Questions and Replies

Reply:

(a) BASIC EDUCATION
	(a)	The Department of Basic Education had appointed the Audit firms to observe and advise during the evaluation and adjudication of tenders during the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.
	i.	As per attached list as Annexure A
	ii.	As per attached list as Annexure A
	iii.	As per attached list as Annexure A
	iv.	As per attached list as Annexure A
(b) ENTITIES
SACE	(b)	Each entity reporting to the Minister appointed transaction advisors for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016	No, SACE has never appointed transactional advisors for tenders for the period January 2012 till December 2016
		N/A
		N/A
		N/A
	iv	N/A
UMALUSI		Each entity reporting to the Minister appointed transaction advisors for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.	Umalusi is a member of the Purchasing Consortium Southern Africa (PURCO SA). PURCO SA is committed to the principle of collaboration with its members to save time and money through professional and focused collaborative procurement whilst strengthening partnerships with all stakeholders in the Higher Education Sector in Southern Africa. PURCO served and assisted in terms of secretarial services for all the bid committees for the period 1 January 2012 to December 2015 at no cost to Umalusi. The relationship does not constitute the appointment of transaction advisors.
		N/A
		N/A
		N/A
		N/A

Reply:

(1)(a)(b)(ii)

Table 1: Number of learners with hearing and sight impairment, in special schools, by province, in 2016

Province	Hearing Impairment	Sight Impairment
EC	774	432
FS	458	283
GP	2 353	1124
KZN	1 218	452
LP	795	561
MP	198	55
NC	10	1
NW	406	241
WC	1 178	436
National	7 390	3 585

Source: 2016 SNE SNAP Survey

Table 2: Number of learners with hearing and sight impairment, in mainstream schools, by province, in 2016

Province	Hearing Impairment	Sight Impairment
Eastern Cape	2 030	1 783
Free State	682	1 121
Gauteng	2 071	8 345
Kwazulu-Natal	252	320
Limpopo	60	93
Mpumalanga	211	187
North West	20	46
Northern Cape	42	217
Western Cape	125	77
National	5 493	12 189

Source: 2016 Annual Survey for ordinary schools

Table 3: Number of learners with hearing and sight impairment, in full service schools, by province, in 2016

Province	Hearing	Sight
EC	77	198
FS	75	222
GP	40	112
KZ	24	52
LP	6	9
MP	38	64
NC	2	1
NW	14	13
WC	5	3
National	281	674

Source: 2016 Annual Survey for ordinary schools

 

(2)(a)(b)

Of all nine province, only two (Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape) does not have schools specifically for learners with hearing and sight impairment. Below is the list of specialised schools.

Table 4: List of Special Schools specifically for learners with hearing and Sight impairment, in each province

Source: 2016 SNE SNAP Survey

Nat Emis	Province	Institution Name	Education District	Learner Number
101301602	WC	CAREL DU TOIT SENTRUM.	METRO NORTH	180
101324612	WC	ATHLONE SKOOL VIR BLINDES	METRO NORTH	306
103315605	WC	DOMINICAN GRIMLEY-SCHOOL	METRO CENTRAL	102
105309608	WC	MARY KIHN SCHOOL	METRO CENTRAL	82
105314633	WC	DOMINIKAANSE SKOOL VIR DOWES	METRO SOUTH	240
106000108	WC	NOLUTHANDO SCH. FOR THE DEAF	METRO EAST	339
130315604	WC	DE LA BAT-SKOOL	CAPE WINELANDS	201
200100648	EC	REUBIN BIRIN SCHOOL	PORT ELIZABETH	115
200100892	EC	KHANYISA SCHOOL	PORT ELIZABETH	109
200200819	EC	ST THOMAS	KING WILLIAMS TOWN	240
200501311	EC	ZAMOKUHLE SPECIAL SCHOOL	MBIZANA	158
200501449	EC	SIVE SCHOOL	MALUTI	161
445802148	FS	CAREL DU TOIT SPECIAL SCHOOL	MOTHEO	16
500103563	KZN	ARTHUR BLAXALL SCHOOL	UMGUNGUNDLOVU	216
500125467	KZN	DURBAN SCHOOL FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED	UMLAZI	67
500142302	KZN	ETHEMBENI SCHOOL FOR THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED AND VISUALLY IM	PINETOWN	236
500145632	KZN	FULTON SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	PINETOWN	100
500183853	KZN	KWATHINTWA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	PINETOWN	353
500183890	KZN	KWAVULINDLEBE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	UMLAZI	62
500290783	KZN	VN NAIK SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	UMLAZI	248
500293484	KZN	VULEKA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	UTHUNGULU	310
600102377	NW	KUTLWANONG SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	RUSTENBURG	311
600102380	NW	NW SEC SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	MAQUASSI HILLS	64
600105106	NW	CHRISTIANA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND	GREATER TAUNG	122
700151654	GP	ST VINCENT SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	JOHANNESBURG EAST	353
700231456	GP	TRANSORANJE-SKOOL VIR DOWES	TSHWANE SOUTH	200
700232454	GP	PRINSHOF SCHOOL	TSHWANE WEST	407
700240648	GP	DOMINICAN SCHOOL FOR DEAF CHILDREN	TSHWANE NORTH	76
700251900	GP	SIZWILE	JOHANNESBURG WEST	293
700331322	GP	SIBONILE SCHOOL FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED	SEDIBENG EAST	127
700341560	GP	EKURHULENI SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	EKURHULENI SOUTH	250
700400361	GP	JOHANNESBURG SCHOOL FOR BLIND, LOW VISION AND MULTIPLE DISAB	JOHANNESBURG NORTH	18
904261263	LP	SILOE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND	LEBOWAKGOMO	108
924651781	LP	BOSELE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND DEAF	SEKHUKHUNE	351
929332041	LP	RIVONI SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND	VHEMBE	91

Reply:

(a),(b)(i),(ii),(aa),(bb),(cc),(dd),(ee),(ff) Please refer to the link table below.

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1501TABLE-170713.pdf

Reply:

 

1. Schools and learners who are not transported due to budgetary constraints are kept on a database and prioritised when additional funding becomes available.

(a) The criteria used by provinces to determine the priority schools is based on the criteria that are used to identify learners in those schools as directed by the learner transport policy. The criteria are as follows:

• Priority is given to primary school learners who walk long distances to schools;
• Beneficiaries must be needy learners from Grade R to 12;
• Learner transport will be subsidised 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 consideration the nature of the disability; 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) Information has been requested from provinces and will be made available once received.

(2) Yes. There are schools that were identified as a result of rationalisation. A costing exercise is undertaken as part of the rationalisation programme to determine the additional funding required and requests are made for these funds, over and above the existing budget.

Reply:

Government has since 2011 stepped up its retirement reform programme and the aim of such reform is to ensure that we maximise and protect the interest of all retirement funds and their members. The reform aims to protect the funds and their members from high and opaque charges, poor governance and poor investment decisions or approaches that can benefit more the industry and not members. This process is ongoing and impacts on both State and private retirement funds.

In the 2013 Budget, as part of our retirement reform proposals, the National Treasury indicated the importance of bringing all public sector retirement funds under the purview of the Pension Funds Act (“PFA”), subject to financial feasibility. This approach would enable uniform regulation and supervision under the Financial Services Board, and access to free dispute resolution institutions like the Pension Funds Adjudicator for members of such public sector retirement funds.

There are a few State pension funds that fall outside of the PFA, these are the Government Employees Pension Fund (“GEPF”), Transport Pension Fund, Transnet Retirement Fund, Transnet Second Defined Benefit Fund, Post Office Pension Fund and Telkom Pension Fund. Of these, only the GEPF falls directly under the Ministry of Finance. The other public sector funds fall under the ambit of the Ministers of Transport, Telecommunications and Postal Services, and Public Enterprises, even though the Minister of Finance does have an indirect role regarding any decisions that may have financial implications. However, all these State funds that are not covered by the PFA generally have a Board (of trustees), whose duty it is to protect the members and the fund.

With the exception of GEPF and Transnet, Telkom and the Post Office have also established Defined Contribution retirement funds that are registered under the PFA, while the ‘old’ (Defined Benefit) funds are closed to new members. This means that the main challenge with protecting retirement funds remains with funds that fall outside the PFA.

Reply:

The Department of Public Enterprises has clear guidelines for the appointments of Board members and as such, a rigorous process was followed. As for me, I never met him until he was a Board member and then at Board meetings he attended, at which I may have been present.

Reply:

(1-2) No.

Reply:

1. No.

2. (a)The Minister has not as yet appointed any new Board member, except the appointment of the Deputy Minister of Finance who automatically becomes a member of the Board as a result of the Cabinet decision taken on 03 December 2008 where the Cabinet approved;

• the ex-officio appointment of the Deputy Minister, as non-executive director to the Board of the PIC; and

• that should a Deputy Minister of Finance vacate his or her office, the new incumbent will automatically serve on the Board of the Public Investment Corporation Limited.

(b) In terms of the PIC Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI), the Board of the PIC shall comprise of 15 directors of which 2 should be the executive directors (the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer). Currently the Board comprises of 13 directors (2 executive directors and 11 non-executive directors). The Minister is currently reviewing the 2 proposed candidates submitted by the Board to fill the two vacancies. As required by the PIC MOI which states that the Minister shall in consultation with Cabinet appoint the directors of the PIC, the Cabinet memorandum will be submitted to the Cabinet as soon as the Minister finalises the appointment process.

3. No.

 

Reply:

Yes. Official department meetings, policy documents, investigation and internal audit reports are not publicly available and are archived in secured common network drives as well as on the SharePoint platform based E-registry. Annual reports and Auditor-General’s reports are regarded as publicly available records and are published on the National Treasury website (www.treasury.gov.za). A need to know principle, in terms of the approved organisational Information Sensitivity Policy is applied to determine the required level of access and to restrict unnecessary access to records by members of staff.

For members of the public, access to records, that are not publicly available, may be requested from the Information Officer in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA). To access such records, a request for information which clearly describes the record(s) being requested must be submitted by completing the prescribed “form A” which must be forwarded to the following e-mail address: [email protected]. The form may also be hand delivered to the National Treasury Building in 240 Madiba Street, Pretoria or mailed to Private Bag X 115, Pretoria 0001.

Reply:

My predecessor would have been best suited to respond to the question asked.

Reply:

a (i) FINDINGS

The findings made by the National Treasury cover transgressions in terms of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) of 1999 and the Central Energy Fund Act (CEF Act) of 1997. In addition, the National Treasury found a number of procedural discrepancies in how the transaction was executed. It should be noted that these findings were communicated to the previous Minister of Energy (MoE) as well as to the current Minister of Energy, Ms Mmamoloko Kubayi. The findings in relation to Section 54 (d) of the PFMA, the CEF Act and various procedural discrepancies noted in the information provided to the National Treasury are as follows:

Section 54 (d) of the PFMA:

Section 54 notification in terms of the PFMA was required. Specifically, Section 54 (d) of the PFMA which deals with the acquisition or disposal of a significant asset. In determining the significance of the asset sold, direction was taken from the CEF group’s significance and materiality framework (SMF) for the period 1 April 2015 to March 2016. In terms of the group SMF, the SFF would have to report to the CEF Board for any transaction in excess of 2% of its total assets (i.e. R135 million), furthermore the CEF Board would have had to obtain approval from the MoE and notify the National Treasury for all transactions in excess of 5% of profit after tax or R713 million. The proceeds realised, even on an individual contract basis exceed the specified threshold. The National Treasury was not informed of the transaction.

Central Energy Fund Act of 1977:

Additional approvals are required in terms of the CEF Act. Section 1A(3A) of the CEF Act states that “There shall be paid into the Equalisation Fund, in addition to the moneys raised by means of a levy” (c) “the moneys obtained by CEF Proprietary Limited or the SFF Association from the sale of crude oil, petroleum products and products determined by the Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance”

Deviations permitted in terms of the CEF Act are:

• Moneys paid into the equalisation fund that are not immediately required may be invested. In terms of Section 1A(4(b)) moneys can be invested “in such a manner as the Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance may determine”; and

• In terms of Section 1A(5), the Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance determines that an amount paid in terms of 1A(3A)(c) shall be paid into the State Revenue Fund.

The proceeds of the sale of the crude stocks was paid into the Customer Foreign Currency Account (CFCA), an investment account, and not into the equalisation fund held by the Central Energy Fund. This was done without the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, the CEF Act makes no provision to regularise this after the fact.

Procedural Discrepancies

There are a number of procedural discrepancies in how the transaction was undertaken. Inter alia, it appears that there were conditions set by the Board of the SFF and the former Minister of Energy which do not appear to have been met, based on the information. Moreover, the authority of the Acting Chief Executive Officer (ACEO) (Sibusiso Gumede) of the SFF to execute the transactions (which appear to have been retrospectively approved by the SFF Board) needs to be verified. The National Treasury was not able to make categorical findings on the procedural discrepancies as it did appear that not all the information related to the transaction was provided to the National Treasury.

a (ii) RECOMMENDATIONS

The former Minister of Finance wrote to the former Minister of Energy with the following recommendations:

The matters are of concern and should be investigated by the Executive Authority. Specifically, section 83 (1)(a) of the PFMA states that “The accounting authority for a public entity commits an act of financial misconduct if that accounting authority wilfully or negligently fails to comply with a requirement of Section 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 or 55”. Section 83 (2) states that “If the accounting authority is a board or other body consisting of members, every member is individually and severally liable for any financial misconduct of the accounting authority”. Section 83 (4) further states that “Financial misconduct is a ground for dismissal or suspension of, or other sanction against, a member or person referred to in subsection (2) or (3) despite any other legislation”. Regulation 33 of the Treasury Regulations deals with financial misconduct.

Furthermore, the former Minister of Finance proposed that the SFF be instructed to submit a PFMA Section 54 (d) notification to the National Treasury and provide reasons for the oversight in the first instance. In addition that the entity pay the proceeds of the disposal into the equalisation fund as is legislatively required by 30 September 2016.

In the event that the proceeds of the sale were not immediately and were to be invested then in line with Section 1A(4b) of the CEF Act, then supporting information was to have been submitted to the Minister of Finance for his consideration.

No response was received.

Subsequent to this correspondence, Minister Kubayi was appointed as the Minister of Energy and correspondence was sent from the Minister of Finance stating the following:

In addition to restating the findings of the National Treasury communicated to the former Minister of Energy, the following was requested:

• According to a press statement issued by the former Minister of Energy in July 2016, a review was to be conducted on all contracts and transactions entered into in terms of a Ministerial Directive issued to the SFF. The review would include the transaction involving the disposal of the strategic stock and the leasing agreements entered into by the SFF. The statement further advised that any identified lapse in governance processes or irregular actions would be further investigated. These actions appear to be in line with the requirements of Section 83 of the PFMA.

• The proceeds from the sale has not been paid into the Equalisation Fund as is legislatively required and as per the initial correspondence. The deadline set by the former Minister of Finance of 30 September 2016 was not adhered to. In addition, there has been no communication regarding a proposal for the investment of the proceeds of the funds from the disposal.

• The Minister of Finance further requested an update of the current status of the review that was referred to in a press statement issued in July 2016 by the former Minister of Energy and the status of the proceeds from the sale. No response has been received.

b. The National Treasury was never requested to table its findings in parliament, but is willing to do so if requested. However, it should be noted that the Department of Energy is currently investigating the matter and the National Treasury has afforded the department the opportunity to respond to the findings of the National Treasury pending the outcome of its investigations.

Reply:

(1-2) No.

Reply:

(1-2) He has since gone through government policy induction in order to align his academic life to the role of Minister of Finance. Therefore his utterance will be aligned with government policies henceforth, bearing in mind that one of the key features of a democracy is freedom of expression. Of course, this must be exercised in a responsible manner taking due regard of the position that such person holds.

3. No statement will be made.

Reply:

It is not the responsibility of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to approach individuals whose Human Rights have been allegedly violated and to take up litigation on their behalf.  Bodies such as Legal Aid South Africa and the Human Rights Commission are there to provide assistance to such individuals.

The Legal Aid South Africa (SA) has informed me that the Legal Aid SA has no records showing receipt of an application for legal aid relating to Mr Mashaba’s matter. The particulars of Mr Mashaba’s case came to Legal Aid SA’s attention when the GroundUp article of 29 May 2017 was published. Legal Aid SA has made contact with the Lungelo Letho Human Rights Foundation (LLHRF), the organization currently assisting Mr. Mashaba, to obtain his contact details and/or for LLHRF to facilitate contact with Mr. Mashaba. Legal Aid SA will consult with Mr. Mashaba, if he agrees to accept Legal Aid SA’s assistance, in order to obtain the relevant and necessary information where after assessment of what legal assistance can be rendered to ensure compliance with the Constitution and the relevant laws applicable to this matter and thereby ensure that Mr Mashaba’s rights are protected. Current Legal Aid Policy only permits assistance in civil matters where the matter has reasonable prospects of success based on all available evidence.

 

 

The Secretary-General of the Office of Chief Justice has furthermore informed me that following the Constitutional Court case of Gudwana v Steko Development CC, Case No: CCT44/10 delivered on 11 April 2011, in terms of which the Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for a Registrar of a High Court to declare immovable properties specially executable when ordering default judgment under Rule 31(5) of the Uniform Rules of Court to the extent that this permits the sale in execution of the home of a person, All the divisions of High Court issued Practice Notes to the effect that applications for an order declaring primary residence specially executable should only be heard by the court and not by the Registrar.

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:

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:

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:

 

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:

No transaction advisors for tenders were appointed by my Department or each entity reporting to me for the period 01 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.

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Reply:

(a) My Department is spending a budget of R1,2 Million in the financial year 2017/18 to promote development of innovation in water sector through programmes such as South African Youth Water Prize is a Science and Technology based project, facilitate installation of Water Administration System at the irrigation schemes and the use of Global System for Mobile (GSM) communication to enable electronic water measurement in the irrigation sector.

(b) The plan of action is to continue to enhance the research innovation development work my Department is doing. This further entails strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners in the Water Sector such as Department of Science and Technology (DST), Water Research Commission (WRC), Agriculture Research Council and various organized Industry Sectors .i.e. Pulp and Paper Association, Food and Beverages Association and Chamber of Mines. My Department also plans to enhance the already existing innovations by hosting exhibitions in collaboration with WRC and DST. My Department is consistently uploading new innovations on the Departmental website to ensure dissemination of information in addition to national road shows and visiting of public schools as part of raising awareness.

Currently, what needs to be done in earnest is to encourage all water users in the Republic of South Africa) to use water sparingly and do everything within their means to stop leakages. In that regard, my Department is training youth in the War on Leaks programme to assist Municipalities in combating water losses.

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Reply:

(1) The Deputy Minister and myself make use of the security services paid for by the State as provided for by the Ministerial Handbook.

(2) No members of my family, nor those of the Deputy Minister and the Entities reporting to me; have made use of security services paid for by the State. No staff members either of the department or its entities have made use of security services paid for by the State.

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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:

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:

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:

(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:

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:

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 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) 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:

(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:

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:

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:

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:

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. 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:

(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.