Questions and Replies

Reply:

(a) and (b)

Teachers can go on normal retirement once they reach the age of 60 and compulsory retirement at 65. The table below shows the number of teachers who will reach the age of 60 in the next five (5) years at primary, secondary, combined and intermediate schools.

ROW LABELS	COMBINED	INTERMEDIATE	PRIMARY	SECONDARY	GRAND TOTAL
EASTERN CAPE	73	36	2 616	4 374	7 099
FREE STATE	157	184	1 804	780	2 925
GAUTENG	26	52	4 499	2 765	7 342
KWAZULU-NATAL	7	1	6 715	2 951	9 674
LIMPOPO PROVINCE	91	6	5 617	2 981	8 695
MPUMALANGA	173		3 141	1 078	4 392
NORTH WEST	112	208	2 415	728	3 463
NORTHERN CAPE	39	50	784	294	1 167
WESTERN CAPE	34		2 685	1 517	4 236
GRAND TOTAL	712	537	30 276	17 468	48 993

Source: PERSAL

Reply:

(1) EMS in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is provided at provincial level by Gauteng Emergency Medical Services as well as at local government level by Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

(i) An average of 25 of a total pool of 45 ambulances owned and managed by Gauteng Department of Health Provincial EMS are operational per shift for specific functions within Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

(ii) An average of 63 of a pool of 167 ambulances are operational per shift within the boundaries of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality - 83 of the 167 ambulances are owned by Gauteng Department of Health Provincial EMS and 84 of the 167 are owned by Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. The day-to-day operations of these vehicles are managed by Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

The total combined fleet available for operations within Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is 212.

(2) (a) The national normative ratio (which is used as a guide) is one ambulance per 10 000 people (1:10 000);

(b) The number of people in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is estimated at 3 178 470 as per StatsSA June 2016

(3) (a) (i) The minimum number of registered EMS personnel to work on an ambulance is two (2);

(ii) The basic equipment that is supposed to be on an ambulance at all times is as per Annexure A;

(b) In terms of the Health Professions Act of 1974 all personnel are required to practice within their respective scopes of practice as per their registration categories. All personnel must hold a valid Professional Driving Permit (PDP) and all ambulances are required to be registered as such in terms of the National Road Traffic Act. Furthermore, all Emergency Medical Service providers will be required to comply with the Emergency Medical Services Regulations when promulgated by the Minister of Health. The EMS Regulations prescribe the application and accreditation processes, as well as the minimum standard of staffing and equipments for all categories of pre-hospital vehicles in South Africa in both public and privates services.

END.

Reply:

(a) No Transaction Advisors were appointed by the National Department of Human Settlements for tenders between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2016.

(b) Of the eight entities reporting to me, six entities indicated that they did not appoint Transaction Advisors for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016. The Housing Development Agency and the National Home Builders Registration Council advised that they did appoint Transaction Advisors as per the Honourable Member’s question. However, in accordance with the established practise applicable to parliamentary questions and guidelines contained in the document titled, “Guide to Parliamentary Questions in the National Assembly”, I will not provide names of the Transaction Advisors that the two entities appointed. The document referred to specifically states the following:

“Questions are to be framed as concisely as possible. All unnecessary adjectives, references and quotations are omitted. Names of persons, bodies and, for example, newspapers are only used in questions if the facts surrounding the case have been proven. As the mere mention of such names could be construed as publicity for or against them, it should be clear that this practice is highly undesirable. If a question will be unintelligible without mentioning such names, the Departments concerned are notified of the name (-s) and this phrase is used: ".......a certain person (name furnished)”

The Housing Development Agency appointed two Transactions Advisors for tenders in the period 01 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.

(ii) (a) For the release of two inner city buildings for Human Settlements.

(b) For the Assessment of the Private Sector Human Settlements Projects.

(iii) (a) R478 122.00.

(b) R5 900 000.00.

(iv) The amounts were included as total values in (iii) above as the contracts were for the procurements of transaction advisors to assist with transaction advice on both the release of inner city buildings and assessment of Private Sector Human Settlements Projects.

The National Home Builders Registration Council has appointed three Transactions Advisors for tenders in the period 01 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.

(ii) (a) For the implementation of the SAP tender.

(b) For the leasing of two (02) mobile offices tender.

(c) For the provision of Human capital services tender.

(iii) (a) SAP tender was awarded at R73 754 352.00.

(b) Mobile offices tender was awarded at R11 080 800.00.

(c) Provision of human capital tender was awarded at R5 397 444.00.

(iv) (a) R134 250.00.

(b) R299 179.06.

(c) R22 550.00

Reply:

On 8 August 2017, there was a break-in at the offices of the Competition Commission during which laptops containing details of current investigationsa by the Commission, were stolen. The Commission reported the matter to the SAPS and obtained case number CAS 293/8/2017 from the Sunnyside SAPS station. The matter was raised by the Minister of Economic Development with the Minister of Police. The case is being transferred to the Hawks.

Evidence in the possession of the Commission relating to the break-in have been handed over to the police to aid their investigation. No laptops have as been recovered.

Steps have been taken by the Commission following the break-in to improve security. I am sure the Honourable Member will appreciate that it would not be appropriate to place details of such measures in the public domain, nor furnish more information as the matter is currently under investigation by the law enforcement authorities.

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Reply:

(a)(i)(ii) Nil.

(b)(i)(ii) Nil.

Reply:

(a) All public schools in the country should be offering school sports activities after normal learning hours. However, the Department, through Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) is currently undertaking a school sport audit that will verify this information.

(b)(i) Physical Education (PE) in South Africa is taught by Life Orientation (LO) Educators who do not necessarily have formal training in Physical Education. However, the Department, through PEDs is currently undertaking a schools sport audit that will include the number of teachers qualified in PE with a view to upskill PE teachers.

(ii) Each school district is serviced by a District Coordinator responsible for school sport. These coordinators then relay the information through (to their respective Provincial Coordinators. The human capacity in each province is as following:

 

Province	No of Districts	No of District Officials	No of Provincial Officials
Eastern Cape	23	23	2
Free State	5	21	4
Gauteng	15	30	2
KwaZulu-Natal	12	18	3
Limpopo	5	7	3
Mpumalanga	4	14	3
Northern Cape	5	5	4
North West	4	19	2
Western Cape	8	8	1

Reply:

(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(c)(i)(ii) On 5 August 2017, the information was as follows:

	(a)	(b)(i)	(b)(ii)	(b)(iii)	(c)(i)	(c)(ii)
Province	Number of vehicles	Operational	Non-operational	About to be boarded	Ideal ratio	Current ratio
EASTERN CAPE	5 533	4 288	918	327	4.51:1	3,87
FREE STATE	3 381	2 579	462	340	4.51:1	3,85
GAUTENG	9 216	7 185	1 377	654	4.51:1	3,92
HEAD OFFICE	5 751	4 744	778	229	4.51:1	4,84
KWAZULU-NATAL	7 164	5 564	1 174	426	4.51:1	3,81
LIMPOPO	3 074	2 540	466	68	4.51:1	4,34
MPUMALANGA	2 554	2 110	243	201	4.51:1	4,61
NORTH WEST	2 947	2 419	338	190	4.51:1	3,63
NORTHERN CAPE	2 227	1 762	337	128	4.51:1	3,8
WESTERN CAPE	6 100	5 234	701	165	4.51:1	3,81
Grand Total	47 947	38 425	6 794	2 728	4.51:1	4.03

The above excludes the bulk of vehicles still to be delivered during 2017/2018.

Reply:

(a) Applications for South African Tourism Board positions will open for a period of 30 days in October 2017.

(b) Applications for South African Tourism Board positions will close in November 2017.

Reply:

1. R110 Billion Portfolio

2. (a)(i) R1,577,304

 (ii) R801,126

(b)(i)The assumption is based on the Fund’s annual actuarial valuation report as at 31 March 2017. Additional allowance for unemployment claims were made due to higher expected future unemployment rates. As per the quarterly labour force survey of 2017 Q1, unemployment increased by 1.2% over most recent quarter (from 26.5% to 27.7%). It is expected that this trend will persist for another 4 quarters so that the total increase in unemployment benefits is likely to be around 5%. As unemployment represent 80% of the total benefits paid by the Fund, we expect a 4% increase in benefit payments overall.

(ii) The estimation in (a) above is based on the Monetary Policy Committee’s economic growth forecast made on 25 May 2017 that growth of 1% is expected for 2017 after which it is expected to increase to 1.5% in 2018. It was also assumed that total salaries on which contributions are based will increase at inflation plus the economic growth forecast as set out above.

Reply:

1. According to the Conditional Grant Framework (CGF), the National School Nutrition Programme Provides nutritious meals to all learners in quintile 1 to 3 Primary and Secondary Schools as well as identified special schools on all school days. Furthermore, the CGF provides for deviation from the provisions for implementation subject to compliance to minimum feeding requirements and availability of resources. One of the deviations that may be approved by the national transferring officer (Director-General) based on achievements and/or critical challenges in each province is the number of learners that exceed the gazetted quintiles, that is feeding of learners in quintile 4 and 5 schools.

2. (a)(i)(ii)(b)(i)(ii)(c)The Department does not collect data on schools that are providing meals to learners through alternative sources of funding because this falls outside the scope of the National School Nutrition Programme Conditional Grant.

Reply:

(a)(b)(c)(d) As per attached document.

(e) The statistics for the period mentioned, have not yet been released, and may therefore, not be made public.

COMPARATIVE CRIME STATISTICS
Sedgefield
Period: April 2015 to March 2016 compared with previous three years for the same period
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CRIME CATEGORY	Apr 2012 - Mar 2013	Apr 2013 - Mar 2014	Apr 2014 - Mar 2015	Apr 2015 - Mar 2016	% Difference 2013/2014	% Difference 2014/2015	% Difference 2015/2016
	43	56	69	82
CONTACT CRIMES (CRIMES AGAINST A PERSON)
Murder	4	2	1	4	-50.00%	-50.00%	300.00%
Attempted Murder	2	0	6	1	-100.00%	6 Cases more	-83.33%
Assault GBH	68	60	49	47	-11.76%	-18.33%	-4.08%
Assault Common	62	73	69	51	17.74%	-5.48%	-26.09%
Robbery Aggravated	2	10	22	25	400.00%	120.00%	13.64%
Robbery Common	11	5	12	10	-54.55%	140.00%	-16.67%
Total of All Sexual Offences	20	17	11	17	-15.00%	-35.29%	54.55%
TOTAL	169	167	170	155	-1.18%	1.80%	-8.82%
CONTACT RELATED CRIMES
Arson	2	0	0	0	-100.00%	0 Cases	0 Cases
Malicious damage to property	44	37	28	31	-15.91%	-24.32%	10.71%
TOTAL	46	37	28	31	-19.57%	-24.32%	10.71%
PROPERTY RELATED CRIMES
Burglary at residential premises	136	259	209	196	90.44%	-19.31%	-6.22%
Burglary at non-residential premises	19	33	37	23	73.68%	12.12%	-37.84%
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle	5	6	4	4	20.00%	-33.33%	0.00%
Theft out of or from motor vehicle	66	42	116	59	-36.36%	176.19%	-49.14%
Stock Theft	0	0	0	0	0 Cases	0 Cases	0 Cases
TOTAL	226	340	366	282	50.44%	7.65%	-22.95%
OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES
Other theft not mentioned elsewhere	169	148	154	143	-12.43%	4.05%	-7.14%
Commercial Crime	9	13	20	15	44.44%	53.85%	-25.00%
Shoplifting	8	6	10	10	-25.00%	66.67%	0.00%
TOTAL	186	167	184	168	-10.22%	10.18%	-8.70%
CRIMES HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON POLICE ACTION FOR DETECTION
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition	1	0	3	1	-100.00%	3 Cases more	-66.67%
Drug related crime	109	76	76	80	-30.28%	0.00%	5.26%
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs	46	29	25	10	-36.96%	-13.79%	-60.00%
Sexual Offences : as a result of police action	0	0	0	0	0 Cases	0 Cases	0 Cases
TOTAL	156	105	104	91	-32.69%	-0.95%	-12.50%
SUB CATEGORIES OF ROBBERY AGGRAVATED *
Carjacking	0	0	0	0	0 Cases	0 Cases	0 Cases
Truck hijacking	0	0	0	0	0 Cases	0 Cases	0 Cases
Robbery of cash in transit	0	0	0	0	0 Cases	0 Cases	0 Cases
Bank robbery	0	0	0	0	0 Cases	0 Cases	0 Cases
House robbery	0	3	6	9	3 Cases more	100.00%	50.00%
Business robbery	0	2	5	7	2 Cases more	150.00%	40.00%
TOTAL	0	5	11	16	5 Cases more	120.00%	45.45%
* Already accounted for under the category Robbery Aggravated
TOTAL 17 PRIORITY CRIMES	627	711	748	636	13.40%	5.20%	-14.97%
TOTAL TRIO CRIMES	0	5	11	16	5 Cases more	120.00%	45.45%

Reply:

The Statistics Council of South Africa was appointed in January 2017 for a period of three years, while the NYDA Board was appointed in May 2017 for a period of five years. Applications will open and close at an appropriate time.

Reply:

Of the nine Provincial Departments of Human Settlements, only the Eastern Cape and the Gauteng province confirmed that there were contractors who initiated legal action for non-payment within the prescribed 30 days. All other provinces indicated “none” to the question posed by the Honourable member.

The Honourable Member should take note that I cannot provide much detail pertaining to these matters for the following reasons:

1. Some of the matters are before courts the and therefore sub judice.
2. The document titled “Guide to Parliamentary Questions in the National Assembly” prohibits Members of Parliament, including the Executive, from providing names when responding to parliamentary questions. The document referred to states that:

“Questions are to be framed as concisely as possible. All unnecessary adjectives, references and quotations are omitted. Names of persons, bodies and, for example, newspapers are only used in questions if the facts surrounding the case have been proven. As the mere mention of such names could be construed as publicity for or against them, it should be clear that this practice is highly undesirable. If a question will be unintelligible without mentioning such names, the Departments concerned are notified of the name (-s) and this phrase is used: ".......a certain person (name furnished)”

In the tables below, please find information provided by the Eastern Cape and the Gauteng Province:

Eastern Cape

(a) The number of contractors who initiated legal action:	(d) current status of each contract (paid or not paid)
(i) Black	(ii) White	(iii) Female-owned contractors
The cases were mostly with subcontractors that have no direct contract with the Department of Human Settlements and therefore we do not have detailed information on them, including their BBEE Codes	Matter finalized .Department ordered to pay the claim with interest and costs. The department settled the amount.
	Department settled the amount as per court order. Contract ended 18 May 2017 and extension of time requested
	Parties are exchanging pleadings. Contract ended 23 March 2013
	Matter pending before court. Parties are exchanging pleadings.
	Matter pending before court. Parties are exchanging pleadings.
	Matter still pending at court. Contract extended up to 31st March 2018
	Matter still pending at court. The Extended contract ended 11 February 2016

Gauteng Province

(a) How many contractors initiated legal action:	(d) current status of each contract (paid or not paid)
(i) Black	(ii) White	(iii) Female-owned contractors
Black		Male	The matter is pending before a court of law
Black		Male	The matter is pending before a court of law
Black		Male	The matter is pending before a court of law
	White	Female	The matter is pending before a court of law
Black		Male	The Department has received a letter from the company concerned informing the Department that it is withdrawing the case against the Department. We have requested it to request his attorneys to file a formal withdrawal notice in court. We will close the file once a formal withdrawal has been served to the Department
Black		Female	State Attorney was instructed to enter an appearance to defend as there is no contractual relationship between the Plaintiff and the Department.
Black		Male	The matter is pending before a court of law
	White	Male	The matter is pending before a court of law
	The Department has settled the outstanding amount and the Plaintiff has been requested to formally file a withdrawal Notice in court.
	White	Male	The dispute related to the amount of claim for damages as a result of terminating the contract and interest for late payment of the capital amount. The Department has since effected payment to settle the claim.

Reply:

I have been furnished with a reply by the CEO of the IDC, Mr Geoffrey Qhena, to the question, which follows below.

1. “The circumstances resulting in the IDC laying criminal charges against the client are as a result of an audit finding which found that there was a material misrepresentation made by the company in its request for funding to the IDC, which amounted to fraud. Details of the case cannot however be disclosed, as the matter is still under investigation by the South African Police Services.

2. According to our records, IDC monitored matters related to the loan, including conditions attached thereto, according to applicable internal processes.

3. The loan to the business/company of the said businessperson, was processed and approved by the IDC in accordance with applicable IDC internal processes.”

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Reply:

I have been informed by the Department as follows:

(1) The Department is currently working on streamlining various institutions such as the National Cybersecurity Advisory Council (NACC), National Internet Governance Forum (NIGF), National ICT Forum and National Broadband Council in light of another process to establish the 4th Industrial Revolution Commission.

(2)(a)The Department has not published any advertisement to solicit nominations of members to serve on the council’s board. The recruitment of new council members will be conducted once the new approach and Terms of Reference have been approved.

(2)(b)Not applicable

(3) Yes, the review of the council’s functions and roles has been completed. The Department will provide the necessary support required by the National Broadband Advisory Council in fulfilling its mandate.

Reply:

(a) and (b)

Number of educators at primary, secondary, intermediate and secondary school levels.

ROW LABELS	COMBINED	INTERMEDIATE	PRIMARY	SECONDARY	TOTAL
EASTERN CAPE	567	167	15 200	35 151	51 085
FREE STATE	1 280	1 091	10 501	7 923	20 795
GAUTENG	280	351	33 865	24 467	58 963
KWAZULU-NATAL	41	24	50 866	36 485	87 416
LIMPOPO PROVINCE	635	45	26 908	22 741	50 329
MPUMALANGA	1 888		18 239	11 789	31 916
NORTH WEST	1 111	1 678	14 707	7 021	24 517
NORTHERN CAPE	400	400	5 361	2 984	9 145
WESTERN CAPE	206		18 535	10 224	28 965
GRAND TOTAL	6 408	3 756	194 182	158 785	363 131

Source: PERSAL, June 2017

Reply:

(a) 371 drug-related cases went to court, from the Kempton Park Police Station, in Gauteng.

(b) 36 drug-related cases ended in successful convictions, in the 2016/2017 financial year.

Reply:

(1) (a) & (b) No. The Council of the NHBRC took a decision to place the official referred to in the question on precautionary suspension pending the outcome of an investigation.

(2) Honourable Member, the Council has advised me that it has never taken a decision to appoint the gentlemen referred to in the question in any position.

Reply:

(1) All Educators must be registered with the South African Council of Educators (SACE). The SACE is required by law to conduct background checks on all educators as part of the registration process. This includes disclosure and verification of any, previous and pending proceedings, employer disciplinary action or conviction for a criminal offence.

However, in addition, Provincial Education Departments (PEDs), as employers are required to conduct further background checks in line with the regulations on employer suitability checks of employment in the public service. For educators, these are criminal, qualification and identity verification checks.

(2) Currently, the PEDs do not have jurisdiction over the appointments done by School Governing Bodies (SGBs) in SGB posts to the extent of conducting personnel suitability checks in line with the public service regulatory framework or beyond what is the SACE regulations. However, SGBs are encouraged to conduct such checks on educators appointed at schools.

Reply:

a) The role of the Digital Migration Advisory Council (DMAC) is to support the department in a non-discriminatory approach in order to enable an expedited rollout of STBs in all provinces of South Africa. The DMAC’s role is limited to providing an advisory role and to execute its work through the established Digital Migration Project Management Office at the Department of Communications.

b) The DMAC’s final composition and structure are still being finalised. The DMAC will be chaired by a representative from the Ministry or Department of Communications, who is appointed by the Minister of Communications. DMAC comprises representatives from government, State Owned Entities (SOEs) and private sector participants from the broadcasting and telecommunications industries (‘telcos”). The participants are as per the table below:

SECTOR	ORGANIZATION
Government	Department of Communications (Head)
	Department of Telecommunications & Postal Services
	Department of Trade and Industry
	Department of Science and Technology
	Department of Economic Development
SOEs	USAASA
	ICASA
	SAPO
	Sentech
Broadcasters	SABC
	e.tv
	Multichoice
	StarSat
Telco Operators	Telkom
	Cell C
	Vodacom
	Liquid Telecom
	MTN
	Rain (WBS)

c) The expected deliverables are:

1. Collaborating with the department to raise awareness and educate the public on Digital Migration and the rollout process, leveraging on the digital platforms from the participants’ industry operations (mobile networks and broadcast platforms);
2. Facilitating the extension of material support in terms of STB rollout and seconding personnel to participate in the Digital Migration Project Management Office;
3. Assist with strategies and to provide on the ground support to migrate citizens that do not qualify for the government subsidy;
4. For participating broadcasters (commercial and free-to-air) to advise on strategies to provide and share attractive content across all the digital platforms in order to encourage viewer uptake;
5. Provide support to the department’s Digital Migration Project Management Office.

d) December 2018.

Reply:

a) The heritage resources designated as National Monuments (including statues and memorials but also other types of heritage resources) built or commissioned before 1994 are recorded to total 2740.

b) To determine the number of statues only, and where they are situated, the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) has made a request to the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) for every municipality to conduct an audit of the statues in their localities and supply us with this information. This exercise will provide exact number and location of the statues.

c) The materials used in the construction of statues in South Africa are primarily bronze and marble.

Reply:

No.	Question	Response
(1)	Whether he has found that the collapse of a pedestrian bridge onto the N3 highway on 9 August 2017, happened at or around the same time as an earth tremor was experienced in the region; if so, (a) was the tremor a result of the previous or current mining activity and (b) was the mining activity that led to the tremor found to be legal or illegal	The Council for Geoscience’s seismic stations indicate that the tremor occurred on the 8th August 2017 at 23:47:23. The tremor was a magnitude 2.3 and occurred within a depth of 3.4km The Council for Geoscience has not established causality between the stated tremor and either previous or current mining activities.
(2)	Does the Council for Geoscience keep a record of such tremors; if so;	The Council for Geoscience keeps records of all tremors.
(3)	Has the Council for Geoscience reported on any such event; if not, when will the report be made available; if so, what are the relevant details;	The Council for Geoscience records all tremors. Records on specific tremors can be made available. The relevant details are date, time, magnitude and depth.
(4)	Have there been other reports of tremors in the area; if so, how frequent have they been?	Yes, there are tremors that occur in the area and our records indicate a frequency of 1 tremor a week of magnitude 2 and above.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

a) No Direct Relationship

b) No Indirect Relationship

(і) No

(іі) No

(ііі) No

(іv) No

Reply:

The Department doesn’t issues environmental impact assessment certificate but only process Environmental Authorisation for applications.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

(a) The Parliament National Assembly Speaker has been informed of the vacancies at ICASA Council and a need to initiate a process to fill the vacancies. Parliament through the National Assembly Portdolio Committee on Communications is in a process to ensure that vacancies at ICASA Council are filled.

(b) Expiry date of current Members of the ICASA Council is 03/04/2020

Reply:

Out of 25 Public Entities reporting to my department, eleven (11) Board terms of office will lapse on 30 November 2017, and calls for nominations to serve on the Boards have been advertised as follows:

Name of Public Entity	Opening date for the advertisement of Boards/Councils nominees	Closing date for the advertisement of Boards/Councils nominees
Artscape	01 June 2017	30 June 2017
The Playhouse Company	01 June 2017	30 June 2017
The South African State Theatre	01 June 2017	30 June 2017
Performing Arts Centre of the Free State	01 June 2017	30 June 2017
National Heritage Council	10 July 2017	31 July 2017
Afrikaanse Taalmuseum	01 June 2017	30 June 2017
Msunduzi Museum	01 June 2017	30 June 2017
William Humphreys Art Gallery	01 June 2017	30 June 2017
National English Literary Museum	01 June 2017	30 June 2017
Luthuli Museum	01 June 2017	30 June 2017
War Museum	01 June 2017	30 June 2017

The other thirteen (13) boards are still within their term of office.

As the Honourable Member might be aware that PANSALB board matter was resolved by the courts and the Department is now busy with the necessary processes to constitute the board. The dates for public nomination will be publicised soon.

Reply:

a) (i) No (aa)(aaa) – (cc) Falls away

(ii) No (aa)(aaa) – (cc) Falls away

b) (i) No (aa)(aaa) – (cc) Falls away

(ii) No (aa)(aaa) – (cc) Falls away

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

(a) A total of 147 187 jobs have were lost by the first quarter (ending March) of 2017, from a total of 611 018 in 1994.

(b) The Department does not have those figures, but the impact of mechanisation on job losses has been very minimal. Most of the jobs were lost due to decline in ore grades, reduced prices resulting from weakened demand, all of which led to operations’ restructuring.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

In terms of the SARB Act (read with the regulations made in terms thereof), the most effective powers of the shareholders are the approval of the appointment of auditors for the bank and their remuneration, as well as the election of seven non-executive directors to the board. Shareholders have no powers in terms of the SARB Act to terminate the office of any director. Of the board of directors’ 15 members, eight directors (including the Governor and the three Deputy Governors), the majority of the 15 board members, are appointed by the President, also after consultation with the Minister of Finance. Shareholders elect seven non-executive directors from an approved list of candidates who may not necessarily be persons nominated by shareholders. The pool of candidates from which shareholders elect the directors is vetted by a Panel which is chaired by the Governor and includes a retired Judge.

The SARB Amendment Act, which introduced substantial amendments to the legal structure and operations of the SARB, amongst other things, adequately addressed the previous anomaly. Major amendments constituted the introduction of the concept of "associates" in respect of shareholders or potential shareholders of the SARB and the establishment of a panel (established and convened by the Governor) to give effect to fit and proper principles with regard to non-executive directors elected by shareholders. It resulted in the existing numbers of SARB shares held by all persons who qualify as associates of a specific shareholder or potential shareholder being taken into account in the determination of the number of shares (limited to 10,000 shares) that the specific shareholder may lawfully hold or acquire. Shareholders were also hereafter only entitled to elect non-executive directors to the Board that had been declared eligible by the panel. The Board consists of fifteen directors (eleven non-executive and four executive directors) of which the President appoints eight, which includes the 4 Governors and 3 Deputy Governors. The shareholders elect the remaining seven.

Consequently, shareholders of the SARB have limited powers, which in addition to the above (at a general meeting of shareholders), are limited to discussing the annual report and financial statements of the SARB, appointing of the auditors and approving their remuneration and discussing special business duly placed on the agenda of the meeting.

The above is a correct reflection of the position. What may be added is that since the introduction of the SARB Amendment Act, 2010, any person, together with his, her or its associates who held more than 10,000 shares could exercise a maximum of no more than 50 votes. The SARB Amendment Act also provided for a process whereby shareholders who were, together with their associates holding more than the maximum of 10,000 shares, to regularise their shareholding. The Legal Services Department of the SARB embarked upon a process whereby the affected shareholders were informed of the legal changes and requirements and shareholders were encouraged and assisted to regularise their shareholdings.

Despite these efforts, the 15 shareholders mentioned hereunder were evidently not willing to regularise their shareholding in the SARB and the SARB was obliged to approach the High Court (as envisaged in terms of the SARB Amendment Act) for appropriate relief.

Name	Surname	RBS Reference	No. of Shares
Shimon	Barit	016760	10,000
Sibylla	Smude-Lang	016720	10,000
Werner Markus	Duerr	016689	10,000
Elfriede Luise	Duerr	016686	10,000
Ernst Albert	Duerr	016685	10,000
Peter	Duerr	016684	10,000
Carolin Charlotte	Duerr	016681	10,000
Frederic Michael	Duerr	016680	10,000
Sophia Mary	Duerr	016679	10,000
Josephine Johanna	Duerr	016675	10,000
H Meyer Family Trust		016614	10,000
Gwendoline Mildred	Meyer	016606	10,000
Zacharia Petronella	Munnik	016504	10,000
Herman Werner	Lang	016505	10,000
Sally Helen Hanscomb	Joubert	016456	9,200
			149,200

Reply:

As of 01/08/2017 no security clearance request had been received by the State Security Agency.

Reply:

1. (a) Various Correctional Services centres as follows:

• Barberton
• Baviaanspoort (Pretoria)
• Brandvlei (Worcester)
• Devon/Springs
• Drakenstein (Paarl)
• Goedemoed (Aliwal North)
• Grootvlei (Bloemfontein)
• Groenpunt (Vereeniging)
• Kirkwood
• Leewkop (Bryanston)
• Losperfontein (Brits)
• Overberg (Caledon)
• Rooigrond (Mafikeng)
• Sevontein (Pitermaritzburg)
• Middledrift (king Willams Town)
• Voorberg (Pietermaritzburg)
• Waterval (Utrecht)
• Zonderwater (Cullinan)

(b) (i) Rakgalakane has an agreement with Sernick Veevoere (Pty) Ltd to provide animal feed in the RT11/2016 transversal contract. Rakgalakane Investment cc submitted an authorisation letter from Sernick Veevoere (Pty) Ltd as their manufacturer. As an agent to Sernick Veevoere (Pty) Ltd they provided registration certificates and composition labels of the animal feeds from Department of Agriculture. In this case, all the items awarded to Rakgalakane Investment cc as manufactured by Sernick Veevoere (Pty) Ltd complied with the specification and registration certificates and were verified by the Department of Agriculture before the bid was awarded.

(ii) Supply of animal feed – Rakgalakane Investment cc has previous experience of delivering animal feed to amongst others North West drought relief programmes.

(c) Rakgalakane Investment cc uses the storage facilities of Sernick Veevoere (Pty) Ltd.

(d) Yes, see answer in (b) i.

2. (a) Physical address:

Stoneridge office Park,

8 Greenstone Place,

Greenstone, Edenvale,

1609

(b) Contact details of the specified company’s

Lerato Bevline Rakgalakane

Cell No: 084 296 8826

Tell No: 011 201 2167

E-mail: [email protected]

(c) Any other premises? - None

Reply:

(1) (a) R 74,603,183.16

(b) SAB&T

(2) & (3) As indicated in my previous reply to this question, the officials implicated in the report are no longer in the employ of SASSA. The Agency is investigating this matter further.

(4) See 3 above

Reply:

The threat assessments that SSA provide, in compliance with the counter intelligence mandate as provided for in the National Strategic Act of 1994 (No. 39 of 1994) as amended, do not prescribe security measures that need to be implemented in response to a threat. The determination of the measures to be applied is the prerogative of the requesting institution.

Reply:

1. Number of completed Social Responsibility Implementation (SRI) projects since 2014 is thirty-two (32).

2. Infrastructure projects currently under implementation in Working for Tourism in terms of the EPWP

No.	Which SRI projects have not yet been completed	(b)(i) what Is the total cost of the project	(b)(ii) What are the reasons for the incompletion
EASTERN CAPE
1	Six Day Hiking Trail ( Port st Johns to Coffee bay)	Budget: R9,405,000 Transferred to date: R7,429,814 Actual expenditure: R7,401,395	The project is currently under implementation and is expected to be completed in December 2017.
2	Upgrading of Kiwane Campsite	Budget: R22,632,036 Transferred to date: R213,750 Actual expenditure: R213,750	This is a historical project which had stalled due the poor performance of the service provider. The Department has now appointed a new service provider to complete the project. The project is currently in the planning phase. The planning phase will be assessed by Government Technical Advisory Centre (GTAC) team and advice will be provided on the cost and approach to complete the project.
3	Mdantsane Lodge	Budget: R13,537,500 Transferred to date: R570,000 Actual expenditure: R570,000	This is a new project currently in the planning phase. The planning phase will be assessed by GTAC team and advice will be provided on whether to proceed with the project or not, and if so the cost and approach to implement and complete the project.
4	Mthonsi Lodge	Budget: R28,215,000 Transferred to date: R27,531,883 Actual expenditure: R25,874,726	The service provider requested additional funding to complete outstanding deliverables. GTAC is assessing the request for additional funding and will advise the Department on the way forward.
5	Qatywa Eco-Tourism Development	Budget: R23,750,000 Transferred to date: R23,288,668 Actual expenditure: R21,021,031	The service provider requested additional funding to complete outstanding deliverables. GTAC is assessing the request for additional funding and will advise the Department on the way forward
6	Western Tembuland	Budget: R10,449,156 Transferred to date: R10,382,358 Actual expenditure: R9,557,581	This is a historical project which stalled due to budget short-fall. The project will be assessed by the GTAC team and advice will be provided on the cost and approach to complete the project
7	Establishment of Chalets at Nyandeni Great Place	Budget: R7,600,000 Transferred to date: R7,546,800 Actual expenditure: R7,546,800	This is a historical project which stalled due to budget shortfall. The project will be assessed by the GTAC team and advice will be provided on the cost and approach to complete the project
8	Tenahead Mountain Lodge	Budget: R2,925,000 Transferred to date: R2,574,842 Actual expenditure: R2,574,842	This is a historical project which stalled due to poor performance of the implementer. The project will be assessed by the GTAC team and advice will be provided on the cost and approach to complete the project
9	Rock Art Tourism Phase 2	Budget: R4,750,000 Transferred to date: R4,662,212 Actual expenditure: R4,414,103	This is a historical project which stalled poor performance of the implementer. The project will be assessed by the GTAC team and advice will be provided on the cost and approach to complete the project
10	Quakeni Great Place Cultural Village	Budget: R20,500,000 Transferred to date: R20,380,886 Actual expenditure: R20,167,143	This is a historical project which stalled due to budget shortfall. The project will be assessed by the GTAC team and advice will be provided on the cost and approach to complete the project.
FREE STATE
11	Building a Guest House in Qwa Qwa	Budget: R16,906,319 Transferred to date: R16,786,234 Actual expenditure: R14,765,498	Historical challenges with this project have been resolved and the Department appointed a new service provider to complete the project. The project is currently under implementation and is expected to be completed in March 2018.
12	Masilonyane Information Centre	Budget: R3,773,102 Transferred to date: R2,138,579 Actual expenditure: R2,034,358	This project is currently in the implementation phase and is expected to be completed by December 2017.
13	Empereni Hospitality Training Centre	Budget: R18,810,000 Transferred to date: R760,000 Actual expenditure: R760,000	This is a new project in the planning phase. The planning phase will be assessed by GTAC team and advice will be provided whether to proceed with the project or not, and if so advice on the approach to implement the project.
14	Vredefort Dome Interpretation Center	Budget: R15,000,000 Transferred to date: R0 Actual expenditure: R0	This is a historical project which had stalled due to poor performance of the service provider. The Department has now appointed a new service provider to complete the project. The project is currently in the planning phase. The planning phase will be assessed by Government Technical Advisory Centre (GTAC) team and advice will be provided on the cost and approach to complete the project.
15	Barolong Boo Seleka	Budget: R3,372,500 Transferred to date: R3,298,917 Actual expenditure: R3,174,621	This is a historical project which stalled poor performance of the service provider. The project will be assessed by GTAC and advice will be provided whether to complete it or not, and if so advice on the cost and approach to complete it.
16	Sentinel Peak Car Park Access	Budget: R11,432,622 Transferred to date: R11,213,297 Actual expenditure: R11,128,388	This is a historical project which stalled due to budget shortfall. The project will be assessed by the GTAC team and advice will be provided on whether to complete it or not, and if so advice on the cost and approach to complete it
17	Infrastructure Development through Monontsha	Budget: R13,526,330 Transferred to date: R12,548,922 Actual expenditure: R12,548,922	This project is stalled due to poor-performance by the Service Provider. The project will be assessed by GTAC and advice will be provided whether to complete it or not, and if so advice on the cost and approach to complete it.
KWAZULU-NATAL
18	Ezemvelo Roofing Project	Budget: R33,100,000 Transferred to date: R4,733,300 Actual expenditure: R 0	This in a new project currently in the planning phase.
19	Ezemvelo Midmar Infrastructure project	Budget: R36,378,180 Transferred to date: R 18,009,000 Actual expenditure: R 0	This in a new project currently in the planning phase.
20	Muzi Pan	Budget: R12,447,480 Transferred to date: R11,887,691 Actual expenditure: R11,823,868	This project is stalled pending a decision on the request for additional funds to complete the project. The project will be assessed by GTAC team and advice will be provided on the cost and approach to complete the project.
21	Lilani Hot springs	Budget: R18,810,000 Transferred to date: R13,300,216 Actual expenditure: R12,857,024	This project is stalled due to poor-performance by the service provider. The project will be assessed by GTAC team and advice will be provided on the cost and approach to complete the project.
LIMPOPO
22	Mukumbani Waterfalls -Phase 3	Budget: R23,738,732 Transferred to date: R23,606,943 Actual expenditure: R20,541,883	This project is currently in the implementation stage with an estimated completion dates in December 2017.
23	Phiphidi Waterfalls Phase 2	Budget: R24,614,348 Transferred to date: R9,622,296 Actual expenditure: R3,695,107	This project is currently in the implementation stage with an estimated completion dates in June 2018. The GTAC team will review the current project documentation and advice will be provided on the cost and approach to complete the project.
24	The Oaks Project	Budget: R26,550,216 Transferred to date: R11,956,015 Actual expenditure: R356,014	This project is currently in the implementation stage with an estimated completion dates in December 2018. The GTAC team will review the current project documentation and advice will be provided on the cost and approach to complete the project.
25	Sekhukhune Project	Budget: R13,356,938 Transferred to date: R69,864 Actual expenditure: R69,864	This is a historical project which had stalled due to poor performance of the service provider. The Department has now appointed a new service provider to complete the project. The project is currently in the planning phase. The planning phase will be assessed by Government Technical Advisory Centre (GTAC) team and advice will be provided on the cost and approach to complete the project.
26	24 Rivers	Budget: R24,838,662 Transferred to date: R444,984 Actual expenditure: R444,984	This project is currently in the planning phase. The project will be assessed by GTAC and guidance will be provided on the cost and the approach to implement and complete the project.
27	SanParks Mapungubwe Youth Hostel	Budget: R24,838,662 Transferred to date: R12,000,000 Actual expenditure: R 0	This is a new project which is currently in the planning phase. The implementation phase is expected to start in 2018.
28	Ngove Cultural Village - Phase 2	Budget: R20,133,951 Transferred to date: R19,993,014 Actual expenditure: R19,614,227	The service provider requested additional funding to complete outstanding deliverables. GTAC is assessing the request for additional funding and will advise the Department on the way forward
29	Tisane Cultural Village	Budget: R18,810,000 Transferred to date: R17,399,799 Actual expenditure: R17,399,710	The service provider requested additional funding to complete outstanding deliverables. The request will be assessed by GTAC team and advice will be provided on the cost and approach to complete the project.
30	VhaTsonga Cultural Village	Budget: R9,185,000 Transferred to date: R9,068,064 Actual expenditure: R9,068,064	This is a historical project which was stalled due poor performance of the service provider. Forensic audit/investigation were instituted against that service provider. The project will be assessed by GTAC and guidance will be provided on whether the Department should complete the project or not; and if so the cost and approach to complete the project.
MPUMALANGA
31	Mnisi Resort	Budget: R9,784,583.52 Transferred to date: R148,465 Actual expenditure: R148,465	This is a historical project which was stalled due poor performance of the service provider. Forensic audit/investigation were instituted against that service provider. The Department has now appointed a new service provider to complete the project. The project is currently in the planning phase. The planning phase will be assessed by Government Technical Advisory Centre (GTAC) team and advice will be provided on the cost and approach to complete the project.
32	Bohlabela Cultural Village project	Budget: R19,634,568 Transferred to date: R114,726 Actual expenditure: R114,726	Planning activities have yielded negative results and the project is recommended for cancellation.
NORTHERN CAPE
33	NC Platfontein Lodge	Budget: R27,313,294 Transferred to date: R16,227,733 Actual expenditure: R11,745,519	This project is currently in the implementation stage with an estimated completion dates in June 2018. The GTAC team will review the current project documentation and advice will be provided on the cost and approach to complete the project.
34	NC Kamiesburg Tourism Development	Budget: R5,100,000 Transferred to date: R4,815,074 Actual expenditure: R4,881,394	This is a historical project which was stalled due poor performance of the service provider. Forensic audit/investigation were instituted against that service provider. The project will be assessed by GTAC and guidance will be provided on whether the Department should complete the project or not; and if so the cost and approach to complete the project.
NORTH WEST
35	Manyane Lodge Project	Budget: R47,515,112 Transferred to date: R46,934,114 Actual expenditure: R46,908,930	The service provider requested additional funding to complete outstanding deliverables. The request will be assessed by GTAC team and advice will be provided on the cost and approach to complete the project.
36	Lotlamoreng Dam project	Budget: R13,276,373 Transferred to date: R0.00 Actual expenditure: R0.00	A new project in the planning phase. GTAC will be assessing the planning documents and advised the department on the way forward in implementation of the project.
WESTERN CAPE
37	WC Agulhas Lighthouse Tourism Project (60 seater restaurant. reception area. interpretative center. curio shop. conference facility. vendor stalls. furniture. paving. walkways and associated services)	Budget: R54,990,000 Transferred to date: R27,495,000 Actual expenditure: R0.00	This is a new project currently in the planning phase.
38	WC Agulhas Icon project	Budget: R14,107,500 Transferred to date: R11,581,787 Actual expenditure: R3,241,821	This project is currently in the implementation stage with an estimated completion dates in March 2018. The GTAC team will review the current project documentation and advice will be provided on the cost and approach to complete the project.

Reply:

(a)(i) The under expenditure resulted due to the poor quality of three draft reports received from service providers. Payment was not processed until the quality of the reports were addressed.

(ii) The Department has provided guidance to the service providers to improve the quality of the reports. A motivation for the rollover of funds was done to commit the funds that were not spent.

(iii) Meetings were held with the service providers and inputs provided in revising the reports to improve the quality and address the scope of work fully.

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

The deliverables, timelines, timeframes and deadlines were not met due to the poor quality of three draft reports received from service providers. The Department did not process payment to service providers until such time as the quality of the reports were addressed.

(ii) The service provider has since fully delivered on the scope of work for the three reports and addressed the quality concerns. Payment has been processed.

Reply:

Department

Financial year	2016/17	2015/16	2014/15
(a)(i) Number of consultants used by Department	64	64	63

(b) Reasons for using the services of consultants for the Department:

Consultants were used to maintain the Electronic National Traffic Information System (eNaTIS), to scrap taxis, to oversee provincial road maintenance, to render oil pollution prevention services, to perform feasibility studies and to develop plans, strategies, policies and legislation.

Financial year	2016/17	2015/16	2014/15
(c) Budget allocations for Department	R256,125,000	R325,807,000	R437,897,000
(d) Actual costs for Department	R443,607,000	R308,394,000	R718,486,000
In 2016/17 and in 2014/15 the actual costs exceeded the final budget allocations because the cost of maintaining the eNaTIS was unfunded.

Cross-Border Road Transport Agency

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

YEAR	(a) NUMBER	(b) REASON	(c) BUDGET	(d) ACTUAL COST
2014/15	9	Conducting market research on routes for the developing of market access regulation tool	R 2 953 149.77	R 1 122 279.60
		Development of regulations for the Electronic Route Adherence Control	R 132 659.70	R 50 414.40
		Interpretation services	R 63 152.85	R 23 999.85
		Actuarial valuation of post-retirement medical benefit	R 72 510.45	R 27 556.00
		Development of SMME Capacity building Initiatives	R 2 156 541.10	R 819 546.00
		Conducting independent customer satisfaction survey	R 899 933.69	R 342 000.00
		Legal Opinion	R 28 994.05	R 11 018.55
		Conducting of forensic investigations	R 3 193 103.09	R 1 213 468.58
		Transcription Services	R 4 955.30	R 1 883.16
		TOTAL	R 9 505 000.00	R 3 612 166.14
2015/16	9	Transcription services	R 245 780.97	R 18 372.21
		Conducting of forensic investigations	R 599 429.01	R 44 807.52
		VIP Integration into Pastel Evolution	R 406 051.69	R 30 352.50
		Payroll consulting	R 169 128.87	R 12 642.44
		Disciplinary Hearing Chairperson	R 683 184.09	R 51 068.24
		Piloting and implementation of SMME Capacity building initiatives	R 5 719 037.84	R 427 500.00
		Development of electronic adherence route adherence control regulations	R 931 821.90	R 69 654.00
		Development of Business Continuity Plan	R 640 532.24	R 47 880.00
		Translation services	R 10 033.39	R 750.00
		TOTAL	R 9 405 000.00	R 703 026.91
2016/17	9	Facilitation of Board Strategic Planning session	R 168 553.63	R 136 782.90
		Development of CoBit 5 ICT governance frameworks	R 498 981.11	R 404 928.00
		Transactional Advisor for the new permit issuance system	R 240 926.96	R 195 514.56
		Development of Intranet	R 55 078.39	R 44 696.65
		Actuarial valuation of post-retirement medical benefit	R 18 431.08	R 14 957.00
		Conducting Job Evaluations and benchmarking	R 160 005.48	R 129 846.00
		Conducting forensic investigations	R 221 790.33	R 179 985.00
		Payroll consulting	R 33 872.67	R 27 488.00
		Translation services	R 2 360.35	R 1 915.45
		TOTAL	R 1 400 000.00	R 1 136 113.56

Road Accident Fund

REPLY

(a)(ii) The Road Accident Fund (RAF) used the following consultants[1] in the past three financial years:	(b) the reason for using the services of consultants in each instance was that the RAF either lacked capacity and, or, expertise to deliver the required services,	(c) the budget allocation in each case is set out below:	(d) the actual cost incurred in each case is set out below:
Bytes People Solutions (Pty) Ltd		1,847,789.52	2,072,176.13
Edward Nathan Sonnenberg		110,236.53	110,236.53
Routledges Modise Incorporated		21,250,000.00	20,365,623.51
MFI Data & Networking Solution		579,347.10	579,347.10
Lindsay Keller Attorneys		685,323.81	685,323.81
Price Waterhouse Coopers Incorporated		188,939.27	563,972.82
CA Young Waardasies		66,316.65	66,316.65
Dyason Attorneys		76,438.01	76,438.01
Gildenhuys Lessing Malatji Inc		62,899.68	62,899.68
KPMG Services (Pty) Ltd		3,321,000.00	1,481,463.08
21st Century Pay Solutions		168,036.00	168,036.00
Deloitte & Touche		13,711,128.72	13,885,109.68
Gobodo Forensic Accounting		18,756.59	18,756.59
Maserumule Incorporated		2,600,000.00	2,099,296.97
South African Board For Personnel		167,037.76	167,037.76
Ernst & Young Advisory Services		5,527,854.42	10,300,791.16
P-E Corprate Services SA		171,233.70	171,233.70
Gijima Holdings (Pty) Ltd		7,185,726.77	7,185,726.77
ICAS Employee and Organisational Enhancement Services		3,965,225.30	1,413,341.28
Independent Actuaries and Consultants		305,558.85	149,501.09
Bereau for Economic Research		500,000.00	39,672.00
Price Waterhouse Coopers Incorporated		4,105,238.68	2,605,192.42
Webber Wentzel		10,000,000.00	7,623,235.92
C2C Valuations CC		25,080.00	25,080.00
Bowman Gilfillan		160,092.49	160,092.49
Empowerdex Northern Regions (Pty)Ltd		209,109.00	209,109.00
Corporate Valuations CC		6,230.05	6,230.05
True South Actuaries & Consultants		7,824,401.30	6,173,690.33
Mothle Jooma Sabdia Incorporated		130,092.61	130,092.61
Ashreq Environmental Occupational		395,119.27	395,119.27
Rain Chartered Accountants (Pty) Ltd		500,000.00	143,301.42
South African Reward Association		41,295.00	41,295.00
SD Snyman t/a Rebel Documents		9,192.00	9,192.00
Alexander Forbes Financial Services		3,254,110.00	3,102,624.00
Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo Inc		4,107,647.04	3,485,260.12
Core Focus (Pty) Ltd		18,146,300.60	10,542,313.02
Resolve Solution Partners(Pty)Ltd		26,238,181.76	8,969,162.04
Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting		432,649.38	432,649.38
NBC Holdings (Pty) Ltd		2,735,000.00	2,520,000.00
Forensic Document Consultants		300,000.00	1,938.00
Perfect Transcriber		6,883.00	6,883.00
Performanta Technologies (Pty)Ltd		1,841,684.82	1,841,684.82
Lineran (Pty) Ltd		232,200.00	232,200.00
Matshekga Labour Consultants		500,000.00	194,218.50
Grant Thornton Verification Service		202,350.00	202,350.00
A Khan t/a Anisa Khan Attorneys		32,465.00	32,465.00
Masipa Incorporated Attorneys		1,350,000.00	1,199,232.72
Advanced Risk Solution 10000 (Pty) Ltd		500,000.00	253,880.00
Astute Advisory CC		21,386,400.00	21,218,644.42
Ravuku Strategic Dispute Resolution		500,000.00	488,500.00
Indyebo Incorporated (Pty)Ltd		1,500,000.00	1,368,622.88
Qina And Sekhabisa Incorporated Attorneys		1,669,408.68	1,099,394.11
Ez Trade 112 Cc t/a Just PC's		11,400.00	11,400.00
Diale Mogashoa Inc t/a Diale Mogashoa		31,464.00	31,464.00
Growth In Motion (Pty)Ltd		462,099.00	462,099.00
Edge Forensic And Risk Consultant		362,520.00	362,520.00
Govindasamy, Ndzingi & Govender Inc		241,199.26	241,199.26
Crosscheck Information Bureau (Pty) Ltd		250,000.00	250,000.00
Dwarika, Naidoo and Company		3,000,000.00	156,384.00
FCB Africa (Pty) Ltd		6,212,190.60	6,747,132.41
Baclan Energy (Pty) Ltd		4,098.30	4,098.30

1. In this response the term “consultant” used in the question is interpreted to have the meaning assigned to the term by the National Treasury, .i.e. “a professional person appointed to provide technical and specialist advice or to assist with the design and implementation of projects and/or programs.” Accordingly, other service providers who do not meet the aforementioned definition are excluded.

Road Traffic Infringement Agency

(a) number of consultants have been used (ii) each entity reporting to him:

(b) are the reasons for using the services of consultants,

(c) the budget allocations and

(d) are the actual costs incurred in each case respectively?

Road Traffic Management Corporation

Please see response below:

South African National Roads Agency Limited

2014/15 = 104

2015/16 = 102

2016/17 = 116

2014/15 = R 1 275 124 727

2015/16 = R 1 503 036 446

2016/17 = R 1 777 223 195

2014/15 = R 1 127 245 893

2015/16 = R 1 202 029 289

2016/17 = R 1 601 028 593

Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)

2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017
139	83	67

(c) & (d) Budget Allocations and actual costs

	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Total
Budget	R94 560 169	R87 500 331	R76 385 640	R258 446 140
Actual	R69 744 073	R80 351 807	R89 727 542	R239 823 421

Strategic

Tactical

Operational

Operational (continued)

Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS)

Reply IT Consulting Services
Year	Consultant	Services Procured	Cost	Justification	Additional comments
2014/15	Bayajula	Business Process Mapping	R 3, 000, 000	To complement existing staff to ensure company-wide business processes were mapped in the allotted time	This was a once-off engagement
2015/16	Knowledge Integration Dynamics	Facilitation of workshops and development of specification for an enterprise Business Intelligence/Market Intelligence platform	R120 000	ATNS did not have the experience to conduct these workshops and extract appropriate requirements from users in relation to Business Intelligence/Market Intelligence area	This was a once-off engagement. The company did not tender for the work by virtue of having assisted in developing the specification
2015/16	KnowMax for IKM	Facilitation of knowledge management champions workshop	R 50 000	External expert facilitators were required to assist drive buy-in	This was a once-off engagement
2015/16	Aptronics	Provide IT network assessment services	R 140 000	There were network issues that were hampering the successful installation of data storage equipment.	This was a once-off engagement
	IT does however sign support and maintenance agreements with service providers from which we have procured IT systems or they may have assisted us with the roll-out of IT systems for which they are accredited by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to implement and support. These support and maintenance agreements allow us to access critical support services from these service providers whenever there are system malfunctions that cannot be resolved by internal IT staff and also to allow service providers to cover for critical resources whenever they take planned leave.

Ports Regulator of South Africa (PRSA)

Financial year	Consultant	Services received (b)	Budget ( c)	Actual costs (d)
2016/17	Meridiam Economics	Asset Valuation project for NPA assets	2 000 000	1 915 086
2014/15	KPMG	Development of Finance policies and procedures	55 900	33 141

South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)

The table below depicts the amount spent by the South African Maritime Authority (SAMSA) on use of consultants in the past three financial years.

The services of consultants were mainly used in providing ICT services in areas where SAMSA did not possess the necessary skills and expertise as well as where there was not adequate capacity internally. This is being addressed by beefing up (as evident from a reduction in actual expenditure) internal capacity with a view to ensure that these services are being provided internally within the Authority.

South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)Not applicable, (ii), (b), (c), (d), the South African Civil Aviation Authority has fully implemented National Treasury Cost Containment measures regarding the use of consultants as set out in National Treasury Instruction 01 of 2013/14 as well as National Treasury Instruction 02 of 2016/17. The services of consultants during the past three financial years is as follows.

Railway Safety Regulator (RSR)

2014/15 Financial Year

(a)(ii) The total number of consultants used is 23.

(b) The services provided were:

Amount (R)	Services
54 475,00	Investigations
387 673,77	Engineering Consultant
423 669,60	Strategic planning Facilitators
496 675,20	MQS project
74 100,00	Strategic Plan Facilitators
19 950,00	Litigation costs
213 801,70	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
83 363,25	Pastel service consultant
572 280,00	Transactional advisor
61 978,00	Pastel Consulting and services
440 462,62	Legal advice
99 412,00	Legal advice
24 775,51	Legal Opinion
128 554,00	Legal Opinion
236 678,50	Legal Opinion
699 783,30	Drafting of a Rail regulation- Security
629 999,34	Drafting of a Rail regulation- Safety Critical Grades
363 438,02	Legal services- Board Of inquiry Investigation
230 281,75	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
239 670,40	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
6 726,00	Salary Surveys
177 803,77	Chairing Disciplinary Proceedings
240 996,00	HR Support
5 906 547,73

(c) The budget allocated for professional fees which are inclusive of consultancy fees for the financial year was R17 134 472, 52.

(d) The Actual costs incurred for consultancy services during the financial year amounted to R5 906 547, 73.

2015/16 Financial Year

(a ii) The total number of consultants used is 56.

(b) The services provided were:

	2015-2016
Amount	Services
513 082,62	Leadership Allignment
221 318,39	Rail expert consultant
715 213,20	Management Quality Services
602 156,00	ICT Assessment Report
1 138 534,50	Development of RSR Value Culture
127 791,72	Facilitators Board Strategic Session
94 962,00	Investigation- misconduct
20 822,92	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
101 368,90	Ict Project Management
186 213,30	Pastel Consulting
512 436,00	ICT Assessment Report
246 753,00	Facilitator for Risk Management Training
99 636,00	Strategy Facilitators
457 368,00	Threat and Risk Assessment
1 088 700,00	Risk Management Services
124 420,04	Engineering services and Project
1 993 904,63	Development of the High Speed Rail Standard
547 120,00	Economic impact Analysis on the asset maintenance of railway stock
581 135,41	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
694 260,00	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
441 539,95	Cost Benefit Consulting
742 539,80	Engineering services- Signalling Assessment
116 109,00	Development of a Fatigue Management Standard
822 401,13	Drafting of Rail Regulations
616 500,00	Drafting of Rail Regulations- Rail Reserve Management
76 721,20	Legal Support
345 108,00	Legal Support
226 800,00	Legal Services- Board of Inquiry
48 367,50	Legal Support
1 286 000,00	Research and Drafting of Regulations
1 000 688,50	Legal Support
27 000,00	Chairing of disciplinary Hearings
1 196 538,00	Legal support
68 500,00	Draft Regulations
60 131,00	Legal Support
77 753,33	Draft Regulations
239 400,00	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
229 297,54	Auditing Services- Board of Inquiry
366 624,00	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
304 500,00	Legal Services- Board of Inquiry
609 440,00	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
510 670,00	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
329 360,00	Legal Services- Board of Inquiry
190 836,00	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
219 840,00	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
926 991,60	Legal Services- Board of Inquiry
101 500,00	Legal Services- Board of Inquiry
96 957,00	Legal Services- Board of Inquiry
60 876,00	Legal Services- Board of Inquiry
975 327,00	HR Support
478 800,00	Organisational Alignment
396 262,29	Chairing Disciplinary Hearing
109 760,00	Pension Fund Advisors
34 200,00	Development of RSR Equity Plan
27 034,48	Disability Accessibility Audit for RSR
42 813,84	Caseware training and consulting
23 470 383,79

(c) The budget allocated for professional fees which are inclusive of consultancy fees for the financial year was R38 462 471.00

(d) Actual costs incurred for consultancy services during the financial year amounted to R23 470 383,79

2016/17 Financial Year

(a ii) The total number of consultants used is 35.

(b) The services provided were:

Amount	Services
704 919,00	Management Quality Services
1 177 881,27	Strategic Thinking Projects
498 000,00	Safety Culture Training
431 500,00	Executive leadership coaching
421 800,00	ICT Forensic investigations
521 048,06	Value Coaching
178 489,96	Establishment of the Pre-Audit unit
132 525,00	Board Evaluation
30 995,12	Board Induction Workshop
123 120,00	Legal Opinion
403 616,47	Risk vulnerability Assessment
4 345 112,56	Development of High speed Rail Standards
66 500,00	Regulatory Impact Assessment
599 098,50	Assessment and provision of Peer reviews of the safety assessments reports
496 900,00	Provision of Assessment of peer review of the safety reports on new works
584 019,69	Legal Opinion
1 067 150,25	Legal Opinion
55 119,34	Legal Arbitration
409 032,00	Legal Opinion
32 337,00	Litigations
527 472,27	Litigations
35 500,00	Chairing of Hearings
136 800,00	Legal Representations
111 815,46	Legal Opinion
361 500,00	Legal Services- Board of Inquiry
140 402,40	Legal Services- Board of Inquiry
495 996,00	ICT risk assessment
14 747,83	Pastel System consultations
239 536,80	HR Support
174 852,00	Chairing of disciplinary Hearings
43 525,90	Investigation for improper conduct
20 559,60	Sage Pastel Consultations
571 508,24	Financial / Reporting Supports
7 338 058,36	Rail Risk Assessment
499 999,44	Cost Benefit Analysis
22 991 438,52

(c) The budget allocated for professional fees which are inclusive of consultancy fees for the financial year was R38 719 481.00

(d) Actual costs incurred for consultancy services during the financial year amounted to R27 228 633.07 ↑

• 2016/17: 9 consultants
• 2015/16: 5 consultants
• 2014/15: 3 consultants
• 2016/17:
• HR Consulting related mainly to the introduction of the performance framework with a view to move away from current DPSA to Patterson dispensation;
• The development of an organisational structure for the Agency and
• Placement of human capital contractors for labour related matters and governance unit
• IT audit is the outsourced services required by Internal Audit, the unit currently does not resources internally.
• 2015/16:
• Forensic Audit Services onto procurement
• IT Audit Professional Fees
• Accounting Opinion of the framework to be adopted for AARTO collections
• Board and Committee Appraisals
• Space Planning Services - confirming dimensions and structural and electrical
• 2014/15:
• Assessment of AARTO Readiness by Magna BC
• Patterson Migration: Job Evaluation
• Secondment Financial Accountant to assist with AARTO accounting after take over from the RTMC (complexities in the accounting treatment)
• 2016/17: R12,800,000.00
• 2015/16: R 8,872,000.00
• 2014/15: R 8,245,997.00
• 2016/17 = R 3,467,508.54
• 2015/16 = R 786,999.56
• 2014/15 = R 1,633,225.82

1. (ii) SANRAL
2. SANRAL uses the traditional construction and engineering procurement model of appointing built environment professional for design and supervision, and contractors for project delivery for all construction and maintenance projects. This model is also applied by other infrastructure SOEs. (project duration is normally between 1 to 5 years)
3. Budget Allocations:
4. Actual Costs:
5. Number of consultants that have been used and each entity reporting to him in each of the Past three years:
6. Consultants are used for three main functional areas namely:

• ACSA Operation transport strategy
• Board Evaluation
• Board Evaluation Review
• Board Strategy Facilitation
• Business Development Strategy Development
• Design and implement employee transport strategy
• Employee housing project
• Facilitation of Board Strategic Risk Assessments Workshop
• Information technology strategy formulation
• Re-engineering of company operating structure
• SCM Strategy Analysis
• SCM strategy formulation
• SCM Transformation model and implementation plan
• ACSA Value Chain Analysis
• Advise on Caseware software
• Airport Master Plans
• Application of Property Developments Rights on the Western Precinct
• Company valuation
• Design & Facilitation of Performance Management sessions
• ERP design, implementation and support
• Financial results production
• Geo-hydrological assessment for King Shaka International Airport
• Guidance on the supply chain management process
• Human resources optimization
• Minority Shareholders
• On- Boarding Workshops
• Operational audits
• Outsourced internal audit function
• Permission application review and amendments
• Procedure for navigation services
• Specialist Resources for Finance
• Traffic Forecast Study for ACSA
• Airport Carbon Accreditation
• Health risk assessment and Medical surveillance
• Security Door Upgrade Project
• ABS ISO 14001 Certification
• ACI Conference: design and implementation of ACSA area
• Administration services
• Airport Operations Integrated Report for 2015
• Aviation surveys and procedures
• Architectural Services
• Auto Pedigree Building - Subsidence Remedy
• BBB-EE Rating
• Bid Adjudication Committee Training
• Brand Management
• Business Analysts and project managers for IT projects
• Cape Town International symphony way development corridor & general Planning Support including comment on zoning rectification
• Coaching for managers
• Commercial Areas Survey at Regional Airports
• Competition Compliance Training
• Crisis Services
• CTIA Bi-Annual Stakeholder Survey
• Design of the emergency evacuation diagrams for King Shaka International Airport
• Digital design
• DigSilent Simulation
• Employee Wellbeing
• Enterprise development award process evaluated
• Environmental surveys
• Environmental services at King Shaka
• Feasibility study for solar power
• GIS Data Maintenance
• Ground Water Filtration System Design
• IATA Airport Development Reference Manual for King Shaka
• Implement fraud hotline
• Infrastructure design changes to optimize available space
• Infrastructure optimization of electrical components
• Integrated reporting services
• Investment Property Evaluation
• ISO 1400 Environmental management system
• ISO14001 Certification
• Land audit and plans for all Regional Airports.
• Land Surveying Services
• Legal advice
• Legal Compliance Evaluation Audits
• Management of Wi-Fi
• Motivational Speaker
• Occupational Hygiene Surveys
• ORTIA Western Precinct Commercialization Mixed Use Market Study
• Outsourced communications
• Passive diffusive monitoring campaign at OR Tambo
• Photography
• Property service provider
• Proposal for a Petrol station
• Remuneration analysis
• Retail Study at King Shaka International Airport
• Review of Social & Ethics Committee TOR and Work Plan
• Security plans OR Tambo
• Security Queuing Enclosure Project
• Social Economic Development brochure design
• Tender advertisements
• Tender publication
• Top Executive Survey
• Topographical survey
• Town Planning Services
• Unplugged OHS Safety Induction Video
• UPS & Battery Project
• Water management SYSTEM AMR design
• WCA
• Web services and support
• Zoning Certificates

1. ii) The Ports Regulator has used the services of consultants as outlined in the table below:

   Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS)

    

   Reply IT Consulting Services
   Year	Consultant	Services Procured	Cost	Justification	Additional comments
   2014/15	Bayajula	Business Process Mapping	R 3, 000, 000	To complement existing staff to ensure company-wide business processes were mapped in the allotted time	This was a once-off engagement
   2015/16	Knowledge Integration Dynamics	Facilitation of workshops and development of specification for an enterprise Business Intelligence/Market Intelligence platform	R120 000	ATNS did not have the experience to conduct these workshops and extract appropriate requirements from users in relation to Business Intelligence/Market Intelligence area	This was a once-off engagement. The company did not tender for the work by virtue of having assisted in developing the specification
   2015/16	KnowMax for IKM	Facilitation of knowledge management champions workshop	R 50 000	External expert facilitators were required to assist drive buy-in	This was a once-off engagement
   2015/16	Aptronics	Provide IT network assessment services	R 140 000	There were network issues that were hampering the successful installation of data storage equipment.	This was a once-off engagement
   	IT does however sign support and maintenance agreements with service providers from which we have procured IT systems or they may have assisted us with the roll-out of IT systems for which they are accredited by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to implement and support. These support and maintenance agreements allow us to access critical support services from these service providers whenever there are system malfunctions that cannot be resolved by internal IT staff and also to allow service providers to cover for critical resources whenever they take planned leave.

    

   Ports Regulator of South Africa (PRSA)

2. ii) The Ports Regulator has used the services of consultants as outlined in the table below:

3. Financial year		Services received (b)	Budget ( c)	Actual costs (d)
   	Meridiam Economics	Asset Valuation project for NPA assets	2 000 000	1 915 086
   		Development of Finance policies and procedures	55 900	33 141

    

   South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)

   The table below depicts the amount spent by the South African Maritime Authority (SAMSA) on use of consultants in the past three financial years.

   The services of consultants were mainly used in providing ICT services in areas where SAMSA did not possess the necessary skills and expertise as well as where there was not adequate capacity internally. This is being addressed by beefing up (as evident from a reduction in actual expenditure) internal capacity with a view to ensure that these services are being provided internally within the Authority.

    

    

   South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)

4. Not applicable, (ii), (b), (c), (d), the South African Civil Aviation Authority has fully implemented National Treasury Cost Containment measures regarding the use of consultants as set out in National Treasury Instruction 01 of 2013/14 as well as National Treasury Instruction 02 of 2016/17. The services of consultants during the past three financial years is as follows.

5.  

    

    

   Railway Safety Regulator (RSR)

   2014/15 Financial Year

   (a)(ii) The total number of consultants used is 23.

   (b) The services provided were:

   Amount (R)	Services
   54 475,00	Investigations
   387 673,77	Engineering Consultant
   423 669,60	Strategic planning Facilitators
   496 675,20	MQS project
   74 100,00	Strategic Plan Facilitators
   19 950,00	Litigation costs
   213 801,70	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
   83 363,25	Pastel service consultant
   572 280,00	Transactional advisor
   61 978,00	Pastel Consulting and services
   440 462,62	Legal advice
   99 412,00	Legal advice
   24 775,51	Legal Opinion
   128 554,00	Legal Opinion
   236 678,50	Legal Opinion
   699 783,30	Drafting of a Rail regulation- Security
   629 999,34	Drafting of a Rail regulation- Safety Critical Grades
   363 438,02	Legal services- Board Of inquiry Investigation
   230 281,75	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
   239 670,40	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
   6 726,00	Salary Surveys
   177 803,77	Chairing Disciplinary Proceedings
   240 996,00	HR Support
   5 906 547,73

   (c) The budget allocated for professional fees which are inclusive of consultancy fees for the financial year was R17 134 472, 52.

   (d) The Actual costs incurred for consultancy services during the financial year amounted to R5 906 547, 73.

    

   2015/16 Financial Year

   (a ii) The total number of consultants used is 56.

   (b) The services provided were:

   	2015-2016
   Amount	Services
   513 082,62	Leadership Allignment
   221 318,39	Rail expert consultant
   715 213,20	Management Quality Services
   602 156,00	ICT Assessment Report
   1 138 534,50	Development of RSR Value Culture
   127 791,72	Facilitators Board Strategic Session
   94 962,00	Investigation- misconduct
   20 822,92	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
   101 368,90	Ict Project Management
   186 213,30	Pastel Consulting
   512 436,00	ICT Assessment Report
   246 753,00	Facilitator for Risk Management Training
   99 636,00	Strategy Facilitators
   457 368,00	Threat and Risk Assessment
   1 088 700,00	Risk Management Services
   124 420,04	Engineering services and Project
   1 993 904,63	Development of the High Speed Rail Standard
   547 120,00	Economic impact Analysis on the asset maintenance of railway stock
   581 135,41	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
   694 260,00	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
   441 539,95	Cost Benefit Consulting
   742 539,80	Engineering services- Signalling Assessment
   116 109,00	Development of a Fatigue Management Standard
   822 401,13	Drafting of Rail Regulations
   616 500,00	Drafting of Rail Regulations- Rail Reserve Management
   76 721,20	Legal Support
   345 108,00	Legal Support
   226 800,00	Legal Services- Board of Inquiry
   48 367,50	Legal Support
   1 286 000,00	Research and Drafting of Regulations
   1 000 688,50	Legal Support
   27 000,00	Chairing of disciplinary Hearings
   1 196 538,00	Legal support
   68 500,00	Draft Regulations
   60 131,00	Legal Support
   77 753,33	Draft Regulations
   239 400,00	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
   229 297,54	Auditing Services- Board of Inquiry
   366 624,00	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
   304 500,00	Legal Services- Board of Inquiry
   609 440,00	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
   510 670,00	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
   329 360,00	Legal Services- Board of Inquiry
   190 836,00	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
   219 840,00	Engineering services- BOI Investigation
   926 991,60	Legal Services- Board of Inquiry
   101 500,00	Legal Services- Board of Inquiry
   96 957,00	Legal Services- Board of Inquiry
   60 876,00	Legal Services- Board of Inquiry
   975 327,00	HR Support
   478 800,00	Organisational Alignment
   396 262,29	Chairing Disciplinary Hearing
   109 760,00	Pension Fund Advisors
   34 200,00	Development of RSR Equity Plan
   27 034,48	Disability Accessibility Audit for RSR
   42 813,84	Caseware training and consulting
   23 470 383,79

    

   (c) The budget allocated for professional fees which are inclusive of consultancy fees for the financial year was R38 462 471.00

   (d) Actual costs incurred for consultancy services during the financial year amounted to R23 470 383,79

    

   2016/17 Financial Year

   (a ii) The total number of consultants used is 35.

   (b) The services provided were:

   Amount	Services
   704 919,00	Management Quality Services
   1 177 881,27	Strategic  Thinking Projects
   498 000,00	Safety Culture Training
   431 500,00	Executive leadership coaching
   421 800,00	ICT Forensic investigations
   521 048,06	Value Coaching
   178 489,96	Establishment of the Pre-Audit unit
   132 525,00	Board Evaluation
   30 995,12	Board Induction Workshop
   123 120,00	Legal Opinion
   403 616,47	Risk vulnerability Assessment
   4 345 112,56	Development of High speed Rail Standards
   66 500,00	Regulatory Impact Assessment
   599 098,50	Assessment and provision of Peer reviews of the safety assessments reports
   496 900,00	Provision of Assessment  of peer review of the safety reports on new works
   584 019,69	Legal Opinion
   1 067 150,25	Legal Opinion
   55 119,34	Legal Arbitration
   409 032,00	Legal Opinion
   32 337,00	Litigations
   527 472,27	Litigations
   35 500,00	Chairing of Hearings
   136 800,00	Legal Representations
   111 815,46	Legal Opinion
   361 500,00	Legal Services- Board of Inquiry
   140 402,40	Legal Services- Board of Inquiry
   495 996,00	ICT risk assessment
   14 747,83	Pastel System consultations
   239 536,80	HR Support
   174 852,00	Chairing of  disciplinary Hearings
   43 525,90	Investigation for improper conduct
   20 559,60	Sage Pastel Consultations
   571 508,24	Financial / Reporting Supports
   7 338 058,36	Rail Risk Assessment
   499 999,44	Cost Benefit Analysis
   22 991 438,52

    

    (c) The budget allocated for professional fees which are inclusive of consultancy fees for the financial year was R38 719 481.00

   (d) Actual costs incurred for consultancy services during the financial year amounted to R27 228 633.07

Reply:

The Democratic Alliance instituted review proceedings in the Pretoria High Court and the Constitutional Court against the Government. The matter is therefore sub-judice.

Reply:

Mechanisms put in place by:

(a) South African Tourism (SAT) to:

(i) SA Tourism has created a digital asset library with approved images, films and a destination presentation that considers all the provinces for Provinces and various stakeholders to use.

(ii) SA Tourism provides a Corporate Identity Manual to guide the SA Tourism brand and images to be used. SA Tourism has further included this in the pending performance agreements with the Provinces.

(b) Department of Tourism to:

(i) - (ii) Not applicable, the destination marketing mandate is with South Africa Tourism.

Reply:

1. Mr. Matsobane Matlwa resigned from SARS (a) on 25th July 2017 (b) for personal reasons (c) with his notice period of one month being the month of August 2017. His effective last day of service was 25th August 2017. Mr. Matlwa served his notice period from home.

2. Mr. Matsobane Matlwa’s services were officially terminated on the basis of his resignation on 25th August 2017.

Reply:

(1) NO

(a) N/A

(b); N/A

(2) NO

(a) N/A

(b)(i) N/A

(ii) N/A

Reply:

(1)(a) An advert calling for nomination of persons to serve on the Board of the Agency was published in the Sunday Newspaper of the 05 February 2017. Members of the public responded positively and a number of nominations were received.

(b) The Department is currently busy with the shortlisting process and will make appointment in due course.

(2) The term of the Board lapsed on the 31 July 2017 and at the time there were five (5) remaining Board members. The Acting Chief Executive Officer of PRASA, Mr Lindikhaya Zide in terms of Section 49 (2)(b) has assumed the responsibility of the Accounting Authority of the Agency as an interim measure till the recruitment process of the new Board of Control has been finalized.

Section 49 (2)(b) of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999), provides that:

(1) Every Public Entity must have an Authority, which must be accountable for the purpose of this Act.

(2) If the Public Entity;

a) has a Board or other controlling body, that Board or controlling body is the Accounting Authority for that Entity; or

b) does not have a controlling body, the Chief Executive Officer or the other person in charge of the Public Entity is the Accounting Authority for that Public Entity unless specific legislation applicable to that Public Entity designates another person as the Accounting Authority”.

Reply:

Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)

1. The main object of Airports Company South Africa is the acquisition, establishment, development, provision, maintenance, management, control or operation of any airport of facility or service normally relating to the functioning of an airport. In executing this responsibility, the Airports Company is charged with the ensuring safety and security at all its airports. The frontage roads (upper and lower roadways) at O.R Tambo International Airport have been identified as a risk in that it provides easy access for criminals and illegal activities that threaten the safety and security of our airport and its passengers and stakeholders. This road is governed by the national road traffic act and is under the domain of the Ekurhuleni metropolitan municipality. We are in discussion with the metro on our position to restrict access to these roadways primarily to curb the existing safety and security concerns i.e. Cash in transit robberies, theft of passenger belonging and illegal touting.

2. Not all airports are effected. The risks and threat levels are significantly different for O.R Tambo International Airport. (a) Each airport will assess its own risks. (b) each airport will be responsible to implement mitigation measures to either control or erracate the risk

3. reastricted road access. This road is under the juristriction of the Ekurhuleni Metroppolitian municipality. The municipality is charged with this legal responsibility. The management of O.R Tambo International Airport has riased its concerns and suggested that the airport controls the access and egress onto the airport frontage roads.

Reply:

1. The two officers referred to are not in the employment of the State Security Agency. In terms of our records no security clearance certificates were issued to the two officers by the State Security Agency.

2. Please refer to the response above

Reply:

Department

(a)(i) Department did not provide any sponsorship.

Cross-Border Road Transport Agency

1. the (ii) CBRTA did not spend any amount on sponsorships in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial years.
2. and (c) Not Applicable

Road Accident Fund

(a)(ii) The Road Accident Fund (RAF) spent the following amounts on sponsorships in:

(aa) 2014-15,	b) the relevant details in each case are:	(c) the criteria that were used to spend the respective amounts on sponsorships were the following:
R5 000 000	sponsorship of the Cape Town Jazz Festival comprising of the RAF obtaining exhibition rights at the festival i.e. the RAF exhibiting its full service offering, educating the public on how to lodge a claim directly with the RAF, distribution of service offering flyers, the RAF’ staff engaging attendants and assisting them with claims status checks, and the RAF branding the allocated exhibition area. The sponsorship showcased the RAF’s product service offering to the affluent masses that attend this event since it has a massive following with year on year growth;	sponsorships were selected where opportunity existed for further brand building and which allowed the RAF to deliver on its mandate; sponsorship opportunities that targeted the broader spectrum of the South African road user market (across all segments) were leveraged upon; and sponsorships that offered effective platforms to educate the public of the RAF’s full service offering bouquet; promote direct claims, and promote road safety were explored. Due to ongoing cost containment measures the RAF is not entering into any new sponsorship agreements.
R1 436 400	sponsorship of the Comrades Marathon comprising of the RAF having second tier sponsorship rights for the Comrades Marathon and having sole branding rights to the halfway mark. This in addition also involved the RAF having broadcast rights on the race day through various TV broadcast elements on SABC 2 channel. As a second tier sponsor the RAF obtained exhibition rights at the Comrades Marathon exhibition i.e. both at the ICC and the airport allowing it to exhibit its full service offering, educating the public on how to lodge a claim directly with the RAF, promoting the safe use of roads amongst runners, distribution of service offering flyers, the RAF’ staff engaging attendants and assisting them with claims status checks and the RAF branding the allocated exhibition areas. The RAF obtained branding exposure at the finish line through crowd banner advertising also. This is a sponsorship to showcase the RAF’s product service offering to the masses as the event has a massive following with a year on year growth;
R855 000	sponsorship of the Two Oceans Marathon comprising of the RAF obtaining broadcast rights on race day on television in addition to the RAF obtaining exhibition rights at the event i.e. the RAF exhibiting its full service offering, educating the public on how to lodge a claim directly with the RAF, distribution of service offering flyers, the RAF’ staff engaging attendants and assisting them with claims status checks and the RAF branding the allocated exhibition area. This is a sponsorship to showcase the RAF’s product service offering to the masses as the event has a massive following with a year on year growth;
R974 700	sponsorship of the Cape Argus comprising of the RAF obtaining exhibition rights at the festival i.e. the RAF exhibiting its full service offering, educating the public on how to lodge a claim directly with the RAF, distribution of service offering flyers, the RAF’ staff engaging attendants and assisting them with claims status checks and the RAF branding the allocated exhibition area. This is a sponsorship to showcase the RAF’s product service offering and promote road safety amongst the affluent sector of the road user market. The event has a massive following;
(bb) 2015-16
R6874.20	sponsorship of the Gauteng Motor Festival comprising of the RAF obtaining exhibition rights at the event i.e. the RAF exhibiting its full service offering, educating the public on how to lodge a claim directly with the RAF, distribution of service offering flyers, the RAF’ staff engaging attendants and assisting them with claims status checks and the RAF branding the allocated exhibition area. This is a sponsorship to educate motorists on road safety consciousness who are one of the primary target market of the RAF as outlined on its market segmentation model;
R1 585 740	sponsorship of the Comrades Marathon comprising of the RAF having second tier sponsorship rights for the Comrades Marathon and having sole branding rights to the halfway mark. This in addition also involved the RAF having broadcast rights on the race day through various TV broadcast elements on SABC 2 channel. As a second tier sponsor the RAF obtained exhibition rights at the Comrades Marathon exhibition i.e. both at the ICC and the airport allowing it to exhibit its full service offering, educating the public on how to lodge a claim directly with the RAF, promoting the safe use of roads amongst runners, distribution of service offering flyers, the RAF’ staff engaging attendants and assisting them with claims status checks and the RAF branding the allocated exhibition areas. The RAF obtained branding exposure at the finish line through crowd banner advertising also. This is a sponsorship to showcase the RAF’s product service offering to the masses as the event has a massive following with a year on year growth;
R61873.50	sponsorship of the Rand Easter Show comprising exhibition rights at the show i.e. the RAF exhibiting its full service offering, educating the public on how to lodge a claim directly with the RAF, distribution of service offering flyers, the RAF’ staff engaging attendants and assisting them with claims status checks and the RAF branding the allocated exhibition area. The RAF was given a platform to have an experiential driving simulator to raise awareness amongst show attendants on issues around texting and driving etc. being disruptive to drivers. This is a sponsorship to showcase the RAF’s product service offering to the masses as the event has a massive following with a year on year growth;
(cc) 2016-17 financial years
R50 000	sponsorship of the Tembisa Marathon comprising of the RAF branding the race with crowd banners and the RAF obtaining exhibition rights at the festival i.e. the RAF exhibiting its full service offering, educating the public on how to lodge a claim directly with the RAF, distribution of service offering flyers, the RAF’ staff engaging attendants and assisting them with claims status checks and the RAF branding the allocated exhibition area. This is a sponsorship to showcase the RAF’s product and drive road safety education to the masses of athletes at the bottom tier of the market;
R28 500	sponsorship of the South African Medical Association comprising of the RAF having exhibition rights to event and conducting a presentation educating the delegation on the RAF mandate. The RAF exhibited its full service offering, educating the public on how to lodge a claim directly with the RAF, distribution of service offering flyers, the RAF’ staff engaging attendants and assisting them with claims status checks and the RAF branding the allocated exhibition area. This is a sponsorship partnership to educate on the RAF mandate and where the organization is headed;
R1 735 080	sponsorship of the Comrades Marathon comprising of RAF having second tier sponsorship rights for the Comrades Marathon and having sole branding rights to the halfway mark. This in addition also involved the RAF having broadcast rights on the race day through various TV broadcast elements on SABC 2 channel. As a second tier sponsor the RAF obtained exhibition rights at the Comrades Marathon exhibition i.e. both at the ICC and the airport allowing it to exhibit its full service offering, educating the public on how to lodge a claim directly with the RAF, promoting the safe use of roads amongst runners, distribution of service offering flyers, the RAF’ staff engaging attendants and assisting them with claims status checks and the RAF branding the allocated exhibition areas. The RAF obtained branding exposure at the finish line through crowd banner advertising also. This is a sponsorship to showcase the RAF’s product service offering to the masses as the event has a massive following with a year on year growth;

Road Traffic Infringement Agency

1. (ii) RTIA:

(aa) 2014-15: R13,440.47

bb) 2015-16: RNIL

(cc) 2016-17: R 10,964.23

1. relevant details and

(b) (aa) Sponsorship for the Department of Transport sports activities undertaken for recreational purposees.

(b) (cc) Sponsorship for David Motloung air plane ticket to the Netherlands.

1. Request was made and warded based on the merits

Road Traffic Management Corporation

1. the (ii) RTMC did not spend any amount on sponsorships in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial years.
2. and (c) Not Applicable

South African National Roads Agency Limited

1. (ii)

aa) 2014/2015

(b) Details Sponsorship	(aa) Value of sponsorship	(c) Criteria
International Math Olympiad	R 1 000 000.00	The IMO was hosted in Cape Town in July 2014, for the first time on African soil. The IMO is a problem-solving contest for high school students. The competition brings together the cream of the crop of high school learners from more than 100 countries and five continents to compete in the premier global mathematical competition. The event was endorsed by the Department of Basic Education and the Department of Science and Technology of the Republic of South Africa. By hosting a successful IMO and ensuring South African students excel in the competition, the country will be sending out the message to the rest of the continent that there is hope that Africa can measure up to international standards in the mathematical world by producing the next generation of mathematicians.
Ecological Award	R89 500.00	There are very few environmental focused initiatives carried out in this large scale. In order to address SANRAL’s environment communications pillar, the participation in the awards allowed SANRAL naming rights to the award, branding and SANRAL was included in all PR activities as well as social media initiatives.

(bb) 2015 - 2016

(b) Details Sponsorship	(aa) Value of sponsorship	(c) Criteria
Ecological Award	R100 000.00	There are very few environmental focused initiatives carried out in this large scale. In order to address SANRAL’s environment communications pillar, the participation in the awards allowed SANRAL naming rights to the award, branding and SANRAL was included in all PR activities as well as social media initiatives.
Sponsorship of staff members comrades running kit	R4 243.75	The staff member was equipped with SANRAL and e-toll branded running kit to create greater awareness. The staff member approached SANRAL with this request as he is a proud brand ambassador of SANRAL and its projects.
Heuningvlei School bags	R34 413.75	As part of SANRAL’s Western Cape Imbizo, stationery was collected from all its suppliers and service providers at the Imbizo and sponsorship was offered to the region to purchase the school bags of the children in Northern Cape.
Laptops for EFATA School for the Blind in Mthatha	R68 400.00	SANRAL donated laptops to the school for the Blind Mthatha, off the R61 near the SANRAL project, as part of SANRAL’s outreach campaign. SANRAL donated 5 x Desktop Computers and speakers, including Windows Software, and a day of training.
Robotics programme in Waterkloof High School	R50 000.00	The Robotic programme is linked to Math education and basics of engineering.
School Quiz competition sponsorship of prize money	R49 875.00	SANRAL ran an outreach programme between schools in the Mpumalanga and North West areas with the winning schools awarded prize money towards their science and Math requirements. Sibusisiwe High School winner (Mpumalanga), Runners-up: Masitakhe Secondary School (Mpumalanga) and Barolong High School (North West).
Sponsorship of Blankets	R11 001.00	The sponsorship was part of an initiative by the DOT, as a result of the tragic fires in Plastic view township, where the residents lost their belongings during winter.
Sponsorship of school shoes	R19 540.00	School shoes were donated as part of an initiative by DOT.
Grocery packs	R67 097.04	Grocery packs were donated to communities as an initiative by the DOT.
Impumelelo Education Trust Event - Mpumalanga	R27 502.50	Career exhibition for the children in Mpumalanga. SANRAL assisted in sponsorship as well educating the children about its scholarship and bursaries.
SAICE Bridge Building Competition	R57 000.00	The competition involves schools throughout SA, Zimbabwe and Swaziland. Assists with building the careers with our youth and encouraging them to take math and science and entice them to study civil engineer which is part of the scares skills in SA. SANRAL gets the opportunity to brand at the event as well as on the logo is on the marketing collateral which then showcases SANRAL as one of the sponsors.

cc) 2016/2017

Details Sponsorship (b)	Value of sponsorship  (aa)	Criteria
Ecological Award	R100 000.00	There are very few environmental focused initiatives carried out in this large scale. In order to address SANRAL’s environment communications pillar, the participation in the awards allowed SANRAL naming rights to the award, branding and SANRAL was included in all PR activities as well as social media initiatives.
CEO sleep out	R100 000.00	The CEO sleep out took place on the Nelson Mandela Bridge, the aim was an opportunity for CEOs of corporations and organisations to make people aware of the plight of street children.
Robotics programme in Waterkloof High School	R50 000.00	The Robotic programme is linked to Math education and basics of engineering.
Grocery packs	R67 144.00	Grocery packs were donated to communities as an initiative by DOT.
SAICE Bridge building competition	R57 000.00	The competition involves schools throughout SA, Zimbabwe and Swaziland. Assists with building the careers with our youth and encouraging them to take math and science and entice them to study civil engineer which is part of the scares skills in SA. SANRAL gets the opportunity to brand at the event as well as on the logo is on the marketing collateral which then showcases SANRAL as one of the sponsors.

(c) SANRAL evaluated each sponsorship request on its individual merits linked to SANRAL's objectives, communication pillars of operation and the spatial proximity of SANRAL projects.

Ports Regulator Of South Africa (PRSA)

(ii) The Ports Regulator did not spend any funds for sponsorships in the (aa) 2014/15, (bb) 2015/16, and (cc) 2016/17 financial years. (b) not applicable. (c) not applicable.

South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)

The table below depict the amount South African Maritime Authority (SAMSA) spent on sponsorships in the past three financial years.

The sponsorship was made towards an annual event named the South African Oceans Festival. SAMSA, in collaboration with a private company - Worldsport South Africa, provided sponsorship for the Cape Town stopover of the Volvo Oceans Race. This was aimed at raising the Authority’s profile within the maritime industry and was targeted at both local and international stakeholders.

SPONSORSHIPS: SOUTH AFRICAN MARITIME AUTHORITY (SAMSA)
Description	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17
Actual Spending	1 140 000	-	-

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)

(aa)R17 069 076, 24

(bb) 2015-16 R10 691 097, 09

and (cc) 2016-17 financial years,

R1 635 934, 95

(b)

• CSI: R12 376 303.84
• Corporate Sponsorship: R4 692 772.40

2015/16

• CSI: R2 294 900
• Corporate Sponsorship: R8 936 197.09

2016/17

• CSI: R909 934, 95
• Corporate Sponsorship: R726 520.00

(c) There is a CSI and sponsorship policy that is used as a criteria, i.e.

1. Commercial sponsorship:

• PRASA sponsored commercial initiatives with a high return on investment, maximizing publicity of our brand, recognition and association of the brand/s
• Contributed to increasing sales and loyalty to the brand/s and services
• Actively targeted new customers and educated them about the unique benefits to be gained by using the services
• Communicated directly to our target audience, by proactively combining other elements in our marketing mix
• Visibly associated with prestigious events

1. CSI/ Goodwill projects:

• CSI projects were based on requests PRASA receives
• PRASA supported goodwill projects in communities in and around our operational areas
• Sought initiatives that increase contact with commuters and surrounding communities to encourage
  • Ownership and protection of assets by the community
  • Interaction with commuters and community by the leadership of the Agency.
  • Targeted events and initiatives at stations, corridors and communities
• Supported initiatives in partnership with local municipalities in areas where PRASA operates to improve the conditions of those communities

Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)

(a)

(aa) 2014-15: R39.6m

(bb) 2015-16: R41.2m

(cc) 2016-17: R38.8m

(b) All financial years fell within the budget allocated.

(c) ACSA has aligned its SED Programmes to the 2030 National Development Plan (NDP) priorities. The following priority goals of the NDP have been adopted by the company, as they relate to the company’s SED focus areas:

• Economy and Employment

• Environmental Sustainability and Resilience

• Improving Education, Training and Innovation

• National Building & Social Cohesion

SED contributes 1% of NPAT to transformation, however ACSA is already spending 2% of NPAT towards socially and economically transforming societies within which our Airports exist through entrepreneurship, poverty alleviation programmes, youth development, empowerment of people with disability, women empowerment; skills development and IT infrastructure development in rural schools.

Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS)

South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)

(a), (i), Not applicable, (a) (ii), all sponsorships by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) are guided by the organisation’s Sponsorship Policy, and Corporate Social Investment priorities, which are:

• Aviation related projects, including projects which support innovation within the industry;
• Transformation projects, e.g. career awareness, bursaries; etc.;
• Environmental protection initiatives; and
• Community development projects aligned with national imperatives.

FINANCIAL YEAR	AMOUNT	RELEVANT DETAILS	SELECTION CRITERIA
(aa) 2014/2015	R74 823	Thirty (30) packs of groceries were donated to destitute families in the Prixley Ka Seme District area on 18 December 2014.	Community development projects aligned with national imperatives.
	R32 450	The SACAA sponsored a luncheon hosted on 12 December 2014 for 90 elderly women from Dipuo Difedile Centre situated in Soweto.	Community development projects aligned with national imperatives.
	R21 000	A cash donation of R21 000 was donated to Mayday-SA to fund its helpline.	Aviation related projects.
	R75 000	The SACAA purchased a sponsorship package offered by Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS) for its Avi-Afrique Summit.	Aviation related projects.
	R48 592	23rd ACI African Region Annual Assembly, which took place on 10-14 October 2014. The SACAA purchased a Silver Sponsorship package.	Aviation related projects.
	R30 000	The SACAA sponsored an Aviation Camp, which was part of the Girl Fly Programme. This took place from 6 – 11 October 2014.	Aviation transformation related projects.
	R100 000	Safety First Campaign, which is a campaign aimed at promoting superior airmanship. The campaign is a partnership supported by various stakeholders including the SACAA and Aeroclub of South Africa.	Aviation related project
Total for 2014/2015 FY	R381 865
(bb) 2015/2016	R106 335	50 Grocery hampers were donated to child-headed households in Perdekop, Carolina, Elukwatini, Koopleagte, Bergville, and Luganda on 18 December 2015.	Community development projects aligned with national imperatives.
	R12 368	50 pairs of school shoes were donated to child-headed households in Perdekop, Carolina, Elukwatini, Koopleagte, Bergville, Luganda and 18 December 2015	Community development projects aligned with national imperatives.
	R20 000	Sponsorship of Aeroclub’s 95th birthday celebrations	Aviation related projects.
	R1 400	Sponsoring of artwork to design the logo and leatherhead for Wonders of Aviation.	Aviation related projects.
	R20 000	MayDay-SA sponsorship	Aviation related project.
	R100 000	Safety First Campaign, which is a campaign aimed at promoting superior airmanship. The campaign is a partnership supported by various stakeholders including the SACAA and Aeroclub of South Africa.	Aviation related project
Total for 2015/2016 FY	R260 103
(cc) 2016/2017	R318 530	The SACAA sponsored the training for members of the South African Network for Women in Transport. The training took place in all 9 provinces from 30 June to 15 August 2016, and focused on supply chain processes and tendering.	Transformation initiative.
	R71 400	60 learners from five rural districts of Mpumalanga were transported for a tour of the OR Tambo International Airport, the SACAA, and the Air Traffic and Navigation Services air traffic control tower on 29 June 2017.	Transformation initiative.
	R25 000	The SACAA sponsored the SAASMA Conference, which was attended by Aviation Medical Doctors and was hosted between 28 and 31 July 2016.	Aviation related projects.
	R26 365	Sponsorship towards a Youth and Career Development programme event held in Perdekop on 25 March 2017	Transformation initiative.
	R139 435	Donation of 100 Grocery hampers for child-headed households in Perdekop, Perdekop, Carolina, Elukwatini, Koopleagte, Bergville, and Luganda, held in December 2016.	Community development projects aligned with national imperatives.
	R30 000	Sponsorship of Aeroclub Airweek which took place in the Free State province.	Aviation related projects.
	R100 000	The SACAA purchased a sponsorship package offered by Air Traffic Navigation Services for its Avi-Afrique Summit.	Aviation related projects.
	R274 785.60	A Community Corporate Social Investment initiative whereby the SACAA partnered with other national transport entities to upgrade the conditions of a dilapidated school hostel in Tosca.	Community development projects aligned with national imperatives.
	R100 000	Safety First Campaign, which is a campaign aimed at promoting superior airmanship. The campaign is a partnership supported by various stakeholders including the SACAA and Aeroclub of South Africa.	Aviation related project.
Total for 2016/2017 FY	R1 085 515.60

Reply:

SARS is prohibited by its policies to divulge or discuss employees’ personal and confidential in nature information in the public domain.

However SARS can confirm that, in accordance with the SARS suspension policy, Mr. Makwakwa is suspended with full pay and benefits and all other suspension provisions apply during this period.

Reply:

1. (a) As part of ensuring that the Department has an asset register that is compliant with the Standards of Generally Recognised Accounting Practice (GRAP), an asset verification processes needed to be undertaken. Whilst conducting the verification process, the Department came across some anomalies which required further investigation. Illegal occupation of State-owned land came out as one of the results of the investigation and this lead the Departments need to establish the OBB Project to ensure that the said anomalies are addressed.

Following this, various reasons were identified as the cause for the illegal occupation of State properties, these include:

• Properties which have been unlawfully and / or to the detriment of the State been disposed of to other entities, private individuals, companies or trusts;
• Properties which have been otherwise transferred incorrectly / unlawfully
• Properties which have been occupied unlawfully or encroached upon;
• Properties which have been donated for non-valid reasons
• Opportunists and land grabbers purporting to be land owners of state owned land, selling and letting out to unsuspecting applicants.
• State owned properties abandoned and left unattended and unsecured by Client Departments
• Sub-letting of State owned properties

(b) The investigations into the illegally occupied properties is a detailed and time consuming process. It further requires that thorough investigations be
conducted in identifying those who are found to have played a part in the said properties being illegally occupied. To this end, no officials have been held
accountable as yet as investigations into the illegally occupied properties are on-going.

(2) Below, please find a list with the top 10 landlords per region:

Reply:

1. Mr Jonas Makwakwa was officially suspended on 15 September 2016.

2. His suspension was effected in accordance with the provisions and relevant procedures of the SARS suspension policy.

Reply:

Due to a number of role players and stakeholders involved, the Department is still trying to collate the information and come back to the honourable member with a comprehensive and accurate information.

Reply:

Upon his resignation, Mr Matlwa did not have any disciplinary charges against him. Mr Matlwa resigned from SARS for personal reasons.

Reply:

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