Questions and Replies

Reply:

According to the information received from the Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality, the municipal council did not approve the appointment of Mr Simphiwe Duma. Therefore, there are no steps to be taken by the Minister.

Reply:

(a) The Department scheduled inspection 30 days after the schools re-opening.

(b) Lack of trained first aid teachers,

Lack of clean ablution facilities;

Lack of Certificates of compliance in electrical installation

(c) There are no specified timeframes but informed by risk assessments that are done by the department from time to time.

i) Occupational health and Safety Act

Reply:

1. During the inspection, the focus was on the complaints relating to structures, facilities and electrical installation. There were no records that were found at school indicating the presence of asbestos and the Deputy Principal also indicated that she was not aware of any presence of asbestos at the school

2. An inspection was conducted at Chloorkop Primary School in Kempton Park on the 25th of May 2016 by two Occupational Health and safety inspectors. Certificate of compliance could not be provided to the inspectors because the health and safety file of the school was in the possession Principal who was not present at the time of inspection.

3. Contravention and Improvement notices were issued to all areas of noncompliance that were identified and a follow up inspection was scheduled on the 25th July 2016 by a Senior Specialist in occupational health and hygiene.

Reply:

The following information was provided by the Provincial Department:

Gauteng province is comprised of 12 municipalities which include: 3 Metropolitan, 2 District and 7 Local.

Total number of petitions received and resolved for each city council in each petition committee of the 3 Metropolitan and 7 local authorities since the start of the present term of councils in 2011 is illustrated in the table below:

Name of Municipality	Number of petitions received	Number of petitions resolved
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality	1364	344
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality	557	553
City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality	963	862
Enfuleni Local Municipality	331	96
Lesedi Local Municipality	7	6
Merafong Local Municipality	17	14
Midvaal Local Municipality	135	131
Mogale City Local Municipality	143	140
Randfontein Local Municipality	76	69
Westonaria Local Municipality	17	16
TOTAL	3610	2231

 

Reply:

(a)(b)(i) (ii) (aa) (bb) (cc) (dd) (ee)

Yes. The National Treasury conducts benchmark exercises as part of the budget process on an annual basis and has undertaken these exercises for each of the years specified. The benchmark exercises were introduced by the National Treasury in 2002 with a focus on analysing provincial budgets and expenditure to identify risk areas and bring these risks to the attention of provincial treasuries and to explore possible solutions with them.

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Amongst others, the benchmark exercises:

• Interrogate the assumptions behind draft programme allocations and alignment of budgets to national and provincial health policy priorities.

• Assess how the sector is implementing cost saving measures and assess departmental budgets in view of a constrained fiscal envelope.

• Assess areas of risk in provincial budgets and provide feedback on areas where changes might be required.

Because the benchmark exercises cover an extremely wide range of areas it is not possible to provide a simplified answer whether provincial budgets do or do not comply with national priorities. In general there is a reasonable degree of compliance but the benchmark exercises help to find risks and deviations and point these out to provinces to address. The non-negotiable budget items announced by the Minister of Health in 2012 have assisted the National Department of Health and the National Treasury in advocating for appropriate budget allocations for prioritised spending areas that are critical to service delivery.

As an example, the table below shows spending on medical supplies per capita uninsured person by province, which is a national priority. Limpopo’s budget was only R42 per uninsured person for 2016/17 compared to a national average of R152 per capita per year for medical supplies. Limpopo was then advised to address this risk in their budget.

See the link for the table: https://pmg.org.za/files/RNW1176_TABLE-160711.docx

It is important to emphasise that the benchmarking exercise mainly focuses on budgets and expenditure. As such, the National Department of Health and the Department of Performance and Monitoring evaluation will be better placed to respond to detailed performance benchmarking questions.

At times the National Treasury has conducted the health sector benchmark exercise in partnership with the National Department of Health and in several years whole day benchmarking meetings were held with all nine provincial Departments of Health and provincial Treasuries.

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The National Treasury also publishes, approximately every second year, a comprehensive review of provincial budgets and expenditure, known as the Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Review. The last review was published in December 2014 and covered details of health sector spending for financial years from 2010/11 to 2016/17. These reviews contain numerous comparative indicators in the health chapter which is available on the National Treasury’s website at http://www.treasury.gov.za/publications/igfr/2015/default.aspx.

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The review also reflects that substantial portion of the provincial expenditure is in line with the national health priorities.

Reply:

1. In terms of section 81 of the National Credit Act, 2005 (Act 34 of 2005) when applying for a credit agreement, and while that application is being considered by the credit provider, the prospective consumer must fully and truthfully answer any requests for information made by the credit provider as part of the assessment required by this section.

A credit provider must not enter into credit agreement without first taking reasonable steps to assess:

  (a) the proposed consumer’s –

      (i) general understanding and appreciation of the risks and costs of the proposed credit, and of the rights and obligations of a consumer under a credit agreement;

      (ii) debt re-payment history as a consumer under credit agreements;

       (iii) existing financial means, prospects and obligations; and

 (b) whether there is reasonable basis to conclude that any commercial purpose may prove to be successful, if the consumer has such a purpose for applying for that credit agreement.

Based on the above information, credit agreement can be entered between the consumer and credit provider and therefore municipal managers do not have a role to play on the loan agreement entered into by municipal officials.

Reply:

ENTITIES REPORTING TO THE MINISTER OF LABOUR.	(a) (ii) ADVERTISING SPEND 2015/16.	(b) (ii) ADVERTISING BUDGET 2016/17.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUND.	R18, 638, 433.26.	R30, 542, 000.00.
PRODUCTIVITY SA.	R1, 537, 271.00.	R895, 000.00.
NEDLAC.	R55, 000.00.	R74, 000.00.
COMPENSATION FUND.	R55, 242, 874.00.	R60, 000, 000.00.
CCMA.	R2, 145, 285.09.	R715, 000.00.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR.	R 10 262 407.03	R 4 107 000.00

Reply:

This question was referred to the South African Council for Educators (SACE) and the SACE was reminded several times to respond. Continuous follow-up will be made.

 

Reply:

The information below has been supplied by uMngeni Local Municipality:

(1) (a) R 54 281 400.00
(b) R 45,350,886.20 (inclusive of VAT).
(c) Funding is being sourced from all sectors including private sector through the Corporate Social Investment. LOTIO is also being mobilised to assist. So far, nothing has been forthcoming so we need to intensify and be more aggressive in marketing the facility

(2) The total square meterage of the buildings is 1601 square metres (m2

Reply:

(1) (a) (b) (c) The Department of Basic Education has remedial learning and teaching mechanisms in place to support learners who have been identified in the Foundation Phase. The procedures outlined in the Policy on Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support (SIAS), specifically in the Support Needs Assessment Forms 1, 2 and 3 and in the Individual Support Plan (ISP) make provision for planning and tracking support provided to learners. As the Policy is incrementally implemented, by also capturing information on the revised South African School Administration Measures (SA-SAMS) and the Learner Unique Record and Information Tracking System (LURITS), the majority of learners with additional support needs will be tracked by 2019.

(1) (i) (ii) (aa) The number of learners in Grades 1, 2 and 3 who have special needs as identified in special and in ordinary schools is provided in Tables 1 and 2 below, with the categories of special needs listed in term of prevalence.

Table 1: Number of Grades 1, 2 and 3 learners in SNE schools, by primary disability and Grade, in 2015:

Disability	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Total
Not Specified	5289	4829	4692	14810
Severe intellectual disability	3171	4456	3703	11330
Specific learning disability	823	899	1116	2838
Mild or moderate intellectual disability	696	727	1245	2668
Cerebral palsy	761	574	430	1765
Attention Deficit Disorder	424	696	595	1715
Autistic Spectrum Disorder	756	408	279	1443
Deafness	393	417	407	1217
Numeric difficulties	344	310	322	976
Physical disability	347	298	240	885
Behavioural Disorder	330	281	229	840
Moderate to severe intellectual disability	247	179	223	649
Epilepsy	241	169	189	599
Partially sightedness	175	118	126	419
Blindness	128	110	81	319
Hard of Hearing	95	74	96	265
Multiple disability	40	47	31	118
Attention Deficit Disorder with hyperactivity	16	25	48	89
Attention Deficit Disorder without hyperactivity	2	20	38	60
Other	9	11	30	50
Communication impairments	15	5	8	28
Deaf-blindness	6	4	6	16
Aphasia/Dyslexia	4	6	2	12
Reading difficulties	1	4	5	10
Psychiatric Disorder	2			2
Total	14315	14667	14141	43123

Source: 2015 LURITS

Table 2: Number of SNE learners in ordinary schools, by disability and grade, in 2015

Disability	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Total
Specific Learning Disability	2 052	2 913	3 631	8 596
Attention Deficit Disorder	564	985	1 313	2 862
Severe Intellectual Disability	211	249	343	803
Behavioural Disorder	180	266	312	758
Numeric Difficulties	130	235	270	635
Partial Sightedness	145	167	299	611
Physical Disability	185	213	166	564
Moderate to Severe Intellectual Disability	75	151	212	438
Autistic Spectrum Disorder	128	141	143	412
Hard of Hearing	112	115	149	376
Epilepsy	69	77	103	249
Other	54	75	107	236
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity	14	51	95	160
Multiple Disability	39	48	61	148
Language Difficulties	30	36	71	137
Deafness	51	29	38	118
Blindness	43	20	27	90
Psychiatric Disorder	29	30	27	86
Cerebral Palsy	30	19	25	74
Attention Deficit Disorder without Hyperactivity	5	25	44	74
Aphasia/Dyslexia	9	16	27	52
Reading difficulties	15	12	18	45
Deaf-blindness	5	5	8	18
Dyscalculia	3	1	3	7
Total	5 246	7 856	10 141	23 243

Source: 2015 LURITS

(bb) The relevant remedial mechanisms that are applied for the learners listed above are addressed through the Policy on Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support (2014) and the Guidelines for Responding to Diversity (2012). All provinces are conducting ongoing training on the implementation of these policies and guidelines at district and school level.

2. Yes, the Department provides the (a) health, (b) hearing and (c) sight tests to learners through the Integrated Health Programme, offered in collaboration with the Department of Health.

(i) The Integrated School Health Programme (ISHP) aims to assess each learner once per educational phase as follows:

• Grades R or 1: Foundation phase
• Grade 4: Intermediate phase
• Grade 8: Senior phase, and
• Grade 10: Further Education and Training

All learners repeating a grade or those that are referred by an educator are also assessed.

(ii) There was no budget allocated for specified tests in all the financial years indicated above. The services are provided by the Department of Health through the school health teams. Therefore, the cost for health services are not borne by the Department of Basic Education.

Reply:

(1) (a) The TMPD has one (1) Regional Office in Region 1. Region 1 is divided into two (2) sub-regions namely Region 1 Sector 1 and Region 1 Sector 2. The abovementioned wards are serviced by Region 1 Sector 1.

(b) Region 1 Sector 1 (the wards as depicted above) is serviced by:

(i) 123 Metro Police Officers

(ii} 16 Metro Police Vehicles

• 6 Operational

• 10 Non-operational (in for service/repairs)

(2) Currently Region 1 consists of one (1) TMPD regiona l office (station). Region 1 Sector 1 is situated in Unit U, Mabopane. This station services Mabopane, Winterveld and parts of Soshanguve.

Region 1 Sector 1 was fully established during the 2012/13 financial year. The community of Mabopane was also consulted before the establishment of the said Metro Police Regional Office. Currently, no official plans exist for future expansion of Metro Police Offices within the Region 1 Sector 1. However, the Department has plans for the establishment of a fully-fledged Metro Police Regional Office within Region 1 Sector 2 (Garankuwa, Pretoria North, Akasia and Rosslyn areas} .

Reply:

The Response was provided by Mpumalanga Department of Education

1. The Department is not providing subsidy of R12.00 per leaner. The subsidy/support provided for Grade R learners in Mpumalanga consists of the stipend paid to the Grade R practitioner on behalf of the school, as well as providing schools with LTSM and equipment relevant to Grade R. The reply provided to question 559 therefore remains relevant as a response to this question.

 

2. (a) There are no ECD centres registered with the Department of Education built specifically for the needs of learners with special needs.

   (b) Only 26 ECD officials trained for differentiated curriculum with the intention to roll-it out in 2017/18 to all ECD centres. However support is provided on a continuous basis to this centres by ECD and Inclusive Education officials.

Reply:

The Minister has requested a report on the conditions pertaining to St Patrick’s Senior Secondary School regarding overcrowding and poor ventilation. Once the Eastern Cape Education Department has provided the report, an appropriate decision will be taken. However, since this falls within the purview of the Member of the Executive Council, he has been requested to attend to the matter forthwith.

Reply:

The details of the co-investment fund have as yet not been finalised. There is a commitment from government to play a role in the fund and to have representation on the board. The details about how much funding government will provide, if any; how the funding will be structured; and the date of the launch of the fund will be determined in the near future.

The fund will provide the details in due course.

Reply:

The performance and expenditure reviews commenced in August 2013, and is ongoing. Many of the reviews span more than one financial year.

The attached schedule outlines the purpose (aa) of each expenditure review, the title (bb), the date of completion (cc), as well as, the total cost of the performance and expenditure reviews process (aaa) and the costs of each individual expenditure review (bbb).

The work of the expenditure and performance reviews is managed by a unit within GTAC, where the time of 2-3 people is allocated to the project.

Reply:

The following information was submitted by South African Airways see the link: https://pmg.org.za/files/RNW1573SAA_-_160707.docx

 

Reply:

(a) Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG)- and Department of Traditional Affairs (OTA

The Department of Co-operative Governance and Department of Traditional Affairs do not have any developmental budgeted programmes on small businesses and co-operatives. However, DCoG and National House of Traditional Leaders (NHTL) do work together with the Department of Small Business Development and the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries in areas of interest within the municipal space.

DCoG approach towards the development of co-operatives focuses on capacitating municipalities, facilitating and coordinating support by national sector departments. Through a partnership with the German Co-operative Raiffeisen Confederation (DGRV), DCoG provides municipalities with training skills for implementing co-operative programmes. LED officials from 188 municipalities were trained on Cooperatives Establishment and Management, between 2012/2013 to 2015/2016 financial years. The training covered KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and North West Provinces.

DCoG and NHTL do not have the number of jobs created through these development programmes. The database on the number of jobs created is administered the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Department of Trade and Industry.

(b) Associated Institutions of CoGTA: South African Local Government Association (SALGA), South African Cities Netwrok (SACN), Municipal Demarcation Board (MOB), Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL) Rights Commission and National House of Traditional Leaders.

The associated institutions of CoGTA namely SALGA, SACN, MOB and CRL are not running formal developmental programmes for small businesses and cooperatives for the 2016/17 becuase it falls outside their mandate. However, NHTL strategic objective is the development and promotion of socio-economic development programmes for traditional communities. Therefore. members of the House must participate in programs relating to the improvement of food security and revival of cooperatives in rural communities. Thus, in promoting those socio-economic programmes, traditional leaders have been allocating land for development projects, small scale farming in order to assist SMMEs and Cooperatives. for example, the NHTL has played a very instrumental role in engaging the Bakwena Ba Mogopa Traditional Council to allocate land to the community and cooperatives for agricultural projects and also ensuring that the local mines assists the agricultural cooperatives with seedlings and gardening equipment.

Reply:

(1)There were 300 unemployed persons trained on installation of solar energy systems during the mentioned financial year.

(2) the specified training of the specified unemployed persons has been completed with 294 trainees having received their certificates.

(3) the purpose of the training programme for the unemployed is to enhance their chances of integration into the labour market, however, efforts are being made to link the trained unemployed to available opportunities.

(4) the total training costs were R18,675 Million, the training has been co-funded by the Unemployed Insurance Fund (UIF) and Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority(EWSETA)

(5) statements were made during Budget Vote Debates both in the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces.

Reply:

Refer to Annexure A for the names, amounts, delays and cost of the specified projects affected by non-approval of rollover from 2014/15.

Although the non-approval of the rollover had a negative impact on the cash flow for projects, my Department had to reprioritise within projects, whereby funds were shifted from slow moving projects, to those projects affected by non-approval of the rollover to avoid delays and cost escalations. The available budget was spent in full for the 2015/16 financial year.

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Reply:

Upon receipt of this question, we requested the uMngeni Local Municipality to provide information on this matter and are still awaiting. We will therefore submit to the Honourable Member as soon as the information becomes available.

Reply:

Upon receipt of this question, we requested the Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs to provide information on this matter and are still awaiting. We will therefore submit to the Honourable Member as soon as the information becomes available.

Reply:

(1)The Department of Labour was not approached by any political party for any form of funding (a) in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2016;

(2)(a) The Department of Labour did not provide any form of funding to any political party in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-15 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2016.

(2)(b)The Department of Labour is funded by way of appropriation and therefore cannot fund any political party. NW1`687E

Reply:

Upon receipt of this question, we requested the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality to provide information on this matter and are still awaiting. We will therefore submit to the Honourable Member as soon as the information becomes available.

Reply:

Upon receipt of this question, we requested the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality to provide information on this matter and are still awaiting. We will therefore submit to the Honourable Member as soon as the information becomes available.

Reply:

(1)(a) Yes, my Department investigated the mismanagement of the project at Dr. Moroka Municipality into which Rubbytad CC was appointed as the service provider. The investigation found that there was no project governance. Investigation also revealed that one official received a sum of money from Rubbytad CC.

(1)(b) Falls away.

(1)(c) One official was suspended in the alleged corrupt activities.

(1)(d) The amount involved in the alleged corruption was Ten Thousand Rands (R 10 000.00).

(1)(e) My Department has developed a project management Framework to prevent repetition in the future.

(2)(a) Rubbytad is contracted to National Youth Skills Development Programme. Therefore, any outstanding amounts have to be established by this entity.

(2)(b) Falls away.

(2)(c) This information cannot be determined since the project was halted due to lack and unavailability of funds.

(2)(d)(i)A total of 500 Youth were enrolled (in excess of the 300 originally agreed on). Additional information cannot be disclosed as the matter is currently sub-judice.

(2)(d)(ii) Falls away.

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Reply:

(1) Refer to the table 1 below which indicates the number of boreholes planned to be drilled in each province during the next three financial years including communities that will benefit.

It should be noted that the drilling costs are mostly dictated by the geological and drilling conditions, diameter required, required depth, and the length and type of casing installed.

Table 1: Planned Boreholes to be drilled for the financial year 2016/17-2018/19

(1)(a) Number of Boreholes to be drilled	(1)(b) Province	District Municipality	Local Municipality	(1)(c) Number of villages or communities	(1)(d) Total Estimated costs
300	Limpopo	Capricon Waterberg Vhembe	Aganang Blueberg Molemole Polokwane Mokgalakwena	191	R287.6 million
250	Eastern Cape	OR Tambo Chris Hani Alfred Nzo Joe Gqabi Amathole	Maletswai Mnquma Nyandeni Sakhisizwe	377	R196.3 million
90	Mpumalanga	Gert Sibande Nkangala Ehlanzeni	Lekwa Msukalinga Thembisile Hani Dr JS Moroka	62	R44 million
200	Northern Cape	Namakwa ZF Mgcawu Pixley ka Seme JTG	Hantam Karoo Hoogland Richtersveld Kammiesberg Nama Khoi Mier Kareeberg Joe Morolong	47	R100 million
23	North West	Dr.Ruth Sekgomotsi Mompati Bojanala	Moses Kotane Moretele Rustenburg Kgetlengrivier Ramotshere-Moiloa Mahikeng Ditsobotla Ratlou	185	R 11.5 million
164	Free State	Thabo- Mofutsanyane Mangaung-Metro	Maluti A Phofung Mangaung Metro Naledi Ngwathe Setsoto Nketoana Xhariep	120	R82 million
16	Western Cape	Cape Winelands Central Karoo	Bergrivier Witzenberg Prince Albert	3	R1.6 million
190	Kwazulu Natal	Uthukela Zululand Umkhanyakude Ilembe Harry Gwala	Jozini Mtubatuba hlabisa Umhlabayingana	272	R42 million

(2) Tenders for drilling of the specified boreholes have not yet been issued. No service providers have been appointed to date. However my Department has advertised National Bids for Drilling, Testing, and Hydrogeological Consulting Services. The estimated costs per province are as indicated in table 1 above.

(3) Table 2 below indicates existing boreholes to be refurbished per province.

Table 2: Existing Boreholes to be refurbished per Province

(3)(a) Number of Boreholes to be refurbished	Province	District Municipality	(3)(b) Local Municipality	Number of villages or communities	(3)(c) Total Estimated costs
800	Limpopo	Mopani Sekhukhune	Elias Motswaledi Makhuduthamaga Tubatse Greater Tzaneen	935	R200 million
25	Eastern Cape	Amathole Joe Gqabi Chris Hani Alfred Nzo OR Tambo	Ingquza Hill Matatiele Ntabankulu Emalahleni Elundini Mbhashe	19	R11.1 million
96	Mpumalanga	Gert Sibande Nkangala Ehlanzeni	Chief Albert Luthuli Thembisile	67	R34.2 million
50	Northern Cape	Namakwa JTG	Kammiersberg Joe Morolong	13	R25 million
30	North West	Dr Ruth Sekgomotsi Mompati Bojanala	Moses Kotane Moretele	180	R15 million
123	Free State	Thabo- Mofutsanyane Xhariep	Maluti A Phofung Naledi Ngwathe Setsoto Nketoana Xhariep	18	R61.5 million
17	Western Cape	Cape Winelands Eden	Witzenberg Oudtshoorn	2	R3.4 million
106	Kwazulu Natal	Uthukela Umkhanyakude	Jozini Mtubatuba Hlabisa Umhlabayingana	150	R53 million

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Reply:

Upon receipt of this question, we requested the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality to provide information on this matter and are still awaiting. We will therefore submit to the Honourable Member as soon as the information becomes available.

Reply:

(a) (i) (aa) The development programmes for small businesses are developed and implemented by the Provinces.

(bb) The Department does not necessarily have a line item specifically for small businesses. However, we support small businesses when procuring goods and services. Accordingly, in my reply to question 370, I indicated that for the period 01 April 2015 to 31 March 2016, the total percentage spent by the National Department of Human Settlements for procurement from Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs) was 32%.

(cc) We are unable to quantify jobs that will be created or saved through our support for small businesses at this stage.

(ii) (aa) The Department is promoting and supporting the establishment of Cooperatives within the human settlements delivery chain. To this end, the Department (through People’s Housing Process Directorate) has partnered with the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) and the following has been achieved:

• Approximately 65 different Cooperatives have been established in six (6) Provinces, namely KZN, Gauteng, Free State, North West, Western Cape and the Eastern Cape
• Housing or human settlements Cooperatives serves as a catalyst for the establishment of other Cooperatives. The housing Cooperatives ranges from Construction Cooperatives, brick-making, window/door frame making Cooperatives, carpentry, plumbing, transport, electricity, painting etc.
• Other livelihood Cooperatives formed will focus on agriculture, sewing, catering, poultry, shoe-making etc.
• Most of these Cooperatives are led by Women and Youth and there is one Cooperative established in the Free State led by Disabled people
• A Military Veterans Cooperative called Matrosov was also established in the Eastern Cape for the Chatty 491 project in Port Elizabeth
• Delivered pre-formation and Cooperatives workshops in the six (6) Provinces
• Assessed the state of readiness for the Cooperatives Incentive Scheme (CIS) registration application for registered Cooperatives in KZN and Free State. The main objective of the CIS registration is to enable the Cooperatives to access grant funding from the DSBD as part of the start-up capital
• In partnership with DSBD, delivered CIS workshop to the registered Cooperatives in the Free State who have now applied for the CIS Grant from DSBD
• Through the partnership with DSBD, a project will be identified as a pilot under the new Cooperatives Incubator Programme led by DSBD
• The Department will be sourcing Training and Skills development initiatives for the registered Cooperatives through NHBRC, SEDA and other similar institutions

(bb) We do not have a line item on cooperatives but we support them because they are crucial for the development of sustainable human settlements.

(cc) The information is being collated and will be verified once obtained. However, in respect of the Vulindela PHP Project, in Pietermaritzburg, jobs were created and skills developed as follows:

• Two-thousand and three hundred (2 300) full-time employment opportunities created for previously unemployed community members.
• Thirteen (13) community owned Cooperatives created and one hundred and thirty (130) community members exist
• There is on site skills transfer during the construction programme
• Thirty-five (35) members from the various Cooperatives were trained on different construction management portfolios facilitated by the Provincial Capacity Building Directorate. This course was undertaken during August/September 2013 over twelve (12) days and they received NQF Level 2 certificate. The graduates comprised of fourteen (14) Females and twenty-one (21) Males of which 9 were the Youth.

(b) Human settlements public entities

1. National Housing Finance Corporation

(i&ii)(aa) In line with the NHFC Annual Performance Plan for 2016/17 and through its financing and leveraging activities for residential developments, the entity budgeted towards the financing of women, and emerging black entrepreneurs.

(i&ii)(bb) R376 million.

(i&ii)(cc) It is anticipated that the amount disbursed will facilitate an estimated 4 184 jobs.

2. Rural Housing Loan fund

(i&ii)(aa) As part of its efforts to expand the reach of its lending programme to small business owners, the Rural Housing Loan Fund engages with co-operatives and the Co-Operative Banks Development Agency, with a view to lending to these organisations. Currently a few of these are under consideration for loans, while some are already borrowing from the entity. There is however a restriction on the amount that co-operative banks may borrow - their borrowing should not be more than 15% of their total assets. This means, for example, if the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) has a loan in place, RHLF is usually unable to provide funds until that loan is repaid. This limits it to ensure the security of the members’ deposits. However, the downside of the restriction is that it limits the growth of financial cooperatives.

(i&ii)(bb) As this forms part of RHLF’s core business, no separate budget is set aside for this.

(i&ii)(cc) The number of jobs that will be created are dependent upon the success of the new lenders. This is dependent upon their target market, their marketing strategy and general economic conditions. Due to the vast number of variables over which RHLF has no control, RHLF considers it imprudent to guess the number of jobs that may be created.

3. Social Housing Regulatory Authority

(i&ii)(aa) The SHRA has an institutional investment grant programme assisting potential and accredited Social Housing Institutions and Co-operatives in terms of the Capacitation Programme of the SHRA.  The grant programme makes provisions for dedicated assistance, skills development and transfer as well as training related to the successful implementation and management of social housing.

A separate programme will be developed to assist potential new SHI’s and Co-operatives interested in social housing to receive the required assistance, training, knowledge and skills to become accredited while the SHRA is also working on a programme to deal with the improvement of the accreditation status of conditionally accredited institutions to become fully accredited.

(i&ii)(bb) A national training programme at a cost of approximately R1 million has been developed on areas of governance, property and tenant management, property development and financial management and training workshops for SHI’s and Co-operatives are scheduled on a national basis in July and August 2016 such that these institutions may receive appropriate training and skills to be able to become accredited and develop and manage social housing projects/estates.

Since proper business planning is a key component for successful business the grant programme will during this financial year also provide dedicated on-site assistance to SHI’s and Co-operatives to development their strategic and business plans such that sustainable delivery agents may be facilitated for the social housing programme.  Current business plans have been assessed in terms of the accreditation process to ensure that the assistance to respective institutions would be appropriate to their specific needs and requirements.  In this regard this programme provides for such assistance to in excess of 50 institutions on a national basis with a total cost of approximately R5 million.

(i&ii)(cc) The number of jobs to be created as a result of these initiatives have not been determined although it is intended to undertake research on the creation of job opportunities such that these may be appropriately measured going forward.  This also relates to job opportunities for women and youth and developing specific programmes for these to ensure that the results to be achieved are defined and then provide for proper measurement, monitoring and evaluation going forward.

4 Estate Agency Affairs Board

(i&ii)(aa) The One Learner One Estate Agency Youth Brigade Development Programme seeks to recruit unemployed Matric and Graduates and place them with Estate Agencies. They will complete the NQF Level 4 qualification training over a 12 months period. This will consist of 30% class-room activities and 70% on the job training. On completion of the 12 months training they will become qualified Estate Agents. The learners need to complete the NQF Level 5 in Real Estate at the employ of an Estate Agency. On completed of the NQF Level 5 qualification they will then be Principal where they can then own their own Real Estate Agency. This will enable them to sell and rent properties on behalf of a third party where they can earn commission on the successful completion of the transaction. The Estate Agency Affairs Board will assist these Estate Agents to nurture their Real Estate Agencies to grow and be a success.

(i&ii)(bb) Funding from the SSETA is R110 million over a period of 3 years.

(i&ii)(cc) It is estimated that 12 000 jobs will be created in the 2016/17 financial period.

5. National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency

(i&ii)(aa) The National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency assists small businesses and co-operatives through the lending services offered by the Subsidy Housing and Affordable Housing Programme.

(i&ii)(bb) The budgeted loan amount for the Subsidy Housing Programme is R158 million. The budgeted loan amount for the Affordable Housing Programme for emerging contractors is R91.5 million.

(i&ii)(cc) The projected number of jobs to be created through the Subsidy Housing Programme is 2 456. The projected number of jobs to be created through the Affordable Housing Programme for emerging contractors is 744.

6. National Home Builders Registration Council

(i&ii)(aa) The NHBRC is currently finalising its Social Transformation strategy. This strategy will be implemented in the 2016/17 financial year.

7. Housing Development Agency

(i&ii)(aa) The Housing Development Agency (HDA) is currently not running any development programmes. However, the HDA contributes towards the development of business through the reservation and allocation of 30% of our housing infrastructure development to local business and labour. The HDA does this through projects and initiatives which the HDA is managing on behalf of the provinces/municipalities.

8. Community Schemes Ombud Services

(i&ii)(aa) The Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS) does not run development programmes for small business and co-operatives. The CSOS is still new and not fully operational. Currently there are budget constraints. The development programmes will be considered as soon as the CSOS becomes financially viable and sustainable.

Reply:

Information from Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga is outstanding and provinces were requested to submit the information. The information will be made available to the Honourable Member once available.

According to information received from the Provincial departments responsible for local government the following municipalities paid, the annual gross salaries, performances bonuses and perks and/or benefits to senior staff members during the year 2014/15 financial year .

Find here: Metropolitan Municipalities

Reply:

Yes, the Department received the outstanding information from the metropolitan municipalities. These are reflected below.

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO 2015/ 440

Hon BH Bhanga (DA) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs:

1. For each metropolitan municipality, ( a ) what are the details of each forensic investigation that has been commissioned since 1 June 2011 and ( b ) what were the reasons for the commissioning of each investigation;
2. Whether he can indicate if each forensic investigation is ( a ) complete or (b ) still ongoing;
3. ( a ) has the report of each completed investigation been made public; if not, ( a ) why not and ( b ) when will the specified reports be made public; if so, ( i ) when was each report released and ( ii ) was each report tabled in Parliament;
4. for each incomplete investigation, when will it be completed;
5. What action has been undertaken by the Government in terms of the recommendations made in each forensic report?

It is important to highlight that most of the forensic reports were commissioned by metropolitan municipalities as a way of intensifying the fight against corruption and related offences in local government. The information below was received from the eight (8) metropolitan municipalities:

(1) The table below illustrates the response as per municipality:

Metropolitan Municipality	Response to 1 (a)	Response to 1 (b)
Buffalo City	Two (2) forensic investigations have been commissioned since 1 June 2011.	The investigations were prompted by allegations of tender irregularities regarding the awarding of two tenders.
City of Johannesburg	A total of 127 forensic investigations have been commissioned since 1 June 2011.	The investigations were initiated as a result of allegations of fraud, corruption, theft and other irregularities reported through the fraud hotline wherein members of the public and staff members are encouraged to report.
City of Tshwane	A total of 1056 forensic cases were registered between 2011 and 2015 financial years.	The City of Tshwane receives various verbal and/or written allegations of crimes/offences from a number of sources. The reporting tools include KPMG hotline, anonymous informants, management requests, provincial anti-corruption hotline, Office of the Public Protector, and the Presidential hotline.
Ekurhuleni	A total of 215 forensic investigations have been commissioned by the Municipality.	Forensic cases are investigated following allegations of possible fraud and corruption received through the municipality’s fraud hotline, the provincial and national hotlines, and allegations raised by management and the public.
eThekwini	1 (one) forensic investigation has been commissioned. The MEC for CoGTA KZN commissioned an investigation into allegations of maladministration, fraud and corruption alleged to have occurred at the municipality.	The MEC for CoGTA in KZN had reason to believe that maladministration, fraud and corruption had occurred at eThekwini Metro, which lead to the investigation being commissioned.
Nelson Mandela Bay	A total of 96 alleged fraud and corruption cases were received by the municipality, since 1 June 2011. The cases varied in complexity and magnitude.	The allegations reported related to fraud and corruption (which by nature could be criminal) and alleged mismanagement of public funds.

(2) The table below illustrates the response as per municipality:

Metropolitan Municipality	Response to (a)	Response to (b)
Buffalo City	Council took a resolution in 2014 to rescind its original resolution to investigate the two contracts due to procedural defects in the taking of the decision. This affected the validity of the investigation by the service provider as well as its findings.	Council has authorised MPAC to conduct an investigation regarding the irregular expenditure for the procurement of services arising from the defects in the original resolution(s). The investigation by Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) on irregular expenditure is ongoing.
City of Johannesburg	A total of 127 forensic investigations were closed.	28 are still ongoing.
City of Tshwane	A total of 636 forensic cases were finalised.	420 are still in progress.
Ekurhuleni	A total of 215 forensic investigations were conducted.	Some of the investigations for 2014/15 are still on-going.
eThekwini	One forensic investigation was conducted and completed.	N/A
Nelson Mandela Bay	A total of 57 of the reported forensic cases had been investigated and completed, i.e. 20 reports were issued and 37 cases closed.	39 Outstanding.

(3) The table below illustrates the response as per municipality:

Metropolitan Municipality	Response 3 ( a ) ( b ) ( i ) ( ii )
Buffalo City	The investigations by MPAC were not completed as no report was tabled in Council, since Council took a decision to rescind its original resolution to investigate the aforesaid contracts due to procedural defects in the taking of the decision. As a result, the report was not tabled in Council and not made public.
City of Johannesburg	The outcomes of the investigations are communicated to senior management (including the City Manager) who will then implement appropriate actions. In addition, the outcomes of the investigations are also communicated to the Group Audit Committee, MPAC and the Auditor -General. The reports were not tabled in Parliament.
City of Tshwane	Reports are tabled at various Council structures.
Ekurhuleni	The investigation reports are released to all relevant parties following the finalisation of the investigations. This finalisation process is then followed by the process of implementing recommendations. Reports are also tabled before the Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC), where necessary. The reports were not tabled in Parliament.
eThekwini	The forensic report was tabled in council and was made public in March 2014. The reports were not tabled Parliament.
Nelson Mandela Bay	Forensic reports are submitted by the NMBM’s Internal Audit Unit to the Accounting Officer and Legal Services. Reports are then tabled at various Council Structures i.e. Audit Committee meetings, Municipal Public Accounts Committee meetings and thereafter the resolutions of MPAC are tabled at Council meetings. The reports were not tabled in Parliament.

(4) & (5) The table below illustrates the response as per municipality:

Metropolitan Municipality	Response to (4)	Response to (5)
Buffalo City	For the reasons that Council rescinded its original resolution in 2014 to investigate the aforesaid contracts due to procedural defects, the investigation was therefore discontinued.	On this matter no action was taken arising from the investigation as Council rescinded its original decision.
City of Johannesburg	The completion time for investigations is difficult to predict due to the nature of each case under investigation. However, efforts are put in place to ensure timely completion.	The recommendations emanating from forensic reports are implemented through disciplinary processes, civil recovery, and criminal actions.
City of Tshwane	Same as above.	The recommendations emanating from forensic reports are implemented through disciplinary processes, civil recovery, and criminal actions. Disciplinary cases were finalised on 17 cases.
Ekurhuleni	Same as above.	The recommended actions have been taken by management and this includes improving the control environment as well as corrective measures instituted against the implicated officials.
eThekwini	Not applicable. The investigation at eThekwini Metro has been completed.	The recommendations emanating from the forensic report have been partially implemented. Further, some of the allegations are still being investigated by law enforcement agencies.
Nelson Mandela Bay	The completion time for investigations is difficult to predict due to the nature of each case under investigation. However, efforts are put in place to ensure timely completion. The NMBM has requested the Provincial Treasury to assist the NMBM with forensic matters in order to complete investigations.	Forensic reports are tabled at various Council Structures i.e. Audit Committee meetings, MPAC meetings, and thereafter the resolutions of MPAC are tabled at Council meetings. Action by the NMBM is implemented in accordance with these resolutions.

The City of Cape Town and Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality indicated that they are not in a position to accede to my request to release details regarding forensic investigations. The City of Cape Town indicated that releasing information relating to forensic investigations would compromise future investigations, and the implementation of recommendations contained in such reports.

Reply:

With reference to the question of 21 December 2015 a request was made to all Metropolitan Municipalities to provide the relevant information as per the question. Most Metropolitan Municipalities responded to the request and those outstanding committed to provide the information when it is available.

The original question 4259 was and the following Metropolitan Municipalities replied:

(1) What amount of capital budget of each metropolitan municipality was spent on refurbishing infrastructure in the (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 financial years;

(2) (a) what are the details of each project and (b) how much was spent on each project;

(3) whether any capital funds were used to pay salaries; if so, (a) why and (b) how much?

The information was provided by the respective Metropolitan Municipality:

NAME OF METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY	(1)	(2)	(3)
	(a) 2013-14	(b) 2014-15	(a) (what are the details of each project)	(b) (how much was spent on each project)	(a) (any capital funds used to pay salaries, why)	(b) (any capital funds used to pay salaries, how much)
Buffalo City	R13.3m	R36.7m	Refurbishing water infrastructure: the budget was spent on pipe replacement and water meter replacement programmes	R13.3m and R36.7m respectively	No capital funds were used to pay salaries
Nelson Mandela Bay
City of Tshwane	R24m	R18m	Schedule attached	Schedule attached	No capital funds were used to pay salaries
City of Joburg	R99 770m	R166 400m	Schedule attached	Schedule attached	No capital funds were used to pay salaries
Ekurhuleni	R963 719 157	R899 975 194	Schedule attached	Schedule attached	Yes, to reimburse employees cost of project managers directly involved in the capital projects as per GRAP standard	In 2013/14 financial year, a total amount of R33,403,241.00 was paid out for salaries of project managers; and In 2014/15 financial year, a total amount of R69, 186,120.00 was paid out for salaries of project managers.
Mangaung	R257 348 123	R353 300 397	Schedule attached	Schedule attached	No capital funds were used to pay salaries
City of Cape Town	R229 949 091	R208 541 123	Schedule attached	Schedule attached	No capital funds were used to pay salaries
eThekweni	R1.199m	R1.287m	Schedule attached	Schedule attached	No capital funds were used to pay salaries

ANNEXURE A

CITY OF TSHWANE

1. In the City of Tshwane the following amounts were allocated:

• 1. In 2013/14 financial year, the total amount of R24 Million was allocated for refurbishment; and
  2. In 2014/16financial year, the total amount of R18 Million was allocated for refurbishment

1. (a) what are the details of each project and (b) how much was spent on each project;

FINANCIAL YEAR
2013/14.	132 KV network infrastructure for the primary substation.	R15 million.
	Rooiwal power station.	R9 million.
2014/15.	132 KV network infrastructure for the primary substation.	R10 million.
	Rooiwal power station.	R8 million.

1. All capital funds were never used for salaries.
   1. Not applicable.
   2. Not applicable.

CITY OF JOHANNESBURG

1. In the City of Tshwane the following amounts were allocated:

          (a) In 2013-14 financial year, the total amounted of R99 770 million was allocated.

          (b) In 2014-15 financial year, the total amount of R166 400 million was allocated.

2.Please refer attached Annexure A, for the list of projects.

3. All capital funds were never used for salaries.

     (a) Not applicable.

     (b) Not applicable.

EKURHULENI METRO MUNICIPALITY

1. In Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality the following amounts were allocated:

   (a) In 2013-14 financial year, the total amounted of R963, 719,157.00 was allocated.

    (b) In 2014-15 financial year, the total amount of R899, 975,194.00 was allocated.

2. Please refer attached Annexure B, for the list of projects.

3. Yes, capital funds were used to pay salaries.

     (a) To reimburse employees cost of project managers directly involved in the capital projects as per GRAP standard.

      (b) In 2013/14 financial year, a total amount of R33,403,241.00 was paid out for salaries of project managers; and

In 2014/14 financial year, a total amount of R69, 186,120.00 was paid out for salaries of project managers.

MANGAUNG METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY

1. a. R 257 348 123.30

   b. R 353 300 397.35

2. a. 2013/14

Projects	Amount
REPLACEMENT OF OBSOLETE AND ILLEGAL SIGN	1 048 695.00
RESEALING OF STREETS	62 262 452.02
RESEALING OF STREETS	6 188 589.89
	68 451 041.91
REFURBISHMENT OF SEWER SYSTEMS	11 811 479.10
REFURBISHMENT OF SEWER SYSTEM	13 035 016.49
	24 846 495.59
REFURBISHMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS	31 995 893.97
REFURBISHMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS	20 642 497.61
REFURBISHMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS: R	7 697 928.72
REFURBISHMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS: T	5 000 000.00
REPLACE PUMPS MASELSPOORT	26 644 402.88
REPLACE WATER METERS AND FIRE HYDRANTS	28 520 434.98
REPLACE WATER METERS AND FIRE HYDRANTS	18 704 897.64
	139 206 055.80
COMPUTER REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT	1 791 728.10
REPLACEMENT LAPTOPS FOR TECNICIANS (12)	104 481.00
REPLACEMENT OF 240 MM XLPE BETWEEN SUB A	13 183 628.49
REPLACEMENT OF 2 & 4 WAY FIBREGLASS BOX	197 293.20
REPLACEMENT OF BRITTLE OVERHEAD CONNECTI	349 490.40
REPLACEMENT OF LOW VOLTAGE DECREPIT 2 4	1 149 234.40
REPLACEMENT OF DECREPIT HAMILTON SUBSTAT	1 444 567.80
REPLACEMENT OF 11KV SWITCHGEARS FOR MAGI	1 303 171.26
NETWORK REFURBISHMENT	5 059 245.35
UPGRADE AND REFURBISHMENT OF CENTLEC COM	261 690.00
	24 844 530.00
	257 348 123.30

b. 2014/15

Projects	Amount
RESEALING OF STREETS	9 644 600.99
RESEALING OF STREETS	56 705 381.94
RESEALING OF STREETS	315 228.00
RESEALING OF STREETS	157 445.00
REPLACEMENT OF OBSOLETE AND ILLEGAL SIGN	4 799 899.44
REPLACEMENT OF OBSOLETE AND ILLEGAL SIGN	56 305.00
	71 678 860.37
REFURBISHMENT OF OLD TOILETS	2 675 439.00
REFURBISHMENT OF SEWER SYSTEMS	28 771 174.45
REFURBISHMENT OF BLOEMSPRUIT WWTW	19 253 625.53
REFURBISHMENT OF SEWER SYSTEMS	8 618 373.09
REFURBISHMENT OF BLOEMSPRUIT WWTW	18 023 394.03
REFURBISHMENT OF BLOEMSPRUIT WWTW	-
REFURBISHMENT OF SEWER SYSTEM	25 761 468.53
REFURBISHMENT OF SEWER SYSTEMS	397 465.70
	103 500 940.33
REFURBISHMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS	-
REFURBISHMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS	49 887 101.69
REFURBISHMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS	1 367 285.00
REFURBISHMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS RE	3 782 296.88
REFURBISHMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AU	19 781 572.21
REFURBISHMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS	14 963 976.94
REFURBISHMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS TE	4 678 798.55
REPLACEMENT/REFURBISHMENT OF VALVES IN B	3 295 819.10
REPLACEMENT/REFURBISHMENT OF WATERMAINS	23 528 182.73
REFURBISHMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS	12 973 895.00
REFURBISHMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS: R	2 302 071.00
REPLACEMENT OF WATER PIPES NOORDHOEK	3 999 999.88
	140 560 998.98
TRANSFORMER REPLACEMENT	3 408 929.33
REPLACEMENT OF DECREPIT 11KV CABLE	1 045 476.29
REPLACEMENT OF 240 MM XLPE BETWEEN SUB A	5 845 657.41
REPLACEMENT OF 2 & 4 WAY FIBREGLASS BOX	273 499.88
REPLACEMENT OF BRITTLE OVERHEAD CONNECTI	738 133.88
REPLACEMENT OF LOW VOLTAGE DECREPIT 248	396 829.65
REPLACEMENT OF OIL PLANT	902 734.00
REPLACEMENT OF DECREPIT HAMILTON SUBSTAT	902 866.38
REPLACEMENT OF 110V BATTERIES FOR EAST Y	435 745.00
REPLACEMENT OF 11KV SWITCHGEARS FOR MAGI	575 275.88
REPLACEMENT OF 32V BATTERIES	365 360.46
NETWORK REFURBISHMENT	21 262 346.46
UPGRADE AND REFURBISHMENT OF CENTLEC COM	1 406 743.05
	37 559 597.67
	353 300 397.35

3. No Capital Funds were used to pay salaries.

Reply:

With reference to the question of 21 December 2015 a request was made to all Metropolitan Municipalities to provide the relevant information as per the question. Most Metropolitan Municipalities responded to the request and those outstanding committed to provide the information when it is available.

The original question 4256 was and the following Metropolitan Municipalities replied:

Whether each metropolitan municipality has taken any steps to enable citizens to become physically fit by (a) providing outdoor gym equipment, (b) initiating fitness programmes and/or (c) any other initiatives; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

The information was provided by the respective Metropolitan Municipality:

NAME OF METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY	(a)	(b)	(c)
Buffalo City	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nelson Mandela Bay	In the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality we have installed Outdoor Equipment on the Beachfront as part of the Beach Development Upgrade by the Mandela Development Agency. The city is benefitting from the project by Sport and Recreation South Africa to deliver Outdoor Gym Equipment in certain municipalities. Outdoor Gym Equipment has been delivered in Motherwell and 2 more will be constructed in Zwide and Kwanobuhle in 2016. A MoU has been signed with the Minister of Sport’s Office for the delivery of the outdoor gyms.	The Sport and Recreation Directorate in partnership with a sport NGO, United Through Sport, has arranged the following programmes to promote active and healthy lifestyles: Community Walks in Colchester, Helenvale, New Brighton, Walmer and Mqolomba Park in Kwanobuhle; School holiday programmes with young people took place during the July school break at the following venues: Lilian Ngoyi Sport Centre, George Botha Sport Centre, Rosedale and Motherwell. Activities on stage included: Skipping challenge for participants aged 40+ Hoola-Hoop challenge for participants aged 40+ Soccer Ball tapping challenge for participants aged 10- Soccer Ball heading challenge for participants aged 10- Push-ups ladies challenge Spot prizes for youngest and oldest participants	The Sport and Recreation Directorate has entered into a 3 year partnership agreement with EP Athletics to deliver a number of road races as part of the Nelson Mandela Legacy Project. The races are as follow: 27/30 km Human Rights Run in commemoration of the Uitenhage Langa Massacre; Freedom Run 10/5 km in Motherwell; DIVA Run 10 km race for women only, in celebration of Women’s Month; Gelvandale Run 15 km; SA Half Marathon (2016/17) July month in celebration of Mandela Month – this event is sanctioned by Athletics South Africa and has been given Championship Status; The Directorate has approved a budget of R1,380 000 for the implementation of this project. The Sport and Recreation Directorate has entered into a 3 year Partnership with Iconage Holdings/Move-it, moving matters to implement its Get Ahead Sports Programme / GASP in 5 Primary Schools in Gelvandale / Helenvale. The programme is promoting Physical Education and Sport Development in three sporting codes, e.g. Football, Cricket and Tennis. The budget approved for this project is R400 000. The programme does not only focus on developing skills in these sport disciplines, but on life skills and improving their cognitive development.
City of Tshwane	Yes, The City of Tshwane has taken steps to enable the citizens to become physically fit by providing outdoor gym equipment in 4 of its 7 Regions. These gyms are installed through the City’s 2-Parks-Per-Ward Programme. The outdoor gyms have also been possible through the City’s partnership with the National Department of Sports, enabling 2 outdoor gyms in the City’s Regions to be installed, with one of the outdoor gyms being officially introduced by the Minister. Plans are afoot to install another outdoor gym in Region 7 (Ekangala), which should be completed late in the calendar year or early next year.	Yes, The City of Tshwane hosts events in partnership with the National and Provincial Departments of Sports to galvanize the public to keep fit and lead a healthy life style.	In the current financial year, the program is being rolled out across all the City’s Regions with events being hosted quarterly. Going forward, the City hopes to host such events more frequently in all the parks and/or open spaces easily accessible to the public.
City of Joburg	The City of Johannesburg has been providing outdoor gym equipment since 2011/12 financial year.	The City has initiated 20 more fitness programmes since 2011/12 financial year.	The installation of green gyms is aligned to yearly capex allocation and is budget for. The City strikes a balance between greening, pathways, gym equipment etc. when designing a park with the allocated budget yearly.
Ekurhuleni	The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has allocated an amount of R8 million for the installation of outdoor gym equipment to 60 public parks and open spaces in the current financial year (2015/16). This also includes gym equipment for disabled persons to selected parks.	The installation of the gym equipment will commence after the December recess (starting 15 January 2016) and will be completed by end of April 2016.	We also have an Aerobics programme running in 8 facilities throughout the metro, every Saturday morning. To date we have had 132 sessions were on average we have 100 participants per session.
Mangaung	The Municipality has established a Regional Park in Thaba Nchu which includes outdoor gym equipment.	Furthermore, a Memorandum of Understanding has been concluded between the Municipality and SARSA – Sports and Recreation South Africa in terms of which the National Department will provide outdoor gym equipment to a park in Botshabelo. This agreement will unfold and be implemented early in 2016. All the Parks that the Municipality develops are multi facility parks which includes infrastructure such as netball courts, basketball courts, chess playing facilities, morabaraba facilities, skate board facilities, tennis courts and/or 5-a-side soccer fields.	The Municipality is also in the process of appointing a service provider to supply and install outdoor gym equipment to the Municipality for a period of 3 years. Prominent parks and facilities within the Municipality will then be provided with this equipment which will ultimately contribute to a more healthy community.
City of Cape Town
eThekweni	The Parks Department has undertaken and started to roll out Outdoor Gyms in many of the 103 wards throughout the City. The Department sees fitness and wellness as an important component of all citizens’ wellbeing R1.199 million	The department has undertaken to erect 1 outdoor gym in each ward.R1.287 million	The City is planning to rollout 10 new sites per year.

Reply:

(a) In the 2015/16 financial year –

(i) the Department of Science and Technology spent R5 902 582 on advertising; and

(ii) the entities reporting to the Minister of Science and Technology spent the following on advertising:

Entity	Amount (R)
Academy of Science of South Africa	Nil
Human Sciences Research Council	202 776,56
National Research Foundation	3 053 648,00
South African National Space Agency	1 649 695,00
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	7 350 000,00
Technology Innovation Agency	410 286,26

(b) For the 2016/17 financial year –

(i) the Department of Science and Technology has budgeted R6 500 000,00 for advertising;

(ii) the entities reporting to the Minister of Science and Technology have budgeted the following for advertising:

Entity	Amount (R)
Academy of Science of South Africa	Nil
Human Sciences Research Council	230 000,00
National Research Foundation	1 833 839,00
South African National Space Agency	1 924 756,00
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	6 360 000,00
Technology Innovation Agency	464 998,06

Reply:

(a) Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries met with any;

(i)     (aa) No

       (bb) No

        (cc) No

(ii)   Attended any meeting with the specified persons:

      (aa) No

      (bb) No

(aaa) Names of the people present at each meeting:

(bbb)(aaaa) Not applicable

(bbbb) Not applicable

(ccc) What was the purpose of each specified meeting:

Reply: Not applicable

(b) Deputy Minister of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries met with any;

     (i)(aa) No

      (bb) No

       (cc) No

(ii)    Attended any meeting with the specified persons:

       (aa) No

       (bb) No

   (aaa) Names of the people present at each meeting:

   (bbb)(aaaa) Not applicable

   (bbbb) Not applicable

(ccc) What was the purpose of each specified meeting:

       Reply: Not applicable

Reply:

(a) Based on our records as at 20 May 2016 there are 110 staff members from Immigration Services affected.

(b) The total amount is R658 012.69.

(c) The period outstanding varies from April 2015 to March 2016 for seven (7) staff members (costs incurred monthly). For seventy six (76) staff members, the costs were incurred in November 2015. For one (1) staff member, the costs were incurred in December 2015. For four (4) staff members costs were incurred between January and March 2016. For twenty two (22) of the staff members, the costs were incurred in March 2016. In view of this, the periods during which the payments have been outstanding vary.

(d) The causes for the delay in making the specified payments include: delayed submission of overtime claims for payment, and delayed authorisation for the payment of overtime claims.

Reply:

I would like to make the Honorable Member aware that in my speech I referred to the enhancement of signage and information at iconic national heritage sites rather than tourism signage on major roads.

However, with respect to signage on major roads, we have obtained the following information from the department of transport:

(a)(i) In terms of the National Road Traffic Act, N0. 93 of 1996 and its Regulations, various provincial and municipal authorities deicide on the erection of road traffic signs and tourism signage. The South African Road Traffic Signs Manual (SARTSM) and Southern African Development Community Road Traffic Signs Manual (SADCRTSM) also require that signage for tourism attractions be signed from the nearest numbered route and implemented.

South African Road Traffic Signs Manual (SARTSM) Volume 2, Chapter 4 gives guidance on Tourism Signage as well as the required committee structures which need to be put in place for the approval process. Part of the approval process is a site inspection to determine the safety of the access to the facility.

(ii) Once signs are approved by the committee structures they have to be manufactured according to the standards set by the SABS and erected at the approved sites.

(b)(i) – (ii) The processing of applications for tourism signs will be carried out by a Regional Tourism Liaison Committee (RTLC). Membership of the RTLC must include representatives of the Regional Tourism Organisation (RTO), the relevant road/provincial and/ or local authority for the region and the Local Tourism Organisation in the region.

With regard to the completion dates, I will refer to the completion of the iconic national heritage sites as follows:

(c) (i) (ii)

The committee structures as per SARTSM, Volume 2, Chapter 4 do not exist in all provinces or district municipalities. In the absence of such committees the relevant road authorities make the decision. Thus it is difficult to assign dates to the process as the functions of these committees as per SARTSM are ongoing since tourism facilities are continuously created/generated/produced.

However, in terms of the Department’s programme for tourism interpretative signage (which is not road signage) within the iconic national heritage sites, the date of commencement will be July 2016 for two iconic national heritage sites, and October 2016 for the next two iconic national heritage sites, with the final completion date envisaged for the end of December 2016 (as planned in the Department’s Annual Performance Plan for 2016/2017). This will be done through a Memorandum of Agreement with the management authorities of the sites. It is the management authorities who will be finally responsible for the implementation.

The management authority for the Nelson Mandela Capture Site, is the Apartheid Museum who manage the site on behalf of the Umgeni Municipality in KZN. The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) is the management authority for the Mandela Stature (Union Buildings) and Victor Verster (Western Cape) and for Freedom Park (Gauteng) the management authority is the Freedom Park Trust.

Reply:

The removal of the dredge spoil will take years to complete. The current beach channel is frequently blocks, as the sand dune alongside it, collapses into it.

An interim court order was issued on 15 October 2015. This interim court order will remain in force until the court decides the matter has been finalised. A court date has been set for 19-20 May 2016.It should be noted that the interim court order stipulates, that breaching is permitted when the level of at Cotcane Farm reaches 1.2m above sea level.

 

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Reply:

(1) The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) regularly publishes on a monthly basis information on the official gold and foreign exchange reserves it holds. In line with international practices, the SARB holds a large percentage of South Africa’s gold reserves in vaults of official sector institutions at offshore bullion centres, including the Bank of England, while a smaller amount is held locally. It is operationally efficient to store gold at offshore bullion centres should the need arise to conduct gold transactions.

(2) (a) The latest “Information notice on the official gold and foreign exchange reserves of the SARB as at the 29 February 2016”, indicates that the value of the official gold reserves as at 29 February 2016 was US$4,96 billion, which is approximately 4 million fine ounces.

(b) The value in Rand terms, using US dollar/Rand exchange rate of ZAR15.17 (as at 9 March 2016) and the value of the official gold reserves as at 29 February, is approximately R75 billion.

(3) The SARB performs regular reconciliations on reports based on gold held at various local and international locations. Senior SARB officials conduct due diligence visits to inspect gold reserves held offshore on a regular basis. The last due diligence visit was conducted during 2015.The executive of the SARB is informed of the findings of the due diligence visit. As these report backs contain confidential information, they are not made publicly available.

(4) Storing gold at secure locations around the world usually attracts storage costs, however, these costs are miniscule in comparison to the value of the gold being stored. When transacting with gold trading counterparties, one would also incur transaction and transportation costs.

Reply:

(a) The joint private and public sector fund established by the private sector and Government under the auspices of National Treasury is a fund that is aimed at accelerating the scale-up of high-potential SMEs for jobs and growth. This fund will only address one part of the mandate which we call growth-focused support. The details of how the different departments will be involved in the establishment and operationalization of the fund are still being discussed by the parties.

(b) As mentioned in the President’s statement the focus of the fund is to provide “venture” capital-type funding and mentoring to the target groups, especially black entrepreneurs, Sefa does not provide venture capital funding but provides financial support through loans.

(c) The date of operationalizing the fund has not been finalised as the parties are still dealing with the details of setting up the fund and therefore it is envisaged that the dates will be announced once all systems are in place.

(2) whether her department will have an oversight function over the specified fund; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1798E

The parties are still in discussions regarding the operationalisation of the fund and as this fund’s mandate falls squarely on the Department of Small Business Development’s mandate the department will play a role in the fund.

Reply:

(1) (a) The conditions of service attached to appointment as a Commissioner of the Public Service Commission are determined by the President of the Republic and include provisions of Chapter 10 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (section 196), the Public Service Commission Act, 1997 and the conditions of service applicable to members of senior management service (SMS level) in the public service.

The President, acting in terms of section 6(1) of the Public Service Commission Act, determines the annual salaries and conditions of appointment of Commissioners. The conditions of appointment, (Including remuneration and other conditions of service) of a commissioner of the Public Service Commission are linked with the ‘comparable positions at the SMS level in the public service’.

Despite the linking of the salary dispensation of Commissioners with the SMS, the salary progression measures (notch increases) applicable to the SMS were not extended to Commissioners.

The condition of appointment determined by the President with effect from 1 April 2015, provides for the following inclusive flexible remuneration packages:

Position	Package with effect from 1 April 2015
Commissioner	R1 267 806
Deputy Chairperson	R1 656 618
Chairperson	R1 706 694

(b) The package of a Commissioner of the Public Service Commission is structured as follows (i) basic salary, (ii) State’s contribution to the Government Employee Pension Fund (GEPF) and (iii) a flexible portion.

The basic salary consists of 70% of the inclusive flexible remuneration package. The State’s contribution to the GEPF is calculated on the basic salary, Commissioners may structure their flexible portion into the following items:

   (i) Motor car allowance – to a maximum of 25% of the total package per annum

   (ii) 13th cheque – equal to one-twelfth of the basic salary, to be structuredd as a once-off non-pensionable bonus

   (iii) Medical Assistance – Contribution to a medical aid scheme

   (iv) Housing Allowance – An amount as decided by the member.

   (v) Non-pensionalbe cash allowance – Any remaining amount of the flexible portion.

(2) (a) The medical aid benefit forms part of the inclusive remuneration package.

(b) The housing allowance forms part of the inclusive remuneration package.

(c) The State’s contribution to the GEPF forms part of the inclusive remuneration package.

(3) No benefits extend beyond the term of service of a Public Service Commissioner, since the conditions of appointment (Including remuneration and other conditions of service) applicable to Members of the Public Service Commission, which are determined by the President does not provide for extension of benefits beyond the term of office of a Commissioner.

(4) Falls away, since there are no benefits extended beyond the term of serve of a Commissiner of the Public Service Commission.

Reply:

1. South Africa and Rwanda enjoy good political, economic and social co-operation, as evidenced by the existence of over 20 bilateral Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding.

2. It will be recalled that, following the third assassination attempt on a Rwandan refugee in March 2014, the Department of International Relations and Co-operation declared four diplomats serving at the Rwandan High Commission to be persona non grata. The South African government through its security agencies is still following up on the matter as we view of this in a serious light.

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Reply:

(1) (a) The target has been set in response to the outcome stated in the National Development Plan with regard to learner retention so as to bring South Africa in line with international retention rates such as those of the United Kingdom and Japan; and

(b) The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has established an inter-departmental task team with the Department of Higher Education and Training to develop strategies for alignment and articulation of qualifications and more effective transition to post-school education and training and the world of work.

(2) (a) The audited learner enrolment numbers for 2016 are not yet available. In 2014 12 117 015 learners were enrolled in the public ordinary schools following the National Curriculum Statement Grade R to 12.

(b)The Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) for Technical Schools has only been implemented in Gr 10 since January 2016. The enrolment of learners in Grade 10 is as follows:

Table 1 below shows the number of learners in ordinary public and independent schools, by province in 2015. It further shows that enrolment is generally high in the foundation phase and decline as learners move higher grades within the schooling system.

Table 1: Number of learners in ordinary schools, by province, in 2015

Province	Pre-Grade R	Grade R	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8	Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11	Grade 12
Eastern Cape	4 299	119 443	180 501	174 206	166 094	161 692	140 353	131 731	136 336	105 495	127 865	121 577	117 698	110 549
Free State	1 713	38 151	66 770	61 303	58 165	59 797	49 866	44 658	45 055	44 484	46 552	53 869	35 947	30 013
Gauteng	8 949	99 845	213 448	197 773	188 132	179 621	164 068	150 950	146 964	147 832	144 579	168 878	140 453	111 128
Kwazulu-Natal	4 721	192 894	270 085	241 504	231 644	221 815	203 037	184 302	183 102	202 037	200 442	235 429	220 831	162 352
Limpopo	1 862	106 597	148 418	141 710	133 965	129 950	111 945	102 366	103 896	98 500	122 022	169 794	133 475	106 032
Mpumalanga	1 124	62 573	102 840	92 730	87 175	84 444	74 866	67 522	69 734	75 612	72 275	84 591	73 862	52 742
North West	504	51 701	78 142	73 441	67 653	68 289	59 854	54 798	51 034	57 309	51 572	61 547	43 359	30 193
Northern Cape	798	19 487	29 385	25 929	24 564	25 241	22 115	20 535	20 481	20 853	18 751	18 085	14 894	11 066
Western Cape	4 509	67 005	99 662	99 681	93 891	87 192	82 529	78 235	73 186	66 428	63 471	59 784	56 422	52 962
National	28 479	757 696	1 189 251	1 108 277	1 051 283	1 018 041	908 633	835 097	829 788	818 550	847 529	973 554	836 941	667 037

Source: 2015 SNAP survey

Note: please note that the 2016 data is not yet available.

Table 2 below indicates enrolment in technical subjects in the FET phase. It shows that, about 10 334 Grade 12 learners were taking Civil Technology , in 2015, while 6 422 were enrolling for Electrical Technology and 7 295 for Mechanical Technology.

Table 2: Number of learners in undertaking technical subjects, by subject and province, in 2015

Province	Grade	Civil Technology	Electrical Technology	Mechanical Technology
Eastern Cape	Grade 10		1 140	1 182
	Grade 11	1 500	1 076	1 050
	Grade 12	979	746	679
Free State	Grade 10		1 098	1 373
	Grade 11	947	582	725
	Grade 12	672	373	458
Gauteng	Grade 10		2 419	3 200
	Grade 11	3 064	1 765	2 538
	Grade 12	2 240	1 252	1 950
Kwazulu-Natal	Grade 10		2 904	2 735
	Grade 11	2 161	2 522	2 234
	Grade 12	1 852	1 771	1 875
Limpopo	Grade 10		1 843	898
	Grade 11	1 245	1 525	815
	Grade 12	784	953	506
Mpumalanga	Grade 10		741	654
	Grade 11	631	505	689
	Grade 12	354	323	430
North West	Grade 10		1 396	1 244
	Grade 11	1 043	810	926
	Grade 12	707	477	563
Northern Cape	Grade 10		279	312
	Grade 11	331	231	314
	Grade 12	256	143	171
Western Cape	Grade 10		412	657
	Grade 11	2 602	508	810
	Grade 12	2 490	384	663
National	Grade 10		11 134	10 882
	Grade 11	13 524	9 524	10 101
	Grade 12	10 334	6 422	7 295

Source: 2015 LURITS

(3) (a) The DBE envisages that Year 1 of the General Certificate of Education: Skills and Vocational will be introduced in 2018.

(b) The date envisaged for the introduction of the General Certificate of Education as a school leaving certificate has not yet been set by the DBE.

(4) All programmes of the DBE are directed towards improving the quality of curriculum delivery in all schools. Some of the strategies that are aimed towards strengthening inclusive quality education for all are the following:

• Rigorous monitoring of all aspects of delivery through the National Strategy on Learner Attainment, including monitoring of curriculum coverage as outlined in the Evidence Based Reporting System;
• Monitoring of School-based Assessment across all provinces, districts and schools;
• Programme for the institutionalisation of curriculum differentiation;
• Introduction of the Strategy for Supporting English Across the Curriculum;
• Monitoring the implementation of the Policy on Accommodation in Assessment;
• Implementation of the Framework for Remediation and Support; and
• Introduction of the Turn Around Strategy for Special Needs Education Schools.

Reply:

a. The DOD currently runs the Defence Transformative Enterprise Development (DEFTED) Program through CSIR.

aa. the aim of the project is to address the defence industry transformation challenges through the development of Defence Black Industrialists. The DEFTED program will support the defence sector black industrialists and entrepreneurs with technical Human Capital Development (HCD), Technology Development (TD) and Enterprise Development (ED).

bb. For the FY2016/17 the budgeted amount is Rm50.4.

cc. A total of thirty (30) jobs have been created during the period under consideration.

Reply:

1. Yes. He is the son of the person whose name and details were furnished.

(2)(a) Assault common (Park Road CAS 978/01/2011), Domestic Violence related, and malicious damage to property (Park Road CAS 528/05/2010).

(2)(b) Both case dockets were withdrawn and filed.

(3) Yes.

(3)(a) The charge for Park Road CAS 528/05/2010 was withdrawn on 11 May 2010 and the charge for Park Road CAS 978/01/2011 was withdrawn on 30 March 2015.

(3)(b) Park Road CAS 528/05/2010 was withdrawn by the Public Prosecutor and Park Road CAS 978/01/2011 was withdrawn by the complainant.

(3)(c) Park Road CAS 528/05/2010 was finalised in court by way of alternative dispute resolution and in the case of Park Road CAS 978/01/2011 the complainant indicated that she did not want to continue with the case as she was relocating to Cape Town. She indicated that the case was going to take too much of her time.

(4) No.

(4)(a) Not applicable.

(4)(b) Not applicable.

(5)(a) The person was subjected to psychometric testing, physical assessment, interview, medical evaluation, fingerprints and met all the requirements for enlistment as a Police Trainee.

(5)(b) The person is on a two year contract in terms of the Memorandum of Agreement and will only be permanently appointed as a member of the South African Police Service on successful completion of the prescribed training.

Reply:

(1) (a)(i) N/A (DoC did not exist)

(ii) N/A (DoC did not exist)

(iii) No

(b) No

(2) No, the Department’s limited funds are geared towards its operations and strategic projects.

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

(1) The staff members who have left the MDDA since the previous Chief Executive Officer, Mr Lumko Mtimde, totals 11.

(2) (a) No MDDA staff members have been investigated on disciplinary grounds by the acting senior management of the MDDA since 1 June 2014.

(b) (i) Not applicable as no staff have been investigated on disciplinary grounds by the acting senior management of the MDDA since 1 June 2014.

(ii) Not applicable as no staff have been investigated on disciplinary grounds by the acting senior management of the MDDA since 1 June 2014.

(c) Not applicable as no staff have been investigated on disciplinary grounds by the acting senior management of the MDDA since 1 June 2014.

(d) Not applicable as no staff have been investigated on disciplinary grounds by the acting senior management of the MDDA since 1 June 2014.

(e) Not applicable as no staff have been investigated on disciplinary grounds by the acting senior management of the MDDA since 1 June 2014.

(3) Not applicable as no staff have been investigated on disciplinary grounds by the acting senior management of the MDDA since 1 June 2014.

(4) Not applicable as no staff have been investigated on disciplinary grounds by the acting senior management of the MDDA since 1 June 2014.

(5) Any information that might bring the Agency into disrepute, which is disseminated by a MDDA staff member will result in disciplinary investigations given that the MDDA is a public entity and must be open and transparent.

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

The following information was provided by uMgungundlovu District Municipality:

1.An amount of R6 million was diverted in 2013 and R4 million was diverted in 2015. There are two reasons for the diversion. (1) The Municipality could not implement the project as a result of the delay in the approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (2) The Municipality entered into a strategic partnership with Umgeni Water in terms of which R84 million was secured for the same project. Furthermore, the Municipality has set aside an additional R4 million for the same project for the additional reticulation pipeline.

2. It is the Mkhambathini Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW) in Camperdown. This project is championed by Umgeni Water from their approved CAPEX.

3. The Municipal Manager, in partnership with KZN Cogta Officials, informed by the virement procedures as espoused in the Municipal Finance Management Act, Act 56 of 2013.

4. At the Executive Committee meeting held on 08 September 2015.

5. It must be mentioned that the grant funding in question is part of the Corridor Development Fund for Local Economic Development projects and not part of the Municipal Infrastructure Grant. The Mandela Marathon is designed to promote local economic development goals and thus in line with the strategic objectives of the Corridor Development Fund. As such, no regulations relating to conditional grants were violated nor disregarded in this instance.                  

Reply:

1. I will not agree with the assertion that South Africa has ignored the preservation of the manuscripts in Timbuktu, Mali. Following the January 2012 political and security instability in northern Mali which resulted in the Ahmed Baba Institute Library being occupied by islamists/terrorist, causing huge damage to the building, most of the manuscripts were rescued and relocated to a safe place in Bamako, Mali. South Africa under the leadership of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation and the Department of Arts and Culture continues to support the Preservation of the Timbuktu Manuscript in Mali. For example, in 2015, the African Rennaisance and International Cooperation Fund granted an amount of R10 million towards this project.

Further, South Africa has seconded an expert from the Department of Arts and Culture to Bamako, Mali, to assist with the preservation of the manuscripts and assess the conditions underwhich they are stored. Currently, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation and the Department of Arts and Culture are working on renewing the Memorandum of Understanding that regulates this matter following the lapse of the initial one. As soon as this process is completed, the project to refurbish the damaged building will continue, subject to security situation.

2. There is absolutely no truth that the fourth Administration has no resolve to pursue the African Renaissance. For the past seven years, this Administration has played a leading role in pursuance of African renewal through several continental programmes such as the Presidential Infrastructure Championing Initiative (PICI), African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC), ongoing implementation of NEPAD, contribution to peacemaking and peacekeeping on the Continent, etc.

The adoption of the vision of the AU Agenda 2063 and its first 10 Year Implimentation Plan, is now the cornerstone of the African Renaissance.

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Reply:

1. South Africa has placed no restrictions on the places where observers are sent and the number of observers. It has to be noted that as a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), South Africa deploys observers to SADC Member States as part of SADC Election Observation Missions (SEOMs) in line with the Revised SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections adopted in July 2015. The revised Principles and Guidelines make provision for the SADC Secretariat to determine the number of observers to be deployed to each Member State holding elections. The number of observers required is determined by the political context, geographical size and financial considerations.

As Chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation and during 2014-2015, South Africa led SEOMs to Botswana (October 2014), Mozambique (October 2014), Namibia (November 2014), Mauritius (December 2014), Zambia (January 2015), and Lesotho (February 2015).

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Reply:

I have been furnished with a reply by the CEO of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), Mr Geoffrey Qhena, on the matters covered by the question. The reply follows:

“SUBJECT: IDC RESPONSE TO PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NW1794E

The IDC has been requested to respond to a question asked in parliament by Mr P G Atkinson (DA). Set out below is IDC’s response to the question.

QUESTION 1

(a) What was the initial loan amount given to Oakbay Resources and Energy by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to fund the purchase of the Shiva uranium mine?

IDC REPLY

The initial loan amount given to Oakbay Resources and Energy was R250 million.

(b) What amount of the specified loan plus accrued interest was paid back to the IDC before the remainder of the loan was converted into equity and;

IDC REPLY

None of the capital amount (R250 million) was converted to equity.

To date a total of R137.5 million of capital repayments have been received in line with the settlement agreement concluded during 2014 and the remaining balance is R112.5 million with the next capital instalment of R37,5 million due in June 2016.

The return (based on 10% RATIRR) of circa R257 million at the time of signing the restructuring agreement was converted into shares on listing date at share price of R9. This represented a 10% discount on the IPO listed share price.

After the restructuring in addition to the shares (referred to above) an interest of prime +2% is levied and will be repaid on 31 March 2018 as a lump sum.

(c) What were the reasons for the IDC registering a (i) mortgage bond to the value of R250 million and (ii) general bond to the value of R 250 million over the specified mine’s assets;

IDC REPLY

The bonds were registered to secure the IDC loan to the company.

QUESTION 2

Was any further consideration given to the specified mine for the specified bonds; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

IDC REPLY

The following security packaged was taken:

• Mortgage bond
• General Notarial Bond including debtors
• Cession and pledges of shares

QUESTION 3

Whether any steps have been taken by the IDC to protect its interest in its investment(s) in the specified mine, such as acquiring a director for the board; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

IDC REPLY

The above mentioned (2) security package protects the IDC’s interest in Oakbay Resources and Energy. No board seats were taken as the security package was considered adequate to secure IDC’s interest.

QUESTION 4

(a) what was the final amount converted to equity of the loan given by the IDC to Oakbay Resources and Energy to purchase the Shiva mine,

IDC REPLY

None of the capital amount (R250 million) was converted to equity. The return of R257 million was converted into equity as explained in the answer to question 1(b).

(b) How did the IDC determine the value for the shareholding percentage of the converted equity and

IDC REPLY

Oakbay was listed at R10 a share with market capitalisation of R8 billion. The value was supported by the Mineral Asset Valuation of uranium and gold resources and property, plant and equipment in the balance sheet. The Mineral Asset Valuation was done by an independent firm, in terms of SAMVAL Code.

The Competent Persons Report (CPR) valuation, compiled by Mineral Corporation valued the mineral resource in excess of R6 billion, and PPE valued the other assets such as plant and equipment at R2 billion bringing the total to R8 billion. The Corporate Advisor and Sponsor (SASFIN Capital) supported the R10 per share listing price.

(c) What residual amount remains owing to the IDC after the specified loan was converted to equity;

IDC RELY

Since the equity was not converted the whole capital of R250 million remained as the residual amount.

QUESTION 5

Whether the IDC granted any other loans to (a) Oakbay Resources and Energy,

IDC REPLY

No other loans were granted to Oakbay Resources and Energy.

(b) any other Oakbay Investments entity and/or (c) any other company linked to the Gupta family; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

IDC REPLY

No other loans were granted to any other Oakbay Investments entity and/or (c) any other company linked to the Gupta family.”

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