Questions and Replies
21 June 2017 - NW1301
Mazzone, Ms NW to ask the President of the Republic
(1)Whether a certain person in his office (name and details furnished) declared his non-executive directorship in a certain company (name furnished) to him before the specified company was awarded a R149 million contract to supply Eskom with wiring; if not, why not; if so, (a) on what date was the business interest declared to him and (b) what is his position with regard to the specific business interest; (2) whether any further business interests were declared by the specified advisor; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. The non-executive directorship was not declared before the specified company was awarded a R149 million contract to supply Eskom with wiring. The delegated Executive Authority is in engagement with the special advisor with regards to the declarations of interest.
2. Yes. The following business interests were declared by the specified Advisor:
(i) Business Venture
(ii) Vaal River City
(iii) Titantrade
20 June 2017 - NW1596
Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
(a) How many patents were registered in 2016 and (b) how many of the specified patents were registered by (i) Black, (ii) Coloured and (iii) Indian South Africans?
Reply:
(a) During the 2016 calendar year, there were 9033 patent applications (provisional and complete) filed at CIPC and 4307 complete applications granted in 2016. Provisional patent applications contain only the specification of the invention and are valid for only 12 months in order to allow the inventor to work further on their invention. They do not proceed to grant. Complete patent applications contain both the specifications and claims of the invention. The said application will proceed to grant once it complies with all relevant formal requirements. The granted patent is valid for 20 years if renewed annually and the prescribed renewal fee is paid.
(b) In terms of the South African Patent Act 57 of 1978, as amended, the complete patent applications must be filed by a Patent Attorney or Patent Agent. Therefore, CIPC does not have data based on the racial demographics as applicants can either be a natural person or juristic person.
20 June 2017 - NW1638
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
(a) What is the date of the inception of the Government’s Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS), (b) what are the reasons for the delays in implementing the IFMS, (c) which (i) provinces, (ii) departments and (iii) Government entities have implemented the programme to date, (d) what are the successes of the IFMS to date, (e) what is the total cost incurred in its implementation and (f) how will the system minimise corruption in the public sector?
Reply:
a) The Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) Programme was originally approved by Cabinet in 2005. The Cabinet approval entailed, amongst others, that a hybrid solution architecture, which comprised a mix of commercial off the shelf (COTS) and bespoke (in-house developed) modules, would be implemented. For purposes of this document this approach is referred to as “IFMS 1”. As a result of challenges that were experienced in the execution of the IFMS, a number of independent reviews were commissioned during 2013 in order to obtain a holistic view of its strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for improved execution of the Programme. Based on the recommendations emanating from these reviews, it was recommended to Cabinet that a revised approach to the IFMS solution architecture should be implemented, which entails that a single COTS solution, with minimal customization, should be utilized in future. The revised approach (for purposes of this document referred to as “IFMS 2”) was approved by Cabinet on 20 November 2013 which is regarded as the inception date for the current approach to the execution of the IFMS.
b) The implementation of the IFMS has been delayed by a number of challenges that have been encountered. These include the complexity of managing a multi-stakeholder programme, extended procurement and contract negotiation processes and insufficient internal skills for the development and integration of the various modules during IFMS 1.
c) In the question reference is made to “Government entities”. It should be noted that the scope of the IFMS is at this stage limited to Public Service departments as listed in the schedules to the Public Service Act, 1994. As part of IFMS 1 some modules were implemented in a limited number of lead sites. These included a human resource management module which was implemented in the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), a procurement management module in National Treasury and an asset management module in a number of departments in the Limpopo Provincial Administration. The human resource management module is currently being used by DPSA. Any modules still in use will eventually be replaced by the single COTS solution procured for IFMS 2.
d) The following can be regarded as successes in relation to IFMS 2:
- The procurement of a single COTS enterprise resource planning system that will form the technology platform for the IFMS, from Oracle South Africa.
- The establishment of a dedicated Programme Management Office to manage the IFMS going forward, in National Treasury.
- The establishment of various governance bodies, with representation from key Programme stakeholders, to govern and oversee the execution of the Programme. These include a Programme Committee, a Risk Committee, a Communications Committee, a Business Owners Committee and an Architecture Board.
- The mapping and documentation of Public Service business processes in the areas of human resource management, financial management, supply chain management and payroll management in consultation with the various policy owners. These business processes, which are based on best practices, will assist in the design and development of the IFMS.
- A number of pilot and lead sites, which include both national and provincial departments, have been identified and engagements with these departments are on-going.
- Detailed planning for the next phases of the Programme, which include the design and development of the solution and its implementation in pilot and lead sites, is being finalized.
e) National Treasury is funding the development and implementation of the IFMS. Questions relating to the cost of the Programme should therefore be directed at National Treasury.
f) It is believed that the IFMS will make a significant contribution in combating corruption in the Public Service. Some of the inherent features of the solution, such as keeping audit trails of transactions and the elimination of manual processes, will assist in this regard. The intention is also to integrate the IFMS with existing systems such as the e-Disclosure system on which certain categories of public servants must declare their financial interests, the Central Supplier Database in National Treasury and the population register in Home Affairs (which will assist to eliminate “ghost workers”).
End
20 June 2017 - NW1639
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION:
What is the total number of Government employees who are currently on the state’s personnel salary system in each (a) national and (b) provincial department?
Reply:
The total number of Government employees appointed on PERSAL in each (a) national and (b) provincial department, as at the end of May 2017, is provided in the table below.
Number of appointments by national and provincial department |
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as on 31 May 2017 |
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National/Provincial department |
Number |
|
Eastern Cape |
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
1 428 |
Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism |
545 |
|
Education |
67 948 |
|
Health |
39 519 |
|
Human Settlements |
606 |
|
Office of the Premier |
405 |
|
Provincial Treasury |
463 |
|
Roads and Public works |
4 891 |
|
Rural Development and Agrarian Reform |
2 822 |
|
Safety and Liaison |
142 |
|
Social Development |
4 496 |
|
Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture |
1 158 |
|
Transport |
1 505 |
|
Total |
125 928 |
|
Free State |
Agriculture |
1 027 |
Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
378 |
|
Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs |
697 |
|
Education |
28 490 |
|
Health |
17 600 |
|
Human Settlements |
314 |
|
Office of the Premier |
623 |
|
Police, Roads and Transport |
3 148 |
|
Provincial Treasury |
380 |
|
Public Works |
1 747 |
|
Social Development |
1 929 |
|
Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation |
914 |
|
Total |
57 247 |
|
Gauteng |
Agriculture and Rural Development |
901 |
Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
670 |
|
Community Safety |
1 172 |
|
E-Government |
756 |
|
Economic Development |
457 |
|
Education |
85 442 |
|
Health |
68 410 |
|
Human Settlements |
819 |
|
Infrastructure Development |
2 580 |
|
Office of the Premier |
516 |
|
Provincial Treasury |
856 |
|
Roads and Transport |
2 105 |
|
Social Development |
4 189 |
|
Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation |
649 |
|
Total |
169 522 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
Agriculture and Rural Development |
2 765 |
Arts and Culture |
531 |
|
Community Safety and Liaison |
169 |
|
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
1 548 |
|
Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs |
719 |
|
Education |
107 611 |
|
Finance |
498 |
|
Health |
70 000 |
|
Human Settlements |
736 |
|
Office of the Premier |
619 |
|
Public Works |
1 765 |
|
Social Development |
3 693 |
|
Sport and Recreation |
244 |
|
Transport |
4 148 |
|
Total |
195 046 |
|
Limpopo |
Agriculture, and Rural Development |
2 926 |
Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs |
2 157 |
|
Economic Development, Environment and Tourism |
1 227 |
|
Education |
56 820 |
|
Health |
35 810 |
|
Office of the Premier |
474 |
|
Provincial Treasury |
511 |
|
Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure |
3 311 |
|
Safety, Security and Liaison |
122 |
|
Social Development |
3 303 |
|
Sports, Arts and Culture |
484 |
|
Transport |
2 221 |
|
Total |
109 366 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs |
1 376 |
Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
815 |
|
Community Safety, Security and Liaison |
1 425 |
|
Culture, Sport and Recreation |
420 |
|
Economic Development and Tourism |
227 |
|
Education |
40 695 |
|
Health |
20 338 |
|
Human Settlements |
375 |
|
Office of the Premier |
249 |
|
Provincial Treasury |
289 |
|
Public Works, Roads and Transport |
3 492 |
|
Social Development |
1 932 |
|
Total |
71 633 |
|
National National |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
5 930 |
Arts and Culture |
466 |
|
Basic Education |
860 |
|
Civilian Secretariat for the Police Service |
129 |
|
Communications |
106 |
|
Cooperative Governance |
513 |
|
Correctional Services |
40 656 |
|
Economic Development |
117 |
|
Energy |
586 |
|
Environmental Affairs |
1 892 |
|
Government Communication and Information System |
433 |
|
Health |
2 230 |
|
Higher Education and Training |
28 015 |
|
Home Affairs |
10 250 |
|
Human Settlements |
627 |
|
Independent Police Investigative Directorate |
427 |
|
International Relations and Cooperation |
2 297 |
|
Justice and Constitutional Development |
22 280 |
|
Labour |
8 073 |
|
Military Veterans |
240 |
|
Mineral Resources |
1 094 |
|
National School of Government |
239 |
|
National Treasury |
2 497 |
|
Office of the Chief Justice |
1 837 |
|
Office of the Public Service Commission |
263 |
|
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation |
351 |
|
Police |
194 802 |
|
Public Enterprises |
193 |
|
Public Service and Administration |
500 |
|
Public Works |
5 844 |
|
Rural Development and Land Reform |
5 532 |
|
Science and Technology |
450 |
|
Small Business Development |
199 |
|
Social Development |
895 |
|
Sport and Recreation South Africa |
188 |
|
Statistics South Africa |
3 314 |
|
Telecommunications and Postal Services |
307 |
|
The Presidency |
602 |
|
Tourism |
519 |
|
Trade and Industry |
1 401 |
|
Traditional Affairs |
81 |
|
Transport |
667 |
|
Water and Sanitation |
6 078 |
|
Women |
107 |
|
Total |
354 087 |
|
North West |
Community Safety and Transport Management |
1 531 |
Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs |
699 |
|
Economy and Enterprise Development |
210 |
|
Education and Sport Development |
30 978 |
|
Finance |
615 |
|
Health |
17 557 |
|
Local Government and Human Settlements |
520 |
|
Office of the Premier |
795 |
|
Public Works and Roads |
2 917 |
|
Rural, Environment and Agriculture Development |
1 495 |
|
Social Development |
2 436 |
|
Tourism |
154 |
|
Total |
59 907 |
|
Northern Cape |
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
589 |
Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs |
620 |
|
Economic Development and Tourism |
208 |
|
Education |
12 730 |
|
Environment and Nature Conservation |
253 |
|
Health |
6 968 |
|
Office of the Premier |
259 |
|
Provincial Treasury |
339 |
|
Roads and Public Works |
895 |
|
Social Development |
958 |
|
Sport, Arts and Culture |
467 |
|
Transport, Safety and Liaison |
383 |
|
Total |
24 669 |
|
Western Cape |
Agriculture |
949 |
Community Safety |
341 |
|
Cultural Affairs and Sport |
620 |
|
Economic Development and Tourism |
232 |
|
Education |
41 456 |
|
Environmental Affairs and Development Planning |
391 |
|
Health |
32 254 |
|
Human Settlements |
473 |
|
Local Government |
374 |
|
Premier |
1 168 |
|
Provincial Treasury |
357 |
|
Social Development |
2 203 |
|
Transport and Public Works |
2 342 |
|
Total |
83 160 |
|
Total |
1 250 565 |
|
Data source: PERSAL |
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Compiled by the DPSA |
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Excludes Defence and State Security Agency |
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Excludes periodical and abnormal type of appointments |
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20 June 2017 - NW1613
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)Whether, with reference to the judgment in the case The Road Traffic Infringement Agency Board v Fines 4 U (Pty) Ltd and Another in April 2017, in which it was found that the Road Traffic Infringement Agency did not comply with the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (AARTO), she will take steps to ensure that all officials in the AARTO process comply fully with the provisions of the specified legislation; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant particulars; (2) what number of the representations dealing with technical defects and handed to the Road Traffic Infringement Agency have been implemented since the test phase in Johannesburg and Pretoria; (3) whether, in light of the specified judgment, the Road Traffic Infringement Agency will take the specified representations under review, since it has been illegally dismissed; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the full relevant particulars and (b) whether reimbursement will be made to people from whom money was irregularly collected in this regard; (4) What are the road accident statistics (a) on the road on which AARTO was implemented since the beginning of the test phase and (b) for each year since AARTO has been implemented up to the latest specified date for which information is available; (5) (a)(i) why and (ii) in which manner AARTO will be implemented countrywide and (b) what (i) is the deadline and (ii) are the milestones in this regard?
Reply:
1. In order to ensure compliance with the legal prescripts and processes enshrined in the AARTO legislation, the RTIA has developed Standard Operating Procedures. The Standard Operating Procedures will be published as part of the Regulations in order to ensure compliance by all role players.
2. The RTIA regards every aspect raised in the representation made as a technical issue. To this extent, the number of representations that the RTIA dealt with since the pilot phase since 2008 up to 31 March 2017, is 506 984 representations.
3. The RTIA is in the process of giving effect to the court order in relation to the specified judgement. The Court made a ruling in respect of specified representations that were in dispute particularly due to the inconsistent adjudication outcomes. In this respect the specified representations will be reviewed and be made successful.
4.
City of Joburg - AARTO Area |
|||||||
YEAR |
Fatal Crashes |
Pedestrian |
Driver |
Passenger |
M/Cyclist |
Cyclist |
TOTAL Fatalities |
"2012 |
556 |
363 |
206 |
73 |
1 |
607 |
649 |
"2013 |
693 |
431 |
188 |
148 |
11 |
7 |
785 |
"2014" |
533 |
337 |
127 |
94 |
17 |
4 |
579 |
"2015 |
698 |
441 |
154 |
127 |
22 |
10 |
754 |
"2016 |
746 |
478 |
138 |
137 |
35 |
14 |
802 |
City of Tshwane - AARTO Area |
|||||||
YEAR |
Fatal Crashes |
Pedestrian |
Driver |
Passenger |
M/Cyclist |
Cyclist |
TOTAL Fatalities |
"2012 |
512 |
247 |
245 |
110 |
1 |
9 |
612 |
"2013 |
578 |
264 |
240 |
183 |
3 |
7 |
697 |
"2014" |
482 |
243 |
135 |
148 |
14 |
18 |
558 |
"2015 |
537 |
254 |
168 |
141 |
31 |
16 |
610 |
"2016 |
618 |
313 |
186 |
166 |
24 |
7 |
696 |
Combined |
|||||||
YEAR |
Fatal Crashes |
Pedestrian |
Driver |
Passenger |
M/Cyclist |
Cyclist |
TOTAL Fatalities |
"2012 |
1068 |
610 |
451 |
183 |
2 |
616 |
1261 |
"2013 |
1271 |
695 |
428 |
331 |
14 |
14 |
1482 |
"2014" |
1015 |
580 |
262 |
242 |
31 |
22 |
1137 |
"2015 |
1235 |
695 |
322 |
268 |
53 |
26 |
1364 |
"2016 |
1364 |
791 |
324 |
303 |
59 |
21 |
1498 |
5. The AARTO Bill is still in Parliament, once Parliament has gazetted for further public engagement the AARTO Bill will be enacted then become South African Legislation.
20 June 2017 - NW1699
Hunsinger, Mr CH to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within his department; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
a) Regular maintenance is undertaken by the Department and its agencies.
b) No steps can be taken against officials if regular maintenance is done accordingly.
c) Officials cannot be suspended or charged when they are doing their duty and the systems are available
20 June 2017 - NW1694
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport
With reference to the notice dated 20 April 2017 from the Mayor of the Rustenburg Local Municipality to residents indicating that all testing and licensing office capturing systems, including eye tests, are off-line, (a) why were the systems off-line, (b) until when will services not be rendered, (c) how are members of the public being accommodated whilst the specified services are not in operation, (d) what are affected staff being occupied with and (e) what are the causes and reasons in the delay to resolve this issue?
Reply:
a) The National Traffic Information System (NaTIS) is operational and no system is offline. The Department is aware that 2 of the 5 Live Capture Units (LCUs) deployed at the Driving License Testing Centre are not operational. The Driving License Card Account (DLCA) entity, which is currently responsible for the maintenance of the equipment is working towards a solution to this problem.
b) Services are being rendered and no member of the public is turned away. There are however delays due to only 3 LCUs being fully operational. The DLCA has deployed technicians to fix the faulty 2 LCUs but in the long term the units will have to be replaced.
c) The services are not offline as indicated in (b) above, the technical team is working on the replacement of the 2 LCUs that are not working.
d) The staff in question are administration staff, hence they are performing other administrative functions.
e) The challenges experienced by the DLCA is that the current LCUs are old and some of the parts are no longer available in the market. The Department is working with National Treasury on new acquisition of new LCUs.
20 June 2017 - NW1703
Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Accident Fund; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Regular monthly scheduled maintenance, within the prescripts of the Cost Containment Instructions issued by the National Treasury, is undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Accident Fund, and performed in accordance with an approved Maintenance Calendar developed in terms of a Board approved ICT Service Management Policy; consequently, questions (a), (b), (c)(i) and(ii) are not applicable.
20 June 2017 - NW1708
Groenewald, Mr HB to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Traffic Management Corporation; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Traffic Management Corporation;
(a) N/A
(b) N/A
(c) (i) N/A
(ii) N/A;
In the period 2016/17 the Corporation upgraded the Network Security and is in full control of the perimeter firewall for all internal systems. Various core infrastructure components have been refreshed to facilitate the Virtualisation of the corporation’s servers. The Corporation has also implemented an Oracle EBS solution to integrate core financial, human capital, fleet management, asset management and payroll functions.
20 June 2017 - NW1701
Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Airports Company SA; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Yes, regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Airports Company SA.
The necessary critical maintenance is taking place for the IT Facilities. Contracts are in place to enable the maintenance of critical systems and in some areas where contracts have expired, tenders to continue the services are currently being prepared for publishing on open market processes. We also have a three-year hardware maintenance and replacement plan as part of IT Digital Strategy approved by Exco, IT Steercom and the ACSA Board to refresh/ replace obsolete equipment that are expensive to maintain. That plan is being implemented as and when there is a need in different business units across the company.
20 June 2017 - NW1554
Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Transport
Is the SA National Roads Agency Ltd aware that residents of Alexandra, Johannesburg, (a) have broken the concrete palisade fence alongside the N3 Freeway and (b) in some cases, are erecting structures close to or inside the road reserve; if so, (i) has a site inspection been carried out in this regard and (ii) will the fence be replaced?
Reply:
a) The SA National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL) is aware that the concrete palisade fence along the N3 freeway near Alexandra, Johannesburg is continuously being vandalised by the community. The community (pedestrians) removes the fence uprights to gain access into the road reserve in order to walk a shorter distance to the Industrial area across the freeway, through the N3 freeway and Marlboro Drive.
b) There are no structures built or erected within the road reserve. The erected structures are within the yards, at the back of the houses.
- (i) As part of the SANRAL’s maintenance strategy, the national road network is continuously under the supervision of the Routine Road Maintenance (RRM) engineering consultants and contractors, who patrol their respective routes daily. Regarding the above-mentioned route, the RRM engineering consultant and contractor has inspected the area. The fence has been broken in two localized areas.
- (ii) The fence is being repaired continuously due to vandalism by pedestrians referred to in (a) above. The contractor has been instructed to repair the fence and will commence with the work as soon as the funds are available.
20 June 2017 - NW1702
Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Cross Border Road Transport Agency; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Cross-Border Road Transport Agency undertakes regular maintenance on a quarterly basis on its information technology facilities.
(a) – (c) (ii) Not applicable.
20 June 2017 - NW1819
Mathys, Ms L to ask the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
Whether she (a) distributed and/or (b) communicated by any means and/or device of communication cabinet documents and communication to non-cabinet members, in particular to members of a certain family (name furnished) since her appointment as a member of the Cabinet?
Reply:
a) No and
b) No
END
20 June 2017 - NW1705
Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the SA Maritime Safety Authority; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) Information Technology (IT) Department has formulated and put measures in place to ensure regular maintenance of Information Technology infrastructure and systems. The following are as follows
1. Infrastructure
- Systems are in place to monitor performance of the infrastructure to ensure its ability to operate the critical systems that are used by the organization to carry out its duties.
- The performance of the system is monitored frequently to ensure maximum availability at expected levels.
2. Applications Systems
- Business and operations are regularly monitored to also ensure availability to the clients at all times.
- There is a dedicated effort to ensure that these performed as expected and also at expected levels.
Systems generated reports are used to monitor performance and point to the nature or type of maintenance that will be required. As part of maintenance, there are also regular reviews with service providers to address issues prior to them escalating to problems.
The maintenance of the systems and the infrastructure has contributed significantly to avoiding down times and reducing systems and infrastructure performance inconveniences to very low levels which is critical to availability through high uptime.
20 June 2017 - NW1695
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport
When will he table the National Road Safety strategy document that was recently approved by Cabinet in Parliament?
Reply:
The Honourable members of the National Assembly are requested to take note:
(i) That the development of the Road Safety Strategy is part of the operational activities. It must be noted that unlike legislation and policy matters, the tabling of the operational activities at Parliament is not a standard practice. However, the Road Safety Strategy can be presented at the Portfolio Committee upon request.
(ii) That the process to develop the Road Safety Strategy before tabling it for Cabinet approval was widely consultative and very exhaustive, with multiple stakeholders taking interest. The National Road Safety Strategy was closing a crucial policy gap and addressing an urgent national malaise on the country's roads, thus cannot be delayed any further.
(iii) That the subsequent step after Cabinet approved the Strategy is to implement it in the fight against road carnage. Had this been a matter of a Policy shift or changing of Legislation, it would have been brought forward to serve before Parliament but in its current form, the strategy contains operational techniques to use in order to effectively make our roads safe.
20 June 2017 - NW1704
Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the SA Civil Aviation Authority; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(a), (b), (c), (i), (ii):The South African Civil Aviation Authority ensures regular monitoring and maintenance of its hardware and software information technology facilities and systems.
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20 June 2017 - NW1584
Madisha, Mr WM to ask the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
What (a) was the rationale for allegedly sharing sensitive government business with the specified persons (names furnished) and (b) is your relationship with the specified persons?
Reply:
(a) No and
(b) No
End
20 June 2017 - NW1700
Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. Information Technology (IT) facilities and systems are maintained on a regular basis. Annually, an IT budget is compiled for the maintenance of all IT facilities and systems.2.
2. Maintenance plans are documented and aligned to documented procedures. The plans include Daily, Weekly and Monthly schedules. Maintenance activities are outlined below:
2.1 Patching the IT system for software upgrades, for example, Anti-Virus patches;
2.2 Proactive monitoring and maintenance of our Database environment as well as conducting daily backups;
2.3 Manage disaster recovery on critical data;
2.4 Continuous monitoring of overall (IT) facilities and systems health checks for resolution of urgent issues;
2.5 Proactive monitoring and maintenance of the Wide Area Network and Equipment by External Service Provider;
2.6 Manage software updates and migration data to the Production environment.
3. Service Level Agreements are signed with External Service Providers for maintenance of specialist services and equipment.
20 June 2017 - NW1555
Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)Is the SA National Roads Agency Ltd (Sanral) aware that (a) the security fence on both sides of the M1 Freeway at Buccleuch and Kelvin, Johannesburg, has been removed and (b) motorists and pedestrians are exiting and entering the freeway and road reserve from Old Pretoria Road on a regular basis; if so, (2) has an inspection been carried out on the Sanral section of the freeway to repair or replace the fences and guardrails; if so, (a) by what date will the fence be replaced and (b) what other remedial actions have been considered in order to prevent pedestrians and motorists entering and exiting the freeway illegally in this vicinity?
Reply:
1.The section of the M1 Freeway on which the above questions refer to, is under the jurisdiction of the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport.
(a) and (b) falls away
2. (a) and (b) falls away
20 June 2017 - NW1777
Rabotapi, Mr MW to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
Does (a) he, (b) his Deputy Minister or (c) any of the heads of entities or bodies reporting to him make use of security services paid for by the State for (i) him/herself, (ii) his/her immediate family members or (iii) any of their staff members; in each case (aa) what are the reasons for it, (bb) from which department or entity’s budget is the security services being paid, and (cc) what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Response (a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)
The Minister and Deputy Minister make use only of the security services offered in terms of the Ministerial Handbook. Such security services are provided only to the Minister and Deputy Minister and not family or staff members.
(aa) VIP Drivers/Protectors are appointed to provide security and driving services to the Minister/Deputy Minister.
(bb) The South African Police Services (SAPS) is responsible for the payment of such services.
(cc) These services comply with the provisions of the Ministerial Handbook.
(c) c(i) c(ii) c(iii) (aa) (bb) (cc)
The Head of the dti’s listed entities do not make use of security services paid for by the state for themselves, nor their families nor any of their staff members.
20 June 2017 - NW1709
Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Traffic Infringement Agency; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Yes, regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Traffic Infringement Agency,
a) N/A
b) N/A
c) N/A (i) N/A (ii) N/A;
Maintenance of Data Center/ Server Room Facility is done at least once per annum, the following equipment are maintained:
Air Conditioning System, Fire Detector and Suppression System, Water Detection System, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), Humidity Monitoring System, Power conditioning and Distribution System (PDU).
Maintenance of Network Infrastructure such as Internet, Intranet, Internal Systems, E-Mail and Web infrastructure is done on a daily basis. Proactive security measures are taken by updating RTIA system into latest updates and patches to protect against cyber-attacks.
20 June 2017 - NW1742
Mackay, Mr G to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
Whether any staff of (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him were awarded any contracts or agreements to conduct business with any state entity in the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17 financial years; if so, what are the (aa)(aaa) names and (bbb) professional designations of the staff members and (bb)(aaa) details of the contract(s) and/or agreement(s) awarded and (bbb) amounts in each case?
Reply:
Response for the Department and Entities
No approval is granted for employees to conduct business with the state. In addition the “Standard Bidding Document SBD 4” covers the declaration of interest and the requirement stipulated therein eliminate the risk of anyone doing business with the state.
20 June 2017 - NW1515
Mulaudzi, Adv TE to ask the Minister of Transport
With reference to a reply to a question 2496 on 21 November 2016, that the e-tolling of the Gauteng Freeways Improvement Project (GFIP) is not failing and the department needs to deal with the issue of civil disobedience, (a) how many people have registered since November 2016 and (b) what has the department done to deal with civil disobedience?
Reply:
a) From November 2016 to June 2017, 199 729 account units were registered.
b) SANRAL, as the Agency responsible for National Roads and the GFIP is currently issuing civil summonses to thousands of debtors. Some of these matters are far advanced and several court cases are foreseen shortly that will clarify the legal obligation to pay toll for the GFIP toll-roads. This is an ongoing process.
20 June 2017 - NW1095
Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs
(a) What is the annual income generated from day visitors at each of the entrance gates of Kruger National Park, (b) what number of vehicles enter at each gate annually, (c) how are these monies and vehicle numbers audited and recorded, (d) what number of non-paying vehicles (details furnished) enter at these gates annually, (e) where are the monies with regard to day visitors reflected in the annual financial statements and (f) why were entrance fees not lowered to original levels as promised after a temporary increase during the 2010 Fifa World Cup soccer tournament?
Reply:
(a) The Annual Income generated from Day visitors entering through all gates of the Kruger National Park for 2016-17 totalled R120, 772,581.00.
(b) The number of vehicles that enter Kruger during the 2016-17 financial year through all of the gates collectively is 539 088
(c) Gates are the control point for entering and departing guests accessing the Park by road. Guests arriving by air is recorded at the Conservation Office located at the Skukuza Airport. All guests and vehicles as well as Conservation Fees collected are recorded in an online system (Roomseeker) from where vehicle permits (indicating the number of guests, and approved entry and exit dates) and receipts for monies received are issued. The number of visitors and tourism income forms part of the Predetermined Objectives of SANParks and are accordingly audited by SANParks Internal Audit and the Auditor-General.
(d) There is no “vehicle” fee for SANParks. Entrée fees are per person and free entrant persons are recorded.
(e) The monies are reflected under Conservation fees in the Annual Financial Statements.
(f) Entrance Fees were never specifically (temporarily or otherwise) increased for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
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19 June 2017 - NW1085
Mashabela, Ms N to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
(a) What is the total number of state-owned farms that were transferred to the ownership of private individuals during the period 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1999, (b) what is the geographical spread of the specified farms, (c) what are the names of the beneficiaries of the specified farms and (d)(i) what is the total number of the beneficiaries and (ii) what is the total number of those who are members of (aa) a certain political organisation (name furnished) and (bb) the Executive?
Reply:
(a) 5 farms. This number, however, refers only to farms that were controlled by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. It is therefore possible that farms controlled by provincial governments and other national departments were transferred during the same period.
(b) 1 in the Eastern Cape and 4 in the Free State.
(c) See the table below.
Name |
Surname |
Kheki Jerry |
Makhalemele |
Robert Lekhooa |
Thekiso |
Tsepiso Izak |
Mokoena |
Molehi Richard |
Kodisang |
Nelson Rolihlahla |
Mandela |
(d)(i) 5 individuals
(d)(ii)(aa) 1
(d)(ii)(bb) 1
19 June 2017 - NW1422
Esau, Mr S to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
(a) What number of cases of (i) fruitless, (ii) wasteful and (iii) irregular expenditure in his department were identified by the Auditor-General in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial years, (b) what was the amount in each case and (c) how much of the specified amount has been recovered in each case?
Reply:
(a)(i),(ii),(iii)(aa),(bb),(cc),(b),(c) Please refer to the table below.
Fruitless, wasteful and irregular expenditure detected by AGSA |
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(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
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No |
Financial years |
Description of expenditure |
Number of cases |
Amount (R000) |
Recovered Amount /Remarks |
(aa) |
2014-15 |
(i) (ii) Fruitless and wasteful |
None |
N/A |
N/A |
(iii) Irregular expenditure |
2 |
492 |
Amount was condoned with warning and cautionary letter to officials. |
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(bb) |
2015-16 |
(i) (ii) Fruitless and wasteful |
None |
N/A |
N/A |
(iii) Irregular expenditure |
None |
N/A |
N/A |
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(cc) |
2016-17 |
(i) (ii) Fruitless and wasteful |
1 |
2 304 |
Under investigation. |
(iii) Irregular expenditure |
None |
N/A |
N/A |
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Total |
3 |
2 796 |
- |
19 June 2017 - NW1538
Kohler-Barnard, Ms D to ask the Minister of Public Works
(a) How many permanent employees of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality were found to have been recipients of Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP) jobs while in the employ of the specified municipality (i) in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017 and (b) what total amount of the R2,5 million loss incurred due to transgressions in paying EPWP beneficiaries has been recovered to date?
Reply:
The Department is still busy collecting the information as soon as answers are made available a comprehensive reply will be provided to you.
19 June 2017 - NW1391
America, Mr D to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Have any officials in his department been implicated during an investigation by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) into a syndicate that offered acceptances for medical students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in exchange for cash; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) does his department have any oversight mechanisms in place monitoring the fairness of the student application process at universities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
- The Minister is not aware of any official in the Department who has been implicated in the Hawks investigation into a crime syndicate offering acceptances for medical students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
- Public higher education institutions are governed in terms of the Higher Education Act (Act No 101 of 1997, as amended) and their respective statutes. The Act clearly stipulates that the public higher education institutions established in terms of this Act are juristic persons (section 20(4)); as such, they enjoy a large degree of autonomy. The Act empowers Councils to govern universities, which entails determining the admission policy, entrance requirements in respect of particular higher education programmes, number of students who may be admitted for a particular higher education programme, manner of their selection and minimum requirements for readmission to study at the public higher education institution concerned. As part of their governance role, Councils must exercise effective oversight over the implementation of these policies.
Currently there are no existing mechanisms to monitor the student application process at universities; however, the Department is in the process of developing the Central Applications Service.
COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:
EXT:
DIRECTOR – GENERAL
STATUS:
DATE:
QUESTION 1391 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED
Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
STATUS:
DATE:
19 June 2017 - NW1144
Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(a) How many submarines does the SA National Defence Force have, (b) how many of the specified vessels are (i) operational, (ii) non-operational and serviceable and/or (iii) non-operational and unserviceable state, (c) how long has each vessel been in this state and (d) (i) what are the reasons for each vessel’s current state and (ii) how can this be prevented in the future?
Reply:
(a) How many submarines does the SANDF have?
Three.
(b) How many of the specified vessels are operational?
(i) At present two of the three are operational.
(b) How many of the specified vessels are non-operational and serviceable?
(ii) One of the submarines is non-operational and serviceable.
(b) How many of the specified vessels are non-operational and unserviceable state (sic)?
(iii) N/A.
(c) How long has each vessel been in this state?
Apart from the two operational submarines the third submarine has been in a refit period from 2014.
(d) What are the reasons for each vessels’ current state?
(i) A refit period normally takes 24 months. Delays when experienced are attributed to funding and long lead times for the delivery of spares.
(d) How can this be prevented in the future?
(ii) N/A.
19 June 2017 - NW1583
Madisha, Mr WM to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources
Whether, with reference to his replies to question 27 on 2 March 2016, question 287 on 14 March 2016 and question 1155 on 10 May 2016, and in view of the leaked e-mails that have been published in the media recently, which indicate that he had travelled to Switzerland with a number of members of a certain family (name furnished) and a certain person (named furnished), he travelled to Switzerland with the specified family members and the specified person in 2015; if not, how did he travel to Switzerland; if so, (a) what were the circumstances of the specified trip and (b) what is his relationship with the specified person?
Reply:
In confirmation and further to the responses to questions 287 on 14 March 2016 and question 1155 on 10 May 2016, the Minister and officials from the department made an official trip as part of his mandate and in keeping with the undertakings made to avoid job losses.
Approved/Not Approved
Mr MJ Zwane, MP
Minister of Mineral Resources
Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017
19 June 2017 - NW1131
Steenkamp, Ms J to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 221 on 6 March 2017, the requested information has been received from the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi); if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date is the information expected; if so, by what date will she communicate it?
Reply:
- Consumer Studies: Ms D J Brown and Ms CM van Pletzen
- Agricultural Sciences: Dr F Khumalo and Mr SM Gcwensa
- Agricultural Management Practices: Mr TA Tshabang and Mr SM Gcwensa
- Agricultural Technology: Mr TA Tshabang and Dr F Khumalo
- Music: Mr F Lewis and Ms Z Temmingh
- Dance Studies: Ms S Botha
- Design: Ms G Cowan
- Dramatic Arts: Dr LP Singh and Mr MF Hoosain
- Visual Arts: Ms C Delport
- Information Technology: Prof D Govender
19 June 2017 - NW1212
Kruger, Mr HC to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her has (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) were the total costs, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of the costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?
Reply:
PROCURED ANY SERVICES FROM OR MADE ANY PAYMENTS TO THE DECOLONISATION FOUNDATION
(a) DBE |
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(i) |
Procured any services from the Decolonisation Foundation |
DBE has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation |
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(ii) |
Made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation |
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(aa) |
Services that were procured |
N/A |
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(bb) |
The total costs |
N/A |
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(cc) |
Detailed breakdown of the costs |
N/A |
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(dd) |
The total amount paid |
N/A |
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(ee) |
Purpose of the payments |
N/A |
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(ff) |
Detailed breakdown of the payments |
N/A |
(b) ENTITIES |
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SACE |
(i) |
Procured any services from the Decolonisation Foundation |
SACE has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation |
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(ii) |
Made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation |
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(aa) |
Services that were procured |
N/A |
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(bb) |
The total costs |
N/A |
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(cc) |
Detailed breakdown of the costs |
N/A |
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(dd) |
The total amount paid |
N/A |
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(ee) |
Purpose of the payments |
N/A |
||
(ff) |
Detailed breakdown of the payments |
N/A |
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UMALUSI |
(i) |
Procured any services from the Decolonisation Foundation |
Umalusi has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation |
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(ii) |
Made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation |
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(aa) |
Services that were procured |
N/A |
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(bb) |
The total costs |
N/A |
||
(cc) |
Detailed breakdown of the costs |
N/A |
||
(dd) |
The total amount paid |
N/A |
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(ee) |
Purpose of the payments |
N/A |
||
(ff) |
Detailed breakdown of the payments |
N/A |
19 June 2017 - NW1127
Chance, Mr R to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 217 on 6 March 2017, the requested information has been received from the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi); if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date is the information expected; if so, by what date will she communicate it?
Reply:
The 2016 National Senior Certificate (NSC) External Moderator Reports for the above listed subject found that the subject question papers covered the scope and depth of the examinable content, examined the appropriate levels of cognition and difficulty outlined in the assessment syllabus and examination guideline of the examination assessment body. See external moderator’s reports in the accompanying USB flash drive.
19 June 2017 - NW986
Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)With reference to her reply to question 490 on 31 March 2017, has any attempt been made by her department to settle on a working definition of decolonisation as it pertains to the school curriculum; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (a) how have colonial powers influenced the Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) curriculum since it was introduced in 2011, (b) why is decolonisation of the curriculum a process and not an event and (c) what is a fully transformed curriculum policy regime; (3) since indigenous knowledge systems are already taught as part of the science curriculum, what steps need to be taken to ensure that learners are fully immersed in the indigenous knowledge systems; (4) will Newton’s Laws and Application of Newton’s Laws remain part of the physical science syllabus in a decolonised curriculum?
Reply:
1. The Department of Basic Education has not formulated a definition of the term “decolonisation”, nor has it settled on a “working definition” of it as it pertains to the school curriculum. The reason for this is that decolonisation as a concept or term is not mentioned in the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement. However, Section 1.3 (c) of the policy does point out the principles that the policy is based on and includes, for example, social transformation; human rights, inclusivity, environmental and social justice; and valuing indigenous knowledge systems.
2. (a) The Curriculum and Assessment Policy statement was crafted by South African education experts and stakeholders, upholding the values of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, and colonial powers have not influenced this process of development or its implementation in the education sector.
(b) Decolonisation of the curriculum is a process and not an event, as the development, review, assessment and strengthening of Curriculum in itself cannot be a once-off event. South Africa has developed and then reviewed several school curricula since 1998 as a process and the current CAPS of 2011, whilst hailed by many as the best Curriculum Statement to date, is also currently being subject to a process of review and strengthening.
(c) A fully transformed curriculum policy regime was referred to and explained in response to Internal Question Paper 09/2017, Question 490(c). It refers to a fully transformed policy reflecting the principles of CAPS and incorporating relevant policy documents that direct the content of all subjects, direct the assessment thereof and stipulate the requirements for promotion and progression of learners.
3. Steps to be taken to ensure that learners are fully immersed in the indigenous knowledge systems;
- Indigenous knowledge advocacy in the form of expos, heritage site visits etc.
- Inclusion of indigenous knowledge holders in local communities to link indigenous knowledge and school knowledge.
- Promotion of play based learning through indigenous games.
- Integration of indigenous knowledge in the social cohesion programmes.
- Collaboration with Department of Arts and Culture, Heritage Councils and other relevant stakeholders.
4. A number of scientific laws, for example Newton’s Laws and applications thereof are part of the Physical Sciences curriculum. Scientific laws and applications thereof will remain part of any future curriculum as they provide foundational knowledge in science.
19 June 2017 - NW1473
Walters, Mr TC to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
(a) What is the nature of the profit share agreement signed between his department, Bono Farm Management and the beneficiaries of the Nirwanda Farm in the Hex River Valley and (b) why have the specified beneficiaries not received any compensation since their instalment on the specified farm; (2) what (a) role did a certain person (name and details furnished) play in the Nirwanda conflict and (b) is his source of deployment; (3) (a) what is the current status of the Nirwanda Development Trust and (b) have its bona fides been approved by the National Land Claims Commissioner; (4) what is the status of the disciplinary action taken against certain persons (names furnished)?
Reply:
1. (a) No profit share agreement was signed between the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR), Bono Farm Management and the beneficiaries of Nirwanda Farm in the Hex River Valley.
(b) The Department has no knowledge of the alleged compensation to beneficiaries since there is no agreement between the Department and the abovementioned parties.
2. (a) …
(b) …
3. (a) The Nirwanda Development Trust consists of the historically permanent workforce that is currently active in the operations of the farm.
(b) No.
(4)
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Designation/Rank |
Status of disciplinary action |
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Chief Director: Recapitalisation and Development |
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Deputy Director General: Land Reform |
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19 June 2017 - NW1134
Esau, Mr S to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 224 on 5 April 2017, the requested information has been received from the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi); if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date is the information expected; if so, by what date will she communicate it?
Reply:
The names of the external moderators of the 2016 National Senior Certificate examination are:
(a) English First Additional Language - Ms MP Bembe and Dr L G Bull
(b) IsiNdebele First Additional Language - Mr PJ Masilela
(c) IsiZulu First Additional Language - Ms T Ngobese and Mrs FM Khuboni
(d) Setswana First Additional Language - Ms SFC Sehume-Hlakoane and Dr M Lesete
(e) Siswati First Additional Language - Mr J Mashego and Dr PM Lubisi
(f) IsiXhosa First Additional Language - Ms P Maqhude and Mrs NS Beyile
(g) Xitsonga First Additional Language - Mr TB Maswanganyi
(h) Tshivenda First Additional Language - Ms J Nedzharata and Mr L Sundani
(i) Sepedi First Additional Language - Dr NI Magapa, Ms V Masha
(j) Sesotho First Additional Language - Mr MP Thito and Ms. M Matsabisa
19 June 2017 - NW1130
Dreyer, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 220 on 6 March 2017, the requested information has been received from the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi); if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date is the information expected; if so, by what date will she communicate it?
Reply:
a) Life Sciences: Dr P Preethlall and Ms PB Majozi
b) Physical Sciences: Dr J Govender, Mr P Struweg, Mr VM Palan and Ms P Zuma
c) Mathematics: Prof P Pillay, Prof N Heideman, Dr C Kriek and Dr R Govender
d) Mathematical Literacy: Dr R Singh and Mr M Hendricks
e) Geography: Ms Z Shabalala and Ms E Powell
f) History: Mr Q Koetaan, Mr E Smuts, Dr S Seetall
g) Religious Studies: Dr W Willemse and Mr A Botha
h) Life Orientation: Ms M Bernard-Phera and Ms F Hendriks
i) Hospitality Studies: Ms S Ismail and Ms C Koekemoer
j) Tourism: Dr L Punt and Mr R Johnson
19 June 2017 - NW1451
Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture
How many (a) persons employed at cultural organisations were assessed against the Child Protection Register in the (i) 2014, (ii) 15, (iii) 16 and (iv) 2017 calendar years and (b) of the specified persons were found not suitable to work with children in each case ?
Reply:
We do fund legitimate and credible cultural organisations, these are Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO’s). Because they are independent from government we are not involved in their employment process.
19 June 2017 - NW1486
Kruger, Mr HC to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs
Whether (a) her Department and (b) each entity reporting to her procured any services from and/or made any payments to (i) a certain company (name furnished) or (ii) any other public relations firms; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) was the total cost, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments, and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of such payments?
Reply:
(a) No
(i) Not applicable.
(ii) Not applicable.
(aa) Not applicable.
(bb) Not applicable.
(cc) Not applicable.
(dd) Not applicable.
(ee) Not applicable.
(ff) Not applicable.
(b) Public Entities
South African National Parks (SANParks)
(i) No. SANParks has not procured any such services.
(ii) No. SANParks uses its own internal resources for communications and public relations work.
(aa) Not applicable.
(bb) Not applicable.
(cc) Not applicable.
(dd) Not applicable.
(ee) Not applicable.
(ff) Not applicable.
South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
(i) No. SANBI has not procured any such services.
(ii) SANBI procured the services of Hippo Communication.
(aa) Hippo Communication services were procured to promote Kirstenbosch’s events through the media, including the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset concerts.
(bb) The total cost to Hippo Communication is R38 775.96.
(cc) The detailed breakdown of such costs is as follows:
- Monthly retainer for April 2017: R12 127.32.
- Monthly retainer for May 2017: R12 127.32.
- Monthly retainer for June 2017: R12 127.32.
- Facebook boosts to advertise Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts in March, was invoiced in April 2017: R2 394.00.
(dd) The total amount paid so far is R26 648.64 (Invoice for June retainer is still to be paid).
(ee) The Kirstenbosch events office uses the Public Relations agency called Hippo Communications to help promote Kirstenbosch’s events through the media, including the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset concerts, SANBI’s Kirstenbosch-South Africa Chelsea Flower Show exhibit, and the Kirstenbosch Winter Wonders campaign.
(ff) The detailed breakdown of such payments is as follows:
- Monthly retainer for April 2017: R12 127.32 was paid on 23 March 2017.
- Monthly retainer for May 2017: R12 127.32 was paid on 10 May 2017.
- Facebook boosts to advertise Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts in March, invoiced in April 2017 (R2 394.00), was paid on 24 April 2017.
iSimangaliso
(i) No. Isimangaliso has not procured any such services.
(ii) No. Isimangaliso uses its own internal resources for communications and public relations work.
(aa) Not applicable.
(bb) Not applicable.
(cc) Not applicable.
(dd) Not applicable.
(ee) Not applicable.
(ff) Not applicable.
South African Weather Service (SAWS)
(i) SAWS has not procured any such services.
(ii) We have procured the services from Litha Communications in January 2017.
aa) We procured support for Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Relations Management from Litha Communications.
(bb) SAWS has a 12 months contract with Litha Communications for a total cost of R1.14m.
(cc) January –March 2017 (511 hrs)
- Research current SAWS documents and reports.
- Compile Strategies: Stakeholder Relations, Media and Communications Strategy.
- Crisis communications, Interim communication Plan.
- Community needs survey.
April-June 2017 (320 hrs)
- Update Media and Communications Strategy.
- Development of a Corporate Resource Mobilisation Strategy.
- Development of a CSI Strategy.
- Development of a 5-year Marketing Strategy and Implementation Plan.
- Public Relations (media briefings, content, advisory articles etc.).
July-September 2017 (285 hrs):
- Roll-out of approved 5 year Marketing Plan.
- Roll-out of approved strategies.
- Public Relations (media briefings, content, advisory articles, etc.).
- Stakeholder Relations (meetings, invitations, partnerships, etc.).
- Resource mobilisation strategy (monthly action list and recommendations).
October-December 2017 (229 hrs):
- Public Relations (media briefings, content, advisory articles, etc.).
- Finalisation of the relevant strategies and preparations for Board approvals.
- Roll-out of approved strategies.
- Stakeholder Relations (meetings, invitations, partnerships, etc.).
(dd) To date, SAWS has paid R434 350 to Litha Communications (for the period: January-March 2017).
(ee) Purpose of the payments:
- Drafting of Media and Communications Strategy.
- Conduct SAWS Stakeholder Research.
- Positioning and messaging support to SAWS stakeholders.
- Development of a SAWS Media and Communications Strategy.
- Development of a SAWS Stakeholder Engagement Strategy.
- Development of a Commercial Marketing Plan for the Agricultural Sector.
- Capturing of community weather needs from completed survey questionnaires..
(ff) January 2017: R123 250.
February 2017: R175 100.
March 2017: R136 000.
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19 June 2017 - NW1132
Steenkamp, Ms J to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 222 on 6 March 2017, the requested information has been received from the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi); if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date is the information expected; if so, by what date will she communicate it?
Reply:
- Computer Applications Technology: Mr MJ Chiles and Ms W Uys
- Civil Technology: Mr T Haas
- Electrical Technology: Mr D Hanekom and Mr IE Hearne
- Mechanical Technology: Mr MP Moodley and Mr P Naidoo
- Engineering Graphics and Design: Mr A Bagus and Mr MP Moodley
- Accounting: Ms D Woodroffe and Mr J Mamaile
- Business Studies: Mr S Naicker and Mr D Macpherson
- Economics: Mr E Pretorius and Ms PP Ntuli
- Afrikaans Home Language: Prof. A Coetser and Ms S Fourie
- English Home Language: Mrs F Suliman. Ms S Maharaj and Dr V Moodley
19 June 2017 - NW1022
Schmidt, Adv H to ask the Minister of Communications
(1)What are the names of the office bearers who are currently serving in certain executive positions (details furnished) at the SA Broadcasting Corporation; (2) (a) which office bearers are serving in (i) a permanent capacity or (ii) an acting capacity and (b) for what period has each specified office bearer been acting in each respective position; (3) whether the specified positions have been advertised; if not, (a) why not and (b) at what date will they be advertised; if so, on what date were the positions advertised?
Reply:
For (1) (2) and (3) as at 4 June 2017, refer to the table link herewith below:
http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1022Table-170619.pdf
* Incumbent deceased on 13 May 2017
Notes
1 Mr James Aguma is Acting in vacant GCEO position. His permanent role is CFO
2 Ms Maseko is Acting as GE: News in place of Mr Simon Tebele
3. Mr James Mathabula is acting in the vacant position of Group Manager: Internal Audit
4. Mrs Audrey Raphela is acting as CFO in Mr James Aguma’s position
5. Mr Simon Tebele is acting as Coordinator: Special Projects in place of Mrs Bessie Tugwana
6. Mrs Bessie Tugwana is acting in the vacant position of COO
7. Mr Keobokile Mosweu is acting in place of Mr Hlaudi Motsoeneng
8. These staff members are not acting
9. All Staff members are on fixed term contract except Mr James Mathebula who is on a permanent contract.
19 June 2017 - NW1125
Chance, Mr R to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 215 on 6 March 2017, the requested information has been received from the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi); if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date is the information expected; if so, by what date will she communicate it?
Reply:
The 2016 National Senior Certificate (NSC) External Moderator Reports for the above listed subjects found that the subject question papers covered the scope and depth of the examinable content, examined the appropriate levels of cognition and difficulty outlined in the assessment syllabus and examination guideline of the examination assessment body. See external moderator’s reports in the accompanying USB flash drive.
19 June 2017 - NW1472
Walters, Mr TC to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
What are the full details of each state-owned farm managed by (a) the SA Fruit Exporters (SAFE) and (b) Bono Farm Management in each province; (2) (a) on what date was his department’s database detailing its strategic partners established, (b) what are the details of his department’s strategic partners and (c) where was the database established; (3) is the database a central or provincial facility; (4) on which dates were (a) SAFE and (b) Bono Farm Management first registered as strategic partners with his department?
Reply:
(a) The SA Fruit Exporters (SAFE) doesn’t manage any state owned farm.
(b) Please refer to Annexure A.
2. (a) 30 March 2011.
(b) Please refer to Annexure B.
(c) At the National Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.
3. The database is both national and provincial.
4. (a) Falls Away.
(b) 7 September 2010.
ANNEXURE A TO NA-QUES 1472 of 2017
Province |
Project name |
Property Description |
Programme/Grant type |
Hectares |
Strategic Partner/ Mentor |
Eastern Cape |
Commando Kraal |
COMMANDO KRAAL ESTATE - AGRI-VILLAGE COMMONAGE |
PLAS |
117.2778 |
Strategic Partner |
Eastern Cape |
Sunlands Farms |
Sunlands Farms - Portion 15,16,18,20,21,23,24-27,150-1,156,159,171 and 195 Farm Selborne No.115; |
PLAS |
409.7492 |
Strategic Partner |
Eastern Cape |
Nebraska |
Nebraska 558/15,33 (Buck Kraal) |
PLAS |
19.2720 |
Strategic Partner |
Western Cape |
Ronald Van Schalkwyk |
Portion 55,56.58 of farm Bergvallei no 408 |
PLAS |
286 |
Strategic Partner |
Western Cape |
Nirwanda |
Ptn 53(Ptn of 28) of De La Haye No.92 |
PLAS |
39.1 |
Strategic Partner |
Western Cape |
Rietkloof 2 PLAS |
Portion 33 of the Farm Rietkloof No. 144 |
PLAS |
320 |
Strategic Partner |
Western Cape |
Rietkloof - Mount Piguet |
Portions 8, 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23 of Farm No 144, Rietkloof in Piketberg Registration Division |
PLAS |
981 |
Strategic Partner |
Western Cape |
Plateau Farms - Dassiesfontein |
The Farms Dassiesfontein - Portion 6 of South, Portion 5 of North and Portion 1 of Farm No. 73 |
PLAS |
3 281 |
Strategic Partner |
Western Cape |
Plateau Farms - Rondawel |
The Farms Rondawel - Portion 1 & 2 of the Farm Grasplaats No. 113, Portion 2 of Farm Taaibosch Hoek No. 75 & Portion 5 of Farm Bok Poort No. 54 & Portion 4 of Dassiesfontein No. 73 |
PLAS |
4 934 |
Strategic Partner |
Western Cape |
Plateau Farms - Melrose |
The Farms Melrose- Portion 2 of Farm ADJ Driekop No. 48, Ptn 1 of Farm Taaibosch Hoek No. 75 and Rem Ext of Farm Bonkers Valei No. 76 |
PLAS |
4 860 |
Strategic Partner |
Western Cape |
Plateau Farms - Willemskraal |
The Farms Willemskraal - Portion 1 of Farm Bonkers Valei No. 76 |
PLAS |
1 662 |
Strategic Partner |
Western Cape |
Plateau - Matjieskloof |
Portion 1 of the farm Bonkers Valei No. 76 |
PLAS |
4 740 |
Strategic Partner |
19 June 2017 - NW1480
Kalyan, Ms SV to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her procured any services from and/or made any payments to (i) a certain company (name furnished) or (ii) any other public relations firms; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) was the total cost, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of such payments?
Reply:
(a) Department |
(i) |
Procured any services from Bell Portinger. |
The Department has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Bell Portinger. |
|
(ii) |
Make any payments to the Bell Portinger. |
|||
(aa) |
Services that were procured |
N/A |
||
(bb) |
The total costs |
N/A |
||
(cc) |
Detailed breakdown of the costs |
N/A |
||
(dd) |
The total amount paid |
N/A |
||
(ee) |
Purpose of the payments |
N/A |
||
(ff) |
Detailed breakdown of the payments |
N/A |
||
(b) Entities |
||||
SACE |
(i) |
Procured any services from Bell Portinger. |
SACE has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Bell Portinger. SACE makes use of its own internal resources for related services |
|
(ii) |
Made any payments to the Belll Portinger. |
|||
(aa) |
Services that were procured |
N/A |
||
(bb) |
The total costs |
N/A |
||
(cc) |
Detailed breakdown of the costs |
N/A |
||
(dd) |
The total amount paid |
N/A |
||
(ee) |
Purpose of the payments |
N/A |
||
(ff) |
Detailed breakdown of the payments |
N/A |
||
UMALUSI |
(i) |
Procured any services from the Bell Portinger |
Umalusi has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Bell Portinger. Umalusi makes use of its own internal resources for related services. |
(ii) |
Made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation |
||
(aa) |
Services that were procured |
N/A |
|
(bb) |
The total costs |
N/A |
|
(cc) |
Detailed breakdown of the costs |
N/A |
|
(dd) |
The total amount paid |
N/A |
|
(ee) |
Purpose of the payments |
N/A |
|
(ff) |
Detailed breakdown of the payments |
N/A |
19 June 2017 - NW1452
Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Social Development
How many (a) persons employed at cultural organisations were assessed against the Child Protection Register in the (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016 and (iv) 2017 calendar years and (b) of the specified persons were found not suitable to work with children in each case?
Reply:
The Child Protection Register does not categorise organisations in terms of their activities such as cultural, but as employers. However, (a) the number of employees screened in (i) 2014 were 63664, (ii) 2015 were 94552, (iii) 2016 were 103350 and 2017 were 3921 (April and May), and (b) persons were found not suitable to work with children in (i) 2014 were 87, (ii) 2015 were 300, (iii) 2016 were 281, and there no records for first quarter of 2017.
19 June 2017 - NW1129
Dreyer, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 219 on 6 March 2017, the requested information has been received from the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi); if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date is the information expected; if so, by what date will she communicate it?
Reply:
The 2016 National Senior Certificate (NSC) External Moderator Reports for the above listed subject found that the subject question papers covered the scope and depth of the examinable content, examined the appropriate levels of cognition and difficulty outlined in the assessment syllabus and examination guideline of the examination assessment body. See external moderator’s reports in the accompanying USB flash drive.
19 June 2017 - NW1728
King, Ms C to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources
Whether any staff of (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him were awarded any contracts or agreements to conduct business with any state entity in the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17 financial years; if so, what are the (aa)(aaa) names and (bbb) professional designations of the staff members and (bb)(aaa) details of the contract(s) and/or agreement(s) awarded and (bbb) amounts in each case?
Reply:
Whether any staff of (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him were awarded any contracts or agreements to conduct business with any state entity in the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17 financial years; if so, what are the (aa)(aaa) names and (bbb) professional designations of the staff members and (bb)(aaa) details of the contract(s) and/or agreement(s) awarded and (bbb) amounts in each case? |
||||
(i) |
(ii) |
(iii) |
||
|
DMR |
The Department does not have proven information pertaining to any staff member having been awarded any contracts or agreements to conduct business with any state entity in the (i) 2014-15, 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17 financial years. |
||
b)Entities |
CGS |
No |
No |
No |
MINTEK |
No |
No |
No |
|
SDT |
No |
No |
No |
|
SADPMR |
No |
No |
No |
|
MHSC |
No |
No |
No |
Approved/Not Approved
Mr MJ Zwane, MP
Minister of Mineral Resources
Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017
19 June 2017 - NW1488
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Health
Whether (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him procured any services from and/or made any payments to (i) a certain company (name furnished) or (ii) any other public relations firms; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) was the total cost, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of such payments?
Reply:
No, neither the Department nor entities reporting to it procured services and/or made payments to the company in question.
END.
19 June 2017 - NW1128
Dreyer, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 218 on 6 March 2017, the requested information has been received from the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi); if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date is the information expected; if so, by what date will she communicate it?
Reply:
The 2016 National Senior Certificate (NSC) External Moderator Reports for the above listed subject found that the subject question papers covered the scope and depth of the examinable content, examined the appropriate levels of cognition and difficulty outlined in the assessment syllabus and examination guideline of the examination assessment body. See external moderator’s reports in the accompanying USB flash drive.
19 June 2017 - NW1565
Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the Minister of Economic Development
Did the International Trade Administration Commission oppose the introduction of a 12% safeguard duty on imported hot-rolled steel in an essential facts letter issued in 2017; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) why and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard?
Reply:
The Chief Commissioner of the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) has advised that as part of its standard procedure before making a final determination on trade remedies, it normally issues essential facts letters. The purpose of an essential facts letter is to inform the applicant and interested parties of the relevant factors that the Commission was considering in making a final determination for all the participants to comment. It is always emphasised in these letters that the Commission has not yet made its final determination and nothing in these letters should be construed as such.
In the case of hot-rolled steel, the Commission relayed in the essential facts letter that it was considering making a final determination that: there were unforeseen developments; there was a surge in imports; there was serious injury to the domestic industry caused by a surge in imports; and that it was also considering not recommending imposition of safeguard measures on public interest grounds. It then called on parties to comment on these. ITAC considered comments received from the applicant and interested parties and the Commission made a final determination.
The contents of its final determination and reasons will be made public once the Report of the Commission on the safeguard investigation on hot-rolled steel is published for implementation by the Ministry of Finance.”
-END-