Questions and Replies

Reply:

I am empowered by Section 178(1) (j) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, (the Constitution) as Head of the National Executive to designate four persons to serve on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), after consulting the leaders of all the parties in the National Assembly.

Members of the JSC that I have designated serve until I replace them in terms of Section 178(3) of the Constitution. The three members served in that capacity since 2009 and I decided to replace them to enable others a chance to also serve on the JSC. I would also like to once more express my gratitude to the three members for the immeasurable contribution they have made during their tenure.

Reply:

The Cropping around SPRINGBOKPAN AGRIPARK in the past two financial years are for 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 are as follows as a summary;

1. 2015/2016: Maize - 977ha and Sunflower -5 126.6ha
2. 2016/2017: October to December 2016 ( Maize- 2 299ha , Sunflower - 3 174ha, 30ha - Vegetables)
3. 2016/2017: January to March 2017 (Maize - 660ha, and Sunflower- 2 832ha).

See attached POE'S as verification.

Reply:

1. (a) Breakdown of total costs from date of handover of 18 Mark Street, Stellenbosch

Year	Security	Clearing of the property	Municipal Services	TOTAL
2014	R25 792.90	R2 207.80	R27 955.98	R55 956.68
2015	R136 060.32		R29 194.85	R165 255.17
2016	R271 804.00		R30 037.87	R301 841.87
2017	R17 329.00	R30 453.50		R47 782.50
YTD	R450 986.22	R32 661.30	R87 188.70	R570 836.22

Since the handover, the property has been secured with shutter boards and the
rubble that was present on the property has been removed.

(b) The property was handed back to the Department on 10 July 2014’.

(c) No, given the condition of the property, it has not rendered any income during the period.

2. (a) The Department has received offers for the use of the property and is currently in the
process of evaluating the offers. As part of evaluating the offers received, the Department
will have concluded the condition assessment of the property by 15 May 2017.

  (b) The estimated cost to restore the property will be available following the conclusion of the condition assessment.

3. No request has been received from the Stellenbosch Municipality for transfer of the property.

4. The Department has received offers for the use of the property and is currently in the process of evaluating the offers. The Department is aiming to have a decision made on the offers by 31 May 2017.

Reply:

1. As at 15 December 2016, information at our disposal indicates that 7 municipalities have established 49 Special Rating Areas (SRAs) between them in terms of section 22 of the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act, Act 6 of 2004 (“the Act”). The 7 municipalities are Breede Valley, City of Cape Town, eThekwini, KwaDukuza, Mossel Bay, Stellenbosch, and Nelson Mandela Metro.

2. Taking into account that the establishment of SRAs is a voluntary arrangement, we are not in a position to provide an independent authoritative view because we have not undertaken an assessment of whether the 49 SRAs that have been established by the 7 municipalities have achieved the objectives for which they were voluntarily established for.

Section 22(2) of the Act requires a municipality to consult and “obtain the consent of the majority of the members of the local community in the proposed special rating area who will be liable for paying the additional rate”. Accordingly, it is reasonable to conclude that if the majority of the affected members of the community are of the view that the SRA is not achieving its objectives, they can call for its dissolution. In this regard, the policies of all 7 municipalities provide for the municipality to dissolve the SRA upon written application by the majority of the owners of rateable properties within the SRA.

The establishment of SRAs is normally initiated by property owners (and not by municipalities) who make proposals to municipalities and these are established for a fixed period, which is ordinarily not more than five years, but their geographic boundaries and life spans can be amended by the municipality after consultations with the affected property owners if the majority are in favour of such amendment.

3. Following from (2) above, we are not in a position to answer this question at this point in time.

 

 

Reply:

The following information was received from the Provincial Department of Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements, and Traditional Affairs (CoGHSTA) in Limpopo.

a) and b)

(i) Bela-Bela Local Municipality is owed by the following departments:

Departments	Amount	Payment received in March 2017
National Public Works	R202,130.42	R0.00
Provincial Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure	0.00	R0.00
Agriculture	R14,206.00	R0.00
Education	R1,463,428.37	R500 000.00
Rural Development and Land Reform	R0.00	R0.00
TOTAL:	R1 679 764.79	R500 000.00

c) The above amounts are owed since 2011.

d) The reason for non-payment is that there are government properties that are built on communal land and some properties are not registered.

e) In the last Debt Verification session held with Bela-Bela Local Municipality, the Departments owing indicated that they will pay some of the outstanding debt by 31 March 2017. Only the Department of Education honoured the commitment to pay and an amount of R500 000.00 was paid by 31 March 2017.

The National Department of Co-operative Governance (DCoG) was able to collect information from the following local municipalities:

• Lephalale Local Municipality
• Lim 368 (i.e. former Modimolle and Mookgophong Local Municipalities)
• Thabazimbi Local Municipality

a) and b)

(ii) Lephalale Local Municipality is owed the amounts reflected on the link below by the following departments:

https://pmg.org.za/files/RNW626Table-170522.pdf

c) The above amounts have been owed for more than 150 days.

d) The municipality has not provided the reasons for non-payment.

e) Information regarding when the amounts will be paid has not been submitted.

a) and b)

(iii) Lim 368 (i.e. Modimolle and Mookgophong LMs) is owed by the following departments (see link below):

https://pmg.org.za/files/RNW626Department-170522.pdf

c) The above amounts have been owed for more than a year (1yr).

d) The municipality has not provided any reasons for non-payment.

e) Information regarding when the amounts will be paid has not been submitted.

a) and b)

(iv) Thabazimbi LM is owed by the following departments:see link below

https://pmg.org.za/files/RNW626ThabazimbiLM-170522.pdf

c) Some of the amounts have been outstanding since March 2008.

d) The municipality has not provided the reasons for non-payment.

e) Information regarding when the amounts will be paid has not been submitted.

Reply:

No. The two Ministers represented the National Executive in these proceedings. As the Honourable Member clearly points out in his question, this was a Government decision, based on legal advice from highly competent lawyers.

Reply:

The status of the so called intelligence report is a subject of litigation in Court proceedings, in which the Democratic Alliance is a party. I therefore cannot comment on the matter.

 

Reply:

1. The Defence Review Committee compiled the Defence Review 2015, based on a strategic assessment of the constitutional mandate of the Defence Force and an analysis of the African Battle Space.
2. Principle 3 of the Defence Review (as listed in the Introduction) stated that the defence mandate, mission, goals and tasks will be focussed on the attainment of the Defence Force’s constitutionally mandated functions and government’s national strategic goals and priorities. Strategically the Defence Force will adopt a defensive posture, but will maintain offensive operational capabilities.
3. Furthermore, Principle 4 states that the Defence Force must stand ready to: defend and protect South Africa; safeguard South Africa and its people; contribute to regional and continental security; and provide support in times of crisis and disaster - both domestically and regionally, man-made or natural. As an important pillar of the South African state, the Defence Force will contribute to national development.
4. The above principles, coupled to the strategic analysis, are expanded to what the Defence Review 2015 describes as the Strategic Defence Concept (Layered Defence Approach in Chapter 3) namely:

(a) Layer 1:

(i) Firstly, to influence the international security agenda through integrated diplomacy efforts and the pursuit of national objectives.

(ii) Secondly, through strategic engagement of the United Nations and the African Peace and Security Architecture, to:

1. Pursue defined multi-lateral security objectives.
2. Promote the deepening of democracy on the African continent.
3. Promote peace, security and development on the continent.

(iii) Thirdly, the pursuit of strategic bi-lateral objectives.

(b) Layer 2:

1. Firstly, to safeguard the South African State, its people and its territory.
2. Secondly, to collaboratively or deliberately protect vital national interests.
3. Thirdly, to contribute to South Africa’s developmental agenda.

(c) Layer 3: To defend and protect the territory, sovereignty and people of the Republic of South Africa.

5. In times of relative peace, and in order to strengthen and maintain that peace, the focus must be on Layer 1. Chapter 10 of the Defence Review 2105 also speaks to the importance of diplomacy vis a vis Layer 1:

(a) South Africa is committed to the promotion of peace and stability and to the resolution of conflict by peaceful means. Active participation in multilateral institutions and collective security mechanisms are an expression of this commitment. South Africa has also entered into a number of international agreements that entail reciprocal obligations and undertakings to engage in cooperation in various sectors, including defence.

(b) In the post-conflict reconstruction role, there is a vital linkage to be established between foreign policy, defence policy and that of trade policy. Whilst Defence is primarily concerned with the arena of security sector reform, other sectors of Government must become seized with important concurrent trade and investment initiatives.

6. Senior South Africa leaders are thus responsible to play an important role in the promotion of South Africa’s national strategic goals and priorities, including those of foreign policy, trade policy and defence policy objectives.

7. Nonetheless, the Defence Force must continually prepare for Layer 2 and Layer 3 as mandated by the Constitution. The Air Defence Priorities listed in the Defence Review 2015 are not individually ranked, and it would be incorrect to state that the role of VIP air transport is more important than the air capabilities required for the safeguarding of the country.

8. I support of the Layered Defence Approach, as part of the wider pronouncements of the Defence Review 2015, it was concluded that South Africa requires an Air Defence Capability that:

a. Is responsive and agile to deliver air power to defend and protect the integrity of South Africa’s airspace and support the landward and maritime defence strategies. The air defence capability must provide deterrence and powerful interdiction during joint operations, specifically through comprehensive air domain awareness, air combat, combat support and air mobility capabilities.

b. Can support deployed landward and maritime forces through appropriate airspace control, reconnaissance, close-air support, augmentation of firepower and inter-and-intra-theatre air mobility in complex operational circumstances.

c. The air defence capability must also be capable of strategic reach and joint rapid response across the spectrum of conflict, and support the sustainment of protracted joint operations over long distances.

9. The Defence Review Committee further concluded (and not ranked in order of individual priority) that the Air Defence migration priorities must include:

1. Meeting the full requirements for VIP air transport.
2. Air capabilities required for the safeguarding of South Africa, with specific attention to dedicated air capabilities required for border safeguarding and maritime reconnaissance.
3. Inter-theatre and intra-theatre lift in support of landward deployments, with specific attention to the air capabilities required for rapid reaction and Special Force operations, including strategic lift, intra-theatre lift and heavy lift rotary wing capabilities.
4. Rotary wing combat support for landward operations with integrated anti-armour capability.
5. Interception and interdiction and close air support for deployed forces, with integrated stand-off capability.

10. As can be seen from the above priorities, the main emphasis in the Air Defence Capability is the supportive role of the South African Air Force by means of military air mobility, inclusive, but not limited to VIP air transport.

11. The Defence Review provides for an inclusive military air mobility capability by emphasising all its components, again including and not limited to VIP air transport.

   a.A military air mobility capability is primarily required in the defence, protection and safeguarding of South Africa and to promote regional security. Diverse military air mobility operations are conducted, including support to the Police Service and other civil authority, humanitarian relief operations and search and rescue operations. The following military air mobility capabilities are to be provided:

b. Heavy fixed and rotary-wing cargo and troop transport capability.

c. Medium fixed and rotary-wing cargo and troop transport capability.

d. Light fixed and rotary-wing command and control capability.

e. An in-flight refuelling capability.

f. A military air ambulance capability.

g. A VIP air transport capability is required to provide:

     (i) Presidential and Deputy Presidential intercontinental air transport capability;

     (ii) VIP, and other identified persons, intercontinental air transport capability; and

     (iii) VIP, and other identified persons, continental air transport capability.

     (iv) The capital and operating funds for VIP air transport should be ring-fenced and managed by the Chief of the Air Force.

Reply:

The Honourable Member will recall that the DA approached the Cape Town High Court on this matter. I am therefore not in a position to comment further on it. The Court must be given an opportunity to deal with the matter.

Reply:

(1)(a) The first phase of the experimental fishery ran for 5 years from 2004 until 2009.  The permit holder held permits in this fishery, along with a further 14 permit holders in 8 areas with 2 vessels per area.  The second phase was ‘relaxed’ to an exploratory fishery for a further 5 years from 2012 until 2017 (last permit expires at the end of February 2018).  Although the exploratory fishery is set to run for 5 years, permits are issued only for 12 months at a time (this is the maximum length of time allowed for a permit to be issued under the Marine Living Resources Act).

(1)(b) Catch rates have been in the order of 600kg-1000kg per trip (typically between 8 and 20 days duration), but this varies greatly with soak times and weather conditions.

(1)(c) Market trials have been undertaken in Australia, the USA, Europe, and there has also been testing of the local market.

(2)(a-d) All of this information is captured in the mandatory catch returns which are sent to the Department after each trip.  In addition, Departmental scientists also independently verify information on size composition and sex ratio through sampling on board during fishing operations and at factory facilities.

(2)(e) Local community training is not a permit condition in this fishery, although training of skippers and crew has taken place on the initiative of the permit holder.

(3)(a) Monthly trips are undertaken either on fishing trips or to factory facilities to verify the data provided and collect additional biological data and samples.

(3)(b) There was very little fishing during the first phase of the experimental fishery, and as a result insufficient data were collected for meaningful analysis.  For the second phase, the fishery was therefore ‘relaxed’ to an exploratory fishery in an attempt to remove the obstacles that had made it difficult for permit holders to active their permits.  No assessment has been conducted as yet as the exploratory fishery still has just under a year until completion, and the assessment will be conducted once the exploratory fishery is completed and all the data are available. 

(4)(a) The exploratory fishery will terminate at the end of February 2018.  Once the assessment is completed an evaluation will be made as to whether a further exploratory phase is required or whether a decision can be made regarding the likely viability of a commercial fishery.  It is recognised that the assessment may take some time, and consideration is still to be given as to whether to continue with interim exploratory fishing until the results of the assessment are available

(4)(b) All areas will be assessed at the same time with the available information, although given the distribution of data, it is likely that sufficient information for decision-making will only be available for the False Bay area.  The length of time for the assessment to be undertaken is uncertain – this will be dependent on the availability of, and workloads on, Departmental scientists in 2018.

Reply:

Mr PJ Gordhan is no longer the Minister of Finance.

The Minister of Finance, Mr Malusi Gigaba and the SARS Commissioner, Mr Tom Moyane, have a good working relationship. There is no longer a need for mediation.

Reply:

a) what is the name of each such facility

• Kgoši Mampuru II Management Area
• Johannesburg Management Area
• Durban Westville Management Area
• St Albans Management Area
• Pollsmoor Management Area
• Modderbee Management Area
• Waterval Management Area
• Krugersdorp Management Area
• Groenpunt Management Area

(b) what is the name of each such facility,

Kgoši Mampuru II Management Area:

• Female
• Central male
• Local male
• Maximum male
• ODI
• Atteridgeville

Johannesburg Management Area

• Female
• Medium A male
• Medium B male
• Medium C Male

Durban Westville Management Area

• Durban Juvenile
• Female
• Medium A male
• Medium B male
• Medium C male
• Umzinto

St Albans Management Area

• Maximum male
• Medium A male
• Medium B male
• Port Elizabeth
• Patensie

Pollsmoor Management Area

• Female
• Admission maximum male
• Medium A male
• Medium B male
• Medium C male

Modderbee Management Area

• Male
• Devon male
• Nigel male

Waterval Management Area

• Ekuseni
• Medium A
• Medium B
• Utrecht
• Newcastle

Krugersdorp Management Area

• Male
• Youth

Groenpunt Management Area

• Maximum
• Medium
• Youth

(c) on what basis was each contract awarded,

• All bids received were evaluated and adjudicated per Management Area in accordance with the requirements stipulated in the terms of reference document, the evaluation criteria stipulated in the special conditions of contract and in accordance with the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) and its regulations.

• The contracts were awarded according to PPPFA Regulations of 2011 paragraph 6. (5) which stipulates the following “Subject to regulation 7, the contract must be awarded to the tenderer who scores the highest total number of points”.

• The successful bidders scored the highest total number of points on price and BBBEE per Management Area and were awarded as such.

(d) what is the

(i) duration and

• Thirty six (36) months except for Groenpunt Management Area which is twenty four (24) months.

(ii) total cost of each contract and

• Kgoši Mampuru II Management Area R79 570 023.17 annual cost (Bosasa Operations (Pty) Ltd

• Johannesburg Management Area R87 761 625.66 annual cost (Bosasa Operations (Pty) Ltd

• Durban Westville Management Area R98 116 612.24 annual cost (Bosasa Operations (Pty) Ltd

• St Albans Management Area R63 212 769.42 annual cost (Bosasa Operations (Pty) Ltd

• Pollsmoor Management Area R79 184 387.50 annual cost (Bosasa Operations (Pty) Ltd

• Modderbee Management Area R49 444 048.90 annual cost (Bosasa Operations (Pty) Ltd

• Waterval Management Area R44 740 885.22 annual cost (Xantium Trading 471 (Pty) Ltd T/A C3 Food Services)

• Krugersdorp Management Area R25 202 555.15 annual cost (Bosasa Operations (Pty) Ltd

• Groenpunt Management Area R38 932 371.20 annual cost (Ukweza Holdings (Pty) Ltd

(e) What are the

(i) names and

• Bosasa Operations (Pty) Ltd
• Ukweza Holdings (Pty) Ltd
• Xantium Trading 471 (Pty) Ltd T/A C3 Food Services

(ii) addresses of each catering service contractor?

• Bosasa Operations (Pty) Ltd: Mogale Business Park, Windsor Road, Luipaardsvlei, Mogale City, 1739, Gauteng

• Ukweza Holdings (Pty) Ltd: 161 Lynnwood Road, Brooklyn, Pretoria, 0011

• Xantium Trading 471 (Pty) Ltd T/A C3 Food Services: 1st Floor, Amdec House Steenberg Office Park, Silverwood Close, Tokai, 7945

Reply:

I have not ordered an investigation into the credentials of the said individual. However, on the 7th February 2017, I addressed a letter to the Chairperson of the Accounting Authority appreciating that action being taken to ensure that the corrective actions against misrepresentation of qualifications by the Mining Qualifications Authority staff members and fraudulent activities in the projects be implemented by the SETA.

1. Not applicable.
2. Not applicable.
3. Not applicable.
4. Not applicable.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 993 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

The status on the delivery of top-up textbooks and stationery to schools as at 11 January 2017 in all provinces was as follows:

Province	(a) Top-up Textbooks	(b) Stationery
	%delivered	% delivered
Eastern Cape	26.7%	97%
Free State	98%	100%
Gauteng	95%	100%
KwaZulu Natal	99.8%	100%
Limpopo	94%	68%
Mpumalanga	100%	100%
Northern Cape	99%	95%
North West	99.4%	100%
Western Cape	84%	100%

Notwithstanding the fact that the data regarding delivery was not static at the time as provinces were conducting mop-ups.

Reply:

No grant allocations were made for the 2015/16 financial year. However, R553.041 million in mandatory and discretionary grant payments were made for multi-year projects, which had commenced in previous financial years.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 992 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

1. The people named by the honourable member are not registered as military veterans since they have not submitted the prescribed application forms and supporting documents in order to be registered. The said application forms as well as the details of the required supporting documents are available at the Department of Military Veterans and on the website; www.dmv.gov.za including the call centre, 080 2323 244.

Reply:

1. No, the Department of Basic Education has not requested assistance from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) to obtain the list of sexual offenders. It must be noted that section 52 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No 23 of 2007) requires the confidentiality and non-disclosure of any information contained in the National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO). The Registrar of the National Register for Sex Offender is only allowed to disclose information from the register upon receipt of an application that gives effect to the provisions of Chapter 6 of the Act or in response to a court order to that effect. No such application or court order has been received by the Registrar concerning the DBE’s request.

2) No, as the Department of Justice & Constitutional Development has not received any application from the Department of Basic Education for the disclosure of certain information contained in the National Register for Sex Offenders. As earlier indicated, the NRSO is kept in a confidential manner, which essentially means that it can only be accessed by way of an application to the Registrar of the National Register for Sex Offenders by the following category of persons:-

(i) a Relevant Authority in terms of section 48(1) of the Act ;

(ii) an employee in respect of her own particulars;

(iii) a person applying for a license or approval to manage or operate any entity -section 47(2) of the Act;

(iv) a person applying to become a foster parent –section 48 (2) of the Act; and

(v) any person applying in respect of his or her own particulars.

It is therefore important to note that should the Department of Basic Education wishes to ascertain whether or not the names of teachers appear in the National Register of Sex Offenders, it must apply to the Registrar of the NRSO for a prescribed certificate, as required by the Act.

 

Reply:

1. (a) The final construction cost will only be determined when the construction work is completed. Two tenders were awarded in February 2017:

• Skukuza Safari Lodge main building tender: R 227 484 000 (VAT Incl.)
• Skukuza Safari Lodge bulk services: R 22 726 856 (VAT Incl.)

    (b) Yes. Tenders were issued in line with the Supply Chain Management Procedures and processes outlined by the National Treasury.

   (c) No. Tenders were only issued after the Bid Adjudication processes.

(2)

(a) As and when costs are incurred, these costs will appear in the annual financial statements as “capital projects in progress.”

(b) The entire amount is funded through the Departments Infrastructure Development Programme.

(c) Year one.

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Reply:

The Department of Higher Education and Training incurred no additional costs other than the publishing cost of the Administrator appointment notices in the Government Gazette.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 994 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

(a) The question has been referred to the provinces and the response will be forwarded as soon as information is received Provincial Education Departments (PEDs).

(b)(i)(ii)and (iii)

The question has been referred to the PEDs and the response will be forwarded as soon as information is received.

(c) The question has been referred to the PEDs and the response will be forwarded as soon as information is received.

Reply:

1. (a) No

(b) Provincial Education Departments are autonomous. DBE does not have access or control over their procurement processes.

(i) N/A

(ii) N/A.

2. None.

Reply:

1. (a) The Department of Basic Education did not participate in the mentioned event.

(b) Umalusi Response: Umalusi 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.

SACE response: N/A

2. (a) The Department of Basic Education did not participate in the mentioned event.

   (b) Umalusi response: Umalusi did not participate in the auction of the souvenirs or personal belongings of the President of the Republic, Mr Jacob G Zuma.

SACE response: N/A

Reply:

(1) (a) Since 2011, 613 reservations for a total of 36 299 persons were made.

(b) Since 2011, revenue has been R16, 358 million excluding Vat and the amount indicated is a net profit. The Conference Centre was built as a preparation to test the market for the Skukuza Lodge. It is envisaged that Conference Centre will make significant profits once the construction of the Skukuza Lodge is finalised and the Lodge is open for business. SANParks also anticipates that the Skukuza Lodge will break even in the first year of operation because of the attraction generated by the Nombolo Conference facilities. The plan is to have the two facilities co-existing and complimenting each other.

(2) Yes.

(3) (a) The construction cost for the Nombolo Conference Centre was R 27,3 million.

(b) Yes.

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Reply:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:

There is no legislation in terms of which the National ICT Forum is conducting ICT stakeholder engagements in seeking input for the policy.

Reply:

1. There is no data certainty about learner pregnancy cases resulting from sexual relations with educators. All suspected cases of sexual violation in schools should to be reported to the relevant authorities for further investigation. This data is self-reported and relies heavily on learners and their families coming forward with this information.

2. Provinces carry out investigations through their provincial Labour Relations including those of sexual offences against children by teachers.

3. If provinces find cases, SACE is contacted. Further investigations take place through SACE and any teacher found guilty of committing sexual offences or having a sexual relationship with a learner is struck off the teachers’ roll.

Reply:

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

(b) The current funding available is R25 million.

(c) Yes, the roads will be tarred.

(d) The new Shangoni Entrance gate will be used for (i) entry and (ii) exit of all nationals visiting the park.

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Reply:

Below is the extract from a speech made by the Minister of Transport on the occasion of the handing over ceremony torch of peace, at Soshanguve East Secondary School in Shoshanguve –Gauteng, on 17 January, to provide context to the response:

“RTMC is currently implementing numerous road safety school projects. To mention just two, for the purposes of brevity, the RTMC’s drivers licence project gives unemployed youth opportunities to obtain drivers licenses through training on simulators and on the roads and they also facilitate the Scholar Patrol project which offers scholar patrol training to schools.”

“Part of the long term initiative to establish and enhance road safety relates to the skilling of our drivers, particularly those who will be acquiring licenses for the first time. Our intended purpose is to work with the Department of Basic Education to include the Driving lessons at high school as part of the curriculum.”

 (a) The Department of Basic Education intends to pilot the driver simulator lessons in partnership with the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC).

 (b) Driver Simulator lessons are a practical method of training drivers before they drive a vehicle on the roads. The intention is to have competent drivers at the point when learners are eligible to test for a driver’s licence. This will not be in the curriculum but will be an enrichment programme.

 (c) No, there would not be any cost to be incurred by the Department of Basic Education.

Reply:

1 and 2.  NO, neither the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, nor her departments and all entities reporting to her participated in both events.

Reply:

(1) The works of Shakespeare, unlike any other writer, are prescribed and compulsory for Grades 10, 11 and 12 and therefore constitute a significant emphasis on the English Literature.

(2) Yes, the works of Shakespeare are still relevant in terms of thematic material and character analysis, so that teachers have a standard against which to measure other classical dramas. For example, a classical play includes all literary features such as exposition, rising action, conflict, climax, falling action/anti-climax and resolution/denouement. It also includes timeless motif/themes and/or background and settings.

(3) No, the works listed above do not require a review and are currently included on the national catalogue of prescribed works.

However, the life span of a national catalogue is ideally five (5) years and therefore these catalogues will be continually reviewed to ensure that more African writers and South African writers in particular are included.

Reply:

The Department has forwarded the question to the nine Provincial Education Departments and is awaiting the response. The response will be forwarded as soon as the Department receives it.

Reply:

1. (a) India was included to widen the scope of international research in Asia,

(b) Rwanda was included to widen the scope of international research in Africa,

(c) Zimbabwe was included to widen the scope of international research in Africa,

(d) Nigeria was included to widen the scope of international research in Africa,

(e) China was included to widen the scope of international research in Asia and as part of BRICS as suggested by stakeholders during the Round Table discussion of December 2015,

(f) Tanzania was included to widen the scope of international research in Africa,

(g) Russia was included to widen the scope of international research in Asia and as part of BRICS as suggested by stakeholders during the Round Table discussion of December 2015, and

(h) Brazil was included to widen the scope of international research in Latin America and as part of BRICS as suggested by stakeholders during the Round Table discussion of December 2015.

2. International research shared at the History Round Table indicated that the majority of African countries teach history as a compulsory subject only in primary and lower secondary schools. In European countries History is mostly compulsory up to Grade 9 and a popular elective offered as part of various streams. It was also indicated that the subject is packaged differently in both African and European countries. In some countries, it forms part of a subject or learning area called Social Sciences or Social Studies, or People and Society or Social, Political and Environmental education; while in other countries it is offered as a stand-alone subject. The curriculum content thereof, in most of these countries focuses on the historical, social, geographic, economic and political changes that have shaped these societies within the broader global environment.

3. It is envisaged that various stakeholders would be invited to form part of these consultative meetings such as representatives of Teacher Unions, School Governing Bodies, principal associations, Higher Education Institutions, heritage institutions, members of civil society, History associations, curriculum advisors, etc.

Reply:

a) After following internal processes in the Department of Basic Education (DBE), the report was submitted to the Minister in March 2017. Having engaged with the report, the Minister approved that it be made public by posting it on the website of the DBE. To this end, the report is being formatted and will be posted on the DBE website as soon as this is completed.

b) In addition to posting the report on the DBE website, NEEDU findings and their implications for the education sector will be shared in different forums between May and June 2017. These forums include different branches and structures within the DBE, HEDCOM and its sub-committees and the Council of Education Ministers. Presentations will also be made in the forums where the DBE interacts with stakeholders e.g., Principals’ Association of South Africa (PASA) and the consultative forum of National School Governing Body Associations.

Reply:

Yes. The Draft Guidelines on the Employment of Foreign Educators in South Africa (public schools) were approved by the Heads of Education Departments Committee. The guidelines are currently being implemented by Provincial Education Departments (PEDs).

Reply:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:

No official report was compiled after the Mexico visit in December 2016. The purpose of the visit was to understand how Mexico established and operated their wholesale open access wireless network called Red Compartida. The visit follwed several months after the approval of the National Integrated ICT Policy White Paper in September 2016.

(a) No key findings were made as the delegation focused on understanding Red Compartida.

(b) Not applicable.

Reply:

(a) and (b)

The following tables indicate the number of un-and underqualified educators per district in 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively.

Overall, the numbers of un-and under-qualified educators has been reducing over the last three (3) years.

On average, about 60% of all un-and-under-qualified educators are appointment in KwaZulu-Natal with a significant number in the rural districts such as Zululand, uThukela and uThungulu.

Table 1: Number of un-and underqualified educators per district in 2014

(b) PROVINCE/DISTRICT/CIRCUIT	Number of Teachers
EASTERN CAPE	370
BIZANA DISTRICT OFFICE	70
BUTTERWORTH	10
COFIMVABA	21
CRADOCK	2
DUTYWA EDUCATION	20
EAST LONDON	6
FORT BEAUFORT	1
GRAAFF REINET	1
GRAHAMSTOWN	5
KING WILLIAM'S TOWN	9
LADY FRERE	6
LIBODE	27
LUSIKISIKI	34
MALUTI	19
MOUNT FLETCHER	6
MOUNT FRERE	40
MTHATHA	27
NGCOBO	16
PORT ELIZABETH	3
QUEENSTOWN	10
QUMBU	14
STERKSPRUIT	6
UITENHAGE	17
FREE STATE	274
FREE STATE: EDUCATION	274
GAUTENG	435
D3 TSWANE NORTH	15
D9 JOHANNESBURG EAST	2
EN: EKURHULENI NORTH INSTITUTION	18
ES: EKURHULENI SOUTH INSTITUTION	76
GE: GAUTENG EAST INSTITUTIONS	78
GN: GAUTENG NORTH INSTITUTIONS	3
GW: GAUTENG WEST INSTITUTIONS	80
JC: JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL INSTITUTIONS	23
JE: JOHANNESBURG EAST INSTITUTIONS	38
JN: JOHANNESBURG NORTH INSTITUTIONS	13
JS: JOHANNESBURG SOUTH INSTITUTIONS	29
JW: JOHANNESBURG WEST INSTITUTIONS	14
SE: SEDIBENG EAST INSTITUTIONS	15
SW: SEDIBENG WEST INSTITUTIONS	6
TN: TSHWANE NORTH INSTITUTIONS	1
TS: TSHWANE SOUTH INSTITUTIONS	1
TW: TSHWANE WEST INSTITUTIONS	23
KWAZULU/NATAL	4558
SISONKE DISTRICT	446
UMKHANYAKUDE DISTR	443
UMLAZI DISTRICT	163
AMAJUBA DISTRICT	97
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT	508
PINETOWN DISTRICT	244
ZULULAND DISTRICT	957
UGU DISTRICT	290
UMZINYATHI DISTRICT	405
UTHUKELA DISTRICT	512
ILEMBE DISTRICT	291
UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT	202
LIMPOPO PROVINCE	19
BALTIMORE CIRCUIT OFFICE	1
DWAALBOOM CIRCUIT OFFICE	2
ELLISRAS CIRCUIT OFFICE	2
GROBLERSDAL CIRCUIT OFFICE	5
MAPELA CIRCUIT OFFICE	3
MOUTSE CENTRAL CIRCUIT OFFICE	1
NGWAABE CIRCUIT OFFICE	1
NGWARITSI CIRCUIT OFFICE	1
NYLSTROOM CIRCUIT OFFICE	1
TUBATSE CIRCUIT OFFICE	1
WARMBATHS CIRCUIT OFFICE	1
MPUMALANGA	265
MDE BOHLABELA INSTITUTIONS	5
MDE EHLANZENI INSTITUTIONS	52
MDE GERT SIBANDE INSTITUTIONS	174
MDE NKANGALA INSTITUTIONS	34
NORTH WEST	209
DR.KENNETH KAUNDA DISTRICT	4
DR RSM	99
NGAKA MODIRI MOLEMA	100
BOJANALA	6
NORTHERN CAPE	388
FRANCIS BAARD	46
JOHN TAOLE GAETSEWE	147
NAMAQUA	13
PIXLEY KA SEME	55
SIYANDA	127
WESTERN CAPE	201
CAPE WINELANDS EDUCATION DISTRICT	18
EDEN & CENTRAL KAROO EDUCATION DISTRICT	31
METRO CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT	38
METRO EAST EDUCATION DISTRICT	12
METRO NORTH EDUCATION DISTRICT	64
METRO SOUTH EDUCATION DISTRICT	26
OVERBERG EDUCATION DISTRICT	2
WEST COAST EDUCATION DISTRICT	10
Grand Total	6719

Table 2: Number of un-and underqualified educators per district in 2015

(b) PROVINCE/DISTRICT/CIRCUIT	Number of Teachers
EASTERN CAPE	339
BIZANA DISTRICT OFFICE	58
BUTTERWORTH	13
COFIMVABA	18
CRADOCK	2
DUTYWA EDUCATION	18
EAST LONDON	4
FORT BEAUFORT	1
GRAAFF REINET	2
GRAHAMSTOWN	6
KING WILLIAM'S TOWN	10
LADY FRERE	4
LIBODE	24
LUSIKISIKI	22
MALUTI	13
MOUNT FLETCHER	7
MOUNT FRERE	54
MTHATHA	27
NGCOBO	12
PORT ELIZABETH	2
QUEENSTOWN	8
QUMBU	12
STERKSPRUIT	6
UITENHAGE	16
FREE STATE	285
FREE STATE: EDUCATION	285
GAUTENG	461
D3 TSWANE NORTH	17
EN: EKURHULENI NORTH INSTITUTION	20
ES: EKURHULENI SOUTH INSTITUTION	58
GE: GAUTENG EAST INSTITUTIONS	78
GE: GAUTENG EAST OFFICE	2
GW: GAUTENG WEST INSTITUTIONS	94
JC: JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL INSTITUTIONS	28
JE: JOHANNESBURG EAST INSTITUTIONS	35
JN: JOHANNESBURG NORTH INSTITUTIONS	17
JS: JOHANNESBURG SOUTH INSTITUTIONS	26
JW: JOHANNESBURG WEST INSTITUTIONS	9
SE: SEDIBENG EAST INSTITUTIONS	16
SW: SEDIBENG WEST INSTITUTIONS	6
TS: TSHWANE SOUTH INSTITUTIONS	1
TW: TSHWANE WEST INSTITUTIONS	54
KWAZULU/NATAL	3629
AMATHUBA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	176
BAMBANANI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	189
BERGVILLE CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	151
BHEKUZULU CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	163
DANHAUSER CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	78
DURBAN CENTRAL CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	48
DURBAN NORTH-WEST CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	72
EMTSHEZI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	274
HLABISA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	237
INGWAVUMA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	143
IXOPO CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	270
MAFUKUZELA-GHANDHI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	114
MAHLABATHINI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	130
MAPHUMULO CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	157
NDWEDWE CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	63
NONGOMA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	183
PAULPIETERSBURG CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	259
PHOLELA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	98
PHUMELELA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	64
SAYIDI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	99
SCOTTBURGH CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	152
UBUMBANO CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	33
UMNGENI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	59
UMSUNDUZI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	49
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT : CLUSTER A	213
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT : CLUSTER B	68
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT : CLUSTER C	87
LIMPOPO PROVINCE	14
BALTIMORE CIRCUIT OFFICE	1
DWAALBOOM CIRCUIT OFFICE	2
ELLISRAS CIRCUIT OFFICE	2
GROBLERSDAL CIRCUIT OFFICE	3
HLOGOTLOU CIRCUIT OFFICE	1
MAPELA CIRCUIT OFFICE	2
MOUTSE CENTRAL CIRCUIT OFFICE	1
NYLSTROOM CIRCUIT OFFICE	1
WARMBATHS CIRCUIT OFFICE	1
MPUMALANGA	276
MDE BOHLABELA INSTITUTIONS	36
MDE EHLANZENI INSTITUTIONS	46
MDE GERT SIBANDE INSTITUTIONS	160
MDE NKANGALA INSTITUTIONS	34
NORTH WEST	310
BOJANALA	4
DR KENNETH KAUNDA	11
DR RSM	115
NGAKA MODIRI MOLEMA	180
NORTHERN CAPE	394
FRANCIS BAARD	61
JOHN TAOLE GAETSEWE	146
NAMAQUA	13
PIXLEY KA SEME	47
SIYANDA	127
WESTERN CAPE	322
CAPE WINELANDS EDUCATION DISTRICT	23
EDEN & CENTRAL KAROO EDUCATION DISTRICT	46
METRO CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT	48
METRO EAST EDUCATION DISTRICT	22
METRO NORTH EDUCATION DISTRICT	82
METRO SOUTH EDUCATION DISTRICT	73
OVERBERG EDUCATION DISTRICT	11
WEST COAST EDUCATION DISTRICT	16
WESTERN CAPE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT:HEAD OFFICE	1
Grand Total	6030

Table 3: Number of un-and underqualified educators per district in 2016

(b) PROVINCE/DISTRICT/CIRCUIT	Number of Teachers
EASTERN CAPE	261
BIZANA DISTRICT OFFICE	37
BUTTERWORTH	12
COFIMVABA	17
CRADOCK	2
DUTYWA EDUCATION	14
EAST LONDON	3
FORT BEAUFORT	1
GRAHAMSTOWN	4
KING WILLIAM'S TOWN	10
LADY FRERE	2
LIBODE	12
LUSIKISIKI	21
MALUTI	7
MOUNT FLETCHER	7
MOUNT FRERE	46
MTHATHA	21
NGCOBO	10
QUEENSTOWN	8
QUMBU	8
STERKSPRUIT	4
UITENHAGE	15
FREE STATE	303
FREE STATE: EDUCATION	303
GAUTENG	293
D3 TSWANE NORTH	26
D9 JOHANNESBURG EAST	2
EN: EKURHULENI NORTH INSTITUTION	10
ES: EKURHULENI SOUTH INSTITUTION	35
GE: GAUTENG EAST INSTITUTIONS	32
GW: GAUTENG WEST INSTITUTIONS	47
JC: JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL INSTITUTIONS	24
JE: JOHANNESBURG EAST INSTITUTIONS	23
JN: JOHANNESBURG NORTH INSTITUTIONS	17
JS: JOHANNESBURG SOUTH INSTITUTIONS	18
JW: JOHANNESBURG WEST INSTITUTIONS	2
SE: SEDIBENG EAST INSTITUTIONS	7
SW: SEDIBENG WEST INSTITUTIONS	3
TS: TSHWANE SOUTH INSTITUTIONS	1
TW: TSHWANE WEST INSTITUTIONS	46
KWAZULU/NATAL	2875
AMATHUBA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	131
BAMBANANI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	132
BERGVILLE CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	113
BHEKUZULU CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	118
DANHAUSER CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	64
DURBAN CENTRAL CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	34
DURBAN NORTH-WEST CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	55
EMTSHEZI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	231
HLABISA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	193
INGWAVUMA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	107
IXOPO CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	219
MAFUKUZELA-GHANDHI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	84
MAHLABATHINI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	109
MAPHUMULO CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	124
MNAMBITHI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	1
NDWEDWE CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	45
NONGOMA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	151
PAULPIETERSBURG CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	228
PHOLELA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	82
PHUMELELA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	33
SAYIDI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	84
SCOTTBURGH CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	117
UBUMBANO CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	27
UMNGENI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	45
UMSUNDUZI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	39
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT : CLUSTER A	163
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT : CLUSTER B	69
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT : CLUSTER C	77
LIMPOPO PROVINCE	15
DWAALBOOM CIRCUIT OFFICE	2
ELLISRAS CIRCUIT OFFICE	2
MAPELA CIRCUIT OFFICE	2
NGWAABE CIRCUIT OFFICE	3
NYLSTROOM CIRCUIT OFFICE	1
PIETERSBURG CIRCUIT OFFICE	4
WARMBATHS CIRCUIT OFFICE	1
MPUMALANGA	223
MDE BOHLABELA INSTITUTIONS	17
MDE EHLANZENI INSTITUTIONS	40
MDE GERT SIBANDE INSTITUTIONS	134
MDE NKANGALA INSTITUTIONS	32
NORTH WEST	432
NGAKA MODIRI MOLEMA	218
DR RSM	201
BOJANALA	5
DR KENNETH KAUNDA	8
NORTHERN CAPE	400
FRANCIS BAARD	56
JOHN TAOLE GAETSEWE	172
NAMAQUA	10
PIXLEY KA SEME	47
ZF MGCAWU	115
WESTERN CAPE	337
CAPE WINELANDS EDUCATION DISTRICT	29
EDEN & CENTRAL KAROO EDUCATION DISTRICT	42
METRO CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT	42
METRO EAST EDUCATION DISTRICT	43
METRO NORTH EDUCATION DISTRICT	82
METRO SOUTH EDUCATION DISTRICT	73
OVERBERG EDUCATION DISTRICT	9
WEST COAST EDUCATION DISTRICT	15
WESTERN CAPE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT:HEAD OFFICE	2
Grand Total	5139

(c) Which subjects are most affected?

The subjects most affected include Mathematics, Sciences and Technology at all levels and African Language teaching, particularly at Foundation Phase.

(d) What action has her department taken to address the problem?

The focus of the Department, at a national level, is to address the supply of educators through various initiatives.

These include the Funza Lushaka Bursary Scheme which focuses on Mathematics, Sciences, Technology and African Languages, and the appointment of foreign educators qualified to teach scarce skills.

Reply:

(a) The total number of new and replacement schools delivered by Provincial Departments of Education as at the end of the third quarter of the 2016/17 financial year is 708. The number, however, did not include schools built through the Accelerated School Infrastructure Delivery Initiative, which is implemented by the Department of Basic Education (DBE), which were included in the number referred to in the State of the Nation Address.

Reply:

Whether her department has engaged with the office of Women in The Presidency to discuss the roll-out of its Sanitary Dignity Campaign to provide sanitary towels to vulnerable and poor girls;

Yes, the Department of Basic Education serves on the Sanitary Dignity Campaign Task Team as coordinated by Department of Women in the Presidency.

(a) in what ways will her department be involved

The Department has been participating in the task team meetings with the view to contribute to the campaign. There are no adequate resources in the DBE voted funds to address the provision of sanitary towels to poor girls. However, provinces such as Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal are providing sanitary towels to various degrees.

(b) what are the further relevant details in this regard

The Department is engaging its partners to consider supporting the initiative but this will be informed by empirical evidence of the need for sanitary towels among affected learners of school-going age and by identifying locations of greatest need for a more focused intervention.

Reply:

The DBE has forwarded questions 1, 2 and 3 to the Eastern Cape Provincial Education for a response. Once received the response will be forwarded to the National Assembly.

(1) Waiting for a response from the EC.

(2)(a) Waiting for a response from the EC.

    (b) Waiting for a response from the EC.

3.Waiting for a response from the EC.

(4)(a) UNESCO has published much literature on the importance of mother tongue education. Provisions for education in mother tongue are contained in several international conventions, namely, the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (1989), the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (1990).

(b) Section 29(2) of the SA Constitution makes provision for everyone “to receive education in the official language or languages of their choice in public educational institutions where that education is reasonably practicable.”

The Language in Education Policy, which is premised on the imperatives of the Constitution, provides for learners to learn through any of the eleven official languages. Learners and schools have an option from Grade 4 onwards to select a language of their choice for learning and teaching, and that includes English or Afrikaans.

5.The Eastern Cape Province, upon concluding the evaluation of their Mother Tongue Based Bilingual Education pilot initiative, will present their findings to the Department of Basic Education. Thereafter a determination for a demand of mother tongue in the other official languages will be made.

Reply:

983. The inclusive basket of performance indicators is a more integrated approach to reporting that reflects the key indicators of learner performance. The key indicators together with their weighting are as follows:

1. Overall pass percentage (35%)
2. Mathematics pass percentage (10%)
3. Physical Sciences pass percentage (10%)
4. Bachelor attainment percentage (15%)
5. Distinction percentage (10%)
6. Mathematics Participation Rate (10%)
7. Throughput rate (10%)

The above indicators are captured in a consolidated format which includes a weighting based on the importance attached to each of these indicators. A computation of the percentage obtained for each of these indicators at school, district, provincial and national level, will be provided.

The Table below shows the performance of each of the Provincial Education Departments (PED’s) in terms of the Inclusive Basket Criteria:

Province	Weighted Basket Scores
	Overall Basket Score	Overall Pass % (W: 35%)	% Maths Passed (W: 10%)	% Physics Passed (W: 10%)	% Bachelor Passes (W: 15%)	% Distinctions (W: 10%)	% Maths Participation (W:10)	% Throughput Rate (W: 10%)
Western Cape	60.7	30.1	7.7	7.3	6.1	0.7	3.1	5.6
Free State	59.4	30.9	7.1	7.5	5.4	0.4	3.9	4.2
Gauteng	57.9	29.8	6.9	6.9	5.4	0.5	3.7	4.8
North West	53.8	28.9	6.3	7.0	4.1	0.3	3.3	4.0
Mpumalanga	51.0	27.0	5.4	6.4	3.4	0.2	4.3	4.4
Northern Cape	50.7	27.5	6.1	5.7	3.9	0.2	2.8	4.5
KwaZulu-Natal	46.1	23.2	3.8	5.8	3.7	0.4	5.5	3.8
Limpopo	44.1	21.9	5.4	6.2	2.8	0.2	4.3	3.3
Eastern Cape	40.5	20.8	3.8	5.0	2.8	0.2	4.8	3.2
NATIONAL	49.4	25.4	5.1	6.2	4.0	0.3	4.3	4.0

The above computation has also been determined for the provincial, district and school levels.

Reply:

(a) Academic – Learners who have fallen pregnant are encouraged to remain in school as long as they are able to, until they deliver their babies. They are supported, like all learners, to perform optimally.

(b) Financial – No specific financial assistance is given to pregnant learners. They benefit through other Departmental programmes like the provision of nutritious meals through the National School Nutrition Programme, no-fee paying schools or exemption from fees in fee-paying schools, and scholar transport if they qualify as per the set criteria for these programmes.

c) Medical assistance – The Department of Basic Education collaborates with the Department of Health to make available school health services through itinerant school health teams. In addition, schools are encouraged to establish a relationship with their nearest health facility, to which learners are referred for medical assistance as is needed.

Reply:

1. (a) (i) 2014-15: 14

         (ii) 2015-16: 44

         (iii) 2016-17: 148

(b) 2016/2017: R116 148 679.00 and 2017/2018: R112 013 603.00.

2. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife does have anti-poaching plans, and these are aligned to the National Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) Strategy (National Strategy for the Safety and Security of Rhinoceros Populations in South Africa); and the Cabinet approved Integrated Strategic Approach for the Management of Rhinoceros, as well as the South African Police Service (SAPS) National Joints Instruction 3/2011 of 17 February 2011).

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife has a three year strategy, 2014–2017, which is presently being reviewed, with assistance of Provincial Cabinet Task Team, six months review and assessment February to July 2017. The Strategy covers the following:

• Program Oversight.
• Liaison Strategic Liaison.
• Rhino Reserve Standard Operating Procedures.
• Rhino Awareness.
• Rhino Reserve Security Assessments.
• Operational Data and Information Systems Analysis.
• Population Analysis.
• Poaching Information Monitoring and Analysis.
• Horn Stockpile Management.
• Investigations and Case Management.
• Joint Crime Prevention Operations.
• Supplementary Funding and Administration.
• Reporting.

Furthermore, Ezemvelo KZN WIldlife has a specific objective to manage the poaching mortality rate of endangered species (rhino), and this includes an Annual Operation Plan as follows:

• Special Data Investigations Information and Intelligence.
• Special Operations on Project Investigations and Disruptive Operations.
• Prevention of Crime Access.
• Education and Awareness.
• Detectives Investigation Services.

The use of technology to support counter poaching and disruption operations is critical, as the majority of poaching is undertaken in the dark hours, even during no moon periods. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife has identified the need to expand its technical ability to react to and detect incursions at night, which requires specialist technology and equipment for staff to operate at night. Whilst some of this technology is being supported by donors in its development and test phases, there is a need for a sustainable budget in order to operate and maintain the systems. These technologies focus on the early detection and rapid response in dark hours.

3. (a) (i) and (ii)

Ezemvelo does work with the private sector at a national, provincial and local level. This liaison does have a formal status with the Private Rhino Owners Association (PROA).

The private rhino owners are represented on the SAPS Provincial Priority Committee Rhino Poaching, which facilitates state security capacity.

Monthly tactical operations planning meetings are held with all rhino reserve managers, including private sector, for the alignment of joint operations, and/or to address high risk areas.

(iii) Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife does work with, and has agreements with, a number of Non-Government and/or Profit Organisations that fund and implement identified projects. The key agreements in place are with:

• Peace Parks Foundation;
• Wildlands Conservation Trust;
• African Wildlife Foundation; and
• Project Rhino.

Equipment has also been donated to Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife on an ad hoc basis to address specific needs, for example, by the GEF-UNEP Rhino Programme (managed by the DEA and funding from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).

(b) Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife forms part of the SAPS Operation Rhino Mission Area Joint Operations Command (MAJOC), which is a NATJOINTS (National Security and Joint Operational Structure) project that focusses on assisting with operations outside protected areas, and mainly on disruption and crime prevention operations and reactions. This MAJOC also assists with law enforcement along the corridor roads in KwaZulu-Natal’s rhino reserves.

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Reply:

I am being advised by the Department as follows:

1. .The matter between the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is still pending in the High Court. The application consisted of two parts:, Part A, the High Court granted an order interdicting and preventing ICASA from implementing the licensing steps and processes referred or contemplated in the Invitation to Apply. In respect of Part B, namely the review application, this part is pending.

2. Yes, the Department is engaging ICASA on the implementation of the Integrated ICT Policy White Paper.

Reply:

1. The Department of Higher Education and Training is supporting the transfer of the two properties, i.e. the Mokopane and Abel Teacher Training Colleges to the respective colleges.

(a) The process to effect the transfer is underway. The first step of discussions with the Limpopo Department of Education have commenced. In addition, the Limpopo Provincial Department of Public Works has conducted an assessment of utilisation and ownership which has concluded with the following recommendations:

• In the short-term, a Task Team should be established made up of officials from the Department of Basic Education, Department of Higher Education and Training, National Department of Public Works, Limpopo Department of Public Works and Roads and Infrastructure to facilitate the process of sharing of facilities given the needs of both the Departments of Basic Education and Higher Education and Training.
• In the medium to long-term, measures should be put into place for the Limpopo Provincial Government to formally transfer all former colleges of education facilities throughout the Province to National Government for use by the Department of Higher Education and Training, provided that there are plans to that effect.
• The next step of the process will be to action the short-term recommendations with the signing of a Joint Memoranda of Agreement on sharing the facilities.

(b) The process has taken a while but increased impetus is required from all parties to avoid undue delays.

(c) The Director responsible for College Infrastructure Projects will lead from the side of the Department of Higher Education and Training.

2. There has been no signing of a formal Memorandum of Agreement to date. A generic draft has been prepared and is being consulted with the respective authority.

(a) At present, the colleges are utilising the sites based on a mutual agreement with the Limpopo Department of Education. In effect, the colleges have control over certain parts of the site and requests access to other parts on a needs basis.

(b) (i) For the Waterberg TVET College, the Mokopane site has been shared with the Limpopo Provincial Department of Education since January 2008 and the site is also utilised by the Limpopo Provincial Department of Economic Development.

 (ii) For the Sekhukhune TVET College, the Abel site has been shared with the Limpopo Provincial Department Education since February 2016 when the college took occupation and the site is also utilised by the Sekhukhune District Municipal Water Affairs Division.

 

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS: Mr S Mommen

EXT: 5311

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 968 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

I am being advised by the Department as follows:

No, the Department did not appoint a service provider or consultant to develop the structure and implementation of the proposed ICT sector Regulator as contained in the National Integrated ICT Policy White Paper.

Reply:

I am advised by the Department as follows:

No, the Department did not appoint a service provider or consultant to develop the structure and implementation of the proposed Digital Development Fund as contained in the National Integrated ICT Policy White Paper.

Reply:

(a) No

(b) No

 (i) (aa – cc) No

 (ii) (aa-bb)

(aaa – bbb) Not applicable

Reply:

The Council on Higher Education has agreed that the Minister may release its Higher Education Quality Committee’s draft report on the National Review of Bachelor of Law (LLB) Programmes (2016 - 2017) offered at South African universities, which is attached as Annexure A.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS: Dr D Parker

EXT: 6214/5

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 975 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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No formal disciplinary processes have been implemented to date, however the sanction of not paying the claims is effected. It is incorrect to state that the Department blames the delays in the payment of examination markers on questionable claim forms.

If Hon Mr D America (DA) is able to provide me with the names of markers who are contesting their payments, I will request the Department to look into the matter.

An analysis of the claims received reveals some of the types of misrepresentation as:

• Inflation of kilometres travelled;
• Dates and time on the claim form and attendance register do not correspond;
• Three officials travel in one car and all three claim for the total distance travelled;
• One marker pays for three people sharing a room at a guesthouse but all three claim the total invoice amount for the accommodation;
• Hours worked or scripts marked are inflated; and
• One marker marks at more than one marking centre.

With regards to the processing of claim forms, the following should be noted:

• All claims are processed in accordance with the approved Travel Policy of the Department;
• All distances claimed are verified using Google maps, questionable accommodation invoices are verified and all claims are checked against attendance registers and log sheets to check the number of scripts marked; and
• Claims are returned to marking centres if discrepancies are found, which prolongs the payment of claims.

The following interventions have been implemented:

• The national examinations function embarked on a road show to support markers in the correct procedures to complete claim forms;
• A Deputy Marking Centre Manager: Claims has been appointed at each marking centre to ensure claims are filled in correctly;
• A capturing tool has been developed to capture the claims at the marking centre to speed up the turnaround time for payment;
• Marking centres are monitored by national examinations officials during marking sessions to ensure that claims are correctly processed; and
• Examination Assistants are appointed during the processing of claims to assist with the verification of claims to expedite the process.

The turnaround time for payment is between 30 - 40 days after receipt of correctly completed claim forms.

The Department will be amending the examinations policy to provide for disciplinary actions or the charging markers and other personnel with fraud. This will formalise sanctions such as the blacklisting of markers found guilty of submitting fraudulent claims.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS: Ms N Pote/Mr FY Patel

EXT: 5458

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

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QUESTION 969 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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(a) what has he found to be the root cause of Sars’ loss of

   (i) institutional capacity

• SARS is unable to respond to comments made in the conference, however, the staff attrition rates over the last nine years have remained fairly constant between 6.59 in 2008/9 and 3.97% in 2016/17 (Feb. YTD) per annum.

Attrition Rate 2008/09	Attrition Rate 2009/10	Attrition Rate 2010/11	Attrition Rate 2011/12	Attrition Rate 2012/13	Attrition Rate 2013/14	Attrition Rate 2014/15	Attrition Rate 2015/16	Attrition Rate 2016/17 (Feb. 2017 YTD)
6.59%	4.12%	4.36%	4.18%	4.82%	6.01%	5.97%	4.61%	3.97%

 

(ii) its integrity

• The current public perception of loss of institutional capacity is not supported by the data, as can be gleaned from the above

(b) what actions should be taken in the national interest to rectify the situation?

SARS continues with the implementation and achievement of its strategic outcomes and objectives as articulated in the Strategic Plan tabled in Parliament. The revised Operating Model is being embedded to address the reviw.

Reply:

I have being advised by the Department as follows:

a) No

b) No

(i) & (ii) The model contemplated in the National Integrated ICT Policy White Paper, does not envisage Government funding for the establishment of the network but provides that Government may provide incentives to support wireless open access. These include the allocation of some funds from the fund responsible for rural and under-serviced areas. At the appropriate time, the Universal Service and Access Fund or its successor contemplated in the White Paper, the Digital Development Fund, may allocate some funds if money is appropriated by Parliament for that purpose.

The White Paper stipulates that the Wireless Open Access Network will be a public-private sector-owned and managed consortium, and will consist of entities that are interested in participating. Participants may include, but not be limited to, current holders of electronic communications service (ECS) and electronic communications network service (ECNS) licenses, infrastructure companies, private equity investors, Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Over-the-Top (OTT) players and Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), State-Owned Companies and Development Financial Institutions.