Questions and Replies

Reply:

1. SA Express has lease Agreements with multiple leasing companies. The preferred lease structure by the airline is Wet Lease Agreement on an ad hoc basis. One of the advantages for leasing aircraft on an ad hoc basis is that the relationship is determined by the airline’s schedule requirement at a specific time. This structure is more cost effective.

As mentioned above, there is more than one leasing company the airline has a relationship with and Star Air Cargo is one of them.

For a lease company to qualify to be in the pool of preferred vendors for aircraft to be leased to SA Express, the airline conducts internal safety audits to ensure compliance with all legislative requirements. Furthermore, the SACAA also conducts independent audits. This is done to ensure safety of the passengers is not compromised and this is in line with one of the Airline’s values.

(1)(a) South African Express has a Wet Lease Agreement on an ad hoc basis with Star Air Cargo which was signed in February 2015 and the contract expires in April 2017.

(1) (b) Star Air Cargo was engaged to mitigate the inherent challenges of an aging fleet and scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of aircraft.

(1)(c) Due to the nature of the Wet Lease Agreement, SA Express signs Non-Disclosure Agreement with respective lessors in order to protect each parties’ “Intellectual Property”.

2. Same as (1) (c) above

 

Reply:

With reference to her reply to question 1434 on 11 July 2016, what were the findings with regard to the structural damage? NW2487E

Investigation that was conducted on 21/10/2016 in Kempton Park at Edleen Primary School situated on corner of Klipspringer and Parklands drive in Ester Park. The inspector conducted an inspection at the above mentioned primary school at which there was a complaint of structural damage to the building. The main block, housing the boys toilets, have been locked due to a crack on the wall. Housekeeping of the store rooms in the classes is not being maintained and majority of classes have roof leaks. The inspectors were accompanied by the deputy principal Mr Ryno Rheeder and an employee, Mr Kennedy Ramoshaba, during the Inspection. Due to roof leaks, ceilings in various areas are no longer in a good condition. Toilet facilities were recently renovated and are in good condition, however, four of the toilets demarcated for the school boys are not in use due to cracks in the wall. There are five classes containing possible asbestos related material being used that are not in a good condition, the alleged asbestos walls are however painted, thus limiting the possible risk. The school needs to prioritise the assessment of those five classes containing alleged asbestos material. The School has been requested to furnish the inspector with an action plan that will be communicated to all the relevant stakeholders. A Contravention Notice has been issued relating to matters of non compliance. A follow up will be conducted in 30 November 2016 due to the fact that schools will be closed for December holidays.

Reply:

(1)(a)(i)(ii) Before the publication thereof for public comment, I deemed it necessary to present the Bill to some stakeholders, which included School Governing Body Associations and Education Sector Unions. Some of these stakeholders commented on the Bill during the presentations, and some subsequently provided the Department with written comments on the Bill. After all the options had been weighed up, it was decided that the comments submitted by these stakeholders should be considered and, where there was merit, incorporated into the draft Bill before the Bill is published for public comment.

The Bill must further be subjected to the Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System (SEIAS). This is a new requirement that was introduced by the Presidency this year for all new legislation and policy as well as amendments to existing legislation and policy.

(b) Some of the recommendations in the Ministerial Task team report that require legislative changes are still being considered and is subjected to a sector intensive internal review such as consultation with key stakeholders in the sector.

(2) The Bill is still an internal document.

Reply:

Refer to Annexure A regarding the progress of the eight contracts of Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Scheme.

ANNEXURE A

Contract #	Description	Status	Date of award	Budget Estimate	Award price
Water Transfer Contracts being negotiated/ recently awarded
3004	D&S Western Access Road as Main Access Road to Polihali	Letter of Award issued	10-Oct-16	75 000 000	66 702 034
3008	D&S Telecommunications & Power Supply	Contract awarded	23-Sep-16	40 000 000	37 390 414
3022	D&S of Polihali Dam Diversion Tunnel	Letter of Award issued	05-Sep-16	85 000 000	82 460 556
6004	ESIA Western Access Corridor	Letter of Award issued	08-Sep-16	5 000 000	4 979 752
6014	ESIA Project Housing and Polihali Dam and Reservoir Site Establishment	Contract awarded	01-Sep-16	10 000 000	8 973 543
6006	RAP - Western Access Road & transmission line	Under negotiations	Expect early Nov 16	30 000 000	Under negotiations
6010	SHEQ Framework	Letter of Award issued	09-Sep-16	1 000 000	660 100
6015	RAP - Project Housing, main reservoir, major bridges & road realignments	Letter of Award issued	23-Aug-16	90 000 000	85 477 163
			Total	336 000 000	286 643 562

D&S = Design and Construction supervision

ESIA = Environmental Social Impact Assessment

RAP = Resettlement Action Plan

SHEQ = Safety Health Environment and Quality

Reply:

2015 - 2016

(a)

(i) Africa News Network 7 channel = R0

(ii) SABC (aa) television channels = R706 800.00

               (bb) radio stations = R822 462.12

(iii) Commercial radio = R111 615.94

(iv) Community (aa) television = R0

                      (bb) radio = R0

TOTAL = R1 640 878.06

1 APRIL 2016 TO DATE

TOTAL 727 213.30

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works:

(a) For security reasons I cannot provide the name of the Member of the Executive Council in this Parliamentary reply. I however can provide the name to the Honourable Member in confidence. Please get in touch with my office as indicated in the letterhead. Information relating to addresses of Members of the Executive is considered as confidential for purposes of making it easy for the South African Police Service to provide an unfettered protection service to the office bearers.

(b) The occupant started to use the specified residence in April 2010.

(c) The market value of the specified property is currently R8 000 000.00.

(d) The specified property was acquired by the Government on 24 December 2009.

(e) The total price paid for the property is R6 270 000.00.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) The Department of Public Works (DPW) is currently not conducting maintenance to the buildings at the homestead of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr J G Zuma, situated in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal Province. As indicated in a previous reply to a similar Parliamentary question, the DPW has placed four general workers, employed on contract for three years, at the President’s homestead at Nkandla. Their main duties are to clean up and maintain the gardens at the State Domestic Facilities adjacent to the President’s homestead. These are facilities that are used mainly by the South African Police Services (SAPS). However, there has been an expense that has been incurred of R10,611.89 through the purchase of materials for maintenance work done on the VIP guard house at the homestead.

(2) The Department will be responsible for the maintenance of all security measures, which were installed in the homestead and general maintenance of all State properties; e.g. the Clinic, Pilot house and the houses for SAPS members.

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Reply:

We are still going through the archives searching for this information; the information is not readily available.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) The Department of Public Works did not spend any amount on the (i) Africa News Network 7 channel in the 2015-16 financial year and since 01 April 2016.

See below the details of the amounts spent by the Department of Public Works on advertising in the 2015-16 financial year and since 01 April 2016 to date.

No	Name of the advertising campaign	Medium	Amount
1.	Handover of the Haines Park in Vryburg	SABC radio outside broadcast	R171 000
2.	Budget vote (Post budget vote)	Community radio stations phone in programme	R428 840
3.	Expanded Public Works Programme Artisan Development programme profiling	SABC radio Outside broadcast	R114 000
4.	Social sector conference	SABC radio Outside broadcast and Community radio stations	R91 200
		Community radio stations	R176 640
5.	Anti-fraud Campaign	SABC Public Radio Services (11 Radio stations)	R1 504 252.08
Total: R2 485 932.08

From 01 April 2016 to date:

No	Name of the advertising campaign	Advertising Medium	Amount
1.	Bela-bela Career Expo	SABC radio outside broadcast	R140 000
		Capricorn FM (Commercial radio station)	R140 000
2.	Public Employment Programme visit to EPWP Project in KwaZulu-Natal	SABC radio stations	R285 200
3.	Post Budget vote campaign	Community radio (phone in programme)	R398 840
Total	R964 040

(b) (i), (ii) (aa) & (bb), (iii), (iv) (aa)& (bb), (aaa) & (bbb)

None of the four entities reporting to the Department of Public Works namely, Council for the Built Environment (CBE), Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), Independent Development Trust (IDT) and Agrèment South Africa (ASA), has spent on advertising in the specified media.

Reply:

The information required is already solicited by other sections for consolidation which will be ready soon , can the member therefore afford us an opportunity to come up with an accurate product.

Reply:

(a) (i and ii) Senior Certificate; Bachelor of Commerce; and Master of Business Administration.

(b) (i and ii) Senior Certificate; Bachelor of Science; and Postgraduate Higher Diploma in Education.

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Reply:

Whether each Head of Department (HOD) of her department signed a performance agreement since their appointment; if not, (a) what is the total number of HODs who have not signed performance agreements, (b) what is the reason in each case, (c) what action has she taken to rectify the situation and (d) what consequences will the specified HOD face for failing to sign the performance agreements; (e) if so, (i) when was the last performance assessment of each HOD conducted and (ii) what were the results in each case?

ANSWER

(a) The Director-General of Basic Education has signed and submitted a Performance agreement. The HOD of Gauteng Department of Education, the Mpumalanga Department of Education and the Acting HOD of the KZN Department of Education have signed performance agreements. Only three Provincial Education Departments have responded..

(b) Still awaiting the other Provincial Education Departments’ responses for the Minister to respond to this question.

(c) Still awaiting the other Provincial Education Departments’ responses for the Minister to respond to this question.

(d) Still awaiting the other Provincial Education Departments’ responses for the Minister to respond to this question.

(e) i. The Director-General of the Basic Education Department of Basic Education’s last assessment was conducted on 15 August 2016. The HOD of the Gauteng Department of Education’s last performance assessment was at the end of March 2016. The HOD of Mpumalanga Education Department has not been assessed for the 2015/16 financial year. No responses from the other Provincial Education Departments on this matter to date.

ii. The Director General of Basic Education Department was rated as excellent. The HOD of the Gauteng Department of Education’s performance was rated as excellent. The HOD of the Mpumalanga Education Department has not been assessed for the financial year 2015/16. No responses from the other Provincial Education Departments on this matter to date.

QUESTION 2

Whether any of the HODs who failed to sign a performance agreement received a performance bonus since their appointment; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) at what rate and (b) what criteria were used to determine the specified rate?

ANSWER

(a) No responses from the other Provincial Education Departments on this matter to date.

(b) No responses from the other Provincial Education Departments on this matter to date.

QUESTION 3

Whether any of the HODs who signed a performance agreement received a performance bonus since their appointment; if so, (a) at what rate and (b) what criteria were used to determine the rate?

ANSWER

(a) The Director-General of the Department of Basic Education had not received a performance bonus as he will be considered in the next cycle only because of his appointment in August 2015. The HOD of the Gauteng Department of Education did not receive a performance bonus for 2015/16 cycle, as he had completed a year in this position. The Acting HOD of the KZN Education department has not been assessed for the 2015/16 financial year. No responses from other Education Departments on this matter to date.

(b) No responses from the other Provincial Education Departments on this matter to date.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) In May 2015, the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) filed a review application challenging the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) decision.

• On 25 November 2015 the CIDB filed its heads of arguments followed by the lawyers of the employee in question a week later.
• The matter is ready for hearing and both parties are waiting for the Registrar of the Labour Court to allocate a hearing date.

(2)(a) The Infrastructure Delivery Management Toolkit (IDMT) has its origins in 2001 when the National Treasury commissioned a review of the poor performance of provincial infrastructure delivery systems resulting in the establishment of the Infrastructure Delivery Improvement Programme (IDIP) and the Toolkit. The National Treasury enlisted the support of the National Department of Public Works (NDPW), the Development Bank South Africa (DBSA) and the CIDB as partners to the IDIP. The CIDB was responsible for the management of the content of the Toolkit, the hosting of the Toolkit on the CIDB website, and providing support and training on its implementation and rollout, where necessary.

The idea underlying the imperative of having the IDMT was to address the need for a documented body of knowledge and set of processes that represent generally recognised best practices in the delivery of infrastructure. It was to be focused on the delivery and life cycle management of public sector infrastructure. The Toolkit was therefore designed as a valuable resource to provide a national common knowledge base and set of practices to assist in delivering these services in a manner that is effective, efficient and consistent across provinces and departments. The Infrastructure Delivery Management System (IDMS) and the Toolkit have evolved over the years since their inception in 2004.

(b) In the past the IDMS and the Toolkit were revised and enhanced every three to four years, but National Treasury identified a need to separate the supply chain for goods and services from the supply chain for infrastructure to unblock some of the infrastructure delivery management chain challenges. As a result, the revision and enhancements of the IDMS and Toolkit had to be delayed to allow for the development of the Standard for Infrastructure Procurement and Delivery Management (SIPDM). The SIPDM is a National Treasury regulatory instruction issued in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 [Act No. 1 of 1999] (PFMA), and it will assist in ensuring support for the implementation of the IDMS.

The current 2010 edition of the Toolkit enhancement and revision is being reviewed under the auspices of National Treasury. The enhancements and revisions will focus on the following:

• aligning the existing 2010 IDMS with the Standard for Infrastructure Procurement and Delivery Management (SIPDM);

• aligning the current linear depiction of the IDMS to the new IDMS Control Framework, which emphasises the linkages between core delivery processes;
• incorporate institutional capacity building approaches, methodologies and toolkits;
• simplify existing delivery management processes and deliverables;
• provide for the development and incorporation of Standard Operating Procedures from provinces;
• standardise the ‘Supporting Information’ requirements;
• capture and incorporate best practice methodologies and examples;
• develop an information technology platform to serve as the single source for infrastructure delivery related information (i.e. an Infrastructure Delivery Management Body of Knowledge (IDMBOK));
• incorporate local government infrastructure delivery requirements (where possible).

Once the enhanced IDMS and Toolkit are complete, they will be hosted on the CIDB website until such time that the prototype information technology platform is developed by National Treasury.

(3) The top six areas of the CIDB culture study are as follows:

1. Remuneration
2. Learning and Development
3. Leadership
4. Structure
5. Service Orientation
6. Innovation

The CIDB’s plans to address the above are as follows:

CIDB has embarked on an organisational development methodology (OD exercise) which is a step-by-step process for assessing and re-shaping the structure and positions within the CIDB to better meet its strategic and operational goals. The integrative OD project plan is made up of 12 phases aimed at addressing not only the six top areas of concern as identified by the organisation culture study, but also areas for development as identified in the organisational architecture pilot study, CIDB five year review, 2016 employee engagement survey, etc.

Dimensional areas such as structure, leadership, learning and development and remuneration form the pivotal points of the organisation-wide OD exercise. CIDB had to first align the ‘hard issues’, i.e. mandate, strategy, processes, systems, structure and harmonise them with ‘soft issues’, i.e. culture, values, leadership, management style, communications, creativity and innovation. All these dimensions are addressed in the detailed OD project plan. For example, there is an exercise to review the existing processes and to develop the recommended business processes, dysfunctional aspects of work flow, structures and systems, and realignment with the envisaged operational realities/goals are aspects which are being attended to. There are also plans to digitise core business processes. Once this is done, it will assist the CIDB flow of communication, productivity and innovation as well as alleviate fraud and corruption.

In addressing learning and development issues, CIDB is in a process to finalise a new competency framework in order to be able to design the most appropriate competency assessment tools matching the competency framework for each level of employees. Once the competency gaps have been identified, the most appropriate training strategy based on the assessment gaps and outcomes will be developed. The development of the career-pathing framework is part of the training strategy design. It will further improve employee satisfaction, client satisfaction and service excellence. Furthermore, the newly developed training and development policy is also used as a vehicle by employees to continuously improve their competencies and academic up skilling.

In addressing some of the structure related soft issues, plans are also ahead to allocate tasks, reporting relationships and levels to provide means of achieving full CIDB alignment between people aspects and functions, or technical aspects. This will be addressed in the implementation of the structure design criteria and the new CIDB operating model.

Other related areas being addressed are job profiles, job evaluation and remuneration.

The OD exercise is seen by CIDB as a systematic approach for fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business processes, eliminating non-value adding activities to achieve improvements in performance and productivity, efficiency in operational costs and turnaround times, customer service, quality and alignment of processes with the strategy.

Reply:

The Minister is aware of the meeting between the specified DAC official and the organisers of the Thank You SABC music concert which took place on 1 September 2016. The organisers insisted on the meeting with the official which took place on the side-lines of the launch of National Book Week, a DAC supported programme, which was held at the Apartheid Museum. The official concerned discussed the Thank You SABC project with the organisers and requested a project proposal and documentation from the organisers. A letter requesting support from the DAC for the event and two invoices by way of the requested proposal were received later on the same day. The official consulted with the relevant managers in the Department of Arts and Culture and the decision of the DAC was not to support the project.

Reply:

1. A number of impact assessment studies have been conducted on the SKA site since 2006. The first Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study which focused on a 5km radius around the proposed KAT 7 radio telescope site was conducted in 2006 and a Record of Decision (RoD) was issued in October 2007. The second EIA study was undertaken in 2008, after the acquisition of the Meys Dam and Losberg Farms, which constitute the core site of the MeerKAT radio telescope. This study was undertaken to assess the impact of the MeerKAT. A RoD for this study was issued in July 2009. A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) study is currently underway for phase 1 of the SKA project which is expected to begin in 2018.
2. The first EIA study was completed in 2007, the second study was completed in 2009. Both studies were conducted by Strategic Environmental Focus (SEF), an environmental consultancy company. The third study is the SEA which is currently underway, and it is being conducted by the CSIR.
3. Yes, the studies referred to are available for the residents of the SKA region to read. A copy is available at the public library in Carnarvon and another one is available at the SKA site.

Reply:

1. Yes, the Head of Department (HOD) has signed performance agreements since her appointment.

(a) None

(b) Not applicable

(c) Not applicable

(d) (i & ii) Not applicable

2. (a & b) Not applicable

3.Yes. The HOD has only received performance bonus for the first three consecutive years since her appointment (2009-2011). Only pay progression was granted during the 2012-2015 financial years.

(a) The rates for the three relevant years were 7%, 9% and 9%.

(b) The rates were determined in accordance with the Handbook for the Senior Management Service after assessment by the Public Service Commision in terms of their criteria for HOD assessment.

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Reply:

(a) Yes 

(b) Yes  

(i) Safest method to build bridge not agreed to by all parties.

(ii) Waiting for outstanding information from the investigating team of the parties involved.  The second cause of delay is the non availability of the counsel team of the parties involved.

(iii) The Presiding Inspector

(iv) An agreement was reached between all parties relating to the new date for the appearance of the witness.

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Reply:

(a)  Yes,

(b) Yes

(i)&(II) Seen attached table for details,

(aa) See accompanying table

(bb) see accompanying table

(cc) see accompanying table

Reply:

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has not lost over the administration of the education system. However, the Department has recommendations that require short-term interventions and those that could be achieved in the long term. The Department has resumed the following actions on the recommendations that need short term intervention:

1. Performance Management:

The introduction of performance contracts for principals and deputy principals, in line with the DBE policy, in order to enhance accountability of educators. The Quality Management System (QMS) for assessing the performance of school-based educators was adopted at the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) in November 2014. It will be implemented in January 2017 after further consultation.

2. Amendment to Legislation:

The starting point of the reforms should be the amendment to the South African Schools Act and the Employment of Educators Act, in so far as it relates to the powers of the School Governing Bodies in appointment procedures. A draft Bill has been developed to deal with these amendments.

3. Amendments to current appointment procedures:

Amendment to current appointment procedures contained in Collective Agreements and the role Teacher Unions are being negotiated at the ELRC.

4. Introduction of Competency Assessment for School Principals:

Consultation on the guidelines for Competency Assessment is being finalised at the ELRC.

Reply:

A Department of Labour Inspector visited Sebenza Police Station at 64 Mopedi Road, Sebenza, to conduct an inspection and the following was observed: the toilet facilities were in good order, General condition of offices were acceptable, electrical installation did not have exposed wires. It was however found that: there is no first aid box/kit and no competent person to administer first aid; the fire fighting equipment are not serviced; copy of the act (Occupational Health and Safety Act) was not accessible to staff and the user of the premises failed to provide certificate of compliance for electrical installation. A contravention notice was issued to the employer.

Reply:

Refer to Annexure A regarding the progress of the five contracts of Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Scheme.

ANNEXURE A

Contract #	Description	Company	Date of completion	Tender price (Rand)	Cost to date (Rand)
Water Transfer Contracts being implemented
2223	Project Management Unit	CDM Smith and Partners	Dec-2025	349 889 571	131 625 324
3009	Professional Services for the Urban Planning, D&S Project Housing & Associated Infrastructure	Polihali Infrastructure Consultants	Apr-2021	79 365 621	14 019 480
3014	D&S Polihali North Eastern Access Road	SMEC FMA Joint Venture	Sep-2016	28 453 705	4 936 235
3015	Professional services for the Evaluation, Optimisation, and Site Supervision of Geotechnical investigations	Jeffares and Green Joint Venture	Sep-2017	19 750 472	7 026 482
6013	RAP PNEAR and site establishment area(in house)	Inhouse by LHDA	Jun-2017	1 500 000	-
4016	Geotechnical investigations-Polihali Tunnel-drilling contractor	Diabor Pty Ltd	Aug-2017	49 238 075	12 515 273
			Totals	528 197 444	170 122 794

D&S = Design and Construction supervision

RAP = Resettlement Action Plan

PNEAR = North East Access Road

D&S = Design and Construction supervision

ESIA = Environmental Social Impact Assessment

RAP = Resettlement Action Plan

Reply:

The response below was provided by the municipality:

Question	Responses
Whether any tenders have been awarded by the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality for fleet maintenance since 1 July 2016;	No tender for fleet maintenance has been awarded by the municipality since 01 July 2016.
(a) when was each tender awarded	Not applicable
(b) what were the (i) names and (ii) amounts tendered by each successful bidder	Not applicable
(c) what criteria were used to award the specified tenders,	Not applicable
(d) how many bidders were considered for each of the specified tenders	Not applicable
(e) On what basis was each successful bidder awarded the specified tenders?	Not applicable

Reply:

(a) The upgrade of the water treatment works at the Amsterdam and Sheepmoor Bulk Water Schemes in Mpumalanga is anticipated for construction to commence during 2017/18 financial year. The design and implementation readiness study is currently being conducted in 2016/17 financial year.

It should be noted that the Amsterdam and Sheepmoor Bulk Water Shemes are one project.

(b)(i) The budgeted cost for the project is R31 million.

(b)(ii) The duration of the project is for four years, which is 2016/17 to 2019/20 financial years.

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Reply:

(a)(i) The number of directives issued to municipalities for the discharge of ineffectively treated effluent is a total of seventy (70) directives were issued to municipalities across the country to date. A Fifty six (56) of these were issued in the past five years.

TABLE 1 Breakdown per province for the past five (5) years:

Location	Non-compliance Letters	Pre-directives	Directives
Eastern Cape	02	18	01
Free State	18	07	10
Gauteng	10	07	13
KwaZulu-Natal	0	04	02
Limpopo	0	17	14
Mpumalanga	16	05	06
North West	01	14	08
Northern Cape	01	08	01
Western Cape	0	0	01
Total	48	80	56

(a)(ii) The number of directives issued to municipalities for the discharge of ineffectively treated effluent since April 2016 is a total of fourteen (14) directives were issued.

TABLE 2 Breakdown per province since April 2016:

Location	Directives
Eastern Cape	01
Free State	0
Gauteng	5
KwaZulu-Natal	2
Limpopo	01
Mpumalanga	01
North West	02
Northern Cape	02
Western Cape	0
Total	14

(b)(c) and (d) Refer to Annexure A for the names and location and dates of each specified municipalities.

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Annexure A

Number of Non-compliance letters, Pre-directives and Directives Issued to Municipalities from April 2011 to March 2016

Non-compliance Letters	Notices/Pre-directives	(a) Directives and (c) date issued	(b)(i) Municipality name	(b)(ii) Location	(d) Follow up action taken
None	2016/01/30	2016/02/10	Metsimaholo Local Municipality	Gauteng	This municipality is receiving support from the Department.
None	None	06/04/2016	Emfuleni Local Municipality-Pump station 10	Gauteng	This municipality is receiving support from the Department.
None	None	12/01/2016	Emfuleni Local Municipality-Pump station 2,3,10	Gauteng	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
None	None	06/04/2016	Emfuleni Local Municipality-Pump station 5	Gauteng	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
None	06/05/2014		Emfuleni LM Evaton gardens pump overflow	Gauteng	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
None	08/09/2014	22/08/2014	Emfuleni LM Kwamasiza Hostel	Gauteng	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
None	None	22/08/2014	Emfuleni LM Evaton Mahole	Gauteng	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
None	None	24/02/2011	Lesedi LM Balfour Sewage Works	Gauteng	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	30/09/2016	Ekuhuruleni Metro	Gauteng	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	08/04/2016	Mogale city LM: Manhole spillage	Gauteng	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	03/02/2014	Ekuhuruleni MetroMarlands, Germiston Sewer overflow	Gauteng	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	23/10/2014	Ekuhuruleni MetroMarlands, Germiston Sewer overflow	Gauteng	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	23/10/2015	Ekuhuruleni MetroMarlands, Sewer Affecting Scaw Operations	Gauteng	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	15/04/2015	02/06/2015	Lekwa Local Municipality: TLC Pump Station Discharging Raw Sewage	Gauteng	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	24/07/2015	10/02/2016	Metsimaholo Local Municipality : A Burst Sewage Pipe	Gauteng	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	15/10/2014	Metsimaholo Local Municipality :Pump Station Not Working	Gauteng	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	31/07/2014		Metsimaholo Local Municipality :Manhole Overflow	Gauteng	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	02/11/2015	Phumelela Local Municipality :Manholes Were Blocked	Gauteng	This municipality is receiving support from the Department.
None	None	25/04/2016	Dipaleseng Local Municipality :Sewage Plant Was Overflowing	Gauteng	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2010/07/10	30/5/2011	21/12/2012	Govan Mbeki Local Municipality (Bethal WWTWs)	Mpumalanga	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
24/03/2014	None	None	Msukaligwa Local Municipality (Ermelo WWTWs)	Mpumalanga	This municipality is receiving support from the Department.
None	14/12/2015	None	Lekwa Local Municipality (Morgenson Oxidation ponds)	Mpumalanga	This municipality is receiving support from the Department.
30/11/2015	None	None	Ngwathe Local Municipality Parys	Gauteng	This municipality is receiving support from the Department.
13/12/2012	23/10/2014	None	Ngwathe Local Municipality Vredefort	Gauteng	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
23/02/2015	None	02/03/2015	Merafong Local Municipality: Kokosi WWTWS	Gauteng	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	2016/09/07	2009/09/03	Lephalale Paarl, Zongesien, Marapong	Limpopo	Action plan received and assessed on 16/09/2016. DWS to continue with monitoring for compliance.
None	2014/07/17	2015/09/21	Mookgopong Local Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with no- compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	22/05/ 2013	Capricorn district municipality	Limpopo	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
None	None	19 /07 2013	Mopani district municipality	Limpopo	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
None	None	22 /04/2014	Modimolle Local Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	08 /08/ 2014	Polokwane Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	20/08/ 2014	Polokwane Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	21 /08/ 2014	Greater Letaba Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	21 /08/2014	Modimolle Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	02 /09/ 2014	Mopani Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	20/10/ 2014	Vhembe district Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	26/03/ 2015	Mopani District Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	26/03/2015	Mopani District Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	24 /06/ 2015	Mogalakwena Local Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	24/06/ 2016	Vhembe District Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	30 /09/ 2013	None	Vhembe district municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	19 /12/ 2013	None	Vhembe district municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	03 /05/ 2014	None	Musina Local Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	07 /03/ 2014	None	Vhembe District Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	15 /07/ 2014	None	Mookgophong Local Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	15 /07/ 2014	None	Mookgophong Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	22 /07/ 2014	None	Tzaneen Local Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	22 /07/ 2014	None	Modjadjiskloof Local Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	02 /09/ 2014	None	Tzaneen local Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	02 /09/ 2014	None	Mopani district Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	06 /08/ 2015	None	Mogalakwena Local Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	04 /09/ 2015	None	Vhembe District Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	04 /09/ 2015	None	Vhembe District Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	28 /09/2015	None	Mookgophong Local Municipality	Limpopo	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	24 /09/ 2016	None	Lephalale Municipality	Limpopo	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
None	2013/07/23	2014/05/09	Govan Mbeki Local Municipality	Mpumalanga	This municipality is receiving support from the Department.
23/01/2014	23/01/2014	None	Thaba Chweu LM WWTW	Mpumalanga	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
10/03/2014	None	None	Victor Khanye LM WWTW	Mpumalanga	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
26/07/2013	None	09/05/2014, 2016/04/21	Govan Mbeki LM WWTW	Mpumalanga	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
6/11/2012, 16/08/2013	None	29/08/2013	Thaba Chweu LM WWTW	Mpumalanga	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
07/09/2012, 03/09/2013, 07/10/2016	None	28/08/2013	eMalahleni LM WWTW	Mpumalanga	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
26/07/2013	2016/04/21	None	Govan Mbeki LM WWTW	Mpumalanga	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
30/08/2013	None	None	Nkomazi LM WWTW	Mpumalanga	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
3/12/2012, 30/08/2013	None	None	Sekhukhune LM	Mpumalanga	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
07/10/2016	None	None	Dipaliseng WWTW	Mpumalanga	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
27/03/2013	None	None	Elias Motswaledi LM	Mpumalanga	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
27/02/2013	None	None	Chief Albert Luthuli LM	Mpumalanga	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
27/02/2013	None	None	Msukaligwa LM	Mpumalanga	This municipality is receiving support from the Department directives.
None	2015/08/03	None	Matibidi District Hospital WWTW	Mpumalanga	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2010/11/08	2010/12/03	2011/04/21	Moqhaka LM	Free State	Case resolved in 2013
None	None	2011/09/06	Moqhaka LM-non functiong pump station in Kroonstad	Free State	Case resolved in 2011
2012/06/25	2013/08/22	2013/09/20	Moqhaka Local Municipality	Free State	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
2011/05/23	2011/07/08	2012/06/12	Mantsopa Local Municipality-Thaba Patchoa	Free State	This municipality is receiving support from the Department.
2011/07/04	22/11/2011	26/3/2012	Umsobomvu LM - Colesberg WWTW	Free State	Plant upgraded - last inspection in May 2016
2012/06/01	2012/08/08	None	Umsobomvu LM - overflowing pump station in Norvalspont	Free State	Case resolved
2011/09/05	26/03/2012	None	Umsobomvu LM - Noupoort WWTWs	Free State	Plant upgraded –and last inspection in May 2016
None	19/04/2011	17/06/2011	Matjhabeng LM - Hennenman and Phomolong LM WWTW	Free State	Case resolved 2013
None	2012/08/11	2013/04/02	Masilonyana LM - Non functioning Theunissen WWTW	Free State	On inspection it was established that the problem had recurred. A revised action plan submitted in September 2016
None	24/04/2013	None	Masilonyana LM - non functioning Veilingskraal pum station	Free State	Case resolved
None	2013/07/02	None	Setsoto LM- sewage overflow in Van Soelen street	Free State	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2013/02/18	2014/06/25	2014/10/01	Rhenosterberg LM (Phillipstown pump station)	Free State	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2015/08/07	2015/11/19	None	Moqhaka LM Viljoenskroon pump stations	Free State	This municipality is receiving support from the Department.
2014/10/21	2015/11/19	None	Moqhaka LM overflowing manhole at shell depot	Free State
2011/05/23	2011/07/08	2012/06/12	Mantsopa Local Municipality-Thaba Patchoa	Free State	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2012/06/25	2013/08/22	2013/09/20	Moqhaka Local Municipality	Free State	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2015/01/08	2011/02/22	None	Letsemeng LM - Koffiefontein	Free State	Case resolved
2011/07/18	2011/09/19	None	Setsoto Local Municipality- Marquard Moemang Old	Free State	Upgrading completed early 2016, Not resolved
None	None	17/08/2011	uMkhanyakude District Municipality (DM)	Kwa Zulu Natal	Monitoring inspections, ACIP funding allocated to the DM in 2012/13
None	None	03/10/2012	Ugu District Municipality	Kwa Zulu Natal	Monitoring inspections.
None	None	27/07/2016	eThekwini Municipality	Kwa Zulu Natal	Site inspections to monitor implementation of remedial actions.
None	None	21/09/2016	UThukela District Municipality	Kwa Zulu Natal	Representation received and assessed on 14/10/2016. Monitoring of Plan of Action.
2015/06/10	None	2014/07/17	Makana Local Municipality - Belmont WWTW	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2015/11/26	None	19/07/2016	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Mun.	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2016/08/02	None	None	CHDM (Tarkastad Waste Disposal Site)	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2016/08/02	None	None	Amathole District Municipality - Peddie WWTW	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2014/08/13	None	None	Chris Hani DM - Sterkstroom WWTW	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2014/08/27	None	None	Amathole District Municipality-Fort Beaufort WWTW	Eastern Cape	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
2015/02/10	None	None	Amathole District Municipality-Fort Beaufort WWTW	Eastern Cape	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
2015/04/09	None	None	Kou-Kamma Local Municipality WWTW	Eastern Cape	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
2015/04/09	None	None	O.R. Tambo DM	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2015/06/10	None	None	Sunday's River Valley LM	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2015/08/28	None	None	Joe Gqabi DM - Burgersdorp	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2015/08/28	None	None	Department of Public Works, Elliotdale EC Govern	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2015/08/28	None	None	Dept. of Public Works-Elliotdale Correctional Ser	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2015/08/28	None	None	CHDM (Scanlen Sewer Pump Station)	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2015/08/28	None	None	CHDM - Cradock Waste Water Treatment Works	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2016/02/10	None	None	CHDM (Michausdal Sewer Pump Station)	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2016/03/07	None	None	Ndlambe LM - Alexandria WWTW	Eastern Cape	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
2016/03/07	None	None	Kelvin Jones Waste Water Treatment Works (NMBM)	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2016/03/31	None	None	Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Mun. - Swartkops River	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2016/05/12	None	None	Nelson Mandela Bay Mun - Driftsands WWTW	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2016/08/02	None	None	Cradock Landfill site	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2016/08/02	None	None	Amathole District Municipality-Butterworth WWTW	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2016/08/02	None	None	Chris Hani DM - Engcobo WWTW	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2016/08/02	None	None	OR Tambo DM - Tsolo WWTW	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2016/08/02	None	None	OR Tambo DM - Port St Johns WWTW	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2016/08/02	None	None	OR Tambo DM - Mqanduli WWTW	Eastern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	2014/06/19	City of Tshwane	North West	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	2014/07/22	Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality	North West	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	2014/07/22	City of Tshwane	North West	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	2014/09/08	Ngaka Modiri Molema DM (RMLM)	North West	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	2014/09/02	2015/10/19	City of Johannesburg	North West	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	2016/02/11	The Municipal Manager: Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality	North West	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	2015/04/22	2016/04/25	Thabazimbi Local Municipality-Thabazimbi Waste Water Treatment Works	North West	Representation received and assessed on 03.05.16. Follow-up site meeting Follow-up meeting held to assess the progress
None	2014/09/11	2016/07/11	Kgetleng River LM	North West	Representation received and assessed on 02.10.14. Follow-up meeting held
None	2016/07/15	2016/08/22	Rustenburg Local Municipality	North West	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2010/08/05	2010/08/02	2016/09/19	Thabazimbi local municipality	North West	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	2012/12/18	None	Randfontein local municipality	North West	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
None	2013/01/24	None	Rustenburg Local Municipality	North West	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	2013/04/11	None	NGAKA MODIRI MOLEMA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY	North West	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
None	2013/05/14	None	Rustenburg Local Municipality	North West	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	2013/09/18	None	Thabazimbi Local Municipality	North West	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	2013/11/21	None	City of Tshwane ( Sunderland Ridge WWTW)	North West	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	2014/09/04	None	City of Tshwane	North West	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	2014/09/08	None	Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality	North West	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	2014/11/13	None	Rustendurg local Municipality(Sunrise Park )	North West	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	2015/01/26	None	Tai Hsiang cc Koi Empire Farm Nooitgedacht 534	North West	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	2015/03/04	None	Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality (MLM)	North West	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
None	2016/05/06	None	City of Tshwane - Sandpsruit WWTW	North West	Representation received and assessed on 05/08/2016. Follow-up site visit was conducted on 12-10-2016
None	2016/06/13	None	City Of Tshwane - Klipgat WWTW	North West	Representation received and assessed on 05/08/2016. Follow-up site visit was conducted on 12-10-2016
None	2016/06/21	None	City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality	North West	Representation received and assessed on 30/06/2016
10/10/2015	None	None	Tshwane MM - Thembisa	North West
30/08/2016	None	None	ERWAT - Olifantsfontein WWTW	North West	Representation received and assessed on 12/09/2016. DWS to monitor the action plan.
15/07/2016	19/08/2016	None	Rustenburg Local Municipality - Marikana Pumpstation	North West	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	2015/11/04	2016/02/15	Sol Plaatjie	Northern Cape	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
None	2015/11/05	2016/06/29	Dikgatlong Municipality	Northern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	2008/12/01	None	Dikgatlong Municipality: Warrenton WWTW	Northern Cape	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
None	2015/12/08	None	Dikgatlong Municipality Kathu WWTW	Northern Cape	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
None	2015/12/08	None	Dikgatlong Municipality Deben WWTW	Northern Cape	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
None	2015/12/08	None	Dikgatlong Municipality Dingleton WWTW	Northern Cape	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
None	2015/12/08	None	Dikgatlong Municipality Olifantshoek WWTW	Northern Cape	This municipality is receiving support from the Department
None	2016/05/13	None	Dikgatlong Municipality	Northern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
2016/05/25	None	2016/06/29	Phokwane Municpality: Jan Kempdorp WWTW	Northern Cape	The Department continues to engage with non-compliant municipalities that have been issued with notices and directives.
None	None	2014/02/26	Oudshoorn Local Municipality	Western Cape	Meeting held on 02/06/2016, they had not complied with various conditions . The Department to continue with compliance monitoring.
None	None	28 /09/2016.	George LM	Western Cape	An action plan was received on 06 October 2016 with a Sludge Compliance plan. They were monitored and found to be adhering to the conditions.

Reply:

I have not recently visited the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve personally to assess the escalating incidence of rhino poaching. However, I am briefed on a regular basis by my staff regarding pertinent issues and am satisfied that all roleplayers, but more specifically the South African Police Service (SAPS) which has included the area in Operation Rhino 7 is focusing its efforts to intensify rhino protection in order to address the escalating security situation on site. The South African Police Service is also working closely with Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and other role players within the security structure to ensure that our protection efforts bear fruit.

My latest briefing in this regard highlighted that:

1. SAPS has already made extra capacity available and has undertaken the responsibility of patrolling the Corridor Road (R618);

2. a command and control facility has been initiated at Hluhluwe-IMfolozi Park, similar to the one at the Kruger National Park;

3. replacement of the Hluhluwe-IMfolozi Park boundary fence has commenced, with Smart Fencing Technology being piloted on certain sections;

4. observation towers have also been built and funding has been allocated via an external project to fund the capacity to carry out the monitoring and surveillance;

5. a helicopter is based at Mpila iMfolozi Game Reserve to ensure rapid response;

6. night operating equipment has been distributed to Hluhluwe-IMfolozi operations staff;

7. all Hluhluwe-IMfolozi gates have monitoring systems in place;

8. a human resource redeployment and recruitment plan has been developed and submitted for implementation and funding to address operational vacancies;

9. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife is in the process of dehorning identified, strategic small rhino populations in KwaZulu-Natal; and

10. the Provincial Cabinet has resolved to set up a task team via the KwaZulu-Natal Joint Crime Prevention Cluster, to investigate possible actions to combat and refocus efforts to tackle the increased poaching of rhino in KwaZulu-Natal. This task team has a six months mandate to come up with recommendations to the Provincial Cabinet.

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Reply:

Refer to the table below:

(a)(i) Name of Waste Water treatment plant	(a)(ii) (aa) Sewerage pipelines upgrade	(a)(ii) (bb) Sewerage pipelines refurbished	(b) Due date for specified improvements to begin	(c) Allocation through MIG
Emanzana phase II Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW)	None	None	Technical report not yet approved	Allocated with R5 million
Selobella Extension 2&3 toilet top structure	None	None	Commenced on 01/07/2015	Top structure allocated with R6 million
Carolina Phase I WWTW	None	None	Will commence on 01/10/2016	Top structure allocated with R6 million
Ekulindeni WWTW	None	None	Technical report not yet approved	Allocated with R1 million
Elukwatini WWTW	None	None	Commenced on 01/07/2016	Allocated with R7 million

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Reply:

The information is still being collated as some documents were in the custody of other entities which will soon be made available to you with all the details.

Reply:

Section 5(9) of the South African Citizenship, 1995 (Act No. 88 of 1995) (‘the Citizenship Act”) stipulates that the Minister may under exceptional circumstances grant a certificate of naturalisation as a South African citizen to an applicant who does not comply with the requirements of subsection (1)(c) relating to the residence or ordinary residence in the Republic. Furthermore, subsequent to the refusal of an application for naturalisation, an applicant may approach the Minister and submit a motivation containing material information for consideration as to the existence of exceptional circumstances justifying the granting of citizenship by means of naturalisation.

Mr Gupta and family submitted their motivation which presented exceptional circumstances for the consideration of the applications. This included presenting the company Oakbay Investments (Pty) Ltd which has interests in various sectors such as media, information technology, real estate, mining and related activities. The supporting documents submitted included the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) company registration, as well as the formal registration and shareholding coupled with tax payments to and registration with the South African Revenue Services (SARS). The company also submitted supporting documents reflecting employment of approximately 7000 permanent employees.

The fact that Mr Gupta and family contribute to the economy of South Africa, provided substantive grounds for consideration of their application for naturalisation under exceptional circumstances as stipulated in section 5(9) of the Citizenship Act.

 

Reply:

1. The Windy brow Theatre did not set any employment equity targets.

(a) The Windy brow Theatre was consolidated into the Market Theatre Foundation on 1 April 2016.

(b). The Windy brow Theatre does no longer exist as a separate entity. Consequently, the future plans of the Windy brow Theatre in terms of meeting the legislative employment equity targets are incorporated in the broader plans of the Market Theatre Foundation.

(i) Not applicable.

(ii) Not applicable.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) Yes

    (a) None.

    (b) Falls away.

    (c) Falls away.

    (d) (i) and (ii) Fall away.

(2) All HODs have signed performance agreements.

     (a) Falls away.

     (b) Falls away.

(3) No. All HODs have signed performance agreements, but no performance bonuses were paid due to the fact that the Department of Public Works is still undergoing a 7-year Turnaround programme that started in 2012.

     (a) Falls away.

     (b) Falls away.

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Reply:

Refer to Annexure A for information regarding board members of each water boards in the country.

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Annexure A

Entity	(a) Names of Board Members	(b) When was the first appointment	(c)Total number of consecutive terms	(d) Total number of consecutive years	(e) When does the current term ends
Amatola Water	Nokulunga Mnqeta	1st February 2016	0	0	30th January 2020
	Sizwe Hadebe	1st February 2016	0	0	30th January 2020
	Lynette Louw	1st February 2006	2 Term	10 Years	30th January 2020
	Brian Hollingworth	1st February 2016	0	0	30th January 2020
	Mphoko Nzimande	1st February 2016	0	0	30th January 2020
	Abraham le Roux	1st February 2016	0	0	30th January 2020
	Eugene Jooste	1st February 2016	0	0	30thJanuary 2020
	Tebogo Maenetja	1st February 2016	0	0	30thJanuary 2020
Bloem Water	Phitsane, TB	28/04/2009	2 Term	7 Years	31/03/2018
	Matete, P	01/04/2014	1 Term	2 Years	31/03/2018
	Van der Merwe, J	28/04/2009	2 Term	7 Years	31/03/2018
	Maboe, MSS	28/04/2009	2 Term	7 Years	31/03/2018
	Mokhesi, N	01/02/2005	3 Term	11 Years	31/03/2018
	Bomela, LR	01/04/2014	1 Term	2 Years	31/03/2018
	Phetwe, CM	01/04/2014	1 Term	2 Years	31/03/2018
	Ellman, MJ	01/04/2014	1 Term	2 Years	31/03/2018
	Mkiva, Z	01/04/2014	1 Term	2 Years	31/03/2018
Lepelle Northern Water	Mr. MPK Tshivhase	01 April 2016	1 Term	6 months	31/03/2020
	Mr. MI Phasha	01 April 2016	1 Term	6 months	31/03/2020
	Mr. NH Matsepe	01 April 2010	2 Term	6 months	31/03/2020
	Ms. LLC Malamba	01 April 2010	2 Term	6 months	31/03/2020
	Ms. MM Ntsaba	01 April 2016	1 Term	6 months	21/03/2020
	Ms. JM Letsoalo	01 April 2010	2 Term	6 months	31/03/2020
	Mr. BP Sebola	01 April 2010	2 Term	6 months	31/03/2020
	Ms. TTC Hlongwa	01 April 2016	1 Term	6 months	31/03/2020
	Ms. MA Mphahlele	01 April 2016	1 Term	6 months	31/03/2020
Magalies Water	Adv. MM Petlane	01/05/14	1st Term	2 Years	30/04/18
	Ms. PN Nkwinika	01/07/09	2nd Term	6 Years	30/04/18
	Mr. DR Sibanda	01/07/09	2nd Term	6 Years	30/04/18
	Ms. MA Hlahla	01/07/09	2nd Term	6 Years	30/04/18
	Mr. TT Mohapi	01/03/12	2nd Term	4 Years	30/04/18
	Ms. TF Zondi	01/07/09	2nd Term	6 Years	30/04/18
	Ms. N Mufamadi	01/05/14	1st Term	2 Years	30/04/18
	Ms. TD Monewe	01/03/12	2nd Term	4 Years	30/04/18
	Mr. FP Vilakazi	01/05/14	1st Term	2 Years	30/04/18
	Ms. F Saloojee	01/05/14	1st Term	2 Years	30/04/18
	Ms. S Lebeko-Ratlhagane	01/06/14	1st Term	2 Years	30/04/18
	Kgosi SV Suping	01/06/14	1st Term	2 Years	30/04/18
Mhlathuze Water	Dudu Myeni (Chairperson)	01 February 2002	3rd Term	14 Years	28 February 2015 - Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Bonginkosi Mshengu	01 October 2014	1st Term	2 Years	28 February 2015 - Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Poppy Dlamini	01 March 2011	1st Term	5 Years	28 February 2015 - Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Musa Xulu	01 March 2011	1st Term	5 Years	28 February 2015 - Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Frederick Bosman	01 March 2011	1st Term	5 Years	28 February 2015 - Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Nonhlanhla Khumalo	01 March 2011	1st Term	5 Years	28 February 2015 - Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Amita Badul	01 March 2011	1st Term	5 Years	28 February 2015 - Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Nica Gevers	01 March 2011	1st Term	5 Years	28 February 2015 - Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Brian Rawlins	01 March 2011	1st Term	5 Years	28 February 2015 - Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Simosenkosi Chamane	01 March 2011	1st Term	5 Years	28 February 2015 - Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
Overberg Water	Mr Mpumelelo Ncwadi	1 September 2009	2	7 Years	30 April 2018
	Mr Noel Bastiaan	4 April 2014	First Term	2 Years	30 April 2018
	Ms Melinda Zass	4 April 2014	First Term	2 Years	30 April 2018
	Ms Kim Montgomery	4 April 2014	First Term	2 Years	30 April 2018
	Ms Nirvani Dhevcharran	4 April 2014	First Term	2 Years	30 April 2018
	Advocate Derick Block	4 April 2014	First Term	2 Years	30 April 2018
	Mr Adriaan Smuts	4 April 2014	First Term	2 Years	30 April 2018
Rand Water	Adv Faith Matshidiso Hashatse (Chairperson)	01 April 2009	2nd Term	7 years and 5 months	31 March 2018
	Ms Sophie Molokoane-Machika (Deputy Chairperson)	12 June 2012	2nd Term	4 years and 3 months	31 March 2018
	Ms Busiswa Cwengile Bam	01 April 2014	1st Term	2 years and 5 months	31 March 2018
	Mr Dawood Coovadia	01 April 2005	3rd Term	11 years and 5 months	31 March 2018
	MsLakela Kaunda	01 April 2014	1st Term	2 years and 5 months	31 March 2018
	Mr Lefadi Makibinyane	01 April 2009	2nd Term	7 years and 5 months	31 March 2018
	Ms Nomsa Georgina Mbileni	01 April 2014	1st Term	2 years and 5 months	31 March 2018
	Mr Isaac Mmushi	01 April 2014	1st Term	2 years and 5 months	31 March 2018
	Prof Frederick Otieno	01 April 2005	3rd Term	11 years and 5 months	31 March 2018
	Mr Ramateu Monyokolo	17 February 2016	1st Term	8 months	31 March 2018
	Ms Rene Aloise Kenosi	17 February 2016	1st Term	8 months	31 March 2018
Sedibeng Water	Mr MD Dikoko	01-May-13	1 Term	3 Years, 4 months	30-Apr-17
	Ms MJ Ramataboe	01-May-13	1 Term	3 Years, 4 months	30-Apr-17
	Mr EA Gaborone	01-May-13	1 Term	3 Years, 4 months	30-Apr-17
	Ms GG Ramakarane	01-May-13	1 Term	3 Years, 4 months	30-Apr-17
	Mr CD Mboweni	01-May-13	1 Term	3 Years, 4 months	30-Apr-17
	Mr MM Mthombeni	01-May-13	1 Term	3 Years, 4 months	30-Apr-17
	Dr PE Molokwane	01-May-13	1 Term	3 Years, 4 months	30-Apr-17
	Adv SST Kholong	01-May-13	1 Term	3 Years, 4 months	30-Apr-17
	Ms KG Sereko	01-May-13	1 Term	3 Years, 4 months	30-Apr-17
Umgeni Water	Mr Andile Mahlalutye (Chairman)	01-Jul-09	1st Term	7 Years	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Prof Imtiaz Vally	01-Jul-09	1st Term	7 Years	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Ms Ziphozethu Mathenjwa	01-Jul-09	1stTerm	7 Years	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Mr Teboho Nkhahle	01-Jul-09	1stTerm	7 Years	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Ms Nombuso Afolayan	01-Jul-04	2nd Term	13 Years	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Mr Graham Atkinson	01-Jul-09	1stTerm	7 Years	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Mr Vasu Gounden	01-Jul-03	3rd Term	14 Years	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Dr Takalani Dube	01-Jul-09	1stTerm	7 Years	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Ms Thokozile Shezi	01-Jul-09	1stTerm	7 Years	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Ms Nompumelelo Chamane	01-Jul-09	1stTerm	7 Years	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Mr Visvin Reddy	01-Jul-09	1stTerm	7 Years	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.
	Mr Thabani Zulu	01-Jul-09	1stTerm	7 Years	2013-06-30. Minister extended the term until a new board is in place.

 

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) Formal qualifications for the Department of Public Works’

      (i) Not Applicable

     (ii) Acting Chief Financial Officer qualifications are as follows:

• Bachelor of Commerce Degree
• Honours Degree in Accounting Science

(b)

(i) Director-General qualifications are as follows:

• Bachelor of Commerce Degree

(ii) Not applicable

Reply:

Refer to Annexure A regarding progress of the 16 completed contracts of Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Scheme.

Annexure A

Contract #	Description	Company	Date of Award	Date completed	Contract price (Rand)	Cost at completion (Rand)
Water Transfer Awarded Contracts : Completed
2222A-C	Interim PMU-	JB Barry and Partners (Ireland)	12-Aug-11	Jan-14	19 459 612	19 459 612
2222D	Interim PMU-	Dr S Turner - Individual Service Contract	12-Aug-11	Jan-14	4 295 015	4 295 015
4002	Construction of Access Road to Polihali Weir	MOPS Civil Contractors Pty Ltd (- Lesotho company)	Nov-11	31-Mar-12	4 136 254	4 136 254
4001	Construction of Polihali Downstream Weir	LSP Construction (Lesotho company)	14-May-12	17-Oct-13	21 714 123	21 686 529
4014	Tlokoeng Housing Renovations	LSP Construction	Jan-14	Mar-14	1 171 385	1 171 385
3000	Design and Supervision of PolihaliWeir	AECOM and sub consultants	07-Dec-10	Oct-13	2 492 652	2 493 236
3003	LidarSurvey1	CK Aerial Surveys	12-Jun-12	31-Mar-13	1 771 250	1 771 250
3011	LidarSurvey2	CK Aerial Surveys	12-Jun-12	30-Sep-13	514 298	514 298
3017	Demarcation of Reservoir Boundary	Maleka, Ntsihlehle, Putsoa ( MNP)	May-14	30-Nov-15	7 950 100	8 215 930
6001	Baseline Study-Water Quality and IFR	Institute of Natural Resources	14-Jan-13	31-Aug-14	9 206 025	9 225 230
6002	Baseline Study - Biological, Archeological & Heritage	Coastal and Environmental Services (CES)	27-Nov-12	31-Mar-14	2 599 230	2 599 230
6008	Baseline Study - Public Health	NonyanaHoohlo and Associates	Dec-13	09-Jul-15	6 740 575	6 045 475
6000	Baseline Study - Socio-Economic	Coastal and Environmental Services (CES)	27-Nov-12	Oct-14	4 817 998	6 167 998
6000	Baseline Study-Socio-Economic	LHDA Inhouse	Inhouse	Dec-14	1 480	1 480
6031	Re-configuration of socio-economic database	GK Consulting	Jan-16	Feb-16	91 256	91 256
9006	Financing Strategy Consultant	Delloitte&Touche	Sep-14	Mar-15	1 335 907	1 335 907
	TOTAL			88 297 160	89 210 085

Reply:

1. (a) Yes, Judge Motata is still on special leave with full pay.

(b) The complaints that were lodged against Judge Motata were referred by the Judicial Service Commission to a Judicial Conduct Tribunal to be investigated and reported on. The proceedings by the Judicial Conduct Tribunal were kept in abeyance following a series of legal challenges relating to the constitutionality of section 24 of the JSC Act which empowers the Tribunal President to appoint a member of the National Prosecuting Authority to collect and adduce evidence on behalf of the Tribunal. Following the conclusion of the legal challenges at the Constitutional Court, Judge Motata launched his own application challenging the constitutionality of the amendments passed by Parliament in 2008 which brought about the complaints handling mechanism against Judges. This application has resulted in the proceedings at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal being postponed until the finalisation of Judge Motata’s application.

2. The matter is to be determined by the Judicial Conduct Tribunal however Judge Motata’s special leave is not subject to a condition that Judge would have to repay the moneys earned if he is found guilty of gross misconduct by the Judicial Conduct Tribunal.

3. The total amount that has been paid to Judge Motata for the period 01 January 2007 to 31 October 2016 is R13 919 622 .36

Reply:

(1)(a) Please see table below:

Contract	Value (ZAR)	Financial Year	Budget
((i) Ingerop: Economic Impact of Localisation of Nuclear New Build Programme	6 137 820	2013/14	BAS Item: GOODS AND SERVICES: CONS/PROF:BUSINESS&ADVISORY SERV, Programme: Nuclear
(ii) Nathan Gift Nhlapho Incorporated: Feasibility Study on Effective Independence of the National Nuclear Regulator	469 752	2013/14
((iii) Nathan Gift Nhlapho Incorporated: Requirements, Considerations and Necessary Arrangements by the Government in Order for South Africa to Accede to One of the IAEA Nuclear Liability Conventions,	496 960	2015/16
(iv) Zimkile Consulting: The Development of Training Programme of First Responders for Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies	469 115	2016/17
	1 324 680	2015/16

2 (a) Tender documents for each are available online with the following tender numbers, (i) Ingerop: Economic Impact of Localisation of Nuclear New Build Programme DOE/024/2013/14, (ii) Nathan Gift Nhlapho Incorporated: Feasibility Study on Effective Independence of the National Nuclear Regulator RFQ/005/2016/17, (iii) Nathan Gift Nhlapho Incorporated: Requirements, Considerations and Necessary Arrangements by the Government in Order for South Africa to Accede to One of the IAEA Nuclear Liability Conventions RFQ/004/2015/16, (iii) Zimkile Consulting: The Development of Training Programme of First Responders for Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies RFQ/006/2016/17, (v) University of Pretoria: A Detailed Financing Model for the Radioactive Waste Management Fund documents DOE/007/2015/16

www.energy.gov.za Bids Closed Bids

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

 

Reply:

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

Reply:

The South African delegation attended the 45th Annual Rainbow Push Coalition Convention upon Ministerial invitation by Reverend Jesse Jackson, a founder and President of the Rainbow Push Coalition. It must remembered that Rev Jackson is one of the human rights activists who contributed immensely to the liberation struggle in Africa, and South Africa in particular.

The 45th Session of the conference provided a unique platform for the South African delegation to learn international best practices in respect of various social development areas such as racial, social and economic justice and social cohesion. Others includes strategies to address homelessness, the scourge of alcohol and substance abuse; violence against women and children, particularly in African American communities, youth development and improvement of access to education for disadvantaged communities. The delegation interacted and exchange ideas with young men and women from different countries including African Americans and the Diaspora.

(b) (i) The delegation was comprised as follows:

• Ms Bathabile Dlamini, MP Honorable Minister of Social Development;
• Ms Constance Nxumalo Deputy Director-General: Welfare Services;
• Mr Oupa Ramachela Acting Deputy Director-General: Corporate Services;
• Mr Abram Phahlamohlaka: Chief of Staff
• Ms Mamokoena Mefolo: Director: Protocol Services.

(b) (ii) The two Deputy Directors-General provided support to the Minister on substantive issues while the Chief of Staff provided speech writing and administrative expertise to the Minister and the Director: Protocol Services provided both the secretariat and protocol support services.

(c) The cost came out of the Ministry budget. In an effort to contain the expenditure for international travel, particularly given the weak rand-dollar exchange rate, the Minister and the delegation utilised a cheaper airline and accommodation recommended by the Mission. The total cost of inclusive of airline tickets for the Minister and delegation, accommodation and ground transport was R547 413.19.

(d) The Minister and the entire delegation were accommodated at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, which is the hotel where the conference was held. The hotel rates for all delegates were negotiated by the conference organisers, the Rainbow Push Coalition.

Reply:

(i)​Africa News Network 7 Channel:

(a) Department of Human Settlements

	(aaa) 2015-2016	(bbb) since 1 April 2016
Human Settlements	R000.000	R000.000
TOTAL	NIL	NIL

 

 (b) Entities

	(aaa) 2015-2016	(bbb) since 1 April 2016
EAAB	NIL	NIL
HDA	NIL	NIL
NURCHA	NIL	NIL
NHFC	NIL	NIL
RHLF	NIL	NIL
CSOS	NIL	NIL
NHBRC	NIL	NIL
SHRA	NIL	NIL

 

(ii)​SABC Television

Department of Human Settlements

	(aaa) 2015-2016	(bbb) since 1 April 2016
Human Settlements	NIL	NIL

 

 Entities

	(aaa) 2015-2016	(bbb) since 1 April 2016
HDA	NIL	NIL
NURCHA	NIL	NIL
NHFC	NIL	NIL
RHLF	NIL	NIL
CSOS	NIL	NIL
NHBRC	NIL	R1 193 607.36
SHRA	NIL	NIL
TOTAL	NIL	R1 193 607.36

 

(bb)​SABC Radio:

Department of Human Settlements: 

	(aaa) 2015-2016	(bbb) since 1 April 2016
Human Settlements	NIL	Umhlobo  Wenene FM Willowdene Project launch2016 R64 685.88   Umhlobo Wenene FM National intervention into Nelson Mandela Bay R300 719.00

​Entities

	(aaa) 2015-2016	(bbb) since 1 April 2016
HDA	NIL	Umhlobo Wenene FM R300 719.00
NURCHA	NIL	Ukhozi FM and Thobela FM R 64,432.80
NHFC	NIL	NIL
RALF	NIL	NIL
CSOS	NIL	NIL
NHBRC	R969 046.74	R 2 315 789.64
SHRA	NIL	NIL

 

(iii)​National Commercial Radio Stations:

Department of Human Settlements

	(aaa) 2015-2016	(bbb) since 1 April 2016
Human Settlements		Talk  Radio 702 4.3 Million housing opportunities R692 648.00   SA FM 4.3 Million housing opportunities R132 750.00   Metro FM 4.3 Million housing opportunities R336 200.00

 

Entities

	(aaa) 2015-2016	(bbb) since 1 April 2016
EAAB	NIL	NIL
HDA	NIL	NIL
NURCHA	NIL	NIL
NHFC	NIL	NIL
RALF	NIL	NIL
CSOS	NIL	NIL
NHBRC	NIL	NIL
SHRA	NIL	NIL

(iv)​Community:

(aa)​Television

 ​DHS

	(aaa) 2015-2016	(bbb) since 1 April 2016
Human Settlements	NIL

Entities

	(aaa) 2015-2016	(bbb) since 1 April 2016
EAAB	NIL	NIL
HDA	NIL	NIL
NURCHA	NIL	NIL
NHFC	NIL	NIL
RALF	NIL	NIL
CSOS	NIL	NIL
NHBRC	NIL	NIL
SHRA	NIL	NIL

(bb)​Radio Stations:

​DHS

	(aaa) 2015-2016	(bbb) since 1 April 2016
Human Settlements	Campus Bay FM Communication and Marketing areas for rapid response R29 800.00   Kingfisher FM Communication and Marketing areas for rapid response R29 800.00   Campus Bay FM Communication and Marketing areas for rapid response R6000.00   Radio Zibonele N2 Gateway handover R12 000.00	UMgungundlovu FM Presidential Imbizo on rural housing programme-KZN R48 900.00       Nkqubela FM National intervention into Nelson Mandela Bay Campaign R30 840.00

Entities

	(aaa) 2015-2016	(bbb) since 1 April 2016
HDA	Bay FM and Nkqubela FM	R104124.00
NURCHA	OFM	R5,694.30
NHFC	NIL	NIL
RALF	NIL	NIL
CSOS	NIL	NIL
NHBRC	R248 195.72	R102 935.00
SHRA	NIL	NIL

Reply:

Due to insufficient information provided regarding the referred nationals above, I am unable to determine with complete accuracy the movement of such persons. Details such as passport numbers and related information will be crucial to determine if these individuals entered the Republic and the nature of their visits.

Reply:

(1)(a)(i) With the exception of the 12 June 2016 for which I have already provided a response to the Honourable Member, the only other time I stayed at this hotel was in March 2015 during the Social Work Indaba for four nights at a cheaper Government rate.

(1)(a)(ii) The Deputy Minister did not stay at this hotel

(1)(b) The purpose of the stay was for the official business of the Department of Social Development.

(1)(c) R16 403 .99 for four nights at a cheaper Government rate.

(2) No official of the Department stayed at the Oyster Box as per National Treasury instruction.

(3) Yes, the bookings were made through the service providers appointed to render official travel and accommodation services for the Department of Social Development, namely Wings Naledi and Duma Travel.

Reply:

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

Reply:

1. No

(a) (b) Not applicable

Reply:

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

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

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

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

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

Reply:

(1)(a) Please see table below:

 

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

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

www.energy.gov.za Bids Closed Bids

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

 

 

 

Reply:

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

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

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

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

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

Reply:

(1) Yes. The Acting DG has signed the Performance Agreement. I would like to inform the Honourable Member that HODs sign Performance Agreements with provincial MECs not the Minister and the question must therefore be directed to them.

(a)(b)(c) (d)(i)(ii) Not Applicable

(2)(a)(b) Not Applicable

(3) (a)(b) Not Applicable

Reply:

(1)(a) Please see table below:

 

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

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

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

Reply:

Due to insufficient information provided regarding the referred nationals above, I am unable to determine with complete accuracy the movement of such persons. Details such as passport numbers and related information will be crucial to determine if these individuals entered the Republic and the nature of their visits.

Reply:

(a) Each year grant projections are done by the Department of Social Development together the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and National Treasury. These projections are based on a number of factors, including historical trends and micro-simulation which takes into account the demographics and economic circumstances of the country. The Department had targeted some 16.97 million beneficiaries across all grants for the 2015/16 financial year and reached 16.83 million beneficiaries, which is 99.1% of its projected target.

(b) SASSA is successfully meeting its targets. The 140 thousand difference between those projected and those reached falls within the 1% margin of error that the Department had set itself during the financial year for the projections. Similarly, more than 99% of the total R130 billion social grants budget was utilised, resulting in the R1 billion savings (which is less than 0.77%).

(c) In addition to the very vast footprint of SASSA which comprises of 389 offices and 1 163 service offices across the country, the following initiatives aim to ensure that every citizen has access to social grants. These include:

• The Department of Social Development together with SASSA and the National Development Agency implement the Mikondzo programme. This programme focuses on taking all social development programmes to the people, through engagement with communities. This programme includes door-to-door interventions to identify and assist any citizens who could qualify for services, including social grants.

• The ICROP programme. This is a planned outreach programme where SASSA services are taken to areas which are under-serviced or where the distance to the nearest SASSA office is very far. This ensures that everyone has access to SASSA services

• The Regulations to the Social Assistance Act, 2004 were amended in 2008, to allow for applications for social grants to be taken for citizens who do not have identity documents or birth certificates for the children under their care.

• SASSA has a programme which focuses on the uptake of child support grants for children aged between 0 – 1 years of age. This is done as all research has indicated that the earlier the child support grant is paid, the better the long term benefits for the child.

• Communication programmes are constantly run to publicise the requirements for social grants, in particular the requirements of the means test.

 

Reply:

(a)(i) The Chief Financial Officer possesses a Bachelor of Commerce Degree, Post graduate Diploma in Business Administration and Masters in Business Administration Degree.

(b)(ii) The acting Director-General possesses a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Public Administration and Master of Philosophy Degree.