Questions and Replies

Reply:

1. Yes
(i) None compliance with certain provisions of the Asbestos Regulations

Reply:

1. (a) What are the vacancy rates for support staff for schools for learners with special educational needs (LSEN) that have boarding facilities in each district and (b) by what date will each of the specified vacancies at the boarding facilities be filled;

(1) (a) and (b) The information requested is not routinely collected at a national level. A request has been sent to Provincial Education Departments for the information. It is, however, suggested that the information be sought through a Member of the Provincial Legislature as basic education is a concurrent competency.

(2) (a) What are the vacancy rates for (i) psychologists, (ii) speech therapists, (iii) occupational therapists, (iv) physiotherapists and (v) nurses at each school for LSEN in each district of each province and (b) by what date will each of the specified vacancies be filled;

(a), (i) (ii), (iii), (vi), and (v); and (b). The information requested is not routinely collected at a national level. A request has been sent to Provincial Education Departments for the information. It is, however, suggested that the information be sought through a Member of the Provincial Legislature as basic education is a concurrent competency.

(3) How many teacher training centres are training teachers through the Funza Lushaka bursary scheme in schools for LSEN in each district of each province?

(3) The Funza Lushaka bursary is being offered at 24 public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) offering Initial Teacher Education programmes such as the Bachelor in Education (B Ed) or Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). Public HEIs do not train teachers specifically for LSEN schools. However, the Policy on the Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications (2015) requires all B Ed and PGCE graduates to be knowledgeable about inclusive education and skilled in identifying and addressing barriers to learning, as well as in curriculum differentiation to address the needs of individual learners within a grade.

Reply:

The information has been requested from all the nine (9) Provincial Education Departments and will be provided as a soon as it is received. It is, however, suggested that the information be sought through a Member of the Provincial Legislature as basic education is a concurrent competency.

Reply:

(1)(a) Please see table below:

 

Contract	Value (ZAR)	Financial Year	Budget
(i) Ingerop: Cost of Nuclear Power	1 005 460	2013/14	BAS Item: GOODS AND SERVICES: CONS/PROF:BUSINESS&ADVISORY SERV, Programme: Nuclear
(ii) KPMG: Procurement Framework	907 708	2012/13
(iii) Ingerop: Owner-Operator and Financing Structures	3 601 934	2012/13
(iv) Deloitte: Finance Options Models Solutions	4 250 000	2014/15
(v) Deloitte: Deferred Return on Government Investor Approach documents	995 334	2014/15

2 (a) Tender documents for each are available online with the following tender numbers, (i) Ingerop: Cost of Nuclear Power DOE/001/2013/14, (ii) KPMG: Procurement Framework RFQ/008/2012/13, (iii) Ingerop: Owner-Operator and Financing Structures DOE/006/2012/13, (iv) Deloitte: Finance Options Models Solutions DOE/012/2013/14 (v) Deloitte: Deferred Return on Government Investor Approach documents BAC-54/14, www.energy.gov.za Bids Closed Bids

(b) The Bid Award Documents (Contract) are confidential commercial information

Reply:

(1)(a) Please see table below:

 

Contract	Value (ZAR)	Financial Year	Budget
(i) Mzansi Energy Solutions and Innovations Pty: Feasibility Study on the withdrawal of Safeguards Function from NECSA,	499 780	2015/16	BAS Item: GOODS AND SERVICES: CONS/PROF:BUSINESS&ADVISORY SERV, Programme: Nuclear
(ii)Mahlako-A-Phahla Investments (with sub-contracting to certain companies (details furnished): Pre-Procurement Readiness Assessment	20 174 424	2016/17
(iii) Empire Technology: Programme Management System	171 000 000	2016/17

2 (a) Tender documents for each are available online with the following tender numbers (i) Mnzansi Energy Solutions and Innovations Pty: Feasibility Study on the withdrawal of Safeguards Function from NECSA RFQ/001/2015/16, (ii) Mahlako-A-Phahla Investments (with sub-contracting to certain companies (details furnished): Pre-Procurement Readiness Assessment RFQ/002/2016/17 & Empire Technology: Programme Management System BAC-10/16 and (iii) Empire Technology: Programme Management System BAC-10/16.

www.energy.gov.za Bids Closed Bids

(b) The Bid Award Documents (Contract) are confidential commercial information

 

 

 

Reply:

1. How many (a) educators are appointed at each school for (i) hearing impaired, (ii) visually impaired and/or (iii) autistic learners in each district of each province and (b) of the specified educators are appropriately qualified to teach in (i) braille and (ii) sign language;

1. (a) (i), (ii), (iii)

Region	School	Autistic Spectrum Disorder	Blind	Deaf	Deaf/Blind Disabled	Hard of Hearing
EASTERN CAPE	183	105	129	382	175
BIZANA DISTRICT OFFICE	ZAMOKUHLE SPECIAL	22		22
EAST LONDON	ARCADIA SPECIAL	18			18
	KHAYALETHU SPECIAL	18			18
	PARKLAND SPECIAL SCHOOL	25			25
	VUKUHAMBE SPECIALCAP			19	19
GRAHAMSTOWN	KUYASA SCHOOL FOR SEVERELY MENTALY HANDCAPP	13			13
KING WILLIAM'S TOWN	FUNDISA SPECIAL SCHOOL	20			20	20
	ST PATRICK SPECIAL	18			18	18
	ST THOMAS SPECIAL		33	33
LUSIKISIKI	SIGCAU SPECIAL SCHOOL:LUSIKISIKI	8		8	8	8
MALUTI	SIVE SPECIAL SCHOOL		12	12
MTHATHA	EFATA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND : UMTATA*	62	62	62	62
PORT ELIZABETH	CAPE RECEIFE SPECIAL SCHOOL	32			32	32
	KHANYISA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND	21		21
	PROTEA PLACE OF SAFETY	8			8
	REUBIN BIRIN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	14	14
QUMBU	TSOLO SPECIAL SCHL	23			23
STERKSPRUIT	ALIWAL NORTH TECH ORIENT.SCHOOL		16	16
FREE STATE	395	126	135	454	323
FREE STATE: EDUCATION	AMARI SPECIAL SCHOOL	23	23		23	23
	BARTIMEA SPECIALISED SCHOOL	56	56	56
	BOITUMELONG SPECIALISED SCHOOL	49			49
	CAREL DU TOIT SPECIAL SCHOOL		3	3	3
	FAKKEL SPECIAL SCHOOL	33			33	33
	JOHAN SLABBERT SPECIAL SCHOOL	26			26	26
	LEBONENG SPECIAL SCHOOL SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAP	26			26
	LETTIE FOUCHE SPECIAL SCHOOL	24			24	24
	MALUTI HOOGLANDSKOOL	33			33	33
	MARTIE DU PLESSIS SPECIAL SCHOOL	56			56	56
	PHOLOHO SPECIAL SCHOOL	49			49	49
	THIBOLOHA BLIND AND DEAF SCHOOL	47	47	47	47	47
	TSWELLANG SPECIALISED SCHOOL	29		29	29	29
GAUTENG	1 571	457	1 037	3 588	2 520
D3 TSWANE NORTH	TN: PHELANG SPECIAL SCHOOL			10	10
	TW: BETHESDA SPECIAL SCHOOL	16			16
EN: EKURHULENI NORTH INSTITUTION	EN: ACTONVILLE TRAINING CENTRE		38	38
	EN: BELVEDERESKOOL	52			52	52
	EN: CON AMORESKOOL - SCHOOL	32			32	32
	EN: ELANDSPARKSKOOL	54			54	54
	EN: ITHEMBALIHLE SCHOOL	29			29	29
	EN: KEMPTON PANORAMASKOOL	45			45	45
	EN: USIZO LWETHU	26			26	26
ES: EKURHULENI SOUTH INSTITUTION	ES: EKURHULENI SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	31	31	31
	ES: EZIBELENI SCHOOL─FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED CHILD	28		28
	ES: ISIPHO SETHU SCHOOL	48			48	48
	ES: SCH OF ACHIEV/PRESTASIESKOOL	57			57
	ES: ZIMELENI SCHOOL	31			31
	JE: ST VINCENT SCHOOL		1	1
GE: GAUTENG EAST INSTITUTIONS	GE: DR WK DU PLESSIS SKOOL.	40			40	40
	GE: FELICITAS SCHOOL	44			44	44
	GE: MATSHEDISO SCHOOL	30		30	30	30
	GE: MURIEL BRANDSKOOL	39			39	39
	GE: PHELANG SCHOOL	32			32	32
	GE: PROTEASKOOL-SCHOOL	39			39	39
GN: GAUTENG NORTH INSTITUTIONS	GN: PROTERM LSEN SCHOOL	8			8
GW: GAUTENG WEST INSTITUTIONS	GW: BOITEKO PRIMARY SCHOOL	22		22	22	22
	GW: ITIRELENG SCHOOL FOR SEVERLY MANTALLY HANDICAP	19		19	19	19
	GW: ITUMELENG SCHOOL FOR SEVERLY MENTALLY HANDICAP	21			21	21
	GW: PRO-PRACTICUM SCHOOL			49	49
	GW: ROTARA SKOOL	15			15	15
	GW: WESTRANDSIE SKOOL-WEST RAND SCHOOL	29			29	29
JC: JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL INSTITUTIONS	JC: ADELAIDE TAMBO SCHOOL		37	37	37
	JC: BARAGWANATH HOSPITAL SCHOOL	15		15
	JC: PUMELELA TRAINING CENTRE	37			37	37
	JC: RANDEORSKOOL			51	51
JE: JOHANNESBURG EAST INSTITUTIONS	JE: DOUG WHITEHEAD SCHOOL	17			17	17
	JE: FOREST TOWN SCHOOL	31			31
	JE: JOHANNESBURG HOSPITAL SCHOOL	49	49		49
	JE: SIZWE HOSPITAL SCHOOL			3	3
	JE: ST VINCENT SCHOOL		39	39
JN: JOHANNESBURG NORTH INSTITUTIONS	JN: CASA DO SOL SCHOOL	14			14
	JN: CORONATIONVILLE TRAINING CENTRE	12			12	12
	JN: DELTAPARK SKOOL	43			43	43
	JN: HOPE SCHOOL.	20			20	20
	JN: RANDBURG KLINIEK SKOOL	14			14
JS: JOHANNESBURG SOUTH INSTITUTIONS	JS: FRANCES VORWERGSKOOL	35			35	35
	JS: JISWA TRAINING CENTRE	37			37	37
	JS: MC KHARBAI SCHOOL	41		41	41	41
	JS: THE HAMLET TRAINING CENTRE	27			27	27
JW: JOHANNESBURG WEST INSTITUTIONS	JW: ALBERTINA SISULU CENTRE	22	22		22
	JW: LANTERN SKOOL	49			49	49
	JW: MEZODO TECHINAL CENTRE			26	26
	JW: PUMLA SCHOOL	26			26	26
	JW: SIZWILE SCHOOL		33	33	33
	JW: THE GATEWAY SCHOOL	30	30	30	30	30
	TW: PRINSHOFSKOOL	4		4
SE: SEDIBENG EAST INSTITUTIONS	SE: DESTINATA SKOOL	38			38	38
	SE: EUREKA SKOOL	35		35	35	35
	SE: KRUGERLAANSKOOL		37	37	37
	SE: SIBONILE SCHOOL─FOR THE BLIND	22		22
SW: SEDIBENG WEST INSTITUTIONS	SW: THABO-VUYO SCHOOL	37	37		37	37
TN: TSHWANE NORTH INSTITUTIONS	TN: ALMASKOOL	26			26	26
	TN: DOMINICAN SCHOOL─FOR THE DEAF	48	48
	TN: MAGALIES SPECIAL SCHOOL			45	45
	TN: PROSPECTUS NOVUSSKOOL	36			36	36
TS: TSHWANE SOUTH INSTITUTIONS	TS: KWAGGASRANDSKOOL			45	45
	TS: NUWE HOOP SKOOL	38			38	38
	TS: SONITUS SKOOL		37	37	37
	TS: TRANSVALIASKOOL-SCHOOL	27			27	27
	TS: TSHEGOFATSONG SPECIAL SCHOOL	34			34	34
	TS: UNICASKOOL	18			18
	TS: VIA NOVA SCHOOL FOR MENTALLY DISABLED	36			36	36
TW: TSHWANE WEST INSTITUTIONS	TW: FILADELFIA		56	56	56
	TW: PRETORIASKOOL VIR SEREBRAAL GESTREMDES	38	38
	TW: PRINSHOFSKOOL	42		42
	TW: REINOTSWE SPECIAL SCHOOL	14			14	14
	TW: SUIDERBERG SCHOOL			50	50
KWAZULU/NATAL	960	152	481	1 210	695
AMATHUBA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	PRO NOBIS SPEC 305065	22		22	22	22
BAMBANANI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	UKUKHANYA KOMSINGA SPECIAL 440152	16	16	16	16	16
BERGVILLE CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	INKANYEZI SPEC 164576	30		30	30
BHEKUZULU CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	INKANYISO SPEC 304658	37		37	37	37
DANHAUSER CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	BUMBISIZWE SPEC 190883			22	22
	TUGELA HIGH SPEC 285455	38		38	38	38
	VUMAMISABELO SPEC 337662	35		35	35	35
	YWCA SPEC 298220	38			38	38
DURBAN CENTRAL CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	DAYDAWN SPEC 120361	12			12	12
	DURBAN DEAF SPEC 125467	25		25	25	25
	GOLDEN GATEWAY TC SPEC 150627	15			15
	GOLDEN HOURS SPEC 150664	14			14
	INANDA SPEC 161838	28			28	28
	THE KENMONT SPEC 281015	38			38
	THE REUNION SPEC 281089	24			24
DURBAN NORTH-WEST CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	ETHEMBENI CRI/BLI SPEC 142302	32		32
	FULTON SPEC 145632		16	16
	KWATHINTWA DEAF SPEC 183853		42	42
	RP MOODLEY SPEC 306101	18	18		18
	THE BROWN'S SPEC 112702	31			31
EMTSHEZI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	KWAZAMOKUHLE SPEC 184075	17			17	17
INGWAVUMA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	KHULANI SPEC 448810			21	21
MAFUKUZELA-GHANDHI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	AM MOOLLA NOVA SPEC 101232	36			36	36
	GOLDEN STEPS TC SPEC 150775	15			15	15
	INANDA SPEC 161838	1			1	1
	KHALIPHA SPEC 172975	19		19	19
	S DASS SPEC 256891	15			15
	SUNFIELD HOME SPEC 278758	5			5
	TONGAAT SPEC 325452	12			12	12
MAHLABATHINI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	NINGIZIMU SPEC 230880	1			1	1
MAPHUMULO CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	STANGER TC SPEC 277574	24			24
NONGOMA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	MUSA SPEC 448995	8		8	8	8
PHUMELELA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	EKUTHUTHUKENI SPEC 129167	17			17	17
	KHULANGOLWAZI SPEC 221963	36			36
	KWAVULINDLEBE SPEC 183890		8	8
	NINGIZIMU SPEC 230880	44			44	44
	OPEN AIR SPEC 244089	29	29		29	29
	ST RAPHAEL'S SPEC 276760	28			28	28
	WEST PARK SPEC 295630	23		23	23	23
SAYIDI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	SCHOLA AMORIS SPEC 259407	24			24	24
SCOTTBURGH CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	HARDING CRI SPEC 153883	14			14	14
	ST MARTIN DEPORRES SPEC 276131	37		37	37
UBUMBANO CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	ARTHUR BLAXALL SPEC 103563	26		26
	EKUKHANYENI SPEC 128686	29			29
	HS EBRAHIM TC SPEC 152958	20			20	20
	PETER PAN SPEC 247123	13			13
	ST CHRISTOPHERS SPEC 275428	12		12	12	12
UMSUNDUZI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT	ENTOKOZWENI SPEC 138491	14			14	14
	INDALENI:DEAF SPEC 162282		24	24	24
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT : CLUSTER A	MASISIZANE SPEC 326747			9	9
	STHANDIWE SPECIAL SCHOOL 410922		7	7
	THEMBIMFUNDO SPECIAL 489621	15		15	15	15
	VULEKA BLIND SPEC 293484		43	43
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT : CLUSTER B	THUTHUKANI SPEC 283790	31	31	31	31	31
LIMPOPO PROVINCE	342	218	209	559	393
BOCHUM WEST CIRCUIT OFFICE	HELENE FRANZ SECONDARY	33		33	33
	RATANANG SPECIAL	28			28	28
DIMANO CIRCUIT OFFICE	BANA-BATHARI SCHOOL	21			21	21
DZINDI CIRCUIT OFFICE	TSHILIDZINI SCHOOL	41	41	41	41
ELLISRAS CIRCUIT OFFICE	SEDIBENG SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF		9	9
HLOGOTLOU CIRCUIT OFFICE	BOSELE SCHOOL		39	39	39	39
KGAKOTLOU CIRCUIT OFFICE	BENEDICT AND HOPE CENTRE	12			12	12
LEBOWAKGOMO CIRCUIT OFFICE	MAHLASEDI SPECIAL SCHOOL	26			26	26
MALAMULELE NORTH EAST CIRCUIT OFFICE	MHINGA SEVERELY MENTAL HANDICAPPED	9	9		9	9
MANGOMBE CIRCUIT OFFICE	PFUNANANI LSEN	41			41
MARABA CIRCUIT OFFICE	SETOTOLWANE SECONDARY	31	31	31	31
MAUNE CIRCUIT OFFICE	PHATLAPHADIMA SCHOOL	10		10	10	10
MMASHADI CIRCUIT OFFICE	JANE FURSE SPECIAL SCHOOL	18			18	18
MOGODUMO CIRCUIT OFFICE	SILOE SCHOOL		19		19
MOKOPANE CIRCUIT OFFICE	LEBONE SPECIAL SCHOOL			4	4
MOTETEMA CIRCUIT OFFICE	IPELEGENG DAY-CARE FOR MENTALLY IMPAIRED	13			13	13
MVUDI CIRCUIT OFFICE	FULUFHELO SCHOOL			43	43
NAMAKGALE CIRCUIT OFFICE	NTHABISENG SPECIAL SCHOOL	5			5	5
NGWARITSI CIRCUIT OFFICE	MATOBULE SPECIAL SCHOOL	3			3
NKOWANKOWA CIRCUIT OFFICE	LETABA SPECIAL PRIMARY SCHOOL	18	18		18
	YINGISANI SCHOOL FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION	21	21	21
PIETERSBURG CIRCUIT OFFICE	GRACE AND HOPE CENTRE	34	34		34	34
	NEW HORIZON SCHOOL	15			15
SEKGOSESE WEST CIRCUIT OFFICE	BOTLOKWA DISABLED LEARNING CENTRE	8		8	8	8
SOUTPANSBERG EAST CIRCUIT OFFICE	RIVONI SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND	10		10
SOUTPANSBERG WEST CIRCUIT OFFICE	TSHILWAVHUSIKU RAZWIMISANI SPECIAL SCHOOL	17	17	17	17	17
TSHINANE CIRCUIT OFFICE	GRACE AND LOVE	11			11	11
VLAKFONTEIN CIRCUIT OFFICE	RETHUSHENG SPECIAL SCHOOL	2			2	2
WARMBATHS CIRCUIT OFFICE	THUSANANG SPECIAL SCHOOL	18			18
MPUMALANGA	144	19	128	197	120
MDE BOHLABELA INSTITUTIONS	ESTRALITA SPECIAL SCHOOL (SID) BOH	21			21	21
MDE EHLANZENI INSTITUTIONS	KAMAGUGU INCLUSIVE SCHOOL (SID)	31		31	31	31
	SILINDOKUHLE SPECIAL SCHOOL (SID)	19	19	19
MDE GERT SIBANDE INSTITUTIONS	MARIETJIE SPECIAL SCHOOL (SID)	31		31	31
	OSIZWENI SPECIAL SCHOOL (SID)	13		13	13
MDE NKANGALA INSTITUTIONS	MASINAKANE SPECIAL SCHOOL (SID)	14	14
	PELONOLO SPECIAL SCHOOL (SID)	8			8	8
	PLATORAND SPECIAL SCHOOL (MID)	26			26	26
	THANDUXOLO SPECIAL SCHOOL (SID)	20	20	20
	WOLVENKOP SPECIAL SCHOOL (SID)	5			5	5
MDE NKANGALA OFFICES	MANTJEDI SPECIAL SCHOOL (SID)	9			9	9
NORTHERN CAPE
FRANCIS BAARD	BOITUMELO SCHOOL FOR THE SEVERELY MENTAL.HAND*	23			23
	ELIZABETH CONRADIE (COMB.)	41			41	41
	JANNIE BRINK	25			25
	RE TLAMELENG SCHOOL-FOR-PHYSICAL HANDICAPPED	23	23	23	23
JOHN TAOLE GAETSEWE	LEARAMELE SPECIAL SCHOOL		12	12
NAMAQUA	KLEINZEE INCLUSIVE SCHOOL			17	17
WESTERN CAPE	89	23	35	141	81
CAPE WINELANDS EDUCATION DISTRICT	DE LA BAT			27	27	27
	DOROTHEA SPECIAL SCHOOL	21			21
	NUWEHOOP CENTRE		35	35	35
	PIONIER	21	21		21
EDEN & CENTRAL KAROO EDUCATION DISTRICT	ELJADA-KAIROS SCHOOL	20			20	20
	OUDTSHOORN SCHOOL OF SKILLS			17	17
	VAN KERVEL SPECIAL SCHOOL			29	29
METRO CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT	ALPHAÄSCHOOL FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN	12			12
	ASTRA			23	23
	DOMINIKAANSE GRIMLEY		16	16
	EROS				34	34
	MARY KIHN (PRIMARY)		11	11	11
	MOLENBEEK (HIGH)	12			12
	NOMPUMELELO SKOOL VIR GEESTELIK ERGESTREMDES	23	23
	SIVIWE SCHOOL OF SKILLS		27	27
	VERA SCHOOL	24			24
	VISTA NOVA	36			36	36
METRO EAST EDUCATION DISTRICT	CHERE BOTHA CENTRE	23			23
	JAN KRIEL	44		44	44	44
	NOLUTHANDO SKOOL VIR DOWES	43		43	43	43
	PAARL-SCHOOL.	28		28	28
METRO NORTH EDUCATION DISTRICT	ATHLONE BLIND	43	43		43	43
	CAREL DU TOIT CENTRE		17	17
	FLORIDA(SPECIAL SCHOOL)			15	15
	TAFELBERG	32			32	32
METRO SOUTH EDUCATION DISTRICT	AGAPE	19			19	19
	BEACON SCHOOL FOR LSEN	18			18
	DOMINICAN DEAF		34	34
	GLENBRIDGE SPECIAL SCHOOL	10			10
	LENTEGEUR STATE TRAINING CENTRE	21			21
	MITCHELL'S PLAIN SCHOOL OF SKILLS			40	40
	OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL FOR LSEN	7			7
WEST COAST EDUCATION DISTRICT	KARITAS SCHOOL	12			12
NATIONAL TOTALS		4130	1164	2459	7325	4775

(b) (i) and (ii). Information is currently not available at a national level. A request has been sent to all Provincial Education Departments (PED) to provide the information.

2. whether any of the specified schools have the services of (a) speech, (b) occupational and/or (c) physiotherapists; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, what are the relevant details?

(2) (a), (b) and (c) Information is currently not available at a national level. A request has been sent to all Provincial Education Departments (PED) to provide the information.

Reply:

The information has been requested from all the nine (9) Provincial Education Departments and will be provided as a soon as it is received. It is however, suggested that the information be sought through a Member of the Provincial Legislature as basic education is a concurrent competency.

Reply:

(1) How many (a) Funza Lushaka bursaries were awarded to students who wish to study in the fields of (i) special educational needs, (ii) braille and (iii) sign language education in each district of each province in the past three academic years and (b) students who completed their studies (i) graduated in each of the specified academic years and (ii) were placed in (aa) special educational needs schools, (bb) schools for the hearing impaired and (cc) schools for the visually impaired;

1. (a) The priority areas for the Funza Lushaka bursary did not specifically include the fields of special educational needs, braille and sign language education in the past three academic years. This is because universities have not offered the fields of special educational needs, braille and sign language as major subject areas in the Bachelor of Education (B Ed) degree and Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) up to now. However, there are universities that are preparing for the introduction of full programmes in this regard. It is for this reason that the Department has included an emphasis on bursaries for inclusive education in the 2017 Funza Lushaka Policy.

(b) As stated above universities have not offered the fields of special educational needs, braille and sign language as major subject areas in the Bachelor of Education (B Ed) degree and Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) up to now. There are therefore no students who graduated with these as major subject areas.

2. How many of the students who completed their studies were placed in (a) main-stream education and (b) full-service schools?

 2. There are no graduates funded by the Funza Lushaka bursary programme with major subjects in special educational needs, braille and sign language that needed to be placed.

Reply:

1. No

(a) (b) Not applicable

Reply:

1. The Department of Basic Education does not licence Early Childhood Development (ECD), Centres. The Department of Social Development in each of the provinces is responsible for the registration of the centres. The ECD centre in question is in Gauteng and the relevant contact person in the Provincial Department of Social Development is the ECD Director: Ms Keba Ntwampe at 011 227 0092 or [email protected].

(a) As indicated above, the Department of Social Development will be in the position to respond.

(b) The facilitators or practitioners, as they are commonly called, are employed by the centre management and not by the Department of Social Development or Basic Education.

2. (a) This is the responsibility of the Provincial Department of Social Development, who will be in a position to respond. The Department of Basic Education does not provide subsidies to ECD centres.

(b) The Provincial Department of Education in Gauteng does not provide any additional resources, to this ECD centre. NW2490E

Reply:

(1) (a) The following table reflects the details in this regard

(i) Number of graduates

Total Graduates per University
	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	Total
Walter Sisulu University	23	24	21	31	15	36	150
Witwatersrand University	0	25	27	52	50	22	176
University of Pretoria	0	44	81	65	60	68	318
Total	23	93	129	148	125	126	644
*This table only indicates graduates who graduated at the end of each year

(ii) (aa) 2012, (bb) 2013, (cc) 2014, (dd) 2015

Total Graduates currently in the job market (Information received from the Twinning Centre who maintain the database of Clinical Associates)

Total graduates currently employed by Provincial Departments
Gauteng	143
Free State	22
Limpopo	21
North West	61
Mpumalanga	73
Western Cape (Not participating in the Programme) 6 Clinical Associates working in private and NGOs	6
Eastern Cape	103
Northern Cape	4
Kwazulu-Natal	54
Total	487

(b) Walter Sisulu University

Witwatersrand University

University of Pretoria

(2) Clinical Associates are currently on salary scale level 7 (seven).

(3) (a) The Scope of Practice will be signed as soon as all due processes have been completed.

(b) This being a new cadre it was critical that all relevant stakeholders be afforded an opportunity to give inputs into the draft regulations. In addition the document had to be technically reviewed by the line manager/department, as well as the Legal Unit in the Department and the Chief State Law Adviser to ensure compliance to the applicable legislative prescripts following incorporation of public comments and recommendation by the Health Professions Council of South Africa.

END.

Reply:

1. The NRF submitted the Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Multi-Wavelength Astronomy to the DST in November 2015 and it was approved by the DST Executive Committee in March 2016. The Implementation Plan outlines the proposed programmatic focus and consequent financial implications for astronomy initiatives in South Africa, and it was approved as a framework within which various astronomy-related interventions, projects and programmes could be initiated, subject to the availability of funds.

The roll-out of the Plan will be jointly considered on an ongoing basis between the NRF and the DST, taking into account the available financial allocations and the level of support for astronomy within the overall DST and NRF portfolio.

(2) The Implementation Plan of the National Strategy for Multi-Wavelength Astronomy prioritises an increase in the parliamentary grant of the SAAO as the most important need for astronomy outside the MeerKAT/SKA budget. However due to the current economic conditions there has not been an increase in the current baseline allocation to the SAAO. A budget of R40 million has been allocated over the next three years from the DST Infrastructure budget, commencing from the 2016/17 financial year, for IT and infrastructure refurbishments, upgrades and new acquisitions. Although this funding will somewhat alleviate the facility’s current funding constraints and see to some basic needs of upkeep, it does not address the need for additional funding for operations and other programmes in the observatory. In this context the student programme at SAAO remains discontinued until it is feasible to increase the allocation to the SAAO for this purpose.

Reply:

I was attending a Project Mikondzo outreach in Umlazi Township in my official duty as the Minister of Social Development, and I was accompanied by my Personal Assistant.

I was meant to return to Pretoria on the same day, due to the fact that the function ended very late I stayed overnight at the Oyster Box Hotel because at the time of making the booking the travel agency could not secure a cheaper hotel that offers government rates.

 

Reply:

(1) The purpose of the loan is to finance the Capital Expenditure Programme.

(a) The amount of the loan is US$500 million. The loan will be disbursed in US dollars in one single disbursement after the fulfilment of conditions precedent to the drawdown.

(b) The loan is a Three (3) year facility with the last repayment of capital on the 3rd October 2019 (3 years from the signing date of the credit agreement – 3rd October 2016). Repayments are quarterly starting from the 3rd January 2017.

(c) This information is confidential as it contains commercial terms between the parties and therefore it cannot be disclosed.

(d) This information is confidential as it contains commercial terms between the parties and therefore it cannot be disclosed.

(2) This facility is currently under negotiation between the parties. The details of the commercial terms and conditions of the loan will however remain confidential between the parties.

 

Reply:

The Presidency Annual Report (2015-2016) with the Financial Statements, was tabled in Parliament on 29 September 2016. The financial statements that are prepared by the accounting officer, are prepared in accordance with Modified Cash Standards prescribed by National Treasury and the requirement of Public Finance Management Act (Act No. 1 of 1999). The financial statements allow the grouping of some transactions and therefore do not allow for identification of transactions that can be related to this question.

Reply:

The Annual Retainer (AR) for the Deputy Chair of the National Planning Commission is R 96 900 and for other Commissioners R86 700. Daily Meeting Fee for the performance of work related to the National Planning Commission by Commissioners is broken down into four categories as follows:

Rates Description	Purpose	Amount R
Category A	Deputy Chair – for time taken to prepare for, and attend full plenary meetings	9 500
Category B	Commissioners - for time taken to prepare for, and attend full plenary meetings	8 500
Category C	Deputy Chair - for time taken to prepare for, and attend half-day meetings (Working Group/Task Team meetings)	4 750
Category D	Commissioners - for time taken to prepare for, and attend half-day meetings (Working Group/Task Team meetings)	4 250

The National Planning Commission usually meets once a month, however, additional meetings may be held depending on need. Commissioners also attend Task Team meetings whose output is refined in the Work Streams in preparation for discussion in the NPC Plenary. These are held depending on need as per each’s work programme of action.

The Conditions of Service of the Commissioners is primarily, to advise the President, Government and the rest of the country on all matters relating to the long-term development of the country.

Reply:

1 (a) This investigation is not yet completed as it requires intense perusal of documents, schools visits and homesteads as well as engagement with external stakeholders to obtain information.

(b) It is anticipated that the investigation will be completed by 30 November 2016. Some of the phases involved in the process; which are the formal suspension and the construction of charges for each individual official: have been finalized. We will now be serving them with notices for disciplinary hearing which will contain their charges. Disciplinary proceedings will then commence in the first week of October 2016.

   (i) The main findings thus far are as follows:

• Court orders and proceedings issued without the children's court hearing.
• Court documents are generated in the office.
• Ethical erosion (accepting bribery, no tinge of conscience and sensitivity towards working with vulnerable groups)
• Trend of revolving children when exiting the system to add younger children to prolong the duration of receiving the foster care grant (ghost children)
• Noncompliance to Legislative mandates and Policies relating to Social Services Profession and Social Welfare Service delivery: Social Workers practicing without professional registration with the Council.

    (ii) We are implementing disciplinary action against 27 employees implicated to the alleged foster care grant fraud.

2. (a) All the 27 officials implicated to the alleged foster care grant fraud are precautionally suspended.

1. The names of the officials will be provided once the investigation is finalized by 30th November 2016.
2. All the 27 officials implicated to the alleged foster care grant fraud are Social Workers.

(b) These officials were precautionary suspended from the 17th August 2016 pending the outcome of the investigation.

3. Yes, the specified staff members are receiving their full salaries while on suspension and this is within the labour law.

    (a) The Disciplinary Code and Procedure for the Public Service makes provision of a suspension of an employee as a precautionary measure which does not constitute judgment, and must be on full pay.

    (b) Employees will receive their full salaries until disciplinary processes have been finalized. The Code stipulates that where an employee is suspended, a disciplinary enquiry must be held within 60 days. It is envisaged that the hearings of these employees will be set for the first week of October 2016 and it is envisaged that the process will be completed within 90 days.

Reply:

1. The mandate of the Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) is to facilitate training within the transport sector through accredited training providers. A list of interventions for years 2013, 2014 and 2015 calendar years are contained in Appendix A. This also includes the planned and actual dates of completion, and the costs for each category of interventions.

2. Yes. The position of Corporate Services Manager was advertised in the Job Portal during August 2011.

3. The average time taken between the departure of a staff member and the appointment of a replacement staff member is three months.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS: Mr M Ngubane

EXT: 5896

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1767 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

The Minister has two advisors, Mr Malcolm Mabaso and Advocate Zarina Kellerman (BA, LLB, FA ARb, ACI Arb, CEDR UK). Between them, the Minister’s advisors have a wealth of knowledge and experience (spanning over 25 years collectively) in the commercial, legal, governance and mining sectors. They advise Minister on the political environment, legal and regulatory environment, compliance matters and corporate and commercial sectors. Mr Mabaso is a businessman and entrepreneur, having owned and run a number of companies and Advocate Kellerman’s CV is already a matter of public record. Mr Mabaso was employed in October 2015 and Advocate Kellerman in April 2016. Both advisors’ contracts are linked to that of the Minister, with a contractual period of 3 years.

Approved/not approved

Mr MJ Zwane

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2016

Reply:

(1)(a)(b)(c) – The detailed response is attached as Annexure A.

(2)(a)(ii(iii)(iv) – The data is not available per grade.

(2)(a)(v) and (2)(b)(i)(ii) – The detailed response is attached as Annexure B.

Reply:

The nature of the recommendations is such that some are acted on by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and others are acted upon by the Provincial Education Departments. However, some recommendations such as the one in question where regulatory changes are necessary require a process that needs to be undertaken with view to finalisation. The Minister has considered the recommendations and subjected them to a sector intensive internal review such as consultation with key stakeholders in the sector. Changes to legislation will be effected after the due process of consultation.

Reply:

(a) An Acting CEO; Advocate Edward Mamadisi, from the Legal Services section of the dti, has been appointed and commenced duties on Monday 17th October. Advocate Mamadisi will be supported by staff from within the dti and the process will be the subject of an oversight process led by the Group COO and the Deputy Director General; Industrial Development Division.

(b) Based on a thorough assessment of the backlog of applications; existing capacity and operational constraints a target date for dealing with the backlog will be ascertained and communicated, if it is at variance with the date given to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry.

Reply:

(1) (a) Yes.

(b) Yes.

(c) A single report was submitted for each trip, which covered delegations of more than one individual.

The following reports were submitted:

• The Commonwealth Law Conference report was submitted on 20 April 2015.
• Wits Strategic International Board Leadership Programme report was submitted on 29 October 2015.
• World Maritime University (WMU) Graduation, TETA 2016 Cohort orientation, 2015 Cohort Farewell and Lund University discussions reports were submitted on 27 November 2015.
• High level road safety study tour - Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) and Department of Transport delegation – the consolidated report was submitted on 19 February 2016.
• Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) International Leadership Development Programme (ILDP) and International Executive Development Programme (IEDP) Global Immersion reports were submitted on 5 April 2016.
• Mozambique TETA / Indub Litigation report was submitted on 13 June 2016. This report is sub judice.
• The International Maritime Organisation report was submitted on 26 July 2016.
• Brazil World Skills Competition report was submitted on 25 September 2015.
• Students for Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) report was submitted on 24 August 2016.
• The report on the meeting with Mossack - Fonseca Law Firm on Fidentia Matters in Panama was submitted on 25 August 2016. This report is sub judice.
• The graduation report from the Wits Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme graduation report is due on 26 October 2016.
• The report on the trip to Cranfield University and Plymouth Universities in UK on Sector Leadership / Executive Development Programmes will be presented to the Board on 27 October 2016.

2. All submitted reports will be provided, excluding those that have been indicated as sub judice.

3. (a) Acting Chief Executive Officer:

• Khotso Ndjwili-Potele: 10 August 2015 to 17 August 2015
• Khotso Ndjwili-Potele: 01 February 2016 to 08 February 2016
• Khotso Ndjwili-Potele: 22 February 2016 to 07 March 2016
• Famanda Shirindza: 15 August 2016 to 19 August 2016

Acting Chief Financial Officer:

• Clare McGill-McGowan: 10 August to 16 August 2016

Acting Corporate Services Manager:

• Sabelo Mbuku: 30 January 2016 to 09 February 2016
• Sabelo Mbuku: 20 February 2016 to 04 March 2016

(b) During the Strategic International Board Leadership Programme Immersion visit from 5-11 September 2015, no member of staff was appointed to act in the absence an executive, as they were able to fulfil their responsibilities remotely.

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1764 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

1. (i) Chief Executive Officer

Name and Position	(aa) Official International Trips 2015	(bb) Official International Trips 2016
Mrs Maphefo Anno-Frempong – Chief Executive Officer	4	4

(ii) Executives

 

Name and Position	(aa) Official International Trips 2015	(bb) Official International Trips 2016
Mr Khotso Ndjwili-Potele - Chief Operations Officer	1	0
Mr Simon Ndukwana - Chief Financial Officer	1	1
Mr Famanda Shirindza - Executive Corporate Services Manager	0	2
Advocate Arthur Maisela - Company Secretary	2	4

(iii) Board members

Name and Position	(aa) Official International Trips 2015	(bb) Official International Trips 2016
Mr Japie Kruger - Board Member	1	0
Ms Trudy Sebastian - Board Member	1	0
Mr Lionel Ritson - Board Member	1	0
Mr Macolive Oldjohn - Board Member	1	0
Ms Lorraine Wentzell - Board Member	1	0
Mr Thulani Mbatha - Board Member	1	0
Ms Veronica Mesatywa - Board Member	1	0
Mr Wyndham Evans - Board Member	1	0
Mr Ntebaleng Setlako - Board Member	2	0
Ms Maryna du Plessis - Board Member	1	0
Mr Saki Tlou - Board Member	1	1
Mr Lucky Kolobe - Board Member	1	1

 

(b) and (c)

Name and Position	Trip	Cost	(c)(i) Purpose	(c)(ii) Itinerary
Mrs Maphefo Anno-Frempong – Chief Executive Officer	Brazil	R101 887.00	Attending World Skills Competition	Appendix A1
	Singapore and Malaysia	R153 765.00	WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme	Appendix A2
	Sweden	R114 215.00	Attending World Maritime University (WMU) Graduation, Meeting with Lund University and meeting with SA cohorts of students	Appendix A3
	United Kingdom (UK)	R192 899.00	Attending the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) as part of the delegation of the Deputy Minister of Transport	Appendix A4
	United States of America (USA)	R154 560.00	Attending TETA International Executive Development Programme (IEDP) Global Immersion	Appendix A5
	Singapore and Netherlands	R223 949.00	Attending TETA International Leadership Development Programme (ILDP) Global Immersion.	Appendix A6
	UK and Panama	R158 205.00	Meeting with Cranfield University and Plymouth University on Sector Leadership / Executive Development Programmes Meeting with Mossack - Fonseca Law Firm on Fidentia Matters The Panama leg of this trip is an investigation on Fidentia matter which is a subject of litigation. This was undertaken in conjunction with PWC.	Appendix A7
	Netherlands	R134 727.00	Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) and Department of Transport to assess the Dutch Roads Safety Strategy	Appendix A10

Mr Khotso Ndjwili-Potele - Chief Operations Officer	Singapore and Malaysia	R153 765.00	WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme	Appendix A2
Mr Simon Ndukwana - Chief Financial Officer	Singapore and Malaysia	R153 765.00	WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme	Appendix A2
	Philippines	R76 551.03	Panel of judges in Students for Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE)	Appendix A8
Mr Famanda Shirindza - Executive Corporate Services Manager	USA	R154 360.00	International Executive Development Programme – Immersion	Appendix A5
	Singapore and Netherlands	R76 276.00	International Leadership Development Programme (ILDP) – Immersion	Appendix A6
Adv Arthur Maisela - Company Secretary	UK-Scotland	R57 475.00	Commonwealth Law Conference	Appendix A9
	Singapore and Malaysia	R153 765.00	WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme	Appendix A2
	Mozambique - Maputo	R37 880.00	Rio Tinto Investigation – Indub Litigation	Part of PWC Forensic investigation and a subject of ongoing litigation.
	Mozambique - Tete	R14 063. 00	Signature of Affidavit by Rio Tinto Employee in favour of TETA	Part of PWC Forensic investigation and a subject of ongoing litigation.
	UK/Panama	R178 205.00	Meetings with Cranfield University and Plymouth Universities in UK on Sector Leadership / Executive Development Programmes Panama: Meeting with Mossack - Fonseca Law Firm on Fidentia Matters	Appendix A7
Mr Japie Kruger - Board Member	Singapore and Malaysia	R153 765.00	WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme	Appendix A2
Ms Trudy Sebastian - Board Member	Singapore and Malaysia	R153 765.00	WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme	Appendix A2
Mr Lionel Ritson - Board Member	Singapore and Malaysia	R153 765.00	WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme	Appendix A2
Mr Macolive Oldjohn - Board Member	Singapore and Malaysia	R153 765.00	WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme	Appendix A2
Ms Lorraine Wentzell - Board Member	Singapore and Malaysia	R153 765.00	WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme	Appendix A2
Mr Thulani Mbatha - Board Member	Singapore and Malaysia	R153 765.00	WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme	Appendix A2
Ms Veronica Mesatywa - Board Member	Singapore and Malaysia	R153 765.00	WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme	Appendix A2
Mr Wyndham Evans - Board Member	Singapore and Malaysia	R153 765.00	WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme	Appendix A2
Mr Ntebaleng Setlako - Board Member	Singapore and Malaysia	R153 765.00	WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme	Appendix A2
	Sweden	R107 800.00	Graduation Ceremony of WMU Cohorts of TETA sponsored students	Appendix A3
Ms Maryna du Plessis - Board Member	Singapore and Malaysia	R153 765.00	WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme	Appendix A2
Mr Saki Tlou - Board Member	Singapore and Malaysia	R153 765.00	WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme	Appendix A2
	Singapore and Netherlands	R223 949.00	International Leadership Development Programme (ILDP) –Immersion	Appendix A6
Mr Lucky Kolobe - Board Member	Singapore and Malaysia	R153 765.00	WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme	Appendix A2
	United States of America	R154 360.00	International Executive Development Programme - Immersion	Appendix A5

 

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 1763 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:-

1. The National Cybersecurity Advisory Council (NCAC) has not been disbanded. However, the Term of Office of the current Council expired at the end of September 2016. We are in a process of extending the appointment pending to annual report.

1 (a) The NCAC was divided into various work streams in which the members have actively participated: Governance; National Coordination and Cooperation; Cybersecurity Structures; Legislation; International cooperation; and, Research and Development.

Specific recommendations will be included in the NCAC’s Annual Report.

1 (b)(i) The Minister met with the NCAC on the 27th August 2015 and will meet with the Council when they present their Annual Report which is currently been compiled.

1 (b)(ii) The Council has not been disbanded

1 (b)(iii) N/A

Reply:

1. The number of permanent employees on salary levels 11 to 15, as well as all permanent and contract appointments on salary levels 16 in all national departments as in March 2009 and January 2016 are displayed in the table below.

Number of employees in the Public Service by Management and Salary level
as in March 2009 and January 2016
Salary Level	2009	2016
11	2464	2662
12	5256	5960
13	2599	3572
14	843	1279
15	201	281
16	59	74
Data Source: PERSAL
Compiled by the DPSA Excluding Defence

Reply:

(a) Department	(i) Amount spent on advertising on the Africa News Network 7 channel	(ii) Amount spent on advertising on the SA Broadcasting Corporation (ii)(aa) Television channels	(ii)(bb) Radio stations	(iii) Amount spent on advertising on the national commercial radio stations	(iv) Amount spent on advertising on the community (iv)(aa) Television	(iv)(bb) Radio Stations	(iv)(aaa) Amount spent on advertising in the 2015-16 financial year	(iv)(bbb) Amount spent on advertising since 1 April 2016
		R 4 399 488.00	R778 597.20			R4 399 488.00	R5 178 085.20	R4 399 488.00

(a) Public Entity	(i) Amount spent on advertising on the Africa News Network 7 channel	(ii) Amount spent on advertising on the SA Broadcasting Corporation (ii)(aa) Television channels	(ii)(bb) Radio stations	(iii) Amount spent on advertising on the national commercial radio stations	(iv) Amount spent on advertising on the community (iv)(aa) Television	(iv)(bb) Radio Stations	(iv)(aaa) Amount spent on advertising in the 2015-16 financial year	(iv)(bbb) Amount spent on advertising since 1 April 2016
AGRISETA							R 863 000.00	R 76 143.00
2. BANKSETA
3.CETA							R950 986.70	R1 521 610.90
4. CHIETA						R22 498.86	R22 498.86
5.EWSETA							R777 612.26	R207 127.16
6. FP&M SETA							R 374 102.00	R 146 717.00
7. HWSETA						R90 142.89	R90 142.89
8. INSETA
9. LGSETA
10. MICT SETA							R118 548.00	R15 000.00
11. MERSETA							R1 900 059.00	R322 166.00
12. MQA
13.NSFAS
14.NSF							R150 373.98
15. PSETA							R213 236.38	R21 250.41
16. QCTO							R331 000.00	R22 000.00
17. SASSETA							R586 288	R236 630
18. SAQA			R915 088.80				R915 088.80	R307 474.75
19. SERVICESSETA						R 1 035	R 1 979 728.20	R 916 043
20. TETA
21. W&RSETA							R200 058.40
22. CHE

COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:

EXT:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

QUESTION 2092 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:-

(a)(i) CFO has the following qualifications and experience

Senior Certificate, Extracurricular Higher Diploma with field of study Tax Law

Baccalaureus Commercii with specialisation in Accounting Science and Honours Bachelor of Accounting Science. She has vast experience in a financial field as she worked as a CFO in the Department of Police, Roads and Transport in the Free State Province from 2013 to 2015

(ii) N/A

(b)(i) The post of Director General is currently vacant and we are in a process of finalising the appointment. The Acting Director General has Senior Certificate, incomplete BSc Engineering which was disrupted because of apartheid activities. However he has a vast experience in ICT and Broadcasting. He was appointed as DDG in 1999-2005 in the former department of Communications. He was reappointed as a special advisor at a DDG level since 2013.

Reply:

No advertisements were placed by the National Department of Health and all its entities reporting to the Ministry of Health, in all the communication platforms referred to above, during the period in question.

END.

Reply:

A response as provided by IEC:

(1)(i-ii) The EC has proceeded with legal action in two respects based on the recommendations made by the PP, namely, instituting disciplinary proceedings against the responsible employees and launching an application to review and set aside the Riverside Office Park lease. Both matters are well under way. The review process is dealt with in the response to part 2 of this parliamentary question. Insofar as the disciplinary proceedings are concerned, disciplinary charges were served on the affected employees on 12 November 2014. The hearing commenced on 29 January 2015. The employees concerned took certain technical issues arising out of their disciplinary process on review to the Labour Court which ruled in favour of the Electoral Commission in 2015. These employees then obtained leave to appeal the Labour Court’s ruling, and all that is awaited now is a date for the hearing of the appeal in the Labour Appeal Court.

(2) There has been a lengthy exchange of affidavits between all the parties involved in the matter in the course of legal proceedings with the volume of documents in excess of 2500 pages. From a procedural point of view the EC has complied with its part and is awaiting Abland’s heads of arguments which is due in the course of next week. Only once the EC has received Abland’s heads of argument can a date be obtained for the hearing. This is in accordance with the practice directives of the High Court. Whilst the EC will procure a date for the hearing in October 2016, it is anticipated the matter will only be set down for hearing in early 2017 as a result of an overly burdened court roll.

Reply:

I have been informed by USAASA that:

In March 2016 the parties agreed that the matter be settled and the court action was accordingly withdrawn with all the parties paying their own legal costs. The settlements was motivated by the fact that the employment contract of the former CEO, Mr Zami Nkosi expired on 31 March 2016.

Reply:

I have been informed by USAASA as follows:

(a) Nine (9) overseas trips were undertaken by the Board members

(b) Seventeen (17) overseas trips were undertaken by members of the Executive Management since 01 April 2015.

(i)(aa-ee) and (ii-iii) See attached Annexure A which reflects the purposes, duration, destination, outcomes and detailed cost breakdowns of the overseas trips undertaken by members of the USAASA Board and Executive Management during the period 01 April to September 2016.

Reply:

(a)(i) Sprompothle Shadrack Mononyane

(a)(ii) EJM Mahlabe Primary School (JERICHO WEST)

(a)(iii)(aa) Letlhabile Area Office (BOJANALA);

(bb) North West

(iv) 22 years of service

(b) State-paid post as all other Principal posts.

Reply:

DATE OF REPLY:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:-

1. The National Broadband Advisory Council (NBAC) was not appointed by Cabinet. As outlined in the SA Connect Policy, Digital Readiness Policy decision taken states that “the Minister of Communications (now DTPS) appoints broadband Council to advise on the implementation of policy and emerging policy issues”. The NBAC has not been disbanded, the Minister has tasked the Department to review and recommend ways to reconfigure the functioning of the Council in an optimal manner to ensure that its role is efficiently realised in advising the Minister on the implementation of SA Connect.

2. No new Council members have been appointed.

3. Cabinet’s approval is not required.

4. (a) As mentioned in (1), currently, the Council does not have a specific role that it is involved in pending the Council review exercise by the Minister. (b) In August 2015, the Minister met with the Council Chairperson to discuss the role and functions of the Council. As a result, the Minister took a decision to review the Council’s functions and roles with the objective of appropriately reconfiguring the Council in order to derive maximum value.

Reply:

(a) Appointed Implementing Agents (IA) who underperformed in the Eastern Cape are the Independent Development Trust (IDT) and the Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR).

(b) The amounts allocated to the affected contracts are as follows:

IDT EC	36 Inappropriate schools projects	*R 617m
IDT EC	Batch1 of water and sanitation projects	R 239m
IDT EC	Batch 2 of water and sanitation projects	*R 299m
CSIR	152 water, 63 sanitation projects	*R 192m

*pre-tender estimates

(c) The term of the contract was as follows:

IDT EC	36 Inappropriate schools projects	2 years
IDT EC	Batch 1 of water and sanitation projects	1 year
IDT EC	Batch 2 of water and sanitation projects	1 year
CSIR	152 water, 63 sanitation projects	1 year

(d) The contract with CSIR was terminated by mutual agreement and the scope of work for IDT was reduced by taking away the projects that were initially allocated to them under Batch 2 water and sanitation. The IDT was instructed to provide qualified and competent project personnel which would be assessed and approved by the Department of Basic Education (DBE)). Monitoring and oversight by the DBE is done through the appointed ASIDI Programme Support Unit, with regular site visits and steering committee meetings where progress is assessed.

 

Reply:

1. (i) Chief Financial Officers (CFOs)

PROVINCE	NAME	FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS
National Department	Mr Ian van der Merwe	Masters in Business Administration (MBA); University of Pretoria, 2001 Thesis: Managing Intellectual Capital as a Core Competence in Achieving an Organisation’s Strategic Intent Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Financial Management; University of South Africa (UNISA), 1995 Bachelor of Commerce; University of Pretoria, 1992 Economics 3 | Banking 3 | Financial Management 3 Senior Certificate / Matric; Centurion High School, 1988
Eastern Cape	Mr Simon Kaye	Matric obtained in 1993 BCom from Rhodes University 1996 Higher Diploma in Accounting from Rhodes University 1998 Chartered accountant South Africa registered with SAICA in 2005
Free State	Mr Molefi Benedict Motsie	B. Commerce (accounting); Master of Business Leadership (MBL)
Gauteng	Mr George Mahlangu	B Compt (Hons) B Comm( Accounting) H Dip Corporate Law Dip in Public Sector Governance LLB(93% Complete) (Completed articles with Deloitte)
Mpumalanga	Mr CB Mnisi	BTech Internal Audit (TUT) ND: Internal Audit (PretoriaTech) Bachelor of Arts: Social Sciences Diploma Public Administration
Northern Cape	Ms Shouneez Wookey	BCompt Hons CTA Diploma Forensic Auditing
North West	Mr Andrew Kyereh	CA; CIA; MSc. Econ; Post -Graduate Dip: Strategic Planning
Western Cape	Mr Andries Jacobus van Niekerk	Hons B Comm CA(SA)

(ii) Acting Chief Financial Officers

PROVINCE	NAME	FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS
Limpopo	Mr M Justice Mudau	BCom
KwaZulu Natal	Mr Siphesihle Mkhize	CA(SA) BCom Honours

(b) Director-General;

 (i) Senior Certificate (Matric), Bachelor of Pharmacy, Post graduate Diploma in Health Management and Masters in Law degree in Public Health, Law and Ethics.

 (ii) N/A

END.

Reply:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:-

(1) (a) The ICT Plan of Action (POA) between South Africa and China was signed in Cape on 08 June 2015 by the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services from South Africa, Dr Siyabonga Cwele and the Minister of Industry and Information Technology from China, Mr Miao Wei.

(b) See 1(a) above.

(2)(a)(b) The POA involves nine (9) areas of collaboration and some progress has been made in the following areas:

RSA-China PoA Implementation Plan since signing in 2015 (Q1994)

	Status
	Broadband Infraco (BBI), a state owned entity, has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Telecom to boost investment in telecommunications. In April 2016, Mustek Limited Group (South African Company) signed a multimillion Rand investment Agreement with the Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable (Chinese Company).
	In light of the fact that South Africa recently launched a Cyber Security hub, South Africa and China are sharing information and experiences in the area of Cyber Security. As part of ongoing implementation of the POA, the Deputy Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Prof. Mkhize hosted the Vice Minister of Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), Ms Wang Xiujun. The two Principals hosted an Internet Roundtable from 13-14 May 2016 in Durban. The Internet Roundtable was attended by ICT Industry and SMME’s from both countries. The meeting was used as a platform to discuss and share expertise in different areas such as Internet Information Infrastructure, e-commerce, electronic manufacturing, Cyber security, e-government & smart cities. Discussions on securing the online activities to ensure that technology provides secure platforms for e-identity are ongoing. China is also advanced in the area of e-identity and has developed legislation in this regard.
	The Digital Object Architecture (DOA) – recently approved by Cabinet for domestic implementation. Department currently engaged in bilateral discussions with the government of China since they are one of BRICS member countries that have implemented the DOA successfully.
	The South African Government is collaborating with China Telecommunications and Huawei in capacity building and e-skills development programmes. Currently: China Telecom is training 17 officials through seminars nominated from state owned companies. Flowing from the POA, the DTPS and Huawei signed a Cooperation Agreement which focuses on three (3) areas including capacity building and training. The Cooperation Agreement includes the need for a joint Innovation Centre between DTPS and Huawei wherein training of SMMEs and students can be conducted. Ten (10) best performing IT students chosen from South African Universities of Technology (Central University of Technology, Free State; Cape Peninsula University of Technology; Tshwane University of Technology; and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University) have been selected to undergo a skills development programme at the Huawei HQ in China, for two weeks in October and November.
	See above in relation to technology transfer (Joint Innovation Hub).
	An Official Working Visit focusing on e-government was undertaken to China in April 2016. Furthermore, e-government was discussed during the Bilateral Meeting between the Vice Minister of Cyberspace Administration of China and the Deputy Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services in April 2016.
	Well developed and small MME’s participated during RSA-China Internet Roundtable held from 13-14 April 2016. Big cooperates have been requested to incubate the small SMMEs for developmental purposes.

 

Reply:

(1)- (2) The SIU has not yet reported to the President on this matter and it would be inappropriate to comment on any findings or recommendations which they may make.

Reply:

(a) (i) The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) did not spend anything on African News Network 7 channel during the (aaa) 2015/16 financial year nor (bbb) since 1 April to 31 August 2016.

(aa) The DOJ&CD did not spend on SABC television channels during the (aaa) 2015/16 financial year nor (bbb) since 1 April to 31 August 2016.

(bb) (aaa) In the 2015/16 financial year, the Department undertook a campaign to invite children and deserving relatives of Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) Campaign identified victims to apply for educational assistance. In support of this campaign, the DOJ&CD spent a total of R798 817.95.

SERVICE PROVIDER	TOTAL COST	RADIO STATIONS	COST PER STATION	CAMPAIGN
SABC Radio	R 798 817.95	Ukhozi FM	R 221 692.95	TRC Education Assistance Regulations
		Umhlobo Wenene FM	R 129 352.95	TRC Education Assistance Regulations
		Lesedi FM	R 145 666.35	TRC Education Assistance Regulations
		Motsweding FM	R 106 652.70	TRC Education Assistance Regulations
		Limpopo Combo	R 131 738.40	TRC Education Assistance Regulations
		Mpumalanga Combo	R 63 714.60	TRC Education Assistance Regulations

(bbb) The Department did not spend anything on SABC radio stations since 1 April to 31 August 2016.

(iii) The DOJ&CD did not spend on national commercial radio stations during (aaa) the 2015/16 financial year nor (bbb) since 1 April to 31 August 2016.

(iv) (aa) The DOJ&CD did not spend any money on community television stations during the (aaa) 2015/16 financial year nor (bbb) since 1 April to 31 August 2016.

(bb) Background to spending: In the 2015/2016 financial year, the DOJ&CD, in partnership with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), initiated an educational campaign on community radio called Let’s Talk Justice: Live Your Rights.

The programme, which is currently in its second season, is facilitated through the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and broadcast every Thursday between 18h05 to 19h05. The programme is linked to 65 community radio stations and covers a range of justice related topics such as domestic violence, maintenance, sexual offences, expungement of criminal records, Constitutional rights, and etcetera.

The programme is one of the DOJ&CD’s efforts to educate the public on how to access justice services. It promotes a free flow of information, open dialogue, transparency, and accountability, all of which are fundamental tenets of a thriving democracy.

It also sought to encourage the public to unite in the protection of human rights and urge them to exercise their responsibilities as reflected in the Constitution.

Financial implications:

(aaa) In the first season of the Let’s Talk Justice programme, the DOJ&CD invested a total of R7 572 000.00 which covered a total of 29 episodes that were linked to 63 participating community radio stations across the country.

(bbb) In the second season (2016/17), the DOJ&CD has budgeted a total of R10 072 000.00 for 26 episodes that are linked to 65 participating community radio stations across the country. This means that one episode is broadcasted in 65 community radio station. Each radio station is charging R6000 per episode and there is a satellite cost amounting to R27 360. The satellite is important as it enables GCIS to link an episode into all 65 community radio stations. The programme enables us to reach an estimated listenership of 1 400 000. This translates to just over R3 per listener. This financial year’s programme commenced on 9 June 2016, and by end of August 2016, 11 episodes had already been coordinated.

(b)  (A)(aaa) Regarding the National Prosecuting Authority, the NPA contributed R4, 8 million to the community radio awareness campaign Let’s Talk Justice. The Department’s Public Education and Communication’s Unit overall response in this regard will therefore cover the NPA in respect of the 2015/16 financial year. No other expenditure was incurred outside the above-mentioned campaign in 2015/16, and (bbb) there has been no expenditure on advertising since 1 April 2016 to date, due to budget constraints.

(B) (aaa) During the financial year 2015/16, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has not incurred cost on radio or TV advertising. All the interviews done were a free service.

(C) LEGAL AID SOUTH AFRICA

I wish to inform the Honorable Member that Legal Aid SA spent the following total amounts in relation to advertising:

Financial Year	Medium	Advertisement Spent
	Television
(aaa) 2015/2016	(i) ANN7	R0
	(ii) SA Broadcasting Corporation
	(aa) Television channels	R660 750
	SABC 1	R146 250
	SABC 2	R364 500
	SABC 3	R150 000
	(bb) Radio stations	R465 899
	Lotus FM
	RSG
	SAFM
	Ukhozi FM
	Umhlobo Wenene FM
	Lesedi FM
	Thobela FM
	Ikwekwezi FM
	Ligwalagwala FM
	Munghana Lonene FM
	Phalaphala FM
	(iii) National Commercial Radio stations	R0
	(iv) Community	R0
	(aa) Television	R0
	(bb) Radio stations	R0
Total for 2015/16		R1 126 649
(bbb) Since 1 April 2016	SABC Radio	R933 840
	SABC TV	R1 215 000
	Committed expenditure in 2016/17
	E-TV	R600 000
	SABC Radio	R935 404
	SABC TV	R684 000
Total for 2016/17		R4 368 244

(a) The Office of the Chief Justice did not spend on advertising on the (i) Africa News Network 7 channel, (ii) SA Broadcasting Corporation (aa) television channels and (bb) radio stations, (iii) national commercial radio stations and (iv) community (aa) television and (bb) radio stations (aaa) for the 2015-16 financial year and (bbb) as well for the current financial year.

Reply:

I have been informed by the Department and Entities reporting to me as follows:

(a)(i)(ii) No money was spent on advertising on the Africa News Network 7 channel or the SA Broadcasting Corporation by the Department for the financial year 2015-16.

(b)(i)(ii)(aa)(bb)(iii)(iv)(aaa)(bb)(aaa):-

SENTECH , BBI, NEMISA, USAASA and .Zadna spent nil on during the 2015-16 financial year.

The following Entities spent the following on advertising on the (i) Africa News Network 7 channel and (ii) SA Broadcasting Corporation during the 2015-16 financial year as follows:-

ENTITY	ANN7	SABC TV	SABC RADIO	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL RADIO STATION	COMMUNITY TV	COMMUNITY RADIO
SITA	R0. 00	R0. 00	R333 337	R217 060	R0. 00	R0. 00
SAPO	R0.00	R2 726 955	R4 076 651	R0. 00	R0. 00	R0. 00

(bbb) No money was spent on advertising by the Department and entities since 1 April 2016.

Reply:

I have been informed by Department :

(a) The number of meetings held by the four (4) chambers reporting to the National ICT Forum are as follows:

Social Chamber – five (5)

Economic Chamber – three (3)

Governance and Security Chamber – three (3)

ICTs and Disability Chamber – four (4)

b) Each of the specified meetings were held on the following dates:

Social Chamber – 21 August 2015, 27 November 2015, 19 February 2016, 13 June 2016, and 9 September 2016.

Economic Chamber – 25 August 2015, 03 March 2016, and 27 September 2016.

Governance and Security Chamber – 17 August 2015, 07 December 2015, and 20 May 2016.

ICTs and Disability Chamber – 10 September 2015, 02 December 2015, 17 March 2016, and 20 July 2016.

c) Yes, each of the meetings did quorate.

d) Decisions/ plans of action made at each of the meetings are as follows:

Social Chamber

21 August 2015

• The draft terms of reference for the National ICT Forum was endorsed
• Agreement was reached on the issues to be tackled by the chamber

27 November 2015

• Working group conveners were nominated and appointed
• Portal for the National ICT Forum was proposed
• The chamber’s terms of reference was adopted

19 February 2016

• Working group terms of reference was agreed upon
• Scoping for the working groups was developed

13 June 2016

• Development and adoption of template for working group activities
• Key stakeholders for the work of the chamber were identified

9 September 2016

• Draft work programme of the chamber aligned with the DTPS Annual Performance Plan (APP) targets
• Working group reports were consolidated in preparation for meeting with the Minister
• The focus of the e-Agriculture Working Group was clarified

Economic Chamber

25 August 2015

• Draft terms of reference for the National ICT Forum was endorsed
• Agreement was reached on issues to be tackled by the chamber

03 March 2016

• Chairpersons of working groups were nominated and appointed
• Chamber’s draft work programme was endorsed
• Presentation for the National ICT Forum Workshop prepared

27 September 2016

• Presentation for National ICT Forum follow-up workshop was developed
• The chamber’s draft programme of action was endorsed

 

Governance and Security Chamber

17 August 2015

• Draft terms of reference for the National ICT Forum was endorsed
• Scoping for the chamber work was proposed
• Key stakeholders were identified

07 December 2015

• Draft terms of reference of the chamber was endorsed
• Working group conveners were nominated and appointed
• Draft terms of reference for the chamber was endorsed

20 May 2016

• Working group reports and draft programmes of action were consolidated
• The chamber’s draft programme of action was endorsed
• Presentation for National ICT Forum Workshop developed

ICTs and Disability Chamber

10 September 2015

• Confirmation of the Chairperson of the chamber
• Establishment of the Accessibility and Affordability Working Group

02 December 2015

• Scoping for the chamber developed and agreed
• Task Teams and confirmation of their chairpersons

17 March 2016

• The chamber’s draft programme of action was developed
• Presentation for the National ICT Forum Workshop was developed

20 July 2016

• The chamber’s draft programme of action was endorsed
• Presentation for the National ICT Forum Follow-up Workshop was developed

Reply:

(a) The schools that were damaged during the Vuwani uprisings have been assessed and the extent of the damaged has been determined and costed.

(b) It is estimated that an amount of R462 million will be required to rebuild, renovate, repair and provide all the requisite spaces at these schools.

(c) A request for funding has been submitted to the National Treasury and the timelines for the projects can only be provided as soon as availability of funding is confirmed.

Reply:

(1)(a) Ms Dudu Myeni is the Chairperson of the Mhlathuze Water Board. The term of office for the Chairperson has been extended until such a time that a new Board is appointed.

According to the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (PFMA), as amended, the Minister is the Executive Authority of the National Public Entity with ownership control over such entity. The PFMA defines ownership control as the “ability to exercise any of the following powers to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity in order to obtain benefits from its activities:

• To appoint or remove all, or the majority of, the members of that entity’s board of directors or equivalent governing body;
• to appoint or remove that entity’s Chief Executive Officer;
• to cast all, or the majority of, the votes at meetings of that board of directors or equivalent governing body; or
• to control all, or the majority of, the voting rights at a general meeting of that entity.

(1)(b) Ms Myeni served on the Board of Mhlathuze Water since 2002. To ensure continuity and good governance of the entity, the Minister decided to extend her term of office.

(2) No. Due to the establishment of a single Water Board in KwaZulu-Natal, the Chairperson’s term of office was extended until such time that a new Board is appointed.

(2)(a) The contract has been renewed three (3) times since her initial appointment.

(2)(b)(c) Refer to the response provided in (1)(a) above.

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Reply:

1. (a) (i) (ii) and (b) The findings and recommendations of the Ministerial Task Team (MTT), including cases that require the attention of the South African Police Service (SAPS), have been sent to the Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) to take action against the alleged illegal actions. In terms of Section 3 of the Employment of Educators Act, read with the Disciplinary Code and Procedures for Educators (Schedule 2 of the Employment of Educators Act), the employer of these educators that allegedly sold the posts, is the Head of Department of each implicated Provincial Education Department, hence all cases have been referred to the relevant PED. The relevant details such as (a) names and schools of those involved as well as (b) case numbers will be considered for disclosure after the PEDs have submitted their progress reports at the end of September 2016.

2. No, the Minister has not engaged the Minister of Police as it is expected that each case must be dealt with closer to where the alleged criminal act has occurred.

Reply:

(a)  No, the Minister will not interfere with the freedoms of any employee to choose to join or establish any union or political party. South Africa is a signatory to 27 Conventions of the ILO and are categorized as:

• Fundamental Conventions: 8 of 8;
• Governance Conventions (Priority): 2 of 4; and
• Technical Conventions: 17 of 177.

 

Out of 27 Conventions ratified by South Africa, of which 23 are in force, 2 Conventions have been denounced.

The Freedom of Association (C087 - Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87)) is the right to join or leave groups of a person's own choosing, and for the group to take collective action to pursue the interests of members.[1] It is both an individual right and a collective right, guaranteed by all modern and democratic legal systems. Article 3 of this Convention specifically prevent public authorities (governments) from any interference which would restrict this right or impede the lawful exercise thereof.

Jeremy McBride[2] argues that respect for the freedom of association by all public authorities and the exercising of this freedom by all sections of society are essential both to establish a "genuine democracy" and to ensure that, once achieved, it remains "healthy and flourishing".

The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the country of South Africa. It provides the legal foundation for the existence of the republic, sets out the rights and duties of its citizens, and defines the structure of the government.

Section 19 of the Constitution provides for the political rights of every citizen to freely make political choices which include to form a political party, to participate in activities of such a political party including recruiting members and campaigning for the political party.

(b) Section 23 of the Constitution provides for the following Labour rights which cannot be derogated:

1. Everyone has the right to fair labour practice
2. Every worker has the right –

       (a) to form and join a trade union

       (b) to participate in the activities and programmes of the union; and

       (c) to strike.

 (i) School-based educators: According to the Education Labour Relations Council’s (ELRC) Collective Agreement 2 of 2007 and Chapter F of the Personnel Administrative Measures (PAM), school-based educators have the right to be nominated by their trade union to be utilised as Shop Stewards in education in order to enhance the labour relations in the public education sector. Only post level one educators who are permanently employed are eligible to be nominated or appointed as Shop Stewards in education. Office-based educators can only be site stewards at the workplace and they are not in any way office bearers of the unions.

It is an educator’s Constitutional right including school principals to belong to a trade union. Chapter F of the Personnel Administrative Measures (PAM) further stipulates that unions are entitled to have educators in good standing seconded to Trade unions that are registered with the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) to occupy full time positions in the union (see also (Resolution 8 of 1995). In addition to this, Collective Agreement 2 of 2007 on Shop Stewards in Education does not prohibit any educator including principals to belong to any trade union.

1. Jeremy McBride, Freedom of Association, The Essentials of Human Rights (Hodder Arnold 2005) 18, states it involves coming together with other individuals and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests. ↑

2. Jeremy McBride, Freedom of Association, The Essentials of Human Rights, Hodder Arnold, London, 2005 ↑

Reply:

(a) Yes, the Department is in the process of reviewing the provisions stipulated on B5 of the Performance Administrative Measures (PAM) gazetted on 12 February 2016 that outlines the process of advertising and filling of educator posts, draft Guideline Procedure for the Recruitment, Selection, Appointment and Promotion of Educators in order to enhance the professional image and Competencies of School Principals has been developed.

(b) The new appointment procedures, when finalised, will determine which officials constitute part of the panels for interviews.

(c) The National Development Plan calls for a change in the appointment process to ensure that competent individuals are attracted to become school principals. As in other senior management positions, candidates should undergo a competency assessment to determine their suitability and identify the areas in which they would need development and support. No determination has been made yet as to whether the competency assessment will be performed in-house or outsourced. These measures will be designed to give effect to the provisions of the National Development Plan and to improve the recruitment of competent school managers. School deputy principals and principals will be selected from candidates who possess appropriate managerial competences. These procedures are drawn from the basis that strong and competent School Management Teams are essential in improving the public schooling system.

(d) It is imperative that public school managers be selected from those candidates who have been evaluated and certified as possessing the competencies and proficiencies deemed necessary for success in the field. For effective appointment to take place, the Department will play a more central and influential role.

(e)(i) The roles and responsibilities of resource persons are provided for in the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) Collective Agreement on the Advertising and Filling of Educator Posts (ELRC Resolution 5 of 1998. Issues related to composition of the panels, pre-interviewing testing of candidates, district resource person, etc. will be addressed in the new draft procedures which have to undergo processes of negotiations with an aim of amending the existing Collective Agreement.

 (ii) In each interview the Provincial Education Department makes available resource a person, who ought to be competent in performing their duties.

Reply:

(a) What formal qualifications does each of her department’s (a)(i) Chief Financial Officers and/or (ii) acting Chief Financial Officers possess?

(i) Chief Financial Officer - Ms N Molalekoa

Bachelor of Commerce

University of Bophuthatswana

Obtained 1990

Advanced Financial Management

University of Pretoria

Obtained 2010

(ii) Acting Chief Financial Officer

Not applicable

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, WRITTEN REPLY, QUESTION 2013

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 23/09/2016

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29/2016

2013. Mrs Z B N Balindlela (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:

(b) What formal qualifications does each of her department’s (b)(i) Directors-General and/or (ii) acting Directors-General possess?

 (i) Director-General – Mr HM Mweli

Bachelor of Arts in Education

University of Bophuthatswana

Obtained 1992

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History

University of North-West

Obtained 1996

Bachelor of Administration (Honours) (Industrial Relations)

University of North-West

Obtained 2001

Master of Development and Management

North-West University

Obtained 2007

(ii) Acting Director-General

Not applicable

Reply:

Yes, recommendation nine (9) is a long-term recommendation that has to be discussed and negotiated with all trade unions in the education sector.

Reply:

1 (a) Ms. Rosey Sekese’s employment as Director-General of my department was terminated on 31 May 2016.

(b) Ms Rosey Sekese was found guilty of multiple counts of misconduct and the sanction imposed by the chairperson was that of dismissal , which was given effect to.

2. The Special Investigating Unit has not yet reported to the President regarding the issue in question.

3. No.

Reply:

Yes, the Director-General’s performance has consistently been fully effective, and/or above average in the last six performance cycles, since her appointment. During the 2011/12 performance cycle she was recommended for category B performance bonus of 5% in terms of the prescribed bonus percentage in line with Chapter 4 of the SMS Handbook for her above-average performance.

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