Questions and Replies
29 March 2017 - NW594
McLoughlin, Mr AR to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether the Passenger Rail Agency of SA’s management has put any plans in place to approach National Treasury for financial assistance in the foreseeable future; if so, (a) what is the estimated amount involved and (b) for what specific purpose will the financial assistance be required?
Reply:
PRASA together with Department of Transport are working on a comprehensive Turn Around Strategy for PRASA. Once the financial requirement for the Turn Around is finalised the Department will assist PRASA and engage with National Treasury.
29 March 2017 - NW648
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport
(a) Why did she give notice to suspend members of the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) and then reverse this decision, (b) what informed her decision in each instance, (c) what process will she follow going forward with regard to the Auditor General’s report that ACSA is not implementing appropriate steps to prevent continued irregular, wasteful and fruitless expenditure, (d) what are the timeframes and timelines in this regard and (e) (i) who has been suspended and/or charged in this regard and (ii) why?
Reply:
Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)
In order to reply to the question asked by The Honourable Mr M S de Freitas, Department of Transport need clarity on a notice or information relating to suspend members and the reverse decision.
The sooner we receive clarity then we will be able to reply accordingly.
29 March 2017 - NW624
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Transport
(a) What was the total flood damage to the R33 road and bridge between Lephalale and Vaalwater in 2014, (b) were any funds by (i) national or (ii) provincial departments allocated for the flood damage, (c) why has the bridge near Vaalwater on this main road to Lephalale not yet been rebuilt, (d) when will the road and bridge be fixed and (e) what is the total cost to rebuild the bridge and road?
Reply:
a) The total damages from 2014 floods on both the R33 Road (formerly P198/1) and Merriespruit Bridge were estimated at R23m as per the initial assessment and final verification.
b) (i) No funds were made available for National Department
(ii) Funds were made available to Limpopo Provincial Roads for temporary (Emergency Funds) and permanent (Reconstruction and Rehabilitation) restoration of access. Emergency funds were made available immediately and the road was repaired by patching the potholes and resealing. Pipe Culvert Bridge was erected to restore access on the washed-away Merriespruit Bridge, with assistance of private sector. Reconstruction and Rehabilitation funds were only made available to the province as part of Provincial Road Maintenance Grant over an MTEF period, from 2015/16 financial year.
c) The bridge has not been built due to the following;
(i) During 2014, the road P198/1 was part of the list of roads to be transferred from the then Limpopo Provincial Department of Road and Transport to SANRAL and the transfer was finalized after flood damages. The road now belongs to SANRAL in terms of Notice 538 of National Gazette No 37815, and SANRAL is finalizing their assessment which is already revealing additional two bridges might be reconstructed on the R33.
(ii) SANRAL upon taking over the road preferred to standardize the bridge and the road accordingly, and the process entailed commissioning a new design of the infrastructure and a budgeting process to cover the standard of design.
Other processes including application of environmental authorization has to be done.
d) The road has been repaired to a relatively required standard while the plan to fix the bridge is been finalized. The road is also monitored and maintained on a constant basis by SANRAL. The construction of the bridge is planned to start in October 2017 and the construction process is scheduled to take about 14 months from the date of construction. The bridge will be completed by January 2019, in case all processes run as planned. The project steering committee has also been established specifically for the road and the bridge to monitor and establish possible measure to fix the bridge and the road, while also fostering road safety.
e) The total cost to fix the bridge has not been established but will be determined through the final design report which is expected by the 15th May 2017, also refer to point a) above.
29 March 2017 - NW651
Hunsinger, Dr CH to ask the Minister of Transport
(a) What (i) did the investigation of the Gautrain by the Railway Safety Regulator in February 2017 reveal, (ii) are the terms of reference of the board of inquiry into this incident and (iii) (aa) are the start and (bb) termination dates of this inquiry, (b) who will serve on the board of inquiry and (c) how was each member of the board selected?
Reply:
a) (i) The preliminary investigations found that the points which guide the train movement were not completely closed for safe passage of trains. The Board of Inquiry (BOI) into this accident will further probe the matter and identify the underlying causes.
(ii) The BOI is mandated to investigate amongst other things, the following:
- The immediate and root/underlying causes leading up to and surrounding the incident,
- The adequacy, effectiveness and personnel knowledge of the relevant procedures and training background regarding activities pertaining to adherence to, specifically applicable train operating procedures by the train drivers and the Train Control Officer (TCO) concerned as set out in local instructions, General Appendix and other applicable directives,
- The activation, execution and management of the emergency and clearing up process as set out in local contingency plans and relevant directives,
- The adequacy and effectiveness of maintenance systems and procedures for perway and signaling, and
- Review the history of previous near misses; in order to ascertain what corrective actions were taken to address these.
(iii) (aa) The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) immediately conducted a preliminary investigation and subsequently issued a report on 16 February 2017. Shortly after issuing a preliminary report, the Term of Reference (ToR) for sourcing expertise of various disciplines were developed. The supply chain management processes are in progress
(bb) It is envisaged to complete the BOI by end of September 2017. However, it should be noted that BOI’s could take six (6) to twelve (12) months to complete.
b) The following expertise with be represented on the BOI
- Legal Expert (Chairperson)
- Signal Expert
- Perway Expert
- Human Factors Experts
c) Members has not been appointed yet. The process is being facilitated by the RSR Supply Chain Management (SCM) department in line with the legislative framework.
28 March 2017 - NW303
Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(a) Which (i) memoranda of understanding and (ii) service level agreements for the implementation of the military veterans' housing benefit remain outstanding and (b) how exactly will the military veterans’ housing benefit be (i) processed and (ii) implemented at (aa) provincial and (bb) municipal levels with the difference in qualifying criteria, subsidy allocation and design/size of house?
Reply:
(a) (i) and (ii) Memoranda of Understanding and the Service Level Agreements are developed as required to enhance service delivery.
(a) (i) and (ii) The housing provisioning of housing benefit to Military Veterans is based on the prescript of the Military Veterans Act and are processed in collaboration and cooperation with the Department of Human Settlements. In terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the two Departments, the Department of Military Veterans is responsible for providing list of military veterans to be provided with housing and for ensuring that the houses built meet the agreed specifications.
(ii) (aa) The Department of Military Veterans, in consultation with stakeholders such as the South African National Military Veterans Associations (SANMVA), is responsible for identifying Military Veterans who are eligible for housing assistance and provide their details to the Provincial Departments of Human Settlements and the Department of Military Veterans provide top-up for completed units. The amount of top-up is based on the agreed specifications between the National Department of Human Settlements and the Department of Military Veterans.
The provincial Department of Human Settlements builds housing units for Military Veterans who are approved by the Department of Military Veterans. The housing units built must comply with both the housing standards and meet the specification agreed to with the Department of Military Veterans,
(bb) The provincial Department of Human Settlements is responsible for coordinating housing delivery at provincial level.
28 March 2017 - NW463
Dreyer, Ms AM to ask the MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
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 did not procure 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;
The department did not procure any services nor made any payments to the above-mentioned suppliers since their services were not required by the department during the period.
End
28 March 2017 - NW252
Carter, Ms D to ask the President of the Republic
(a) What further steps has he taken with regard to the commitments he made (details furnished) that (i) the Government had taken a conscious decision to clean up the Department of Public Works by eradicating and preventing irregular procurements, (ii) he had issued a proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit to investigate the irregularities in the procurement of goods and services with regard to Nkandla (details furnished) and (iii) criminal referrals had also been submitted to the National Prosecuting Authority and government departments, (b) what is the current status of each commitment and (c) what is causing the inordinate delays in finalising his actions with regard to the specified commitments?
Reply:
(a)(i) As part of the overall turnaround strategy of the Department of Public Works, the Department has concluded a detailed review of its business processes which resulted in extensive business process reengineering to vastly improve the Supply Chain Management (SCM), operations and procurement system. The revised SCM business process to put the Department’s SCM on a 7 year reform path began with a phase of correction of inefficiencies to stabilization (2014 – 2017) and ultimately to standardization, integration and optimization of the SCM business process (2017 – 2020). This will ensure that the Department’s SCM is fully compliant with the regulatory framework governing SCM and will also be able to meet its business requirements effectively and efficiently. The SCM reform initiatives are pursued in collaboration with National Treasury’s Chief Procurement Office. The Department was selected by the Minister of Finance as a pilot site for the implementation of general procurement reforms in the public sector.
The Department has reviewed and reissued its SCM Policy which promotes stricter governance and compliance. This policy now places the Department in good stead from a compliance perspective. The SCM policy is now reviewed annually. For every SCM activity that is performed, there is a mapped out process flow with activity checklists, templates and reports. Utilisation of the mentioned documentation now enhances compliance, thereby contributing to reducing irregular expenditure.
The organizational structure of SCM has also been reviewed and a new structure was developed to meet business requirements. The structure is geared to focus on the support of the various functional streams of the Department through the correct mix of skills sets and competencies. The new structure provides for adequate segregation of duties and thus conflicts of interest will be eliminated.
The Department’s Inspectorate and Compliance Unit is now a key role player in SCM processes prior to the award of every bid or quotation. This unit verifies that every SCM activity leading up to the recommendation of the bid has been complied with. Only upon receipt of the approved compliance checklist, will the bid be forwarded to the relevant committee for approval.
The Department has further developed a zero tolerance to deviations and issued a circular which enforces that any deviation is tabled with delegated authority and/or submitted to National Treasury.
The Department has also enforced consequence management against transgressors of SCM policies. Further, the Department has embarked on a process to restrict suppliers that have been found to have breached the SCM policy, committed fraud and/or colluded with staff or other suppliers.
The above initiatives have had a profound effect in curbing fraud and corruption, and which has reduced the element of irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
(a) (ii) Proclamation No. R. 59 of 2013 was issued by the President and published in the Gazette on 20 December 2013. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) issued their Report on the investigation that they conducted in terms of the mentioned Proclamation on 20 August 2014. Emanating from their investigation, the SIU referred:
- evidence that indicated that 12 officials of the Department might be guilty of misconduct to the Director-General of the Department and recommended disciplinary action against them;
- Evidence that indicated possible criminal transgressions in respect of three former acting Directors-General to the relevant Prosecuting Authority and recommended that they be prosecuted. Evidence of an apparent false Tax Clearance Certificate submitted by one of the contactors, was also referred to the Prosecuting Authority;
- Evidence that indicated that Tax Clearance Certificates in respect of 14 of the consultants and contractors were possibly fraudulent or invalid to the South African Revenue Service (SARS).
The SIU has instituted a civil claim against Minenhle Makhanya Architects CC for the damages or losses they have allegedly caused the Department to suffer.
(a)(iii) As indicated above, the SIU made criminal referrals to the relevant Prosecuting Authority.
(b) Regarding the commitments referred to in (a)(i), the status appears from the reply given above in (a)(i). Regarding the disciplinary referrals, one of the employees admitted guilt and was found guilty of misconduct, after plea bargaining. The sanction was two month’s suspension without pay and a final written warning. The disciplinary hearings of the other employees are scheduled to commence in mid-March 2017. One of the employees has since passed on. The Prosecuting Authority declined to prosecute in the matters referred to them. SARS is apparently still considering the matters referred to them.
(c) The commitment referred to in (a)(i) is work in progress. The SIU investigation has been completed. The criminal referrals have been finalised as the Prosecuting Authority declined to prosecute. The delay in finalizing the disciplinary matters was caused by several court processes whereby the media requested permission to be present at the departmental disciplinary hearings. Several appeals were lodged before the media was eventually granted permission to be present at the hearings. The implicated employees appealed that decision, but the court ruled against them at the end of 2016.
28 March 2017 - NW343
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
What surplus is required in the (a) Transport Pension fund and (b) Transnet Second Defined Benefit Fund to pay put a bonus of 10% to all pensioners where the rules make provision for that; (2) Whether considerations will be given to pay between two and four bonuses per year to pensioners, given their high age and low life expectancy; if not, why not; if so, (a) what consideration is currently being given to that and (b) when this will happen; (3) Whether the present pending group action against the respective pension funds and Transnet play any role in this consideration; if so, what are the relevant details? NW396E
Reply:
1. The cost/surplus required of two bonuses of 10% for the Transnet Second Defined Benefit Fund is R326m, and R43m for the Transport Pension Fund respectively. The trustees determine bonus payouts.
2. The respective Board of Trustees of both Funds have not given consideration to pay more than 2 bonuses per year. The current policy of the Funds aims to pay 2 bonuses per financial year.
3. The payment of bonuses is non-vesting in terms of the Rules of the Funds, and is considered on an annual basis subject to actuarial certification and the overall risk environment facing the Funds at the time (including the pending class action). The class action is not the only factor considered in the payment of bonuses. The other factors that play a critical role in the consideration of paying bonuses are, amongst others, the following:
- The investment performance of the assets.
- Impact on the actuarial surplus.
- Impact on the solvency reserves. NW396E
Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP
Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises
Date: Date:
28 March 2017 - NW198
Carter, Ms D to ask the President of the Republic
(a) What has been the progress (details furnished) since he received the response on 28 November 2016 of the National Director of Public Prosecutions on his fitness to hold office and (b)(i) why and (ii) by whom is the matter being delayed?
Reply:
Having considered the submission received from the National Director of Public Prosecutions, I decided not to suspend the National Director (and his two colleagues) and also not to hold an inquiry into his fitness to hold office.
28 March 2017 - NW32
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 - NW553
Mackenzie, Mr C to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(1)Whether the (a) employees, (b) directors and (c) management of Mango Airlines 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 Mango; (4) What are the names and designations of each Mango employee who decides on sponsorship allocations?
Reply:
Mango Airlines is a subsidiary of SAA which is within the oversight of the Minister of Finance.
Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP
Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises
Date: Date:
28 March 2017 - NW709
Kopane, Ms SP to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
(1)Did (a) his department or (b) any entity reporting to him participated 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. Neither the Department nor its Entities participated in the dialogue with the President and thus no amount was spent.
2. Neither the Department nor its Entities participated in the auction of the souvenirs and thus no items were purchased.
28 March 2017 - NW562
Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Social Development
Whether her department has developed a system to collect data on the number of persons who access substance abuse services; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
No, the Department of Social Development has not developed a system to collect data on the number of persons who access substance abuse services, however the department keeps manual records of persons who access substance abuse services. The department is currently working on a system that will be piloted in 2017/18 financial year.
28 March 2017 - NW618
King, Ms C to ask the Minister of Science and Technology
"(a) By what date will the R30 million science centre in Cofimvaba, Eastern Cape, be completed and (b) what are the reasons for the delay in construction".
Reply:
Reply to Question
(a) The construction of the science centre in Cofimvaba is scheduled to be completed by 31 March 2018
(b) The delay in the construction of the science centre in Cofimvaba was due to compliance requirements with the National Environmental Management Act (107/1988): Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014 and National Water Act 36 of 1998.
The science centre exhibition to be established is intended to include both indoor and outdoor displays. The outdoor display was planned to encompass development of an artificial wetland to advance life and earth sciences. In June 2016, the DST in pursuit of this idea sought technical assistance towards the development of artificial wetland from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). DEA runs the "Working for wetlands" programme that seeks to rehabilitate and protect wetlands in country.
Upon surveying the project site, DEA's experts discovered an existing wetland surrounding almost the entire area demarcated for the erection of the building. The discovered wetland was not readily visible and hence it was not picked up during the pre-building site appraisal. This being the situation, there is an obligation to comply with legislation relevant to the construction of a building on this kind of land. Compliance issues that led to the delay in the construction of the building included the following:
- Permission had to be sought from DEA regarding the conditions under which the construction of the science centre could proceed. DEA granted permission for the construction to go ahead in December 2016.
- The site plan had to be revised and resubmitted to the Municipal Planning Tribunal in order to comply with the minimum distance that has to be maintained between the building and a water course. The approval was secured in February 2017.
- Work towards compliance with National Water Act in progress and technical expert are compiling information necessary for the final submission to Department Water and Sanitation.
28 March 2017 - NW171
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 - NW33
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 - NW482
Carter, Ms D to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
With reference to SA Express’ frequent use in 2016 of chartered planes provided by Solenta Aviation and SKA Aircraft Leasing, amongst others, to cover its route between (a) Bloemfontein and Johannesburg, (b) George and Johannesburg and (c) Kimberley and Johannesburg, (i) what is the reason for making use of chartered flights and (ii) how often were flights chartered for the (aa) Bloemfontein-Johannesburg route, (bb) George-Johannesburg route and (cc) Kimberley-Johannesburg route; which (a) other routes also make use of chartered flights and (b) companies, besides Solenta Aviation and SKA, are being used to operate the chartered flights?
Reply:
SA Express lease charters in order to maintain the schedule, protect market share as well as revenue. The airline also charter aircraft due to aircraft constraints.
Charter Airline Operation |
(aa) JNB-BFN |
(bb) JNB-KIM |
(cc) JNB-GRJ |
Solenta |
180 |
115 |
64 |
Golden Wings/SKA |
26 |
8 |
4 |
- The number of flights chartered between JNB-BFN, JNB-KIM and JNB-GRJ are 397 from Jan 2016 – Jan 2017
Total Number of Charter Airline Operation Jan 2016 2017 |
|
Solenta |
3,032 |
StarAir Cargo |
1,728 |
CemAir |
314 |
Global Aviation |
138 |
Golden Wings/SKA |
46 |
Flyfofa- Sahara |
54 |
Africa Charter Airline |
460 |
Charter Airline Operation |
JNB-BFN |
JNB-KIM |
JNB-RCB |
JNB-HDS |
JNB-GRJ |
JNB-PLZ |
JNB-ELS |
JNB-FBM |
JNB-GBE |
JNB-WVB |
JNB-NTY |
JNB-MBD |
Solenta |
180 |
115 |
12 |
64 |
26 |
33 |
228 |
43 |
122 |
|||
StarAir Cargo |
384 |
141 |
86 |
399 |
18 |
94 |
235 |
100 |
245 |
|||
CemAir |
26 |
32 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
13 |
36 |
2 |
4 |
39 |
||
Global Aviation |
86 |
1 |
23 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
4 |
|||||
Golden Wings/SKA |
26 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|||||
Flyfofa- Sahara |
10 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
22 |
||||||
Africa Charter Airline |
54 |
4 |
2 |
148 |
228 |
24 |
- Break-Down of all charters
Charter Airline Operation |
DUR-PLZ |
DUR-ELS |
DUR-CPT |
DUR-HRE |
DUR-LUN |
Solenta |
1025 |
564 |
269 |
36 |
8 |
StarAir Cargo |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
CemAir |
20 |
14 |
6 |
2 |
|
Global Aviation |
|
|
|
|
|
Golden Wings/SKA |
|
|
|
|
|
Flyfofa- Sahara |
|
|
|
|
|
Africa Charter Airline |
|
|
|
|
|
Charter Airline Operation |
CPT-BFN |
CPT-ELS |
CPT-PLZ |
CPT-HDS |
CPT-NTY |
CPT-WVB |
Solenta |
38 |
122 |
137 |
10 |
||
StarAir Cargo |
4 |
12 |
1 |
|||
CemAir |
15 |
41 |
22 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
Global Aviation |
8 |
|||||
Golden Wings/SKA |
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Flyfofa- Sahara |
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Africa Charter Airline |
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Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP
Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises
Date: Date:
28 March 2017 - NW404
Wilson, Ms ER to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)Does she still intend to align the salaries of social workers working for non-profit organisations (NPOs) with those of social workers working for her department; if not, why not; if so, (a) by what date and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard; (2) how many social workers were employed by (a) NPOs and (b) her department in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 financial years? NW457E
Reply:
1. The Department of Social Development provides subsidy to some NPOs based on the submitted business plans according to the Policy on Financial Awards. The salaries of employees including Social workers in the NPO sector are determined by individual NPOs. It is important to note that salaries and condition of service in the Public Service are not the same as salaries and condition of service in the NGO/NPO sector, because the Public Services Act, Regulations and collective agreements are not applicable in the NGO/NPO sector.
2. (a) Social workers employed by NPOs over the three years period is 4134 for 2013/14, 2907 for 2014/15 and 3507 for 2015/16.
(b) Social workers employed by the Department of Social Development over the three years period is 8118 for 2013/14, 8900 for 2014/15, 9538 for 2015/16 and 9527 for 2016/17
28 March 2017 - NW299
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 - NW44
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)Whether, with reference to her reply to question 1437 on 20 July 2016, any progress has been made with regard to the reopening of the SA Social Security Agency office in Kempton Park; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) on what date (a) was the specified office closed and (b) will the office reopen? NW48E
Reply:
1. The Agency has submitted its request to the National Department of Public Works (NDPW) to facilitate the process of acquiring permanent office accommodation for the Kempton Park area. The Department of Public Works reported that a lack of responses from potential service providers initially delayed the process.
However, the Department of Public Works has reported that the procurement process is now at an advanced stage as the submission for entering into a lease agreement with the recommended service provider has been routed to the Director General for approval/disapproval. SASSA now awaits feedback from the Department.
SASSA has in the meantime been rendering services from a temporary service office situated at the Ekurhuleni Municipality Camp Gallery side hall in Kempton Park, three times a week on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to ensure that the beneficiaries of Kempton Park are not negatively affected by the slow pace of procurement. This service office has been operational since September 2014.
2. (a) The Kempton Park Office was closed on 28 February 2012.
(b) The permanent office will be opened once all procurement processes have been completed. However, it should be noted that beneficiaries have continuing to be assisted through the service office.
28 March 2017 - NW300
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.
.
28 March 2017 - NW452
Brauteseth, Mr TJ to ask the Minister of Health
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.
END.
28 March 2017 - NW301
Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Does the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal have a housing policy in place to accommodate military veterans; if so, (a) where is the specified policy to be found, (b) how is the policy aligned with the housing policy/regulations of her department and (c) what consultation, cooperation and coordination have transpired between the specified municipality and her department with regard to the provisioning of housing for military veterans?
Reply:
(a) and (b) The honourable member is advised to pose the question to the honourable Minister of Human Settlements or the honourable Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affair.
(c) The Department of Military Veterans, Department of Human Settlements (National and Provincial) and Municipality are beginning a process of consultation with regard to cooperation and coordination for provisioning of housing for military veterans.
28 March 2017 - NW28
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 - NW396
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 |
-131 |
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 - NW40
Jooste, Ms K to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)(a) Why did the (i) Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and (ii) incoming CEO of the SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) visit Panama on or around 12 November 2016, (b) who accompanied the specified persons on the specified trip and (c) what is the detailed breakdown of all costs incurred for the trip in terms of (i) travel and subsistence, (ii) hotel accommodation and (iii) vehicle hire; (2) whether a report on the trip will be presented to the Portfolio Committee on Social Development; if not, why not; if so, by what date; (3) why was the trip prioritised when a report on the status of the institutionalisation of grants by SASSA was due to be presented to the Portfolio Committee on Social Development on 16 November 2016? NW43E
Reply:
The Department of Social Development (DSD) and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) are members to the International Social Security Association (ISSA). Both DSD and SASSA through their membership to ISSA have access to specialized events and expert advice from social security professionals worldwide.
Through this membership, DSD and SASSA effectively have access to the full range of ISSA services including their conferences and meetings. This membership also gives DSD and SASSA the opportunity to network and collaborate with other leaders and administrators in promoting the values of social security worldwide.
The South African Social Security Agency CEO, is the Vice- Chairperson of the Technical Commissions (TC) on Family Benefits. The Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons constitute the Steering Committee of the Technical Commissions.
The Vice- Chairpersons play an important role in assisting the Chairperson to plan and guide the activities of the Technical Commissions by ensuring its focus on priority issues and contribute to ISSA overall work programme and objectives.
1. (a) The Department of Social Development (DSD) and SASSA attended the International Social Security Association (ISSA) World Security Forum: 14 – 18 November 2016, Panama City, Panama:
(i) the ACEO was leading the SASSA delegation and,
(ii) the incoming CEO as Acting Director General represented DSD
(b) & (c) (i), (ii) and (iii)
DSD Delegation |
(ii) Travel |
(ii) S& T |
(ii) & (ii) accommodation & Vehicle Hire |
Mr T Magwaza: Acting Director General |
R121 135.00 |
R11 684.00 |
R26 352 was paid as an advance to DIRCO |
Mr Z Dangor: Special Advisor to the Minister |
R136 644.00 |
|
|
SASSA Delegation |
|
|
|
Ms. R Ramokgopa: Acting CEO |
R126 575.23 |
R6 800.00 |
Advanced Payment was made to DIRCO |
Ms. Pearl Bengu: (KZN Regional Executive Manager) |
R126 575.23 |
R6 800.00 |
Advance Payment was made to DIRCO |
Mr Armstrong Malope: (Mpumalanga Acting Regional Executive Manager) |
R126 575.23 |
R6 800.00 |
Advance Payment was made to DIRCO |
Mr Sonwabo Koliti : (General Manager: Customer Care) |
R126 575.23 |
R6 800.00 |
Payment was made to DIRCO |
Total |
R 506 300.92 |
R 27 200.00 |
R 191 352.00 |
(ii) A total of R191 352 was advanced to DIRCO to cover accommodation and shuttle for the 6 delegates. We have not yet received the claim refunds.
2. Yes, the report is available and can be presented to the Portfolio Committee if requested.
3. The invitation of the Portfolio Committee came long after the delegation has been confirmed with ISSA and travel arrangements were finalised. Both Mr Dangor and Ms Ramokgopa were panelists. Cancellation would have resulted in wasteful expenditure and would have required ISSA to change the programme in last minutes.
28 March 2017 - NW321
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport
With regard to vehicle roadworthiness checks conducted when vehicles are stopped on roads, (a)(i) who conducts such vehicle roadworthiness checks and (ii) what qualifies them to undertake such checks, (b) what is entailed when conducting such checks, (c) what is actually checked and (d) how are such checks undertaken?
Reply:
a) (i) The law enforcement officer such as Traffic Officer, Police Officer, Peace Officer, etc.
(ii) What qualifies them to undertake such checks?
- They undergo the Training
- After the completion of training, they register as such
- For anyone to qualify they have to be appointed as:
- National Traffic Officer in terms of Section 3A (1) (a) of Act, 1996 (Act 93 of 1996)
- Provincial or Local Traffic Officers in terms of Road Traffic Act, 1989(Act No. 29 0f 1989)
- Police Officer in terms of Section 334(3)(a) of the Criminal Procedure Act,1977(Act No. 51 of 1977)
- Peace Officer in terms of Section 334(1) (a) of Criminal Procedure Act, 1977(Act No. 51 of 1977)
- They are issued with an appointment card
b) A Safe Roadside vehicle check point
c) Officers checked the:
- A Driver and a Vehicle fitness
- The relevant documentation for the driver and the vehicle
d) An Officer on duty, will pull over the vehicle in a safe manner from to the side of the road.
When the vehicle is safely stopped, an Officer approaches the driver of the vehicle.
He/she will greet the driver and explain the reason for stopping the vehicle.
Whilst observing driver fitness, will request a driver’s licence and check the validity thereof.
An Officer will then check the vehicle roadworthiness systematically starting at the driver from inside and outside the vehicle by checking:
- Parking and Service brakes
- Pedals (Clutch, Brake and Accelerator)
- Odometer
- Interior and Exterior mirror on the driver’s side
- A warning Device
- Driver Seatbelt
- Driver’s door
- Front right tyre, wheelnuts
- Windscreen
- Right Windscreen wiper
- Right front lamp
- Direction Indicator on the front right side
- Front Number Plate compare it with the number plate on the licence disc
- Left front lamp
- Direction Indicator on left front
- Ask the driver to open the Bonnet and an Officer check oil leaks and exposed wires
- Left front tyre, wheelnuts
- Left Exterior mirror
- Licence Disc(validity)
- Left front door
- Left front Seatbelt
- Left rear door
- Left rear Seatbelt
- Left rear tyre, wheelnuts
- Left rear lamp
- Left rear Direction Indicator
- Left Stop lamp
- Rear Number Plate( compare it with the front Number Plate)
- Number Plate lamps
- Rear right Lamp
- Rear right Stop lamp
- Rear right tyre, wheelnuts
- Exhaust
- Rear right door
If all is in good working order, an Officer will return a driver’s licence to the driver with an original copy of check form (marked) release him/her and direct him/her safely back to the road.
If there is any defect found during the inspection, an Officer will issue an infringement to the driver, thereafter release him/her and direct him/her safely back to the road.
If the documentation or the driver’s licence is not valid or relevant to the vehicle, an Officer will arrest the driver.
If an Officer suspects that the driver is driving under the influence, he/she will test the driver using relevant equipment and if the results are positive, then the driver will be arrested and handed to the Police for further handling.
28 March 2017 - NW302
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 - NW532
Jooste, Ms K to ask the Minister of Social Development
What is the current number of non-profit organisations that are registered with her department?
Reply:
As of the 13th March 2017 the number of non-profit organisations that are registered with the Department of Social Development under the NPO Act is 171 493. And this is a moving target due to the fact that the Department register NPOs on a daily basis.
Provincial breakdown is as follows:
Province |
Registered |
Eastern Cape |
15 530 |
Free State |
8 432 |
Gauteng |
53 987 |
Kwazulu Natal |
31 813 |
Limpopo |
17 633 |
Mpumalanga |
12 645 |
North West |
10 763 |
Northern Cape |
3 349 |
Western Cape |
17 341 |
Total |
171 493 |
Sector breakdown is as follows:
Sector |
Registered |
Social Services |
67 202 |
Religion |
22 866 |
Education and Research |
10 268 |
Law, Advocacy, and Politics |
3 963 |
Development and Housing |
38 116 |
Culture and Recreation |
10 987 |
Environment |
1 877 |
Health |
12 900 |
International |
107 |
Business and Professional Associations, Unions |
1 696 |
Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion |
1 511 |
Total |
171 493 |
28 March 2017 - NW323
Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Transport
With regard to the land claim of the Ba Mare a Phogole and the land owned by SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) that falls within this land claim area, (a) what submission will Sanral make in this regard to the Land Claims Commission, (b) what will be the main points contained in Sanral’s submission, (c) what alternative plans will Sanral make should this claim be granted and (d) what would be the estimated costs involved?
Reply:
a) SANRAL will demonstrate that the land claimed is incapable of being restored to the claimants.
b) The main points to be contained in our submission will be that (i) a road which carries a high volume of economically important traffic has been built on the properties at great cost and, (ii) further property has been acquired for future road widening and improvements at significant cost, which cannot be alienated without affecting our ability to carry increased traffic volumes in future.
c) SANRAL does not currently have an alternative plan and would have to start afresh with planning an entirely new route on another alignment.
d) It is impossible to estimate the costs of building an alternative route without first investigating the possible alternative alignments.
28 March 2017 - NW161
Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Social Development
Whether, with reference to the requests made to the central authority of her department for intercountry adoptions of available children in terms of Article 17 of the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, 1993, her department’s policy is based on the principles of placing the best interests of the child first, as contained in the various South African legislation that deal with children; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Yes, the Department is placing the best interests of the child first as guided by the Children’s Act 38 of 2005 and Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, 1993
28 March 2017 - NW251
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 - NW552
Mazzone, Ms NW to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(1)Whether the (a) employees, (b) directors and (c) management of SA Express 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 SA Express; (4) What are the names and designations of each SA Express employee who decides on sponsorship allocations?
Reply:
1. All SA Express Employees, Directors and Management are required to declare their interests by filling in the appropriate form highlighting conflict of interests accordingly. These will then be verified and approved by the General Managers of each Business Unit. This is in line with the requirements of the Airlines Code of Ethics Policy.
The Internal Audit department reviews compliance to ensure that the Code of Ethics adhered to and thereafter. The Auditor General then audits the above mentioned as an External Auditor.
(2) No – no conflict of interest has ever come to the fore.
3. No SA Express employee has business dealings with SA Express.
4. The Chief Executive Officer, Mr Inati Ntshanga decides on sponsorship allocations.
Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP
Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises
Date: Date:
28 March 2017 - NW335
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 - NW36
Brauteseth, Mr TJ to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)Whether she submitted the proposed payment model for the takeover of the payments of grants by the SA Social Security Agency to the National Treasury for analysis and evaluation; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) on what date was the specified proposed payment model submitted and (b) what feedback has she received to date; (2) whether the proposed payment model has had any effects on the proposed budget of her department; if not, from which budget will the payment model be funded; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether the National Treasury has withdrawn any (a) surplus funds and/or (b) budget of her department as a result of the proposed payment model; if so, what are the relevant details in each case? NW39E
Reply:
1. The business case has not yet been presented to National Treasury and it will be presented in due course and National Treasury will be consulted for a suitable date.
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
2. No, it will be source from the current budget while a business is presented to National Treasury for the 2018/19 budget adjustment and 2018/19 budget bid.
3. (a) and (b) Not Applicable , National Treasury has cut the budget for the financial years: 2016/2017 by R 158 Million, 2017/18 R 210 Million and 2018/19 R 116 Million.
28 March 2017 - NW462
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
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) The Department has not procured any services or made any payments to Mr Mzwanele Manyi.
b) The Department has not procured any services or made any payments to the Progressive Professionals Forum.
c) The Department has not procured any services or made any payments to the Decolonisation Fund.
d) The Department has not procured any services or made any payments to the Black Business Council.
The Department has not received such requests.
Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved
Mr. Mogokare Richard Seleke Ms. Lynne Brown, MP
Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises
Date: Date:
28 March 2017 - NW43
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 |
|
|
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 - NW555
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 - NW649
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 - NW540
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 - NW453
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
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DATE:
27 March 2017 - NW457
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 - NW543
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 - NW448
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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27 March 2017 - NW471
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 - NW539
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
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 - NW458
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 - NW541
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.
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27 March 2017 - NW505
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)