Questions and Replies
08 May 2017 - NW883
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)With reference to the Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG) forensic report commissioned within the Bela-Bela Local Municipality and finalised in May 2016, (a) when will the report be tabled before the Council Bela-Bela Local Municipality and (b) what amount did it cost to compile the forensic report; (2) were any of the report’s recommendations implemented; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) do any of the report’s recommendations include the institution of criminal charges; if so, against whom; (4) what are the reasons for ignoring the Promotion of Access to Information Act application to receive the forensic report; (5) will any action be taken against officials who have not performed according to their job descriptions; if not, why not; if so, what action?
Reply:
The following response was provided by the municipality:
1. (a) The KPMG forensic report was tabled before Municipal Council on the 15th of September 2016.
(b) The cost of the compilation of the forensic report is R959 593.55.
(2) All of the report’s recommendations were implemented. Further, legal opinion was obtained regarding the matter and its subsequent recommendations were also implemented by putting in place all the applicable corrective measures as espoused in the reports. The Municipal Public Accounts Committee subsequently prepared a report as duly mandated by Municipal Council and submitted the report for Council’s consideration on 27 January 2017.
(3) There is a recommendation with regard to the institution of criminal charges against one of the Joint Venture Company whose termination was also a subject of investigation. However, the matter is still being dealt with by the courts and thus sub duce.
(4) According to the municipality, there has never been an instance where Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) application pertaining to the KPMG was ignored. The municipality has consistently provided the same response to everyone requesting the report that until such time that all Municipal Council processes are duly concluded, the report remains the confidential report of Council.
(5) The forensic investigation did not find any official(s) that had not performed their responsibilities as espoused in their respective job descriptions.
08 May 2017 - NW534
Jooste, Ms K to ask the Minister of Health
How many (a) admissions and (b) deaths due to severe malnutrition were recorded in each of the provincial state hospitals in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 financial years?
Reply:
(a)-(b) Admissions and deaths due to severe malnutrition as recorded for periods mentioned below are: see the link:
http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW534Table-170508.pdf
END.
08 May 2017 - NW831
Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
With regard to his reply to question 2452 on 5 December 2016, how did each international trip undertaken by the (a) administrator and (b) project co-ordinator of the Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sports Sector Education and Training Authority (i) directly and (ii) indirectly contribute to increasing the number of beneficiaries of skills training?
Reply:
Based on the information obtained from the Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sports Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA), the trips assisted to improve performance and benchmark best practices in relation to:
(a) (i) - Establishing partnerships with Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges, increased stakeholder engagements and signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with TVET colleges.
- Increasing employer participation, which informed the Sector Skills Plan on scarce and critical skills.
- Increasing awareness and implementation of learning programmes such as Work Integrated Learning (WIL).
- Licencing five TVET colleges to facilitate CATHSSETA learning programmes.
(ii) In the implementation of WIL, the increased partnership agreements with industry resulted in the permanent employment for at least 50% of beneficiaries within the programme.
(b) (i) - Increasing the establishment of MOUs between public and private partnerships within CATHSSETA’s sectors to foster WIL programmes.
- Increasing the establishment of MOUs with TVET colleges to ensure training of unemployed youth on CATHSSETA learning programmes.
- Capacitation of TVET college lecturers on education, training and development practices.
- Initiating a TVET college infrastructure development project to equip TVET colleges with the necessary machinery to offer the Chef qualification.
(ii) Improving the public perception of TVET colleges through various career guidance sharing platforms, which has contributed to increased enrolments at TVET colleges.
COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:
EXT:
DIRECTOR – GENERAL
STATUS:
DATE:
QUESTION 831 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED
Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
STATUS:
DATE:
08 May 2017 - NW873
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)With regard to the decision of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Council to move residents from the Angelo informal settlement to Farm 87 Portion 230 Driefontein, (a) what type of structures are to be built on the specified property, (b) what is the total number of structures that will be built, (c) for how long are the residents expected to live on the specified property and (d) will the property be fenced off in order to protect the residents from the (i) railway line, (ii) mineshaft and (iii) sinkhole; (2) How does the municipality intend to provide (a) sanitation and water, (b) refuse removal and (c) electricity services at the specified property?
Reply:
1. According to the information received from the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements, the following responses were provided that :
(a) The type of structures to be built are temporary structures, L-shaped IBR sheeting structure with insulation inside and 100mm slab for floor.
(b) A total number of 565 structures will be built.
(c) The residents will be there for a period of 2-3 years if there are no delays on the Comet Village Housing Project. This is where permanent housing will be allocated for the residents. (d) Yes, the property will be fenced off to protect the residents from the (i) railway line, (ii) mineshaft and (iii) sinkhole.
2. Interim services will be provided in line with council service standards for the informal settlements in that:
(a) Water standpipes and chemical toilets will be provided;
(b) Refuse removal will be done once a week; and
(c) Electricity services will be provided, subject to budget availability.
08 May 2017 - NW356
Van Dalen, Mr P to ask the Minister of Health
What is the (a) make, (b) model, (c) price and (d) date on which each vehicle was purchased for use by (i) him and (ii) his deputy (aa) in the (aaa) 2014-15 and (bbb) 2015-16 financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2016?
Reply:
Honourable Member, this matter was raised and responded to during Plenary of this House during the session on the Decision of Question on Votes and Schedule to Appropriation Bill and during through a Motion moved by Honourable Maynier, on 4 November 2015. The matter was fully interrogated and the Honourable Member could refer to the Hansard of that session, for full details.
END.
08 May 2017 - NW884
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)With reference to the outcome of the 2014 disciplinary case against a certain official (name and details furnished) for tender fraud committed in 2012, (a) what are the details of the charges, (b) what is the total amount the specified person has to pay back and (c) what amount has the person paid to date; (2) Was a criminal case opened with the SA Police Service against the specified person; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) (a) what is the specified person’s current position and (b) does the person still participate in tender procedures?
Reply:
The response below was provided by the municipality:
1. (a) The details of the charges are as follows:
Charge 1 - Misconduct by providing the Mayor and Council with false statement or evidence.
Charge 2 - Misconduct with regard to the sourcing of quotations for the purchase of transformer. The official intentionally and /or deliberately concealed the quotation of one of the service provider which was R600 000.00 less than the appointed service provider; thereby causing the municipality to suffer financial loss in the amount of R600 000.00.
Charge 3 - Failure to verify SARS status before submitting the invoice to the Municipal Manager and CFO.
Charge 4 - Contravention of section 195 of the Constitution.
Charge 5 - Gross negligent for his recommendation of Makgoleng Trading Enterprise
(b) The total amount to be paid back is R392 107.00.
(c) The amount which has been paid to date is R136 163.36.
(2) No criminal case was opened. The Department is still awaiting for the municipality to provide the reason(s) why a criminal case was not opened with the SA Police Service.
(3) (a) The official’s employment contract expired on the 30 March 2017.
(b) No
08 May 2017 - NW875
Esau, Mr S to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether his department intends to investigate the price of R12,1 million that the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality paid for purchasing Farm 87 Portion 230 Driefontein from Living Africa Development (Pty) Ltd, which paid a mere R112 074 for the specified land; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements responded that the department does not intend to investigate the price of R12,1 million that the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality paid for purchasing Farm 87 Portion of 230 Driefontein from Living Africa Development (Pty) Ltd. The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements indicated that, all acquisitions were done from the basis of a market valuation based on the value of the property as per legal requirements, which are done by a registered valuer to determine the value at the time of the transaction.
According to the department, Living Africa made Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality an offer for the land on 21 October 2015. They offered the land to Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality for R16,5 million and at the time, the land was valued at R28 million as per Living Africa valuation. The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality further conducted its own valuation which determined the value at R22 million and the municipality started its negotiations at a value of R7,7 million which were not acceptable to the owner. The Property Acquisition Task Team led the negotiations that closed the deal with both parties accepting a sale price of R12,1 million subject to Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Council approval. According to Gauteng Department of Human Settlements, this transaction is therefore deemed to be above board and was done with Councils best interest at heart.
08 May 2017 - NW872
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether any public participation processes took place with the (a) residents of the Angelo informal settlement in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and (b) residents of surrounding communities before a decision was taken to move the Angelo residents to Farm 87 Portion 230 Driefontein; if not, why not in each case; if so, (i) what was the nature of each public participation process, (ii) on what date did each take place and (iii) how many residents participated in each process?
Reply:
1. The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality through Gauteng Department of Human Settlements indicates that (a) public participation processes were not undertaken with the residents of the Angelo informal settlement in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and (b) public participation processes were not undertaken with the residents of surrounding communities before a decision was taken to move the Angelo residents to Farm 87 Portion 230 Driefontein. According to Gauteng Department of Human Settlements, the reasons for public participation not to be conducted with the residents of Angelo informal settlement is that, the meeting scheduled for 04 February 2017 for public participation processes with the residents did not materialize due to unrests in the area and the Councilor requested for the meeting to be postponed.
08 May 2017 - NW621
Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation
(a) How many South African boxing bouts registered through Boxing SA have been aired on TV in the past 24 months, (b) which fights were broadcast on (i) Supersport, (ii) SABC and (iii) eTV and (c) how were these fights allocated to each province?
Reply:
(a) The Boxing is Back campaign in partnership with South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Boxing SA (BSA) and Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) started in June 2015. Since June 2015 there has been 9 tournaments broadcast in different provinces, listed below is a schedule of allocation:
(b) The fights broadcast by the different Channels were as follows:
(i) Supersport
TOURNAMENT DATE |
PROVINCE |
PROMOTION |
18 March 2015 |
Gauteng |
Golden Gloves |
06 June 2015 |
Gauteng |
Golden Gloves |
19 September 2015 |
Gauteng |
Golden Gloves |
0 December 2015 |
Gauteng |
Golden Gloves |
19 March 2016 |
Gauteng |
Golden Gloves |
18 October 2016 |
Gauteng |
Rainbow |
24 April 2015 |
Eastern Cape |
Xaba |
24 July 2015 |
Eastern Cape |
Xaba |
25 September 2015 |
Eastern Cape |
Xaba |
18 December 2015 |
Eastern Cape |
Xaba |
30 Aug 2015 |
Eastern Cape |
Eyethu |
(ii) SABC
TOURNAMENT DATE |
PROVINCE |
PROMOTION |
26 June 2015 |
Gauteng |
BRD Promotion |
24 July 2015 |
Eastern Cape |
Xaba Promotions |
27 Aug 2015 |
Mpumalanga |
Showtime |
09 Oct 2015 |
Free State |
Dream Team |
27 Nov 2015 |
Western Cape |
CSuns Promotions |
26 February 2016 |
Northern Cape |
TK Promotions |
19 March 2016 |
KwaZulu Natal |
Starline& White Buffalo |
29 April 2016 |
Limpopo |
Limpopo Champion & Xaba |
29 Jul 2016 |
Eastern Cape |
Xaba Promotions |
27 May 2016 |
North West |
TK Promotions |
07 October 2016 |
Free State |
Dream Team |
(iii) eTV – No boxing events were broadcast on eTV.
(c) The partnership of BSA, SRSA and SABC decided on a schedule of fights and allocations to different provinces.
08 May 2017 - NW620
Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:
(1) With regard to the fight in East London on 22 April 2016, where certain fighters (names furnished) were not paid, how did Boxing SA allow the fight to continue without having the purse money; (2) have any other fights been allowed to take place without purse money being paid to Boxing SA (a) in the 2015-16 financial year and (b) since 1 April 2016; if so, (i) which fights and (ii) have the purse monies been paid to the fighters since 28 February 2017; if not, which amounts are still outstanding?
Reply:
(1) At the time of sanctioning the said boxing event, which took place on the 22 April 2016 at East London, Boxing SA had reasonable grounds to believe that it was in receipt of a legitimate legal commitment by the provincial department of Sports, Arts and Culture in the Eastern Cape to pay for the purse money.
It later emerged that the written undertaking purportedly signed by the CFO of the department of Sports, Arts and Culture in Eastern Cape and submitted by the promoter, was actually falsified. It is for that reason that disciplinary steps were taken against the promoter. This resulted in the promoter’s license being suspended and a civil claim being instituted against him to recover the money.
(2) (a) No, in the financial year 2015/16 there were no tournaments staged without payment of purse money.
(b) Yes, (i) Since 1 April 2016, there was a tournament held in Limpopo Province hosted by a consortium led by Limpopo Champions and Xaba Promotions on the 29 April 2016.
(ii) All outstanding monies were subsequently settled with all the licensees.
08 May 2017 - NW548
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Health
On what date did he gain knowledge of the (a) transfer of thousands of mentally-ill patients from Life Esidimeni Healthcare to 27 unlicensed non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and (b) persons who had died in the care of these unlicensed NGOs?
Reply:
In the whole Life Esidimeni saga, there are different events and various facts that occurred and emerged and were learnt of at different times respectively.
Unfortunately, the honourable member's question is framed in such a way that it assumes that the events and the facts that subsequently emerged all occurred at the same time and hence were learnt of at the same time.
I will try my best to separate them because that is how in reality they occurred.
I first learnt of the intention of Gauteng Department of Health to terminate their contract with Life Esidimeni and move mentally ill patients to other facilities in November 2015, when section 27, on behalf of South African depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG), wrote to the National Department of Health, threatening to take the Gauteng Department of Health to court. They said they will cite the Minister and the Premier of Gauteng though no relieve will be sort from them.
The Director-General of the National Department of Health then contacted Gauteng to try and find out what this is all about as nobody in Gauteng Government ever informed the National Department of Health of any problem pertaining to mental health patients.
After being briefed, the Director-General felt that there is nothing that should provoke a court case and that the issues relating to mental health patients are straight forward and can be settled through a discussion.
The Director-General then facilitated a meeting between the HOD of Gauteng Department of Health, SADAG and Section 27. This meeting culminated into an agreement being signed between Gauteng Department of Health and SADAG whereby it was agreed that if patients have to be moved, they will be moved to facilities that do not offer an inferior service to which they were receiving at Life Esidimeni.
As it emerged later, Gauteng Department of Health unfortunately breached this agreement in every conceivable manner!
Part of the agreement was also that a detailed plan be prepared by the parties (Gauteng Department of Health, SADAG, Section 27) by the end of January 2016.
This agreement was an out of court settlement and hence SADAG withdrew its court case, which was due in court on 22 December 2015. The withdrawal happened on 21 December 2015.
It emerged later that Gauteng Department of Health did not put up a plan by the end of January 2016 as agreed in the out of court settlement.
In March 2016, Section 27 then rushed to court to interdict the Gauteng Department of Health but did not cite the Premier or the National Minister of Health, and hence there was no information forthcoming to the National Department in this regard.
Unfortunately, Section 27 lost the court interdict.
I then came to hear about the death of psychiatric patients who were moved from Life Esidimeni when the MEC for Health in Gauteng, in answering to a question in the legislature, announced that 36 mentally-ill patients died under the care of NGO's in and around Gauteng.
I was completely shocked and could not comprehend the whole thing. I immediately contacted the Health Ombuds person, Prof. Malegapuru Makgoba to investigate.
I subsequently learnt from his report that it was actually 94+ patients who died and not the 36 as earlier announced by the MEC in the Legislature. I also learnt from the Ombud's report that when they died they were under the care of 27 NGO's and that the NGO's were actually having invalid licenses issued by the Gauteng Department of Health. All these facts I only learnt when the Health Ombud presented to me a preliminary report in January 2017.
The MEC for Health in Gauteng had made her announcement in the legislature in September 2016 and the Health Ombud was asked by me to investigate in October 2016. The Health Ombud's final report was only released publicly on 01 February 2017.
END.
08 May 2017 - NW392
Matsepe, Mr CD to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether any investigations have been launched into the alleged financial mismanagement by the (a) Sekhukhune District Municipality and (b) Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality in Limpopo; if not, when will investigations be launched; if so, (i) what are the details of the terms of reference for each investigation and (ii) by what date is a report expected in each case?
Reply:
The response below were provided by the two municipalities:
Yes, investigations have been launched with regard to the financial mismanagement by the (a) Sekhukhune District Municipality and (b) Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality in Limpopo. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been mandated to investigate the allegations, as contemplated in Section 2(2) of the SIU Act, in respect of the affairs of (a) the Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality and (b) the Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality as authorized by Proclamation R59 of 2016 published in Government Gazette No. 40348 dated 14 October 2016.
(i) The terms of reference are published in Government Gazette No. 40348 dated 14 October 2016 (Annexure A).
(ii) The Department is still engaging with the SIU regarding the anticipated finalisation date of the investigation.
08 May 2017 - NW535
Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1) (a) What is the total amount that has been spent by the (i) City of eThekwini and (ii) KwaZulu-Natal provincial government on bidding and preparations for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and (b) what is the detailed breakdown of the expenditure in each case; (2) what consequences will the proposed withdrawal of financial support by the (a) Minister of Sport and Recreation, (b) City of eThekwini and (c) KwaZulu-Natal provincial government have in terms of (i) financial costs, (ii) loss of tourism revenue, (iii) loss of work opportunities and (iv) potential wasteful expenditure?
Reply:
The Hon Member is advised to redirect this question to the National Treasury, as the competent authority.
08 May 2017 - NW446
Bagraim, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether his department procured any services from and/or made any payments to (a) Mr Mzwanele Manyi, (b) the Progressive Professionals Forum, (c) the Decolonisation Fund and/or (d) the Black Business Council; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what (i) services were procured, (ii) was the total cost, (iii) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (iv) was the total amount paid, (v) was the purpose of the payments and (vi) is the detailed breakdown of such payments in each case?
Reply:
(a)(b)(c)(d)(ii)
The Department did not procure any services from and/or made any payments to
Mr Mzwanele Manyi, the Progressive Professionals Forum, the Decolonisation Fund or the Black Business Council. The Department procures goods and services from different service providers on rotational basis as per the SCM prescripts and these services were never utilised by the Department.
08 May 2017 - NW513
Kruger, Mr HC to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
What is the (a) total annual remuneration package of a certain official (name furnished) of the Emalahleni Local Municipality in Mpumalanga and (b) annual travel allowance for the specified person?
Reply:
According to the information received from Mpumalanga Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs:
(a) The annual total remuneration package payable to the municipal manager of Emalahleni Local Municipality, Mr. T van Vuuren, is R1 242 967.
(b) The annual travel allowance paid to Mr. van Vuuren is R757 260
08 May 2017 - NW871
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)Whether the Council of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality conducted any (a) environmental impact assessment studies and/or (b) geographical studies prior to its decision to move residents from the Angelo informal settlement to Farm 87 Portion 230 Driefontein; if not, in each case, why not; if so, (i) on which dates were the specified studies concluded and (ii) what were the outcomes in each case; (2) on what date(s) did the council become aware of (a) an open mineshaft and (b) the beginning of a sinkhole on the specified property; (3) why did the council not (a) stop the construction of foundations and (b) conduct the necessary studies when it became aware of the mineshaft and sinkhole; (4) whether the council will reassure the residents that neither the (a) mineshaft nor (b) sinkhole pose no threat to them?
Reply:
It is important to indicate that the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs referred the questions to the Human Settlements, as the sector is responsible for the matters indicated in the questions. The Provincial Department of Human Settlements through the National Department of Human Settlements provided the information in response to the questions.
(1) According to the report received from the Gauteng Provincial Department of Human Settlement, it is indicated that, the studies were undertaken to determine the suitability of the land for human habitation. The studies conducted are the following: (a) Environmental Impact Assessment, (b) Geotechnical Studies and Township Establishment application to determine the suitability of the land for human habitation in farm 87 Portion 230 Driefontein.
(i) The specified studies were concluded on the following dates: Geotechnical studies were concluded and a final report compiled in August 2012, the Environmental Impact Assessment was concluded in May 2016, the assessment has not been approved and the Township Establishment Application was concluded in October 2014, the application has not been approved.
(ii) The outcomes of the studies were as follows:
Geotechnical Studies - the land was categorised into three portions for analysis of its development prospects. Zone A-has a mining depth less than 30m, this is excluded from the developable area. Zone B characterised by shallow undermining where the depth rise is more than 30m, the land is developable with restrictions. Zone C has no undermining at all.
Township Establishment application – the application took the development constraints into cognisance, the Town Planning Layout of the site provides for the following land uses: 12.7h of land constitutes 57.71% of the site to be used for residential development and 9.3h of land that constitutes 42.29% used for Public Open Spaces.
The Environmental Impact Assessment - the land is characterised as largely degraded and thus no objection was noted for housing development purposes.
(2) The department became aware of the (a) open mineshaft during 2012 (b) the date regarding the beginning of a sinkhole on the specified property was not provided by Gauteng Provincial Department of Human Settlements.
(3) The construction (a) was not stopped because it was done in a developable area; (b) the land surveyor demarcated the developable and the undevelopable area. The area where the slabs are laid is the part that is developable according to the township layout plan and the geotechnical studies conducted.
(4) The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements indicated that the Council will:
(a) implement safety measures before relocating the community; and
(b) the area that is prone to sinkholes will be fenced off, and other sinkholes in the area will be filled prior to the relocation of the community..
08 May 2017 - NW487
Macpherson, Mr DW to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
What were the total costs for the (a) KwaZulu-Natal State of the Province Address held on 28 February 2017 and (b) King’s Address held on 1 March 2017 in terms of (i) food and beverages, (ii) transport, (iii) venue hire, including tents, air-conditioning and seating, (iv) décor, (v) audio visual hire, (vi) security and (vii) accommodation?
Reply:
The information requested by the Hon Member is not readily available within the Department, however, we have requested the office of the Premier in KwaZulu-Natal to assist and will submit to you as soon as it becomes available.
08 May 2017 - NW1
Carter, Ms D to ask the Minister of Health
(1)What innovative measures have been taken by his department to reduce the number of preventable deaths in view of the fact that 4 February marks World Cancer Day (details furnished); (2) Will his department provide a detailed list of (a) all government hospitals along with the names of the oncologists assigned to each, (b) how many days the oncologist is assigned to the respective hospital in a monthly cycle and (c) the number of cancer patients per hospital; (3) Will his department provide a detailed list of the number of patients listed on a waiting list in all government hospitals for (a) biopsies, (b) chemotherapy, (c) radiotherapy and (d) surgery; (4) Will his department provide a detailed list of (a) all equipment and machines that are out of commission at all government hospitals, (b) and the cost associated with repairing the equipment/machinery?
Reply:
(1) In response to the key messages of World Cancer Day 2016 – 2019 and theme, “We Can. I Can”, the Department has initiated or been involved in a number of innovations. For example
(a) “Prevent Cancer”: To reduce the number of deaths from cervical cancer the Department introduced the HPV vaccine in 2014 and with this an education campaign. Cervical cancer is the 2nd most common cancer experienced by women in South Africa and causes the highest mortality among Black women. Cervical cancer is preventable through the implementation of the HPV vaccine.
The programme targeted grade 4 girls who are 9 years and older in public and special schools. Approximately 550 000 girls in 17 000 primary schools have been targeted every year since then and a total of just over 1 million girls have been vaccinated. The first round of implementation in 2017 took place from 21 February – 28 March 2017
(b) “ Improve Access to Cancer Care” and “Shape Policy Change”: My Department is in the process of finalising the National Policy Framework and Strategy on the Prevention and Control of Cancer; National Policy on Breast Cancer and National Policy of Cervical Cancer and National Policy Framework and Strategy on Palliative Care. These policies inform innovative implementation of services and will create equitable access to cancer care at all levels of service delivery.
(c) “Make the case for investment” and “Inspire Action and Take action”:
My Department is collaborating with the Medical Research Council to develop a National Research Agenda for Cancer in the country. A Workshop hosted by the Medical Research Council on 23-24 February 2017 identified the urgency to establish evidence to make the case for investment in Cancer and identify the cost to government and patients and their families.
(2) (a),(b) and (c)
PROVINCE |
NAME OF HOSPITAL |
NAME OF ONCOLOGIST |
NUMBER OF DAYS PER MONTH |
NUMBER OF CANCER PATIENTS |
Eastern Cape |
Livingstone Hospital |
Dr Adelaide De Freitas |
Full time |
14 350 |
Dr van Emmenes |
Part time at this hospital |
|||
Dr K Thomas |
Part time at this hospital |
|||
Frere Hospital |
Prof BP Pokhare |
Full time |
16 737 |
|
Dr Z Jafta |
Full time |
|||
Dr van Emmenes |
Part time at this hospital |
|||
Dr K Thomas |
Part time at this hospital |
|||
Gauteng |
Steve Biko Academic Hospital |
Prof L Dreosti |
Full time |
21 058 |
Dr Khanyile |
||||
Dr J Kempen |
||||
Dr P Wessels |
||||
Dr H van Vuuren |
||||
Prof R Lakier |
||||
Dr A Hocepied |
||||
Dr K Pillay |
||||
Dr L Hinson |
||||
Dr M Esebeth |
||||
Dr Seoloane |
||||
Dr Westernink |
||||
Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital |
Prof Moosa Patel |
Full time for Adult Oncologist 1 part time Dr for Paeds Oncologist |
36 440 |
|
Dr Atul Laka |
||||
Dr Vinita Philip |
||||
Dr Fadi Waza |
||||
Dr Philippa Ashmore |
||||
Dr Gita Naidu |
||||
Dr Diane Machinnon |
||||
Dr Biance Rowe |
||||
Dr Rosalind Wainwright |
||||
Dr Bassingthwaithe |
||||
Dr Ngoakoane Machlachane |
||||
Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital |
Prof Ruff |
Full time |
39 604 |
|
Dr Wadee |
||||
Dr Demetriou |
||||
Dr S Chan |
||||
Dr R van Eden |
||||
Dr R David |
||||
Dr O Ogude |
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Prof Sharma |
||||
Dr Mahomed |
||||
Dr T Mutsoane |
||||
Dr J Kotzen |
||||
Dr T Naidoo |
||||
Dr B Rabin |
||||
Dr B Singh |
||||
Kalafong Tertiary Hospital |
Dr Burger |
Full time |
1 549 |
|
Dr Aung |
||||
Dr Coetzer |
Part time |
|||
Tembisa Teriary Hospital |
None |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Helen Joseph Tertiary Hospital |
None |
N/A |
N/A |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH) |
Dr T Naidoo |
Full time |
7 911 |
Dr S Kunene |
||||
Greys Hospital |
Dr O El-koha |
Full time |
4 336 |
|
Dr S Cassimjee |
||||
Dr L Stopforth |
||||
Dr S Naicker |
||||
Addington Hospital |
No Oncologist assigned, patients are referred to IALCH |
1 845 seen and referred |
||
Limpopo |
Pieterburg/Polokwane Hospital |
Dr T Moyaba |
Full time |
9 399 |
Mankweng Hospital |
Patients seen by Gynaecologist who further refer to the Oncologist at Pietersburg Hospital |
831seen and referred |
||
Mpumalanga |
None of the hospitals in the province provide oncology services and there are no Oncologists appointed in the department |
N/A |
N/A |
All cancer patients from Mpumalanga are managed at Steve Biko Academic hospital |
Northern Cape |
Kimberley Hospital Complex |
Dr O Foufie |
Full time |
9 997 |
Dr S Ibrahim |
||||
Kuruman Hospital |
No Oncologists |
N/A |
170 seen and referred |
|
Dr Harry Surtie |
No Oncologist |
N/A |
140 seen and referred |
|
Free State |
Universitas Hospital |
Dr A Sherriff |
Full time (- 2 days Dihlabeng Hospital) |
30 396 |
Dr K Vorster |
Full time (-1 day Boitumelo Hospital) |
|||
Dr H Napo |
Full time (-1 Bongani Hospital) |
|||
Dr P Piek |
Full time |
|||
Dr C Loots |
Full time (-2 days Dihlabeng Hospital) |
|||
Dihlabeng Hospital |
Dr A Sherrif Dr C Loots |
2 days per month 2 days per month |
2040 |
|
Bongani Hospital |
Dr H Napo |
1 day per month |
1930 |
|
Boitumelo Hospital |
Dr K Vorster |
1 day per month |
1420 |
(3) (a), (b) and (c)
PROVINCE |
HOSPITAL |
NUMBER OF PATIENTS WAITING |
|||
BIOPSIES |
CHEMOTHERAPY |
RADIOTHERAPY |
SURGERY |
||
Eastern Cape |
Livingstone |
None |
None |
Number not available but 4 months waiting list |
None |
Frere |
None |
None |
Number not available but 4 weeks waiting list |
Number not available but 4 weeks waiting list |
|
Gauteng |
Steve Biko Academic Hospital |
None |
96 |
220 |
71 |
Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital |
None |
30 |
5 |
267 |
|
Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital |
131 |
None |
380 |
257 |
|
Kalafong Tertiary Hospital |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Tembia Teriatry Hospital |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Helen Joseph Tertiary Hospital |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH) |
N/A (biopsies are done by the referring regional hospitals) |
None |
294 |
Surgery is performed according to the staging of the cancer |
Greys Hospital |
None |
None |
140 |
Surgery is performed according to the staging of the cancer |
|
Addington Hospital |
Biopsies are done at referring Primary Health Care clinics |
Services have been provisionally combined with IALCH |
24 (due to the current status of ADH, no new patients were booked all patients were booked at IALCH – these 24 patients have been rebooked at IALCH) |
Surgery performed at IALCH |
|
Limpopo |
District |
None |
2 |
None |
3 |
Regional |
300 |
98 |
114 |
453 |
|
Tertiary |
250 |
None |
None |
329 |
|
Mpumalanga |
None of the hospitals in the province provide oncology services and there are not Oncologist appointed in the department |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Northern Cape |
Kimberley Hospital Complex |
15 patients |
20 patients |
62 patients |
15 patients per month |
Kuruman Hospital |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Dr Harry Surtie |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Free State |
Universitas Hospital |
N/A |
Number not available but 4 weeks waiting list |
Number not available but 10 weeks waiting list |
Number not available but 8-12 weeks waiting list |
Dihlabeng Hospital |
N/A |
Limited chemotherapy services due to resources |
No radiation offered |
N/A |
|
Bongani Hospital |
N/A |
Limited chemotherapy services due to resources |
No radiation offered |
N/A |
|
Boitumelo Hospital |
N/A |
Limited chemotherapy services due to resources |
No radiation offered |
N/A |
|
North West |
The Province yet to provide the information |
||||
Western Cape |
The Province yet to provide the information |
(4) (a) and (b)
PROVINCE |
HOSPITAL |
EQUIPMENT & MACHINES OUT OF COMMISSION |
COST OF REPAIRING |
Eastern Cape |
Livingstone Hospital |
|
R11 million R50 million R100 000 R5 million |
Frere Hospital |
No machines out of commission |
N/A |
|
Gauteng |
Steve Biko Academic Hospital |
No machines not utilised 2 functional but depend on air-conditioning |
Cost of air-conditioning R830 436.34 |
Dr George Mukhari Hospital |
None |
None |
|
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital |
None |
None |
|
Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital |
None |
None |
|
Kalafong Tertiary Hospital |
None |
None |
|
Tembia Teriatry Hospital |
None |
None |
|
Helen Joseph Tertiary Hospital |
None |
None |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital |
None |
None |
Greys Hospital |
None |
None |
|
Addington Hospital |
2 Linear Accelerators out of order |
Department is engaging the Service Provider regarding repairs |
|
Limpopo |
Pieterburg Hospital |
None |
None |
Mankweng Hospital |
None |
None |
|
Mpumalanga |
None of the hospitals in the province provide oncology services and there are not Oncologist appointed in the department |
N/A |
N/A |
Northern Cape |
Kimberley Hospital Complex |
Fluoroscopy machine |
R650 000 |
Kuruman Hospital |
None |
None |
|
Dr Harry Surtie Hospital |
None |
None |
|
Free State |
Universitas Hospital |
2 Accelerators to be replaced. Due to equipment being more than 20 years old, parts are not available. 2 CT simulators older than 6 years needs replacement |
Unknown |
Dihlabeng Hospital |
|||
Bongani Hospital |
|||
Boitumelo Hospital |
|||
North West |
The Province yet to provide the information |
||
Western Cape |
The Province yet to provide the information |
END.
08 May 2017 - NW736
Van Damme, Ms PT to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to the attached letter from the Acting Director-General of his department to the Municipal Manager of Bela-Bela Local Municipality, his department has received the KPMG report on 10 November 2016; if not, (a) why and (b) what action has his department taken to receive the report?
Reply:
In October 2016, the Department received correspondence from the Honourable Kevin Mileham, MP. The correspondence was with regard to a forensic report commissioned within the Bela Bela municipality by KPMG. The Honourable Member was requesting a copy of the forensic report for purposes of review and distribution to the Bela Bela Councillors.
According to the Honourable Member, the forensic report was finalised in May 2016. The report is alleged to be available at the Internal Audit department for Councillors to view although they are not allowed to take copies.
Following the request from Parliament, on 04 November 2016, the Department prepared a correspondence requesting the municipality to submit a copy of such a report with a view to assess the report and advise accordingly. The correspondence to the municipality was approved from the Acting Director-General’s office.
On 11 November 2016, the Department received a correspondence from the municipality as a response. The municipality indicated that Council processes are still underway to ensure that the recommendations emanating from the forensic report are implemented. In this regard, they requested to be granted space and time to finalise internal processes before releasing a copy of the report.
During its special meeting on the 15th September 2016, the Municipal Council, resolved, amongst others that:
- the report on investigation into various allegations of irregularities in the municipality be noted;
- legal advice sought with regard to the processing of the recommendations of the report to ensure that Council is insulated from any potential litigation;
- all the recommendations of the report which may necessarily not need legal opinion be implemented and subsequently referred to MPAC for processing and reporting to Council;
- the outcomes of the legal opinion on the recommendations of the forensic report be referred to MPAC for further processing and reporting to Council;
- the Manager for Planning and Economic Development, as the designated Acting Municipal Manager during the forensic investigation period, be authorised to handle all the processes of the report until its conclusion in accordance with Council’s Oversight and Governance Structures as outlined above.
08 May 2017 - NW874
Esau, Mr S to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to the decision of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Council to move residents from the Angelo informal settlement to Farm 87 Portion 230 Driefontein, the municipality has addressed the issue of illegal miners on the specified property; if so, what (a) are the relevant details and (b) action has the specified municipality taken to ensure that the lives of the residents are not put in danger?
Reply:
The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements indicated that;
(a) Illegal miners were not identified, however if and when identified, the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department and the South African Police Service will be engaged (b). The department has not provided information on the action taken to ensure that the lives of the residents are not put in danger.
06 May 2017 - NW750
Van Dalen, Mr P to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs
(1)With reference to the decision of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in September 2016, (a) what is the total number of lion bones that were exported from South Africa in (i) October, (ii) November and (iii) December 2016, (b) what is the total number of export permits that were granted during the specified period and (c) to whom were the permits awarded; (2) how was the proposed quota of 800 lion skeletons established; (3) (a) why are lions not listed as large predators in terms of the Threatened or Protected Species regulations and (b) what plans does she have in place to remedy the situation?
Reply:
(1) (a) The following exports were endorsed at OR Tambo International Airport: (i) October – 150 skeletons, (ii) November – 84 skeletons, (iii) December – 144 skeletons.
(b) and (c) The provincial conservation departments are the issuing authorities for permits relating to the export by the private sector. The following information was obtained from the provincial conservation departments:
Province |
October 2016 |
November 2016 |
December 2016 |
GP |
15 |
5 |
2 |
EC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NW |
0 |
0 |
0 |
FS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NC |
0 |
1 |
1 |
WC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
LP |
1 |
1 |
1 |
KZN |
0 |
1 |
0 |
MP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(2) The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) reviewed available information regarding the export of lion bones, lion skeletons and captive produced lion hunting trophies from South Africa between 2005 and September 2016. Based on the CITES trade database information and two studies, (i) Bones of Contention: An assessment of South African trade in African lion bone and other body parts and (ii) Southern African Wildlife trade: an analysis of CITES trade in the South African Development Community (SADC) region – a study commissioned by the Department of Environmental Affairs and the South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Scientific Authority recommended an export quota of 800 skeletons per year. The Scientific Authority considered the recommendation by SANBI, and the comments were received by the Department of Environmental Affairs and made a recommendation to the Minister, relating to the final quota.
(3) (a) Lion was temporarily removed from the list of threatened or protected species through a notice in the Gazette, No. 30703, published on 28 January 2008, pending the outcome of the litigation case by the (then) South African Predator Breeders Association against the former Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Upon delivering of the judgement by the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa on 29 November 2010, lion was not included in the list, on the basis of the ruling:
“It is declared that the inclusion of lion (panthera leo) within the definition of “listed large predator” in the definition in regulation 1 of the Threatened or Protected Species Regulations published on 23 February 2007 as amended, would have the effect of rendering regulation 24(2) in its current form, invalid in so far as it applies to a “put and take” animal that is a lion.”.
(b) Lion has been included in the definition for “listed large predator” in the revised Threatened or Protected Species (TOPS) Regulations that is currently in the final approval process for implementation. The provision of regulation 24(2) of the current TOPS Regulations (referred to in the judgment above) have been amended to avoid a similar legal challenge.
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05 May 2017 - NW932
Majola, Mr F to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
(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 him; if so, (i) how long has each specified position been vacant and (ii) what is the reason for each vacancy; (2) Have the vacancies been advertised; if so, (a) were interviews done and (b) on what date will the vacancies be filled; (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?
Reply:
DPSA
- The Department of Public Service and Administration (a) does not have a chief executive officer position, (b) the chief financial officer position is filled (c) does not have a chief operating officer position
- N/A
- N/A
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PSC)
The Public Service Commission (PSC) is an independent Constitutional body, and its budget is appropriated via the Minister of Public Service and Administration.
- The PSC has no vacancy to this effect.
- Not applicable, please see (1) above
- Not applicable, please see (a) and (b) above.
CPSI
- (a) No, (b) No, (c) No
- Not applicable, (ii) Not applicable
- Not applicable
- Not applicable
NSG
1. National School of Government (NSG) is a Schedule 1 national department Equivalent positions in the NSG referred to in question 1 above are: (a) Principal, (b) Chief Financial Officer and (c) Deputy Director General: Corporate Management. Both the positions of Principal and CFO are currently filled. The post of Deputy Director General: Corporate Management (DDG: CM) has been vacant since 01 August 2016.
2. The DDG: CM position was advertised on 09 December 2016. Interviews were scheduled for 22 March 2017 but has to be postponed. A new date for interviews will be scheduled, in consultation with the NSG, by the Ministry.
3. Two Chief Directors have been appointed to act in the position on a three months rotational basis since the post became vacant. One of the two Chief Directors in in the second rotational term of three months, which ends on 30 April 2017. The other Chief Director has only acted for one rotational three months term. Both Chief Directors have applied for the vacant position.
End
05 May 2017 - NW731
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
What (a) percentage and (b) actual amount of each budget of each (i) national department and (ii) provincial department will be spent on the salaries of government officials in the 2017-18 financial year?
Reply:
(a)(b) (i) (ii) Based on information received from National Treasury, the total budgets and amounts budgeted for Compensation of Employees (CoE) in National and provincial departments for the 2017/18 financial year, with CoE Expressed as a percentage of the total budget, are contained in the attached Appendices 1 and 2 respectively.
End
05 May 2017 - NW920
Krumbock, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Finance
(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 him; if so, (i) how long has each specified position been vacant and (ii) what is the reason for each vacancy; (2) Have the vacancies been advertised; if so, (a) were interviews done and (b) on what date will the vacancies be filled; (3) (a) what is the total number of persons who are currently employed in the specified positions that are 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?
Reply:
Name of the entity |
Question 1 |
Question 2 |
Question 3 |
SASRIA |
There is a vacancy for the Financial Director: (i) The position was vacant from 01 December 2016. (ii) It was due to resignation. |
Vacancy was advertised: (a) interviews conducted. (b) to be filled by end of May 2017. |
(a) One person is acting in the role. (b) Acting in the position from 01 December 2016. (c) Yes, the Acting person has applied. |
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS (SAA) |
The positions of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) are vacant at SAA. However, these positions are currently occupied by interim incumbents where the CEO is acting and the CFO is on secondment. (i) The position of the CEO has been vacant since 01 May 2015 whilst the position of the CFO has been vacant since 01 December 2015. The position of a COO does not exist in the current structure. (iii)The reason for the vacancies is due to resignation. |
Both the positions of CEO and the CFO have been advertised, the interviews for the CFO position have been concluded and a successful candidate was approved by the Board. A discussion with the shareholders in this regard is awaited. Regarding the CEO position the first round of interviews and shortlisting has been concluded. The final round of interviews will start in due course, where after a discussion with the shareholders will be sought. |
(a) There are two incumbents acting, one in each position. (b) The current Acting CEO started in this position in November 2015 and the interim CFO started in December 2015. (c) The interim CFO has applied for the position she is currently acting in. |
GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL ADVISORY CENTRE (GTAC) |
None. |
Not applicable. |
|
FINANCIAL FISCAL COMMISSION (FFC) |
(a) The position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is currently vacant. (i) Vacant since 01 September 2016. (ii) The term of the CEO came to an end on 31 August 2016. |
The vacancy for a CEO has been advertised.
|
|
GOVERNMENT PENSION ADMINISTRATION AGENCY (GPAA) |
CFO position is vacant (i) Vacant since 01 October 2014. (ii) Delays in the appointment process. Chief Operations Officer (COO). (i) Vacant since 01 April 2014. (ii) Delays in the appointment process |
The vacancy of CFO was advertised.
The vacancy was advertised:
(ii) It is uncertain when this position will be filled. The process will be communicated with the new Minister of Finance. |
The person has applied for the position. |
Cooperative Banks Development Agency |
Currently there is no post for a chief financial officer and chief operating officer in the organisation structure as the organisation only started operating in the 2010/11 financial year. The post of chief financial officer was recently established and will be funded in the 2018/19 financial year. |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Financial Services Board |
There is currently: (i) One vacancy of Chief Operations Officer (ii) Since October 2016. (iii) When the position was created. |
The position has not been advertised as the entity is going through a transitional stage to change its current structure and mandate in terms of the Financial Sector Regulation Bill, 2015. |
(a) One person is acting in the position. (b) Since October 2016. |
Financial Intelligence Centre |
No vacancy in respect of (a) and (b). There is no position of (c) chief operations officer on the structure of the entity. |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
05 May 2017 - NW732
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
(1)Whether there is any position of director-general in any national department that is currently vacant; if so, (a) how long has each specified position been vacant and (b) what is the reason for each vacancy; (2) Have the vacancies been advertised; if so, (a) were interviews done and (b) on what date will the vacancies be filled; (3) (a) What is the total number of persons who are currently employed in positions of director-general in an acting capacity, (b) for what period have they been acting in each position and (c) has any of the specified persons applied for the positions; (4) Which contracts of directors-general will expire in the (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-20 financial years?
Reply:
(1) Yes, there are 10 vacant Directors-General positions in National Departments
(a) Department of Arts and Culture: 2 years, 2 months
Department of Communications: 2 years, 10 months
Department of Cooperative Governance: 10 months
Department of International Relations and Cooperation: 9 months
Department of Military Veterans: 2 years
Department of Mineral Resources: 1 year, 1 month
Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation: 1 years, 6 months
Department of Transport: 10 months
Economic Development Department: I year, 11 months
Government Communication and Information System: 1 year, 7 months
(b) Details with regards to the reasons for each vacancy can be obtained from the respective departments.
(2) Advertising, interviewing and filling of posts within departments remain the responsibility of each Executive Authority, therefore information in this regard can be obtained from the relevant departments.
(3) (a) There are 13 persons appointed in acting capacity as Directors - General.
(b) Department of Arts and Culture: 1 year, 3 months
Department of Communications: 1 year, 11 months
Department of Cooperative Governance: 1 month
Department of International Relations and Cooperation: 9 months
Department of Military Veterans: 5 months
Department of Mineral Resources: 1 year, 1 month
Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation: 2 years, 5 months
Department of Police: 1 year and 5 months
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform: 4 months, there is an incumbent appointed in acting capacity since the Director- General is currently on suspension.
Department of Transport: 6 months
Economic Development Department: 11 months
Government Communication and Information System: 2 year, 5 months
(c) Relevant details with regards to any of the specified persons having applied for the position of director-general in which they are acting can be obtained from the respective departments.
(4) Contracts of directors-general expiring in the following financial years:
(a) 2017-18 Financial year
Department of Women: 14 November 2017
Department of Police: 11 June 2017
Department of Public Works: 14 January 2018
Department of Science and Technology: 31 March 2018
Office of the Chief Justice: 31 March 2018
(b) 2018-19 Financial year
Department of Small Business Development: 30 September 2018
Department of Traditional Affairs: 31 August 2018
National Treasury: 15 May 2018
(c) 2019-20 Financial year
Department of Defence: 14 December 2019
Department of Labour: 30 November 2019
National School of Government: 31 December 2019
Department of Home Affairs: 31 March 2020
End
05 May 2017 - NW525
Lorimer, Mr JR to ask the Minister of Small Business Development
With reference to her reply to question 778 on 5 April 2016, (a) what is the current status of the plan to reduce red tape in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality in Eastern Cape, (b) what is the total number unnecessary (i) policies, (ii) by-laws and (iii) regulations that were rescinded during the process to reduce red tape in the specified municipality and (c) what total amount of administration costs will the specified intervention save businesses in the specified municipality; (2) can she list three or more examples of the red tape that was cut because of the specified intervention in the specified municipality?”
Reply:
(1) (a) Since April 2016, the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) programme in partnership with Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), begun the process of assessing the implementation of the Red Tape Reduction (RTR) guidelines by municipalities. This process is also supported by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The assessment is based on reducing the regulatory and administrative burdens as experienced by small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs) and Co-operatives within the different municipalities. The assessment is based on the following seven indicators and associated legislation/regulations:
(i) Effectiveness of the complaints notification system as governed by the Municipal Systems Act;
(ii) Communication of relevant business information by municipalities to SMMEs and Co-operatives as governed by the Promotion of Access to Information Act;
(iii) Municipal building plan approval processes as governed by the National Building Standards Act, Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act as well as Municipal Services Charter;
(iv) Lengthy and inefficient supply chain management processes (which ultimately affects the 30-day payment system). Relevant legislation would be PPPFA, MFMA and Preferential Procurement Regulations;
(v) Municipal business registration and permits relevant legislation includes: Business Act, National Health Act, National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act including various by-laws those which are relevant to the business licensing process e.g. municipal by-law on food or tourism regulations;
(vi) Development and enforcement of municipal by-laws that promote business development, some of the relevant legislation include the Municipal Systems Act and Local Government Transition Act;
(vii) Assessment of percentage spent in procurement on SMMEs and Co-operatives aligned to the PPPFA and MFMA and preferential procurement regulations.
(b) In terms of Buffalo City the total number of unnecessary (i) policies, (ii) by-laws, and (iii) regulations including associated administrative burdens considered for review regarding red tape reduction as guided by the above mentioned indicators and associated legislation/regulations are as follows: by-laws on traffic congestions and by-laws on informal sector, cumbersome supply chain management (which affects the 30-day payment to SMMEs and Co-operatives), and customer notifications systems.
(c) The total amount of administration costs is determined by each municipality, however the examples mentioned in points below outline how the red tape reduction intervention by DSBD has supported the municipality to improve governance and reduce the regulatory and administrative burden for the benefit of SMMEs and Co-operatives. The total value of these administrative interventions have not been calculated by the municipality.
(2) Examples that outline improvement of business environment with Buffalo city municipality include: (i) the by-laws on traffic congestions has been reviewed within the metropolitan this has greatly reduced congestion and potential high accident zones; (ii) the informal sector by-laws for trading has been reviewed for the provision of relevant infrastructure; (iii) supply chain management processes have been reviewed, specifically delegation of powers to amend and allow divisional managers to authorise payment; and (iv) a training programme on project planning and management on SCM processes has been conducted in partnership with Provincial Treasury.
05 May 2017 - NW735
Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
With reference to his reply to question 266 on 6 March 2017, (a) how many Labour Court cases was each national department involved in (i) in the (aa) 2014-15 and (bb) 2015-16 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2016, (b) how many of the specified cases (i) were concluded and (ii) are still pending in each case and (c) what is the total amount spent on legal proceedings in each case?
Reply:
According to information at the disposal of DPSA based on the quarterly reports received from national departments (a) there were 53 Labour cases for the national departments in 2016/17 financial year (i) (aa) there were 20 cases for 2014/15 financial year and (bb) there were 46 cases for 2015/16 financial year (ii) Since 1 April 2016 (b) (i) there are 8 cases concluded and (ii) 45 cases which are still pending. The legal cost are paid for by the affected national departments who take responsibility for the costs of their individual cases. Attached for ease of reference is the table of involved national departments for 2014/15, 2015/16 and financial years.
End
05 May 2017 - NW734
Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
Whether any government employees in (a) each national and (b) in each provincial department have been implicated by the Auditor-General’s financial year reports for (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 which revealed that employees and spouses of employees were conducting business with the departments that employ them through companies and close corporations in which they are directors or members; if so, (aa) what positions did each employee hold at the time and (bb) what action has been taken against each official?
Reply:
(a)(b) No central information repository exists to identify those government employees (or their spouses) in national and provincial departments conducting business with the departments that employ them (i)(ii)(iii)(aa). Departments may be approached for such information.
(bb) Regulation 13 (c) of the Public Service Regulations, 2016 (which came into effect on 01 August 2016) prohibits public service employees from conducting business with an organ of state. In terms of regulation 13 (c) provided public service employees with a period of six months (which ended on 31 January 2017) to relinquish their interests in business that are conducting business with an organ of state, or else to resign from the Public Service. In January 2017, a letter was addressed to my colleagues requesting them to bring Public Service Regulations, 2016 and the transitional arrangements to the attention of public service employees registered on the Central Supplier Database. They were also provided with the guideline on sanctions that may be imposed as an outcome of the disciplinary process, when an employee is in breach of Public Service Regulations, 2016. Currently the DPSA is monitoring the implementation of regulation 13 (c), which includes employees conducting business with their departments. We therefore do not as yet have information on action that has been taken against officials.
The requirements for public service employees to disclose the financial interests of their spouses is still to be enacted through the adoption of regulations in terms of the Public Administration Management Act, 2014.
End
05 May 2017 - NW804
Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Finance
Whether, with reference to the reply to question 290 on 28 April 2015 by the Minister of Social Development in which she states that an additional amount of R316 447 361,41 (including VAT) was paid to Cash Paymaster Services, the National Treasury was informed of this additional payment; if so, (a) what were the findings of the National Treasury in this regard and (b) was this amount budgeted for?
Reply:
The National Treasury was informed about an additional amount of R316 447 361.41 (including VAT) when there was a dispute between the South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the Auditor-General on whether the variation should have been reported to the National Treasury or not. The expenditure was later declared irregular expenditure by the Auditor-General.
(a) The National Treasury agreed with the Auditor-General that R316 447 361.41 (including VAT) is irregular expenditure.
(b) Yes.
05 May 2017 - NW664
Maimane, Mr MA to ask the Minister of Public Works
(a) What is the current status of the (i) 44 criminal cases, (ii) 15 civil cases and (iii) 64 disciplinary processes recommended by the Special Investigating Unit to be instituted against the officials in his department for their involvement in the Nkandla scandal, (b) what are the names and positions of each of the specified officials, (c) what is the total number of officials who are still employed by (i) his department and (ii) any other government department (d) what is the total number of officials who received bonuses in each of the past five financial years and (e) what was the total amount received in each case?
Reply:
a) (i)The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) referred evidence for possible criminal action against three (not 44) former senior officials of the Department of Public Works and one contractor involved in the Nkandla matter to the relevant Prosecuting Authority. The latter declined to prosecute the three officials and the enquiry against the contractor is apparently still pending.
(ii) The SIU instituted a civil claim (not 15 cases) against Makhanya Architects, the principal architect in the Nkandla matter, in the KwazuluNatal High Court. The proceedings are pending.
(iii) The Special Investigating Unit referred evidence for possible disciplinary action against 12 (not 64) employees of the Department of Public Works who were involved in the Nkandla matter to the Department. The Department instituted disciplinary actions against all 12 of the employees. One employee pleaded guilty and he was found guilty of misconduct. The penalty was suspension without pay and a final written warning. One of the employees passed away. The disciplinary hearings against the remaining ten employees have commenced.
b) The names of twelve officials that were subjected to disciplinary hearings cannot be disclosed until the cases have been finalised.
(c) (i) and (ii) 11 employees are still employed by the Department.
(d) Six employees received performance bonuses
(e) Total amount received in each case during the period from 1 April 2012 to March 2017:
R28 702 87
R11 205.66
R60 766.85
R42 097.35
R57 210.65
R22 759.97
05 May 2017 - NW665
Maimane, Mr MA to ask the Minister of Public Works
(a) How many officials in his department who were found to have been involved in the Nkandla scandal, have been (i) criminally or (ii) civilly charged and (iii) dismissed from their employ and (b) what is the total remuneration earned by each of the specified officials in each of the past five financial years
Reply:
(a)
(i) The Special Investigating Unit referred evidence of possible criminal liability against three former officials of the Department of Public Works who were involved in the Nkandla matter to the relevant Prosecuting Authority. None of the three former officials were criminally charged, as the National Prosecuting Authority declined to prosecute any of them.
(ii) None.
(iii) None.
(b) The total remuneration earned by each of the specified officials from 1 April 2011 until the time of termination of the services was:
- R2 398 851.00 (01/April/2011 to 30/June/2013);
- R2 450 384.25 (01/April/2011 to 31/October/2012); and
- Nil (the employee was not in the employment of the Department in the past five financial years from 01 April 2011 to 31 March 2016).
05 May 2017 - NW910
Baker, Ms TE to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
Whether the Township Establishment Application process with regard to the proposed housing development in Leeuwpoort, Ward 43, in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, has been concluded; if not, on what date will the process commence; if so, (a) on what date was the process concluded and (b) on what date will construction commence?
Reply:
The Township Establishment Application process for the Sunward Park Ext 24-29 housing development in Leeuwpoort, Ward 43, Ekurhuleni has not been concluded. Internal consultation processes are underway in the municipality to finalise the township layout. Thereafter, formal advertisement and application process will commence.
(a) It should be noted that the formal advertisement will be published as soon as all internal and external departments are satisfied with the draft township layout. We are, therefore, not a position to commit to a date when the process will be concluded. The Environmental Authorisation process is also still ongoing.
(b) Construction cannot commence until the Record of Decision is received from the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, which is subject to an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval process which is still ongoing.
05 May 2017 - NW933
Majola, Mr TR to ask the Minister of Public Works
(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 him; if so, (i) how long has each specified position been vacant and (ii) what is the reason for each vacancy; (2) Have the vacancies been advertised; if so, (a) were interviews done and (b) on what date will the vacancies be filled; (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? NW1002E
Reply:
Minister of Public Works:
The above questions are not applicable to Independent Development Trust (IDT) and Agrement South Africa (ASA).
In terms of:
Council for Built Environment (CBE)
Parliamentary Question |
Departmental Response |
(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 him |
a) Yes (b) No (c) No (However the incumbent has been moved to act as the CEO and her position temporarily occupied by the Manager: Regulations and Legal Services.) |
(i) If so; how long has each specified position been vacant |
(i) The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position has been vacant since suspension of the former CEO on 31 March 2015 and The COO position has been occupied by an acting official since 11 November 2016. |
ii) what is the reason for each vacancy; |
(ii) The former CEO was suspended since 31 March 2015. The Chief Operations Officer (COO) position is not vacant, however due to her appointment as the Acting CEO, the Manager: Regulations and Legal Services was appointed to act as the COO. |
(2) Have the vacancies been advertised; |
The position of the CEO will be advertised in the month of April 2017 . |
(a) if so, were interviews done and |
(a) Not Yet. |
(b) on what date will the vacancies be filled; |
The process will be finalised by 31 July 2017. |
(3) (a) what is the total number of persons who are currently employed in the specified positions in an acting capacity |
(a) Only two (2) officials are currently acting in the specified positions. The COO who is currently the Acting CEO and the Manager: Regulations and Legal Services who is Acting as the COO. |
(b) for what period has each person been acting in each position and |
(b)The Acting CEO was appointed effective as from 1 April 2015 to date and the Acting COO has been acting since 11 November 2016 to date. |
(c) has any of the specified persons applied for the positions? |
(c) The position has been advertised yet. |
In terms of:
Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)
Parliamentary Question |
Departmental Response |
(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 him |
a) Yes (b) Yes (c) Yes |
(i) If so; how long has each specified position been vacant |
(i)
|
ii) what is the reason for each vacancy; |
(ii)
|
(2) Have the vacancies been advertised; |
(2)
|
(a) if so, were interviews done and |
(a) No, according to the project plan, interviews will start from 18 April onwards. |
(b) on what date will the vacancies be filled; |
(b)The anticipated date of appointment of the CEO is 01 July 2017. |
3(a) what is the total number of persons who are currently employed in the specified positions in an acting capacity |
3(a) Only one (1) official. The Acting CEO. The other positions are still vacant to date. |
(b) for what period has each person been acting in each position and |
(b) CEO position has been vacant for 2 Years 2 months
|
(c) has any of the specified persons applied for the positions? |
(c) None of the officials applied. The CEO recruitment / head hunting process is still underway. |
05 May 2017 - NW817
Stander, Ms T to ask the Minister of Finance
Whether the National Treasury has been consulted by the Office of Women in The Presidency to discuss the roll out of Project Dignity to provide sanitary towels to vulnerable and poor girls; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) in what ways will the National Treasury be involved and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard?
Reply:
Yes, the National Treasury was invited by the Department of Women to attend meetings of the interdepartmental task team on the Sanitary Dignity Campaign which is aimed at providing sanitary products to indigent women, learners and students. Officials from the National Treasury attended the meetings and have been allocated to participate in the identified work streams. The National Treasury will also assist in assessing funding implications and sources.
04 May 2017 - NW577
Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)On what date was she made aware of the letter from Eastleigh Primary School addressed to parents of learners who are foreign nationals at the school, (2) does her department have a policy that authorises the school principal to check legal documentation; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) will her department investigate the matter; if not, why not; if so, by what date will the investigation commence?
Reply:
1. The Department was made aware of the letter when an anonymous caller wanted to confirm the legality of the letter sent out to parents by Eastleigh Primary School a few days after its distribution.
2. A school principal is the representative of the Provincial Head of Department at schools level. The principal is required in terms of Section 14-21 of the National Education Policy Act, 27 of 1996 which deals with documents required for admissions to verify all submitted documents for the purpose of admissions of all learners in a school.
3. The Department will not investigate the matter as the matter was addressed with the School Management Team and the School Governing Body. The letter of 22 February 2017 was withdrawn by the school and an apology letter was sent to all parents of the school. The Gauteng Department of Education is working with the Department of Home Affairs in the area to assist affected parents and prevent the repeat of the incident.
04 May 2017 - NW880
Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)With reference to her department’s presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on 7 March 2017, (a) how many schools are due to be (i) closed and (ii) merged with other schools in each province, (b) what is the name of each of the specified schools, (c) what is the reason in each case, (d) to which school(s) will the affected pupils be transferred, (e) what is the timeline in each case, (f) what arrangements will be made to transport the affected learners to the specified school(s) and (g) what additional resources will be allocated to such schools, including educators, infrastructure and learning and teaching support materials; (2) did any consultation with stakeholders take place in each case; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
1. (a) – (e) The Department has forwarded the question to the Provincial Education Departments and is awaiting the response. The response will be forwarded as soon as the Department receives it.
(f) As part of the process of rationalisation, merging and closing of schools, learners who will need to be transported from their current schools to the host school are identified, the routes finalised and approved. These are then factored into the transport plan that is submitted to the Department of Transport for the transportation of these learners.
(g) The LTSM resources of the closed school are transferred to the host school that has been identified to accommodate the learners from both schools that are merged. Where there are shortages, additional orders are placed to ensure the requisite LTSM resources are supplied to the school.
However, it must be noted that provisioning of educators at receiving schools is in terms of the post provisioning norms, which takes into account the number of learners as one of the factors.
2. The Department has forwarded the question to the Provincial Education Departments and is awaiting the response. The response will be forwarded as soon as the Department receives it.
04 May 2017 - NW827
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether she has been informed of a protest by up to 5 000 school pupils in the Johannesburg Central Business District on 15 March 2017; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) was permission obtained from her department for the protest, (b) why were the pupils protesting and (c) what steps will her department take to resolve the concerns of the pupils?
Reply:
a) The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) was not informed of the protest prior to the protest day, and therefore, permission to protest was not granted. The number of learners that participated in the protest led by COSAS on 15 March 2017 is estimated to be around 2 000 and not 5000.
b) The demands of the protesting learners, as captured in the attached memorandum, Annexure A, submitted to the MEC on 15 March 2017 include the following:
- Termination of contracts between GDE and the National School Nutrition Programme service providers who distribute food to schools.
- National School Nutrition Program to include breakfast.
- Provision of Economic Empowerment (Entrepreneurship) lessons in the school curriculum.
- Provision of still water and not Rand water to schools.
- Provision of scholar transport to learners that walk for more than 5Km.
- Provision of sanitary towels for girl learners.
- Provision of free uniforms to learners.
- Replacement of chalkboards with smartboards in all schools.
- Construction of swimming pools in townships schools.
- Construction of schools of excellence in all townships.
c) The GDE will be engaging the learners through COSAS with regard to all their demands. However, the Department takes exception to the violent behaviour displayed by the learners during the protest.
04 May 2017 - NW776
Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)What (a) amount has each provincial department been allocated for learner teacher support material for the 2016-17 financial year and (b) is the percentage set out by her department for the (i) retention and (ii) retrieval of textbooks; (2) whether (a) provincial departments of education and/or (b) school districts have any measures in place to incentivise the retention and retrieval of textbooks in order to reduce waste?
Reply:
(1)(a) The Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) have allocated their 2016/17 Learning and Teaching Support Material (LTSM) budgets as follows
PROVINCE |
TEXTBOOKS |
STATIONERY |
EC |
R 835 620 697 |
R 304 693 907 |
FS |
R54 000 000 |
R51 5 00 000 |
GP |
R1 006 583 271 |
|
KZ |
R514 000 000 |
R384 000 000 |
LP |
R489 339 000 |
R149 000 000 |
MP |
R 7 281 067 |
R198 740 602 |
NC |
R79 590 165 |
R22 337 831 |
NW |
R336 846 462 |
R163 920 770 |
WC (S20) |
R 196 311 000 |
R 34 798 247 |
(S21) |
R 495 019 000 |
(1)(b)(i)(ii)
Retention and retrieval of textbooks are deemed to complement each other and therefore targets have not been separated for each. The department has provided the sector with guidelines which aims for a retention and retrieval rate of 95%.
(2)(a)(b)
Textbooks and other LTSM are maintained through the Retention and Retrieval Guidelines, which is also managed in context with the asset management policies of each provincial department and district. The Guidelines seeks to promote preservation of learner teacher support material as well as holding managers of schools accountable for low retention and retrieval.
In addition, schools are encouraged to implement effective retrieval and retention practices in order to reach universal coverage of textbooks. The attainment of universal coverage is incentivized by allowing schools autonomy to divert textbook budgets towards other learner teacher support materials that the school may deem necessary to promote teaching and learning.
04 May 2017 - NW779
Schmidt, Adv H to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)Has her department identified the role that domestic migration plays in the large increase in the number of learners who wish to register in the Western Cape school system; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what impact does the high number of learners who move to the Western Cape have on the school system in the (a) Western Cape and (ii) provinces from which the learners migrate?
Reply:
1. The Department is aware of the role domestic migration plays in the large number of learners who wish to register not only in the Western Cape school system but in all big cities of all our provinces. The relevant details of the Western Cape are provided in the table below as follows:
Table 1: Number of learners to the Western Cape
FROM |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
TOTAL |
Eastern Cape |
20.990 |
22.286 |
21.283 |
20.200 |
14.291 |
99.050 |
Free State |
351 |
400 |
506 |
608 |
258 |
2.123 |
Gauteng |
1.609 |
1.499 |
1.704 |
1.698 |
780 |
7.290 |
Kwa-Zulu-Natal |
365 |
390 |
589 |
490 |
572 |
2.406 |
Limpopo |
139 |
136 |
225 |
173 |
75 |
748 |
Mpumalanga |
171 |
191 |
236 |
185 |
79 |
862 |
North-West |
155 |
165 |
187 |
229 |
102 |
838 |
Northern Cape |
795 |
788 |
834 |
744 |
421 |
3.582 |
Other Country |
2.033 |
2.100 |
1.812 |
2.053 |
1.397 |
9.395 |
Total |
26.608 |
27.955 |
27.376 |
26.380 |
17.975 |
126.294 |
The table below indicates the number of learners moving from province to province:
Table 2: Number of learners from one province to another, by province, in 2016
Province |
Previous Province |
|||||||||
Eastern Cape |
Free State |
Gauteng |
Kwazulu-Natal |
Limpopo |
Mpumalanga |
North West |
Northern Cape |
Western Cape |
Grand Total |
|
Eastern Cape |
|
1 068 |
6 259 |
3 678 |
159 |
406 |
701 |
445 |
10 310 |
23 026 |
Free State |
1 980 |
|
6 581 |
1 004 |
341 |
719 |
1 732 |
1 161 |
740 |
14 258 |
Gauteng |
6 964 |
3 102 |
|
6 368 |
10 151 |
23 872 |
21 481 |
589 |
3 560 |
76 087 |
Kwazulu-Natal |
4 715 |
614 |
7 291 |
|
248 |
1 993 |
3 267 |
126 |
923 |
19 177 |
Limpopo |
172 |
325 |
9 536 |
162 |
|
2 877 |
3 091 |
70 |
146 |
16 379 |
Mpumalanga |
679 |
470 |
6 249 |
2 350 |
11 205 |
|
3 314 |
113 |
237 |
24 617 |
North West |
1 599 |
1 344 |
9 370 |
362 |
1 793 |
784 |
|
1 261 |
192 |
16 705 |
Northern Cape |
462 |
741 |
1 161 |
86 |
157 |
173 |
2 425 |
|
1 547 |
6 752 |
Western Cape |
77 952 |
1 871 |
8 054 |
2 012 |
653 |
853 |
728 |
3 085 |
|
95 208 |
Grand Total |
94 523 |
9 535 |
54 501 |
16 022 |
24 707 |
31 677 |
36 739 |
6 850 |
17 655 |
292 209 |
Source: 2016 LURITS
2. (a) The impact that the high number of learners who move to any province including the Western Cape is that the majority of the learners arrive late in such provinces, often between January and March. They place a huge pressure on the receiving province to accommodate them and provide all the necessary resources and support. The financial impact and cost to the Provincial Education Department is huge as this is not factored into the norms and standards allocation.
(ii) The impact on provinces from which learners migrate is that provincial departments in rural provinces are forced to merge or close some of the schools and teachers deployed to where their services are required.
03 May 2017 - NW581
Basson, Mr LJ to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(a) What is the total amount owed by her department to the 15 water boards as at 28 February 2017 and (b) in each case, (i) what is the name of the water board owed, (ii) what amount is outstanding and (iii) on what date will the amounts be paid?
Reply:
(a) The total amount owed by the Department to the water boards as at 28 February 2017 amount to R 482 055 862.36
(b) The name of the Water board, amount outstanding and when the amount will be paid is detailed in Annexure A attached.
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03 May 2017 - NW646
Basson, Mr LJ to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(1)(a) What is the name of the contractor(s) to whom the contract(s) to raise the wall of the Clanwilliam Dam was awarded, (b) at what cost was the specified contract awarded, (c) on what date will the specified contractor(s) (i) commence and (ii) complete the relevant work and (d) how will her department’s personnel who are currently on the specified site be incorporated into the specified project; (2) (a) what is the total cost of keeping her department’s personnel on the specified site and (b) what number of her personnel are currently employed on site?
Reply:
(1) My Department is still in the process of evaluating and adjudicating the tender bids received for the construction of the raising of Clanwilliam Dam. Further details will only be known once a contractor has been appointed, after completion of the full procurement process.
(2)(a) Refer to the table below for the total cost incurred by Construction South for the month of February 2017 on the specified site is:
Cost element name |
February 2017 |
Direct Labour |
1,218,300.34 |
Overheads |
647,548.65 |
Equipment: ChargeOut Rate |
129,441.17 |
Operating Lease: Land & Building (Accommodation) |
269,825.64 |
Municipality Service |
13,252.60 |
Water & Electricity |
24,683.16 |
S&T KM Claim |
31,557.74 |
Hire of Security Services |
175,270.49 |
Grand Total |
2,509,879.79 |
(2)(b) There is a total of 53 DWS: Construction South personnel, with 13 personnel on contract and 40 permanent employees.
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02 May 2017 - NW916
King, Ms C to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(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; (2) have the vacancies been advertised; if so, (a) were interviews done and (b) on what date will the vacancies be filled; (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?
Reply:
(1) The only entity that has a vacant chief executive officer’s post is the Military Ombud. However, due to budgetary cuts by the National Treasury the post was not advertised and there are no plans to advertise this position in the current MTEF.
(2) No vacancies have been advertised.
(3) No persons are currently in acting capacities in the entities that report to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans.
02 May 2017 - NW90
James, Ms LV to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether the proposed ward-based War Rooms, which the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the Eastern Cape has instructed that they must establish in every ward of every municipality, have any basis in legislation; if so, what are the relevant details: (2) is the function of such War Rooms a duplication of the existing ward committee structures; if not, what is their purpose; if so, why are they being established; (3) has the establishment of such War Rooms had a financial implication for the municipalities in terms of (a) support, (b) administration and (c) resources; if not, how are the municipalities expected to operate without resources; if so, (i) on what basis is this unfunded mandate issued and (ii) where are municipalities expected to obtain such resources from?
Reply:
Service Delivery War Room is a province-wide, integrated, comprehensive and sustainable service delivery model that seeks to radically restructure the interface between government and the people to better respond to the needs of the people. The collaborative War Room Machinery aims to improve government’s service delivery capacity and build an activist public service that is responsive to the needs of the people.
1. The establishment of ward-based War Rooms is intended to give effect to Chapter 3, section 41(1)(c) and (h) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa,1996, that provides for the principles of co-operative government and Inter-governmental relations in the three spheres of government.
The War Rooms’ model is also meant to give effect to section 16 and 17, Chapter 4 of the Municipal Systems Act Chapter 4 of the Municipal Systems Act that all for municipalities to have a mechanism for public participation, War Rooms become that mechanism for involving the public in planning, implementation and monitoring of service delivery as the public gets to participate trough their structures in War Rooms.
2. War Rooms are not a duplication of ward committees. War Room serves as an inclusive support structure that is aimed at promoting public participation in the affairs of the municipal council in a ward in a structured and coordinated manner.
3. The War Room is premised on the utilization of existing municipal resources. War Rooms are conducted in community halls or public institutions. Development Workers do not receive additional remuneration.
(a) in terms of support, Cogta and the Office of the Premier utilize their resources to support municipalities to conduct workshops and training;
(b) on administration, Community Development Workers provide administrative support and their remuneration is provided for by Cogta; and
(c) there are no additional resources that are expected from municipalities in operating the War Rooms.
(i) War Rooms are regarded as Integrated Services Delivery Models meant to bring together fragmented service delivery to communities and are therefore not viewed as unfunded mandate; and
(ii) Municipalities are using the existing resources and are supported by Cogta and the Office of the Premier.
02 May 2017 - NW719
McLoughlin, Mr AR to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(a) What are the names and ranks of the three members of the SA National Defence Force who were recently arrested in Mozambique, (b) why were they in Mozambique, (c) for what crimes or alleged crimes were they arrested, (d) what were the terms of their release and (e)(i) who negotiated the terms of their release and (ii) on whose authority were the negotiations done?
Reply:
(a) There are two members who were arrested at Mozambican Police and their names are Capt J. Boonzaier and Cpl T Nhlapho.
(b) They were arrested on the alleged charges of trespassing the borderline between Ndumo and Farazela on 20 July 2016.
(c) The two SANDF members were reacting to the Air Reconnaissance Personnel who spotted a vehicle loading the equipment in the disputed borderline area called Nkonjane.
(d) The two SANDF members were released unconditionally after the intervention of the Defence Attache’ on 22 July 2016. The Defence Attache’ is mandated by South African Government on matters of Defence Diplomacy to intervene in order to seek diplomatic solution.
02 May 2017 - NW755
Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
In view of reports that a certain person (name and details furnished) was suspended and eventually exonerated of all wrongdoing following a disciplinary hearing, (a) why has the specified person not yet been reinstated into the SA National Defence Force and/or her department, (b) what has been the subsequent impact on the workload and the required performance of the Office of the Secretary of Defence, (c) why should the expense of almost R3 million that the person has received as remuneration not be viewed as wasteful expenditure and (d) what steps has she taken to (i) rectify the situation and (ii) prevent it from happening again?
Reply:
a) The Secretary for Defence has uplifted the special leave, after the finalization of the disciplinary hearing where the employee was not found guilty, however the Chairperson of the Disciplinary hearing found that there’s incompatibility between herself and the Secretary for Defence (Head of Department) as well as other employee’s in the office of the Secretary for Defence.
b) As much as workload is heavy the office of the Secretary for Defence, does have a strategy to manage the workload.
c) The remuneration paid to Ms. Lujiza cannot be viewed as fruitless and wasteful expenditure since it had to follow the normal disciplinary process.
d) i) The Secretary for Defence has uplifted the employee special leave and her current utilization is under consideration.
ii) Labour relations issues are ongoing issues which are addressed accordingly as and when the needs arise.
02 May 2017 - NW771
Bara, Mr M R to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
What is the current overall municipal debt of each municipality in the country?
Reply:
The overall municipal debt, as at 31 January 2017, is as follows.
|
Name of Municipality |
Current |
Overdue |
Total |
|
EASTERN CAPE |
R 430 667 207 |
R 371 388 892 |
R 802 056 099 |
1 |
ALFRED NZO DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
-R 11 912 |
R 77 535 |
R 65 623 |
2 |
AMAHLATHI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 2 020 013 |
R 0 |
R 2 020 013 |
3 |
AMATHOLE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
R 314 812 |
R 1 938 976 |
R 2 253 788 |
4 |
BAVIAANS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 36 974 |
R 0 |
R 36 974 |
5 |
BLUE CRANE ROUTE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 5 960 749 |
R 0 |
R 5 960 749 |
6 |
BUFFALO CITY METROPOLITAN |
R 111 486 560 |
R 0 |
R 111 486 560 |
7 |
CACADU MUNICIPALITY |
R 12 880 |
R 0 |
R 12 880 |
8 |
CALA TOWN COUNCIL |
R 0 |
R 9 |
R 9 |
9 |
CHRIS HANI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
R 108 426 |
R 79 959 |
R 188 385 |
10 |
DR BEYERS NAUDÉ LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 7 155 493 |
R 21 626 373 |
R 28 781 865 |
11 |
ELUNDINI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 53 |
R 0 |
R 53 |
12 |
EMALAHLENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 6 176 |
R 6 176 |
13 |
ENGCOBO MUNICIPALITY |
R 215 315 |
R 0 |
R 215 315 |
14 |
ENOCH MGIJIMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
-R 63 047 |
R 0 |
-R 63 047 |
15 |
GREAT KEI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 690 293 |
R 130 607 |
R 820 900 |
16 |
INTSIKA YETHU MUNICIPALITY FBE |
R 196 047 |
R 0 |
R 196 047 |
17 |
INXUBA YETHEMBA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 5 548 125 |
R 38 849 753 |
R 44 397 878 |
18 |
JOE GQABI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
-R 2 |
R 0 |
-R 2 |
19 |
KING SABATA DALINDYEBO MUNICIPALITY |
R 19 863 393 |
R 62 535 733 |
R 82 399 126 |
20 |
KOUGA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 17 209 944 |
R 0 |
R 17 209 944 |
21 |
KOU-KAMMA MUNICIPALITY |
R 401 207 |
R 1 537 527 |
R 1 938 734 |
22 |
LUKHANJI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 19 433 |
R 19 433 |
23 |
MAKANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 7 216 855 |
R 46 860 682 |
R 54 077 537 |
24 |
MATATIELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 3 099 456 |
R 271 137 |
R 3 370 593 |
25 |
MBASHE MUNICIPALITY FBE |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
26 |
MBIZANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 84 720 |
R 0 |
R 84 720 |
27 |
MHLONTLO MUNICIPALITY FBE |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
28 |
MNQUMA MUNICIPALITY FBE |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
29 |
NDLAMBE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 4 299 301 |
R 0 |
R 4 299 301 |
30 |
NELSON MANDELA BAY METROPOLITAN |
R 229 482 560 |
R 385 |
R 229 482 945 |
31 |
NGQUSHWA MUNICIPALITY FBE |
R 200 100 |
R 0 |
R 200 100 |
32 |
NTHABANKULU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 21 676 |
R 29 622 |
R 51 299 |
33 |
NYANDENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FBE |
R 4 527 |
R 4 151 |
R 8 678 |
34 |
O R TAMBO MUNICIPALITY |
-R 32 822 |
R 45 121 |
R 12 299 |
35 |
PORT ST JOHNS MUNICIPALITY FBE |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
36 |
QAUKENI MUNICIPALITY FBE |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
37 |
QUMBU MUNICIPALITY (MHLONTLO) |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
38 |
RAYMOND MHLABA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 5 937 794 |
R 70 380 549 |
R 76 318 343 |
39 |
SAKHISIZWE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 127 867 |
R 39 095 |
R 166 962 |
40 |
SENQU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
-R 2 |
R 8 815 |
R 8 813 |
41 |
SUNDAYS RIVER VALLEY MUNICIPALITY |
R 1 341 772 |
R 0 |
R 1 341 772 |
42 |
TSOLWANA MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
43 |
UKHAHLAMBA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
-R 7 |
R 0 |
-R 7 |
44 |
UMZIMVUBU MUNICIPALITY |
R 3 542 |
R 79 829 |
R 83 371 |
45 |
WALTER SISULU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 7 743 561 |
R 126 867 425 |
R 134 610 986 |
46 |
XHOKONXA WEIR (O.R TAMBO DISTR ICT MUNICIPALITY) |
-R 9 015 |
R 0 |
-R 9 015 |
|
FREE STATE |
R 319 549 397 |
R 4 339 870 442 |
R 4 659 419 839 |
47 |
BRANDFORT MUNISIPALITEIT |
R 20 520 |
R 4 393 |
R 24 914 |
48 |
CENTLEC MUNICIPALITY |
R 1 603 885 |
R 0 |
R 1 603 885 |
49 |
DIHLABENG MUNICIPALITY |
R 11 892 987 |
R 122 046 046 |
R 133 939 032 |
50 |
HARRISMITH MUNISIPALITEIT |
-R 1 732 |
R 0 |
-R 1 732 |
51 |
KOPANONG MUNICIPALITY |
R 3 515 246 |
R 728 750 |
R 4 243 995 |
52 |
LETSEMENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 169 098 |
R 304 311 |
R 473 409 |
53 |
MAFUBE MUNICIPALITY |
R 6 175 306 |
R 56 505 801 |
R 62 681 108 |
54 |
MALUTI A PHOFUNG MUNICIPALITY |
R 53 193 650 |
R 1 678 505 109 |
R 1 731 698 760 |
55 |
MANGAUNG MUNICIPALITY |
R 112 391 255 |
R 80 347 |
R 112 471 602 |
56 |
MANTSOPA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 4 121 217 |
R 93 874 389 |
R 97 995 605 |
57 |
MASILONYANA MUNICIPALITY |
R 2 922 409 |
R 33 823 510 |
R 36 745 919 |
58 |
MATJHABENG MUNICIPALITY |
R 47 209 112 |
R 1 206 373 462 |
R 1 253 582 574 |
59 |
METSIMAHOLO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (including Deneysville) |
R 15 340 373 |
R 1 142 693 |
R 16 483 066 |
60 |
MOHOKARE MUNICIPALITY |
R 11 383 |
R 0 |
R 11 383 |
61 |
MOQHAKA MUNICIPALITY (including Steynsrus) |
R 19 092 367 |
R 124 657 289 |
R 143 749 656 |
62 |
NALA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 7 535 804 |
R 161 435 136 |
R 168 970 940 |
63 |
NALEDI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
-R 43 394 |
R 657 186 |
R 613 792 |
64 |
NGWATHE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 21 323 553 |
R 644 036 624 |
R 665 360 177 |
65 |
NKETOANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 5 486 982 |
R 117 194 971 |
R 122 681 954 |
66 |
PHUMELELA MUNICIPALITY |
R 2 283 258 |
R 63 839 355 |
R 66 122 614 |
67 |
SETSOTO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 640 268 |
R 4 124 735 |
R 4 765 003 |
68 |
SMITHFIELD MUNISIPALITEIT |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
69 |
TOKOLOGO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 2 201 103 |
R 25 714 014 |
R 27 915 118 |
70 |
TSWELOPELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 2 464 746 |
R 4 822 319 |
R 7 287 065 |
GAUTENG |
R 2 137 493 037 |
R 511 355 496 |
R 2 648 848 533 |
|
71 |
CITY OF TSHWANE METROPOLITAN |
R 572 018 050 |
R 39 104 |
R 572 057 154 |
72 |
CITY POWER JOHANNESBURG |
R 607 949 213 |
R 2 629 472 |
R 610 578 685 |
73 |
EKURHULENI METROPOLITAN COUNCIL |
R 706 757 916 |
R 80 |
R 706 757 996 |
74 |
EMFULENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 111 479 492 |
R 112 993 570 |
R 224 473 062 |
75 |
GREATER JHB. TRANS. METROPOLITAN |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
76 |
JOHANNESBURG WATER |
R 4 964 062 |
R 0 |
R 4 964 062 |
77 |
KUNGWINI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 558 803 |
R 31 |
R 558 834 |
78 |
LESEDI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 15 240 263 |
R 19 156 736 |
R 34 396 999 |
79 |
MERAFONG CITY LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 16 491 239 |
R 99 138 730 |
R 115 629 968 |
80 |
MIDRAND TOWN COUNCIL(LORD KHANYILE ) |
R 19 097 |
R 0 |
R 19 097 |
81 |
MIDVAAL LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 16 137 215 |
R 0 |
R 16 137 215 |
82 |
MOGALE CITY LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 49 907 300 |
R 127 731 490 |
R 177 638 790 |
83 |
NOKENG TSA TAEMANE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 1 261 376 |
R 205 805 |
R 1 467 181 |
84 |
RANDFONTEIN LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 29 020 498 |
R 149 126 454 |
R 178 146 952 |
85 |
SEDIBENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (MPHATLATSANE THEATRE) |
R 10 613 |
R 0 |
R 10 613 |
86 |
WESTONARIA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 5 677 901 |
R 334 023 |
R 6 011 924 |
|
KWAZULU NATAL |
R 1 088 182 004 |
R 76 239 611 |
R 1 164 421 615 |
87 |
ABAQULUSI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 11 789 463 |
R 0 |
R 11 789 463 |
88 |
AMAJUBA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
R 151 206 |
R 143 413 |
R 294 619 |
89 |
DANNHAUSER LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
90 |
DR NKOSAZANA DLAMINI ZUMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 130 133 |
R 0 |
R 130 133 |
91 |
EDUMBE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 2 790 810 |
R 2 657 804 |
R 5 448 614 |
92 |
EMADLANGENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (incl Utrecht) |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
93 |
EMNAMBITHI/LADYSMITH MUNICIPALITY |
R 15 480 303 |
R 18 066 |
R 15 498 369 |
94 |
ENDUMENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 6 118 608 |
R 0 |
R 6 118 608 |
95 |
ETHEKWINI METROPOLITAN |
R 681 001 972 |
R 281 331 |
R 681 283 303 |
96 |
EZINGOLENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 27 658 |
R 0 |
R 27 658 |
97 |
GREATER KOKSTAD LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
-R 1 633 |
R 0 |
-R 1 632 |
98 |
HARRY GWALA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY (including Sisonke) |
-R 1 509 507 |
R 58 207 |
-R 1 451 301 |
99 |
HIBISCUS COAST MUNICIPALITY |
R 7 998 312 |
R 0 |
R 7 998 312 |
100 |
HLABISA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 29 416 |
R 53 880 |
R 83 295 |
101 |
ILEMBE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
R 229 830 |
R 0 |
R 229 830 |
102 |
IMBABAZANE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 25 |
R 1 728 |
R 1 753 |
103 |
IMPENDLE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
104 |
INDAKA MUNICIPALITY |
R 227 488 |
R 693 600 |
R 921 088 |
105 |
INGWE MUNICIPALITY |
R 133 801 |
R 13 646 |
R 147 447 |
106 |
INKOSI LANGALIBALELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 69 485 |
R 0 |
R 69 485 |
107 |
JOZINI MUNICIPALITY |
R 75 934 |
R 23 024 |
R 98 958 |
108 |
KWA SANI MUNICIPALITY |
R 20 417 |
R 0 |
R 20 417 |
109 |
KWADUKUZA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 47 334 135 |
R 0 |
R 47 334 135 |
110 |
MANDENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 817 219 |
R 817 219 |
111 |
MAPHUMULO MUNICIPALITY |
R 60 042 |
R 57 739 |
R 117 782 |
112 |
MKHAMBATHINI MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
113 |
MPOFANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 28 302 858 |
R 3 415 843 |
R 31 718 701 |
114 |
MSINGA MUNICIPALITY |
R 4 690 |
R 18 212 |
R 22 902 |
115 |
MSUNDUZI, MUNICIPALITY |
R 113 654 122 |
R 671 547 |
R 114 325 668 |
116 |
MTHONJANENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
117 |
MTUBATUBA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 11 077 |
R 0 |
R 11 077 |
118 |
NDWEDWE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 60 442 |
R 0 |
R 60 442 |
119 |
NEWCASTLE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 41 108 187 |
R 73 240 |
R 41 181 427 |
120 |
NKANDLA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 1 112 027 |
R 0 |
R 1 112 027 |
121 |
NONGOMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
122 |
NQUTHU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
123 |
NTAMBANANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 37 737 |
R 2 374 |
R 40 110 |
124 |
OKHAHLAMBA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 17 644 |
R 0 |
R 17 644 |
125 |
RICHMOND TOWN BOARD |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
126 |
THE BIG 5 FALSE BAY LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 18 364 |
R 18 789 |
R 37 152 |
127 |
UBUHLEBEZWE MUNICIPALITY |
R 14 831 |
R 0 |
R 14 831 |
128 |
UGU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
R 126 127 |
R 20 807 |
R 146 934 |
129 |
ULUNDI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 5 782 060 |
R 62 913 521 |
R 68 695 581 |
130 |
UMDONI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
-R 10 478 |
R 0 |
-R 10 478 |
131 |
UMFOLOZI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (including Mbonambi) |
R 0 |
R 20 780 |
R 20 780 |
132 |
UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
R 5 794 |
R 22 058 |
R 27 852 |
133 |
UMHLABUYALINGANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
134 |
UMHLATHUZE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 100 514 211 |
R 317 485 |
R 100 831 696 |
135 |
UMKHANYAKUDE DISTRICT MUNIC |
R 1 092 591 |
R 11 609 |
R 1 104 201 |
136 |
UMLALAZI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 3 668 467 |
R 0 |
R 3 668 467 |
137 |
UMNGENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
138 |
UMSHWATHI MUNICIPALITY |
R 92 579 |
R 0 |
R 92 579 |
139 |
UMTSHEZI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 12 975 267 |
R 79 |
R 12 975 346 |
140 |
UMUZIWABANTU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
141 |
UMVOTI MUNICIPALITY |
R 3 403 663 |
R 0 |
R 3 403 663 |
142 |
UMZIMKULU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 1 592 |
R 1 592 |
143 |
UMZINYATHI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
R 689 198 |
R 1 |
R 689 199 |
144 |
UMZUMBE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 173 902 |
R 0 |
R 173 902 |
145 |
UPHONGOLA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
-R 190 |
R 0 |
-R 190 |
146 |
UTHUKELA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
R 2 359 858 |
R 77 113 |
R 2 436 971 |
147 |
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
R 111 048 |
R 0 |
R 111 048 |
148 |
VULAMEHLO MUNICIPALITY |
R 652 |
R 29 142 |
R 29 794 |
149 |
ZULULAND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
R 697 376 |
R 3 805 763 |
R 4 503 139 |
|
LIMPOPO |
R 139 775 547 |
R 488 707 883 |
R 628 483 430 |
150 |
AGANANG MUNICIPALITY |
-R 89 363 |
R 0 |
-R 89 363 |
151 |
BA-PHALABORWA MUNICIPALITY |
R 201 761 |
R 5 479 597 |
R 5 681 358 |
152 |
BELA-BELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 7 194 |
R 547 963 |
R 555 157 |
153 |
BLOUBERG MUNICIPALITY |
R 2 289 577 |
R 0 |
R 2 289 577 |
154 |
CAPRICORN DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
-R 712 005 |
R 77 968 |
-R 634 037 |
155 |
ELIAS MOTSOALEDI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 5 514 299 |
R 0 |
R 5 514 299 |
156 |
EPHRAIM MOGALE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 2 622 735 |
R 0 |
R 2 622 735 |
157 |
FETAKGOMO,MUNICIPALITY |
R 207 484 |
R 14 019 |
R 221 504 |
158 |
GREATER GIYANI, MUNICIPALITY FBE |
R 739 091 |
R 0 |
R 739 091 |
159 |
GREATER LETABA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 1 082 187 |
R 0 |
R 1 082 187 |
160 |
GREATER TUBATSE MUNICIPALITY |
R 14 108 |
R 0 |
R 14 108 |
161 |
GREATER TZANEEN MUNICIPALITY |
R 23 920 478 |
R 3 388 |
R 23 923 867 |
162 |
LEPELLE NKUMPI MUNICIPALITY |
R 5 501 |
R 0 |
R 5 501 |
163 |
LEPHALALE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 10 150 997 |
R 0 |
R 10 150 997 |
164 |
MAKHADO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 17 036 087 |
R 0 |
R 17 036 087 |
165 |
MAKHUDUTHAMAGA,MUNICIPALITY |
R 16 925 |
R 0 |
R 16 925 |
166 |
MARULENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 19 818 |
R 0 |
R 19 818 |
167 |
MODIMOLLE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 9 159 252 |
R 78 899 132 |
R 88 058 385 |
168 |
MOGALAKWENA MUNICIPALITY |
R 20 522 |
R 0 |
R 20 522 |
169 |
MOLEMOLE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 1 752 |
R 1 752 |
170 |
MOOKGOPHONG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 4 710 201 |
R 91 434 936 |
R 96 145 136 |
171 |
MUSINA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 1 321 848 |
R 116 222 108 |
R 117 543 956 |
172 |
MUTALE MUNICIPALITY |
R 52 335 |
R 178 556 |
R 230 892 |
173 |
POLOKWANE MUNICIPALITY |
R 50 166 213 |
R 30 254 |
R 50 196 467 |
174 |
SEKHUKHUNE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
R 1 388 716 |
R 0 |
R 1 388 716 |
175 |
THABAZIMBI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 7 570 210 |
R 195 818 209 |
R 203 388 418 |
176 |
THULAMELA MUNICIPALITY |
R 244 327 |
R 0 |
R 244 327 |
177 |
VHEMBE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
R 2 115 048 |
R 0 |
R 2 115 048 |
|
MPUMALANGA |
R 270 424 003 |
R 2 251 461 991 |
R 2 521 885 995 |
178 |
ALBERT LUTHULI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 3 889 475 |
R 19 209 558 |
R 23 099 033 |
179 |
BUSHBUCKRIDGE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 1 666 967 |
R 1 715 855 |
R 3 382 822 |
180 |
DIPALESENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 4 218 608 |
R 12 468 889 |
R 16 687 498 |
181 |
DR J S MOROKA MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
182 |
EMAKHAZENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 3 987 872 |
R 38 241 350 |
R 42 229 222 |
183 |
EMALAHLENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 69 287 973 |
R 937 910 681 |
R 1 007 198 654 |
184 |
GOVAN MBEKI MUNICIPALITY |
R 39 867 473 |
R 352 173 797 |
R 392 041 271 |
185 |
LEKWA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
-R 56 529 |
R 277 421 021 |
R 277 364 492 |
186 |
MBOMBELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 53 124 382 |
R 30 822 100 |
R 83 946 482 |
187 |
MKHONDO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 8 601 619 |
R 44 000 000 |
R 52 601 619 |
188 |
MSUKALIGWA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 14 829 829 |
R 139 460 616 |
R 154 290 444 |
189 |
NKANGALA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
R 12 086 |
R 24 484 |
R 36 570 |
190 |
NKOMAZI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 10 012 146 |
R 5 868 216 |
R 15 880 362 |
191 |
PIXLEY KA SEME LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 3 478 082 |
R 0 |
R 3 478 082 |
192 |
STEVE TSHWETE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 30 537 762 |
R 0 |
R 30 537 762 |
193 |
THABA CHWEU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 11 817 199 |
R 364 846 202 |
R 376 663 401 |
194 |
THEMBISILE HANI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 394 614 |
R 0 |
R 394 614 |
195 |
UMJINDI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 6 947 741 |
R 13 654 792 |
R 20 602 532 |
196 |
VICTOR KHANYE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (including Delmas) |
R 7 806 705 |
R 13 644 430 |
R 21 451 135 |
|
NORTH WEST |
R 266 149 058 |
R 852 774 654 |
R 1 118 923 712 |
197 |
BOPHIRIMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FBE |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
198 |
CITY OF MATLOSANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 43 654 851 |
R 137 268 033 |
R 180 922 884 |
199 |
DITSOBOTLA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (including Lichtenburg) |
R 777 750 |
R 196 669 743 |
R 197 447 492 |
200 |
GREATER TAUNG MUNICIPALITY |
R 768 979 |
R 0 |
R 768 979 |
201 |
KAGISANO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 16 480 |
R 0 |
R 16 480 |
202 |
KGETLENGRIVIER LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 2 978 230 |
R 50 784 331 |
R 53 762 561 |
203 |
LEKWA - TEEMANE |
R 6 577 963 |
R 43 408 806 |
R 49 986 768 |
204 |
MADIBENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 879 819 |
R 18 481 086 |
R 19 360 905 |
205 |
MAFIKENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
-R 1 294 648 |
R 2 290 462 |
R 995 813 |
206 |
MAMUSA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 2 961 252 |
R 52 650 051 |
R 55 611 303 |
207 |
MAQUASSI HILLS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 3 928 940 |
R 3 230 359 |
R 7 159 299 |
208 |
MORETELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 592 597 |
R 0 |
R 592 597 |
209 |
MOSES KOTANE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 152 544 |
R 18 908 |
R 171 453 |
210 |
NALEDI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 9 557 009 |
R 217 041 441 |
R 226 598 451 |
211 |
NGAKA, MODIRI MOLEMA DISTRICT MUNIC |
R 19 024 |
R 556 645 |
R 575 669 |
212 |
RAMOTSHERE MOILOA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (including Zeerust Waterworks) |
R 4 004 955 |
R 21 682 561 |
R 25 687 516 |
213 |
RATLOU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 64 916 |
R 168 488 |
R 233 404 |
214 |
RUSTENBURG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 154 574 064 |
R 190 339 |
R 154 764 403 |
215 |
TLOKWE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 29 971 376 |
R 0 |
R 29 971 376 |
216 |
TSWAING LOCAL MUNICIPALTY |
R 2 839 627 |
R 69 148 279 |
R 71 987 906 |
217 |
VENTERSDORP LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 3 123 330 |
R 39 185 122 |
R 42 308 452 |
|
NORTHERN CAPE |
R 113 521 741 |
R 600 620 284 |
R 714 142 025 |
218 |
CARNARVON MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
219 |
DIKGATLONG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 2 894 660 |
R 43 873 154 |
R 46 767 814 |
220 |
EMTHANJENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 4 516 328 |
R 12 502 182 |
R 17 018 510 |
221 |
FRASERBURG MUNICIPALITY |
R 326 125 |
R 0 |
R 326 125 |
222 |
GAMAGARA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 8 243 296 |
R 26 597 555 |
R 34 840 851 |
223 |
GA-SEGONYANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 6 366 353 |
R 21 401 214 |
R 27 767 567 |
224 |
HANTAM LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 1 549 022 |
R 0 |
R 1 549 022 |
225 |
HARTSWATER MUNICIPALITY |
R 2 882 493 |
R 14 647 921 |
R 17 530 413 |
226 |
JOE MOROLONG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 168 281 |
R 0 |
R 168 281 |
227 |
KAI !GARIB LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 6 708 242 |
R 92 210 020 |
R 98 918 262 |
228 |
KAMIESBERG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 791 435 |
R 5 980 026 |
R 6 771 462 |
229 |
KAREEBERG MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
230 |
KAROO HOOGLAND MUNICIPALITY (including Williston) |
R 393 736 |
R 0 |
R 393 736 |
231 |
KGATELOPELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 1 423 748 |
R 9 424 679 |
R 10 848 427 |
232 |
KHAI-MA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 780 023 |
R 6 463 800 |
R 7 243 823 |
233 |
KHARA HAIS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 16 070 008 |
R 150 |
R 16 070 157 |
234 |
KHEIS MUNICIPALITY |
R 100 954 |
R 0 |
R 100 954 |
235 |
MAGARENG MUNICIPALITY |
R 1 845 476 |
R 26 673 860 |
R 28 519 336 |
236 |
MIER MUNICPALITY |
R 33 456 |
R 0 |
R 33 456 |
237 |
NAMA KHOI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 5 383 744 |
R 75 215 982 |
R 80 599 726 |
238 |
PHOKWANE MUNICIPALITY |
R 2 359 503 |
R 5 360 770 |
R 7 720 274 |
239 |
RENOSTERBERG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
-R 1 923 |
R 41 207 623 |
R 41 205 700 |
240 |
RICHTERSVELD LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 1 189 314 |
R 0 |
R 1 189 314 |
241 |
SIYANCUMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 3 913 335 |
R 72 294 065 |
R 76 207 399 |
242 |
SIYATHEMBA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 1 743 065 |
R 16 958 881 |
R 18 701 947 |
243 |
SOL PLAATJE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 35 056 683 |
R 0 |
R 35 056 683 |
244 |
THEMBELIHLE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 1 679 409 |
R 39 746 499 |
R 41 425 908 |
245 |
TSANTSABANE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 3 336 624 |
R 58 886 223 |
R 62 222 847 |
246 |
UBUNTU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 1 848 030 |
R 31 175 681 |
R 33 023 711 |
247 |
UMSOBOMVU MUNICIPALITY |
R 1 920 323 |
R 0 |
R 1 920 323 |
248 |
VOSBURG MUNISIPALITEIT |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
|
WESTERN CAPE |
R 932 188 111 |
R 34 427 908 |
R 966 616 018 |
249 |
BEAUFORT WEST MUNIC |
R 4 106 933 |
R 26 414 |
R 4 133 347 |
250 |
BERGRIVIER LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 5 744 869 |
R 0 |
R 5 744 869 |
251 |
FBITOU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 7 916 536 |
R 27 153 |
R 7 943 689 |
252 |
BREEDE VALLEY MUNICIPALITY |
R 22 024 801 |
R 0 |
R 22 024 801 |
253 |
CAPE AGULHAS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 39 902 |
R 0 |
R 39 902 |
254 |
CEDERBERG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 4 703 172 |
R 1 144 365 |
R 5 847 537 |
255 |
CITY OF CAPE TOWN METROPOLITAN |
R 618 775 644 |
R 299 661 |
R 619 075 305 |
256 |
DE RUST MUNICIPALITY |
R 0 |
R 0 |
R 0 |
257 |
DRAKENSTEIN LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 53 856 762 |
R 0 |
R 53 856 762 |
258 |
EDEN DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
R 61 119 |
R 0 |
R 61 120 |
259 |
GEORGE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 32 312 271 |
R 0 |
R 32 312 271 |
260 |
HESSEQUA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 1 683 437 |
R 0 |
R 1 683 437 |
261 |
KANNALAND LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 67 011 |
R 11 232 467 |
R 11 299 478 |
262 |
KNYSNA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 12 854 929 |
R 0 |
R 12 854 929 |
263 |
LAINGSBURG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 14 937 |
R 0 |
R 14 937 |
264 |
LANGEBERG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 27 733 287 |
R 0 |
R 27 733 287 |
265 |
MATZIKAMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 6 456 048 |
R 0 |
R 6 456 048 |
266 |
MOSSEL BAY LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 22 651 188 |
R 0 |
R 22 651 188 |
267 |
MURRAYSBURG MUNICIPLITY |
R 274 |
R 379 800 |
R 380 074 |
268 |
OUDTSHOORN LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 11 295 727 |
R 21 268 548 |
R 32 564 275 |
269 |
OVERSTRAND LOCAL MUNCIPALITY |
R 18 586 878 |
R 0 |
R 18 586 878 |
270 |
PRINS ALBERT LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 555 782 |
R 0 |
R 555 782 |
271 |
SALDANHABAAI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 17 470 258 |
R 0 |
R 17 470 258 |
272 |
STELLENBOSCH MUNICIPALITY |
R 26 467 480 |
R 49 172 |
R 26 516 652 |
273 |
SWARTLAND LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 13 759 917 |
R 0 |
R 13 759 917 |
274 |
SWELLENDAM LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 3 592 536 |
R 0 |
R 3 592 536 |
275 |
THEEWATERSKLOOF LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 4 302 823 |
R 0 |
R 4 302 823 |
276 |
WESKUS DISTRIK MUNISIPALITEIT |
R 19 466 |
R 0 |
R 19 466 |
277 |
WITZENBERG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
R 15 134 123 |
R 328 |
R 15 134 451 |
|
TOTAL |
R 5 697 950 106 |
R 9 526 847 160 |
R 15 224 797 266 |
28 April 2017 - NW889
Chance, Mr R to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
Whether she is aware of any excessive regulations and/or red tape due to the delayed finalisation of land transfers for the Grabouw Investment Initiative that is preventing the development of human settlement opportunities in the Theewaterskloof Local Municipality; if so, what steps will her department take to build human settlements in the municipality?
Reply:
The land referred to in the question belongs to the National Department of Public Works. The Honourable member should approach the Minister of Public Works for information on the land.
Furthermore, the Honourable member should take time to go through the document titled, “Guide to Parliamentary Questions in the National Assembly”, which indicates that the phrase “aware of” should be avoided. This document states that:
“Aware of: In questions we generally avoid the phrase “aware of” and usually formulate the question: “Whether he has been informed of ... / or whether he has received representations regarding ...”.
28 April 2017 - NW676
Malatsi, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
What is the total amount in rand spent on advertising in various media by the (a) Estate Agency Affairs Board, (b) Social Housing Regulatory Authority, (c) National Housing Builders Registration Council, (d) Housing Development Agency, (e) National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency, (f) Rural Housing Loan Fund, (g) Community Schemes Ombud Service and (h) her department in each of the past three financial years?
Reply:
(a) Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB)
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
R317 101 |
R38 372 |
R172 583 |
(b) Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA)
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
R429 482 |
R483 839 |
R189 018 |
(c) National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC)
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
R3 439 925 |
R12 863 464 |
R3 702 125 |
(d) Housing Development Agency (HDA)
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
R764 097 |
R771 283 |
R1 067 728 |
(e) National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency (NURCHA)
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
R121,482.31 |
R223,472.30 |
R98,040.00 |
(f) Rural Housing Loan Fund (RHLF)
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
R233 240 |
R254 616 |
R329 634 |
(g) Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS)
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
R0 |
R652 |
R1 720 |
(h) Department of Human Settlements (DHS)
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
R23 263 0000 |
R29 607 000 |
R20 019 000 |
26 April 2017 - NW941
Matsepe, Mr CD to ask the Minister of Tourism
(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 him; if so, (i) how long has each specified position been vacant and (ii) what is the reason for each vacancy; (2) have the vacancies been advertised; if so, (a) were interviews done and (b) on what date will the vacancies be filled; (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?
Reply:
(1) SA Tourism has currently no vacancies for the (a) Chief Executive Officer, (b) Chief Financial Officer and (c) Chief Operating Officer positions.
(i) Not applicable
(ii) Not applicable
(2) There were no vacancies advertised by SA Tourism for the positions of Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer.
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(3) (a) None
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
26 April 2017 - NW890
Chance, Mr R to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION
Whether he is aware of any excessive regulations and/or red tape due to the delayed finalisation of land transfers for the Grabouw Investment Initiative that is preventing the development of agricultural opportunities in the Theewaterskloof Local Municipality; if so, what steps will his department take to ensure that the investment initiative project continues in order to create agricultural opportunities?
Reply:
No.
It should be noted that to date, my Department has not received nor documented any receipt of an application from Theewaterskloof Local Municipality in accordance with Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act.