Questions and Replies

Reply:

It is not the duty of the National Treasury to collect any taxes, including fringe benefit tax. In terms of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 and the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner is responsible for collecting taxes, including fringe benefit tax.

In terms of section 69 of the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011, SARS is prohibited from disclosing taxpayer information.

Reply:

a) Vredefort Dome will be proclaimed as soon as consensus is reached with the landowners on critical issues around governance and management models, and in particular the establishment of the Management Authority. Landowners have demanded that proclamation and governance issues be addressed simultaneously. This is despite a previous arrangement that the proclamation of the Site be processed while the resolution of the governance issues is underway; and

b) Government is not delaying the proclamation of the site as a heritage site. As indicated above, the differences in governance modalities need to be resolved with the landowners associations prior to the proclamation being effected. The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has made efforts to create the space for these to be addressed. However, the declarations of dispute by the landowners contribute to the slow pace in finalising the proclamation process. Failure to address these issues may lead to the undesirable withdrawal of the site from the UNESCO.

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Reply:

1. The Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Fund was started by business and is driven through the CEO initiative as a show of solidarity and contribution towards growing the economy in a manner that creates more business and work opportunities for the people of South Africa. Government fully supports the initiative. While no “new money” is allocated to this initiative in the 2017 budget, Government is assessing the most appropriate vehicle and means through which to support SMME development, given the fiscally constrained environment.

2. As and when a decision has been made in this regard, government will then follow its process to set aside additional resources to further support SMMEs and announcements will then be made in either the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement or the Budget.

Reply:

1. South Africa National Parks (SANparks)

1.

(a) No

(b) Yes

(c) No

(i) CFO vacant since 1 April 2017

(ii) Resignation

2) Yes

a) No

b) No specific date as the post just been vacated, however, once the advertisement has been closed , short-listing and interviews will follow immediately.

3)

a) One

b) As at 1st April 2017.

c) No

2. South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)

1)

(a) No

(b) No

(c) No

   (i) Not applicable

   (ii) Not applicable

2)

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

3)

(a) No

(b) No

(c) No

3. iSimangaliso Wetland Park

1)

(a) No

(b) No

(c) No

   (i) Not applicable

   (ii) Not applicable

2)

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

3)

(a) No

(b) No

(c) No

4. South African Weather Services (SAWS)

1)

(a) Yes

(b) No

(c) Not Applicable

1. 5 Months - while there was an acting senior Manager
2. The board released the former CEO earlier from her contract which was ending March 2017

2)

(a) Yes (October 2016) and Interviews was held in November 2016

(b) Cabinet approved appointment on the 29 March 2017 and the new incumbent will commence duty on the 1st May 2017.

3)

(a) 1

(b) 5 Months

(c) Yes – However, substantive appointment has already been done through Cabinet. A Cabinet announcement has also been done.

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Reply:

Railway Safety Regulator (RSR)

Yes, the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) had unpaid debts for 30 days and more at 31 March 2017.

a) (i)

Supplier	Amount
21st Century Pay Solutions Group	7,410.00
Armani Office Supplies	7,530.40
Baupa Trading Enteprise	50,200.00
Enovative Technologies Africa	24,582.96
GIBB Engineering & Science	224,093.10
Khula Fleet Solutions	328,885.90
Metrofile	5,677.31
Times Media	37,613.16
Vox Telecommunications (Pty)	111,670.18
Vukile Property Fund Ltd	54,060.71
Work dynamics (pty) Ltd)	79,800.00
YSA Developments Leadership	229,647.81

1,161,171.53

ii) Inadequate cash, Delays In collections of debtors.

b) April 2017

c) (i) To improve cash flow, operators are required to apply for renewal of their permit three months before expiry of their permits. This allows safety assessment to take place before the expiry of the permit. After the assessment has been completed, an invoice is issued to the operator. This process ensures that revenue is generated and collected in time.

(ii) According to (RSR) debtors Management Policy, debtors must be collected within 30 days of issuing an invoice. After operators have been invoiced, regular follow up is made with the debtors to ensure that payment is received.

(iii) Communication with debtors takes place through telephone, email and by sending statement of accounts. This is done to ensure that cash flow of the organisation is improved so that creditors could be paid within 30 days

Reply:

a) SAPO debt which has been long outstanding due to a dispute with SAPO over proof of service. The details are as follows:

a(i) Service provider / Invoice holder	Invoice number	Invoice dates	a(ii) Reason for non-payment	b) Settlement date
South African Post office (SAPO)	19034GS3030 8069862335 8069862334 8069880768 8069889842 8069906437 8069917673 8069906423 8069906421 8069906420 8069906422 15050007 8069949634 8069949636 8069949635 8069977529 8069977533 8069988717 8069988723 8069988722 8069988714 8069988720 8069988721 4060019 4060010 10060010 8070019964 8070019966 10060008 8070039169 8070039168 8070039170 8070039171 19060029 8070055661 8070055662 8070055658 8070055667 8070055663 8070055666 8070055665 8070055664	01/04/2015 – 24/06/2015	Dispute with SAPO over service delivery not within legislated timeframes as required by AARTO regulations	Envisaged end of April 2017

 

(c) (i), (ii), (iii) Internal checks and balances to prove service on a monthly basis. Monthly SAPO service reports between SAPO and RTIA. A new SLA is in place to deal with proof of service mechanisms and how each party responds to instances outside of SAPO’s control.

Reply:

a) DAFF was first informed on 19 January 2017 by the ARC Grain Crops Institute through Grain SA that they had collected larvae (caterpillars) that resemble Fall Armyworm.

b) DAFF was informed by the ARC Biosystematics Division on 3 February 2017 of the positive identification of the larvae collected at various areas (which had at that passed through the pupa stage of their lifecycle and emerged as adult moths) that the pest is indeed the Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda).

c) (i) DAFF received no loss reports from role players, i.e. of losses due to FAW, but FAW was reported by role players to be detected in planted maize of about 11000ha.

(ii) & (iii) No FAW cases have been confirmed in South Africa from Soya or Sugarcane.

Reply:

a) The Turnaround Strategy was tabled on 28 &29 November 2016 at a Board Strategy Workshop and it was tabled formally at the Board of Control meeting on the 27th February 2017.

b) The Board supported the Turnaround Strategy and made the following amendments:

    (i) That Management must refine the implementation dates as these were un-realistic.

    (ii) That Management get the assistance of external experts to assist management with the implementation of the Turn Around Strategy

Reply:

1.(a) None. Board fees are determined by the Minister of Transport on consultation with the Minister of Finance.

(b) Not applicable

(c) Not applicable.

2. (a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

 

Reply:

1. (a)The toll tariffs were adjusted for Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) effective 3 March 2017. The average of the CPI headline year-on-year rates, for the period November 2015 to October 2016, as published by Statistics-SA, was calculated and applied to the previous year’s tariffs for the tariff adjustment. The average CPI as applicable to the adjustment effective 3 March 2017 was 6.0417%.

This CPI adjustment is to retain the real value of the toll tariffs - there is no increase of the tariffs in real terms.

(b) No other criteria were used.

 

(2) The processes to be followed as directed by the South African National Roads Agency Ltd and National Roads Act, No.7 of 1998 were undertaken by SANRAL. The tariffs were calculated and recommended by SANRAL for approval by the Minister and then published in the Gazette for 14 days following signature by the Director General. The Act directs the processes to be followed for the amendment of toll tariffs as follows:

S 27 (2) clarifies that the amendment of toll tariffs “will become effective only 14 days after a notice to that effect by the Agency has been published in the Gazette”.

S 27 (3) (a) specifies that the amendment “is determined by the Minister on the recommendation of the Agency”.

S (3) (c) specifies that the amendment “must be made known by the head of the Department by notice in the Gazette”.

Further, Clause 5.19 of the applicable Gazette no. 40623 of 16 February 2017 states that: “The tariffs and amounts displayed in this notice may be adjusted by a determination of the Minister annually: Provided that such adjustment shall not exceed the Consumer Price Index calculated for the preceding 12 months”.

 

Reply:

For the period 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017, SANRAL had 10 suppliers being owed R318 810.23 in total, with 127 average outstanding days. The total payments for the same period was R19.8 billion. Therefore the total outstanding was less than 0,002% of the total amount paid.

(a)(i)Service Provider	Invoice Number	Invoice Date	a(ii)Reason for non-payment	(b)Settlement date
Waterkloof Farm	VR146/02-15/16A	17/02/2016	Payment rejected by the system, the supplier changed the banking details without updating the banking with SANRAL	Depends on correct banking details being provided
AL Te Ver Trust	VR404/10-16/17A	10/10/2016	Payment rejected by the system, the supplier changed the banking details without updating the banking with SANRAL	Depends on correct banking details being provided
M Dzutsu	VR518/12-16/17Q	06/12/2016	Payment rejected by the system, the supplier changed the banking details without updating the banking with SANRAL	Depends on correct banking details being provided
Ultimate Consumable (Pty) Ltd	INV282312	02/03/2017	Awaiting for the statement before payment is made	Will be done before 14 April 2017
Locksmith	201301535	01/11/2016	Payment rejected by the system, the supplier changed the banking details without updating the banking with SANRAL	Depends on correct banking details being provided

(a)(i)Service Provider	Invoice Number	Invoice Date	a(ii)Reason for non-payment	(b)Settlement date
Ethekwini Municipality	883377330019Dec 03608009769Oct	13/12/2016 22/10/25016	Payment rejected by the system, the supplier changed the banking details without updating the banking with SANRAL	Depends on correct banking details being provided
University of Stellenbosch	282585	06/05/2016	Payment rejected by the system, the supplier changed the banking details without updating the banking with SANRAL	Depends on correct banking details being provided
Express Employment	20160407	04/07/2016	Payment rejected by the system, the supplier changed the banking details without updating the banking with SANRAL	Depends on correct banking details being provided
Modern Frames	S2318	03/06/2016	Payment rejected by the system, the supplier changed the banking details without updating the banking with SANRAL	Depends on correct banking details being provided
ARQ Consulting Engineers	17726	08/11/2016	Payment rejected by the system, the supplier changed the banking details without updating the banking with SANRAL	Depends on correct banking details being provided

(c)(i)(ii)(iii) In order to prevent fraudulent transactions or changes to banking details, SANRAL’s internal control measures requires the supplier to submit changes to banking details on a registration form accompanied by an original bank statement/letter/cancelled cheque, confirming the new account number or correct account number. These suppliers have been notified of the problem. SANRAL will pay as soon as it receives correct bank account numbers in a prescribed format. The suppliers have been informed of the prescribed format for changing banking details

Reply:

Firstly, the former Minister of Transport, Ms Dipuo Peters met with staff members of PRASA. The staff members shared concerns that emerged from when SARCC became PRASA. The consolidation process of the various passenger rail entities into a single passenger entity, namely PRASA, did not also pay attention to cultivating a specific culture within the new organization. As result, hence the challenges that are now being experienced within PRASA. Secondly, the recruitment process for the Group CEO was compromised through the leaking of information to the public. The former Minister impressed upon the Board Chairperson to consider putting the appointment process on hold in light of the above developments. She emphasised that organisational stability was critical and had to be reached before a new CEO can be appointed. This would enable the incoming new CEO to focus on performance and gearing the organization for delivery.

a) The process to appoint the Group CEO of PRASA was terminated within the context of the above background. The credibility of the recruitment process was compromised.

b) The former Minister together with the Board Chairperson agreed and both took the matter to the Board for discussion and decision making

c) The amount spent on the process was R 1 767 000.00

Reply:

1. With reference to my recent response to question no. 2718 in this regard, I wish to confirm that the matter is receiving Government’s attention. It is anticipated that the Cabinet will be approached during the current financial year (2017/18) with a recommendation.

2. No. As indicated in my response above, the methodology of using pre-existing legislation to give effect to subsequent treaty obligations was adopted in the case of South Africa’s ratification of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). This is in accordance with section 231(4) of the Constitution and widely accepted international practice.

Using this method, the substance of the ICESCR provisions can be deemed to be incorporated and are part of the South African law (if regard is had to relevant pre-existing legislation, regulations and codes on education, water, health, social security, housing, labour, amongst others). Furthermore the Bill of Rights entrenched in Chapter 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, draws its inspiration from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and the two United Nations International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights as well as Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Reply:

The amount reflected below relates mainly to legal fees on social assistance appeals.

(a) Full Amount	(b)(i)Year
R10 297 837.54	(aa) 2013-2014
R12 994 173.95	(bb) 2014-2015
R3 382 845.97	(cc) 2015-16
R3 568 041.93	(ii) since 1 April 2016

Reply:

Mango Airlines is a subsidiary of SAA which is within the oversight of the Minister of Finance.

Part (i) of the question with reference to SA Express:

Charter Airline Operation Jan 2016 - Jan 2017	JNB-BFN	JNB-KIM	JNB-RCB	JNB-HDS	JNB-GRJ	JNB-PLZ	JNB-ELS	JNB-FBM	JNB-GBE	JNB-WVB	JNB-NTY	JNB-MBD
Solenta	180	115		12	64	26	33		228		43	122
StarAir Cargo	384	141		86	399	18	94	235	100	245
CemAir	26	32		6	8	4	13		36	2	4	39
Global Aviation	86			1	23	3	11		2	4
Golden Wings/SKA	26	8		2	4	2	2		2
Flyfofa- Sahara	10	10	4						2		6	22
Africa Charter Airline	54	4		2	148			228	24

Charter Airline Operation Jan 2016 - Jan 2017	DUR-PLZ	DUR-ELS	DUR-CPT	DUR-HRE	DUR-LUN
Solenta	1025	564	269	36	8
StarAir Cargo	1	2	1	4	1
CemAir	20	14	6	2
Global Aviation
Golden Wings/SKA
Flyfofa- Sahara
Africa Charter Airline

Charter Airline Operation Jan 2016 - Jan 2017	CPT-BFN	CPT-ELS	CPT-PLZ	CPT-HDS	CPT-NTY	CPT-WVB
Solenta	38	122	137		10
StarAir Cargo		4	12			1
CemAir	15	41	22	4	8	12
Global Aviation						8
Golden Wings/SKA
Flyfofa- Sahara
Africa Charter Airline

Part (vi) of the question with reference to SA Express:

Supplier	Actual
MATEKANE	50 278 977.86
GLOBAL AVIATION	5 697 784.23
SOLENTA AVIATION	120 141 296.91
STAR AIR CARGO	86 802 316.02
AFRICA CHARTER	28 740 805.08
CEM AIR	10 558 845.02
GOLDEN WINGS	1 339 489.92
	303 559 515.04

Part (ii, iii, iv, v, vii) of the question attached as Annexure A.

Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

Reply:

1. (a) The ASIDI Programme was allocated an amount of R 2 046 825 000 for the period ending 31 March 2016 (2015/16).

(b) The table below indicates expenditure per province:

Province	Allocation in 2015/2016 Financial Year	Expenditure
Eastern Cape	R 1 084 091 000	R 1 036 314 282.84
Free State	R 478 416 000	R 187 121 154.00
Gauteng	R 11 202 000
KwaZulu-Natal	R 138 097 000	R 40 545 596.00
Limpopo	R 104 316 000	R 18 233 998.00
Mpumalanga	R 128 569 000	R 47 164 814.00
Northern Cape	R 33 638 000	R 6 439 905.00
North West	R 68 496 000	R 15 062 193.00
Eskom (All Provinces)		R 24 806 781.00
Total Capital Expenditure		R 1 375 688 723.84
Add: Operational Expenditure		R 246 731 387.91
Programme Support Unit		R 107 446 255.23
Operational Expenditure		R 33 132 264.97
Furniture & Equipments		R 106 152 867.71
Total	R 2 046 825 000	R 1 622 420 111.75

2. a & b (i & ii), R 424 404 888.25 m was returned to the National Treasury as a result of underspending. The underspent amount was returned to the National Revenue. The primary reason for the under expenditure was the mergers and rationalisation programme undertaken by the EC DoE which resulted in the projects allocated to the Implementing Agents on the ASIDI Programme having to be suspended. The process has since been completed and all the affected projects are in the process of implementation.

Reply:

(a)(i) & (a)(ii) Ms Verna Durand is both the Director and Shareholder of this company.

(b) The monthly rental paid by the current operator is R108 628.51

(c) The successful bidder will pay a monthly rental fee of R118 200.00

Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

Reply:

The list does not include schools with access to only improved ventilated pit latrines.

The requested information can be found on the link to the following webpage: http://www.education.gov.za/Newsroom/ParliamentaryQuestions/2017NA670.aspx containing the Annexure of the list of schools with Ventilated Pit Latrines.

Reply:

1. During the Section 100 (1) (b) Intervention in Limpopo Department of Education pay performance incentives to qualifying employees were authorised by the Administrator. The value of the performance incentives paid to qualifying employees was R11 918 310.16

2. The bonus pay-outs were authorised by the Administrator only for salary level 1 – 12 employees and SMS members were only paid pay progression.

Reply:

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

(1)	(b)	Department of Public Enterprises did not participate in the event
(2)	(b)	Department of Public Enterprises did not participate in the event
		(i)	R NIL
		(ii)	R NIL
			(aa)	R NIL
			(bb)	R NIL
ALEXKOR SOC LTD
(1)	(b)	Alexkor did not participate in the event
(2)	(b)	Alexkor did not participate in the event
		(i)	R NIL
		(ii)	R NIL
			(aa)	R NIL
			(bb)	R NIL

DENEL SOC LTD
(1)	(b)	Denel did not participate in the event
(2)	(b)	Denel did not participate in the event
		(i)	R NIL
		(ii)	R NIL
			(aa)	R NIL
			(bb)	R NIL

ESKOM SOC LTD

(1)	(b)	Eskom did not participate in the event
(2)	(b)	Eskom did not participate in the event
		(i)	R NIL
		(ii)	R NIL
			(aa)	R NIL
			(bb)	R NIL

SAFCOL SOC LTD
(1)	(b)	SAFCOL did not participate in the event
(2)	(b)	SAFCOL did not participate in the event
		(i)	R NIL
		(ii)	R NIL
			(aa)	R NIL
			(bb)	R NIL

SAX SOC LTD

(1)	(b)	SA Express did not participate in the event
(2)	(b)	SA Express did not participate in the event
		(i)	R NIL
		(ii)	R NIL
			(aa)	R NIL
			(bb)	R NIL

TRANSNET SOC LTD

(1)	(b)	Transnet did not participate in the event
(2)	(b)	Transnet did not participate in the event
		(i)	R NIL
		(ii)	R NIL
			(aa)	R NIL
			(bb)	R NIL

Remarks:			Reply: Approved / Not Approved
Mr Mogokare Richard Seleke			Ms Lynne Brown, MP
Director-General			Minister of Public Enterprises
Date:			Date:

Reply:

(1)(a) The advert was placed in the local newspaper (Mossel Bay Advertiser) on the 06 May 2016.

(1)(b) It is not part of Transnet leasing Policy to consult the Local Municipalities when Transnet premises are advertised for leasing. The premises were advertised for leasing in an open, fair, equitable and transparent process.

(2)(a) As this is commercially sensitive information to the successful bidder, consent must first be sought prior to disclosing this information.

(2)(b) No transfer of operations has materialized because the current operator MBYBC refused to vacate the premises.

(3) No. Sufficient information are provided in the above answer. However interested parties are welcome to ask for additional information through the relevant offices.

Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

Reply:

(1)(a) Transnet awarded the tender on 01 December 2016.

(1)(b) The tender was awarded to Mossel Bay Waterfront (Pty) Ltd.

(1)(c) 01 January 2017, however, occupation was not taken because the current operator, MBYBC refused to vacate the premises.

(2)(a) The current operator at the time was up to date with no arrears.

(2)(b)(i) Its business operations were and remain vitally important to Transnet.

(2)(b)(ii) Transnet appreciates the contribution of this business operation in growing the domestic economy, attracting tourism and creation of employment opportunities for the community of Mossel Bay.

Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

Reply:

(a) The correct amount is R1 549 899. At 31 March 2017 an amount of R474 737 was already deducted/recovered from the affected volunteers, leaving the balance of R1 075 161. The balance will be deducted from the affected volunteers when remaining payments are processed where possible.

(b) The Auditor-General based their findings on the information presented to them for audit purposes. Some irregularities were identified during the audit. If the Department disagreed with these findings, the Department had to provide evidence to prove the Department’s case. However, there was not enough time for the Department to agree or disagree with the findings. The investigation of the process would have gone beyond the time of the audit and, in the absence of the evidence the Department disclosed the amount as per the findings of the Auditor-General.

Reply:

ALEXKOR SOC LTD

No services were procured as there were no specific needs.

(a) NIL

(b) NIL

(c) NIL

(d) NIL

(e) NIL

(f) NIL

DENEL SOC LTD

No services were procured as there were no specific needs.

(a) NIL

(b) NIL

(c) NIL

(d) NIL

(e) NIL

(f) NIL

ESKOM

Eskom has not procured any services from nor made any payments to the Decolonisation Fund.

Eskom has not raised a need that would require Commercial to procure services from the Decolonisation Fund.

(a) NIL

(b) NIL

(c) NIL

(d) NIL

(e) NIL

(f) NIL

SAFCOL SOC LTD

No services were procured as there were no specific needs.

(a) NIL

(b) NIL

(c) NIL

(d) NIL

(e) NIL

(f) NIL

SAX SOC LTD

South African Express Airways did not procure any services from and/or make any payments to the Decolonisation Fund.

The airline’s is presently facing challenges pertaining to both its liquidity and profitability. As a result, the airline is currently not in a financial position to support expenditure that does not directly support the airline’s core functionality.

(a) NIL

(b) NIL

(c) NIL

(d) NIL

(e) NIL

(f) NIL

TRANSNET

Transnet has not procured any services from and/or made any payments to the Decolonisation Fund. The company is not in the list of Transnet’s service providers.

(a) NIL

(b) NIL

(c) NIL

(d) NIL

(e) NIL

(f) NIL

Remarks:			Reply: Approved / Not Approved
Mr Mogokare Richard Seleke			Ms Lynne Brown, MP
Director-General			Minister of Public Enterprises
Date:			Date:

Reply:

ALEXKOR SOC LTD
(a)	None
(b)	R NIL

DENEL SOC LTD
(a)	None
(b)	R NIL

ESKOM SOC LTD

(a)	None
(b)	R NIL

SAFCOL SOC LTD
(a)	None
(b)	R NIL

SAX SOC LTD

(a)	None
(b)	R NIL

TRANSNET SOC LTD

(a)	None
(b)	R NIL

Remarks:			Reply: Approved / Not Approved
Mr Mogokare Richard Seleke			Ms Lynne Brown, MP
Director-General			Minister of Public Enterprises
Date:			Date:

Reply:

(1)(a) Yes. For the 2015/16 financial year, 99.2% of the employees required to declare completed declarations of interest. The 0.75% did not declare, because they were on suspension or extended sick leave. Employees from TASK grade 09 and above are required to complete annual declaration forms either electronically or manually (depending on the circumstances). Employees from TASK grade 08-04 must declare interest if there is a conflict.

1(a)(i) Line managers check the declarations.

1(a)(ii) Employees are required to declare interests every financial year, whether an

interest exist or not. Employees are also required to immediately declare whenever a conflict arises, the annual declaration for that employee will then be amended.

1(b) Yes

1 (b)(i) The Chairman, assisted by the Group Company Secretary, administers the filing

of declarations of interest for Board members. The annual declarations are presented to the shareholder at the AGM.

1(b)(ii) Directors are required to declare interests every financial year, whether an

interest exist or not. Directors are also required to immediately declare whenever a conflict arises, the annual declaration for that directors will then be amended.

1(c) Yes

1(c)(i) Declarations of interest submitted by the Executive Management Committee

Members (EXCO) is approved by the Group Chief Executive and administered by the Group Company Secretary.

1(c)(ii) All Eskom Executive Committee (EXCO) members are Eskom Employees.

Employees are required to declare interests every financial year, whether an interest exist or not. Employees are also required to immediately declare whenever a conflict arises, the annual declaration for that employee will then be amended.

(2) Yes, for Board and EXCO

The management of conflict of interest is governed by the Eskom Conflict of Interest (COI) Policy and Procedure, which is applicable to the Board and employees. The Policy and Procedure address noncompliance and the consequences of noncompliance.

Further to this for Board and EXCO meetings probity checks in respect of commercial transactions are conducted prior to circulation of meeting agendas. In the event that there is a potential, perceived or actual conflict of interest, the chairman of the meeting and the Group Company Secretary are advised. Should a conflict be identified the member will not be provided with the information pertaining to that matter and will be required to recuse him/herself from the proceedings when the matter is discussed.

The attending members are required to declare that they do not have any conflict in relation to matters being discussed in the meeting.

Declaration of interest is a standing agenda item of all Board and EXCO meetings. Any conflicts are recorded as part of the proceedings. The relevant member is then required to recuse him or herself at the time when the particular agenda item is discussed.

Yes, for employees.

Where there is a conflict of interest, the employee must refrain from being part of any deliberations, document preparation, execution or meetings and must not have access that deals with that particular matter.

In addition, cases reported through the Forensic Investigation department, the Eskom disciplinary process was followed. For the 2015/16 financial year, there were 10 cases of actual conflict emanating from the outcome of forensic investigations.

(3) Emanating from the results the forensic investigations for the 2015/16 financial for employees (including Exco), there were 10 cases where actual conflict was identified.

(4) The Eskom Sponsorship Committee is delegated to approve all sponsorship up to

R3 million with sponsorships above R3 million being approved by the Executive Committee (EXCO). During the previous and current financial year all approved sponsorships were less than R3 million and was therefore approved by the Eskom Sponsorship Committee in the Corporate Affairs Division. 

Sponsorships are proactively planned and targeted on an annual basis, with input from all Divisions, as it enables the organisation to meet its strategic objectives.

Table 1 and Table 2 below presents the name and designation of the Eskom employees who decide on sponsorship allocations.

Table 1Name and designation of Executive Management Committee Members (EXCO) who decide on sponsorship allocations

Group Executives​ ​ ​
Name	Designation
​Mr Matshela Koko	Interim Group ​Chief Executive
​Mr Anoj Singh	​Chief Finance Officer
Mr Willy Majola	​Group Executive Generation (Acting)
Mr Thava​ Govender	​Group Executive Transmission
​Mr Mongezi Ntsokolo	​Group Executive Distribution
Ms ​Ayanda​ Noah	​Group Executive Customer Services
​Mr Abram Masango	Group Executive Group Capital
Ms ​Elsie Pule	​Group Executive Human Resources
​Mr Sean Maritz	​Group Executive Information Technology
​Mr Freddy Ndou	Divisional Executive Strategy Support
​Brigadier General (Ret.) Tebogo	​Divisional Executive Security
Mr ​Chose Choeu	​Divisional Executive Corporate Affairs
​Ms Suzanne Daniels	Group Company Secretary

Table 2 Name and designations of the Sponsorship Committee

Sponsorship Committee
Name	Designation
Chose Choeu	​ Divisional Executive Corporate Affairs
Ruwaida (Ra’eesah) Waja	General Manager: Internal and External Communication
Marion Hughes	General Manager: Stakeholder Relations
Pieter Pretorius	General Manager Strategic Marketing and Branding (Acting)
Cecil Ramonotsi	CEO Eskom Development Foundation (Acting)
Natasha Sithole	Senior Manager: Business Enablement
Nto Rikhotso	Eskom Media Desk Manager

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Mr. Mogokare Richard Seleke Ms. Lynne Brown, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

Reply:

1. Whether there is any position of (a) chief executive officer, (b) chief financial officer and/or (c) chief operating officer that is currently vacant in each entity reporting to her; if so, (i) how long has each specified position been vacant and (ii) what is the reason for each vacancy;

Entity	Chief Executive Officer (CEO)	Chief Financial Officer (CFO)	Chief Operating Officer (COO)
	(a)	(i)	(ii)	(b)	(i)	(ii)	(c)	(i)	(ii)
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	No	N/A	N/A	No. However, the CFO tendered his resignation and his last day is 30 April 2017.	N/A	N/A	No	N/A	N/A
Human Sciences Research Council	No	N/A	N/A	Yes	January 2017	Resignation	Yes	16 March 2017	Mutual termination of agreement

2. Have the vacancies been advertised; if so, (a) were interviews done and (b) on what date will the vacancies be filled;

Entity	(a)	(b)
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	Yes. The interviews are scheduled for 03 May 2017.	1 July 2017.
Human Sciences Research Council	Yes. The CFO position was advertised. However, interviews not yet done.	The date is not confirmed.
	No. The position of the Deputy CEO: Management Support is yet to be advertised.	The process is underway.

3. (a) what is the total number of persons who are currently employed in the specified positions in an acting capacity, (b) for what period has each person been acting in each position and (c) has any of the specified persons applied for the positions?

Entity	(a)	(b)	(c)
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	N/A	The Acting CFO will act until the new CFO is appointed and start on 1 July 2017.	N/A
Human Sciences Research Council	CFO: One Deputy CEO: Management Support: One	Acting CFO: since January 2017 Acting Deputy CEO: Management Support: since 16 March 2017.	Acting CFO: No Acting Deputy CEO: not yet advertised.

Reply:

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

Reply:

The process of sharing the findings and recommendations of the report of the South African Human Rights Commission with the key structures of the sector commenced as soon as the DBE received the report in September 2016. Flowing from this, the DBE has constituted an internal multidisciplinary team that will not only respond to events, but that will also develop and institutionalise proactive mechanisms to ensure the protection of the right to a basic education. To guide the work of the team, the DBE has developed terms of reference of which consultations are currently underway within the Department.

Reply:

ALEXKOR SOC LIMITED
(a)	None, cost containment measures
(b)	None, cost containment measures
(c)	None, cost containment measures
(d)	None, cost containment measures
(e)	None, cost containment measures
	(i)	R NIL
	(ii)	R NIL
	(iii)	R NIL
	(iv)	R NIL
	(v)	R NIL
	(vi)	R NIL

DENEL SOC LIMITED
(a)	None
(b)	Yes
(c)	None
(d)	None
(e)	None b(i)-(vi)

Year	Description	Amount
2014	Annual Membership fees Denel SOC Ltd	R 96 300.00
2015	Annual Membership fees Denel SOC Ltd	R 101 115.00
2016	Annual Membership fees Denel SOC Ltd	R106 200.00
TOTAL AMOUNT		R 303 615.00

ESKOM SOC LTD

(a)

No, Eskom has not procured any services from the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut. However Eskom has made payments to the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut.

Eskom has not raised a need that would require Commercial to procure services from the entity.

(a)(i)

No applicable

(a)(ii)

Not applicable

(a)(iii)

Not applicable

(a)(iv)

Eskom is a member of the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut and from time to time supports events by the organisation.

(a)(v)

Total payments is R74 563

(a)(vi)

Year	Description	Amount
2016	Annual Corporate Membership Fee	R66 863
2016	Annual Conference and Gala Dinner	R7 700
TOTAL AMOUNT		R 74 563

(b)

No, Eskom has not procured any services from the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry. However Eskom has made payments to the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Eskom has not raised a need that would require Commercial to procure services from the entity.

(b)(i)

No applicable

(b)(ii)

Not applicable

(b)(iii)

Not applicable

(b)(iv)

Eskom is a member of the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry and from time to time supports events by the organisation.

(b)(v)

Total payments is R563 000

(b)(vi)

Year	Description	Amount
2016	Annual Corporate Membership	R113 000
2016	Gala Dinner	R450 000
TOTAL AMOUNT		R 563 000

(c)

No, Eskom has not procured any services from the Black Management Forum. However Eskom has made payments to the Black Management Forum.

Eskom has not raised a need that would require Commercial to procure services from the entity.

(c)(i)

No applicable

(c)(ii)

Not applicable

(c)(iii)

Not applicable

(c)(iv)

Eskom is a member of the Black Management Forum and from time to time supports events by the organisation.

(c)(v)

Total payments is R74 200

(c)(vi)

Year	Description	Amount
2016	Annual Corporate Membership	R34 200
2016	Annual Conference and Gala Dinner	R40 000
TOTAL AMOUNT		R 74 200

(d)

No, Eskom has not procured any services from the Black Business Council. However Eskom has made payments to the Black Business Council

Eskom has not raised a need that would require Commercial to procure services from the entity.

(d)(i)

No applicable

(d)(ii)

Not applicable

(d)(iii)

Not applicable

(d)(iv)

Eskom is a member of the Black Business Council and from time to time supports events by the organisation.

(d)(v)

Total payments is R 350 000

(d)(vi)

Year	Description	Amount
2016	Annual Corporate Membership	R200 000
2016	AGM and Gala Dinner	R150 000
TOTAL AMOUNT		R 350 000

(e)

No, Eskom has not procured any services from the Business Unity South Africa. Eskom did not make any payments in 2016. Eskom has not raised a need that would require Commercial to procure services from the entity.

(e)(i)

No applicable

(e)(ii)

Not applicable

(e)(iii)

Not applicable

(e)(iv)

Not applicable

(e)(v)

Not applicable

(e)(vi)

Not applicable

SAFCOL SOC LIMITED
(a)	None, cost containment measures
(b)	None, cost containment measures
(c)	None, cost containment measures
(d)	None, cost containment measures
(e)	None, cost containment measures
	(i)	R NIL
	(ii)	R NIL
	(iii)	R NIL
	(iv)	R NIL
	(v)	R NIL
	(vi)	R NIL

SAX SOC LTD

South African Express Airways did not procure any services from and/or make any payments to the

(a)	None, cost containment measures
(b)	None, cost containment measures
(c)	None, cost containment measures
(d)	None, cost containment measures
(e)	None, cost containment measures
	(i)	R NIL
	(ii)	R NIL
	(iii)	R NIL
	(iv)	R NIL
	(v)	R NIL
	(vi)	R NIL

The airline is presently facing challenges pertaining to both its liquidity and profitability. As a result, the airline is currently not in a financial position to support expenditure that does not directly support the airline’s core functionality.

TRANSNET SOC LTD

a) Transnet has not procured any services from and/or made any payments to the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut. The company is not in the list of Transnet’s service providers.

b) Transnet has made payments totaling R2 859 009 (excl. VAT) to SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the past three years.

 (i) Detailed breakdown of costs, refer to table below:

Year	Description	Amount
	SPONSORSHIPS	ANNUAL /GALA DINERS	MEMBERSHIP/ SUBSCRIPTION	MARKETING	STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT	CONFERENCES	TRAINING
	1 994 182	129 839	550 079	81 589	30 996	57 368	14 965	2 859 009
2014	438 596	-	27 337	81 579	8 996	57 368	702	614 578
2015	482 456	51 066	-	-	22 000	-	-	555 523
2016	531 902	33 750	366 147	-	-	-	8 298	940 097
2017	541 228	45 023	156 595	-	-	-	5 965	748 811
Total Amount								R 2 859 009.00

(c) Transnet has made payments totaling R1 077 193.00(excl. VAT) to Black Management Forum in the past three years.

(i) Detailed breakdown of costs, refer to table below:

YEAR	DESCRIPTION	AMOUNT
2014	Sponsorship	R 200 000.00
2016	Sponsorship	R 877 193.00
TOTAL AMOUNT		R 1 077 193.00

(d) Transnet has made payments totaling R700 000 (excl. VAT) to the Black Business Council amounting in the past three years.

(i) Detailed breakdown of costs, refer to table below:

YEAR	DESCRIPTION	AMOUNT
2014	Annual/ Gala Dinners	R 500 000.00
2015	Annual/ Gala Dinners	R 50 000.00
2017	Stakeholder Engagement	150 000.00
TOTAL AMOUNT		R 700 000.00

(e) Transnet has made payments totaling R22 800 (excl. VAT) to Business Unity South Africa in the past three years.

(i) Detailed breakdown of costs, refer to table below:

YEAR	DESCRIPTION	AMOUNT
2014	Annual/ Gala Dinners	R 22 800.00
TOTAL AMOUNT		R 22 800.00

Remarks:			Reply: Approved / Not Approved
Mr Mogokare Richard Seleke			Ms Lynne Brown, MP
Director-General			Minister of Public Enterprises
Date:			Date:

Reply:

(1)

Solenta: see the link: https://pmg.org.za/files/RNW585Solenta-170411.docx

SKA: see the link: https://pmg.org.za/files/RNW585SKA-170411.docx

 

(2) Yes there are contracts in place for both entities and the SLA’s are contained in both contracts.

Solenta: Contract Period: 01 Feb 2017 to 31 July 2017

SKA: Contract Period: 06 December 2016 to 31 March 2017

Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

Reply:

a) How many volunteers have been investigated for fraud to date?

The Department has been investigating alleged cases of fraud that were reported.

90 volunteers were allegedly involved in fraud and corruption. All reported cases of fraud have been dealt with decisively.

The Department continuously updates its internal controls which assists in strengthening the validation processes and financial management of the campaign.

(b) Was any volunteer found guilty?

Yes, 90 volunteers were found guilty through the Departmental internal processes.

(c) What amount of money was involved?

90 volunteers were identified to have been paid an amount of R282 297.22 without any learners.

(d) Will the volunteer be criminally charged, and

The identified volunteers were removed from the Campaign and the monies deducted.

(e) What steps have been taken to recover the amount in each case?

The Department has recovered R 281 838.53 (99.84%) to date.

To recover monies, the Department deducted the funds owed from the stipend payments due to volunteers. The Department employs volunteers in a hierarchical structure, which are; Monitors, Coordinators, Supervisors and Volunteer Educators.

Detailed Steps:

Deceased Learners registered in the Campaign

Step 1: Once the deceased learners have been identified by the Department of Home Affairs, the volunteers who submitted list of deceased learners are identified.

Step 2: The actual stipend is determined as per the sliding scale.

Step 3: The determined amount of stipend related to the fraudulent transactions is then deducted.

Step 4: The identified volunteers are removed from the Campaign.

 

Reply:

The Director-General, Mr Z Dangor cited a breakdown in the working relationship with the Minister of Social Development, Ms BO Dlamini, in his resignation.

Reply:

The Department engaged the Hawks regarding the matter who advised that the relevant body that needs to deal with the matter is the Asset and Forfeiture Unit.

Reply:

There was no need to establish a Committee of Inquiry to investigate the feasibility of a domestic trade in rhino horns, because the Department commissioned a feasibility study in 2011 to determine the viability of legalising the trade in rhino horn within South Africa, as agreed at the Rhino Summit, hosted in October 2010, by the then Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs. The feasibility study was concluded in 2013 and released in 2014. This report recommended a number of measures to be implemented, including, but not limited to, the following:

.The development and maintenance of a secure, national electronic system to monitor rhino related permits and a database for rhino horn stockpiles;

1. Audits of rhino horn stockpiles;
2. Deployment of sniffer dogs at ports of entry and exit to assist officials in detecting wildlife products;
3. Training of officials at ports of entry and exit in methods of detecting wildlife being smuggled, as well as the relevant legislation to assist them with arrests and seizures;
4. The enhancement of enforcement capacity, including the deployment of Environmental Management Inspectors at OR Tambo; and
5. The development of a mechanism/system to control or regulate legal trade in South Africa to be in terms of national legislation.

      6. This report is available on the following Department’s website:

https://www.environment.gov.za/sites/default/files/docs/rhinohorntrade_southafrica_legalisingreport.pdf.

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Reply:

1. The total number of boreholes.
2. The department drilled 120 boreholes
3. A total of 175 boreholes have been refurbished to date
4. A total of 204 boreholes have been equipped by the department
5. The overall cost of boreholes was R 51 448 769.00
6. The cost was funded through Comprehensive Agriculture Support Programme (CASP), Prevention Mitigation Disaster Risk (PMDR) and Drought Scheme
7. The companies who were awarded the borehole activities are listed below.

PROVINCE	BOREHOLES EQUIPPED	FUNDED THROUGH	COST FOR EQUIPPING/ REPAIRING	SERVICE PROVIDER
North West	23	PMDR	R 2 916 177.00	Maswika Trading and Projects
Mpumalanga	7	PMDR	R 1 410 103.00	Intellicomp (Pty) Ltd
Limpopo	60	Drought scheme	R 19 800 000.00
Free State	35	PMDR (31) Drought scheme (4)	R 7 666 000.00	PMDR (31)– Iceburg Trading and Quality Commercial Trading Etsho Engineers & Rekgonne Community Projects
Gauteng	20	Drought scheme	R 2 400 000.00	Dynamic Integrated Geohydro Environment CC
KwaZulu-Natal	59	Drought scheme	R 17 266 592.20
TOTAL	204		R 51 448 769.00

1. The location of the boreholes is illustrated in the spreadsheet with GPS coordinates and/or names of the farms/areas.

Reply:

1. (a)(b) No;

2. (a)(b) No

     (i)(ii)(aa)(bb) Falls away.

Reply:

1. (a) (i) Somhlolo Trust consists of 142 Originally Dispossessed Individuals and 1237 Total number of beneficiaries;

(ii) The Trustees are: Professional Trustees: Kenneth Mokoena (Attorney), Stefaan Sithole (Chartered Accountant), Ordinary Trustees: Fana Enock Nkosi, Qondeni Joseph Mathebula and Sonnyboy Mgazi Maseko. (Tete Elijah Nkosi and Dumisane Robert Mkomo are deceased).

  (b) The beneficiaries were verified before the finalization of the claim but the verification report was subsequently disputed. The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights together with the Trustees are currently in a process of verifying the beneficiaries again. The University of Pretoria has been engaged to undertake the process.

  (c) The last meeting of the Trustees was held on the 16th of November 2016.

2. (a)(b) There are no business concerns.

3. (a)(b) The Trustees have registered a Company called Zololor (Pty) Ltd which is fully owned by the Trust.

4. (a)(b) No Chief occupies Somhlolo Trust land .

Reply:

The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) endeavors to comply with section 38(1)(f) of the Public Finance Management Act, Treasury Regulation 8.2.3 and National Treasury SCM Instruction No 5 of 2016/17 to settle all contractual obligations and pay all debt owing within the prescribed or agreed period, which in this case is thirty (30) days.

a) (i), and (ii) The SACAA is not aware of any valid and authorised debt that has remained unpaid for 30 days or more.

b) Debt is settled within 30 days of a valid and approved invoice being presented to the SACAA’s Finance Department and if all the required supporting documents are submitted.

c) (i), (ii), and (iii) The payment process is governed by a policy on accounts payable that have been approved by the SACAA Board. Payments are done weekly by the SACAA’s Finance Department and a creditor’s age analysis is prepared and reviewed monthly.

NW974E

Reply:

Airports Company South Africa has no debt unpaid for 30 days or more relating to its borrowing programme.

The company also has an accounts payable policy to make payments to suppliers and service providers within 30 days of date of invoice or accrual of debt. Payment occurs on the matching of the original purchase order with the goods / services receipt note and the supplier invoice or recognition of the debt. (a) (i) (ii) It is inevitable that some invoices from suppliers will remain unpaid if differences are identified between the purchase order, goods / services receipt note and the invoice or if disputes are lodged. The company’s accounts payable system reflect that less than 0.8% of monthly ‘debts’ remain unpaid after 30 days based on such circumstances (every month the accumulated unpaid ‘debts’ are less than 0.8% of the monthly ‘debts’). (b) each outstanding ‘debt’ is settled immediately on the resolution of the conditions that gave rise to the non-payment. (c) (i) (ii) (iii) The company utilises an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tool with procurement and accounts payable modules linked to a cash management system that enables the recognition of ‘debts’ when goods / services are delivered as per the International Framework for Reporting Standards (IFRS) to ensure continuous service delivery through payments to suppliers.

Reply:

(a),(b),(c),(d) No, they were never awarded any business by the Department.

(i),(ii),(iii),(iv),(v),(vi) Falls away.

Reply:

(a) The department’s consultative Wildllife Forum does not exclude key stakeholders in the wildlife conservation and protection sector nor are we aware of any such exclusion. The Wildllife Forum was established in 2008 based on the following understanding:

• That there are national issues pertaining to wildllife management that need to be addressed by the Minister on a continous basis;
• the establishment of an operational partnership with the national hunting and national wildlife industry is required in recognition of the sector’s contribution in addressing such issues;
• the establishment of a national wildlife forum to generate soultions and design strategies for conservation through sustainable use, creates the best opportunity to ascertain continous consultation and interaction between the Minister, the department, the provincial conservation departments, and the wider wildllife and hunting industry; and
• the establishment of such a Wildlife Forum will create a platform for the industry, relevant organised bodies and government to interact on issues of mutual and common interest resulting from the implementation of national environmental legislation and other legislation, relevant to national and provincial management of the wildlife industry and all forms of hunting in its widest context.

The Term of Reference (ToR) for the Wildlife Forum was developed and adopted on 12 June 2008. The objective of the Wildlife Forum is to work as a collective towards promoting:

• conservation through sustainable use of renewable natural resources;
• a responsible, self-regulatory and practical wildlife and hunting industry;
• creating conditions for, and implementing transformation in the whole sector; and
• sector related sustainble tourism growth and development.

The ToR provides that representative bodies of the organised national wildlife and national hunting industries, and of related fields of endeavour, who were not yet members of the forum after the adoption of the ToR, may apply to become members, upon which the forum will decide to award such body membership.

On 1 July 2009, the Wildlife Forum agreed that the following information should be submitted by interested bodies/organisations:

• Application in the form of a signed letter on the organisation’s letterhead;
• organisation’s profile;
• code of conduct;
• contribution to bioidversity conservation; and
• membership, including affiliates.

(b) The consultative Wildlife Forum operates within the scope of the ToR developed and accepted on 12 June 2008. As mentioned in response to question (a) the ToR provided for other interested and affected representatives or industries that could contribute to the objectives of the forum to apply to participate in the forum.

(c) The Department of Environmetal Affairs has embarked on the process of re-positioning the Wildlife Forum to, in future, serve as a structured interdepartmental/industry platform with a mandate to specifically direct the implementation of the projects flowing from the Biodiversity Economy Lab, as well as future identified projects relevant to the wildlife industry, based on the Biodiversity Economy orientation.

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Reply:

ATNS has no debt that remained unpaid for more than 30 days. Therefore (a) to (c) with subsections are not applicable.

Reply:

I have proposed the inclusion of a provision in the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (NEMBA) relating to the well-being of faunal biological resources. This provision will facilitate the development of regulations that will address the well-being of a wild animal in respect of which a restricted activity (such as keeping, breeding, conveying, and so on) is carried out. This proposed provision has been included in the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill (NEMLA Bill) which will be tabled in Parliament in April/May 2017.

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Reply:

1. (a)

(b) Name of Community Claim	(c) Local Municipality	(d) Status	(2) Name of Claimant
1.DieSkool randvlei 2. NG Sendings Kerk   3.Ramkamp Community   4.Verenigende Gereformeerde Kerk	Hantam ( 164 Claims)	Lodgement Lodgement Lodgement Lodgement	W.M Hendricks P.J West S. Balea P.J West
1.Garies Community Claim   2.Soebatsfontein Community Claim	Kamiesberg (15 Claims)	Lodgement Lodgement	D.R Maarman P. Clasen
1.Grootmist Community Claim   2.Port Nolloth Community   3. Anglican Church People 4.Porth Nolloth Community Claim	Richtersveld (150 Claims)	Lodgement Lodgement Lodgement Lodgement	E. Esas M.B Mtetandaba D.R Augustus P.J Cloete
Individual Claimants	Karoo Hoogland (27 Claims)	Lodgement	Skiffers Meikie; Van Sitters Johannes Jacobus; Botes Klaas; Riekert Willem Stephannus; Haas Willem German; Booisen Magrita Dorethea; Rickett Irene Henrieta; Malgas Rina Katriena; Malan Cornelius Daniel; Wilskut Anna; Beukes Jacolean; Goliath Katriena; Keyser Martha; Keyser Simon Frederik; Van der Horst Katrina; Tieties Lena Martha; De Vos Jan; Januarie Anna; Van Wyk Hanna; Matala Nicolaas Jacobus; Floors Anna Magrieta; Malgas Elias; Haas Sonja ; Hoorn Johannes; Isaacs Martheunis Johannes; Van Wyk Lena Levina; Malgas Maria; Severus Ragel;
Pofadder Community Claim	Khai Ma (14 Claims)	Lodgement	J.P.I Joseph
Agge-oes Community Claim	NamaKhoi (50 Claims)	Lodgement	B. Abraham

(3) No.

 

Reply:

a) (i) and (a) (ii)

SAMSA SUPPLIER INVOICES OLDER THAN 30 DAYS
Supplier Name	Amount Over 30 Days	Comments
1. WorldSport South Africa	R 2 053 332	The amount was the subject of a dispute with the supplier. The supplier has since agreed to payments in 6 monthly instalments following the resolution of a dispute.
2. PNN Ship Suppliers and Logistics	R 1 752 276	Supplier payment is effected upon receiving funding from the Department of Fisheries and Forestry. This occurs at quarterly intervals upon which all outstanding supplier invoices are cleared. The next payment run will occur in April/May 2017.
3. Lloyd's Register EMEA	R 965 000	Supplier payment is done bi-annually. The next payment will be made in June 2017.
4. Microsoft Ireland Operations	R 239 812	Supplier payment is effected upon receiving funding from the Department of Fisheries and Forestry. This occurs at quarterly intervals upon which all outstanding supplier invoices are cleared. The next payment run will occur in April/May 2017.
Supplier Name	Amount Over 30 Days	Comments
5. Only Orange Electrical CC	R 307 865	Supplier payment is effected upon receiving funding from the Department of Fisheries and Forestry. This occurs at quarterly intervals upon which all outstanding supplier invoices are cleared. The next payment run will occur in April/May 2017.
6. Viking Life Saving Equipment	R 160 616	Supplier payment is effected upon receiving funding from the Department of Fisheries and Forestry. This occurs at quarterly intervals upon which all outstanding supplier invoices are cleared. The next payment run will occur in April/May 2017.
TOTAL	R 5 478 901

b) All the invoices will be settled in the current financial year (2017/18). A mentioned above, the main reason for the bulk of the long outstanding invoices is SAMSAs cash flow situation which resulted in delays in supplier payments with some of the suppliers, particularly the major suppliers, agreeing on structured payment plans. The financial situation is improving which will lead to most, if not all, suppliers over 30 days old being brought up to date.

c) A supplier reconciliation is performed for each supplier. Any invoice that is identified as long outstanding, the reasons thereof are obtained from the employee who placed an order with the supplier. In addition, suppliers would often contact finance staff when their invoices miss the payment date. The finance staff would follow up on the reasons and resolve the matter.

Reply:

1. (a) No, (b) No, (c) No (i)(ii). Falls away

2. (a)(b). Falls away.

3. (a)(b)(c). Falls away.

 

Reply:

Not applicable.

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Approved by the Minister on

Date………………………..

Reply:

The honorable member is aware that numerous interventions have been implemented since 2008/9 by government and other stakeholders to address the scourge of poaching and illegal trade in rhino horn. The poaching (illegal killing) remains a priority crime and the integrated strategic management approach approved by Cabinet in 2014 and implemented by the relevant government departments, is resulting in the reduction of losses experienced in Kruger National Park. This is despite a continued increase in the number of illegal incursions into the Kruger National Park. The successes achieved are because of, inter alia, our dedicated law-enforcement authorities, dedicated prosecutors, customs and excise officials and the Department of Environmental Affairs’ Green Scorpions.

South Africans are urged to report any wildlife crime so that we, as an integrated law enforcement effort team, can continue to successfully act against organised criminal enterprises fostering rhino poaching.

The Kruger National Park was specifically targeted by poachers from the onset of this onslaught and the following was implemented in the Park to address the illegal killing of rhino:

Around 2010, South African National Parks (SANParks) reacted to the escalation in poaching by training and equipping existing rangers, crime investigators and the air wing to cope with a totally new set of circumstances associated with the increase in poaching. All of a sudden the one thousand kilometres of boundary of the Kruger National Park (KNP) had to be protected from intrusions by poachers sponsored by both international and local crime networks. This endeavour was challenged by the sheer magnitude of the poaching (till 2014 mostly from Mozambique) onslaught in subsequent years. The number of poaching incidents later soared to about seven a day with up to a dozen poacher groups active inside the Park on any day. To contain this over two million hectares was challenging in all respects.

It was soon realized that the new dimension of organized crime impacting on wildlife in the (KNP) was a matter to be dealt with by all of the Security Cluster participants as well the Mozambique law enforcement agencies. None of the aforementioned were really prepared for this challenge and it took time to mobilize them given all their other priorities.

In 2012, SANParks (with the direct support of the Minister), increased the ranger numbers with 50%, resulting in one hundred and fifty extra rangers. This new capacity had to be developed into a mission ready capability of staff, equipment, training, sustainment and applicable doctrine.

Since 2013, a para military approach was adopted and a formal structure was established to deal with the threat.

In 2014, an integrated national strategy was implemented to counter the escalating poaching onslaught. Apart from law enforcement, the plan also covers the management of the asset (rhino) in the form of translocations, maximizing breeding and rhino orphanages. Another part of the plan addresses community needs and creating long term sustainable economic alternatives. The strategy furthermore addresses the quest for game changers such as the technology based force multipliers and the collapse of crime networks.

By the end of 2015 the newly established anti – poaching unit (APU) was mission ready. The air wing, canine unit and special rangers were expanded and appropriate technologies acquired. The air and ground mobility was enhanced and the capacity for night operations improved. This capability was deployed on a well thought out zoning approach to address the right priority areas at any one time. The investment started paying off and during that year rhino poaching figures could be stabilized for the first time since the start of the scourge.

During 2016 the figures decreased by twenty percent and the current drive is to continue this trend over the next three years.

SANParks also took the initiative to co-opt the various parties in Mozambique and other parks and reserves to the west of KNP in a successful alliance (Greater Kruger Environmental Asset Protection Foundation) concept that is now ensuring more preventative actions by these neighbours outside the KNP.

It is noteworthy that whilst SANParks accepts its roles and responsibilities to combat wildlife crime inside the protected area in terms of its legal mandate, the organized crime elements should be combatted at its origin outside the Park.

While the enforcement focus was needed to bring the situation under control, SANParks also recognise the need to continue to invest in the other pillars of the Integrated Strategic Management approach adopted by Cabinet in 2014.

As opposed to the figure that the honorable member quotes, in terms of our information the Kruger National Park lost 3 744 rhino between 2010 and 2016 due to poaching. This is despite our very intense fight against rhino poaching and in the face of an ever increasing number of incursions into the Park. The losses due to poaching have been reported regularly to the public through detailed quarterly progress reports.

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