Questions and Replies

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:

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:

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:

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) 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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

(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:

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:

(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 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:

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 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:

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:

(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 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:

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:

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:

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:

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. 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) The Department will pilot the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora permit system in the 2017/18 financial year, and the final national implementation of the system will depend on the adjustments to be made based on the pilot phase.

(2) (a) The permit system is based on the requirements in the regulations. These regulations that affect the public are made available in the Government Gazette, a national newspaper and on the Department’s website.

(b) Yes. The system will generate an acknowledgement of receipt of the application and the applicant will be able to track the status of the application.

(c) No. Public participation processes relating to new legislative provisions will not be done through the permitting system, but will be done in terms of Section 100 of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004). Permit applications and the processing thereof will not be published for public comments.

(d) The final versions of regulations are published in the Government Gazette. The final versions of regulations will not be published through the permit system.

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Reply:

PORTS REGULATOR OF SOUTH AFRICA

The Ports Regulator does not have any debts that have remained unpaid for a period longer than 30 days. The Ports Regulator has a turnaround time of 7 days to pay the invoice, this was further confirmed by the Auditor General in the 2015/16 financial year regularity audit which indicated an average of 8 days for the payment of invoices.

(a) Not applicable as there are no debts unpaid.

(b) Not applicable as there are no debts unpaid.

(c) (I, ii and iii) The Ports Regulator has a system of recording each invoice immediately upon receipt to ensure each tracking, the invoice is then submitted to the respective department for approval before being sent back to finance for payment, the finance section does follow ups if the invoice is not received back from respective department to ensure timeous payment. The invoice after being received back from other departments is then compiled form payment which takes about two days. All these stages are recorded.

Reply:

1. The Department conducted a survey on student accommodation at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges in 2010 and is currently updating this information as part of a college infrastructure self-assessment.
2. The Department as part of its Student Housing Infrastructure Programme is conducting feasibility studies at 2 TVET colleges, which will inform policy on student housing at both TVET colleges and universities. In the interim, the Minimum Norms and Standards for Student Housing at public universities is being used as a guideline for the construction of student housing at the new TVET college campuses.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 723 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

Not applicable.

________________________

Approved by the Minister on

Date………………………..

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) The Forensic Report on tender number 5/2/2/1 RDLR 0052 (2015/2016) was released on 10 October 2016

(b) In summary the Forensic report recommended the following:

(i) That a criminal investigation be conducted on the possible corruption between the current and former officials of the DRDLR and SAFE/BONO Farm Management

(ii) That disciplinary action be taken against an official from the DRDLR

(iii) That investigations be conducted on projects that BONO has been appointed as a strategic partner

(iv) That legal opinion be sought on how to regularise the Nirwanda PLAS Project and possible civil claims for recovery of funds due to DRDLR

2. The service provider was allowed full access to all administrations systems so far as they related to the Nirwanda PLAS project. That includes persal information of all officials involved, recapitalisation funding data on the Nirwanda PLAS Project, human resources information of the officials implicated etc

3. In terms of the TOR and the SLA provision was made for the service provider to assist the Hawks with the criminal investigation and any court or disciplinary processes that they may be required to assist the DRDLR

4. The DRDLR will conduct preliminary investigations into all the farms that SAFE/BONO was appointed as strategic partners. The DRDLR has so far identified 16 farm projects which include three in the question, that have been prioritized for preliminary investigation to ascertain whether there are grounds to conduct fully-fledged and comprehensive investigations

5. The DRDLR is not aware of any political interference in the specified forensic investigation.

Reply:

(a) According to the information supplied by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) out of the applications lodged for the 2017 academic year, 41 182 students are still expected to be funded.

(b) Of these, (i) 22 284 are at universities, and (ii) 18 898 are at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges. These students will be funded, provided they have met the NSFAS qualifying criteria and have a place to study at a public university or TVET college.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT: 021 763 3200

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 607 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

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

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

Reply:

1. The National Task Team led by the Department of Women which includes most of the departments mentioned in (1) above as well as other key departments has been established following the Presidency directive. Further to this a National Task Team chaired by the Director General of the Department of Women was also established.

2. The National Task Team is working on a Policy Framework with the intention of tabling a draft around June 2017.

________________________

Approved by the Minister on

Date………………………..

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:

(1)(a) The Critical Performance Indicators are tabulated below.

Activities	Performance Indicators	(b) Weight %
College management and governance College Council committees supported, Academic Board and Board committee supported Government Framework defined and compliance monitored and overseen IT information standards complied with College Risk management strategy operationalised and overseen College financial management system established, managed and monitored College human resources management system established, managed and monitored	4 council meetings and effectively organised (Finance, Audit and Risk, HR, Marketing, Estate and Facilities), 4 Academic Board meetings, decisions reported to college council Strategic Plan submitted to Department by the predetermined date of 28 August College policies in place Delegation of authority and policies are being disseminated to all sites of service delivery Information Technology policy is in place Correct activities will be defined and implemented where necessary Risk Management Policy adopted by College Council The budget will be aligned to the strategic plan Cost centre appointed in writing Audited financial statements submitted to Department on an annual basis by the due date HR policies to be approved College employment equity plan has been addressed College workplace skills plan in place Human resource in relation to recruitment, employment and pay administration and benefits, training and development, performance reviews and annual appraisals conducted by the specific timelines Job descriptions of all staff are signed	30%
Curriculum responsiveness and marketing All vocational and occupational programmes effectively implemented and impact monitored All Vocational programmes effectively implemented and impact monitored Assessment and examination process effectively implemented and monitored Marketing plan effectively implemented Business partnership established and operationalised	All programme development and delivery compliance requirements were met. NC(V) delivery as per Department is being delivered as well as Report 191 programmes Standardised vocational programme offerings are managed and performance monitored in accordance with national curriculum guidelines Appropriate student material, equipment and other resource requirements identified and procured in line with supply chain policy. Marketing resulted in increased enrolment due to marketing plan Marketing of programmes scheduled and conducted in the Region Artisan development in place where students are participating in apprenticeship. All students are registered electronically as per Department requirements	20%
Student management and support Bursary scheme overseen Effect graduate tracking system implementation and monitored Students experiential training, workplace based employment and entrepreneurial opportunities facilitated and monitored Student governance implemented	Student support unit in place and 90% of needy students receive tuition bursaries and a small amount towards transport Students’ performance monitored through HoDs Means tests used to allocate bursaries Reports are sent to NSFAS, Department and College Council 250 Students placed in workplace experiential training Students are supported for employment and learnership placement Student support unit operational plan is in place Employment and entrepreneurial activities monitored There is a functional Student Representative Council (SRC) and it is represented in the College Council	15%
Teaching and learning management Quality vocational education and training provision monitored Provision of quality facilities facilitated and overseen Parents and community stakeholders effectively engaged	Progress towards the achievement of the following strategic targets monitored on a monthly basis through meetings: The attendance rate is at 75% with few months left before exams The campus facilities maintained to meet the standards Parents meetings are taking place Information communicated by means of web-site	20%
Infrastructure and estate management Facilities and infrastructure management plan, implementation and monitored and reported Management of asset overseeing Health and safety Compliance implemented and monitored Inclusive education access facilitated	Current and planned programme delivery adequately supported by campus facilities and infrastructure Sub-contractors and service providers managed against service level agreements and project plans. Reporting to College Council on infrastructure projects Projects completed as per plans Maintain and update asset register Health and safety policy implemented Regular health and safety inspections conducted Health and safety representatives Compliance monitored Non-compliance addressed as per policy Access ramps are built	15%

(2) The last round of moderation of performance evaluation was held on 29 November 2016 for the 2015/16 financial year.

(3)(a) Chapter 4 of the Senior Management Service (SMS) handbook on Performance Management was used (pages 29 and 30). The categories are tabulated below.

Performance Groups	Percentages	Performance Categories	Percentages	Outcomes
Below satisfactory performance	99% and below	Unacceptable performance	69% and below	No notch increase No bonus
		Performance not fully effective	70% - 99%	No notch increase No bonus
Satisfactory Performance	100% - 129%	Performance fully effective	100% - 129%	Notch increase No cash bonus
Above satisfactory performance	130% and above	Performance significantly above expectations	130% - 149%	Notch increase Cash bonus: 5% - 9%
		Outstanding performance	150% -167%	Notch increase Cash bonus : 10% - 14%

(b) The achievements of TVET College Principals in the evaluation process are tabulated below.

Category	Percentage / Score	Bonus Percentage	Achievements of TVET College Principals
B	130%	5%	3
	133%	6%	3
	135%	6%	2
	144%	8%	1
A	150 %	10%	2
	152%	10%	3
	153%	11%	2
	157%	12%	1

 

CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 721 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

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

Reply:

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

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

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

 

Reply:

(1) The West Coast Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College does not own student accommodation. The college has rented accommodation facilities at which it provides catered student accommodation. The Atlantis Campus has a total of 120 beds in 2 residences. The Grassmere residence accommodates 60 male students and Robinvale residence accommodates 60 female students.

(2) (a) There are 4 showers, 1 bathroom and 5 toilets for male students, and 10 showers and 10 toilets for female students.

(b) The Campus has 2 kitchens with food preparation areas. At the Grassmere residence, the kitchen is able to accommodate 60 students in its dining area. At the Robinvale residence the kitchen and dining area accommodates 25 students with students being required to take meals on a set schedule. The college provides catering with each kitchen having 3 gas stoves, fridge, 2 freezers, kitchen sink, food serving and dry food storage areas.

(3) The said norms and standards do not apply to TVET colleges. The Department as part of its Student Housing Infrastructure Programme will be developing policy on student housing covering both TVET colleges and universities.

CONTACT PERSONS:

Ext.:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 813 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

DR BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

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. (a) The Terms of Reference of the investigation were as follows :

• Establish whether the acquisition processes, various agreements and spending were done in accordance with the applicable legislative and policy requirements;
• Determine the nature of the agreements entered into between the DRDLR and the Nirwanda PLAS Project and determine whether the DRDLR officials performed their duties in accordance with the agreements and prevailing legislative and policy requirements;
• Establish whether the spending on the Nirwanda PLAS Project was in line with the DRDLR’s objectives and mandate, prevailing policy and legislative frameworks, as well as the concluded agreements, if any;
• Establish whether the DRDLR spending was in line with industry standards and determine whether the DRDLR received value for money;
• Determine the legal relationship the DRDLR has with the Nirwanda PLAS Project;
• Determine whether the Nirwanda PLAS Project’s business practices, from the date of DRDLR’s acquisition were in line with industry standards, prevailing legislation pertaining to the relevant legal entities and the DRDLR, including, but not limited to, the Companies Act, and in the best interests of the DRDLR and the beneficiaries;
• Verify and establish the current status of the Nirwanda PLAS Project, as well as the interests of the DRDLR and/or beneficiaries in the existing entities, if any;
• Determine whether the appointment of the Strategic Partner(s)/Mentor(s) and management were done in accordance with the applicable legislative and policy requirements, and determine whether the Strategic Partner(s)/ Mentor(s) performed according to their agreement;
• Determine whether the Strategic Partner(s)/Mentor(s), beneficiaries and/or Nirwanda PLAS Project received any other benefits, payments and/or grants from the DRDLR;
• Establish whether the acquisition, agreements and spending of those benefits, payments and/or grants were in accordance with the applicable legislative and policy requirements;
• Establish whether the Strategic Partner(s)/Mentor(s), beneficiaries and/or Nirwanda PLAS Project received any other benefits, payments and/or grants from other institutions, which impacted/influenced the beneficiaries and/or DRDLR and to establish whether the acquisition, agreements and spending of those benefits, payments and/or grants were in accordance with the applicable legislative requirements;
• Establish whether the officials involved, executed their duties in terms of the prevailing legislation and policy requirements and whether they were involved in any irregularities or received any undue rewards or benefits;
• Create the flow of money to determine for what, by/for whom, where, when and how it was disbursed/spent, from the point of transfer to the final payments;
• Create the flow of produce to determine for what, by/for whom, where, when and how it was disbursed, from the point of receipt to the final payments;
• Create a flow diagram of all the institutions/individuals involved, including shareholders and recipients;
• Identify suspicious or questionable transactions and accounts and perform further analysis as agreed with the DRDLR and the SAPS/Hawks;
• Perform a criminal forensic investigation for the SAPS/Hawks in terms of the SAPS/Hawks investigation Plan;
• The Service Provider(s) must also investigate any other related problems and irregularities identified during the course of investigation, including, but not limited to, theft, fraud and corruption;
  • The investigation must cover the work performed at DRDLR, Government Institutions, Service Provider(s) and Sub-contractors involved, and relevant industry specialists must be consulted to provide value for money and cost estimation reports;
  • The period to be covered by the investigation must be from 2009 to date;
  • If there are indications that the allegations identified may result in disciplinary, criminal or civil action, this must immediately be reported to the Project Manager during the course of the investigation, in order to consider the necessary action;
  • The appointed Service Provider(s) must liaise with other Government Departments (including Provincial Government) and agencies (agencies involved in/with the combating, eradication and prevention of fraud and corruption) where necessary and with the DRDLR’s consent, institute the relevant and necessary actions; and
  • NB: The Service Provider(s) must perform investigations for the DRDLR, which must be finalised within four (4) months from the date of the receipt of the order and for the SAPS/Hawks which must be finalised within two (2) months from the date of the receipt of the order, six (6) months in total.

1 (b) Ms Karen De La Rouviere, the Chief Audit Executive and Head of Internal Audit initially oversaw the investigation and later handed over to Mr Eugene Southgate the Deputy Director General: Corporate Support Services.

1 (c) The two Acting Directors: Forensic Investigations, Mr N Nondzube and Ms K Govender, were the internal project managers coordinating the work of the appointed service provider.

1 (d) The service provider reported to the Director Forensic Investigations and the Deputy-Director General Corporate Support Services, Mr Eugene Southgate.

1(e) The Minister instructed the Department to conduct an investigation into the project.

2. No changes were made to the terms of reference.

Reply:

(1)(a) Total amount spent by DAFF on combatting FAW to date is R88 500.

(1)(b) Sub programme: Plant Production and Health (policy) Directorate Plant Health:

Scouting, visiting farms and addressing extension personnel in provinces: R42000

Attending Portfolio Committee: R12000

Subtotal: R54 000

Subprogram: Inspection and Quarantine Services (operational)

Directorate Food Import Export Standards:

Conduct activities on awareness and education to extension personnel and producers in provinces: R13000

Subtotal: R13000

Directorate Inspection Services:

Visiting farms, taking samples, addressing provinces and extension personnel: R21000

Diagnostic analysis: R500

Subtotal: R21500

Total: R88500

Note: The above excludes costs incurred by provincial departments of agriculture, farmers and industry.

(1)(c) Departmental programme from which the above monies were disbursed is Agricultural Production, Health and Food Safety.

(2) (a),(b) & (c) Since DAFF does not have sufficient budget to cater for unforeseen pest outbreaks, there was no direct financial or pesticide support to farmers from DAFF. We are aware that some Provincial Departments of Agriculture made use of some of the unspent 2016/17 CASP Disaster funds to support producers affected by FAW. DAFF has not received reports back from Provinces on the extent of funding used for that purpose; this will be detailed in the annual CASP reports which provinces will be submitting at the end of the current financial year.

Further, DAFF facilitated the urgent process of pesticide registration for combatting FAW, as well as awareness and technical training for extension personnel to ensure farmers are provided with accurate and technically justified information on registered pesticides for combatting FAW. Accordingly, through the emergency registration procedure, DAFF registered a sufficient variety of agricultural chemicals with different modes of action to allow for proper chemical control of FAW on known hosts and potential hosts.

Reply:

(1)(a) The total budget allocated to the University of Mpumalanga (UMP) in the 2016 academic year was R38 706 189.00. This included a provision for 2013 to 2015 Historic Debt (R3 124 189.00) and for the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) First Time Entering (FTE) students (R3 200 000.00). Allocations and payments to institutions are not differentiated by campus.

 (b) 665 students applied for National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding in 2016.

(c) 560 students were funded, to the value of R33 566 562.50.

(d) 105 students were not funded as they did not meet the academic criteria for funding, had already been funded by another funder, or had Expected Family Contributions (EFCs) that were too high.

 

(2)(a) For the 2017 academic year, the total budget allocated to the University of Mpumalanga is R 56 553 971.00.

     (b) 1 165 students have applied for funding.

   (c) Funding has been confirmed for 507 new applicants so far; 312 students are awaiting a funding decision.

   (d) 346 new applicants have not been funded.

 

3.The current status of the applications for funding of the designated students are as follows:

   (a) Thabang Nkadimeng (ID 9209186448088) meets the requirement for funding for 2016 and 2017, and will be funded by NSFAS by 31 March 2017, when all funding decisions will be finalised.

  (b) Second year students who were funded in the 2016 academic year and who meet the academic requirements did not have to reapply for funding and will be funded. Of the continuing students who were funded, there are 285 students whose academic results are still outstanding from the University of Mpumalanga. Once these have been submitted and evaluated funding decisions will be made.

There were four invalid Identity Documents (IDs) which contained only 12 digits, not 13, listed in the document.

The status of the listed students are detailed in the Table appended as Annexure “A”.

 

4. NSFAS does not pay the allowances for stipends for transport or other expenses to the students through the sBux system, but disburses this to the University for allocating to the students. UMP is excluded from sBux. The university is therefore responsible for ensuring the payment of the allowance. UMP received an upfront amount of R2 408 250.00 paid by NSFAS.

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DIRECTOR – GENERAL

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QUESTION 645 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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