Questions and Replies
22 June 2017 - NW1595
Rawula, Mr T to ask the Minister of Labour
What number of jobs were lost due to automation in the 2016-17 financial year?
Reply:
In the databases maintained by the Department of Labour the number of jobs lost specifically through automation is not indicated. However automation and digitisation, will certainly affect all workers in one way or the other, South Africa is no exception to this global trend.
22 June 2017 - NW1643
Vos, Mr J to ask the Mr J Vos (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism
(1) What are the budgets for the (a) Shangoni Gate, (b) Phalaborwa Wild Activity Hub and (c) National Heritage Monument Park destination enhancement or development projects; (2) Whether any of the specified projects are running over budget currently; if so, what are the (a) cost over-runs to date and (b) reasons for the cost over-runs in each case?
Reply:
1. What are the budgets for:
Project |
Budget from NDT |
a) Shangoni Gate |
R25 million |
b) Phalaborwa Wild Activity Hub |
R25 million |
c) National Heritage Monument Park |
R10 million |
2. Whether any of the specified projects are running over budget currently:
(a) What are the cost over-runs to date?
None
(b) What are the reasons for the cost over-runs in each case?
N/A
22 June 2017 - NW1746
Majola, Mr TR to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION
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:
DAFF
(a) Minister and, (b) Deputy Minister are protected by South African Police Service VIP Protection Unit paid for by State as per Ministerial Handbook.
No immediate staff members at the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries are making use of security services paid for by the State.
PPECB
The PPECB has not made use of security services paid for by the State for any of its heads or their family members.
OBP
OBP has never made use of the security services paid for by the State.
NCERA
No CEO, immediate family members nor staff members at Ncera Farms are making use of security services paid for by the State.
ARC
No CEO, immediate family members nor staff members at Agricultural Research Council (ARC) are making use of security services paid for by the State.
NAMC
No CEO, Chairperson, immediate family members nor any staff member of the NAMC are making use of security services paid for by the State.
MLRF
No Deputy Director-General: Fisheries Management, immediate family members nor staff members at MLRF are making use of security services paid for by the State.
22 June 2017 - NW1642
Krumbock, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Tourism
Whether she has established the reasons for the 11% increase in spending per day on domestic trips in 2016 compared to 2015, even though SA Tourism reports that affordability is the main deterrent to taking a trip; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The increase in average spend per day was driven by increased spend towards transport and shopping for personal usage among others.
22 June 2017 - NW1645
Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Tourism
(a) How many (i) trainees were inducted into her department’s National Youth Chefs Training Programme during the 2016-17 financial year and (ii) of the specified trainees (aa) have dropped out of the programme and/or (bb) are frequently absent from training and (b) what are the reasons for the rate of drop-outs or absenteeism in each case
Reply:
a) How many
(i) Trainees were inducted into her department’s National Youth Chefs Training Programme during 2016-17 financial year |
Total number is 577 |
|
(ii) Of the specified trainees |
(aa) have dropped out of the programme |
(bb) are frequently absent from training |
6 drop outs |
16% absenteeism rate recorded. |
b) What are the reasons for the rate of drop-outs or the absenteeism in each case?
Drop out reasons
- Pregnancy (1)
Absenteeism reasons
- Abscondment (4)
One trainee unfortunately passed away. (1)
22 June 2017 - NW1762
Mbabama, Ms TM to ask the Minister of Labour
Does (a) she, (b) her Deputy Minister or (c) any of the heads of entities or bodies reporting to her make use of security services paid for by the State for (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:
Ministry of Labour |
(ii)No (iii)No (aa) VIP protection (bb) SAPS/DoL Ministry (cc) SAPS: Compensation DoL: Incidental costs |
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Deputy Ministry of Labour |
(ii)No (iii)No (aa) VIP protection (bb) SAPS/DoL Ministry (cc) SAPS: Compensation DoL: Incidental costs |
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Heads of Entities or bodies |
(c) None (aa) N/A (bb) N/A (cc) N/A |
21 June 2017 - NW1556
Ollis, Mr IM to ask the President of the Republic
(1)Whether he will furnish Mr I M Ollis with a copy of the latest report on the Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative; if not, why not; if so, by what date; (2) by what date will the next Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative report be tabled; (3) what progress has been made to date with (a) increasing rail freight volumes on the Durban to Dar-es-Salaam route as part of the North-South Corridor Rail Project and (b) revitalising the Gauteng to Angola rail route?
Reply:
(1). A copy of the Presidential Infrastructure Championing Initiative (PICI) Report that was tabled in the last meeting of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2016 is attached.
(2) The next Presidential Infrastructure Championing Initiative (PICI) Report will be tabled in the meeting of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC), which will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January 2018.
(3) (a) There has been a stated commitment by North-South Corridor Member States to move more freight from road to rail but no measurement metrics for tracking this have been agreed to by the Member States on the North-South Corridor.
(b) The revitalisation of the Gauteng to Angola rail route is not part of the PICI nor is it part of the North-South Road and Rail Corridor Project.
21 June 2017 - NW1525
Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
Whether there are any aspects of the approved Integrated Border Management Strategy, which are relevant to the establishment of the Border Management Authority, that can be implemented before the necessary legislation has been passed by Parliament; if so, what (a) are the relevant details and (b) progress has been made to date in this regard?
Reply:
No.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) The Border Management Authority (BMA) Bill, 2016 which establishes and operationalises the Border Management Authority (BMA) is presently being considered by Parliament. The Integrated Border Management Strategy provides for a role of the future Border Management Authority (BMA) and all aspects of the implementation are dependent on the legislation being enacted and the President gazetting the BMA Act to come into force.
21 June 2017 - NW1767
Mokgalapa, Mr S to ask the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
Does (a) she, (b) her Deputy Minister or (c) any of the heads of entities or bodies reporting to her make use of security services paid for by the State for (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:
Does (a) she, (b) her Deputy Minister or (c) any of the heads of entities or bodies reporting to her make use of security services paid for by the State for herself
The VIP Protection Services under SAPS have a legal mandate to provide protection services to Minister and Deputy Minister.
a) (i) Yes, The Minister makes use of Security Services for herself, paid for by the state through the South African Police Services VIP Protection Unit.
(ii) No, none of her immediate family members use security paid for by the State.
(iii) No, none of her staff members use security services paid for by the State.
b) i) Yes, The Deputy Minister makes use of Security Services for herself, paid for by the state through the South African Police Services VIP Protection Unit.
(ii) No, none of her immediate family members use Security Services paid for by the State.
(iii) No, none of her staff members use Security Services paid for by the State.
c) No, The Head of Department (Director-General) does not make use of Security Services paid for by the State.
(ii) No, none of his immediate family members use Security Services paid for by the State.
(iii) No, none of his staff members use Security Services paid for by the State
(aa) The Ministerial Handbook provides for the Security Services for both the Minister and the Deputy Minister.
(bb) The Security Services provided by the South African Police Services VIP protection Unit is paid for from the South African Police Services budget ;
(cc) No other details related to either the Head of Department, staff members or family members.
END
21 June 2017 - NW1527
Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(a) What is the total number of applications for (i) permanent residence, (ii) critical skills and (iii) general work permits were (aa) received and (bb) approved in the fourth quarter of the 2016-17 financial year and (b) how do the statistics compare to the past three financial years?
Reply:
The information is tabulated as follows:
Category |
Status |
|
|
|
|
|
(i) |
Permanent residence permits |
(aa) Received |
1360 |
1667 |
2534 |
5954 |
(bb) Approved |
720 |
1075 |
1158 |
4266 |
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(ii) |
Critical skills permits |
(aa) Received |
1472 |
1206 |
1194 |
2639 |
(bb) Approved |
1030 |
783 |
716 |
1821 |
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(iii) |
General work permits |
(aa) Received |
402 |
463 |
2554 |
7470 |
(bb) Approved |
313 |
162 |
1149 |
5372 |
21 June 2017 - NW1490
Majola, Mr TR to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her procured any services from and/or made any payments to (i) a certain company (name furnished) or (ii) any other public relations firms; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) was the total cost, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of such payments?
Reply:
The Department and the entities responded as follows:
(a) Department of Home Affairs
(i) No, there was no need for such services
(ii) No, there was no need for such services.
(aa) Not applicable
(bb) Not applicable
(cc) Not applicable
(dd) Not applicable
(ee) Not applicable
(ff) Not applicable
(b) Government Printing Works
(i) No, there was no need for such services.
(ii) No, there was no need for such services.
(aa) Not applicable
(bb) Not applicable
(cc) Not applicable
(dd) Not applicable
(ee) Not applicable
(ff) Not applicable
(b) Electoral Commission
(i) No, there was no need for such services.
(ii) No, there was no need for such services.
(aa) Not applicable
(bb) Not applicable
(cc) Not applicable
(dd) Not applicable
(ee) Not applicable
(ff) Not applicable
21 June 2017 - NW1445
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(1)What are the reasons that South African citizens who are born outside the Republic have to wait six months for an identification document; (2) has the new smart card ID computer programme been updated in order to allow naturalised South African citizens to obtain the new smart card ID; if not, by what date will the specified computer programme be updated; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. Cases that may last longer than the prescribed turnaround time of 54 days for the issuing of an identity document and 47 days for requests for re-issue are those that do not meet the requirements or those under investigations where the client may be required to furnish additional information. This process applies to qualifying citizens including naturalised citizens. Documents attached by naturalised citizens are required to be verified before the processing and issuing of an identity document and it is always endeavoured to conclude the process within the specified set time frames.
(2) No. The Department continues to rollout the issuance of smart ID Cards in a phased- in approach. The process of expanding the Live Capture footprint and the verification process of the records for naturalised citizens are ongoing as are the system upgrades which will make provision for this category of applicants. Upon determination of adequate footprint and system status readiness, the Minister will make an announcement which will give naturalised citizens the opportunity to apply for Smart ID Cards.
21 June 2017 - NW1446
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(1)Whether any South African citizens have lost their South African citizenship in the (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17 financial years; if so, (i) what number of citizens and (ii) what were the reasons in each case; (2) (a) on which statutory grounds can citizenship be terminated and (b) which criteria have to be fulfilled?
Reply:
1. Yes. South African citizens who have lost South African citizenship during the past identified years are as follows:
(a)(i-ii) 2014 – 15: 2505 formally through renunciation
(b)(i-ii) 2015 – 16: 173 formally through renunciation
(c)(i-ii) 2016 – 17: 188 formally through renunciation
(2)(a) Citizenship can be terminated in terms of Section 8 of the South African Citizenship Act, Act no. 88 of 1995 which deals with deprivation of citizenship.
(2)(b) The Honourable Member is referred to section 6 of the Citizenship Act, 1995 which provides for the circumstances under which a person may cease to be a citizen
21 June 2017 - NW1301
Mazzone, Ms NW to ask the President of the Republic
(1)Whether a certain person in his office (name and details furnished) declared his non-executive directorship in a certain company (name furnished) to him before the specified company was awarded a R149 million contract to supply Eskom with wiring; if not, why not; if so, (a) on what date was the business interest declared to him and (b) what is his position with regard to the specific business interest; (2) whether any further business interests were declared by the specified advisor; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. The non-executive directorship was not declared before the specified company was awarded a R149 million contract to supply Eskom with wiring. The delegated Executive Authority is in engagement with the special advisor with regards to the declarations of interest.
2. Yes. The following business interests were declared by the specified Advisor:
(i) Business Venture
(ii) Vaal River City
(iii) Titantrade
21 June 2017 - NW1485
Kruger, Mr HC to ask the Minister of Energy
Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her procured any services from and/or made any payments to (i) Bell Pottinger 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:
The (a) Department of Energy and (b) entities reporting to the Minister have never procured any services and/or made any payments to (i) Bell Pottinger or (b) (ii) Only NTP (A Wholly-Owned Necsa Subsidiary) in August 2016, NTP Radioisotopes appointed Vuma Reputation Management (Pty) Ltd. (b) (ii) (aa) Services from Vuma Reputation Management (Pty) Ltd were procured to provide ad-hoc media, stakeholder engagement and related services to drive and enhance the reputation of NTP’s global operations and nuclear medicine product portfolio.
(b) (ii) (bb) The RFQ process (NTP-RFQ07122016), adjudication and final appointment was handled by NTP Procurement and NTP Finance in accordance with the Necsa / NTP procurement policies and procedures, and was in accordance with the criteria set out in the Preferential Policy Procurement Framework Act, Act No: 5 of 2000.
Since the value of the work to be done would be on an ad hoc basis, the overall RFQ value was capped at R500,000-00 (excl. VAT), for services rendered.
(b) (ii) (dd) When these ad hoc services were required, Vuma Reputation Management (Pty) Ltd, would be engaged using the approved resource / hourly rate as per the accepted quote.
To date, NTP has utilised the services of Vuma Reputation Management (Pty) Ltd to the value of R338,443-00, which amounts have been paid against invoices for work done.
(b) (ii) (cc)(ee) (ff) Details of the work done and payments made to date can be found below:
ACTIVITY |
PAYMENT |
South African Society of Nuclear Medicine (SASNM) pre- and post-congress stakeholder, events and media management. |
R59,280 |
South African Society of Nuclear Medicine (SASNM) – arranging of stakeholder engagement dinner with congress speakers and high profile delegates. |
R45,600 |
Meetings and briefing sessions on various projects held with client from 11 August – 14 September 2016 relating to enhancing NTP brand through internal and external communications campaigns. |
R42,294 |
Stakeholder key message deployment covering the following: o Stakeholder mapping o SWOT analysis and presentation o Consolidation of results o Messaging and development plan |
R93,913 |
Meetings with client to discuss: o Key messages and matrix o Overview of presentation |
R25,080 |
Annual membership to: o African Chapter of International Brand and Reputation Community (INBREC) |
R23,940 |
Social Media Strategy and Policy Development |
R48,336 |
21 June 2017 - NW1529
Hoosen, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
What are the reasons for the delays in the development of her department’s end-to-end e-permit system?
Reply:
There are no delays. The development of an e-permitting capability is a priority of the Immigration Services’ Branch and has been included as an outcome within the Departmental Modernisation Programme for 2017-18.
21 June 2017 - NW1519
Grootboom, Mr GA to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture
What (a) motivated his department to continue with the embattled Enyokeni Cultural Precinct project and (b) justified the further injection of R28,1 million into the specific project in the 2017-18 financial year; 2. What prompted the termination of projects in collaboration with the Independent Development Trust in the specified project; 3. With reference to the findings of the forensic investigation into the specified project, (a) which officials who were found to have been involved were charged with impropriety and (b) what progress has been made with the charges in each case?
Reply:
1. (a). Following the forensic investigation into Enyokeni Cultural Precinct and in order to determine if the Department received value for money, the Department obtained the services of Rubiquant Quantity Surveyors firm. The completion of the multipurpose amphitheatre facility together with other structures that are incomplete motivated the continuation of the Enyokeni project, which if not finalised, could lead to further wasteful and fruitless expenditure and could become white elephants. Furthermore, the project is in line with the Department of Arts and Culture’s (DAC) mandate to develop, preserve, protect and promote arts, culture and heritage for a creative and inclusive nation. The project also has the potential of helping the DAC fulfil its strategic outcome-oriented goals based on the National Development Plan and Government’s Programme of Action which include the creation of a transformed and productive Arts, Culture and Heritage (ACH) sector that actively develops, preserves, protects and promotes diverse ACH, an effective and efficient ACH sector, an effective/impactful nation building and social cohesion programme and a professional and capacitated ACH Sector.
The motivation to continue with the project is based on recognition of its cultural and heritage value that also has the potential for the creation of job opportunities, sustainable cultural tourism, rural infrastructure development and socio-economic development.
(b). The R28.1 million budgeted for the Enyokeni project in the 2017-18 financial year is the cost estimate for the completion of the multipurpose amphitheatre facility subject to confirmation by Bill of Quantities (BoQ).
2. The termination of projects in collaboration with the Independent Development Trust was prompted by the findings of the final report by Rubiquant Quantity Surveyors which indicated that the DAC did not receive value for money in the implementation of Enyokeni Cultural Precinct Project and other Departmental infrastructure projects. Among others, the report outlines the following findings:
(a). The Department has been overcharged for a range of professional services as well as for the materials used on the Enyokeni Cultural Precinct. This is evident from the contracting that went beyond acceptable industry norms of 9% to 15% of the total project value to 30% that was charged on the Department.
(b). The report further indicates that the quantity in the tender Bill of Quantities (BoQ) was changed after the tender was advertised and such rectification caused high upward movement of the unit rates. While this is attributable to human error the DAC should have been notified of the possible escalation so that provision is made for such in the allocated budget for the project.
(c). The Department was overcharged on the materials used such as G7, 8, 9 gravel and C4 filling that was above the market related prices. Concrete, fencing and gates tariffs were also found to be higher than market tariffs.
(d). The Department was further overcharged on contractors preliminaries. Contractors generally charge preliminaries between 7.5% and 12.5% in relation to the value of the works.
(e). The assessment of the award of the contract at a price above what the actual cost of the project could have been.
3. With reference to the findings of the forensic investigation into the specified project, the details of the officials who were found to have been involved and charged with impropriety; as well as the progress thereto is as follows:
(a) Three (3) former officials of the Department who were involved in the project were found to have been implicated in and the following was preferred against each of the officials:
i. disciplinary action – against the senior official who was appointed to manage the ECP project from the Office of the former DG;
ii. Criminal charges – against the erstwhile Director General for violation of section 38 (1) of the PFMA; and the former Acting Director General of the DAC for the contravention of sections 86 (1) of the PFMA read with sections 38, 39, and 40 of the PFMA.
3 (b) The progress of the charges in each case is as follows:
(i) Disciplinary charges against the senior manager were transferred to his current employer for the attention of the then Acting Head of Department, Gauteng Human Settlement. The current employer was requested to proceed with disciplinary processes in line with Section 16B (4)(b)(ii) of the Public Service Act, 1994, as amended.
ii. Criminal charges against the erstwhile Director General and former Acting Director General were registered with the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (the HAWKS), under the Serious Economic Offences Unit in April 2016. The Department registered a number of criminal charges which include Enyokeni, and the investigations are in progress. The Department has been making follow-up on progress and continues to do so.
21 June 2017 - NW1521
Grootboom, Mr GA to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture
Whether, with reference to a substantial increase in his department’s projected expenditure on its administration programme in the 2017-18 financial year, the staff complement of the specified programme increased; if not, what are the reasons for the substantial increase in projected expenditure; if so, (a) in which areas of the programme and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard?
Reply:
- No, the staff complement of the administration programme did not increase.
- The increase is due to allocation to goods and services (Office Accommodation sub-programme)
- In the Office Accommodation sub-programme of the administration programme.
- The projected expenditure is for operating leases of the department and its entities (R85.7 million) as well as municipal services for the department (R20.0 million).
20 June 2017 - NW1703
Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Accident Fund; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Regular monthly scheduled maintenance, within the prescripts of the Cost Containment Instructions issued by the National Treasury, is undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Accident Fund, and performed in accordance with an approved Maintenance Calendar developed in terms of a Board approved ICT Service Management Policy; consequently, questions (a), (b), (c)(i) and(ii) are not applicable.
20 June 2017 - NW1702
Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Cross Border Road Transport Agency; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Cross-Border Road Transport Agency undertakes regular maintenance on a quarterly basis on its information technology facilities.
(a) – (c) (ii) Not applicable.
20 June 2017 - NW1705
Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the SA Maritime Safety Authority; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) Information Technology (IT) Department has formulated and put measures in place to ensure regular maintenance of Information Technology infrastructure and systems. The following are as follows
1. Infrastructure
- Systems are in place to monitor performance of the infrastructure to ensure its ability to operate the critical systems that are used by the organization to carry out its duties.
- The performance of the system is monitored frequently to ensure maximum availability at expected levels.
2. Applications Systems
- Business and operations are regularly monitored to also ensure availability to the clients at all times.
- There is a dedicated effort to ensure that these performed as expected and also at expected levels.
Systems generated reports are used to monitor performance and point to the nature or type of maintenance that will be required. As part of maintenance, there are also regular reviews with service providers to address issues prior to them escalating to problems.
The maintenance of the systems and the infrastructure has contributed significantly to avoiding down times and reducing systems and infrastructure performance inconveniences to very low levels which is critical to availability through high uptime.
20 June 2017 - NW1742
Mackay, Mr G to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
Whether any staff of (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him were awarded any contracts or agreements to conduct business with any state entity in the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17 financial years; if so, what are the (aa)(aaa) names and (bbb) professional designations of the staff members and (bb)(aaa) details of the contract(s) and/or agreement(s) awarded and (bbb) amounts in each case?
Reply:
Response for the Department and Entities
No approval is granted for employees to conduct business with the state. In addition the “Standard Bidding Document SBD 4” covers the declaration of interest and the requirement stipulated therein eliminate the risk of anyone doing business with the state.
20 June 2017 - NW1709
Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Traffic Infringement Agency; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Yes, regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Traffic Infringement Agency,
a) N/A
b) N/A
c) N/A (i) N/A (ii) N/A;
Maintenance of Data Center/ Server Room Facility is done at least once per annum, the following equipment are maintained:
Air Conditioning System, Fire Detector and Suppression System, Water Detection System, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), Humidity Monitoring System, Power conditioning and Distribution System (PDU).
Maintenance of Network Infrastructure such as Internet, Intranet, Internal Systems, E-Mail and Web infrastructure is done on a daily basis. Proactive security measures are taken by updating RTIA system into latest updates and patches to protect against cyber-attacks.
20 June 2017 - NW1819
Mathys, Ms L to ask the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
Whether she (a) distributed and/or (b) communicated by any means and/or device of communication cabinet documents and communication to non-cabinet members, in particular to members of a certain family (name furnished) since her appointment as a member of the Cabinet?
Reply:
a) No and
b) No
END
20 June 2017 - NW1695
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport
When will he table the National Road Safety strategy document that was recently approved by Cabinet in Parliament?
Reply:
The Honourable members of the National Assembly are requested to take note:
(i) That the development of the Road Safety Strategy is part of the operational activities. It must be noted that unlike legislation and policy matters, the tabling of the operational activities at Parliament is not a standard practice. However, the Road Safety Strategy can be presented at the Portfolio Committee upon request.
(ii) That the process to develop the Road Safety Strategy before tabling it for Cabinet approval was widely consultative and very exhaustive, with multiple stakeholders taking interest. The National Road Safety Strategy was closing a crucial policy gap and addressing an urgent national malaise on the country's roads, thus cannot be delayed any further.
(iii) That the subsequent step after Cabinet approved the Strategy is to implement it in the fight against road carnage. Had this been a matter of a Policy shift or changing of Legislation, it would have been brought forward to serve before Parliament but in its current form, the strategy contains operational techniques to use in order to effectively make our roads safe.
20 June 2017 - NW1095
Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs
(a) What is the annual income generated from day visitors at each of the entrance gates of Kruger National Park, (b) what number of vehicles enter at each gate annually, (c) how are these monies and vehicle numbers audited and recorded, (d) what number of non-paying vehicles (details furnished) enter at these gates annually, (e) where are the monies with regard to day visitors reflected in the annual financial statements and (f) why were entrance fees not lowered to original levels as promised after a temporary increase during the 2010 Fifa World Cup soccer tournament?
Reply:
(a) The Annual Income generated from Day visitors entering through all gates of the Kruger National Park for 2016-17 totalled R120, 772,581.00.
(b) The number of vehicles that enter Kruger during the 2016-17 financial year through all of the gates collectively is 539 088
(c) Gates are the control point for entering and departing guests accessing the Park by road. Guests arriving by air is recorded at the Conservation Office located at the Skukuza Airport. All guests and vehicles as well as Conservation Fees collected are recorded in an online system (Roomseeker) from where vehicle permits (indicating the number of guests, and approved entry and exit dates) and receipts for monies received are issued. The number of visitors and tourism income forms part of the Predetermined Objectives of SANParks and are accordingly audited by SANParks Internal Audit and the Auditor-General.
(d) There is no “vehicle” fee for SANParks. Entrée fees are per person and free entrant persons are recorded.
(e) The monies are reflected under Conservation fees in the Annual Financial Statements.
(f) Entrance Fees were never specifically (temporarily or otherwise) increased for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
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20 June 2017 - NW1700
Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. Information Technology (IT) facilities and systems are maintained on a regular basis. Annually, an IT budget is compiled for the maintenance of all IT facilities and systems.2.
2. Maintenance plans are documented and aligned to documented procedures. The plans include Daily, Weekly and Monthly schedules. Maintenance activities are outlined below:
2.1 Patching the IT system for software upgrades, for example, Anti-Virus patches;
2.2 Proactive monitoring and maintenance of our Database environment as well as conducting daily backups;
2.3 Manage disaster recovery on critical data;
2.4 Continuous monitoring of overall (IT) facilities and systems health checks for resolution of urgent issues;
2.5 Proactive monitoring and maintenance of the Wide Area Network and Equipment by External Service Provider;
2.6 Manage software updates and migration data to the Production environment.
3. Service Level Agreements are signed with External Service Providers for maintenance of specialist services and equipment.
20 June 2017 - NW1596
Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
(a) How many patents were registered in 2016 and (b) how many of the specified patents were registered by (i) Black, (ii) Coloured and (iii) Indian South Africans?
Reply:
(a) During the 2016 calendar year, there were 9033 patent applications (provisional and complete) filed at CIPC and 4307 complete applications granted in 2016. Provisional patent applications contain only the specification of the invention and are valid for only 12 months in order to allow the inventor to work further on their invention. They do not proceed to grant. Complete patent applications contain both the specifications and claims of the invention. The said application will proceed to grant once it complies with all relevant formal requirements. The granted patent is valid for 20 years if renewed annually and the prescribed renewal fee is paid.
(b) In terms of the South African Patent Act 57 of 1978, as amended, the complete patent applications must be filed by a Patent Attorney or Patent Agent. Therefore, CIPC does not have data based on the racial demographics as applicants can either be a natural person or juristic person.
20 June 2017 - NW1694
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport
With reference to the notice dated 20 April 2017 from the Mayor of the Rustenburg Local Municipality to residents indicating that all testing and licensing office capturing systems, including eye tests, are off-line, (a) why were the systems off-line, (b) until when will services not be rendered, (c) how are members of the public being accommodated whilst the specified services are not in operation, (d) what are affected staff being occupied with and (e) what are the causes and reasons in the delay to resolve this issue?
Reply:
a) The National Traffic Information System (NaTIS) is operational and no system is offline. The Department is aware that 2 of the 5 Live Capture Units (LCUs) deployed at the Driving License Testing Centre are not operational. The Driving License Card Account (DLCA) entity, which is currently responsible for the maintenance of the equipment is working towards a solution to this problem.
b) Services are being rendered and no member of the public is turned away. There are however delays due to only 3 LCUs being fully operational. The DLCA has deployed technicians to fix the faulty 2 LCUs but in the long term the units will have to be replaced.
c) The services are not offline as indicated in (b) above, the technical team is working on the replacement of the 2 LCUs that are not working.
d) The staff in question are administration staff, hence they are performing other administrative functions.
e) The challenges experienced by the DLCA is that the current LCUs are old and some of the parts are no longer available in the market. The Department is working with National Treasury on new acquisition of new LCUs.
20 June 2017 - NW1701
Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Airports Company SA; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Yes, regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Airports Company SA.
The necessary critical maintenance is taking place for the IT Facilities. Contracts are in place to enable the maintenance of critical systems and in some areas where contracts have expired, tenders to continue the services are currently being prepared for publishing on open market processes. We also have a three-year hardware maintenance and replacement plan as part of IT Digital Strategy approved by Exco, IT Steercom and the ACSA Board to refresh/ replace obsolete equipment that are expensive to maintain. That plan is being implemented as and when there is a need in different business units across the company.
20 June 2017 - NW1584
Madisha, Mr WM to ask the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
What (a) was the rationale for allegedly sharing sensitive government business with the specified persons (names furnished) and (b) is your relationship with the specified persons?
Reply:
(a) No and
(b) No
End
20 June 2017 - NW1704
Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the SA Civil Aviation Authority; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(a), (b), (c), (i), (ii):The South African Civil Aviation Authority ensures regular monitoring and maintenance of its hardware and software information technology facilities and systems.
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20 June 2017 - NW1554
Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Transport
Is the SA National Roads Agency Ltd aware that residents of Alexandra, Johannesburg, (a) have broken the concrete palisade fence alongside the N3 Freeway and (b) in some cases, are erecting structures close to or inside the road reserve; if so, (i) has a site inspection been carried out in this regard and (ii) will the fence be replaced?
Reply:
a) The SA National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL) is aware that the concrete palisade fence along the N3 freeway near Alexandra, Johannesburg is continuously being vandalised by the community. The community (pedestrians) removes the fence uprights to gain access into the road reserve in order to walk a shorter distance to the Industrial area across the freeway, through the N3 freeway and Marlboro Drive.
b) There are no structures built or erected within the road reserve. The erected structures are within the yards, at the back of the houses.
- (i) As part of the SANRAL’s maintenance strategy, the national road network is continuously under the supervision of the Routine Road Maintenance (RRM) engineering consultants and contractors, who patrol their respective routes daily. Regarding the above-mentioned route, the RRM engineering consultant and contractor has inspected the area. The fence has been broken in two localized areas.
- (ii) The fence is being repaired continuously due to vandalism by pedestrians referred to in (a) above. The contractor has been instructed to repair the fence and will commence with the work as soon as the funds are available.
20 June 2017 - NW1515
Mulaudzi, Adv TE to ask the Minister of Transport
With reference to a reply to a question 2496 on 21 November 2016, that the e-tolling of the Gauteng Freeways Improvement Project (GFIP) is not failing and the department needs to deal with the issue of civil disobedience, (a) how many people have registered since November 2016 and (b) what has the department done to deal with civil disobedience?
Reply:
a) From November 2016 to June 2017, 199 729 account units were registered.
b) SANRAL, as the Agency responsible for National Roads and the GFIP is currently issuing civil summonses to thousands of debtors. Some of these matters are far advanced and several court cases are foreseen shortly that will clarify the legal obligation to pay toll for the GFIP toll-roads. This is an ongoing process.
20 June 2017 - NW1638
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
(a) What is the date of the inception of the Government’s Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS), (b) what are the reasons for the delays in implementing the IFMS, (c) which (i) provinces, (ii) departments and (iii) Government entities have implemented the programme to date, (d) what are the successes of the IFMS to date, (e) what is the total cost incurred in its implementation and (f) how will the system minimise corruption in the public sector?
Reply:
a) The Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) Programme was originally approved by Cabinet in 2005. The Cabinet approval entailed, amongst others, that a hybrid solution architecture, which comprised a mix of commercial off the shelf (COTS) and bespoke (in-house developed) modules, would be implemented. For purposes of this document this approach is referred to as “IFMS 1”. As a result of challenges that were experienced in the execution of the IFMS, a number of independent reviews were commissioned during 2013 in order to obtain a holistic view of its strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for improved execution of the Programme. Based on the recommendations emanating from these reviews, it was recommended to Cabinet that a revised approach to the IFMS solution architecture should be implemented, which entails that a single COTS solution, with minimal customization, should be utilized in future. The revised approach (for purposes of this document referred to as “IFMS 2”) was approved by Cabinet on 20 November 2013 which is regarded as the inception date for the current approach to the execution of the IFMS.
b) The implementation of the IFMS has been delayed by a number of challenges that have been encountered. These include the complexity of managing a multi-stakeholder programme, extended procurement and contract negotiation processes and insufficient internal skills for the development and integration of the various modules during IFMS 1.
c) In the question reference is made to “Government entities”. It should be noted that the scope of the IFMS is at this stage limited to Public Service departments as listed in the schedules to the Public Service Act, 1994. As part of IFMS 1 some modules were implemented in a limited number of lead sites. These included a human resource management module which was implemented in the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), a procurement management module in National Treasury and an asset management module in a number of departments in the Limpopo Provincial Administration. The human resource management module is currently being used by DPSA. Any modules still in use will eventually be replaced by the single COTS solution procured for IFMS 2.
d) The following can be regarded as successes in relation to IFMS 2:
- The procurement of a single COTS enterprise resource planning system that will form the technology platform for the IFMS, from Oracle South Africa.
- The establishment of a dedicated Programme Management Office to manage the IFMS going forward, in National Treasury.
- The establishment of various governance bodies, with representation from key Programme stakeholders, to govern and oversee the execution of the Programme. These include a Programme Committee, a Risk Committee, a Communications Committee, a Business Owners Committee and an Architecture Board.
- The mapping and documentation of Public Service business processes in the areas of human resource management, financial management, supply chain management and payroll management in consultation with the various policy owners. These business processes, which are based on best practices, will assist in the design and development of the IFMS.
- A number of pilot and lead sites, which include both national and provincial departments, have been identified and engagements with these departments are on-going.
- Detailed planning for the next phases of the Programme, which include the design and development of the solution and its implementation in pilot and lead sites, is being finalized.
e) National Treasury is funding the development and implementation of the IFMS. Questions relating to the cost of the Programme should therefore be directed at National Treasury.
f) It is believed that the IFMS will make a significant contribution in combating corruption in the Public Service. Some of the inherent features of the solution, such as keeping audit trails of transactions and the elimination of manual processes, will assist in this regard. The intention is also to integrate the IFMS with existing systems such as the e-Disclosure system on which certain categories of public servants must declare their financial interests, the Central Supplier Database in National Treasury and the population register in Home Affairs (which will assist to eliminate “ghost workers”).
End
20 June 2017 - NW1639
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION:
What is the total number of Government employees who are currently on the state’s personnel salary system in each (a) national and (b) provincial department?
Reply:
The total number of Government employees appointed on PERSAL in each (a) national and (b) provincial department, as at the end of May 2017, is provided in the table below.
Number of appointments by national and provincial department |
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as on 31 May 2017 |
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National/Provincial department |
Number |
|
Eastern Cape |
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
1 428 |
Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism |
545 |
|
Education |
67 948 |
|
Health |
39 519 |
|
Human Settlements |
606 |
|
Office of the Premier |
405 |
|
Provincial Treasury |
463 |
|
Roads and Public works |
4 891 |
|
Rural Development and Agrarian Reform |
2 822 |
|
Safety and Liaison |
142 |
|
Social Development |
4 496 |
|
Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture |
1 158 |
|
Transport |
1 505 |
|
Total |
125 928 |
|
Free State |
Agriculture |
1 027 |
Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
378 |
|
Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs |
697 |
|
Education |
28 490 |
|
Health |
17 600 |
|
Human Settlements |
314 |
|
Office of the Premier |
623 |
|
Police, Roads and Transport |
3 148 |
|
Provincial Treasury |
380 |
|
Public Works |
1 747 |
|
Social Development |
1 929 |
|
Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation |
914 |
|
Total |
57 247 |
|
Gauteng |
Agriculture and Rural Development |
901 |
Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
670 |
|
Community Safety |
1 172 |
|
E-Government |
756 |
|
Economic Development |
457 |
|
Education |
85 442 |
|
Health |
68 410 |
|
Human Settlements |
819 |
|
Infrastructure Development |
2 580 |
|
Office of the Premier |
516 |
|
Provincial Treasury |
856 |
|
Roads and Transport |
2 105 |
|
Social Development |
4 189 |
|
Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation |
649 |
|
Total |
169 522 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
Agriculture and Rural Development |
2 765 |
Arts and Culture |
531 |
|
Community Safety and Liaison |
169 |
|
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
1 548 |
|
Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs |
719 |
|
Education |
107 611 |
|
Finance |
498 |
|
Health |
70 000 |
|
Human Settlements |
736 |
|
Office of the Premier |
619 |
|
Public Works |
1 765 |
|
Social Development |
3 693 |
|
Sport and Recreation |
244 |
|
Transport |
4 148 |
|
Total |
195 046 |
|
Limpopo |
Agriculture, and Rural Development |
2 926 |
Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs |
2 157 |
|
Economic Development, Environment and Tourism |
1 227 |
|
Education |
56 820 |
|
Health |
35 810 |
|
Office of the Premier |
474 |
|
Provincial Treasury |
511 |
|
Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure |
3 311 |
|
Safety, Security and Liaison |
122 |
|
Social Development |
3 303 |
|
Sports, Arts and Culture |
484 |
|
Transport |
2 221 |
|
Total |
109 366 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs |
1 376 |
Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
815 |
|
Community Safety, Security and Liaison |
1 425 |
|
Culture, Sport and Recreation |
420 |
|
Economic Development and Tourism |
227 |
|
Education |
40 695 |
|
Health |
20 338 |
|
Human Settlements |
375 |
|
Office of the Premier |
249 |
|
Provincial Treasury |
289 |
|
Public Works, Roads and Transport |
3 492 |
|
Social Development |
1 932 |
|
Total |
71 633 |
|
National National |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
5 930 |
Arts and Culture |
466 |
|
Basic Education |
860 |
|
Civilian Secretariat for the Police Service |
129 |
|
Communications |
106 |
|
Cooperative Governance |
513 |
|
Correctional Services |
40 656 |
|
Economic Development |
117 |
|
Energy |
586 |
|
Environmental Affairs |
1 892 |
|
Government Communication and Information System |
433 |
|
Health |
2 230 |
|
Higher Education and Training |
28 015 |
|
Home Affairs |
10 250 |
|
Human Settlements |
627 |
|
Independent Police Investigative Directorate |
427 |
|
International Relations and Cooperation |
2 297 |
|
Justice and Constitutional Development |
22 280 |
|
Labour |
8 073 |
|
Military Veterans |
240 |
|
Mineral Resources |
1 094 |
|
National School of Government |
239 |
|
National Treasury |
2 497 |
|
Office of the Chief Justice |
1 837 |
|
Office of the Public Service Commission |
263 |
|
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation |
351 |
|
Police |
194 802 |
|
Public Enterprises |
193 |
|
Public Service and Administration |
500 |
|
Public Works |
5 844 |
|
Rural Development and Land Reform |
5 532 |
|
Science and Technology |
450 |
|
Small Business Development |
199 |
|
Social Development |
895 |
|
Sport and Recreation South Africa |
188 |
|
Statistics South Africa |
3 314 |
|
Telecommunications and Postal Services |
307 |
|
The Presidency |
602 |
|
Tourism |
519 |
|
Trade and Industry |
1 401 |
|
Traditional Affairs |
81 |
|
Transport |
667 |
|
Water and Sanitation |
6 078 |
|
Women |
107 |
|
Total |
354 087 |
|
North West |
Community Safety and Transport Management |
1 531 |
Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs |
699 |
|
Economy and Enterprise Development |
210 |
|
Education and Sport Development |
30 978 |
|
Finance |
615 |
|
Health |
17 557 |
|
Local Government and Human Settlements |
520 |
|
Office of the Premier |
795 |
|
Public Works and Roads |
2 917 |
|
Rural, Environment and Agriculture Development |
1 495 |
|
Social Development |
2 436 |
|
Tourism |
154 |
|
Total |
59 907 |
|
Northern Cape |
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
589 |
Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs |
620 |
|
Economic Development and Tourism |
208 |
|
Education |
12 730 |
|
Environment and Nature Conservation |
253 |
|
Health |
6 968 |
|
Office of the Premier |
259 |
|
Provincial Treasury |
339 |
|
Roads and Public Works |
895 |
|
Social Development |
958 |
|
Sport, Arts and Culture |
467 |
|
Transport, Safety and Liaison |
383 |
|
Total |
24 669 |
|
Western Cape |
Agriculture |
949 |
Community Safety |
341 |
|
Cultural Affairs and Sport |
620 |
|
Economic Development and Tourism |
232 |
|
Education |
41 456 |
|
Environmental Affairs and Development Planning |
391 |
|
Health |
32 254 |
|
Human Settlements |
473 |
|
Local Government |
374 |
|
Premier |
1 168 |
|
Provincial Treasury |
357 |
|
Social Development |
2 203 |
|
Transport and Public Works |
2 342 |
|
Total |
83 160 |
|
Total |
1 250 565 |
|
Data source: PERSAL |
||
Compiled by the DPSA |
||
Excludes Defence and State Security Agency |
||
Excludes periodical and abnormal type of appointments |
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20 June 2017 - NW1613
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)Whether, with reference to the judgment in the case The Road Traffic Infringement Agency Board v Fines 4 U (Pty) Ltd and Another in April 2017, in which it was found that the Road Traffic Infringement Agency did not comply with the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (AARTO), she will take steps to ensure that all officials in the AARTO process comply fully with the provisions of the specified legislation; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant particulars; (2) what number of the representations dealing with technical defects and handed to the Road Traffic Infringement Agency have been implemented since the test phase in Johannesburg and Pretoria; (3) whether, in light of the specified judgment, the Road Traffic Infringement Agency will take the specified representations under review, since it has been illegally dismissed; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the full relevant particulars and (b) whether reimbursement will be made to people from whom money was irregularly collected in this regard; (4) What are the road accident statistics (a) on the road on which AARTO was implemented since the beginning of the test phase and (b) for each year since AARTO has been implemented up to the latest specified date for which information is available; (5) (a)(i) why and (ii) in which manner AARTO will be implemented countrywide and (b) what (i) is the deadline and (ii) are the milestones in this regard?
Reply:
1. In order to ensure compliance with the legal prescripts and processes enshrined in the AARTO legislation, the RTIA has developed Standard Operating Procedures. The Standard Operating Procedures will be published as part of the Regulations in order to ensure compliance by all role players.
2. The RTIA regards every aspect raised in the representation made as a technical issue. To this extent, the number of representations that the RTIA dealt with since the pilot phase since 2008 up to 31 March 2017, is 506 984 representations.
3. The RTIA is in the process of giving effect to the court order in relation to the specified judgement. The Court made a ruling in respect of specified representations that were in dispute particularly due to the inconsistent adjudication outcomes. In this respect the specified representations will be reviewed and be made successful.
4.
City of Joburg - AARTO Area |
|||||||
YEAR |
Fatal Crashes |
Pedestrian |
Driver |
Passenger |
M/Cyclist |
Cyclist |
TOTAL Fatalities |
"2012 |
556 |
363 |
206 |
73 |
1 |
607 |
649 |
"2013 |
693 |
431 |
188 |
148 |
11 |
7 |
785 |
"2014" |
533 |
337 |
127 |
94 |
17 |
4 |
579 |
"2015 |
698 |
441 |
154 |
127 |
22 |
10 |
754 |
"2016 |
746 |
478 |
138 |
137 |
35 |
14 |
802 |
City of Tshwane - AARTO Area |
|||||||
YEAR |
Fatal Crashes |
Pedestrian |
Driver |
Passenger |
M/Cyclist |
Cyclist |
TOTAL Fatalities |
"2012 |
512 |
247 |
245 |
110 |
1 |
9 |
612 |
"2013 |
578 |
264 |
240 |
183 |
3 |
7 |
697 |
"2014" |
482 |
243 |
135 |
148 |
14 |
18 |
558 |
"2015 |
537 |
254 |
168 |
141 |
31 |
16 |
610 |
"2016 |
618 |
313 |
186 |
166 |
24 |
7 |
696 |
Combined |
|||||||
YEAR |
Fatal Crashes |
Pedestrian |
Driver |
Passenger |
M/Cyclist |
Cyclist |
TOTAL Fatalities |
"2012 |
1068 |
610 |
451 |
183 |
2 |
616 |
1261 |
"2013 |
1271 |
695 |
428 |
331 |
14 |
14 |
1482 |
"2014" |
1015 |
580 |
262 |
242 |
31 |
22 |
1137 |
"2015 |
1235 |
695 |
322 |
268 |
53 |
26 |
1364 |
"2016 |
1364 |
791 |
324 |
303 |
59 |
21 |
1498 |
5. The AARTO Bill is still in Parliament, once Parliament has gazetted for further public engagement the AARTO Bill will be enacted then become South African Legislation.
20 June 2017 - NW1699
Hunsinger, Dr CH to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within his department; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
a) Regular maintenance is undertaken by the Department and its agencies.
b) No steps can be taken against officials if regular maintenance is done accordingly.
c) Officials cannot be suspended or charged when they are doing their duty and the systems are available
20 June 2017 - NW1555
Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)Is the SA National Roads Agency Ltd (Sanral) aware that (a) the security fence on both sides of the M1 Freeway at Buccleuch and Kelvin, Johannesburg, has been removed and (b) motorists and pedestrians are exiting and entering the freeway and road reserve from Old Pretoria Road on a regular basis; if so, (2) has an inspection been carried out on the Sanral section of the freeway to repair or replace the fences and guardrails; if so, (a) by what date will the fence be replaced and (b) what other remedial actions have been considered in order to prevent pedestrians and motorists entering and exiting the freeway illegally in this vicinity?
Reply:
1.The section of the M1 Freeway on which the above questions refer to, is under the jurisdiction of the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport.
(a) and (b) falls away
2. (a) and (b) falls away
20 June 2017 - NW1777
Rabotapi, Mr MW to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
Does (a) he, (b) his Deputy Minister or (c) any of the heads of entities or bodies reporting to him make use of security services paid for by the State for (i) him/herself, (ii) his/her immediate family members or (iii) any of their staff members; in each case (aa) what are the reasons for it, (bb) from which department or entity’s budget is the security services being paid, and (cc) what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Response (a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)
The Minister and Deputy Minister make use only of the security services offered in terms of the Ministerial Handbook. Such security services are provided only to the Minister and Deputy Minister and not family or staff members.
(aa) VIP Drivers/Protectors are appointed to provide security and driving services to the Minister/Deputy Minister.
(bb) The South African Police Services (SAPS) is responsible for the payment of such services.
(cc) These services comply with the provisions of the Ministerial Handbook.
(c) c(i) c(ii) c(iii) (aa) (bb) (cc)
The Head of the dti’s listed entities do not make use of security services paid for by the state for themselves, nor their families nor any of their staff members.
20 June 2017 - NW1708
Groenewald, Mr HB to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Traffic Management Corporation; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Traffic Management Corporation;
(a) N/A
(b) N/A
(c) (i) N/A
(ii) N/A;
In the period 2016/17 the Corporation upgraded the Network Security and is in full control of the perimeter firewall for all internal systems. Various core infrastructure components have been refreshed to facilitate the Virtualisation of the corporation’s servers. The Corporation has also implemented an Oracle EBS solution to integrate core financial, human capital, fleet management, asset management and payroll functions.
19 June 2017 - NW1422
Esau, Mr S to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
(a) What number of cases of (i) fruitless, (ii) wasteful and (iii) irregular expenditure in his department were identified by the Auditor-General in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial years, (b) what was the amount in each case and (c) how much of the specified amount has been recovered in each case?
Reply:
(a)(i),(ii),(iii)(aa),(bb),(cc),(b),(c) Please refer to the table below.
Fruitless, wasteful and irregular expenditure detected by AGSA |
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(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
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No |
Financial years |
Description of expenditure |
Number of cases |
Amount (R000) |
Recovered Amount /Remarks |
(aa) |
2014-15 |
(i) (ii) Fruitless and wasteful |
None |
N/A |
N/A |
(iii) Irregular expenditure |
2 |
492 |
Amount was condoned with warning and cautionary letter to officials. |
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(bb) |
2015-16 |
(i) (ii) Fruitless and wasteful |
None |
N/A |
N/A |
(iii) Irregular expenditure |
None |
N/A |
N/A |
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(cc) |
2016-17 |
(i) (ii) Fruitless and wasteful |
1 |
2 304 |
Under investigation. |
(iii) Irregular expenditure |
None |
N/A |
N/A |
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Total |
3 |
2 796 |
- |
19 June 2017 - NW1144
Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(a) How many submarines does the SA National Defence Force have, (b) how many of the specified vessels are (i) operational, (ii) non-operational and serviceable and/or (iii) non-operational and unserviceable state, (c) how long has each vessel been in this state and (d) (i) what are the reasons for each vessel’s current state and (ii) how can this be prevented in the future?
Reply:
(a) How many submarines does the SANDF have?
Three.
(b) How many of the specified vessels are operational?
(i) At present two of the three are operational.
(b) How many of the specified vessels are non-operational and serviceable?
(ii) One of the submarines is non-operational and serviceable.
(b) How many of the specified vessels are non-operational and unserviceable state (sic)?
(iii) N/A.
(c) How long has each vessel been in this state?
Apart from the two operational submarines the third submarine has been in a refit period from 2014.
(d) What are the reasons for each vessels’ current state?
(i) A refit period normally takes 24 months. Delays when experienced are attributed to funding and long lead times for the delivery of spares.
(d) How can this be prevented in the future?
(ii) N/A.
19 June 2017 - NW986
Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)With reference to her reply to question 490 on 31 March 2017, has any attempt been made by her department to settle on a working definition of decolonisation as it pertains to the school curriculum; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (a) how have colonial powers influenced the Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) curriculum since it was introduced in 2011, (b) why is decolonisation of the curriculum a process and not an event and (c) what is a fully transformed curriculum policy regime; (3) since indigenous knowledge systems are already taught as part of the science curriculum, what steps need to be taken to ensure that learners are fully immersed in the indigenous knowledge systems; (4) will Newton’s Laws and Application of Newton’s Laws remain part of the physical science syllabus in a decolonised curriculum?
Reply:
1. The Department of Basic Education has not formulated a definition of the term “decolonisation”, nor has it settled on a “working definition” of it as it pertains to the school curriculum. The reason for this is that decolonisation as a concept or term is not mentioned in the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement. However, Section 1.3 (c) of the policy does point out the principles that the policy is based on and includes, for example, social transformation; human rights, inclusivity, environmental and social justice; and valuing indigenous knowledge systems.
2. (a) The Curriculum and Assessment Policy statement was crafted by South African education experts and stakeholders, upholding the values of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, and colonial powers have not influenced this process of development or its implementation in the education sector.
(b) Decolonisation of the curriculum is a process and not an event, as the development, review, assessment and strengthening of Curriculum in itself cannot be a once-off event. South Africa has developed and then reviewed several school curricula since 1998 as a process and the current CAPS of 2011, whilst hailed by many as the best Curriculum Statement to date, is also currently being subject to a process of review and strengthening.
(c) A fully transformed curriculum policy regime was referred to and explained in response to Internal Question Paper 09/2017, Question 490(c). It refers to a fully transformed policy reflecting the principles of CAPS and incorporating relevant policy documents that direct the content of all subjects, direct the assessment thereof and stipulate the requirements for promotion and progression of learners.
3. Steps to be taken to ensure that learners are fully immersed in the indigenous knowledge systems;
- Indigenous knowledge advocacy in the form of expos, heritage site visits etc.
- Inclusion of indigenous knowledge holders in local communities to link indigenous knowledge and school knowledge.
- Promotion of play based learning through indigenous games.
- Integration of indigenous knowledge in the social cohesion programmes.
- Collaboration with Department of Arts and Culture, Heritage Councils and other relevant stakeholders.
4. A number of scientific laws, for example Newton’s Laws and applications thereof are part of the Physical Sciences curriculum. Scientific laws and applications thereof will remain part of any future curriculum as they provide foundational knowledge in science.
19 June 2017 - NW1480
Kalyan, Ms SV to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her procured any services from and/or made any payments to (i) a certain company (name furnished) or (ii) any other public relations firms; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) was the total cost, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of such payments?
Reply:
(a) Department |
(i) |
Procured any services from Bell Portinger. |
The Department has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Bell Portinger. |
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(ii) |
Make any payments to the Bell Portinger. |
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(aa) |
Services that were procured |
N/A |
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(bb) |
The total costs |
N/A |
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(cc) |
Detailed breakdown of the costs |
N/A |
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(dd) |
The total amount paid |
N/A |
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(ee) |
Purpose of the payments |
N/A |
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(ff) |
Detailed breakdown of the payments |
N/A |
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(b) Entities |
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SACE |
(i) |
Procured any services from Bell Portinger. |
SACE has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Bell Portinger. SACE makes use of its own internal resources for related services |
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(ii) |
Made any payments to the Belll Portinger. |
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(aa) |
Services that were procured |
N/A |
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(bb) |
The total costs |
N/A |
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(cc) |
Detailed breakdown of the costs |
N/A |
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(dd) |
The total amount paid |
N/A |
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(ee) |
Purpose of the payments |
N/A |
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(ff) |
Detailed breakdown of the payments |
N/A |
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UMALUSI |
(i) |
Procured any services from the Bell Portinger |
Umalusi has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Bell Portinger. Umalusi makes use of its own internal resources for related services. |
(ii) |
Made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation |
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(aa) |
Services that were procured |
N/A |
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(bb) |
The total costs |
N/A |
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(cc) |
Detailed breakdown of the costs |
N/A |
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(dd) |
The total amount paid |
N/A |
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(ee) |
Purpose of the payments |
N/A |
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(ff) |
Detailed breakdown of the payments |
N/A |
19 June 2017 - NW1451
Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture
How many (a) persons employed at cultural organisations were assessed against the Child Protection Register in the (i) 2014, (ii) 15, (iii) 16 and (iv) 2017 calendar years and (b) of the specified persons were found not suitable to work with children in each case ?
Reply:
We do fund legitimate and credible cultural organisations, these are Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO’s). Because they are independent from government we are not involved in their employment process.
19 June 2017 - NW1212
Kruger, Mr HC to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her has (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) were the total costs, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of the costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?
Reply:
PROCURED ANY SERVICES FROM OR MADE ANY PAYMENTS TO THE DECOLONISATION FOUNDATION
(a) DBE |
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(i) |
Procured any services from the Decolonisation Foundation |
DBE has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation |
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(ii) |
Made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation |
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(aa) |
Services that were procured |
N/A |
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(bb) |
The total costs |
N/A |
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(cc) |
Detailed breakdown of the costs |
N/A |
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(dd) |
The total amount paid |
N/A |
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(ee) |
Purpose of the payments |
N/A |
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(ff) |
Detailed breakdown of the payments |
N/A |
(b) ENTITIES |
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SACE |
(i) |
Procured any services from the Decolonisation Foundation |
SACE has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation |
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(ii) |
Made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation |
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(aa) |
Services that were procured |
N/A |
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(bb) |
The total costs |
N/A |
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(cc) |
Detailed breakdown of the costs |
N/A |
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(dd) |
The total amount paid |
N/A |
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(ee) |
Purpose of the payments |
N/A |
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(ff) |
Detailed breakdown of the payments |
N/A |
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UMALUSI |
(i) |
Procured any services from the Decolonisation Foundation |
Umalusi has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation |
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(ii) |
Made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation |
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(aa) |
Services that were procured |
N/A |
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(bb) |
The total costs |
N/A |
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(cc) |
Detailed breakdown of the costs |
N/A |
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(dd) |
The total amount paid |
N/A |
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(ee) |
Purpose of the payments |
N/A |
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(ff) |
Detailed breakdown of the payments |
N/A |
19 June 2017 - NW1565
Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the Minister of Economic Development
Did the International Trade Administration Commission oppose the introduction of a 12% safeguard duty on imported hot-rolled steel in an essential facts letter issued in 2017; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) why and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard?
Reply:
The Chief Commissioner of the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) has advised that as part of its standard procedure before making a final determination on trade remedies, it normally issues essential facts letters. The purpose of an essential facts letter is to inform the applicant and interested parties of the relevant factors that the Commission was considering in making a final determination for all the participants to comment. It is always emphasised in these letters that the Commission has not yet made its final determination and nothing in these letters should be construed as such.
In the case of hot-rolled steel, the Commission relayed in the essential facts letter that it was considering making a final determination that: there were unforeseen developments; there was a surge in imports; there was serious injury to the domestic industry caused by a surge in imports; and that it was also considering not recommending imposition of safeguard measures on public interest grounds. It then called on parties to comment on these. ITAC considered comments received from the applicant and interested parties and the Commission made a final determination.
The contents of its final determination and reasons will be made public once the Report of the Commission on the safeguard investigation on hot-rolled steel is published for implementation by the Ministry of Finance.”
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19 June 2017 - NW1452
Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Social Development
How many (a) persons employed at cultural organisations were assessed against the Child Protection Register in the (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016 and (iv) 2017 calendar years and (b) of the specified persons were found not suitable to work with children in each case?
Reply:
The Child Protection Register does not categorise organisations in terms of their activities such as cultural, but as employers. However, (a) the number of employees screened in (i) 2014 were 63664, (ii) 2015 were 94552, (iii) 2016 were 103350 and 2017 were 3921 (April and May), and (b) persons were found not suitable to work with children in (i) 2014 were 87, (ii) 2015 were 300, (iii) 2016 were 281, and there no records for first quarter of 2017.
19 June 2017 - NW1129
Dreyer, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 219 on 6 March 2017, the requested information has been received from the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi); if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date is the information expected; if so, by what date will she communicate it?
Reply:
The 2016 National Senior Certificate (NSC) External Moderator Reports for the above listed subject found that the subject question papers covered the scope and depth of the examinable content, examined the appropriate levels of cognition and difficulty outlined in the assessment syllabus and examination guideline of the examination assessment body. See external moderator’s reports in the accompanying USB flash drive.