Questions and Replies

Reply:

(a) No

1. iSimangaliso Wetland Park

(b) No

(i) 2014-2015 No

(ii) 2015-2016 No

(iii) 2016-2017 No

(aa)(aaa) Not applicable

(bbb) Not applicable

(bb)(aaa) Not applicable

(bbb) Not applicable

(2) South Africa National Parks (SANParks)

(b) No

(i) 2014-2015 No

(ii) 2015-2016 No

(iii) 2016-2017 No

(aa)(aaa) Not applicable

(bbb) Not applicable

(bb)(aaa) Not applicable

(bbb) Not applicable

3. South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)

(b) No

(i) 2014-15 No

(ii) 2015-16 No

(iii) 2016-17 No

(aa)(aaa) Not applicable

(bbb) Not applicable

(bb)(aaa) Not applicable

(bbb) Not applicable

4. South African Weather Services (SAWS)

(b) No

(i) 2014-2015 No

(ii) 2015-2016 No

(iii) 2016-17 No

(aa)(aaa) Not applicable

(bbb) Not applicable

(bb)(aaa) Not applicable

(bbb) Not applicable

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Reply:

(i) The Department does not have records on information relating to Trusts. Such information can be obtained from the Master of High Court.

(ii) The Department has registered 1513 CPAs to date.

(aa),(bb),(b) Please refer to Annexure A for details of CPAs per province.

Reply:

(a) Department of Public Works

(i) Yes, one case

(ii) and (iii) No.

(aa) (aaa) Mr Xolisa Yakobi

(bbb) Project Manager

(bb) (aaa)

The company TP Construction tendered for a contract for the refurbishment of existing houses into office accommodation for the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Mqanduli, Eastern Cape Province. An investigation conducted revealed that Mr X Yakobi, a Project Manager of the Department of Public Works, was still registered on the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) records as a member of TP Construction. The official was subsequently subjected to disciplinary action and was dismissed from the Department of Public Works.

(bbb) R7, 738, 258.00

(b) No, i.e. in respect of the four Public Entities that report to the Department of Public Works, namely the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), the Independent Trust (IDT), the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) and Agrëment South Africa (ASA).

(i), (ii) and (iii) and (aa) (aaa) and (bbb) and (bb) (aaa) and (bbb) Fall away.

Reply:

a) I am advised that the management of the Department (EDD); the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC); International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) and Competition Tribunal are not aware of any contracts that were awarded to staff members in the above mentioned financial years, and to the best of their knowledge, no contracts were awarded to staff members.

b) Mr Nkhumeleni, a Case Administrator at the Competition Commission, provided stationery to the Department of Forestry and fisheries in the 2016/17 financial. The amount involved amounted to R41 000.

 

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Reply:

Since the psychiatric unit at Tshilidzini Hospital was burnt down and declared uninhabitable by the architects, mental health services at this hospital have been scaled down to provide only emergency admissions and 72 hour assessment of involuntary mental health care users. Designated cubicles in the medical ward (eight male and four female beds) are utilized for this purpose. Following the 72 hour assessment process, where further inpatient care treatment and rehabilitation is required, patients are transferred to hospitals that have functional mental health units such as Donald Fraser, Siloam, and Malamulela Hospitals.

The re-development of the entire Tshilidzini Hospital is in the planning phase and provides for the construction of a full psychiatric unit.

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Reply:

I am advised by the IDC that Start-Up Nations South Africa is a platform for the IDC to assist in establishing and developing a conducive environment for entrepreneurs and the promotion of entrepreneurship in South Africa, particularly in support of increasing youth enterprise applications. The IDC is a founding member of the programme. The IDC has motivated its participation in this programme as providing support to develop the IDC’s bankable pipeline of businesses to be supported and financed with regards to youth, women, Black Industrialists, B-BBEE, localization, rural development and township economy projects amongst others. Ms Mmodi Rambau-Nesengani is the appointed IDC representative to the Start-Up Nations SA programme.

 

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Reply:

(a) & (b) Security Services for the Minister and Deputy Minister is provided by SAPS VIP Protection. These services comply with the provisions in the Ministerial Handbook.

(c) The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC); the Competition Tribunal and the International Trade and Administration Commission (ITAC) do not make use of any security services paid by the state for heads of the entities, their immediate family members or any staff members.

Three staff members of the Competition Commission are being provided with security services paid for by the Competition Commission.

As part of its risk Management processes, the Commission approached law enforcement agencies to conduct a risk assessment in a number of areas including the three Executive Managers. The Commission is still awaiting responses from the agencies that were approached.

In June 2017, the Commission decided to place the three Executives under private security protection as an interim precautionary measure whilst waiting for response from the law enforcement agencies, and also as a response to various incidents which included armed robbery resulting in the loss of Competition Commission devices and other important valuable, incidents of threats and stalking directed at one staff member.

 

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Reply:

(a) (i) The Minister does use security services for himself at the State owned house in Pretoria and in Cape Town, and when in transit that is paid for by the State

(ii) The Minister’s immediate family members use security services at the State owned house in Pretoria and in Cape Town that is paid for by the State.

(iii) None of the Minister’s staff members use security services that is paid for by the State

(b) (i) The Deputy Minister use security services for himself at the State owned house, and when in transit that is paid for by the State.

(ii) The Deputy Minister’s immediate family members use security services at the State owned house in Pretoria that is paid for by the State.

(iii) None of the Deputy Minister’s staff members use security services that is paid for by the State

(a)(b) (i) (ii) (aa) They are provided for by the South African Police Services in terms of SAPS policy.

(a) (b) (i) (ii) (bb) South African Police Services budget.

(a) (b) (i) (ii) (cc) The details can be obtained from SAPS

(c) None of the heads of entities reporting to the Department of Public Works made use of security services paid for by the State

(i) (aa), (bb), (cc): Not applicable

(ii) (aa), (bb), (cc): Not applicable

(iii) (aa), (bb), (cc): Not applicable

Reply:

There is a difference between illegal dumping sites and illegal/unlicensed landfill sites. Illegal dumping sites refer to sites in different provinces where illegal dumping  of waste is taking place whilst illegal dumps or landfill sites refer to sites that are used for waste disposal  without a permit or license issued by the Competent Authority (which is DEA for Hazardous waste and  Provinces for general waste). It is important to note that this Department has formalised a number of illegal dump sites into licensed landfill sites. Currently, the existing illegal dump sites which has to be formalised through the licensing process are as follows:

KwaZulu-Natal               4 illegal dump sites

Free State                     4 dump sites

Northern Cape               2 illegal dump sites

Eastern Cape                2 illegal dump sites

Reply:

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

Reply:

(a)(b) Yes, the Department received a list of names of officials conducting business with organs of state from the Department of Public Service and Administration. The Department is currently conducting an investigation whether the officials have disclosed their interests and whether they have resigned as a directors of the companies or ceased conducting business with the organ of state.

(aa)(aaa)Name	(bbb)Designation
CJ Smidt	Ambassador
CS Machaba	Clerk
ME Kobe	Administration Officer
FS Magubane	Ambassador
SG Ntanzi	Foreign Service Officer
TM Mogorosi	ICT 1st Secretary
SE Mcinziba	Assistant-Director
LS Ngonyama	Ambassador
BA Mfengwana	Assistant-Director
MB Dombo	Assistant-Director
L Mancoba	Foreign Service Officer

(bb) (aaa) and (bbb) The investigation is ongoing and further details are not available- will be made available as we progress following legal prescripts.

Reply:

(a) The Provincial Departments of Health plan and provide training to nurses to provide termination of pregnancy services;

(b) The Provincial Departments of Health plan and provide training to midwives to provide termination of pregnancy services;

(c) The Provincial Departments of Health plan and provide training to doctors to provide termination of pregnancy services

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Reply:

(1) (a) The following entities reporting to the Minister of Health have a board in place, namely;South African Medical Research Council (MRC), Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC),Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) and National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS);

(b) The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority does not have a board in place. The entity is newly established and the enabling legislation in this regard was proclaimed effective 01 June 2017.

(i)

Entity	Board Members	Date of Appointment	Expiry of term of office
South African Medical Research Council	Prof Mike Sathekge	1 November 2016	31 October 2019
	Prof Quarraisha Karim
	Dr Rachel Chikwamba
	Prof Mark Cotton
	Ms Nafeesa Kadwa
	Dr Zilungile Kwitshana
	Prof Johnny Mahlangu
	Prof William Rae
	Prof Brandon Shaw
	Prof Linda Skaal
	Prof Tholene Sodi
	Prof Sithembiso Velaphi
	Dr Patricia Hanekom
	Prof Lindiwe Zungu
	Prof Elizabeth Bukubisi
Office of Health Standards Compliance	Prof Lizo Mazwai	1 January 2017	31 December 2019
	Dr Ethelwynn Stellenburg
	Prof Stuart Whittaker
	Mr Abdul Kariem Hoosain
	Ms Audrey Montshiwa
	Mr Bada Pharasi
	Dr Bandile Masuku
	Ms Sheila Barsel	29 May 2017	31 December 2019
	Ms Keitumetse Mahlangu
Council for Medical Schemes	Prof Yosuf Veriava	14 November 2014	30 November 2017
	Dr Loyiso Mpuntsha
	Ms Lunah Nevhutalu
	Prof Bonke Clayton Dumisa
	Prof Sadhasivan Perumal
	Ms Maboye Mosidi
	Mr Johan Van der Walt
	Mr Matlodi Steven Mabela
	Adv Harshila Khoosal Kooverjie
	Dr AquinaThulare	14 February 2017	30 November 2017
National Health Laboratory Service	Prof Eric Buch	29 November 2016	29 April 2018
	Dr SibongileZungu	20 April 2017	30 April 2018
	Prof Barry Schoub	20 April 2017	29 April 2018
	Prof Lawrence Obi	20 April 2017	19 April 2020
	Ms SphiweMayinga	20 April 2017	19April 2020
	Dr GerhardGoosen	1 November 2015	31 October 2018
	Mr MichaelManning	30 April 2015	29 April 2018
	Dr BalekileMzangwa	18 November 2016	17 November 2019
	Mr Stanley Harvey	1 February 2015	31 January 2018
	Ms NtombikayiseMapukata	1 February 2015	31 January 2018
	Prof Haroon Salojee	1 September 2015	31 August 2018
	Prof Mary Ross	1 September 2015	31 August 2018
	Prof Willem Sturm	1 September 2015	31 August 2018
	Ms NelisiweMkhize	1 September 2015	31 August 2018
	Mr Andre Venter	2 January 2015	1 January 2018
	Dr Patrick Moonasar	1 February 2015	31 January 2018
	Dr Timothy Tucker	1 January 2016	31 December 2019
	MrLungaNtshinga	1 January 2016	31 December 2019
	Mr Ben Durham	1 November 2014	31 October 2017
	Ms ZwelibanziMavuso	21 December 2016	20 December 2020
	Mr Michael Shingange	1 February 2015	31 January 2018
	Prof ShabirMadhi	10 April 2017	Acting CEO

(ii)

Entity	Total number in each board	Total number of females in eachboard
SAMRC	15	9
OHSC	9	4
CMS	10	5
NHLS	22	5

(2) (a) The Board of the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority is appointed by the Minister of Health and (b) will be appointed not later than October 2017.

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Reply:

I have been advised by the Department and entities reporting to me as follows:-

The Public Service Regulations, 2016 (Gazette no. 40167) which prohibits public service employees from doing business with the state were gazetted on 29 July 2016. These regulations are applicable to public service employees and not employees of state-owned entities.

a) No staff in the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services did business with the state.

b) The regulation is not applicable. However it is in the individual policies of the entities to regulate disclosure of conflict of interest and requirements for relevant authorisation.

APPROVED / NOT APPROVED

Dr SC Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

The municipal debt of March 2015 as published by National Treasury in terms of Section 71 of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) was calculated to be at a value of R 96 billion. Of this debt, National and Provincial departments owed R 5.2 billion and the difference was owed by commercial and households groups.

Following the publishing of this debt and its impact on service delivery, Government embarked on a process to verify with a view to settle it. In this regard, the National Inter-Governmental Task Team (NIGTT) was established to oversee the project. The project was spearheaded by the Department of Public Works and includes various departments such as: the Department of Performance and Monitoring in the Presidency, the Department of Cooperative Governance, National and Provincial Departments of Public Works, National Treasury, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and the South African Local Government Association.

The main objective of the project was to verify arrear debt (which was based on a 7 year period) for property rates and municipal service charges pertaining to immovable assets owned/vested, leased and used by National and Provincial Government Departments and make recommendation for payment.

The table below indicates the reported R 5.2 billion as per the Section 71 report and the subsequent payments made since the pushing of the Section 71 report.

 

PROVINCE	SECTION 71	VERIFIED	SIGNED-OFF	PAYMENTS POST 31 MARCH 2015
Eastern Cape	R 439,020,000	R 255,132,647	R 232,356,083	R 81,748,672
Free State	R 806,719,000	R 509,967,685	R 516,299,163	R 283,045,017
Gauteng	R 1,207,654,000	R 982,028,535	R 983,633,032	R 506,614,846
Kwazulu-Natal	R 795,855,000	R 391,792,787	R 333,095,484	R 56,343,807
Limpopo	R 254,920,000	R 353,550,025	R 252,843,667	R 288,208,696
Mpumalanga	R 647,918,000	R 539,042,992	R 534,939,846	R 98,251,890
North West	R 570,062,000	R 438,309,396	R 369,746,117	R 290,830,397
Northern Cape	R 400,360,000	R 428,801,716	R 431,706,006	R 29,362,844
Western Cape	R 118,564,000	R 101,811,335	R 101,700,081	R 48,238,106
Total	R 5,241,072,000	R 4,000,437,118	R 3,756,319,478	R 1,682,644,276

The analysis and verification process uncovered the fact that the amount published in terms of Section 71 report was overstated by about R1.2 billion as the actual verified amount was R4 billion. After the verification process, the Municipal Managers and the CFOs from 256 municipalities signed-off the verification report depicting the verified debt. The rest of municipalities were not fully cooperative in the process.

After engagements with debtor departments to settle the verified and signed-off municipal debt, there were concerns that the debt was not accurate according to their records. Departments decried the debt picture painted by municipalities and requested that a settlement process be undertaken for them to confirm the verified debt. This was as a result of a number of issues they raised which ranged from, amongst the others: the uncorroborated opening balances, misallocated payments, incorrect billings, unfair interest charges, incorrect property ownership records, etc.

Based on the concerns, a settlement process was undertaken and departments were given an opportunity to either confirm or dispute the debt with clear reasons and detailed records of the debt (i.e. account numbers and property details). By the end of the project, most departments were still struggling to sign-off reports in terms of their confirmation or disputing of the debt.

The table below further highlights challenges experienced by both municipalities and government departments:

From Municipalities Side

From Departments Side

Municipalities failing to invoice departments timeously Invoices sent to incorrect addresses (and attracting interest) Failure to allocate receipts – (recorded in suspense accounts) Overcharges by municipalities (charging more than approved tariffs) or not in line with the category of a property Municipalities billing departments on properties that should be exempted in terms of the Municipal Property Rates Act (MPRA) such as Churches, SANParks, etc) Consolidated bills which made it difficult for custodian departments and user departments to pay separately Duplicated Rates (i.e. levying two customers using one account)  Reporting incorrect debt on Section 71 of the MFMA Incorrect billing (i.e. bills sent to departments on municipal or non-state land) Declaring debt on inactive accounts Capacity constraints

Non-updated Consolidated and subdivided properties Non-payment for debt on unregistered/non-vested properties Slow or non-completion of property transfers, vesting, surveying.   Lack of policies on the treatment of debt relating to State Domestic Forums (SDFs). Misalignment of Chief Surveyor General, Deeds, Departments’ and Municipal property registers leading to unpaid accumulating debt Failure by departments/regions to submit proof of payments to municipalities to properly allocate receipts Budget constraints (leading to unpaid confirmed debt) Lack of participation by the departments during general valuation and objection period leading to unreasonable tariffs approved by municipal councils Failure to sign-off reports Capacity constraints

Unfortunately, whilst the departments are still struggling to confirm the debt owed, municipalities on the other hand continue with the practice of reporting incorrect debt to National Treasury. Currently, the debt owed to municipalities has increased to R6.5 billion and engagements are being made with various stakeholders and forums to ensure that the root causes of the spiralling debt are addressed.

The following have been agreed as root causes:

• Historical legacy (Pre and Post 1994 property ownership dispensations)
• State Properties on the Deeds Records (RSA properties)
• Vesting and Transfer process
• Facilities on non-state land (SDF’s)
• Un-surveyed properties
• Immovable Asset Registers challenges
• Agreements (MoA/Us and Lease) or lack thereof for the occupation of properties and payment of municipal charges
• Non-payment of State properties (due to unclear vesting)
• Incorrect application of tariff charges
• Incorrect reporting
• Misallocations
• Budget Constraints
• Resource capacity challenges (Insufficient skilled staff, systems, and policies)

The following are proposed as Key Practical Solutions:

• Naming conventions – Enhancing name records of State Properties to reflect Custodian names
• Fast tracking the vesting process by forming more committees and updating delegations (Formalizing Substance Over Form)
• Fast tracking the transfer process
• Signing agreements with owners of land and agreeing on clear terms and municipal charges responsibilities

• Quantifying surveying costs, requesting/reprioritizing funding and appointing surveyors
• Enhancement of Immovable Asset Registers by ensuring alignment with Deeds, MVRs and CSG.
• Applying fair values on SDFs and paying rates based thereon
• Issuing a clear policy on payment for deemed State properties
• Close oversight of municipalities by DCoG and SALGA on the compliance with MPRA
• Issuing an instruction to all municipalities who signed the verified reports to adjust their debt reports accordingly
• Issues an instruction for municipalities to clear their Suspense Accounts and properly allocate receipts from departments
• Once the Immovable Asset Register is enhanced/completed, request budget allocation on rates and municipal charges proportional to the assets owned
• Fill critical vacancies that deal with municipal payments, municipal revenue departments, and property registers
• Develop clear policies and introduce effective billing systems

Since the project has come to an end, monthly progress reports are being requested from departments on how they are addressing the root causes and settlement of arrear debt. The NIGTT and the Steering Committee continues to have meetings to record progress being made.

With specific reference to the Public Works portfolio, the Department is the custodian of, and manages an extensive property portfolio that comprises 29 070 registered and unregistered land parcels (on 5,4 million hectares of land) on which 93 928 buildings (measuring 36,8 million square meters in extent) are located across 52 client departments countrywide. Given the enormity of the portfolio, it is a complex task to determine what is rateable and non-rateable. For example: The Pollsmoor prison has different types of land (agricultural, residential, commercial), however the municipality provides its billing using one rate - the commercial rate. This happens to be the highest rate, therefore charging the Department a lot of money in the process.

The interventions by the Department to remedy the historical problems that exists includes the Due Diligence Quality Review of Departments Immovable Assets Register. The scope of work addresses identification, verification, validation and ownership of all land parcels that are and should form part of Departments Immovable Asset Register. The current scope of work extends to linking accounts in Departments Property Management Information System (PMIS) to the verified Immovable Asset Register. The linking process entails the collection of all municipal rates invoices (from 234 municipalities) associated with the National Department of Public Works. To date, invoices from 55% of the municipalities have been collected and are being analysed. The analysis entails linking the rates invoices collected from the municipality to the existing Immovable Asset Register masterfile. Once the linking reconciliation has been verified and completed the Department will be in the position to investigate and determine its complete municipal rates liability or contingent liability. This will also enable Department to conduct an in depth analysis of tariffs, valuations and land use applied in the municipal bills.

Reply:

During the recent Economic Development Budget Vote, I set out the key steps that will be taken by the Department and agencies reporting to it, to address the economic challenges and to contribute to government’s overall response to the recession. These include specific steps on industrial funding, infrastructure investment, competition policy and social partnership spelt out in the Budget Vote speech, a copy of which is available at www.economic.gov.za. Additional announcements on key projects will be made as and when they are confirmed and implemented.

I wish to emphasise the importance of boosting confidence within communities and among investors, which require among others that issues of governance and integrity within state-owned companies and public institutions be fully and expeditiously addressed.

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Reply:

1. (a) The Environmental Management Inspectorate did not allocate any budget for the illegal land invasion in the green belt of the Magaliesberg in Tshwane for the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17 and (iv) 2017-18 financial years. The Environmental Management Inspectorate (EMIs) did not budget for the financial years stated above because they are not mandated to deal with any illegal land invasions. The mandate to deal with illegal land invasion in the green belt is vested in Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.

(b) Given that no budget was allocated by the National Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) for the illegal land invasion in the green belt of the Magaliesberg in Tshwane, no amount was spent in this regard.

2. (a) The current vacancy rate in the EMI-Green Scorpions unit in Gauteng is 12.68%.

(b) The total number of vacant positions in the unit is 9.

3. The national Department’s inspection unit at OR Tambo International Airport is still operational.

(a) 2015-16: In terms of a sentence handed down by the court as a consequence of a criminal investigation by DEA EMIs, a monetary penalty of R20 000.00 was paid by the accused. This amount was, on application by the prosecutor upon conviction, specifically paid into the account of the Department in the 2015-16 financial year. Environmental Management Inspectors do not, currently, issue fines themselves, but all non-compliances with biodiversity legislation detected at OR Tambo are investigated, and administrative or criminal action is taken against the transgressor, which may then lead to either a fine or another criminal sanction.

(b) 2016-17: No revenue was received from fines during this financial year.

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Reply:

During the Economic Development Budget Vote, I noted the following:

“To address obstacles to investment projects, the Department will target 22 investment and infrastructure projects it will help to unblock.”

The target was derived from the Department’s Annual Performance Plan tabled in parliament earlier this year.

The actions consist of identifying investment and infrastructure projects that are not proceeding to schedule due to reasons that can be addressed by the Department. These may include, for example, lack of regulatory approvals by a municipality or national agency, access to energy and delays in approvals of incentives or funding.

Most of these kind of challenges are brought to the attention of the Department and its agencies by users or project initiators and thus no prior list exists at the start of the financial year.

Progress with this target for the current financial year will be reported on a quarterly basis to the Portfolio Committee on Economic Development.

Details of actions taken in the past year will be included in the Department’s Annual Report due to be tabled in parliament in due course.

 

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Reply:

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

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

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

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

(b) Not applicable.

UNQUOTE

Reply:

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

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Reply:

Refer to Annexure A for the age analysis of the Water User Association and Irrigation Board in each province that owe my Department money.

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Reply:

Surgically designated facilities for the provision of terminations of pregnancy services comprise of 84% of all hospitals in South Africa.

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Reply:

1.(a) (b) (i) (ii) (iii)

There is currently no regulation, which requires the phasing-out of all defibrillators and replacing them with AEDs. The Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are the recommended cardiac resuscitation equipment in areas where there is high possibility of witnessed cardiac arrest and can be used by a trained lay rescuer. That is why the department is ensuring that they are acquired for clinics and identified areas in hospitals. However, defibrillators continue to be the preferred cardiac resuscitation equipment in other medical sections in hospitals as they offer more options including pacing and pulse monitoring.

The department acknowledges the proven advantages of using Biphasic defibrillators over monophasic defibrillators and therefore continue to replace monophasic defibrillators with biphasic defibrillators, which provide results with less energy and are more efficient. The department has also ensured that those life support equipment are available on transversal contracts (RT4 and RT2) through National Treasury to provide end-users easy access to acquire. I.e. AEDs and Biphasic defibrillators (with AED mode).

(2) Application specialist training is arranged for every life-support equipment procured by the department therefore employees are trained on the current biphasic defibrillators in hospitals.

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Reply:

The EDD, Competition Tribunal, ITAC and Competition Commission did not appoint any transaction advisors for any tenders in the period 01 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.

The IDC engages the services of transaction advisors in the execution of some of its strategic business related activities.

For the period 01 January 2012 to 31 December 2016, the following transaction advisors were appointed by the IDC:

No.	(i) Name of Transaction Advisor	(ii) Tender description	(iii) Tender pricing	(iv) Amount paid to date
1	Nedbank Capital and Basis Points Capital (Pty) Ltd Joint Venture	Financial Valuation of TargetCo	R 750,000	R 750,000
2	PriceWaterhouseCoopers Incorporated	Transaction Advisory Services for the Masorini Steel Project	R 3,506,800	R 3,049,919
3	PSG Capital (Pty) Ltd	Transaction Advisor for the UCW Transaction	R 2,351,114	R 2,351,114
4	Sasfin Bank Ltd	Independent financial valuation of United Carriage Wagons	R 200,000	R 200,000
5	Ernst & Young Advisory Services (Pty)	Transaction advisor on the Corporatisation of Scaw	R 17,256,155	R 13,520,721
6	Rothschild (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd and Identity Capital Partners (Pty) Ltd Joint Venture	Transaction advisory services to the IDC to identify strategic equity partners to its subsidiary, Scaw	R 17,500,000	R 7,579,905

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Reply:

(a)

Launch site licencing, monitoring and compliance

The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) had on 27 June 2014 promulgated regulations under section 83 of the National environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008
(Act No. 24 of 2008) for the management of the Public Launch Sites (PLS) in the Coastal Zone. These regulations empower the Members of the Executive Committees (MECs) to list public launch sites where a vessel may be launched and identify management bodies to manage such public launch sites.

(b)

Encroachments into the Admiralty Reserves

The Department of Public Works is responsible for the management of leases for any infrastructure or development within admiralty reserves. Any structure or infrastructure built within or encroaching onto the admiralty reserve without a lease or approval by the Department of Public Works is deemed illegal and therefore the necessary compliance and enforcement mechanism will come into effect. The Department of Environmental Affairs and the Department of Public Works have, through bilateral engagements and cooperative governance, established channels of communication whereby the Department of Public Works keeps the Department of Environmental Affairs informed of emerging issues relating to encroachment, through its representatives at Working Group 8 and the Geospatial Planning Sub-Committee.

(c)

Beach driving

The regulations on Control of Use of Vehicles in the coastal area list officials that are authorised to enforce these regulations as: all Environmental Management Inspectors, Fishery Control Officers, South African Police Services Officers and any official appointed/designated as a Peace Officer. This therefore allows all officials from municipalities, provinces and national departments based on their appointment status to enforce Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) regulations. Whilst this department issues permits for driving in coastal areas to those who qualify as per regulation 3 (permissible use), signboards prohibiting illegal beach driving were procured and distributed to all four coastal provinces for erection. To ensure compliance to these regulations and permit conditions as per issued permits, joint compliance and enforcement operations under Operation Phakisa focussing on illegal beach driving are planned and executed.

(d)

International Coastal Clean-up

The Integrated Coastal Management Act (ICMA), 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008) does not require monitoring and enforcement of the international coastal clean-up. This is a voluntary event celebrated annually throughout the world in September. South Africa (government, private businesses, civil society and the non-governmental organisations celebrate this day by engaging in raising awareness of our coastal environment and embarking on clean-up operations. The Department of Environmental Affairs has been celebrating this event for 15 years and has, most recently, hosted and participated in several successful clean-up events that involved school learners and communities in Knysna, Port Elizabeth, Saldanha Bay, East London, Durban and Port St Johns.

(e)

Coastal resource monitoring

Through Operation Phakisa, the Department of Environmental Affairs is currently addressing the challenge of unknown water quality due to different analytical methods employed by the establishment of a National Water Quality Lab in the Eastern Cape, which will act as a reference lab to produce reliable data and information. Mobile laboratories are also to be established as these are important for remote areas as microbial samples require very short time-frames for analysis. This also provides opportunities for coastal municipalities and other government departments to send samples for analysis.

Furthermore, the department is also in the process of developing the National State of the Coast report and is currently in discussion with coastal provinces for the development of provincial and national indicators that will contribute to the national report.

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Reply:

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

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

END.

Reply:

(a) The post of director-general was advertised in the media, interviews were held, request for appointment was submitted to Minister for Public Service and Administration and Cabinet concurred with the appointment;

(b) Yes, the person (name furnished) formally apply for the position;

(c) No

(d) Motivation as per Cabinet Memorandum submitted to Minister for Public Service and Administration:

“Mr Mogokare Richard Seleke displayed excellent understanding of the role and mandate of the Department of Public Enterprises. He possesses 17 years’ experience in the public service which is needed to be successful in the position. He demonstrated the ability to successfully engage with all relevant stakeholders as required from the incumbent of the position of Director-General of the Department of Public Enterprises. Furthermore the Interview Panel agreed that he will be able to manage relationships between the political leadership and the Department in a mature manner.

The Interview Panel is of the opinion that he will be able to provide excellent leadership to the Department of Public Enterprises on a strategic level.  Mr Seleke understands the compliance matters and processes required in the public service. He also demonstrated the required competencies for the position and during the interview demonstrated innovative ideas, the ability to think out of the box and strong leadership capabilities.”

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Ms. Benedicta Mogaladi Lynne Brown, MP

Act DDG: Corporate Management Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

Reply:

Complaints

The national Department is responsible for the management of the national Environmental Crimes and Incidents hotline, which provides an avenue for members of the public to report non-compliances with environmental legislation. Once a complaint is registered, it is then categorised and referred to the appropriate national, provincial or local sphere of government to undertake the necessary follow-up actions. Some complaints may be made directly to these organs of state and would therefore not be registered on the national hotline database.

(1)(a)(i)

The total number of complaints reported to the national environmental crimes and incident hotline in 2015/16 FY was 580. 125 fell within the mandate of national DEA to respond to, while 455 were referred to other spheres of government.

(1)(a)(ii)

In 2016/17, the environmental crime and incident hotline received a total of 842 complaints. Of the total number 227 fell within the mandate of national DEA to respond to, while 615 were referred to other spheres of government.

Cases investigated

(1)(b)(i)

In 2015/16, the Inspectorate (work of both national and provincial Environmental Management Inspectors) registered 1261 criminal investigations.

(1)(b)(ii)

In 2016/17, the Inspectorate (work of both national and provincial Environmental Management Inspectors) registered 1319 criminal investigations.

Environmental Management Inspectors

(2)(a)(i)

In 2015/16 the Department trained 533 officials for the purposes of designation as Environmental Management Inspectors. The Department also trained a further 680 officials, including external role-players, such as magistrates, prosecutors and border management authorities, as well as offering advanced courses for EMIs in specialised topics such as biodiversity crime scene management and pollution and waste sampling.

(2)(a)(ii)

In 2016/17 the Department trained 306 Environmental Management Inspectors in order for them to qualify for designation. The Department also trained a further 1230 officials, including magistrates, prosecutors and border management authorities; as well as advanced EMI courses in biodiversity and pollution and waste investigations, legislative updates and the use of minimum force.

(2)(b)(i)

In 2015/16, 333 EMIs were designated; of those 29 were local authority officials.

(2)(b)(ii)

In 2016/17, 245 EMIs were designated; of those 69 were local authority officials; as follows:

Blitzes and Operations

3(a)(b)(i)(ii)(aa)

The following blitzes / enforcement operations took place in the 2015-16 financial year:

Name	Date	Description
Pollution & Waste Operations/Blitzes
Redisa Tyre Operation	25/11/2015 – 27/11/2015	Joint environmental compliance monitoring inspections (Blitz) were conducted at 6 Redisa Tyres Depots
Galvanisers	January 2016	Joint environmental compliance monitoring inspections (Blitz) were conducted at 20 facilities
Biodiversity Blitzes/Operations
AIS Pet shop/ Farm Blitz	August 2015	To ascertain compliance with AIS regulations; and to raise awareness with AIS regulations
Operation Cobra III	4-28 May 2015	Multinational enforcement operation to curb illegal wildlife trafficking
Illicit cross border trade in wildlife operations after training	Various over the 2015-2016 financial year	Joint multi-stakeholder operations to combat the illegal transport and trade of wildlife
Marine/Coastal Blitzes/Operations
Trekkoskraal, West Coast (under Operation Phakisa)	24 March 2016	To combat illegal camping and driving in coastal public property

3(a)(b)(i)(ii)(bb)

The following blitzes / enforcement operations took place in the 2016-17 financial year:

Name	Date	Description
Biodiversity Blitzes/Operations
Table Mountain National Park AIS	23-27 May 2016	Table Mountain National Park operation on Alien & Invasive Species, inspection of 32 properties adjacent to the Park
Operation Fezela	Various – based on planning of projects within the operation	To combat cycad trafficking
Operation Thunderbird	30/01/2017 – 19/02/2017	Multi-stakeholder joint INTERPOL operation to combat the illegal transport and trade of wildlife by searching aircraft, especially small aircraft, vehicles, luggage and persons
Festive season Operations	November / December 2016	Participated in multi-stakeholder joint operations with the DEA focusing on illegal wildlife trade / alien and invasive species
Joint operations at border posts, linked to training on illicit movement of wildlife species	Numerous throughout the financial year	To ascertain compliance with TOPS/ CITES/AIS regulations
Marine/Coastal Blitzes/Operations
Operation Phakisa -Initiative 5: Co-ordinated and enhanced compliance and enforcement programme	Various dates throughout the financial year	22 x Joint Multi-stakeholder Operations under Operation Phakisa Initiative 5 planned and implemented in 4 coastal Provinces (Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KZN) focusing on a range of illegal activities
Pollution & Waste Operations/Blitzes
Health Care Risk Blitz	15/11/2016 – 17/11/2016	Joint environmental compliance monitoring inspections (Blitz) were conducted at 12 Health Care Risk Waste Treatment facilities
Oil Recyclers	October 2016	Desk-top initiative aimed at increasing compliance by making use of mass circulation of warning letters (51 in total) within this industry
St Helena Bay		Joint environmental compliance monitoring inspections (Blitz) were conducted at 4 facilities
Timber treatment facilities	December 2016	Desk top initiative aimed at increasing compliance by making use of mass circulation of warning letters (78 letters issued) within this industry.

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Reply:

(1) (a)

iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority (iSimangaliso)

South Africa National Parks (SANparks)

South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)

South African Weather Service (SAWS)

(b) None.

(i) iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority

(aa) 01 September 2015.

(bb) Will lapse on 31 August 2018.

(ii) (aa) Nine.

(bb) Five females.

(2) (a) and (b)

Not applicable.

(i) South Africa National Parks

(aa) 1 April 2015.

(bb) Will lapse on 31 March 2018.

(ii) (aa) Eleven.

(bb) Six females.

(2) (a) and (b)

Not applicable.

(i) South African National Biodiversity Institute

(aa) 1 April 2015.

(bb) Will lapse on 31 March 2018.

(ii) (aa) Nine.

(bb) Five females.

(2) (a) and (b)

Not Applicable.

(i) South African Weather Service

(aa) 1 September 2015.

(bb) Will lapse on 31 August 2018.

(ii) (aa) Eleven.

(bb) Four females.

(2) (a) and (b)

Not Applicable.

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Reply:

The Competition Tribunal, ITAC, and Competition Commission did not make any payments to the Black Management Forum for its Corporate Update dinner hosted on the 09 June 2017.

The IDC purchased one table at the Black Management Forum (BMF) dinner at a cost of was R40 000 excluding VAT. The sponsorship included one corporate table, branding for the IDC and allowance for a total of 10 attendees.

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Reply:

(a-b) No.

Reply:

There a number of state banks that are already operating, including the Land Bank, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), Postbank and many other Development Finance Institutions (DFIs). The Minister of Finance is responsible as the executive authority for the Land Bank and DBSA, and the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services for the Postbank. The province of KwaZulu-Natal also owns Ithala Bank. Aside from the Postbank and Ithala, none of the other banks are retail deposit-taking banks, and none of these banks are registered in terms of the Banks Act, as they are often established in terms of their own legislation, or by an exclusion or exemption from the Banks Act (a practice we intend to phase out). Hence, both the Postbank and Ithala have submitted applications for a bank license to the Registrar of Banks at the South African Reserve Bank (Registrar of Banks).

The National Treasury has no plans to establish a new state bank. Neither can any province establish a new state bank in terms of section 125(2)(b) of the Constitution (which only permits provinces to engage in functional areas which are listed in Schedule 4 and Schedule 5 of the Constitution), and we are only dealing with legacy provincial banks like Ithala (which is the only remaining one) in terms of Schedule 6 the Consitution. Rather, the initiatives around Postbank and Ithala are to ensure that all state deposit-taking banks operate in future in terms of a bank license in terms of the Banks Act, and the National Treasury assists the relevant departments to remove some legal and structural impediments that currently prevent them from applying for a bank license.

Whilst there is an initiative to review and possibly consolidate some of the DFIs, there is no intention to consolidate the different banks into one ‘one’ state bank, as they serve different markets (e.g. agriculture and land, municipal infrastructure and retail banking). The Department of Human Settlements is in the process of merging the three DFIs under its watch (National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC); National Urban Reconstruction Housing Agency (NURCHA) and the Rural Housing Loan Fund (RHLF), to create one Human Settlements DFI. There is also the process of merging the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) into the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). All these consolidating initiatives are led by other national departments, and do (and should) involve consultations with the National Treasury before such plans are finalised, and submitted to Cabinet for approval.

Major South African State Banks and DFIs

Institution	Sector	Funding Model
IDC	Industrial/SMME	Wholesale/Self-Funded
SEFA (Small Enterprise Finance Agency)	SMME and BEE	Government transfer (via IDC)
NEF		Government transfers and self-funded
DBSA (Development Bank of Southern Africa)	Infrastructure	Wholesale/ Self-Funded
NHFC	Housing	Wholesale/Government transfer/ Multilateral and bi-lateral loans
NURCHA		Wholesale/ Government transfers/ Self-Funded
RHLF		Government transfer/ Self-Funded
Land Bank	Rural Development	Wholesale/ Self-Funded
Ithala	Savings/transactional	Government transfers/ Deposits
Postbank		Deposits

*Smaller or provincial DFIs are not included in the table

2. The National Treasury has been working together with the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services to establish the Postbank division of the South African Post Office (SAPO) as a stand-alone state bank with its own governance structures separate from the SAPO. The Postbank was granted authorisation to establish a bank by the Registrar of Banks in July 2016, and it submitted its application for registration as a bank to the Registrar of Banks on 26 June 2017.

However, decisions relating to the institutional form have not been finalised, and will depend on regulatory requirements as required by the Registrar of Banks at the SARB, taking into account the possible costs for the fiscus (both current and future) associated with various institutional arrangements.

3. (a-b)There is no intention to fund any equity holding in any state bank from the Government Employees Pension Fund or any other state pension or provident fund. The National Treasury is still engaging with the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services on the funding of the Postbank, the expectation is for the Postbank to be funded or capitalised from its own resources, as we want to minimise any funding from the fiscus or via the sale of government assets. It is anticipated that all state banks will operate on a commercial basis, and profitably, and will not need to have recourse to the fiscus.

4. (a-c) Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, who is the executive authority for the Post Office (of which the Postbank is a division).

Defining the specific market failure or gap in the market that the state bank is to address will be an important policy decision. Any bank that lends to retail customers opens itself to great risks, and that is why we want all such banks to be regulated in terms of the Banks Act and properly supervised by the Registrar of Banks at the SARB, to ensure that we minimise any lending and other risks to the fiscus.

5. (a-b) Not applicable, as there are no new state banks that are to be created. With regard to the Postbank, I refer you to the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, who is the executive authority for the Post Office (of which the Postbank is a division).

Reply:

(1)(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)

Eskom signed contracts with Lurco Coal (Pty) Ltd in financial year 2014/15, and these are presented in Table 1 below.

Table 1: contracts signed with Lurco Coal (Pty) Ltd during 2014/2015 financial year

	Description (a)	Date Signed (b)	Contract Period (c)	Tonnes to be supplied (d)	Total Value of Contract[1] (e)
1	Short Term Contract for the Supply of Coarse Coal to Duvha Power Station	22 Aug 2014	4 Months	150 000 tonnes	R 57 225 000
2	Modification to extend the duration of the contract for the Supply of Coarse Coal to Duvha Power Station by 3 months	26 Nov 2014	3 Months	Not Applicable, only a duration extension	Not Applicable, only a duration extension
3	Modification to the contract for the Supply of Coarse Coal to Duvha Power Station to deliver the coal to alternate power stations, apart from Duvha	08 Jan 2015	Not applicable	Not Applicable, modification of contract clause	Not Applicable, modification of contract clause

Excluding VAT, CPA, quality adjustments and transport

(1)(f)

Coal was procured under the 2008 Medium-Term Mandate.

(2)(a)

Eskom can only provide information on relating to signed agreements/contracts with Lurco Coal (Pty) Ltd and not on any third parties involved with Lurco Coal as it has no knowledge of external advisors assisting Lurco.

(2)(b)

Eskom can only provide information on relating to signed agreements/contracts with Lurco Coal (Pty) Ltd and not on any third parties involved with Lurco Coal as it has no knowledge of consultants assisting Lurco.

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Mr. Mogokare Richard Seleke Ms. Lynne Brown, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

 

1. ↑

Reply:

(a) 

The latest cost projection for the completion of all units at the Kusile Power Plant is R161.4 billion (excluding Interest During Construction), based on P80 costs.

P80 schedule is a risk-adjusted schedule that caters for the major risks that the projects are currently facing. It is based on the current contractor performance and risk provision for risks outside the control of the project (e.g. industrial action), based on historical events. P80 refers to an 80% chance of these risks materialising.

(b) 

The amount spent on the construction of the specified power plant to date, as at 30 April 2017 is R113.07 billion (excluding Interest During Construction).

(c)(i)

The expected time frames for commercialisation of Kusile Units are based on a P80 schedule, as follows:

Kusile Units	P80 Commercial Operation Dates
Unit 1	31-Jul-18
Unit 2	31-Jul-19
Unit 3	31-Aug-20
Unit 4	31-Mar-21
Unit 5	30-Nov-21
Unit 6	30-Sep-22

(c)(ii)

The expected installed capacity of each of the 6 units at Kusile is 800MW, with a total combined installed capacity of 4,800MW.

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Mr. Mogokare Richard Seleke Ms. Lynne Brown, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

Reply:

1. (a) There are nine Community Education and Training (CET) colleges, one in each Province. In total there are 3 276 Community Learning Centres (CLCs) subsumed under the CET colleges. The breakdown is as follows:

CET College	Number of CLCs
Limpopo CET College	779
Eastern Cape CET College	304
Western Cape CET College	254
KwaZulu-Natal CET College	1097
North West CET College	148
Northern Cape CET College	191
Free State CET College	204
Gauteng CET College	47
Mpumalanga CET College	252

(b) Learners enrolled at each CET college:

CET College	Total number of learners
	(i) 31 March 2015	(ii) 31 March 2016	(iii) 31 March 2017
Eastern Cape	33 024	35 042	37 168
Free State	20 010	18 412	16 109
Gauteng	92 388	81 255	82 653
KwaZulu-Natal	61 917	60 044	38 974
Mpumalanga	22 130	19 935	15 407
Limpopo	26 984	24 962	24 406
Northern Cape	3 354	4 135	3 294
North West	15 675	15 978	13 553
Western Cape	18 659	16 713	16 197

2. (a) Students have a choice to enrol for 5 or 6 Learning Areas to obtain the General Education and Training Certificate (GETC) at NQF Level 1. The learning area choice must add up to 120 credits and align to the rules of combination of the qualification. The GETC qualification comprises of 26 Learning Areas in total.

2015 enrolments and completion percentages
CET College	Number of students registered	Number that wrote exams	Completion rate (%)
Eastern Cape	15 026	11 388	39.9
Free State	4 742	4 266	37.4
Gauteng	15 883	12 295	35.0
KwaZulu-Natal	27 607	17 201	39.3
Limpopo	25 259	22 694	39.4
Mpumalanga	12 780	10 095	32.4
Northern Cape	2 263	1 825	34.6
North West	9 998	8 985	33.6
Western Cape	3 666	2 854	37.2
Total	117 224	91 603	37.3
2016 enrolments and completion percentages
CET College	Number of students registered	Number that wrote exams	Completion rate (%)
Eastern Cape	11 155	6 937	39.2
Free State	4 216	3 682	32.7
Gauteng	14 392	10 792	31.3
KwaZulu-Natal	24 057	16 934	40.4
Limpopo	22 103	19 485	37.0
Mpumalanga	10 101	7 882	34.2
Northern Cape	2 165	1 856	28.0
North West	9 226	8 116	30.8
Western Cape	3 075	2 421	39.0
Total	100 490	78 105	35.9

(3) The full qualifications per level on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) are tabulated below.

2015 CET Certification rate for NQF level 1
College	Number passed
Eastern Cape	4 549
Free State	1 595
Gauteng	4 305
KwaZulu-Natal	6 755
Limpopo	8 937
Mpumalanga	3 272
Northern Cape	631
North West	3 019
Western Cape	1 062
Total	34 125
2016 CET Certification rate NQF level 1
College	Number passed
Eastern Cape	2 720
Free State	1 205
Gauteng	3 381
KwaZulu-Natal	6 845
Limpopo	7 213
Mpumalanga	2 696
Northern Cape	519
North-West	2 502
Western Cape	943
Total	28 024

(4) The employment categories are tabulated below.

CET College	31 March 2016	31 March 2017
	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time
Eastern Cape	0	2 997	5	2 776
Free State	0	1 068	0	1 068
Gauteng	532	1 858	540	1 878
KwaZulu-Natal	18	6 522	19	6 522
Mpumalanga	11	1 601	11	1 538
Limpopo	1 790	0	1 750	0
Northern Cape	0	186	0	182
North West	5	1 343	4	1 171
Western Cape	172	355	167	348

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1917 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

The following responses were received from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS):

1. NSFAS does not capture the detailed academic progression data required to respond to the question.
2. NSFAS does not have the capability to analyse its’ funding data by cohort and it is prepared to provide the lists of all funded students, for the period 2008 to 2015, to the Department of Higher Education and Training for cohort analysis.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1621 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

I am not aware of the person mentioned disclosing sensitive or classified company information to a certain family mentioned in the Honourable Member’s question. I have since made enquiries with said person to respond to me directly on the substance and accuracy of what appears to be allegations. I will act depending on the information provided. 

 

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

Reply:

The following responses were received from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS):

(a) (i) 2014-15: 228 639 students

(ii) 2015-16: 235 522 students

(iii) 2016-17: 225 933 students (unaudited)

(b) NSFAS has the data for each student funded at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges for the respective years in question. However, this data is not descriptive per category of support, but rather provides the total amount allocated to a student. The Department’s TVET Branch specifies for each academic year, the maximum value for class fees, accommodation, transport, books and other expenses. These maximum values are contained in the Bursary Guidelines published by the Department.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1620 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

a) The Competition Commission is not required to have a board. In accordance with Section 22 of the Competition Act 89 of 1998, The Minister appoints the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner.

b) The Competition Tribunal is not have required to have a board. In accordance with Sections 29 and 30 of the Competition Act 89 of 1998, The President, on the recommendation of the Minister, appoints the Tribunal Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, full-time and part-time Tribunal members.

c) ITAC does not have a board, but consists of a full-time Chief Commissioner and part-time Commissioners.

d) The IDC has a board in place and board members are reappointed, appointed or retired at Annual General Meetings. Appointments were confirmed at the Annual General Meeting held in 2016. Please refer to the table below:

NO	NAME OF DIRECTOR	GENDER	INITIAL APPOINTMENT
1.	Ms BA Mabuza- Chairperson	Female	2011
2.	Ms L I Bethlehem	Female	2008
3.	Mrs P Mthethwa	Female	2011
4.	Ms N P Mnxasana	Female	2015
5.	Ms N D B Orleyn	Female	2015
6.	Mr B A Dames	Male	2011
7.	Mr R Godsell	Male	2011
8.	Dr S Magwentshu-Rensburg	Female	2011
9.	Ms M F More	Female	2016
10.	Mr A T Kriel	Male	2016
11.	Mr N E Zalk	Male	2011
12.	Mr M G Qhena – CEO	Male

 

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Reply:

1. Yes, the National Treasury completed the investigation into allegations made against the Financial and Fiscal Commission in April 2017.

a) The scope of investigation comprised of financial misconduct; and supply chain management and personnel management irregularities.

b) Investigation into allegation of fraud, corruption, fruitless and wasteful expenditure and maladministration at FFC.

c) The main findings and recommendations are contained in the detailed report and submitted to the FFC Commissioners on 8 May 2017.

d) The investigation was conducted with the co-sourced forensic investigation firm called Bowman Gilfillan and the total forensic investigation fees paid to the firm amounted to R1,3 Million.

2. The National Treasury will not make the report public, as it is the subject of a criminal investigation by the South African Police Services. It will only made public by the National Prosecuting Authority, when it is in the court of law.

 

Reply:

(1)(a)

Table 1 below shows quantities of Eskom’s coal supply purchased directly from companies that mine it and from intermediaries over the past four financial years. Information for financial year 2016/17 will be made available once it has been published.

Table 1: Quantities of Eskom’s coal supply (kilo tonnes)

Volumes sourced	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17
Own supply (i)[1]	119 640	115 343	115 521	111 122	113 385
Intermediary (ii)	4 247	4 443	4 196	3 948	3 841
Own Supply + Intermediary	2 550	2 190	1 951	3 631	3 024
TOTAL	126 437	121 976	121 668	118 701	120 250

(b)

Table 2 below combined total annual payment for Eskom’s coal supply purchased directly from companies that mine it and from intermediaries over the past four financial years. Information for financial year 2016/17 will be made available once it has been published.

Table 2: Combined annual payments of Eskom’s coal supply (Rands)

Annual Payments	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17
Own supply	28 011 750 253	31 085 536 691	35 145 518 292	36 154 662 673	38 684 634 701
Intermediary	1 417 803 118	1 749 882 580	1 716 350 676	1 518 313 159	1 724 573 826
Own Supply + Intermediary	787 892 666	818 056 450	815 939 974	1 466 286 871	1 331 345 953
TOTAL	30 217 446 037	33 653 475 720	37 677 808 942	39 139 262 702	41 740 554 480

(2)

Yes, Eskom purchases coal from mining companies that are not 50%+1 black owned. (a) Eskom’s procurement is guided by the PPPFA and by Eskom’s internal 32-1034 policy (b) These policies are not prescriptive in stating to which suppliers Eskom must contract.

(3)(a)(b)

Eskom has no policies but has formulated a board-approved strategy to transform black ownership in the coal supply value chain.

This strategy was approved in October 2012 and it articulates an aspiration to procure more coal from suppliers that are 50% + 1 black owned. But if they were unable or unwilling to meet Eskom’s cost and quality targets, the utility would default to other companies that are able to meet these objectives.

Eskom formulates procurement policies that are in line with the rules set out in the PPPFA.

(4)

No, there are no policies to furnish.

 

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Mr. Mogokare Richard Seleke Ms. Lynne Brown, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

1. Coal supplied directly from the companies that mine it. ↑

Reply:

(1)(a)(i)  

	(1)(a)(iii)(aa)	(1)(a)(i)	(1)(b)
Name	Period	Contract Purpose	Status
TFR Bridging plan	01-Jun-09	30-Nov-10	TFR Bridging plan	Complete
Corridors and Hubs	01-Jan-09	30-Jun-11	Corridor and Hub strategy and execution	Complete
Delivering MDS	01-Jan-12	30-Sep-12	Delivery of the Market Demand Strategy	Complete
TFR Operating model	01-Apr-12	30-Aug-13	Implementation of TFR new operating model	Complete
SWAT 1	02-Feb-13	31-Jan-14	Group capital Integration and optimisation	Completed
Maputo Corridor	01-Nov-13	31-Aug-14	Strategy, design and evaluation of Maputo Corridor	Complete
Capital Rooms and affordability	01-Apr-14	30-Dec-14	Capital structuring and affordability	Complete
TCP - Capital Room	01-Apr-14	31-Mar-15	TCP Project Factory, War Room, Business Case and Resourcing	Complete
Iron Ore	09-Apr-14	08-Apr-15	Renegotiating Iron Ore contract	Complete
Coal	09-Apr-14	30-Sep-15	Support services for coal line increase with a breakthrough of 2mt per week for a period of 17 months	Complete
NMPP	09-Apr-14	08-Oct-15	De-risking and acceleration of the New Multi-Product Pipeline (NMPP) for a period of 18 months	Complete
Defined Benefit Fund	23-Jan-14	30-Jan-16	Defined benefit consulting services	Complete
Results Management Office	15-Jan-13	13-Mar-16	Implementing and embedding a RMO facility	Complete
SWAT II	09-Apr-14	08-Apr-16	Capital optimisation and implementation support services	Complete
Transaction Advisory	15-Jan-13	18-May-16	Acquisition of 1064 locomotives tender	Complete
Manganese	09-Apr-14	08-Oct-16	Manganese execution support for a period of 30 months	Complete
General Freight Business	19-May-15	15-Nov-16	Support Transnet in increasing General Freight Business	Terminated
Liquid Fuel and Gas demand	24-Mar-15	23-Mar-18	Gas demand forecasting	Complete

(1)(a)(ii) Professional business and consulting services to support the short to medium term requirements of Transnet in the delivery of the various strategies over this timeframe, the strategies included the Four Point Turnaround plan, the Quantum leap program and now the Market Demand Strategy (MDS) as well as the Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBIDTA) risks to the MDS as a result of the economic conditions in the past 3 years.

(1)(a)(iii)(bb) and (1)(b)(ii)

Whilst Transnet is committed to providing as transparent an account of the information requested, Transnet is bound by contractual obligations it owes to these suppliers and the disclosure of the values would be in breach of the confidentiality clauses of the contracts Transnet has with these suppliers and the disclosure of the financial information regarding these contracts would prejudice the commercial interests and rights of these suppliers. Such unauthorised disclosure may expose Transnet to legal proceedings and its directors and officers to charges of failing to comply with their fiduciary duties to the company.

(2)(a) To the best of our knowledge, it appears Transnet complied with the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999 in all cases.

(2)(b) Transnet complied with its internal procurement policies and procedures in each case.

(3)(a) In all cases, the contracts were necessary as a result of internal resourcing constraints and the requirement for specialised skills.

(3)(b) The specialised nature of the contracts required specialist skills which were not available within Transnet. These specialised skills were only required for the duration of the contracts.

The appointment complies with paragraph 15.8 of the Transnet Procurement Procedures Manual which refers to the appointment of consultants.

 

Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

Reply:

The response below is recorded per State Owned Company (SOC), namely, Alexkor, Denel, Eskom, SAFCOL, SA Express and Transnet. It is important to note that all Boards are in place and are able to carry out the functions and responsibilities in terms of the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 read with the Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI). All Boards, in terms of each MOI are appointed for a three year term, subject to annual review. The MOI further provides that each Non-Executive Director (NED) may serve up to a maximum of three terms (9 years).

1. ALEXKOR SOC LIMITED

(1)	(a)	Alexkor has a Board in place as appointed by Minister Brown on 14 August 2015.
	(b)	Not applicable
		(i)	(aa)	Ms HB Matseke (Appointed as Non-Executive Director and Chairperson on 14 August 2015) Mr V Bansi (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 14 August 2015. Appointed Acting CEO and Executive Director on 1 March 2016) Mr Jacques Bonnett (Appointed as Acting CFO and Executive Director on 1 May 2017) Mr JS Danana (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 14 August 2015) Mr T Haasbroek (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 14 August 2015) Mr T Matona (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 14 August 2015) Ms M Lehobye (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 14 August 2015) Ms Z Ntlangula (Re-appointed as Non-Executive Director for second term 14 August 2015)
			(bb)	Ms HB Matseke – Term ends August 2018 Mr JS Danana – Term ends August 2018 Mr T Haasbroek – Term ends August 2018 Mr T Matona – Term ends August 2018 Mr V Bansi – (Appointed as Acting CEO and Executive Director until the appointment of a new CEO) Mr J Bonnett (Appointed as Acting CFO and Executive Director until the appointment of a new CFO) Ms M Lehobye – Term ends August 2018 Ms Z Ntlangula – Term 2 ends August 2018
		(ii)	(aa)	6 Non-Executive Directors and 2 Acting Executive Directors
			(bb)	3 females
(2)	(a)	Not applicable
	(b)	Not applicable

2. DENEL SOC LIMITED

(1)	(a)	Denel has a Board in place as appointed by Minister Brown on 24 July 2015.
	(b)	Not applicable
		(i)	(aa)	Mr Daniel Mantsha (Appointed as Non-Executive Director and Chairperson of the Board on 24 July 2015) Mr Zwelakhe Ntshepe (Appointed as Interim CEO and Executive Director on 01 September 2015) Mr Odwa Mhlwana (Appointed as Acting GCFO and Executive Director on 1 September 2015) Mr Thamsanqa Msomi (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 24 July 2015) Mrs Pinkie Martha Mahlangu (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 24 July 2015) Lt. Gen Themba Michael Nkabinde (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 24 July 2015) Ms Mpho Kgomongoe (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 24 July 2015) Ms Khumbudzo Phopi Silence Ntshaveni (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 24 July 2015)
			(bb)	Mr Daniel Mantsha - Term ends 23 July 2018 Mr Zwelakhe Ntshepe - Appointed as Acting GCEO until the appointment of a new GCEO Mr Odwa Mhlwana - Appointed as Acting GCFO until the appointment of a new GCFO Mr Thamsanqa Msomi - Term ends 23 July 2018 Mrs Pinkie Martha Mahlangu - Term ends 23 July 2018 Lt. Gen Themba Michael Nkabinde - Term ends 23 July 2018 Ms Mpho Kgomongoe - Term ends 23 July 2018 Ms Khumbudzo Phopi Silence Ntshaveni - Term ends 23 July 2018
		(ii)	(aa)	6 Non-Executive Directors and 2 Acting Executive Directors
			(bb)	3 females
(2)	(a)	Not applicable
	(b)	Not applicable

3. SAFCOL SOC LIMITED

(1)	(a)	SAFCOL has a board in place as appointed by Minister Brown on 24 July 2015.
	(b)	Not applicable
		(i)	(aa)	Mr Lungile Rudolph Mabece (Appointed as Non-Executive Director and Chairperson of the Board on 18 August 2015) Mr Gabriel Christian Theron (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 18 August 2015 and Acting CEO and Executive Director on 16 December 2015) Ms Trishantanie Pillay (Appointed as CFO and Executive Director on 20 July 2016 and placed on suspension on 1 June 2017 pending outcome disciplinary action) Ms Vuyo Tlale (Appointed as Acting CFO from 1 June 2017 until 31 August 2017) Ms Sakekile Baduza (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 18 August 2015) Mr Maroale Jacob Rachidi (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 18 August 2015) Mr Mandla Mnguni (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 18 August 2015) Dr Petros Mbiji Mahlangu (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 18 August 2015) Ms Phumzile Ngwenya (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 18 August 2015) Dr Pulane Molokwane (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 18 August 2015)
			(bb)	Mr Lungile Rudolph Mabece - Term ends 17 August 2018 Mr Gabriel Christian Theron - Appointed as Interim CEO the appointment of a new CEO Ms Vuyo Tlale – Appointed Acting CFO on 1 June 2017 Ms Sakekile Baduza - Term ends 17 August 2018 Mr Maroale Jacob Rachidi - Term ends 17 August 2018 Mr Mandla Mnguni -Term ends 17 August 2018 Dr Petros Mbiji Mahlangu -Term ends 17 August 2018 Ms Phumzile Ngwenya - Term ends 17 August 2018 Dr Pulane Molokwane -Term ends 17 August 2018
		(ii)	(aa)	7 Non-Executive Directors and 2 Acting Executive Directors
			(bb)	3 females
(2)	(a)	Not applicable
	(b)	Not applicable

4. ESKOM

(1)	(a)	Eskom has a Board in place as appointed by Minister Brown on 11 December 2014.
	(b)	Not applicable
		(i)	(aa)	Mr Zethembe Wilfred Khoza (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 11 December 2014 and Acting Chairperson of the Board on 13 June 2017) Mr Johnny Dladla (Appointed as Acting GCEO and Executive Director on 23 June 2017) Mr Anoj Singh (Appointed as Group CFO and Executive Director on 1 October 2015 on a 5 year contract, subject to annual performance review) Dr Pat Naidoo (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 11 December 2014) Mr Giovanni Leonardi (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 25 May 2015) Dr Pulane Molokwane (Appointed as Interim Non-Executive Director on 23 June 2017) Mr Simphiwe Dingaan (Appointed as Interim Non-Executive Director on 23 June 2017) Dr Banothile Makhubela (Appointed as Interim Non-Executive Director on 23 June 2017) Mr Sathiaseelan Gounden (Appointed as Interim Non-Executive Director on 23 June 2017)
			(bb)	Mr Zethembe Wilfred Khoza – First term of three years ends 11 December 2017. Appointed at the AGM held on 23 June 2017 until the next AGM, subject to review. Acting Chairperson until the appointment of a new Chairperson Mr Johnny Dladla - Appointed as Acting GCE until the appointment of a new GCE Mr Anoj Singh – appointed GCFO on Dr Pat Naidoo - First term of three years ends 11 December 2017. Appointed at the AGM held on 23 June 2017 until the next AGM, subject to review. Mr Giovanni Leonardi - First term of three years ends on 24 May 2018. Appointed at the AGM held on 23 June 2017 until the next AGM, subject to review. Dr Pulane Molokwane - Term ends 22 December 2020 Mr Simphiwe Dingaan - Term ends 22 December 2020 Dr Banothile Makhubela - Term ends 22 December 2020 Mr Sathiaseelan Gounden - Term ends 22 December 2020
		(ii)	(aa)	7 Non-Executive Directors and 2 Acting Executive Directors
			(bb)	2 females
(2)	(a)	Not applicable
	(b)	Not applicable

5. South African Express Airways (SAX)

(1)	(a)	SAX has a Board in place as appointed by Minister Brown on 22 May 2015.
	(b)	Not applicable
		(i)	(aa)	Mr George Mothema (Appointed as Non-Executive Director and Chairperson of the Board on 22 May 2015) Mr Victor Xaba (Appointed as Interim CEO and Executive Director on 10 April 2017) Mr Mark Shelley (Appointed as CFO and Executive Director on 26 January 2015 on a 5 year contract, subject to annual performance review) Ms Boni Dibate (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 22 May 2015) Mr Trevor Abrahams (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 22 May 2015) Mr Rajesh Naithani (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 22 May 2015) Mr Phetolo Ramosebudi (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 22 May 2015) Ms Judith Nomvula Nkabinde (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 22 May 2015) Mrs Given Refilwe Sibiya (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 22 June 2015)
			(bb)	Mr George Mothema – Term ends on 21 May 2018 Mr Victor Xaba (Appointed as Acting CEO until the appointment of a new CEO Mr Mark Shelley – CFO Ms Boni Dibate - Term ends 21 May 2018 Mr Trevor Abrahams – Term ends 21 May 2018 Mr Rajesh Naithani – Terms ends 21 May 2018 Mr Phetolo Ramosebudi Terms ends 21 May 2018 Ms Judith Nomvula Nkabinde - Terms ends 21 May 2018 Mrs Given Refilwe Sibiya - Terms ends 21 May 2018
		(ii)	(aa)	7 Non-Executive Directors, 2 Executive Directors (1 Acting)
			(bb)	3 females
(2)	(a)	Not applicable
	(b)	Not applicable

6. Transnet

(1)	(a)	Transnet has a Board in place as appointed by Minister Brown on 11 December 2014.
	(b)	Not applicable
		(i)	(aa)	Ms Linda Carol Mabaso (Appointed as Non-Executive Director and Chairperson of the Board on 11 December 2014) Mr Siyabonga Gama (Appointed as GCEO and Executive Director on 13 April 2016 on a 5 year contract, subject to annual performance review) Mr Garry Pita (Appointed as CFO and Executive Director on 1 March 2016 on a 5 year contract, subject to annual performance review) Dr Gideon Mahlalela (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 11 December 2014) Ms Potso Elizabeth Mathekga (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 11 December 2014) Mr Zainul Nagdee (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 11 December 2014) Mr Vusi Matthew Nkonyane (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 11 December 2014) Ms Yasmin Forbes (Re-appointed for second term as Non-Executive Director on 11 December 2014) Mr Brett Stagman (Appointed as Non-Executive Director on 11 December 2014)
			(bb)	Ms Linda Carol Mabaso – First term of three years ends 10 December 2017. Appointed at the Annual General Meeting held on 29 June 2017 for a year until the 2018 AGM, subject to review. Mr Siyabonga Gama – Permanent GCEO Mr Garry Pita – Permanent GCFO Dr Gideon Mahlalela - First term of three years ends 10 December 2017. Appointed at the Annual General Meeting held on 29 June 2017 for a year until the 2018 AGM, subject to review. Ms Potso Elizabeth Mathekga - First term of three years ends 10 December 2017. Appointed at the Annual General Meeting held on 29 June 2017 for a year until the 2018 AGM, subject to review. Mr Zainul Nagdee - First term of three years ends 10 December 2017. Appointed at the Annual General Meeting held on 29 June 2017 for a year until the 2018 AGM, subject to review. Mr Vusi Matthew Nkonyane - First term of three years ends 10 December 2017. Appointed at the Annual General Meeting held on 29 June 2017 for a year until the 2018 AGM, subject to review. Ms Yasmin Forbes – First term of three years ends 10 December 2017. Appointed at the Annual General Meeting held on 29 June 2017 for a year until the 2018 AGM, subject to review. Mr Brett Stagman - First term of three years ends 10 December 2017. Appointed at the Annual General Meeting held on 29 June 2017 for a year until the 2018 AGM, subject to review.
		(ii)	(aa)	7 Non-Executive Directors, 2 Executive Directors
			(bb)	3 females
(2)	(a)	Not applicable
	(b)	Not applicable
Remarks:			Reply: Approved / Not Approved
Mr. Mogokare Richard Seleke			Ms. Lynne Brown, MP
Director-General			Minister of Public Enterprises
Date:			Date:

Reply:

(1)(a) & (b) The last medical assessment by The Department of Correctional Services for parolee Mr. Shabir Shaik was conducted before he was released on medical parole on 03 March 2009.

2. The condition of the parolee is still viewed to be terminal. Medical parole was granted in terms of the provisions of Section 79 of the Correctional Services Act, Act No. 111 of 1998, before it was amended. Therefore, he was considered in terms of the then applicable legislation. The medical parole legislation was reviewed and Section 14 of the Correctional Services Amendment Act, Act No. 5 of 2011, which introduced the new medical parole system, came into effect on 01 March 2012. At the time the person in question was diagnosed as being in the final phase of a terminal disease.

(3)(a) Parole conditions were last reviewed on the 24 April 2015

(3)(b) Mr. Shabir Shaik is on house arrest with relaxing conditions namely:

• Attending school functions for his son 17h00 to 19h00.
• Working hours from 08h00 t0 18h30 – Monday to Friday.
• Attending sports once a week from 12h00 to 19h00.
  • If he has to travel outside the Province, then he has to apply for leave of absence like any other offender.

(4)(a) Yes.

(4)(b) Not applicable.

Reply:

NATIONAL TREASURY

(a) No

1. N/A
2. N/A
3. N/A
4. N/A

ASB

The Accounting Standards Board has not issued any tenders, nor have we appointed any transaction advisors for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.

CBDA

CBDA did not appoint any advisors for tenders

DBSA

(a) NO

(i) (ii) (iii)(iv) N/A

FSB

No such appointments were made by the Financial Services Board.

(i) – (iv) not applicable.

FIC

The Financial Intelligence Centre did not appoint transaction advosirs for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016

GEPF

The GEPF did not appoint any transaction advisors for any of the tenders it has issue since 1 January 2012 – 31 December 2016.

GPAA

No transaction advisors for tenders were appointed for the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.

IRBA

IRBA does not appoint transaction advisors for tenders, except when expertise is required, for example for IT specification. Therefore a technical expertise was appointed to advise the IRBA on the tender for an IT service provider as follows;

1. Chrono-Logic Consulting
2. IT Tender
3. R3 507 232.90
4. R147 744.00

No other transaction advisors were appointed for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to December 2016.

PFA

The OPFA did not appoint any transaction advisors for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.

LAND BANK

For the period, 1 January 2012 to date the Land Bank engaged the services of consultants on the following two (2) occasions for assistance with the development of technical criteria of the specialised services referred to below:

1. Tender for Banking Services

  (i) Deloitte was appointed to advise on the technical criteria for the tender. The tender was managed by the Bank’s Procurement Division and evaluated by the Land Bank evaluation committee.

   (ii) Tender for Banking Services.

   (iii) The tender was awarded based on cash flow and financial projections with a net interest benefit of approximately R18 million to the Bank.

   (iv) Deloitte was paid a fee of R426 799 (excl VAT) for services rendered.

2. Tender for Asset Management Services for the Land Bank Insurance Company

   (i) Independent Actuaries & Consultants (Pty) Ltd (IAC).

   (ii) IAC was appointed to advise on the technical evaluation criteria for asset management services as the Land Bank and its Insurance subsidiary did not have the technical expertise to develop the criteria.

  (iii) At the time of rendering the services, IAC was contracted to the Land Bank Insurance Company for other actuarial services and offered to render their services in assisting with the development of the technical criteria pro bono. The only additional cost incurred for their services in terms of this tender was for flights that amounted to approximately R8000.

FAIS OMBUD

No transaction advisors for tenders were appointed in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.

PIC

All corporate tenders of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) are subject to the requirements of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) of 1999. The PIC diligently complies with the PFMA. The PIC has not appointed transaction advisors for its tenders for the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.

SAA

1. BnP capital (Pty) Ltd were appointed as transaction advisors for the tender.
2. Financial Advisory Services tender.
3. The pricing for the tender was R2 689 830.00.
4. The transaction advisors were paid R0.00. The award was cancelled after the service provider’s FSB license was revoked and no payment was made to the service provider.

SARS

We wish to confirm that after looking into SARS Procurement, we do not have any records for the appointment of Transaction Advisors for tenders over the period in question.

SASRIA

Year	Advisor name	Services rendered	Advisor contract price	Tender	Total tender price
2013	SNOW Consultants Inc	Interior design, space planning, furniture design, consultant management, contract management & architectural documentation services	R454,910	New office interior fit-out (phase I)	R12.412,839
2014	SNOW Consultants	Interior design, space planning, furniture design, consultant management, contract management & architectural documentation services	R236,425	New office interior fit-out (Phase I)	R1,614,806
2015	SNOW Consultants	Interior design, space planning, furniture design, consultant management, contract management & architectural documentation services	R256,500	Office interior fit-out (Phase III)	R1,725,230
2016	Optiflex	Take part in and give input in the adjudication process for the IT architecture (enterprise development) Take part in an interview process	R2500 Per hour	Enterprise architecture Framework	N/A Tender not finalized
2015	Alexander Forbes	Investment consultancy	R47 549	Fixed Income Tender	Amount Based on Income %

TAX OMBUD

The Office of the Tax Ombud has not made any appointments of transaction advisors for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.

Reply:

1. Yes, the impact of mining activities towards development will be, settlement, shock and cracking due to past, present and future mining operations

2. The right is a converted right which has an Environmental Management Plan which under NEMA transitional arrangements is deemed to be an Environmental Authorisation. The Company has been directed to revise the Environmental Authorisation.

3. Underground mining in excess of 2400 metres below surface for Gold ore and Silver ore

 

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

1. (a), (b) (і) (іі) (aa) (bb) (cc) (dd) see annexure A attached.
2. See Annexure A attached.
3. See Annexure A attached.

Reply:

Whether (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him appointed transaction advisors for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016; if so, (i) who were the transaction advisors that were appointed for the tenders, (ii) for which tenders were they appointed, (iii) what was the pricing for the tenders in question and (iv) what amount were the transaction advisors paid?
		a)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
DPT	DMR	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
b)Entities	CGS	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	MINTEK	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	SDT	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	SADPMR	The SADPMR has not appointed transaction advisors for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016	N/A	N/A	N/A
	MHSC	The MHSC would appoint its own transaction advisors in line with the approved Supply Chain Management Policy. For the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016; no transaction advisors were appointed for tenders issued.	N/A	N/A	N/A

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

(1) (a) The total amount of discretionary grants paid in:

(i) 2004/15 : R3 505 995.00;

(ii) 2015/16 : R2 140 432.00

(iii) 2016/17 : R136 250.00

2014/15
Teacher Union	(b) Service provider	(c) Amount paid	(d) Number of employees trained
South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU)	University of the Western Cape	Contract Amount: R1 550 000.00 Amount paid to date: R1 550 000.00	60
	Curtis Nkondo Professional Development Institute	Contract Amount: R199 920.00 Amount paid to date: R199 920.00	68
Professional Educators Union (PEU)	North West University	Contract Amount: R497 045.00 Amount paid to date: R458 250.00	30
	North West University	Contract Amount: R171 000. 00 Amount paid to date: R171 000.00	39
National Teachers Union (NATU)	Central University of Technology	Contract Amount: R500 000.00 Amount paid to date: R500 000.00	20
Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwyserunie (SAOU)	CE@PTA Trust	Contract Amount: R135 625.00 Amount paid to date: R131 250.00	24
	North West University	Contract Amount: R170 000.00 Amount paid to date: R0.00	8
	North West University	Contract Amount: R175 000.00 Amount paid to date: R0.00	-
	Stellenbosch University	Contract Amount: R43 500.00 Amount paid to date: R0.00	-
National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA)	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	Contract Amount: R495 575.00 Amount paid to date R495 575.00	88
2015/16
Teacher Union	(b) Service provider	(c) Amount paid	(d) Number of employees trained
National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA)	North West University	Contract Amount: R376 000.00 Amount paid to date R282 000.00	80
	University of Pretoria	Contract Amount: R14  000.00 Amount paid to date R14 000.00	1
	University of Pretoria	Contract Amount: R273 750.00 Amount paid to date R241 850. 00	14
National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU)	NTEU	Contract Amount: R250 000.00 Amount paid to date R188 582.00	66
National Teachers Union (NATU)	University of KwaZulu-Natal	Contract Amount: R300 000.00 Amount paid to date R300 000.00	42
Professional Educators Union (PEU)	North West University	Contract Amount: R250 000.00 Amount paid to date R115 000.00	42
South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU)	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	Contract Amount: R999 000.00 Amount paid to date R999 000.00	900

2016/17
Teacher Union	(b) Service provider	(c) Amount paid	(d) Number of employees trained
National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA)	North West University Business School	Contract Amount: R97 500.00 Amount paid to date R0.00	-
	Business Enterprise – University of Pretoria	Contract Amount: R261 540.00 Amount paid to date R0.00	53
	MMS Attorneys	Contract Amount: R795 000.00 Amount paid to date R0.00	-
	North West University	Contract Amount: R186 000.00 Amount paid to date R0.00	21
	North West University	Contract Amount: R272 250.00 Amount paid to date R136 250.00	30
Professional Educators Union (PEU)	North West University Business School	Contract Amount: R105 000.00 Amount paid to date R0.00	-
	North West University Business School	Contract Amount: R270 300.00 Amount paid to date R0.00	-
	North West University Business School	Contract Amount: R337 750.00 Amount paid to date R0.00	56
South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU)	MMS Attorneys	Contract Amount: R2 000 000.00 Amount paid to date R0.00	232

(2) (a) Not applicable.

(b) The total number of employees who were found competent against unit standards:

• • 2014/15 : 742
  • 2015/16 : 300
  • 2016/17 : 232

(3) The beneficiaries of the Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA) funded skills development programmes were identified by the respective teacher union institutes.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1910 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

1. 55 Staff members were alleged to have participated in an illegal strike and not 100. Of the 55 staff members:

 (a) 5 Staff members were found not guilty as they proved not to have been on strike. The charges against them were withdrawn. These employees opted to represent themselves; hence, they are not associated with unions.

(b) 2 Staff members belonging to the South African Liberated Public Service Workers Union (SALIPSWU) also proved not to have participated in the strike and their charges were withdrawn.

(c) 11 Staff members belonging to the National Health Education and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) (one staff member holds dual membership with SALIPSWU) pleaded guilty and were given a warning. These employees stated that they were forced to leave the site by other colleagues, allegedly members of SALIPSWU who were on strike. NEHAWU indicated that it had warned its members not to participate, as it was an illegal strike.

(d) 13 Members of the Public Servants Association (PSA) (three staff members hold dual membership with SALIPSWU), were found guilty for participating in an illegal strike and suspended for 5 days without salary.

(e) 23 Members of SALIPSWU were found guilty for participating in an illegal strike and suspended for 5 days without salary.

(f) 2 Members of SALIPSWU were found guilty for participating in an illegal strike and barricading the entrance with their private cars. The sanction was suspension of salary for one month.(g) 

1. 3 Members of SALIPSWU were found guilty and dismissed for participating in an illegal strike and committing various acts of misconduct:
   1. convening meetings in the staff room without permission;
   2. assaulting employees who were not on strike;
   3. contravening the conditions of their suspension;
   4. destroying material for teaching and learning; and
   5. chasing out a monitor from Umalusi.

2. The College respects the rights of employees to be represented by a Union irrespective of the nature of their sanction. This was stated in the notices of the hearing for all 55 employees who were subject to charges. The College did not deny any employee representation. Three employees opted not to attend the hearing since SALIPSWU was not allowed to represent them due to noncompliance with organisational rights, as outlined in Section 21 of the Labour Relations Act, as amended.

(a) Information was requested from the College and applicants. The applicants did not comply, however, Maluti Technical and Vocational 3. Education and Training (TVET) College provided the following information:

• Biographical and service data of the employees;
• Findings and reasons for findings of the Chairperson (Presiding officer’s report);
• Aggravating and mitigating circumstances considered by the Chairperson;
• Letters conveying the findings and decision of the Chairperson to the employees;
• Notice of the disciplinary hearings and charge sheets;
• Record of the hearings proceeding;
• Appointment letters of the Chairperson and Initiator;
• Suspension, warning or transfer letters (if applicable);
• Description of the main evidence on which the employer relied; and
• Any additional evidence presented by the employees, which was not available at the time of the hearing.

(b) The decision to turn down the appeal against the dismissal was based on the:

• nature of transgression committed, which compromised teaching and learning;
• employees not complying with the processes;
• employees having not shown remorse for their deeds; and
• employees choosing to exclude themselves from the processes.

4. Students informed the Management of Maluti TVET College on 8 March 2016 that lecturers planned to go on strike. The strike was based on the list of grievances in relation to “Staff work load to be reduced to 4 groups” against the 5 groups stipulated in the Policy document and the “lack of resources namely: text books, furniture, teaching resources, no library, etc.”.

Management engaged with lecturers, students, parents and later with unions to prevent such a strike. Other unions, i.e. the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) and National Health Education and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU), understood that such a strike would be illegal and unprotected, and they discouraged their members from participating in such a strike. However, some lecturers continued with the strike action, which led to a disciplinary process being instituted against them.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1999 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE: