Questions and Replies

Reply:

Refer to the table below for the breakdown responses.

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ONTRACTS AWARDED BY TCTA FROM 2014/15, 2015/16 AND 2016/17 FINANCIAL YEARS

(i) Contract Description	(b) Date Awarded	2(b) Contractor/ Supplier	(ii) Contract Amount	2(a) Open Tender or Close Tender or Exception	2(c) Where applicable, How is each project Funded	2 (d) Status of the project	(3) Compliance with regulations of the Public Finance Management Act (Yes or No)
Maintenance of UPS System, Generator, Access control and CCTV	Apr-14	M Projects	R 1 044 0000	Single Source recommended for maintenance of the equipment which were installed by the same service provider who was appointed through an open tender process.	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System	Current	Yes
Construction of AMD facilities at Eastern Basin	May-14	CMC-PG JV	R 1 122 241 835.91	Open Tender	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System and 67% refundable from the fiscus	Complete	Yes
Audio Visual Equipment	May-14	Sumsung Business Solutions	R 1 620 0000.00	Single Source for maintenance of the equipment which were installed by the same service provider who was appointed through an open tender process.	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System	Current	Yes
Land Valuation Services for Sludge Disposal for the Central Basin, Eastern and Western Basin	Jun-14	Griffiths Valuations	R 185 811.25	Single Source from the database which was set up after an open tender process.	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System	Complete	Yes
Independent Environmental Auditor for AMD Eastern basin	Sep-14	EP3	R 179 013.33	Quotation Process	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System and 67% refundable from the fiscus	Complete	Yes
Disaster Recovery Services	Sep-14	Continuity South Africa	R 2 870 008.34	Single Sourcing	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System	Expired	Yes
Health and Safety Consultant at AMD Eastern basin	Oct-14	Nemai Consulting	R 417 764.40	Open Tender	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System and 67% refundable from the fiscus	Complete	Yes
Mobile Phone Services	Dec-14	Vodacom	R 3 320 955.40	Single Source-negotiated route after failure of a close tender process.	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System	Current	Yes
Operation and Maintenance for AMD facilities at Central Basin	Jan-15	Group Five	R 215 863 561.66	Contract extension.	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System and 67% refundable from the fiscus	Complete	Yes
Construction of AMD facilities at Western Basin	Jan-15	Group Five	R 92 000 000.00	Single Source, followed after the open tender process failed.	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System and 67% refundable from the fiscus	Current	Yes
Appointment of Corporate Insurance Service provider	Feb-15	GIB Insurance Brokers	R 102 444.00	Open Tender	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System	Current	Yes
Treasury Management System	Jun-15	Fikon	R 6 131 034,00	Open Tender	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System	Current-implementation	Yes
Rental of Multi-Function Printing Devices for 36 Months	Dec-15	Konica Minolta	R 3 848 349.70	Open Tender	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System	Current	Yes
SCM, Financial Accounting System	Jan-16	ICT Works	R 15 170 305.98	Open Tender	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System	Current	Yes
HRM System	Jan-16	ICT Works	R 6 270 000.00	Single sourcing followed after the open tender process failed.	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System	Current	Yes
Short term operation and maintenance of AMD Central basin	Apr-16	Intelligent Water Solutions (IWS)	R 55 146 662,91	Single Source	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System and 67% refundable from the fiscus	Current- open tender process underway.	Yes
Operation and maintenance of AMD facilities at Eastern Basin	Aug-16	CMC-PG JV	R 80 000 000.00	Contract extension to provide operations and maintenance services to allow conclusion of an open tender process.	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System and 67% refundable from the fiscus	Current	Yes
Procurement of pool vehicles	Jan-17	Nissan	R 498 914.03	National Treasury Transversal Contract	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System	Once-off.	Yes
Psychometric Assessments	Feb-17	Work Dynamics	R 982 708.76	Open Tender	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System	Current	Yes
Travel Management Service	Mar-17	Travel With Flair	Management fee (R 7 000 000.00)	Open Tender	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System	Extended by six months until September 2017	Yes
Travel Management Services	Mar-17	Gemini	Management fee (R 4 400 000.00)	Open Tender	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System	Extended by six months until September 2017	Yes
Total Soft Services Contract for facilities Management	Mar-17	Afri Services	R 7 395 031.02	Open Tender	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System	On going	Yes
VAT Consulting Services	Mar-17	PWC	R 160 000.00	Single Source	Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System	On-going.	Yes

Reply:

1. The Ekurhuleni Municipality and Gauteng Department of Agricultural and Rural Development are in position to advice on public participation for land use development as they are the custodians of land use. The Department’s mandate is to comment on impediment between mining and development and advise accordingly.

2. Environmental Impact Assessment is only submitted to Municipality and Gauteng Department of Agricultural and Rural Development, for land use development purposes. Developers’ use their discretion whether to submit the EIA to the department as it is not mining related.

3. The Department has not received any objection in writing from any interested and affected parties as yet

4. No objections in relation to the development from ERPM to DMR in writing has been received.

 

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

 

No, my Department does not have any partnership or bilateral agreements with any government entity in Israel.

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Reply:

Refer to the table below for the name, location, nature of work done and total cost of each dam safety project undertaken by Sigodi Marah Martin Management. The total project cost stated in the table below is for the execution of the works (i.e design costs and construction costs). Sigodi Marah Martin Management was appointed in November 2013 to October 2016 on a time cost basis contract.

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NO.	PROVINCE	NAME OF PROJECT	NATURE OF WORK / REHABILITATION SCOPE OF WORK	TOTAL PROJECT COST	SIGODI MARAH MARTIN - SCOPE OF WORK
1.	Eastern Cape	Elandsdrift Barrage	Rehabilitation of the auxiliary spillway and mechanical gates (radial gates)	R 312 232 338	Approved Professional Person
2.	Eastern Cape	Cata Dam	Refurbishment of the outlet works and rehabilitation of earth embankment.	R 50 612 689	Project Management & Approved Professional Person
3.	Limpopo	Chuenispoort Dam	Rehabilitation to address slope instability of the earth embankment& mechanical refurbishment	R 120 392 232	Project Management (Mechanical works only)
4.	Eastern Cape	Mnyameni Dam	Refurbishment of the outlet works and rehabilitation of earth embankment.	R 21 154 201	Project Management & Approved Professional Person
5.	Eastern Cape	Ncora Dam	Rehabilitation of twin 1,8 m diameter concrete pipes	R 1 654 462	Project Management
6.	North West	Rietspruit Dam	Rehabilitation to address slope instability of the earth embankment	R 3 763 305	Project Management
7.	Limpopo	Mashashane Dam	Rehabilitation of the earth embankment	R 21 595 394	Site supervision
8.	Free State	Orange-Riet Dam	Increasing storage capacity of the balancing dam	R 273 599 750	Project Management
9.	North West	Taung Dam	Mechanical refurbishment of the outlet works	R 20 467 225	Project Management & design optimisations of mechanical outlets
10.	Western Cape	Stompdrift Dam	Rehabilitation of the concrete arch component of the dam	R 98 004 332	Project Management (Mechanical works only)
11.	Limpopo	Nsami Dam	Increasing the spillway capacity of the dam & mechanical refurbishment	R 154 642 237	Project Management& design optimisations of mechanical outlets
12.	Eastern Cape	Kouga Dam	Geotechnical investigations and monitoring of the dam’s micro movement.	R 3 321 556	Structural Safety Analyses (Ambient Vibration Monitoring)
13.	Limpopo	Vaalkop II Dam		R 92 014 083	Approved Professional Person
14.	Free State	Welbedacht	Mechanical refurbishment of the inlet and outlet works.	R 12 416 710	Project Management & design optimisations of mechanical outlets.
15.	Various Provinces	Gariep Dam Kogelberg Dam Greater Brandvlei Dam Rockview Dam Welbedacht Dam Heyshope Dam Morgenstond Dam Tshakuma Dam.	Compilation of 5 yearly Dam Safety EvaluationsforCategory III Dams.		Approved Professional Person

Sigodi Marah Management’s expenditure per financial year is as follows:

• 2013/14 – R 3 418 333.04
• 2014/15 – R 20 935 669.35
• 2015/16 – R 58 223 703.77
• 2016/17 – R 1 632 465.35

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Reply:

I have been informed that neither the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and Department of Correctional Services nor its entities reporting to me has appointed transaction advisors for tenders during the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.

Reply:

I have been informed by the Head of the Special Investigation Unit that a similar question was posed to the Presidency during May 2017, a copy of which is attached hereto, where-in the SIU answered as follows:

1. It would appear that the Proclamation referred to, issued by the Presidency to commence with investigations, relates to Proclamation R35 of 2008. This Proclamation related to the Mhlatuzi Water Board in Richards Bay, of which Ms Myeni was the Chairperson at the time.

   a) The investigation was proclaimed in 2008.

    b) The investigation was duly completed and the report was submitted to the Presidency in April 2013.

2. The Honourable Member is advised to direct the request to the Office of the Honourable President, for a copy of such Report, as such Reports are neither submitted to nor kept by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services.

Reply:

a) Refer to Annexure A for information regarding board members of each water boards.

b) The Minister of Water and Sanitation is responsible for appointing board members and my Department is in the process of appointing a new board.

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Annexure A

(a) Entity reporting to her, have a board in place	(b) Entity reporting to her, do not have a board in place	(i)(aa)when was each individual board member appointed	(bb) when is the term for each board lapsing	(i)(aa) how many board members are there in each board	(bb) of those board members of each entity are female
Amatola Water		Nokulunga Mnqeta (Chairperson)	01 February 2016	30 January 2020	8	3
		Sizwe Hadebe	01 February 2016	30 January 2020
		Lynette Louw	01 February 2016	30 January 2020
		Brian Hollingworth	01 February 2016	30 January 2020
		Mphoko Nzimande	01 February 2016	30 January 2020
		Abraham le Roux	01 February 2016	30 January 2020
		Eugene Jooste	01 February 2016	30 January 2020
		Tebogo Maenetja	01 February 2016	30 January 2020
Bloem Water		Phitsane, TB (Chairperson)	28 April 2009	31 March 2018	9	3
		Matete, P	01 April 2014	31 March 2018
		Van der Merwe, J	28 April 2009	31 March 2018
		Maboe, MSS	28 April 2009	31 March 2018
		Mokhesi, N	01February 2005	31 March 2018
		Bomela, LR	01 April 2014	31 March 2018
		Phetwe, CM	01 April 2014	31 March 2018
		Ellman, MJ	01 April 2014	31 March 2018
		Mkiva, Z	01 April 2014	31 March 2018
Lepelle Northern Water		Mr. MPK Tshivhase(Chairperson)	01 April 2016	31 March 2020	9	5
		Mr. MI Phasha	01 April 2016	31 March 2020
		Mr. NH Matsepe	01 April 2010	31 March 2020
		Ms. LLC Malamba	01 April 2010	31 March 2020
		Ms. MM Ntsaba	01 April 2016	31 March 2020
		Ms. JM Letsoalo	01 April 2010	31 March 2020
		Mr. BP Sebola	01 April 2010	31 March 2020
		Ms. TTC Hlongwa	01 April 2016	31 March 2020
		Ms. MA Mphahlele	01 April 2016	31 March 2020
Magalies Water		Adv. MM Petlane (Chairperson)	01 May 2014	30 April 2018	12	7
		Ms. PN Nkwinika	01 July 2009	30 April 2018
		Mr. DR Sibanda	01 July 2009	30 April 2018
		Ms. MA Hlahla	01 July 2009	30 April 2018
		Mr. TT Mohapi	01 March 2012	30 April 2018
		Ms. TF Zondi	01 July 2009	30 April 2018
		Ms. N Mufamadi	01 May 2014	30 April 2018
		Ms. TD Monewe	01 March 2012	30 April 2018
		Mr. FP Vilakazi	01 May 2014	30 April 2018
		Ms. F Saloojee	01 May 14	30 April 2018
		Ms. S Lebeko-Ratlhagane	01 June 2014	30 April 2018
		Kgosi SV Suping	01 June 2014	30 April 2018
	Mhlathuze Water	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Overberg Water		Mr Mpumelelo Ncwadi (Chairperson)	1 September 2009	30 April 2018	7	3
		Mr Noel Bastiaan	4 April 2014	30 April 2018
		Ms Melinda Zass	4 April 2014	30 April 2018
		Ms Kim Montgomery	4 April 2014	30 April 2018
		Ms Nirvani Dhevcharran	4 April 2014	30 April 2018
		Advocate Derick Block	4 April 2014	30 April 2018
		Mr Adriaan Smuts	4 April 2014	30 April 2018
Rand Water		Adv Faith Matshidiso Hashatse (Chairperson)	01 April 2009	31 March 2018	11	6
		Ms Sophie Molokoane-Machika (Deputy Chairperson)	12 June 2012	31 March 2018
		Ms Busiswa Cwengile Bam	01 April 2014	31 March 2018
		Mr Dawood Coovadia	01 April 2005	31 March 2018
		Ms Lakela Kaunda	01 April 2014	31 March 2018
		Mr Lefadi Makibinyane	01 April 2009	31 March 2018
		Ms Nomsa Georgina Mbileni	01 April 2014	31 March 2018
		Mr Isaac Mmushi	01 April 2014	31 March 2018
		Prof Frederick Otieno	01 April 2005	31 March 2018
		Mr Ramateu Monyokolo	17 February 2016	31 March 2018
		Ms Rene Aloise Kenosi	17 February 2016	31 March 2018
Sedibeng Water		Mr MD Dikoko	30April 2017	30Apr 2021	6	2
		Mr EA Gaborone	30April 2017	30Apr 2021
		Mr CD Mboweni	30April 2017	30Apr 2021
		Mr MM Mthombeni	30April 2017	30Apr 2021
		Dr PE Molokwane	30April 2017	30Apr 2021
		Ms KG Sereko	30April 2017	30Apr 2021
Umgeni Water		Mr Andile Mahlalutye (Chairman)	01-Jul-09	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.	10	3
		Prof Imtiaz Vally	01-Jul-09	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
		Ms Ziphozethu Mathenjwa	01-Jul-09	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
		Mr Teboho Nkhahle	01-Jul-09	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
		Mr Graham Atkinson	01-Jul-09	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
		Dr Takalani Dube	01-Jul-09	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
		Ms Thokozile Shezi	01-Jul-09	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
		Ms Nompumelelo Chamane	01-Jul-09	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
		Mr Visvin Reddy	01-Jul-09	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
		Mr Thabani Zulu	01-Jul-09	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA)		Ms Monhla Hlahla	01 December 2015	30 November 2018	9	4
		Mr Jacob Modise	01 December 2015	30 November 2018
		Ms Zodwa Manase	01 December 2015	30 November 2018
		Mr Simphiwe Khondlo	01 July 2006	30 November 2018
		Mr Satish Roopa	01 December 2015	30 November 2018
		Dr Michael Ellman	01 December 2015	30 November 2018
		Ms Sijabulile Makhathini	01 December 2015	30 November 2018
		Ms Tsepiso Mohlaoli	01 December 2015	30 November 2018
		Mr Muziwandile Chonco	02 August 2016	30 November 2018
Water Research Commission (WRC)		Dr Mjoli	01 February 2016	31 January 2020	9	5
		Prof Vil-Nkomo	01 February 2016	31 January 2020
		Dr Makgae	01 February 2016	31 January 2020
		Mr Ndhlovu	01 February 2016	31 January 2020
		Dr Nala	01 February 2016	31 January 2020
		Ms Mbonambi	01 February 2016	31 January 2020
		Ms Msezane	01 February 2016	31 January 2020
		Prof Stroebel	01 February 2016	31 January 2020
		Mr I Patel	01 February 2016	31 January 2020

Reply:

a) and b) My security arrangements and those of the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, as well as the Deputy Minister of Correctional Services remain the responsibility of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in terms of the Ministerial Handbook.

c) The response in respect of the heads of entities or bodies reporting to the me is as follows:

1. The Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice and the Judge Presidents do make use of security services paid for by the State through South African Police Service as required in terms of the Ministerial Handbook.
2. National Prosecuting Authority – The National Director of Public Prosecution make use of services paid for by the State through the South African Police Services at the moment.
3. Legal Aid South Africa – The Head of Legal Aid South Africa does not make use of security services.
4. Special Investigation Unit – The Head of the Special Investigating Unit does not make use of security services at the moment.
5. The Director General of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development does not make use of security services at the moment.
6. The National Commissioner of Department of Correctional Services does use security services at the State expense.
7. The Secretary-General for the Office of the Chief Justice does not make use of security services at the moment.

(i) There are no security services that are rendered to the family members on all of the above.

(ii) There are members of the Judiciary, National Prosecuting Authority and some support staff that make use of security services and the services are not extended to family members.

(aa) In all of the above, the reasons for the provision of security services, where applicable, are informed by the threats received due to their legal duties.

(bb) (i) Those members that are indicated in the Ministerial Handbook as stated above, the budget for the provision of the security services required is being paid from the South African Police Service’s budget.

(bb) (ii) The other affected members of the Judiciary, National Prosecuting Authority and supporting staff making use of security services are paid for by the State through the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.

(bb) (iii) The National Commissioner for the Department of Correctional Services’ security services are paid for by the relevant Department of Correctional Services.

(cc) The relevant details about protection services as indicated above is mainly informed by the heightened threats, risks and vulnerability assessments that are inherent in their legal duties which cannot be ignored in the interest of justice and other constitutional requirements. Therefore, it is advisable that the details pertaining to each member be not disclosed for safety and security reasons. Furthermore, the doctrine of separation of powers dictates consideration in relation to the provision of protection and security services to members of the Judiciary and National Prosecuting Authority.

Reply:

1. The information, in relation to the entities reporting to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Service that have Boards in place, is detailed as follows.

A) LEGAL AID SOUTH AFRICA

(a) Legal Aid South Africa has a Board appointed, in terms of Section 6 (1) of the Legal Aid South Africa Act No. 39 of 2014, by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services.

(i) (aa) the dates of appointment of the Directors as members of the Board are as follows:

Appointed in terms of which section of the Act	Name	Period of Appointment
		Start Date	End Date
1.  Section 6(1)(a) of the Legal Aid South Africa Act, 2014 (Act No. 39 of 2014)	Chairperson: Mr Justice D Mlambo	1 March 2016	28 February 2019
2.  Section 6(1)(b) and Section 8 (1) of the Legal Aid South Africa Act, 2014 (Act No. 39 of 2014)	Deputy Chairperson: Mr Justice M Makume	17 October 2017	28 February 2019
3.  Section 6(1)(b)	Seven (7) non-executive members: Professor Y Vawda; Mr F Mvundlela; Ms T Mhlungu; Ms N Mgadza; Ms M Naidoo; Mr M Leseilane; and Ms A Chowan.	1 March 2016	28 February 2019
4.  Section 6(2)	Two (2) non-executive members to serve as alternative members to the members appointed in terms of Section 6(1)(b): Ms A Rhoda; and Mr L Mtshali	1 March 2016	28 February 2019
5.  Section 6(1)(c)	Ms V Vedalankar, ex officio in her capacity as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)	1 March 2016	Until her period of appointment as CEO expires
6. Section 6(1)(d)	Three (3) executive members Advocate B Nair; Mr P Hundermark; and Mr J Makokoane	1 March 2016	28 February 2019
7. Section 6(2)	One (1) executive member to serve as an alternative member to the members appointed in terms of Section 6(1)(d) Ms R Hlabatau	1 March 2016	28 February 2019
8.  Section 6(1)(e)	The Director-General: Department of Justice and Constitutional Development or his or her nominee Advocate PA du Rand (Nominee)	1 March 2016	28 February 2019

(bb) the term of office for the Board members is three (3) years as shown above.

(ii) (aa) The Board of Legal Aid South Africa has a total of fourteen (14) Board Members made up of ten (10) Non-Executive Directors and four (4)

Executive Directors. There are also three (3) Alternative Board Members.

(bb) the Board of Legal Aid South Africa has five (5) females (plus 2 Alternative members).

B. COUNCIL FOR DEBT COLLECTORS

The Council for Debt Collectors has a board or Council Members appointed, in terms of Section 3 of the Debt Collectors Act 1998 (Act No. 114 of 1998), by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services. The Council, appointed in terms of the Act, consists of ten (10) members, of which three (3) members are females.

The table below provides details of Council Members, i.e. Names, capacity and term of office:

Name	Appointed in terms of which section of the Act	Capacity	Period of Appointment
			Start Date	Start Date
1. Ms L S Machaba	Section 3(2)(a)	Chairperson	4 March 2015	3 March 2018
2. Ms J Ntshingila	Section 3(2)(b)(i)	Member	4 March 2015	3 March 2018
3. Mr J C Janse van Rensburg	Section 3(2)(b)(ii)	Member	4 March 2017	3 March 2020
4. Mr B Maseko	Section 3(2)(b(iii)	Member	4 March 2015	3 March 2018
5. Mr A Olivier	Section 3(2)(b)(iii)	Member	4 March 2015	3 March 2018
6. Mr S Lindsay	Section 3(2)(b)(iii)	Member	4 March 2017	3 March 2020
7. Mr M Lamola	Section 3(2)(b)(iii)	Member	4 March 2015	3 March 2018
8. Adv. P A du Rand	Section 3(2)(b)(iv)	Member	4 March 2015	3 March 2018
9. Mr C Senzani	Section 3(2)(b)(iv)	Member	4 March 2017	3 March 2020
10. Ms M M Viljoen	Section 3(2)(b)(v)	Member	4 March 2015	3 March 2018

C. SOUTH AFRICAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION

(a) (i) The South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) is one of the entities reporting to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services which has a Board/Commission in place.

Appointed in terms of which Section of the Act	Name of Members Appointed	Capacity	Period of Appointment
			Start Date	End Date
Section 2(2) of the South African Law Reform Commission Act 19 of 1973	Judge Jody Kollapen of the Gauteng North Division of the High Court	Chairperson	April 2015	September 2018
	Professor V Jaichand (WITS)	Member	September 2013	September 2018
	Advocate M Sello (Practicing Advocate)	Member	September 2013	September 2018
	Mr IBW Lawrence (Practicing Attorney)	Member	September 2013	September 2018
	Ms NT Siwendu (Practicing Attorney)	Member	September 2013	September 2018
	Professor Annet Wanyana Oguttu (UNISA)	Member	January 2015	September 2018
	Professor Marita Carnelly (UKZN)	Member	January 2015	September 2018

(ii) The Board of the SALRC consists of seven members, and four (4) of the

Commissioners are females.

D. RULES BOARD FOR COURTS OF LAW

(1)(a) The Rules Board is accountable to the Minister in terms of the Act, and has a

Board in place. The table below provides further details in respect to the members and term of office:

Appointed in terms of which Section of the Act	Name of Members Appointed	Capacity	Period of Appointment
			Start Date	End Date
In terms of Section 3 of the Rules Board for Courts of Law Act of 1985 (Act No. 107 of 1985)	Judge SA Majiedt Judge FE Mokgohloa Ms Jakkie Wessels Mr Patrick Hundermark Ms Nosidima Ndlovu Adv McCaps Motimele SC Adv. Paul Farlam, SC Adv. Anthea Platt SC Prof. Mohamed Paleker Mr Graham Bellairs (LSSA) Mr Mashudu Kutama (LSSA) Mr Asif Essa (Alternate: LSSA) Mr Rodney Isaacs (DoJ&CD) Ms Elmarie de Klerk (Magistracy)	Chairperson Vice- Chairperson Member Member Member Member Member Alternate Member Member Member Member Alternate Member Member Member	01 January 2012 6 March 2017 01 January 2012 01 January 2012 01 September 2014 01 January 2012 01 January 2012 01 January 2012 01 January 2012 01 January  2012 01 September 2014 01 September 2014 1 January 2015 1 January 2012	31 December 2017 6 March 2022 31 December 2017 31 December 2017 31 August 2019 31 December 2017 31 December 2017 31 December 2017 31 December 2017 31 December  2017 31 August  2019 31 August 2019 31 December 2020 31 December 2017

(ii) There are twelve (12) Board members plus 2 alternates, in the Rules Board for Courts of Law, five (5) of the members are females.

E. SOUTH AFRICAN BOARD FOR SHERIFFS

Appointed in terms of which Section of the Act	Name of Members Appointed	Capacity	Period of Appointment
			Start Date	End Date
In terms of section 9(2) (a) of the Sheriffs Act, 1986 (Act No. 90 of 1986)	Mrs C Mabuza (Sheriff) Ms P Roodt (Sheriff) Ms Nomajwara Soga (Sheriff) Ms Mmathotho Lephadi (Sheriff) Mr Ignatius Klynsmith (Sheriff)	Chairperson Member Member Member Member	1 March 2015 1 March 2015 1 March 2015 1 March 2015 1 March 2015	28 February 2018 28 February 2018 28 February 2018 28 February 2018 28 February 2018
In terms of section 9(2) (b) of the Sheriffs Act, 1986 (Act No. 90 of 1986)	Advocate Hishaam Mohamed Mr Thamsanqa Tembe Sec. 9(2)(c) Mr Lesiba Mashapa Sec. 9(2)(d) Prof. Lovell Fernandez Sec 9(2)(e) Mr Meko Magida Sec. 9(2)(e) Ms Khunjulwa Sigenu Sec 11(2)(a)	Member and Deputy Chairperson Member Member Member Member	1 March 2015 1 March 2015 1 March 2015 1 March 2015 1 March 2015 14 April 2016	28 February 2018 28 February 2018 28 February 2018 28 February 2018 28 February 2018 28 February 2018

(b) The following entities reporting to me do not have Boards, and no Boards are envisaged to be appointed:

(i) SPECIAL INVESTIGATING UNIT

Due to the critical work that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) does, the SIU does not have Board as it is a Schedule III Public entity, with the Accounting Authority fulfilling the role of the Board.

For ease of reference, section of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) is quoted below:

Section 49 2 (a) & (b) of the PFMA.

“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.”

Furthermore, the SIU’s legislation (the Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, No 74 of 1996) also does not require the establishment or appointment of a Board. Should the SIU want to appoint a Board, this will require amendments to the Act.

The Head of the SIU has informed me that he is of the opinion that if the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) sees the need for a Board to be established, it can advise, and the recommendation will be considered.

Reply:

In terms of the National Intelligence Services Act 65 of 2002, as amended by the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Act 52 of 2003, there are no boards that should be established by the Minister of State Security.

Reply:

Department

(a) No employees were awarded any contracts or agreements to conduct business with any state entity in the:

(i) 2014-15 – none

(ii) 2015-16 – none

(iii) 2016-17 – none

(aa)(aaa) – not applicable

(bbb) – Not applicable

(bb) (aaa) & (bbb) – not applicable

Air Traffic Navigating and Services (ATNS)

a.N/a

b.N/a. ATNS has not awarded any contracts or agreements to its employees to conduct business with any state entity

(i) 2014-15 : Nil

(ii) 2015-16 : Nil

(iii) 2016-17 : Nil

aa (aaa) : N/a

(bbb): N/a

bb (aaa) : N/a

(bbb) : N/a

Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA)

Not applicable.

ACSA policies do not allow for contracts to be awarded to staff members.

South Africa Civil Aviation Authority (SACCA)

(a)Not applicable, and (b), (i), (ii), and (iii): The South African Civil Aviation Authority is not aware of any staff member being awarded any contracts or agreements to conduct business with any state entity, nor has it granted an approval to any of its staff members to conduct business with any state entity during the 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 financial years.

As such questions: (aa), (aaa), and (bbb); and (bb), (aaa), and (bbb) are not applicable.

Roads Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)

(b) No staff member at RTMC was awarded any contracts or agreements to conduct business with any state entity in the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17 financial years.

(aa)(aaa) N/A

(bbb) N/A

(bb)(aaa)N/A

(bbb) N/A

Road Accident Fund (RAF)

(b) Staff of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) who perform external remunerative work are required to obtain prior written permission to do so in terms of the RAF’s applicable policies and procedures, however the RAF would not know, beyond the prescribed declarations of interest forms completed by bidders in respect of the RAF’s own tenders and supply chain management policies and procedures, whether any staff member was awarded any contracts or agreements to conduct business with other state entities in the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17 financial years; consequently, the RAF is unable to respond to questions (aa)(aaa), (aa)(bbb), (bb)(aaa) and (bb)(bbb).

South Africa National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL)

(b) (i)(ii) SANRAL’s employee contracts prevent any employee from receiving any secondary income for goods or services, unless authorised by the CEO. Additionally, staff are required to declare their interest in any entities. To the best of SANRAL’s knowledge and in terms of the declaration of interests received from staff annually, SANRAL is not aware of the award of any contracts or agreements to SANRAL staff, to conduct business with SANRAL or any other state entity, in any of the financial years listed herein.

Roads Infringement Agency (RTIA)

N(b) umber of staff awarded contracts

(i) 2014/2015=0

(ii) 2015/2016=1

(iii) 2016/2017=0

(aa) (aaa) Names and professional designations:

2014/2015=0

2015/2016 (1) =Mr K Maeyane (Risk Management Specialist)

2016/2017=0;

(bb) (aaa) Details of the contracts:

2014/2015=0

2015/2016=Audit Committee Member/Consultant to Fetakgomo Municipality.

2016/2017=0;

(bbb) Amounts in each case:

2014/2015=R0,00

2015/2016=R5721,00

2016/2017=R0,00

Cross Border Roads Transport Agency (CBRTA)

(b) In terms of declaration of interest records, no employee disclosed any financial interest with state entities during (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17 financial years.

The external audit for 2015-16 financial year revealed that the companies with which some of the employees affiliate, had conducted business with state entities. The relevant information as per the audit management letter is in the table below.

(aa)(aaa) Names	(bbb) Professional designations	(bbb) Amounts
Siphiwinhlanhla Nkala	Road Transport Inspector	R 27 657.41
Patrick Mathebula	Manager Training Ext. Act Coordinator	R 173 462.40
Sharon Mkhize	Manager: Business Planning and Performance	R 333 000.00

(bb) (aaa) The Agency does not have the details of the contract (s) and/or agreement (s) awarded as the information was not disclosed in the declaration of interest forms by the employees.

South Africa Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)

From a review of the Contract Register as well as the Declaration of Members Interest, there were no employees (including executive members) or Board members awarded contracts or agreements to conduct business with the South African Maritime Authority (SAMSA) during the 2014/15, 2015/16 or 2016/17 financial years.

Ports Regulator (PRSA)

Ports Regulator secretariat staff has not conducted business with state entities in the 2014/15-2015/16 financial years (this has been audited by the Auditor General) and to the best of our knowledge, no staff has conducted business with state entities in the 2016/17 financial year (based on verbal verification with staff members).

Railway Regulator Safety (RSR)

(b) (i) (ii) (iii) No. None of the RSR staff have conducted business with any state entities in the financial years mentioned.

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)

PRASA has discovered that certain employees were conflicted with regards to certain contracts. Please see annexure for details.

 

Reply:

(a) 

Province	Total Lodged
Eastern Cape	16,716
Free State	2,682
Gauteng	13,162
KwaZulu-Natal	16,394
Limpopo	3,489
Mpumalanga	3,400
North West	3,902
Northern Cape	3,852
Western Cape	16,099
TOTAL	79,696

(b)

Province	Total Finalised
Eastern Cape	17,489
Free State	3,239
Gauteng	11,164
KwaZulu-Natal	740
Limpopo	4,095
Mpumalanga	2,822
Northern Cape	2,887
North West	2,112
Western Cape	16,502
TOTAL	61,050

 

(c ) (i) 68 661, Annexure A

(ii) 7 478, Annexure B.

 

Reply:

Airports South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)

ACSA does not have any contract with the respective supplier.

 

Reply:

( 1 ) (a) No role, the Trust run its own affairs.

(b) The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights together with the Trustees are currently in the process of verifying the beneficiaries again with the aim of organising an election AGM to elect new Trustees.

( c ) No role, The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights responded to some questions and other questions were responded to by the Trustees.

( 2 ) Not to our knowledge

Reply:

PRASA does undertake regular maintenance of its information technology.

(a) Financial constraints at PRASA have resulted in key technical vacancies that have affected the maintenance in certain areas of Information Communication Technology (ICT).

(b) PRASA is exploring a partnership with other SOE’s in particular Transnet and Broadband Infraco for support in fibre maintenance. This is an interim measure while PRASA is building internal capacity to carry out the maintenance.

(c) There has not been any reason to charge employees; the challenges are structural and not related to ill-discipline.

(d) Skills and funding (operational funding) over and above the infrastructure Capital outlay remains a challenge. As PRASA modernizes, many of its ICT projects are in various stages of implementation and the full maintenance implications from an Operational funding point of view are still unclear.

Reply:

1. E-tag procurement from third parties:

(a) Names of third parties:

The parties that were contracted for the provision and maintenance of e-tags were:

• Kapsch Trafficom AB - Sweden;

• Q-Free ASA – Norway.

(b) Payments received:

The above parties have received the following payments for e-tag’s provided:

• Kapsch Trafficom AB: R167 220 930.96 (Excl VAT)

• Q-Free ASA: R58 317 748.41 (Excl VAT)

(c) Relevant service and/or obligation:

The above parties were contracted for the supply and maintenance of e-tags in accordance with SANRAL specifications and in accordance with the required specifications of an international CEN-278 standard. The e-tags were procured in batches in accordance with demand in terms of the e-toll registration for the GFIP project and for the conventional toll plazas country wide.

2. Payments towards invoice printing and posting:

The annual breakdown of payments towards invoice printing and posting for e-toll collection as per SARS and AARTO requirements is as follows (excl VAT):

• 3 December 2013 to 31 December 2014: R124 635 007.73

• 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015: R58 422 869.55

• 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016: R112 289 632.03

• 1 January 2017 to May 2017: R32 043 385.45

3. Kiosk rental:

(a) Amount per unit:

The amount per unit differs between “temporary” kiosks and “permanent” kiosks, and from shopping mall to shopping mall, depending also on kiosk floor area.

• The monthly rental for a temporary kiosk currently ranges between R7 000 and R22 680 per month (excl VAT).

• The monthly rental for a permanent kiosk ranges between R15 226.09 and R78 797.24 per month (excl VAT).

(b) Number of units:

• There are currently five temporary kiosks in operation.

• There are currently 17 permanent kiosks in operation.

(c) Beneficiary or beneficiaries within the current e-toll structure:

There are no beneficiaries from kiosk rental within the e-toll structure (i.e. the e-toll Operator - ETC). The kiosks are rented from the various owners of the shopping malls. ETC receive 2.5% of the rental for arranging and managing the rental agreements in terms of their contract. This percentage was tendered by ETC as part of the competitive tender for this contract.

 

Reply:

(a),(b)(i),(ii),(iii),(aa),(bb),(aaa),(bbb) Please refer to the table below.

Financial Years	Department/ Entities	(aa)	(bb)
(i) 2014/15	(a) Department	(aaa) Names	(bbb) Professional Designation	(aaa) Detail of Contract Awarded	(bbb) Amounts
		Mr Johannes Siphamandla Mtonga	Registry Clerk	Supplier Name: Rhino JZ Catering and Projects State Entity: Gauteng PSSC Contract Description: Catering Services	R20 030.00
	(b) Entities	(aaa) Names	(bbb) Professional Designation	(aaa) Detail of Contract Awarded	(bbb) Amounts
	Deeds Trading Account	Mr Peter Rakoli Machika	Senior Deeds Registration Officer	Supplier Name: Machi-ra 73 Trading Enterprise CC State Entity: Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality Contract Description: Supply of Geysers	R 28,606.00
				Supplier Name: Machi-ra 73 Trading Enterprise CC State Entity: National Department of Public Works Contract Description: Supply of Office Furniture	R 61,392.00
		Ms Nancy Tebogo Mushi	Deeds Registration Clerk – Contract (lapsed 30.06.2015)	Supplier Name: Sinethamba Construction State Entity: Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality Contract Description: Could not be determined	R 39,004.50
		Mr Bongani Brian Sibuyi	Programmer - Resigned	Supplier Name: Optiflex Trading and Projects State Entity: South African Social Security Agency Contract Description: Could not be determined	R 700.00
		Mr Ziphozonke Professor Nkosi	Deeds Registration Clerk – Contract (lapsed 30.06.2015)	Supplier Name: Prosam Trading State Entity: eThekwini Metro Contract Description: Could not be determined	R 25,000.00
		Ms Sbongile Mpandana	Deeds Registration Clerk	Supplier Name: Bongiwe Majola Trading Enterprise State Entity: Eastern Cape Social Development and Special Programme Contract Description: Could not be determined	R 101,000.00
		Ms Nontokozo Renaisence Mhlongo	Deeds Registration Clerk – Contract (lapsed 30.06.2015)	Supplier Name: Malungi Multi Service State Entity: Kwazulu Natal Department of Education Contract Description: Could not be determined	R 308,252.72
		Mr Sibusiso Rhoda-Cathe Mpangane	Provisioning Clerk	Supplier Name: Praktkal-Con State Entity: Department of Defence Contract Description: Supply of Groceries	R 21,253.00
(ii) 2015/16	Department	N/A	N/A	N/A	R0
(iii) 2016/17	Entities	N/A	N/A	N/A	R0

Reply:

(1)(a)(i)(ii)

Please note that the data for 1994 is not available. However, the earliest date for which the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has reliable information is 2002. Table 1 below shows the number of Afrikaans single medium schools over 10 years using 2002 as a baseline. In 2002, there were 1 814 Afrikaans single medium schools in South Africa. The majority of these schools were found in the Western Cape, followed by the Northern Cape with 289 schools.

(1)(b)

(i) The demographics in the area of some schools have changed. In response to the growing number of learners wanting English as the Language of Learning and Teaching (LOLT), the schools have introduced English as second language of instruction.

(ii) Declining number of Afrikaans speaking learners forces the schools to revert to parallel-medium (English/Afrikaans) schools.

(2) The number of Afrikaans single medium schools shows a decrease from 1 814 in 2002 to 1 234 in 2016. The major decrease took place in 2010 where the number of Afrikaans medium schools dropped by 158 schools.

Note that the only increase in the number of Afrikaans medium schools occurred between the years 2005 – 2008. The rest of the years recorded indicate a decrease.

Table 1: Number of Afrikaans single medium schools, by province, between 2002 and 2016

Province	2002	2005	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
EC	221	214	212	202	203	192	173	193	164	173	168
FS	113	98	91	70	69	68	76	75	77	79	74
GT	266	186	254	252	222	217	188	168	182	183	108
KZ	45	19	31	30	18	15	14	12	12	3	3
LP	39	31	45	44	41	26	24	22	24	26	27
MP	27	53	95	91	69	61	58	28	25	28	23
NC	289	221	248	231	182	247	245	231	237	201	174
NW	78	102	95	100	64	58	64	52	55	54	41
WC	736	802	687	681	675	666	649	648	635	626	616
Total	1814	1 729	1758	1701	1543	1550	1491	1429	1411	1373	1234

Source: 2002-2015 Annual School Survey and 2016 LURITS

Reply:

Parliament has consistently over recent years, starting in 2014/15, approved, on the recommendation of the Portfolio Committee on Transport an objective in the Road Accident Fund’s (RAF) Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plans, which objective provides for alignment of the RAF’s administrative dispensation with the RABS Bill, in order to prepare for the transition to RABS.

In addition to approving the objective, Parliament also approved, on the recommendation of the Portfolio Committee on Transport, the RAF’s annual budgets in relation to work to be performed in relation to the objective.

The objective is sensitive to Parliament’s consideration of the Bill and the Department of Transport’s responsibility in respect of formulating legislation for consideration by Parliament.

In 2014/15 the objective was for the RAF to support the Department of Transport to draft the Bill, Rules and Regulations as per the approved RABS policy. 

In 2015/16 the focus moved from the legislative process to readying the RAF to administer claims under the proposed Bill.  The focus was on internal readiness in terms of the business architecture and design.

In 2016/17 the focus was on developing a Transition Plan that is intended to assist the RAF in the transition. The plan is a conceptual document designed to enable the RAF to prepare for the administration of claims under the proposed Bill.  

The RAF spent the following amounts in relation to RABS, although not necessarily in respect of brand development:

With regard to -	in the 2014-15,	2015-16	and 2016-17 financial years:
(a) marketing and brand-promotion projects,	R Nil	R Nil	R 80 109.10
(b) advertisements in the media,	R2 896 662	R5 404 190	R6 365 666
(c) billboards,	R Nil	R Nil	R Nil
(d) mounted stickers and advertisements in lifts and malls,	R Nil	R Nil	R 4 300
e) promotional articles such as key rings (although no costs was incurred in respect of key rings, but in relation to mouse pads, CD’s and T-Shirts),	R 363 126	R 27 103	R 73 319
(f) printed booklets and pamphlets, and	R Nil	R Nil	R47 982
(g) the RABS website	R Nil	R Nil	R Nil

 

Advertisements in the media were published on mass-reach media platforms, for example radio, print and television. All expenditure took place following procurement in accordance with the provisions the RAF’s policies and the PFMA.

 

Reply:

No. The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform did not pronounce that the agricultural production has decreased as result of land transfers.

a) Falls away.

b) Falls away.

Reply:

(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f) Information received from the said provinces indicates that the said provinces have not as yet requested additional funding from the National Treasury to cover the shortfall in their 2017-18 scholar transport budgets. However, discussions are underway within the Provincial Departments to seek mechanisms to address the shortages from their respective provincial budgets.

Reply:

(1) The RAF does not currently make use of external organisations to process claims; therefore questions (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) are not applicable, however,

(2) The Road Accident Fund Act, No. 56 of 1996 (the Act) provides in section 8 for the appointment by the Board of agents to investigate and settle claims contemplated in section 17(1) of the Act (identified claims), similar to comparable sections contained in the Act’s predecessors. However, an appointment made under section 8 of the Act would constitute a public private partnership (PPP) under Treasury Regulation 16, where the full RAF function is outsourced. Considering the technicalities, timing and cost associated with PPPs the RAF Board elected instead to insource administrative capacity to assist the RAF to process the backlog of claims. Service providers were appointed following a compliant supply chain management process in respect of an open tender (RAF/2013/00027) advertised in the Government Tender Bulletin on 8 August 2013. The contracts commenced on 9 January 2014 and expired on 8 January 2017. Importantly, throughout the appointments the RAF remained responsible to approve the final settlement mandate in respect of the claims administered by the service providers, (a) the RAF appointed the following service providers (i) Ernst & Young Consortium [comprising of Ernst & Young Advisory Services (Pty) Ltd and A2A Kopano Incorporated and Alexander Forbes Compensation Technologies (Pty) Ltd (who subsequently left the consortium)] and (ii) Medscheme Holdings (Pty) Ltd, (b) to assist the RAF with the validation and verification of claim information; investigation and assessment of merits; investigation and assessment of medical records and reports relating to injuries sustained by claimants; investigation and assessment of quantum; negotiation of settlements based on approved mandates by the RAF; dealing with all litigation arising on a specific matter after instruction; keeping accurate records and reporting timeously; and communicating with claimants, attorneys and the RAF, (c) for the amounts as set out in the table below:

COSTS INCURRED – SERVICE PROVIDER INVOICES
Number	Description	Ernst & Young Consortium	Medscheme	Total
1	Paid invoices	R116,288,436	R184,175,692	R300,464,128
2	Outstanding invoices	R5,293,672	R2,856,544	R8,150,216
Total invoices received	R121,582,108	R187,032,236	R308,614,344
3	# Quotation for withheld reports	R22,365,349	R12,815,390	R35,180,739
Total	R143,947,457	R199,847,626	R343,795,083
# Note: The service providers incurred expenditure in obtaining expert reports and other information and, or documentation prior to termination of the contracts. The service providers requested re-imbursement for such expenditure and withheld the reports, subject to reimbursement. The contracts did not make provision for reimbursement for such expenditure. Approval by National Treasury, subject to certain conditions, has been obtained for the RAF to pay for additional reports. Re-imbursement is also subject to Board approval. The process to obtain Board approval has commenced.

 

 

Reply:

The State Security Agency (SSA) awarded no contracts or agreements to personnel of the Agency to conduct business with any state entity in the years stated above.

Reply:

No. It has not been necessary for the Department to exercise its rights on such a contractual condition as the service provider is under obligation to ensure applications are managed within the agreed timeframes. The Service Level Agreement allows for action to be taken against the service provider where there is a breach of contractual obligation.This is monitored and verified by the department through established business processes that reconcile application data with records uploaded to the department’s Visa Adjudication System (VAS). Any discrepancies are identified and are subject to further investigation and monitoring processes which are managed through a project governance standard.

Reply:

The State Security Agency (SSA) is mandated by the National Strategic Act of 1994 (Act No. 39 of 1994), and as amended by the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Act of 2013 (Act No. 11 of 2013), to conduct and coordinate counterintelligence (CI). In fulfilling this legislative mandate the SSA is required to “put in place or institute measures and conduct activities to neutralise the effectiveness of foreign or hostile intelligence operations, to protect intelligence and any classified information, to conduct vetting investigations and to counter any threat or potential threat to national security” (GILAA, Act No. 11 of 2013).

The SSA performs threat and risk assessments (TRAs) as per request from the South African Police – Directorate for Protective Services (DPSS) which includes the VIP services and the Presidential Protection Services (PPS). Threat assessments are also provided in support of the security deployment detail of the NATJOINTS. These assessments are provided to support the SAPS Crime Intelligence Division, and on the whole, the SSA provides the assessments on a routine basis as part of its Counterintelligence mandate.

The table below outlines the number of Threat and Risk Assessments provided to the SAPS Protection Services and/or the Ministry for State Security for visits by VIPs.

Year	Number of Assessments
2010-2011	5
2011-2012	5
2012-2013	39
2013-2014	42
2014-2016	86
2015-2016	109
2016-2017	60
2017-to-date	13

Reply:

a) From discussions between the Department of Tourism, South African Tourism, Provincial and Local authorities and the Knysna Tourism Organisation, it is clear that the extent of damage to tourism infrastructure is yet to be fully assessed and defined. Based on preliminary assessments and needs, in the interim, the Department of Tourism will provide support through the Working for Tourism Expanded Public Works Programme to absorb employees from the affected establishments into short-term further training (with stipends) programmes in hospitality. SA Tourism will communicate positive messaging, both locally and internationally towards restoring the tourism image of Knysna. The Department of Tourism in partnership with the provincial and local authorities, the Department of Labour and Home Affairs has also facilitated the processing of Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and Identity Document applications for affected Knysna residents.

b) Initial meetings between the Department of Tourism, SA Tourism and provincial and local authorities took place in the weeks of the 5th and 12th June 2017. At present, local authorities are still compiling reports on the impact of the fires on communities, private and public property. The immediate priorities are to care for the destitute and homeless. It is anticipated that a clearer picture of the support required by the tourism sector will emerge towards the middle of July 2017, where after further plans can be developed.

Reply:

a) The department

1. No transaction advisors for tenders were appointed for the mentioned period.
2. Not applicable
3. Not applicable
4. Not applicable

b) SA Tourism

SA Tourism appointed transactional advisors for tenders within the period in question.

1. Grant Thornton PS Advisory (Pty) Ltd
2. Sourcing a Strategic partner to operate SA Tourism’s owned Exhibitions i.e. INDABA and MEETINGS AFRICA. The potential strategic partnership was to exclusively manage the 2 trade exhibitions and bring with it extensive tourism trade exhibition experience including an existing network of buyers, technology systems, capital investment, risk sharing arrangements and global brand strength.
3. Strategic partner to provide equity investment as well as share risk and profits
4. R 68 536.80

Reply:

DPSA

The Department of Public Service and Administration has not appointed transaction advisors for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.

CPSI

The Centre for Public Service Innovation (CPSI) did not appoint transaction advisors for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016

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

NSG

(a) and (b) National School of Government did not appoint transaction advisors for tenders

(i) Not applicable

(ii) not applicable

(iii) not applicable

PSC

The Public Service Commission is an independent Constitutional body, accountable to the National Assembly. It is therefore not an entity or body reporting to the Minister of Public Service and Administration MPSA.

END

Reply:

(1) Yes, I have gazetted the dates for the coming into operation of most clauses in the Act, and our plans to facilitate implementation of the Act. Together with the Government Notice No. 563 in Gazette No. 40916, now technically amended by the attached Notice No. 601 in Gazette No. 40939, published on Tuesday, 13 June 2017, the National Treasury issued the attached Press Statement informing the public that I have signed and gazetted the implementation of the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act of 2017 (“the FICA Act”). The Press Statement was accompanied with more detailed information in the following attached documents:

(i) Government Notice containing the two commencement dates of 13 June 2017 and 2 October 2017 for most of the provisions in the Act. I expect the remaining provisions to be in operation no later than 1 April 2018. These provisions relate to the freezing of assets related to UN Security Council decisions and to private companies doing business with Government. They require some preparatory work before they can be implemented.

(ii) A roadmap document, titled “Roadmap for the Implementation of the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act, 2017 (Act No. 1 of 2017) for supervisors and accountable institutions”.

This important document (also) details the various FICA Act provisions and their categories which took effect on 13 June 2017, those taking effect on 2 October 2017, and lastly those intended to take effect (or full effect) after 2 October 2017 (which I expect to be no later than 1 April 2018) (see pages 3 to 9). This document also contains timelines on various actions which must be undertaken from June to December 2017 (see page 12).

(iii) A high-level National Treasury document, for public consultation, titled “A new approach to combat money laundering and terrorist financing”.

This document sets out the vision and strategy on the implementation of the new risk-based approach and a more consultative and consumer-friendly approach in relation to regulatory and policy issues like financial inclusion and the approach towards Prominent Influential Persons.

(iv) Draft Government Notices, for public consultation, on withdrawal of exemptions and amendments to the Regulations, and Draft Guidance, also for public consultation, from the Financial Intelligence Centre, providing draft guidance on how the new measures contained in the FICA Act can be implemented.

(2)(a) Please refer to the attached commencement Notice, Press Statement and the roadmap document on commencement dates, which provide more detailed information.

(2)(b)(i) The provisions of the FICA Act will apply to all accountable institutions. There is, though, an acknowledgement that not all of them will be in the same state of readiness; for example, the banks, by being at the centre of facilitating (legitimate) financial flows and combating illicit financial flows, are or will likely be more ready than other institutions.

(2)(b)(ii) The only two outstanding areas, namely on freezing of assets and prominent influential persons in the private sector would be implemented and operationalised, respectively, no later than 1 April 2018, though I hope it is even sooner. These relate to sections 17, 20, 21(b) and 39 of the FICA Act and paragraph (b) of the list of domestic prominent influential persons in Schedule 3A, inserted by section 59 of the FICA Act, requiring a Ministerial notice to set a threshold. These provisions require consultations within Government, systems upgrades by both supervisors and / or accountable institutions, including the ability to generate appropriate databases on or develop systems capability to search persons doing business with Government above a certain rand value threshold.

(2)(c) No later than 1 April 2018, or hopefully sooner if all processes can be concluded faster.

Reply:

The District-Based Support Team at Ekangala District, during the week leading up to the funeral of the said learner, provided counselling to the learner’s classmates and the class teacher. Beyond the classroom, considering the limited human resources for the counselling, a broad screening assessment was undertaken in the school to identify and target learners and educators that may require psychosocial support the most. In addition, the family members were also given psychosocial support.

Reply:

a) The total number of Bed and Breakfast (B&B) establishments in the country is currently unknown and so is the demographic information about them. However, through the grading system, 884 B&B establishments were graded as of 31 May 2017. Furthermore, updates of the National Tourism Database, which currently relies on voluntary updates by establishments, indicates that an additional 29 B&B establishments which were not graded also updated their information.

The department recognises the need for a comprehensive database that is not solely dependent on the updates from establishments in order to support planning, growth and development of the tourism sector. In this regard, the Department, working with Provinces; Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs; Municipalities; Industry and other related agencies is embarking on a process to build a comprehensive tourism database for the country through a “census” of establishments during the current financial year.

b) (i),(ii) & (iii) There is no forecast on the increase of Bed & Breakfast establishments in the country. The department’s initiatives in the form of enterprise development support as well as capital and other incentives are aimed at growing existing and start-ups businesses with the aim to increase participation of black enterprises in the tourism sector. However, as government, our responsibility is to create a conducive environment and appropriate support mechanisms to enable entrepreneurs to succeed.

c) What amounts has her department allocated in the 2017-18 to 2019-20 medium term expenditure framework to accelerate transformation in this segment of the industry?

Small enterprise development and sector transformation are central to most of the department’s programmes. The following budget allocations have been made to specific programmes that focus on enterprise development, market access support, capital investment (i.e. Tourism Transformation Fund) and energy efficiency retrofitting (i.e. Green Tourism Incentive Programme) over the 2017-18 to 2019-20 medium term expenditure framework. These programmes would contribute to sector transformation.

Programme	Estimated budget allocation (‘000) over medium term expenditure framework (MTEF) period
	2017/2018	2018/2019	2019/2020
Enterprise Development	17 882	16 420	14 361
Market Access Support (international)	13  000*	15 318*	13  125*
Market Access Support (Hidden Gems)	13  000*	15 318*	13  125*
Tourism Transformation Fund (TFF) - in collaboration with NEF.	40  000**	40 000**	40 000**
Green Tourism Incentive Programme (GTIP) - in collaboration with IDC)	30 000**	45 000**	67 500**

* Allocation estimate in line with Estimates of National Expenditure

** Provisional allocation in line with memoranda of agreement with the relevant development finance institution –

amounts may increase or decrease dependant on programme uptake and availability of funds

The eligibility and qualifying criteria included in the programme guidelines for the market access support and the energy efficiency retrofitting (i.e. GTIP) programmes gives preference to, and offer increased benefits to small and transformed enterprises. The incubator initiatives under the enterprise development and capital investment (i.e. TTF) support programmes specifically focus on black owned enterprises.

It is further important to note that the TTF that will be administered by the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) is a dedicated support mechanism aimed at unlocking investment by black investors in the tourism sector. The department’s contribution of R120 million over the MTEF period will serve as a grant component. This will be complemented by equal contributions of R120 million in debt finance and R120 million in equity contributions from the NEF over the same period. Through the collaboration with NEF, the total value of the Tourism Transformation Fund will therefore be R360 million over the MTEF period.

Reply:

a) Whether any staff of her department were awarded contracts

	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17
(aa) (aaa) What are the names	Requests for disclosure are regulated by the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (PAIA). Section 34(2) of PAIA prohibits disclosure of the information of a third party, unless if that third party has consented to such disclosure.	N/A	Not available e-Disclosure verification pending.
(bbb) Professional designations of the staff members	Refer to (aa) (i) above	N/A	N/A
(bb) (aaa) Details of the contract(s) and/or agreement(s) awarded	Contracts awarded by: Media Information and Communication Technologies SITA Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality FS: Health Independent Development Trust	N/A	N/A
(bbb) Amounts in each case	Media Information and Communication Technologies SITA – R0 Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality – R61 350 FS: Health – R34 210 Independent Development Trust – R87 501	N/A	N/A

b) No staff from SA Tourism were awarded any contracts.

	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17
(aa) (aaa) What are the names	N/A	N/A	N/A
(bbb) Professional designations of the staff members	N/A	N/A	N/A
(bb) (aaa) Details of the contract(s) and/or agreement(s) awarded	N/A	N/A	N/A
(bbb) Amounts in each case	N/A	N/A	N/A

Reply:

a) The Department of Basic Education (DBE), working with the Limpopo Department of Education, has held numerous engagement meetings with key stakeholders to ensure that normality is restored for learners to be back in classes in Vuwani, Vhembe District. The intention of these engagements has primarily been to enlist support to advocate for the upholding and respect of the right to a basic education. The stakeholders that have been involved include the following: teacher unions operating in the areas: National Professional Teachers Organisation South Africa (NAPTOSA), Professional Educators Union (PEU) and South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU); Principals of schools; Chairpersons of School Governing Bodies (SGBs); Department of Social Development; Department of Health; the Education Forum; the Pastors’ Forum; the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT); and the Business Forum. The stakeholders have worked tirelessly to engage communities in assisting the DBE to restore normality. The Education Forum, Pastors’ Forum, school governing body formations, the NECT, traditional leaders and teacher unions took a unanimous decision to support all efforts aimed at restoring education services in Vuwani. The LP DoE has been tracking the attendance of both teachers and learners, and attendance rates have been improving, which suggests that learners and teachers are responding to the call.

During the 2016 disruptions:

• Parolees as well as Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) workers were utilised for the cleaning of the schools, rubble removal and clearing of ground for mobile classes. Parents and SGBs of affected schools formed part of the cleaning team.
• Donations were received from various donors. Donations received included textbooks, stationery, photocopiers, data projectors and laptops, sanitary towels and toiletries, eating utensils, brooms and mops, Science Kits and desks and these are being put to good use. All these collectively came from the following donors: NECT, Game and Massmart, Mvula Trust, Stats SA, Letaba Estate, Leda and KLM.

In reality, the Department of Basic Education does not have the capacity and means to take measures to prevent and control organised and co-ordinated disruptions of learning and teaching processes, considering the reasons for the Vuwani crisis. However, the Department has taken measures to mitigate the impact of the disruptions, including the provision of mobile classrooms, school furniture, textbooks and stationery as well as feeding for learners where necessary.

b) The LDoE has developed a catch-up plan for Vuwani to ensure that learners can return to the normal routine as far as the school calendar is concerned. According to the catch-up plan, recovery teaching and learning will run (in the morning and afternoon from Monday to Thursday; and on Saturdays) until learners write the May/June Examinations. For Grades 1 to 11, the programme includes chunking of the content to ensure that the work is covered over the available period. Pace setters are being used to identify any backlog in curriculum coverage per school, per subject, with the view of implementing an accelerated programme to catch up. E-learning solutions (from Vodacom) are being used particularly for Grade 12. Enrichment camping sessions have also been organised for Grade 12 learners, where targeted content in designated subjects will be offered by District Lead Teachers. Learners will also be exposed to examination guidelines and coached on answering difficult questions in order to ensure adequate preparation.

The implementation of the catch-up plan in schools is being monitored and supported by multidisciplinary teams. The aim is to ensure that the plan is effective and adequate as a mechanism for ensuring that learners and teachers can cover work lost during disruptions. Teacher unions, in particular, have been very supportive in supporting the catch-up plan by encouraging their members to volunteer their services, even after normal working hours.

Counselling services have been made available for affected learners, teachers and parents to make sure effective teaching and learning in schools take place. These counselling support sessions will be available for teachers, learners and affected parents until the May/June examinations. These sessions are provided by the Pastors’ Forum, Department of Health and Department of Social Development.

Reply:

(1)(a)

Table 1 below indicates that, in 2016, there were 23 718 public schools that are operational. Majority of these schools are situated in KwaZulu-Natal (5 895) followed by the Eastern Cape with 5 468 schools.

Table 1: Number of operational public schools, by province, in 2016

Province	Number of schools
EC	5 468
FS	1 214
GP	2 083
KZ	5 895
LP	3 867
MP	1 725
NC	544
NW	1 472
WC	1 450
Grand Total	23 718

Source: 2016 Master list

1 (b)(c) The Department has forwarded the question to the Provincial Education Department and is awaiting the response. The response will be forwarded as soon as the Department receives it.

2(a) (b)

The Department has forwarded the question to the Provincial Education Department and is awaiting the response. The response will be forwarded as soon as the Department receives it.

3 (a)(b) The information has been requested from all the Provincial Education Departments and will be provided as soon as it received.

Reply:

Information from the Mpumalanga Department of Education is that the school for the hearing impaired has not been constructed by the department as yet. When the project was identified, the Department commenced with the search for a site for the school for the deaf and the criteria for the site selection was proximity to a hearing institute and a provincial hospital for the purpose of the routine assessments of the learners. Four (4) sites were identified and all were found to be unsuitable due to reasons including inadequate size, distance from an ear institute and provincial hospital and unsuitable terrain. Further, assistance was solicited from Mbombela Local Municipality and Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency (MEGA) without success. However, it in the absence of the site, the Department proceeded with benchmarking the curriculum delivery and infrastructure delivery models with other provinces, namely KZN, Gauteng and Western Cape. In addition, the Department proceeded and completed the generic designs for the proposed school and is only waiting for adaptation to a site, once available. A suitable site has subsequently been identified in Kaapsche Hoop, 25km outside Nelspruit. Negotiations have ensued in an effort to secure the land as the stakeholders and the MPDoE is satisfied with the suitability of the site. A budget has been allocated in the 2017/18 financial year Infrastructure Plan for environmental assessment, geotechnical investigations, topographical survey and the subsequent adaptation of the generic designs onto the site layout plan. Construction of the school is projected to commence 2018/19 financial year.

Reply:

The decrease in domestic trips in 2016 was largely driven by the shift in holidays, negatively impacting on the number of trips taken with a purpose of visiting family and friends. Although fewer trips were taken in 2016 compared to 2015, domestic tourism survey indicates that tourists stayed longer relative to 2015. The average length of stay per trip increased by 1.6%, leading to an increase in the total number of bed night by 0.9%. The reasons for this increase despite the decline in the total number of trips was due to the fact that during 2016, more public holidays were close to weekend resulting in domestic tourists opting to combine the holidays with those weekends for their trips, hence the longer duration of stay for those who undertook the trips.

Reply:

1. (a)(i)(ii)(b)(i)(ii)

Note that 2017 data is not yet available. Table 1 below indicates the number of learners in 2016 by sector. It shows that there were 12 932 565 learners in 2016, majority (7 509 476) of these learners were in primary schools.

Table 1: Number of learners in ordinary schools, by province and phase, in 2016

Province	Sector	Pre-Primary	Primary	Secondary	Grand Total
EC	INDEPENDENT	6 211	38 011	18 497	62 824
	PUBLIC	134 381	1 137 136	627 206	1 898 723
	Total	140 592	1 175 147	645 703	1 961 547
FS	INDEPENDENT	1 405	10 294	4 938	16 637
	PUBLIC	37 412	407 072	227 228	671 712
	Total	38 817	417 366	232 166	688 349
GP	INDEPENDENT	27 304	160 881	89 433	278 026
	PUBLIC	108 017	1 228 212	707 006	2 048 558
	Total	135 321	1 389 093	796 439	2 326 584
KZ	INDEPENDENT	6 411	36 378	26 487	69 337
	PUBLIC	189 296	1 569 955	1 048 909	2 808 207
	Total	195 707	1 606 333	1 075 396	2 877 544
LP	INDEPENDENT	5 205	34 093	19 532	58 830
	PUBLIC	121 727	907 668	677 289	1 706 725
	Total	126 932	941 761	696 821	1 765 555
MP	INDEPENDENT	2 483	16 371	9 264	28 118
	PUBLIC	64 363	597 045	384 616	1 046 234
	Total	66 846	613 416	393 880	1 074 352
NC	INDEPENDENT	649	1 838	1 589	4 080
	PUBLIC	18 834	175 612	92 960	287 435
	Total	19 483	177 450	94 549	291 515
NW	INDEPENDENT	1 874	12 158	5 136	19 207
	PUBLIC	50 345	487 710	273 231	811 340
	Total	52 219	499 868	278 367	830 547
WC	INDEPENDENT	5 446	29 947	17 780	53 223
	PUBLIC	65 701	659 095	337 572	1 063 349
	Total	71 147	689 042	355 352	1 116 572
National	847 064	7 509 476	4 568 673	12 932 565

Source: 2016 SNAP Survey

(2) (a) (b) (c)

All teachers employed in schools are allocated classes to teach. If teachers, for whatever reason which may include ill-health, suspension due to misconduct, etc. are unable to teach, a substitute educator is allocated to the school accordingly.

(3)(a)(b) Number of state-paid public and independent schools educators, in 2017

Province	Number of educators in Independent schools (a) (2016)	Number of educators Public Schools (b) (2017)
EASTERN CAPE	3 257	51 597
FREE STATE	1 058	20 674
GAUTENG	18 986	62 385
KWAZULU-NATAL	4 989	87 437
LIMPOPO PROVINCE	2 768	49 992
MPUMALANGA	370	31 768
NORTH WEST	1 232	24 902
NORTHERN CAPE	295	9 125
WESTERN CAPE	4 264	30 942
Grand Total	37 219	368 822
Source 1(public) PERSAL, March 2017 Source 2 (independent schools): 2016 SNAP

Reply:

a) What are the reasons for the compound annual growth rate decline of 37% of tourist arrivals from the Russian Federation to South Africa between 2014 and 2016?

The new South African Visa Regulations that were introduced in 2015 requiring in-person visa application for Russians and the lack of visa processing centres impacted the tourist arrivals from Russia into South Africa.

Russia’s GDP also declined between 2013 and 2016 as the country went into recession, impacting all outbound travel from Russia.

b) To what extent is this below average growth in arrivals due to changes in advertising spend in the Russian Federation.

As an investment market, SA Tourism’s marketing spend in Russia has been minimal. SA Tourism leveraged on tactical opportunities with DIRCO and with South African trade.

c) What are the further relevant details in this regard

A media and trade engagement was conducted in 2016 in partnership with the South African Embassy in Russia. In the same year, SA Tourism also attended a roadshow to Moscow and St Petersburg organised by a South African tour operator, Follow Me to Africa. The purpose of the roadshow was to introduce South African Trade to Russian trade for purposes of doing business. Russian trade were also hosted in South Africa in 2015 and 2016 during Indaba to build relationships with South African trade.

Recent changes in the visa regime between Russia and South Africa mean that Russian passport holders no longer require a visa to enter South Africa, removing a key barrier to travel into South Africa.

Reply:

PSC

1. (a); (b); (i)(aa);(i)(bb);(ii)(aa); (ii)(bb): Not applicable to the Public Service Commission (PSC) as the PSC is not an entity in its nature and does not have a board. The PSC is a Constitutional body accountable to the National Assembly.
2. (a) and (b): Ditto (Not applicable to the PSC).

CPSI

1. The Centre for Public Service Innovation does not have a board
2. The CPSI is not required to have a board as it is not a Public Entity but a Government Component

DPSA

The Department of Public Service and Administration does not have a board. 

NSG

1. (a) The National School of Government does not have a board. It is established as schedule 1 December by the Public Service Act, 1994, as amended read with Proclamation No. 43 of 2013
2. The National School of Government does not have a board. It is established as schedule 1 December by the Public Service Act, 1994, as amended read with Proclamation No. 43 of 2013

END

Reply:

(a)(b) Yes, each province has a formal provincial scholar transport policy. Policies developed are in line with the national policy and addressing provincial mandates.

Reply:

1. Schools currently do not have allocated educators who provide counselling, support and advice to pregnant learners. Schools currently manage learner pregnancies through their respective codes of conduct, with guidance from the School Management Team. The Draft Policy on Prevention and Management of Learner Pregnancy, once approved, will provide guidelines to the School Management Team on how best to identify and allocate educators to carry this responsibility.

2. Educators volunteer to take up this responsibility.

Reply:

The Department has forwarded the question to the Provincial Education Departments and is awaiting the response. The response will be forwarded as soon as the Department receives it.

Reply:

1. (a) SA Tourism

(b) N/A

(i) SA Tourism Board

Name of Board Member	(aa) Date of Appointment	(bb) Date of End of Contract
Dr T Abrahamse (Chairperson)	01 June 2015	31 May 2018
Mr Thebe Ikalafeng (Deputy Chairperson)	01 June 2015	31 May 2018
Dr Ayanda Ntsaluba	01 June 2015	31 May 2018
Mr Graham Wood	01 June 2015	31 May 2018
Ms Judi Nwokedi	01 June 2015	31 May 2018
Ms Michelle Constant	01 June 2015	31 May 2018
Ms Chichi Maponya	01 June 2015	31 May 2018
Mr Colin Bell	01 June 2015	31 May 2018
Ms Amor Malan	01 June 2015	31 May 2018
Mr Oregan Hoskins	01 June 2015	31 May 2018
Ms Mmaditonki Setwaba	01 June 2015	31 May 2018
Mr Yacoob Abba Omar	21 November 2015	31 May 2018
Ms Mmatsatsi Ramawela	26 August 2016	31 May 2018
Mr Enver Duminy	26 August 2016	31 May 2018

(ii) (aa) 14

(bb) 7 Female members

2. (a) N/A

Reply:

1. – (3) The report on the maintenance of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college infrastructure is not yet available. The Department has secured donor funding from the European Union to enable a full audit and verification of TVET college infrastructure. Due to challenges experienced with regards to the appointment of a service provider to assist with the audit, it is envisaged that the process will re-commence during the 3rd quarter of 2017.

4. (a)

	(i) 2015/16	(ii) 2016/17
	Compensation of Employee Costs R’000	Subsidy Allocation R’000	Total 2015/16 R’000	Compensation of Employee Costs R’000	Subsidy Allocation R’000	Total 2016/17 R’000
National Budget Total: TVET College	4 943 262	1 140 945	6 084 207	5 168 971	1 274 848	6 443 819

(b)

2017/18
	Compensation of Employee Costs R’000	Subsidy Allocation R’000	Total 2017/18 R’000
National Budget Total: TVET College	5 535 383	1 328 096	6 863 479

Note:

Compensation of Employee Costs are salary related costs of all college employees who are appointed to offer Ministerial approved programmes, i.e. National Certificate (Vocational) and NATED programmes. The budget is retained by the Department to pay for the salaries related to these employees.

Subsidy Allocation: This allocation is transferred to the colleges to cover for operational costs. In terms of the National Norms and Standards for Funding TVET Colleges, colleges are required to set aside 10% of their subsidy allocation to cover costs towards maintenance.

It should be noted that since 2009, no earmarked capital infrastructure allocations have been received from National Treasury. Colleges are therefore expected to prioritise for the maintenance of infrastructure from their subsidy allocation, which is insufficient to provide for the effective maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS: Mr S Mommen

EXT: 5458

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1916 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

a) A total of 138 Grade 1-12 textbooks on the National Catalogue have been adapted in large print books.

b) (i) The provinces that ordered Braille Large Print books were as follows:

Province	Quantity
EC	154
MP	84
NC	28
NW	138

(b) (ii) all books were ordered from Pioneer Printers, as the only provider that adapted the books on the National Catalogue into Braille Large Print.

Reply:

1. (a)-(c) The following TVET college received an infrastructure grant in 2014/15:

• Ingwe TVET College received R53 150 531.71 for the building of a trade test centre and refurbishment of workshops in Bizana, building of new workshops and classes in Mount Fletcher, Mount Frere and Matatiele.

During the 2015/16 financial year, the following TVET colleges received infrastructure grants:

• Waterberg TVET College received R187 427 900 for the building of a new campus in Thabazimbi; and
• Umfolozi TVET College (Nkandla and Bhambanana campuses) received R214 019 881 and R190 093 607 respectively for the building of two new campuses.

The following Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges received infrastructure grants during the 2016/17 financial year:

• King Sabata Dalindyebo TVET College received R59 259 967 for the upgrading, renovation and refurbishment of student residence infrastructure;
• Lovedale TVET College received R22 000 000 for the upgrading of infrastructure, renovation and refurbishment of workshops and student accommodation; and
• Mthashana TVET College received R63 410 135 for the upgrading of infrastructure at five campuses including the drilling of boreholes, fencing erection, piggery renovation and class renovations.

2. To date the funds have been used for the intended purposes for all the projects. Verification is done on a quarterly basis, through internal audits and annual external audits by the Auditor-General.

3. (a) The following TVET college projects were still active as at 31 March 2017:

• King Sabata Dalindyebo TVET College (project end date is 31 December 2018);
• Lovedale TVET College (project end date is 30 December 2017);
• Mthashana TVET College (project end date is 30 September 2017);
• Umfolozi TVET College (Nkandla campus, practical completion achieved, final completion is projected for 31 July 2017);
• Umfolozi TVET College (Bhambanana, practical completion achieved, final completion is projected for 31 October 2017); and
• Ingwe TVET College (project end date is 31 October 2017).

(b) Project funds transferred:

• King Sabata Dalindyebo TVET College, 44.1% of the total grant funds have been disbursed;
• Lovedale TVET College, 35.5% of the total grant funds have been disbursed;
• Mthashana TVET College, 0% (College to revise implementation plan before funds can be released);
• Umfolozi TVET College (Nkandla), 77% of the total contract value was released;
• Umfolozi TVET College (Bhambanana), 100 % of the total contract value was released; and
• Ingwe TVET College, 96% of total grant funds for the infrastructure budget was released.

(c) Principal agents are managing contractors on site together with the College and Department’s infrastructure unit in terms of the agreed project plans. The Department has also hired built environment professionals to support the Department during the construction of the new TVET college campuses. The National Skills Fund is also monitoring these projects on a quarterly basis.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS: Mr T Ndyenge

EXT: 012 943 3211

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1912 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

a) A total of 366 Grade 1-12 textbooks on the National Catalogue have been adapted in Braille.

b) The provinces that ordered Braille books were as follows:

Province	Quantity
EC	82
MP	314
NC	44
NW	211

(b) (i) (ii)(iii) All books were ordered from Pioneer Printers, as the only provider, that adapted the books on the National Catalogue into Braille.

Reply:

a) The following are the criteria used to determine learner transport demand as per the policy on learner transport:

• Beneficiaries must be needy learners from grade R to 12 as prescribed;

• Learner transport will be to the nearest appropriate school only and not to a school of parental choice (parental choice means parents prefer to enrol their children at schools other than the nearest suitable school);

• Priority must be given to learners with disabilities, taking into considering the nature of the disability;

• Priority must be given to primary schools learners who walk long distances to schools; and

• Existing learner transport services must be taken into account when identifying beneficiaries as no learner transport services will be provided in areas where public transport is available in order to avoid duplication of services and resources.

b) The total demand expected to decrease between the 2016-17 and 2017-18 financial years in the Eastern Cape and Northern Cape due to different factors such as, but not limited to:

  (a) Rationalisation, mergers and closure of schools; and

  (b) Verification process where learners who do not qualify are removed from the service.

   (c) Gauteng is experiencing influx of learners from different provinces, and the resultant establishment of informal settlements were there are no schools, which result in the increase in the demand for learner transport.

    In KZN, the number is increasing as a result of rationalisation of schools.

     In Limpopo, the increase in demand is a result of the relocation of communities from areas where there were schools to Redistribution and Development Programme housing and establishment informal settlement where there are no schools.

Reply:

According to information received from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), the status of applications for the following students are tabulated below:

ID Number Name Application Status Institution 9506241062089 Nomcebo Lorain Makhubela Financial Eligibility Evaluated Ehlanzeni TVET College 9411111248084 Zinhle Ngomane Financial Eligibility Evaluated Maluti TVET College 9601200776082 Kholisiwe Menesia Simango Financial Eligibility Evaluated Ehlanzeni TVET College 9608250535086 Nosiphiwo Lerato Sibiya Provisionally Funded Maluti TVET College 9408255226082 Sibusiso Lekhuleni Provisionally Funded Elangeni TVET College 9306185306083 Thulane Sheba Provisionally Funded Maluti TVET College 9304225401089 Prince Mlindile Ntuli Returning Student - Funded Ehlanzeni TVET College 9305090463088 Noxolo Valencia Magagula No Application Received   9707250679082 Lucia Nontokozo Magagula No Application Received   9411140785080 Sphelile Mirriam Ngwenyama No Application Received   9709280729085 Nombulelo Emmerentia Khumalo No Application Received

• Nomcebo Lorain Makhubela, Zinhle Ngomane and Kholisiwe Menesia Simango are awaiting funding approval, which will be done at the NSFAS Credit Committee meeting scheduled for 23 June 2017.
• Nosiphiwo Lerato Sibiya, Sibusiso Lekhuleni and Thulane Sheba are provisionally funded. NSFAS will generate a Schedule of Particulars for them to sign once confirmation of registration is received from their respective colleges.
• Prince Mlindile Ntuli’s funding is continuing. His Schedule of Particulars will be generated once confirmation of registration is received from the college.
• The following four students did not submit applications to NSFAS, i.e. Noxolo Valencia Magagula, Lucia Nontokozo Magagula, Sphelile Mirriam Ngwenyama and Nombulelo Emmerentia Khumalo.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS: Ms P Whittle

EXT: 5248

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1561 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

a) Total demand for scholar transport for each province

Total demand per province per year
PROVINCE	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18
Eastern Cape	102 219	94 938	98 312	111 406	106 551
Free State	8 061	8 053	7 193	9 736	10 689
Gauteng	66 718	75 299	82 971	97 114	109 618
KwaZulu-Natal	17 521	85 023	81 038	71 000	90 000
Limpopo	19 344	36 123	37 272	34 321	40 268
Mpumalanga	66 615	59 354	59 346	60 231	60 256
Northern Cape	27 239	23 573	27 526	27 803	26 853
North West	40 722	61 950	52 684	52 684	54 059
Western Cape	55 106	53 950	57 517	57 416	5 800

b) Information on projection has been requested from provinces and will be made available once received.