Questions and Replies

Reply:

(1)(a) National Sea Rescue Institute is only one tenant in the Port of Mossel Bay that is charged a non-commercial rental.

(b) Sea and Rescue services

(c) 1967/013618/08

(d) R1782.15

(2) Mossel Bay Yatcht Club (MBYBC) was paying TNPA a commercial rental.

MBYBC are using the facilities including walk-on moorings for commercial purposes. Therefore, the rental charged by TNPA was based on market value as determined by an Independent Qualified Property Valuer.

The rental that was paid by MBYBC is R108 628.51 per month.

(3) Transnet National Ports Authority “TNPA” would not reconsider charging

MBYBC non-commercial rentals. MBYBC were operating the facility on a commercial basis. This is in line with the practice of TNPA, whereby every tenant who has commercial operations within the port system is charged a commercial rental which is market related.

 

Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

Reply:

(1) (a) According to the company records there is an amount of R1, 523, 405, 982.36.

(b) Trust Fund

(c) Bank of Baroda

(2) According to the company records the amount has not changed, however the amount may likely to change due to interest accrued on maturity date.

 

 

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

SAX’s Reply:

Aircraft Utilisation Chart list Summary Period 01 January 2016 to 31 January 2017
Registration	Serial Number	Aircraft Type	Out of Service Days	Operational Days
ZS-NMC	7225	CRJ200	365	0
ZS-NMD	7223	CRJ200	346	19
ZS-NME	7240	CRJ200	256	109
ZS-NMF	7287	CRJ200	158	207
ZS-NMH	7787	CRJ200	358	7
ZS-NMI	7153	CRJ200	161	204
ZS-NML	7201	CRJ200	166	199
ZS-NMM	7234	CRJ200	365	0
ZS-NMN	7237	CRJ200	161	204
ZS-NBF	10028	CRJ700	125	240
ZS-NBG	10039	CRJ700	235	130
ZS-NMO	4122	DH8-400	197	168
ZS-NMS	4127	DH8-400	295	70
ZS-YBP	4142	DH8-400	160	205
ZSYBR	4144	DH8-400	167	198
ZS-YBT	4146	DH8-400	365	0
ZS-YBU	4344	DH8-400	201	164
ZS-YBW	4350	DH8-400	136	229
ZS-YBX	4366	DH8-400	95	270
ZS-YBY	4360	DH8-400	138	227
ZS-YBZ	4175	DH8-400	271	94

Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

Reply:

(i) The Department has not procured any services from the Decolonisation Foundation.

(ii) The Department has not made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.

 

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Mr. Mogokare Richard Seleke Ms. Lynne Brown, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

Reply:

1. No. I have been informed that the Magistrates Commission has not received any formal complaint against the Magistrate.

2. No steps were considered necessary, as the prosecutor was not deemed to have breached any guidelines or legal prescripts. Applications for cell phone data in terms of section 205 of the Criminal Procedure Act, Act 51 of 1977, as amended, are based on an affidavit from the investigating officer motivating why cell phone data is needed in respect of the number(s) and period(s) stated in the affidavit.

The prosecutor also considers the affidavit before submitting it to the judicial officer, who is the final and independent arbiter on the application. There are thus three safeguards, in addition to the processes which may follow as part of a criminal prosecution which permits the accused to challenge the admission of evidence.

Reply:

The Department has finalised the consultation process on the Mining Charter, 2017 to be published in the Government Gazette within the next coming weeks.

 

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE ANDS ADMINISTRATION (DPSA)

1. (b) No
2. (b) No (i) No (ii) No

(aa) Not applicable, (bb) Not applicable

NATIONAL SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT (NSG)

1. (a) National School of Government did not participate in the Dialogue with the President: Unpacking of the SONA 2017 on Radical Economic Transformation Implementation event hosted at the Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga, Durban, on 25 February 2017

(2) (a) National School of Government did not participate in the auction.

CENTRE FOR PUPLIC SERVICE INNOVATION (CPSI)

1. (b) No
2. (b) No (i) No (ii) No

(aa) Not applicable, (bb) Not applicable

END

Reply:

1. The term of the reinstated Board of PRASA will expire on the 31 July 2017
2. There was no break in service as the Minister appointed the interim Board which was fully functional
3. The full Board was reinstated to ensure that they carry out their fiduciary duties, however some members of the Board resigned subsequent to their reinstatement leaving the vacancies which the Minister is currently in a process to fill.

Reply:

The Black Industrialist Policy was approved by Cabinet to support black entrepreneurs in the manufacturing sector of the economy, who have the potential to grow, invest and create jobs. These entrepreneurs must have identified an opportunity, own industrial capacity and are providing long term strategic and operational leadership to their business. The scheme focuses on sectors we believe are the corner stones of the country’s economy now and in the future as identified in the IPAP.

The names of the approved black industrialists will be published along with all the beneficiaries of incentive programmes for 2016/17 following the annual audit by the Auditor-General.

Reply:

(1) The case docket is still under investigation and none of the stolen computers

have been recovered. Several persons have been questioned and premises were visited but the stolen computers could not be traced.

(2)(a) The investigation has not yet been completed and various enquiries are being persued to trace the stolen computers. The investigating officer is also following up on information relating to other possible suspects.

(2)(b) The case docket has been registered as: Midrand CAS 567/03/2017.

(2)(c)(d) The case docket has been allocated to the Gauteng Provincial Investigation Unit. The particulars of the investigating officer cannot be divulged to ensure that the investigation is conducted without fear or favour.

(3)(a)(b) Yes, a suspect was questioned and arrested. The case against the suspect has been remanded to 17 May 2017, for further investigation.

Reply:

(1)(a) Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRADs) are, however, used as a non-lethal operational option by trained members of Public Order Policing (POP).

The device provides exceptional clarity and is used for short and long range communication with individuals and large crowds to easily establish standoff zones, inform, direct and prevent misunderstandings, peacefully resolve dangerous situations and to save the lives of both the public and law enforcement members during elevated risk operations. It offers a less physical option to kinetic measures such as tear gas, rubber bullets, pepper spray, tasers and flash grenades.

The following regulations and standards guide the use of the Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRAD) in South Africa:

• The Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No 85 of 1993);
• Regulation of Gatherings Act, 1993 (Act No 205 of 1993);
• Bill of Rights in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No 108 of 1996);
• South African National Standards (SANS) 10103:2004 The Measurement and Rating of Environmental Noise with respect to Land Use, Health, Annoyance and Speech Communication;
• Hearing Conservation Regulations, promulgated under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No 85 of 1993);
• The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) 083: 1996 Measurement and Assessment of Occupational Noise. (SANS 10083:2013 Edition 5.2); and
• SANS10083:2013 “SABS 083” The South African Bureau of Standards’ Code of Practice for the Measurement and Assessment of Occupational Noise for Hearing Conservation Purposes, SABS 083.

The device was tested by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), which confirmed that the device is suitable for its intended use.

(1)(b) The SAPS is not aware of any regulations relating to the manufacture of LRADs as they are manufactured in the United States of America (USA), however, the device is provided with a user manual.

(1)(c) Yes, by the Company known as Acoustic Deterrent Systems cc.

(2)(a) Yes.

(2)(b) 25 Public Order Policing Units are in possession of LRADs.

(2)(a)(b)(i) During the 2014/2015 financial year.

(2)(a)(b)(ii) Acoustic Deterrent Systems cc.

(2)(a)(b)(iii) LRAD Corporation, California, USA.

(3)(a) Yes.

(3)(b) Yes.

Reply:

The MCEP is one of the key programmes of IPAP to encourage manufacturers to upgrade their production facilities in a manner that sustains employment and maximises value addition in the short to medium term. The Agro Processing sector was the highest beneficiary of the programme, resulting in a number of economic benefits including higher quality products, improved customer responsiveness, greater productivity and improved profitability. Most retained jobs and indirect jobs from the support emanated from this sector. Given the importance of Agro processing to revitalise rural economies, its relative low barrier to entry for new entrants, the need to provide post drought Agri input market access, the dti has prioritised competitiveness enhancement support for this sector. Unlike the previous MCEP which only catered for expansions, the support will enable both new and existing firms to invest in better technology and expand their facilities in a manner that retains and creates new job. Agro Processing Support Scheme will be funded from the additional 2017 MTEF allocation for manufacturing incentives.

The MCEP comprised of two sub-programmes namely production incentive and the Industrial Loan facility managed by the dti and IDC. The industrial loan facility was re-launched in September 2016 and continues to support qualifying manufacturing companies.

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii) The South African Police Service (SAPS) has never procured any services nor made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.

(b)(i)(ii) For a reply by the other entities reporting to the Minister of Police.

(aa)(bb)(cc)(dd)(ee)(ff) Not applicable.

Reply:

46 Black Industrialists have been approved for funding. As with all dti incentive schemes the Black industrialist scheme is a cost sharing grant. Of the approved black industrialists, 13 have been paid on a cost sharing basis towards capital investment costs, post investment support and business development services to the tune of R212 Million. Of the paid projects 1443 jobs have been supported.

Reply:

a

Mr Alli was not paid as per his request.

Ms N Scheepers 38 601.42

Mr MF Baleni 36 287.75

Mr RC Mkwanazi 34 676.92

Mr TR Rikhotso 38 601.42

Total 148 167.51

b

The Board held 2 meetings. The first was an introduction meeting and the second was a Board meeting

c

The Board met on the following dates:

17 March 2017

31 March 2017

d

The Board was planning on having as an induction workshop to get a full understanding of the mandate of PRASA, however this did not materialise due to the outcome of the court case.

Reply:

A case docket, Mhluzi CAS 63/12/2016 (assault with the intention to commit grievous bodily harm), was registered and investigated, with regard to the alleged assault on the learner.

The learner died in a hospital in Middleburg, Mpumalanga, in March 2017. It is suspected that the death could be related to complications as a result of the alleged assault in December 2016.

An inquest case docket, Middelburg CAS 472/03/2017, was registered relating to the death of the learner. The autopsy report and a medical report are now being awaited.

Reply:

1. The requested information is not readily available on the Investigation Case Docket Management System (ICDMS). As a result, a particular request must be made from the Division: Technology Management Services (TMS) to extract the information from the ICDMS via an ‘ad hoc’ request. The Division TMS has indicated, that seven working days are required to process requests of this nature. The information will be provided as soon as it is received by the Division: Detective Service.

2. This question can only be responded to when the particulars (case numbers) of the reported cases are received from Division: TMS.

Reply:

The information that is required is not readily available. Each case must be verified before the information can be submitted. An extension of three weeks, is hereby requested, in order for us to provide the correct information.

Reply:

Universal Service and Access Fund (USAF) – Cabinet approved Appropriations from the National Revenue Fund (NRF)

Between 2005/06 and as at 31 May 2017, a total of R2.8 billion was transferred to the Universal Service and Access Fund (USAF). This was done through the budget vote of the Department of Communications between 2005/06 to 2014/15 and the budget vote of the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services from 2015/16 to date.

These allocations are comprised of funding of R501 million for projects related to its universal service and access mandate, as well as R2.3 billion for the Broadcasting Digital Migration project to pay for subsidies for Set Top Boxes (STBs), antennae and installation costs to qualifying poor households. The table link below illustrates the funding allocated:

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1438USAF-170606.pdf

Source: ENE 2009 – ENE 2017

Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is available in the audited financial statements found in the 2014 and 2015 annual reports of the eight entities reporting to me. The audited financial statements for 2016 are currently being audited and the annual reports containing these will be tabled in Parliament around August in accordance with section 65 (1) (a) of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999.

Reply:

No.

Reply:

(a) No. The Department of Public Works

    (i) has not procured any services from the Decolonisation Fund.

   (ii) no payments were made to the organisation stated above

Thus, responses to (aa), (bb), (cc), (dd), and (ff) fall away.

(b) (i) None of the Public Entities reporting to the Department of Public Works has procured any services to the Decolonisation Foundation.

(ii) No payments were made to the Decolonisation Foundation.

Thus, responses to (aa) (bb) (cc) (dd) (ee) and (ff) fall away.

 

Reply:

(a) The Department of Science and Technology did not procure any services from or make any payments to –

(i) Bell Pottinger;

(ii) any other public relations firm.

(b) The entities reporting to the Minister of Science and Technology did not procure any services from or make any payments to –

(i) Bell Pottinger;

(ii) any other public relations firm.

(aa) not necessary

(bb) not applicable

(cc) not applicable

(dd) not applicable

(ee) not applicable

(ff) not applicable

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii)(b)(i)(ii)(c)(d)(i)(ii)

The OTO announced earlier this year that they will be launching an investigation with regards to the refund processes administered by SARS to better understand the challenges, risks and complexity associated with the process. The investigation is currently underway and SARS is committed to working with the OTO to give them the required insight into the process so that they will be able to satisfactorily give feedback to the public on their findings.

SARS would want the current investigation underway to first be concluded before additional responses to the topic at hand is made as this stage.

Reply:

(1)(a)(b) Due to the secrecy provisions contained in Section 69 of the Tax Administration Act No. 28 of 2011, SARS is prohibited from disclosing any taxpayer information (Including whether or not a taxpayer is subject to an audit) to any person other than a SARS official.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) makes no differentiation according to taxpayers’ political affiliation. SARS treats the tax affairs of all members of political parties in exactly the same manner as all other taxpayers in accordance with the compliance model. This model is premised on three components to encourage tax compliance: Education, Service and Enforcement.

(2)(a) The selection of taxpayers for audits is generated through an automated risk Engine and manual profiling which is designed based on principles such as:

• Random, empirical and statistical rule sets are deployed

• The comparison of declared information to third party information e.g. Banks, Employers, Insurance Companies, etc.;

• The verification of claims;

• Year on year comparisons on income, deductions and movements in the aforementioned to identify exceptions;

• The verification of incomplete and inconsistent submissions of tax returns.

• The compliance programme which informs profiling activity

(b) Any case triggered by the risk engine and above a stated threshold would be routed for an Audit. This might apply to one taxpayer for multiple years.

(3) (a)(b) SARS audits debit, credit and nil assessments. The risk is obviously higher with credit assessments and thus the percentage of credit assessments audited will be higher. This question must be viewed in light of the R30bn credit revised assessments SARS was able to prevent from flowing last year.

SARS cannot comment on taxpayer perception, however all audit alerts are based on a sound selection process which all taxpayers are subject to.

Reply:

Each candidate was shortlisted based on their skills, experience and expertise.

Reply:

No.

The investigation into the case docket, Lyttelton CAS 127/06/2016, has not been concluded. A witness statement from a person, who is currently in Burundi, and two witness statements from personnel at the offices of the Department of Home Affairs, must still be obtained.

Reply:

NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NDA)

The position of (a) CEO was filled on 1 November 2016 with the appointment of Ms Thamo Mzobe. The position of (b) Chief Financial Officer became vacant after the resignation of the former CFO. Interviews were conducted for this position and it will be filled as soon as all relevant human resources has been completed. The position of (c) Chief Operating Officer was newly created in the NDA organizational structure that was approved by the NDA Board. Interviews were conducted for this position and it will be filled as soon as all relevant human resources has been completed.

SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIAL SECURITY AGENCY (SASSA)

The position of (a) Chief Executive Officer was filled on 1 November 2016 with the appointment of Mr Thokozani Magwaza. The position of (b) Chief Financial Officer was filled on 1 March 2016 with the appointment of Mr Tsakeriwa Chauke. The position of the (c) Chief Operating Officer is currently vacant and was advertised. The closing date for applications for this position was 8 March 2017. The post will be filled in the current financial year.

Reply:

1.Applications for cell phone data in terms of section 205 of the Criminal Procedure Act, Act 51 of 1977, as amended, are based on an affidavit from the investigating officer motivating why cell phone data is needed in respect of the number(s) and period(s) stated in the affidavit.

The prosecutor also considers the affidavit before submitting it to the judicial officer, who is the final and independent arbiter on the application. The Magistrate considers the application based on the affidavit but may also request that further information be provided and order that information not relevant to the case should not be used for any purpose There are thus three safeguards, in addition to the processes which may follow as part of a criminal prosecution which permits the accused to challenge the admission of evidence.

2. Yes. I have been informed that judges and magistrates receive continuous training and that applications in terms of section 205 of the Criminal Procedure Act resorts under the Criminal Law and Procedure Curriculum of the South African Judicial Education Institute.

3. No specified period was included in the question. It should be noted that the National Prosecuting Authority does not specifically require prosecutors to record the number of applications for cell phone data, and whether or not these were successful.

Reply:

1. The Department does not have information available for (a) or (b).

The Department is currently conducting a survey to determine the number of beds available at public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges, the findings will be communicated once completed.

The Department will also investigate and report on the number of applications received at the start of the 2017 academic year.

(2) (a) No renovations are taking place or planned because Parliament has not appropriated any funds for this purpose. To alleviate the shortage of student housing at TVET colleges, the Department is working with the Department of Public Works to identify state buildings and land which could possibly be converted or developed for student housing. . The Department is also working with the National Treasury to investigate the possibility of using Public Private Partnerships (PPP) to provide student housing at colleges. PPP feasibility projects are being conducted for Motheo TVET College in the Free State and King Hintsa TVET College in the Eastern Cape.

(b) Construction projects utilising available funding are listed below:

(i) 248 beds at Umfolozi TVET College through an allocation from the National Skills Fund.

(ii) – (iv) Dependent on the outcome of the PPP feasibility projects being undertaken.

 

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1388 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

1a. The new Board of Directors of the SADPMR were appointed by the Minister of Mineral Resources on 1 November 2016. In exercising their fiduciary duties, the Board called for all the company policies to be presented to them. This was done in a Board meeting on 26 January 2017. Amendments were effected to certain policies, as discussed and agreed by the Board.

1b. The Assistant Company Secretary would be required to assist with training and development and facilitation with the organisation. The incumbent would need to support the Company Secretary particularly in the areas of writing, amending and collating Board and Committee policies and procedures. This required someone with an educational background.

2. Amongst a myriad of skills and qualifications, the Chairperson of the Board worked in the Department of Education for 26 years.

3. Whilst the incumbent and the Chairperson know each other of each other, there is no business or personal relationship between them.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

 

All the Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) have been requested to furnish the DBE with information in this regard and only three PEDs, Limpopo, Western Cape and North West Education Departments, have responded so far. The DBE will provide the additional information from the other provinces once the information is received.

1. Western Cape

Year	Date(s) of industrial action	Number of employee participation	Number of days lost	Days lost per District
	North	South	East	Central	Cape Winelands	West Coast	Overberg	Eden & Central
2009	No industrial action
2010	10 Aug 18 Aug 19 Aug 20 Aug 23 Aug 24 Aug 25 Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug 30 Aug 31 Aug 01 Sep 02 Sep 03 Sep 06 Sep	23 787	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
2011	No industrial action
2012	07 March	859	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2013	24 April	1 599	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2014	No industrial action
2015	No industrial action

2. Limpopo

Year	Date(s) of industrial action	Number of employee participation	Number of days lost	Days lost per District
	Capricon	Mopani & Tzaneen	Sekhukhune	Waterberg	Lebowa Kgomo	Vhembe & Tshipise-Sagole	Riba-Cross	Mogalakwena
2009	No industrial action
2010	10 Aug 18 Aug 19 Aug 20 Aug 23 Aug 24 Aug 25 Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug 30 Aug 31 Aug 01 Sep 02 Sep 03 Sep 06 Sep	Not provided	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
2011	No industrial action
2012	07 March	Not provided	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2013	24 April	Not provided	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2014	25 March	Not provided	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2015	28 April	Not provided	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

3. North West

Year	Date(s) of industrial action	Number of employee participation	Number of days lost	Days lost per District
	Not indicated	Not indicated	Not indicated	Not indicated	Not indicated	Not indicated	Not indicated	Not indicated
2009	September (no day)	2 650	1
2010	10 Aug 18 Aug 19 Aug 20 Aug 23 Aug 24 Aug 25 Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug 30 Aug 31 Aug 01 Sep 02 Sep 03 Sep 06 Sep	66 712	15
2011	22 Aug	1 298	1
2012	07 March	100	1
2013	24 April	Not provided	1
2014	No industrial action
2015	30-31 July 7 Aug 7 Oct	Not provided	4

Reply:

(a) Number of cases:

(i) (aa) (bb) (cc): None

(ii) (aa) (bb) (cc): None

(iii) (aa) 1 (bb)(cc)none

(b) Amount:

(i) (aa) (bb) (cc): Falls away

(ii) (aa) (bb) (cc): Falls away

(iii) (aa) R260 000 (bb)(cc)none

(c) Recovery:

(i) ((aa) (bb) (cc): Falls away

(ii) (aa) (bb) (cc): Falls away

(iii) Not applicable no loss condoned (bb) (cc) falls away

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

Whether (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him 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?
		(i)	(ii)
a) DPT	DMR	No	No
b)Entities	CGS	No	No
	MINTEK	No	No
	SDT	No	No
	SADPMR	No	No
	MHSC	No	No

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii)

(aa)

Budget Allocation and expenditure for 2012-13
PROVINCE NAME	Budget allocation	Actual expenditure	Actual expenditure%
Eastern Cape	R 210 000 000.00	R 185 911 934.85	88.50%
Free State	R 42 502 000.00	R 42 402 153.00	99.77%
Gauteng	R 165 319 090.00	R 204 282 634.12	123.60%
KwaZulu-Natal	R 140 081 122.00	R 114 634 477.26	81.80%
Limpopo	R 134 209 000.00	R 103 961 302.28	77.50%
Mpumalanga	R 350 145 000.00	R 235 314 661.29	67.20%
Northern Cape	R 104 081 942.92	R 97 531 051.78	93.70%
North West	R 200 000 000.00	R 73 928 351.27	37.00%
Western Cape	R 216 305 000.00	R 225 716 238.00	104.40%

(bb)

Budget Allocation and expenditure for 2013-14
PROVINCE NAME	Budget allocation	Actual expenditure	Actual expenditure%
Eastern Cape	R 336 898 000.00	R 157 190 000.00	46.66%
Free State	R 49 124 000.00	R 55 135 444.00	112.24%
Gauteng	R 312 291 357.00	R 311 776 363.07	99.84%
KwaZulu-Natal	R 124 000 000.00	R 135 000 000.00	108.87%
Limpopo	R 142 710 000.00	R 103 882 759.25	72.79%
Mpumalanga	R 432 368 000.00	R 432 364 000.00	100.00%
Northern Cape	R 107 573 000.00		0.00%
North West	R 219 655 000.00	R 209 845 000.00	95.53%
Western Cape	R 237 452 500.00	R 247 112 303.00	104.07%

• Information has been requested from the Northern Cape Department of Education and will be provided as soon as it is received.

(cc)

Budget Allocation and expenditure for 2014-15
PROVINCE NAME	Budget allocation	Actual expenditure	Actual expenditure%
Eastern Cape	R 356 076 000.00	R 85 499 560.00	24.01%
Free State	R 27 651 000.00	R 63 506 660.00	229.67%
Gauteng	R 421 325 780.00	R 422 403 138.95	100.26%
KwaZulu-Natal	R 168 430 000.00	R 158 430 000.00	94.06%
Limpopo	R 152 995 000.00	R 112 575 014.32	73.58%
Mpumalanga	R 455 000 000.00	R 405 011 000.00	89.01%
Northern Cape	R 116 097 000.00	R 37 217 932.80	32.06%
North West	R 240 444 000.00	R 201 496 688.60	83.80%
Western Cape	R 262 560 000.00	R 268 405 969.00	102.23%

(dd)

Budget Allocation and expenditure for 2015-16
PROVINCE NAME	Budget allocation	Actual expenditure	Actual expenditure%
Eastern Cape	R 432 000 000.00	R 450 618 478.00	104.31%
Free State	R 40 000 000.00	R 51 188 023.00	127.97%
Gauteng	R 461 000 000.00	R 461 000 000.00	100.00%
KwaZulu-Natal	R 185 976 000.00	R 52 483 535.39	28.22%
Limpopo	R 141 103 000.00	R 50 555 000.00	35.83%
Mpumalanga	R 441 622 000.00	R 484 904 664.10	109.80%
Northern Cape	R 125 359 000.00	R 28 265 500.00	22.55%
North West	R 264 466 000.00	R 248 316 721.95	93.89%
Western Cape	R 270 138 000.00	R 307 514 666.00	113.84%

(ee)

Budget Allocation and expenditure for 2016-17
PROVINCE NAME	Budget allocation	Actual expenditure	Actual expenditure%
Eastern Cape	R 435 000 000.00	R 460 706 460.13	105.90%
Free State	R 40 000 000.00	R 46 000 000.00	126.00%
Gauteng	R 535 896 000.00	R 681 216 162.56	127.10%
KwaZulu-Natal	R 186 000 000.00	R 254 033 130.50	136.58%
Limpopo	R 226 691 000.00	R 218 555 692.86	96.40%
Mpumalanga	R 455 329 000.00	R 448 334 259.75	98.50%
Northern Cape	R 121 524 000.00	R 86 528 696.44	71.20%
North West	R 272 640 000.00	R 272 139 395.26	99.80%
Western Cape	R 359 755 000.00	R 329 298 018.00	91.50%

(b) Provinces were requested to put measures in place that will enable them to spend the budget allocation. These included improving the submission of claims by service providers and ensuring that a 30 day turnaround time for payments is met. These measures have led to significant improvement in expenditure in the majority of provinces.

Reply:

1. No. I have been informed that the Magistrates Commission has not received any formal complaint against Magistrate HJ Venter.

2. No steps were considered necessary, as the prosecutor was not deemed to have breached any guidelines or legal prescripts. Applications for cell phone data in terms of section 205 of the Criminal Procedure Act, Act 51 of 1977, as amended, are based on an affidavit from the investigating officer motivating why cell phone data is needed in respect of the number(s) and period(s) stated in the affidavit.

 

Reply:

(a) & (b) The National Department of Human Settlements and the eight entities reporting to me did not procure any service(s) from and/or made payments to (i) the company referred to by the Honourable Member or (ii) any other Public Relations firm.

 

Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is available in the audited financial statements found in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 annual reports. The information for 2016-17 is currently being audited as part of the annual reporting in accordance with section 65 (1) (a) of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999.

Reply:

The OTO announced earlier this year that they will be launching an investigation with regards to the refund processes administered by SARS to better understand the challenges, risks and complexity associated with the process. The investigation is currently underway and SARS is committed to working with the OTO to give them the required insight into the process so that they will be able to satisfactorily give feedback to the public on their findings.

SARS would want the current investigation underway to first be concluded before additional responses to the topic at hand is made as this stage.

Reply:

(a) Travel:

(i) (aa) N/A (bb) R233 070 and (cc) 746 100 (unaudited)

(ii) (aa) R411 601 (bb) R1 152 9850 and (cc) R1 117 209(unaudited)

(iii) (aa) N/A (bb) R36 120 and (cc) R96 630 (unaudited)

(b) Accommodation:

(i) (aa) N/A (bb) R210 959.63 and (cc) 236 148.06 (unaudited)

(ii) (aa) R86 140 (bb) R260 567 and (cc) R274 288 (unaudited)

(iii) (aa) N/A (bb) R56 509.12 and (cc) R121 521.91 (unaudited)

(c) Subsistence costs:

(i) (aa) N/A (bb) N/A and (cc) 76 165 (unaudited)

(ii) (aa) R24 206.88 (bb) R124 675.04 and (cc) R118 816.65 (unaudited)

(iii) (aa) N/A (bb) N/A and (cc) R57 821.93 (unaudited)

 

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is available in the audited financial statements found in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 annual reports. The audited financial statements for 2016-17 are currently being audited and the annual report containing these will be tabled in Parliament around August in accordance with section 65 (1) (a) of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999.

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii)(b)(i)(ii)(c)(d)(i)(ii)

The OTO announced earlier this year that they will be launching an investigation with regards to the refund processes administered by SARS to better understand the challenges, risks and complexity associated with the process. The investigation is currently underway and SARS is committed to working with the OTO to give them the required insight into the process so that they will be able to satisfactorily give feedback to the public on their findings.

SARS would want the current investigation underway to first be concluded before additional responses to the topic at hand is made as this stage.

Reply:

(a) For the period 1 April 2017 to 31 May 2017, the Department of Communications (DoC) surrendered R562 080 976.58 to the National Revenue Funding in revenue arising from levies on the annual turnover of the license holders.

For the financial year ending 31 March 2017, the DoC paid R1 168 576 812.74 to the National Revenue Fund in collections received from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), compared to R1 127 564 019.98 in 2015/16. According to ICASA, of the total amount collected and transferred to DoC in 2016/17, the figures included R795 million in funds arising from levies on the annual turnover of the licence holders cited in Chapter 3 of the Electronic Communication Act, Act 36 of 2005. Services provided for in terms of Chapter 3 of the Act include, Electronic Communication Services and Electronic Communication Network Services, (Universal Service Access Fund) and ALF (Annual License Fees).

(b) Information detailing the names of the licence holders cited under (a) have been withheld by ICASA owing to issues of confidentiality.

Reply:

a) and b)

The total amount borrowed by the largest state-owned entities is split into two, which constitutes borrowings by capex entities and borrowings by state-owned development finance institutions (DFIs). The amount that was reflected in financial statements as outstanding / borrowing by capex SOCs, which include ACSA, Eskom, SAA, SANRAL, TCTA and Transnet amounted to R557.1 billion for the 2015-16 financial year as shown in the link table below. The interest these entities incurred amounted to R43.9 billion for the 2015-16 financial year.

(Note: the interest incurred refers to the gross interest incurred by the entity before any adjustments such as capitalized interest costs, which would typically “understate” the interest incurred by the entity.)

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1151Table_A-170606.pdf

The amount of debt that was outstanding or classified as borrowings by state-owned DFIs (Land Bank, DBSA and IDC) for the 2015-16 financial year amounted to R112.8 billion. The interest that these DFIs incurred for the 2015-16 financial year amounted to R7.1 billion. See the link below:

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1151TableB-170606.pdf

In total, all the nine entities had a total of R669.9 billion shown as balance sheet debt for the 2015-16 financial year with a total interest of R51 billion worth of interest incurred for the same year.

In terms of the funding, the 6 capex SOCs raised gross borrowings (before any repayments) of R117.7 billion for the 2015-16 financial year relative to a budgeted amount of R101.4 billion.See the link below:

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1151SOCs-170606.pdf

In terms of the funding, the 3 DFIs raised gross borrowings (before any repayments) of R58.8 billion for the 2015-16 financial year relative to a budgeted amount of R76.2 billion. See the link below:

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1151DFIs-170606.pdf

Reply:

The details for questions (a) to (d) are attached in Annexure A.

The reasons for the Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education Authority (ETDP SETA) utilisation of consultants are as follows:

• Education and Training Quality Assurance (ETQA)

In terms of the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) delegations, the ETDP SETA is required to use the services of verifiers with specific subject knowledge. The volume of verifications that need to be conducted far exceeds the internal ETDP SETA’s capacity.

• Research Chairs

ETDP SETA utilises the services of universities and research specialists, as it is not a specialised research institution. The establishment of research chairs assists ETDP SETA to increase its research capacity and transfer research skills to its staff.

• Accounting Secondment

Difficulties were experienced to recruit permanent skills, as its lifespan was unknown due to the uncertainty of its extension. The cost of the secondments were more cost effective than employing the same number of staff.

 

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STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1385 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

(a) This is not a statistic that is routinely calculated and reported on by the department, mainly because of the potentially misleading nature of this measure. Given that many people do not reach grade 12, the grade 10 to 12 throughput rate is sometimes thought to be a useful indicator of the overall proportion of youths who complete the NSC. However, it systematically underestimates the proportion of youths who complete the NSC, since the rate of grade repetition is particularly high in grade 10, resulting in an artificially inflated denominator for that calculation. Moreover, since learners who are counted in grade 10 migrate to TVET colleges and other educational pathways, and may well go on to achieve qualifications that are equivalent to the NSC.

The department is currently piloting an inclusive basket of indicators for national, provincial and school performance in the NSC. Amongst other indicators, the ratio of NSC passes to grade 10 enrolments is being considered as one indicator. If this indicator does become routinely reported it will be important to emphasize that it is not an accurate measure of the likelihood of youths completing grade 12.

What is official, within the Medium Term Strategic Framework and the Department of Education’s ‘Action Plan to 2019’ is the indicator titled ‘The percentage of youths who obtained a National Senior Certificate from a school’. The department has provided an in-depth methodological description of how to measure this, in the 2016 review of sector outcomes, titled ‘Report on progress in the schooling sector against key learner performance and attainment indicators’ (and available on the DBE’s website). Essentially, the indicator used in the Sector Report compares the annual number of NSC passes to an estimate of the 18-year-old population.

(b) The ratios of NSC passes to grade 10 enrolments (two years prior) are provided in the table below. The 2015 value of 39.8 is substantially lower than the 2015 value for the proportion of youths who obtained an NSC, which is 56.1%. This illustrates why a simple ratio of NSC passes to grade 10 enrolments cannot be interpreted as the percentage of people who go on to complete grade 12.

Table 1: Ratios of NSC passes to Grade 10 enrolment

Province	Grade 10 Enrolment	Matric Pass	“Throughput Rate”
	2012	2013	2014	2014	2015	2016	2014	2015	2016
EC	149 774	154 920	160 441	43 777	49 475	49 168	29.2	31.9	30.6
FS	59 948	60 643	56 519	21 899	25 416	23 629	36.5	41.9	41.8
GP	193 130	201 341	192 492	84 247	91 327	88 381	43.6	45.4	45.9
KZN	264 774	268 492	270 086	97 144	98 761	98 032	36.7	36.8	36.3
LP	176 279	187 804	193 803	53 179	66 946	63 595	30.2	35.6	32.8
MP	93 021	97 117	95 944	35 615	43 229	41 801	38.3	44.5	43.6
NC	21 739	22 727	22 515	6 715	8 064	7 902	30.9	35.5	35.1
NW	68 394	70 032	68 745	22 061	27 118	26 448	32.3	38.7	38.5
WC	76 436	83 234	79 327	39 237	45 489	43 716	51.3	54.7	55.1
SA	1 103 495	1 146 310	1 139 872	403 874	455 825	442 672	36.6	39.8	38.8

Provincial and national values for ‘The percentage of youths who obtained a National Senior Certificate from a school’ for 2014 and 2015 appear in the table below, which is extracted from the above-mentioned Sector Review on page 64. Final figures for 2016 have not been calculated yet, but the trend would largely follow the trend for the number of NSCs seen in the official DBE report for the 2016 Grade 12 examinations (title ‘National Senior Certificate Examination Report 2016’).

Table 2: NSCs over population for 2014 and 2015

Reply:

Whether (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him procured any services from and/or made any payments to (i) a certain company 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?
		(i)	(ii)
a) DPT	DMR	No	No
b)Entities	CGS	No	No
	MINTEK	No	No
	SDT	No	No
	SADPMR	No	No
	MHSC	No	No

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

All previous NEEDU reports have been presented to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education in accordance with their programme. The 2014 NEEDU Report will be dealt with in a similar manner and be presented to the Portfolio Committee in line with the Committee’s programme. Its findings mirror findings in the 2012 and 2013 NEEDU national reports. The Department has therefore already been engaging with strategies necessary for systemic change and to ensure that NEEDU recommendations lead to notable impact in the system. For this reason, the Minister will not single out the 2014 NEEDU report for reporting to Parliament.

Reply:

The comment was made in the context of the high repeat rate in the system.

(a) No full scale investigation has been initiated.

(b) There was no need to conduct such an investigation because:

• Data on both the repeat and drop-out rates showed that the number of learners decrease from Grade 10 onwards; and
• Measures were put in place to investigate the risk e.g. Progression Policy, Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support (SIAS) policy, Curriculum differentiation, etc.

Reply:

There are no additional procedures and processes that have been put in place following the remarks made in the judgments of the British American Tobacco Company and Agliotti cases.

The existing processes as prescribed in section 205 of the Criminal Procedure Act, Act No. 51 of 1977 provide sufficient safeguards, as per the reply to question 1373.

(i) Applications for cell phone data in terms of section 205 of the Criminal Procedure Act, Act 51 of 1977, as amended, are based on an affidavit from the investigating officer motivating why cell phone data is needed in respect of the number(s) and period(s) stated in the affidavit. The prosecutor also considers the affidavit before submitting it to the judicial officer, who is the final and independent arbiter on the application. There are thus three safeguards, in addition to the processes which may follow as part of a criminal prosecution which permits the accused to challenge the admission of evidence.

(ii) Not applicable