Questions and Replies
23 October 2023 - NW2548
Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Social Development
With reference to her reply to question 1364 on 5 July 2023, (a) what are the details of the steps that she and her department have taken to ensure that the high numbers of social worker vacancies are filled and (b) by what date is it envisaged that the vacancies will be filled?
Reply:
a) As indicated in my reply, the Department is finalising the Sector Strategy for Employment of Social Service Professionals in collaboration with provincial departments of social development and other key departments in the social cluster such as Basic Education, Correctional Services and the private sector. The funding bid for the Strategy has been submitted to the National Treasury for consideration in the upcoming Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement.
b) To date, the Strategy has been widely consulted with key structures and will be tabled for Cabinet consideration in the current financial year.
23 October 2023 - NW2674
Abrahams, Ms ALA to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)Whether, with regard to whistle blowers who have been reporting corruption taking place at her department and the entities reporting to her, namely the SA Social Security Agency and the National Development Agency, since 2013 up to date, there is an operational anonymous corruption hotline available to the public; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the toll free numbers of the hotlines, (b) number of reports of corruption relevant to the department and its entities have been reported via hotlines and other government anti-corruption hotlines and (c) number of the reports were confirmed to be true; (2) what (a) action has been taken regarding reported allegations of corruption, (b) number corruption reports has her department received via the whistleblowing function on the non-profit organisation (NPO) website and (c) action has been taken regarding the reports received via the NPO website?
Reply:
1. (a) As guided by national legislation on whistle blowing, the Protected Disclosures Act (Act No. 26 of 2000), the Department and its public entities encourage the public and employees to report all suspected cases of fraud and corruption on available platforms such as the SAPS Crime Stop and the Public Service Commission’s Whistle Blower and Corruption Hotline.
This is to avoid duplication and to ensure suspected cases are reported to relevant law enforcement agencies that have the necessary resources to investigate such cases.
(b) (c)
Number of reported cases since 2013 |
Nature of complaint(s) |
|
Social Development |
24 |
NPO corruption, poor governance, conflict in the organisation, fraud, and theft/hijacking of the organisation |
National Development Agency |
7 |
Civil society organisations not receiving their training certificates |
SASSA |
3 262 |
Fraud and corruption involving social grants |
2. (a) reported cases are referred to law enforcement agencies for further investigation and prosecution, where there is enough evidence to do so.
(b) refer to 1 (b) (c)
(c) refer to 2 (a)
20 October 2023 - NW2979
Steenhuisen, Mr JH to ask the President of the Republic
With reference to the lifestyle audits on members of his executive, that he committed to in his 2018 State of the Nation Address, (a) what service provider(s) were appointed to conduct the audits, (b) on what date were they appointed, (c) what are the reasons that they were found to be deficient, (d) on what date were they relieved of their task, (e) what amount were they paid, (f) who is the new service provider, (g) on what date was the new service provider appointed and (h) by what date will the new service provider complete the task?
Reply:
Currently the process of conducting lifestyle audits on members of the executive is not legislated, therefore in order to legitimately obtain the information of individual members in order to conduct the lifestyle audits, members of the executive had to grant consent in writing.
The Office of the Director General considered two options for conducting lifestyle audits on members of the executives. The first option was to use the internal capacity within government with the support of external expertise on certain aspects such as data analysis.
Bodies such as the State Security Agency (SSA) or the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) could be considered to conduct the lifestyle audit. The second option was to fully outsource to an external audit firm or consortium of experts and closely project manage the rollout of the audit.
The Presidency is using both options, the pre-investigation phase which is the first phase of the lifestyle audit will be conducted by an external service provider.
As previously stated in the oral reply for PQ 2883, it is anticipated that this project will be concluded by the end of this financial year.
19 October 2023 - NW2693
Mbabama, Ms TM to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What steps is her department taking (a) with regard to the vicious breeds of dogs that are kept by people to ensure that the animals are kept adequately and (b) to assure the public that no more people will be attacked and killed by the vicious breeds of dogs?
Reply:
a) The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) jointly with some Municipalities (e.g. City of Tshwane) and other relevant role players are organising dog safety and wellness campaigns to teach the public about safe dog keeping, management, controlled breeding, and wellness. This information will also be made available online and through publications (brochures) to empower members of the public.
b) Keeping of vicious dogs and related matters are governed by the Animal Matters Amendment Act, 1993 (Act No. 42 of 1993), which is administered by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.
DALRRD is working with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to amend the Animal Matters Amendment Act, 1993 (Act 42 of 1993), to strengthen the Act with respect to offences and penalties.
We are also looking into DNA investigation to confirm the exact breeds of these types of dogs.
19 October 2023 - NW3077
Joseph, Mr D to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts, and Culture
On what date will Cricket South Africa release (a) the findings and recommendations of Judge Ngoepe’s report and (b) their implementation plan of the recommendations?
Reply:
(a). Cricket South Africa (CSA) has indicated that there were no findings or recommendations by Judge Ngoepe and
(b). There is nothing to implement.
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19 October 2023 - NW3168
Ngcobo, Mr SL to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour
Whether his department has any new and/or functional strategies for curbing high unemployment and/or creating sustainable jobs; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Department of Employment and labour does have new and existing strategies to curb unemployment in the country. These include:
1. The developed a National Employment Policy (NEP) in line with the ILO Employment Convention No C122 and Employment Policy guidelines with 09 intervention areas. The Draft policy is currently under consultations within government Departments and will be soon tabled to Cabinet before it is formally released for public comment.
2. The Draft National Labour Migration Policy and the Employment Services Amendment Bill to give effect to the policy have been finalised and are to be submitted to Cabinet once all the applicable certificates are obtained during November 2023
3. The mandate that we are executing on-behalf of the President to coordinate the National Pathway Management Network, that is bringing a range of actors in youth employment under a single roof. To give effect to this, we have contracted GTAC to assist us in managing this massive program that is working with the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative. This program has already delivered more than 800 000 employment opportunities for young people.
4. The Department also co-ordinates the Pathway Management Network, and contributes more than R 372 million annually to this process. Through the Pathway Management Network more than 108 061 earning opportunities have been secured by youth, during the first quarter of 2023. Through the Youth Employment Service, which is a private sector initiative, more than 10 695 youth secured workplace experience opportunities, through the revitalised youth service, more than 47 000 youth gained insight into different fields of work. In collaboration with the Department of Higher Education and Training the Pathway Management Network has placed more than 1 6437 TVET graduates in opportunities.
5. The work we do on daily basis throughout our 126 offices, mobile units and online to assist work seekers to access work opportunities. For the period April 2023- August 2023, the Department registered more than 334, 088 new work seekers on its ESSA database. More than 77 357 work opportunities were registered by employers with the Department. And 32 444 work seekers were placed into employment opportunities. A further 142 648 work seekers were provided with life skills interventions and employment counselling interventions to help them transition to the labour market.
6. The Compensation fund has created 1,325 additional jobs. The Compensation Fund's provide bursaries that are intended to impact on the workforce by assisting those in need, creating job opportunities, and empowering marginalised youth.
7. The CCMA also assisted with the prevention of job losses. Between April 2023 and July 2023 more than 6000 jobs were saved.
8. Productivity SA’s: In Quarter 1 of 2023/24, supported 420 enterprises within 20 districts contributing to 3500 jobs. Trained a total of 667 Entrepreneurs, managers and workers, and capacitated 247 Productivity Champions. Demographics of Entrepreneurs, Workers and Managers trained indicates that of the 667 people trained, 201 are youth, 289 are women and 487 are Black Entrepreneurs as per information reported. The Business Turnaround and Recovery Programme has intervened in 30 new companies from April 2023 to date and saved 2076 jobs of which 1088 (52%) are youth.
9. The UIF through Labour Activation Employment Programmes has placed 8 523 beneficiaries into employment opportunities and over 5 723 are youth and people belonging to vulnerable groups.
10. The Department is an advocate of employment equity legislation and continues to do everything it can to change the employment demographics patterns in the broader economy. The amendments to existing legislation and the Regulations that have been published as part of our further consultations, are intended to accelerate the rate of transformation and employment of blacks in various positions.
11. The Department has 13 Factories across the country that provide employment to more than 1000 People with Disabilities. We also provide income subsidies to 9 Designated organisations on a rotational 3 years circle who employ people with disabilities within their ranks.
19 October 2023 - NW3193
Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What is the current status of the land claim for (a) Hansmoeskraal 202, (b) Syferfontein 203 and (c) Buffelsdrift 204, which was approved on 8 May 1998 and subsequently confirmed under claim number A769?
Reply:
(a),(b),(c) The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights has no record of any claims submitted for Hansmoeskraal 202, Syferfontein 203 and Buffelsdrift 204 on or before 31 December 1998 in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act No. 22 of 1994.
The claim reference number A769 was lodged by the late Mr Abraham Arries for Pacaltsdorp which was dismissed as it was non-compliant with the provisions of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994. Attached as Annexure A is a copy of the non-compliance letter addressed to the claimant.
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19 October 2023 - NW3124
Mhlongo, Ms N to ask the Minister of Police
With reference to the tavern shootings which have taken place in different parts of the Republic since 2022, what total number of the (a) case have been restored, (b) suspects have been apprehended as at the latest date for which information is available and (c) investigation led to successful prosecution?
Reply:
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19 October 2023 - NW3049
Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What are the full, relevant details of (a) the handover of agricultural inputs that took place recently in KwaZulu-Natal, (b) the role being played by the SA Farmers Development Association in the programmes of her department’s, (c) the total cost of (i) agricultural inputs and/or farming equipment for items purchased for farmers and (ii) other expenses incurred and (d) how the selection criteria was applied to select the beneficiaries; (2) what are the reasons that she and/or her department used the office of a certain political organisation (name furnished) to advertise her visit for the handover ceremony; (3) what are the relevant details of the total expenses per item bought for farmers; (4) whether any political affiliations were considered of the farmers to whom the agricultural inputs and farming equipment were allocated; if not, what criteria were considered; if so, what (a) are the relevant details of the suppliers that her department procured the agricultural inputs from and (b) is the total cost thereof?
Reply:
(1)(a) The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) approved South African Farmers Development Association’s (SAFDA’s) ratoon management project for small-scale farmers in the sugar commodity to the value of R99 267 367.32. The project benefited over 10 679 farmers with a total of 116 415 bags of fertilizer across eleven mill areas in the six districts of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province.
(b) SAFDA, through its Service Level Agreement with DALRRD, applied for ratoon management support/intervention to the Small-Scale Growers (SSGs) from the six KZN districts. As a commodity organisation, SAFDA uses Farmer Production Support Units (FPSUs) as instruments of delivery for all its farmer support services. This fertilizer project is accordingly delivered through FPSUs. FPSUs are geographically aligned and clustered according to industry mill areas and municipal districts. All 116 415 bags of fertilizer have been delivered. Verification of the portfolio of evidence was conducted by both SAFDA and provincial and district officials of DALRRD.
(c)(i),(ii),(d) The total cost for agricultural inputs was R99 267 367.32, and the total farming equipment purchased for all six FPSUs was R66 070 762.16; this equipment was procured over two years based on the approved business plans. Other minor FPSU office equipment procured amounts to R1 917 201.47. SAFDA was responsible for further distribution to the farmers at their cost using their existing fleet of trucks and bakkies.
(2) It was not advertised through specific political organisations, but the handover ceremony was organised through DALRRD’s communications unit, SAFDA communication unit and district, and local municipalities; and the advert was through loud hailing by communications officials.
3. The table below illustrates a summary of production input deliveries and the expenditure incurred:
SSG FERTILIZER PROJECT: 2023 SUMMARY OF DELIVERABLES
Municipal District |
BUSINESS PLAN |
RAND VALUES |
Bags @R856 |
|
|
Area |
Growers |
|
|
Umzimkulu |
1 436.65 |
235 |
6 148 862 |
7 183 |
Sezela |
3 166.59 |
1 661 |
13 553 005 |
15 833 |
UGU |
4 603.24 |
1 896 |
19 701 867 |
23 016 |
Umfolozi |
2 478.89 |
1 624 |
10 609 649 |
12 394 |
UMKHANYAKUDE |
2 478.89 |
1 624 |
10 609 649 |
12 394 |
Gledhow |
2 210.40 |
182 |
9 460 512 |
11 052 |
Darnall |
1 948.55 |
160 |
8 339 794 |
9 742 |
Maidstone |
1 476.30 |
343 |
6 318 564 |
7 382 |
ILEMBE |
5 635.25 |
685 |
24 118 870 |
28 176 |
Noodsberg |
849.60 |
714 |
3 636 288 |
4 248 |
Eston |
737.45 |
487 |
3 156 286 |
3 687 |
UMGUNGUNDLOVU |
1 587.05 |
1 201 |
6 792 574 |
7 935 |
Pongola RCL |
136.60 |
16 |
584 648 |
683 |
ZULULAND |
136.60 |
16 |
584 648 |
683 |
Amatikulu |
4 040.22 |
2 661 |
17 292 142 |
20 201 |
Felixton/Makhatini/Jozini |
4 801.75 |
2 596 |
20 551 490 |
24 009 |
KING CHETSHWAYO |
8 841.97 |
5 257 |
37 843 632 |
44 210 |
TOTALS |
23 283 |
10 679 |
97 274 342.52 |
116 415 |
Note! The total of R97 274 342.52 excludes management fees of R1 993 024.80.
4. No. Political affiliations were not considered, and therefore, the public procurement process was followed by requests for more than three written quotations from various service providers in the sector and the responsive quotation in terms of price was approved by both SAFDA (implementing agent) with the oversight of the Department. Kynoch Fertilizer was the preferred supplier as they were also the lowest quote and even leading in this industry.
(a),(b) Fall away.
19 October 2023 - NW3078
Joseph, Mr D to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1). Whether he has found that the 2023 annual general meeting (AGM) of Cricket South Africa (CSA) was legitimate despite the fact that five unions that failed to be compliant in terms of the CSA constitution were allowed to vote for council members; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details. (2). What (a) has he found are the main reasons for the noncompliance of the five unions with the voting rules of the CSA AGM and (b) steps will CSA take to address the noncompliance of unions? NW4144E
Reply:
(1). As the Minister I am not in a position to indicate whether the CSA elections were legitimate or not because as per the National Sport and Recreation Act (NRS) I do not get involved nor interfere in administrative matters of National Federations unless a dispute is tabled for my attention.
(2.) (a&b) I have also not been informed of any non-compliance and therefore cannot pronounce on this matter.
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19 October 2023 - NW3048
Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What (a) are the full, relevant details of the title deed handover of Tubb’s Hill Farm in Letsitele, Tzaneen, to the Batlhabine ba Mogoboya community, (b) are the relevant details of the total cost of the farm, farm size, water, crops and infrastructure on the specified farm, (c)(i) farming activities are taking place and (ii) post settlement support is provided, (d) is the total number of beneficiaries and (e) are the relevant details of the (i) suppliers that her department procured the inputs from and (ii) total cost thereof?
Reply:
a) There are four (4) portions of the farm Tubbs Hill 650 LT which were handed over to Batlhabine ba Mogoboya Community also known as Batlhabine Communal Property Association namely; the Remaining Extent of Portion 1, the Remaining Extent of Portion 8 and Portion 11 of the farm Tubbs Hill 650 LT.
b) Please refer to the table below:
NAME OF THE FARM |
EXTENT IN HECTARES/SIZE |
LAND PURCHASE AMOUNT/COST |
CROPS/ FARMING ACTIVITIES |
Portion 11 of Tubbs Hill 650 LT |
110.5866 ha |
R5,375,888.00 |
Mango, Litchi, Banana orchards |
R/E of Portion 8 of Tubbs Hill 650 LT |
46.5116 ha |
R5,650,000.00 |
Mango, Litchi, Banana orchards |
Remaining Extent of Tubbs Hill 650 LT |
108.0423 ha |
||
Remaining Extent of Portion 1 of Tubbs Hill 650 LT (Remaining Extent of Coombe Bank 649 LT included by virtue of being valued and acquired as an economic unit) |
78.7672 ha 184.4299 ha |
R10,274,431.00 |
Mango, Litchi, Banana orchards |
Total |
343.9077 |
R21 300 319.00 |
Water
Water is sourced from Letsitele river through canals and stored in different reservoirs including earth dams. The farms are affiliated on the Letsitele Water Board. Boreholes are also available for consumption. Micro irrigation has been installed.
Infrastructure
The farms have homesteads and sheds which are predominantly used for packing and storage. There are also staff quarters in these different farms.
(c)(i),(ii) Please refer to the table below:
NAME OF THE FARM |
PORTION |
FARMING ACTIVITIES |
Tubbs Hill 650 LT |
Portion 11 |
Mango, Litchi, Banana orchards |
Tubbs Hill 650 LT |
R/E of Portion 8 |
|
Tubbs Hill 650 LT |
Remaining Extent |
|
Coombe Bank 649 LT |
Remaining Extent |
|
Tubbs Hill 650 LT |
Portion 1 (R/E) |
Post Settlement support
An amount to the tune of R13 720 261 was since released for the Development Assistance of Batlhabine Communal Property Association. There are different lessees on the farms transferred to Batlhabine CPA.
d) The approved Phase 1 submission indicates that initially 213 households were verified and consequently the number has increased to 582 households upon approval of the Phase 6 submission.
(e)(i),(ii) Please refer to the table below:
SUPPLIER DETAILS |
PURPOSE OF EXPENDITURE |
TOTAL COST |
Truck & Tractor Specialist |
Purchase of Tractors |
1,069,890.00 |
Levuboer BK |
purchase of chemical spray |
166,383.00 |
Greater Tzaneen Municipality |
settlement of electricity and water bills |
131,782.29 |
Batlhabine CPA |
Transfer to CPA - Operational & capital expenses to crop farming |
4,500,000.00 |
Petrow Agri (PTY) Ltd |
Purchase of fertilizers |
163,567.20 |
Batlhabine CPA |
Transfer to CPA - Operational & capital expenses to crop farming |
7,688,638.51 |
TOTAL |
13,720,261.00 |
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19 October 2023 - NW3057
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1). Whether he will furnish Mrs V van Dyk with a detailed report of how the SA Music Performance Rights Association (SAMPRA) had spent R50 million from their Development Fund in the 2022-23 financial year; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details. (2). whether SAMPRA took a group of musicians to Portugal last year to perform at a festival; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (3). whether he will furnish Mrs V van Dyk with a detailed report on the (a)(i) date and (ii) venue of the festival in Portugal and (b) total expenses involved in the musicians’ trip to Portugal with regard to (i) flights, (ii) accommodation, (iii) meals, (iv) daily allowances and (v) any other expenses; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4). (a) what total amount in pre-2020 royalties have SAMPRA not distributed, (b) what are the reasons for this and (c) by what date will the specified money be distributed? NW4123E
Reply:
(1). My department does not possess any legal authority or mandate to access or review the financial records of SAMPRA. We therefore cannot confirm or assist on this matter.
Kindly be advised that the Performers Protection Act of 1967, as amended, delineates the specific responsibilities and requirements related to the management
and accounting practices of needle-time collective management organisations. In this needle-time, CMOs are required to provide financial accounting and reporting exclusively to the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) as mandated by the mentioned legislation.
(2). SAMPRA's decisions regarding which musicians or performers they engage or funding for specific events, fall within their operational discretion and are not typically subject to specific reporting requirements to DSAC. Their primary obligation in this context is to comply with relevant intellectual property laws and regulations, particularly those governing royalty collection and distribution, which are primarily overseen by the CIPC.
(3). We are unable to provide specific comments or information regarding SAMPRA's internal business affairs.
(4). In the context of the aforementioned, we recommend that you reach out directly to SAMPRA to source the information or you can refer all the matters to the relevant authority, thus the CIPC for further investigation.
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19 October 2023 - NW3172
Buthelezi, Mr EM to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)Whether she has issued any regulations and/or directives to municipalities with regard to end-of-year functions; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (a) what resolutions have been passed by municipalities to give effect to her directives with regard to the specified functions, (b) which municipalities hosted end-of-year functions in 2022 and (c) what amount did each municipality spend on its end-of-year function; (3) whether the costs were included as part of the budget received by the municipalities from the Government; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs did not issued any regulations and/or directives to municipalities with regard to end-of-year functions. This specific matter is addressed in the Local Government: Municipal Cost Containment Regulations issued by the National Treasury as well as MFMA Circular 82.
It is recommended that honourable member redirect the question to Minister of Finance for the National Treasury to respond accordingly.
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19 October 2023 - NW2460
Myburgh, Mr NG to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What is the total Rand value of agricultural produce exported from the Republic to the (a) United States of America, (b) European Union, (c) Russian Federation, (d) People’s Republic of China and (e) African continent in the 2022-23 financial year?
Reply:
THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT:
The rand value of South African Agricultural exports from April 2022 to March 2023 financial year (12 months): |
|
Billion Rand |
|
(a) United States of America |
8.820 |
(b) European Union (27) |
41.948 |
(c) Russian Federation |
4.357 |
(d) People’s Republic of China |
12.055 |
(e) African continent |
80.286 |
Note:
- Agricultural products - WTO definition;
- Billion = R1 000 000 000; and
- Source: SARS trade data obtained from the Easydata platform from Quantec. The Department subscribes to the data tool.
19 October 2023 - NW2860
Msimang, Prof CT to ask the Minister of Police
(1) What number of persons who are repeat offenders of rhino poaching have been convicted of further known rhino poaching and/or related charges as at the latest specified date for which information is available; (2) what (a) total number of the specified repeat offenders (i) are (aa) on bail awaiting trial and/or (bb) in custody awaiting trail, (ii) have absconded while on bail and (iii) were granted amnesty and released while in custody awaiting trial or released on parole or some other amnesty while serving prison sentences?
Reply:
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19 October 2023 - NW2875
Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Whether, with reference to the recent Manifesto review of a certain political party (details furnished) in which it is mentioned that the State has settled more than 83 000 land claims, she and/or her department provided the specified party with the figures; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) informed the figures, (b) number of land claims were lodged by the December 1998-deadline and (c) number of land claims have been settled to date?
Reply:
a) The figures were derived from the land claims database which records that a total of 83 067 claims have been settled in terms of approved Sections 42D, 42E and 35 submissions in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 (Act No. 22 of 1994).
b) About 80 000 claims lodged by 31 December 1998.
c) 83 067; the number of settled claims to date is higher than the number of claims lodged as a result of how claims were accounted for previously ie where rights in land per claim were counted as opposed to the individual claim form lodged per claim.
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19 October 2023 - NW3050
Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
With reference to her reply to question 2174 on 30 June 2023, what are the full, relevant details on all farmers, since the launch of blended finance, who received the grant funding that leveraged loan funding from the banks with regard to (a) farming type, (b) recent visitation reports by agricultural extension officers and (c)(i) successes and (ii) challenges to date?
Reply:
(a)(b),(c)(i),(ii) Please refer to Annexure A.
18 October 2023 - NW2952
Mthethwa, Mr E to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
What (a) are the findings of the Presidential Task Team of Deputy Ministers research, which was initiated by former president Jacob Zuma in 2009, to investigate how the government could create a conducive environment for the creative and cultural sector to organize itself and (b) what was the total cost of the specified exercise?
Reply:
This was an initiative from the Presidency which included a number of Deputy Ministers, and my department was invited together with various other Departments. Therefore, the outcomes of the Presidential Task Team and the overall expenditure were not absorbed by the Department, and I will suggest that we follow this matter with the Office of the Presidency.
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18 October 2023 - NW2883
Alexander, Ms W to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1).Whether the Benoni Town Hall is a heritage site; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (2). whether his department is aware of the derelict state of the specified hall; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what total amount (a) will it cost to repair the hall and (b) has his department allocated to repair the hall? NW3308E
Reply:
(1). The Benoni Town Hall has not officially been declared as a Heritage Site. However, by virtue of the building being older than 60 years, in terms of section 34 (1) of the National Heritage Resources Act, “No person may alter or demolish any structure or part of a structure which is older than 60 years without a permit issued by the relevant provincial heritage resources authority”.
(2). No, my department is not aware of the derelict state of the building as the City of Ekurhuleni manage it. On enquiring from the City of Ekurhuleni through the Gauteng Provincial Heritage Resources Authority, the Department was informed that the Benoni Town Hall is one of the facilities listed on the Heritage assets of the City of Ekurhuleni as part of the GRAP 103 compliance. The hall was officially opened on 12 October 1938 and closed off in 2014 due to a maintenance backlog on the roof and walls.
(a). My department is not aware how much it would cost to repair the Hall as the City of Ekurhuleni manage it.
(b). My department has also not set aside funds for the maintenance of the hall as it is an asset of and managed by the City of Ekurhuleni.
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18 October 2023 - NW3081
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(a). What total amount in funding was given to the SA Arts and Culture Youth Forum (SAACYF) under the leadership of Mr Romeo Tshililo which has secured quite a number of funding for its projects from (i) his department and (ii) entities reporting to him in the past five years, (b) which projects were funded, (c) what criteria was used by his department in awarding the funds and (d) where can the reports thereof be accessed?
Reply:
(a)(i). The Department of Sport Arts and Culture provided financial support as follows during the past 5 years:
2017/18 financial year: R500 000 (Five Hundred Thousand Rand)
2018/19 financial year: R1 700 000 (One Million and Seven Hundred Thousand Rand.
(ii). The organisation was funded by the following public entities:
ENTITY |
AMOUNT |
FINANCIAL YEAR |
PURPOSE |
National Arts Council |
R100 000 |
2020/21 |
Covid-19 Online Youth Arts, Culture & Heritage Programme |
R100 000 |
2020/21 |
Strategic Initiative COVID19 |
|
R780 200 |
2020/21 |
Youth Arts & Culture Skills Development |
|
R1 819 465 |
2020/21 |
Online & Physical Youth Arts, Culture & Heritage Programme |
|
R800 000 |
2022/23 |
Young Artists Employment Project |
|
National Heritage Council |
R100 000 |
2018/19 |
Schools Advocacy programme |
R1 000 000 |
2022/23 |
PESP 3 funding for job creation in the heritage sector |
(b). 2017/18: The Project “Pad A Girl Festival”
2018/19: The project was “The Voice of the June 16”.
(c). The funding was provided through the Mzansi Golden Economy which has guidelines that articulate the criteria for funding.
(d). Upon awarding the financial support in the respective years, the Department assessed the reports and was satisfied that the entity met the criteria required for funding. The funds were accounted for by the entity.
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18 October 2023 - NW1351
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1). On what date will the safeguarding contract between the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and The Guardian expire. (2). Whether the Safeguarding contract with SASCOC will go out on tender again; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details. (3). Whether he will furnish Mrs. V van Dyk with a list of all the federations that comply with the safeguarding accreditation; if not, why not; if so, on what date? NW1553E
Reply:
(1). In the response by the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) they indicated that the contract between themselves and The Guardian expired in July 2023.
(2). SASCOC indicates that they have never initiated a tender process for Safeguarding services and currently has no intention of doing so in the future. Safeguarding matters are managed collaboratively with key stakeholders and National Federations.
(3). The list of federations that comply with the safeguarding accreditation is attached.
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18 October 2023 - NW2991
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the MINISTER OF SPORT, ARTS AND CULTURE:
What (a) guarantees has the government given to pay World netball and (b) total amount was invested by government NW4055E
Reply:
(a). In terms of the Heads of Terms agreement that was signed on 04 March 2019, with the signatories being World Netball (previously known as International Netball Federation), Netball South Africa, and the former Sport and Recreation South Africa, there were no guarantees for Government to pay World Netball.
(b). The total amount invested by government up until now is ZAR 109 137 552.00. This amount may be adjusted based on the final reconciliation.
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18 October 2023 - NW3007
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1). Whether he has found that the SA Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) is run like the Grammies, which has captured the music awards system; if not, why are the awards dished out to more label company artists than to recognize the independent and unsigned artists who create new musical genres, such as Toya Delazy, who does Afro Rave and could only gain proper recognition and be launched in the United Kingdom and Europe; (2). whether he has been informed about the unhappiness of artists who had to leave the Republic in order to grow in the industry, citing the monopolisation of the music industry; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what steps does he intend to take in this regard? NW4072E
Reply:
(1). The Ministry and the Department have no knowledge of such allegations. I am sure you will agree that autonomous organisations like SAMRO have their own established governance structures and internal mechanisms for addressing matters related to their operations, including concerns or disputes. Members of such organisations are encouraged to utilise these internal processes to address and resolve any issues, disputes and concerns that may arise.
(2). While I understand your concerns, it is important to emphasise that responsible government entities, including ours, do not engage in addressing or getting involved in unfounded theories. We always operate based on facts, evidence and established procedures to ensure fair and just governance.
Therefore, concerns on any matter of importance should be directed to us through appropriate channels.
This will ensure that such matters are thoroughly examined and resolved. We are a government committed to serving the needs of our people, and it is through this commitment that we can make meaningful contributions to the well-being of our artists and the advancement of the entire nation.
As a department we are convinced that the approval of the Cultural and Creative Industry Masterplan by Cabinet; and the process of implementation that commenced will ensure focus into the areas that will grow and sustain the industry.
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18 October 2023 - NW3066
Abrahams, Ms ALA to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
(1)(a) What are the reasons that were given to her department by the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) as to why the five buildings that her department handed over to the GPG in December 2019 for the purpose of being used as shelters for victims of gender-based violence (GBV) are not operational, (b) by what date, has she been informed, will the buildings be operational and accessible to the victims of GBV, (c) what has been the total cost to her department since the handover in terms of (i) security, (ii) renovations and/or refurbishments and (iii) gardening and (d) what is the projected monthly cost to her department should the buildings remain closed; (2) whether there were any unforeseen costs related to the buildings; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
(1)
(a)
- MOU was prepared in 2020, GPG referred it back stating that clauses need to be changed;
- Secondly in 2021 the department prepared lease agreement and they stated that they have don’t budget;
- The department in 2022 prepared a user agreement where it was going back and forth, until the parties (GPG, DSD and DPW&I) decided to sit together and draft in order to suit everyone;
(b)
- November 2023,
- All 5 houses are not occupied presently and they are renovated but 1 is occupied and it is used as offices.
(c)
(i) For security, from January 2019 to 31 September 2023 the amount will be R11’694’ 9927.60:
- 421 Ulundi Street in Mountain View = R58 250.14 per month
- 54 Kordaat Avenue in Die Wilgers = R60 000.00 per month
- 05 Adina Street in Waterkloof = R60 750.00 per month
- Salvakop = Not safe guarded by the department
(ii) Renovations and/or refurbishments were done through workshops (in house)
(iii) Gardening was done through workshops (in house)
(d) The projected monthly cost to the DPWI, should the buildings remain closed, is approximately R 259 887.25 for 5 to secure the buildings
(2) No. There were no unforeseen costs incurred.
18 October 2023 - NW3080
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1).Whether he will furnish Mr T W Mhlongo with a copy of the report on the project submitted by a certain person (name furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details. 2). what steps has his department taken against the specified person and/or a certain company (name furnished) since allegations of fraud have been brought to the attention of his department in relation to the report submitted. (3). whether he has found that the person who bought the report that was submitted to him has no capacity for radio monitoring; if not, what is the position in this regard;if so, what are the relevant details. (4). whether he has found that the invoices that were submitted were fake like the one falsely claiming that Chicco has been paid for rendering services; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details. (5). whether his department will release the report submitted by the person and the company to the Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture and make it public; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
This matter is currently under review by the Department. In light of this, we are not in a position to provide any further information.
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18 October 2023 - NW1223
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1)Whether any other federations were invited to the safeguarding conference held by the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) on 17 and 18 February 2023; if not, why not; if so, what federations. (2) whether the sports federation representatives who were present at the conference were only those affiliated to the SA Gymnastics Federation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether the statement allegedly made by a certain person (name furnished) about putting names of people on the sexual offenders’ register represents SASCOC policy; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1364E
Reply:
- Yes, ALL members of SASCOC were invited to the Safeguarding Conference held 17 – 18 February 2023.
- ALL members of SASCOC were invited to the Safeguarding Conference held 17 – 18 February 2023.
- Yes, this statement is outlined in the SASCOC Safeguarding Policy
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18 October 2023 - NW3008
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
Whether, in view of the fact that the SA Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) takes or taxes 28% of all revenue collected from all members annually, he has found that there is a need for SAMRO to charge the new, extra administration fees from independent artists and publishing companies; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
To my understanding, collecting management societies (CMOs) in the field of copyright and intellectual property, typically follow international standards and best practices when determining the management fees, they charge for their services. Many CMOs align their management fee structures with international standards and guidelines set forth by organisations like the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC). These standards provide a framework for how CMOs should operate, including their financial practices.
The important part is that CMOs often seek endorsement or approval from their members regarding the management fees. This democratic process ensures that members have a voice in fee-related matters. SAMRO, as a membership-based organisation, operates under the authority and governance of its members. In other words, the organisation's business and decision-making processes are primarily the responsibility of its members.
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18 October 2023 - NW3133
Thembekwayo, Dr S to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
what (a) measures have been taken by his department to repair the damages caused by bad weather at the Langa Indoor Sports Centre that was recently closed and (b) are the relevant details of the time frames that have been put in place for the reopening of the centre?
Reply:
Because the facility is owned and operated by the City of Cape Town, the Department relies on assistance through the Western Cape Provincial Cultural Affairs & Sport to request information from the City of Cape Town.
The reply as provided by the City of Cape Town has reference:-
(a). An engineering consultant was appointed to assess the extent of the damage to the roof and determine the repair methodology. This assessment was carried out using roofing tender 266 C for the repairs.
(b). The consultants have completed their inspection of the roof structure. However, the Department is currently awaiting the final report on how to repair and remedy the structure before proceeding with roof sheeting repairs.
Unfortunately, the replacement of the sheets cannot proceed until it is confirmed that the structure is sound and can support the new sheets. The goal is to prevent future damage to the roof, which means that it is essential for engineers to conduct a proper assessment and provide guidance on how to fix this issue.
It is anticipated that the Department will receive the final report by October 20th, at which point quotes can be obtained from contractors for the specified repair methodology. The reopening of the Langa Indoor Sports Centre will depend on the progress of these repairs following the consultant's recommendations.
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18 October 2023 - NW3074
Graham-Maré, Ms SJ to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
(1)(a) What number of applications have been received by Agrément South Africa for the approval of 3D printed housing technology, (b) is the progress of each application and (c) are the full details in terms of (i) applicant, (ii) timelines and (iii) any additional information; (2) whether any members of the specified entity are (a) employees, (b) members of the board and/or (c) part of any of the organisations that have applied; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? NW4140E
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
1.
a) Number of Applications received |
b) Progress of each application |
C Full details in terms of |
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(i) Applicant |
(ii) timelines |
(iii) Additional Information |
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3 |
This application has progressed through the Agrément South Africa evaluation process. Status: The application is at the final stages of evaluation, pending confirmation from the client for a site/factory visit in the USA. |
Black Lion Capital |
End of March 2024. |
ASA will reach out to the client to finalise the anticipated site visit. |
Progress: The application is stalled at the application review phase. Reason: The client wants to further develop their system. |
SMACT Building systems |
The timeline is dependent on the client’s response. |
After the peer review of the application by ASA assessment team, questions were sent SMACT, and we are still waiting for their response. |
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Progress: The application is at the assessment work offer phase; the contract of assessment is currently with the client according to Agrément South Africa records. Status: The assessment work offer was sent to the client and has elapsed without the client’s approval; revision of the assessment work offer would be required to proceed with the project |
RevCon Technologies |
The timeline is dependent on the client’s response. |
The initial offer was sent to RevCon on the 22/01/2020, which was not accepted by the client and it has lapsed. |
2. Indicate if any ASA employee or board member is:
(a) An employee of the applicant/s |
(b) members of the board of the applying organisation / company |
(c) have any links with the companies that have applied |
None |
None |
None |
18 October 2023 - NW3009
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
Whether there is a company that monitors airplay of the South African music across all radio stations; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what were the reasons that his department saw it fit to award a certain company (name and details furnished) money to establish a company that monitors airplay of the South African music in 2021?
Reply:
There are a number of private companies offering music monitoring services in the country. However, affordability can be a significant challenge for many artists, especially emerging and independent ones. While private music monitoring services offer valuable benefits, they may not be accessible to all due to associated costs. The department has in 2021 supported Away from Here Trading to run a pilot project to test and validate new technologies, methodologies, or processes for monitoring music airplay.
The pilot project collected data on the airplay of music across various platforms and locations. This data is invaluable for tracking how, when, and where music is played, which is essential for accurate royalty distribution.
Monitoring music airplay is essential for artists and copyright holders as it ensures fair compensation, transparency, and recognition in the music industry. It also provides government with data-driven insights that inform strategic decisions on matters pertaining to
protection of intellectual property rights, as we support the economic and cultural contributions of the music sector.
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18 October 2023 - NW2996
Joseph, Mr D to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1). whether any progress has been made with the investigation regarding the temporary closure of softball at lavender hill care facility in cape town; if not, why not; if so, (2), whether any of the staff members were suspended; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what number. (3). (a) who is responsible for the facility, (b) who is funding the facility, (c) what is the annual budget for the facility and (d) which sport codes used the facility. (4), whether the sport codes signed an agreement for the use of the facility; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Because the facility is owned and operated by the City of Cape Town, the Department relies on assistance through the Western Cape Provincial Cultural Affairs & Sport to request information from the City of Cape Town. The Department hereby requests and require more time to submit a response.
The response as provided by the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport refers:
(1) No formal investigation has taken place regarding the facility.
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- There was an investigation instituted by a school for an incident which happened on the school premises, which is not part of the Lavender Hill Shared Facility.
- The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS), consulted and decided that the Lavender Hill Shared Facility (previously referred to as the Lavender Hill CARES Complexes), be made accessible to the primary beneficiaries, the schools in the cluster and surrounding areas where the facility is built.
- The facility was closed on 12 May 2023 for the departments to finalize access for the schools.
- The facility was re – opened on 05 June 2023 for schools to use.
(2).
2.1. One staff member was placed on precautionary suspension on full pay as from 15 May 2023, whilst an incident of alleged theft and/or use of sport equipment belonging to a school, without permission being granted by the school, was being investigated.
2.2. The school however decided not to proceed with the case, and the employee was informed that he may return to duty as from 01 September 2023.
(3)(a). The facility is built on land where schools are built and thus falls under the jurisdiction of the WCED. There is an agreement in principle between the WCED and DCAS, for DCAS to manage the facilities on behalf of the WCED.
(b). Funding is allocated by WC Government Provincial Treasury to the WCED to build the facilities. Earmarked allocations are made available to the WCED to maintain the facilities and provide equipment. DCAS pays the stipends of staff to manage and maintain the facility on behalf of the WCED.
(c). WCED to provide this information.
(d). The facility is a shared multi – purpose facility catering for different codes, namely:
- Baseball – focus code.
- Basketball – secondary code
- Chess – secondary code
- Football – focus code.
- Hockey – focus code.
- Indigenous Games
- Netball – secondary code
- Rugby – secondary code
- Softball – focus code.
- Table Tennis – secondary code
- Tennis – secondary code
- Volleyball – focus code.
Thus no one code can lay claim to the facility.
(4). As mentioned above, no code or club can lay claim to the facility. The above – mentioned codes have access to the facility through a booking system for schools.
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18 October 2023 - NW3079
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1). Who are the real beneficiaries of the monitoring of the airplay of South African music across radio stations; (2). Whether the collecting society and/or radio airplay is the competency of his department; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, since what date does his department give out money for establishing business concerns for persons and/or businesses. (3). whether his department has awarded a two-year tender to a certain company (name furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what amount was the tender; whether the tender was advertised; if not, why not; if so, (a) on what date was it advertised and (b) who are the directors of the company to whom the tender was awarded? NW4145E
Reply:
(1). The beneficiaries of airplay monitoring extend to various stakeholders within the music industry and the broader cultural landscape as well government, with each group using the data for different purposes to support the promotion and development of South African music.
(2). Section 2 of the Culture Promotion Act of 1998 grants the Department the mandate to establish, launch, or finance organisations or projects that have the potential to foster develop and promote arts and culture in the country. Therefore, monitoring airplay is about inculcating the developmental goals as provided in the said legislation. It allows, inter alia, for the Department to track the extent to which local music, representing the country's culture, is being broadcast and promoted on radio stations and other platforms, among others.
This information can help identify areas where support for local artists and music genres may be needed, aligning with the promotion of the country's cultural diversity. Airplay monitoring can also help identify emerging and talented artists who may benefit from financial support, mentorship, or other forms of assistance to further their careers. This aligns to foster and develop talent within the country's arts and culture sector.
3. Concerning the matter in this case, we do not have any records regarding the awarding of a two-year tender to a certain company.
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18 October 2023 - NW2997
Joseph, Mr D to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture(1). Whether a certain person (name and details furnished) lodged an appeal to the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) President after his suspension in 2018 and disciplinary sanction in 2020 as chairperson of the Cape Town Softball Association
(1). Whether a certain person (name and details furnished) lodged an appeal to the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) President after his suspension in 2018 and disciplinary sanction in 2020 as chairperson of the Cape Town Softball Association. (2). whether SASCOC issued a letter of acknowledgement to the specified person; if not, why not; if so, on what date. (3). whether the matter has been concluded by SASCOC; if not, why not; if so, what was the result? NW4061E
Reply:
(1). Yes, Mr Noore Nacerodien from Cape Town Softball Association lodge an appeal asked for SASCOC’s intervention in relation to setting up an independent disciplinary committee to re- attend to this case and the possibility that it’s referred for arbitration.
In complying with the dispute resolution mechanism of SASCOC, the National Federation was contacted, and Softball SA advised SASCOC not to intervene as it was an internal matter and later was sub-judice as the court of law was approached.
(2). Mr Noore Nacerodien was advised by the Operations team that the matter will be raised with the National Federation.
(3). With the case being sub-judice within the National Federation processes, and as per SASCOC’s dispute resolution procedures Softball SA resolved the matter internally. SASCOC was never involved, and Softball SA closed on the matter as per their confirmation through President of Softball SA Mr. Mashilo.
17 October 2023 - NW2894
Roos, Mr AC to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
During the first quarter of the 2023-24 financial year, what (a) were the total office hours lost due to (i) load shedding, (ii) office closures, (iii) water outages, (iv) system downtime at Home Affairs offices and (v) downtime of Home Affairs verification scanners at health facilities and (b) was the total percentage of uptime of the Home Affairs civic services system hosted by the State Information Technology Agency?
Reply:
(a) Front offices keep registers recording instances and time where offices were unable to operate. During Quarter 1, 2023/2024 FY the total number of office hours lost calculated to 15 289 hours.
(i) Load shedding contributed 6242 hours,
(ii) Office closures (protest action) 46 hours,
(iii) Water outages contributed 329 hours,
(iv) System downtimes contributed 8672 hours.
(v) Verification scanners will only be down as a result of connectivity and or load shedding.
(b) The current generic Service Level Agreement (SLA) status reflects as follows:
Month |
Reachability (network) |
Availability (power) |
April 23 |
87.68% |
85.34% |
May 23 |
85.62% |
82.95% |
June 23 |
94.51% |
91.89% |
END
17 October 2023 - NW3005
Van Minnen, Ms BM to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(1)Whether, given that several questions have already been asked about the poor service offered at his department’s office located in Main Road, Somerset West, Western Cape, but there has been no change and problems are continuing, any progress has been made with regard to dealing with the very bad service offered by the specified office; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what are the reasons that the queues continue to be so bad that people are queuing overnight to access the office, despite the office allegedly working on an appointment system; (3) whether any progress has been made regarding the issue of assisting the elderly and handicapped people to gain access into to the building; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. The following progress has been made:
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- A civic supervisor was appointed who monitors service delivery and the process to clear the long queues.
- A staff member is designated to manage the queues daily.
- The prioritised categories of clients for example, persons with disabilities, the aged (senior citizens) and mothers with babies are referred into the office.
- The office utilizes all possible back office staff to assist at counters during the mornings in order to expedite quicker service to awaiting clients
- The supervisor also assists the team dealing with client queries and complaints. Complaints received are escalated within the office management structure. If not resolved it is escalated to the district and provincial level where necessary.
- Internal formal disciplinary processes are followed where there are complaints against staff not performing or assisting clients properly. There is 1 formal disciplinary matter currently at this office.
- The Somerset-West office now also provides for late registrations of births for all categories. Immigration services are also now rendered at this office.
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2. The office is not aware of clients queueing overnight. It must be noted that the building is shared with the Department of Employment and Labour and that 1 entrance is used for both. Often clients assume that all awaiting clients are there for the DHA services, which inflates the numbers. It has been stated that DHA queues are demarcated and separated according to services into separate queues in order to assist clients as speedily as possible. The office is obliged to assist clients who made bookings and still seeks to assist as many walk-in clients as possible. The Booking system is advertised with posters and during the mornings an official assist and advise client to use the booking system. Some clients opt however to wait to be served as a walk-in.
3. Senior citizens and persons with disabilities are under the categories of clients who are prioritised. These clients report at the entrance and are assisted by officials in a prioritised manner. The Office has a ramp used by clients who have mobility challenges and assistance is afforded by staff and security officials to enter the office.
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17 October 2023 - NW2893
Roos, Mr AC to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
With regard to the project to employ 10 000 youth to digitise Home Affairs records, what (a) are the relevant details of the location of each office that implemented the project and (b) total number of (i) youth are working on the project and (ii) records have been digitised as at 31 August 2023?
Reply:
(a) The location of each office that has implemented the project is in the attached table marked Annexure A.
(b)(i) The first phase of the project recruited a total of 2000 youth. Of these, some have received other appointments and the number has reduced to 1146. The Department is filling the vacancies. The second phase is to recruit 4000 youth and this recruitment is underway.
(b)(ii) As explained in my previous reply to your question (question 220), the first phase of the digitisation process focused on preparation of records; that is, detailed indexing and condition assessment of records. The second phase which includes full scanning and indexing of records in the production environment started in June 2023 in Gauteng at our New Cooperation Building, Pretoria. As at 31 August 2023, the total number of records that had been digitised are 328 800, inclusive of 3 451 613 images. This performance is far above the target of 12 000 records set for the second quarter (July – September 2023) of the 2023/24 financial year.
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17 October 2023 - NW2718
King, Ms C to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation
(1)In light of the fact that the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) direct payment system was scheduled to be operational from July 2023, (a) on what date was each university and technical, vocational education and training (TVET) college informed to get onboard, (b) what total number of universities and TVET colleges were able to onboard and (c) what total number of students have been on board by 30 July 2023; (2) what challenges have been experienced by students after getting on boarding on the NSFAS direct payment system; (3) what total number of NSFAS beneficiaries at (a) universities and (b) TVET colleges (i) passed, (ii) failed and (iii) dropped out in 2022?
Reply:
UNIVERSITY
1)
a) Rule 7.3.2 of the 2023 NSFAS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND CONDITIONS FOR FINANCIAL AID was shared with all the 26 Universities in December 2022, it stated that NSFAS will make allowance for a minimum of 3 months’ notice to institutions where it intends to take over full payment of allowances.
Subsequently, a Notice was issued by the NSFAS on 03 March 2023, informing universities that starting from 01 June 2023, NSFAS will assume responsibility for disbursing allowances to its beneficiaries.
An additional Notice was issued on 26 May 2023 clarifying that the first direct payment will take place on the last day of June 2023. It further clarified that institutions should continue to process June allowances to students.
(b) As of the end of June 2023, a total of 24 universities were successfully onboarded and their students received their July 2023 allowance payments through the direct payments. Two universities, Stellenbosch University and Northwest University, have yet to disburse the allowances for the month of July 2023. These two universities joined the direct payment program towards the end of July 2023, and released August 2023 allowances.
(c) As of 30 July 2023, the total number of KYC complete students is 316 741.
2)
Challenges |
Definition |
Action required |
Cyber Attack |
Instances of cyber-attacks threaten student accounts and system integrity. |
Partners will implement robust cybersecurity measures, safeguarding against cyber threats and unauthorized access and ensuring student security. |
Transition Resistance |
Resistance from institutions, students and student leadership to adopt the new payment system. |
Continue to engage stakeholders, address concerns, and highlight system benefits to foster smoother transitions and wider acceptance. |
Inaccurate Claims/ Registration data |
Incorrect allowances were paid due to inaccurate registration data received from the institutions. |
NSFAS opened the adjustment window to allow institutions to correct their registration data. |
Students say the direct payment charges are excessive. |
Students are paid directly to their accounts and charged for withdrawals and services. |
NSFAS and students negotiated a reduction from R89 to R12. Further engagements will commence. |
TVET COLLEGE
1)
a) The direct payment process was introduced at TVET colleges in the last quarter of 2022, with the first payment made in November 2022. The 2023 academic year saw a continuation and improvement in the process. Because students at the 44 colleges were already being paid their allowances directly by NSFAS through the NSFAS Wallet, transition to the direct payment process was gradual with the 6 remaining Western Cape colleges receiving money from NSFAS and paying it over themselves to students.
b) To date all 50 TVET Colleges are onboarded on the direct payment method of payment.
c) There are 187 180 students KYC complaint in the TVET sector, meaning are fully registered to access their allowances.
2)
Challenges |
Description |
Solutions |
Bank Card Shortage / Slow Distribution |
Direct payment project was initially implemented via virtual cards in the TVET sector. When distribution of handheld cards started around March 2023, reports of insufficient bank cards, related delays and queues arose. |
Bank cards have been made available to students and distributions are ongoing at universities. However, the multiple registration cycles in TVET sector continue to complicate logistics. |
Partner Dependency |
NSFAS relies on manual partner reports, causing delays and inefficiencies. Colleges also rely on manual reports being given to them by partners |
An integrated reporting module is being developed to allow for automated sharing of reports for smoother operations. |
Cyber Attack |
Instances of cyber-attacks threaten student accounts and system integrity and cases of alleged fraud. |
Partners are continuously being engaged to implement robust cybersecurity measures, safeguarding against cyber threats and unauthorized access, and ensuring student security. |
Non-responsiveness/ Delays in Query Handling |
Both students and institutions complain about not getting through to the partner call centres. Emailed queries not responded to. |
Partners are given feedback directly through bi-weekly meetings held between NSFAS, the partners and the colleges, so that they look at improving their capacity. |
Partner Capacity Limitations |
Long queues at card distribution points because partners do not have adequate resources to service the points. |
Partners are given feedback directly through bi-weekly meetings held between NSFAS, the partners and the colleges so that they improve their capacity. |
Partner/College Relationship Issues |
Some Partners commit to meetings but fail to attend, causing dissatisfaction and potential protests. |
Ensure partners attend meetings, address concerns, and foster cooperation to prevent disruptions and maintain positive relationships. |
NSFAS Data Remediation Impact |
Defunding and funding status changes strained the relationship between NSFAS and the stakeholders and affects integrity of the direct payment method as students are not able to differentiate between NSFAS and partner glitches. Poor systems integration has meant that Students’ NSFAS portal reflect a positive (funded) status, while NSFAS internal system reflect a negative (unfunded) student, resulting in students being turned away by the partner. |
NSFAS is working extensively at gaining student confidence through proper working and integrated systems and integration between student portal and internal system. |
Registration Template Errors |
Errors in registration templates lead to processing delays and blocking of allowances until correction requests from institutions are implemented. |
System enhancements are being developed to put in place technology-driven mechanisms to identify and rectify incorrect allowance claims. |
Students say the direct payment charges are excessive. |
Students find direct payment charges excessive and are lobbying for a fee structure review. |
Fee structure review will start with further engagements. |
Underage Students' Onboarding process |
There has been a delay in the development of a FICA compliant process to KYC underage students. |
Partners have introduced a solution for underage students. |
(3) The total number NSFAS beneficiaries who passed at universities are 390 431. The total number of NSFAS beneficiaries who failed at universities are 102 252.
The total number of NSFAS beneficiaries who passed at TVET colleges are 108 161. The total number of NSFAS beneficiaries who failed at TVET colleges are 90 779.
On the question of number of students who dropped out, NSFAS will be working in conjunction with institutions to finalize this number.
17 October 2023 - NW3119
Tito, Ms LF to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
What total number of Home Affairs offices (a) have proper information technology support and backup for instances of load shedding and (b) are without support and backup?
Reply:
a) All DHA offices have information technology support even though it is not always on-site support because we have 48 resources in total providing IT support across all DHA offices. One IT support resource is assigned to each District within the Province, while specialists at head office provide assistance for all of them remotely when they log a call. The Department has installed generators in Live Capture offices to ensure backup power during load shedding.
b) As indicated earlier, all offices are given IT support physically and remotely and where no generators are installed like in non-modernised offices, officials collect manual applications for later capturing.
END
17 October 2023 - NW3097
Roos, Mr AC to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(1) Whether the data contained in the biometric databases of the (a) Home Affairs National Identification System and (b) Automated Biometric Information System is end to end encrypted when accessed by banks and other clients; if not, why not; if so, what are the details of the security systems and standards that are implemented in this regard; (2) Whether it is possible for clients to receive any data such as (a) fingerprints, (b) photo, (c) identity number, (d) full name and/or (e) any other personal information in any format that can be stored in a data store of their own; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. Yes, the data contained in the biometric databases of the (a) Home Affairs National Identification System and (b) Automated Biometric Information System is encrypted. The security systems and standards that are implemented are HTTPS using TLSv1.2 and entrust digital certificates.
2. No, the client cannot store any data on their own. They can only do verification against DHA based on the request of the client.
END
17 October 2023 - NW3110
Mogale, Mr T to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(a) What is the (i) total number of uncollected ID documents and (ii) breakdown of the number of uncollected ID documents in each province, (b)(i) which Home Affairs offices have the highest number of uncollected IDs and (ii) what has he found to be the main reasons for non-collection and (c) what steps has his department taken to reduce the number of uncollected IDs and ensure that people collect their IDs?
Reply:
(a)(i) Total number of uncollected ID documents is 566 429 Out of 566 429 cases there are 63 452 deceased cases leaving a balance of 502 977 uncollected IDs.
(a)(ii) The breakdown per Province is depicted in the table below:
PROVINCES |
ALIVE |
DECEASED |
TOTAL |
EC |
61839 |
11562 |
73401 |
FS |
34986 |
5004 |
39990 |
GP |
111841 |
13177 |
125018 |
KZN |
68337 |
8492 |
76829 |
LP |
42806 |
6078 |
48884 |
MP |
30839 |
3403 |
34242 |
NW |
33861 |
4396 |
38257 |
NC |
15905 |
2822 |
18727 |
WC |
63500 |
6225 |
69725 |
Mobile Unit |
6596 |
1697 |
8293 |
E-Channel |
32467 |
596 |
33063 |
G /TOTAL |
502977 |
63452 |
566429 |
(b)(i) The table below depicts the offices per Province with 4000 and more IDs on hand pending collection.
NO |
Province |
Top Five (5) Offices Per Province |
Volume on Alive Status |
Volume on Deceased Status |
1 |
Eastern Cape |
Port Elizabeth |
8350 |
2015 |
East London |
3834 |
782 |
||
Mthatha |
3408 |
645 |
||
Uitenhage |
3274 |
646 |
||
Lusikisiki |
2321 |
318 |
||
2 |
Gauteng |
Akasia |
8344 |
1031 |
Pretoria |
7371 |
780 |
||
Johannesburg |
7274 |
1597 |
||
Mamelodi |
6516 |
459 |
||
Randburg |
5996 |
687 |
||
3 |
Western Cape |
Cape Town |
7396 |
745 |
Wynberg |
5726 |
699 |
||
Bellville |
5528 |
506 |
||
Paarl |
4437 |
470 |
||
Nyanga |
4304 |
532 |
||
4 |
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
Ethekwini |
6813 |
639 |
Pinetown |
4867 |
549 |
||
Pietermaritzburg |
4496 |
643 |
||
Commercial Road |
4212 |
683 |
||
Ugu |
3343 |
512 |
||
5 |
Free State |
Bloemfontein |
6744 |
783 |
Sasolburg |
3292 |
635 |
||
Welkom |
3122 |
631 |
||
Koffiefontein |
2519 |
727 |
||
Bultfontein |
2402 |
173 |
||
6 |
North West |
Rustenburg |
4107 |
551 |
Klerksdorp |
3018 |
776 |
||
Brits |
2763 |
392 |
||
Mmabatho |
2203 |
538 |
||
Mankwe |
2035 |
274 |
||
7 |
Limpopo |
Polokwane |
3832 |
641 |
Lebowakgomo |
2704 |
387 |
||
Tzaneen |
2671 |
730 |
||
Groblersdal |
2166 |
561 |
||
Thohoyandou |
2146 |
332 |
||
8 |
Northern Cape |
Upington |
2613 |
749 |
Kimberley |
2109 |
342 |
||
Kuruman |
1798 |
371 |
||
De Aar |
975 |
310 |
||
Jan Kempdorp |
897 |
201 |
||
9 |
Mpumalanga |
Nelspruit |
2505 |
318 |
Witbank |
2485 |
359 |
||
White River |
2128 |
367 |
||
Piet Retief |
1815 |
201 |
||
Lydenburg |
1749 |
193 |
(b)(ii) The main reasons clients are not collecting their IDs are as follows:
- Clients having valid Green ID Books resulting in applicants not returning to collect the new Smart ID Card.
- Financial constraints (e.g. no money to travel to DHA offices).
- Long queues at offices discourages clients.
- Clients are unable to collect Smart ID Cards during system downtime.
- No updated contact details provided by applicant.e.g. number on system no longer exists or contact number not belonging to applicant.
- Time Constraints.
- No money to travel to DHA Offices.
- Travel distance to DHA Offices - office may be far from they stay/ work etc.
- Applicant relocated to another town / city / country etc.
- Applicant is deceased.
(c) The Department recently enhanced its Branch Appointment Booking System (BABS) with a “collections” option in order for clients to schedule an appointment to collect their IDs in all live capture offices.
The Modernisation system was also enhanced with a new capability for front offices to “redirect” IDs and passports to alternative offices as required by the client.
The Department also communicates to the public when various offices will open on Saturdays. Clients are encouraged to take advantage of the extended hours on Saturdays to collect documents they have applied for and not wait for the last minute.
At local front office level, clients are also being called in to collect while mobile units are taking IDs to rural areas, Schools and high volume communities for distribution of IDs for collection.
There is reactivation of SMS to reminding clients for clients to collect the uncollected IDs at the offices.
There are also Community Outreach Programmes in partnerships with IEC, Department of Basic Education, Metros, Districts and Local Municipalities. Uncollected ID volumes are shared with stakeholders to market and encourage clients to collect their documents through the various platforms provided.
The Department is also in the process of preparing the necessary resources to have high volume offices open on Saturdays from 30 Sept to 11 Nov 2023 (5 Saturdays only) for collection purposes as a build-up to Voter Registration Weekend taking place on 18 and 19 November 2023.
END
16 October 2023 - NW3099
Cuthbert, Mr MJ to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition
Whether he will furnish Mr M J Cuthbert with a (a) list of all (i) trade policies and (ii) industrial policies that have been tabled in the National Assembly and/or made public by the Government and (b) copy of each of the specified policies; if not, why not; if so, in each case, what (aa) is the title of the document, (bb) year was it drafted and (cc) year was it adopted for all the specified policies in the period 1 January 1995 to the latest specified date for which information is available?
Reply:
In May 2021, I set out in the Budget Vote speech details of key policies on trade and industrial development to be publicly released. These were subsequently done, and covered both trade and industrial policy matters, and can be obtained from the relevant government gazettes. A number of masterplans were developed and key trade measures were adopted.
In addition, I will provide the Honourable Member with a list of trade and industrial policies tabled or made public prior to 2021, and will make it available as soon as the process of compiling these are completed.
-END-
16 October 2023 - NW2954
Manyi, Mr M to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition
Given that the 6th Administration has been in the Executive since 2019, (a) on what dates were performance agreements for (i) him and (ii) his Deputy Ministers concluded and (b) what are the relevant details of how each specified performance agreement was performed?
Reply:
The 2019-2024 Executive Performance Agreement was entered into in November 2020 following an agreement on Ministerial priorities and activities with the President.
Key elements of the Performance Agreement are included in Annual Performance Plans by the department and entities. Detailed quarterly reports are provided to the portfolio committee setting out performance on key areas, as shaped by the performance agreements.
In addition, the annual reports of the Department and Entities for the following years provide further details:
- 2020/21
- 2021/22
- 2022/23
In May 2023, a review of the department's priorities and the executive's performance occurred, resulting in a revised priorities agreement for the 2023/24 financial year. These have mainly been incorporated in or are reflected in the Annual Performance Plan of the dtic-group for 2023/24.
-END-
16 October 2023 - NW3064
Gondwe, Dr M to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
(1) (a) What total number of disciplinary cases within the Public Service are currently outstanding and (b) how long have the specified cases been outstanding? and (2) (a) what total number of public servants within the Public Service are currently on suspension with full pay, (b)(i) how long has each specified public servant been on suspension with full pay and (ii) at what total cost to the (aa) State and/or (bb) public purse and (c) what total number of such public servants occupy a senior position within the Public Service?
Reply:
The response is based on the FOSAD reports submitted by National and Provincial departments for quarter one of the 2023/2024 financial year.
1. (a) What total number of disciplinary cases within the Public Service are currently outstanding?
The total number of disciplinary cases outstanding are 3265 cases.
(and)
(b) How long have the specified cases been outstanding?
The oldest outstanding cases is from 2016 with the latest case being from June 2023.
2. (a) What total number of public servants within the Public Service are currently on suspension with full pay?
417
Questions (b) and (c) are responded to in the table below:
(b)(i) How long has each specified public servant been on suspension with full pay? See table below
(b)(ii)At what total cost to the (aa) State and/or (bb) public purse? See table below
(c) What total number of such public servants occupy a senior position within the Public Service?
A total number of 42 public service employees occupy a senior position within the Public Service. See areas highlighted in yellow.
PROVINCE |
b(i) Duration |
b(ii)Cost of suspension(ii) |
(c) Levels |
|
|||
Public Works |
141 days |
R391 980,00 |
12 |
DEDEAT |
17/05/2023 |
R35 033,50 |
8 |
|
|||
Education |
30 days |
R83 053, 19 |
3 |
30 days |
Not disclosed |
9 |
|
30 days |
Not disclosed |
8 |
|
Provincial Treasury |
8 days |
R38 070, 07 |
13 |
Health |
21 days |
R 24 187,51 |
7 |
28 days |
R26 348 |
7 |
|
21 days |
R9 324,00 |
3 |
|
24 days |
R19 309,81 |
7 |
|
53 days |
R29 001,07 |
5 |
|
221 days |
R106 301,00 |
5 |
|
Sport, Arts and Culture, and Recreation |
46 days |
R26 798,22 |
5 |
Public Works and Infrastructure |
400 Days |
R1 201 587,83 |
13 |
267 |
R89 311,50 |
3 |
|
DESTEA |
29 Days |
R28 735.58 |
8 |
29 Days |
R21 498.03 |
7 |
|
Community Safety, Roads and Transport |
79 days |
R294 957,56 |
14 |
39 days |
R146 549,91 |
14 |
|
Social Development |
40 days. |
R44, 308,28 |
5 |
13 days. |
R48, 335,57 |
5 |
|
Human Settlement |
1047 days |
R3 586 959,10 |
13 |
385 days |
R838 716,68 |
11 |
|
301 days |
R1 217 194,50 |
14 |
|
243 days |
R869 916,69 |
14 |
|
308 days |
R1 157 369,40 |
14 |
|
347 days |
R 805440.22 |
11 |
|
223 days |
R687 832,79 |
12 |
|
131 days |
R483 661,32 |
14 |
|
223 days |
R230 609,33 |
9 |
|
54 days |
R286 394,30 |
14 |
|
Office of the Premier |
4 months |
R 530 660,00 |
15 |
Agriculture & Rural Development |
790 days |
R2 333 620, 22 |
13 |
86 days |
R119 586,96 |
6 |
|
|
|||
Social Development |
8 months |
R115 635,76 |
3 |
1846 days |
R1 403 025,75 |
7 |
|
1144 days |
R2 792 245,86 |
12 |
|
778 days |
R890 859,02 |
9 |
|
11 days |
R6 352,00 |
5 |
|
71 days |
R23 719,87 |
6 |
|
30 days |
R10 936,29 |
4 |
|
377 days |
R1 371 630,32 |
14 |
|
Infrastructure Development |
04/02/2022 |
R415 895,25 |
15 |
04/02/2022 |
R408 974,25 |
14 |
|
04/02/2022 |
R270 357,00 |
12 |
|
04/02/2022 |
R295 147,50 |
12 |
|
04/02/2022 |
R408 974,25 |
14 |
|
|
|||
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |
26/05/2023 |
R73 554,37 |
13 |
Social Development |
240 days |
R32 858,00 |
7 |
Health |
24 months |
R4 294 695,89 |
12 |
18 months |
6 |
||
16 months |
7 |
||
5 months |
13 |
||
11 months |
11 |
||
4 months |
5 |
||
3 months |
7 |
||
8 months |
7 |
||
7months |
2 |
||
7 months |
2 |
||
7 months |
2 |
||
2 months |
7 |
||
2 months |
9 |
||
Office of the Premier |
23 months |
R278 341,39 |
14 |
Education |
2 months |
R76 836,00 |
7 |
20 days |
R100 470,00 |
13 |
|
10 months |
R221 441,07 |
PL1 |
|
6 months |
R152 063,50 |
5 |
|
8 months |
R321 566,04 |
PL3 |
|
4 months |
R109 263,00 |
PL1 |
|
|
13/02/2020 |
R381 537,00 |
2 |
COGTA |
01/05/2023 |
Not disclosed |
8 |
Health |
970 days |
R316 696,00 |
2 |
970 days |
R321 423,00 |
2 |
|
970 days |
R321 423,00 |
7 |
|
970 days |
R783 585,00 |
2 |
|
240 days |
R53 591,10 |
4 |
|
104 days |
R37 957,50 |
9 |
|
90 days |
R9 067,00 |
13 |
|
120 days |
R27 388,80 |
2 |
|
120 days |
R31 949,64 |
3 |
|
950 days |
R3 217 486,00 |
12 |
|
150 days |
R101 534,80 |
5 |
|
Transport and Community Safety |
60 days |
Not disclosed |
5 |
|
|||
COGTA |
821 days |
R1 240 091.68 |
8 |
821 days |
R981 717,9 |
7 |
|
792 days |
R2 803 223.35 |
13 |
|
EDTEA |
14/02/2022 |
R482 027,47 |
15 |
Education |
45 months |
R826 188,75 |
6 |
44 months |
R1 095 402,00 |
7 |
|
26 months |
R653 724,50 |
7 |
|
21 months |
R657 557,25 |
8 |
|
21 months |
R1 048 995,78 |
11 |
|
40 months |
R362 780,00 |
2 |
|
20 months |
R702 455,00 |
9 |
|
15 Months |
R373 432,50 |
7 |
|
17Months |
R304 419,00 |
6 |
|
13 Months |
R364 854,75 |
7 |
|
10 Months |
R376 582,50 |
9 |
|
13 Month |
R379 681,25 |
8 |
|
10 month |
R477 653,80 |
11 |
|
12 month |
R421 473,00 |
9 |
|
11 month |
R124 723,50 |
3 |
|
8 month |
R267 366,00 |
9 |
|
9 month |
R389 571,75 |
7 |
|
8 months |
R128 524,00 |
8 |
|
8 months |
R386 504,00 |
11 |
|
6 Month |
R148 578,00 |
7 |
|
6 Months |
R162 498,00 |
7 |
|
6 months |
R150 057,00 |
7 |
|
6 months |
R147 840,00 |
7 |
|
4 Month |
R108 332,00 |
7 |
|
4 month |
R190 243,00 |
10 |
|
4 month |
R100 547,00 |
7 |
|
2 Months |
R63 542,00 |
8 |
|
2 Months |
R51 536,00 |
7 |
|
1 Month |
R65 708,50 |
12 |
|
5 Months |
R169 731,85 |
8 |
|
5 months |
R152 890,00 |
8 |
|
5 Months |
R410 823,10 |
12 |
|
1 Month |
R6 360,25 |
Intern |
|
1 Month |
R18 809,81 |
8 |
|
1 Month |
R32 836,00 |
8 |
|
1 Month |
R33 623,75 |
8 |
|
1 Month |
R26 932,25 |
7 |
|
1 Month |
R40 398,26 |
8 |
|
1Month |
R56 778,75 |
11 |
|
16 Month |
R154 836,00 |
10 |
|
Health |
279 Days |
R 108 910,70 |
3 |
70 Days |
R 57 898,00 |
7 |
|
544 Days |
R 142 620,00 |
2 |
|
150 Days |
R 95 082,69 |
7 |
|
150 Days |
R 97 398,40 |
7 |
|
122 Days |
R 81 880,00 |
6 |
|
156 Days |
R 166 063,00 |
9 |
|
149 Days |
R 106 601,93 |
7 |
|
127 Days |
R 552 676,25 |
12 |
|
127 Days |
R 206 861,25 |
9 |
|
127 Days |
R187 102,50 |
9 |
|
105 Days |
R62 056,11 |
6 |
|
77 Days |
R68 233,00 |
7 |
|
25 Days |
R32 240,00 |
Not disclosed |
|
96 Days |
R78 730,50 |
8 |
|
133 Days |
R 192 891,70 |
10 |
|
93 Days |
R 34 847,25 |
2 |
|
564 days |
R 412 364,22 |
5 |
|
564 days |
R 412 364,00 |
5 |
|
251 days |
R203 497.98 |
7 |
|
203 days |
R171 619. 83 |
7 |
|
30 days |
R24 517. 83 |
7 |
|
30 days |
R16 582.75 |
5 |
|
30 days |
R16 582.75 |
5 |
|
719 Days |
R 3 419 697,50 |
15 |
|
278 Days |
R1 025 983 |
14 |
|
Office of the Premier |
20/01/2023 |
R3 510 519,00 |
15 |
20/01/2023 |
R3 025 003,00 |
13 |
|
13/06/2023 |
R35 000,00 |
9 |
|
13/06/2023 |
R28 000,00 |
8 |
|
29/12/2022 |
R384 132,00 |
11 |
|
Social Development |
09 months |
R 269 640.00 |
SW-7 |
Transport |
2 months |
R199 659,00 |
12 |
2 months |
R199 659,00 |
9 |
|
|
|||
Sports, Arts and Culture |
29-Mar-23 |
R 12 915,12 |
3 |
Economic Development and Tourism |
608 days |
R2 855 247,04 |
15 |
295 days |
R105 161, 60 |
3 |
|
175 days |
R390 094,26 |
11 |
|
Education |
742 days |
R726 556, 25 |
PL |
591 days |
R471 972,00 |
PL2 |
|
494 days |
R416 475,50 |
PL1 |
|
479 days |
R425 678,50 |
PL2 |
|
228 days |
R105 932,75 |
L5 |
|
228 days |
R112 430, 05 |
L5 |
|
415 days |
R673 175, 75 |
L10 |
|
57 days |
R10 523 |
L4 |
|
43 days |
R34 765,00 |
PL1 |
|
141 days |
R152 199,50 |
L9 |
|
181 days |
R207 603,00 |
PL1 |
|
70 days |
R53 864,50 |
PL1 |
|
219 days |
R165 084,50 |
PL1 |
|
Health |
25months |
R1 055 366,50 |
9 |
3months |
R57 395,00 |
5 |
|
3months |
R48 424,00 |
5 |
|
5 months |
R78 495,60 |
3 |
|
2 months |
R30 109, 19 |
4 |
|
2months |
R408 030,42 |
OSD |
|
157 days |
R265 790,02 |
4 |
|
Roads and Public Works |
4 months |
R63 299, 00 |
5 |
4 months |
R60 555,00 |
5 |
|
DAERDLR |
36 months |
R1 243 207, 52 |
8 |
|
|||
COGTA |
79 days |
R165 504,00 |
13 |
Community Safety |
156 |
R115 764,35 |
6 |
Community Safety |
71 |
R38 290 ,74 |
5 |
Economic Development |
407 Days |
R501 088,1 |
7 |
Education |
161Days |
R55 219, 50 |
2 |
212 days |
R180 295, 50 |
PL 1 |
|
181 days |
R234 628, 42 |
PL4 |
|
121Days |
R35 977,50 |
6 |
|
121Days |
R112 694,31 |
7 |
|
51 days |
R29 548.62 |
PL1 |
|
12Days |
R114 296.50 |
14 |
|
5Days |
R96 850,00 |
13 |
|
Health |
1148 Days |
R4 742 038,59 |
12 |
1016 Days |
R934 778,27 |
7 |
|
1016 Days |
R1 207 441,13 |
9 |
|
1016 Days |
R807 786,02 |
7 |
|
1016 Days |
R1 198 167,36 |
8 |
|
885 Days |
R656 293,87 |
12 |
|
430 Days |
R1 019 954,29 |
12 |
|
252 Days |
R625 308,17 |
12 |
|
484 Days |
R339 262,96 |
13 |
|
58 Days |
R50 083,24 |
6 |
|
Office of the Premier |
234 Days |
R62 602,58 |
13 |
Public Works and Roads |
14 Months |
R1171426,34 |
13 |
03 Month |
R 241 298,40 |
13 |
|
03 Month |
R 251 472,36 |
12 |
|
|
159 days |
R40 905,31 |
9 |
Cultural Affairs |
61 days |
R185 202,22 |
13 |
DSD |
126 days |
R60 688,11 |
4 |
123 days |
R120 922,46 |
8 |
|
92 days |
R91 759,43, |
8 |
|
42 days |
R20 102, 70 |
4 |
|
Health |
34 days |
R30 117,98 |
5 |
34 days |
R37 815, 08 |
7 |
|
11 days |
R17 428,95 |
9 |
|
Local Government |
86 days |
R297 890, 36 |
13 |
PO&CS |
30days |
R18 832,63 |
5 |
53 days |
R30 190,40 |
5 |
|
Education |
79 days |
R94 996,95 |
8 |
376 days |
R579 113,31 |
9 |
|
National Departments |
|
(ii)Cost of suspension(ii) |
(c) SMS |
Department of Sports, Arts and Culture |
57 days |
R63 757,00 |
12 |
Statistics South Africa |
157 days |
R104 626,22 |
6 |
Department of Water and Sanitation |
72 days to date |
R 65 193,52 |
9 |
South African Police Service |
19/06/23 to date |
R7 201,67 |
Band A |
28/06/23 to date |
R1 800,42 |
Band A |
|
11/05/23 to date |
R40 956,97 |
Band A |
|
11/05/23 to date |
R39 267,82 |
Band A |
|
11/05/23 to date |
R31 289,08 |
Band A |
|
16/05/23 to date |
R71 626,38 |
Band D |
|
16/05/23 to date |
R59 595,18 |
Band C |
|
09/06/23 to date |
R16 801,79 |
Band A |
|
01/06/23 to date |
R22 588,00 |
Band A |
|
12/06/12 to date |
R14 510,64 |
Band A |
|
27/06/23 to date |
R3 054,87 |
Band A |
|
09/06/23 to date |
R31 598, 08 |
Band D |
|
27/06/23 to date |
R2 476,24 |
5 |
|
21/06/23 to date |
R7 637,18 |
Band A |
|
15/05/23 to date |
R35 709,04 |
Band A |
|
23/05/23 to date |
R31 398,13 |
Band A |
|
08/06/23 to date |
R26 715,85 |
Band C |
|
Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
475 days |
R1 808 694,58 |
14 |
Department of Correctional Services |
06/03/23 to date |
R16 224,26 |
5 |
01/10/21 to date |
R318 368,41 |
15 |
|
01/10/21 to date |
R198 286,86 |
13 |
|
01/10/21 to date |
R202 323,61 |
13 |
|
28/03/23 to date |
R11 211,14 |
5 |
|
21/12/23 to date |
R30 332,84 |
5 |
|
13/01/23 to date |
R64 218,58 |
5 |
|
20/02/23 to date |
R41 812,38 |
5 |
|
09/01/23 to date |
R45 021,07 |
5 |
|
13/01/23 to date |
R83 013,09 |
5 |
|
12/04/23 to date |
R61 503,12 |
5 |
|
11/05/23 to date |
R25 737,53 |
5 |
|
19/05/23 to date |
R21 619,53 |
5 |
|
11/05/23 to date |
R25 737,53 |
5 |
|
29/05/23 to date |
R34 168,90 |
7 |
|
25/05/23 to date |
R18 531,02 |
5 |
|
11/04/23 to date |
R104 305,24 |
7 |
|
31/03/23 to date |
R66 884,65 |
5 |
|
31/03/23 to date |
R66 884,65 |
5 |
|
31/03/23 to date |
R47 951,78 |
5 |
|
03/03/23 to date |
R43 066,54 |
5 |
|
26/04/23 to date |
R33 458,79 |
5 |
|
23/03/23 to date |
R10 389,48 |
6 |
|
12/01/23 to date |
R23 278,29 |
5 |
|
12/01/23 to date |
R23 278,29 |
9 |
|
04/04/23 to date |
R15 442,52 |
5 |
|
14/06/23 to date |
R8 580,82 |
5 |
|
05/06/23 to date |
R19 219,73 |
6 |
|
19/05/23 to date |
R12 062,58 |
7 |
|
13/04/23 to date |
R55 012,41 |
5 |
|
18/04/23 to date |
R42 309,60 |
5 |
|
26/05/23 to date |
R34 538,10 |
6 |
|
27/03/23 to date |
R51 439,54 |
5 |
|
10/05/23 to date |
R27 351,37 |
8 |
|
10/05/23 to date |
R59 860,31 |
7 |
|
15/03/23 to date |
R89 799,05 |
5 |
|
06/02/23 to date |
R69 959,80 |
5 |
|
09/12/22 to date |
R46 842,31 |
5 |
|
23/12/22 to date |
R102 820,03 |
8 |
|
03/11/22 to date |
R79 405,60 |
7 |
|
14/10/22 to date |
R159 059,07 |
12 |
|
04/11/22 to date |
R41 812,38 |
5 |
|
31/03/23 to date |
R35 577,62 |
7 |
|
18/01/23 to date |
R29 659,32 |
7 |
|
12/02/23 to date |
R13 402,65 |
5 |
|
20/06/23 to date |
R6 919,10 |
5 |
|
13/03/23 to date |
R36 509,56 |
5 |
|
04/04/22 to date |
R61 370,04 |
7 |
|
06/06/23 to date |
R19 219,73 |
5 |
|
28/06/23 to date |
R1 609,15 |
7 |
|
23/06/23 to date |
R4 532,19 |
5 |
|
03/04/23 to date |
R69 763,86 |
7 |
|
11/04/23 to date |
R64 994,59 |
7 |
|
06/06/23 to date |
R23 317,40 |
9 |
|
19/05/23 to date |
R22 134,28 |
5 |
|
20/05/23 to date |
R22 542,66 |
5 |
|
26/04/23 to date |
R50 740,08 |
5 |
|
26/04/23 to date |
R50 740,08 |
5 |
|
26/04/23 to date |
R77 466,28 |
8 |
|
26/04/23 to date |
R35 395,89 |
5 |
|
15/05/23 to date |
R62 700,96 |
CB4 |
|
08/02/23 to date |
R64 191,65 |
7 |
|
07/03/23 to date |
R86 431,41 |
6 |
|
20/03/23 to date |
R106 809,57 |
9 |
|
09/11/22 to date |
R61 400,32 |
5 |
|
28/11/22 to date |
R63 243,25 |
5 |
|
28/10/22 to date |
R71 800,29 |
5 |
|
15/09/22 to date |
R45 687,48 |
5 |
|
15/08/23 to date |
R43 063,69 |
5 |
|
08/08/22 to date |
R57 8880,49 |
5 |
|
04/08/22 to date |
R61 401,07 |
5 |
|
30/07/22 to date |
R40 593,81 |
5 |
|
10/11/21 to date |
R60 493,81 |
5 |
|
10/11/21 to date |
R16 619,18 |
5 |
|
08/03/22 to date |
R5 283,71 |
5 |
|
01/12/22 to date |
R40 858,32 |
7 |
|
17/11/22 to date |
R11 525,09 |
5 |
|
Department of Higher Education and Training |
268 days |
R669 775,10 |
13 |
268 days |
R452 247,80 |
10 |
|
268 days |
R386 108,91 |
10 |
|
268 days |
R498 682,36 |
12 |
|
268 days |
R342 747,83 |
3 |
|
219 days |
R442 432,35 |
12 |
|
214 days |
R528 714,22 |
12 |
|
212 days |
R529 806,28 |
13 |
|
154 days |
R181 011,85 |
9 |
|
126 days |
R115 549,22 |
1 |
|
104 days |
R42 345,90 |
3 |
|
107 days |
R222 559,50 |
12 |
|
Government Printing Works |
21/12/22 to date |
R162 885,75 |
6 |
20/02/23 to date |
R353 010,96 |
12 |
|
02/06/23 to date |
R19 351,29 |
5 |
|
02/06/23 to date |
R21 508,71 |
8 |
|
02/06/23 to date |
R21 508,71 |
5 |
|
02/06/23 to date |
R16 858,93 |
4 |
|
31/03/23 to date |
R97 880,21 |
7 |
|
01/11/22 to date |
R229 284,61 |
7 |
|
24/06/22 to date |
R695 917,58 |
12 |
|
Independent Police Investigative Directorate |
103 days |
Not disclosed |
9 |
103 days |
Not disclosed |
5 |
|
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development |
825 days |
R435 901,45 |
5 |
542 days |
R2 125 501,17 |
SMS |
|
548 days |
R1 433 339,75 |
SMS |
|
Department of Mineral Resources |
305 days |
R466 639,00 |
10 |
National Prosecuting Authority |
456 days |
R1 649 743,22 |
14 |
456 days |
R557 892,50 |
9 |
|
348 days |
R633 012,57 |
10 |
|
340 days |
R456 438,05 |
9 |
|
248 days |
R533 730,65 |
9 |
|
249 days |
R297 745,23 |
9 |
|
220 days |
R896 251,08 |
12 |
|
214 days |
R264 509,32 |
7 |
|
218 days |
R349 459,07 |
7 |
|
210 days |
R261 794,20 |
9 |
|
200 days |
R194 784,77 |
8 |
|
199 days |
R421 653,71 |
11 |
|
192 days |
R177 220,80 |
8 |
|
165 days |
R208 316,06 |
9 |
|
127 days |
R396 187,24 |
12 |
|
Department of Public Enterprise |
342 days |
R2 083 033 |
16 |
Department of Public Service and Administration |
989 days |
R4 374 399,82 |
15 |
211 days |
Not disclosed |
11 |
|
Department of Science and Innovation |
983 days |
R1 921 430.00 |
11 |
END
16 October 2023 - NW2910
Buthelezi, Mr EM to ask the Minister of Finance
What mitigation strategies has the National Treasury put in place to ensure that fiscal consolidation efforts in 2024 do not further hamper the ability of government departments to deliver crucial services?
Reply:
Since the 2020 MTBPS fiscal consolidation measures have been driven by multiple goals: to eliminate the primary fiscal deficit and stabilize debt; support economic growth through fiscal stability and a composition of spending focused on investment rather than consumption; and to protect funding for the most vulnerable. Accordingly, the budget has retained the percentage spent on the social wage at around 60 per cent of the total budget. Government intends to broadly maintain this approach.
In the meantime, and to limit the negative effects of weaker-than-anticipated revenues and more difficult financial conditions, proposed savings and cost-cutting measures are meant to protect the ability of government to sustain the spending on its key service-delivery priorities.
16 October 2023 - NW2877
Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
(1) What total number of (a) magistrates and (b) prosecutors (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2023 have been (aa) criminally charged and (bb) convicted in each specified financial year; (2) what (a) were the criminal charges in each case and (b) number of each specified charge was raised?
Reply:
(1)(2). The breakdown detail for Magistrates is as follows:
1(A) MAGISTRATES- |
||||
(i)Year. |
(aa) charged. |
(bb) convicted. |
(2) (a) what charges. |
(b) Numbers of each specific charge. |
2018 |
1 |
1 |
Crimen injuria. |
1 Charge. |
1 |
Passed Away |
Corruption. |
1 Charge |
|
1 |
Acquitted |
Exceeding the Speed Limit. |
1 Charge. |
|
2019 |
1 |
Pending |
Corruption. |
1 Charge. |
2020 |
1 |
Pending |
Driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. |
1 Charge. |
2021 |
1 |
Withdrawn. |
Theft. |
1 Charge. |
1 |
Resigned. |
Driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. |
1 Charge. |
|
(ii) 01 April 2023 |
1 |
Withdrawn. |
Assault. |
1 Charge. |
1 |
Pending. |
Defeating the ends of justice. |
1 Charge. |
.
(1)(2) The total number of prosecutors criminally charged and convicted in the past five financial years and the current year, since 01 April 2023, is 41. The breakdown detail, which includes number of counts / charges where relevant, is as follows:
PROSECUTORS |
|||||||
Charges |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
Total |
Defeating the ends of justice |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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Reckless and negligent driving |
1 (Plus defeating ends of justice) |
1 |
|||||
Driving under influence |
2 (1:C & 1:A) |
1 |
3 |
||||
Fraud |
1 |
1 (1: C) |
1 |
2 (1 includes money laundering,S5 & S6 POCA) |
5 |
||
Corruption |
1 |
4 (1:C) |
2 |
4 (2:C) |
2 |
2 (1:A) |
15 |
Rape / SO |
1 |
1 |
2 1 (x2 counts) |
4 |
|||
Domestic Violence |
1 |
1 |
2 |
||||
Stock Theft |
1 |
1 |
|||||
Unlawful possession of firearm and discharge |
1 |
1 |
|||||
Theft |
1 convicted |
1 |
2 |
||||
Assault |
1 (GLD) - mediated |
1 |
|||||
Malicious injury to property |
1 (GLD) Includes Assault - mediated |
1 |
|||||
Bribery |
1 |
1 |
2 |
||||
Total |
41 |
Legend: C = Convicted; A = Acquitted; M = Mediated
16 October 2023 - NW3130
Mafanya, Mr WTI to ask the Minister of Finance
Given the numerous complaints by the State Owned Companies in terms of being hamstrung by provisions of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999 (PFMA) and the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act 5 of 2000 (PPPFA), including their inability to compete on equal footing with the private sector companies, what are the reasons that he does not proactively exercise the applicable provisions of both the PFMA and the PPPFA to exempt all the stateowned companies for complying with the PPPFA and the PFMA, just like Telkom was exempted?
Reply:
In terms of section 3 of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (Act No. 5 of 2000 – “the PPPFA”), the “Minister may, on request, exempt an organ of state from any or all the provisions of this Act if –(a) it is in the interest of national security; (b) the likely tenderers are international suppliers; or (c) it is in the public interest.
The Minister, before exempting any organ of state, including State-Owned companies, must receive a request from that organ of state, setting out the reasons for the exemption request, which reasons are limited to the three grounds provided for in the PPPFA, whereupon the Minister must then assess the reasons provided in the application for exemption.
The objects of the PPPFA are to give effect to section 217(3) of the Constitution by providing a framework for the implementation of the procurement policy contemplated in section 217(2) of the Constitution. If organs of state are exempted from the PPPFA, they will not have any basis on which to provide for empowerment objectives in their institutional policies.
With regard to Telkom, it should be noted that Telkom was exempted from the PFMA and PPPFA because the State is no longer the majority shareholder in Telkom.
16 October 2023 - NW2920
Sarupen, Mr AN to ask the Minister of Finance
(a) What were the reasons that the National Treasury failed to anticipate and include the 7,5% public sector wage increase agreed to recently in the main 2023-24 Budget and (b) on what basis was the 0% increase modelled?
Reply:
The mis-alignment between the budget process and the finalisation of wage agreements has been a feature of South Africa’s public sector remuneration system for many years.
The budget included a 1.5 per cent pay progression increase for civil servants in 2023, which was the baseline that existed at the time, taking into account the projected change in staffing numbers. The National Treasury excluded any further adjustments to compensation of employees to steer clear of pre-empting the outcome of the wage settlement in 2023/24. This was in line with the discussions at the Public Service Labour Summit on collective bargaining, that was convened and attended by both Government and Labour Unions, from 28 to 31 March 2022. It was also agreed in the Summit that parties will work towards the alignment and the timing of the annual budget process, with the PSCBC wage negotiations process for public service employees.
An ideal situation moving forward, as agreed with labour unions, would be to conclude the wage negotiations processes before the finalisation of the budget for the subsequent financial year to ensure the credibility of the fiscal framework.
16 October 2023 - NW3098
Roos, Mr AC to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition
What (a) was the quantum of the budget allocated to the Ekandustria Revitalisation Programme in the (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21, (iii) 2021-22 and (iv) 2022-23 financial years, (b) phases and deliverables were completed in each financial year and (c) further phases and deliverables are planned beyond the 2023-24 financial year?
Reply:
Industrial Parks fall within the responsibility of Provinces and in some instances, municipalities. The role of the dtic is to consider requests for funding for infrastructure improvements, typically on areas such as fencing and security. The dtic does not manage implementation of upgrading nor does it operate industrial parks. The Department has tabled reports on SEZs and Industrial Parks at the Portfolio Committee of Trade and Industry, addressing the challenges with the existing model and the need for reform.
The Department has provided the following details on developments relating to the Ekandustria Industrial Park, which I set out below.
a) Budget allocations for industrial parks, under the Industrial Parks Revitalisation Programme (IPRP) of the dtic, are approved on an application basis and there is therefore not a dedicated budget to a specific industrial park.
The Ekandustria Industrial Park received approval for R51,812,604 in the
2015–2016 financial year (FY), and construction was finished in the 2019–2020 financial year.
(i) FY 2019-2020 - R268,398 was spent as the last tranche of the allocation;
(ii) FY 2021-2022 – nil; and
(iii) FY 2022-2023 – nil.
b) (i) The activities listed below that began in FY 2015–2016 were finished in
FY 2019-2020:
- 13 Factory spaces were revamped, amounting to 35 835 square metres of roofing with new ventilators, box gutters and insulation;
- 2km Clear View fencing installed;
- 3 Guard houses constructed;
- 3 Swing gates and 6 boom gates with pedestrian walkways/gates; and
- Refurbishment of Waste Water Treatment Plant;
(ii) 2021-22 – nil; and
(iii) 2022-23 – nil.
c) The original application submitted by MEGA has been reworked to include investors/tenants' priority critical infrastructure needs. A Project Steering Committee comprising of City of Tshwane, MEGA, and Gauteng Department of Economic Development, is finalising the application to be submitted to the dtic.
-END-
16 October 2023 - NW3096
Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)Whether the National Treasury has done a due diligence to determine the ability of the Takatso Consortium to make the R3,0 billion payment to SA Airways (SAA) as is required in the agreement pertaining to the transfer of 51% of the shares to the Takatso Consortium; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the (a) process followed to conduct the due diligence and (b) outcome of the due diligence; (2) whether the due diligence process made a determination that the R3 billion will be made available to SAA by the consortium; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The process of selecting a Strategic Equity Partner for SAA and the subsequent negotiations and conclusion of the terms and conditions for the sale of 51% of SAA’s shareholding was performed by the Department of Public Enterprises.
The National Treasury did not perform any due diligence related to the transaction as it was not subject to section 54(2) of the PFMA. The Minister of Finance’s approval in terms of Section 54(2) of the PFMA was not required for this transaction. Section 54(2) of the PFMA does not find application in this instance as it is the government, as the shareholder selling its stake in SAA. Section 54(2) of the PFMA only finds application where a public entity concludes any of the transactions mentioned under Section 54(2) of the PFMA. In other words, Section 54(2)(c) would apply in an event whereby SAA was seeking to dispose a significant shareholding in any of its subsidiaries or was seeking to acquire significant shareholding in another company.
16 October 2023 - NW3024
Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition
(1)What total number of months did (a) an import duty investigation take pre-COVID19 from the day the investigation was published for public comment to when the SA Revenue Service either changed the duties or the application was rejected and (b) it take in the 2022-23 financial year; (2) (a) what total amount did the cost in delay cause in duties not collected and (b) how much duties were collected where there was no local production in a specified financial year? NW4091E
Reply:
During the course of the current Administration, two factors required a different approach to the administration of applications and recommendations relating to trade.
First, the new industrial strategy framework was based on a more careful coordination of trade policy measures with industrial policy. This required
1. the development of masterplans and sector growth strategies in particular sectors
2. consideration of the principles underpinning masterplans to other sectors, and
3. consideration of the impact of a trade measure on the growth of the industry and on downstream sectors.
Second, COVID-19 caused a slowdown in world trade, disruption in global supply chains and changing trade flows. Some of these had significant impacts on consumer prices. Following Covid-19, four other shocks affected the domestic market: the July 2021 unrest, the April 2022 floods and the war in Ukraine. The latter in particular saw a spike in food, fuel and fertiliser prices. A number of proposed trade measures were put on hold to enable the effects of extraordinary events to be considered and monitored, and for normal market conditions to return, except where circumstances required otherwise.
The timeframes therefore for introducing specific trade measures have changed, based on the above. Certain tariff recommendations were therefore only considered at a later stage than would have applied in the past. A supplementary reply will be compiled to the question, to provide specific examples of these.
In respect of the costs associated with timing of trade measures, there is no agreed methodology to calculate costs. While local industries may benefit from a tariff increase, importers may see it as a cost. Public policy carefully balances a number of policy goals in setting of trade policy.
More research will be conducted in the form of impact assessments trade measures, including tariff increases. This research may provide additional information that relate to the question above and the results will be made available publicly once these are available.
-END-