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28 March 2017 - NW555

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Mackenzie, Mr C to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

(1)Whether the (a) employees, (b) directors and (c) management of Transnet filed declarations of interests; if not, in each case, why not; if so, (i) who checks the specified declarations and (ii) what are the further relevant details in this regard; (2) Has any action ever been taken for a conflict of interest arising from the declarations; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) How many of the specified persons have business dealings with Transnet; (4) What are the names and designations of each Transnet employee who decides on sponsorship allocations?

Reply:

(1)(a) Employees, (b) directors and (c) management of Transnet SOC Ltd (“Transnet”) are required in terms of the Declaration of Interests and Related Party Disclosures Policies to file their declaration of interests annually, and as and when changes occur.

 (i) Transnet Group Company Secretary will check Transnet Corporate Centre and each Operating Division (OD) has their Divisional Company Secretary conducting this function.

 (ii) Declaration of Interests are compulsory for Managers (Levels A - F) and any other employee who has an interest or is related to a person with actual or potential interest in doing business with Transnet or any of its subsidiaries. It is also compulsory for all employees involved in Transnet Procurement related activities to declare their interests regardless of their level. 

Reminders and campaigns on the Declaration of Interests and Related Party Disclosures are undertaken prior to the beginning a new financial year so as to ensure adherence to the process.

The Declaration of Interest (“DoI”) are filed electronically and the notifications thereof are routed to the relevant Company Secretary for acknowledgement and stored accordingly by the Document Management Function.

The DOI’s fraud compliance reviews are conducted by Transnet Internal Audit (“TIA”). The purpose of these reviews is to determine compliance with the Declaration of Interest and Related Party Disclosures Policy with a view to identifying whether a selected sample employees declared their interests accurately and in full. Review by TIA, forensics assessments, and consequence management as applicable is followed in cases where wrong doing has been identified.

The Company also has a Code of Ethics in place which guides the conduct of Directors, Management and Employees.

(2) Transnet is currently dealing with three employee cases: two from Transnet Pipe Lines and one from Transnet Freight Rail.

(3) The Audit Report is still being finalised and necessary disciplinary action will be taken. Any companies involved are provisionally black listed and final blacklisting is pending the disciplinary hearing of the employees.

(4) The following Transnet Corporate Centre (TCC) Employees have Delegated Authority to sign off on sponsorships and may sub-delegate same to the Company’s Operating Divisions/Specialists Units:

Mr Siyabonga Gama – Group Chief Executive

Mr M Buthelezi – Chief Operating Officer

Mr Garry Pita – Chief Financial Officer

Mr Thamsanqa Jiyane – Chief Officer Advanced Manufacturing

 

Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP

Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

28 March 2017 - NW43

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Steenkamp, Ms J to ask the Minister of Social Development

(1)(a) Who are the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) service providers for the SA Social Security Agency (SASSA), (b) on what date was the tender advertised and (c) in each case, what is the (i) length of the contract and (ii) cost of the contract in its entirety; (2) (a) what specific services is each ICT provider rendering and (b) has a Service Level Agreement been signed between SASSA and each ICT provider? NW47E

Reply:

Question 1

Question 2

(a)ICT Service Providers

(b)Tender Advertisement Date

(c)(i)Contract duration

(c)(ii)Contract Value

  1. Services Being Offered
  1. Is SLA Signed

MTN

October 2015

5 years

R100,289,905.00

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)

Datacenter Services

Internet

YES

EOH

07 November 2014

2 years

R87, 934,360.92

Support Services (Front Office, Back Office and LAN)

YES

EOH

24 August 2012

3 years

R11,781,378.27

Migration from Novell to Microsoft Netware Platform

YES

Telkom

Sole Service Provider (Government to Government)

5 years

R131,485, 175.40

Last mile fixed line connectivity

YES

Info Guardian

January 2015

3 years

R10, 312, 123.33

Intrusion Prevention Services (Tipping Points)

YES

Gijima

20 November 2015

3 years

R6, 046, 233.71

LAN Monitoring and Management Tool (Provision of Entuity of Eye of the Storm)

YES

SITA

Government Services offered through SITA as government entity

3 years

R331,535, 042.40

SOCPEN Hosting

YES

SITA

Government Services offered through SITA as government entity

3 years

R1, 218, 325.79

BAS/Persal Hosting

YES

SITA

Government Services offered through SITA as government entity

3 years

R14, 406, 711.17

Common Access Point

YES

SITA

Government Services offered through SITA as government entity

3 years

R244, 790.59

Server Housing

YES

SITA (Microsoft)

Government Transversal Contract offered through SITA Enterprise Agreement as government entity

3 years

R53,924,677.17

Microsoft Licenses

YES

Datacentrix

29 January 2016

2 years

R1, 928, 880.00

Antivirus Software and Licenses

YES

EOH Mthombo

February 2015

3 years

R109,437,963.00

Implementation of the SASSA Scanning Solution

YES

Microsoft SA

September 2014

3 years

R37 282 421.68

Development and implementation of the Enterprise Business Intelligence Solution

YES

Datacentrix

February 2016

2 years

R28,205,902.00

Support of the Livelink/CLM Records Management System

YES

SITA

February 2016 Procured through SITA BA.

3 years

R1,612,000.00

Gartner research subscription service

YES

LexisNexis

February 2015

3 years

R1,592,836.00

Subscription to Legal Services database

YES

SITA

Procured through SITA BA 1 April 2016

3 years

R71, 748, 875.00

Technical Application Support for SocPen

YES

SITA

Procured through SITA BA 1 April 2016

3 years

R23, 315, 345.00

Functional Application Support for SocPen

YES

SITA

Procured through SITA BA 1 April 2016

3 years

R55, 119, 447.00

Training services for SocPen

YES

SITA

Procured through SITA BA 1 April 2016

3 years

R4, 055, 357.00

Technical and Functional Support for GIS Services

YES

GP VAN NIEKERK ONDERNEMINGS

Sole Service Provider-Annual Renewal for Software Licenses Support

Annual

R557, 612.00

Emulation Software Support for SocPen

YES

ELCB Information Services (Pty) Ltd

13 February 2015

1 year

R18,891,375.48

Technical and Functional Support for the MIS system

YES

EOH Mthombo PTY LTD

November 2014

3 years

R90,780,480.00

ERP Help Desk, Technical-, Functional- and Training support

YES

Oracle

Sole Service Provider-Annual Renewal for Software Licenses Support

Annual

R6,904,178.08

Oracle OEM Support Services (Knowledge Base, Enhancements, Patches, bug fixes etc.)

YES

Bankserv

Sole Service Provider-Annual Renewal for Software

Annual

R30,000.00

Annual fee for sending payment files from ERP

YES

Excel4apps

Annual Renewal for Software Licenses Support

Annual

R 202, 239.36

Oracle General Ledger drill down

YES

28 March 2017 - NW33

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Basson, Mr LJ to ask the Minister of Social Development

(1)Whether the positions to which SA Social Security Agency senior managers were seconded to in regional offices outside of their residential provinces are vacant positions; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, (a) for how long have the specified positions in the respective regional offices been vacant and (b) by what date will the specified vacancies be filled (2) what was the total amount in allowances paid, in addition to their normal salaries, to each of the managers for acting in seconded positions during the specified period? NW36E

Reply:

(1) In terms of the SASSA Staffing Practices Policy, the secondment of employees may be considered under the following circumstances:

  • The transfer of skills within the organization; and
  • When the need exists to temporarily fill the vacant funded post.

Yes, there were three (3) Senior Managers that were seconded to vacant funded positions outside their residential provinces, for the period 01 April 2015 until 31 January 2017. For the period 01 February 2017 to-date, there are three (3) senior managers seconded to vacant funded posts outside their residential provinces. However, there were four (4) senior managers seconded to fill positions in different environments to gain more experience and strengthen their management capabilities and such secondments ended on the 31 January 2017.

Five (5) Executive Managers were seconded outside their residential provinces:

Three (3) were seconded to vacant posts to head Grant Administration operations and various Regional offices, for the period 01 September 2016 until 31 January 2017. However, two (2) were seconded to head office to manage the special projects, for the period 01 April 2015 until 31 January 2017.

With effect from 01 February 2017, there is only one (1) Executive Manager who is seconded to Head Office special project.

 (a) The Western Cape General Manager: Finance post has been vacant for twelve (12) months, Eastern Cape General Manager: Finance for eleven (11) months whereas the Northern Cape position has been vacant for twenty five (25) months. The Regional Executive Manager: Free State has been vacant for one month.

(b) General Manager Posts were advertised for the Western Cape and Eastern Cape, and no suitable candidates were found and the posts had to be re-advertised, including the post for Regional Manager: Northern Cape. The post of Regional Executive Manager: Free State is in the process of being advertised. These posts is will be filled in the 2017/18 financial year

(2) The total of acting allowances to-date is R 927 390.75.

28 March 2017 - NW335

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Horn, Mr W to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

With reference to the 4 990 pre-approved military veterans for housing allocation, how many were members of the SANDF?

Reply:

The members of the SANDF listed in the Military veterans housing needs database are 131.

28 March 2017 - NW251

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Maynier, Mr D to ask the President of the Republic

Whether he (a) has considered and/or (b) is considering appointing a commission of inquiry, in terms of section 84(2)(f) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, to inquire into any aspect of the (i) banking and/or (ii) financial sector, if not; why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

I am not considering appointing a commission of inquiry at the moment.

28 March 2017 - NW171

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Lees, Mr RA to ask the President of the Republic

Whether he declared the fringe benefits accrued to him as a result of the State-funded upgrades to is Nkandla home to the SA Revenue Services; if not, why not, if so, what are the details of the declared benefits?

Reply:

The issue of tax is a confidential matter between the South African Revenue Services and the Tax payer.

28 March 2017 - NW396

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Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

With reference to Statistics South Africa’s Quarter 4 Labour Force Survey 2016 statistics, (a) in which job categories of the Limpopo Community Service Sector did the (i) 18 000 decline in jobs for the fourth quarter of 2016 and (ii) year-on-year 31 000 decline in jobs for the 2015 and 2016 occur and (b) what are the reasons for the specified job losses in each case?

Reply:

The Labour Force Survey indicates the job fluctuations in the Community and Social Services sector for the whole of Limpopo’s labour market.

In so far as my portfolio is concerned, I can only respond on the trends during the quarter ending 31 December 2016 in respect of occupations in the Public Service departments of the Limpopo Provincial Administration in so far as they can be judged to fall within the Community and Social Services sector.

According to the information at my disposal, the jobs (posts) in the said occupations that can be linked to the Community and Social Services sector have reduced by 131 posts during the quarter ending 31 December 2016 of which 130 are from Auxiliary and Related Workers. The table below contains further detail in this regard per the relevant occupational categories:

Related occupations

Filled posts

Oct 2016

Vacant posts

Oct 2016

Filled posts

Dec 2016

Vacant posts

Dec 2016

Variance in Posts between Dec to Oct 2016

AUXILIARY AND RELATED WORKERS

838

142

704

146

-130

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKERS

365

6

364

7

0

INSTITUTION BASED PERSONAL CARE WORKERS

1

0

1

0

0

PSYCHOLOGISTS AND VOCATIONAL COUNSELLORS

131

161

130

162

0

SOCIAL WORK AND RELATED PROFESSIONALS

1 768

70

1 765

73

0

SUPPLEMENTARY DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHERS

55

31

54

31

-1

YOUTH WORKERS

17

0

17

0

0

TOTAL

3 175

410

3 035

419

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REPLY TO QUESTION (b)

The reason for a reduction in job levels in these occupational categories may in general be ascribed to -

(i) steps taken by departments to be more efficient in their operational processes and the delivery of services as well as the management of their organisational structures; and

(ii) the reduced compensation budgets which were introduced with effect from 1 April 2016, in respect of the Public Service as a whole.

END

28 March 2017 - NW28

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Basson, Mr LJ to ask the Minister of Social Development

(1)Whether her department has budgeted any funds for social workers to place advertisements of abandoned or orphaned children in local newspapers circulating in the area where the child was found, in line with Regulation 56 of Regulation R261 of 1 April 2010 of the Children’s Act, Act 38 of 2005, as amended; if not, (a) why not and (b) what is the position in this regard; if so, what amount of funding did her department budget in this regard (i) in the (aa) 2013-14, (bb) 2014-15 and (cc) 2015-16 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2016; (2) whether she has found that the funds are sufficient for social workers to place the advertisements; if so, what are the relevant details; if not, (3) is she aware of any instances where social workers were unable to comply with the specified regulation in each of the specified financial years resulting in any Children’s Court not being able to proceed with cases; if so, what are the relevant details? NW31E

Reply:

GAUTENG

1 (a) Yes, the Department of Social Development has budgeted funds for social workers to place advertisements.

(b) (i), (aa), (bb), (cc) and (ii)

Financial Year

Amount

2013/2014

R 487 000

2014/2015

R 674 357

2015/2016

R 1 332 882

Since April 2016

R 2 773 000

2. The funds are sufficient for the financial year however it increases annually due to the increase in demand. The Regions have been allocated budgets and they have entered into contracts with local newspapers. The following newspapers are also used Sowetan and Daily Sun.

The process involves the Social Workers conducting assessments and in cases where the biological parents are reported unknown, then the advert is placed on the newspaper as per Regulations 56.

The finalization of the court process is reconvened two weeks after the placement of the advert.

3. There were no instances were children’s court Enquiries were not finalized due to non-compliance with Regulations.

EASTERN CAPE

1 (a) N/A

(b) Funding only made available for 2016 which was R400 000.00

2. Funds are not sufficient due to the budget-cut/financial constraints. This is however, one of the priorities of the Sub-directorate Child Care and Protection priorities when advocating for funds to Treasury.

3. None – the Provincial Team (between DSD, SASSA & Districts) that is monitoring Foster Care management services including backlog has since engaged DoJ & CD Presiding Officers and was agreed that in all cases Children’s interest must be paramount in line with Section 28 of the Constitution and Section 2 (a – f) of the Children’s Act No 38 of 2005 as amended.

 

28 March 2017 - NW302

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Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

With reference to the 4 990 pre-approved military veterans for housing allocation, how many belonged to (a) Umkhonto we Sizwe, (b) Azanian People’s Liberation Army, (c) Azanian National Liberation Army, (d) SA Defence Force, (e) Union Defence Force, (f) SA Cape Corps, (g) Transkei Special Forces, (h) Bophuthatswana Special Forces, (i) Venda Special Forces and (j) Ciskei Special Forces?

Reply:

The Department regards SA Cape Corps as part of SADF. The Department has no records of Special Forces mentioned under Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei. However the Department keeps records of the former Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei Defence Forces. The 4990 is broken down as follows;

(a) Umkhonto we Sizwe 2,205

(b) Azanian People’s Liberation Army 1,024

(c) Azanian National Liberation Army 99

(d) and (f) SA Defence Force and SA Cape Corps 1,320

(e) Union Defence Force 5

(g) Transkei Defence Force 97

(h) Bophuthatswana Defence Force 49

(i) Venda Defence Force 1

(j) Ciskei Defence Force which numbers 59

The South African National Defence Force members 131

28 March 2017 - NW300

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Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

(1)Whether there was any breach of security during the alleged illegal housing invasion of government-subsidised houses allegedly by military veterans in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) were the illegal occupants (a) arrested for perpetrating the criminal activity and (b) evicted from the specified houses; if not, in each case, why not; if so, (i) was there any altercation and (ii) what are the further relevant details in each case; (3) was there confrontation between the illegal occupants and legal housing beneficiaries; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

(1), (2) and (3). The honourable member is advised to pose the question to the honourable Minister of Human Settlements.

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28 March 2017 - NW299

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Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

(1)(a) What is the actual situation and circumstances with regard to the invasion of government subsidised houses in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, by alleged military veterans, (b) who are these illegal occupants, (c) what are their (i) force and (ii) identity numbers and (d) to which former formation do they belong; (2) are these alleged Military Veterans duly registered and verified on the National Military Veterans Database; if not, why not; if so, what are their registration numbers; (3) have these alleged Military Veterans applied for the housing benefit in terms of Military Veterans Benefits Regulations; if so, (a) have they been approved by her department and (b) are they on the pre-approved military veteran housing beneficiary waiting list; (4) how many houses were invaded, damaged and vandalised

Reply:

1. (a), (b), (c), (i), (ii) and (d) The subsidised houses referred to in the question, fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Human Settlement. The honourable member is advised to pose the question to the Minister of Human Settlements.

(2), and (3). The Department of Military Veterans has no information on the details of the alleged Military Veterans who have invaded the government subsidised houses.

4. The Department of Military Veterans has no details on the number of houses invaded, damaged or vandalised.

28 March 2017 - NW32

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Basson, Mr LJ to ask the Minister of Social Development

(1)Whether any senior managers of the SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) were seconded to SASSA’s regional offices from 1 April 2015 to date; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how many of the specified managers were (a) seconded and (b) seconded to regional offices outside of their respective residential provinces; (2) whether any accommodation has been arranged for the managers who were seconded to regional offices outside of their respective residential provinces; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, (a) where were the specified managers accommodated, (b) what were the costs and (c) from which budgets were the costs paid; (3) whether any transport arrangements have been made for the managers who were seconded to regional offices outside of their respective residential provinces; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether any of the senior managers who were seconded to regional offices outside of their respective residential provinces received VIP and/or security detail; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) how many of the specified managers received VIP and/or security detail, (b) what were the costs, (c) from which budgets were the costs paid and (d) what justified the security detail in each case? NW35E

Reply:

1. Yes,

 (i) The South African Social Security Agency ( SASSA) was established in terms of the Social Security Agency Act, 2004 to perform the following functions in giving effect to Section 3 of the Social Assistance Act, 2004;

 (ii) Administer social assistance and perform any other function delegated to it under the Social Assistance Act.

 (iii) Collect , collate, maintain and administer such information as is necessary for the payment of social security, as well as for the central reconciliation and management of payment of transfer funds in a national database of all applicants for and beneficiaries of social assistance.

 (iv) SASSA has adopted a two phase approach regarding the takeover of grants. In preparation of this approach the agency have to prepare its personnel for such a function, which include the following; capacity building, strategic placements of its current personnel including the regional executives and executives. This approach necessitated the agency also to identify other senior managers with the potential of exposing them in various areas in the agency as part of their capacity building drive.

 (v) SMS’s were seconded in an acting capacity to gain more experience and strengthen their managerial capabilities in preparation for the transitional period.

1. (a) 14 (14 for the period 01 April 2015 until 31 January 2017 and 4 for the period 01 February 2017 to date).

(b) 2 (12 for the period 01 April 2015 until 31 January 2017and 4 for the period 01 February 2017 to date).

(2) Yes, accommodation has been provided for in terms of the SASSA Staffing Practice Policy which requires of SASSA to provide such for secondment(s).

(a) They are all accommodated in hotels and furnished apartments where it is cost effective.

(b) The total estimated costs to-date for accommodation for all of them is R3 097 998.67.

(c) The savings from the Compensation of Employees and leases have been used in this regard.

(3) All senior managers affected are using their own transport except two, who is provided for by SASSA in according with the SASSA Staffing Policy on secondment(s). The total estimated costs to-date is R213 782.00.

(4) No

28 March 2017 - NW649

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De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport

(1)What is her department doing to stop the transportation of persons, and children in particular, at the back of (a) light duty vehicles, (b) panel vans, (c) trailers, (d) heavy duty trucks and/or (e) any other vehicle that does not have safety belts at the back of it; (2) (a) how many persons have been fined for engaging in this practice in each province in the past three financial years, (b) what was the total value in rand of the fines in each financial year and (c) what are the statistics in this regard in each province in the past three financial years?

Reply:

(1) (a) (b) (c) covered by the term “goods vehicles” . In relation to the transport of persons at the rear of goods vehicles the Department has promulgated legislation that completely prohibits such transportation if it is conducted for reward. It must be noted that a complete ban on such transportation will result in some of the sectors operationally shutting down due to financial viability.

The Department is trying to deal with transportation of person at the rear of goods vehicles published for comments regulations on the 11th May 2015 intending to restrict the number of persons transported at the rear of such vehicles to five (5).This proposal was however not supported by most of the transport sectors using goods vehicles to transport their workers to the relevant sites. Sectors such as the agricultural, building, construction, gardening services, etc

However, on the 11th November 2016 the Department incorporated in to the National Road Traffic Act, 1996 ( Act No.93 of 1996) regulations prohibiting the transportation of school children at the rear of goods vehicles.

(2) (a) Currently, they are not fined as it is not yet prohibited to transport persons at the rear of goods vehicles.

(b) (c) Falls away since there are no fines.

27 March 2017 - NW541

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Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the Minister of Economic Development

(a) What developmental projects have been earmarked by the R1,5 billion Tirisano Fund for the 2017-18 financial year and (b) which black-owned construction companies are expected to benefit from the specified fund?

Reply:

The Tirisano Trust is currently in the process of being set up. Once the process is complete, the trustees will allocate funding on an annual basis. The monies will come via the National Revenue Fund and will be appropriated by parliament to the Fund and thus there will be parliamentary accountability.

It has been agreed between government and the construction companies that all the transactions in the Tirisano Fund will be done on a transparent basis, all beneficiaries will be publicly disclosed and all financial transactions of the Fund (including administration fees, consultancy payments – if any and if warranted), as well as payments made to any individual or company, should be open to public scrutiny.

The Trust provides that monies may be allocated as follows:

  • Bursaries for black students studying engineering, quantity surveying and building science; 
  • Bursaries for the development of black artisans including through mentorship and employment placements;
  • Maths and science education in public schools;
  • Special social development projects such as rural bridges, student accommodation, clinics, schools and sports-fields. 
  • Building capacity in the state on engineering, project management and other infrastructure services in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of public infrastructure; and
  • Enterprise development programs for small, black-owned construction firms, including through the provision of working capital at concessional rates and support on performance bonds.

The Trust will report publicly on specific projects to be selected and the companies, individuals and communities who will benefit, once the Tirisano Fund has made such allocation.

 

-END-

27 March 2017 - NW453

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Brauteseth, Mr TJ to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

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:

The Department has not procured any services from / 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

 

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS: Mr TW Tredoux

EXT: 5079

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 453 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

27 March 2017 - NW505

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Breytenbach, Adv G to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

(a) What is the total budgetary allocation towards the office of the Public Protector’s Back to the People Road Show in the (i) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18 financial years and (b) for each year, what are the specific amounts budgeted in respect of (i) travel, (ii) accommodation, (iii) venue and facilities hire, (iv) advertising costs, (v) subsistence and (vi) any other related itemised expenditure?

Reply:

a) The budget allocation for the Public Protector `s Roadshow in the

(i) 2016/2017 financial year is: R1.5 million (for roll-out in all 9 provinces from the Complaints and Stakeholder management unit. From that amount each province was allocated R100 000 specifically for roadshow)

(ii) 2017/18 financial year is: not yet determined, awaiting approval from the National Assembly of the Strategic Plan, Annual Performance Plan and 2017/18 Budget.

b) In 2016/17 the budget was allocated as follows:

 (i) Travel: R200 000 (Flights)

 (ii) Accommodation: R100 000

 (iii) Venue and facilities hire: R900 000

 (iv) Advertising costs: N/A

 (v) Subsistence: R50 000

 (vi) Other: R70 000 (kilometer allowance for use of transport) and R180 000 (catering)

27 March 2017 - NW457

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Cassim, Mr Y to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

Whether his department procured any services from and/or made any payments to (a) Mr Mzwanele Many, (b) the Progressive Professionals Forum, (c) the Decolonization Fund and/or (d) the Black Business Council; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what (i) services were procured, (ii) was 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:

No, services have been procured from and/or payments made to Mr. Mzwanele Manyi, the Progressive Professional Forum, Decolonization Fund or the Black Business Council.

27 March 2017 - NW540

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Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the Minister of Economic Development

(a) When will the National Empowerment Fund be incorporated into the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) as a wholly owned subsidiary and (b) what financial obligations will the transaction place on the IDC?

Reply:

It is Government’s public goal to consolidate the number of public entities in order to avoid duplications of mandates and reduce overhead costs.

Both the IDC and the NEF have responsibility for the promotion of black economic empowerment. In addition, the NEF has funding challenges for new loan approvals.

To give effect to the goal of agency consolidation and to enable the NEF to benefit from the IDC balance-sheet and experience, it was agreed in principle between the Ministers of Trade & Industry and Economic Development as well as the IDC and NEF to incorporate the NEF as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the IDC.

The technical work to enable this decision to be implemented will now be undertaken and the timeframes for conclusion thereof is not yet available. In order to enable the NEF to continue to provide industrial funding for black industrialists, the two organisations are considering transitional measures pending conclusion of the merger arrangements.

These will be announced when they are finalised.

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27 March 2017 - NW471

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Groenewald, Mr HB to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

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:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:-

The answer to the above question is: NO.

27 March 2017 - NW458

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Cassim, Mr Y to ask the Minister of Labour

Whether her 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:

1. No services were procured from the above-mentioned service providers.

27 March 2017 - NW543

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Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

Whether Judge Mokgoro authorised the State Security Agency to intercept the communications of any individuals who worked for the SA Broadcasting Corporation (a) in the (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2016; if so, (aa) which department requested the interception, (bb)  in respect of which individual’s communication was permission granted, (cc) what was the motivation for the interception of each individual's communication, (dd) for what period was the authorisation granted and (ee) on which date was permission granted in each case?

Reply:

The Honourable Member should note that Judge Yvonne Mokgoro was indeed the designated Judge during 2014/15, 2015/16 financial years until 31 May 2016, appointed in terms of the Regulation of Interceptions of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act, 70 of 2002 ("RICA").

Judge Makgoro has informed me that she has not to the best of her recollection authorized the State Security Agency to intercept the communications of any individuals said to be working for the South African Broadcasting Corporation during the periods mentioned in paragraph 1 above.

Following my response in paragraph 2 above, please note that questions (aa), (bb), (cc), (dd), and (ee) do not apply.

27 March 2017 - NW539

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Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the Minister of Economic Development

Was he consulted by the Competition Commission before it referred a collusion case against 18 banks on charges involving price fixing and market allocation to the Competition Tribunal in February 2017; if so, what was the nature of the consultations?

Reply:

The investigation by the Competition Commission of collusion involving price-fixing and market allocation in forex transactions has been a matter of public record and was reported in the Commission’s Annual Report tabled in Parliament during 2016. The Commission advised the SA Reserve Bank, Minister of Economic Development as well as the National Treasury when it had completed its investigation, that it would refer the matter to the Competition Tribunal.

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27 March 2017 - NW506

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Breytenbach, Adv G to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

1) (a) What is the total number of persons who will be accompanying the Public Protector on her Back to the People Road Show, (b) how many of the specified persons (i) are employed at the Public Protector’s office and (ii) were hired specifically for the purpose of the road show and (c) what is the designated role of each specified person; 2) (a) how many places (i) did the road show visit since 1 April 2016 and (ii) will the road show visit in the 2017-18 financial year and (b) in each instance, what are the relevant details relating to (i) dates and (ii) place?

Reply:

1. (a) The total number of persons who will be accompanying the Public Protector on her back to the People Road show:

1.

Gauteng

Johannesburg

11+2 Protectors

   

Ratanga

12+2 Protectors

2.

Limpopo

Polokwane

11+2 Protectors

   

Thohoyandou

09+2 Protectors

3.

Mpumalanga

Nelspruit

10+2 Protectors

   

Ermelo

10+2 Protectors

4.

Kwazulu- Natal

Pietermaritzburg

7+1 Protectors

5.

Free State

Bloemfontein

10+1 Protectors

   

Thaba Nchu

10+1 Protectors

(b) All but the officers from SAPS VIP Protection Services are permanently employed by PPSA.

(ii) None, The Public Protector make use of the outreach, communication and other support team of the institution to plan, manage and implement the programme.

(c) (1) Adv. Kevin Malunga, Deputy Director of Public Protector (DPP) – attended Gauteng and Free State visits.

He participate as the speaker during the programme, participates in dialogue with stakeholders, participate to take the public`s services delivery conduct failure complants and advises complainant on way forward.

(2) Mr Themba TC Dlamini, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (attended Kwazulu Natal and Free State visits). He is the person responsible for the implementation of the overall programme, which is the target of the 2016/2017 Annual Performance Plan. The entire operations team reports to him.

(3) Mr Reginald Ndou or Mr Sello Mothupi, Provincial Investigations and Liaison. He is in charge of provincial operations and liaison (attended Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo visits)

(4) Ms Kgalalelo Masibi or Ms Lesedi Sekele, Complaints and Stakeholder management (Attended all). She is in charge of the roadshow as alternate project manager.

(5) Mr Oupa Segelwe, Head of Communication (attended all). He is in charge of communication, media, publicity and speechwriting.

(6) Ms Linda Molelekoa, acting Chief of Staff (attended all). She is in charge of Executive support for the Public Protector, Deputy Public

Protector and Chief Executive Officer.

(7) Mr Johnathan Malatjie, Head of Security (attended all). He is in charge of security arrangements and emergency services at the venues.

(8) Ms Noxolo Motloporo, Event Manager (attended all, except Kwazulu –Natal). She is charge of logistics, coordination and details of the events.

(9) Mr Salvation Mokgattlhe, Communication Officer, (attended all). He is charge of the video recordings, photography and social media

(10) Mr Andile Mpiyake, Outreach officer (attended all, except Kwazulu –Natal). He is in charge of floor management during outreach meetings, sound system branding and logistics.

(11) Ms Xoliswa Xosheni or Betty Ngubeni or Ephraim Kabinde, Personal Assistant (attended all)   . She/ He is in charge of the Public Protector`s administrative support 

(12) Mr William Mthotho and/or Teboho Mahlangu, SAPS VIP Protectors (attended all). He is in charge of Public Protector Safety and security.

2. (a) (i) by 31 March 2017 the Roadshow would have visited 11 towns and 6 (six)provinces.

(ii) Yes, the Roadshow will continue in the next financial year. Seven more towns and remaining provinces will be visited during April and May 2017.

(b) (i) (ii)

Province

Place

Date

Gauteng

Johannesburg City Hall- Provincial Legislature

16 February 2017

 

Heildeberg- Ratanga Multi –Purpose Hall

17 February 2017

Limpopo

Polokwane (Lebowakgomo- Provincial Legislature)

27 February 2017

 

Thohoyandou

28 February 2017

Mpumalanga

Nelspruit- Provincial Legislature

02 March 2017

 

Ermelo

03 March 2017

Kwazulu- Natal

Escort Conference Centre & Pietermaritzburg- Provincial Legislature

15 March 2017

Free State

Bloemfontein- Provincial Legislature

16 March 2017

 

Thaba Nchu

17 March 2017

North West

Mmabatho- Provincial Legislature

23 March 2017

 

Vryburg, Madibogo Village

24 March 2017

Kwazulu Natal

Mkhambathini Municipality

04 April 2017

Northern Cape

Ritchie Town

19 April 2017

 

Kimberley- Provincial Legislature

20 April 2017

Eastern Cape

Mqanduli

26 April 2017

Western Cape

Cape Town- Provincial Legislature

04 May 2017

 

Fish Hoek Township

05 May 2017

Eastern Cape

Bisho-Provincial Legislature

16 May 2017

27 March 2017 - NW448

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Bara, Mr M R to ask the Minister of Economic Development

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:

No payments were made nor were any services procured from the persons and organisations referred to in the question.

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24 March 2017 - NW557

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Purdon, Mr RK to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs

Are any private security companies employed by (a) her Department or (b) the South African National Parks (SANParks) for anti-poaching purposes; if not, why not; if so, (i) which companies are employed and (ii) where are the specified companies employed?

Reply:

(a) No private security company is employed by the Department of Environmental Affairs for anti-poaching purposes.

(b) (i) and (ii) Within SANParks, no private company is employed for anti-poaching purposes. The internal capability that was established over the past few years, complemented by the support from the government security agencies, is sufficient to provide the specialist nature of operations in the mission area. It also ensures the command and control required to conduct such operations.

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24 March 2017 - NW572

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Chance, Mr R to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

(1)(a) What is the total amount of business visas that have been issued annually for (i) start-up and (ii) existing businesses since such visas were introduced, (b) what amount in Rands has been invested in the country annually due to the issuing of these visas, (c) how many applications for business visas have been refused annually and (d) at what resultant lost investment; (2) whether his department has tracked the businesses (a) that were started and (b) in which money has been invested as a result of the issuance of such visas to establish whether the specified businesses are still trading; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

Reply:

(1)(a)(i) No new applications for start-ups were approved within the Republic in the period January 2016 to December 2016.

(1)(a)(ii) Twenty-five applications for existing businesses were approved and seven were approved for change of condition on an already issued business visa.

(1)(b) The Immigration Regulations prescribe R 5 million as an amount in cash to be invested in the Republic as determined from time to time by the Minister, after consultation with the Minister of Trade and Industry, by notice in the Gazette. In the year 2016 there were no business visa applications that were approved for investments into new businesses or start-up.

(1)(c) 148 applications were rejected for business visa renewals, and 48 were rejected for new businesses.

(1)(d) In most cases applications are rejected for fraudulent supporting documents. Most of these are where the applicants have submitted fraudulent Chartered Accountant letters purporting to confirm the availability of funds.

The rejections therefore do not translate to any loss of potential investments as in essence the applicants could not provide proof of the available investment amount.

(2)(a) All applicants whose permits are rejected are traced and deported by Inspectorate unit.

(2)(b) Inspectorate unit conducts inspections to ensure that all persons issued with visas comply with the terms and conditions of their permits.

24 March 2017 - NW559

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Purdon, Mr RK to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs

Whether an integrity management plan has ever been implemented for the South African National Parks employees employed at the Kruger National Park; if not, why not; if so, (a) is the specified plan still in operation and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard?

Reply:

(a) and (b)

Yes, an Integrity Testing Policy for the management of the integrity of officials and Standard Operating Procedures guide the implementation of the monitoring of the integrity of officials. The policy accounts for labour relations as well as law enforcement requirements. The guideline includes processes for scheduled as well as ad hoc assessments, with the appropriate follow-ups as required by investigations and subsequent decisions on how to handle individual cases.

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24 March 2017 - NW692

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Groenewald, Mr HB to ask the Minister of Human Settlements

(1)Did (a) her department or (b) any entity reporting to her participate in the Dialogue with the President: Unpacking of the SONA 2017 on Radical Economic Transformation Implementation event hosted at the Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga, Durban, on 25 February 2017; if so, what amount was spent in each case; (2) did (a) her department or (b) any entity reporting to her participate in the auction of the (i) souvenirs or (ii) personal belongings of the President of the Republic, Mr Jacob G Zuma; if so, (aa) which items were purchased and (bb) at what cost, in each case

Reply:

(1) (a) & (b) No.

(2) (a) & (b) No.

24 March 2017 - NW470

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Groenewald, Mr HB to ask the Minister of State Security

Whether his department procured any services from and/or made any payments to (a) Mr Mzwandile 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:

The State Security Agency (SSA) has not procured any services, or made any payments to Mr. Mzawanele Manyi, the Progressive Professionals Forum, The Decolonisation Fund and/or the Black Business Council. The aforementioned person and/or organisations have not been requested to provide any services.

24 March 2017 - NW512

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Kruger, Mr HC to ask the Minister in the Presidency

Whether any Red Tape was removed on regulatory measures that influence small businesses since the introduction of the Social Economical Impact Assessment Unit; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the details of the regulatory measures, (b) in which sector did the regulatory measures apply, (c) what burden was relieved and (d) what was the outcome of the intervention?

Reply:

SEIAS is focusing on ex ante analysis on impact of proposed policies, legislations and regulations before they are approved or passed as Acts of Parliament. Through SEIAS, departments are able to proactively address areas that can create regulatory burden, potential risks that can result in unintended consequences or even high costs for implementation or litigation costs.

SEIAS Unit is not responsible for the Red Tape Reduction which is being addressed by Department of Small Business Development.

Impact on legislation is monitored through different instruments such as performance monitoring of outcomes and Annual Performance Plans, Service Delivery Improvement Plans (SDIPs), Operation Phakisa, Front Line Service Delivery and etc.

24 March 2017 - NW364

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Stubbe, Mr DJ to ask the Minister in the Presidency

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:

An Audi Q7 was purchased for the Deputy Minister in the 2016/17 financial year at a cost of R971, 432.76.

Approved / Not Approved

Hon. Jeff Radebe, MP

Minister in The Presidency

Date:

24 March 2017 - NW455

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Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister of Human Settlements

Whether her 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) No.

(b) No.

(c) No.

(d) No.

24 March 2017 - NW460

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De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister in the Presidency

Whether his office 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?

24 March 2017 - NW450

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Bara, Mr M R to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs

Whether her 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, and e)

No payments were made to (a) Mr Mzwanele Manyi, (b) the Progressive Professionals Forum, (c) the Decolonisation Fund and/or (d) the Black Business Council due to no services being requested from, or rendered by them.

(i, ii, iii, iv and v)

Not applicable.

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24 March 2017 - NW690

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Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)Did (a) his department or (b) any entity reporting to him participate in the Dialogue with the President: Unpacking of the SONA 2017 on Radical Economic Transformation Implementation event hosted at the Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga, Durban, on 25 February 2017; if so, what amount was spent in each case; (2) did (a) his department or (b) any entity reporting to him participate in the auction of the (i) souvenirs or (ii) personal belongings of the President of the Republic, Mr Jacob G Zuma; if so, (aa) which items were purchased and (bb) at what cost, in each case?

Reply:

(1) The Department did not participate in the identified dialogue and is not aware of any of its entities having participated.

(2) Not applicable.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 690 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

24 March 2017 - NW424

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Motau, Mr SC to ask the Minister in the Presidency

In light of the poor economic growth and the continual annual loss of jobs in various sectors, what interventions have been implemented by (a) his department and (b) the National Planning Commission to facilitate the reaching of the set target of creating 11 million jobs by 2030?

Reply:

In 2013 the Cabinet resolved that the 2014-2019 (Medium Term Strategic Framework) MTSF should form the first five-year implementation phase of the National Development Plan (NDP) and mandated different organs of the state to begin aligning their plans to the NDP vision - 2030. The aim of the MTSF is to ensure policy coherence across government as well as the alignment between planning and budgeting processes. The MTSF outlines programmes and key interventions to growth, employment and investment, particularly in core productive sectors. The interventions under the MTSF complement other policies such as the New Growth Path and the National Industrial Policy Framework that already exist.

The current global and domestic economy remains weak. Economic growth essentially stagnated in 2016 and there might be a modest recovery in growth towards 2.0% by 2020. Unemployment rates are likely to remain high with lower growth. As part of the global economy, South Africa is not immune to the challenges facing other countries. A number of sectors earmarked for growth and employment are affected by these external factors. These include lower commodity prices and global steel oversupply. These developments necessitated government to evaluate all policies, strategies and programmes interventions with a commitment to stabilise some of the affected sectors. Global economic challenges have had major impact on the implementation of key government programmes and commitments during the period under review. Despite the weak economic environment, the commitments made by government under Outcome Four: Decent Employment through Inclusive Growth are being implemented and progress is being recorded in key sectors of the economy.

The Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) provides quarterly updates to the Executive on the progress made by the government in realising the objectives set out in the 2014-2019 MTSF. In addition, DPME quarterly reports, identify challenges and determine how best to address them in the remaining years of the 2014-2019 MTSF. The department also provide guidance on the implementation of government’s programme of action and identify critical lessons for an effective implementation of the NDP, 2030. This includes the 9-point plan that was announced by the President during the 2015 State of the Nation Address to fast track the implementation of the MTSF.

24 March 2017 - NW529

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Terblanche, Ms JF to ask the Minister of Science and Technology

(1) What are the (a) names of each (i) country, (ii) conglomerate, (iii) government department and (iv) international agency that her department concluded bilateral or cooperation agreements with (aa) in each of the past 10 financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2016, (b) outlines and (c) periods of each of the specified agreements? NW586E

Reply:

(1) Attached at Tag A is a comprehensive report on the international agreements within the past 10 financial years in categories of aid agencies, bilateral partner countries and entities, multilateral and international private sector.

(2) In summary the report reflects as follows:
 

International partner

Past 10 years

Since 1 April 2016

Aid agencies

11 agreements signed

4 agreements signed

Bilateral partner countries and entities

38 agreements signed

1 agreement signed

Multilateral entities

8 agreements signed

No agreements signed

International private sector

4 agreements signed

No agreements signed


Find here: Tag A: International Agreement Signed by the Department of Science and Technology

24 March 2017 - NW342

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Carter, Ms D to ask the Minister of Police

(1) Whether, with regard to the spate of farm attacks in January and February 2017, he will appoint a specialised unit to investigate the specified attacks and the senseless murder of farm workers and farmers, if not, why not; (2) whether his department has conducted any study to determine the reasons behind the criminal behaviour; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details

Reply:

(1) The South African Police Service (SAPS) does not have specialised units to specifically investigate crimes committed on farms and small holdings (farm attacks). Crime committed on farms and smallholdings has, however, been identified as a strategic priority and is being dealt with as such. The prevention and combatting of these crimes has been included in the Annual Operational Plan for the 2017/2018 financial year of the Division: Visible Policing and is also being addressed in the Rural Safety Strategy. The investigation of these crimes is also prioritised at provincial level and, depending on the complexity and nature of specific crimes, the investigations are conducted by Provincial Investigation Units, which resort under the direct command and control of the Deputy Provincial Commissioner: Crime Detection.

(2) A scientific study to determine the reasons behind the criminal behaviour during the commission of these crimes has not yet been conducted, but the modus operandi and the circumstances under which these crimes are committed, are constantly being analysed by Detective Service, Crime Intelligence, the Crime Registrar and Visible Policing, in order to implement specific operational and tactical plans for the prevention, combating and investigation of these crimes.

24 March 2017 - NW461

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De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Police

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)-(d), (i)-(vi) The South African Police Service (SAPS) could not detect that any services were procured or payments made to the mentioned individual, Forum, Fund and / or Council.

24 March 2017 - NW542

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Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Police

(1)What are the reasons for the insistence by the Station Commander at the Primrose Police Station that she is incapable of answering questions and that all questions relating to the functioning of the specified police station should be sent to the provincial office; (2) why does the specified station commander continuously refuse to meet with a delegation of public representatives who want to conduct an oversight visit in accordance with the principles of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996?

Reply:

1. The Station Commander was contacted telephonically by Councillor Tetzani, on 2017-03-01, who indicated that a Democratic Alliance (DA) delegation intended visiting the station and putting questions to the Station Commander, Colonel Vesi. The Station Commander welcomes the visit, but has indicated that questions related to the station, should be directed to the Provincial Office, as this is standard practice in the South African Police Service (SAPS).

2. The Station Commander has never refused to meet with any political delegation. Please refer to the attached correspondence which documents a meeting conducted with the Station Commander on 27 May 2016.

24 March 2017 - NW419

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Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Police

(1)By what date will a work study be conducted in order to ascertain whether the Sebenza Police Station in Gauteng qualifies for a rank improvement; (2) according to the latest available information, how many (a) residents, (b) businesses and (c) national key points are in each sector within the specified police station’s precinct?

Reply:

1. The South African Police Service (SAPS) collects data annually using “input management sheets” for all police stations. The information collected, indicates workload, based on prevailing circumstances, and will therefore indicate whether or not the station should be upgraded. The data collection process for 2017 has been included and the status of the Sebenza Police Station will remain unchanged.

(2)(a)(b)(c) Sebenza Precinct:

The following information is relevant to the Sebenza Police Station precinct:

Sector:

1

2

3

TOTAL

  1. Residents

10 235

5 117

4 837

20 470

  1. Businesses

48

150

120

342

  1. Key Points*

01

0

01

02

National Key Points: NCP Chemicals in Sector 1 and AEL Explosive Company in Sector 3. Please note that this information is collected for the police station precinct and not by the sectors.

24 March 2017 - NW558

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Purdon, Mr RK to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs

(1)Whether, with reference to her department’s draft regulations for the domestic trade in rhinoceros horn, or a part, product or derivative of rhinoceros horn, published in Notice 74 in Government Gazette 40601 on 8 February 2017, the proposed regulations apply to privately owned rhino horn stocks only; if so, what are the relevant details; if not, (2) whether the specified regulations apply to Government-owned stock; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

1. It is applicable to both privately owned rhino horn stocks as well as government owned stocks.

2. Yes, the proposed regulations also apply to government-owned stock. The same requirements that apply to private rhino horn owners who intend to sell their rhino horns, will also apply to organs of state who have rhino horn and intend to sell the horn, e.g.:

  • Proof of legal acquisition must be proven by means of a possession permit;
  • Each horn must be marked by means of both a microchip and a ZA-serial number;
  • A genetic profiling report for each rhino horn must be available;
  • The detail of each rhino horn must be recorded on the national database and must be verified;
  • The relevant organ of state must be in possession of a selling permit, issued in terms of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004) (NEMBA), in order to sell its rhino horns, and it may only sell the rhino horns to a person who is in possession of a purchasing permit issued in terms of NEMBA; and
  • Organs of state may not intentionally shave or powder its rhino horns, or cause powder, shavings, drill bits, slivers etc. to form, except in the circumstances specified in the proposed prohibition Notice (Notice No. 77).

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24 March 2017 - NW526

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Steenkamp, Ms J to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs

(1)What are the full relevant reasons for the high cost increase of (a) computer services, (b) consultants, (c) travel and (d) venue hire from R100 million in the 2016-17 financial year to R184 million in her Department’s budget for the 2017-18 financial year; (2) whether (a) she or (b) her Department considered any other more cost-effective options in each case; if so, what are the relevant details; and (3) why does her Department rely heavily on the services of consultants, rather than employing permanent experts?

Reply:

1. (a), (b), (c) and (d)

High Cost Increase

   

2016/17

R’000

2017/18

R’000

Reason for Increased allocation

A

Computer Services

29 447

67 010

The allocation for computer services were corrected over the Medium Term Expenditure Framework as the allocation for the 2016/17 financial year was too low (R29.447m). 2015/16 financial year audited figure was at R75.549m. Therefore the increased allocation is expected to cover the cost for data lines, servers for the main offices in Pretoria and Cape Town and Regional Offices for the Expanded Public Works Projects projects, as well as enforcement at the OR Thambo.

B

Consultants

215 311

207 521

The services under consultants include Communication, Research and Project Management consultants in the specialised fields of Oceans and Research, Biodiversity and Conservation, Climate Change and Air Quality, Strategic Infrastructure Projects, Internal Auditors. National Treasury implemented reduction in compensation of employee’s allocations, resulting in not filling posts that are becoming vacant. The additional allocation received with regards to the Waste Tyre projects was also allocated under this line.

C

Travel

155 145

154 700

The travel allocation were cut from 2016/17 due to the implementation of cost containment measures. Travel include domestic travel to cover inspections in compliance, enforcement, and 750 Expanded Public Works Projects.

They also include foreign travel to attend environmental, heritage, climate change, biodiversity and protected areas forums and platforms.

D

Venue

33 575

44 965

Venues and facilities allocation was corrected to cover the cost for venues to host the World Oceans Day, World Wetlands Day, Environmental month, Waste Khoro, Waste Phakisa Labs, National Parks Congress, as well as Oceans Economy Labs.

2. (a) and (b)

Cost-effective options

Cost containment measures were considered in line with National Treasury cost containment instruction received.

3. Why rely on the services of Consultants

The expertise and capacity does not exist in-house to undertake some of the complex work done in the Department. The Department attempted to attract and retain these type of expertise in the past, but failed due to lower salaries paid to civil servants. Such services under consultants include Research and Project Management consultants in the specialised fields of Oceans and Research, Biodiversity and Conservation, Climate Change and Air Quality, Strategic Infrastructure Projects, as well as Internal Auditors. National Treasury implemented reduction in compensation of employee’s allocations, resulting in not filling posts becoming vacant. The additional allocation received with regards to the Waste Tyre projects were also allocated under this line.

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24 March 2017 - NW388

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Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Police

(1)(a) Which police stations have implemented the rural safety plan, (b) what is the total number of SA Police Service members responsible for the implementation of the specified plan in each specified police station and (c) what are the details of the resources that are available for the implementation of the specified plan at each police station; (2)(a) which police stations have not yet implemented the rural safety plan and (b) what are the reasons it has not been implemented?

Reply:

1(a) 815 police stations have implemented the Rural Safety Strategy:

Eastern Cape (162)

1 Addo

2 Afsondering

3 Aliwal North

4 Avondale

5 Balfour

6 Barkly East

7 Bathurst

8 Baviaanskloof

9 Bell

10 Bholo

11 Bholothwa

12 Bityi

13 Bluewater

14 Bridge Camp

15 Burgersdorp

16 Cala

17 Cedarville

18 Chalumna

19 Chungwa

20 Coffee Bay

21 Cofimvaba

22 Committees

23 Cookhouse

24 Cradock

25 Dalasile

26 Dordrecht

27 Doringkloof

28 Elands Height

29 Elliot

30 Elliotdale

31 Ezibeleni

32 Flagstaff

33 Floukraal

34 Fort Brown

35 Glen Grey

36 Hamburg

37 Healdtown

38 Henderson

39 Hlababomvu

40 Hofmeyr

41 Hogsback

42 Ida

43 Ilinge

44 Indwe

45 Jamestown

46 Katkop

47 Kei Bridge

48 Kenton on Sea

49 Khubusidrift

50 Kinkelbos

51 Kleinbulhoek

52 Kolomane

53 Kwaaiman

54 Kwandengane

55 Lady Frere

56 Lady Grey

57 Libode

58 Lukholweni

59 Lusikisiki

60 Macleantown

61 Maclear

62 Madeira

63 Maletswai

64 Maluti

65 Matatiele

66 Mbizana

67 Mbizeni

68 Mhlungisi

69 Middelburg (EC)

70 Molteno

71 Mooiplaas

72 Mount Ayliff

73 Mount Fletcher

74 Mount Frere

75 Moyeni

76 Mpisi

77 Mqanduli

78 Mthatha

79 Mtontsasa

80 Mzamba

81 Ngangelizwe

82 Ngcobo

83 Ngqeleni

84 Ntabankulu

85 Ntabethemba

86 Palmietfontein

87 Phumalanga

88 Port St Johns

89 Punzana

90 Queenstown

91 Qumbu

92 Rhodes

93 Riebeeck East

94 Rietbron

95 Rossouw

96 Scenery Park

97 Seafield

98 Seven Fountains

99 Sterkspruit

100 Sterkstroom

101 Steve Vukile Tshwete

102 Steynsburg

103 Storms River

104 Sulenkama

105 Tabase

106 Tamara

107 Tarkastad

108 Thina Falls

109 Thomas River

110 Thornhill Ciskei

111 Thornhill

112 Tsolo

113 Tsomo

114 Tyefu

115 Tylden

116 Ugie

117 Venterstad

118 Whittlesea

119 Wolwefontein

120 Zamuxolo

121 Zele

122 Aberdeen

123 Adelaide

124 Alexandria

125 Alice

126 Alicedale

127 Bedford

128 Berlin

129 Bhisho

130 Butterworth

131 Cathcart

132 Centane

133 Dimbaza

134 Dutywa

135 Fort Beaufort

136 Graaff-Reinet

137 Hankey

138 Jansenville

139 Joubertina

140 Kareedouw

141 Kei Mouth

142 Kei Road

143 Keiskammahoek

144 Kidds Beach

145 King William's Town

146 Kirkwood

147 Klipplaat

148 Komga

149 Middledrift

150 Msobomvu

151 Ndevana

152 Ngqamakhwe

153 Patensie

154 Paterson

155 Pearston

156 Peddie

157 Seymour

158 Somerset East

159 Steytlerville

160 Stutterheim

161 Willowmore

162 Willowvale

Free State (97)

1 Soutpan

2 Koffiefontein

3 Tweespruit

4 Harrismith

5 Kestell

6 Makwane

7 Phuthaditjhaba

8 Selosesha

9 Thaba-Nchu

10 Goedemoed

11 Bethulie

12 Gariepdam

13 Verkykerskop

14 Arlington

15 Bethlehem

16 Clarens

17 Fouriesburg

18 Lindley

19 Paul Roux

20 Petrus Steyn

21 Reitz

22 Rosendal

23 Boshof

24 Brandfort

25 Bultfontein

26 Dealesville

27 Glen

28 Hertzogville

29 Hoopstad

30 Theunissen

31 Verkeerdevlei

32 Winburg

33 Clocolan

34 Ficksburg

35 Marquard

36 Senekal

37 Jacobsdal

38 Luckhoff

39 Petrusburg

40 Wanda

41 Heuningspruit

42 Kroonstad

43 Maokeng

44 Steynsrus

45 Vierfontein

46 Viljoenskroon

47 Excelsior

48 Hobhouse

49 Kommissiepoort

50 Ladybrand

51 Cornelia

52 Mafube

53 Tweeling

54 Villiers

55 Bloemspruit

56 Kagisanong

57 Bainsvlei

58 Bayswater

59 Navalsig

60 Tierpoort

61 Deneysville

62 Oranjeville

63 Viljoensdrif

64 Zamdela

65 Boithuso

66 Botshabelo

67 Dewetsdorp

68 Rouxville

69 Smithfield

70 Van Stadensrus

71 Wepener

72 Zastron

73 Hennenman

74 Thabong

75 Ventersburg

76 Virginia

77 Edenburg

78 Fauresmith

79 Jagersfontein

80 Philippolis

81 Reddersburg

82 Springfontein

83 Steunmekaar

84 Trompsburg

85 Edenville

86 Heilbron

87 Koppies

88 Parys

89 Vredefort

90 Memel

91 Roadside

92 Vrede

93 Warden

94 Allanridge

95 Bothaville

96 Odendaalsrus

97 Wesselsbron

Gauteng (33)

 

1. Hekpoort

2 The Barrage

3 Welbekend

4 Akasia

5 Bekkersdal

6 Boschkop

7 Bronkhorstspruit

8 Carletonville

9 Cullinan

10 De Deur

11 Devon

12 Dube

13 Ekangala

14 Erasmia

15 Fochville

16 Hammanskraal

17 Heidelberg (Gp)

18 Kameeldrift

19 Kliprivier

20 Magaliesburg

21 Meyerton

22 Muldersdrift

23 Nigel

24 Olifantsfontein

25 Orange Farms

26 Putfontein

27 Randfontein

28 Ratanda

29 Tarlton

30 Temba

31 Vaal Marina

32 Vereeniging

33 Westona

KwaZulu-Natal (130)

1 Amangwe

2 Babanango

3 Besters

4 Bhekithemba

5 Bishopstowe

6 Boston

7 Bulwer

8 Ceza

9 Cramond

10 Creighton

11 Donnybrook

12 Dududu

13 Dundee

14 Ekombe

15 Ekuvukeni

16 Elandslaagte

17 Ematimatolo

18 Ematsheni

19 Evatt

20 Ezinqoleni

21 Folwen

22 Franklin

23 Gamalakhe

24 Glencoe

25 Gluckstadt

26 Gowan Lea

27 Greytown

28 Groenvlei

29 Harburg

30 Harding

31 Helpmekaar

32 Hibberdene

33 Highflats

34 Hlobane

35 Ibisi

36 Impendle

37 Ingogo

38 Intsikeni

39 Kingsley

40 Kokstad

41 Kranskop

42 Kwambonambi

43 Louwsburg

44 Magudu

45 Mahlabathini

46 Maphumulo

47 Margate

48 Mbongolwane

49 Mehlomnyama

50 Mid Illovo

51 Mondlo

52 Mpungamhlophe

53 Msinga

54 Msinsini

55 Muden

56 Ndwedwe

57 Newark

58 Ngome

59 Nhlanhleni

60 Nkandla

61 Nondweni

62 Nongoma

63 Nquthu

64 Nsuze

65 Ntabamhlope

66 Ntambanana

67 Nyon

68 Paddock

69 Paulpietersburg

70 Pongola

71 Port Edward

72 Rietvlei

73 Sawoti

74 Scottburgh

75 Southport

76 St Faiths

77 Swartberg

78 Thornville

79 Ulundi

80 Umkomaas

81 Umzimkhulu

82 Umzinto

83 Upper Tugela

84 Van Reenen

85 Vryheid

86 Wasbank

87 Alexandra Road

88 Bergville

89 Colenso

90 Dalton

91 Dannhauser

92 Empangeni

93 Eshowe

94 Esikhaleni

95 Estcourt

96 Ezakheni

97 Gingindlovu

98 Hammarsdale

99 Hillcrest

100 Hilton-Kzn

101 Himeville

102 Howick

103 Inchanga

104 Ixopo

105 Kwadukuza

106 Kwandengezi

107 Ladysmith

108 Mandeni

109 Mariannhill

110 Melmoth

111 Mooi River

112 Mountain Rise

113 Mpophomeni

114 Mpumalanga KZN

115 Mtunzini

116 New Hanover

117 Newcastle

118 Nottingham Road

119 Osizweni

120 Plessislaer

121 Richards Bay

122 Richmond-KZN

123 Sundumbili

124 Umhlali

125 Utrecht

126 Verulam

127 Wartburg

128 Weenen

129 Wembezi

130 Winterton

Limpopo (99)

1 Pienaarsrivier

2 Rooiberg

3 Rust De Winter

4 Tuinplaas

5 Giyani

6 Hlanganani

7 Malamulele

8 Saselamani

9 Sekgosese

10 Dennilton

11 Groblersdal

12 Hlogotlou

13 Laersdrift

14 Marble Hall

15 Motetema

16 Nebo

17 Roossenekal

18 Zaaiplaas

19 Apel

20 Jane Furse

21 Lebowakgomo

22 Malipsdrift

23 Masemola

24 Sekhukhune

25 Bulgerivier

26 Saamboubrug

27 Tolwe

28 Tom Burke

29 Villa Nora

30 Witpoort

31 Elandskraal

32 Gilead

33 Magatle

34 Mahwelereng

35 Tinmyne

36 Zebediela

37 Mara

38 Mphephu

39 Tshilwavhusiku

40 Tshitale

41 Waterpoort

42 Waterval

43 Dorset

44 Naboomspruit

45 Rankin's Pass

46 Roedtan

47 Vaalwater

48 Masisi

49 Tshamutumbu

50 Gravelotte

51 Hoedspruit

52 Lulekani

53 Namakgale

54 Mankweng

55 Morebeng

56 Sebayeng

57 Maleboho

58 Mashashane

59 Matlala

60 Senwabarwana

61 Seshego

62 Cumberland

63 Dwaalboom

64 Hoopdal

65 Levubu

66 Makuya

67 Mutale

68 Siloam

69 Tshaulu

70 Vuwani

71 Burgersfort

72 Leboeng

73 Mecklenburg

74 Ohrigstad

75 Tubatse

76 Bolobedu

77 Haenertsburg

78 Letsitele

79 Maake

80 Ritavi

81 Rakgoadi

82 Mokwakwaila

83 Alldays

84 Bela-Bela

85 Botlokwa

86 Lephalale

87 Makhado

88 Modimolle

89 Modjadjiskloof

90 Mogwadi

91 Mokopane

92 Musina

93 Northam

94 Phalaborwa

95 Polokwane

96 Thabazimbi

97 Thohoyandou

98 Tzaneen

99 Westenburg

Mpumalanga (66)

1 Acornhoek

2 Amersfoort

3 Balfour Tvl

4 Bushbuckridge

5 Calcutta

6 Dientjie

7 Dirkiesdorp

8 Ekulindeni

9 Elukwatini

10 Fernie

11 Hartebeeskop

12 Hazyview

13 Kaapmuiden

14 Kabokweni

15 Kwaggafontein

16 Maartenshoop

17 Masoyi

18 Matsulu

19 Mayflower

20 Mbuzini

21 Mhala

22 Mmametlake

23 Siyabuswa

24 Tonga

25 Tweefontein

26 Vaalbank

27 Verena

28 Wakkerstroom

29 Amsterdam

30 Badplaas

31 Belfast

32 Breyten

33 Carolina

34 Charl Cilliers

35 Chrissiesmeer

36 Davel

37 Delmas

38 Dullstroom

39 Embalenhle

40 Ermelo

41 Graskop

42 Greylingstad

43 Grootvlei

44 Kanyamazane

45 Komatipoort

46 Kwamhlanga

47 Leslie

48 Lothair

49 Low's Creek

50 Machadodorp

51 Mahamba

52 Malelane

53 Morgenzon Transvaal

54 Ngodwana

55 Ogies

56 Perdekop

57 Pienaar

58 Piet Retief

59 Sabie

60 Schoemansdal

61 Sheepmoor

62 Skukuza

63 Sundra

64 Val

65 Volksrust

66 Waterval Boven

North West (76)

1 Amalia

2 Assen

3 Atamelang

4 Bedwang

5 Bethanie

6 Biesiesvlei

7 Boons

8 Boshoek

9 Bray

10 Buffelshoek

11 Cyferskuil

12 Ganyesa

13 Groot Marico

14 Hebron

15 Ipelegeng

16 Itsoseng

17 Jericho

18 Kanana

19 Kgomotso

20 Khuma

21 Klerkskraal

22 Klipgat

23 Lehurutshe

24 Lethabong

25 Lomanyaneng

26 Madibogo

27 Madikwe

28 Makapanstad

29 Makgobistad

30 Mmakau

31 Mokopong

32 Mooifontein

33 Morokweng

34 Mothutlung

35 Motswedi

36 Nietverdiend

37 Ottoshoop

38 Piet Plessis

39 Reivilo

40 Setlagole

41 Sun City

42 Tshidilamolomo

43 Vorstershoop

44 Bloemhof

45 Boitekong

46 Christiana

47 Coligny

48 Delareyville

49 Hartbeesfontein

50 Huhudi

51 Ikageng

52 Jouberton

53 Koster

54 Leeudoringstad

55 Lethlabile

56 Lichtenburg

57 Mahikeng

58 Makwassie

59 Marikana

60 Mmabatho

61 Mogwase

62 Mooinooi

63 Orkney

64 Ottosdal

65 Phokeng

66 Pudimoe

67 Sannieshof

68 Schweizer-Reneke

69 Stella

70 Stilfontein

71 Swartruggens

72 Taung

73 Ventersdorp

74 Vryburg

75 Wolmaransstad

76 Zeerust

Northern Cape (85)

1 Norvalspont

2 Boetsap

3 Deben

4 Dingleton

5 Kathu

6 Olifantshoek

7 Plooysburg

8 Bathlaros

9 Bothithong

10 Heuningvlei

11 Kuruman

12 Mothibistad

13 Severn

14 Tsineng

15 Van Zylsrus

16 Wrenchville

17 Onseepkans

18 Brandvlei

19 Calvinia

20 Fraserburg

21 Loeriesfontein

22 Middelpos

23 Nieuwoudtville

24 Sutherland

25 Williston

26 Carnarvon

27 Loxton

28 Vanwyksvlei

29 Vosburg

30 Britstown

31 Colesberg

32 De Aar

33 Hanover

34 Noupoort

35 Petrusville

36 Philipstown

37 Richmond

38 Victoria West

39 Barkly West

40 Delportshoop

41 Roodepan

42 Hartswater

43 Jan Kempdorp

44 Pampierstat

45 Warrenton

46 Windsorton

47 Belmont

48 Hopetown

49 Strydenburg

50 Vanderkloof

51 Augrabies

52 Kakamas

53 Keimoes

54 Kenhardt

55 Campbell

56 Douglas

57 Griekwastad

58 Modder River

59 Aggeneys

60 Pella

61 Pofadder

62 Alexander Bay

63 Kleinsee

64 Port Nolloth

65 Danielskuil

66 Lime Acres

67 Postmasburg

68 Marydale

69 Niekerkshoop

70 Prieska

71 Garies

72 Hondeklip Bay

73 Kamieskroon

74 Komaggas

75 Nababeep

76 Springbok

77 Steinkopf

78 Vioolsdrif

79 Groblershoop

80 Kanoneiland

81 Noenieput

82 Rietfontein

83 Rosedale

84 Upington

85 Witdraai

Western Cape (66)

1 Albertinia

2 Ashton

3 Barrydale

4 Bonnievale

5 Calitzdorp

6 Darling

7 De Doorns

8 De Rust

9 Eendekuil

10 Franschhoek

11 Gans Bay

12 Genadendal

13 Grabouw

14 Groot Brakrivier

15 Groot-Drakenstein

16 Heidelberg(C)

17 Hopefield

18 Klapmuts

19 Laaiplek

20 Ladismith

21 Laingsburg

22 Langebaan

23 Montagu

24 Moorreesburg

25 Napier

26 Piketberg

27 Porterville

28 Prince Alfred Hamlet

29 Rawsonville

30 Redelinghuys

31 Riversdale

32 Saron

33 Stanford

34 Still Bay

35 Swellendam

36 Tulbagh

37 Uniondale

38 Villiersdorp

39 Wolseley

40 Atlantis

41 Brackenfell

42 Bredasdorp

43 Caledon

44 Ceres

45 Clanwilliam

46 Cloetesville

47 Durbanville

48 George

49 Gordons Bay

50 Hermanus

51 Knysna

52 Kraaifontein

53 Kuilsrivier

54 Kwanokuthula

55 Kwanonqaba

56 Malmesbury

57 Melkbosstrand

58 Oudtshoorn

59 Paarl

60 Plettenberg Bay

61 Robertson

62 Saldanha

63 Somerset West

64 Stellenbosch

65 Wellington

66 Worcester

1(b) The total number of members responsible for the implementation of the specified plan for each specified police station is 815, one member per station.

1(c) Available resources for the implementation of the Rural Safety Strategy are vehicles; radios; cellphones; bullet-resistant vests; reflector jackets and road-block equipment.

2(a) The following police stations have not yet implemented the Rural Safety Strategy:

FREE STATE (9)

  1. Namahadi
  2. Tseki
  3. Tseseng
  4. Batho
  5. Kopanong
  6. Mangaung
  7. Bronville
  8. Meloding
  9. Tumahole

KWAZULU-NATAL (27)

  1. Amanzimtoti
  2. Charlestown
  3. Emanguzi
  4. Glendale
  5. Hattingspruit
  6. Hlabisa
  7. Hluhluwe
  8. Ingwavuma
  9. Jozini
  10. Kwamakhathu
  11. Kwamsane
  12. Mbazwana
  13. Mkhuze
  14. Mtubatuba
  15. Ndumo
  16. Normandien
  17. Port Shepstone
  18. Taylors Halt
  19. Umbumbulu
  20. Umsunduzi
  21. Camperdown
  22. Inanda
  23. Madadeni
  24. Phoenix
  25. Town Hill
  26. Tongaat
  27. Ezibayeni

NORTH WEST (1)

  1. Tlhabane

NORTHERN CAPE (3)

  1. Kuyasa
  2. Sunrise
  3. Pabalello

WESTERN CAPE (29)

  1. Beaufort West
  2. Doring Bay
  3. Dysselsdorp
  4. Elands Bay
  5. Graafwater
  6. Klawer
  7. Kleinmond
  8. Lambertsbaai
  9. Leeu-Gamka
  10. Lutzville
  11. Mcgregor
  12. Murraysburg
  13. Nuwerus
  14. Philadelphia
  15. Prince Albert
  16. Riebeek-Wes
  17. Riviersonderend
  18. St Helena Bay
  19. Struisbaai
  20. Suurbraak
  21. Touws River
  22. Vanrhynsdorp
  23. Citrusdal
  24. Mbekweni
  25. Pacaltsdorp
  26. Philippi
  27. Thembalethu
  28. Vredenburg
  29. Mosselbay

2(b) The SAPS implementation of the Rural Safety Strategy at the remaining 69 police stations, in accordance with the set minimum criteria, is currently underway.

24 March 2017 - NW449

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Bagraim, Mr M to ask the Minister of Energy

Whether her 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) No procurement of services and/or payments were made to Mr. Mzwandile Manyi.

b) No procurement of services and/or payments were made to the Progressive Professionals Forum

c) No procurement of services and/or payments were made to the Decolonisation Fund

d) No procurement of services and/or payments were made to the Black Business Council

i) No services were procured

ii) R- Nil

iii) R- Nil or No detail cost breakdown

iv) R- Nil or No amount paid

v) Not applicable

vi) R-Nil or Not applicable, there is no detail breakdown of payment

23 March 2017 - NW288

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Bara, Mr M R to ask the Minister of Basic Education

With regard to the claiming of concessions from her department, (a) what amount was requested and (b) what amount was actually paid for the 2015 academic year for each school in the (i) Edenvale, (ii) Tembisa and (iii) Kempton Park school districts?

Reply:

The response below was sourced from Gauteng Department of Education

SCHOOL NAME

(a)

Total exemption granted *

(b)

Amount actually paid

  1. (ii) & (iii)

Districts

DUNVEGAN PRIMARY SCHOOL

    R 1 425 000

R 59 882

EDENVALE

EASTLEIGH PRIMARY SCHOOL

    R 3 564 204

R 84 457

EDENVALE

EDENGLEN HIGH SCHOOL

    R 2 025 300

R 68 560

EDENVALE

EDENGLEN PRIMARY SCHOOL

    R 1 488 553

R 40 951

EDENVALE

EDENVALE HIGH SCHOOL

    R 1 134 600

R 10 348

EDENVALE

HOËRSKOOL EDENVALE

       R 730 000

R 23 080

EDENVALE

HURLYVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL

    R 1 335 840

R 33 209

EDENVALE

LAERSKOOL M W DE WET PRIMARY SCHOOL

    R 1 839 200

R 53 495

EDENVALE

ARBOR PRIMARY SCHOOL

    R 1 633 280

R 47 757

KEMPTON PARK

BIRCH ACRES PRIMARY SCHOOL

       R 442 200

R 17 267

KEMPTON PARK

BONAERO PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL

       R 942 480

R 46 931

KEMPTON PARK

CRESSLAWN PRIMARY SCHOOL

       R 819 000

R 47 771

KEMPTON PARK

EDLEEN PRIMARY SCHOOL

       R 273 000

R 39 518

KEMPTON PARK

HOËRSKOOL BIRCHLEIGH

    R 4 158 000

R 162 072

KEMPTON PARK

 

 

SCHOOL NAME

(a)

Amount requested

(b)

Amount actually paid

  1. (ii) & (iii)

Districts

HOËRSKOOL JEUGLAND

    R 3 324 420

R 89 324

KEMPTON PARK

HOËRSKOOL KEMPTON PARK

    R 1 822 800

R 46 258

KEMPTON PARK

KEMPTON PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL

       R 392 370

R 19 538

KEMPTON PARK

LAERSKOOL BIRCHLEIGH

    R 1 377 000

R 52 681

KEMPTON PARK

LAERSKOOL BREDELL

       R 989 175

R 35 896

KEMPTON PARK

LAERSKOOL EDLEEN

       R 833 085

R 36 401

KEMPTON PARK

LAERSKOOL IMPALA

    R 1 097 250

R 42 142

KEMPTON PARK

LAERSKOOL JEUGPARK PRIMARY SCHOOL

    R 1 387 100

R 81 849

KEMPTON PARK

LAERSKOOL KEMPTON PARK

    R 1 615 900

R 96 147

KEMPTON PARK

LAERSKOOL KREFT

    R 1 062 600

R 68 840

KEMPTON PARK

LAERSKOOL KRUINSIG

       R 772 200

R 31 139

KEMPTON PARK

LAERSKOOL MOOIFONTEIN PRIMARY SCHOOL

R 1 426 590

R 92 700

KEMPTON PARK

LAERSKOOL VAN RIEBEECKPARK

R 1 155 220

R 105 390

KEMPTON PARK

NORKEM PARK HIGH SCHOOL

    R 3 108 400

R 190 533

KEMPTON PARK

RHODESFIELD TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL

    R 1 203 300

R 50 963

KEMPTON PARK

SIR PIERRE VAN RYNEVELD HIGH SCHOOL

    R 1 971 420

R 91 580

KEMPTON PARK

MASIQHAKAZE SECONDARY SCHOOL

         R 61 000

R 169 885

TEMBISA

MASISEBENZE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL

       R 347 500

R 77 423

TEMBISA

Source: Gauteng Provincial Education Department

* Assuming that all learners were granted 100% fee exemption

23 March 2017 - NW413

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Esau, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

Whether Inkwazi aircraft made any trips in November 2016; if so, in each case (a) what was the purpose of the trip, (b) who were the passengers on board and (c) why was Inkwazi not used to transport the President of the Republic, Mr Jacob G Zuma, (i) on his state visit to Zimbabwe and (ii) to attend the funeral of the former president of the Republic of Cuba in November 2016?

Reply:

The information requested relates to the movement of the VVIP and such information can only be disclosed in a closed session of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence.

23 March 2017 - NW442

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America, Mr D to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION

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:

The Department has no payment record of any payments to the suppliers a) Mr Mzwanele Manyi, (b) the Progressive Professionals Forum, (c) the Decolonisation Fund and/or (d) the Black Business Council. No orders were also issued.

23 March 2017 - NW415

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Esau, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

(a) Why has Inkwazi not been used to transport members of the Executive even though it was confirmed that Inkwazi is operational and (b) for what alternative purposes has Inkwazi been used in the meantime?

Reply:

(a) The utilisation of the Inkwazi is an internal operational issue.

23 March 2017 - NW344

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Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Finance

(1)What is the nature and legal basis on which deposit-accepting banks depend to give protection to their clients in order to protect the money of such clients against fraud within and outside the banks and also against online scams; (2) whether banks are obliged to take out insurance concerning these risks; (3) whether banks are obliged to compensate their clients 100% concerning losses suffered where the clients themselves had not acted negligently and the problem had originated with the bank itself and with other service providers, such as cell phone companies; if not, why not; if so, what is the legal basis for such obligation?

Reply:

Please refer to the answer in PQ 2745 submitted on 15 December 2016, herewith attached.