Questions and Replies

Reply:

(1) (a) to (e) The threat received by the specified individual, was not received by the Division: Protection and Security Services (PSS). However, the specified individual is being protected by PSS.

(2) Threat assessments, for identified VIPs, are conducted on a quarterly basis.

(2)(a) The threat assessment has not been completed as of yet.

(2)(b) Not applicable.

(3)(a) The specified individual is protected by PSS.

(3)(b) The current protection package has not changed.

Reply:

The South African Police Service (SAPS), is committed to provide a professional and empathetic service which will focus on the needs of victims of all sexual-related crimes, which are committed against women and children. The SAPS has a dual mandate in terms of addressing sexual-related crimes, which is as follows:

• Proactive: Conduct awareness programmes to educate and sensitise communities, as a preventative measure, to curb sexual-related crimes, as well as to collaborate with external stakeholders, such as the Department of Social Development, the Department of Higher Education and various non-profit organisations.
• Reactive: Investigate reported sexual related crimes, as guided by the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No 32 of 2007) and the Sexual Offences Act, 1957 (Act No 23 of 1957).

The proactive approach to the addressing of sexual-related offences, committed at institutions of higher learning, is one that requires specific interventions and the forging of partnerships, based on what would be the most appropriate manner of addressing causes and factors that contribute to the crimes committed. Examples of these interventions range from those that specifically target institutions, where these crimes have been reported, to general awareness-raising campaigns, aimed at all members of the public, regarding sexual offences.

In addition, as part of the general approach to addressing sexual-related offences, victims of sexual offences are encouraged to report these crimes, in order to enable thorough investigation, directed at ensuring the successful conviction of the perpetrator.

Examples of the proactive crime prevention approach, per Province, are indicated below:

PROVINCE	APPLICABLE INTERVENTIONS
Eastern Cape	Continuous awareness campaigns are conducted at universities. Several engagements have been held between the SAPS and university management. The Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS), conducted integrated campaigns with University Management and Student Representative Councils (SRCs). The Rhodes University implements its own sexual violence policy. Talk shows have been conducted by the SAPS at ocal radio stations. Engagements with social partners, who are able to address the social factors that lead to sexual violence, e.g. the Department of Social Development.
Free State	Implementation of the Youth Crime Prevention Framework, which is premised on establishing partnerships with appropriate organisations, including higher learning institutions, in order to address the risk factors of crime. The SAPS’s Free State Youth Ambassadors, conduct dialogues with students at higher learning institutions. The youth ambassadors are peers/young leaders, who are best placed to address issues that concern young people and to discourage criminal behaviour and encourage victims to report crimes.
KwaZulu-Natal	Awareness campaigns are held at learning institutions to sensitise learners on the prevention of abuse and on the reporting of abuse. The SAPS, various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other government departments, are instrumental in conducting such awareness campaigns. The discourse is not limited to abuse only, topics such as drug and alcohol abuse, which may be contributing factors, are also dealt with.
Limpopo	The conducting of monthly meetings with relevant stakeholders, such as the municipality, landlords of students living off-campus, school representatives and NGOs, in order to address factors that precipitate crime or contribute to the risks of sexual violence. On the basis of the analysis of the risk factors, advice is provided to landlords on security management. Community group patrols are conducted in the communities surrounding higher learning institutions. Patrols are also conducted in partnership with security guards, in and outside institutions. Crime awareness campaigns and safer school programmes are conducted. As part of sector policing, intelligence-led operations are conducted within communities that may impact on sexual offences.
Western Cape	Awareness programmes and strategies are in place which are aimed at combating gender-based violence, focusing on the community as a whole.
Gauteng	Every institution of higher learning is responsible for their own security. Therefore, the SAPS does not patrol the inside of these institutional premises. Not all students reside on the institution’s premises, but rent rooms/houses in the nearby vicinity. This means that they will either walk or commute to and from the institution. It leaves these students more vulnerable than those residing on the various premises. Station areas are divided into smaller sections, called sectors. According to National Instruction 3 of 2013, every police station must have a crime forum, in every sector. The attendees must represent those who reside and/or work within the sector. Students and institutions of higher learning do fall within a sector and are represented at the sector crime forum. Besides the sector crime forums, police stations also have a forum for security companies, where the different crimes affecting the station area, are discussed. The security managers, including those responsible for security at the higher learning institutions, form part of the security forum. Crime hotspots and the latest modus operandi, are discussed and crime prevention actions/strategies are planned. These meetings are held on a weekly or monthly basis. Crimes are also addressed at the higher learning institutions, via the student residence committees. The owners of commune premises owners are included in the security meetings and forums, in order to communicate with their residents and also to sharpen up the security on the premises were the students live. Pamphlets, reflecting the latest threats and safety tips, are regularly distributed to students on the premises and/or at entrance/exist gates. Social media, such as WhatsApp groups, specific to crime in and around the relevant area, is very popular and also very effective. Communication through the Community Policing Forums and Youth Desk/Youth Committees are utilised to send safety measures and look-out messages. At most police stations in the province, a Social Crime Prevention Co-ordinator has been appointed to coordinate such activities. The Province recently developed a plan to address crimes against women and children. The plan focuses on the following proactive objectives: address crime generators, social crime prevention initiatives and enhanced community awareness. The reactive objective addresses effective investigation and prosecution.
North West	Continuous awareness campaigns are conducted at the North West (NW) University, Potchefstroom, as well as the other NW University campus, in Mahikeng. The Province has also implemented the Youth Crime Prevention Framework, which is premised on partnerships with appropriate organisations, in order to address the risk factors of crime. Community and security patrols are conducted in the communities surrounding the institutions. Patrols are conducted in partnership with the Sector Commander. Awareness programmes and strategies, which are aimed at combating gender-based violence and focusing on the community as a whole, are in place. Locally based radio stations, as well as the campus radio station, are utilised to make students aware of their rights and safety, specifically in respect of sexual offences.
Northern Cape	To date, no incident has been reported from any higher institutions in the Province. However, the Provincial Crime Prevention Strategy, which was launched in 2013, addresses crimes against women and children. All governmental programmes are aligned to the Northern Cape Provincial Crime Prevention (NCPCP) Strategy, which is a guiding tool to all departments and NGOs, on how issues of gender-based violence, should be addressed.
Mpumalanga	The following programmes or strategies are in place in the Province: SABC radio slot during which the SAPS provides information on gender-based violence and sexual offences and reaches out to community, including female students at institutions of higher learning.

Reply:

1. Yes.

(1)(a) 28 March 2017.

(1)(b) Polokwane Police Station.

(1)(c) CAS 955/03/2017.

(1)(d) The case has been allocated to a very senior investigating officer whose particulars cannot be disclosed to ensure the investigation is conducted without fear or favour.

(1)(e) The investigation is still being conducted.

2. No assessment was conducted, as this case was not referred to the Division: Protection and Security Services (PSS).

(2)(a) and (b) Not applicable.

(3)(a) and (b) Not applicable.

Reply:

1. The requested information is not readily available on the Investigation Case Docket Management System (ICDMS). As a result, a particular request must be made from the Division: Technology Management Services (TMS) to extract the information from the ICDMS via an ‘ad hoc’ request. The Division TMS has indicated, that seven working days are required to process requests of this nature. The information will be provided as soon as it is received by the Division: Detective Service.

2. This question can only be responded to when the particulars (case numbers) of the reported cases are received from Division: TMS.

Reply:

(1) (a) and (b)

The export of carcasses is managed through the provisions of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) as well as the CITES regulations (Government Notice No. R. 173 of 5 March 2010 refers) that were promulgated in terms of section 97 of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004) (NEM:BA).

Since specimens of the African lion (Panthera leo) are listed in Appendix II of the Convention; according to Article IV of the Convention, read with regulation 6(3)(c) of the CITES Regulations, the Scientific Authority of South Africa is mandated to advise if export of lion carcasses will not be detrimental to the survival of the species or otherwise. Additionally, the Management Authority of the South Africa must be satisfied that the specimen was not obtained in contravention of the laws of the Country for the protection of fauna and flora.

Currently, in terms of CITES, there is no registration and vetting requirements for lion bone exporters. Notwithstanding and as part of the application requirements, proof of legal acquision of the carcasses is mandatory.

In implementing the annotation to the CITES listing of lion, the Scientific Authority had played a crucial role in establishment of the 2017 annual export quota for lion skeletons, and as one of its functions, is currently assisting with monitoring trade thereof. Since the Convention requires an annual establishment of export quota, this process will be used as an assessment tool and mitigation measure for possible detrimental impacts associated with trade in these specimen.

(2)

Although, in terms of CITES, there are no specific requirements for being an exporter, export of lion bone is regulated through the provisions of CITES and a system of permits in accordance with section 88 of NEMBA, 2004. However, your attention is drawn to the following annotation included in the CITES listing of lion, which prohibits commercial trade in wild sourced specimen of lion as part of the quota:

“For Panthera leo (African populations): a zero annual export quota is established for specimens of bones, bone pieces, bone products, claws, skeletons, skulls and teeth removed from the wild and traded for commercial purposes. Annual export quotas for trade in bones, bone pieces, bone products, claws, skeletons, skulls and teeth for commercial purposes, derived from captive breeding operations in South Africa, will be established and communicated annually to the CITES Secretariat.”

The following procedure is currently being implemented for the management of the 800 export quota in 2017:

• • • • The quota is be managed at a national level
      • Applications for individuals lodged according to Regulation 3(4) of the CITES Regulations, read with section 87A (2) of NEMBA are lodged with the Provincial permit issuing authorities
      • Upon receipt of the application to export the skeleton, the province evaluates the application and determines whether the relevant permit can be issued
      • The province confirms with the Department whether a quota is available
      • If available, the Department will allocate a quota to the provincial authority
      • Skeletons will be packed separately at source (CBO/hunting farm), weighed, tagged and a DNA sample will be taken
      • Should the application be successful, export permit will be issued
      • Quota numbers will be indicated on all permits (e.g. killing/ hunting/ selling/ buying/ transporting/ exporting)
      • During export, the consignment will be inspected (and weighed) and permit endorsed at port of exit; random DNA samples will be collected.

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Reply:

(1) The buyers must only be local buyers as this is a domestic trade and international trade is not permitted. The buyers will have to apply for a permit authorising such buying during the auction in terms of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (ACT 10 0F 2004): Threatened or Protected Species Regulations (TOPS). Only buyers who are in possession of a permit authorising the buying will be allowed to participate in the auction. The seller must have a sellers and possession permits as well. The details of the sellers, buyers and applicants are kept in a strictly managed Department’s database.

(2)(a)

• Proof of payment of the permit processing fee
• Certified copy of buyer’s ID or passport and a permanent residence certificate;
• Proof of buyer’s residential address (FICA documents to verify residential address and not older than three months)
• Certified copy of seller’s permit
• Details of the rhino horn intended to be bought including.

o Photographs of good quality of the individual horns

o ZA horn identification numbers

o Micro-chip numbers

• Number of specimens to be bought/received;
• Reference number of the Genetic Profiling Certificate of each horn to be bought/received
• Place of safekeeping (How will the horn be stored to prevent it from being stolen/lost)

(b)(i) and (ii) The Department is working closely with the South African Police Services (SAPS), South African Revenue Service (SARS), Defence, Military Veterans, State Security Agency, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, National Prosecuting Authority, Correctional Services, alongside the, SANParks and provincial conservation authorities and other stakeholders to implement the Integrated Strategic Management of Rhinoceros Approach, which is focused on the protection of rhino;

• The Approach has, in the past year, delivered a number of successes. The mechanisms being utilized in terms of the Integrated Strategic Management Approach is also being applied with regard to other wildlife crime like in a case of elephants;
• South African authorities have improved their ability to track the movement of rhino horn through the implementation of a national database and systems relating to the marking of rhino horn and genetic profiling;
• The Department have further improved its detection ability at ports of entry and exit by increasing awareness, human capacity, technology and skills. This is evident in the increased number of confiscations, arrests and convictions.
• The Department’s Environmental Management Inspectors (EMIs) as well as those of the provincial conservation departments will continue to monitor compliance with the relevant regulations and requirements.

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Reply:

(1) Yes, the alleged incident was reported to the South African Police Service (SAPS).

(a) The incident was reported on 12 April 2017.

(b) The incident was reported at the Elsburg Police Station.

(c) The incident is investigated under Elsburg, CAS 134/04/2017 – Wilfully pointing a firearm, air rifle or air revolver at a person.

(d) The details of the investigating officer cannot be disclosed, in order to allow the investigation to be conducted without fear or favour.

(e) The case docket is still under investigation.

(2) (a) and (b) Yes, a threat assessment was conducted and finalised on 31 May 2017. The recommendations emanating from the threat assessment cannot be made available, as they are classified.

(3) (a) and (b) Not applicable.

Reply:

The information contained herein was provided to the Department of Sport and Recreation (SRSA) by the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA), who track such information. SRSA does not have records of the staff members in question having engaged in remunerative work outside their formal employment, because such was not declared to the Department. Also, when inquiries were sent to the staff members they responded by stating that they did not engage in contracts with other State entities. The zero figures in the ‘Amounts’ column denote that SRSA has been made aware by the AGSA of individuals who are purported to have engaged in contracts with other State entities, yet the AGSA did not provide further details regarding the work they are said to have performed and amounts involved. SRSA is engaging with the AGSA to establish the full facts around this matter.

(i) 2014 – 15 Financial Year

NO.	NAME OF STAFF MEMBER	DESIGNATION OF THE STAFF MEMBER	ENTITY NAME OF THE STAFF MEMBER	DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT(S) AND/0R AGREEMENTS	AMOUNTS
1.	Bethuel Ramathabe Maake	Deputy Director: School Sport	Goldex Trading Enterprise	National Home Builders Registration Council	R0.00
2.	Xolelwa Patricia Scott	Support Services Officers	Skokelo Trading Enterprise	Camdeboo Local Municipality	R0.00
3.	Keneetswe Norah Mosenogi	Director: Scientific Support	Par Elegance Elite (Pty) Ltd	Dirapeng	R0.00
4.	Kenetswe Norah Mosenogi	Director: Scientific Support	Invest North West	Dr. Ruth S. Mompati District Municipality	R0.00
5.	Frennie Shivhambu	Secretary/Typist (Ministry)	Justus Media CC	-	R0.00
6.	N.M. Phongoma	Senior Co-ordinator: Special Projects	Qilima Investment	-	R0.00

(ii) 2015 – 16 Financial Year

NO.	NAME OF STAFF MEMBER	DESIGNATION OF THE STAFF MEMBER	ENTITY NAME OF THE STAFF MEMBER	DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT(S) AND/0R AGREEMENTS	AMOUNTS
1.	M.S. Tshabalala	Chief of Staff: Office of the Minister	Tiroweb (Pty) Ltd	-	R0.00

(iii) 2016 – 17 Financial Year

NO.	NAME OF STAFF MEMBER	DESIGNATION OF THE STAFF MEMBER	ENTITY NAME OF THE STAFF MEMBER	DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT(S) AND/0R AGREEMENTS	AMOUNTS
1.	C. Singh	Chief Director: Client Services, Events & Facilities	PSBY Management Consultant	Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality	R35 500.00
2.	Xolelwa Patricia Scott	Support Services Officers	Skokelo Trading Enterprise	Camdeboo Local Municipality	R0.00
3.	M.E. Ntsoane	Special Advisor (Legal) to the Former Minister	Ntsoane Attorneys	Free State Development Corporation	R777 870.00

 

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Reply:

I have been informed by SITA as follows:

The total amount paid in relation to the SITA employee who required protection for half a day because of threats is R216. 00

Approved/Not Approved

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Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

1. The requested information is not readily available on the Investigation Case Docket Management System (ICDMS). As a result, a particular request must be made from the Division: Technology Management Services (TMS) to extract the information from the ICDMS via an ‘ad hoc’ request. The Division TMS has indicated, that seven working days are required to process requests of this nature. The information will be provided as soon as it is received by the Division: Detective Service.

2. This question can only be responded to when the particulars (case numbers) of the reported cases are received from Division: TMS.

Reply:

(a) The meeting was requested by private investigators.

(b) The purpose of the meeting was to provide the private investigators with a platform to air their concerns, and also to create an information-sharing link on organised crime-related matters.

(c) The private investigators, members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), were present at the meeting.

(d) The certain person was invited by one of the private investigators.

(e) No minutes were taken at the meeting.

Reply:

(a), (b), (c) & (d)

The Investigation Case Docket Management System (ICDMS) does not make provision for separate statistics on the possession, sale, manufacturing and use of drugs. All are categorised under drug-related offences. The total number of convictions secured, is as follows:

(i) 2012/2013 financial year = 114 279;

(ii) 2013/2014 financial year = 129 328;

(iii) 2014/2015 financial year = 131 172;

(iv) 2015/2016 financial year = 127 323; and

(v) 2016/2017 financial year = 152 074.

Reply:

The Department of Arts and Culture does not own any Community Arts Centre. All government owned centres either belong to the Provincial or Local government.

Reply:

(a)(i) The total number of Narcotic K9 handlers and dogs that were trained by the South African Police Service (SAPS) K9 Academy, are as follows:

Financial Year	Number Trained
2014/2015	46
2015/2016	29
2016/2017	39
TOTAL	114

(a)(ii) The Division: Human Resource Development (HRD), Roodeplaat K9 Academy, is responsible for the training of all K9 handlers in the SAPS and the Metro Police Services (MPS), and is determined by the operational need and the availability of resources.

(b) The following Narcotic K9 handlers and dogs were operationally deployed as at 31 March 2017:

 

(b)(i) Airports RSA

Oliver Tambo International Airport, Gauteng

A total of 14 Narcotic K9 handlers and 14 dogs are permanently deployed and based at the airport.

King Shaka International Airport, KwaZulu-Natal

Two Narcotic K9 handlers and two dogs, from the Durban K9 Unit, are deployed on a permanent shift basis, and complimented from other K9 Units when required.

Cape Town International Airport, Western Cape

Two Narcotic K9 handlers and two dogs, from the Cape Town K9 Unit, are deployed on a rotation basis and according to crime intelligence driven operations.

George Airport, Western Cape

One Narcotic K9 handler and one dog, from the George K9 Unit, are deployed permanently and according to crime intelligence driven operations.

All other major airports in the RSA

Narcotic K9 handlers and dogs are deployed according to crime intelligence driven operations, on a regular rotation basis, in relation to other operational deployment requirements.

 

(b)(ii) Harbours

Durban Harbour

Nine Narcotic K9 handlers and nine dogs, are deployed on a permanent basis.

All other harbours in the RSA

Deployments are mostly determined by crime intelligence driven operations and regular rotation with Narcotic K9 handlers, in relation to other operational deployment requirements.

 

(b)(iii) Border Posts (ports of entry)

A total of 14 Narcotic K9 handlers and 14 dogs are deployed on a rotation basis and according to crime intelligence driven operations.

The SAPS has a complement of 262 operational Narcotic K9 handlers and 262 dogs. They are deployed nationally in the provinces, including various airports, harbours and ports of entry, on a rotation basis (day-to-day deployments), according to crime intelligence driven operations and operational deployment needs.

Reply:

Please note that all the mentioned entities (RIM, DITSONG, NMM, IZIKO, SAHRA and SALB) have fully constituted members.

For easy reference and in response to, (a)i)(ii) and (b)(i)(II), see the attached annexure /spread sheet

 

Reply:

(1)(a) There are no shortages of vehicles at the Moffatview Police Station.

(1)(b) Two vehicles were allocated to the Police Station, in the 2016/2017 financial year.

(1)(c) Not applicable.

(1)(d) Not applicable.

(2)(a) Fixed Establishment: 160.

Actual Personnel Strength: 140.

Shortage: 20.

The following seven posts, at the level of Captain (salary level eight), have been prioritised for advertisement during the next promotion round:

• 1 x CIMAC Official;
• 1 x Sub-Section Commander: Communication Services;
• 1 x Sub-Section Commander: Human Resource Management;
• 2 x Sub-Section Commander: Detective Service; and
• 2 x Sub-Section Commander: Shifts.

The station also received an allocation of eight new entry level appointments.

(2)(b) The vacant posts will be advertised in June 2017, and it is envisaged that the posts will be filled by 31 August 2017.

(2)(c) No allocation of posts were received, prior to these allocations.

(2)(d) Vacancies are monitored on a monthly basis and requests are forwarded to the South African Police Service (SAPS) Head Office, for allocation and advertisement of posts.

Reply:

1. No, the alleged death threat(s) received by a certain person (name furnished) were not reported to the South African Police Service (SAPS).

(1)(a)(b)(c)(d)(e) Not applicable.

2. No.

(2)(a)(b) Not applicable.

(3)(a)(b) Not applicable.

Reply:

The reply to question 1527 on 26 May 2015 has been sourced and the response is as per attached Annexure A and B and is as follows:

1. (a) A total number of SAPS members who faced internal disciplinary measures for the periods 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 in all Provinces is

17 595.

(1)(b) A total number of SAPS members who faced internal disciplinary measures for the period 1 April 2015/2016 is 4 145.

(2)(a)(b)Please see table below for the period 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 and 2015/16

(i) Withdrawn	(ii)Not Guilty	(iii) Guilty	(b)(i)Sanctions	(b)(ii)Dismissed
3885	6956	13 356	13 924	2 302

(3) None of the 2 302 dismissed SAPS members are still employed within SAPS.

 

Reply:

a) The total number of operations targeting illicit drugs conducted, during the specified period, by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Eastern Cape is as follows:

NUMBER OF OPERATIONS TARGETING ILLICIT DRUGS CONDUCTED AT THE STIPULATED STATIONS IN THE EASTERN CAPE
STATION NAME	2009 / 2010	2010/2011	2011/ 2012	2012/ 2013	2013/ 2014	2014/ 2015	2015/ 2016	2016/ 2017
(i) Ikamvelihle	0	0	2	0	48	44	100	32
(ii) Mtontsasa	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
(iii) Storms River	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
(iv) Thornhill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
(v) Motherwell	0	0	0	0	32	9	0	14
(vi) Cookhouse	36	31	36	24	28	32	34	26
(vii) Alexandria	1	0	1	2	0	0	4	3
(viii) Tsolo	0	4	7	4	6	11	0	7

(b) The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) was established in 2009 under SA Police Service Amendment Act 57 of 2008, as amended SAPS 10 of 2012, the reply provided is, therefore, a consolidation of the last eight financial years.

NUMBER OF OPERATIONS TARGETING ILLICIT DRUGS CONDUCTED AT THE STIPULATED STATIONS IN THE EASTERN CAPE BY DPCI
STATION NAME
(i) Ikamvelihle	0
(ii) Mtontsasa	0
(iii) Storms River	0
(vi) Thornhill	0
(v) Motherwell	0
(vi) Cookhouse	0
(vii) Alexandria	0
(viii) Tsolo	0

Reply:

(1) No.

(1)(a) to (e) Not applicable.

(2) No.

(2)(a) and (b) Not applicable.

(3)(a) and (b) Not applicable.

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii)(iii) and (b) All the above-mentioned case dockets are being investigated by the Independent Police Investigation Directorate (IPID). The Executive Director of IPID, should be approached to provide replies to the questions.

Reply:

1. Yes, the journey from Gauteng to Cape Town was authorised as an official journey, specifically to conduct investigation duties.

(1)(a) The journey was authorised by Colonel V Boodhoo, from the office of the Deputy Provincial Commissioner: Crime Detection, Gauteng.

(1)(b) The journey was authorised to obtain statements and serve subpoenas on persons in relation to Brooklyn, CAS 798/03/2017 (criminal defamation), Alberton, CAS 182/07/2015 (murder) and Hillbrow, CAS 798/09/2015 (possession of a firearm without a licence).

(2)(a)(i) to (iv) and (b)

The following costs were incurred by the South African Police Service (SAPS):

(2)(a)(i)	Fuel	R2 490,06
(2)(a)(ii)	Accommodation	R4 200,00
(2)(a)(iii)	Meals	R2 160,00
(2)(a)(iv)	Overtime	R0,00
(2)(b)	Subsistence expenses	R1 413,30
Total	R10 263,36

Reply:

1. (a) and (b)

I have declared 3 National Priority Areas to address the problem of air pollution where there is a clear threat to the well-being of our people. The first in this regard is the Vaal Triangle-Airshed Priority Area (VTAPA), which was declared in 2006. There have been improvements in the ambient air quality over the years, even though these improvements have not resulted in compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Secondly, I declared the Highveld Priority Area (HPA) in 2007. There has not been the same improvements as observed in the VTAPA in the Highveld Priority Area, while with the Waterberg-Bojanala Priority Area (WBPA), which I declared in 2012 (the implementation of the Air Quality Management Plan {AQMP} promulgated in 2015), has only just been initiated and it is too early to measure any impact.

Across all three priority areas, the Department of Environmental Affairs, together with relevant stakeholders, are currently implementing the respective Air Quality Management Plans (AQMPs) under the leadership of the National Air Quality Officer, on my behalf as the Minister responsible for Environmental Affairs. The AQMPs have short-term and long-term goals and objectives aimed at improving the air quality in the respective priority areas. Overall, there are slight improvements in air quality, and we have built capacity in local government to address these problems of air pollution. Colleagues will recall that we have inherited these problems from the apartheid government which had ineffective legislation relating to the protection of our people from environmental hazards. Also note that although we are working hard to resolve same air pollution problems, it is not a short-term task, as these problems were created over a 40-50 year time-frame, where industry used to develop, using archaic technologies, no regard for residential areas and people. They are now required to retrofit and use new technology thus necessitating timed incremental changes rather than closures for retrofitting and possibly loosing jobs on the other hand

These Air Quality Management Plans I am referring to are reviewed on a regular basis to assess their effectiveness in achieving the goal of bringing the air quality in these areas into compliance with the national ambient air quality standards. We started with a mid-review of the Vaal plan, and now the Highveld plan’s mid-term review has just been completed. We have initiated the full review of the Vaal Plan, which will result in the revision of the Air Quality Management Plan. This Plan will, for the first time, be informed by the results of the source apportionment study which will identify the type of sources that are main contributors to air pollution in the area from the receptor side. I believe that the revised AQMP will provide a more targeted approach to air quality management in the priority area.

2) (a) and (b)

There are six (6) ambient air quality monitoring stations in the Vaal Priority Areas, placed at Diepkloof, Kliprivier, Sebokeng, Sharpeville, Three Rivers and Zamdela.

There are five (5) in the Highveld Priority Area, placed at Ermelo, Hendrina, Middelburg, Secunda and Emalahleni/Witbank.

And there are 4 stations in the Waterberg-Bojanala Priority Area, placed at Lephalale, Mokopane and Thabazimbi.

All these stations are monitoring sulphur dioxides, oxides of nitrogen, ozone, carbon monoxide, benzene, and particulate matter and black carbon; and all stations are operational and reporting data to the South African Air Quality Information System (SAAQIS), which is hosted by the South African Weather Service on behalf of the Department.

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Reply:

(a)(i) 373.

(a)(ii) 495.

(a)(iii) 504.

(b)(i) 24. 2015

(b)(ii) 349.

(b)(i) 57. 2016

(b)(ii) 438.

(b)(i) 60. 2017

(b)(ii) 444.

(c) Members were drawn from the Division: Protection and Security Services (PSS) Head Office, PSS Eastern Cape, PSS KwaZulu-Natal, PSS Northern Cape and PSS Mpumalanga, Parliament and the Rondebosch Police Station, Western Cape.

Reply:

(a) Department of Basic Education		Whether any staff of the entity reporting to her were awarded any contracts or agreements to conduct business with any state entity in the following financial years:
(b)		2014 -15 : Ms MB Fuzile & Ms SAM Mabasa
		2015-16 : Ms MB Fuzile
		2016-17 : Ms MB Fuzile & Ms Letsoha-Mathae
(aa)	(aaa)	Ms MB Fuzile Ms SAM Mabasa Ms MJ Letsoha-Mathae
	(bbb)	Chief Education Specialist Senior Secretary Deputy Director
(bb)	(aaa)	Ms Fuzile : Renting her building to the Eastern Cape Department of Social Development Ms Mabasa: The Company provided maintenance products and branding services for City of Tshwane and for the Department of Water and Sanitation Ms Letsoha-Mathae: The Companies did business with SASSA-Free State
	(bbb)	1. R20 580.00 per month 2. She did not receive any proceeds 3. R72 595 and R787 367

UMALUSI RESPONSE

(b) Umalusi is not aware of any full-time staff member employed by Umalusi that was awarded any contract or agreements to conduct business with any state entity in the following financial years:

(i) 2014-15;

(ii) 2015-16; and

(iii) 2016-17.

(aaa) Not applicable

(aa) (bbb) Not applicable

(bb) (aaa) Not applicable

(bb) (bbb) Not applicable

SACE RESPONSE

(b) SACE is not aware of any full-time staff member employed by SACE that was awarded any contract or agreements to conduct business with any state entity in the following financial years:

(i) 2014-15;

(ii) 2015-16; and

(iii) 2016-17.

(aaa) Not applicable

(aa) (bbb) Not applicable

(bb) (aaa) Not applicable

(bb) (bbb) Not applicable

Reply:

(1) Yes, the Department of Correctional Services has received memorandum from inmates serving life imprisonment at the following centres during April & May 2017:

(a) Kgoši Mampuru Correctional Centre;

(b) Barberton Medium Correctional Centre;

(c) Groenpunt Correctional Centre and

(d) Empangeni Correctional Centre.

(2)(a) Yes. Various regional task teams were established to determine the reasons for delays and develop actions plans with interventions to finalize submissions to the Parole Boards.

In addition to the establishment of the above mentioned task teams, the National Commissioner issued a circular to all Regions on 21 June 2017 reiterating procedures to be followed when profiles for lifers are submitted. Regions were requested to set up task teams starting from centre level to regional level to manage the backlogs of cases for parole consideration.

The Regions were provided with templates to assist in managing outstanding interventions/ documents. Specific matters raised in the Circular which had to be addressed by Regions included: obtaining of

sentence remarks, addressing delays in the physical compilation of G326 profile reports, involvement by officials from the South African Police Service, managing delays in signing off on profile reports, managing court orders, reporting on litigations, reporting on Restorative Justice, and ensuring compliance with previous decisions of the Minister. It was further requested that all outstanding profile reports be managed according to their action plans, ensure speedy submissions and Heads of Centres to address all affected lifers to explain the causes and remedies for the delays.

(2)(b) Kgosi Mampuru – 22 June 2017

Barberton Correctional Centre – 4 & 10 May 2017

Groenpunt Correctional Centre – 3 July 2017

Empangeni Correctional Centre – 25 May 2017

Reply:

The Minister of Finance has not been informed of any adjustment to the powers and functions of any (a) Local or (b) district municipality in terms of section 85(9A)(b) of the Local Government:  Municipal Structures Act, Act 117 of 1998, as amended, before December 2015.  Therefore, the question relating to (i) is not applicable (ii) is not applicable and (iii) is not applicable.

Reply:

a) Yes, currently it is only South African Law Reform that is funded to do the research.

aa) (aaa) the South African Law Reform Commission was established in terms of the South African Law Reform Commission Act No. 19 of 1973.

(bbb) the objects of the Commission are to conduct research with reference to all branches of the law of the Republic and to study and investigate all such branches of the law in order to make recommendations for the development, improvement, modernization or reform thereof, including the repeal of absolute or unnecessary provisions, the removal of anomalies, the bringing about of uniformity in the law in force in various parts of the Republic, the consolidation or codification of any branch of the law, and steps aimed at making the common law more readily available.

bb) The Department has been funding the Commission since its establishment in 1973.

cc) the budget allocated from the vote of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is R27 451 000 for the 2017/ 2018 financial year.

b) The National Prosecuting Authority, Legal Aid South Africa and Special investigating Unit are not funding any institution of research and development domestically and internationally.

c) The Department of Correctional Services and the Office of the Chief Justice does not fund institutions of research and development either domestically or internationally

Reply:

1. No, the prospecting right issued to Shiva has lapsed, However there are two prospecting rights that were granted:

 (i) Afrikaner Lease – granted on the 26 April 2005

(ii) Bridoon Investments – granted on the 13 June 2011

2. Yes,

(a) 935PR issued on the 15/11/2006 for a period of two years 936PR issued 28/10/2006-27/10/2008

b) 940PR issued on the 28/10/2006 for a period of two years 936PR

c) 938PR issued on the 15/11/2006 for a period of two years 936PR

d) 1044PR issued on the 28/10/2006 for a period of two years 936PR

e) 929PR issued on the 28/10/2006 for a period of two years 936PR

f) 930PR issued on the 07/12/2006 for a period of two years 936PR

g) 932PR issued on the 28/10/2006 for a period of two years 936PR

h) 934PR issued on the 28/10/2006 for a period of two years 936PR

i) 928PR issued on the 07/12/2006 for a period of two years 936PR

j) 941PR issued on the 07/12/2006 for a period of two years 936PR

3. Yes, Shiva Uranium has an existing mining right over on the farm

(i) Prospecting company has a duty to ensure that concurrent rehabilitation is done.

(ii) it must be done as and when the prospecting takes place.

(iii) the total costs must be in line with the environmental disturbances to be created which may vary.

 

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

1. (a) (i) Inmates who completed the minimum of their sentences in the years indicated below and who qualified to be considered for placement:

(aa) 2014-15: 41 651

(bb) 2015-16: 43 344

(cc) 2016-17: 47 656

(ii) 1 April to 30 June 2017: 17 270

(b) (i) Inmates who were sentenced to life who completed the minimum of their sentences in the years indicated below and who qualified to be considered for placement:

(aa) 2014-15: 949

(bb) 2015-16: 930

(cc) 2016-17: 378

2. (a)(i) G326 profiles received by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards (some profiles were considered more than once and therefore the totals differ from (1)(a)(i) above):

(aa) (aaa) 2014-15: 44 367

(bbb) 2015-16: 43 454

(ccc) 2016-17: 48 984

(bb) 1 April to 30 June 2017: 6 854

(ii) G326 profiles processed by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards in the respective years:

(aaa) 2014-15: 41 519

(bbb) 2015-16: 41 942

(ccc) 2016-17: 44 521

(bb) 1 April to 30 June 2017: 6 380

(b)(i) Lifers G326 profiles processed by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards:

(aaa) 2014-15: 280

(bbb) 2015-16: 257

(ccc) 2016-17: 543 (include backlogs from previous years)

(bb) 1 April to 30 June 2017: 204

(ii) G326 profiles of inmates serving life sentences processed by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards:

(aaa) 2014-15: 280

(bbb) 2015-16: 257

(ccc) 2016-17: 543

(bb) 1 April to 30 June 2017: 204

Reply:

1. The Minister has initiated proceedings in the High Court to review and set aside the remedial action of the Public Protector.

2. The SARB initially issued an urgent application on 27 June 2017 on a limited attack and issued its full review application on 31 July 2017. The application by the Minister and SARB together with that of ABSA have since been consolidated by direction of the Deputy Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Pretoria.

3. The Minister issued a statement on the matter on 05 July 2017, indicating the steps that he intended taking regarding the report.

Reply:

(a) MINISTER

1. As per the Ministerial Handbook and South African Police Services (SAPS) regulations, the Minister and her immediate family is provided with security services paid for by the State, through SAPS. In the event that the service provided exceeds the maximum of eighty (80) hours during a specific month, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) is liable for such costs.
2. Refer to response in (a)(i).
3. None of her staff members make use of these security services.

In each case above:

(aa) What are the reasons for it?

Security Services are provided for all appointed Ministers as stated in the Ministerial Handbook.

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

From the South African Police Services (SAPS) and the Department of Basic Education’s budget.

(cc) What are the relevant details?

Not applicable.

(b) DEPUTY MINISTER

1. As per the Ministerial Handbook and South African Police Services (SAPS) regulations, the Deputy Minister and his immediate family is provided with security services paid for by the State, through SAPS. In the event that the service provided exceeds the maximum of eighty (80) hours during a specific month, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) is liable for such costs. The Deputy Minister does not have any static protection at his residences.
2. Refer to response in (b)(i).
3. None of his staff members make use of these security services.

In each case above:

(aa) What are the reasons for it?

Security Services are provided for all appointed Deputy Ministers as stated in the Ministerial Handbook.

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

From the South African Police Services (SAPS) and the Department of Basic Education’s budget.

(cc) What are the relevant details?

Not applicable.

Umalusi Response

(c) Umalusi does not make use of any security services paid by the State for

(i) The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Umalusi;

(ii) The immediate family members of the CEO; or

(iii) Any of Umalusi’s staff members.

(aa) Not applicable

(bb) Not applicable

(cc) Not applicable

SACE Response

(c) SACE does not make use of any security services paid by the State for:

(i) The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SACE;

(ii) The immediate family members of the CEO; or

(iii) Any of SACE’s staff members.

(aa) Not applicable

(bb) Not applicable

(cc) Not applicable

Reply:

South Africa has been a keen participant in the process leading up to the adoption of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Over the years the department has been keeping an eye on whether the ideals of the Treaty have been attained. It has been the view of the department that the implementation of the Treaty has suffered as a result of financial constraints and the capacity of Contracting Parties to fulfil all obligations under the Treaty, especially those from developing countries. Considering the 2017 Report of the Compliance Committee, established in line with Articles 19.3e and 21 of the Treaty, tensions are already evident between provider Countries (which are mostly developing countries) and accessing Countries (majority being developed countries). Developing Countries maintains a view that they’ve seen little financial benefits resulting from the operation of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing established in terms of Articles 10 to 13 of the Treaty.

This, however, does not mean that the department is not doing anything in addressing the objectives of the Treaty. Most of the activities of the Treaty already form part of the core functions of the National Plant Genetic Resources Centre as part of the National Programme on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. The Programme focuses on the collection, characterisation and storage of plant genetic resources for food & agriculture complemented by on-farm conservation of these resources as well as the establishment of Community Seed-Banks, of which the department has two pilot projects in Gumbu Village in Limpopo Province and Sterkspruit in Eastern Cape Province. The department aims to extend this initiative to Jericho in the North West Province this financial year.

It is also worth noting that the department continues to partake in activities of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture which is a permanent forum for governments to discuss and negotiate matters specifically relevant to biological diversity for food and agriculture.

Reply:

The Department is not paying for the legal fees in relation to the alleged assault case opened against the Deputy Minister.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 2402 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

(a) (ii) Below are the names of the research stations and the types of agro-ecological zones where the conventional hybrids produced by the Water Efficient Maize for Africa programme were trailed.

Research Station	Agro-ecological zone
	Code	Description
Cedara Research Station	A	Optimum; high rainfall
Towoomba Research Station	B	High potential with limited rainfall
ARC-Grain Crops, Potchefstroom	C	Transitional low rainfall
Taung Research Station	C	Transitional low rainfall
Vaalharts Research Station	C	Transitional low rainfall
Makhathini Research Station	D	Lowland hot and dry
Lutzville Research Station	E	Hot and dry (winter rainfall)

(b) (i) The Limpopo Department of Agriculture purchased 10.9 tonnes of conventional WEMA hybrid WE3128 for the farmer support programme in January 2017. The province was responsible for distributing the seed.

(ii) The seed bought in January 2017 was too late for farmers to plant during the 2016/17 summer season. The seed will be planted during the coming 2017/18 summer season and farmer responses will be known after the 2017/18 season.

Reply:

1. Conventional varieties are WE3127, WE3128,WE4144, WE4143, WE4145, WE4147, WE4307, WE4309, WE4338, WE4351, WE4359, WE5321 and WE5323
2. GW varieties with Bt (MON89034) are WE6206B, WE6207B, WE6208B, WE6209B and WE6210B.

Reply:

1. In terms of the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, no WEMA varieties have been granted intellectual property protection (plant breeders’ rights) yet. The department received 05 applications of genetically modified WEMA varieties on 07 September 2016 and these are still under consideration. The applicant in this regard is the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (Kenya) and the South African agent is the Agricultural Research Council (ARC).

2. Monsanto donated the drought trait (DT – MON87460) and Bt (MON89034) to smallholder farmers in South Africa. In the other WEMA partner countries (Mozambique, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania) Monsanto donated the drought trait and Bt (MON810).

Under the WEMA projects, in South Africa a smallholder farmer is defined as a farmer growing up to three hectares (3 ha) of maize. The seed of WEMA hybrids with the Bt and/or DT genes is sold to smallholder farmers royalty free; that is the seed company should consider the fact that they do not need to collect any royalty for Monsanto when they work out the prices; it is up to each seed company to set its own price. The expectation of the WEMA project is that WEMA hybrids should be more affordable to smallholder farmers. The seed of WEMA hybrids is packaged in 2kg, 5kg and 10kg

Reply:

Conventional varieties which are currently in production and released in SA are: WE3127, WE3128, WE4144, WE4143, WE4145, WE4147, WE4307, WE4309, WE4338, WE4351, WE4359, WE5321 and WE5323. These codes represent the variety denominations.

The varieties need to be listed on the National Variety List for them to be released for trade and commercial production in South Africa. The ARC would be required to make a formal application to the Registrar: Plant Improvement Act for listing of such varieties. The ARC would also be required to submit a sample of seed of those varieties. The varieties will be tested for compliance with prescribed requirements at DAFF’s evaluation farmers. If the tests are successful, the varieties will qualify to be listed in the National Variety List. These varieties will be eligible for release.

The commercialisation would proceed as follows: local seed companies wishing to market WEMA varieties should apply to the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) for sub-licences to market WEMA varieties. This is because AATF is currently the only sub-licencing partner to the WEMA project as per the project agreement with WEMA partners.

Reply:

The Knysna municipality indicated that the impact assessment report will only be concluded by the 11th of August 2017. This report will provide the Department with accurate information on the number of unemployed people in the tourism sector who are affected by the Knysna fires. This information will enable the Department to conceptualise and implement the appropriate skills development interventions through the Working for Tourism Expanded Public Works Programme to absorb some employees who qualify from the affected establishments into short-term further training (with stipends) programmes in hospitality. The support to be provided by the Working for Tourism Programme will enable the Knysna hospitality businesses to retrain some of their workforce for a period whilst the hospitality establishments are in a process of rebuilding, it is important that this training effort supports the real demand for skills post rebuilding.

South African Tourism has activated all local and international platforms to highlight Knysna and the environs as a key tourism destination, ensuring the message is clear that the best support tourism can give Knysna is by visiting it and supporting the rebuild.

South African Tourism has worked with its key source markets internationally to bring out trade and social media for the past three months to showcase the region.

Reply:

1. Private seed companies involved (sub-licensed) in the production of conventional WEMA seeds are Jermart Seeds, Quality Seed and Capstone.

Private seed companies involved (sub-licensed) in the production of genetically modified WEMA seeds are Jermat Seeds, Klein Karoo, United Seed, Monsanto, DuPont Pioneer and Capstone.

At the moment the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) is producing limited quantities (about 120 tonnes) of certified seed of conventional WEMA varieties (WE3128 and WE4145) as a stop-gap measure to ensure that WEMA seeds are available.

2. (a) (b) The current licence agreements are all non-exclusive and the licence agreements are open-ended subject to satisfactory performance with respect to seed quantities produced.

Reply:

Entity	Response
National Consumer Commission (NCC)	R 3 588 534.00
National Consumer Tribunal (NCT)	PMSA Quantity Surveyors was paid R354 255.00 for work performed by them which included transaction advising services as well as quantity surveying services. The total monetary value of the space planning and reconstruction of the NCT’s offices tender was R2 414 338.31.
National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA)	Deloitte Consortium was appointed for R 14 667 271.00 to perform and assist the organization with the following modules (a) Module 3: PPP Inception; (b) Module 4: PPP Feasibility Study; (c) Module 5: PPP Procurement; (d) Module 6: Managing the PPP Agreement; Of the total appointed price of for R 14 667 271.00 only R6 284 009.74 has been paid as the project is still at Module 4

Reply:

1. Rehabilitation and measures taken to restore degraded declared woodlands and state indigenous forest

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries rehabilitates degraded State Indigenous Forests. Note may be taken of the report that entails the work done on rehabilitation of degraded State Indigenous Forest over the past three financial years (2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017), which focused on clearing of alien invasive plants and planting of trees in some areas. This activity is embedded in Outcome 10, Output 3 (Sustainable Environmental Management), sub output 3.2 (Restoration & rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems). Activities were undertaken between 2014 and 2017 in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces.

Year	Activity	Actual achievement
2014/2015	Alien clearing/ planting	591.2329 ha
2015/2016	Alien clearing/ planting	302.6462 ha
2016/2017	Alien clearing/ planting	300.287 ha
Total	1 194 166 ha
For noting	The considerable abolishment of posts and budget cuts led to a reduction in the hectares of areas rehabilitated over the last three years.

Furthermore, State Indigenous Forests were assessed for signs of forest deforestation and degradation due to inter alia illegal activities, unstainable use and natural forces/influences. During this period, focus was on the condition of forest canopy, margins, under-storey and shrub-layer. The identified degraded and deforested forests were subsequently included in the rehabilitations plans. Moreover, remedial measures to address illegal activities are planned and incorporated into Forest Protection Plans. State Indigenous Forests were monitored for the presence of Rare, Threatened and Endangered (RTE) species. The sighted species were recorded and included in the Forest Biodiversity Management Plans with explicit prescriptions. The work on degraded declared woodlands has not started due to financial constraints.

(2)   Support for small forest growers               

In order to intervene in the challenges faced by small growers in obtaining the afforestation licences, the Department has put in place a number of interventions that will result in solutions for the sector.

Opportunities for expansion of forestry plantations exist in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape. These are the provinces where most of the small growers are concentrated including Mpumalanga and few in Limpopo.

For afforestation to take place, potential developers and small growers require an afforestation license issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation. In addition to the Water requirements, there is a need to undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) issued by the Department of Environmental Affairs. The process and time it takes to issue licenses have been identified as critical areas that need to be addressed in order to enable small growers to establish their plantations.

The Department started with conducting afforestation potential studies in all provinces except the Western Cape (due to the decommissioning decision that was taken by Cabinet). The results were that 39 000 hectares (ha) was possible in KwaZulu-Natal and 100 000 ha in the Eastern Cape may be afforested.

To further streamline afforestation, a study was commissioned in the 2011/12 financial year to undertake EIAs for an area of 13000ha in the Eastern Cape which resulted in Records of Decision issued for an area of 10 500ha.This resulted in an area of about 5 000 ha being planted. In the current financial year, the Department will complete EIAs for 5000 ha in KwaZulu-Natal leading to increased afforestation.

In addition to the support given in the Afforestation Programme, the Department has undertaken the following initiatives:

• Discussions with the Department of Water and Sanitation regarding exemption of growers from paying water tariffs. Growers with a planted area of less than 10 hectares have since been exempted from paying water tariffs. Those with plantations between 10 and 100 ha will have a phased in payment provision where they will reach 100 % of the total costs in year five of their operations have commenced.

• The Department is engaging with industry on Forestry Development Protocols that will ensure honest brokering and the leveling of power relations between small growers and established corporates.

• The Department developed guidelines for supporting growers through Advisory Services in the provinces. These guidelines are available in English, Sepedi, Tshivenda, isiZulu, and isiXhosa.

• The Department has just finalised the Agroforestry Strategy with an Implementation Plan. It will be piloted in this current financial year in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. The strategy is aimed at promoting multiple land use thereby addressing issues of household food security for growers who have to wait for a longer period of time before harvesting their plantations.

Reply:

1. Local seed companies wishing to market WEMA varieties are invited to apply to the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) for sub-licences to market WEMA varieties.
2. (a) AATF is currently the only sub-licencing partner to the WEMA project as per the project agreement with WEMA partners. The role of the AATF is to link the needs of resource-poor farmers with potential technological solutions.

Reply:

(a) The Department of Higher Education and Training provides funding for research and development to universities via voted funds of the Department.

(i) Funding was provided domestically.

(ii) None.

(aa) Funding was only provided to public academic institutions, i.e. universities.

(bb) Funding has been provided from the 2010/11 financial year onwards, with the establishment of the Department of Higher Education and Training.

(cc) The amounts allocated to universities are tabulated below.

UNIVERSITY	2010/11 (R'000)	2011/12 (R'000)	2012/13 (R'000)	2013/14 (R'000)	2014/15 (R'000)	2015/16 (R'000)	2016/17 (R'000)
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (UT)	8 134	242	7 137	9 616	12 821	16 402	9 193
Cape Town	0	0	0	1 460	3 094	4 928	4 031
Central UT	2 081	103	3 965	4 430	5 190	6 034	6 685
Durban UT	10 370	401	9 806	10 653	12 190	13 896	7 827
Fort Hare	11 862	319	2 155	2 983	4 039	5 220	9 102
Free State	6 561	0	3 943	4 908	6 225	7 694	9 958
Johannesburg	0	0	0	2 094	4 440	7 071	7 630
KwaZulu-Natal	4 418	0	0	2 668	5 656	9 008	5 500
Limpopo	34 094	1 528	39 090	31 142	24 586	7 209	10 063
Mangosuthu UT	2 702	140	3 703	4 090	4 746	5 474	7 887
Nelson Mandela	0	57	0	1 681	3 563	5 675	8 462
North West	3 528	133	9 856	11 674	14 302	17 231	11 884
Pretoria	0	0	4	1 878	3 976	6 329	5 818
Rhodes	0	0	0	908	1 926	3 067	3 577
Sefako Makgatho		9 950	13 900
South Africa	26 645	1 517	40 258	3 ,320	21 605	11 755	11 376
Stellenbosch	0	0	0	972	2 060	3 281	3 846
Tshwane UT	5 926	154	4 906	7 294	10 263	13 585	9 230
Vaal UT	4 696	217	5 448	5 901	6 734	7 659	10 432
Venda	12 343	649	14 431	11 007	8 039	4 682	8 657
Walter Sisulu	17 230	879	21 036	19,257	18 527	17 670	14 868
Western Cape	7 723	159	2 442	4 039	5 974	8 140	8 869
Witwatersrand	0	0	0	998	2 116	3 370	4 040
Zululand	7 970	311	8 640	6 847	5 357	3 670	6 235
Collaborative Programmes		10 477
All Institutions	166 281	6 808	176 822	176 820	187 429	199 000	209 547

(b) The tabulated response is attached as Annexure A.

 

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1893 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

a) (i) (ii) Yield levels from research stations for conventional varieties range between 2.56 (under severe moisture stress); 5.93 under moderate stress and 11.53 tonnes/ha under optimum conditions.

b) (i) (ii) Yield levels from farmers’ fields for conventional varieties range from 1.14 to 5.79 tonnes/ha depending on the level of management and stresses experienced by the maize crop. Genetically modified hybrids with the drought trait have not yet been deployed in smallholder farmer’s fields.

Reply:

The audit that the Department conducted in partnership with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) provided a baseline of municipal and provincially owned tourism assets. This report was made available to all provinces for their project and budget planning purposes of their tourism assets.

Over the past three financial years the Department continued to support projects that were identified by municipalities and provinces. Details of these projects can be requested from the relevant provinces. For example, under the SRI programme, for example, the Grahamstown Caravan Park in the Eastern Cape was refurbished, and the Platfontein Lodge in the Northern Cape was upgraded.

In the past financial year, the Department was able to develop the Infrastructure and Investment Master Plan. The Master Plan includes the catalytic projects with high impact and fair provincial geographic spread.

The Infrastructure Master Plan provides a national framework which will serve as a guideline for the development and maintenance of tourism infrastructure across the country. The framework has set out objectives and will address the infrastructural challenges or gaps which exist in state owned underutilised properties in order to stimulate tourism growth.

The Department does not have sufficient funds to finance the refurbishment of all municipal resorts, thus municipalities must take responsibility for the maintenance and management of their resorts. The successful implementation of the initiatives aimed at sustainability of some of these resorts rest with the owning municipalities as they would need to decide on the adoption of such proposed funding and operating models. The role of the department is to highlight such opportunities and where possible facilitate partnerships.

Reply:

(a) Whether the department of Tourism is funding, including by way of discretionary funding, any institution of research and development,

1. (i) Domestically

(aa) (aaa) what are the names of specified institutions?	Institutions of higher learning: University of Pretoria University of Johannesburg University of Venda Cape Peninsula University of Technology University of KwaZulu-Natal
(bbb) what are their functions?	The functions of these institutions of higher learning are to provide teaching and learning and conduct research in order to encourage innovation and the creation, advancement and dissemination of new knowledge and its application to government, industry and civil society. These institutions provide academic and career-focused undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in hospitality, tourism management and development.
(bb) from what date has her department been funding them?	March 2012
(cc) what amount has her department contributed towards such funding?	Funds were transferred to each university, on an annual basis from 2012 to 2017, to conduct research and provide financial support to postgraduate students pursuing tourism-related studies. Over these years, the overall budget spent was as follows: Research: R14 427 287 Student financial support: R 3 400 000 TOTAL: R17 827 287

(ii) Internationally

(aa) –(cc) NDT does not fund any international institution of research and development.

SA TOURISM

(b) Whether any entities reporting to the Minister, are funding, including by way of discretionary funding, any institution of research and development,

(i) Domestically

(aa) – (cc) SAT does not fund any institution of research and development

(ii) Internationally

(aa) – (cc) SAT does not fund any international institution of research and development.

Reply:

(a) The Department protects farmer seed systems through the implementation of the National Programme on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture. As an outflow of this programme, the Departmnt is currenty implementing the National Plan on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. This Plan aims to address most of the obligations placed on Contracting Parties to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture towards realising Farmer’s Rights. Other obligations such as protection of traditional knowledge are covered in legislation and programmes of the departments of Environmental Affairs and Science & Technology.

(b), (c), (d) The National Plan on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture supports both participatory breeding and promoting the value of farmer’s varieties/ landrace species and underutilised species. Implementation of the plan will proceed in a stepwise manner as funding becomes available.

DAFF together with the provincial departments of agriculture is supporting the participation of smallholder farmers in community seed schemes. These schemes are geared at ensuring that farmers are able to produce certified seed. The initiative involve the training of extension officers as seed inspectors. The extension officers will thus support farmers in terms of adhering to the regulatory requirement for certified seed. The farmers would thus be able to sell their seed in the formal seed markets both locally and for export.

Reply:

The implementation of the pilot project is part of the Enterprise Development programme and the Pilanesberg Tourism incubator programme that was launched on the 28 October 2016 in the North West Province. This incubator programme currently has two (2) homestay businesses which serve as the pilot project. These homestays (Masilela Homestay and Pilane Homestay) are both in Moruleng village. The Department of Tourism is supporting and developing the owners of the homestays by providing training and skills development. At the completion of the pilot, the North West Department of Tourism in partnership with Bojanala District and Moses Kotane Local Municipalities will be responsible for the aftercare programme for the homestays to ensure their sustainability and growth in the tourism sector.

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(a),(b)(i),(ii),(iii).The information requested is currently not available at the national Department. It will be requested from the respective Provincial Education Departments and be provided as soon as it is received.