Questions and Replies
06 March 2017 - NW332
King, Ms C to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)(a) At what stage is the investigation into the shoot-out of two traffic officials at a festive season roadblock in the Matoks area, Limpopo and (b)(i) what charges have been laid and (ii) against whom?
Reply:
1. (a) (b) (i) (ii) The Department made inquiries with the relevant province where the alleged incident took place. The provincial department advised that they had no knowledge of the incident.
2. (a) (b) As a result of the above no investigation is taking place.
3. In relation to other crimes, an investigation is conducted whilst the perpetrator is put ona precautionary suspension whilst the investigation is being conducted.
Additional information for the Minister
The Department made inquiries with the Limpopo Department of Roads and Transport. We were informed that the Limpopo Department had made inquiries with the provincial traffic station in the Matoks area and it was confirmed that no one had been shot. As a result of this they are not aware of any investigation that is taking place.
06 March 2017 - NW216
Rabotapi, Mr MW to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether the 2016 National Senior Certificate External Moderator Reports (details furnished) found that the subject question papers were fair and valid as they appropriately covered the (a) scope and depth of the examinable content and (b) levels of cognition and difficulty outlined in the assessment syllabus and examination guidelines of the examination assessment body?
Reply:
Umalusi Council is a statutory body that is formed in accordance with the National Qualifications Framework Act No 67 of 2008 and the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act No 58 of 2001 and has jurisdiction over external moderators reports, therefore the question has been referred to Umalusi and the response will be forwarded as soon as it is received.
06 March 2017 - NW266
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
How (a) many Labour Court cases of each (i) national and (ii) provincial department are pending as at the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) How long have the specified cases been pending?
Reply:
(a) According to the third quarter of 2016/17 financial year statistical reports received from national and provincial departments the total number of court cases in:
(i) national departments is 53, where 8 cases have been finalised and 45 cases are still pending, and
(ii) in provinces is 125, where 6 cases are finalised and 119 cases still pending.
(b) The duration of the pending court cases is determined by the processes as each case unfolds in court. The longest pending case was lodged 4 years ago in February 2013 whilst the shortest pending case was lodged in December 2016.
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06 March 2017 - NW217
Purdon, Mr RK to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether the 2016 National Senior Certificate External Moderator Reports (details furnished) found that the subject question papers were fair and valid as they appropriately covered the (a) scope and depth of the examinable content and (b) levels of cognition and difficulty outlined in the assessment syllabus and examination guidelines of the examination assessment body?
Reply:
Umalusi Council is a statutory body that is formed in accordance with the National Qualifications Framework Act No 67 of 2008 and the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act No 58 of 2001 and has jurisdiction over NSC external moderators reports, therefore the question has been referred to Umalusi and the response will be forwarded as soon as it is received.
06 March 2017 - NW320
320Mr M S F de Freitas to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)With reference to her reply to question 2245 on 22 November 2016, what were the costs for personal security provided for the (a) Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and (b) CEO of the Road Traffic Management Corporation in each specified financial year;
Reply:
1. (a) Security to the then Acting Chief Executive Officer was provided by a private company at a cost R158 118 per month
(b) Security to the current CEO of the RTMC is provided by members of the National Traffic Police, who are already employees of the Corporation. The Corporation incurs only their salary and related costs.
2. (a) The details of risk assessment are available and can be accessed from the relevant law enforcement agency that conducted the assessment.
(b) The assessment was conducted by the South African Police Crime Intelligence.
06 March 2017 - NW319
319Mr M S F de Freitas to ask the Minister of Transport
(a) When (i) will or (ii) were e-toll contracts (be) renewed, (b) what are the conditions in this regard, (c) how do the current conditions differ from the previous conditions, (d) what monitoring mechanisms exist in this regard and (e) what is the cost of new e-toll contracts?
Reply:
A. (i)(ii) The current contract for e-toll operations is still valid. As a result, no renewal has taken place. The applicable time periods for the operational contract, as was awarded historically are as follow:
- ORT Operations : 96 Calendar Months
- TCH Operations : 60 Calendar Months
- VPC Operations : 60 Calendar Months
These time periods apply from 3 December 2013, when toll collection for the Gauteng freeways commenced.
B. Not applicable
C. Not applicable
D. SANRAL uses the FIDIC Gold Contract as a basis for monitoring the performance of the contractor.
E. Not Applicable
06 March 2017 - NW218
Purdon, Mr RK to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether the 2016 National Senior Certificate External Moderator Reports (details furnished) found that the subject question papers were fair and valid as they appropriately covered the (a) scope and depth of the examinable content and (b) levels of cognition and difficulty outlined in the assessment syllabus and examination guidelines of the examination assessment body?
Reply:
Umalusi Council is a statutory body that is formed in accordance with the National Qualifications Framework Act No 67 of 2008 and the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act No 58 of 2001 and has jurisdiction over NSC external moderators reports, therefore the question has been referred to Umalusi and the response will be forwarded as soon as it is received.
06 March 2017 - NW324
Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Transport
(1) Whether there are any plans in place to process the non-paid e-toll bills using the same processes and procedures used to deal with the infringement of traffic regulations and fines; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
Reply:
1. Yes.
Non-payment of toll is a violation in terms of the SANRAL Act No 7 of 1998 and not in terms of the AARTO Act or NRTA. The actual unpaid toll amount is also recoverable in terms of the SANRAL Act.
Disobeying the regulatory toll sign is however an infringement in terms of the National Road Traffic Act, 1996 and prosecution will be in terms of the provisions of the NRTA.
There are two processes in place for the prosecution of traffic offences, the Criminal Procedure system in SA, excluding Tshwane and Johannesburg where the AARTO system is in place.
If a prosecution is instituted in terms of the SANRAL Act, the Criminal Procedure System will also be used as AARTO does not currently accommodate offences other than traffic related offences.
If the prosecution is instituted in terms of the offence of disobeying a toll sign, the AARTO system must be used, as it is the system regulating traffic offences in Johannesburg and Tshwane. Due to all toll payments being processed in the district of Tshwane, the AARTO system will apply.
2. Please provide more details about the “specified plans”. I am not aware of any specification. A legal opinion is not required as the provisions of the AARTO Act are clear. If a person fails to comply with the infringement notice and courtesy letters issued to him or her and an enforcement order is issued for the infringement, the NaTIS system will block the issuing of NaTIS documents until such enforcement order is paid or otherwise resolved.
3. See (2) above.
06 March 2017 - NW223
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What are the names of the external moderators of the 2016 National Senior Certificate examinations for (a) isiNdebele Home Language, (b) isiZulu Home Language, (c) Setswana Home Language, (d) Siswati Home Language, (e) isiXhosa Home Language, (f) Xitsonga Home Language, (g) Tshivenda Home Language, (h) Sepedi Home Language, (i) Sesotho Home Language and (j) Afrikaans First Additional Language?
Reply:
Umalusi Council is a statutory body that is formed in accordance with the National Qualifications Framework Act No 67 of 2008 and the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act No 58 of 2001 and has jurisdiction over external moderators, therefore the question has been referred to Umalusi and the response will be forwarded as soon as it is received.
06 March 2017 - NW213
Davis, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Basic Education
With reference to English First Additional Language Paper 3 of the 2016 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, were Umalusi moderators instructed that the word count requirement in the essay question be ignored; if so, (a) why was this instruction given and (b) which official gave this instruction to the moderators?
Reply:
Umalusi Council is a statutory body that is formed in accordance with the National Qualifications Framework Act No 67 of 2008 and the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act No 58 of 2001 and has jurisdiction over external moderators, therefore the question has been referred to Umalusi and the response will be forwarded as soon as it is received.
06 March 2017 - NW219
Purdon, Mr RK to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether the 2016 National Senior Certificate External Moderator Reports (details furnished) found that the subject question papers were fair and valid as they appropriately covered the (a) scope and depth of the examinable content and (b) levels of cognition and difficulty outlined in the assessment syllabus and examination guidelines of the examination assessment body?
Reply:
Umalusi Council is a statutory body that is formed in accordance with the National Qualifications Framework Act No 67 of 2008 and the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act No 58 of 2001 and has jurisdiction over NSC external moderators reports, therefore the question has been referred to Umalusi and the response will be forwarded as soon as it is received.
06 March 2017 - NW331
King, Ms C to ask the Minister of Transport
(a) What are the reasons for the Road Traffic Infringement Agency not having their latest Annual Report available via their website, (b) by what date will the specified report be posted on their website and (c) what processes and procedures exist to ensure that such public documents are posted on their website upon publication
Reply:
1. The RTIA Annual Report is very high resolution document that cannot be reduced to be a small size by even splitting it. A small portion of it is actual conversion to PDF while majority is in high resolution graphics. Website couldn’t accept it. We are making means to upload the aforementioned document to our website.
2. Latest date is Friday, 03 March 2017 to be posted onto our website.
3. The RTIA Policy on Performance Information management provides that the audited annual report should be approved by the Board (Audit and Risk Committee) be submitted to the Department of Transport, National Treasury and the Auditor-General. After such approvals it is presented to the Minister of Transport at the Annual General Meeting where after it is tabled at Parliament. Once, the Annual Report has been tabled at Parliament, the Agency then can publish it onto the website.
06 March 2017 - NW333
King, Ms C to ask the Minister of Transport
(a) What goods have been reported as (i) damaged (ii) stolen and (iii) missing items from luggage, in the past three financial years at each airport, (b) what was the total value of the specified goods and (c) whether (i) investigations, (ii) arrests and (iii) prosecutions have taken place in each case and (d) how many officials have been (i) charged, (ii) arrested and (iii) discharged at each airport?
Reply:
Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)
(a) (i)(ii)(iii) The issues of missing luggage are handled by individual airlines and the Department of Transport will therefore not have the information requested.
(b) (c) (i)(ii)(iii) Falls away
(d) (i)(ii)(iii) Falls away
06 March 2017 - NW322
Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Transport
(a) What pedestrian road safety education and information campaigns are in place, (b) where have these campaigns taken place in each month in the past three financial years, (c) how are the successes and failures of these campaigns assessed, (d) what amount has been spent on these campaigns in the past three financial years and (e) who conducts these campaigns?
Reply:
a) The Pedestrian road safety programmes focus mainly on those factors that lead to pedestrians being involved in road crashes and those are in the main:
- Impaired walking, this focuses on drinking and walking. People who drink and walk are at a greater risk of being involved in a crash as their ability to act swiftly to avoid a crash is impaired. As such a need is there to educate people about the dangers inherent in drinking and walking.
- Dangerous walking – specifically jay walking. There is a disturbing trend of people who walk freely on national and provincial roads that have high volumes of traffic and multi lanes. This is notwithstanding those who jay walk in built up areas. Our statistics show that quite a substantial number of pedestrians are victims of jaywalking.
- Distracted walking, this relates walking while using a cell phone or listening to music on one’s headphones. It mostly applies to the youth. This results in the person not having a full appreciation of the happening around him or her. Thus rendering them vulnerable to a potential crash. The pedestrians are then educated and made aware of this danger.
b) where have these campaigns taken place in each month in the past three financial years,
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2016 |
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Province |
Hoffman Square, Bloemfontein |
Tumahole, Parys |
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Free State |
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January |
Vosloorus; Pretoria |
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Gauteng |
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2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
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Colesburg; Noupoort |
Colesburg&Noupoort |
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Northern Cape |
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Tlhabane |
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North West |
February |
Paledi Spar, Polokwane |
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Limpopo |
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Klerksdorp |
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North West |
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De Aar; Haartswater |
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Northern Cape |
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Bree Street, Johannesburg |
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Gauteng |
March |
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Paarl |
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Western Cape |
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Parys; Kroonstad |
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Free State |
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Midrand |
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Gauteng |
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Pietermaritzburg |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
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Cradock |
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Eastern Cape |
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Bloemfontein; March |
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Free State |
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Ratanda |
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Gauteng |
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Galeshewe |
Northern Cape |
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Phagameng, Modimolle |
Limpopo |
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Rustenburg |
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North West |
April |
Athlone |
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Western Cape |
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Pietrmaritzburg |
KwaZulu-Natal |
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Alzu |
Mpumalanga |
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Cradock |
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Eastern Cape |
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Modimolle |
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Phalaborwa; Giyani |
Limpopo |
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Valhalla, Pretoria |
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Gauteng |
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Ficksburg |
Sasolburg |
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Free State |
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Galeshewe |
Northern Cape |
May |
Chatsworth; Edendale |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
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Randfontein |
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Chiawelo, Soweto |
Gauteng |
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Du Noon |
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Western Cape |
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Galeshewe |
Northern Cape |
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2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
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Thohoyandou |
Limpopo |
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June |
Gugulethu |
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Khayelitsha; Goodwood |
Western Cape |
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Mthatha; Cofimvaba |
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East London |
Eastern Cape |
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Dobsonville, Soweto |
Thokoza Park, Soweto |
Hammanskraal; Dlamini and Chiawelo |
Gauteng |
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Mperebere; Mogwase |
North West |
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Modimolle |
Limpopo |
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Bloemfontein |
Free State |
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John Daka, Kimberley |
Northern Cape |
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Market Square, Pietermaritzburg |
KwaZulu-Natal |
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eMalahleni |
Mpumalanga |
July |
Delft |
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Rondebosch |
Western Cape |
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Alice |
Eastern Cape |
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Montrose |
Bloemfontein |
Bloemfontein |
Free State |
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Belabela |
Limpopo |
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Caledon |
Western Cape |
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Middleburg |
Alzu |
Mpumalanga |
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Kenilworth |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
August |
Middleburg |
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eMalahleni |
Mpumalanga |
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Klerksdorp; Rustenburg |
Ikageng, Potchefstroom |
North West |
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Richardsbay |
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Portshepstone |
KwaZulu-Natal |
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Kranskop |
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Mashaba |
Limpopo |
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Midrand |
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Gauteng |
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Kiwane |
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Eastern Cape |
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Kimberley |
De Aar |
Northern Cape |
September |
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University of Free State |
Kroonstad |
Free State |
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Modimolle; Polokwane |
Sibasa |
Polokwane |
Limpopo |
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Volksrust |
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Nghodwana |
Mpumalanga |
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Gugulethu |
Overberg |
Western Cape |
October |
Benoni |
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Gauteng |
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Sasolburg |
Kroonstad |
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Free State |
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Polokwane |
Limpopo |
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2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
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November |
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Hazyview; Bushbuckridge |
Kuruman |
Nortern Cape |
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Caledon |
Western Cape |
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Lichtenburg; Potchefstroom |
North West |
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Hazyview; Bushbuckridge |
Middleburg |
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Mpumalanga |
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Heidelburg |
Heidleburg |
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Gauteng |
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Ethekwini |
Ethekwini |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
December |
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GraafReinet |
Eastern Cape |
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Alzu |
Mpumalanga |
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Modimolle |
Belabela; Kranskop |
Limpopo |
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Equestria; Pretoria |
Gauteng |
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Portshepstone |
KwaZulu-Natal |
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Bloemfontein; Kroonstad |
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c) The department through the RTMC monitors the implementation and evaluates the impact of the programmes. The findings are then used to enhance the implementation so as to ensure effective and efficient utilisation of resource. The RTMC also reports on the crash data and this also depicts the situation as it pertains to the performance of road safety programmes. Thus assessing the effectiveness of the campaigns.
d) The spending on these campaigns in the past three financial years
2014: R9 million
2015: R5 million
2016: R21 million
(e) The department, provinces, municipalities and the road entities in line with their legislative mandate. There are instances where the department and its entities have entered into partnerships with the private sector for this purpose. This is premised on the notion that road safety is everybody’s responsibility.
06 March 2017 - NW129
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Does the SA School Administration and Management System make provision for differentiated reporting in respect of (a) progress reports and (b) promoting schedules of (i) mainstream leaners and (ii) special needs learners; if not, why not; if so, how are the differentiated reports produced?
Reply:
SA-SAMS cannot print differentiated reports currently. It generates (a) progress reports and (b) promotion schedules for each grade and lists both Mainstream and Special need learners on the same schedule.
Provisions for differentiated reports are included in the request list to SITA.
06 March 2017 - NW327
Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Transport
(a)(i) What are the details of the festive season road-safety campaign, including dates and activities and (ii) on what basis was the campaign designed, (b)(i) how was the success of this campaign measured and (ii) what factors emerged that showed statistics to be worse this festive season than the previous one and (c) what plans are in place to rectify this?
Reply:
(a) (i) What are the details of the festive season road-safety campaign, including dates and activities
The focus was mainly on drivers, passengers and pedestrians, although cyclists contribute a minimal percentage to the road fatalities, they were also targeted.
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(ii) on what basis was the campaign designed
This is informed by our crash data that the majority of people who die on our roads are vulnerable road users. Thus the campaign sort to reach out passengers and pedestrians. It is common cause that during the festive season people travel long distances on the road, hence the campaign was also developed and targeted drivers as well.
(b) (i) how was the success of this campaign measured
This was through determining the number of people that were reached through our campaigns using various mediums. As well as through the feedback we received while engaging road users.
(ii) what factors emerged that showed statistics to be worse this festive season than the previous one
Factors that emerged to make this year’s statistics worse than the previous one include the rainy conditions that conditions that prevailed over this period. The festive season was also characterised by three successive long weekends. This encourage the consumption of alcohol and lond distance traveling.
(c) what plans are in place to rectify this?
Road Safety Education planned a more intense 365 Day Road Safety Plan. The Department, provinces and all the Roads Entities are gearing up to implementing the National Road Safety Strategy once approved by Cabinet. In the meantime efforts are being put in place to enhance the work that is being done through law enforcement, education and awareness campaigns as well as media campaigns. These programmes focus on the following:
- Driver programme which includes dangerous driving, impaired driving, distracted driving and roadworthiness of vehicles
- Passenger programme which includes seatbelt usage, child restraints, distracted behaviour
- Pedestrian programme which includes impaired walking, distracted walking, dangerous walking and visibility
- Cyclist programme which include impaired cycling, distracted cycling and dangerous cycling and visibility
- Youth driver programme which was directed specifically to the youth driver Youth at Institutions of Higher Learning which was directed to youth at Universities and colleges
- Stray animal programme which was directed to cattle owners and how to look after the cattle, visibility
- Interfaith programme which was directed to churches
06 March 2017 - NW222
Motau, Mr SC to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What are the names of the external moderators of the 2016 National Senior Certificate examinations for (a) Computer Applications Technology, (b) Civil Technology, (c) Electrical Technology, (d) Mechanical Technology, (e) Engineering Graphics and Design, (f) Accounting, (g) Business Studies, (h) Economics, (i) Afrikaans Home Language and (j) English Home Language?
Reply:
Umalusi Council is a statutory body that is formed in accordance with the National Qualifications Framework Act No 67 of 2008 and the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act No 58 of 2001 and has jurisdiction over external moderators, therefore the question has been referred to Umalusi and the response will be forwarded as soon as it is received.
06 March 2017 - NW329
Groenewald, Mr HB to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)(a) What were the main objectives of the First National Traffic Indaba held in December 2016, (b)(i) which objectives were met and (ii) how were the objectives measured, (c) what was the total cost of the indaba and (d) how many people (i) were invited and (ii) attended the indaba;
Reply:
- (a) The main objectives of the First National Traffic Indaba were to bring together traffic law enforcement officers from all entities in the country to discuss:
- Improved and integrated law enforcement
- Best practices in the law enforcement fraternity
- Economic impact of road carnages
- Norms and standards of law enforcement
- New technologies to improve efficiency in law enforcement
- Improved working conditions for traffic law enforcement officers
- Quality of licensed drivers
(b) (i) All the objectives were met
(ii) The objectives were measured through the quality of papers presented, the quality of engagements in at the breakaway sessions and the commitment to declaration adopted at the end of the Indaba.
(c) R7,4 m
(d) (i) 1200 people were invited
(ii) 1300 attended
2. (a) The difference between the indaba and road safety summit is that the indaba aimed at getting traffic law enforcers to discuss and share experiences among themselves on matters that impede them in the execution of their duties and how these can be improved.
On the other hand the Road Safety Summit brings together government agencies and civil society representatives to discuss on the cross-cutting issues of road safety and community-based initiatives that can be implemented to reduce road crashes.
(b) The two could not be combined because the indaba was focussed exclusively on professional issues facing traffic law enforcers in the country whereas the summit focusses on the issues confronted by the general public.
06 March 2017 - NW263
Hunsinger, Dr CH to ask the Minister of Transport
What are the reasons that she issued notices of intent to dismiss certain persons (names furnished) from their positions as board members of the Airports Company South Africa?
Reply:
Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)
The decision was made based on a Board Evaluation Report and Skills Matrix as commissioned by the Board with a view to identify skills gaps within the Board, and consequently to capacitate the Board to enable it to properly discharge its duties to the best interest of the organization. The said analysis wasmapped against the requirements of Board Composition from the Institute of Directors South Africa (IODSA) together with the requirements of the Company within its sphere of operation.
The retired directors either did not respond to the request to furnish their skills set or areas of development for the purposes of the skills analysis; or did not have the required skills and/or did not furnish all the requested information.
06 March 2017 - NW220
Motau, Mr SC to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What are the names of the External Moderators of the 2016 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations for (a) Life Sciences, (b) Physical Science, (c) Mathematics, (d) Maths Literacy, (e) Geography, (f) History, (g) Religious Studies, (h) Life Orientation, (i) Hospitality Studies and (j) Tourism?
Reply:
Umalusi Council is a statutory body that is formed in accordance with the National Qualifications Framework Act No 67 of 2008 and the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act No 58 of 2001 and has jurisdiction over external moderators, therefore the question has been referred to Umalusi and the response will be forwarded as soon as it is received.
06 March 2017 - NW214
Rabotapi, Mr MW to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether the 2016 National Senior Certificate External Moderator Reports (details furnished) found that the subject question papers (a) covered the scope and depth of the examinable content and (b) examined the appropriate levels of cognition and difficulty outlined in the assessment syllabus and examination guidelines of the examination assessment body?
Reply:
Umalusi Council is a statutory body that is formed in accordance with the National Qualifications Framework Act No 67 of 2008 and the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act No 58 of 2001 and has jurisdiction over external moderators reports, therefore the question has been referred to Umalusi and the response will be forwarded as soon as it is received.
06 March 2017 - NW326
Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Transport
(a) What are the reasons that the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) reduced the passenger services charges for the 2017 calendar year, (b) what criteria were used to determine the reduction of charges, (c) what impact will the reduction of charges have on ACSA and (d) what measures are put in place to mitigate the impact of the reduction of charges?
Reply:
1. The largest contributors to the reduction in the ACSA tariff in 2016/17 are the following:
(i) Durban International Airport (DIA) proceeds; and
(ii) The Claw back
This causes a temporary reduction in the tariff while the amounts are being returned to the users. Once these amounts have been returned to the users, there will be an increase in the tariff in 2020/21. The Regulating Committee has noted that this should be considered during the next Permission application.
2. The Regulating Committee to ACSA and ATNS applies a regulatory approach for the determination of revenues for ACSA which results in airport charges. The regulatory approach allows for a return on capital invested. This can be effected by claw backs i.e. historical capital expenditure claw back.The Regulating Committee has concluded that only 50% of the proceeds relating to the DIA should be returned to the users. The tariff reduction was calculated using ACSA’s model, where ACSA had inserted a tariff reduction in 2015/16 and 2016/17 as a result of the capex under spend.
3. It will result in a reduction in tariffs in years 2017/18 and a subsequent increase in the tariff in 2020/21 will in excess of CPI once the claw-back and DIA proceeds have been returned to the users. The reduction is a temporary measure over 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20. Thereafter there will be an increase returning the tariffs more in line with ACSA’s long-term historical capital expenditure claw back.
4. The reduction in charges is temporary in nature. ACSA’s model shows certain key financial ratios that were considered by the Regulating Committee to determine affordability. Furthermore, the Department of Transport has developed a roadmap for the review of the economic regulatory framework for ACSA and ATNS to address issues of predictability, transparency and long term sustainability of ACSA and the aviation industry at large. This involves amendments to the Airports Company Act and agreement amongst industry stakeholders of an appropriate funding model.
06 March 2017 - NW221
Motau, Mr SC to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What are the names of the external moderators of the 2016 National Senior Certificate examinations for (a) Consumer Studies, (b) Agricultural Sciences, (c) Agricultural Management Practices, (d) Agricultural Technology, (e) Music, (f) Dance Studies, (g) Design, (h) Dramatic Arts, (i) Visual Arts and (j) Information Technology?
Reply:
Umalusi Council is a statutory body that is formed in accordance with the National Qualifications Framework Act No 67 of 2008 and the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act No 58 of 2001 and has jurisdiction over NSC external moderators, therefore the question has been referred to Umalusi and the response will be forwarded as soon as it is received.
06 March 2017 - NW64
Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Finance
With reference to his reply to question 2294 on 5 December 2016, what (a) are the full details of the person and/or entity who is conducting the specified 16 investigations at SA Airways, (b) is the title of each report and (c) are the detailed costs of each of the specified investigations?
Reply:
South African Airways has provided the following response;
(a) - (c) please refer to attached Annexure
03 March 2017 - NW186
Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Tourism
What is the total number of (a) tourists who visited South Africa in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 financial years and (b) passengers that undertook domestic trips in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 financial years?
Reply:
a) Total number of tourist who visited South Africa.
|
|
|
|
8,961,565 |
9,549,236 |
8,903,773 |
10, 044, 163 |
b) Total number of passengers that undertook domestic trips
|
(ii)2014 |
|
12,015,147 |
12,009,209 |
12,431,911 |
*Tourism statistics for tourist arrivals and tourism revenue are reported on by calendar year in line with global reporting standards. The domestic tourism statistics are also reported on by calendar year.
** Revenue for 2016 still to be determined.
03 March 2017 - NW255
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
With reference to the State of the Nation Address delivered by the President of the Republic, Mr Jacob G Zuma, on 9 February 2017, in which it was stated that the Government has reprioritised R32 billion within the Government baselines to support higher education, what items within his department was the R32 billion allocated to?
Reply:
The amount of R32 billion announced by the President, which was reprioritised within the Government baselines to support higher education, has been allocated as follows:
- The provision of the zero percent student fee increase for the 2016 academic year and the carry-through cost thereof (R8.013 billion);
- The allocation for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) for outstanding student debt (R8.256 billion);
- NSFAS unfunded students from the 2016 academic year (R5.324 billion); and
- The provision of the zero percent student fee increase for the 2017 academic year and the carry-through cost thereof (R10.381 billion).
COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:
EXT:
DIRECTOR – GENERAL
STATUS:
DATE:
QUESTION 255 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED
Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
STATUS:
DATE:
03 March 2017 - NW278
Robertson, Mr K to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)Whether, with reference to his reply to question 1983 on 11 October 2016, the R22,5 million budget allocation for upgrades and maintenance to the Mapulaneng campus of the Ehlanzeni technical and vocational education and training colleges in Mpumalanga was spent in each of the specified financial years; if not, in each case, why not; if so, (i) how was the budget spent in each case and (ii) what amount of the specified budgets was returned to the National Treasury; (2) whether (a) his department and/or (b) the SA Police Service have launched any investigations into the spending of the specified budgets; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
1. (i) The budget referred to in the response to parliamentary question 1983 on 11 October 2016 was the budget, which the College provided through their reserves. The College is responsible for its financial planning through the College Council. They are also responsible for setting up operational budgets and managing these to best fit their operational needs. The figures provided in the response to question 1983 were the indicative budgets planned for the period 2013 to 2017. In each year, the actual allocation would be made on the basis of the operational pressures and funding available at that time. This could be subject to change during the course of the year. In this case, the indicative 2013 - 2017 budget of R22.5 million was reduced to R9.745 million. Of this, the actual spend was R1.649 million as summarised in the Table below.
Allocation |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
2016/17 |
||||
Budget R’000 |
Spend R’000 |
Budget R’000 |
Spend R’000 |
Budget R’000 |
Spend R’000 |
Budget R’000 |
Spend R’000 |
|
Renovations |
3 000 |
917 |
3 315 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Maintenance |
215 |
185.5 |
915 |
219.3 |
1 500 |
181.3 |
800 |
145.9 |
Total |
3 215 |
1 102 |
4 230 |
219.3 |
1 500 |
181.3 |
800 |
145.9 |
The expenditure at Mapulaneng Campus, as reflected in the above Table is detailed as follows:
2013: Renovations to main hall, kitchen, two residences and administration building
2014: Maintenance to classroom blocks
2015: Replacement of main reception glass doors, tools for students on site practical training (as part of refurbishment) and repairs to paving at main entrance
2016: Electrical and general maintenance
(ii) As these were not voted government funds but College Reserves, no funds were transferred to National Treasury as they were retained in the College. The College Council has the responsibility of deploying their funds to best fit their operational needs and consequently, the College is not required to return any of their unused funds for a given year to National Treasury. The said funding is accounted for and carried forward into the new financial year and budget-planning framework of the College.
(2) (a) No.
(b) No.
COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:
EXT:
DIRECTOR – GENERAL
STATUS:
DATE:
QUESTION 278 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED
Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
STATUS:
DATE:
03 March 2017 - NW271
Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Tourism
Whether progress has been made to date to review the National Tourism Sector Strategy; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will the revised strategy be presented to the Portfolio Committee on Tourism; if so, what are the full details of the review process to date?
Reply:
a) Not applicable as progress has been made with regards to the review of the National Tourism Sector Strategy (NTSS).
b) The strategy will be presented to the Portfolio Committee once it has been considered by Cabinet and gazetted for public comment. As part of the Cabinet process, Clusters and their constituent sub-committees were consulted and gave inputs during the period November 2016 to February 2017. The final draft is due to proceed to Cabinet shortly. The review process was led by a panel of experts and commenced with an environmental scan which included an assessment of implementation progress. The issues from the environmental scan informed the development of a draft strategy which was extensively consulted on with both the public and private sectors.
03 March 2017 - NW191
Van Dalen, Mr P to ask the Minister of Tourism
Whether the engagements with the airline industry on making domestic airfares more affordable and advancing airlift, as per the National Tourism Strategy, have been completed, if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the outcomes of the engagements, (b) steps are being taken by his department taking to implement the outcomes and (c) is the expected timeline of implementation?
Reply:
a) The Minister has had engagements with the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA), and the Board of Airlines Representatives of South Africa (BARSA) in 2015 and 2016 to discuss common issues affecting tourism and airlift. These engagements emphasised the need for accessible air transportation and ensuring air connectivity to tourism products throughout the country. Although airfares are determined by market forces (including oil prices), the department has consistently engaged civil aviation stakeholders to ensure transparency in the determination of the cost of airport user charges, air navigation and surveillance cost which contributes to the setting of airfares.
b) The Department of Tourism continuously engages on matters of air transport strategy with the Department of Transport, who is responsible for the Aviation mandate, and participates in forums led by the Department of Transport to advance the tourism agenda. These include the Strategy Planning Committee and the National Facilitation Committee meetings which are responsible for implementation of civil aviation strategy and planning for intermodal transportation systems respectively. The Department also plays a supportive role to the Department of Transport with regards to their participation, on behalf of South Africa as a member state, in the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
c) As both airfares and airlift are not the direct mandate of the Department of Tourism there are no specific projects and therefore no project timelines. The Department of Tourism in collaboration with SA Tourism remains committed to working with all stakeholders involved with the air transport strategy and engages with them timeously if new matters arise that might have an impact on tourism.
03 March 2017 - NW272
Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Tourism
Whether his department has conducted tourist information capacity building in four World Heritage Sites as planned; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will it be conducted; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
a) Yes. The ‘tourist information capacity building’ was rolled out as planned in collaboration with the University of Pretoria.
b) The capacity-building programme was conducted as follows:
Groups |
Dates |
World Heritage Sites |
Number of beneficiaries |
Where |
1 |
31 August – 04 September 2015 |
|
21 officials. |
Pretoria, Gauteng |
2 |
07–11 September 2015 |
|
22 officials. |
Robertson, Western Cape |
3 |
30 November – 02 December 2015 |
|
10 officials |
Cape Town, Western Cape. |
The department has completed the information capacity building in all the eight World Heritage Sites in the 2015/16 financial year.
The course content covered the following key aspects: Service Excellence, the tourism landscape in South Africa, communication and presentation skills, standard operating procedures, business ethics, officer-client relationship, visitor services management, tourism products knowledge, profiling of all eight World Heritage Sites, time management, development and management of tourism products databases, tourism stakeholder roles and tourism stakeholder management. The assessments were in the form of a portfolio of evidence, group assignments and group presentations.
03 March 2017 - NW273
Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Tourism
What are the full relevant details of the engagements between his department and the Department of Environmental Affairs to make access to national and provincial parks more affordable for South African citizens?
Reply:
The department has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Environmental Affairs to co-operate in different areas that support the development and growth of tourism.
The department has been engaging with SANParks regarding discounted rates for specific groups and these have been included in the social tourism directory, which is distributed to NGOs, schools and Stockvels.
In addition, annually the parks continue to host open parks week during tourism month as part of promoting inclusive participation, targeting surrounding communities and South Africans broadly.
Provincial parks are under the control of their respective provincial authorities.
03 March 2017 - NW236
Madisha, Mr WM to ask the Minister of State Security
Has he and/or the State Security Agency requested or sought the assistance of persons and/or organisations to find information that could be used against a certain family (name furnished) and/or a certain banking institution (name furnished); is so, why; (2) Has he and/or the State Security Agency offered money in exchange for such information; if so, where was the money sourced from?
Reply:
(1) The allegations as purported by the Hon. Member as claimed to have been reported in the media constitute spurious allegations and the Minister would not want to entertain such.
(2) If the Hon. Member has evidence of any wrongdoing on the part of the Minister or the Department, he is encouraged to approach the relevant authorities to report same.
03 March 2017 - NW190
Van Dalen, Mr P to ask the Minister of Tourism
With regard to the staffing structures of (a) his department and (b) the SA Tourism, (i) how many persons are employed (aa) in senior management positions and (bb) as regular staff members, (ii) how many vacancies are there (aa) in senior management positions and (bb) for regular staff members and (iii) what is the total annual spend on salaries for the past three financial years?
Reply:
a) Staffing structures in the department.
(aa) in senior management positions; and |
(bb) as regular staff members |
|
(i) How many persons are employed |
65 |
432 |
(ii) How many vacancies are there |
3 |
35 |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
|
(iii) What is the total annual spend on salaries for the past three financial years |
R202,371 million |
R231,504 million |
R252,906 million |
b) Staffing structures in SA Tourism
(aa) in senior management positions; and |
(bb) as regular staff members |
|
(i) How many persons are employed |
6 in top management |
170
|
(ii) How many vacancies are there |
0 in top management |
45, of which 19 are filled with contract employees *** see note |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
|
(iii) What is the total annual spend on salaries for the past three financial years |
R 169 476 million (including Home Office and Country Offices) |
R 179 557 million (including Home Office and In-Country Offices) |
R 170 297 million (including Home Office and In-Country Offices) |
***Note:
The 19 contract employees are due to the current organisational review process. SA Tourism cannot appoint people permanently while redesigning the entire organisation to be fit for purpose.
The contract employees and interns fulfil the necessary roles for the mandate and the strategy of SA Tourism. The organisational design process will be completed by the end of Quarter 1 2017/2018.
01 March 2017 - NW167
Wilson, Ms ER to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)Whether she is involved in any policy amendments with regard to school nutrition programmes; if not, why not; if so, is she involved in the (a) centralised procurement of school nutrition service providers, (b) blanket accreditation of school nutrition service providers and (c) securing of memoranda of understanding with provincial leadership and service providers; (2) which department is the custodian of school nutrition implementation policies at national and provincial departments; (3) what is the extent of the role of the House of Success Academy in these discussions?
01 March 2017 - NW239
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
(a) What are the reasons that the application for funding by the Edenvale Child Welfare from the Ithuba National Lottery that was lodged in 2015 is taking so long to adjudicate, (b) on what date was the application received and (c) what is the total number of other applications for funding that still have to be adjudicated before the specified application can be processed?
Reply:
(a) Reasons for delay in adjudication
In the 2015 Call for Applications, the NLC received approximately 22 000 requests for funding. The NLC is responsible for providing administrative support to the respective Distributing Agencies (DAs) who are entrusted with adjudicating these applications. The administrative leg for this application has been completed and it is still awaiting adjudication by the Charities Distributing Agency (CDA). The current CDA members are part time, and only adjudicate when they are able to sit, which depends on availability of the members.
(b) The application was received on 12 November 2015.
(c) Of the 22000 applications received, Edenvale Child Welfare is the 16931 application in the queue.
01 March 2017 - NW178
Steyn, Ms A to ask the MS A STEYN (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
(1) Whether his department received any request to farm with donkeys on a commercial basis; if so, what are the names of the entities that submitted such requests; (2) Whether the request has been granted in each case; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of each permit?
Reply:
1. Whether his department received any request to farm with donkeys on a commercial basis; if so, what are the names of the entities that submitted such requests;
2.Whether the request has been granted in each case; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of each permit? NW189E
- No. The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries did not receive any request to farm with donkeys commercially.
- No. The department has not granted request to farm with donkeys on a commercial basis.
01 March 2017 - NW318
Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister in the Presidency
(1)(a) What is the name of the company and/or companies that was or were appointed to provide services outlined in the Presidency’s Evaluation of Government Business Incentives (DPME-05/2016-17), (b) on what date was the specified appointment made, (c) what is the budget allocated to the contract and (d) by what date is the specified service provider(s) expected to deliver its report; (2) will he make the specified report available to the public; if not, why not; if so, by what date?
Reply:
The name of the company is DNA Economics. It was appointed in December 2016. The budget allocation is R4 393 788, and the report is expected in February 2018. Once the report is approved by cabinet it becomes a public document that is published on the DPME website.
01 March 2017 - NW176
Steyn, Ms A to ask the MS A STEYN (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
How many farmers received assistance from the Government’s drought relief funding programmes (i) in the (aa) 2014-15 and (bb) 2015-16 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2016, (b) what are the names of each of the farms that received assistance and (c) what amount did each farmer receive?
Reply:
How many farmers received assistance from the Government’s drought relief funding programmes in:
(aa) 2014-15
There was no drought allocation during the stipulated financial year.
(bb) 2015-16 financial year
In response to the drought calamity, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) reprioritized 20% of CASP/ILIMA programme for all the provinces while the Provincial Departments allocated funding from their Equitable Share. These allocations were expended on small scale farmers with interventions in the following short and long term strategic focus areas, viz, animal feed, animal medications, stock water infrastructure and agricultural inputs. A total of 78 863 farmers benefitted from the allocation nation-wide.
Provincial Summary
PROVINCE |
FARMERS ASSISTED |
Free Sate |
3418 |
KwaZulu- Natal |
8300 |
Limpopo |
22 524 |
Mpumalanga |
10 670 |
North West |
21 383 |
Northern Cape |
2108 |
Gauteng |
1550 |
Eastern Cape |
8025 |
Western Cape |
885 |
TOTAL |
78 863 |
(ii) Since 1 April 2016
In the financial year 2016/17, starting from the 1st April 2016, four (4) provinces being Kwazulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Limpopo made available funding from their Equitable Share. These allocations were spent on animal feed and livestock water projects.
An indirect grant of R212 million is currently being implemented as approved by National Treasury for procurement of animal feed. Delivery and collection by farmers is continuing across provinces. The DAFF team is currently on ground providing support and guidance to the provinces.
The below table depicts number of farmers assisted to date under 2016/17 Drought Relief Scheme. Distributions are still continuing in all affected provinces except Northern Cape as shown on the table to cover all registered farmers:
PROVINCE |
FARMERS ASSISTED |
Free State |
1691 |
Western Cape |
940 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
32354 |
Limpopo |
3 976 |
North West |
16 526 |
Eastern Cape |
2122 |
Mpumalanga |
8097 |
(b) What are the names of each of the farms that received assistance?
Intensive assessments and various reports provided by the provinces indicate that the impact was mostly felt in communal lands, to be specific in communal rural grazing affecting largely smallholder livestock farmers. In this kind of set-ups, farmers commonly use and equally share communal lands for livestock grazing. Commercial farming areas were also affected and are also part of the beneficiaries assisted and getting assistance with the current allocation the DAFF is rolling out. The following areas are some of the villages and commercial farms per province that are currently being serviced:
PROVINCE |
Village |
Free State |
Petrusburg, Koffiefotein, Smithfield, Trompsburg, Sprinfontein, Bethulie, Jacobsdal, Zastron, Rouxville, Edenburg, Jaggersfontein, Reddersburg, Oppermansgronde, Luckhoff, Fauresmith, Phillipolis, Senekal, Frankfort, Kestell, Tweeling, Ficksburg, Fezile Dabi, Koppies, Lejwe Leputswa, Theunissen, Boshof, Virginia,Wesselsbron Bothaville, Verkeerdevlei, Ventersburg, Hennenman, Hoopstad, Bultfontein, Allanridge, Allanridge, Odendaalsrus |
Western Cape |
Soutkloof, Graatflei, Elandskloof, Vanhynsdorp, Clanwilliams, Graafwater Luitzville, Piketberg, Vredendal, klawer, Malmesbury, Morresburg, Vredenburg, Porterville |
KwaZulu-Natal |
Amatigulu, Mbongolwane, Nkandla etc |
Limpopo |
Shongoane, Moletjie, Ga-kibi, sekororo, Abbortspoort, Witpoort, Olifantspoort |
North West |
Robega, Madikwe, Mogwase, Brits, Mothutlung, Maubane, Ngobi. Moretele, Mahikeng Ldc, Mooifontein, Gamotlatla, Gamaloka, Putfontein, Meetmekar Verdwaal, Sspringbokpan, Bodibe, Sheila, Matile, Grassfontein, Bakerville, Lichtenburg, Moshana, Masibudule, Serake, Gopane, Borakalalo, Lobatla, Ntswelotsoku, Nyetse, Dinokana, Khunotswana, Supingstad, Lekubu, Pachsdraai Welbedacht, Mareetsane, Kraaipan, Setlagole, Madibogo, Disaneng, Makgobistad Tshidilamolomo, Moshawane, Middleton, Khunwana, Delareyville, Taung Depot Shaleng, Manthe, Tlapeng, Kokomeng, Bonabona, Tseoge, Tosca, Molelema Morokweng, Ganyesa, Christiana, Ipelegeng |
Eastern Cape |
Mbashe, Dutjwa, Mount Aylif, Mthata, Mount Vrere, Ngquza, Ntabankulu, Butterworth, Stutterheim, |
Mpumalanga |
Mkhuhlu, Coromandel Farm, Malekutu, Mzinti and Kamasimini Schoemansdal Barberton , Waaikraal 556 JR Portion 6 & 13, Matshiding - Vaalbank - Siyabushwa Marble Hall, 125 Schepeers Str, Balmoral Farm, Middelburg - Bankplaas – Loskopdampad, Mooiplaas Shed, Amsterdam Environmental Centre, Leeukop Agric Farm – Kwamhlanga, Mooiplaas Shed, Seleka Farm, Bethal Leandra Watervaalshoek Farm, Standerton , Amsterdam Environmental Centre, Nooitgedatch, Paardekraal/ Daggakraal, Thulamahashe, Coromandel Farm |
(c) What amount did each farmer receive?
DAFF developed a drought framework with supporting guidelines to assist in the distribution of assistance to qualifying farmers. The framework and the response plan were presented to all stakeholders where inputs were also elicited and consensus reached from the provinces. Assistance in the form of bags of feeds is allocated based on the number of Large Stock Units (LSU) and Small Stock Units (SSM) owned by farmers. However, in some provinces this method was not practical due to the magnitude of farmers versus the funding allocated to a specific province. Provinces then used their own discretion to determine the number of bags to be given to farmers based on the degree to which a specific area/village was affected by drought. For this reason, the numbers of bags allocated to farmers differ from province to province. To date, a total of 104 086 bags of animal feed were distributed to all category of farmers. Distribution is still continuing.
01 March 2017 - NW177
Steyn, Ms A to ask the MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
Is South Africa currently exporting donkey hides, if so, (a) to which countries and (b) how many hides have been exported to each country
Reply:
a) No, South Africa is currently not exporting donkey hides. South Africa does not have any agreement on Health Certificate for exports of donkey skins with any trade partners.
Health requirements are negotiated with trade partners and health certificates (or Protocols) are then agreed to by the two countries’ veterinary services. To date, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has not engaged with any trade partner in the negotiation of import requirements for donkey skins.
b) No skin hides have been officially exported to any trade partners.
01 March 2017 - NW317
Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister in the Presidency
(1)(a) What is the name of the company and/or companies appointed to provide services as outlined in The Presidency’s Evaluation of the Integrated Strategy for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprises (RFP-16/2392), (b) on what date was the specified appointment made, (c) what is the budget allocated to the contract and (d) on what date is each of the specified service providers expected to deliver its report; (2) will he make the specified report available to Ms H Bucwa; if not, why not; if so, by what date?
Reply:
The name of the company is DNA Economics. It was appointed in November 2016. The budget allocation is R2 298 240, and the report is expected in November 2017. Once the report is approved by cabinet it becomes a public document that is published on the DPME website.
28 February 2017 - NW92
Figg, Mr MJ to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(a)What was the total number of scheduled South African Express Airways flights between South African cities for the past financial year; (b) how many of these in terms of the (i) number and (ii) percentage were delayed and (c) what was the reason for the delay in each case?
Reply:
SAX’s Reply:
(a) The number of scheduled domestic flights for SA Express for the year to date was 32 976.
(b) The number of delayed flights, year to date, are 4 766 and this represents a total of 12.7% of total flights.
(c) 8.4% (3161) of the flight delays were as a result of technical difficulties, 1.7% (635) were due to service provider errors and 0.93% (349) was due to flight operations delays and a further 0.8% (309 flights) was due to airport operation delays. 312 of these are due to other minor causes like commercial delays, IT issues, industrial action delays, damages to equipment, cargo delays and other.
Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP
Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises
Date: Date:
28 February 2017 - NW82
Hill-Lewis, Mr GG to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(a)How many 34-inch forage steel wheels has Transnet or its subsidiaries purchased from 1 January 2015 until 6 February 2017 and in each case, (i) who was the supplier and (ii) in which country were the wheels manufactured?
Reply:
Transnet’s Reply:
(a)(i) 1000 forged steel wheels have been purchased since 1 January 2015 until 6 February 2017 from Naledi Inhlanganiso (Pty) Ltd.
(a)(ii) The wheels were manufactured in France (Vauldunes Plant).
Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP
Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises
Date: Date:
28 February 2017 - NW93
Figg, Mr MJ to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(a)What was the total profit and/or loss made by South African Express Airways for the 2015-16 financial year?
Reply:
SAX’s Reply:
SA Express is still in the process of finalizing the audit of the financial results for the year end 31 March 2016, and the performance information will be provided once the audit is concluded.
Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP
Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises
Date: Date:
28 February 2017 - NW125
Purdon, Mr RK to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs
(1)Has the proposed Intensive Protection Zone (IPZ) in the Kruger National Park been established; if not, (a) when will it be established and (b) why has it been delayed; if so, (i) when was it established and (ii) has she found it to be successful; (2) what (a) are the cost implications, (b) is the budget allocation and (c) systems are in place to measure the success or failures of the IPZ?
Reply:
1. (a- b – ii)
The Intensive Protection Zone (IPZ) has been implemented by the end of 2016. As it is a partial solution due the cost of the equipment and technologies involved, outstanding priorities were determined carefully to serve as inputs into next phases of the project as and when donor money becomes available. The project contributed significantly to the Kruger National Park’s (KNP) reduction in Rhino poaching, about twenty percent reduction in rhino’s poached last year. In the Operational Control Cell, all high value assets are measured for performance to ensure the continuous improvement. This is applicable to the perimeter detection systems, stand-alone sensor arrays, area surveillance systems, canine deployment, reaction force interventions and air wing operations.
2. (a – b)
The IPZ project to address the abovementioned costs about one hundred and sixty million rand (R160 million) and will require about ten million rand per year to maintain.
(c) There are management and monitoring systems in place to ensure continuous evaluation of effectiveness of interventions in the IPZ. In addition, there are forensic facilities and laboratories that provides scientific based support for investigations.
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28 February 2017 - NW199
Maynier, Mr D to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
Whether any State Owned Companies (a) procured any service and/or (b) made any payments to (i) a certain person (name furnished) and/or (ii) a certain organisation (name furnished); if not, in respect of each specified State-owned Company, why not; if so, in respect of each specified State-Owned Company, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) was the total cost, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (dd) was the total payments and (ee) the detailed breakdown of such payments?
Reply:
SOUTH AFRICAN EXPRESS AIRWAYS SOC LTD
(a) No
(b) (i) No, South African Express Services SOC Ltd has never engaged with Mr. Manyi.
(ii) South African Express Services SOC Ltd has never engaged with the Progressive Professionals Forum.
(aa) Not Applicable
(bb) Not Applicable
(cc) Not Applicable
(dd) Not Applicable
(ee) Not Applicable
ALEXKOR SOC LTD
- No
- (i) No
(ii) No. Alexkor is currently in a cost-saving drive and cannot commit to foreseeable, new services for the company. No services have been procured by Alexkor.
(aa) No services have been procured by Alexkor.
(bb) Not Applicable
(cc) Not Applicable
(dd) Not Applicable
(ee) Not Applicable
DENEL SOC LTD
- No
- (i) No
- No
(aa) No services have been procured by Denel.
(bb) Not Applicable
(cc) Not Applicable
(dd) Not Applicable
(ee) Not Applicable
SAFCOL SOC LTD
- No
- (i) No
- No
(aa) No services have been procured by SAFCOL.
(bb) Not Applicable
(cc) Not Applicable
(dd) Not Applicable
(ee) Not Applicable
ESKOM SOC LTD
Background
Eskom has not procured any services from Mr Mzwanele Manyi or the Progressive Professionals Forum. Eskom has paid R440 000 to the Progressive Professionals Forum consequent to a sponsorship decision, strictly considered against our sponsorship policy to ensure alignment with the objectives of the business.
a) (i) No, Eskom has not procured any services from Mr Mzwanele Manyi.
(ii) Eskom has not procured any services from the Progressive Professionals Forum.
The business has not raised a need that would require Commercial to procure services from this supplier. However, had there been a business requirement for services offered by this supplier; an open tender process would have been followed to satisfy such a need.
b) (i) No, Eskom has not made any payments to Mr Mzwanele Manyi.
(ii) Yes, Eskom has paid R440 000 to the Progressive Professionals Forum consequent to a sponsorship decision, strictly considered against our sponsorship policy to ensure alignment with the objectives of the business.
(aa) Not applicable
(bb) Not applicable
(cc) Not applicable
(dd) Total payment is R440 000.
(ee)
Description |
Amount |
Two corporate tables at PPF Summit and Gala Dinner, Nov 2015 |
R40 000 |
Platinum sponsorship for PPF Summit and Gala Dinner, Nov 2016 |
R400 000 |
TRANSNET SOC LTD
a) No, Transnet has not procured any services.
(b) (i) Transnet has not made any payments to Mr Mzwandile Manyi.
(ii) Transnet has sponsored the Progressive Professional Forum.
(aa) Sponsored the Progressive Professional Forum conference entitled “Does Corruption undermine services delivery” as a platinum sponsor.
(bb) Total cost is R400 000.
(cc) Breakdown sponsorship:
-
-
-
- Branding at the Summit and Gala
- 2 seats at the main table with the keynote speaker
- Opprtunity for a Senior Transnet Executive to deliver and address at the Gala dinner
- 4 tables at the Gala dinner
- 6m x 6m exhibition stand
- Ticktes for 8 delegates to attend the Summit
- Logo inclusion on all event collateral
- Logo placement on the PPF website for the event
-
-
(dd) A single payment was made to the Progressive Professional Forum for the event.
(ee) R400 000. And no further payment has been made.
REMARKS REPPLY: APPROVE / NOT APPROVED
Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP
Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises
Date: Date:
28 February 2017 - NW121
Mazzone, Ms NW to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
Did Transnet withdraw from negotiations with a certain company (name furnished) (a) in August 2014 before a payment was made by the specified company to another company (name furnished) to supply information technology (IT) equipment and (b) after the specified company received a contract for closed-circuit television equipment in 2015; (2) Did all contracts concluded between Transnet and the specified company pass through a competitive bidding process ; if not, why not in each case; if so, (a) what are the names of all bidders and (b) why were the specified contracts awarded to the specified company in each case; (3) Whether she will provide copies of (a) each contract conluded with the specified company and\or (b) the minutes of each Transnet Board meeting where the decision was taken to award the specified contracts, to Ms NWA Mazzone; if not, in each case, why not; if so, by when: NW126E
Reply:
1. Transnet did not withdraw from negotiations with Neotel.
2. Transnet has concluded two contract with Neotel (Pty) Ltd, one for network services and the other for the closed circuit television vision (CCTV).
Network Services contract
In December 2014, Transnet awarded a five-year contract to Neotel to provide network related services, following an open and competitive procurement process. The award met all our stringent governance requirements and was reviewed by a firm of independent internal auditors. The contract was awarded in line with the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) principle of 90/10 as they were the highest scoring bidder (first ranked bidder) in terms of Price and Preference (B-BBEE).
The following bidders responded to the Network Services Request for Proposal (RFP) that was issued by Transnet Group in 2013:
- Neotel (Pty) Ltd;
- Telkom SA SOC (Pty) Ltd;
- Dimension Data;
- Vodacom (Pty) Ltd;
- T-Systems South Africa (Pty) Ltd in partnership with Broadband Infraco SOC Ltd.
CCTV contract
The CCTV contract was awarded to Neotel (Pty) Ltd through a confinement procurement process which was approved by the appropriate delegated authority/committee. A confinement is a recognised procurement mechanism provided for in the Transnet Procurement Procedures Manual (PPM).
An analysis of our business requirements revealed that the existing CCTV equipment had reached the end of its useful life and needed to be replaced. It was crucial for Transnet to urgently rectify the situation for the following reasons:
- The need for Transnet to comply with the requirements of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Codes (ISPS) and for Transnet to maintain its status as a ports authority. Failure to comply would have resulted in Transnet being blacklisted by the US administration and thus causing a material loss of revenue and the reduction of the country’s ability to export and import goods.
- In addition Transnet had to meet its obligations as a signatory to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) legislation. In terms of the IMO, a ports authority is required to have a capability to monitor the port facility and its nearby approaches on land and water at all times.
- The need to integrate new and existing equipment and systems was crucial in ensuring that the entire surveillance infrastructure and software was fully operational.
- The existing infrastructure belonged to Neotel, making it critical for the entire surveillance solution to be integrated to a single service provider that would take sole accountability of the entire solution to Transnet.
3. Transnet is not at liberty to provide details of commercial terms with individual suppliers in line with confidential contractual arrangements and protecting the company’s pricing strategies. NW126E
Mogokare Richard Seleke Lynne Brown, MP
Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises
Date: Date:
27 February 2017 - NW50
Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1) (a) How many applications in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, Act 2 of 2000, did the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality receive in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 financial years, (b) how many of the specified applications did the municipality (i) respond to, (ii) reject and (iii) approve in each case and (c) on what grounds were applications rejected; (2) whether any appeals were lodged in response to applications that were rejected; if so, what was the response in each case; (3) did the municipality submit its annual report to the SA Human Rights Council in each of the specified financial years; if not, why not in each case; if so, on which date was each report submitted?
Reply:
1.
(a) Buffallo City Metropolitan Municipality has not submitted the 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 reports as required by Section 32 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, Act no 2 of 2000, as per the information received from the Human Rights Commission of South Africa (HRCSA) as the municipality did not respond to our correspondence, sms, emails at all.
(b) The municipality did not respond as to how many responses, rejections and approvals were received in each case.
(c) No response was received as to on what grounds were applications rejected.
2. No response from the Buffalo municipality as to whether any approvals were lodged.
3. The Department approached the HRCSA to seek assistance to the questions above. The SAHRC informed the Department that they never received reports from the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality.
27 February 2017 - NW144
Rabotapi, Mr MW to ask the Minister of Communications
With reference to a certain report (details furnished), (a) which actors benefitted from the financial support provided by the SA Broadcasting Corporation, (b) how much funding did each of the specified actors receive, (c) in what ways did the specified actors benefit and (d) on which date(s) was/were the specified payments made?
Reply:
The SABC does not deal with the payment of actors directly. Actors are paid through their respective agencies and/or production companies.
(a) N/A
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
MR NN MUNZHELELE
DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE
27 February 2017 - NW173
Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of the Transport
(1)Whether any plans have been put in place to stop the concession holders for the (a) Van Reenen/Thukela, (b) Bergville and (c) Mooi River toll plazas on the N3 in KwaZulu-Natal to access concessions by means of either a pre-paid concession card and/or the specified concession holders’ registered bank cards; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the full details of the proposed changes including (i) the statutory grounds on which the change was made, (ii) the name(s) of the person(s) who made the decision and (iii) who or what entity will carry out the administration of the changed concessions; (2) will the changed concessions be administered by the N3 Toll Concession (N3TC); if not, on what statutory grounds will the changed concessions not be administered by the N3TC; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) will the fees collected by the specified concession holders be used to expunge toll fees charged on any other routes than the N3 between Van Reenen in the Free State and Cedara in KwaZulu-Natal; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, on what statutory grounds; (4) will the specified concession holders still be able to pay into concession accounts at the relevant toll plaza once the proposed changes take effect; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? (2) will the changed concessions be administered by the N3 Toll Concession (N3TC); if not, on what statutory grounds will the changed concessions not be administered by the N3TC; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) will the fees collected by the specified concession holders be used to expunge toll fees charged on any other routes than the N3 between Van Reenen in the Free State and Cedara in KwaZulu-Natal; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, on what statutory grounds; (4) will the specified concession holders still be able to pay into concession accounts at the relevant toll plaza once the proposed changes take effect; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. The migration from a manual based system to the state of the art interoperable electronic payment system has been in the making for the past 15 years. The objectives for this system includes benefits such as reduced instances of fraud/misuse of card based concessions, ease of use (top ups) and registration, efficient monitoring of transactions with the objective to increase levels of service and in terms of throughput the system enables the processing of three times the current traffic volumes at plazas. Due to the interoperability achieved in South Africa, a user only needs to register an account once, fit a single electronic tag in a vehicle, and maintain this single account. This will allow the user usage at all plazas in South Africa except the Chapmans Peak toll road. Making payment electronically is in accordance with best international practices, and significantly reduced delays to road users at toll plazas. It also reduces the need for expansions of existing toll plazas, due to increased efficiency and throughput of an electronic toll collection lane, vs a manual toll collection lane. The electronic payment system will ensure existing concession holders not only continue to enjoy the discounts but their transaction will be more efficient and secure.
(i) The SANRAL Act allows for electronic toll collection/payment.
(ii) The operational decision to implement electronic (Tag) payment was taken by N3 Toll Concession (N3TC) to improve the throughput of traffic at its toll plazas, alleviate congestion and improve transaction security. The ultimate purpose of the measure is to promote increased mobility and convenience, as well as enhance the travel experience of all road users, including Concession holders.
Introducing the choice of migrating a concession account to the Tag payment method is one of the ways in which N3TC is introducing additional security to the transaction environment. Possible card usage fraud, including theft and cloning, are amongst the issues this solution is intended to address.
As a result of stakeholder engagement, the decision was taken to retain existing payment methods and introduce the Tag as just another payment method.
In accordance with the terms and conditions, information, including Frequently Asked Questions, has been circulated to affected parties informing them of the pending changes. Social media, direct emailers, SMSs and posters have been used for the dissemination of information during the course of the past 12 months.
iii) All administration to implement the change is facilitated by N3 Toll Concession at no additional cost to the customer. This automated payment system is linked nationwide to SANRAL’s Transaction Clearing House (TCH) which manages all Tag transactions on South Africa’s national toll routes, including the N3 Route.
(2) Should a concession account holder choose to migrate their account to the Tag payment method, all administration required to implement the change to a Tag payment method is facilitated by N3 Toll Concession at no additional cost to the customer.
N3TC will continue to administer concessions on the N3 Toll Route.
Yes, all administration to implement the change is facilitated by N3 Toll Concession at no additional cost to the customer.
This automated payment system is linked nationwide to SANRAL’s Transaction Clearing House (TCH) which manages all Tag transactions on South Africa’s national toll routes, including the N3 Route.
(3) Toll fees are payable in terms of the applicable tariff charged (including all discounts) at a specific toll plaza and cannot expunge another toll at a different toll plaza. In terms of the TCH, which is a central transaction clearing house, users have an account which they top-up via various channels. The monies in that account is used for payment of specific electronic toll transactions.
Concession holders’ toll fees collected via the Tag payment method are also automatically deducted from the vehicle owner’s registered TCH Account. The user has the benefit that the tag will work at all toll plazas in South Africa which accept the Tag payment method, provided the Tags are active, is in the vehicle and that the registered TCH Account shows a positive balance.
It is important to note that historic balances relating to transactions incurred on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (“GFIP”), which have been transferred to the Violations Processing Centre (“VPC”), are handled independently of this registered TCH Account. Thus, none of the funds deposited into the registered TCH Account are used to clear any outstanding VPC debt. However, road users remain liable for transactions incurred on GFIP during the Grace Period (currently 30 days per the Government Gazette), and these will be deducted from the TCH Account.
The manner in which toll fees are collected via the existing traditional payment methods, remains unchanged. None of these toll fees are allocated to a Concession customer’s TCH Account unless the migration to a Tag payment option has been chosen.
(4) Traditional payment methods shall remain unchanged and concession holders will have the option to migrate to the new system.
It must be noted that the process to implement the electronic payment system commenced 18 months ago, for the past 12 months there has been ongoing engagement with concession holders and this has resulted in a substantial transition period.
27 February 2017 - NW128
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education
In each (a) province and (b) district, (i) what is the number of (aa) public ordinary schools, (bb) full service schools and (cc) schools for Learners with Special Educational Needs that have and have not made use of the South African School Administration System (SA-SAMS) since its inception and (ii) what measures are in place to ensure that more schools apply SA-SAMS as their primary reporting tool?
Reply:
The responses below are provided as per:
(a) province and (b) district, (i) in number of (aa) public ordinary schools, (bb) full service schools and (cc) schools for Learners with Special Educational Needs that have and have not made use of the South African School Administration System (SA-SAMS) since its inception
(a)(b)(i)(aa)(bb)(cc)
Table 1: Number of schools using SA-SAMS, by district, in 2016
Source 1: 2016 LURITS
Source 2: PED submissions
Province |
District |
Special Schools |
Full-Service |
All Ordinary Schools |
Total number of schools using SA-SAMS |
|||
Using SA_SAMS |
Not Using SA_SAMS |
Using SA_SAMS |
Not Using SA_SAMS |
Using SA_SAMS |
Not Using SA_SAMS |
|||
|
BUTTERWORTH |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
391 |
0 |
392 |
|
COFIMVABA |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
273 |
0 |
274 |
|
CRADOCK |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
75 |
0 |
76 |
|
DUTYWA |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
347 |
0 |
348 |
EC |
EAST LONDON |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
300 |
1 |
307 |
FORT BEAUFORT |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
240 |
0 |
242 |
|
GRAAFF-REINET |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
77 |
0 |
78 |
|
GRAHAMSTOWN |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
73 |
4 |
75 |
|
LADY FRERE |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
157 |
0 |
158 |
|
LIBODE |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
422 |
0 |
423 |
|
KING WILLIAMS TOWN |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
389 |
0 |
393 |
|
LUSIKISIKI |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
353 |
0 |
356 |
|
MALUTI |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
224 |
0 |
225 |
|
MBIZANA |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
217 |
0 |
221 |
|
MT FLETCHER |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
184 |
0 |
184 |
|
MT FRERE |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
251 |
0 |
253 |
|
MTHATA |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
370 |
0 |
373 |
|
NGCOBO |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
216 |
0 |
218 |
|
PORT ELIZABETH |
13 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
248 |
1 |
262 |
|
QUEENSTOWN |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
164 |
0 |
166 |
|
QUMBU |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
244 |
0 |
245 |
|
STERKSPRUIT |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
156 |
0 |
159 |
|
UITENHAGE |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
165 |
1 |
168 |
|
Total |
42 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
5 536 |
7 |
5 596 |
|
FS |
FEZILE DABI |
3 |
0 |
36 |
0 |
172 |
0 |
211 |
LEJWELEPUTSWA |
4 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
213 |
0 |
241 |
|
MOTHEO |
12 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
253 |
0 |
298 |
|
THABO MOFUTSANYANA |
2 |
0 |
44 |
0 |
356 |
0 |
402 |
|
Xhapier |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
52 |
0 |
70 |
|
Total |
21 |
0 |
155 |
|
1 046 |
0 |
1 222 |
|
GT |
EKURHULENI NORTH |
9 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
138 |
102 |
151 |
EKURHULENI SOUTH |
6 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
135 |
74 |
146 |
|
GAUTENG EAST |
6 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
132 |
39 |
143 |
|
GAUTENG NORTH |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
43 |
18 |
50 |
|
GAUTENG WEST |
7 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
140 |
31 |
152 |
|
JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL |
9 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
200 |
24 |
214 |
|
JOHANNESBURG EAST |
7 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
133 |
152 |
145 |
|
JOHANNESBURG NORTH |
13 |
9 |
5 |
0 |
146 |
80 |
164 |
|
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH |
5 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
158 |
43 |
168 |
|
JOHANNESBURG WEST |
4 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
119 |
53 |
127 |
|
SEDIBENG EAST |
7 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
68 |
25 |
79 |
|
SEDIBENG WEST |
5 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
124 |
15 |
134 |
|
TSHWANE NORTH |
4 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
111 |
40 |
120 |
|
TSHWANE SOUTH |
11 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
163 |
127 |
179 |
|
TSHWANE WEST |
7 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
122 |
45 |
133 |
|
GT |
102 |
49 |
71 |
3 |
1 794 |
868 |
1 967 |
|
KZ |
AMAJUBA |
6 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
225 |
9 |
234 |
ILEMBE |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
411 |
8 |
420 |
|
PINETOWN |
11 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
463 |
54 |
479 |
|
SISONKE |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
435 |
5 |
444 |
|
UGU |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
458 |
35 |
463 |
|
UMGUNGUNDLOVU |
8 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
479 |
44 |
491 |
|
UMKHANYAKUDE |
2 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
532 |
0 |
543 |
|
UMLAZI |
18 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
384 |
127 |
405 |
|
UMZINYATHI |
2 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
481 |
12 |
492 |
|
UTHUKELA |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
440 |
6 |
447 |
|
UTHUNGULU |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
640 |
18 |
656 |
|
ZULULAND |
3 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
733 |
4 |
746 |
|
Total |
68 |
4 |
71 |
2 |
5 681 |
322 |
5 820 |
|
LP |
LEBOWAKGOMO |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
0 |
7 |
MOPANI |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
691 |
17 |
698 |
|
CAPRICORN |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
924 |
6 |
935 |
|
SEKHUKHUNE |
6 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
923 |
4 |
933 |
|
VHEMBE |
6 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
973 |
5 |
982 |
|
WATERBERG |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
432 |
16 |
440 |
|
Total |
35 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
3 943 |
48 |
3 995 |
|
|
BOHLABELA |
1 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
390 |
7 |
431 |
|
EHLANZENI |
3 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
383 |
27 |
416 |
MP |
GERT SIBANDE |
7 |
6 |
30 |
0 |
482 |
23 |
519 |
|
NKANGALA |
8 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
478 |
56 |
526 |
|
Total |
19 |
6 |
140 |
0 |
1 733 |
113 |
1 892 |
NC |
FRANCES BAARD |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
122 |
1 |
131 |
JOHN TAOLO GAETSEWA |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
171 |
1 |
174 |
|
NAMAQUA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
73 |
1 |
74 |
|
PIXLEY-KA-SEME |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
88 |
2 |
89 |
|
SIYANDA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
94 |
2 |
95 |
|
Total |
11 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
548 |
7 |
563 |
|
|
DITSOBOTLA |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
42 |
0 |
46 |
NW |
GREATER DELAREYVILLE |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
83 |
1 |
88 |
GREATER TAUNG |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
113 |
3 |
119 |
|
KAGISANO MOLOPO |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
88 |
0 |
95 |
|
KGETLENG RIVER |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
46 |
2 |
52 |
|
LETLHABILE |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
67 |
0 |
72 |
|
LICHTENBURG |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
31 |
5 |
33 |
|
MADIBENG |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
70 |
8 |
78 |
|
MAHIKENG |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
88 |
1 |
93 |
|
MAQUASSI HILLS |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
52 |
2 |
59 |
|
MATLOSANA |
2 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
76 |
24 |
88 |
|
MORETELE |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
103 |
0 |
109 |
|
MOSES KOTANE EAST |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
62 |
0 |
69 |
|
MOSES KOTANE WEST |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
64 |
0 |
68 |
|
RAMOTSHERE |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
81 |
1 |
87 |
|
POTCHEFSTROOM |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
REKOPANTSWE |
3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
89 |
1 |
97 |
|
RUSTENBURG |
4 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
121 |
13 |
131 |
|
TALEDI |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
87 |
2 |
92 |
|
TLOKWE |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
67 |
9 |
71 |
|
ZEERUST |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Total |
30 |
0 |
91 |
5 |
1 430 |
72 |
1 551 |
|
WC |
CAPE WINELANDS |
0 |
11 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
294 |
0 |
EDEN AND CENTRAL KAROO |
0 |
7 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
244 |
0 |
|
METRO CENTRAL |
0 |
22 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
265 |
0 |
|
METRO EAST |
0 |
12 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
184 |
0 |
|
METRO NORTH |
0 |
17 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
250 |
0 |
|
METRO SOUTH |
0 |
12 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
217 |
0 |
|
OVERBERG |
0 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
98 |
0 |
|
WEST COAST |
0 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
141 |
0 |
|
Total |
0 |
87 |
0 |
144 |
0 |
1 693 |
0 |
|
National |
328 |
146 |
567 |
154 |
21 711 |
3 288 |
22 606 |
(ii) The measures in place to ensure that more schools apply SA-SAMS as their primary reporting tool are as follows:
- From 2017 onwards, all paper surveys are phased out and data are collected through SASAMS only. The operational data will be collected and submitted with a signed off principal report.
- Schools using 3rd Party systems are to run SASAMS parallel to their existing systems.
- New schools are provided with the SA-SAMS software.
- Some has managed to secure the support of EDUPAC, SMART Software, Principal Primary, and Pencil Box to provide with an SA-SAMS database. The Principal Group would then assist their clients to “export” data from the primary application into SA-SAMS and thereby generate an SA-SAMS database. The created SA-SAMS database needs to be data cleaned and then can be deployed. Once deployed successfully, the database will run the locally developed extractor tool to upload the deployed database into the provincial warehouse.
- Recruitment and training for SASAMS personnel will be carried out.
- Some provinces have already issued circulars to schools to provide data in SA-SAMS format.
The inputs below were sourced from Western Cape:
- Currently 11 Western Cape (WC) schools are using SA-SAMS to varying degrees (8 of these schools attended a training session last year convened jointly by WCED and DBE).
- The WCED utilizes a provincial administration management system, CEMIS on a wide-scale to facilitate data collection for the various provincial business processes and to meet the requirements of gazette 29757. In the Western Cape, all public schools use CEMIS (primarily for maintaining learner tracking) and most schools use a mix of bespoke and proprietary Schools Administration Management Systems (SAMS) to manage their day to day operations.