Questions and Replies

Reply:

 

Entity	1(a)	1(b)	(b)(i)(aa)	(b(i)(bb)	bb(ii)(aa)	bb(ii)(bb)
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Companies Tribunal (CT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Export Credit Insurance Corporation (ECIC)	Yes	N/A	Chairperson	01/07/2009	Chairperson	30/11/2016 (extended until the recruitment process to appoint the new chairperson has been finalised)	Five (5) members	One (1) female
			Executive Director	01/09/2013	Executive Director	31/08/2016 (re-appointed for another three years: 01/09/2016-31/08/2019)
			1x Non-Executive Director	01/12/2013	1x Non-Executive Director	30/11/2016 (extended until the recruitment process to appoint new non-executive directors has been finalised)
			1 x National Treasury Representative	01/08/2014	1x National Treasury Representative	31/07/2017 (extended to serve another term: 01/08/2017-31/07/2020)
			1x Department of Trade and Industry Representative	01/06/2017	1x Department of Trade and Industry Representative	For as long as he holds the same position in the Department
National Consumer Commission (NCC)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
National Consumer Tribunal (NCT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
National Credit Regulator (NCR)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
National Empowerment Fund (NEF)	Yes	N/A	Chairperson	01/12/2015	Chairperson	30/11/2018	Six (6) members	Five (5) females
			3x Non-Executive Trustees	16/12/2009	3x Non-Executive Trustees	02/11/2017 (served three terms)
			2x Executive Trustees (CEO & CFO)	01/07/2013 (CFO)	2x Executive Trustees (CEO & CFO)	CFO-For as long as she holds the same position in the entity
				26/09/2012 (CEO)		30/06/2019
National Gambling Board (NGB)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
National Lotteries Commission (NLC)	Yes	N\A	Chairperson	02/12/2009	Chairperson	01/12/2014 (Term extended until the recruitment process to appoint a chairperson has been concluded)	Eight (8) members	Four (4) females
			1x Non-Executive Board Member	01/09/2012	1x Non-Executive Board Member	14/09/2017
			4x Non-Executive Board Members	01/04/2017	Non-Executive Board Members	31/03/2022
			1x Executive Board Member (Commissioner)	15/09/2012	1x Executive Board Member (Commissioner)	14/09/2017 (re-appointed from 01/10/2017-30/09/2022)
			1x Department of Trade and Industry Representative	01/04/2017	1x Department of Trade and Industry Representative	For the duration of her current position held at the dti
National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA)	Yes	N/A	Chairperson	14/05/2008	Chairperson	13/05/2013 (Re-appointed for second term from 14//05/2013-30/09/2018)	Eleven (11) members	Three (3) females
			4x Non-Executive Directors	14/05/2008	4x Non-Executive Directors	13/05/2013 (Re-appointed for second term from 14//05/2013-30/09/2018)
			2x Non-Executive Directors	14/05/2013	2x Non-Executive Directors	13/05/2018
			1x Non-Executive Director	17/06/2015	1x Non-Executive Director	28/02/2020
			1x Non-Executive Director	01/10/2017	1x Non-Executive Director	30/09/2020
			Executive Director (CEO)	01/09/2013	Executive Director (CEO)	31/08/2018
			1x Department of Trade and Industry Representative	14/05/2008	1x Department of Trade and Industry Representative	13/05/2013 (Re-appointed for second term from 14//05/2013-30/09/2018)
National Regulator For Compulsory Specifications (NRCS)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)			Chairperson	26/08/2014	Chairperson	25/08/2019	Nine (9) members	Five (5) females
			3x Non-Executive Director	26/08/2009	3x Non-Executive Director	25/08/2014 (Re-appointed for second term from 26/08/2014-25/08/2019)
			2x Non-Executive Directors	26/08/2014	2x None-Executive Directors	25/08/2019
			Executive Director (CEO)	07/09/2009	Executive Director (CEO)	06/09/2014 (Re-appointed for second term from 07/09/2014-06/09/2019)
			1x Department of Trade and Industry Representative	26/08/2014	1x Department of Trade and Industry Representative	25/08/2019
South African National Accreditation System (SANAS)	Yes	N/A	Chairperson	01/12/2008	Chairperson	30/11/2013 (Re-appointed for second term from 01/12/2013-30/11/2018)	Twelve (12) members	Four (4) females
			9x Non-Executive Directors	01/12/2008	9x Non-Executive Directors	30/11/2013 (Re-appointed for second term from 01/12/2013-30/11/2018)
			Executive Director (CEO)	01/06/2010	Executive Director (CEO)	31/05/2015 (Re-appointment for second term from 01/06/2015-31/05/2020)
			1x Department of Trade and Industry Representative	04/07/2012	1x Department of Trade and Industry Representative	30/11/2013 (Re-appointed for second term from 01/12/2013-30/11/2018)

(2) with reference to entities that do not have boards in place, (a) who is responsible for appointing the board and (b) when will a board be appointed?NW2009E

Entity	2(a)	2(b)
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)	N/A	Establishing legislation does not cater for the Board
Companies Tribunal (CT)	N/A	Establishing legislation does not cater for the Board
National Consumer Commission (NCC)	N/A	Establishing legislation does not cater for the Board
National Consumer Tribunal (NCT)	N/A	Establishing legislation does not cater for the Board
National Credit Regulator (NCR)	N/A	Establishing legislation does not cater for the Board
National Gambling Board (NGB)	Minister	The entity is placed under administration. The amended legislation does not cater for the Board
National Regulator For Compulsory Specifications (NRCS)	N/A	Establishing legislation does not cater for the Board

Reply:

The Department does not collect information on the number of students injured or killed at each public university or Technical and Vocational Education and Training college.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1632 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

Legal Background/Basis

(a) (i) The Local Government: Municipal Systems Act (Systems Act), 2000 gives power to municipalities in terms of section 75A to “levy and recover fees, charges or tariffs in respect of any function or service of the municipality”. To give effect to this power, municipalities are required to adopt and implement a tariff policy on the levying of fees for municipal services in terms of section 74 of the Systems Act.

A municipal tariff is defined as: “fees necessary to cover the actual cost associated with rendering a municipal service, and includes-

• bulk purchasing costs in respect of water and electricity reticulation services, and other municipal services;
• overhead operation and maintenance costs;

• capital costs;

• a reasonable rate of return, if authorized by a regulator of or the Minister responsible for that municipal service;”.

The determination and approval of municipal tariffs is done by the municipality in terms of section 75A of the Systems Act but subject to the norms and standards prescribed by relevant national legislation.

The National Treasury only provides inputs / comments on the proposed bulk pricing structure to the organ of state (in this case Water Boards) that is responsible for the provision of such resource (in this case water) to the municipality in terms of section 42 of the Municipal Finance Management Act.

(ii) The National Treasury issues a municipal budget circulars to guide municipalities on the preparation of their Medium Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework (MTREF). Given the drought conditions that were experienced in the country, Circular 85, advised municipalities to ensure that any drought penalty tariffs must be provided for in their tariff policy to be tabled in March 2017 and also to consider incorporating the penalty tariffs in the Inclining Block Tariff (IBT) structure.

(b) The National Treasury does not confirm water tariff increases but provides guidance to municipalities on structuring of their tariffs.

 

Reply:

The Higher Education Act (Act 101 of 1997, as amended) is the legal framework within which the Department and public higher education institutions operate. The Act clearly stipulates that public higher education institutions, established in terms of this Act, are juristic persons (section 20(4), and as such they enjoy a large degree of autonomy. This means they can sue or be sued in their own name.  

In accordance with Section 34 (1) and (3) of the Act, the Council of a public higher education institution appoints employees of the public higher education institution and determines the conditions of service, disciplinary provisions, privileges and functions of these employees subject to the applicable labour laws.

Workers have a right to invoke external dispute resolution mechanisms or procedures provided for by employment legislation or labour laws. We live in a constitutional democracy where the employees’ rights to fair labour practices are protected, hence the different levels of statutory dispute resolution platforms are accessible to aggrieved employees.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1591 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

(a) and (b) Yes, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is in the current financial year (2017/2018) not making appointments to all vacant permanent posts on its establishment, subject to the outcome of a critical post evaluation process mentioned in (i) hereunder. Since August 2016 (previous financial year - 2016/2017) the Department has not made appointments to vacant permanent posts on its establishment, save for one or two exceptions. There was no “moratorium” on the appointment of staff in the Department in the 2015/2016 and 2014/2015 financial years

(i) The reason for the moratorium is due to cuts in the budget item for compensation of employees, coupled with the additional pressures on the same budget item caused by (amongst others) increases in service benefits (e.g. housing and medical) which were above inflation; without an additional allocation to the Department to cover such increases. The Department has taken this stance in order to avoid possible over-spending on the compensation of employees budget, which is prohibited by the PFMA.

In the meantime, an internal committee has been established, by the Director General to assess the critical nature of each permanent vacant posts within the Department (with a bias towards posts at service points and core business functions); with a view to ensuring funding for that post and initiating the recruitment and selection processes for such identified critical posts.

(ii) Since August 2016.

Office of the Chief Justice

(a) and (b) No, there has not been a moratorium on the filling of posts in the past three years in Office of Chief Justice. Due to budget constraints posts for filling are prioritized according to the available Compensation of Employees (CoE) ceiling.

Department of Correctional Services:

a) No, the department does not have any moratorium.

b) No, the department did not have any moratorium in the last three years. The department however in November 2016 following the announcement of Cost Cutting measures by National Treasury re-priotized the filling of critical posts.

 (i) n/a

  (ii) n/a

Reply:

(a) How many

Trainees were inducted into her department’s hospitality service training programme during 2016-17 financial year	Targeted number was 2000 and only 1700 learners were inducted due to the service provider withdrawing from the project. NDT is currently in the process of recruiting a new service provider for NW and LP Province. The tender has been advertised and the closing date is the 19th June 2017.
(ii) Of the specified trainees	(aa) have dropped out of the programme	(bb) are frequently absent from training
	190	5.2% absenteeism rate

(b) What are the reasons for the rate of drop-outs or the absenteeism in each case?

See table below:

Reasons for Drop out

Classification of learner drop out	Number of learners
Went back to school	39
Found Employment	30
Absconded	80
Pregnant	9
Relocation	11
Health related	10
Deceased	2
Joined another programme	3
Dismissed	5
Transport	1
TOTAL	190

Reasons for absenteeism

• Public Protests
• Public Transport strikes
• Sick and family responsibility

Reply:

(a), (b) and (c):

The Admission and Release System of the Department of Correctional Services does not provide for the capturing of the political affiliation of inmates and the requested information is therefore not available.

Reply:

No, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has not yet considered approaching Sentech to enter into a partnership regarding Sentech's purchase of a satellite. However, the DST and the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services are in the process of developing a national Satellite Communication Strategy, which will provide guidance for the procurement of a communications satellite.

Reply:

National Treasury

1. (i) None
2. (ii) N/A

ASB

The Accounting Standards Board has not procured any services or made any payments to a certain company (name furnished), nor any other public relations firm. The Accounting Standards Board has had no need to procure such services.

CBDA

CBDA did not procure any services with a certain company (name furnished) or any public relations firm due to budget constraints. Exposure is gained through direct contact with the communities we serve as well as our annual Indaba.

DBSA

(b) (i) NO

(b) (ii) YES – for 2015/16 we procured the services of HKLM Exchange (Pty) Ltd

(aa) Public Relations and creative design services for the Annual Report and media planning for the launch of the annual financial results.

(bb) Total cost of R1, 036,000.

(cc) breakdown of the costs were R939, 000 for the annual report and R97, 000 for the media and PR services for the launch of the results.

(dd) Total amount paid was R1,036,000.

(ee) The payment was for the services procured with respect to public relations and creative design for the Annual Report and media planning for the launch of the annual financial results.

(ff) Breakdown of the costs were R939, 000 for the annual report and R97, 000 for the media and PR services for the launch of the results.

FIC

The FIC has not made use of a certain company (name furnished) or and other public relations firm as there was never such a requirement.

FSB

1. …..
2. (i) No payments have been made by the Financial Services Board (FSB) to a certain company (name furnished).

(ii) The public relations consultant engaged by the FSB is Gillian Gamsy International Communications (GGI).

(aa) professional assistance with media releases as and when required and media monitoring.

(bb) 2015/2016 R114 427,50

2016/2017 R718 356,75

Total R832 784,25

(cc) See (bb) above.

(dd) See (bb) above.

(ee) See (aa) above.

(ff) See (bb) above.

GEPF

i The GEPF did not procure any services nor made any payments to a certain company (name furnished) and does not intend to procure any of their services in the future.

ii The GEPF did not procure any service nor made any payments to any public relations firm in the 2016/17 financial year.

GPAA

1. No services were procured from a certain company (name furnished); and
2. No services were procured from any other public relations firms;

The GPAA was never in demand of any of these services.

IRBA

No services were procured from a certain company (name furnished) and no payments were made. No services were procured and no payments were made to any other public relations firms.

IRBA does not use services of Public Relations Firms.

PFA

No payment was made, and no requirement for related services from the service provider.

No payments made to any other public relations firm due to the nature and size of the entity. Public relations are managed internally through a stakeholder management program.

LAND BANK

1. The Land Bank never procured any services from a certain company (name furnished). This company is not listed in the procurement database of the Land Bank as a vendor.
2. The Land Bank did procure the services of Magna Carta - a public relations firm.

(aa) The following services were procured:

• Brand and reputation management and strategy;
• Brand repositioning and brand building;
• Internal and external communications plan with all the stakeholders;
• Internal and external communications plan execution (including content preparation);
• Team preparation for communication roll out;
• Organisational Review Project Communication Management Support;
• Media Monitoring Services;
• Embedded Resource; and
• Annual Report Publication

(bb) The total cost for the contract was: R1, 288,200.00 (VAT included). Period

of the contract was from 1 September 2015 up until 30 September 2016.

(cc) The cost breakdown is as follows:

• Brand and reputation management and strategy, Brand repositioning and brand building: R102,600.00;
• Internal and external communications plan with all the stakeholders: R102,600.00;
• Internal and external communications plan execution (including content preparation): R239, 400.00;
• Team preparation for communication roll out: R68,400.00;
• Organisational Review Project Communication Management Support: R102,600.00;
• Media Monitoring Services: R171, 000.00;
• Embedded Resource: R461,700.00; and
• Annual Report Publication: R39,900.00

(dd) The total cost for the contract was: R1, 288,200.00 (VAT included). Period

of the contract was from 1 September 2015 up until 30 September 2016.

(ee) The following services were procured:

• Brand and reputation management and strategy;
• Brand repositioning and brand building;
• Internal and external communications plan with all the stakeholders;
• Internal and external communications plan execution (including content preparation);
• Team preparation for communication roll out;
• Organisational Review Project Communication Management Support;
• Media Monitoring Services;
• Embedded Resource; and
• Annual Report Publication

(ff) The cost breakdown is as follows:

• Brand and reputation management and strategy, Brand repositioning and brand building: R102,600.00;
• Internal and external communications plan with all the stakeholders: R102,600.00;
• Internal and external communications plan execution (including content preparation): R239, 400.00;
• Team preparation for communication roll out: R68,400.00;
• Organisational Review Project Communication Management Support: R102,600.00;
• Media Monitoring Services: R171, 000.00;
• Embedded Resource: R461,700.00; and
• Annual Report Publication: R39,900.00

FAIS OMBUD

No services procured from and/or made any payments to a certain company (name furnished).

No services procured from and/or made any payments to other public relations firms. The entity did not require the services of a public relations firm.

PIC

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has never procured any services from or made any payments to a certain company (name furnished) is not registered on the PIC’s procurement database. The PIC used the services of The Communications Firm (TCF) in 2011 to organise and publicise its centenary celebrations, including expo and dinner. It has also used TCF in subsequent years for marketing collateral as well as for English writing enhancement services; and the total cost for all these services was R 2,842,983.54, broken down as follows:

Item	Amount Paid
PIC Centenary celebrations	R 2,323,989.17
Marketing Collateral	R 507,684.41
English writing enhancement services	R 11,309.96

SAA

1. SAA has not procured any services from and/or made any payments to a certain company (name furnished).
2. SAA has procured the services of PR Powerhouse Public Relations and details are as follows:

(aa) Provision of Public Relations Services

(bb) R96 900 per month (including VAT), for five months

(cc) Copy writing; Media relations; Briefing and Status meetings; Communication Services

(dd) R484 900 paid as per contract

(ee) Provision of Public Relations Services

(ff) As at (cc) above SAA has procured the service

SARS

SARS does not have this certain company (name furnished) as a vendor on its system and has not contracted any Public Relations firms for the financial years 2015/16 and 2016/17.

SASRIA

No.

TAX OMBUD

The Office of the Tax Ombud did not procure any services from or made any payments to a certain company (name furnished) or any other public relations firms, no services were procured by the Office of the Tax Ombud.

 

Reply:

(1)(a):

CRIME	SENTENCED	REMANDED	TOTAL
AGGRESSIVE CRIMES OTHER	9	11	20
AGRICULTURE/STOCK-BREED/FISHERY/WATER	12	1	13
ASSAULT COMMON	20	48	68
ASSAULT SERIOUS	108	148	256
BURGLARY / HOUSE-BREAKING	225	183	408
CAR THEFT	93	46	139
CRIMES AGAINST THE FAMILY-LIFE	6	12	18
CRIMES AGAINST THE SAFETY OF THE STATE	0	191	191
CRIMES AGAINST THE GOOD ORDER AND SAFETY	132	8	140
CRIMES I.R.O. CONSERVATION	9	3	12
CRIMES I.R.O. HEALTH SERVICES	1	2	3
CRIMES I.R.O. PUBLIC TRANSPORT	1	0	1
CRIMES I.R.O. ROAD TRAFFIC	3	1	4
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS	18	7	25
CULPABLE HOMICIDE	50	5	55
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY	48	91	139
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE	0	4	4
ECONOMIC CRIMES OTHER	421	224	645
ILLEGAL FOREIGNERS IN THE R.S.A.	1026	354	1380
FRAUD AND FORGERY	164	143	307
GOVERNMENT FINANCE AND INCOME	6	0	6
ILLEGAL TRADE/POSSESION OF GEMSTONES	45	89	134
INDECENT ASSAULT	10	18	28
INTERCOURSE WITH MINOR	1	0	1
KIDNAPPING	4	12	16
MINING/FACTORIES/TRADE/BUSSINES	38	50	88
MURDER	918	359	1277
MURDER ATTEMPTED	245	108	353
OTHER	52	111	163
POSSES/TRADE IN INTOXICATING LIQUOR	0	1	1
POSSES/USE OF DANGEROUS DEPENDENCE-PRODUCING SUBSTANCE	69	54	123
POSSES/USE OF MARIJUANA	63	68	131
POSSES/USE OF PROHIBIT DEPENDENCE-PRODUCING SUBSTANCE	46	111	157
PRISON OFFENCES	0	4	4
VIOLATION OF PAROLE CONDITIONS	21	0	21
RAPE	454	254	708
RAPE ATTEMPTED	15	8	23
RECKLESS/NEGLIGENT DRIVING	1	1	2
ROBBERY AGGRAVATING	1384	495	1879
ROBBERY COMMON	221	417	638
SEXUAL CRIMES OTHER	5	4	9
STOCK-THEFT	63	41	104
THEFT OTHER	934	671	1605
TRADE/CULTIVATE MARIJUANA	99	34	133
TRADE/CULTIVATE OF PROHIBIT DEPENDENCE-PRODUCING SUBSTANCE	28	56	84
TRADING IN DANGEROUS DEPENDENCE-PRODUCING MEDICINE	277	49	326
TOTAL	7345	4497	11842

(1)(b)(i):

ZIMBABWE
CRIME	SENTENCED	REMANDED	TOTAL
AGGRESSIVE CRIMES OTHER	1	3	4
AGRICULTURE/STOCK-BREED/FISHERY/WATER	4	0	4
ASSAULT COMMON	11	31	42
ASSAULT SERIOUS	45	71	116
BURGLARY / HOUSE-BREAKING	84	91	175
CAR THEFT	25	23	48
CRIMES AGAINST THE FAMILY-LIFE	2	4	6
CRIMES AGAINST THE GOOD ORDER AND SAFETY	32	3	35
CRIMES AGAINST THE SAFETY OF THE STATE	0	67	67
CRIMES I.R.O. CONSERVATION	5	0	5
CRIMES I.R.O. HEALTH SERVICES	1	1	2
CRIMES I.R.O. ROAD TRAFFIC	1	0	1
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS	5	2	7
CULPABLE HOMICIDE	12	1	13
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY	17	52	69
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE	0	2	2
ECONOMIC CRIMES OTHER	183	110	293
ILLEGAL FOREIGNERS IN THE R.S.A.	585	144	729
FRAUD AND FORGERY	71	58	129
GOVERNMENT FINANCE AND INCOME	5	0	5
ILLEGAL TRADE/POSSESION OF GEMSTONES	13	6	19
INDECENT ASSAULT	2	7	9
KIDNAPPING/ MANSTEALING	0	2	2
MINING/FACTORIES/TRADE/BUSINESS	18	25	43
MURDER	312	136	448
MURDER ATTEMPTED	115	47	162
OTHER	18	64	82
POSSES/TRADE IN INTOXICATING LIQUOR	0	1	1
POSSES/USE OF DANGEROUS DEPENDENCE-PRODUCING SUBSTANCE	7	7	14
POSSES/USE OF MARIJUANA	8	6	14
POSSES/USE OF PROHIBIT DEPENDENCE-PRODUCING SUBSTANCE	6	12	18
VIOLATION OF PAROLE CONDITIONS	11	0	11
PRISON OFFENCES	0	1	1
RAPE	100	86	186
RAPE ATTEMPTED	5	3	8
RECKLESS/NEGLIGENT DRIVING	1	1	2
ROBBERY AGGRAVATING	763	269	1032
ROBBERY COMMON	106	236	342
SEXUAL CRIMES OTHER	1	1	2
STOCK-THEFT	9	10	19
THEFT OTHER	436	295	731
TRADE/CULTIVATE MARIJUANA	0	3	3
TRADE/CULTIVATE OF PROHIBIT DEPENDENCE-PRODUCING SUBSTANCE	1	5	6
TRADING IN DANGEROUS DEPENDENCE-PRODUCING MEDICINE	2	4	6
TOTAL	3023	1890	4913

(1)(b)(ii):

MOZAMBIQUE
CRIME	SENTENCED	REMANDED	TOTAL
AGGRESSIVE CRIMES OTHER	6	2	8
AGRICULTURE/STOCK-BREED/FISHERY/WATER	6	1	7
ASSAULT COMMON	4	5	9
ASSAULT SERIOUS	19	21	40
BURGLARY / HOUSE-BREAKING	106	59	165
CAR THEFT	46	17	63
CRIMES AGAINST THE FAMILY-LIFE	1	2	3
CRIMES AGAINST THE GOOD ORDER AND SAFETY	48	1	49
CRIMES AGAINST THE SAFETY OF THE STATE	0	71	71
CRIMES I.R.O. CONSERVATION	2	1	3
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS	10	5	15
CULPABLE HOMICIDE	13	1	14
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY	20	17	37
ECONOMIC CRIMES OTHER	159	54	213
ILLEGAL FOREIGNERS IN THE R.S.A.	275	87	362
FRAUD AND FORGERY	12	13	25
GOVERNMENT FINANCE AND INCOME	1	0	1
ILLEGAL TRADE/POSSESION OF GEMSTONES	19	12	31
INDECENT ASSAULT	2	1	3
KIDNAPPING	2	2	4
MINING/FACTORIES/TRADE/BUSINESS	7	13	20
MURDER	256	55	311
MURDER ATTEMPTED	74	20	94
OTHER	18	23	41
POSSES/USE OF DANGEROUS DEPENDENCE-PRODUCING SUBSTANCE	4	3	7
POSSES/USE OF MARIJUANA	3	4	7
POSSES/USE OF PROHIBIT DEPENDENCE-PRODUCING SUBSTANCE	3	7	10
VIOLATION OF PAROLE CONDITIONS	3	0	3
PRISON OFFENCE	0	2	2
RAPE	141	72	213
RAPE ATTEMPTED	4	3	7
ROBBERY AGGRAVATING	348	79	427
ROBBERY COMMON	60	59	119
SEXUAL CRIMES OTHER	1	0	1
STOCK-THEFT	3	6	9
THEFT OTHER	250	179	429
TRADE/CULTIVATE OF PROHIBIT DEPENDENCE-PRODUCING SUBSTANCE	0	2	2
TRADING IN DANGEROUS DEPENDENCE-PRODUCING MEDICINE	16	3	19
TOTAL	1942	902	2844

(2) The annual cost during 2017/18 per prisoner is estimated to be R133 805.35.

(3) No, the Minister will not make a statement on the matter.

Reply:

a) The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (‘DPP’) in Polokwane declined to prosecute any person in connection with the matter on the premise that there was insufficient evidence to support the allegations levelled by the complainant.

b) (Person details furnished) from the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (‘IPID’), was the investigating officer in the matter.

c) The DPP: Limpopo, (Persons details furnished), declined to prosecute after receiving representations.

Reply:

The Minister cannot express an opinion on the exercise of an authority that has been directly given by Parliament to municipalities and communities nor can he seek to influence the municipalities and communities not to exercise their prerogative. Municipalities and interested communities have the prerogative to establish SRAs provided they do so in accordance with the provisions of section 22 of the Municipal Property Rates Act. To that end, the Department can provide advisory support to municipalities where required on the interpretation of the provisions as well as with respect to any implementation challenges associated with those provisions that municipalities may require guidance with.

Reply:

According to the information received from National Lotteries Commission-

Response:

(a) (i) As at 19th June 2017, there were a total of 5953 applications awaiting adjudication relating to the 2015 call for applications.

(ii) The total amount requested by applicants is approximately R11,3 billion.

(b) The NLC anticipates to have completed the backlog by the 31 July 2017.

(c) In order to expedite the processing of these applications, the following interventions are in place:

Appointment of full time Distributing Agency members for all sectors (Sport and Recreation still to be finalised) resulting in increased rate of adjudication.

Administrative processing of non-compliant applications according to delegated authority framework.

Restructuring of the Grant Funding Division aligned to the revised business model of the Open Call system.

Re-engineering of the application process to avoid backlogs in future.

Modernisation of the information technology (IT) platform.

Reply:

The information was provided by the Gauteng Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance Traditional Affairs.

1.

(a) (i) Very poor – 0%

(ii) Poor – 2%

(iii) Fair – 12%

Good – 40%

Very good – 46%

(b) (i) Very poor – 0

(ii) Poor – 164 km

(iii) Fair – 984 km

Good – 3200 km

Very good – 3852 km

(c) The assessment was conducted in 2012.

(2)

(a) (i) The rand value is R11.25 billion.

(ii) The distance in kilometres in respect of the backlog or resurfacing and rehabilitation of roads is 2 500km.

(b) A total amount of R325 million has been allocated in the current budget.

Reply:

a) What are the reasons for the compound annual growth rate decline of 0,1% of Australasian arrivals to the country between 2014 and 2016.

In the 2014-2015 financial year the outbreak of Ebola impacted travel to the African continent from Australia resulting in significant decrease in bookings during the height of the epidemic.

The Australia market is plagued by concerns around Safety and Security when it comes to South Africa, amplified by the large population of expats living in the country. Negative stories about safety issues made headline news and opened up a discourse in the media and on social platforms about crime in the country.

Accessibility became another factor with the dissolution of the South African Airways / Qantas codeshare by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on 31 May 2014 which meant South African Airways would only fly from Perth and Qantas from Sydney, and since the latter does not fly on Wednesdays, this put an end to a seven-day service from the Eastern Seaboard.

The introduction of Travelling with Children regulations in September 2014 also had a major impact on the market as reported by trade partners. Research showed approx. 40% of 25-49 year olds with intent to travel are parents.

Finally, Australia is extremely conscious of issues surrounding animal welfare and conservation and several events over the period sparked backlash around canned hunting and consequent calls to boycott South Africa on social media including Melissa Bachman’s hunting expedition to South Africa, the killing of Cecil of the Lion, the release of the Blood Lions documentary which sparked a march on Parliament in Australia and more recently the CITES decision on the lion bone trade.

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

SA Tourism’s funding was significantly impacted by the depreciating rand against major currencies. This affected SA Tourism’s ability to improve brand positivity in Australia, due to an 8% decrease in budget in 2014.

c) What are the further relevant details in this regard?

SA Tourism showcased South Africa as a fun, friendly and easy-to-do destination through personal interactions with our people, adventure activities and safari experiences; amplified positivity by leveraging the positive narrative through the advocacy of key opinions leaders, media, locals and peers to dispel negative perceptions of safety and security; showcased value-for-money and partnered with trade to educate agents and drive conversion.

To this end, SAT Australia partnered with key free-to-air TV programs to leverage advocacy of their talent and deliver content integration to take the audience on a journey through South Africa, and focussed on media and celebrity hostings and editorial opportunities to change perceptions and maximise ROI in the face of declining budgets. We also engaged in various strategic partnerships including National Geographic Live and Taste Food Festivals to lend big brand reputation and deliver experiential opportunities.

SAT also engaged in conversion-driving initiatives in partnership with trade to mitigate impact on arrivals due to macro challenges over this period including airline partnerships to deliver and co-promote special fares into market and capitalise on the over 40% of Australians who say that a special deal on flights would cause them to consider a trip to South Africa despite all barriers; as well as JMAs with key wholesalers and initiatives with retail travel agencies and OTAs to drive incremental uplifts including Adventure World, Bench, Africa Safari Company, African Wildlife Safaris, OTA Webjet and leading retail outlets Escape and Helloworld.

Reply:

(a) the dti operates Foreign Economic Offices in 48 missions (against 120 total SA Missions and Embassies situated globally) which are located in 44 countries around the world. These offices are located based on the market prioritization of the Department with 13 located in Africa, 14 in Europe, 12 in Asia, 6 in the Americas and 3 in the Middle East. Currently the Department employs 30 South African diplomatic officials, in addition to 62 Locally Recruited Personnel. The Department in collaboration with Dirco is also going through a detailed exercise on how the two Departments can collaborate to ensure the optimal sharing of resources abroad.

(b) The location of the dti offices is driven by largely 2 factors which are (i) the country’s economic priorities informed by various policies that include Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP), the Integrated National Export Strategy (INES), National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Strategy, Trade Policy Strategy Framework amongst others and (ii) The allocation of available human and financial resources which require prioritisation of locations based on the biggest contribution to the fulfilment of the economic priorities as mentioned in (i).

Annexure to (b)

(i) South Africa’s Economic Priorities

• Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP)

The Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) is guided by the vision of the National Development Plan and is also a key implementation component of the President’s Nine Point Plan. The policy provides guidance on priority industries for the industrialisation, economic growth and transformation of the South African economy. The priority industries as defined by IPAP, then guides the department in terms of regions and countries that offer potential for partnerships in the implementation of the IPAP. These partnerships are normally in terms of attracting foreign direct investments, technology transfer, opening of export markets and promotion of business partnerships between South African companies and their foreign counterparts.

• Integrated National Export Strategy (INES)

The Integrated National Export Strategy builds on IPAP to identify sectors, industries and services based on comparative and competitive advantages that best positions the country as an export economy. The process also ensures that South Africa can build on its competitive industries to better position its companies in the international export markets whilst ensuring that domestic competitiveness translates into international competitiveness.

Part of the implementation of INES is the prioritisation of products and markets that best offer the best export opportunity for South Africa and her companies in the international markets. The prioritisation of key products and markets also takes into account the various transformation policies of the countries which include support to Black Industrialist, Small and Medium Enterprises, Women and Youth Enterprises. the dti will continue to leverage market opportunities to benefit South Africa’s economic development priorities in targeted markets and building on its Market Diversification Strategy to ensure that South Africa’s exports to conventional markets stabilise and ensure higher export growth to emerging markets. The Foreign Economic Offices is crucial in its contribution towards increasing the demand for South African goods and services through market diversification, prioritisation and access and strengthening strategic export and investment promotion mechanisms through enhancing South Africa’s value-proposition. The variables eventually play a key role in the decision of the prioritisation of locations of the dti offices internationally.

(ii) Resource Allocation

Over the past few years the government has had to introduce a number of austerity measures within government departments with the aim to curb the increase in public expenditure. the dti has been affected by these measures which have meant the available resources to operate foreign offices have not grown with the increase in inflation and exchange rate related costs. For this reason, the Department has to frequently review its global footprint with the aim to locate in markets where the biggest return is possible based on the country’s economic priorities. The budget currently available to the Department mitigates against any further expansion of the dti’s global foot print of Foreign Economic Offices abroad.

Reply:

(a) How many potential tour guides have been recruited to take part in her department’s Foreign Language Training Programme for 2016-17 financial year in:	(b) Optimum number of Mandarin-proficient guides	(c) Total number of Mandarin-proficient guides currently in service in South Africa
Mandarin Chinese	Russian
9	8	Optimum numbers are still to be determined based on a detailed needs analysis.	321 tourist guides speak Mandarin in South Africa.

(d) What are the further relevant details in this regard?

The foreign language training that the Department implemented were pilot initiatives. The Department will compile a needs analysis to inform future programmes in this area. The needs analysis will look at factors such as international arrivals to South Africa, the tourist guide database, issues of supply and demand and representation across race, gender, nationality etc. The need analysis forms part of the current year Business plan deliverables for the TSHRD Chief Directorate and will be done in consultation with various stakeholders.

Reply:

Perception studies and insights activators conducted by SA Tourism in various African markets revealed that the key barrier to travel from the rest of Africa to South Africa is the perception of South Africans being unfriendly and unwelcoming to people from the continent.

Visa processes capacity issues as well as the attacks on foreigner nationals in South Africa negatively impacted the positive image of South Africa.

Reply:

Table 1 below provides a summary of the total subsidy broken down into the total block and earmarked grants for the university sector for the period 2013/14 to 2017/18.

Table 1: Block and Earmarked Grants for the University Sector

Year	Block Grant (R’ million)	Earmarked Grant (R’ million)	Total (R’ million)
2013/14	18 439	7 643	26 082
2014/15	19 561	8 509	28 070
2015/16	20 538	9 800	30 338
2016/17	21 678	15 181	36 859
2017/18	25 323	803	39 126

1. – (2) The block grant is allocated for the daily operational costs of universities and is the non-ring fenced allocation from the Department that each university can use at its own discretion with approval from Council.

The attached public report, i.e. “University State Budgets” dated March 2017, contains the breakdown of the block and earmarked grants per university from 2004/05 to 2017/18.

This report also contains the detailed components of the block grant, i.e. how the block grants are calculated in each of the sub-block grant categories for each university. This is a requirement of the public report, since the block grant is the largest funding component. It also contains the detailed components of the earmarked grant category, i.e. the various types of earmarked grants and the budget allocations per university.

This report is updated annually and distributed on an annual basis to the 26 public universities, and is available on the website of the Department of Higher Education and Training.

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QUESTION 1628 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

In the databases maintained by the Department of Labour the number of jobs lost specifically through automation is not indicated. However automation and digitisation, will certainly affect all workers in one way or the other, South Africa is no exception to this global trend.

Reply:

a) Which core investment markets in terms of SA Tourism advertising currently occupy the lowest quartile that is the lowest 25%, of brand positivity ratings?

The following markets occupy the lowest quartile of brand positivity ratings:

• Nigeria 36%
• Australia 25%

b) What are the reasons for these countries occupying the lowest quartile?

• Positivity towards South Africa ranked low amongst Nigerians because they perceive South Africans as not having a welcoming reputation to West Africans. Challenges with Visa processing as well as attacks on foreign nationals negatively impacted on the positive image of South Africa.
• Concerns about safety and security in South Africa and negative sentiments by expatriates remain the key drivers of negative perceptions from Australia.

c) What steps is SA Tourism taking to improve positivity in these core markets.

• SA Tourism in collaboration with DIRCO and BrandSA, will be engaging the Expatriate Community with the objective of changing their negative perceptions about South Africa, generating positive conversation and reducing the spread of negative sentiment.
• SA Tourism will also use strategic partnerships such as the media, opinion leaders and influencers to amplify positive narratives, positioning South Africa as a safe, friendly and welcoming destination.

d) What are the further relevant details in this regard?

• SA Tourism will educate the trade to sell South Africa in a way that meets the needs of both the Nigerians and Australian travellers by showcasing a variety of experiences relevant to each market.
• A new SA Tourism marketing campaign will be launched in all international markets in mid-July 2017.

Reply:

Security for the Minister and the Deputy Minister is provided by the South African Police (Protection and Security Service) as provided for in the Ministerial Handbook.

Reply:

(a) What progress has her department made in terms of practical interventions through the

(aa) Inter-ministerial committee to

1. Refurbish
2. Improve tourist attraction

There is no formal inter-ministerial committee on tourism.

What progress has her department made in terms of practical interventions through the

(bb) Inter governmental relations committee to

1. Refurbish
2. Improve tourist attraction

The projects listed below have been refurbished to improve the tourist attractions.

• Robben Island
• Shangoni Gate (Kruger National Park)
• Phalaborwa Wild Activity Hub (Kruger National Park)
• Tsitsikama Big Tree Gateway (Garden Route National Park)
• Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
• Maropeng in the Cradle of Humankind

b) and (c)

The following are the attractions which will be refurbished and the cost per project

Attraction	Cost
Robben Island	R 10 000 000
Shangoni Gate - Kruger National Park)	R 25 000 000
Phalaborwa Wild Activity Hub (Kruger National Park)	R 25 000 000
Tsitsikama Big Tree Gateway (Garden Route National Park)	R 15 840 000
Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden	R 2 500 000
Maropeng in the Cradle of Humankind	R 20 670 000

d) What are the further details in this regard?

The department has provided funding support towards specific tourism development projects at a number of strategically important state owned tourism attractions. The projects supported includes the development and expansion of tourism infrastructure and services to improve destination competitiveness and enhance the overall visitor experience. The Department’s contribution is limited to part project funding. The balance of the project cost is funded by the relevant management authority who’s also responsible for the implementation. Brief project descriptions and progress are highlighted below:

• Robben Island Museum: The project involves amongst others the development of tourist guiding capacity, digitisation of the Mayibuye Archives, development of an outdoor restaurant and visitor information centre, introduction of local memorabilia production and craft centre, enrichment of the Robben Island mobile application (App), and expanding awareness and education amongst the public on the role of Robben Island during the struggle history through an open day for free visitation by South Africans. Project implementation (led by Robben Island Museum) has commenced with some project components completed and others still underway.

• Shangoni Gate and Tourism Development (Kruger National Park): The project involves the development of an entrance gate and other tourism facilities which will include amongst others a reception area, public amenities, an environmental education centre, a rustic camping site and tented camp and a picnic site in the northern part of the Kruger National Park. Project implementation is led by SANParks. Project planning has been completed and the final record of decision on the environmental impact assessment is expected soon after which the construction phase can commence.

• Phalaborwa Wild Activity Hub (Kruger National Park): The project involves the development of an experiential activity node for tourists, which will include amongst others public facilities, a bird and reptile park, an entertainment area, backpacker camp facilities, and an animal orphanage facility as part of an interactive tourist experience offering at the Phalaborwa Gate of the Kruger National Park. Project implementation is led by SANParks. Project planning has been completed and the final record of decision on the environmental impact assessment is expected soon after which the construction phase can commence.

• Tsitsikama Big Tree Gateway (Garden Route National Park): The project involves the development of a tourist centre which will include infrastructure such as entrance gate, picnic area, coffee shop, parking area, activity centre, classroom, office block, and ablution facilities. Project implementation is led by SANParks. All planning has been completed, bulk infrastructure largely installed and construction of building well underway.

• Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden: The project led by SANBI involves tourism product development and market development through the installation of a bust statue of the late Walter Sisulu as part of a circular garden with a water feature as well as information and interpretation points. In addition, the project also includes the implementation of a marketing campaign for the garden. To date the bust sculpture has been completed with construction of the circular garden underway, while most of the market development activities have been implemented.

• Maropeng tourism product development and visitor experience enhancement: The project, implemented through the Gauteng Tourism Authority and the Maropeng Museum in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site includes the expansion of the experience lab, construction of the human impact picnic site, and detailed planning for picnic area, café, amphitheatre, play area and wellness centre as well as tourist guide training. Most of the project elements have been completed.

Reply:

1. What are the budgets for:

Project	Budget from NDT
a) Shangoni Gate	R25 million
b) Phalaborwa Wild Activity Hub	R25 million
c) National Heritage Monument Park	R10 million

2. Whether any of the specified projects are running over budget currently:

   (a) What are the cost over-runs to date?

    None

    (b) What are the reasons for the cost over-runs in each case?

     N/A

Reply:

No. Though SA Tourism has identified some of the factors contributing to the decline of 0.7% in domestic tourism in 2016 compared to 2015, the relative weightings of these factors has not been determined.

a) What are the:

	2015	2016
(i) factors	South African households were under increased pressure in 2015 due to limited growth in income against rising living costs. High indebtedness levels, rising interest rates and employment uncertainty dented consumer confidence. Together these factors lead to constrained consumer spending, i.e. consumers were less likely to spend on non-essentials. Given the economic outline of the country above stated, when people were asked specifically about travel, they stated the following as key deterrent factors: • lack of affordability • no reason to take a trip • time constraints • Unemployed/ no income	Unemployment continued to pose significant challenges, unemployment levels reached 25.4% in 2015 and 26.7% in 2016, according to Stats SA. 47% of the South African population earn below the R3500 proposed minimum wage, which can be translated into more than 25 million people earning below R3500. The economic constraints still remain the main barrier to travel and there is more pressure on consumers’ disposable income. A further challenge compounding the barrier is the perception that travel is expensive.
(ii) their relative weightings	The relative weightings of these factors has not been determined.	The relative weightings of these factors has not been determined.

Reply:

Location	2014	2015	2016	% growth: 2015-2016	CAGR: 2014-2016
South Africa (‘000)	9,549.2	8,903.8	10,044.2	12.8%	2.6%
(a)Australia (‘000)	6,884.1	7,444.4	8,283.6	11.3%	9.7%
(b)Argentina (‘000)	5,931.0	5,736.0	5,501.5	-4.1%	-3.7%
(c)Brazil (‘000)	6,430.0	6,306.0	6,371.7	1.0%	-0.5%
(d)New Zealand (‘000)	2,829.8	3,108.9	3,471.7	11.7%	10.8%

Source: Oxford Economics

Reply:

a) Total Number of international visitors to SA in 2016-2017 Financial Year

In the 2016-2017 financial year there were 9 945 373 international visitors to South Africa.

(b) Does this number represent an increase in comparison with 2015-2016 financial year

The total number of international visitors to South Africa in the 2016-2017 financial year represents a 6.6% increase from the 9 332 609 international visitors who visited South Africa in the 2015-2016 financial year.

Note: SA Tourism reports the number of international tourist arrivals by calendar year in line with Stats SA reporting and UNWTO. From 2017 SA Tourism will be reporting the number of international arrivals by both calendar year and financial year.

Reply:

Entity	(aa) Names of staff members awarded contracts	(bb) Professional designation of the staff members awarded contracts	(cc) Details of the contract and/or agreements awarded	(dd) The total amount for each contract
2014/15 FINANCIAL YEAR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
COMPENSATION FUND	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
UIF	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
NEDLAC	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
PRODUCTIVITY SA	Neo Lekaowa	Senior Business Consultant	Detergent Manufacturing Business	R8660
SEE	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCMA	None	N/A	N/A	N/A

Minister of Labour to respond:

Entity	(aa) Names of staff members awarded contracts	(bb) Professional designation of the staff members awarded contracts	(cc) Details of the contract and/or agreements awarded	(dd) The total amount for each contract
2015/16 FINANCIAL YEAR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
COMPENSATION FUND	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
UIF	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
NEDLAC	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
PRODUCTIVITY SA	Neo Lekaowa	Senior Business Consultant	Detergent Manufacturing Business	R51 925
SEE	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCMA	None	N/A	N/A	N/A

Minister of Labour to respond:

Entity	(aa) Names of staff members awarded contracts	(bb) Professional designation of the staff members awarded contracts	(cc) Details of the contract and/or agreements awarded	(dd) The total amount for each contract
2016/17 FINANCIAL YEAR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
COMPENSATION FUND	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
UIF	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
NEDLAC	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
PRODUCTIVITY SA	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
SEE	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCMA	None	N/A	N/A	N/A

Reply:

 

Ministry of Labour	(i)Yes (ii)No (iii)No (aa) VIP protection (bb) SAPS/DoL Ministry (cc) SAPS: Compensation DoL: Incidental costs
Deputy Ministry of Labour	(i)Yes (ii)No (iii)No (aa) VIP protection (bb) SAPS/DoL Ministry (cc) SAPS: Compensation DoL: Incidental costs
Heads of Entities or bodies	(c) None (aa) N/A (bb) N/A (cc) N/A

Reply:

No, the department is currently not in the process of registering the Black Boerboel as a breed in South Africa, as colour Black is not an approved colour for the Boerboel.

(a) A request for recognition of colour Black has been received by the department and is receiving attention. An Appeal Board has been appointed by the department to advice on the decision regarding recognition of colour Black as acceptable colour for the Boerboel.

(b) The Appeal Board is yet to make a decision on the matter as the process is still on-going.

Reply:

No.

Reply:

a) How many

(i) Trainees were inducted into her department’s National Youth Chefs Training Programme during 2016-17 financial year	Total number is 577
(ii) Of the specified trainees	(aa) have dropped out of the programme	(bb) are frequently absent from training
	6 drop outs	16% absenteeism rate recorded.

b) What are the reasons for the rate of drop-outs or the absenteeism in each case?

Drop out reasons

• Pregnancy (1)

Absenteeism reasons

• Abscondment (4)

One trainee unfortunately passed away. (1)

Reply:

a)  Whether the 9% increase in tourist arrivals from the United States of America between 2015 and 2016 can be attributed to SA Tourism’s advertising spend in that country.

The 9% increase in tourist arrivals from the United States of America was due to collaborative efforts between SA Tourism, Trade and other SA Inc partners such as Brand SA and SAA.

b) What are the reasons for the 9% increase in arrivals?

The improved perceptions of safety vis-à-vis the world competitive environment and the favourable Dollar/Rand exchange rate in 2015-16 encouraged many American travellers to consider South Africa as a value for money travel destination.

c) To what extent can the 9% increase in arrivals be attributed to SA Tourism’s advertising spend.

SA Tourism partnered with trade in offering travel packages that were between $1999 and under $3000, including flights.

Reply:

There are no policies on decolonized education in higher education institutions. However, the Department is spearheading its contribution to university transformation through the implementation of a new integrated programme called the University Capacity Development Programme (UCDP). The programme follows on from the successes achieved through programmes that were implemented using the earmarked Teaching Development Grant and Research Development Grant. It is a consolidation and extension of the functions of these grants. The UCDP will be implemented in three-year phases and assist to address transformation imperatives in student development, staff development and programme/curriculum development.

a) With respect to student development, universities will be supported to:

• Strengthen their data analytic capacity to generate stronger evidence and knowledge of student performance and the factors impacting on it, and use this to implement evidence-based interventions;
• Put strong student advising systems in place that help direct students to appropriate pathways, and channel students to support that address specific learning barriers;
• Implement activities that focus on improved student success such as first-year experience programmes, tutoring programmes, mentoring programmes, academic support programmes, supplementary instruction programmes, psycho-social support programmes and others; and
• Select high-achieving undergraduate and postgraduate students as mentors and tutors and support selected students to take the first steps on an academic career pathway.

b) With respect to staff development, the UCDP will:

• Help develop university academic and professional staff in roles including teaching, researching, leading, managing and administering;
• Promote access for senior undergraduate/early postgraduate students to academic career development opportunities;
• Support the recruitment and development of new, talented academics that will contribute to a transformed demographic profile at universities, through the New Generation of Academics Programme (nGAP);
• Support the development of existing and newly recruited academic’s teaching and research capacity, prioritising staff who do not hold a PhD degree; and
• Provide development opportunities for university staff who are in leadership and management positions at universities, or who show potential and interest in following this pathway. Part of this will involve contributing to the establishment of a professoriate that is demographically representative.

c) With respect to programme and curriculum development, the UCDP will:

• Provide support for the development of new programmes identified as national, regional and/or institutional priorities; and
• Provide support for university processes that interrogate the relevance of higher education curricula and enable their transformation.

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QUESTION 1592 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

a) How many

(i) Trainees were inducted into her department’s hospitality service training programme during 2016-17 financial year	Targeted number was 2000 and only 1700 learners were inducted due to the service provider withdrawing from the project. NDT is currently in the process of recruiting a new service provider for NW and LP Province. The tender has been advertised and the closing date is the 19th June 2017.
(ii) Of the specified trainees	(aa) have dropped out of the programme	(bb) are frequently absent from training
	190	5.2% absenteeism rate

b) What are the reasons for the rate of drop-outs or the absenteeism in each case?

See table below:

Reasons for Drop out

Classification of learner drop out	Number of learners
Went back to school	39
Found Employment	30
Absconded	80
Pregnant	9
Relocation	11
Health related	10
Deceased	2
Joined another programme	3
Dismissed	5
Transport	1
TOTAL	190

Reasons for absenteeism

• Public Protests
• Public Transport strikes
• Sick and family responsibility

Reply:

The planned increase in direct subsidies to universities over the 2017/18 to 2019/20 medium term is not commensurate with the rate of higher education inflation that was proposed by Universities South Africa. Even though the Department acknowledges that the Higher Education Price Index (HEPI) is greater than the Consumer Price Index (CPI), it can only allocate as much funding to universities as approved in the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) budget.

The total university budget allocations from the Department as approved through the MTEF process increases by 5.8% from 2017/18 to 2018/19, of which the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding increases by 4.8%, the block grant for the daily operational costs of universities increases by 6.3%, and earmarked funds to steer the university sector in areas such as infrastructure and clinical training and development of new universities, increases by 5.6%.

From 2018/19 to 2019/20, National Treasury’s allocation in the category for university subsidies (excluding NSFAS) increases by 5.6%. This category includes both the block grant and all types of earmarked grants, but excludes the NSFAS transfer.

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QUESTION 1626 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

 

	(a) Minister	(b) Deputy Minister	(c) Head of entity (SAT) or bodies
(i) Herself	No	No	No
(ii) Her immediate family members	No	No	No
(iii) Any of their staff members	No	No	No

(aa) What are the reasons for it?

Not applicable

(bb) From which department or entity’s budget is the security services being paid?

Not applicable

(cc) What are the relevant details?

Not applicable

Reply:

DAFF

(a) Minister and, (b) Deputy Minister are protected by South African Police Service VIP Protection Unit paid for by State as per Ministerial Handbook.

No immediate staff members at the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries are making use of security services paid for by the State.

PPECB

The PPECB has not made use of security services paid for by the State for any of its heads or their family members.

OBP

OBP has never made use of the security services paid for by the State.

NCERA

No CEO, immediate family members nor staff members at Ncera Farms are making use of security services paid for by the State.

ARC

No CEO, immediate family members nor staff members at Agricultural Research Council (ARC) are making use of security services paid for by the State.

NAMC

No CEO, Chairperson, immediate family members nor any staff member of the NAMC are making use of security services paid for by the State.

MLRF

No Deputy Director-General: Fisheries Management, immediate family members nor staff members at MLRF are making use of security services paid for by the State.

Reply:

The increase in average spend per day was driven by increased spend towards transport and shopping for personal usage among others.

 

Reply:

1. (a). Following the forensic investigation into Enyokeni Cultural Precinct and in order to determine if the Department received value for money, the Department obtained the services of Rubiquant Quantity Surveyors firm. The completion of the multipurpose amphitheatre facility together with other structures that are incomplete motivated the continuation of the Enyokeni project, which if not finalised, could lead to further wasteful and fruitless expenditure and could become white elephants. Furthermore, the project is in line with the Department of Arts and Culture’s (DAC) mandate to develop, preserve, protect and promote arts, culture and heritage for a creative and inclusive nation. The project also has the potential of helping the DAC fulfil its strategic outcome-oriented goals based on the National Development Plan and Government’s Programme of Action which include the creation of a transformed and productive Arts, Culture and Heritage (ACH) sector that actively develops, preserves, protects and promotes diverse ACH, an effective and efficient ACH sector, an effective/impactful nation building and social cohesion programme and a professional and capacitated ACH Sector.

The motivation to continue with the project is based on recognition of its cultural and heritage value that also has the potential for the creation of job opportunities, sustainable cultural tourism, rural infrastructure development and socio-economic development.

(b). The R28.1 million budgeted for the Enyokeni project in the 2017-18 financial year is the cost estimate for the completion of the multipurpose amphitheatre facility subject to confirmation by Bill of Quantities (BoQ).

2. The termination of projects in collaboration with the Independent Development Trust was prompted by the findings of the final report by Rubiquant Quantity Surveyors which indicated that the DAC did not receive value for money in the implementation of Enyokeni Cultural Precinct Project and other Departmental infrastructure projects. Among others, the report outlines the following findings:

(a). The Department has been overcharged for a range of professional services as well as for the materials used on the Enyokeni Cultural Precinct. This is evident from the contracting that went beyond acceptable industry norms of 9% to 15% of the total project value to 30% that was charged on the Department.

(b). The report further indicates that the quantity in the tender Bill of Quantities (BoQ) was changed after the tender was advertised and such rectification caused high upward movement of the unit rates. While this is attributable to human error the DAC should have been notified of the possible escalation so that provision is made for such in the allocated budget for the project.

(c). The Department was overcharged on the materials used such as G7, 8, 9 gravel and C4 filling that was above the market related prices. Concrete, fencing and gates tariffs were also found to be higher than market tariffs.

(d). The Department was further overcharged on contractors preliminaries. Contractors generally charge preliminaries between 7.5% and 12.5% in relation to the value of the works.

(e). The assessment of the award of the contract at a price above what the actual cost of the project could have been.

3. With reference to the findings of the forensic investigation into the specified project, the details of the officials who were found to have been involved and charged with impropriety; as well as the progress thereto is as follows:

(a) Three (3) former officials of the Department who were involved in the project were found to have been implicated in and the following was preferred against each of the officials:

i. disciplinary action – against the senior official who was appointed to manage the ECP project from the Office of the former DG;

ii. Criminal charges – against the erstwhile Director General for violation of section 38 (1) of the PFMA; and the former Acting Director General of the DAC for the contravention of sections 86 (1) of the PFMA read with sections 38, 39, and 40 of the PFMA.

3 (b) The progress of the charges in each case is as follows:

(i) Disciplinary charges against the senior manager were transferred to his current employer for the attention of the then Acting Head of Department, Gauteng Human Settlement. The current employer was requested to proceed with disciplinary processes in line with Section 16B (4)(b)(ii) of the Public Service Act, 1994, as amended.

ii. Criminal charges against the erstwhile Director General and former Acting Director General were registered with the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (the HAWKS), under the Serious Economic Offences Unit in April 2016. The Department registered a number of criminal charges which include Enyokeni, and the investigations are in progress. The Department has been making follow-up on progress and continues to do so.

Reply:

The Department and the entities responded as follows:

(a) Department of Home Affairs

(i) No, there was no need for such services

(ii) No, there was no need for such services.

(aa) Not applicable

(bb) Not applicable

(cc) Not applicable

(dd) Not applicable

(ee) Not applicable

(ff) Not applicable

(b) Government Printing Works

(i) No, there was no need for such services.

(ii) No, there was no need for such services.

(aa) Not applicable

(bb) Not applicable

(cc) Not applicable

(dd) Not applicable

(ee) Not applicable

(ff) Not applicable

(b) Electoral Commission

(i) No, there was no need for such services.

(ii) No, there was no need for such services.

(aa) Not applicable

(bb) Not applicable

(cc) Not applicable

(dd) Not applicable

(ee) Not applicable

(ff) Not applicable

 

Reply:

• No, the staff complement of the administration programme did not increase.
• The increase is due to allocation to goods and services (Office Accommodation sub-programme)

1. In the Office Accommodation sub-programme of the administration programme.
2. The projected expenditure is for operating leases of the department and its entities (R85.7 million) as well as municipal services for the department (R20.0 million).

Reply:

No.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) The Border Management Authority (BMA) Bill, 2016 which establishes and operationalises the Border Management Authority (BMA) is presently being considered by Parliament. The Integrated Border Management Strategy provides for a role of the future Border Management Authority (BMA) and all aspects of the implementation are dependent on the legislation being enacted and the President gazetting the BMA Act to come into force.

Reply:

(1). A copy of the Presidential Infrastructure Championing Initiative (PICI) Report that was tabled in the last meeting of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2016 is attached.

(2) The next Presidential Infrastructure Championing Initiative (PICI) Report will be tabled in the meeting of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC), which will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January 2018.

(3) (a) There has been a stated commitment by North-South Corridor Member States to move more freight from road to rail but no measurement metrics for tracking this have been agreed to by the Member States on the North-South Corridor.

(b) The revitalisation of the Gauteng to Angola rail route is not part of the PICI nor is it part of the North-South Road and Rail Corridor Project.

Reply:

The information is tabulated as follows:

	Category	Status	2016/17	2015/16	2014/15	2013/14
(i)	Permanent residence permits	(aa) Received	1360	1667	2534	5954
		(bb) Approved	720	1075	1158	4266
(ii)	Critical skills permits	(aa) Received	1472	1206	1194	2639
		(bb) Approved	1030	783	716	1821
(iii)	General work permits	(aa) Received	402	463	2554	7470
		(bb) Approved	313	162	1149	5372

Reply:

The (a) Department of Energy and (b) entities reporting to the Minister have never procured any services and/or made any payments to (i) Bell Pottinger or (b) (ii) Only NTP (A Wholly-Owned Necsa Subsidiary) in August 2016, NTP Radioisotopes appointed Vuma Reputation Management (Pty) Ltd. (b) (ii) (aa) Services from Vuma Reputation Management (Pty) Ltd were procured to provide ad-hoc media, stakeholder engagement and related services to drive and enhance the reputation of NTP’s global operations and nuclear medicine product portfolio.

(b) (ii) (bb) The RFQ process (NTP-RFQ07122016), adjudication and final appointment was handled by NTP Procurement and NTP Finance in accordance with the Necsa / NTP procurement policies and procedures, and was in accordance with the criteria set out in the Preferential Policy Procurement Framework Act, Act No: 5 of 2000.

Since the value of the work to be done would be on an ad hoc basis, the overall RFQ value was capped at R500,000-00 (excl. VAT), for services rendered.

(b) (ii) (dd) When these ad hoc services were required, Vuma Reputation Management (Pty) Ltd, would be engaged using the approved resource / hourly rate as per the accepted quote.

To date, NTP has utilised the services of Vuma Reputation Management (Pty) Ltd to the value of R338,443-00, which amounts have been paid against invoices for work done.

(b) (ii) (cc)(ee) (ff) Details of the work done and payments made to date can be found below:

ACTIVITY	PAYMENT
South African Society of Nuclear Medicine (SASNM) pre- and post-congress stakeholder, events and media management.	R59,280
South African Society of Nuclear Medicine (SASNM) – arranging of stakeholder engagement dinner with congress speakers and high profile delegates.	R45,600
Meetings and briefing sessions on various projects held with client from 11 August – 14 September 2016 relating to enhancing NTP brand through internal and external communications campaigns.	R42,294
Stakeholder key message deployment covering the following: o Stakeholder mapping o SWOT analysis and presentation o Consolidation of results o Messaging and development plan	R93,913
Meetings with client to discuss: o   Key messages and matrix o   Overview of presentation	R25,080
Annual membership to: o   African Chapter of International Brand and Reputation Community (INBREC)	R23,940
Social Media Strategy and Policy Development	R48,336

Reply:

1. Yes. South African citizens who have lost South African citizenship during the past identified years are as follows:

(a)(i-ii) 2014 – 15: 2505 formally through renunciation

(b)(i-ii) 2015 – 16: 173 formally through renunciation

(c)(i-ii) 2016 – 17: 188 formally through renunciation

(2)(a) Citizenship can be terminated in terms of Section 8 of the South African Citizenship Act, Act no. 88 of 1995 which deals with deprivation of citizenship.

(2)(b) The Honourable Member is referred to section 6 of the Citizenship Act, 1995 which provides for the circumstances under which a person may cease to be a citizen

 

Reply:

1. Cases that may last longer than the prescribed turnaround time of 54 days for the issuing of an identity document and 47 days for requests for re-issue are those that do not meet the requirements or those under investigations where the client may be required to furnish additional information. This process applies to qualifying citizens including naturalised citizens. Documents attached by naturalised citizens are required to be verified before the processing and issuing of an identity document and it is always endeavoured to conclude the process within the specified set time frames.

(2) No. The Department continues to rollout the issuance of smart ID Cards in a phased- in approach. The process of expanding the Live Capture footprint and the verification process of the records for naturalised citizens are ongoing as are the system upgrades which will make provision for this category of applicants. Upon determination of adequate footprint and system status readiness, the Minister will make an announcement which will give naturalised citizens the opportunity to apply for Smart ID Cards.

Reply:

Does (a) she, (b) her Deputy Minister or (c) any of the heads of entities or bodies reporting to her make use of security services paid for by the State for herself

The VIP Protection Services under SAPS have a legal mandate to provide protection services to Minister and Deputy Minister.

a) (i) Yes, The Minister makes use of Security Services for herself, paid for by the state through the South African Police Services VIP Protection Unit.

(ii) No, none of her immediate family members use security paid for by the State.

(iii) No, none of her staff members use security services paid for by the State.

b) i) Yes, The Deputy Minister makes use of Security Services for herself, paid for by the state through the South African Police Services VIP Protection Unit.

(ii) No, none of her immediate family members use Security Services paid for by the State.

(iii) No, none of her staff members use Security Services paid for by the State.

c) No, The Head of Department (Director-General) does not make use of Security Services paid for by the State.

(ii) No, none of his immediate family members use Security Services paid for by the State.

(iii) No, none of his staff members use Security Services paid for by the State

(aa) The Ministerial Handbook provides for the Security Services for both the Minister and the Deputy Minister.

(bb) The Security Services provided by the South African Police Services VIP protection Unit is paid for from the South African Police Services budget ;

(cc) No other details related to either the Head of Department, staff members or family members.

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Reply:

There are no delays. The development of an e-permitting capability is a priority of the Immigration Services’ Branch and has been included as an outcome within the Departmental Modernisation Programme for 2017-18.