Questions and Replies
29 June 2017 - NW1657
Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Basic Education
How many school learners have been (a) killed or (b) injured in accidents while travelling to school in each province (i) in the (aa) 2013-14, (bb) 2014-15, (cc) 2015-16 and (dd) 2016-17 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017?
Reply:
The information has been requested from the Provincial Education Departments and will be provided as soon as it is received.
29 June 2017 - NW1126
Chance, Mr R to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 216 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.
28 June 2017 - NW1886
Khawula, Ms MS to ask the Minister of Women in the Presidency
Whether (a) her office and (b) each entity reporting to her appointed transaction advisors for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016; if so, (i) who were the transaction advisors that were appointed for the tenders, (ii) for which tenders were they appointed, (iii) what was the pricing for the tenders in question and (iv) what amount were the transaction advisors paid?
Reply:
Not applicable
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Approved by the Minister on
Date………………………..
28 June 2017 - NW1242
Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
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:
Neither my Department nor each entity reporting to me has procured or made payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.
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REPLY:
Entity (b) |
(b) (i) |
(b) (ii) |
(aa) |
(bb) |
(cc) |
(dd) |
(ee) |
(ff) |
Amatola Water |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Bloem Water |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Lepelle Water |
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Magalies Water |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Mhlathuze Water |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Overberg Water |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Rand Water |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Sedibeng Water |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Umgeni Water |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
TCTA |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
WRC |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Inkomati-Usuthu CMA |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Brede-Gouritz CMA |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
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28 June 2017 - NW587
Dudley, Ms C to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
(1)Whether her department has been requested to assist 29-year old South African Emlyn Culverwell and his fiancée Iryna Nohai who were arrested in an Abu Dhabi hospital; if so, (a) what is the extent of the assistance that her department can provide in a situation like this and (b) can her department intervene in terms of ensuring that the person’s family members or employers are able to make contact with him; (2) what is her department’s policy with regard to (a) requesting the return of a South African citizen in circumstances where a particular country’s law that has been transgressed is not law in South Africa and (b) the punishment meted out for certain offences (details furnished) under the Sharia-based legal system; (3) will her department assist the couple to appoint legal representation; if so, (a) what has been done or will be done in this regard and (b) what are the further relevant details?
Reply:
1. Yes, the Department was requested to provide consular assistance to Mr Culverwell. His fiancée is not a South African citizen but a citizen of the Ukraine.
(a) In such a situation the relevant South African Diplomatic mission will endeavour to establish and maintain contact with the detainee and also undertake a consular visit at the soonest opportunity and at certain intervals thereafter. Family and friends will be kept updated on the wellbeing of the detainee as per consent of the detainee. The payment of financial assistance for the detainee to buy basic necessities in prison, as deposited by the family, will be facilitated as well as the delivery of letters written by family and friends.
(b) A diplomatic mission abroad can only request that a detainee is allowed the contact with family or an employer as provided for by the local regulations in the receiving State. Detainees in the UAE are permitted to make telephone calls to family members and an employer provided they have sufficient funds. Receiving calls are not permitted.
Visits by family members to detainees are allowed in accordance with local regulations. Mr Culverwell did not raise any complaints to the embassy as to not being allowed to call or to receive visitors.
2. (a) When entering a foreign country a South African national subjects him-/herself to all the laws and regulations of that sovereign country whether or not such laws are similar to South African law or not. The South African Government respects the sovereignity of other countries and will not request the return of a South African national based on the mere fact that the particular offence committed is not regarded as an offence in South Africa.
(b) The punishment meted out for offences in a foreign country is determined by the law and the Courts in that particular country and the South African Government cannot intervene in the Court proceedings and judicial processes in a foreign country.
3. (a) and (b). When a South African is arrested abroad the SA Embassy can provide a list of law firms in the country but the choice and appointment of a particular lawyer rests with the person arrested. The SA Government does not provide funds to cover the legal costs of South Africans arrested abroad. In the case of Mr Culverwell in the UAE, his employer appointed legal representation. Mr Culverwell and his fiancée have since been released from detention, but the case has not finalised yet. Their release is equivalent to a free bail in South African terms. The couple is currently at their place of employment and residing at staff accommodation.
28 June 2017 - NW427
Mokgalapa, Mr S to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
How many persons of South Africa’s diplomatic corps have been found guilty of committing any form of crime since her appointment as Minister of International Relations and Cooperation on 11 May 2009, (b) what are the names of the specified employees, (c) what disciplinary steps will be taken against the specified persons and (d) what measures will be implemented to ensure that persons found guilty of committing any crime will not be appointed as diplomats or officials at South Africa’s foreign missions?
Reply:
Quote:
(a) None
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28 June 2017 - NW488
Stubbe, Mr DJ to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
What amount has her department billed each government department for using the VIP (a) lounges and (b) services at each of the country’s airports (i) in the (aa) 2013-14, (bb) 2014-15 and (cc) 2015-16 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2016?
Reply:
a) The Department of International Relations and Cooperation offers the services of the State Protocol Lounges at no cost. Therefore Government Departments were not billed for using the State Protocol Lounges.
b) The State Protocol lounges facilitate the arrivals and departures of all qualifying dignitaries on domestic and international flights.
- Not applicable
- Not applicable
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Additional information:
In the previous financial years, the State Protocol Lounge facilitated the following number of dignitaries:
2013/2014
OR Tambo International Airport 15 089
Cape Town International Airport 9 525
King Shaka International Airport 3 941
Total 28 282
2014/2015
OR Tambo International Airport 14 799
Cape Town International Airport 9 628
King Shaka International Airport 3 734
Total 28 161
2015/2016
OR Tambo International Airport 12 102
Cape Town International Airport 6 747
King Shaka International Airport 2 927
Total 21 776
01 April 2016 -28 FEBRUARY 2017
OR Tambo International Airport 12 224
Cape Town International Airport 7 267
King Shaka International Airport 3 261
Total 22 752
GRAND TOTAL OVER 4 YEARS 100 971
28 June 2017 - NW1056
Majola, Mr TR to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(1)Whether water use licences were issued to certain companies (names furnished) for the mining operation (a) in the Wakkerstroom area and/ (b) in any other area in the GertSibande District in Mpumalanga; if so, on what date was the water use licence issued in each case; (2) whether a full environmental impact assessment was conducted prior to the issuing of each water use licence; if so, what are the full relevant details of the report?
Reply:
(1)(a) Yes, a licence was issued for Atha-Africa Ventures on the 07 July 2016. The property where the activity will take place is in a mining area located 58 km South West of Piet Retief within the Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality which falls within Gert Sibande District Municipality in Mpumalanga in the W51A quaternary Catchment.
(1)(b) There are no records of any authorisation issued to Bashubile Trust.
(2) Yes, an Environment and Social Impact Assessment Report and Environmental and Social management Programme: Yzermyn Underground Coal Mine, EcoPartners, January 2015 was submitted with the application.
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28 June 2017 - NW1171
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(a) When last was the Eastleigh solute channel in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, which was damaged by flooding on 9 November 2016, maintained and (b) what amount was paid towards the maintenance?
Reply:
Requesting the Honourable Member to refer the question to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, who is in a better position to respond to issues relating to the maintenance and cost of maintenance of the Eastleigh solute channel in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng
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28 June 2017 - NW1563
Basson, Mr LJ to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(1)What are the full details of each contract awarded by the Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority (a) in each of the past three financial years and (b) since 1 April 2017, in each case specifying (i) the name and (ii) cost, (2) (a) did each contract go out on tender, (b) who was awarded each tender, (c) how is each project funded and (d) what is the current status of each project; (3) whether each project complies with the regulations of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, as amended; if not, in each case, why not?
Reply:
Refer to the table below for the breakdown responses.
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CONTRACTS AWARDED BY TCTA FROM 2014/15, 2015/16 AND 2016/17 FINANCIAL YEARS
Contract Description |
Date Awarded |
2(b) Contractor/ Supplier |
(ii) Contract Amount |
2(a) Open Tender or Close Tender or Exception |
2(c) Where applicable, How is each project Funded |
2 (d) Status of the project |
(3) Compliance with regulations of the Public Finance Management Act (Yes or No) |
Maintenance of UPS System, Generator, Access control and CCTV |
Apr-14 |
M Projects |
R 1 044 0000 |
Single Source recommended for maintenance of the equipment which were installed by the same service provider who was appointed through an open tender process. |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System |
Current |
Yes |
Construction of AMD facilities at Eastern Basin |
May-14 |
CMC-PG JV |
R 1 122 241 835.91 |
Open Tender |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System and 67% refundable from the fiscus |
Complete |
Yes |
Audio Visual Equipment |
May-14 |
Sumsung Business Solutions |
R 1 620 000.00 |
Single Source for maintenance of the equipment which were installed by the same service provider who was appointed through an open tender process. |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System |
Current |
Yes |
Land Valuation Services for Sludge Disposal for the Central Basin, Eastern and Western Basin |
Jun-14 |
Griffiths Valuations |
R 185 811.25 |
Single Source from the database which was set up after an open tender process. |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System |
Complete |
Yes |
Independent Environmental Auditor for AMD Eastern basin |
Sep-14 |
EP3 |
R 179 013.33 |
Quotation Process |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System and 67% refundable from the fiscus |
Complete |
Yes |
Disaster Recovery Services |
Sep-14 |
Continuity South Africa |
R 2 870 008.34 |
Single Sourcing |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System |
Expired |
Yes |
Health and Safety Consultant at AMD Eastern basin |
Oct-14 |
Nemai Consulting |
R 417 764.40 |
Open Tender |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System and 67% refundable from the fiscus |
Complete |
Yes |
Mobile Phone Services |
Dec-14 |
Vodacom |
R 3 320 955.40 |
Single Source-negotiated route after failure of a close tender process. |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System |
Current |
Yes |
Operation and Maintenance for AMD facilities at Central Basin |
Jan-15 |
Group Five |
R 215 863 561.66 |
Contract extension. |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System and 67% refundable from the fiscus |
Complete |
Yes |
Construction of AMD facilities at Western Basin |
Jan-15 |
Group Five |
R 92 000 000.00 |
Single Source, followed after the open tender process failed. |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System and 67% refundable from the fiscus |
Current |
Yes |
Appointment of Corporate Insurance Service provider |
Feb-15 |
GIB Insurance Brokers |
R 102 444.00 |
Open Tender |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System |
Current |
Yes |
Treasury Management System |
Jun-15 |
Fikon |
R 6 131 034,00 |
Open Tender |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System |
Current-implementation |
Yes |
Rental of Multi-Function Printing Devices for 36 Months |
Dec-15 |
Konica Minolta |
R 3 848 349.70 |
Open Tender |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System |
Current |
Yes |
SCM, Financial Accounting System |
Jan-16 |
ICT Works |
R 15 170 305.98 |
Open Tender |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System |
Current |
Yes |
HRM System |
Jan-16 |
ICT Works |
R 6 270 000.00 |
Single sourcing followed after the open tender process failed. |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System |
Current |
Yes |
Short term operation and maintenance of AMD Central basin |
Apr-16 |
Intelligent Water Solutions (IWS) |
R 55 146 662,91 |
Single Source |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System and 67% refundable from the fiscus |
Current- open tender process underway. |
Yes |
Operation and maintenance of AMD facilities at Eastern Basin |
Aug-16 |
CMC-PG JV |
R 80 000 000.00 |
Contract extension to provide operations and maintenance services to allow conclusion of an open tender process. |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System and 67% refundable from the fiscus |
Current |
Yes |
Procurement of pool vehicles |
Jan-17 |
Nissan |
R 498 914.03 |
National Treasury Transversal Contract |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System |
Once-off. |
Yes |
Psychometric Assessments |
Feb-17 |
Work Dynamics |
R 982 708.76 |
Open Tender |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System |
Current |
Yes |
Travel Management Service |
Mar-17 |
Travel With Flair |
Management fee (R 7 000 000.00) |
Open Tender |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System |
Extended by six months until September 2017 |
Yes |
Travel Management Services |
Mar-17 |
Gemini |
Management fee (R 4 400 000.00) |
Open Tender |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System |
Extended by six months until September 2017 |
Yes |
Total Soft Services Contract for facilities Management |
Mar-17 |
Afri Services |
R 7 395 031.02 |
Open Tender |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System |
On going |
Yes |
VAT Consulting Services |
Mar-17 |
PWC |
R 160 000.00 |
Single Source |
Commercial funding which is repaid via water tariffs from the Vaal River System |
On-going. |
Yes |
28 June 2017 - NW925
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
(1)Whether there is any position of (a) chief executive officer, (b) chief financial officer and/or (c) chief operating officer that is currently vacant in each entity reporting to her; if so, (i) how long has each specified position been vacant and (ii) what is the reason for each vacancy; (2) have the vacancies been advertised; if so, (a) were interviews done and (b) on what date will the vacancies be filled; (3) (a) what is the total number of persons who are currently employed in the specified positions in an acting capacity, (b) for what period has each person been acting in each position and (c) has any of the specified persons applied for the positions?
Reply:
- No
- Not applicable
- Not applicable
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28 June 2017 - NW1058
Majola, Mr TR to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
Whether the Public Protector conducted an investigation into Mhlathuze Water in the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2010; if so, (a) what was the purpose of the investigation and (b) on what date will the final report be available to the public?
Reply:
No, the Public Protector did not conduct an investigation on Mhlathuze Water Board during the period 01 January 2008 to 31 December 2010.
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28 June 2017 - NW1224
Mokgalapa, Mr S to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
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 Fund; 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) were the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?
Reply:
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has not procured any services and made no payment to:
(ii) The Decolonisation Fund, because the department did not require any service(s).
28 June 2017 - NW1172
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
Whether, with reference to the declaration of Eastleigh as a disaster area by the Premier of Gauteng, her department has applied for disaster funding in order to repair the Eastleigh solute channel damaged by flooding on 9 November 2016 in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the total amount that has been applied for, (b) on what date was the application submitted and (c) what is the outcome of the application?
Reply:
No, my Department did not apply for disaster funding in order to repair the Eastleigh solute channel damaged by flooding on 09 November 2016 in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM).
Requesting the Honourable Member to refer the question to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, who is in a better position to respond to issues relating to the application for disaster funding in order to repair the Eastleigh solute channel damaged by flooding on 9 November 2016 in the EMM in Gauteng.
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28 June 2017 - NW784
Kalyan, Ms SV to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
(1)Whether the use of Government letterheads by a certain official (details furnished) to source income for personal projects is an acceptable practice in her department; if so, on what statutory grounds is it an acceptable practice; if not, (2) Whether an investigation has been launched into the alleged misconduct; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will such an investigation be launched; if so, what were the outcomes? NW843E
Reply:
1. The practice of utilising Government letterheads to source income for personal projects is not acceptable in the Public Service,
2. The investigation is currently underway and the outcome will be provided to the relevant managers within two (2) weeks, namely by the 7th April 2017.
28 June 2017 - NW999
Basson, Mr LJ to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(1)Whether her department has put any operational plans in place to address the infestation of hyacinth plants at the Roodeplaat Dam; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the full details of the operational plans and (b) is the timeframe for cleaning and prevention of hyacinth; (2) whether any monitoring mechanisms have been put in place to monitor the incidence of any other invasive species at the specified dam; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether her department issued any legal mandates to keep dams and waterways clean and devoid of invasive species; if not, what is the position in each case; if so, in each case, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(1) Working for Water: Department of Environmental Affairs (WfW: DEA) has been actively involved with the controlling and eradicating invasive weeds in Roodeplaat Dam and has developed a plan to realise this. From 2007 to 2010, the level of weeds has been reduced from 100% to about 5% through their interventions. Working for Water has spent more than R4 million towards this. Furthermore, Working for Water is providing herbicides to land owners through Department of Public Works office on site to control invasive species. Refer to Annexure A for the Strategic Plan.
(2) Monitoring is done by the project manager for Working for Water in the Department of Environmental Affairs.
(3) My Department has developed Resource Management Plans for management of Access and Use of State Dams. As part of the plan it is proposed that for each dam, that has boating recreational use, the Department should build a washbay to wash the boats from other dams to controls and contain invasive weeds. Moreover my Department is currently finalising Regulations for Access and the Use of State Dams.
Furthermore, land owners are mandated by NEMBA (National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004) together with the Alien and Invasive Species Regulations that came to effect on 1 October 2014, which both give the responsibility to the land owners to develop management plans to control and eradicate invasive species including the budget to realise the above. To this effect, there is a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Department of Environmental Affairs and my Department to map out how this should be achieved. Continuing engagements are in place to this effect. Refer to Annexure B for the signed MoU.
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28 June 2017 - NW1170
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(a) By what date will her department repair the Eastleigh solute channel in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, which was damaged by flooding on 9 November 2016, (b) what is the estimated cost of repair and (c) by what date is the repair work expected to be completed?
Reply:
My Department is not repairing the Eastleigh solute channel damaged by flooding on the 09 November 2016 in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM).
Requesting the Honourable Member to refer the question to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, who is in a better position to respond to issues relating to the repairing of the Eastleigh solute channel in the EMM in Gauteng.
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28 June 2017 - NW1055
Baker, Ms TE to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation:
(1) Whether water use licences were issued to certain companies (names furnished) for the mining operation (a) in the Wakkerstroom area and/ (b) in any other area in the GertSibande District in Mpumalanga; if so, in each case, (i) on what date was the licence issued and (ii) for which area was the licence granted; (2) whether the specified areas are protected in accordance with the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, Act 57 of 2003; (3) whether there is any risk of water contamination of the water sources in the specified area as a result of such mining activity?
Reply:
(1) A licence was issued for Atha-Africa Ventures on the 07 July 2016. The property where the activity will take place is in a mining area located 58 km South West of Pietretief within the Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality which falls within Gert Sibande District Municipality in Mpumalanga in the W51A quaternary Catchment. There are no records of any authorisation issued to Bashubile Trust.
(2) This property where Atha-Africa Ventures which is Ptn 1 of the farm Yzermine 96 HT has been excluded from the Mabola Protected Environment and the Surface disturbance associated with the activity will be located on the farm.
(3) New technologies, as well as best practice guidelines will be used to ensure that water use is minimal and where possible water is reused or recycled. A plan and engineering designs will be developed to ensure that cut-off Trenches/ open drains and beams separate the 1:100 clean water runoff, from the 1:50 dirty water, to divert clean runoff around the identified operational areas that may pollute water resources. The PCDs will be sized to collect the average Dirty runoff from the mining area as well as the 1:100 24 hour storm event.
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28 June 2017 - NW1053
Baker, Ms TE to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
Whether the water tribunal has concluded the appeal against the granting of water use licence to a certain company WPB Colliery (Pty) Ltd in Mpumalanga; if not, by what date will the appeal be concluded; if so, will he provide a copy of the resolution to Ms T E Baker?
Reply:
No, the Appellant requested to be furnished with the reasons and documents in compliance with Item 5 (3) of Schedule 6 of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998). That information has since been supplied to the Appellant to afford them the opportunity to supplement, vary or amplify its Appeal if they so wish. The respondent will also be given opportunity to file its Replying Statement. At the end of the exchange of papers the appeal record of proceedings will be submitted to the Chairperson of the Water Tribunal, who may give directives and also provide a date for setting the matter down. The date of finalisation of this matter is dependent on all the parties involved and not my Department alone.
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28 June 2017 - NW1059
Basson, Mr LJ to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(1)Whether any probity checks were conducted in respect of the appointment of candidates to Mhlathuze Water Board prior to its establishment in the 2009-10 financial year; if not, why not; if so; (2) were any candidates red-flagged; if so, (a) what were their names, (b) what are the reasons for red-flagging them and (c) what action has been taken?
Reply:
(1) Yes, probity checks were conducted in respect of appointment of candidates to Mhlathuze Water Board prior to its establishment.
(2) No candidates were red flagged.
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28 June 2017 - NW1057
Majola, Mr TR to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
Whether a water use licence was issued to WPB Colliery for coal mining in Mpumalanga between 2010 and 2016; if not, why not; if so, was a full environmental impact assessment report made available to her department to consider the possible impact on the Elands River and Crocodile River?
Reply:
Yes, a water use license was issued to WPB Colliery on the 04 October 2015. Yes, an Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Report compiled by M2 Environmental Connections dated June 2012, was considered during the assessment of this application.
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28 June 2017 - NW456
Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
Whether her department procured any services from and/or made any payments to (a) Mr Mzwanele Manyi, (b) the Progressive Professionals Forum, (c) the Decolonisation Fund and/or (d) the Black Business Council; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what (i) services were procured, (ii) was the total cost, (iii) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (iv) was the total amount paid, (v) was the purpose of the payments and (vi) is the detailed breakdown of such payments in each case?
Reply:
The Department International Relations and Cooperation has not made any payment to:
- Mr Mzwanele Manyi,
- The Progressive Professionals Forum,
- The Decolonisation Fund, and/or
- The Black Business Council; because the department did not utilised any services provided by the above mentioned.
- Because the Department did not utilise any services provided by the above mentioned.
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28 June 2017 - NW1000
Basson, Mr LJ to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(1)With reference to her reply to question 2934 on 31 August 2015, (a) why was the Groblersdal Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality not completed in December 2015, (b) what steps will her department take to assist with the completion of the plant and (c) what steps did her department take to prevent the current pollution of more than 4ml of sewer flowing into the Olifants River (2) does her department (a) monitor the quality of the water in the Olifants River and (b) provide results, if not, why not in each case?
Reply:
(1)(a)The refurbishment of Groblersdal Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW) within Sekhukhune District Municipality (DM) was completed in December 2015, however; the practical commissioning of the refurbished work was done during June 2016 and the waste water treatment plan is functional. The waste water treatment occasionally experience breakdown of aerobic mixer due to the plant being overloaded and the contractor who was refurbishing the plant attended to the breakdown as part of retention period.
(1)(b) My Department did not take steps in assisting with completion since both the Sekhukhune DM and Lepelle Northern Water Board did complete the refurbishment work, and is operational. The practical commission was however done in June 2016.
(1)(c) My Department Regional Office: Limpopo visited Groblersdal Waste Water Treatment Works on 10 May 2017 and the following findings were made:
- Lepelle Northern Water is responsible for the operation of the WWTW. Both the old and the new plant are operated simultaneously. The works was operational however signs of overflow were observed. According to the official present, this was due to the influx of effluent from the pump station which only started operating on 08 May 2017.
- A site inspection was also conducted at the pump station which pumps sewerage into the Groblersdal WWTW, which is located in the outskirts of the industrial area. The pump station is managed by Sekhukhune DM and it was not operational for the last 6 months. During the time when it was non-operational, sewage from town was pumped to the pump station via a channel, however the effluent did not reach the WWTW. This led to the effluent being diverted into an unlined emergency pond at the back of the pump station, which may possibly lead to surface and groundwater pollution. Discussions between Lepelle Northern Water and Sekhukhune DM took place, however the problem persisted. According to the official from Lepelle Northern Water the pump station started operating on Monday, 08 May 2017. A Section 19 Notice under the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998 will be issued to the Sekhukhune DM, as the responsible authority for operation and maintenance of the pump station.
(2) Yes, my Department monitors the quality of the water in the Olifants River. Refer to the Table 1 below which is the summary of the effluent quality discharged by Groblersdal Wastewater Treatment works, downstream and upstream of the Works:
Table 1
Sampling Dates |
Variables |
General Limits |
Upstream of WWTW |
Downstream of WWTW |
January 2016 |
pH-Diss-Water NO3+NO2-N-Diss-Water PO4-P-Diss-Water |
5.5-9.5 15(mg/l) 8 (mg/l) |
8.3 0.622(mg/l) 0.01(mg/l) |
8.5 0.572(mg/l) 0.01(mg/l) |
April 2016 |
pH-Diss-Water NO3+NO2-N-Diss-Water PO4-P-Diss-Water |
5.5-9.5 15(mg/l) 8(mg/l) |
8.6 0.595(mg/l) 0.01(mg/l) |
|
June 2016 |
pH-Diss-Water NO3+NO2-N-Diss-Water PO4-P-Diss-Water |
5.5-9.5 15(mg/l) 8(mg/l) |
8.4 1.352(mg/l) 0.01(mg/l) |
8.2 1.269(mg/l) 0.01(mg/l) |
July 2016 |
pH-Diss-Water NO3+NO2-N-Diss-Water PO4-P-Diss-Water |
5.5-9.5 15(mg/l) 8(mg/l) |
8.1 1.221(mg/l) 0.121(mg/l) |
|
August 2016 |
pH-Diss-Water NO3+NO2-N-Diss-Water PO4-P-Diss-Water |
5.5-9.5 15(mg/l) 8(mg/l) |
8.3 0.804(mg/l) 0.03(mg/l) |
7.8 1.168(mg/l) 0.021(mg/l) |
September 2016 |
pH-Diss-Water NO3+NO2-N-Diss-Water PO4-P-Diss-Water |
5.5-9.5 15(mg/l) 8(mg/l) |
8.4 0.783(mg/l) 0.122(mg/l) |
|
October 2016 |
pH-Diss-Water NO3+NO2-N-Diss-Water PO4-P-Diss-Water |
5.5-9.5 15(mg/l) 8(mg/l) |
8.1 3.411(mg/l) 0.01(mg/l) |
|
December 2016 |
pH-Diss-Water NO3+NO2-N-Diss-Water PO4-P-Diss-Water |
5.5-9.5 15(mg/l) 8(mg/l) |
8.4 0.29(mg/l) 0.046(mg/l) |
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28 June 2017 - NW308
Mokgalapa, Mr S to ask the MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION
(1) With reference to the statement of the President of the Republic, Mr Jacob G Zuma, made during the State of the Nation Address on 9 February 2017, that South Africa will continue mediation efforts, peacekeeping operations and peace-making initiatives in the Democratic Republic of Congo, what is the current status of South Africa’s formal involvement in the specified country? (NW327E)
Reply:
- South Africa continues to support MONUSCO (United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) through a deployment of uniformed and other personnel in a multi-dimensional peacekeeping which involves the military, police and the civilian components. MONUSCO’s strategic priorities are to protect civilians, stemming out of violence against women and children perpetuated by armed groups. The current mandate of MONUSCO will expire on 31 March 2017. The UN will provide guidance in terms of the extension of the mandate based on a situational analysis on the ground, particularly in the Eastern DRC and the political developments as the country prepares for the elections by end of 2017.
28 June 2017 - NW316
Matsepe, Mr CD to ask the Minister of Small Business Development
(1)Will she make available to Mr C D Matsepe the (a) policy paper on sector prioritisation referred to in slide 39 and (b) Partner Management Framework to forge partnerships with the private sector, referred to in slide 29 of her department’s presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development on 23 November 2015; if not, in each case, why not; if so, by what date in each case; (2) (a) what are the names of the partners commissioned to conduct research on defining the ecosystem for small businesses and cooperatives, as referred to on slide 14 of the specified presentation and (b) by what date will her department and the specified partners report on the findings of the specified research; (3) what progress is her department making with regard to the adoption of recognised impact measurement techniques and tools for measuring the impact of its programmes and projects referred to in slide 27 of the specified presentation?”
Reply:
(1)(a) The Minister is pleased to share ther Sector Prioritisation paper (Annexure A); and
(1)(b) The Draft Development Partnership Guidelines (Annexure B).
(2)(a) The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) has commissioned (Greater Capital) a service provider to conduct research on the eco-system. The research is conducted in close collaboration with the following organisations: South African Breweries (SAB) Foundation, Sustainable Entrepreneurship Accelerator (SEA) Africa, Allan Gray and Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute (GEDI).
(2)(b) The final report with findings and recommendations will be presented to DSBD Executive Committee within the second quarter of the current financial year.
(3) Programme Impact Evaluation
This type of evaluation (impact evaluation) measures the non-observable aspects that result from the programme. For example, while the number of enterprises supported by a programme is 200 (as established through monitoring), the number of sustainable ones among these – an intangible and multi-composite attribute – may only be evident through measurements of effectiveness.
A programme’s effectiveness can only be measured through a repeatable study that applies multiple data methods. In this instance, enterprise sustainability may be the effect sought by the programme. “Sustainability” may be one of the components defined for “economic growth”. Outcomes are relevant to cumulative effects that together with other reinforcing aspects have profound socio-economic implications (say, creating a small business-conducive environment, an entrepreneurship culture, etc).
Given this background, the portfolio of Department’s programmes are being evaluated internally on the basis of planning, design and implementation, guided by the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework guidelines developed for the department at this stage. This is motivated by the fact that most of the programmes that are being run by the department are inherited from the Department of Trade and Industry and therefore to assess their relevance to the mandate, Mission and Vision of the department, this process is necessary. The guiding principles are derived from the Acts that govern both SMMEs and Co-operatives nationally coupled with the guideline documents which were developed on inception to guide implementation.
To measure policy impact coupled with outputs and outcomes up to date, with intention to measure effectiveness, efficiency and value for money, the Department undertook to partner with Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation-DPME and undertook to embark on an evaluation process of the Integrated Strategy on the Promotion and Support of Small Businesses (2005).
This process is to identify what needs to be done to institute more responsive interventions that will be more responsive given current challenges; highlight an overall impact on the programmes’ responsiveness to the needs of SMMEs to date. The outcome of this exercise will inform an evidence based review and programme improvement plan that will position the interventions as more responsive to needs of beneficiaries and point at more effective methodologies that are better fitting to the developmental mandate.
28 June 2017 - NW1511
Rabotapi, Mr MW to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
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:
Neither My Department nor Entities reporting to me have procured any services from and/or made any payment to Bell Pottinger or any other public relations firms.
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28 June 2017 - NW1817
Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Science and Technology
(1) Which entities reporting to her (a) have a board in place and (b) do not have a board in place, (i) of those that have a board, (aa) when was each individual board member appointed and (bb) when is the term for each board lapsing and (ii) how many (aa) board members are there in each individual board an (bb) of those board members of each entity are female; (2) With reference to entities that do not have board in place, (a) who is responsible for appointing the board and (b) when will a board be appointed.? "
Reply:
(1) Entities reporting to the Minister of Science and Technology
Entities |
(a) |
(b) |
(i) (aa) |
(i) (bb) |
(ii) (a) |
(ii) (bb) |
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAF) |
Yes |
N/A |
01/11/2016 |
31/10/2020 |
13 |
05 |
Human Science Research Council (HSRC) |
Yes |
N/A |
01/11/2013 |
31/10/2017 |
09 |
06 |
National Research Foundation (NRF) |
Yes |
N/A |
01/10/2014 |
30/09/2018 |
13 |
05 |
Entities |
(a) |
(b) |
(i) (aa) |
(i) (bb) |
(ii) (a) |
(ii) (bb) |
Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) |
Yes |
N/A |
01/05/2017 |
30/04/2021 |
10 |
04 |
South African Council For Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) |
Yes |
N/A |
01/05/2015 |
30/04/2019 |
21 |
10 |
South African National Space Agency (SANSA) |
Yes |
N/A |
01/09/2014 |
31/08/2018 |
16 |
06 |
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) |
Yes |
N/A |
01/01/2015 |
31/12/2018 |
10 |
05 |
National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) |
Yes |
N/A |
01/08/2014 |
31/07/2018 |
19 |
06 |
(2) Not applicable as all DST Entities have Boards in place.
28 June 2017 - NW1492
Majola, Mr TR to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
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) The Department of International Relations has not procured the services of any public relations firms
b) No entities reporting to her have procured the services of any other public relations firms.
c) The Department has in house media and public relations units that include media liaison unit, an in-house internet radio station (Ubuntu Radio), and social media platforms. These platforms are utilized to communicate the messages of her Department
28 June 2017 - NW360
Topham , Mr B to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
What is the (a) make, (b) model, (c) price and (d) date on which each vehicle was purchased for use by (i) her and (ii) her deputies (aa) in the (aaa) 2014-15 and (bbb) 2015-16 financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2016?
Reply:
i) With regard to Minister Nkoana-Mashabane, the following:
Aaa)
Make |
Model |
Price |
Date |
BMW |
740i Active Hybrid |
R998 137.99 |
May 2014 |
Bbb) None
Ccc) None
ii) With regard to Deputy Minister N Mfeketo, the following:
Aaa) None
Bbb) None
ccc)
Make |
Model |
Price |
Date |
Mercedes Benz |
E250 Avantgarde |
R771 570.99 |
2017 |
With regard to Deputy Minister L Landers, the following:
Aaa) None
Bbb)
Make |
Model |
Price |
Date |
Mercedes Benz |
C250 Avantgarde |
R506 060.58 |
2016 |
ccc) None
Unquote
27 June 2017 - NW1253
Mulder, Dr PW to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)(a) Whether municipalities and Eskom are obliged to apply for licences to supply electricity to South Africa and (b) whether they are regulated by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa in terms of section 36 of the Electricity Regulation Act, Act 4 of 2006; (2) whether municipal authorities, in their task of supplying electricity, are subject to the standard NRS 057:2009, read together with South African National Standard requirements SANS 474:2009; (3) whether electricity suppliers such as a municipal authority and Eskom may make use of unlicensed, uncalibrated and untested electric meters and secondary equipment which cannot guarantee an accurate account, particularly against the background of the Municipal Finance Management Act, Act 56 of 2003, and relevant electricity legislation and regulations? NW1394E
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.
27 June 2017 - NW1697
Hunsinger, Dr CH to ask the Minister of Transport
(a) What is the total number and details of Metrorail power backup generators that were (i) stolen or (ii) damaged in the past three financial years, (b) where did such theft and damage take place, (c) when did it happen respectively, (d) what are the respective financial losses in this regard, (e) how were services affected in each province in each month and (f) what is being done to prevent future theft and damage?
Reply:
(a) (i) No power backup generators have been stolen.
(ii) No power backup generators have been damaged.
(b) Refer to (a) above.
(c) Refer to (a) above.
(d) Refer to (a) above.
(e) Refer to (a) above.
(f) Refer to (a) above.
27 June 2017 - NW930
Macpherson, Mr DW to ask the Minister of Police
(1) Whether there is any position of (a) chief executive officer, (b) chief financial officer and/or (c) chief operating officer that is currently vacant in each entity reporting to him; if so, (i) how long has each specified position been vacant and (ii) what is the reason for each vacancy; (2) have the vacancies been advertised; if so, (a) were interviews done and (b) on what date will the vacancies be filled; (3) (a) what is the total number of persons who are currently employed in the specified positions in an acting capacity, (b) for what period has each person been acting in each position and (c) has any of the specified persons applied for the positions?
Reply:
(1)(a) No.
(1)(a)(i)(ii) Not applicable.
(1)(b) No.
(1)(b)(i)(ii) Not applicable.
(1)(c) No.
(1)(c)(i)(ii) Not applicable.
(2) The posts of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operational Officer do not exist in the South African Police Service. The post of Chief Financial Officer has been filled since 1 October 2015.
(2)(a) Not applicable.
(2)(b) Not applicable.
(3)(a) None.
(3)(b) Not applicable.
(3)(c) Not applicable.
27 June 2017 - NW1625
Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
With regard to the arrests of three suspects who allegedly arranged places for students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s medical school in exchange for money, what (a) (i) disciplinary or (ii) other action will be taken against students who allegedly obtained their places through bribery and (b) steps will his department take to determine if such bribery has occurred at other higher education institutions?
Reply:
(a)(i) The Higher Education Act (Act 101 of 1997 as amended) is the legal framework within which the Department of Higher Education and Training, and public higher education institutions operate.
Universities are entirely responsible for their admission policies in terms of Section 37 of the Act.
In addition Section 36 of the Act states that: every student at a public higher education institution is subject to such disciplinary measures and disciplinary procedures as may be determined by the institutional statute or the institutional rules.
Therefore, with reference to the above sections, universities themselves must determine the admissions requirements for students, and any disciplinary processes for students who may have obtained their places through bribery, as alleged.
(ii) Notwithstanding the legal framework, I take this matter very seriously as it poses a grave danger to the credibility of the country’s education system. I commend both our law enforcement agencies and the institution concerned for working together to rid the higher education system of this scourge. In the specific case mentioned, the Department will request reports from the institution on the actions taken regarding those found guilty after the investigations are concluded.
(b) The Department will engage with all University Vice-Chancellors, raising the concerns around corruption into application and admissions processes; urging all universities to look into their processes and where findings are made, to take decisive action. Any concerns that the public has or further information on any alleged corruption regarding admissions fraud, should be reported to the Department for further investigation.
COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:
EXT:
DIRECTOR – GENERAL
STATUS:
DATE:
QUESTION 1625 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED
Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
STATUS:
DATE:
27 June 2017 - NW1926
Macpherson, Mr DW to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
(a) What are the terms of reference for the Poultry Task Team established by Government in January 2017, (b)(i) how many times has the task team met since its establishment and (ii) on which dates, (c)(i) which stakeholders has the task team met with and (ii) on which dates and (d) by when will the findings of the task team be made available?
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.
27 June 2017 - NW1043
Redelinghuys, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Police
(a) On what date did the suspension of the National Police Commissioner, Ria Phiyega, take effect and (b) what is the total amount that SA Police Service has paid to the specified person since her suspension to the latest available date, including (i) salary, (ii) benefits, (iii) bonuses and (iv) any other payments?
Reply:
(a) The suspension of the National Police Commissioner took effect on 2015/10/14.
(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv) The National Commissioner, Ria Phiyega, received the following remuneration and benefits for the period, 2015/10/14 to 2017/04/30.
- Basic Salary : R2 095 802,70
- Non Pensionable Cash allowance : R 562 541,23
- Head of Department Allowance : R 299 224,08
- Employer’s Pension Contribution : R 335 130,47
- PSCBC Employer’s Contribution : R 22,07
- SSSBC Employer’s Contribution : R 64,00
Total : R3 292 784,55
27 June 2017 - NW1342
Motau, Mr SC to ask the Minister of Police
How many members of the VIP Protection Unit were assigned to the protection detail of (a) the President, (b) the Deputy President, (c) Cabinet Ministers and (d) all other VIPs in each of the (i) 2007-08 (ii) 2008-09, (iii) 2009-10 (iv) 2010-11 (v) 2011-12 and (vi) 2012-13 financial years?
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.
27 June 2017 - NW868
Dreyer, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Police
1. (a) What is the number of unsolved murder cases in each district in Gauteng and (b) how many of these cases relate to (i) hijacking, (ii) taxi violence, (iii) burglary and (iv) random robbery; (2) whether there exists a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the SA Police Service and each metro police department within Gauteng in relation to crime fighting in their jurisdictions; if not, why not; if so, will he provide Mrs A M Dreyer with a copy of each MOU?
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.
27 June 2017 - NW1045
Matsepe, Mr CD to ask the Minister of Police
Is he aware of any outside employment or remuneration received by a certain person (name and details furnished) since the date of the specified person’s suspension; if so, what are the relevant details?
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.
27 June 2017 - NW1205
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Police
How many cases of (a) sexual assault, (b) common assault and (c) assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm which occurred at schools were reported to the SA Police Service in each province (i) in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16, and (cc) 2016-17 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017?
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 |
27 June 2017 - NW1624
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What amount of student debt was (a) incurred and (b) written off at each public (i) university and (ii) technical and vocational education and training college in each of the last ten financial years?
Reply:
The table link below as Annexure A provides the student debt incurred and written off at each public university.
http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1624AnnexureA-170624.pdf
With regard to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges, the Annual Financial Statements of the 50 public TVET colleges for the last 10 financial years are being analysed and the requested information will be provided once completed.
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27 June 2017 - NW869
Dreyer, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Police
Whether there are any plans in place to construct police stations in the areas of (a) Leondale, (b) Roodekop, (c) Phumula, (d) Rondebult and (e) Buhle Park within the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality; if not, why not; if so, by what date will each police station be completed?
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.
27 June 2017 - NW1696
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport
(a) What are the details of the Metrorail signal equipment that has been stolen or damaged in the past three financial years, (b)(i) where and (ii) when did such theft and damage take place in each case, (c) what are the respective financial losses in this regard, (d) how were services affected in each province in each month and (e) what is being done to prevent future theft and damage?
Reply:
a) The stolen or damaged Metrorail signal equipment consists of two elements namely, signal cables and the signal infrastructure. The total number of incidents and arrests are shown below for the Gauteng, Western Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal Metrorail Regions. This is followed by the tables reflecting the same for the signaling infrastructure. The signaling infrastructure in the Eastern Cape is owned and protected by Transnet.
Signal Cable
Signal Infrastructure
Gauteng |
|||||||
Incidents 2014 |
Incidents 2015 |
Incidents 2016 |
Incidents 2017 |
Arrests 2014 |
Arrests 2015 |
Arrests 2016 |
Arrests 2017 |
477 |
317 |
220 |
121 |
145 |
53 |
34 |
32 |
Western Cape |
|||||||
Incidents 2014 |
Incidents 2015 |
Incidents 2016 |
Incidents 2017 |
Arrests 2014 |
Arrests 2015 |
Arrests 2016 |
Arrests 2017 |
507 |
197 |
93 |
96 |
33 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
KZN |
|||||||
Incidents 2014 |
Incidents 2015 |
Incidents 2016 |
Incidents 2017 |
Arrests 2014 |
Arrests 2015 |
Arrests 2016 |
Arrests 2017 |
154 |
142 |
66 |
59 |
18 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
b) (i) These incidents occurred in various locations between stations, not always in the same place.
(ii) The time of the incidents varies but most of the incidents occur between the last trains at night and the first trains in the morning.
(c) The total value of operating infrastructure theft and vandalism countrywide amounts to between R25 to R30 million per annum, of which cable theft accounts for R 4-5 million of this total.
(d) It is estimated that between 5 and 10% of trains delays and cancellations is directly related asset related crimes (theft and vandalism). In Gauteng on average 1%, Western Cape 7% and KZN 3% trains are delayed and cancelled due to cable and signaling theft and vandalism.
(e) The following action plans are in place to prevent and reduce the number of occurrences:
From a security perspective the following:
- Crime prevention plans are executed to ensure effectiveness and efficacy in the identified hot spot areas.
- Management of security contracts e.g. (Visits, attending parades, briefings/debriefings, contractor’s meetings, and record keeping).
Enhance all Provincial/Regional security and crime prevention plans to:
- Ensure correct analysis of hot spots areas, trends, times and days
- Correct deployments according to security risk assessments. (May differ from day to day).
- Ensure efficacy of Provincial Rail Crime Combating Forums (PRCCF), Non Ferrous Metal Crime Combating Committees (PNFMCCC) and Provincial Operational Committee (HAWKS POC).
- Implement intelligence driven operations.
- Increase visibility/patrols (Uniforms/Reflectors).
- Arrests must be followed through until conviction. Criminal matters amendment Act no 18 of 2015.
- All cases must be reported to the SAPS to determine crime trends and hot spots.
- Daily monitoring of “hot spots” and “flash points” as defined by the Crime Pattern Analysis.
- Dedicated deployment on hotspots.
- Joint planning between Protection Services and the Rapid Rail Police at the weekly Corridor Railway Crime Combating Forum.
- ADHOC interventions by Rapid Response Units on crime affected areas.
- Stake holders meeting – Rapid Rail Police weekly meeting, Monthly Community Policing Forums and Monthly Commuter meetings.
- Engaging technical department for vandal proofing and burying of signal cable.
- Disruptive scrap metal dealer visits with Fire Arms Liquor and Second-hand Goods Act Component of the Police.
From the engineering side various initiatives are also being implemented to assist with the physical protection of the assets. This includes the following:
- Vandal proofing of cables and infrastructure (burying cables and hardening equipment to make it more vandal resistant)
- Rollout of a GSMR Network (Fibre Optic) to reduce the dependency on copper cables
- Colour light signal lamps changed to light emitting diodes (LED)
- Fencing project – started with the building of walls and fences between stations to keep criminals out/prevent theft.
27 June 2017 - NW1369
Kalyan, Ms SV to ask the Minister of Police
What is the total amount, by type, of narcotics (a) seized and (b) destroyed by the (i) SA Police Service, (ii) the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations and (iii) any other law enforcement agency or unit within his department in the (aa) 2012-13, (bb) 2013-14, (cc) 2014-15, (dd) 2015-16 and (ee) 2016-17 financial years?
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 |
27 June 2017 - NW1633
Bara, Mr M R to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What amount has each public (a) university and (b) technical and vocational education and training college spent on security services in each of the past ten financial years?
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.
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27 June 2017 - NW1774
Purdon, Mr RK to ask the Minister of State Security
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:
The State Security Agency (SSA) does not make use of private security services.
27 June 2017 - NW1387
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)What number of (a) beds were available and (b) applications were received for student accommodation at each public university for the start of the 2017 academic year; (2) what number of additional beds in student accommodation are expected to be made available through (a) renovation and (b) construction projects at each public university in the (i) 2017, (ii) 2018, (iii) 2019 and (iii) 2020 academic years?
Reply:
- (a) Table 1 shows the total number of 115 040 beds at public universities in 2016.
Table 1: Total public university residence beds in 2016
University |
Number of beds |
1. Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
5 304 |
2. Central University of Technology |
975 |
3. Durban University of Technology |
2 837 |
4. Mangosuthu University of Technology |
1 910 |
5. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University |
3 197 |
6. North West University |
9 828 |
7. Rhodes University |
3 581 |
8. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University |
2 748 |
9. Sol Plaatje University |
746 |
10. Tshwane University of Technology |
8 189 |
11. University of Cape Town |
6 645 |
12. University of Fort Hare |
3 494 |
13. University of the Free State |
5 522 |
14. University of Johannesburg |
6 952 |
15. University of KwaZulu-Natal |
7 147 |
16. University of Limpopo |
7 265 |
17. University of Mpumalanga |
1 006 |
18. University of Pretoria |
8 297 |
19. University of South Africa |
0 |
20. University of Stellenbosch |
7 684 |
21. University of Venda |
2 165 |
22. University of the Western Cape |
2 517 |
23. University of the Witwatersrand |
5 560 |
24. University of Zululand |
3 984 |
25. Vaal University of Technology |
2 639 |
26. Walter Sisulu University |
4 848 |
Total |
115 040 |
(b) The information on the number of applications received for student housing at each public university for the start of the 2017 academic year is not available. The Department does not collect statistics on the number of applications for student housing. Once the Central Applications Service is fully operational, this information will be readily available and updated annually.
(2) Table 2 shows the approved student housing allocations from Infrastructure and Efficiency Grant (IEG) funds, and the proposed new beds to be built or refurbished at each university through the Student Housing Infrastructure Programme. The programme was launched by the Minister at the Student Housing Symposium, "Student Housing Matters", in July 2016. The programme aims to expand and accelerate the provision of student housing by developing 300 000 new beds over 10 years. At present, and utilising mainly IEG funds, universities develop about 3 000 new beds annually. Funding will be provided through the IEG allocations, Development Financial Institutions loans, and Public Private Partnerships involving the private sector developers and financial institutions.
The table shows that funding of R1.794 billion was allocated to 21 universities for the construction or refurbishment of student housing projects that will provide of 28 690 beds between 2017 and 2020. The IEG allocations already approved will be supplemented by other sources of funding secured by universities, facilitated by the Department.
A further R1.1 billion will be allocated to student housing projects during 2017/18. The number of beds to be provided through this funding will be finalised following the submission of project plans to the Department. Universities which did not receive grants in previous cycles will be considered for the 2017/18 and subsequent allocations. The objective is to provide larger grants to enable universities to leverage grant funding and develop projects that achieve economies of scale and reduce costs per bed.
The number of additional beds for 2020/21 onwards will depend on National Treasury approval of the IEG budget for the fifth funding cycle, i.e. 2018/19 to 2020/21, and additional student housing infrastructure funding raised by institutions, as described above.
Table 2: Student housing projects to be completed between 2017 and 2020
University |
Priority project |
DHET allocation R' 000 |
Number of beds |
Expected completion |
Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
Develop new residence on Wellington campus |
50 000 |
480 |
2019 |
Central University of Technology |
Bloemfontein and Welkom campus projects to be finalised in 2017 and funded from IEG |
0 |
0 |
|
Durban University of Technology |
Purchase and refurbish Transnet property adjoining Indumiso campus in Pietermaritzburg |
90 000 |
635 |
2019 |
Mangosuthu University of Technology |
Complete new residence on Umlazi campus |
25 000 |
620 |
2017 |
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University |
Develop new residence on Summerstrand campus |
141 600 |
1 000 |
2019 |
North West University |
Develop new residence on Mafikeng campus |
65 000 |
1 760 |
2020 |
Develop new residence on Vaal campus |
50 000 |
390 |
2018 |
|
Rhodes University |
Develop new residences on Grahamstown campus |
101 000 |
255 |
2019 |
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University |
Develop new residence on GaRankuwa campus |
190 590 |
2000 |
2019 |
Sol Plaatje University |
All new residences completed in 2016 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Tshwane University of Technology |
Develop new residence on eMalahleni campus |
110 000 |
500 |
2019 |
Refurbish residences on GaRankuwa and Soshanguve campuses |
64 310 |
600 |
2018 |
|
University of Cape Town |
Develop new residence and decanted dining facility |
50 000 |
332 |
2019 |
University of Fort Hare |
Develop new residences on Alice campus; IEG allocation to be confirmed in 2017 |
0 |
2 046 |
2020 |
University of the Free State |
Develop new residence on rural South campus |
40 000 |
225 |
2019 |
Develop new residence on rural South Campus |
50 000 |
270 |
2017 |
|
University of Johannesburg |
Develop new residences on Soweto campus; additional IEG funds to be allocated in 2017/18 |
50 000 |
3 000 |
2020 |
University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Develop new residences, and refurbish residences on Edgewood, Medical School, Howard College, Pietermaritzburg campuses |
100 000 |
1 000 |
2020 |
University of Limpopo |
Develop 3 000 beds on Turfloop campus, subject to resolving claims on campus land |
90 000 |
3 000 |
2019 |
University of Mpumalanga |
Develop multi-purpose building (residence, clinic and sports facilities); budget to be finalised. |
0 |
150 |
2019 |
University of Pretoria |
Refurbish residences on Hillcrest Campus |
43 000 |
480 |
2020 |
University of South Africa |
No student housing |
0 |
0 |
0 |
University of Stellenbosch |
Extend existing residence |
30 000 |
120 |
2020 |
University of Venda |
Develop new residences and refurbish existing residences on Thohoyandou campus |
132 994 |
634 |
2017 |
University of the Western Cape |
Develop new residences on Bellville campus |
200 000 |
2 680 |
2020 |
University of the Witwatersrand |
Develop residence on Wits Rural campus |
40 000 |
110 |
2019 |
Extend and refurbish residence on Braamfontein campus |
55 200 |
253 |
2019 |
|
University of Zululand |
Purchase and refurbish block of flats for Richards Bay campus; develop new residences on KwaDlangezwa campus |
120 000 |
2 350 |
2020 |
Vaal University of Technology |
Develop new residences on Vanderbijl Park campus |
90 000 |
3 500 |
2020 |
Walter Sisulu University |
Develop residence on Mthatha campus |
82 000 |
300 |
2020 |
Total |
1 794 094 |
28 690 |
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27 June 2017 - NW1623
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What is the current (a) overall graduate unemployment rate and (b) out of the overall specified rate, what is the percentage of graduates (i) holding a university degree and (ii) holding a college diploma?
Reply:
According to the latest Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) Quarterly Labour Force Survey (2017, Quarter 1):
(a) The overall graduate unemployment rate currently stands at 17.8%. This figure refers to persons aged 15 – 64 years, who have a tertiary qualification[1], and who are unemployed[2].
(b) (i) 7.3% of persons aged 15 – 64 years, who have a university degree, are unemployed.
(ii) In relation to diplomas, Stats SA does not disaggregate information between Universities or Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges. 11% of persons aged 15 – 64 years, who have a diploma, are unemployed.
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Stats SA defines Tertiary to refer to: NATED N4, N5 and N6 part-qualifications (or the older NTC 4, NTC 5, NTC 6); Diploma with less than Grade 12/STD 10; Certificate with Grade 12/STD 10; Diploma with Grade 12/STD 10, Higher Diploma, Post higher diploma (Masters, Doctoral Degree), Bachelors Degree, Bachelors Degree and Post Graduate Diploma, Honours Degree, Higher Degree (Masters/PHD). ↑
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Stats SA defines Unemployed persons as those (aged 15–64 years) who: a) Were not employed in the reference week; and b) Actively looked for work or tried to start a business in the four weeks preceding the survey interview; and c) Were available for work, i.e. would have been able to start work or a business in the reference week; or d) Had not actively looked for work in the past four weeks but had a job or business to start at a definite date in the future and were available. ↑
27 June 2017 - NW1858
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Transport
With reference to the recent fatal train collision at Elandsfontein, (a) when last were the signal points (i) inspected and/or (ii) maintained and (b) how often are signal points supposed to be maintained?
Reply:
a) (i) New points machines were installed in March 2017 and commissioned in May 2017.
(ii) The point maintenance were replaced in March 2017 in a form of a new installation of signal machines as commissioned in May 2017.
b) Inspion of signal points is done every six months by Engineering Technicians and every twelve months by a Senior Engineering Technician. In between the fore mentioned inspections, there are ad hoc signal train inspections by Branch Managers.
27 June 2017 - NW1722
Jooste, Ms K to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
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:
State employees are prohibited to do business with an organ of State as per the Public Service Regulations of 2016, Section 21 (1-2), that came into effect on 1 August 2016. All employees were given a period of four months until January 2017 to terminate directorships or close companies that do business with an organ of State.
a) (i) The Department does not have information for the 2014/15 financial year.
(ii) The Department does not have information for the 2015/16 financial year.
(iii) The Public Service Commission and Minister for Public Service and Administration have brought to my attention that some employees of the Department conducted business with an organ of State in the 2016/17 financial year.
(aa) – (bb) According to the records from the PERSAL system, no employee of the Department has been granted approval to do business with an organ of State. The Department has written letters to the concerned employees requesting them to provide reasons for doing business with an organ of State without approval. The details of individuals are attached as Annexure A, which includes the names, professional designations and awarded amounts.
The Department does not have the information on the details of the contract(s) and/or agreement(s) awarded as these documents are with the relevant departments that awarded the contracts.
b) (i) – (ii) No.
(aa) – (bb) Not applicable.
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EMPLOYEE NAME |
JOB TITLE |
NATURE OF APPOINTMENT |
SUPPLIER DEPARTMENT |
ENTITY TYPE |
TOTAL AMOUNT PAID |
PMR ZWANE |
SENIOR LECTURER |
CS EDUCATOR PERMANENT |
NW: Education & Sport Development |
Close Corporation |
76 696.91 |
TJ NHLAPO |
TEACHER (ABET) CONTRACT |
CONTRACT |
GP: Social Development |
Close Corporation |
50 285.89 |
MCA SEBEELA |
PROJECT FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR |
FIXED APPOINTMENT OFFICER PERMANENT |
FS: Provincial Treasury |
Close Corporation |
5 359.10 |
TO MOTOKOLO |
EDUCATION SPECIALIST SENIOR (FETI) |
CS EDUCATOR PERMANENT |
MP: Community Safety Security & Liaison |
Close Corporation |
5 060.00 |
KK MAKOE |
EDUCATION SPECIALIST (FETI) |
CS EDUCATOR PERMANENT |
FS: Health |
Close Corporation |
32 993.35 |
RB DUBAZANA |
EDUCATION SPECIALIST DEPUTY CHIEF |
CS EDUCATOR PERMANENT |
KZN: Transport |
Close Corporation |
414 584.00 |
VC NENE |
SENIOR LECTURER |
CS EDUCATOR PERMANENT |
KZN: Education |
Close Corporation |
29 900.96 |
TC NYEMBE |
SENIOR LECTURER |
CS EDUCATOR PERMANENT |
GP: Sport Arts Culture & Recreation |
Close Corporation |
250 000.00 |
ME SEPATO |
|
PART TIME APPOINTMENT |
NW: Education & Sport Development |
Close Corporation |
11 400.00 |
IS MOTUBA |
|
PART TIME APPOINTMENT |
NW: Health |
Close Corporation |
266 965.00 |
TRB DUBE |
SENIOR LECTURER |
CS EDUCATOR PERMANENT |
WC: Economic Development and Tourism |
Close Corporation |
- |
NNF MDLADLA |
SENIOR PERSONNEL OFFICER |
FIXED APPOINTMENT: OFFICER PERMANENT |
KZN: Transport |
Close Corporation |
16 577.00 |
ME MALESA |
ADMINISTRATION CLERK GRADE II SENIOR |
FIXED APPOINTMENT: OFFICER PERMANENT |
LP: Health |
Close Corporation |
13 734.00 |
MF NTSOANE |
SENIOR LECTURER |
CS EDUCATOR PERMANENT |
NAT: Military Veterans |
Close Corporation |
88 000.00 |
T XIMBA |
ADMINISTRATION CLERK GRADE III SENIOR |
FIXED APPOINTMENT: OFFICER PERMANENT |
KZN: Public Works |
Close Corporation |
9 380.00 |
GT MAKGABO |
SENIOR LECTURER |
CS EDUCATOR PERMANENT |
KZN: Public Works |
Close Corporation |
2 056 765.87 |
S SIKWEYIYA |
ABET EDUCATORS |
CONTRACT |
EC: Social Development |
Primary Co-Operative |
199 271.00 |
S SIKWEYIYA |
ABET EDUCATORS |
CONTRACT |
EC: Social Development |
Primary Co-Operative |
199 271.00 |
D KHOZA |
|
PART-TIME TEACHER |
MP: Public Works Roads & Transport |
Primary Co-Operative |
291 927.50 |
D KHOZA |
|
PART-TIME TEACHER |
MP: Public Works Roads & Transport |
Primary Co-Operative |
291 927.50 |
TI KGASWANE |
|
PART TIME APPOINTMENT |
NW: Health |
Private Company |
17 970.00 |
MSK LUTHULI |
SENIOR LECTURER |
CS EDUCATOR PERMANENT |
KZN: Education |
Private Company |
114 639.52 |
SD MOGALE |
NETWORK CONTROLLER |
FIXED APPOINTMENT: OFFICER PERMANENT |
LP: Health |
Private Company |
52 291.96 |
CN SIHLALI |
SENIOR LECTURER |
CS EDUCATOR TEMPORARY |
Agriculture Forestry & Fisheries |
Private Company |
6 750.00 |
SM MBHULUMETI |
EDUCATION SPECIALIST SENIOR (FETI) |
CS EDUCATOR PERMANENT ON PROBATION |
Rural Development & Land Reform |
Private Company |
7 813.10 |
N SAMSODIEN |
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION CLERK GRADE II |
FIXED APPOINTMENT: OFFICER PERMANENT |
NC: Health |
Private Company |
1 340.00 |
ZS NDWANDWE |
SENIOR LECTURER |
CS EDUCATOR PERMANENT |
KZN: Health |
Private Company |
2 560.00 |
D MGXAJI |
ABET EDUCATORS |
CONTRACT |
EC: Health |
Private Company |
18 680.00 |
A ZIKALALA |
CLEANER II |
FIXED APPOINTMENT: OFFICER PERMANENT |
KZN: Human Settlement |
Private Company |
10 250.00 |
ZTM MKHIZE |
TEACHER (ABET) CONTRACT |
CONTRACT |
Water and Sanitation |
Private Company |
69 840.00 |
NB MAKUPULA |
ABET EDUCATORS |
CONTRACT |
EC: Health |
Private Company |
25 396.00 |
PM MOTSOMANE |
GENERAL WORKER III |
FIXED APPOINTMENT: OFFICER PERMANENT |
LP: Health |
Private Company |
39 323.25 |
GM MYAKAYAKA |
SENIOR LECTURER |
CS EDUCATOR PERMANENT |
LP: Economic Development Environment & Tourism |
Private Company |
27 100.00 |
TA BAVUMA |
DRIVER / MESSENGER |
FIXED APPOINTMENT OFFICER PERMANENT |
EC: Education |
Private Company |
7 150.00 |
RN MKASI |
ARTISAN CHIEF GRADE B |
FIXED APPOINTMENT OFFICER PERMANENT |
GP: Infrastructure Development |
Private Company |
571 081.64 |
NNP MABOI |
SENIOR LECTURER |
CS EDUCATOR PERMANENT |
Trade and Industry |
Private Company |
734 771.40 |
WNG MOLEKO |
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PERIODICAL REMUNERATIONS |
LP: Public Works Roads & Infrastructure |
Private Company |
539 496 017.91 |
27 June 2017 - NW1040
Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Police
(1)With regard to the VIP Protection Services detail currently assigned to a certain person (name and details furnished), what is the (a) number of members of the VIP Protection Unit assigned to the specified detail, (b) number of vehicles allocated for use by the detail, (c) total monthly expenditure estimate for the detail and (d) total amount already spent on the detail (i) in the 2016-17 financial year and (ii) since 1 April 2017; (2) with regard to the reported security threats that gave rise to the detail, (a) how many threats had been reported against the specified person as at the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what was the (i) date of each threat, (ii) nature of each threat, (iii) date of finalisation of each threat assessment and (iv) recommendations in respect of each threat assessment?
Reply:
The protection that is being provided to (name and details furnished) was informed by a thorough risk assessment, and is therefore warranted.
It needs be mentioned that the Acting National Commissioner provided the detail associated with the protection that is being provided, in person to the Portfolio Committee on Police (PCoP), during the South African Police Service’s (SAP’s) Budget Hearing with the PCoP on 3 May 2017.
The detail can, however, not be provided due to its sensitive nature, which in the public domain, may compromise the security of (name and details furnished) and members of the SAPS.