Questions and Replies
02 June 2017 - NW132
Mokgalapa, Mr S to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
(1)What are the details of her department’s policy concerning the employment of foreign nationals in South Africa’s foreign missions; (2) (a) how many foreign nationals are currently employed by each foreign mission and (b) in each case, (i) in which position are each of these foreign nationals employed and (ii) what (aa) qualifications and (bb) special skills does each person possess; (3) did the mission conduct (a) background checks and (b) security clearance procedures on each specified foreign national; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(1) The South African Government, through the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), employs country nationals, third country nationals and/or South African nationals at the various Diplomatic and Consular Missions abroad, as support staff to the South African diplomats stationed in these missions abroad. Such employees are referred to as Locally Recruited Personnel (LRP).
(2) (a) 2049 LRP
(b)(i) The LRP are employed in the following positions:
- Cleaner
- Domestic Worker
- Gardener
- Watchman/Security
- Chauffeur
- Messager/Driver
- Receptionist
- Registry Clerk
- Accountant/Assistant Accounts Clerk
- Consular Clerk
- Maintenance Officer
- Secretary
- Administrative Clerk/Officer
- Information Clerk
- Translator
- Trade and Information Assistant
- Marketing Officer
(ii) (aa) Each post has minimum requirements in terms of qualifications.
(bb) Post requirements and skills are determined by the level of the post
(3) (a) Yes
(b) As part of recruitment and selection, all applicants are required to submit a police clearance certificate from the local authorities of the host country.
02 June 2017 - NW172
Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
a) Whether, with reference to her reply to question 318 on 31 March 2016, the Government has taken any further action to secure the release of Mr Stephen McGowan; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details of the further action the Government took in order to secure his release since her reply and (b) what are the relevant details of the action that the Government intends to take in order to secure his release; b) Whether she has any knowledge of (a) where the specified person has been held and (b) by whom; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; c)Whether the Government is working with and/or assisting any non-governmental organisations to secure the release of the specified person ; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the (a)non-governmental organisation and (b)assistance being provided to the specified organisations?
Reply:
(a) Yes -Government is involved in a continuum of actions securing the release of Mr Stephen McGowan, involving support from any of the Government Departments when needed. Actions were taken since March 2016, including, but not limited to, considering every viable option to ensure his release. Government continued to liaise with other Governments and agencies who may contribute to effect the release of Mr McGowan. Disclosing any details of actions taken at this stage will not serve a proper purpose but the House should know that Government did not leave any stone unturned to secure the release of Mr McGowan and will continue to assign resources and sincere efforts to ensure his return to South Africa..
(b)The exact location of Mr Stephen McGowan is not known, because it is a known trend of the captors to move their captives with regular intervals, ensuring their safety and security. Different groups are publicly known to capture tourists in Mali and, although more information about the group may be sourced, providing more information on the group is not in the interest of the matter being dealt with.
(c)Government is working with many other Governments and agencies in an effort to effect the release of Mr Stephen McGowan. Providing details on each of these organisations at this stage may compromise his safety.
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01 June 2017 - NW1217
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Energy
Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her has (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) were the total costs, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of the costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?
Reply:
(a) The Department of Energy and (b) its entities reporting to it has never; (i) procured; (ii) nor made any payments to the Decolonisation foundation.
(bb) Not applicable
(cc) Not applicable
(dd) Not applicable
(ee) Not applicable
(ff) Not applicable
01 June 2017 - NW1136
Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Labour
(1)(a) What was the total expenditure of Supported Employment Enterprises in the 2016-2017 financial year, (b) what is the total staff compliment of Supported Employment Enterprises and (c) what was the total spend on marketing, advertising, and sales incentives by Supported Employment Enterprises; (2) What is the total (a) budget of Supported Employment Enterprises and (b) marketing-advertising budgets for the Supported Employment Enterprises in the 2017-18 financial year?
Reply:
1. (a) The information that the Honourable Member is seeking is currently going through an audit process in order to ensure its accuracy. However, we will gladly provide such information in the 2016/17 Annual report which will be tabled in Parliament in August 2017 as prescribed in the PFMA.
(2) (a) The total budget for Supported Enterprises is R141 million and
(b) Marketing-advertising budgets is R4.4 million
01 June 2017 - NW1046
Matsepe, Mr CD to ask the Minister of State Security
Whether his department has employed a certain person (name furnished) in any capacity; if so, (a) what is the specified person’s (i) employment start date and (ii) job description and (b) what are the relevant details of the payments the person received since the employment start date, including (i) salary, (ii) benefits, (iii) bonuses and (iv) any other payments?
Reply:
1.The person referred to, is said by the member that he is a suspended person from Crime Intelligence.
2. Crime Intelligence does not have its mandate on the Minister of State Security.
3. Labour Relations Act and Basic Conditions Employment Act defines every Employment Relations of everyone in the Employment of the State.
01 June 2017 - NW1506
Mokgalapa, Mr S to ask the Minister of State Security
Whether (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him procured any services from and/or made any payments to (i) a certain company (name furnished) or (ii) any other public relations firms; if not, 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 State Security Agency (SSA) has no Bell Pottinger in its data base of companies.
01 June 2017 - NW1514
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY Question 1514 Mrs E N Ntlangwini to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
What number of (a) companies have divested from the country since 2012 in respect of all their industries and (b) jobs were lost when the specified companies divested from the country?
Reply:
the dti has facilitated numerous investments since 2012 and we are not aware of any of these companies divesting since then.
The General Motors decision is due to a commercial decision by its Head-Quarters in terms of its future global operations. Such divestment may also based on restructuring of the companies, mergers & acquisitions and general restrictive global market conditions.
Invest SA, offers as part of its services investor facilitation and aftercare and we are paying particular attention on the retention and maintenance of investment in the country. We have engaged with the steel sector, companies such as AMSA, Highveld, SC Smelters and well as companies in the renewables sector.
01 June 2017 - NW1138
Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Labour
What was the total amount spent by the (a) National Economic Development and Labour Council, (b) Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, (c) Productivity SA, (d) Unemployment Insurance Fund, (e) Compensation Fund and (f) her department on total legal costs in the 2016-17 financial year?
Reply:
(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f); The information that the Honourable Member is seeking is currently going through an audit process in order to ensure its accuracy. However, the Entities and the Department will gladly provide such information in their respective 2016/17 Annual reports which will be tabled in Parliament in August 2017 as prescribed in the PFMA.
01 June 2017 - NW1137
Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Labour
(1)What was the (a) total expenditure and (b) detailed breakdown of the expenditure of Productivity SA in the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17 financial years; (2) what is the projected budget for Productivity SA for the 2017-18 financial year; (3) what was the staff complement of Productivity SA for the 2016-17 financial year
Reply:
(1) (a) The detailed breakdown of the 2014/15 and 2015/16 information can be gleaned in the Productivity South Africa’s Audited Financial statements and/or the Annual Reports that were tabled in Parliament in the periods in question.
(b) (i), (ii) & (iii) Detailed breakdown for 2016/17 is currently being audited and as such it will be premature and improper to provide such information at this stage. However the information will be provided in the Productivity South Africa/s Audited Financial Statements and/or in the 2016/17 Annual Report as prescribed.
(2) The projected budget for Productivity SA for 2017/18 Financial Year is in the region of R177 million.
(3) The staff complement of Productivity South Africa for the 2016/17 financial year is currently being audited and as such it will be premature to provide such information at this stage. However, the detailed information in this regard will be tabled in Parliament in August 2017 as prescribed.
01 June 2017 - NW1512
Rabotapi, Mr MW to ask the Minister of Women in the Presidency
Whether (a) her Office and (b) each entity reporting to her procured any services from and/or made any payments to (i) a certain company (name furnished) or (ii) any other public relations firms; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) was the total cost, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of such payments?
Reply:
(a)(b) Not applicable.
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01 June 2017 - NW1237
Robinson, Ms D to ask the Minister of State Security
Whether (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him has (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) were the total costs, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of the costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?
Reply:
The State Security Agency (SSA) has no company called Decolonisation Foundation in its data base.
31 May 2017 - NW1509
Motau, Mr SC to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
Whether (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him procured any services from and/or made any payments to (i) a certain company (Bell Pottinger) or (ii) any other public relations firms; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) was the total cost, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of such payments?
Reply:
Neither the department nor its Entities procured any services or made any payments to Bell Pottinger or any other public relations firm.
31 May 2017 - NW1233
Ross, Mr DC to ask the Minister of Science and Technology
Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her has (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) were the total costs, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of the costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?”
Reply:
(a) The Department of Science and Technology:
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(b) The entities reporting to the Minister of Science and Technology:
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31 May 2017 - NW1100
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1) What is the total number of students who attained full qualifications in the November 2016 examinations for each level of qualifications administered by his department; (2) what is the total number of certificates that have been (a) printed and (b) forwarded to (i) public colleges and/or (ii) individual candidates as at 30 April 2017 for each level of qualifications assessed during the November 2016 examinations; (3) what are the challenges experienced in trying to meet his department’s aim to issue all certificates within three months of the examinations?
Reply:
(1) The only full qualifications on offer by the Department are the National Certificate (Vocational) [NC (V)] Level 2, 3 and 4 qualifications. The total number of students who attained full NC (V) qualifications in the November 2016 examinations is 34 003 of which 16 031 completed NC (V) Level 2, 11 361 completed NC (V) Level 3 and 6 611 completed NC (V) Level 4.
(2) The total number of certificates printed and forwarded to public colleges for the November 2016 NC (V) Level 2, 3 and 4 examinations as at 30 April 2017 is 33 439 of which 15 798 were for NC (V) Level 2, 11 206 were for NC (V) Level 3 and 6 435 were for NC (V) Level 4.
(3) The challenges linked to the processing of the outstanding 564 NC (V) certificates (233 for Level 2, 155 for Level 3 and 176 for Level 4) for the November 2016 examinations are due to data problems and data processing inconsistencies detected in earlier examination cycles by the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) during the clearing of the NC (V) certificates backlog. These challenges have had a knock-on effect on the processing of the outstanding certificates for the November 2016 cycle. SITA has committed that the challenges affecting the release of the outstanding certificates will be resolved by 30 June 2017.
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31 May 2017 - NW1225
Motau, Mr SC to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Whether (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him has (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) were the total costs, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of the costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?
Reply:
a) The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has neither procured any services from Decolonisation Foundation nor made any payment to Decolonization Foundation
Currently, in the context of its mandate, the Department does not anticipate any dealings or engagement with the Foundation.
b) The National Prosecuting Authority, Special Investigating Unit and Legal Aid South Africa have informed me that they have neither procured anything from, nor made any payments to the Decolonization Foundation.
c) The office of the Chief Justice has not conducted any business with the Decolonization Foundation.
d) The Department of Correctional Services has not conducted any business with the Decolonization Foundation.
31 May 2017 - NW1397
Hill-Lewis, Mr GG to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
(a) What amount did the National Empowerment Fund’s sponsorship of the Black Business Council (BBC) event on 15 May 2017 cost, (b) which person(s) or organisation approached the BBC for this sponsorship and (c) what are the full relevant details of the processes followed in expending the amount in this way?
Reply:
(a) What amount did the National Empowerment Fund’s sponsorship of the Black Business Council (BBC) event on 15 May 2017 cost?
The NEF approved sponsorship of R150 000 including VAT, totalling R171 000.
(b) Which person(s) or organisation approached the BBC for this sponsorship?
The Acting CEO of the BBC approached the NEF for the sponsorship. BBC correspondence to the NEF dated 11 May 2017 states that:
“We have invited the Minister of Finance, Honourable Malusi Gigaba to be our guest speaker and engage the Black Business Council fraternity on a number of issues.”
The BBC therefore approached the NEF, as an entity with the mandate of driving the implementation of black economic empowerment policies, to be part of an engagement with the Minister of Finance on issues affecting black entrepreneurs in South Africa.
(c) What are the full relevant details of the processes followed in expending the amount in this way?
The NEF approved the sponsorship in accordance with its internal policies.
31 May 2017 - NW1332
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Finance
Whether National Treasury committed themselves to the monetary requirements of the Commonwealth Games Federation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Minister of Finance provided a guarantee to the Commonwealth Games Federation in support of South Africa’s hosting of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in June 2016. The guarantee was in respect of the operational budget for the Games of R2.7 billion and a contingency budget capped at R479 million (18% of the operational budget) for possible overruns.
In effect, this meant that the South African Government, through the national and provincial departments involved in the hosting of the Games (including the Departments of Sport and Recreation; Arts and Culture; Police; and Human Settlements) as well as the host city, eThekwini, would commit these funds towards the cost of hosting the Games. These departments and the eThekwini municipality were to reprioritise their baseline funds to cover these costs. There would be therefore no additional funds made available for the hosting of the Games.
31 May 2017 - NW1210
Kruger, Mr HC to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Whether (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him has (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) were the total costs, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of the costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?
Reply:
DAFF
DAFF has not procured any services from and/or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.
PPECB
PPECB has not procured any services from and/or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.
OBP
OBP has not procured any services from and/or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.
NCERA
NCERA has not procured any services from and/or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.
ARC
ARC has not procured any services from and/or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.
NAMC
NAMC has not procured any services from and/or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.
MLRF
Marine Living Resources Fund (MLRF) has not procured any services from and/or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.
31 May 2017 - NW1150
Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Finance
Whether, in view of the fact that public entities are governed by the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, Treasury Regulations, the Companies Act, Act 71 of 2008, Codes of Good Governance and their own set of founding acts, there are adequate monitoring mechanisms to establish if (a) transfer payments are properly spent and (b) the Government is getting value for its money; if not, what is the position in each case; if so, what are the relevant details of such mechanisms?
Reply:
Departmental transfers to public entities is governed by section 38(1)(j) of the Public Finance Management Act. Treasury regulation 8.4 sets out the framework for transfers and subsidies. In terms of Treasury Regulation 8.4.1, the accounting officer of a department must maintain appropriate measures to ensure that transfers to public entities are applied for intended purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, regular reporting procedures, internal and external audit requirements, regular monitoring procedures and scheduled and unscheduled inspection visits or reviews of performance.
Public entities strategic plans and annual performance plans are approved by the relevant Executive Authority and tabled in Parliament. These plans set out performance targets for public entities and in terms of Treasury Regulation 8.4.2, the accounting officer of a department may withhold transfers and subsidies to a public entity if, amongst others, the agreed objectives have not been attained and the transfer does not provide the value for money in relation to its purpose or objectives.
Treasury regulation 5.3.1 requires accounting officers of departments to establish procedures for quarterly reporting for effective performance monitoring, evaluation and corrective action.
30 May 2017 - NW1077
Grootboom, Mr GA to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture”
(a) How many libraries are currently closed down in the Western Cape, (b) what are the reasons and (c) when will they be reopened?
Reply:
Schedule 5A of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act No 108 of 1996, which stipulates that libraries, other than national libraries, are an exclusive provincial legislative competence
30 May 2017 - NW1108
Bara, Mr M R to ask the Minister of Transport
What amount was spent by his department on e-government services in the 2016-2017 financial year and (b) is projected expenditure for the 201-2018 financial year? NW 1249E
Reply:
a) The Department has defined its e-Transport architecture which is meant to integrate Transport transversal electronic services (e.g. eNaTIS, NLTIS, AARTO, Driving Licence etc) to enable them to be available online to improve citizen convenience, reduce queues and improve efficiency of integrated systems.
b) The expenditure is embedded in the operations of the current electronic services and it will be difficult to isolate because there is no special funding reserved for eTransport. But as cooperate with our agencies there is a focus to expand our services to make them available online. The current resources will be used to achieve the department’s online services.
30 May 2017 - NW1211
Kruger, Mr HC to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture
Whether (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him has (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) were the total costs, (cc) is the detailed breakdown or the costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?
Reply:
1. (a).My department has never procured any services from or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation
(b). none of the entities reporting to my Ministry (DAC)
(i). have procured any services from the Decolonisation Foundation and/or
(ii). made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.
Please refer to the question 443 of 10 March 2017.
30 May 2017 - NW1099
Grootboom, Mr GA to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture
(a). Which universities are currently receiving bursaries from his department for heritage promotion and; (b). what number of (i) bursaries have been awarded in the 2016/2017 financial year, (ii) bursars are currently in the system and (iii) students have completed their studies since the inception of bursaries five years ago?
Reply:
(a) The following universities are currently receiving bursaries for heritage promotion:
- Sol Plaatjie University
- University of Cape Town
- University of Venda
- University of South Africa
- University of Johannesburg
- University of Pretoria
- University of Kwazulu Natal
- Rhodes University
- North West University
- University of Witwatersrand
- Stellenbosch University
- University of the Western Cape.
(b)(i) A total of 95 bursaries have been awarded in the 2016/2017 financial year.
(b)(ii) 271 bursars are currently in the system.
(b)(iii) 180 students have completed their studies since the inception of bursaries five years ago.
29 May 2017 - NW1238
Robinson, Ms D to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
Whether (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him has (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) were the total costs, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of the costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?
Reply:
I have been advised by the Department and each entity reporting to me as follows:
(a) No
(b) No
29 May 2017 - NW1228
Rabotapi, Mr MW to ask the Minister in the Presidency
Whether (a) his Office and (b) each entity reporting to him has (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) were the total costs, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of the costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?
Reply:
No.
29 May 2017 - NW1243
Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Women in the Presidency
Whether (a) her Office and (b) each entity reporting to her has (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) were the total costs, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of the costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?
Reply:
(a), (b) Not applicable
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29 May 2017 - NW1104
Mackenzie, Mr C to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
What (a) amount was spent by his department on e-government services in the 2016-17 financial year and (b) is the projected expenditure for the 2017-18 financial years?
Reply:
I have been advised by the Department as follows:
The Department’s spending on e-Government services is as following:
(a) 2016/17 expenditure was R1 million.
(b) 2017/18 projected expenditure is R2 million.
29 May 2017 - NW1140
Steenhuisen, Mr JH to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Whether the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has received a case for prosecution from the SA Police Service (SAPS) with regard to its investigation into the break-in at the Office of the Chief Justice on 18 March 2017; if so, (a) on what date, (b) what progress has been made to date and (c) what are the further relevant details; 2) (a) whether the NPA is assisting the SAPS in its investigation of the specified break-in; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. (a) The police has submitted the docket to the prosecution on 9 May 2017.
(b) There is still a considerable amount of investigation outstanding, and further investigation is currently underway.
(c) Due to the fact that there is still a lot of investigation outstanding, on 17 May 2017 the prosecution postponed the matter in court to 11 July 2017, to allow further investigation. The accused were released on bail.
2. The prosecutor examined the docket and provided further guidance for police investigation.
26 May 2017 - NW1148
Figg, Mr MJ to ask the Minister of Finance
In view of the fact that the economy in 2016 had the lowest annual growth rate of 0,3% since 2009, what measures will he take to prevent this from recurring in 2017, whilst bearing in mind that the target of the National Development Plan is an annual growth rate of 5,4%?
Reply:
The biggest risk to growth in 2017 lies in lower confidence. Achieving faster growth requires government to prioritise building confidence in households as well as foreign and local investors. This requires engagement with social partners, a focus on improving the ease of doing business to encourage investment and the development of Small Medium Enterprises as well as urgently addressing key structural reforms in the economy.
The National Treasury supports growth through the budget. The budget allocates resources according to the priorities and guidance of the National Development Plan.
In addition, the Minister of Finance and the National Treasury engage regularly with global and local investors to communicate Government’s fiscal and economic strategies and have also played an important role in Government engagements through the CEO initiative, to identify opportunities in labour intensive sectors such as agriculture and tourism to create jobs and growth.
26 May 2017 - NW1255
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)With reference to the collection of tax and value-added tax (VAT) by the SA Revenue Service (SARS), (a) how many (i) natural persons and (ii) juristic persons have to date been registered for VAT tax for the (aa) five most recent tax years and (bb) current tax year, and (b)(i) to what number of the specified number of persons were VAT refunds owed by SARS in each of those years and (ii) what is the percentage of persons in relation to the total number of registered VAT payers to whom VAT refunds were owed in each of the specified years; (2) what is the total (a) amount and (b) percentage in relation to the paid VAT amount and percentage that had to be refunded for each of those years?
Reply:
The OTO announced earlier this year that they will be launching an investigation with regards to the refund processes administered by SARS to better understand the challenges, risks and complexity associated with the process. The investigation is currently underway and SARS is committed to working with the OTO to give them the required insight into the process so that they will be able to satisfactorily give feedback to the public on their findings.
SARS would want the current investigation underway to first be concluded before additional responses to the topic at hand is made as this stage.
26 May 2017 - NW1079
Schmidt, Adv H to ask the President of the Republic
What were the (a) reasons for and (b) findings of the Special Investigating Unit’s investigation into a certain person (name furnished), which was conducted following a presidential proclamation in September 2008?
Reply:
My assumption is that the question by the Honourable Member is in relation to the investigation that was done by the Special Investigating Unit into the affairs of Mhlatuze Water Board in Richards Bay. The investigation by the SIU was not into a particular individual but it was in relation to Mhlatuze Water Board as an Institution and as such, no findings were made in relation to a particular individual.
26 May 2017 - NW1149
Figg, Mr MJ to ask the Minister of Finance
In view of the fact that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of 2016 increased to its highest level since the global financial crisis, what steps does he intend to take to decrease the unemployment rate, bearing in mind that the National Development Plan set a target of 6% by 2030?
Reply:
The prevailing unemployment rate remains ominously high. To address the high unemployment rate will require greater effort to reignite growth in the economy. Government is focusing on three main areas: restoring investor confidence, improving the ease of doing business and implementing structural reforms to ensure inclusive growth. Extensive engagement with social partners should reinforce efforts to improve labour relations.
Government’s plans to reduce inequality and poverty; raise employment; and raise the standard of living of all South Africans is guided by the National Development Plan (NDP) supported through the allocation of budget resources according to the NDP priorities and direction.
The National Treasury oversees the following specific programmes to address unemployment, namely:
- the employment tax incentive which seeks to reduce the risk of hiring young, inexperienced workers;
- the learnership incentive which seeks to encourage the development of skills; and
- the Jobs Fund, which seeks to support innovative ways to support employment creation.
Additional details on government programmes to address unemployment can be directed to relevant departments such as Department of Labour, Department of Higher Education etc.
26 May 2017 - NW589
Maynier, Mr D to ask the Minister of Finance
Whether he has found that any persons, families and/or associates of persons and/or families were trying, through the purchase of shares, to exert undue influence on the SA Reserve Bank (SARB); if not, (a) what is the position in this regard and (b) why did the Governor of the SA Reserve Bank claim that this was the case on 2 March 2017; if so, what are the names of each (i) person, (ii) family member and/or (iii) associate of the specified persons and/or families who were trying to exert undue influence on the SARB?
Reply:
No. Currently the provisions of the South African Reserve Bank Act, 1989 (Act No. 90 of 1989 – “SARB Act”), as amended by the South African Reserve Bank Amendment Act , 2010 (Act No. 4 of 2010 – “SARB Amendment Act), effectively rule out the possibility of anyone, through the accumulation of shares, exerting undue influence on the South African Reserve Bank (“SARB”).
The Board of the SARB (“Board”) is a supervisory board and is strictly responsible for the corporate governance of the institution and not its day-to-day management. The Governors are vested with original powers of management and are responsible for the day-to-day management of the SARB, which includes monetary policy, bank supervision, financial stability and the payment system.
Previously, in the period before the SARB Act was amended in 2010 there was an absence of adequate preventative measures, private shareholding in a central bank could potentially create the risk of untoward actions by shareholders taken in pursuit of personal objectives rather than the public interest. Although a single shareholder in the SARB was in terms of the SARB Act restricted to holding not more than 10,000 shares and to no more than 50 votes at a meeting of shareholders, the SARB at times in the past (i.e. before 2010) experienced deliberate attempts at circumventing these limitations. Individual persons by utilising the names of minors, relatives, friends or other persons under their influence accumulated unduly large numbers of SARB shares under their control. This resulted in undue concentrations of SARB shares under the ultimate control of single persons, who could potentially utilise the commensurate number of votes under their control to exercise undue influence on the SARB for personal purposes and their own personal gain.
The SARB Amendment Act, which introduced substantial amendments to the legal structure and operations of the SARB, amongst other things, adequately addressed the previous anomaly. Major amendments constituted the introduction of the concept of “associates” in respect of shareholders or potential shareholders of the SARB and the establishment of a panel (established and convened by the Governor) to give effect to fit and proper principles with regard to non-executive directors elected by shareholders. It resulted in the existing numbers of SARB shares held by all persons who qualify as associates of a specific shareholder or potential shareholder being taken into account in the determination of the number of shares (limited to 10,000 shares) that the specific shareholder may lawfully hold or acquire. Shareholders were also hereafter only entitled to elect non-executive directors to the Board that had been declared eligible by the panel. The Board consists of fifteen directors (eleven non-executive and four executive directors) of which the President appoints eight, which includes the Governors. The shareholders elect the remaining seven.
Consequently, shareholders of the SARB have limited powers, which in addition to the above (at a general meeting of shareholders), are limited to discussing the annual report and financial statements of the SARB, appointing of the auditors and approving their remuneration and discussing special business duly placed on the agenda of the meeting.
25 May 2017 - NW960
Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)What is the total number of staff members of the SA Revenue Service who (a) have resigned, (b) were dismissed and (c) are on (i) full pay and (ii) unpaid suspension in the period 1 September 2014 to 30 April 2017; (2) (a) what is the total number of persons that were recruited to fill vacancies created by the departure of staff members and (b) what was the annual attrition rate over the specified period?
Reply:
(1)(a) The total number of staff members of the SA Revenue Service who have resigned during the period 1 September 2014 to 30 April 2017 is 1277.
(b) 82 Employees were dismissed during the period 1 September 2014 to 30 April 2017.
(c)(i) 166 Employees were suspended with full pay during the period 1 September 2014 to 30 April 2017.
(c)(ii) 43 Employees were suspended without pay during the period 1 September 2014 to 30 April 2017.
(2)(a) 913 External applicants were recruited during the period 1 September 2014 and 30 April 2017 to fill funded vacancies.
(b) The annual attrition rate is reflected in the table below per financial year:
25 May 2017 - NW1239
Stubbe, Mr DJ to ask the Minister of Tourism
Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her has (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) were the total costs, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of the costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?
Reply:
(a) Department of Tourism
(i) Procured any Services from the Decolonisation Foundation |
(ii) Made payments to the Decolonisation Foundation |
|
(aa) what services were procured |
No service procured |
No payments made |
(bb) what were the total cost |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
(cc)what is the detail breakdown of the cost |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
(dd) What is the total amount paid |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
(ee) what was the purpose of payments |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
(ff) Is the detailed payment in each case |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
If no services were procured or payments made what is the Department’s position in this regard?
The department procure goods and services from service providers registered on the Central Supplier
Database through the normal tender procedure as prescribed.
(b) SA Tourism
(iii) Procured any Services from the Decolonisation Foundation |
(iv) Made payments to the Decolonisation Foundation |
|
(aa) what services were procured |
No service procured |
No payments made |
(bb) what were the total cost |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
(cc)what is the detail breakdown of the cost |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
(dd) What is the total amount paid |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
(ee) what was the purpose of payments |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
(ff) Is the detailed payment in each case |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
If no services were procured or payments made, what is SA Tourism’s position in this regard?
SA Tourism procures services and goods from suppliers registered on the central supplier database. The entity is guided by the prescripts of the PFMA and prescribed tender processes.
25 May 2017 - NW961
Topham , Mr B to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)With reference to the resignation and dismissal of staff members of the SA Revenue Service (SARS) in the period 1 September 2014 to 30 April 2017, what are the (a) names, (b) academic qualifications and (c) job details in terms of job title, grade and brief job description, of each staff member; (2) With reference to each staff member who was subsequently appointed to vacant positions within SARS in the specified period, (a) what are their (i) names and (ii) academic qualifications and (b) what is their (i) length of service at SARS and (ii) work record outside of SARS?
Reply:
1.Due to the confidential nature of some of the information requested and our legislative obligation to the protection of personal information governed by the Protection of Personal Information Act, SARS is prohibited from disclosing any employee specific information that may include names of individuals, qualifications, job specific information, length of service, work record, etc.
The following summarised information can however be made available:
1227 employees resigned during the period 1 September 2014 to 30 April 2017 and 82 employees were dismissed during the same period.
2. Due to the confidential nature of some of the information requested and our legislative obligation to the protection of personal information governed by the Protection of Personal Information Act, SARS is prohibited from disclosing any employee specific information that may include names of individuals, qualifications, job specific information, length of service, work record, etc.
The following summarised information can however be made available:
The attrition rate for SARS remained stable over a period of 7 years. There is in actual fact a significant decline in the rate between 2013/14 and 2016/17 financial year.
913 External applicants were recruited during the period 1 September 2014 and 30 April 2017.
2674 Internal applicants were appointed during the period 1 September 2014 and 30 September 2017.
Internal appointments as a percentage of external appointments are reflected in the table below:
External Recruitment |
Internal Appointments |
Total |
% Internal Appointments |
913 |
2674 |
3587 |
74.55% |
All recruitment is based on the requirements of the job that is necessary in terms of years of service and experience and demanded by the job to be performed.
25 May 2017 - NW958
Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)With reference to his reply to question 547 on 18 April 2017, has the SA Revenue Service (SARS) launched an investigation to determine possible liability of the President, Mr Jacob G Zuma, for tax on fringe benefits accrued to him as a result of the state-funded improvements to his Nkandla homestead; if not, why not; if so, (a) on what date was the investigation opened, (b) what are the details of the investigation to date, (c) has the (i) State as the employer of the President and (ii) President co-operated with the investigation and (d) what are the details of the SARS official(s) leading the investigation; (2) Whether the investigation has been completed; if not, by what date will it be completed; if so, on what date was it completed?
Reply:
Chapter 6 of the Tax Administration Act No. 28 of 2011 protects the confidentiality of all taxpayers and as such I am unable to provide any details of the Presidents’ tax affairs.
25 May 2017 - NW946
Carter, Ms D to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)Whether the Government has concluded an agreement for the development of nuclear plants with representatives of (a) the Russian government and (b) any Russian company subsequent to the removal of Mr Pravin Gordhan as the Minister of Finance; if so, in each case, (i) on what date was the agreement concluded and (ii) by whom; (2) have any agreements been concluded regarding the (a) project management and/or (b) construction of the specified nuclear power plants; if so, in each case, (i) with whom and (ii) at what cost?
Reply:
1. The Minister of Finance does not have the authority to conclude country agreements for the nuclear new build programme on behalf of government. In addition, the Minister does not have the mandate to determine policy or implementation frameworks for the energy sector. The Minister of Finance’s role in this regard will relate to Sections 66 and 70 of the Public Finance Management Act, which requires concurrence for any guarantee, indemnity or security that binds the National Revenue Fund to future financial commitments. In addition, the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act allows the Minister of Finance to make exemptions from provisions in the interests of national security, if the likely tenderers are international suppliers, or if it is in the public interest.
2. If any agreements have been concluded regarding project management and the construction of specified nuclear power plants, it would be between the relevant accounting authority and the service provider. Such agreements do not necessarily require the approval of the Minister of Finance.
25 May 2017 - NW688
Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)Did (a) the National Treasury or (b) any entity reporting to it participate in the Dialogue with the President: Unpacking of the SONA 2017 on Radical Economic Transformation Implementation event hosted at the Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga, Durban, on 25 February 2017; if so, what amount was spent in each case; (2) did (a) the National Treasury or (b) any entity reporting to it participate in the auction of the (i) souvenirs or (ii) personal belongings of the President of the Republic, Mr Jacob G Zuma; if so, (aa) which items were purchased and (bb) at what cost, in each case?
Reply:
NATIONAL TREASURY
(1)(a) No
(2)(a)(i)&(ii) No
(2)(a)(aa) N/A
(2)(a)(bb) N/A
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD
(1) The Accounting Standards Board did not participate in the Dialogue with the President: Unpacking of the SONA 2017 on Radical Economic Transformation Implementation event.
(2) The Accounting Standards Board did not it participate in the auction of the (i) souvenirs or (ii) personal belongings of the President of the Republic, Mr Jacob G Zuma.
CO-OPERATIVE BANKS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
The Co-operative Banks Development Agency did not participate in the Dialogue with the President in Unpacking of the SONA 2017 on Radical Economic Transformation Implementation event hosted at the Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga, Durban, on 25 February 2017
The Co-operative Banks Development Agency did not participate in the auction of the (i) souvenirs or (ii) personal belongings of the President of the Republic, Mr Jacob G Zuma.
DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
(1) (b) No
(2) (b)(i) (ii) No
(3) (aa) (bb) N/A
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE
- The FIC did not take part in the Dialogue with the President: Unpacking of the SONA 2017 on Radical Economic Transformation Implementation event, hosted at the Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga, Durban, on 25 February 2017.
- The FIC did not participate in the auction of the (i) souvenirs or (ii) personal belongings of the President of the Republic, Mr Jacob G Zuma.
FINANCIAL SERVICES BOARD
(1) (a) Not applicable.
(b) The FSB did not participate in the event referred to.
(2) (a) Not applicable.
(b) The FSB did not participate in the event referred to.
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES PENSION FUND
GEPF did not participate in the dialogue referred to in the question, and GEPF did not participate on the auction as mentioned in question 2.
INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BOARD FOR AUDITORS
No person from IRBA participated in the dialogue with the President, and no person participated in the auction referred to in the question.
PENSION FUNDS ADJUDICATOR
- (b) No
- (b)(i) No
(b)(ii) No
LAND BANK
1. (a) The Land Bank did not participate at the above-mentioned event as it was not invited.
2. (a) The Land Bank did not participate in the auction of the souvenirs or personal belongings of the President as it was not invited.
(aa) nothing was purchased.
(bb) no cost to the Bank.
FAIS OMBUD
No person from FAIS Ombud participated in the dialogue with the President, and no person participated in the auction referred to in the question.
PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(1)(b) The PIC did not incur costs for any participation in the Dialogue with the President: Unpacking of the SONA 2017 at the Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga Durban.
2(b) The PIC did not participate in any auction of souvenirs or personal belongings of President Jacob G Zuma.
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS
1(b) SAA did not participate in the Dialogue with the President: Unpacking of the SONA 2017 on Radical Economic Transformation Implementation event hosted at the Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga, Durban, on 25 February 2017.
2(b) SAA did not participate in the auction of the (i) souvenirs or (ii) personal belongings of the President of the Republic, Mr Jacob G Zuma.
SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICES
1. The South African Revenue Service did not participate in any dialogue with the President to unpack SONA 2017.
2. The South African Revenue Service did not participate in any auction pertaining to items belonging to the President of the Republic, Mr JG Zuma.
SASRIA
- Sasria SOC Limited did not participate in the dialogue with the President: Unpacking of the SONA 2017 on Radical Economic Transformation Implementation event.
- Sasria SOC Limited did not participate in the auction of the (i) souvenirs or (ii) personal belongings of the President of the Republic, Mr Jacob G Zuma
TAX OMBUD
The Office of the Tax Ombud did not participate in the auction of the (i) souvenirs or (ii) personal belongings of the President of the Republic, Mr Jacob G Zuma.
25 May 2017 - NW485
Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)Whether the (a) SA Airways (SAA) or (b) National Treasury has ever paid for a certain person (details furnished) to stay at the Oyster Box Hotel in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) on what date(s), (ii) what is the detailed breakdown of the total costs and (iii) was the specified person accommodated in the Presidential Suite in each case; (2) whether (a) SAA or (b) National Treasury sponsored any person to attend the event of a certain political party (details furnished) that took place at the specified hotel on 25 February 2017; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the details of the (i) person(s) sponsored and (ii) breakdown of the amounts sponsored; (3) whether he will make a statement on these matters?
Reply:
(1)(b) No, the National Treasury and South African Airways have not made any payment for the Board Chairperson to stay at the Oyster Box Hotel in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. National Treasury does not pay for accommodation for non-employees based on our internal policy.
(2)(b) Prohibited in terms of the National Treasury policy on Gifts, Donations and Sponsorships.
(3) No.
25 May 2017 - NW1001
Figg, Mr MJ to ask the Minister of Finance
With reference to the Western Cape High court ruling that declared government's nuclear procurement agreements unlawful, will there be losses due to fruitless expenditure; if not, why not; if so, what will the incurred losses be?
Reply:
Sections 39 and 40 of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) places the responsibility of budgetary control and financial management on the accounting officer of the department, which in this case is the Director-General of the Department of Energy. Should fruitless and wasteful expenditure have taken place, Section 38(1)(g) requires the accounting officer to report the details of the case to the relevant treasury. The Department of Energy’s monthly expenditure report for March 2017 does not reflect any fruitless and wasteful expenditure in the department.
25 May 2017 - NW1274
Figg, Mr MJ to ask the Minister of Finance
(a) What was the budget for National Treasury’s Office of the Chief Procurement Officer for the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17 financial years and (b) what is the budget of the specified office in the 2017-18 financial year?
Reply:
(a) (i) 2014/15: R58,983,000, adjusted to R54,273,000
(ii) 2015/16: R55,662,000, adjusted to R94,698,000
(iii) 2016/17: R104,643,000, adjusted to R132,395,000
(b) R162,683.000
25 May 2017 - NW1223
Mokgalapa, Mr S to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her has (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) were the total costs, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of the costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?
Reply:
(a) & (b) The National Department of Human Settlements and the entities reporting to me have not (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.
24 May 2017 - NW1221
Macpherson, Mr DW to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
Whether (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him has (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) were the total costs, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of the costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?
Reply:
The Department and its entities have not procured any services from/or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.
COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:
EXT:
DIRECTOR – GENERAL
STATUS:
DATE:
QUESTION 1221 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED
Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
STATUS:
DATE:
24 May 2017 - NW1215
Lorimer, Mr JR to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her has (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) were the total costs, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of the costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?
Reply:
No, neither the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, nor her departments and all entities reporting to her procured any services from and/or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.
24 May 2017 - NW1080
Robertson, Mr K to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Whether there are any higher education facilities within the Thaba Chweu Local Municipality in Mpumalanga; if not, why has such facilities not been built yet; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether a feasibility study was conducted to ascertain the need for such facilities; if so, what were the findings of the study; (3) whether a budget was allocated towards building such facilities; if so, what amount was allocated?
Reply:
- There is currently a satellite campus of the Ehlanzeni Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College operating in the Thaba Chweu Municipality at Lydenburg. The satellite campus is currently located in a municipal building.
- The College undertook a basic feasibility assessment, and established that there is an immediate need to provide mining related programmes for the area and further identified the need to support the Tourism and Hospitality sector. As an interim response to this, the College supported by the Department is in the process of securing access to a building in closer proximity to the centre of the town. The College is also at an advanced stage of securing land from the Municipality.
- At present, there is no allocated budget. The College is in the process of mobilising expressions of interest to fund the initiative from the various mines within the area.
COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:
EXT:
DIRECTOR – GENERAL
STATUS:
DATE:
QUESTION 1080 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED
Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
STATUS:
DATE:
23 May 2017 - NW1035
Robertson, Mr K to ask the Minister of Basic Education
How many cases of misconduct involving school staff members having sexual relations with pupils in each school district have been (a) reported to and (b) investigated by the South African Council of Educators in the (i) 2014, (ii) 2015 and (iii) 2016 academic years?
Reply:
PROVINCE |
MISCONDUCT CASES ON SEXUAL RELATIONS BETWEEN STAFF MEMBERS AND PUPILS REPORTED AND INVESTIGATED BY SACE |
|||||
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
||||
REPORTED |
INVESTIGATED |
REPORTED |
INVESTIGATED |
REPORTED |
INVESTIGATED |
|
WC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
NW |
1 Bojanala 1 Kenneth Kaunda |
0 |
1 Ngaka Modiri Molema |
0 |
1 Bojanala |
0 |
GP |
Not responded |
|||||
FS |
Not responded |
|||||
NC |
Not responded |
|||||
KZN |
Not responded |
|||||
MPU |
Not responded |
|||||
EC |
Not responded |
|||||
LMP |
Not responded |
|||||
TOTAL |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
The Department of Basic Education cannot confirm if matters were investigated by the SACE as the SACE is independent from the Department. However, the question was referred to the PEDs and the SACE for response. Out of nine (9) PEDs only two (2) have responded. The information would be updated as and when the responses are received from the PEDs and the SACE.
23 May 2017 - NW1021
Schmidt, Adv H to ask the Minister of Communications
How does she intend to assume a more proactive role in ensuring good corporate governance and compliance of the SA Broadcasting Corporation with all relevant policies and legislation in line with the recommendation of the Ad Hoc Committee on SABC Inquiry?
Reply:
The Interim Board has been directed to review the governance framework and the related policies, the effectiveness of controls and systems as well as the alignment of policies with the work of the SABC. The outcome thereof will inform the kind and extent of the interventions to implement the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee on the SABC Inquiry.
The appointment of a permanent Board with the requisite skills will also strengthen good corporate governance and compliance. The Board will be expected to report to the Minister on a quarterly basis on the progress thereof.
23 May 2017 - NW1026
Ross, Mr DC to ask the Minister of Communications
Whether a certain official of the Films and Publications Board (details furnished) has been suspended; if so, (a) when was the official suspended and (b) why was the official suspended, (c) who is currently acting in the position the specified official and (d) on what basis was the individual appointed?
Reply:
Yes, the official has been suspended.
(a) The official was suspended on 17 March 2017.
(b) The official is facing various charges of alleged misconduct, details of which are still confidential pending finalisation of the disciplinary processes.The suspension. was to enable the Board to conduct an investigation on allegations of misconduct.
(c) Mr Mmberegeni Dzebu.
d) The Council requested the then Minister of Communications to second an official to act as the CEO. Mr Dzebu was found to be a suitable person.
23 May 2017 - NW1019
Van Damme, Ms PT to ask the Minister of Communications
(a) What are the names of the persons who are currently serving on the SA Broadcast Production Advisory Body and (b) (i) on what date and (ii) how were they appointed?
Reply:
(a)
(1) Ms Yolisa Phahle;
(2) Ms Renee Williams;
(3) Ms Nomazotsho Memani;
(4) Ms Khumbudzo Phophi Ntshavheni; and
(5) Ms Khumbudzo Phophi
The following members were coopted as additional members to the advisory body:
(1) Ms Aitheli Makhwanya (National Film and Video Foundation)
(2) Lindiwe Ndebele Koka (Department of Arts and Culture)
(3) Dr Anneline Chetty (Department of Trade and Industry)
(4) Mr Zamokwakhe Dlamini (Department of Science and Technology)
(5) Ms Mamedupe Kgatshe (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa)
(6) Ms Fikile Hlongwane (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa)
(7) Mr Regardt Gouws (Films and Publication Board)
(b) (i) (ii)
(i) The advisory body members were appointed on 8 October 2015.
(ii) They were appointed in terms of section 38 of the Broadcasting Act of 1999. This process was guided by the following requirements: The South African Broadcast Production Body shall comprise six (6) members appointed by the Minister representing government; the regulator; industry; civil society; consumer groups and organised labour with proven experience and expertise in content creation and development, production, marketing, distribution, acquisition, policy and regulation, technologies, intellectual property, cyber security and any other skills required in the content industry.