Questions and Replies

Reply:

For (1) and (2), attached herewith please find Annexure 1 and Annexure 2 on details received from the SABC in relation to the programmes commissioned and broadcasted during 2014-15 financial year and during 2015-16 financial year. Auditing on the 2016-17 details has not been concluded.

Reply:

1. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has a total budget of just over 7.5 billion for the 2017/18 financial year.

The Hydrogen and energy subprogramme, which is responsible for the implementation of the Energy Grand Challenge, will spend just over R156 million to fund applied energy research to support the development and uptake of clean energy technologies in South Africa and other parts of the world. The bulk of these funds support universities and science councils for research and development in the areas of hydrogen fuel cell, solar, wind and energy storage technologies. Hence, the percentage of the DST ‘s budget that is allocated towards renewable energy alternatives is just under 2%.

Reply:

(a)(i),(ii),(iii)(aa),(bb),(cc),(b),(c) Please refer to the table below.

Fruitless, wasteful and irregular expenditure detected by AGSA
(a)	(b)	(c)
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.
(bb)	2015-16	(i) (ii) Fruitless and wasteful	None	N/A	N/A
		(iii) Irregular expenditure	None	N/A	N/A
(cc)	2016-17	(i) (ii) Fruitless and wasteful	1	2 304	Under investigation.
		(iii) Irregular expenditure	None	N/A	N/A
Total	3	2 796	-

Reply:

The requirement to disclose financial interests by Public Servants is regulated by the Financial Disclosure Framework. This Framework was introduced in March 2000 with the requirement that all Heads of Department (HoD) and employees on post level 15 in National and Provincial Departments should disclose their registrable interests on the form determined for this purpose by the Public Service Commission (PSC). In May 2001, the Financial Disclosure Framework was incorporated into the Public Service Regulations (PSR), 2001 and extended to cover all members of the Senior Management Service (SMS i.e. levels 13 to 16). These Regulations have since been repealed by the PSR, 2016, which came into effect on 1 August 2016.

Prior to the implementation of the PSR, 2016 the disclosure of financial interests was made in terms of Chapter 3 C.1 of the PSR, 2001, which stipulated that every designated employee (SMS member) shall, not later than 30 April each year, disclose to the relevant Executive Authority, particulars of all her/his registrable interests in respect of the period 1 April of the previous year to 31 March of the year in question. Any person who assumed duty as a designated employee after 1 April in a year was required to make such a disclosure within 30 days after assumption of duty in respect of the period of 12 months preceding her/his assumption of duty. The Executive Authorities were required to submit copies of the forms on which the designated employees disclosed their financial interests, to the PSC by not later than 31 May of each year. These provisions of the PSR, 2001 were retained in new PSR, 2016.

The submission of financial disclosure forms by the National Commissioner, Deputy National Commissioners and Provincial Commissioners between the period 2012/2013 and 2015/2016 are indicated in Tables 1 to 3 below:

Table 1: Submission of financial disclosure forms by the National Commissioner/Acting Commissioner between the period 2012/2013 and 2015/2016

Names	Financial Years
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016
Phiyega MV (National Commissioner)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No On suspension
Phahlane JK (Acting National Commissioner)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (Acting)

Table 1 above shows that the National Commissioner of the SAPS submitted her financial disclosure forms consistently between the financial years 2012/2013 and 2014/2015. The PSC did not receive the financial disclosure form of the National Commissioner in respect of the 2015/2016 financial year. This is apparently due to the fact that she has been placed on special leave during this period. The financial disclosure forms of the current Acting National Commissioner were submitted consistently between the period 2012/2013 and 2015/2016.

The submission rate of financial disclosure forms by Deputy National Commissioners is shown in Table 2 below:

Table 2: Submission of financial disclosure forms by the Deputy National Commissioners between the period 2012/2013 and 2015/2016

Names	Financial Years
	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016
Masemola SF (Operational Services)	Yes	Yes	Transferred to Limpopo as Provincial Commissioner (Please see Table 3 below). (Post not provided for in the structure)	(Post not provided for in the structure)
Lebeya SG (Crime detection)	Yes	Yes	Termination of service (Post not provided for in the structure)	N/A (Post not provided for in the structure)
Mofomme AL (Physical Resource Management)	Yes	Yes	Termination of service (Post not provided for in the structure)	N/A (Post not provided for in the structure)
Mazibuko NNH (Human Resource Management)	Yes	Yes	Retired (Post not provided for in the structure)	N/A (Post not provided for in the structure)
Dramat A (Directorate of Priority Crime Investigations)	Yes	Yes	Termination of service (Replaced by Ntlemeza BM)	N/A
Ntlemeza BM (Directorate of Priority Crime Investigations)	Yes	Yes	Yes (Acting in the post vacated by Dramat A)	Yes
Schutte SJP (New Structure: Resources Management )	Yes Submitted as a Divisional Commissioner	Yes Submitted as a Divisional Commissioner	Yes Submitted as Deputy National Commissioner Asset and Legal Management/ Resources Management	Yes Submitted as Deputy National Commissioner Asset and Legal Management/ Resources Management
Mbekela CN (Corporate Service Management: name changed to Human Resource Management in 2016)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Termination of service
Mgwenya BC (Chief Operations Officer)	Yes	Yes	Yes Post of Chief Operations Officer was abolished. Official was moved to the re-established post of Deputy National Commissioner Human Resource Management	Yes
Molefe J (Executive Legal Officer)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes Resigned 31-08-2016

Table 2 above shows that the ten (10) officials who are/were on the level of Deputy National Commissioner in the SAPS submitted their financial disclosure forms for the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 financial years. During the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 financial years, the SAPS experienced certain changes relating to the incumbency of the posts of Deputy National Commissioner. The following changes were experienced:

• Masemola SF, who was the Deputy National Commissioner responsible for Operational Services, was transferred to the Limpopo Province as a Provincial Commissioner. The PSC was informed that subsequent to this transfer, the post of National Commissioner: Operational Services was not provided for on the structure of the SAPS during the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 financial years. In view thereof, the financial disclosure form of the incumbent of the post of Deputy National Commissioner: Operational Services was not expected during these periods.

• The services of Lebeya SG, who was the Deputy National Commissioner responsible for Crime Detection, were terminated. The PSC was informed that subsequent to this termination, the post was not provided for on the structure of the SAPS during the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 financial years. In view thereof, the financial disclosure forms of the incumbent of the post of Deputy National Commissioner: Crime Detection were not expected during these periods.

• The services of Mofomme AL, who was the Deputy National Commissioner responsible for Physical Resource Management, were terminated. The PSC was informed that subsequent to this termination, the post was not provided for on the structure of the SAPS during the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 financial years. In view thereof, the financial disclosure forms of the incumbent of the post of Deputy National Commissioner: Physical Resource Management were not expected during these periods.

• Mazibuko NNH, who was the Deputy National Commissioner responsible for Human Resource Management, retired from the service. The PSC was informed that subsequent to this retirement, the post was not provided for on the structure of the SAPS during the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 financial years. In view thereof, the financial disclosure forms of the incumbent of the post of Deputy National Commissioner: Human Resource Management were not expected during these periods.

• The services of Dramat A, who was the Deputy National Commissioner responsible for the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigations, were terminated during 2014/2015 financial year. This official was replaced by Ntlemeza BM in an acting capacity during the 2014/2015 financial year. Ntlemeza BM was subsequently appointed permanently to this position and his financial disclosure form for 2015/2016 financial year was submitted. Table 2 shows further that Ntlemeza BM has been submitting his financial disclosure forms consistently between the 2012/2013 and 2015/2016 financial years.

• Schutte SJP submitted the financial disclosure form as Divisional Commissioner during the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 financial years. During the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 financial years the official submitted the financial disclosure forms as Deputy National Commissioner: Asset and Legal Management/Resources Management.

• Mbekela CN, who was the Deputy National Commissioner responsible for Corporate Service Management (name changed to Human Resource Management in 2016) submitted the financial disclosure forms consistently between the period 2012/2013 and 2014/2015. The services of this official were terminated during the 2015/2016 financial year. In view thereof, the financial disclosure form of this official was not expected during the 2015/2016 financial year.

• Mgwenya BC submitted the financial disclosure forms consistently between the 2012/2013 and 2015/2016 financial years. During 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 financial years the official was occupying the post of Chief Operations Officer. The PSC was informed that the post of Chief Operations Officer was abolished during the 2014/2015 financial year. The official was then moved to the re-established post of Deputy National Commissioner: Human Resource Management.

• Molefe J submitted the financial disclosure forms consistently between the 2012/2013 and 2015/2016 financial years. Although the official resigned from the SAPS during the 2015/2016 financial the financial disclosure form for this period was submitted prior to the resignation.

The submission rate of financial disclosure forms by Provincial Commissioners is shown in Table 3 below:

Table 3: Submission of financial disclosure forms by the Provincial Commissioners between the period 2012/2013 and 2015/2016

Provinces	Names	Financial Years
		2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016
Eastern Cape	Binta CC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Free State	Sitole KJ	Yes	Yes	N/A Replaced by Mpembe TS	N/A
	Mpembe TS	Submitted as Limpopo Provincial Commissioner	Yes	Yes
Gauteng	Petros M	Yes	Contract expired Replaced by Mothiba LJ	N/A	N/A
	Mothiba LJ	Yes Submitted as Divisional Commissioner: Visible Policing	Yes Replaced Petros LJ as Provincial Commissioner	Yes	Yes
KwaZulu-Natal	Ngobeni BM	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Limpopo	Mpembe TS	Yes	Yes	Yes Submitted as Free State Provincial Commissioner
	Masemola SF	Yes Submitted as Deputy National Commissioner	Yes Submitted as Deputy National Commissioner	Yes	Yes
Mpumalanga	Ntobela TR	Yes	Yes Contract expired on 31-10-2014	N/A	N/A
	Nogwanya VM	Yes Submitted as Provincial Head: Legal and policy services	Yes Appointed as Acting Provincial Commissioner on 03-11-2014	Yes The official returned to his/her substantive post of Provincial Head: Legal and Policy Services	Yes Submitted as Provincial Head: Legal and Policy Services
	Magadlela MD	Yes Submitted as Provincial Head: Detective Services: Mpumalanga	Yes	Yes Appointed as Provincial Commissioner on 01-02-2015	Yes
North West	Mbombo MZN	Yes	Yes	Yes Retired on 31-05-2015	N/A
	Tsumane LJ	Yes	Yes	Yes Submitted as Provincial Head: Detective Services	Yes Acting on a vacant post of Provincial Commissioner
Northern Cape	Basson JD	Yes	Yes	Yes Retired on 31-08-2015	N/A
	Shivuri RP	Yes	Yes Submitted as Deputy Provincial Commissioner: Policing	Yes Appointed as Provincial Commissioner on 01-09-2015	Yes
Western Cape	Lamoer AH	Yes	Yes	N/A Contract expired on 30-11-2015	N/A
	Patekile TE	Yes Submitted as Provincial Head: Operations Coordination: Eastern Cape	Yes	Yes	Yes Appointed as Provincial Commissioner pointed as on 09-01-2016

• Yes: denotes that the Minister submitted the financial disclosure forms of officials to the PSC.
• No: denotes that financial disclosure forms were not received by the PSC during the financial year in question.
• N/A: denotes that financial disclosure forms were not expected by the PSC during the financial year in question.

Table 3 above shows that all the officials within the SAPS who were occupying or acting in the posts of Provincial Commissioner, submitted their financial disclosure forms for the period between 2012/2013 and 2015/2016 financial years. The Table also shows that there were changes in relation to the incumbency of posts. These changes and the effects thereof on the state of compliance with the requirements to submit financial disclosure forms are explained in the following paragraphs:

• Sitole KJ was replaced by Mpembe TS as Provincial Commissioner for the Free State Province during 2014/2015. In view thereof, the financial disclosure forms in respect of the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 financial years were not expected from Sithole KJ.

• Mpembe TS submitted the financial disclosure forms as Provincial Commissioner: Limpopo during 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 financial years. He was transferred to Free State during 2014/2015 where submitted his financial disclosure forms for the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 financial years.

• The employment contract of Petros M expired during the 2013/2014 financial years, and was replaced by Mothiba LJ as Provincial Commissioner: Gauteng. The financial disclosure form of Petros M was submitted in respect of the 2012/2013 financial year. This was the only period when a financial disclosure form was expected from this official. Mothiba LJ submitted the financial disclosure forms as Provincial Commissioner: Gauteng between the period 2013/2014 and 2015/2016 financial years. He had previously been submitting as Divisional Commissioner: Visible Policing.

• Masemola SF replaced Mpembe TS as Provincial Commissioner: Limpopo during the 2014/2015 financial year. This official (Masemola SF) submitted the financial disclosure forms as Deputy National Commissioner in respect of the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 financial years. The financial disclosure forms of the official were also submitted in respect of the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 financial years.

• The employment contract of Ntobela TR expired during 2013/2014 after the official had submitted the financial disclosure forms as Provincial Commissioner for Mpumalanga in respect of the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 financial years. Nogwanya VM was appointed Acting Provincial Commissioner on 3 November 2013. The financial disclosure forms of Nogwanya VM were submitted consistently between the period 2012/2013 and 2015/2016 financial years as Provincial Head: Legal and Policy Services.

• Magadlela MD was appointed as a Provincial Commissioner with effect from 1 February 2015. This official (Magadlela MD), who was initially the Provincial Head of Detective Services in Mpumalanga has been submitting his financial disclosure forms consistently between the periods 2012/2013 and 2015/2016.

• Mbombo MZN, who was the Provincial Commissioner for North West, retired during 2014/2015 financial year (on 31May 2015). The financial disclosure forms of this official were, however, submitted in respect of the period between 2012/2013 and 2014/2015 financial years. He was replaced by Tsumane LJ who is the Provincial Head of Detective Services in an acting capacity. Tsumane LJ has been submitting the financial disclosure forms consistently between the periods 2012/2013 and 2014/2015 financial years.

• Basson JD who was the Provincial Commissioner for the Northern Cape submitted the financial disclosure forms consistently between the period 2012/2013 and 2014/2015. The official retired from the service on 31 August 2015 and was replaced by Shivhuri RP. The latter has been submitting the financial disclosure forms consistently between the period 2012/2013 and 2015/2016 financial years. The official was previously occupying the post of Deputy Provincial Commissioner: Policing.

• Lamoer AH who was the Provincial Commissioner for the Western Cape, submitted the financial disclosure forms in respect of 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 financial years. The employment contract of the official expired on 30 November 2015. The official’s financial disclosure form for the 2014/2015 financial year was not submitted. This form was supposed to have been submitted in view of the fact that the contract expired seven (7) months after the due date for the submission of financial disclosure forms.

• Lamoer AH was replaced by Patekile TE as Provincial Commissioner for the Western Cape with effect from 9 January 2016. The official (Patekile TE) submitted the financial disclosure forms consistently between the period 2012/2013 to 2015/2016 financial years. The official was initially occupying the post of Provincial Head: Operations Coordination in the Eastern Cape.

The due date for the submission of financial disclosure forms for the 2016/2017 financial year was 31 May 2017. The PSC is still capturing data relating to that.

Reply:

Steps taken to assist the Compensation Fund to improve its service delivery include, but not limited;

1. The Introduction of CF-Filing;

The objective of the project improve the turn-a-round time for an employer to register with the Compensation Fund, submit Return of Earnings online, process an immediate online payment and receive the Letter of Good Standing. The project is at an advanced stage and will be launched before the end of 2017.

2. The Introduction of Online Claims System;

The Fund implemented a new claims management system in 2014. This has resulted in visible improvements in the Fund’s service delivery. The system provides an online platform for employers and medical service providers to submit claims on line which facilitates speedy adjudication of claims. Plans are in place to continue to enhance the system with the objective of improving the claims turnaround time.

3. Improving the Call Centre system;

A new and improved call centre system is in the process of being implemented. The objective is to implement a system that will ensure that the service from the call centre to the back office is well managed in order to ensure that inquiries are responded to in the shortest time possible.

4. Realigning the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) to enhance benefits and service delivery;

The process of aligning COIDA so that it is in-line with the 21st century environment in order to ensure that is capable of responding to the service delivery needs, is at an advanced stage. We will soon be asking Cabinet to give us approval to publish the draft COIDA Amendment Bill for public comment.

Reply:

(a) (i) (ii) The Bid Specification Committee has been appointed and it is in a process of developing draft specification which will be tabled to the Bid Adjudication Committee for approval.

(b)The timeframe set are as follows:

• The procumbent process: July- September 2017
• Phase-out Negotiations with CPS: November 2017
• Setting up by the new Service Provider November 2017

Reply:

 

1. Consumer Studies: Ms D J Brown and Ms CM van Pletzen
2. Agricultural Sciences: Dr F Khumalo and Mr SM Gcwensa
3. Agricultural Management Practices: Mr TA Tshabang and Mr SM Gcwensa
4. Agricultural Technology: Mr TA Tshabang and Dr F Khumalo
5. Music: Mr F Lewis and Ms Z Temmingh
6. Dance Studies: Ms S Botha
7. Design: Ms G Cowan
8. Dramatic Arts: Dr LP Singh and Mr MF Hoosain
9. Visual Arts: Ms C Delport
10. Information Technology: Prof D Govender

Reply:

PROCURED ANY SERVICES FROM OR MADE ANY PAYMENTS TO THE DECOLONISATION FOUNDATION

(a) DBE
	(i)	Procured any services from the Decolonisation Foundation	DBE has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation
	(ii)	Made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation
	(aa)	Services that were procured	N/A
	(bb)	The total costs	N/A
	(cc)	Detailed breakdown of the costs	N/A
	(dd)	The total amount paid	N/A
	(ee)	Purpose of the payments	N/A
	(ff)	Detailed breakdown of the payments	N/A

(b) ENTITIES
SACE	(i)	Procured any services from the Decolonisation Foundation	SACE has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation
	(ii)	Made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation
	(aa)	Services that were procured	N/A
	(bb)	The total costs	N/A
	(cc)	Detailed breakdown of the costs	N/A
	(dd)	The total amount paid	N/A
	(ee)	Purpose of the payments	N/A
	(ff)	Detailed breakdown of the payments	N/A
UMALUSI	(i)	Procured any services from the Decolonisation Foundation	Umalusi has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation
	(ii)	Made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation
	(aa)	Services that were procured	N/A
	(bb)	The total costs	N/A
	(cc)	Detailed breakdown of the costs	N/A
	(dd)	The total amount paid	N/A
	(ee)	Purpose of the payments	N/A
	(ff)	Detailed breakdown of the payments	N/A

Reply:

The South African Revenue Service is, in terms of the provisions of Chapter 6 of the Tax Administration Act, bound to treat all taxpayers’ affairs as confidential and may not divulge any aspects pertaining to the affairs of any taxpayer.

The Commissioner can therefore not divulge any details relating to this matter.

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.

Reply:

The South African Revenue Service is, in terms of the provisions of Chapter 6 of the Tax Administration Act, bound to treat all taxpayers’ affairs as confidential and may not divulge any aspects pertaining to the affairs of any taxpayer.

The Commissioner can therefore not divulge any details relating to this matter.

Reply:

Progress Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the SABC Board Inquiry has been presented to the Parliament Portfolio Committee on Communications on Tuesday, 13 June 2017.

Reply:

Malelane Safari Lodge:

a) The expected revenue will be higher than the minimum rentals of 6% of actual revenue.

Minimum Rentals are as follows:

Year 1 - R864, 525.55.

Year 2 - R1, 152,700.73.

Year 3 - R1, 440,875.91.

Year 4 - R1, 602,063.32.

Year 5 onwards - R2, 161,313.87.

b) No monies were exchanged.

c) Due to long public participation processes, further delays has recently been experienced due to the BEE partners contractual disputes, the EIA approval was only received in April 2016.

d) The construction of the lodge itself has no impact on the Traffic Impact Assessment associated with the access road in the different projects. The final alignment of the access road will be informed by all the required studies. This EIA study on the realignment of the access road will still commence.

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Reply:

1. I am advised that on 5 October 2016, Gestamp and Sarge Wind (Pty) Ltd, lodged an application in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, 2014, with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) (the competent authority for this application) for the proposed construction of the 140 MW Spitskop West Wind Energy Facility and its associated infrastructure near Cookhouse within the Blue Crane Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province.

In terms of record, the applicant commissioned an independent environmental consultancy, Terramanzi Group (Pty) Ltd, to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the above application. The final Scoping Report was received on 18 November 2016 and was conditionally accepted on 23 January 2017. DEA received the draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAr) for review and comment on 18 April 2017 and is awaiting submission of the final EIAr for review and consideration within the stipulated timeframes as outlined in the EIA Regulations, 2014, as amended. The Department has however not yet received the final EIAr, and hence the EIA process has not yet been concluded and the Department has advised therefore not made any decision on the application yet.

Honourable Member will know by now, that environmental assessment practitioner (EAP),
Mr Fabio Venturi of Terramanzi Group (Pty) Ltd., is responsible for the public participation process in terms of the requirements of the EIA Regulations, (please see regulations) 2014 as amended, and not the DEA. As such, the competent authority is not responsible for the actual public participation process and the applicant’s EAP would have to “follow due processes of public participation”. DEA is however required to review the final EIAr as part of its decision-making process to determine whether the methods used by the EAP during the public participation process, have met the legal requirements of the EIA Regulations, 2014. As DEA is still awaiting the submission of the final EIAr, it is not yet in a position to determine whether the “due process of the public participation process” as well as the requirements of the EIA Regulations, 2014 were met.

2. In terms of the department’s knowledge to date, not been any “acceptance or condonation of any alleged underrepresentation” of registered I&APs. Details of the public participation process (followed and to be followed) as contained in the scoping report was thus far deemed acceptable, hence the scoping report was accepted. The EIA process is, I am further advised, still underway, including consultation, and DEA is awaiting the submission of the final EIAr.

3. (a) As indicated above, the EAP is responsible for the public participation process according to the EIA Regulations, 2014, requirements; and

(b) DEA is not involved in any aspect of the actual public participation process. Proof of the public participation process conducted notifications, meetings held, and comments received, and so forth, form part of the final EIA which is still to be submitted by the EAP. Officials from DEA were therefore not privy to such details at this. Please note that I am the Appeals Authority in this matter and all such matters and therefore unable and unwilling to get into further correspondence and engagement on this matter for reasons related to fairness and remaining legally compliant and above board. I will only be able to deal with the responses to the Appellant , should there be one at the time when such an appeal may be received.

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Reply:

1. (a) No profit share agreement was signed between the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR), Bono Farm Management and the beneficiaries of Nirwanda Farm in the Hex River Valley.

   (b) The Department has no knowledge of the alleged compensation to beneficiaries since there is no agreement between the Department and the abovementioned parties.

2. (a) …

(b) …

3. (a) The Nirwanda Development Trust consists of the historically permanent workforce that is currently active in the operations of the farm.

    (b) No.

(4)

Name of Official	Designation/Rank	Status of disciplinary action
Ms Babalwa Magoda	Chief Director: Recapitalisation and Development	Official suspended. Disciplinary hearing commenced 17 February 2017 and is continuing.
Mr Vusi Mahlangu	Deputy Director General: Land Reform	Disciplinary Hearing finalised; Official dismissed with effect from 15 June 2016;

 

Reply:

(1) Late joiner penalties (LJP) forms part of the regulations made in terms of the Medical Schemes Act, 1998 (Act No. 131 of 1998) ("the Act")). Regulations 11 and 13 of the said regulations, refer to instances where a member wants to join a medical scheme after the age of 35 and LJP is determined by the number of years that a person was not a member of a scheme (from the age of 21) prior to the application for membership of a medical scheme. The LJP is aimed at protecting the accumulated risk pool funds from being accepted by high risk late joiners who have not contributed to them. It is also meant to incentivize people to join a medical scheme at an earlier age so that the penalty can be mitigated/avoided. There are circumstances that prevent persons from joining a Medical Scheme at an early stage. For such persons a late joiner penalty is unjust.

(2) The application of the LJP is discretionary and a scheme can choose not to apply to a member after applying to join a medical scheme after the age of 35. The Department is currently in the process of preparing amendments to the Medical Schemes Act. The matter of the Late Jointer Penalty is being reviewed as part of this process.

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Reply:

(a) The estimated construction cost (2017) for the Shangoni Entrance Gate, tourism facilities (Camping site, tented site and picnic site) and tar road is R263 million.

(b) The current funding available is R25 million.

(c) Yes, the roads will be tarred.

(d) The new Shangoni Entrance gate will be used for (i) entry and (ii) exit of all guests visiting the park. We do not have a requirement nor mechanism to segregate entry into Park for nationals on the one hand and foreign nationals on the other.

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Reply:

No heads nor any staff member or their family members of the entities reporting to me have made use of any security services paid by the state.

Reply:

The names of the external moderators of the 2016 National Senior Certificate examination are:

(a) English First Additional Language - Ms MP Bembe and Dr L G Bull

(b) IsiNdebele First Additional Language - Mr PJ Masilela

(c) IsiZulu First Additional Language - Ms T Ngobese and Mrs FM Khuboni

(d) Setswana First Additional Language - Ms SFC Sehume-Hlakoane and Dr M Lesete

(e) Siswati First Additional Language - Mr J Mashego and Dr PM Lubisi

(f) IsiXhosa First Additional Language - Ms P Maqhude and Mrs NS Beyile

(g) Xitsonga First Additional Language - Mr TB Maswanganyi

(h) Tshivenda First Additional Language - Ms J Nedzharata and Mr L Sundani

(i) Sepedi First Additional Language - Dr NI Magapa, Ms V Masha

(j) Sesotho First Additional Language - Mr MP Thito and Ms. M Matsabisa

Reply:

a) Life Sciences: Dr P Preethlall and Ms PB Majozi

b) Physical Sciences: Dr J Govender, Mr P Struweg, Mr VM Palan and Ms P Zuma

c) Mathematics: Prof P Pillay, Prof N Heideman, Dr C Kriek and Dr R Govender

d) Mathematical Literacy: Dr R Singh and Mr M Hendricks

e) Geography: Ms Z Shabalala and Ms E Powell

f) History: Mr Q Koetaan, Mr E Smuts, Dr S Seetall

g) Religious Studies: Dr W Willemse and Mr A Botha

h) Life Orientation: Ms M Bernard-Phera and Ms F Hendriks

i) Hospitality Studies: Ms S Ismail and Ms C Koekemoer

j) Tourism: Dr L Punt and Mr R Johnson

Reply:

Progress Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the SABC Board Inquiry has been presented to the Parliament Portfolio Committee on Communications on Tuesday, 13 June 2017.

Reply:

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) provided the Department on 4 April 2017 with unaudited data for the 2016 academic year. The unaudited 470 352 NSFAS funded students consisted of 244 488 university and 225 864 Technical and Vocational Education and Training college students as stated in my response to Parliamentary Question 606. Audited 2016 numbers will be submitted upon completion of the external 2016/17 audit process currently underway at NSFAS.

The 405 000 students mentioned by the NSFAS Chairperson refers to the Medium Term Strategic Framework 2016 targeted number of students to be funded.

The difference between the targeted number of students and unaudited funded students is due to the additional allocation NSFAS received for historic debt funding during the 2016 academic year.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1389 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

a. (i) The performance of all the Department’s entities is reviewed (evaluated) on a regular basis.

(ii). similarly, the department conducts implementation reviews (evaluation) on its programmes and projects on regular basis through project in-year reviews and oversight visits with intention to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency. The flags in every school programme and the library conditional grants are some of the programmes that were recently reviewed. Furthermore, the Department has established the South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) to conduct mapping studies and other studies on cross cutting issues on the arts, culture and heritage sector. Twenty (20) research reports were produced in the 2016-17 financial year. Another 27 research reports are envisaged in the 2017-18 financial year. Moreover, the Department conducts 5-year reviews that focus on a range of issues relating to the operations of the Department including performance. The last review was conducted in the 2014-15 financial year. The next 5-year review will be conducted during 2018-19 financial year and will focus on the period 2015-2019.

b. (i). The Department conducts regular oversight visits, with the focus more on entities that are not performing well. The purpose of these visits is to assist the entities with the implementation of turnaround plans. Moreover, a number of forums have been established to facilitate monitoring and evaluation of public entities and to share best practices. These include the chairperson’s forum, where the Minister and the Chairpersons of Councils/Boards engage on issues affecting the public entities.

(ii). In cases of unsatisfactory programme and/or project performance, a diagnosis exercise is conducted to ascertain the reasons for poor performance. Findings emanating from the diagnosis exercise are used to improve the design and implementation of the programme and/or project. The Technical Intergovernmental Committee (TIC) and MinMEC are some of the platforms the Department has established to review and correct poor performing projects that are done in collaboration with provinces.

c. (i). Guided by the audit outcomes of the Auditor-General (AG), 11 DAC public entities received qualified audit outcomes and this highlighted shortcomings in their control systems. In most cases the shortcomings related to the accounting of heritage assets as specified in the GRAP 103 standard. The Ditsong Museums of South Africa and the South African State Theatre got adverse and disclaimer audit outcomes, respectively, thus highlighting a collapse in their control systems.

(ii). In the 2016-17 financial year there has been delays in the implementation of the following projects: Liberation Heritage Route online map application; refurbishment of the community arts centres and a series of infrastructure projects ( legacy project); the Khoi San Heritage Route; and the Liberation Heritage Route.

Reply:

With reference to Question 1545, I have been advised by the Department as follows:

(a) (i) No budget was allocated to implement the 112 emergency centre in 2017/18 financial year.

(ii) No budget was allocated to manage the 112 emergency centre in 2017/18 financial year.

(b) The 112 emergency call centre programme is not part of the Department’s current financial year deliverables.

The Budget Programme structure of the Department, which informs its programmes and sub-programmes was determined by National Treasury in 2009, following the last time the Department was restructured. Since then, there has been major changes including the change to the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) however there has never been a change to the Programme Budget Structure hence all our Estimates of National Expenditure (ENE) documents and allocation still reflect this outdated Programme Structure. Similar examples are the Digital Terrestrial Television which is still reflected as a sub-programme under Programme 5 and Programme 4 still has SMME Enterprise development.

Following the current restructuring process in line with the new DTPS mandate, the Department will approach National Treasury to revise its Programme Structure accordingly so that going forward the ENE and allocations are done in line with a Budget Programme structure that is reflective of the organisational structure.

Reply:

1. Yes. This matter is a work in progress, details will be released when consultation has been concluded.

2. An Amendment to the Broadcasting Act, Act 4 of 1999 is currently before Parliament,

Reply:

1. a). The President appoints Ministers and assigns their powers and functions and may dismiss them.

1. b). They are mining industry stakeholders.

2 a and b). The trip was organized and paid for by the Department of Mineral Resources.

 

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

The Department of Social Development (DSD) in collaboration with the Department of Women (DOW) and other relevant government Departments is involved in the Sanitary ware Programme. The Department has produced the Concept Document on which the Base Document now with DOW is founded.

Coordinated by DOW, Six (6) Work streams were developed where DSD sits in Work stream 1, meant to develop a Policy Framework on the Sanitary ware Programme. In order for the Policy Framework to be meaningful, DSD as the lead on this Work stream has proposed a Policy Framework Structure for members to contribute. DSD has also concretely suggested a 2 – 3 Day uninterrupted Retreat to focus on the development of such a Policy Framework to present as a Draft to the proposed National Consultation Indaba.

A logical Framework has also been developed to guide the process.

The Gender Chief Directorate within DSD continues to sit in the Sanitary Programme under DOW giving constructive input where necessary. Other Programmes within the Department such as Community Development, Families, Victims Empowerment Programme (VEP), Children, and Social Security are expected to support this Programme.

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.

Reply:

(a) No

(i) Not applicable.

(ii) Not applicable.

(aa) Not applicable.

(bb) Not applicable.

(cc) Not applicable.

(dd) Not applicable.

(ee) Not applicable.

(ff) Not applicable.

(b) Public Entities

South African National Parks (SANParks)

(i) No. SANParks has not procured any such services.

(ii) No. SANParks uses its own internal resources for communications and public relations work.

(aa) Not applicable.

(bb) Not applicable.

(cc) Not applicable.

(dd) Not applicable.

(ee) Not applicable.

(ff) Not applicable.

South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)

(i) No. SANBI has not procured any such services.

(ii) SANBI procured the services of Hippo Communication.

(aa) Hippo Communication services were procured to promote Kirstenbosch’s events through the media, including the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset concerts.

(bb) The total cost to Hippo Communication is R38 775.96.

(cc) The detailed breakdown of such costs is as follows:

• Monthly retainer for April 2017: R12 127.32.
• Monthly retainer for May 2017: R12 127.32.
• Monthly retainer for June 2017: R12 127.32.
• Facebook boosts to advertise Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts in March, was invoiced in April 2017: R2 394.00.

(dd) The total amount paid so far is R26 648.64 (Invoice for June retainer is still to be paid).

(ee) The Kirstenbosch events office uses the Public Relations agency called Hippo Communications to help promote Kirstenbosch’s events through the media, including the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset concerts, SANBI’s Kirstenbosch-South Africa Chelsea Flower Show exhibit, and the Kirstenbosch Winter Wonders campaign.

(ff) The detailed breakdown of such payments is as follows:

• Monthly retainer for April 2017: R12 127.32 was paid on 23 March 2017.
• Monthly retainer for May 2017: R12 127.32 was paid on 10 May 2017.
• Facebook boosts to advertise Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts in March, invoiced in April 2017 (R2 394.00), was paid on 24 April 2017.

iSimangaliso

(i) No. Isimangaliso has not procured any such services.

(ii) No. Isimangaliso uses its own internal resources for communications and public relations work.

(aa) Not applicable.

(bb) Not applicable.

(cc) Not applicable.

(dd) Not applicable.

(ee) Not applicable.

(ff) Not applicable.

South African Weather Service (SAWS)

(i) SAWS has not procured any such services.

(ii) We have procured the services from Litha Communications in January 2017.

aa) We procured support for Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Relations Management from Litha Communications.

(bb) SAWS has a 12 months contract with Litha Communications for a total cost of R1.14m.

(cc) January –March 2017 (511 hrs)

• Research current SAWS documents and reports.
• Compile Strategies: Stakeholder Relations, Media and Communications Strategy.
• Crisis communications, Interim communication Plan.
• Community needs survey.

April-June 2017 (320 hrs)

• Update Media and Communications Strategy.
• Development of a Corporate Resource Mobilisation Strategy.
• Development of a CSI Strategy.
• Development of a 5-year Marketing Strategy and Implementation Plan.
• Public Relations (media briefings, content, advisory articles etc.).

July-September 2017 (285 hrs):

• Roll-out of approved 5 year Marketing Plan.
• Roll-out of approved strategies.
• Public Relations (media briefings, content, advisory articles, etc.).
• Stakeholder Relations (meetings, invitations, partnerships, etc.).
• Resource mobilisation strategy (monthly action list and recommendations).

October-December 2017 (229 hrs):

• Public Relations (media briefings, content, advisory articles, etc.).
• Finalisation of the relevant strategies and preparations for Board approvals.
• Roll-out of approved strategies.
• Stakeholder Relations (meetings, invitations, partnerships, etc.).

(dd) To date, SAWS has paid R434 350 to Litha Communications (for the period: January-March 2017).

(ee) Purpose of the payments:

• Drafting of Media and Communications Strategy.
• Conduct SAWS Stakeholder Research.
• Positioning and messaging support to SAWS stakeholders.
• Development of a SAWS Media and Communications Strategy.
• Development of a SAWS Stakeholder Engagement Strategy.
• Development of a Commercial Marketing Plan for the Agricultural Sector.
• Capturing of community weather needs from completed survey questionnaires..

(ff) January 2017: R123 250.

February 2017: R175 100.

March 2017: R136 000.

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Reply:

The names of the external moderators of the 2016 National Senior Certificate examination are:

(a) IsiNdebele Home Language – Mr P.J. Masilela

(b) IsiZulu Home Language – Ms C Maphumulo and Dr I.K. Mndawe

(c) Setswana Home Language - Prof P.M. Sebate and Mr Godfrey S Molaotse

(d) Siswati Home Language – Dr P.M. Lubisi and Mr S.Z. Simelane

(e) IsiXhosa Home Language - Mr S.M. Matsolo and Mr H.M. Matshingana

(f) Xitsonga Home Language – Ms L Ndobela and Ms T.B. Maswanganyi

(g) Tshivenda Home Language - Ms J Nedzharata and Mr L Sundani

(h) Sepedi Home Language -Ms D.M. Mampuru and Prof M.J. Mojalefa

(i) Sesotho Home Language - Ms P Mohapi

(j) Afrikaans First Additional Language – Mrs. M Venter and Dr D Lawrence

Reply:

(a) (i) The research on MAX condoms was conducted by the Society for Family Health (SFH), on behalf of the Department of Health, through funding from the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) amounting to R420,000.

(ii) The production and distribution of the Max Condom is done on a tender basis. The current tender is for 3 years. It was awarded in July 2015 and is expiring in June 2018.

(b) The three-year contract was awarded to the following suppliers: Almika Trading, Barrs Medical, Bliss Pharmaceutical, Fulloutput, Medproc, RRT Medcon, SA Health Protecting services, Unitrade, and Medicore Technologies.

(c) (i) The budget allocated is R836,000,000.

(ii) The expenditure to date is R654,229,431.

(d) (i)-(ii) From the period: August 2015 to March 2017, the total number of MAX condoms produced and distributed to date is 1,333,121,613.

END.

Reply:

 

1. Computer Applications Technology: Mr MJ Chiles and Ms W Uys
2. Civil Technology: Mr T Haas
3. Electrical Technology: Mr D Hanekom and Mr IE Hearne
4. Mechanical Technology: Mr MP Moodley and Mr P Naidoo
5. Engineering Graphics and Design: Mr A Bagus and Mr MP Moodley
6. Accounting: Ms D Woodroffe and Mr J Mamaile
7. Business Studies: Mr S Naicker and Mr D Macpherson
8. Economics: Mr E Pretorius and Ms PP Ntuli
9. Afrikaans Home Language: Prof. A Coetser and Ms S Fourie
10. English Home Language: Mrs F Suliman. Ms S Maharaj and Dr V Moodley

Reply:

(a) 

(i) On tour operators, SANParks only has information for the last four years as follows:

• 2013/14 R66 866 711 million
• 2014/15 R65 471 604 million
• 2015/16 R76 641 603 million
• 2016/17 R83 305 805 million

(ii) Private open-safari vehicle operators operate under permit system and their income is not shown separately it is reflected under conservation fees.

(iii) The income from private lodges is R187.4 million over the last ten years.

(iv) The income from private restaurant franchises and operators is R231.3 million over the last yen years.

(b) Yes. The figures are reflected in the SANParks Annual Financial Statements.

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Reply:

For (1) (2) and (3) as at 4 June 2017, refer to the table link herewith below:

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1022Table-170619.pdf

* Incumbent deceased on 13 May 2017

Notes

1 Mr James Aguma is Acting in vacant GCEO position. His permanent role is CFO

2 Ms Maseko is Acting as GE: News in place of Mr Simon Tebele

3. Mr James Mathabula is acting in the vacant position of Group Manager: Internal Audit

4. Mrs Audrey Raphela is acting as CFO in Mr James Aguma’s position

5. Mr Simon Tebele is acting as Coordinator: Special Projects in place of Mrs Bessie Tugwana

6. Mrs Bessie Tugwana is acting in the vacant position of COO

7. Mr Keobokile Mosweu is acting in place of Mr Hlaudi Motsoeneng

8. These staff members are not acting

9. All Staff members are on fixed term contract except Mr James Mathebula who is on a permanent contract.

Reply:

We never procured any services from any of these organisations.

Reply:

According to the SABC;

(1) Its Group communication department received approximately 144 written media queries and around 360 telephonic media queries during 2016-17 financial year, 24 written media queries and 42 telephonic media queries since 1 April 2017.

(2) The SABC strive to respond to all media queries within set timeframes, however, due to several challenges amongst others that some Journalists do not give SABC enough time to respond to queries and that some Journalists published articles before soliciting responses from the SABC, to name but a few, there are delays in responding to some queries.

(3) No, however, media list change from time to time due to the nature of business for example; with Journalists leaving their organisation

 

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.

Reply:

The Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa and the entities reporting to the Executive Authority did not procure any services from and/or made any payments to (i) Bell Pottinger or (ii) any other public relations firms.

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Reply:

Table 1: Number learners who fell pregnant, by district ad grade, in 2014

Province	District	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8	Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11	Grade 12	other	Grand Total
EC	BUTTERWORTH						1	1	1	3	5		11
	COFIMVABA						1						1
	CRADOCK							5	7	11	6		29
	DUTYWA						3		1		3		7
	EAST LONDON							6	5	9	6		26
	FORT BEAUFORT									1	1		2
	GRAAFF-REINET					1			1	2	1		5
	GRAHAMSTOWN									7	4		11
	KING WILLIAMS TOWN								1	4	4		9
	LADY FRERE						1	1	3	4	6		15
	LIBODE						2	3	2	1	8		16
	LUSIKISIKI					3	7	6	8	8	5		37
	MALUTI					3		2	2	1	5		13
	MBIZANA				4	3	18	26	38	57	40		186
	MT FLETCHER						2	4	1	5	1		13
	MT FRERE						1		1	5	4		11
	MTHATHA							2	2	1	1		6
	NGCOBO						1						1
	PORT ELIZABETH				1	2	1	2	6	14	9		35
	QUEENSTOWN						1	1		4	5		11
	QUMBU					3	1	6	6	6	7		29
	STERKSPRUIT							1	14	16	8		39
	UITENHAGE					1	2	1		5	5		14
	Total				5	16	42	67	99	164	134		527
FS	FEZILE DABI				1		5	11	16	21	15		69
	LEJWLEPUTSWA				2	4	9	11	28	30	50	4	138
	MOTHEO				2	2	7	20	47	37	69	5	189
	THABO MOFUTSANYANA		1		7	1	3	38	75	63	98	3	289
	XHARIEP						3	15	16	16	30		80
	Total		1		12	7	27	95	182	167	262	12	765
GT	EKURHULENI NORTH				1	7	16	61	108	121	110	20	444
	EKURHULENI SOUTH			1	3	8	19	71	190	203	165	1	661
	GAUTENG EAST				2	5	12	56	141	122	80		418
	GAUTENG NORTH						10	14	40	36	49		149
	GAUTENG WEST			1		9	16	50	115	81	64		336
	JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL					6	12	33	103	108	86		348
	JOHANNESBURG EAST			1	2	5	10	18	70	92	59	5	262
	JOHANNESBURG NORTH				1	2	12	29	91	76	72	5	288
	JOHANNESBURG SOUTH				1	1	8	23	59	92	75		259
	JOHANNESBURG WEST					1	8	29	73	70	53		234
	SEDIBENG EAST					1	4	34	44	21	29		133
	SEDIBENG WEST				2	10	17	45	107	84	77		342
	TSHWANE NORTH					6	11	58	139	120	87		421
	TSHWANE SOUTH				2	6	31	82	122	112	96	1	452
	TSHWANE WEST			1	2	4	15	36	139	148	102	23	470
	Total			4	16	71	201	639	1 541	1 486	1 204	55	5 217
KZN	AMAJUBA						5	8	28	25	18		84
	ILEMBE				6	1	10	24	78	98	75		292
	PINETOWN					2	12	34	76	67	64		255
	SISONKE				1	2	3	4	7	12	16		45
	UGU			1	1	3	21	55	106	119	124		430
	UMGUNGUNDLOVU					2	5	28	46	57	70	2	210
	UMKHANYAKUDE			1	4	7	38	69	136	161	152		568
	UMLAZI				3	2	8	27	70	113	121	4	348
	UMZINYATHI	2	2	4	2	3	9	13	32	41	40		148
	UTHUKELA					2	5	8	16	18	20		69
	UTHUNGULU				1	9	19	45	77	88	105	2	346
	ZULULAND	5	5	6	9	16	11	23	59	53	57		244
	Total	7	7	12	27	49	146	338	731	852	862	8	3 039
LP	LEBOWAKGOMO						2	6	24	22	25		79
	MOGALAKWENA						2	4	6	6	4		22
	MOPANI				2		5	17	20	20	20	2	86
	POLOKWANE		1		2	1	8	22	41	28	29		132
	RIBA CROSS							1	2	4			7
	SEKHUKHUNE						1	4	11	11	5		32
	TSHIPISE SAGOLE						7	5	4	3	2		21
	TZANEEN						4	8	9	8	11		40
	VHEMBE				1	4	7	34	68	49	47		210
	WATERBERG				1	1	1	4	12	10	5		34
	Total		1		6	6	37	105	197	161	148	2	663
MP	BOHLABELA	1	0	66	80	107	25	50	98	89	60		576
	EHLANZENI			6	12	26	238	298	402	363	289	1	1 635
	GERT SIBANDE	2	8	10	11	12	49	71	122	102	155		542
	NKANGALA		1	1	2	24	45	71	101	116	89	7	457
	Total	3	9	83	105	169	357	490	723	670	593	8	3 210
NC	FRANCES BAARD			2	6	4	16	43	63	67	49		250
	JOHN TAOLO GAETSEWA				1	21	20	40	123	101	49		355
	NAMAKWA				1	4	3	13	14	16	19		70
	PIXLEY KA SEME	1		1	3	10	30	56	179	94	70		444
	Total	1		3	11	39	69	152	379	278	187		1 119
NW	GREATER TAUNG								1	3			4
	KAGISANO MOLOPO		1		1	2	3	7	4	2			20
	KGETLENG RIVER							1		1			2
	LETLHABILE								4	4	1		9
	LICHTENBURG							1	10	2	3		16
	MADIBENG					5			1	4	3	93	106
	MAFIKENG					1							1
	MATLOSANA						194	265	141	63	26	2	691
	MORETELE								4	4	3		11
	MOSES KOTANE WEST									2	1		3
	POTCHEFSTROOM					1	2	3	14	7	6		33
	REKOPANTSWE								2	3			5
	RUSTENBURG					1	3	4	15	11	16		50
	TALEDI						1	1					2
	Total		1		1	10	203	282	196	106	59	95	953
WC	CAPE WINELANDS			2	8	11	26	83	121	122	126		499
	EDEN AND CENTRAL KAROO			2	1	9	20	56	92	111	119		410
	METRO CENTRAL					3	14	60	64	82	92		315
	METRO EAST				2	3	13	70	88	92	109		377
	METRO NORTH				1	7	45	92	131	136	124		536
	METRO SOUTH				6	9	24	70	90	78	100		377
	OVERBERG				3		10	27	34	41	40		155
	WEST COAST			1	4	7	14	40	51	47	30	1	195
	Total			5	25	49	166	498	671	709	740	1	2 864
National	11	19	107	208	416	1 248	2 666	4 719	4 593	4 189	181	18 357

Source 1: 2014 Annual School Survey

Note 2: The ASS question on learner pregnancy asks the school principal for: “the number of learners (That they are aware of) who got pregnant the previous academic year”.

Note 3: The data, as received from the provinces, are preliminary and must be treated with caution, since it has not been published in this format.

Table 2: Number learners who fell pregnant, by district ad grade, in 2015

Province	District	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5	Grade 6		Grade 7	Grade 8	Grade 9		Grade 10	Grade 11	Grade 12	Other	Grand Total
EC	CRADOCK												1		1
	DUTYWA										3				3
	EAST LONDON										1	2			3
	GRAAFF-REINET							1	1		1				3
	GRAHAMSTOWN						1					1	1		3
	LIBODE										2	5	9		16
	LUSIKISIKI						3	1	1		11	17	10		43
	MALUTI				1		1					1	1		4
	MBIZANA				1		1	15	14		15	29	18		93
	MT FLETCHER										1				1
	MT FRERE											1	2		3
	MTHATA							1	4		2	7			14
	NGCOBO											1			1
	PORT ELIZABETH								2		3	7	6		18
	QUEENSTOWN								2		4	4	3		13
	QUMBU								1		4	2	3		10
	STERKSPRUIT			2					1			3	1		7
	UITENHAGE							1			2	2	2		7
	Total			2	2		6	19	26		49	82	57		243
FS	FEZILE DABI							2	5		28	30	23		88
	LEJWELEPUTSWA				2		3	3	10		38	28	47		131
	MOTHEO				1		2	7	20		34	35	61		160
	THABO MOFUTSANYANA	1	1	4	1		11	13	17		65	70	73		256
	XHARIEP				2		3	4	4		13	16	17		59
	Total	1	1	4	6		19	29	56		178	179	221		694
GT	EKURHULENI NORTH						4	16	46		111	156	102		435
	EKURHULENI SOUTH				3		6	41	84		127	186	124		571
	GAUTENG EAST		1	1			9	29	50		145	148	115		498
	GAUTENG NORTH							2	17		30	28	20		97
	GAUTENG WEST				1		12	20	56		139	110	112		450
	JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL			2	2		4	5	26		94	107	81		321
	JOHANNESBURG EAST						4	13	34		89	108	70		318
	JOHANNESBURG NORTH				1		3	26	51		113	103	90		387
	JOHANNESBURG SOUTH				1		1	11	30		55	89	74		261
	JOHANNESBURG WEST				1		2	9	25		30	65	37		169
	SEDIBENG EAST						1	3	9		33	51	33		130
	SEDIBENG WEST						1	21	43		98	124	94		381
	TSHWANE NORTH						4	9	41		125	123	92		394
	TSHWANE SOUTH				2		2	22	52		102	142	89	5	416
	TSHWANE WEST			1	2		3	12	46		119	149	86		418
	Total		1	4	13		56	239	610		1 410	1 689	1 219	5	5 246
KZN	AMAJUBA	0	0	0	0		2	7	27		78	113	97	0	324
	ILEMBE	0	0	0	0		1	6	15		34	52	26	0	134
	PINETOWN	0	0	0	1		4	16	42		89	121	82	0	355
	SISONKE	0	0	0	0		0	2	0		11	8	9		30
	UGU	0	0	1	0		2	17	24		71	96	90	0	301
	UMGUNGUNDLOVU	0	0	0	0		0	6	16		26	35	42	0	125
	UMKHANYAKUDE				1		3	2	5		12	17	12		52
	UMLAZI	0	0	0	0		0	8	39		84	99	129	0	359
	UMZINYATHI	0	0	0	0		1	0	4		16	17	19	0	57
	UTHUKELA	0	0	0	0		0	1	0		14	9	14	0	38
	UTHUNGULU	0	0	1	2		1	16	44		65	109	92	0	330
	ZULULAND	2	2	2	2		4	6	19		53	53	61	99	303
	Total	2	2	4	6		18	87	235		553	729	673	99	2 408
LP	CAPRICORN	0	0	0	0		1	6	37		94	62	66	0	266
	GREATER SEKHUKHUNE	0	0	0	1		1	1	7		15	15	16	1	57
	MOPANI	0	0	0	1		3	5	20		39	39	22	0	129
	POLOKWANE							0	0		0	0	0		0
	VHEMBE	0	0	0	2		1	20	80		158	95	72	0	428
	WATERBERG	0	0	0	0		3	2	4		2	5	13	0	29
	Total	0	0	0	4		9	34	148		308	216	189	1	909
MP	BOHLABELA	0	0	2	3		5	12	27		46	74	54	8	231
	EHLANZENI	2	0	3	11		23	242	281		378	307	184	15	1446
	GERT SIBANDE	0	0	0	3		11	35	45		83	87	60	0	324
	NKANGALA	2	0	1	5		133	120	136		100	93	80	99	769
	Total	4	0	6	22		172	409	489		607	561	378	122	2 770
NC														0	0
	NAMAKWA	0	0	0	0		0	1	0		4	0	1	0	6
	PIXLEY-KA-SEME	0	0	0	1		3	0	2		10	8	5	0	29
	SIYANDA				2		1	3	2		4	8	14		34
	Total	0	0	0	3		4	4	4		18	16	20	0	69
NW	BRITS	0	0	0	0		0								0
	DITSOBOTLA	0													0
	GREATER DELAREYVILLE	0	0	0	1		1	2	8		10	11	5	0	38
	GREATER TAUNG	0	0	0	0		0	7	11		14	9	4	0	45
	KAGISANO MOLOPO	0	0	0	0		0	0	1						1
	KGETLENG RIVER							1							1
	LICHTENBURG	0	0	0	0		0	0	1		2		2		5
	MADIBENG	0	0	0	2		1	0	1		0	2	1	0	7
	MAHIKENG	0	0	0	0		1	4	12		14	16	12		59
	MAQUASSI HILLS	0	0	0	0		0	0							0
	MATLOSANA	0	0	0	0		0	4	8		16	18	8	0	54
	MORETELE	0	0	0	0		0	0	4		3	5	5		17
	MOSES KOTANE EAST												1		1
	MOSES KOTANE WEST							0	0		2	0	1		3
	RUSTENBURG	0	0	0	1		0	0	2		2	7	5	0	17
	TALEDI	0	0	0	0		0	5	6		6	2	1	0	20
	TLOKWE	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		2	3	1	0	6
	Total	0	0	0	4		3	23	54		71	73	46	0	274
WC	CAPE WINELANDS				5		12	16	60		113	133	104		443
	EDEN AND CENTRAL KAR			1			6	10	53		106	128	125		429
	METRO CENTRAL			2	2		5	14	38		83	83	103		330
	METRO EAST				3		6	28	78		86	108	115		424
	METRO NORTH				2		7	52	80		107	143	118		509
	METRO SOUTH			3			3	21	60		94	139	109		429
	OVERBERG				4		3	9	40		34	22	30		142
	WEST COAST			1	2		3	15	34		45	43	42		185
	Total			7	18		45	165	443		668	799	746		2 891
National	7	4	27	78		332	1 009	2 065		3 862	4 344	3 549	227	15 504

Source 1: 2015 Annual School Survey

Note 1: The ASS question on learner pregnancy asks the school principal for: “the number of learners (That they are aware of) who got pregnant the previous academic year”.

Note 2: The data, as received from the provinces, are preliminary and must be treated with caution, since it has not been published in this format.

Table 3: Number learners who fell pregnant, by district ad grade, in 2016

Province	District	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8	Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11	Grade 12	Other	Total
EC	CRADOCK	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
	DUTYWA	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
	EAST LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	4	0	9
	FORT BEAUFORT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3
	GRAAFF-REINET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
	GRAHAMSTOWN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	2
	KING WILLIAMS TOWN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3
	LUSIKISIKI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	MALUTI	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3
	MBIZANA	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	18	15	0	43
	MT FLETCHER	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	4
	MT FRERE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	MTHATHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
	PORT ELIZABETH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	5	0	8
	QUEENSTOWN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	1
	QUMBU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	5	0	14
	STERKSPRUIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2
	UITENHAGE	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	2	0	7
	Total	0	0	0	1	1	5	10	20	32	37	0	106
FS	FEZILE DABI	1	0	0	0		4	3	5	3	20	0	36
	LEJWELEPUTSWA	0	0	0	1	2	7	12	19	16	23	0	80
	MOTHEO	0	0	1	2	9	3	13	32	29	28	0	117
	THABO MOFUTSANYANA	0	0	0	0	7	17	19	60	64	53	0	220
	XHARIEP	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	8	14	0	34
	Total	1	0	1	3	19	31	50	124	120	138	0	487
GT	EKURHULENI NORTH	0	0	1	2	3	29	54	111	104	82	0	386
	EKURHULENI SOUTH	0	0	0	1	2	29	44	90	110	112	0	388
	GAUTENG EAST	0	0	0	1	5	27	55	154	160	113	0	515
	GAUTENG NORTH	0	0	0	0	1	2	9	26	28	29	0	95
	GAUTENG WEST	0	0	0	1	7	14	29	100	114	110	0	376
	JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL	0	0	0	0	1	20	31	95	100	61	0	308
	JOHANNESBURG EAST	0	0	0	0	1	7	10	48	48	56	0	170
	JOHANNESBURG NORTH	0	0	0	0	2	7	31	82	100	82	0	305
	JOHANNESBURG SOUTH	0	0	0	0	3	11	24	95	103	60	0	296
	JOHANNESBURG WEST	0	0	0	0	1	8	21	47	34	55	0	166
	SEDIBENG EAST	0	0	0	0	0	5	9	30	23	24	0	91
	SEDIBENG WEST	0	0	0	0	0	13	34	75	90	97	0	309
	TSHWANE NORTH	0	0	0	0	2	12	32	99	97	59	0	301
	TSHWANE SOUTH	0	0	0	1	1	21	54	86	123	94	0	380
	TSHWANE WEST	0	0	0	1	2	8	49	122	102	76	0	360
	Total	0	0	1	7	31	213	486	1 260	1 336	1 110	0	4 446
KZN	AMAJUBA	3	3	0	1	0	6	19	44	34	36	0	146
	HARRY GWALA	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	7	0	16
	ILEMBE	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	0	8
	PINETOWN	0	0	0	0	1	8	12	43	34	40	0	138
	UGU	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	9	14	11	0	38
	UMGUNGUNDLOVU	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	8	12	11	0	40
	UMKHANYAKUDE	16	14	22	18	20	4	8	20	25	24	0	171
	UMLAZI	0	0	0	0	3	6	12	28	52	62	97	260
	UMZINYATHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	UTHUKELA	0	0	0	0		0	1		1	3	0	5
	UTHUNGULU	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
	ZULULAND	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	4
	Total	19	17	22	19	24	29	63	158	178	201	97	827
LP	LEBOWAKGOMO	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	7	18	0	33
	MOGALAKWENA	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	4
	MOPANI	0	0	0	4	0	8	31	54	53	46	0	196
	POLOKWANE	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	27	25	25	0	86
	RIBA CROSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	8	0	13
	SEKHUKHUNE	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	8	7	0	27
	TSHIPISE-SAGOLE	0	0	0	0	0		1	3	3	7	0	14
	TZANEEN	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	9	10	8	0	35
	VHEMBE	0	0	0	5	5	19	46	110	92	77	0	354
	WATERBERG	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	20	25	14	0	66
	Total	0	0	0	9	5	35	103	241	223	212	0	828
NW	DITSOBOTLA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	5
	GREATER DELAREYVILLE	0	0	0	0	2	3	21	43	19	11	0	99
	GREATER TAUNG	0	0	0	0	0	8	12	24	17	11	0	72
	KAGISANO MOLOPO	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	1	0	8
	MADIBENG	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	4
	MAHIKENG	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	10	19	0	34
	MAQUASSI HILLS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MATLOSANA	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	13	9	0	40
	MORETELE	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	7
	MOSES KOTANE EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
	MOSES KOTANE WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3
	RAMOTSHERE MOILOA	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	6	10	0	25
	REKOPANTSWE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	8	6	0	20
	RUSTENBURG	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	1	11	3	0	24
	TALEDI	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	3	0	7
	TLOKWE	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	2	0	8
	Total	0	1	0	0	5	17	56	109	91	80	0	359
WC	CAPE WINELANDS	0	0	0	3	13	22	53	73	95	121	0	380
	EDEN AND CENTRAL KAROO	0	0	0	1	11	12	39	76	77	90	0	306
	METRO CENTRAL	0	0	0	1	1	10	35	67	89	94	0	297
	METRO EAST	0	0	1		5	43	64	114	116	116	0	459
	METRO NORTH	0	0	0	2	2	40	52	71	88	100	0	355
	METRO SOUTH	0	0	1		5	24	59	64	78	90	0	321
	OVERBERG	0	1	2	5	5	25	30	31	27	17	0	143
	WEST COAST	0	0	1	3	6	11	37	30	42	38	0	168
	Total	0	1	5	15	48	187	369	526	612	666	0	2 429
NC	FRANCES BAARD	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	3	3	0	11
	JOHN TAOLO GAETSEWE	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	2	0	10
	NAMAKWA	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	4
	SIYANDA	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	28	12	12	0	60
	SPRINGBOK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	4
	Z.F.MGCAWU	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	15	19	13	0	68
	Total	0	0	0	0	3	6	27	50	40	31	0	157
Total	20	19	29	54	136	523	1 164	2 488	2 632	2 475	97	9 639

Source 1: 2014 Annual School Survey

Note 1: 2016 data for Mpumalanga are not yet available.

Note 2: The ASS question on learner pregnancy asks the school principal for: “the number of learners (That they are aware of) who got pregnant the previous academic year”.

Note 3: The data, as received from the provinces, are preliminary and must be treated with caution, since it has not been published in this format.

Note 4: The ASS data for Gauteng included in 2016 – is different from data provided by Gauteng – a difference of 98. The DBE is awaiting verified data from Gauteng.