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21 June 2017 - NW1445

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Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

(1)What are the reasons that South African citizens who are born outside the Republic have to wait six months for an identification document; (2) has the new smart card ID computer programme been updated in order to allow naturalised South African citizens to obtain the new smart card ID; if not, by what date will the specified computer programme be updated; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

1. Cases that may last longer than the prescribed turnaround time of 54 days for the issuing of an identity document and 47 days for requests for re-issue are those that do not meet the requirements or those under investigations where the client may be required to furnish additional information. This process applies to qualifying citizens including naturalised citizens. Documents attached by naturalised citizens are required to be verified before the processing and issuing of an identity document and it is always endeavoured to conclude the process within the specified set time frames.

(2) No. The Department continues to rollout the issuance of smart ID Cards in a phased- in approach. The process of expanding the Live Capture footprint and the verification process of the records for naturalised citizens are ongoing as are the system upgrades which will make provision for this category of applicants. Upon determination of adequate footprint and system status readiness, the Minister will make an announcement which will give naturalised citizens the opportunity to apply for Smart ID Cards.

21 June 2017 - NW1556

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Ollis, Mr IM to ask the President of the Republic

(1)Whether he will furnish Mr I M Ollis with a copy of the latest report on the Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative; if not, why not; if so, by what date; (2) by what date will the next Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative report be tabled; (3) what progress has been made to date with (a) increasing rail freight volumes on the Durban to Dar-es-Salaam route as part of the North-South Corridor Rail Project and (b) revitalising the Gauteng to Angola rail route?

Reply:

(1). A copy of the Presidential Infrastructure Championing Initiative (PICI) Report that was tabled in the last meeting of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2016 is attached.

(2) The next Presidential Infrastructure Championing Initiative (PICI) Report will be tabled in the meeting of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC), which will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January 2018.

(3) (a) There has been a stated commitment by North-South Corridor Member States to move more freight from road to rail but no measurement metrics for tracking this have been agreed to by the Member States on the North-South Corridor.

(b) The revitalisation of the Gauteng to Angola rail route is not part of the PICI nor is it part of the North-South Road and Rail Corridor Project.

21 June 2017 - NW1527

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Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

(a) What is the total number of applications for (i) permanent residence, (ii) critical skills and (iii) general work permits were (aa) received and (bb) approved in the fourth quarter of the 2016-17 financial year and (b) how do the statistics compare to the past three financial years?

Reply:

The information is tabulated as follows:

 

Category

Status

  1. 2016/17
  1. 2015/16
  1. 2014/15
  1. 2013/14

(i)

Permanent residence permits

(aa) Received

1360

1667

2534

5954

   

(bb) Approved

720

1075

1158

4266

(ii)

Critical skills permits

(aa) Received

1472

1206

1194

2639

   

(bb) Approved

1030

783

716

1821

(iii)

General work permits

(aa) Received

402

463

2554

7470

   

(bb) Approved

313

162

1149

5372

21 June 2017 - NW1519

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Grootboom, Mr GA to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture

What (a) motivated his department to continue with the embattled Enyokeni Cultural Precinct project and (b) justified the further injection of R28,1 million into the specific project in the 2017-18 financial year; 2. What prompted the termination of projects in collaboration with the Independent Development Trust in the specified project; 3. With reference to the findings of the forensic investigation into the specified project, (a) which officials who were found to have been involved were charged with impropriety and (b) what progress has been made with the charges in each case?

Reply:

1. (a). Following the forensic investigation into Enyokeni Cultural Precinct and in order to determine if the Department received value for money, the Department obtained the services of Rubiquant Quantity Surveyors firm. The completion of the multipurpose amphitheatre facility together with other structures that are incomplete motivated the continuation of the Enyokeni project, which if not finalised, could lead to further wasteful and fruitless expenditure and could become white elephants. Furthermore, the project is in line with the Department of Arts and Culture’s (DAC) mandate to develop, preserve, protect and promote arts, culture and heritage for a creative and inclusive nation. The project also has the potential of helping the DAC fulfil its strategic outcome-oriented goals based on the National Development Plan and Government’s Programme of Action which include the creation of a transformed and productive Arts, Culture and Heritage (ACH) sector that actively develops, preserves, protects and promotes diverse ACH, an effective and efficient ACH sector, an effective/impactful nation building and social cohesion programme and a professional and capacitated ACH Sector.

The motivation to continue with the project is based on recognition of its cultural and heritage value that also has the potential for the creation of job opportunities, sustainable cultural tourism, rural infrastructure development and socio-economic development.

(b). The R28.1 million budgeted for the Enyokeni project in the 2017-18 financial year is the cost estimate for the completion of the multipurpose amphitheatre facility subject to confirmation by Bill of Quantities (BoQ).

2. The termination of projects in collaboration with the Independent Development Trust was prompted by the findings of the final report by Rubiquant Quantity Surveyors which indicated that the DAC did not receive value for money in the implementation of Enyokeni Cultural Precinct Project and other Departmental infrastructure projects. Among others, the report outlines the following findings:

(a). The Department has been overcharged for a range of professional services as well as for the materials used on the Enyokeni Cultural Precinct. This is evident from the contracting that went beyond acceptable industry norms of 9% to 15% of the total project value to 30% that was charged on the Department.

(b). The report further indicates that the quantity in the tender Bill of Quantities (BoQ) was changed after the tender was advertised and such rectification caused high upward movement of the unit rates. While this is attributable to human error the DAC should have been notified of the possible escalation so that provision is made for such in the allocated budget for the project.

(c). The Department was overcharged on the materials used such as G7, 8, 9 gravel and C4 filling that was above the market related prices. Concrete, fencing and gates tariffs were also found to be higher than market tariffs.

(d). The Department was further overcharged on contractors preliminaries. Contractors generally charge preliminaries between 7.5% and 12.5% in relation to the value of the works.

(e). The assessment of the award of the contract at a price above what the actual cost of the project could have been.

3. With reference to the findings of the forensic investigation into the specified project, the details of the officials who were found to have been involved and charged with impropriety; as well as the progress thereto is as follows:

(a) Three (3) former officials of the Department who were involved in the project were found to have been implicated in and the following was preferred against each of the officials:

i. disciplinary action – against the senior official who was appointed to manage the ECP project from the Office of the former DG;

ii. Criminal charges – against the erstwhile Director General for violation of section 38 (1) of the PFMA; and the former Acting Director General of the DAC for the contravention of sections 86 (1) of the PFMA read with sections 38, 39, and 40 of the PFMA.

3 (b) The progress of the charges in each case is as follows:

(i) Disciplinary charges against the senior manager were transferred to his current employer for the attention of the then Acting Head of Department, Gauteng Human Settlement. The current employer was requested to proceed with disciplinary processes in line with Section 16B (4)(b)(ii) of the Public Service Act, 1994, as amended.

ii. Criminal charges against the erstwhile Director General and former Acting Director General were registered with the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (the HAWKS), under the Serious Economic Offences Unit in April 2016. The Department registered a number of criminal charges which include Enyokeni, and the investigations are in progress. The Department has been making follow-up on progress and continues to do so.

21 June 2017 - NW1521

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Grootboom, Mr GA to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture

Whether, with reference to a substantial increase in his department’s projected expenditure on its administration programme in the 2017-18 financial year, the staff complement of the specified programme increased; if not, what are the reasons for the substantial increase in projected expenditure; if so, (a) in which areas of the programme and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard?

Reply:

  • No, the staff complement of the administration programme did not increase.
  • The increase is due to allocation to goods and services (Office Accommodation sub-programme)
  1. In the Office Accommodation sub-programme of the administration programme.
  2. The projected expenditure is for operating leases of the department and its entities (R85.7 million) as well as municipal services for the department (R20.0 million).

21 June 2017 - NW1525

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Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

Whether there are any aspects of the approved Integrated Border Management Strategy, which are relevant to the establishment of the Border Management Authority, that can be implemented before the necessary legislation has been passed by Parliament; if so, what (a) are the relevant details and (b) progress has been made to date in this regard?

Reply:

No.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) The Border Management Authority (BMA) Bill, 2016 which establishes and operationalises the Border Management Authority (BMA) is presently being considered by Parliament. The Integrated Border Management Strategy provides for a role of the future Border Management Authority (BMA) and all aspects of the implementation are dependent on the legislation being enacted and the President gazetting the BMA Act to come into force.

21 June 2017 - NW1529

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Hoosen, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

What are the reasons for the delays in the development of her department’s end-to-end e-permit system?

Reply:

There are no delays. The development of an e-permitting capability is a priority of the Immigration Services’ Branch and has been included as an outcome within the Departmental Modernisation Programme for 2017-18.

21 June 2017 - NW1490

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Majola, Mr TR to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her procured any services from and/or made any payments to (i) a certain company (name furnished) or (ii) any other public relations firms; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) was the total cost, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of such payments?

Reply:

The Department and the entities responded as follows:

(a) Department of Home Affairs

(i) No, there was no need for such services

(ii) No, there was no need for such services.

(aa) Not applicable

(bb) Not applicable

(cc) Not applicable

(dd) Not applicable

(ee) Not applicable

(ff) Not applicable

(b) Government Printing Works

(i) No, there was no need for such services.

(ii) No, there was no need for such services.

(aa) Not applicable

(bb) Not applicable

(cc) Not applicable

(dd) Not applicable

(ee) Not applicable

(ff) Not applicable

(b) Electoral Commission

(i) No, there was no need for such services.

(ii) No, there was no need for such services.

(aa) Not applicable

(bb) Not applicable

(cc) Not applicable

(dd) Not applicable

(ee) Not applicable

(ff) Not applicable

 

21 June 2017 - NW1446

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Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

(1)Whether any South African citizens have lost their South African citizenship in the (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17 financial years; if so, (i) what number of citizens and (ii) what were the reasons in each case; (2) (a) on which statutory grounds can citizenship be terminated and (b) which criteria have to be fulfilled?

Reply:

1. Yes. South African citizens who have lost South African citizenship during the past identified years are as follows:

(a)(i-ii) 2014 – 15: 2505 formally through renunciation

(b)(i-ii) 2015 – 16: 173 formally through renunciation

(c)(i-ii) 2016 – 17: 188 formally through renunciation

(2)(a) Citizenship can be terminated in terms of Section 8 of the South African Citizenship Act, Act no. 88 of 1995 which deals with deprivation of citizenship.

(2)(b) The Honourable Member is referred to section 6 of the Citizenship Act, 1995 which provides for the circumstances under which a person may cease to be a citizen

 

21 June 2017 - NW1767

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Mokgalapa, Mr S to ask the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION

Does (a) she, (b) her Deputy Minister or (c) any of the heads of entities or bodies reporting to her make use of security services paid for by the State for (i) him/herself, (ii) his/her immediate family members or (iii) any of their staff members; in each case (aa) what are the reasons for it, (bb) from which department or entity’s budget is the security services being paid, and (cc) what are the relevant details?

Reply:

Does (a) she, (b) her Deputy Minister or (c) any of the heads of entities or bodies reporting to her make use of security services paid for by the State for herself

The VIP Protection Services under SAPS have a legal mandate to provide protection services to Minister and Deputy Minister.

a) (i) Yes, The Minister makes use of Security Services for herself, paid for by the state through the South African Police Services VIP Protection Unit.

(ii) No, none of her immediate family members use security paid for by the State.

(iii) No, none of her staff members use security services paid for by the State.

b) i) Yes, The Deputy Minister makes use of Security Services for herself, paid for by the state through the South African Police Services VIP Protection Unit.

(ii) No, none of her immediate family members use Security Services paid for by the State.

(iii) No, none of her staff members use Security Services paid for by the State.

c) No, The Head of Department (Director-General) does not make use of Security Services paid for by the State.

(ii) No, none of his immediate family members use Security Services paid for by the State.

(iii) No, none of his staff members use Security Services paid for by the State

(aa) The Ministerial Handbook provides for the Security Services for both the Minister and the Deputy Minister.

(bb) The Security Services provided by the South African Police Services VIP protection Unit is paid for from the South African Police Services budget ;

(cc) No other details related to either the Head of Department, staff members or family members.

END

20 June 2017 - NW1705

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Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the SA Maritime Safety Authority; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

 

South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) Information Technology (IT) Department has formulated and put measures in place to ensure regular maintenance of Information Technology infrastructure and systems. The following are as follows

1. Infrastructure

  • Systems are in place to monitor performance of the infrastructure to ensure its ability to operate the critical systems that are used by the organization to carry out its duties.
  • The performance of the system is monitored frequently to ensure maximum availability at expected levels.

2. Applications Systems

  • Business and operations are regularly monitored to also ensure availability to the clients at all times.
  • There is a dedicated effort to ensure that these performed as expected and also at expected levels.

Systems generated reports are used to monitor performance and point to the nature or type of maintenance that will be required. As part of maintenance, there are also regular reviews with service providers to address issues prior to them escalating to problems.

The maintenance of the systems and the infrastructure has contributed significantly to avoiding down times and reducing systems and infrastructure performance inconveniences to very low levels which is critical to availability through high uptime.

 

20 June 2017 - NW1095

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Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs

(a) What is the annual income generated from day visitors at each of the entrance gates of Kruger National Park, (b) what number of vehicles enter at each gate annually, (c) how are these monies and vehicle numbers audited and recorded, (d) what number of non-paying vehicles (details furnished) enter at these gates annually, (e) where are the monies with regard to day visitors reflected in the annual financial statements and (f) why were entrance fees not lowered to original levels as promised after a temporary increase during the 2010 Fifa World Cup soccer tournament?

Reply:

(a) The Annual Income generated from Day visitors entering through all gates of the Kruger National Park for 2016-17 totalled R120, 772,581.00.

(b) The number of vehicles that enter Kruger during the 2016-17 financial year through all of the gates collectively is 539 088

(c) Gates are the control point for entering and departing guests accessing the Park by road. Guests arriving by air is recorded at the Conservation Office located at the Skukuza Airport. All guests and vehicles as well as Conservation Fees collected are recorded in an online system (Roomseeker) from where vehicle permits (indicating the number of guests, and approved entry and exit dates) and receipts for monies received are issued. The number of visitors and tourism income forms part of the Predetermined Objectives of SANParks and are accordingly audited by SANParks Internal Audit and the Auditor-General.

(d) There is no “vehicle” fee for SANParks. Entrée fees are per person and free entrant persons are recorded.

(e) The monies are reflected under Conservation fees in the Annual Financial Statements.

(f) Entrance Fees were never specifically (temporarily or otherwise) increased for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

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20 June 2017 - NW1700

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Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

1. Information Technology (IT) facilities and systems are maintained on a regular basis. Annually, an IT budget is compiled for the maintenance of all IT facilities and systems.2. 

2. Maintenance plans are documented and aligned to documented procedures. The plans include Daily, Weekly and Monthly schedules. Maintenance activities are outlined below:

2.1 Patching the IT system for software upgrades, for example, Anti-Virus patches;

2.2 Proactive monitoring and maintenance of our Database environment as well as conducting daily backups;

2.3 Manage disaster recovery on critical data;

2.4 Continuous monitoring of overall (IT) facilities and systems health checks for resolution of urgent issues;

2.5 Proactive monitoring and maintenance of the Wide Area Network and Equipment by External Service Provider;

2.6 Manage software updates and migration data to the Production environment.

3. Service Level Agreements are signed with External Service Providers for maintenance of specialist services and equipment.

20 June 2017 - NW1554

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Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Transport

Is the SA National Roads Agency Ltd aware that residents of Alexandra, Johannesburg, (a) have broken the concrete palisade fence alongside the N3 Freeway and (b) in some cases, are erecting structures close to or inside the road reserve; if so, (i) has a site inspection been carried out in this regard and (ii) will the fence be replaced?

Reply:

a) The SA National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL) is aware that the concrete palisade fence along the N3 freeway near Alexandra, Johannesburg is continuously being vandalised by the community. The community (pedestrians) removes the fence uprights to gain access into the road reserve in order to walk a shorter distance to the Industrial area across the freeway, through the N3 freeway and Marlboro Drive.

b) There are no structures built or erected within the road reserve. The erected structures are within the yards, at the back of the houses.

  • (i)  As part of the SANRAL’s maintenance strategy, the national road network is continuously under the supervision of the Routine Road Maintenance (RRM) engineering consultants and contractors, who patrol their respective routes daily. Regarding the above-mentioned route, the RRM engineering consultant and contractor has inspected the area. The fence has been broken in two localized areas.
  • (ii)  The fence is being repaired continuously due to vandalism by pedestrians referred to in (a) above. The contractor has been instructed to repair the fence and will commence with the work as soon as the funds are available.

20 June 2017 - NW1709

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Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Traffic Infringement Agency; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

Yes, regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Traffic Infringement Agency,

a) N/A

b) N/A

c) N/A (i) N/A (ii) N/A;

Maintenance of Data Center/ Server Room Facility is done at least once per annum, the following equipment are maintained:

Air Conditioning System, Fire Detector and Suppression System, Water Detection System, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), Humidity Monitoring System, Power conditioning and Distribution System (PDU).

Maintenance of Network Infrastructure such as Internet, Intranet, Internal Systems, E-Mail and Web infrastructure is done on a daily basis. Proactive security measures are taken by updating RTIA system into latest updates and patches to protect against cyber-attacks.

 

20 June 2017 - NW1819

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Mathys, Ms L to ask the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION

Whether she (a) distributed and/or (b) communicated by any means and/or device of communication cabinet documents and communication to non-cabinet members, in particular to members of a certain family (name furnished) since her appointment as a member of the Cabinet?

Reply:

a) No and

b) No

END

20 June 2017 - NW1596

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Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

(a) How many patents were registered in 2016 and (b) how many of the specified patents were registered by (i) Black, (ii) Coloured and (iii) Indian South Africans?

Reply:

(a) During the 2016 calendar year, there were 9033 patent applications (provisional and complete) filed at CIPC and 4307 complete applications granted in 2016. Provisional patent applications contain only the specification of the invention and are valid for only 12 months in order to allow the inventor to work further on their invention. They do not proceed to grant. Complete patent applications contain both the specifications and claims of the invention. The said application will proceed to grant once it complies with all relevant formal requirements. The granted patent is valid for 20 years if renewed annually and the prescribed renewal fee is paid.

(b) In terms of the South African Patent Act 57 of 1978, as amended, the complete patent applications must be filed by a Patent Attorney or Patent Agent. Therefore, CIPC does not have data based on the racial demographics as applicants can either be a natural person or juristic person.

20 June 2017 - NW1694

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De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport

With reference to the notice dated 20 April 2017 from the Mayor of the Rustenburg Local Municipality to residents indicating that all testing and licensing office capturing systems, including eye tests, are off-line, (a) why were the systems off-line, (b) until when will services not be rendered, (c) how are members of the public being accommodated whilst the specified services are not in operation, (d) what are affected staff being occupied with and (e) what are the causes and reasons in the delay to resolve this issue?

Reply:

a) The National Traffic Information System (NaTIS) is operational and no system is offline. The Department is aware that 2 of the 5 Live Capture Units (LCUs) deployed at the Driving License Testing Centre are not operational. The Driving License Card Account (DLCA) entity, which is currently responsible for the maintenance of the equipment is working towards a solution to this problem.

b) Services are being rendered and no member of the public is turned away. There are however delays due to only 3 LCUs being fully operational. The DLCA has deployed technicians to fix the faulty 2 LCUs but in the long term the units will have to be replaced.

c) The services are not offline as indicated in (b) above, the technical team is working on the replacement of the 2 LCUs that are not working.

d) The staff in question are administration staff, hence they are performing other administrative functions.

e) The challenges experienced by the DLCA is that the current LCUs are old and some of the parts are no longer available in the market. The Department is working with National Treasury on new acquisition of new LCUs.

20 June 2017 - NW1703

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Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Accident Fund; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

Regular monthly scheduled maintenance, within the prescripts of the Cost Containment Instructions issued by the National Treasury, is undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Accident Fund, and performed in accordance with an approved Maintenance Calendar developed in terms of a Board approved ICT Service Management Policy; consequently, questions (a), (b), (c)(i) and(ii) are not applicable.

20 June 2017 - NW1701

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Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Airports Company SA; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

Yes, regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Airports Company SA.

The necessary critical maintenance is taking place for the IT Facilities. Contracts are in place to enable the maintenance of critical systems and in some areas where contracts have expired, tenders to continue the services are currently being prepared for publishing on open market processes. We also have a three-year hardware maintenance and replacement plan as part of IT Digital Strategy approved by Exco, IT Steercom and the ACSA Board to refresh/ replace obsolete equipment that are expensive to maintain. That plan is being implemented as and when there is a need in different business units across the company.

20 June 2017 - NW1702

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Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Cross Border Road Transport Agency; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

The Cross-Border Road Transport Agency undertakes regular maintenance on a quarterly basis on its information technology facilities.

(a) – (c) (ii) Not applicable.

20 June 2017 - NW1704

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Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the SA Civil Aviation Authority; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

(a), (b), (c), (i), (ii):The South African Civil Aviation Authority ensures regular monitoring and maintenance of its hardware and software information technology facilities and systems.

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20 June 2017 - NW1515

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Mulaudzi, Adv TE to ask the Minister of Transport

With reference to a reply to a question 2496 on 21 November 2016, that the e-tolling of the Gauteng Freeways Improvement Project (GFIP) is not failing and the department needs to deal with the issue of civil disobedience, (a) how many people have registered since November 2016 and (b) what has the department done to deal with civil disobedience?

Reply:

a) From November 2016 to June 2017, 199 729 account units were registered.

b) SANRAL, as the Agency responsible for National Roads and the GFIP is currently issuing civil summonses to thousands of debtors. Some of these matters are far advanced and several court cases are foreseen shortly that will clarify the legal obligation to pay toll for the GFIP toll-roads. This is an ongoing process.

20 June 2017 - NW1638

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Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION

(a) What is the date of the inception of the Government’s Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS), (b) what are the reasons for the delays in implementing the IFMS, (c) which (i) provinces, (ii) departments and (iii) Government entities have implemented the programme to date, (d) what are the successes of the IFMS to date, (e) what is the total cost incurred in its implementation and (f) how will the system minimise corruption in the public sector?

Reply:

a) The Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) Programme was originally approved by Cabinet in 2005. The Cabinet approval entailed, amongst others, that a hybrid solution architecture, which comprised a mix of commercial off the shelf (COTS) and bespoke (in-house developed) modules, would be implemented. For purposes of this document this approach is referred to as “IFMS 1”. As a result of challenges that were experienced in the execution of the IFMS, a number of independent reviews were commissioned during 2013 in order to obtain a holistic view of its strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for improved execution of the Programme. Based on the recommendations emanating from these reviews, it was recommended to Cabinet that a revised approach to the IFMS solution architecture should be implemented, which entails that a single COTS solution, with minimal customization, should be utilized in future. The revised approach (for purposes of this document referred to as “IFMS 2”) was approved by Cabinet on 20 November 2013 which is regarded as the inception date for the current approach to the execution of the IFMS.

b) The implementation of the IFMS has been delayed by a number of challenges that have been encountered. These include the complexity of managing a multi-stakeholder programme, extended procurement and contract negotiation processes and insufficient internal skills for the development and integration of the various modules during IFMS 1.

c) In the question reference is made to “Government entities”. It should be noted that the scope of the IFMS is at this stage limited to Public Service departments as listed in the schedules to the Public Service Act, 1994. As part of IFMS 1 some modules were implemented in a limited number of lead sites. These included a human resource management module which was implemented in the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), a procurement management module in National Treasury and an asset management module in a number of departments in the Limpopo Provincial Administration. The human resource management module is currently being used by DPSA. Any modules still in use will eventually be replaced by the single COTS solution procured for IFMS 2.

d) The following can be regarded as successes in relation to IFMS 2:

  1. The procurement of a single COTS enterprise resource planning system that will form the technology platform for the IFMS, from Oracle South Africa.
  2. The establishment of a dedicated Programme Management Office to manage the IFMS going forward, in National Treasury.
  3. The establishment of various governance bodies, with representation from key Programme stakeholders, to govern and oversee the execution of the Programme. These include a Programme Committee, a Risk Committee, a Communications Committee, a Business Owners Committee and an Architecture Board.
  4. The mapping and documentation of Public Service business processes in the areas of human resource management, financial management, supply chain management and payroll management in consultation with the various policy owners. These business processes, which are based on best practices, will assist in the design and development of the IFMS.
  5. A number of pilot and lead sites, which include both national and provincial departments, have been identified and engagements with these departments are on-going.
  6. Detailed planning for the next phases of the Programme, which include the design and development of the solution and its implementation in pilot and lead sites, is being finalized.

e) National Treasury is funding the development and implementation of the IFMS. Questions relating to the cost of the Programme should therefore be directed at National Treasury.

f) It is believed that the IFMS will make a significant contribution in combating corruption in the Public Service. Some of the inherent features of the solution, such as keeping audit trails of transactions and the elimination of manual processes, will assist in this regard. The intention is also to integrate the IFMS with existing systems such as the e-Disclosure system on which certain categories of public servants must declare their financial interests, the Central Supplier Database in National Treasury and the population register in Home Affairs (which will assist to eliminate “ghost workers”).

End

20 June 2017 - NW1639

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Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION:

What is the total number of Government employees who are currently on the state’s personnel salary system in each (a) national and (b) provincial department?

Reply:

The total number of Government employees appointed on PERSAL in each (a) national and (b) provincial department, as at the end of May 2017, is provided in the table below.

Number of appointments by national and provincial department

as on 31 May 2017

National/Provincial department

Number

Eastern Cape

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

1 428

 

Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism

545

 

Education

67 948

 

Health

39 519

 

Human Settlements

606

 

Office of the Premier

405

 

Provincial Treasury

463

 

Roads and Public works

4 891

 

Rural Development and Agrarian Reform

2 822

 

Safety and Liaison

142

 

Social Development

4 496

 

Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture

1 158

 

Transport

1 505

 

Total

125 928

Free State

Agriculture

1 027

 

Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs

378

 

Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs

697

 

Education

28 490

 

Health

17 600

 

Human Settlements

314

 

Office of the Premier

623

 

Police, Roads and Transport

3 148

 

Provincial Treasury

380

 

Public Works

1 747

 

Social Development

1 929

 

Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation

914

 

Total

57 247

Gauteng

Agriculture and Rural Development

901

 

Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs

670

 

Community Safety

1 172

 

E-Government

756

 

Economic Development

457

 

Education

85 442

 

Health

68 410

 

Human Settlements

819

 

Infrastructure Development

2 580

 

Office of the Premier

516

 

Provincial Treasury

856

 

Roads and Transport

2 105

 

Social Development

4 189

 

Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation

649

 

Total

169 522

KwaZulu-Natal

Agriculture and Rural Development

2 765

 

Arts and Culture

531

 

Community Safety and Liaison

169

 

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

1 548

 

Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs

719

 

Education

107 611

 

Finance

498

 

Health

70 000

 

Human Settlements

736

 

Office of the Premier

619

 

Public Works

1 765

 

Social Development

3 693

 

Sport and Recreation

244

 

Transport

4 148

 

Total

195 046

Limpopo

Agriculture, and Rural Development

2 926

 

Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs

2 157

 

Economic Development, Environment and Tourism

1 227

 

Education

56 820

 

Health

35 810

 

Office of the Premier

474

 

Provincial Treasury

511

 

Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure

3 311

 

Safety, Security and Liaison

122

 

Social Development

3 303

 

Sports, Arts and Culture

484

 

Transport

2 221

 

Total

109 366

Mpumalanga

Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs

1 376

 

Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs

815

 

Community Safety, Security and Liaison

1 425

 

Culture, Sport and Recreation

420

 

Economic Development and Tourism

227

 

Education

40 695

 

Health

20 338

 

Human Settlements

375

 

Office of the Premier

249

 

Provincial Treasury

289

 

Public Works, Roads and Transport

3 492

 

Social Development

1 932

 

Total

71 633

National

National

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

5 930

 

Arts and Culture

466

 

Basic Education

860

 

Civilian Secretariat for the Police Service

129

 

Communications

106

 

Cooperative Governance

513

 

Correctional Services

40 656

 

Economic Development

117

 

Energy

586

 

Environmental Affairs

1 892

 

Government Communication and Information System

433

 

Health

2 230

 

Higher Education and Training

28 015

 

Home Affairs

10 250

 

Human Settlements

627

 

Independent Police Investigative Directorate

427

 

International Relations and Cooperation

2 297

 

Justice and Constitutional Development

22 280

 

Labour

8 073

 

Military Veterans

240

 

Mineral Resources

1 094

 

National School of Government

239

 

National Treasury

2 497

 

Office of the Chief Justice

1 837

 

Office of the Public Service Commission

263

 

Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

351

 

Police

194 802

 

Public Enterprises

193

 

Public Service and Administration

500

 

Public Works

5 844

 

Rural Development and Land Reform

5 532

 

Science and Technology

450

 

Small Business Development

199

 

Social Development

895

 

Sport and Recreation South Africa

188

 

Statistics South Africa

3 314

 

Telecommunications and Postal Services

307

 

The Presidency

602

 

Tourism

519

 

Trade and Industry

1 401

 

Traditional Affairs

81

 

Transport

667

 

Water and Sanitation

6 078

 

Women

107

 

Total

354 087

North West

Community Safety and Transport Management

1 531

 

Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs

699

 

Economy and Enterprise Development

210

 

Education and Sport Development

30 978

 

Finance

615

 

Health

17 557

 

Local Government and Human Settlements

520

 

Office of the Premier

795

 

Public Works and Roads

2 917

 

Rural, Environment and Agriculture Development

1 495

 

Social Development

2 436

 

Tourism

154

 

Total

59 907

     
     

Northern Cape

Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

589

 

Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs

620

 

Economic Development and Tourism

208

 

Education

12 730

 

Environment and Nature Conservation

253

 

Health

6 968

 

Office of the Premier

259

 

Provincial Treasury

339

 

Roads and Public Works

895

 

Social Development

958

 

Sport, Arts and Culture

467

 

Transport, Safety and Liaison

383

 

Total

24 669

Western Cape

Agriculture

949

 

Community Safety

341

 

Cultural Affairs and Sport

620

 

Economic Development and Tourism

232

 

Education

41 456

 

Environmental Affairs and Development Planning

391

 

Health

32 254

 

Human Settlements

473

 

Local Government

374

 

Premier

1 168

 

Provincial Treasury

357

 

Social Development

2 203

 

Transport and Public Works

2 342

 

Total

83 160

Total

1 250 565

Data source: PERSAL

Compiled by the DPSA

Excludes Defence and State Security Agency

Excludes periodical and abnormal type of appointments

END

20 June 2017 - NW1613

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Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Transport

(1)Whether, with reference to the judgment in the case The Road Traffic Infringement Agency Board v Fines 4 U (Pty) Ltd and Another in April 2017, in which it was found that the Road Traffic Infringement Agency did not comply with the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (AARTO), she will take steps to ensure that all officials in the AARTO process comply fully with the provisions of the specified legislation; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant particulars; (2) what number of the representations dealing with technical defects and handed to the Road Traffic Infringement Agency have been implemented since the test phase in Johannesburg and Pretoria; (3) whether, in light of the specified judgment, the Road Traffic Infringement Agency will take the specified representations under review, since it has been illegally dismissed; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the full relevant particulars and (b) whether reimbursement will be made to people from whom money was irregularly collected in this regard; (4) What are the road accident statistics (a) on the road on which AARTO was implemented since the beginning of the test phase and (b) for each year since AARTO has been implemented up to the latest specified date for which information is available; (5) (a)(i) why and (ii) in which manner AARTO will be implemented countrywide and (b) what (i) is the deadline and (ii) are the milestones in this regard?

Reply:

1. In order to ensure compliance with the legal prescripts and processes enshrined in the AARTO legislation, the RTIA has developed Standard Operating Procedures. The Standard Operating Procedures will be published as part of the Regulations in order to ensure compliance by all role players.

2. The RTIA regards every aspect raised in the representation made as a technical issue. To this extent, the number of representations that the RTIA dealt with since the pilot phase since 2008 up to 31 March 2017, is 506 984 representations.

3. The RTIA is in the process of giving effect to the court order in relation to the specified judgement. The Court made a ruling in respect of specified representations that were in dispute particularly due to the inconsistent adjudication outcomes. In this respect the specified representations will be reviewed and be made successful.

4. 

City of Joburg - AARTO Area

         

YEAR

Fatal Crashes

Pedestrian

Driver

Passenger

M/Cyclist

Cyclist

TOTAL Fatalities

"2012

556

363

206

73

1

607

649

"2013

693

431

188

148

11

7

785

"2014"

533

337

127

94

17

4

579

"2015

698

441

154

127

22

10

754

"2016

746

478

138

137

35

14

802

               
               

City of Tshwane - AARTO Area

         

YEAR

Fatal Crashes

Pedestrian

Driver

Passenger

M/Cyclist

Cyclist

TOTAL Fatalities

"2012

512

247

245

110

1

9

612

"2013

578

264

240

183

3

7

697

"2014"

482

243

135

148

14

18

558

"2015

537

254

168

141

31

16

610

"2016

618

313

186

166

24

7

696

               
               

Combined

             

YEAR

Fatal Crashes

Pedestrian

Driver

Passenger

M/Cyclist

Cyclist

TOTAL Fatalities

"2012

1068

610

451

183

2

616

1261

"2013

1271

695

428

331

14

14

1482

"2014"

1015

580

262

242

31

22

1137

"2015

1235

695

322

268

53

26

1364

"2016

1364

791

324

303

59

21

1498

5. The AARTO Bill is still in Parliament, once Parliament has gazetted for further public engagement the AARTO Bill will be enacted then become South African Legislation.

20 June 2017 - NW1699

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Hunsinger, Dr CH to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within his department; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

a) Regular maintenance is undertaken by the Department and its agencies.

b) No steps can be taken against officials if regular maintenance is done accordingly.

c) Officials cannot be suspended or charged when they are doing their duty and the systems are available

20 June 2017 - NW1708

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Groenewald, Mr HB to ask the Minister of Transport

Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Traffic Management Corporation; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

Maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Traffic Management Corporation;

(a) N/A

(b) N/A

(c) (i) N/A

(ii) N/A;

In the period 2016/17 the Corporation upgraded the Network Security and is in full control of the perimeter firewall for all internal systems. Various core infrastructure components have been refreshed to facilitate the Virtualisation of the corporation’s servers. The Corporation has also implemented an Oracle EBS solution to integrate core financial, human capital, fleet management, asset management and payroll functions.

 

20 June 2017 - NW1695

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De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport

When will he table the National Road Safety strategy document that was recently approved by Cabinet in Parliament?

Reply:

The Honourable members of the National Assembly are requested to take note:

(i) That the development of the Road Safety Strategy is part of the operational activities. It must be noted that unlike legislation and policy matters, the tabling of the operational activities at Parliament is not a standard practice. However, the Road Safety Strategy can be presented at the Portfolio Committee upon request.

(ii) That the process to develop the Road Safety Strategy before tabling it for Cabinet approval was widely consultative and very exhaustive, with multiple stakeholders taking interest. The National Road Safety Strategy was closing a crucial policy gap and addressing an urgent national malaise on the country's roads, thus cannot be delayed any further.

(iii) That the subsequent step after Cabinet approved the Strategy is to implement it in the fight against road carnage. Had this been a matter of a Policy shift or changing of Legislation, it would have been brought forward to serve before Parliament but in its current form, the strategy contains operational techniques to use in order to effectively make our roads safe.

20 June 2017 - NW1584

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Madisha, Mr WM to ask the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION

What (a) was the rationale for allegedly sharing sensitive government business with the specified persons (names furnished) and (b) is your relationship with the specified persons?

Reply:

(a) No and

(b) No

End

20 June 2017 - NW1555

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Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Transport

(1)Is the SA National Roads Agency Ltd (Sanral) aware that (a) the security fence on both sides of the M1 Freeway at Buccleuch and Kelvin, Johannesburg, has been removed and (b) motorists and pedestrians are exiting and entering the freeway and road reserve from Old Pretoria Road on a regular basis; if so, (2) has an inspection been carried out on the Sanral section of the freeway to repair or replace the fences and guardrails; if so, (a) by what date will the fence be replaced and (b) what other remedial actions have been considered in order to prevent pedestrians and motorists entering and exiting the freeway illegally in this vicinity?

Reply:

1.The section of the M1 Freeway on which the above questions refer to, is under the jurisdiction of the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport.

(a) and (b) falls away

2. (a) and (b) falls away

20 June 2017 - NW1777

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Rabotapi, Mr MW to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

Does (a) he, (b) his Deputy Minister or (c) any of the heads of entities or bodies reporting to him make use of security services paid for by the State for (i) him/herself, (ii) his/her immediate family members or (iii) any of their staff members; in each case (aa) what are the reasons for it, (bb) from which department or entity’s budget is the security services being paid, and (cc) what are the relevant details?

Reply:

Response (a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)

The Minister and Deputy Minister make use only of the security services offered in terms of the Ministerial Handbook. Such security services are provided only to the Minister and Deputy Minister and not family or staff members.

(aa) VIP Drivers/Protectors are appointed to provide security and driving services to the Minister/Deputy Minister.

(bb) The South African Police Services (SAPS) is responsible for the payment of such services.

(cc) These services comply with the provisions of the Ministerial Handbook.

(c) c(i) c(ii) c(iii) (aa) (bb) (cc)

The Head of the dti’s listed entities do not make use of security services paid for by the state for themselves, nor their families nor any of their staff members.

20 June 2017 - NW1742

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Mackay, Mr G to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

Whether any staff of (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him were awarded any contracts or agreements to conduct business with any state entity in the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17 financial years; if so, what are the (aa)(aaa) names and (bbb) professional designations of the staff members and (bb)(aaa) details of the contract(s) and/or agreement(s) awarded and (bbb) amounts in each case?

Reply:

Response for the Department and Entities

No approval is granted for employees to conduct business with the state. In addition the “Standard Bidding Document SBD 4” covers the declaration of interest and the requirement stipulated therein eliminate the risk of anyone doing business with the state.

19 June 2017 - NW1475

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Mhlongo, Mr P to ask the Minister of Communications

Whether the SA Broadcasting Corporation has granted any licences to boxing promoters (a) in the 2016-17 financial year and (b) since 1 April 2017; if so, (i) how many licences were granted, (ii) what are the names of the boxing promoters/companies and (iii) what are the relevant costs involved in each case?

Reply:

Acoording to the SABC:

(a) and (b), Yes, (i) 7 Licenses were granted during the period 2016/17, (ii) Names of the Consortium of African Promoters are as follows;

  • Sibongile Matiti
   
  • Maxhoba Mabuti
   
  • Mxolisi Jamani
   
  • Lukhanyo Ndubane
   
  • Phathutshedzo Dongola
   
  • Ayanda Lennox Matiti
   
  • Alban-Cedric Wilson
   
  • Vuyani Bungu
   
  • Samuel Tshele Kometsi of TK Promotions – May 2016
  • Victory Sport Promotions - June 2016
    • Victor Roger Roberts
    • Shanell Winlock Pailman
  • Ayanda Lennox Matiti of Xaba Promotions – July 2016
  • Lebo Mohoko of Roomus Trading – October 2016
  • Dean Lonergan of Duco Promotions – December 2016
  • Samuel Tshele Kometsi of TK Promotions – April 2017
   

(iii) Auditing process on the cost has not not been concluded

19 June 2017 - NW1336

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Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION

Has the Public Service Commission received disclosures of interest in terms of section 12(3) of the South African Police Service Employment Regulations of 2008 from the Minister of Police for (a) the National Commissioner, (b) the Deputy National Commissioner, (c) each of the Provincial Commissioners and (d) any person acting in any of the specified positions in the (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17 financial years; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

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.

19 June 2017 - NW1094

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Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs

(a) What is the expected revenue and financial benefit for the South African National Parks (SANParks) regarding the proposed Malelane Safari Lodge in the south of the Kruger National Park, (b) were any monies exchanged between private and government entities during the period 01 January 2007 to 31 December 2010 regarding the approval of this project, (c) why has the project stalled for almost a decade and (d) why does her Department continue to approve this project despite the fact that a traffic assessment study has not been completed, as ordered by the last impact review process?

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.

---ooOoo---

19 June 2017 - NW1033

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Robertson, Mr K to ask the Minister of Basic Education

With regard to her reply to question 127 on 23 March 2017, how many school pupils in each grade fell pregnant in each school district in the (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016 school years?

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.

19 June 2017 - NW1129

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Dreyer, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Basic Education

Whether, with reference to her reply to question 219 on 6 March 2017, the requested information has been received from the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi); if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date is the information expected; if so, by what date will she communicate it?

Reply:

The 2016 National Senior Certificate (NSC) External Moderator Reports for the above listed subject found that the subject question papers covered the scope and depth of the examinable content, examined the appropriate levels of cognition and difficulty outlined in the assessment syllabus and examination guideline of the examination assessment body. See external moderator’s reports in the accompanying USB flash drive.

 

19 June 2017 - NW1476

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Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation

(a) What is the current status of the National Training Centre, (b) what are the funding details of the specified centre and (c) what is the total amount that the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee committed in funds to the specified centre since its inception

Reply:

(a) The National Training and Olympic Preparatory Centre (NTC) emanates from the South African Sport Academies Strategic Framework and Policy Guideline. In 2013, the South African Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) having earmarked the Free State Sport Science Institute (FSSI) approached the Free State (FS) Provincial Government to develop the FSSI to be the NTC. The Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) further made a commitment to the project and looked at a number of funding options to fund the establishment of the NTC. In 2014 five percent of the Conditional Grant was ring-fenced for the development of the NTC. This occurred after further engagements with the National Treasury to amend the Conditional Grant Framework to provide for construction of sport infrastructure. A project management company with a team of consultants was appointed to develop a Master Plan, which was approved by the NTC Steering Committee (represented by all provinces) overseeing the development of the NTC.

The first assignment was to establish the additional high-performance training facilities that can complement the current facilities. The Table below represents the list of proposed facilities to be constructed, with a phased-guide.

List of Facilities

sub-project 

Number

Phase of Development

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

NTC Entrance Gates

1

X

X

       

High Performance Training: Athletics

2

X

X

X

X

   

High Performance Training: Swimming

3

X

X

X

X

   

High Performance Training: Martial Arts

4

X

X

       

High Performance Training: Basketball

5

X

X

       

Accommodation Facilities & Sports Hotel

6

X

X

       

High Performance Training: Squash

7

X

X

       

High Performance Training: Hockey

8

X

X

       

After consultation with the NTC Steering Committee it was decided to commence with the construction of the indoor swimming and athletics facilities, because South African athletes are stronger and more competitive in these two-sporting codes. However, since this decision, the Central University of Technology (CUT) approached the Free State Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation with an offer of exchanging land earmarked for the FSSI that was planned for the development and construction of the NTC for Cecilia Park, which belongs to the CUT.

The Department (SRSA) considered the offer of the CUT and resolved that the Free State Provincial Government should accept it with the condition that it be Cecilia Park land with the replacement cost of all the existing buildings. The CUT agreed to the land swap and an additional R112 million for the replacement of the existing infrastructure. The exchange of the land is currently underway and is in its final stages. We have adjusted the original master plan to fit the new sit. As soon as the exchange of land is finalised we will immediately commence with the construction.

 

(b) The development and construction of the NTC is through the conditional grant. In 2015/16 to 2016/17 five percent of the grant was made available for the purpose which amounted to R24 million and R23 million respectively. In 2017/18, the conditional grant was increased to ten percent of the total grant allocation, which amounts to R58 million a year.

(c) National Lottery Distribution (Lotto) funded SASCOC to the tune of R10 million, which was for upgrading of the existing accommodation facility.

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19 June 2017 - NW1390

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America, Mr D to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

How many students waited (a) less than one month, (b) between one and two months, (c) between two and three months and (d) more than three months for a decision about funding after applying for funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme for the 2017 academic year?

Reply:

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) responded to the questions as follows:

Application Type

30 Days

(b)

60 Days

(c)

90 Days

(d)

120 Days

Total

Manual

76 836

38 939

14 077

11 270

141 122

Online

53 883

49 612

48 211

108 621

260 327

Total Students

130 719

88 551

62 288

119 891

401 449

 

33%

22%

16%

30%

100%

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1390 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

19 June 2017 - NW1780

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Robinson, Ms D to ask the Minister of Women in the Presidency

Does (a) she, (b) her Deputy Minister or (c) any of the heads of entities or bodies reporting to her make use of security services paid for by the State for (i) him/herself, (ii) his/her immediate family members or (iii) any of their staff  members; in each case (aa) what are the reasons for it, (bb) from which department or entity’s budget is the security services being paid, and (cc) what are the relevant details?

Reply:

  1. Please refer to Ministerial Handbook.
  2. and (c) not applicable.

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Approved by the Minister on

Date………………………..

19 June 2017 - NW1096

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America, Mr D to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs

(a) What has been the income generated directly for SA National Parks (SANParks) by franchise and concession operators in the Kruger National Park for each of the past 10 years in terms of (i) tour operators, (ii) private open-safari vehicle operators, (iii) private lodges and (iv) private restaurant franchises and operators and (b) where are these figures reflected in SANParks' annual financial statements?

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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19 June 2017 - NW1186

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Purdon, Mr RK to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs

(1)Whether her department followed due processes of public participation in processing the application for the proposed Spitskop West Wind Energy facility; if not, why not; if so, (2) why did her department accept and condone the gross underrepresentation of potential and registered interested and affected parties in this application (details furnished); (3) whether officials from her department were in any way (a) aware of and/or (b) involved in the actions of certain persons (names furnished) who engaged with 22 interested and affected parties without advising AVDS Environmental Consultants?

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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19 June 2017 - NW1530

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Hoosen, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Communications

(a) From what date has a certain person (name furnished) been employed at the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and (b) what amount has been paid to the specified person since the commencement of his employment at the SABC in terms of (i) salaries, (ii) benefits, (iii) bonuses and (iv) any other payments?

Reply:

According to the SABC, date of the persons’ semployment is 01 March 2013 as General Manager: Strategic Support and on 05 January 2015 employed as Chief Financial Officers. Total income for the period 1 March 2013 – 31 May 2017 is reflected in the table link herewith below:

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1530Table-170619.pdf

19 June 2017 - NW1022

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Schmidt, Adv H to ask the Minister of Communications

(1)What are the names of the office bearers who are currently serving in certain executive positions (details furnished) at the SA Broadcasting Corporation; (2) (a) which office bearers are serving in (i) a permanent capacity or (ii) an acting capacity and (b) for what period has each specified office bearer been acting in each respective position; (3) whether the specified positions have been advertised; if not, (a) why not and (b) at what date will they be advertised; if so, on what date were the positions advertised?

Reply:

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

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

* Incumbent deceased on 13 May 2017

Notes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. These staff members are not acting

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

19 June 2017 - NW1450

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Grootboom, Mr GA to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation

How many (a) persons employed at government-sponsored sports clubs were assessed against the Child Protection Register in the (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016 and (iv) 2017 calendar years and (b) of the specified persons were found not suitable to work with children in each case?

Reply:

(a) Government has and continues to support sport clubs. Clubs directly supported by Government are community based clubs and are normally run by volunteers. The aforesaid volunteers are not paid by Government and thus have not been subjected to an assessment against the Child Protection Act by the Department of Sport and Recreation. Although the requirement for such an assessment may be considered in future, it will require capacity from the relevant agencies, in a programmatic fashion, thus necessitating assessments of the volunteers from the same clubs more regularly. Due consideration must be given to the communication on the purpose of conducting the assessments, as the retention of the volunteers is quite low.

(b) There was no screening done.

19 June 2017 - NW1499

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Matsepe, Mr CD to ask the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION

Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her procured any services from and/or made any payments to (i) a certain company (name furnished) or (ii) any other public relations firms; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) was the total cost, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of such payments?

Reply:

DPSA

The Department of Public Service and Administration has not procured any services and/or made any payment to Bell Pottinger. The Department never required any services from Bell Pottinger.

NSG

b)(i) The National School of Government (NSG) did not procure any services from Bell Pottinger

(ii) The NSG did not procure any services from any other public relations firms

The NSG did not have any need for such services.

CPSI:

(b) (i) No-the CPSI did not have any need to procure from the said company

(ii) No the CPSI did not have any need to procure from any other public relations firms

(aa) Not applicable

(bb) Not applicable

(cc) Not applicable

(dd) Not applicable

(ff) Not applicable

END

19 June 2017 - NW1471

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King, Ms C to ask the Minister of Communications

(1)For each of the past three financial years, (a) what number of local productions has the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) sold, (b) what are the names of the productions that have been sold and (c) what amounts are charged by the SABC for each production; (2) whether, in line with clause 7 of the SABC Freelance Artists’ Agreement, performers are being paid commercial exploitation fees; if not, will she facilitate the process to ensure that actors are appropriately compensated for productions, which have been exploited for their commercial value; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) what formula does the SABC use to calculate commercial exploitation fees?

Reply:

According to the SABC;

1. no local productions were sold,

2. in terms of the aforementioned clause 7, the SABC is currently engaged in discussions with actors on an individual basis and through representative organisations to expedite payment. In order to facilitate the payment process, the SABC has made lists of material sold available on its website and would encourage legitimate claimants to lodge claims using the email address [email protected].

3. the formula for the payment of commercial exploitation fees is specified in the SABC standard agreements with production companies and principal actors:

 (a) The producers are entitled to 15% of the revenue, less SABC expenses, generated through content sales and licencing agreements

(b) The scriptwriters are entitled to 10% of the revenue, less SABC expenses, generated through content sales and licencing agreements

(c) Principal actors are entitled to a negotiated lump sum payment on the basis of a content sales and licencing agreements. Should the SABC and the principal actors fail to reach an agreement, the principal actors shall collectively receive two per cent of the revenue, less SABC expenses, on a pro-rata basis.

(d) The provisions regarding scriptwriters and principal actors do not apply to non-drama productions.

19 June 2017 - NW1539

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Kohler, Ms D to ask the Minister of Public Works

(1)How many permanent employees of each municipality were found to have been recipients of Extended Public Works Programme jobs while in the employ of the specified municipalities (a) in the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2017; (2) have any of the specified employees (a) been (i) suspended, (ii) arrested and (iii) dismissed or (b) faced any other form of sanction as a result; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

Reply:

The information required involves a lot of stakeholders whom we are still engaging. Therefore in order for us to provided accurate information we will need more clarity from them. A comprehensive reply will follow soon.

 

19 June 2017 - NW1538

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Kohler, Ms D to ask the Minister of Public Works

(a) How many permanent employees of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality were found to have been recipients of Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP) jobs while in the employ of the specified municipality (i) in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017 and (b) what total amount of the R2,5 million loss incurred due to transgressions in paying EPWP beneficiaries has been recovered to date?

Reply:

The Department is still busy collecting the information as soon as answers are made available a comprehensive reply will be provided to you.