti-poaching sector.

Whilst PSiRA plays a role in assisting with the control of firearms within the industry, the ultimate control responsibility lies with the office of the Central Firearms Register (CFR) of the South African Police Service (SAPS) who is responsible for not only considering firearm license applications, but also monitoring compliance in terms of the Firearms Control Act.

The scope of the audit primarily focused on identifying the security business from the 8 345 institutions licensed for firearms by the Central Firearms Register. From the audit conducted, PSiRA identified 3 340 security businesses licensed for firearms. Although the audit did have some limitations, it revealed that of the 122 788 firearms that were licensed to the 8 345 institutions, 101 612 (83 %) thereof were licensed to the private security industry.

Firearm control within the private security industry is high on the agenda of both PSiRA and SAPS. Following on from a Memorandum of Agreement signed between the two entities, a firearms sub-committee has been established to improve firearm control within the industry. The sub-committee is currently implementing the following:

• Database integration and access to both entities;
• Enhancing the institution database to include coding for all security businesses licensed for firearms in order to extract the details of these businesses more accurately and timeously;
• Sharing of information between the two entities and reporting any changes in relation to registration statuses, addresses, investigations, etc. of security businesses by either entities; and
• Joint inspections and operations.

Reply:

1. The Provincial Head: Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), KwaZulu-Natal.

2. Yes, provincial heads were appointed in each province.

Reply:

(a) The information that has been requested cannot be provided, as it is sensitive in nature and its disclosure may compromise safety and security.

(b) The information that has been requested cannot be provided, as it is sensitive in nature and its disclosure may compromise safety and security.

Reply:

(1)(a) Four members per shift, for five sectors.

(1)(b) Two vehicles per shift, for five sectors.

(2)(a) Two members per shift, per sector.

(2)(b) One vehicle per sector, for five sectors.

(3)(a)(i) Short-fall officers – six

(3)(a)(ii) Vehicles – three

(3)(b) Members will be allocated upon receipt of the 2017/18 new recruits. The station has currently four vehicles in the garage, no new allocations will be made for this financial year.

Reply:

PSiRA is involved in a number of operations with different stakeholders, including the SAPS. These operations are initiated by PSiRA or at times, the SAPS. The focus of these operations is on compliance in terms of the PSIR Act which includes the deployment of registered and trained security officers, illegal immigrants and compliance with the Firearms Control Act. During the 2016/2017 financial year, 26 PSiRA/SAPS operations were held that resulted in the arrest of 390 security officers. Of these 390 security officers, 387 were arrested for not being legally registered with PSiRA.

In addition to PSiRA inspections and investigations conducted, certain areas of non-compliance by the private security industry also warrant criminal prosecution and this forms part of the PSiRA’s enforcement strategy.

Investigations are conducted to detect unregistered security service providers as well as other criminal contraventions of the Act for the purposes of opening criminal cases against them with the South African Police Service.

During the 2016/2017 financial year, a total of 855 criminal cases were opened by inspectors of the Authority compared to 686 cases during the 2015/2016 financial year.

As at 31 March 2017, a total of 2 243 criminal cases were pending with the South African Police Services countrywide against security service providers where PSiRA opened the cases for contraventions of the PSiR Act and regulations.

Reply:

(a) According to PSiRA’s records as at end August 2017, there are just under 500 000 registered active employee security officers deployed by over 9 000 registered and active security businesses. These security businesses and employee security officers represent all the different categories or classes of security service providers as defined in the Private Security Industry Regulation Act, with the majority, falling within what is generally described as the guarding sector.

The geographic breakdown of the private security industry was at August 2017 as follows:

Registered and active security businesses per province:

• Gauteng - 3 789
• Eastern Cape - 707
• Western Cape - 1 019
• Limpopo - 827
• N/West Prov. - 367
• Free State - 217
• N/Cape - 141
• KZN - 1 444
• Mpumalanga - 533

Total - 9 044

Registered and active security officers per province:

• Gauteng - 194 358
• Eastern Cape - 42 996
• Western Cape - 54 900
• Limpopo - 37 438
• N/West Prov. - 26 756
• Free State - 16 233
• N/Cape - 4 706
• KZN - 87 335
• Mpumalanga - 34 774

Total - 499 496

(b)(i) All security businesses are required to report to PSiRA, in terms of the Private Security Industry Regulation, 2002 the details of any security officer employed or deployed within 10 days. PSiRA therefore keeps records of all security officers employed and reported by the 9 044 registered and active security businesses. Details of each business as well as the details of the security officers in its employ can be provided.

(b)(ii) The positions each of the security officers hold within the security business are not known to PSiRA and it is also not a requirement for businesses to report information of this nature to PSiRA. The regulator does however record the details of the owners/partners/members/directors, etc. of security business on an electronic database or register of security service providers

Reply:

a) No, all the duties have been suspended.

b) Members of Public Order Policing (POP) Unit in Empangeni have provided static protection duties at the residence of Minister Nhleko, in the Umthinzini, area since 2014. These duties were suspended on 20 July 2017.

(i)(aa) Two POP members from Empangeni were deployed, per shift - four members per day for 24 hours.

(i)(bb) One Nyala vehicle was deployed on a 24 hour basis. At times, it was supplemented with a soft top vehicle (bakkie/sedan), when the Nyala was required for public order policing duties.

Reply:

a) 

DRUG-RELATED CASES THAT WENT TO COURT
2014/15	2015/16	2016/17
445	377	511

b)  DRUG-RELATED CASES WITH SUCCESSFUL CONVICTIONS
2014/15	2015/16	2016/17
42	31	90

Reply:

The leadership of the South African Football Association (SAFA) authorized FIFA to make the payment. The details of the payment are with FIFA who made the payment to the Confederation of North, Central and Caribbean Football Associations (CONCACAF). The documentation related to the decision is not in the purview of the Minister of Sport and Recreation. The Olympic Charter, to which South Africa is a signatory, prohibits governments from interfering in the administration of sports bodies. Government relies on the sports bodies to provide details as and when necessary, on a voluntary basis. South Africa has since requested FIFA, the former leaders of SAFA and the government of the United States of America to share documentation in their possession pointing to any alleged wrongdoing in respect of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Until we receive information stating otherwise, we as the South African Government believe that this was a legitimate transfer of funds to CONCACAF. Those who allege that any of our laws have been broken are encouraged to report such transgressions to the appropriate authorities, including law enforcement agencies.

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Reply:

a) No disciplinary proceedings were initiated in 130 cases, due to service terminations. The details are reflected in the table below:

Types of termination	FINANCIAL YEAR	TOTAL
	(i) 2012/2013	(ii) 2013/2014	(iii) 2014/2015	(iv) 2015/2016	(v) 2016/2017
Resignation	22	19	32	26	21	120
Death	-	-	2	4	2	8
Retirement	-	-	-	1	1	2
TOTAL	22	19	34	31	24	130

b) The categories of offences, in accordance with section 28 of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Act, 2011(Act No 1 of 2011), for which disciplinary proceedings were not initiated, as required by section 30, are reflected in the table below:

Categories of offences, in terms of sec 28	(i) 2012/2013	(ii) 2013/2014	(iii) 2014/2015	(iv) 2015/2016	(v) 2016/2017	TOTAL
Death in police custody	-	-	1	-	1	2
Death as a result of Police action	-	-	2	7	2	11
Discharge of firearm	1	2	2	2	4	11
Rape by police officer	-	-	8	1	2	11
Rape in police custody	-	-	-	1	1	2
Torture/Assault	9	9	15	13	10	56
Corruption	3	-	-	3	1	7
Any other Criminal offence	9	8	6	4	3	30
TOTAL	22	19	34	31	24	130

Reply:

(a)(i)(cc) There were 846 murder cases reported against children, in the 2013/2014 financial year.

(a)(ii) There were 969 murder cases reported against children, in the 2014/2015 financial year.

(b) Weapons used, include the weapons used in the cases reported in question 217 and exclude the cases reported in paragraph (a)(ii) above, as it was included in the totals provided in question 2215)

	Total cases
Knife	604
Unknown	533
Firearms	397
Sharp instrument	203
Hands	177
Stick	78
Stone/brick	53
String/wire	30
Poison	25
Axe	23
Matches	22
Knobkerrie	19
Iron pipe	12
Booted foot	12
Panga	11
Water	11
Sjambok	11
Bottle	10
Belt	9
Screwdriver	8
Fire hose	6
Hammer	5
Fuel	5
Fist	5
Chain	4
Paraffin	3
Spear	3
Boiling oil	3
Petrol bomb	2
Candle	2
Garden fork	1
Broomstick	1
Iron	1
Hand grenade	1
Crowbar	1
Scissor	1

 

Reply:

1. (a) The South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) was established in 2005; and to date, 199 research chairs have been awarded, of which 195 are filled and four are vacant.

(b) (i) Of the 195 filled research chairs, 81 (42%) are in the natural and agricultural Sciences, 59 (30%) are in the humanities and social sciences 39 (20%) are in health and medical sciences, and 16 (8%) are in engineering and applied technology fields.

(ii) of the 199 awarded research chairs, 12 (6%) are hosted by the universities of technology (UoTs), 25 (13%) by comprehensive universities and 162 (81%) by traditional universities;

(iii) SARChI is a strategic programme of government aimed at attracting established researches from industry and abroad to the higher education sector. Of the 195 filled research chairs, 152 (78%) research chairs are occupied by established researchers drawn from local higher education institutions, and 43 (22%) research chairs are occupied by established researchers attracted from industry and abroad; and

(iv) a total amount of R2 billion has been invested by the Department of Science and Technology (DST); and in the same period, more than 4 billion was leveraged from other sources by the research chairs. The total cost of SARChI in each specified year is summarized in Table 1.

Table 1: SARChI investment over years

Service Year	Award Year	Total No. of Chairs	Total (R '000)
0	2017	195	482 200
1	2016	190	471 500
2	2015	149	376 500
3	2014	142	350 400
4	2013	124	309 800
5	2012	91	229 700
6	2011	90	227 000
7	2010	79	183 500
8	2009	72	166 000
9	2008	70	161 000
10	2007	34	80 000
11	2006	3	7500

2. (a) All research chairs that underwent the first five-year review cycle were renewed. In 2015/16 financial year, a research chair in indigenous Knowledge Systems that was held by Prof. NI Goduka at the Walter-Sisulu University (WSU) was rescinded due to internal institutional issue which led to lack of performance by chair.

(b) During the last quarter of the 2016/17 financial year, a second five-year review process was initiated for a total of 70 research chairs that were established between 2005 and 2008. This process is still underway. A comprehensive report with reasons for not renewing some research chairs will be made available before the end of the 2017/18 financial year.

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii)(aa)(bb)(b)(c)(d)

(a) Number of Members	(i)(ii) Injury or Death	(aa) Past Three Financial Years	(bb) April 2017 to date	(b) Charge	(c) Date Action Taken	(d) Outcome of the Proceedings
1	Death	2014/2015	Nil	Murder Limpopo Regulation 20(z)	2014-06-02	Dismissal.
5	Injury	2015/2016	Nil	Assault Mpumalanga Regulation 20(p)(2)	2015-02-06	Three members were found guilty and given written warnings. Two members were not found guilty.
1	Death	2015/2016	Nil	Inquest Mpumalanga Regulation 20(e)(i)(p)(z)	2016-01-13	Counselling and suspension without remuneration for one month.
1	Injury	2015/2016	Nil	Assault Common KwaZulu-Natal Regulation 20(z)	2015-09-27	No departmental steps taken.
5	Injury to Dignity	2015/2016	Nil	Sexual Assault KwaZulu-Natal Regulation 20(p)(q)	2016-09-05	Pending – departmental hearing set for 2017-07-10 to 2017-07-12.

Reply:

Yes, action has been taken.

a) The matter is being dealt with internally. The Acting National Head: Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), has also been requested to conduct an investigation.

b) There are no further, relevant details.

Reply:

(1)(a) No,

(1)(b) No

(2)(a) Not applicable.

(2)(b) Not applicable.

(3) Not applicable.

(4)(a) Not applicable.

(4)(b) Not applicable.

Reply:

(1) The internal disciplinary process has not been completed.

Advocate Tip, Senior Council (SC), who was appointed as the Chairperson of the disciplinary inquiry at the time, informed the South African Police Service (SAPS), in December 2012, that he could no longer fulfil the role, due to his involvement in the Marikana Commission of Inquiry.

The former National Commissioner, General Phiyega, was requested to appoint a new Chairperson, early in January 2013, but no such appointment was effected up until her suspension from office, in October 2016.

After his appointment as the Acting National Commissioner, Lieutenant General Phahlane reactivated the process.

(2)(a) The process was initiated on 2 July 2012.

(2)(b) Advocate Tip, SC was initially appointed as the Chairperson, but due to his involvement in the Marikana Commission of Inquiry, his appointment as chairperson was terminated in December 2012. He was replaced with Advocate T Motau, SC in April 2016.

Advocate Myburgh, SC was appointed as the Employer Representative, but was later replaced with Advocate Mokhari, SC in April 2016. Advocate Mokhari’s brief was terminated and Advocate Maenetje, SC was appointed in October 2016.

(3) The employee’s first appearance in the disciplinary inquiry was on, 25 July 2017. At the first appearance the following arrangements were agreed upon:

14 August: employee must deliver request for further particulars

28 August: employer to answer

11 September: point in limine to be raised by employee

25 September: employer to answer

30 September: heads of argument to be exchanged

7 October: points in limine to be argued

1, 2, 3 November: matter to proceed on trial

(4)(a) The employee opted to structure his all-inclusive flexible remuneration package, to make provision for a 13th cheque and as such, no service bonus was “awarded”.

(4)(b) Not applicable, due to paragraph (4)(a), above.

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:

(a) The purpose of the Private Security Industry Regulation Act 56 of 2001 is to provide for the regulation of the private security industry. The purpose of the PSiR Act is to establish a regulatory Authority and to provide for matters connected with the regulation of the industry.

The primary object of PSiRA is to regulate the private security industry and to exercise effective control over the practice of the occupation of security service providers in the public and national interest and the interest of the private security industry itself.

Basic to the regulation of the security industry is the requirement that all those who fall within the definition of “security service provider” and who propose to render a “security service”, must comply with registration procedures and be registered before becoming active in the industry. The PSiR Act therefore set reasonable and appropriate registration requirements that must be satisfied by applicant security businesses, their owners as well as all security officers. The basic object of these registration requirements is to achieve a trustworthy, legitimate and competent private security industry which has the effect that not all applicants will be able to secure legitimate entry to the industry and that the admission to or exclusion from the industry is based on proper grounds.

One of the registration requirements is that a person may not have been convicted of a criminal offence as highlighted in a Schedule to the PSiR Act. Any person convicted of a Scheduled offence will be disqualified from registration. In addition, a person found guilty of a Scheduled offence after registration as a security service provider, registration may be withdrawn by the PSiRA. The PSiR Act therefore provides for screening of all persons prior to registration in order to eliminate undesirable individuals from entering the industry in the first place. Part of this screening also includes an official clearance certificate for any ex-members of any official military, security, police or intelligence force or service (in or outside the Republic) to determine whether the applicant is fit and proper.

In addition, the conduct of the private security industry is also regulated in terms of a statutory Code of Conduct for Security Service Providers, 2003, made in terms of section 28 of the Act. This Code provides for rules and obligations a security service provider has towards the state security agencies, the public, clients, etc. Any contravention of the Code constitute improper conduct and a security service provider convicted, are subject to a variety of penalties or sanctions which includes withdrawal of registration as a security service provider or a fine of up to R1 million per count.

The PSiRA has not convicted any security service provider for human rights violations during apartheid but have generally prosecuted security service providers for human rights offences conducted in the course of their deployment as security officers. This is particularly in cases where security officers abuses their powers and the use of disproportioned force.

(b) As far as violations in other countries are concerned, and although the PSiR Act do have extraterritorial application, there are limitations in the Act. These limitations are being addressed in the Private Security Industry Amendment Act, which is currently with the President for promulgation

Reply:

(1)(a) and (b) The response to these questions are similar than the reply under question 2278 above.

(2) Minimum conditions of employment for the private security industry are determined by the Minister of Labour. Other than what is provided for in terms of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Act, 1997 (Act No. 61 of 1997), there is currently no other provision for medical cover or aid for security guards in terms of labour legislation or the Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001.

Reply:

Once I have received the finalised CSIR report, I will determine whether to publish or not, as such documents usually contain company sensitive information where publication of the full report may not be permissible.

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii) Yes.

(b)(i)(ii) Yes.

Reply:

(a) Trio Crime Task Teams have been established, in Clusters to address Trio Crimes, including farm attacks. The Trio Crime Task Teams are monitored by the Cluster Commander and the Deputy Provincial Commissioner: Crime Detection, in each province.

(b) The South African Police Service (SAPS) has increased police visibility through patrols and continuous engagement with farm owners and residents in rural areas.

The Divisions: Visible Policing and Crime Intelligence, monitor all incidents of violence against persons residing on farms and small holdings, in rural areas, on a daily basis. These incidents, including murder and other serious crimes, which occur on farms and small holdings are analysed and captured on a manual data base. This information is shared as operational information during the Rural Safety Priority Committee meetings, to guide the planning of crime prevention operations, programmes and projects to address root causes or contributing factors to crime, as well as to inform the community of current trends, tendencies and modus operandi of suspects, to enhance awareness.

Weekly incident analysis meetings, involving the Division Visible Policing, the Division: Crime Intelligence and the Crime Registrar, take place to analyse these incidents to determine flash points, particular crime trends, the modus operandi that is employed by criminals and other matters related to rural safety and security.

This operational information forms the basis for presentations to the quarterly National Rural Safety Priority Committee meetings, which is inter alia attended by organised agriculture and farming unions Agriculture South Africa (AGRI SA) and the Transvaal Agriculture Union of South Africa (TAU SA). In the event of an increase in the number of incidents, the relevant Provincial Commissioners are instructed to ensure that preventative measures are implemented with immediate effect.

Stakeholders are encouraged to be a part of these established structures to give constructive advice, regarding the policing of rural communities. These established structures are therefore utilised by stakeholders to enhance cooperation and coordination. The SAPS is committed to addressing all crime-related incidents, in rural areas as a priority.

Reply:

(1)(a) The Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) is governed by a Council, which is equivalent to a Board. The Council is appointed under section 6 of the Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001 (Act No. 56 of 2001), by the Minister of Police, in consultation with Cabinet.

(1)(i)(aa) and (bb)

- Chairperson of the Council appointed on 19 April 2015 until 20 April 2018, for a period of three (3) years.

- Deputy Chairperson of the Council appointed on 1 January 2017 until 31 December 2020, for a period of three (3) years.

- 3 (Three) Members of the Council appointed on 1 January 2017 until 31 December 2020, for a period of three (3) years.

(1)(ii)(aa) and (bb)

The Council has five (5) members as prescribed by the Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001, of which three (3) are males and two (2) are females.

(1)(a) The Minister of Police is empowered under section 15V of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995), to appoint the chairperson, deputy chairperson and members on a part-time basis to the National Forensic Oversight & Ethics Board (Oversight and Ethics Board). The functions of the Oversight and Ethics Board are to monitor the implementation of legislation pertaining to the use of DNA in combating crime; to advise the Minister of Police; to provide oversight over functions performed by the South African Police Service; to handle complaints relating to the use of DNA in combating crime and to make recommendations to, amongst others, the South African Police Service and the Independent Police Investigating Directorate.

(1)(i)(aa) and (bb)

Nine (9) members of the Oversight and Ethics Board were appointed on 27 January 2015 until 26 January 2020, for a period of five (5) years and one (1) member was appointed on 01 April 2016 until 31 March 2021, for a period of five (5) years.

(1)(ii)(aa) and (bb)

The Oversight and Ethics Board has ten (10) members of which eight (8) are females and two (2) males.

(1)(b) Section 10 of the South African Police Service Act, 1995, establishes the Board of Commissioners, consisting of the National and Provincial Commissioners. The functions of the board are to promote co-operation and co-ordination in the Service. The board is presided over by the National Commissioner or his or her nominee and the board shall determine its own procedure. The National Management Forum, inclusive of the top management of the South African Police Service on National and Provincial level serves as the Board of Commissioners. It is, however, not a Board in the traditional sense, but an internal management and coordination mechanism.

The Civilian Secretariat for Police is established and regulated by the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service Act, 2011 (Act No. 2 of 2011), which Act does not provide for the appointment of a Board.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) is established and regulated by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate Act, 2011 (Act No. 1 of 2011), which Act does not provide for the appointment of a Board.

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

Reply:

(i) DEA (Data as at 20 September 2017)

Details	Current	Non-Current	Total
	0-3 months	3-6 months	6-12 months	12months+
CASH & CASH EQIVALENTS					R 689 984 295.42
CONSOLIDATED BANK ACC	689 753 092.94				R 689 753 092.94
PETTY CASH	222 000.00				R 222 000.00
CASH WITH LOCAL BANK:ABSA	9 202.48				R 9 202.48
PREPAYMENTS & ADVANCES					R 1 232 468.12
T&S ADVANCE DOM:CA	1 004 468.12				R 1 004 468.12
ADV:DOM:PRIVATE ENT:ADV ACC				200 000.00	R 200 000.00
T&S STANDING ADV DOM:CA				28 000.00	R 28 000.00
RECEIVABLES					R 49 919 005.98
RECOVERABLE EXPENDITURE					R 36 484 032.33
CLAIMS RECOVERABLE	881 253.15	7 697 328.80	6 033 073.30	17 758 392.90	R 32 370 048.15
DAMAGE VEHICLES	265 628.67	8 776.58		3 796 804.23	R 4 071 209.48
SAL:REVERSAL CONTROL:CA		3 966.97	38 807.73		R 42 774.70
STAFF DEBT					R 13 434 973.65
DEBT ACC	428 612.21	23 457.28	6 000.00	12 960 140.98	R 13 418 210.47
SAL:TAX		16 763.18			R 16 763.18
AID ASSISTANCE RECEIVABLE	27 940 947.70				R 27 940 947.70
TOTAL	720 505 205.27	7 750 292.81	6 077 881.03	34 743 338.11	R 769 076 717.22

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(ii) PUBLIC ENTITIES

SANBI

	DIRECTLY HELD
	Details	Current Assets and Investments	Total
		0-3 months	3-6 months	6-12 months	12months+
	CASH & CASH EQIVALENTS	353 120 319	-	-	-	R 353 120 319,00
	INVENTORY	794 169	-	-	-	R 794 169,00
	RECEIVABLES AND PREPAYMENTS	1 301 643	1 453 060	-	-	R 2 754 703,00
	OTHER:
	a OPERATING LEASE ASSET	-	751 487	-	-	R 751 487,00
	b DEFINED BENEFIT SURPLUS	3 977 296	3 900 000	4 184 672	-	R 12 061 968,00
	c	-	-	-	-	R -
	INVESTMENTS:
	a	-	-	-	-
	b	-	-	-	-
	c	-	-	-	-
	TOTAL	6 073 108	6 104 547	4 184 672	-	R 369 482 646
	INDIRECTLY HELD
	Details	Current Assets and Investments	Total
		0-3 months	3-6 months	6-12 months	12months+
	CASH & CASH EQIVALENTS	-	-	-	-	R -
	INVENTORY	-	-	-	-	R -
	RECEIVABLES AND PREPAYMENTS	-	-	-	-	R -
	OTHER:	-	-	-	-	R -
	a
	b
	c
	INVESTMENTS:	-	-	-	-	R -
	a
	b
	c
	TOTAL	-	-	-	-	R -

iSIMANGALISO

DIRECTLY HELD CURRENT ASSETS AND SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
Details	Current Assets and Investments	Total
	0-3 months	3-6 months	6-12 months	12months+
INVENTORY	-	-	284 005,07		R 284 005,07
CASH & CASH EQIVALENTS	223 531 064,98				R 223 531 064,98
RECEIVABLES AND PREPAYMENTS:
Trade Receivables	1 557 240,43	151 428,48	33 730,17	458 293,00	R 2 200 692,08
Prepayments	2 565,00				R 2 565,00
Debtors control other	43 143,00			158 070,00	R 201 213,00
TOTAL	225 134 013,41	151 428,48	317 735,24	616 363,00	226 219 540,13
UNLISTED INVESTMENTS:
n/a					R -
TOTAL	-	-	-		R -
DIRECTLY HELD NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Details	Total
PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Buildings and Infrastructure	R 440 994 780,23
Vehicles and mechanical equipment	R 1 581 088,39
Aircraft	R -
Furniture and office equipment	R 689 471,29
Assets under construction	R 112 652 285,27
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Software	R 57 591,89
	R -
TOTAL	R 555 975 217,07

SANPARKS

	DIRECTLY HELD CURRENT ASSETS AND SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
	Details	Current Assets and Investments	Total
		0-3 months	3-6 months	6-12 months	12months+
	INVENTORY	-	-	34 871 221,47		R 34 871 221,47
	CASH & CASH EQIVALENTS	989 511 531,34	42 743 030,87			R 1 032 254 562,21
	RECEIVABLES AND PREPAYMENTS
	Trade Receivables	15 709 336,40	15 616 750,83	220 601,00		R 31 546 688,23
	Prepayments	2 679 332,34				R 2 679 332,34
	Debtors control other	218 465 235,14				R 218 465 235,14
	Provision for bad debts		(8 373 437,92)			R -8 373 437,92
	Receivables from non-exchange transactions: EPWP	17 541 422,73				R 17 541 422,73
	Receivables from non-exchange transactions: Special Projects	81 183 127,96				R 81 183 127,96
	TOTAL	1 325 089 985,91	49 986 343,78	35 091 822,47	-	R 1 410 168 152,16
	Notes:
①	UNLISTED INVESTMENTS:
	FNB	57 288 419,77				R 57 288 419,77
	Investec	150 264 908,46				R 150 264 908,46
	Absa	102 865 157,57				R 102 865 157,57
	STD Bank	13 385 578,36				R 13 385 578,36
	TOTAL	323 804 064,16	-	-	-	R 323 804 064,16
	DIRECTLY HELD NON-CURRENT ASSETS
	Details	Current Assets and Investments	Total
		0-3 months	3-6 months	6-12 months	12months+
	PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
	Buildings and Infrastructure				1 309 674 191,03	R 1 309 674 191,03
	Vehicles and mechanical equipment				228 986 304,92	R 228 986 304,92
	Aircraft				62 908 108,97	R 62 908 108,97
	Furniture and office equipment				66 513 048,56	R 66 513 048,56
	Assets under construction				115 562 711,97	R 115 562 711,97
	INTANGIBLE ASSETS
	Software				23 702 140,46	R 23 702 140,46
	Rights-Acquisition				20 200 000,00	R 20 200 000,00
						R -
	HERITAGE ASSETS					R -
	Conservation Land				540 168 666,67	R 540 168 666,67
	Other Heritage Assets				552 224,69	R 552 224,69
						R -
②	Non-current receivables from exchange transactions				210 114 279,00	R 210 114 279,00
	TOTAL	-	-	-	2 578 381 676,28	R 2 578 381 676,28
	Legend:
	South African National Parks (SANParks) holds unlisted assets and investments directly for a period as listed above; SANParks does not hold any listed assets and investments directly or indirectly.
①	The short term unlisted investments are in the form of notice accounts.
②	This receivable relates to the right to receive concession assets at the date of transfer, as per the agreements in place with the concessionaires.

SAWS

DIRECTLY HELD
Details	Current Assets and Investments	Total
	0-3 months	3-6 months	6-12 months	12months+
CASH & CASH EQIVALENTS			78 526 172,00		R 78 526 172,00
INVENTORY			3 341 671,00		R 3 341 671,00
RECEIVABLES AND PREPAYMENTS			39 419 036,00		R 39 419 036,00
OTHER:			-		R -
INVESTMENTS:					R -
fixed deposit (cash investment)	20 000 000,00				R 20 000 000,00
TOTAL	20 000 000,00	-	121 286 879,00	-	R 141 286 879,00
INDIRECTLY HELD
Details	Current Assets and Investments	Total
	0-3 months	3-6 months	6-12 months	12months+
CASH & CASH EQIVALENTS
INVENTORY
RECEIVABLES AND PREPAYMENTS
OTHER:
a
b
c
INVESTMENTS:
a
b
c
TOTAL	-	-	-	-	R -

Reply:

The current database cannot give the breakdown of such information however it reflect that the majority of the companies are black owned.

Reply:

(1) The Germiston Police Station has five sectors.

(2)(a) The police station has 149 visible policing members.

(2)(b)(i) One vehicle has been allocated to each sector.

(2)(b)(ii) A vehicle has not been allocated to the Community Service Centre, however, should personnel stationed there require a vehicle, one is made available.

(2)(b)(iii) Ten vehicles are available for other policing functions.

(3)(a)(i) According to the fixed establishment, the Germiston Police Station has a shortage of four officers between levels 8 to 12, and has a surplus of 35 employees between levels 3 to 7, within the visible policing environment.

(3)(a)(ii) The police station does not have a shortage of vehicles.

(3)(b) The Germiston Police Station, will receive one vehicle by the end of October 2017. Critical vacancies, for salary levels 8 to 12, were identified and posts were requested from Head Office, as critical funded posts. However, it needs to be mentioned that posts can only be filled, once the moratium on promotion is uplifted and posts are made available.

Reply:

a) A total number of 5 019 recruits were entered into the Basic Police Development Learning Programme at the following training academies:

Academies	Entered
All Saints	205
Bhisho	423
Bishop Lavis	522
Chatsworth	180
Graaff-Reinet	174
Mthatha	211
Oudtshoorn	450
Philippi	655
Tshwane	2 058
Ulundi	141
Total	5 019

(b)(i) 4 881 Police Recruits graduated.

(b)(ii) Graduates, for the 2016/2017 financial year, per academy, are as follows:

Academies	Graduated
All Saints	205
Bhisho	423
Bishop Lavis	543
Chatsworth	180
Graaff-Reinet	174
Mthatha	211
Oudtshoorn	291
Philippi	655
Tshwane	2 058
Ulundi	141
Total	4 881

In addition to above, a total number of 70 police trainees were invited to join the programme, as their Memorandum of Agreements were suspended, due to medical reasons. The aforementioned members were, however, assigned their administrative duties at various police stations and, therefore, graduated in 2016/2017.

Reply:

(a)(b)(i)(ii) The Division: Forensic Services of the South African Police Service (SAPS), attended and processed all six crime scenes. Fingerprints and Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) evidence were collected, for further analysis.

(aa) Midrand, CAS 567/03/2017: Fingerprints were lifted and processed. However, there was no linkage through fingerprints or DNA. The DNA samples were submitted, however, there were no full profiles obtained for searching and matching purposes.

(bb) Cape Town, CAS 1351/4/2017: Fingerprints were lifted at the scene of the crime. However, there was no linkage through fingerprints, thus far.

(cc) Silverton, CAS 59/07/2017: Linkage was done through fingerprints. However, the matter is still under investigation for elimination/exclusion of the employees of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), who would ordinarily have left prints at the respective scene(s).

(dd) Pretoria Central, CAS 418/07/2017: a suspect has been arrested and is in custody. The suspect was linked through fingerprints.

(ee) Pretoria Central, CAS 1020/07/2017: a suspect has been linked to the following two cases through fingerprints:

• Burglary at the Office of National Prosecuting Authority: Pretoria Central, CAS 418/07/2017; and
• Burglary at the Office of the Chief Prosecutor at Pretoria Magistrate Court: Pretoria Central, CAS 1020/07/2017).

The suspect has been arrested and is in custody. The DNA analysis for Pretoria Central, CAS 1020/07/2017, is in process and the results will be made available once the analysis has been concluded.

(ff) Cape Town, CAS 1823/7/2017: DNA material and fingerprints were lifted at the scene of crime, however, there was no linkage through fingerprints, thus far. The DNA analysis is in process and the results will be made available, once the analysis has been concluded.

Reply:

No. The Acting National Commissioner is not currently reviewing the ranks of South African Police Service (SAPS) members, who are members of the Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association.

a) In 2015, the former Minister of Police established a re-Ranking Committee to investigate and make a recommendation on the ranks of all former Non Statutory Force Members (Umkhonto weSizwe and Azanian People’s Liberation Army), who complained that they were prejudiced during the integration of the Security Forces, as their training, experience and responsibility were not considered when granting them their ranks, during the integration into the SAPS process.

The majority of these members were granted the ranks of Temporary Constable and Lance Sergeant, at the time.

b) The SAPS re-Ranking Committee is currently preparing a report and recommendations to the Minister of Police.

c) However, R4 000 000,00 is available for the project team.

d) A decision has not been made as to which portion of the budget this amount will come from.

Reply:

1. Yes, the detective division at the Rabie Ridge Police Station in Gauteng, received one vehicle.

(2)(a) The total number of vehicles that the detective division has is 16 vehicles.

(2)(b) The total number of working vehicles is 14.

(2)(c) The first vehicle, on 2017-08-03 and the second vehicle on 2017-08-11.

(3)(a) There are currently 30 detectives at the Rabie Ridge Police Station.

(3)(b)(i) 17 members attended the detective course.

(3)(b)(ii) 17 members passed the detective course.

(3)(c) Each detective is currently investigating a total number of 215 dockets.

(4) The station currently has an ideal number of 16 vehicles for 30 detectives, which complies with the national ratio of two detectives, per vehicle.

Reply:

a) Old Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei (TBVC) States and Self-Governing Territories (Homelands) prior to 1995.

	Transkei 1994
	Population:	3.39 million (8.2%)
	Land Surface:	43 654 Sq Km (3.6%)
	Sworn Police Officers:	4 993 (9.7% female)
	Civilian Personnel in Police:	96
	Other Personnel:	288
	Total Police Personnel:	5 377
	Police Population Ratio:	681
	Police Stations:	61
	Bophuthatswana 1994
	Population:	2.19 million (5.3%)
	Land Surface: (3,3%)	40 011 Sq Km
	Sworn Police Officers:	6 002 (14.8 % female)
	Civilian Personnel in Police:	577
	Other Personnel:	353
	Total Police Personnel:	6 932
	Police Population Ratio:	365
	Police Stations:	56

	Venda 1994
	Population: (1,5%)	0,61 million
	Land Surface: (0,6%)	6 807 Sq Km
	Sworn Police Officers:	1803 (2,7 % female)
	Civilian Personnel in Police:	164
	Other Personnel:	46
	Total Police Personnel:	2 013
	Police Population Ratio:	341
	Police Stations:	10
	Ciskei 1994
	Population: (2,1%)	0,87 million
	Land Surface: (0,7%)	8 100 Sq Km
	Sworn Police Officers:	1 599 (14,9 % female)
	Civilian Personnel in Police:	207
	Other Personnel:	0
	Total Police Personnel:	1 806
	Police Population Ratio:	550
	Police Stations:	30
	Gazankulu 1994
	Population: (2,0%)	0,82 million
	Land Surface: (0,6%)	7 484 Sq Km
	Sworn Police Officers:	803 (9,2 % female)
	Civilian Personnel in Police:	140
	Other Personnel:	69
	Total Police Personnel:	1 012
	Police Population Ratio:	1 025
	Police Stations:	9
	Kangwane 1994
	Population: (1,8%)	0,76 million
	Land Surface: (0,3%)	3 917 Sq Km
	Sworn Police Officers:	747 (15,3 % female)
	Civilian Personnel in Police:	46
	Other Personnel:	0
	Total Police Personnel:	793
	Police Population Ratio:	1 022
	Police Stations:	9

	Kwandebele 1994
	Population: (1,6%)	0,64 million
	Land Surface: (0,2%)	2 208 Sq Km
	Sworn Police Officers:	1 034 (16,6 % female)
	Civilian Personnel in Police:	171
	Other Personnel:	0
	Total Police Personnel:	1 205
	Police Population Ratio:	625
	Police Stations:	24
	Lebowa 1994
	Population: (7,4%)	3,1 million
	Land Surface: (1,8%)	21 833 Sq Km
	Sworn Police Officers:	2 805 (6,2 % female)
	Civilian Personnel in Police:	358
	Other Personnel:	194
	Total Police Personnel:	3 357
	Police Population Ratio:	1 093
	Police Stations:	26
	Qwaqwa 1994
	Population: (0,9%)	0,36 million
	Land Surface: (0,1%)	1 040 Sq Km
	Sworn Police Officers:	789 (9,3 % female)
	Civilian Personnel in Police:	156
	Other Personnel:	87
	Total Police Personnel:	1 032
	Police Population Ratio:	457
	Police Stations:	5
	Old South Africa 1994
	Population: (56%)	23,34 million
	Land Surface: (86%)	1 052 073 Sq Km
	Sworn Police Officers:	94 267 (10,6 % female)
	Civilian Personnel in Police:	17 790
	Other Personnel:	0
	Total Police Personnel:	112 057
	Police Population Ratio:	248
	Police Stations:	885

Situation after Amalgamation : New South African Police Service : 1995
	New South Africa 1995
	Population: (100%)	41,7 million
	Land Surface: (100%)	1 219 090 Sq Km
	Sworn Police Officers:	120 083 (10,5 % female)
	Civilian Personnel in Police:	20 236
	Other Personnel:	1 070
	Total Police Personnel:	141 389
	Police Population Ratio:	347
	Police Stations:	1 123

(b)and(c) Information regarding the given questions, is not retrievable and no record could be found. It must be noted, that when all the police agencies amalgamated, they were all using different systems, therefore, the recorded they used during the amalgamation process, relating to the staffing establishment, is not available on PERSAL. The annual reports were prepared separately and such information could not be found. The earliest annual report made, was in 1994 and such information was not reported at the time.

Reply:

1. Yes, the Primrose Police Station received two vehicles for visible policing.

(1)(a) Not applicable.

(1)(b) Not applicable.

2. Yes, the Primrose Police Station receive three additional visible policing members.

(2)(a) Not applicable.

(2)(b) Not applicable.

3. There are currently 80 visible policing members at the Primrose Police Station.

.

Reply:

(a)(i) A web-based application system has been developed to calculate the number of human resource posts, per level, that are required to perform the duties associated with police stations. The system is called the Theoretical Human Resource Requirement (THRR). The system was developed, whereby ratio analyses and standard times were established for the activities or tasks performed at police stations. Direct work measurement, in the form of time studies and activity sampling, as well as indirect work measurement, in the form of analytical estimates, was used to determine standard times for these policing activities or tasks. The determining of a human resource allocation for police stations in the South African Police Service (SAPS), is a dynamic process, which is influenced by various factors (variables), the internal environment, the external environment as well as taking contingency factors (i.e. absence/leave from duty) into account.

The level of the station commander is determined according to the job weight range (calculated theoretical ideal number of posts) associated with the level of a station commander post. A benchmark exercise was conducted to determine a correlation between the THRR system and the Equate Job Evaluation System, which is utilised for the grading of posts in the broader public service and the outcome thereof, indicates a high correlation (96%) between the two systems. The table below depicts the job weight ranges for station commander level, as determined by the THRR and Equate Job Evaluation Systems:

STATION COMMANDER LEVEL	JOB WEIGHT RANGE THRR	JOB WEIGHT RANGE EQUATE SYSTEM
	LOWER LIMIT	UPPER LIMIT	GRADE (PUBLIC SERVICE ACT)	GRADE (POLICE SERVICE ACT)	MINIMUM	MAXIMUM
8 – Captain	36	90	8	BAND C (Captain)	454	506
10 - Lieutenant Colonel	91	180	9	BAND D (Lieutenant Colonel)	507	559
			10		560	611
12 – Colonel	181	360	11	MMS Band (Colonel)	612	663
			12		664	716
13 – Brigadier	361	Higher	13	SMS1 Band (Brigadier)	717	769

(ii)(aa)(bb) The weight and grading of the post of a station commander (Colonel and Brigadier included) and the lower-level command structure, is based on the evaluation of various factors including crime, environmental factors and policing activities. These will have a definite impact on the factors considered:

• • • Developments in the regulatory framework – in relation to changes to the legislation of the country (By-laws, Traffic Ordinance, Amendments to Acts/Statutes and all other applicable legislation, that will have a direct impact on policing at local level);
    • Environmental developments/factors - New developments in the country in the external environment, for instance: the migration rate, increasing unemployment rate, mushrooming of informal settlements, the integration of undocumented people into the population density factor and residential and business developments, are constantly having an impact on policing methods and human resourcing at local level;
    • Organisational developments – in relation to the need to enhance service delivery at local level;
    • Management needs – in relation to functions that must be added at local level policing to ultimately enhance service delivery;
    • Norms, per type of crime and patterns;
    • Contingency allowances – rest allowances and absenteeism;
    • Demographic layout of a police station area - urban/rural/urban rural mix settlement types;
    • Infrastructure in a police station area;
    • Area size of a police area;
    • Population dynamics;
    • Police station infrastructure; and
    • Distances travelled to courts/places of safety/health and forensic laboratories/mortuaries and correctional facilities.

The annual application of the THRR for police stations, is essential to determine the personnel requirement in a standardised method. This is, however, affected by the fixed establishment (FE), which is purely dependent on the availability of funds, in terms of the current budget and the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). Currently, the SAPS is not able to fund the theoretical requirements for police stations, due to budgetary constraints.

(b) Minimum human resource implication at a Colonel level is 181 personnel and the maximum is 360 personnel. The minimum human resource implication at a Brigadier level is 361 and higher.

Most of the police stations are barely capacitated at their minimum human resource requirement, due to budgetary constraints e.g. a Colonel police station which requires a minimum of 181 personnel, is currently capacitated at 150.

An analysis of a three year comparison of police stations’ THRR, must be conducted. Police stations, whose results are calculated above the upper limit of its assigned category, after a period of three consecutive years, must be considered for upgrading. The rule is that police stations must at least be capacitated to the maximum of their current category, before they can be considered for upgrading (bottom-up approach). Due to the fact that the SAPS is not receiving additional posts, most of the qualifying police stations are upgraded without meeting this requirement (top-down approach), hence the majority of police stations are not capacitated at their minimum requirements.

 

Reply:

1. In reference to the stated incident, two suspects were apprehended by members of the public, immediately after the incident occurred, whilst the other two suspects were apprehended by members of the Sinoville Police Station. The fifth suspect, subsequently handed himself over to the Sinoville Police Station. All five suspects were profiled and three were found to have no prior, or pending cases against them. A charge of assault, with the intention to cause grevious bodily harm (GBH), was opened and registered at the Sinoville Police Station, Sinoville CAS 41/08/2017.

The suspect, Mr Marakalla, who was a member of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), reported that he was the victim of an attempted hijacking during which he used his firearm to shoot at the alleged hijackers. A charge of attempted murder was opened and registered at Sinoville Police Station, Sinoville CAS 175/08/2017. Mr Marakalla was profiled and found to have no prior, or pending cases against him. The case docket was fully investigated and handed over to the Senior Public Prosecutor (SPP) to issue a J175 (apprehension of suspect). Mr Marakalla has been charged and the court date has been set for 5 October 2017.

It needs to be mentioned that each criminal case is assessed on its own merits in terms of prevailing circumstances. This implies that two separate cases cannot be compared to each other.

2. Prior to a person being arrested, it is essential that a proper investigation should be conducted in order for the case to be referred to the SPP and placed on the court roll. Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana was arrested on Thursday, 10 August 2017 and appeared at the Randburg Court on the same day.

3. The South African Police Service cannot respond on behalf of the aforementioned Minister.

Reply:

I have been informed by the Department as follows:

a) The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services undertook five (5) international trips from 1 January until end of August 2017.

b) The purpose, outcome, duration and cost of each trip is attached as Annex A.

c) The names of the official/s from DTPS who accompanied the Minister is attached herewith in Annex A as well as the costs

Reply:

1 (a).The Department’s mandate for 2017/18 financial year was to reprioritise the completion of the project elements such as the multipurpose cultural dome (amphitheatre). The focus was to complete the amphitheatre with its elements for it to be functional.

(b). The financial obligation set for 2017/18 financial year is R28.1 million budget for the completion of the multipurpose amphitheatre facility subject to confirmation by Bill of Quantities (BOQ). Not completing the project may lead to further wasteful and fruitless expenditure and the incomplete structure, as it becomes increasingly disused, and will reflect badly on the government of the day.

2.(a). The Department is working towards meeting and realising the mandate of what has been planned for through engaging and consulting National Treasury for advice as well as all relevant key stakeholders by holding on-going engagements on the attainment of the objective.

(b). At present the department is working on consolidating cost estimates for the outstanding project elements to be submitted to National Treasury to advise on the best option that could be considered as a way forward for this project.

Reply:

There was no requirement for South Africa to submit a report to the January AU Summit.  However, South Africa has taken several measures and has acted strongly against the scourge of illicit financial flows, both at domestic and international levels.

Domestically, we have taken several steps to tighten the existing laws. These include:

• Signing into law the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act, 2017. This Act addresses, amongst others, a full range of customer due diligence (CDD) requirements which are focussed on understanding customers better; Beneficial ownership, which requires institutions to know and understand the natural persons who ultimately own or exercise control over legal entities or structures; Prominent (influential) Persons, which requires institutions to better manage risks relating to relationships with prominent persons; and Freezing of assets, in terms of targeted financial sanctions against persons identified by United Nations Security Council in terms of various sanctions regimes.
• The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) and the National Treasury are undertaking a review of the list of scheduled (accountable and reporting) institutions to strengthen reporting from such institutions in sectors susceptible to being abused for the laundering and illicit financial flows.
• The FIC is also partnering with the Department of Home Affairs, SARS Customs and the South African Police Services, in a Task Team which has been established to conduct a pilot project for the cash declaration reporting at ports of entry and exit.
• The National Treasury is also chairing a forum consisting of the SA Reserve Bank, FIC, Financial Services Board and SARS to improve coordination and sharing of information on illicit financial flows. It is envisaged that this forum will be formalised under the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT) Inter-Departmental Committee that the Director-General of National Treasury is in the process of establishing as a replacement of the Counter Money-Laundering Advisory Council, which was abolished by the amendments to the FIC Act.

At an international context we have also signed multilateral agreements:

• Automatic Exchange of Financial Accounts Information, also known as Common Reporting Standard, which forms basis for automatic annual exchange information on offshore accounts to tax authorities of the residence country of account holders. It is intended to make it more difficult for taxpayers to hide their assets abroad. South Africa is amongst the first 60 countries that have commenced the first automatic exchanges on 1 September 2017 and has already activated bilateral exchange relationships with 48 of the 60 countries;
• Transfer Pricing Country-by-Country (CbC), which provides tax administrations a global view of the operations of multinational enterprises and provide tax authorities with necessary information to enable them to make a high level risk assessment and to determine whether they should conduct a tax audit.  South Africa will receive the first CbC Reports on 31 December 2017; and
• To date South Africa has over 79 tax treaties in place and the signing of the Multilateral Instrument (MLI) by South Africa automatically amended 44 of the 79 tax treaties and this number is expected to grow as more countries sign the MLI.
• Currently, 71 countries have signed the MLI, with Nigeria, Mauritius and Cameroon being the latest to sign. The MLI will swiftly implement a series of tax treaty related Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) measures to update the existing network of bilateral tax treaties and reduce opportunities for tax avoidance by multinational enterprises.

This responsibility lies with the African Union and its 2015 Summit decision, on the report of the High Level Panel, directed the AU Commission to mount a diplomatic and media campaign for the return of illicitly out-flown assets.

Reply:

a) I did not know of the specified person.

b) Please refer to the answer (a) above. The person was identified through the Board appointment process specified in (d).

c) Please refer to the answer (a) above. The person was recommended/nominated by Mr Bayanda Qiniselani Mzoneli.

d) The Board appointment process is as follows:

(i) An advertisement is issued inviting nominations of suitable persons for appointment to the Boards of the SOC within the DPE portfolio. In this instance, the advertisement went out in October 2014.

1. Suitable candidates are decided on the basis of qualifications and expertise, skills, experience and business acumen.
2. A nomination form must be filled in with personal information, qualifications, skills, experience, and the sector of interested indicated.
3. All people that have responded are put on a database maintained by the Department. The database is consulted whenever a vacancy arises on any of the DPE SOC Boards. The list is updated every two years through a call for nominations, in the media.

(ii) The advertisement is followed by evaluation of the candidates against the criteria of qualifications, skills and experience specified and a long list is determined to determine the people who qualify for consideration.

(iii) The short list is then presented to the Minister for her consideration and approval. In this regard, the list can be revised depending on the Minister’s satisfaction with list provided.

(iv) Finally, the proposed short list of candidates approved by the Minister is presented to Cabinet for approval.

 

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

Reply:

In terms of the governance framework, particularly the Significance and Materiality Framework which cascades into each Company’s Delegation of Authority Framework, qualitative and quantitative thresholds are set and may be delegated to a Committee by the main Board.

ALEXKOR SOC LIMITED

The Alexkor Board is responsible for final decisions on tenders, as recommended by the Tender committee for Tenders above R 10 million.

DENEL SOC LIMITED

The Sub Committees of the Denel SOC Ltd Board do not make final decisions on tenders.

ESKOM SOC LTD

Yes, the Eskom Board Tender Committee (BTC) makes final decisions on tenders.

Eskom BTC assists Board in discharging their duties regarding procurement. This authority is delegated to the Eskom Board Tender Committee (BTC) by Eskom Board, in terms of the Eskom Delegation of Authority Policy as well as the mandate as contained in the Terms of Reference of the Committee approved by the Board.

SAFCOL SOC LIMITED

The South African Forestry Company SOC Limited has as at date of this response not had any Board Subcommittee carrying this responsibility.

SAX SOC LIMITED

The Procurement Committee/ Board Sub-Committee recommends all tender submissions to the Board for final approval.

TRANSNET SOC LTD

There are delegated authorities relating to limits that can be approved at various levels.

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

Reply:

The Government of South Africa accepts the outcome of the Summit on the admission of Morocco to promote unity and coherence within the Continent. Member states expressed strong views that by virtue of acceding to the Constitutive Act, Morocco should abide by all provisions of the Act and immediately resolve its relations with the Western Sahara to ensure territorial integrity between the two nations. South Africa also supports the Summit’s decision that the African Union should prioritise the resolution of the impasse between the two countries to change the status quo, failing which the principles on which the African Union was constituted, as articulated in the Constitutive Act, would be undermined. We fully support the right of the people of Western Sahara to self-determination.

South Africa supports the adoption of the Kagame Report as its general thrust seeks to strengthen the African Union (AU) and improve its functioning and effectiveness.  South Africa will continue to safeguard the values of the AU Constitutive Act, and in this regard will continue to engage in AU discussions on the implementation of the report in a sustainable manner.

Reply:

Requesting Honorable Member to refer to the response provided in NA 1666 of 9 June 2017.

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Reply:

The death of more than 40 mineworkers in Marikana in August 2012 is a tragedy that should never be allowed to happen again in our country.

We should remember those who lost their lives by improving the living conditions of the people in Marikana.

On 26 August 2012, I appointed a Commission of Inquiry to investigate matters of public, national and international concern arising out of the tragic incidents at the Lonmin Mine in Marikana. In total 44 people lost their lives and many others were injured. Government is busy implementing the findings of the report.

I established an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC), which is convened by the Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. The IMC comprises of the Departments of Human Settlements, Mineral Resources, Social Development, Police, Justice and Correctional Services, and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in order to manage the efforts to address the short and medium term challenges in the relevant areas.

The Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Revitalisation of Distressed Mining Communities, through its work, leadership and intervention, has achieved commendable results, which include:

• Approximately 522 housing units that have been completed to date;
• Planning for Phase 2 of the housing development in Marikana Extension 5 is already underway and measures 144 hectares in extent, owned by Lonmin. The site has capacity to cater for 5 000 housing units.  Lonmin has commenced with the pre-feasibility study for this development;
• Lonmin completed the conversion of all their hostels, namely 776 family units and 1 908 single apartments by December 2014, as per the Mining charter requirements
• Lonmin has also submitted a new second Social and Labour Plan for the period 2014 until 2018. It undertook to build 4 000 infill apartments which are not meant to replace homeownership but to provide decent accommodation for employees.  
• Phase 1 at the Karee Housing Estate has been completed, comprising 100 family units and 225 bachelor units. The next phase is in progress and should be finalised by the end 2017 comprising another 120 single units and 48 family units.
• The Revitalisation of Distressed Mining Communities has been mainstreamed into the Government Programme of Action.

Government continues to engage business, labour and communities to seek sustainable solutions that resolve the concerns of mine workers and distressed mining communities and transform the mining sector to broaden the benefits of our country’s rich mineral wealth.

The Revised Mining Charter also seeks to address some of the medium to long-term challenges through the provision that mining license-holders should, as part of Broad-based Economic Empowerment, provide 8% free carry to the mining communities in their area of operations.

Government encourages all society to commemorate tragedies such as the one of Marikana in every manner possible.

Furthermore, government remains on track with regard to implementing the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry which was led by retired Judge Ian Farlam.

We appeal to all social partners to use the lessons from the Marikana tragedy to honour the memory of the victims through practical measures to improve the living and working conditions of mining communities, which is the most effective way to honour them.

Reply:

Refer to the table below for the amount of litres of water lost annually in each province due to leaks:

Province	Volume of water lost (Mega Litres/Annum)	Volume of water lost (Litres/Annum)
Western Cape	64 788	64 788 000 000
Easter Cape	121 589	121 589 000 000
Northern Cape	34 534	34 534 000 000
Gauteng	295 187	295 187 000 000
Free State	76 793	76 793 000 000
KwaZulu Natal	238 614	238 614 000 000
Limpopo	124 013	124 013 000 000
Mpumalanga	93 239	93 239 000 000
North West	84 462	84 462 000 000
Total	1 133 219	1 133 219 000 000

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Reply:

As I have indicated in my response to question No: 1077 of 15 May 2017, that:

“Schedule 5A of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act No 108 of 1996, which stipulates that libraries, other than national libraries, are an exclusive provincial legislative competence”. The status quo is still the same.

Reply:

(a) & (b) There are currently no vacant positions in the Board or Councils of Department of Social Development or its entities reporting to the Minister