Questions and Replies

Reply:

(a) to (e) There are currently no plans to construct new police stations in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. However, taking into consideration the proximity of the above-mentioned areas, they are being serviced by the following police stations in Gauteng:

• Thokoza Police Station;
• Vosloorus Police Station; and
• Dawn Park Police Station.

Reply:

(a) (i) The Department has assessed all universities’ ability to continue as going concerns and has no reason to believe that any university will not be a going concern in the years ahead. Nevertheless, some universities are experiencing some financial distress. One of the key financial indicators to determine if an institution is suffering financial distress is the total surplus/deficits generated by an institution on their unrestricted Council controlled funds over the previous 3-year period. The table link below shows the 13 universities that have been experiencing some financial distress and indicates the surplus/ deficit for the 2013, 2014 and 2015 financial years.

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1629Universities-170627.pdf

(b) (i) The Department provides financial support to each institution through the funding framework for universities. This is made up of a block grant subsidy and a range of earmarked grants, including National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding. Block grant funds are Council controlled unrestricted funds mainly used to fund teaching and learning, and operational activities. Earmarked funds are utilised to steer developments in the system, for example, access to higher education to previously excluded groups through NSFAS, and infrastructure renewal and development. It is the fiduciary responsibility of each university to ensure that they manage their finances effectively and efficiently. Institutions receive funding from different sources, including the Department and must work within their budgets to ensure their long-term sustainability. A major factor that is causing financial stress is increasing student debt. This is being alleviated through substantial additional funds to support students to pay their fees though NSFAS.

(a)(ii) In terms of the National Norms and Standards for Funding TVET Colleges (NNSF-TVET Colleges), the Department is required to fund Ministerial approved programmes at 80% of the full programme costs. However, due to financial constraints and over-enrolment in the TVET system, the Department can only fund TVET colleges at a 57% funding level. This therefore requires TVET colleges to subsidise State funded programmes from other private sources of funding and/or available cash reserves. This will eventually lead to cash-flow constraints and financial distress.

The Department retains funds, annually, from the subsidy allocation to public TVET colleges, in order to remunerate employees in posts established by the Minister for the TVET college. The portion of the subsidy allocation retained by the Department is 63% of the full cost of the TVET funded programmes according to paragraph 117 of the NNSF-TVET Colleges. The Department then transfers the remaining 37% of the subsidy allocation to TVET colleges for operational costs.

In terms of paragraph 117 of the NNSF-TVET Colleges, the unspent funds on Compensation of Employees (CoE) must be paid back to TVET colleges on a claim basis by 31 March of each year. The utilisation of the unspent funds will be as per the conditions prescribed in the funding norms.

The following table provides a list of potential TVET colleges in financial distress due to excessive CoE expenditure (above the 63% retention budget) as well as cash reserves below R20 million which will in-adversely reduce the College subsidy and contribute to increased cash-flow challenges:

TVET Colleges CoE analysis: 31 March 2017 including low cash reserves (<R20 Million)

TVET College	CoE Budget	CoE Expenditure for the 2016/17 year	Over-expenditure	% Expenditure ratio (above 63%)	Cash Balances as at 30 April 2017
Mthashana	R 60 195 273	R 66 469 495	-R 6 274 222	69.57%	R 17 851 371
Esayidi	R 107 485 328	R 116 505 712	-R 9 020 384	68.29%	R 19 220 168
Umgungundlovu	R 62 253 685	R 66 791 851	-R 4 538 165	67.59%	R 18 764 908
Thekwini	R 71 925 729	R 75 969 102	-R 4 043 373	66.54%	R 10 127 935
Sekhukhune	R 61 544 424	R 62 773 431	-R 1 229 007	64.26%	R 9 384 104
Goldfields	R 51 997 586	R 52 709 601	-R 712 015	63.86%	R 10 009 350
Ikhala	R 65 189 168	R 65 962 526	-R 773 358	63.75%	R 8 042 623

(b)(ii) The liquidity ratios of TVET colleges are monitored by the Department on a monthly basis to be able to identify upfront colleges with potential cash-flow challenges. In addition to the monthly monitoring, the Department has set aside R200 million (funded as an unconditional grant from the National Skills Fund) as a contingency measure to deal with emergency cash-flow challenges at TVET colleges. However, this mitigation is not sustainable over the long term and TVET colleges are required to budget and effectively manage their financial resources.

The emergency cash-grant only provides for critical operational requirements such as emergency and critical repairs to infrastructure, payments to creditors (for items related to teaching and learning materials, text books, etc. including consumables) as well as urgent services such as water and electricity.

In addition to the emergency cash-flow grant, the Department submits requests for additional funding to National Treasury on an annual basis through the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) processes.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1629 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

a) There are no formal terms of reference. The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), through its 14 sectors desks routinely establishes working groups or task teams with industry stakeholders to address critical issues in sectors of the manufacturing economy. The Poultry Task Team (PTT) was established in January 2017 to seek a collaborative approach to resolving issues in the primary production section of the poultry sub-sector, taking into consideration economic data and factors across the entire value chain. In so doing to design, develop and deploy as and where appropriate, collaborative measures to resolve these issues. The PTT includes representatives of government departments (Trade and Industry; Economic Development and Agriculture Forestry and Fishing); representatives of the South African Poultry Organisation and labour (Food and Allied Workers Union) as well as the Industrial Development Corporation and technical experts from the not for profit, section 21 company; Trade and Industrial Policy Studies (TIPS), contracted by the dti to undertake this work. From time to time government departments represented on the Task Team meet separately to formulate government approaches to the work and as and where appropriate brief other government agencies such as the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC). In all instances government officials take into consideration the separate constitutional mandates and functions of the government departments and agencies which work together to achieve optimal socio-economic outcomes for South Africa and safeguard the integrity and independence of regulatory institutions such as ITAC. Government also seeks to secure collaborative arrangements with private sector entities. This process also recognises the independence of these entities.

b.i) The Task Team has met on 5 occasions,

b.ii) on the following dates: 16 February 2017; 09 March 2017; 06 April 2017; 16 May 2017 and 08 June 2017

c.i) Government has met with the Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE); provided a formal briefing to the Commissioners of the International Trade Administration Commission after receiving a request to do so, briefed both the Select Committee on Trade and International Relations and briefed and participated in the public hearings of the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry. In the latter instance all the Submissions made by a wide variety of stakeholders have been factored into the work of government and in its engagements with stakeholders, including those represented on the Task Team.

c.ii) The dates of these engagements are:

Association of Meat Importers and Exporters – 15 February 2017 and 11 May 2017 (EDD and the dti)

International Trade Administration Commission – 13 February 2017 and 13 June 2017 (the dti)

Select Committee on Trade and International Relations – 01 February 2017 (EDD .the dti and DAFF)

Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry – 23 March 2017; 02 May 2017 and 09 May 2017 (the dti)

This list does not include bilateral meetings which may have been held by individual government departments with companies in the poultry sector including on-site inspections and visits.

d) In keeping with similar collaborative engagements in other sectors of the economy the Task Team does not come up with a set of ‘findings’. An example would be in the steel sector where there is extensive and ongoing, long-term work and collaborative engagements with the private sector. In this regard details of the ongoing work of government and with respect to its engagements in the Poultry Task Team, are a matter of public record since they were presented to Parliament on two occasions in considerable detail. Specific policy announcements by government on particular policy interventions such as the recently announced Agro-processing Incentive will be made, as and when this work on each measure has been completed, and as and where appropriate.

Reciprocal, private sector measures and interventions to save jobs, increase investment and exports, secure empowerment objectives and so forth, have and will be made by the private sector as and when such institutions consider it appropriate to do so. In this regard government respects the commercial and legal independence of industry associations, trade unions and companies, including with respect to those matters with which government may not be in agreement and whether or not they may have or may not have been discussed in the Task Team.

Reply:

As reported by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS):

a) Over the past ten years (2007–2016), the following amounts were allocated to each of the following public universities (figures rounded to nearest R’m):

University	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
CPUT	90.4	106.5	148	162	233.4	258.1	315.5	304.3	302.9	324.7
UCT	50.9	54.6	85.3	107.5	133.4	148.3	161.8	182.1	210.7	237.6
CUT	46.9	52.7	72.2	74.7	106	138.9	134.1	142.7	166.5	205.6
DUT	108.3	100.9	133.8	154.8	273.2	259.7	290.9	313.4	306.4	458.6
UFH	39.1	69.3	94.2	98	183.6	270.3	330.9	306.3	322.3	634.9
UFS	59	71.6	102.6	115.2	145.6	171.7	186.2	225	230.8	279.3
UJ	118.9	160.9	221	258.5	338.2	444.8	481.4	499.7	528.4	732.7
UKZN	145.9	165.1	223.5	277.4	334.2	428.5	471.4	449.6	481.8	895.8
UL	82.1	113.8	137.2	167.8	259.2	367.7	447.3	424.6	440.6	700.4
MUT	40.2	54.8	57.3	72.3	124.3	168.9	201.9	210.5	214.7	275.4
UMP								3.3	19.2	20.9
NIHE	5.9	7.1	10.7	10.7	9.3	13.4	19.1	12.8
NMMU	63.2	80.5	114.6	143	166.5	197.1	229	268.4	252.6	318.7
NWU	63.2	87.2	120.9	138.3	182	240.3	293.1	315.6	323.8	445.5
UP	83	101.8	137.4	158.8	201.5	241.5	287.2	318.8	337.9	474.7
RHODES	18.9	24.7	35.5	45.3	49.5	60.4	77.1	75.8	82.6	102.9
SMU									35.7	86.2
SPU								4.4	22.1	32.8
UNISA	78.8	93.3	131.4	186.6	217.9	291.1	340.1	346.5	350.2	304.1
SUN	22.5	30.9	52.2	61.6	84.2	103.7	115.7	127.3	122.4	150.8
TUT	179.5	194.7	256.5	290	416.5	459.6	670.6	696.7	596.8	951.7
VUT	60.2	81.8	103.6	106.1	145.7	206.7	219	228.5	250.5	289.7
UNIVEN	62.1	96.1	107.9	142.6	197.4	256.1	311.4	282.4	318.5	369.5
WSU	104.4	139.4	162.7	199.7	280.1	436.8	349.5	449.6	451.3	810.4
UWC	48	66	87.8	110.7	135.1	191.4	227.3	216.1	224.2	285.3
WITS	66.3	85.7	117.7	138.2	159.9	219.6	256.7	263.9	295.7	347.8
UNIZUL	50.5	85.3	114.8	134.7	193.8	310.3	330.9	301.6	299.4	552.5
Grand Total	1 688.2	2 124.7	2 828.8	3 354.5	4 570.5	5 884.9	6 748.1	6 969.9	7 188	10 288.5

b) Over the past ten years (2007 to 2016), the following amounts were allocated to each of the following public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges (rounded to nearest R’m):

TVET College	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Total
Boland College	0.9	3.2	4.5	4.7	23	30.3	31.2	32.8	35.7	36.2	202.5
Buffalo City	1	4.2	4.8	5.3	21.7	28.8	27.7	30.2	31.7	29.9	185.3
Capricorn College	3	7.4	10.8	11.9	44	56.5	64.4	80.5	78.5	89.9	446.9
Central JHB	1.2	5.3	4.4	4.7	19.5	46	45.9	41.6	45.8	18.6	233
Coastal KZN	3.2	6.6	13.5	13.7	59.7	80.3	68	72.3	76.5	79.5	473.3
College of Cape Town	2.3	6.2	5.6	6.1	20.6	42	40.8	40.8	46.5	41.9	252.8
Eastcape Midlands	1	4	5.7	4.7	20.5	30	32.7	31.7	32.6	50.5	213.4
Ehlanzeni	1.4	4.8	8.2	8.5	19	34.8	34.1	43.9	36.3	46.6	237.6
Ekurhuleni East	1.6	10.2	10.3	11.3	27.9	39.5	46.6	43.7	46.8	46.6	284.5
Ekurhuleni West	1.1	6.8	12.3	12.7	50.3	59.8	65	69.1	79.5	52.8	409.4
Elangeni	1.7	5.4	4	4.8	26.5	44.8	50.1	54.1	55.3	61	307.7
Esayidi	2.3	3.4	3.4	4	25.3	45.4	43.8	46	51.1	56.9	281.6
False Bay	0.9	4.3	4.9	4.9	16.9	27.3	29.8	29.9	31.3	34.2	184.4
Flavius Mareka	0.5	1.9	2.8	2.4	9	16	19.4	17.8	20.3	21.1	111.2
Gert Sibande	2.4	5.4	9.3	7.7	30	39.6	50.7	59.4	49.6	61.2	315.3
Goldfields	0.6	1.7	1.1	1.4	9.1	16	21.5	23.2	23.2	23.1	120.9
Ikhala Public	1.1	2.1	2.2	2.7	11.4	19.2	19.9	20.4	22.2	26.4	127.6
Ingwe Public	0.6	2.1	4.2	5.1	13.7	19.2	31.5	34.6	38.1	46.8	195.9
King Hintsa	1.4	1.9	3.9	4	13.1	34.7	17.3	19.5	19.7	20.9	136.4
King Sabata	0.8	1.4	4.4	4.3	17.4	16.2	31.2	31.5	44.3	44.8	196.3
Lephalale	0.6	2.1	3.7	2.6	5.6	8.3	13	13.9	9.2	14.2	73.2
Letaba	1.5	3.9	5.5	5.4	18.4	23.8	26.6	26.4	28.9	31.2	171.6
Lovedale	0.8	2.6	2.5	2.6	6.6	16.6	17.9	18.8	19.5	23.3	111.2
Majuba	0.5	5.9	12.9	14	45.4	91.2	77.3	87.6	87.2	89	511
Maluti	2.3	3.2	3.9	4	20.2	33.4	35.2	28.3	38.2	51.7	220.4
Mnambithi	0.6	0.6	2.7	3.1	24.5	28.4	31.9	34.2	35.6	37.5	199.1
Mopani South East	2.8	7.7	8.9	8.9	27.2	32.8	32.5	34.7	36.4	38.6	230.5
Motheo	1.4	5	3.8	3.9	13.5	50.4	64.8	49.8	43.2	41.5	277.3
Mthashana	1.5	3.6	2.6	2.5	12.2	21.6	25.9	27.5	28.1	30.7	156.2
Nkangala	1.8	6.3	8.6	9.2	18.6	26.5	42.7	45.4	45.8	50.5	255.4
Northern Cape Rural	1.7	4.6	5.1	4	14.2	19.4	19.6	20.7	21.8	21.6	132.7
Northern Cape Urban	0.8	2.3	3.2	2.2	10	17.9	25	22.4	23.6	25.4	132.8
Northlink	1	2.4	4	4.5	17.3	58.2	56.8	44.1	48	55.2	291.5
Orbit	1.7	5.8	9.9	9.8	24.4	40.2	57.9	56.2	50	44.5	300.4
Port Elizabeth	1.3	5.3	8.4	7.7	29.8	44.5	35.2	37.2	36.1	40.7	246.2
Sedibeng	1.6	7.1	12.3	12.8	36.2	44.3	44.9	50.8	51.1	56.7	317.8
Sekhukhune	1	3.3	5.3	5	14.9	30.8	25.1	27.9	29.8	30.8	173.9
South Cape	0.7	3.6	5.7	5	21.8	34.2	24.4	22.5	25.5	28.3	171.7
South West Gauteng	2.5	8.9	10.4	11.1	30.7	64.4	73	71.6	84.3	85.3	442.2
Taletso	0.8	3.5	4.6	4.3	12.6	32.1	30.7	33.8	26.9	30.5	179.8
Thekwini	0.7	2.6	5.4	4.6	17.8	29.9	32.8	33.2	36.3	31	194.3
Tshwane North	1.4	5.4	9.5	10.7	26.3	43.6	64	62.4	79.9	19.6	322.8
Tshwane South	2.4	9.5	11.1	11.7	27.3	37.5	46.4	34.9	31.8	40	252.6
Umfolozi	1.4	3.4	5.9	6	26.8	43.5	46.5	59.3	58	58.6	309.4
Umgungundlovu	0.6	3.1	3.5	3.6	17.5	25.4	26.7	28.9	30	31.6	170.9
Vhembe	1.2	4.8	7.6	8.5	26.9	61.2	71.3	77.2	83.8	68.2	410.7
Vuselela	0.6	3.4	7	7.1	25.8	28.1	33.3	27.3	28.8	38.1	199.5
Waterberg	0.6	2.9	5.7	6.2	17.4	25.7	25.9	27	32.2	32.6	176.2
West Coast	1.7	5.1	8.9	8	27.9	46.4	33.8	36	49.7	39.5	257
Western College	0.5	4.5	3.9	4.3	20	35.6	40.8	28.5	31.1	45.6	214.8
Grand Total	67	220.7	312.8	318.2	1 116.4	1 822.3	1 953.5	1 991.5	2 095.8	2 120.9	12 019.1

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS: Mr L Nage/Ms P Whittle

EXT: 021 763 3200/5248

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1631 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

1 (a) & (b). Yes, Section 4 of the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006) provides for the National Electricity Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to issue licences for generation, transmission or distribution facility and the import or export of electricity to be involved in the trading. Rules as determined by the Regulator specify that anyone owning and operating an electricity distribution facility requires a license from the Regulator.

2 Yes, NERSA as the statutory body that oversees the electricity market, has issued a distribution metering code and a transmission code [grid code] which contains the regulations that require compliance with NRS 057. NERSA has declared compliance with NRS 057/SANS 474 to be a licence condition for all licensees and is therefore a mandatory requirement for the municipalities.

3 No, all electricity suppliers such as municipalities and Eskom must make use of certified equipment which is compliant with the relevant standards used in the metering installation and supply. NRS 057 and SANS 474 set compulsory certification for meters and all the municipalitieis should adhere to such. In terms of calibration standards, new or replacerment components of meters shall be individually calibrated by an accredited calibration laboratory before the installation. Each model of meter shall also be tested to prove that it complies with the relevant standard and accuracy class.

Reply:

Please note that the President and Deputy President are protected by the Presidential Protection Service, and not the VIP Protection Service.

The members allocated to protect the President and Deputy President is called a protection package. The protection package consists of members with different protection tasks. The total numbers of members are allocated in terms of the risk category, which is determined by the risk profile of the VIP and varies in terms of the risks and threats involved.

The total number of members allocated to these VIPs will not be disclosed, as the disclosure of this information in itself can pose a serious risk to the effective protection of the President and Deputy President.

Reply:

(1)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)

	Cluster	(a) Unsolved Murder Cases	(b)(i) Hijacking	(b)(ii) Taxi Violence	(b)(iii) Burglary	(b)(iv) Random Robbery
1	Ekurhuleni Central	208	0	1	0	183
2	Ekurhuleni East	122	4	0	4	13
3	Ekurhuleni North	407	52	0	70	191
4	Ekurhuleni West	387	1	3	0	3
5	JHB Central	561	12	0	8	6
6	JHB East	164	5	2	0	15
7	JHB North	121	0	2	2	6
8	JHB West	221	5	8	1	13
9	Sedibeng	198	7	4	4	11
10	Soweto East	118	7	8	6	31
11	Soweto West	145	1	0	2	17
12	Tshwane Central	118	1	0	5	1
13	Tshwane East	168	3	0	15	15
14	Tshwane North	667	1	3	0	5
15	Tshwane West	937	4	6	8	5
16	West Rand	583	33	2	44	87
17	Provincial Investigation Unit (PIU) Taxi	0	0	71	0	0
	TOTAL	5 125	136	110	169	602

(2) There is no Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between any of the three Metro Police Departments (MPDs) and the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng.

There are three fully established MPDs in Gauteng, namely:

• Johannesburg MPD;
• Ekurhuleni MPD; and
• Tshwane MPD.

The SAPS has, however, established a National Forum for MPDs, which includes all of the MPDs in the Gauteng Province. The Forum, chaired by the Divisional Commissioner: Visible Policing on behalf of the Acting National Commissioner, convenes on a quarterly basis. The Forum is attended by the Provincial Commissioners in whose provinces MPDs have been established, namely Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape.

The purpose of the Forum is to coordinate joint operations between the SAPS and the various MPDs, informed by the identified crime threats and tendencies in the relevant jurisdictions. Senior members of the various MPDs also attend Provincial Joint Intelligence and Operational Structure (Prov JOINTS), during which integrated operations are planned.

The Forum also coordinates the quality assurance of entry-level qualifications for MPD members, while additional, specific training is provided by the SAPS, including: drill and physical training, management and leadership training, crowd management training and general policing training (predominantly using a “train-the-trainer” approach).

The SAPS in Gauteng is also supported by the Gauteng Traffic Police who also mobilise the smaller Municipal Police Departments to provide a joint integrated approach to policing.

The Gauteng Law Enforcement Agencies Forum (GLEAF) was established in 2015. This forum coordinates and drives joint interventions between the SAPS and other law enforcement agencies. The forum accounts for all joint operations within Gauteng and guides the need for specific interventions at all levels. The forum is chaired and headed by the Deputy Provincial Commissioner Policing: Gauteng and consists of all SAPS Operational Heads and Police Chiefs.

The forum is an effective operational command structure that has yielded good results. The following priority committees were established:

• Bad Buildings;
• By-Law Management;
• Counterfeit Goods;
• Taxi Violence;
• Road Safety; and
• Illegal Mining.

The above-mentioned committees plan and execute joint, integrated operations, addressing specific problems and report monthly to the GLEAF on actions executed, successes and future interventions. Several discussions and planning sessions were held during 2016/17 and a MOU will be facilitated during May 2017, after considering the inputs received.

The SAPS and MPDs have, in partnership with the Member of the Executive Committee (MEC) for Community Safety, compiled the following strategies that drive the joint integrated approach to policing in Gauteng:

• The Gauteng Safety Strategy; and
• The Gauteng Integrated Policing Strategy.

Reply:

No, the Department has no record and is not aware of any information relating to the outside employment and/or remuneration of the specified person since date of suspension.

 

Reply:

(a) The case with regard to Nkandla, is still with the National Director of Public Prosecutions for decision.

(b) State vs Gupta family, with regard to state capture and suspicious financial transactions, leading to the closure of their bank accounts:

The matter is under investigation, per Rosedale CAS 104/10/2016 and is receiving attention. There is still more evidence to be gathered to lead the investigation further.

(c) The following can be reported with regard to the cases being investigated by Detective Service units with regard to the Marikana incidents:

Case dockets with the DPP for decision : four

Case dockets remanded in court : 12

Case dockets still under investigation : one

Case dockets still at the Inquest Court : two

(d) The matter with regard to the assault of members of parliament is being investigated by Mr Thomas from the Independent Police Investigation Directorate (IPID).

(e) State vs Mabala Noise with regard to corruption in the Department of Water and Sanitation:

The matter is under investigation, as per Douglasdale CAS 248/08/2016, includes tax evasion by Mabala Noise and other associated companies, as well as, irregular and/or fraudulent awarding of tenders by the Department of Water and Sanitation to Mabala Noise and other associated companies. Allegations of tax evasion were forwarded to South African Revenue Services (SARS) for investigation. Allegations of fraud relating to the awarding of tenders are still under investigation and there are still outstanding statements on the matter.

Reply:

		(i)	(ii)
(a)	(aa)	(bb)	(cc)
NATURE OF OFFENCE	PROVINCE	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	2017-04-01 to 2017-05-17
SEXUAL ASSAULT	EASTERN CAPE	19	13	13	4
	FREE STATE	19	21	8	0
	GAUTENG	37	38	51	3
	KWAZULU-NATAL	26	26	21	3
	LIMPOPO	3	1	11	0
	MPUMALANGA	11	6	10	2
	NORTH WEST	6	8	7	0
	NORTHERN CAPE	4	5	9	0
	WESTERN CAPE	80	63	64	2
Total		205	181	194	14

		(i)	(ii)
(b)	(aa)	(bb)	(cc)
NATURE OF OFFENCE	PROVINCE	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	2017-04-01 to 2017-05-17
COMMON ASSAULT	EASTERN CAPE	164	139	171	12
	FREE STATE	213	206	203	10
	GAUTENG	503	550	545	54
	KWAZULU-NATAL	367	344	374	29
	LIMPOPO	119	147	140	9
	MPUMALANGA	90	100	110	6
	NORTH WEST	92	128	106	14
	NORTHERN CAPE	74	77	85	6
	WESTERN CAPE	561	660	596	57
Total		2183	2351	2330	197
		(i)	(ii)
(c)	(aa)	(bb)	(cc)
NATURE OF OFFENCE	PROVINCE	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	2017-04-01 to 2017-05-17
ASSAULT WITH THE PURPOSE TO INFLICT GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM	EASTERN CAPE	115	140	132	13
	FREE STATE	87	88	67	7
	GAUTENG	230	237	250	17
	KWAZULU-NATAL	214	175	169	10
	LIMPOPO	114	131	135	11
	MPUMALANGA	64	51	66	7
	NORTH WEST	68	91	82	8
	NORTHERN CAPE	55	146	49	1
	WESTERN CAPE	193	130	150	9
Total		1140	1189	1100	83

Reply:

The Department does not keep records of detailed expenditure information for universities or Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges. This information is not included in the annual reports submitted to the Department.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1633 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

(a) Total amount, by type, of narcotics seized as received for analysis by the South African Police Service (SAPS) Forensic Science Laboratory.

		2012-2013	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017
Finding	Detail	Total mass in KG	Total mass in KG	Total mass in KG	Total mass in KG	Total mass in KG
Cathinones	Cathinone + Methcathinone + Synthetic Cathinones	181.81	143.59	784.29	316.40	202.22
Cocaine		320.93	346.80	439.56	242.23	201.58
Heroine + Morphine		44.03	195.24	127.47	125.73	70.57
Methamphetamine	Methamphetamine + Chloromethamphetamine	147.45	142.82	479.16	426.23	393.13
Methaqualone		747.55	606.21	628.51	1709.66	3288.33
Other Amphetamine Type Stimulants (Ecstacy)	Other Amphetamine Type Stimulants (MDMA, MDA, MDEA, Amphetamine, 2-CB, DOB	9.49	8.04	100.57	8.22	7.33
Ephedrines	Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, Norpseudoephedrine, d-l cathine, Ephedra alkaloids	275.77	184.13	273.99	257.93	290.37
Other Drugs	(e.g. Khat, GHB, Psylocine, PPA, Methadone, P-2-P)	11.13	5.90	10.99	85.31	20.54

(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(aa)(bb)(cc)(dd) and (ee)

The total amount of narcotics destroyed by the SAPS Forensic Science Laboratory.

Financial Year	Total mass of narcotics destroyed (kg)
2012-2013	16631.4
2013-2014	6465.93
2014-2015	8907.89
2015-2016	6863.28
2016-2017	2302.49

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:

a) GREEN POINT STADIUM

The information was provided by the Provincial Department of Local Government in the Western Cape.

(i) (aa) Number of events held over the past three financial years:

	July 2013 – June 2014	July 2014 – June 2015	July 2015 – June 2016
TOTAL	104	118	117

(bb) What events were held over the past three financial years:

	July 2013 – June 2014	July 2014 – June 2015	July 2015 – June 2016
Concerts	3	7	2
Film Shoots	42	30	39
Sporting Events	27	34	34
Religious Events	0	2	3
Corporate Events	32	45	39
TOTAL	104	118	117

(ii) Total operational costs in 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16. This expenditure is recovered from the event organisers.

 

	2013 – 2014	Total R	2014 – 2015	Total R	2015 – 2016	Total R
Concerts	3	R1,867,060	7	R3512,211	2	R1,047,834
Film Shoots	42	R271,171	30	R489,115	39	R203,480
Sporting Events	27	R120,775	34	R2,698,085	34	R6,346,455
Religious Events	0	0	2	R688,580	3	R1,298,492
Corporate Events	32	R516,802	45	R1,065,230	39	R779,960
TOTAL	104	R2,775,808	118	R8,453,221	117	R9,676,221

(ii) Revenue in 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16

	2013 – 2014	Total R	2014 – 2015	Total R	2015 – 2016	Total R
Concerts	3	R3,578,252	7	R5,421,051	2	R123,022
Film Shoots	42	R1,229,604	30	R1,433,825	39	R789,539
Sporting Events	27	R2,295,849	34	R5,510,302	34	R9,798,168
Religious Events	0	0	2	R1,022,785	3	R2,132,795
Corporate Events	32	R1,375,792	45	R2,459,238	39	R1,103,524
TOTAL	104	R8,479,497	118	R15,847,200	117	R13,947,048

(iv) Maintenance costs in 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16

The information requested is not recorded per event.

(v) The Stadium is fully operational and the intention is to establish a Municipal Entity which will become operational on 1 February 2018.

(b) MBOMBELA STADIUM

The City of Mbombela Local Municipality was contacted to provide a response to the above with particular reference to the Mbombela Stadium.

The response from the Municipality to the above-mentioned questions regarding the Mbombela Stadium is as follows:

(i) Number of events held

March 2014 – Feb 2015

Inside Bowl – Sport Events

• 21 Football
• 13 Rugby

Non- sport events

• 196 Events (Ranging from small meetings with no income or costs to large events attended by 55 000 persons)

March 2015-Feb 2016

Inside Bowl- Sport Events

• 19 Football
• 8 Rugby

Non- sport events (Small meetings, conference etc)

• 232 Events (Ranging from small meetings with no income or costs to large events attended by 55 000 persons)

March 2016-Feb 2017

Inside Bowl – Sport Events:

• 10 Football Matches
• 11 Rugby Matches

Non- sport events (Small meetings, conference etc)

• 223 Events ((Ranging from small meetings with no income or costs to large events attended by 55 000 persons)

(ii) Total operational costs

2014/15	2015/16	2016/17
R13,219,496.81	R9,232,754.21	R6,189,906.69

(iii) Revenue

2014/15	2015/16	2016/17
R14,194,076.22	R10,268,543.99	R 9,188,502.25

(iv) Maintenance costs

2014/15	2015/16	2016/17
R15,278,337.57	R13,481,344.75	R9,899,012.22

(v) The facility is being managed by a private operator in close cooperation with the City of Mbombela. The operator is responsible for the daily management of the facility and receives a monthly management fee from the municipality. The City is kept informed of the activities at the Stadium. Events are hosted on a self- sustaining basis. Small non- profitable events are being cross subsidised by the income from large profitable events. The facility is being managed with a strong focus on community accessibility and not only on a commercial basis. Much less activities would be hosted if profit was the only consideration. In addition to commercial activities the facility is being used on a daily basis by the local marathon, cycling, junior wrestling, local football clubs etc.

It is ideal to have football and rugby anchor tenants at the stadium as a platform to sell hospitality suites, advertising, naming rights etc.

The Steval Pumas, being a Rugby Team participating in the Premier Division of the Currie Cup Competition is based at the Stadium. The team plays all its Currie Cup home matches at the stadium. Four International Rugby matches have been hosted at the stadium since 2010 and the stadium has been included in the 2023 Rugby World Cup Bid Document that will be submitted to the IRB on 1 June 2017.

The previous football anchor tenant at the stadium namely Mpumalanga Black Aces FC was sold and the club has been relocated to Cape Town and is playing under a new name, Cape Town City FC. SuperSport United FC has entered into a three-year agreement with the City of Mbombela and Mbombela Stadium to play their top home matches as well as cup games at the Mbombela Stadium.

Annual provision is made on the municipality`s budget for the maintenance of the facility.

Reply:

a) Minister of Transport

Yes, South African Police Services VIP Prorection Unit 

1. Yes 
2. No 
3. No;

(aa) It is provided for in the Ministerial Handbook 

(bb) It is paid from Department of Transport s’ budget 

(cc) Details pertaining to protection of Minister resides with South African Police Services.

b) Deputy Minister

Yes, South African Police Services VIP Prorection Unit 

1. Yes 
2. No 
3. No;

(aa) It is provided for in the Ministerial Handbook 

(bb) It is paid for from Department of Transport s’ budget 

(cc) Details pertaining to protection of Deputy Minister resides with South African Police

Services.

Air Traffic Navigating and Services (ATNS)

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

Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA)

The question in its entirety is not applicable to ACSA, as none of the listed persons make use of security services paid for by the State.

South Africa Civil Aviation Authority (SACCA)

1. Not applicable, (b) Not applicable, (c) (i), (ii), (iii); (aa), (bb), (cc): At the moment the South African Civil Aviation Authority does not make use of any security services to protect its head or any of its staff members, and/or their immediate family members.

Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)

(c) The RTMC does not use security services paid for by the State for (i) its CEO (ii) his immediate family members (iii) any staff member.

(aa) N/A

(bb) N/A

(cc) N/A

Road Accident Fund (RAF)

(c) Neither the Board nor the CEO of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) make use of security services paid for by the State for (i) themselves, (ii) their immediate family members or (iii) any of the RAF staff members; the remainder of the questions in (aa), (bb), and (cc) are therefore not relevant to the RAF.

South African Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL)

(c)SANRAL does not make use of any security services for any individual or their family members; the remainder of the questions in (aa), (bb), and (cc) are therefore not relevant to SANRAL.

Roads Infringement Agency (RTIA)

(c) The Road Traffic Infringement Agency:

(i) The Registrar does not make use of security services paid for by the State,

(ii) Immediate family members of the Registrar do not make use of security services paid for by the State

(iii) No employee of the RTIA makes use of security services paid for by the State

(aa) Not Applicable

(bb) Not Applicable

(cc) Not Applicable

Cross Border Transport Agency (CBTR)

(c) The head of Cross-Border Road Transport Agency has not made use of security services paid for by the State for (i) himself, (ii) neither his immediate family members nor (iii) any of his staff members.

(aa) – (cc) Not applicable.

Railway Safety Regulator (RSR)

(c) (i) (ii) (iii) No, the RSR heads and / or bodies do not make use of security services for individuals,

staff members or families of employees.

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)

Ports Regulator South Africa (PRSA)

No staff member of the PRSA including the CEO make use of security services paid for by the State for him/herself, his/her immediate family members or any of their staff members. Nor has any security services paid for by the State been requested.

South Africa Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)

The South African Maritime Authority (SAMSA) does not make use of nor pay for security services provided to any employee (including executive members), the Board members as well as their immediate family members.

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:

 

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:

a) The Minister and Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training utilises the security services provided by the South African Police Services.

b) No family members or staff of the Minister or Deputy Minister utilises security services paid for by the State.

c) No heads of entities/bodies or their family members or staff utilises security services paid for by the State.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1757 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

a) I am not aware of any Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college that does not have an approved organogram.

b) The College Councils are responsible for approving the organogram for colleges as per the post establishment and generic structure developed by the Department. The Department communicated a generic structure for the top management tier of a college to all colleges. Furthermore, colleges have to determine the actual number of posts needed within the 63% threshold for the allocation of compensation of employees. The Department is currently developing norms for the provisioning and distribution of posts.

c) College Councils have already approved their organograms.

d) Not applicable.

e) Not applicable.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1627 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

The University of Fort Hare has been requested to provide the information and the Department will submit a response once this information is received.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1934 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), (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:

(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) 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:

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:

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:

(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:

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:

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:

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:

(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:

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:

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:

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.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1626 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

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:

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:

 

	(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:

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