Questions and Replies
06 June 2016 - NW1447
Mazzone, Ms NW to ask the Minister of Police
(1)Whether, with reference to the reply of the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs to question 2945 on 8 September 2015, the investigation being conducted by the Hawks into allegations at the Kannaland Local Municipality in the Western Cape has been completed yet; if not, (a) why not and (b) when is the investigation likely to be concluded; if so, when will the outcome of the specified investigation be announced; (2) whether any criminal charges have been laid against any subject of the specified investigation; if not, why not; if so, (a) against whom and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard?
Reply:
1. The investigation is concluded and the case dockets were referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions for decision.
2. No individuals or entity has been charged. A decision from the Director of Public Prosecutions is awaited on whether to prosecute or not.
06 June 2016 - NW1486
Maimane, Mr MA to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
With reference to her reply to question 942 on 6 May 2016 and in pursuance of her constitutional obligation as outlined by section 92 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, which states that members of the Cabinet are accountable collectively and individually to Parliament for the performance of their functions, has (a) she and/or (b) her Deputy Minister ever (i) met with any (aa) member, (bb) employee and/or (cc) close associate of the Gupta family and/or (ii) attended any meeting with the specified persons (aa) at the Gupta’s Saxonwold Estate in Johannesburg or (bb) anywhere else since taking office; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each specified case, (aaa) what are the names of the persons who were present at each meeting, (bbb)(aaaa) when and (bbbb) where did each such meeting take place and (ccc) what was the purpose of each specified meeting?
Reply:
The duties of Ministers and Deputy Ministers are outlined in the Ministerial Handbook.
06 June 2016 - NW1432
Marais, Mr EJ to ask the Minister of Police
(1)Whether the detective division at the Sebenza Police Station in Gauteng received any new vehicles in the 2015-16 financial year; if so, how many did they receive; (2) (a) what is the total number of vehicles the specified detective division currently has, (b) how many are in working order and (c) on what date were the vehicles that have broken down sent to the mechanical workshop; (3) (a) how many detectives are there currently at the specified police station, (b) how many of the specified detectives have (i) attended and (ii) passed the detective course and (c) how many dockets is each detective currently investigating; (4) when will the detectives at the specified police station receive additional vehicles in order to ensure the specified police station complies with the national ratio of number of detectives to vehicles?
Reply:
(1) Yes, Sebenza Detective Service received one (1) vehicle during the 2015/2016 financial year.
(2) (a) Sebenza Detective Service currently have 8 vehicles.
(b) 7 vehicles are in working order.
(c) The vehicle was taken to the mechanical workshop on 5 May 2014 for a mechanical fault and was outsourced during 2014. The service provider went out of business and the vehicle was returned to Benoni mechanical workshop and outsourced to a new supplier about three (3) weeks ago.
(3) (a) There are 22 detectives currently at Sebenza Detective Service.
(b) (i) 15 detectives attended a detective course.
(ii) 15 passed the detective course.
(c) Each Investigating Officer has an average of 63 dockets.
(4) There are currently sufficient vehicles at Sebenza Detective Service according to the national ratio.
06 June 2016 - NW1424
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Police
(1)With reference to his reply to question 2596 on 11 August 2015, on what date did the detectives at the Edenvale Police Station in Gauteng receive their two new vehicles; (2) (a) what is the total number of vehicles that the specified detective division currently has, (b) how many are in working order and (c) on what date were the vehicles that have broken down sent to the mechanical workshop; (3) how many (a) detectives are there at the specified police station, (b) of the specified detectives have (i) attended and (ii) passed the detective course and (c) dockets is each detective currently investigating; (4) (a) what is the prescribed national ratio of detectives to vehicles and (b) when will the detectives at the specified police station receive additional vehicles in order to ensure they comply with the specified national ratio?
Reply:
(1) The detectives at Edenvale SAPS received three (3) sedan vehicles on 3 December 2015.
(2) (a) Edenvale Detective Service currently have 14 vehicles.
(b) 9 of the vehicles are in working order.
(c) The vehicles were sent to the mechanical workshop on the following dates:
(1) 15 February 2016
(2) 10 March 2016
(3) 14 March 2016
(4) 28 March 2016
(5) 7 April 2016
(3) (a) There are 27 detectives at Edenvale Police Station.
(b) (i) 16 detectives have attended a detective course.
(ii) 16 detectives passed the detective course.
(c) Each Investigating Officer investigates an average of 90 dockets.
(4) (a) The prescribed ratio of detectives to vehicles is 2:1
Two (2) members per vehicle.
(b) There are sufficient vehicles currently at the Edenvale Detective Service according to the national ratio.
06 June 2016 - NW1520
Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(1) Whether her department was 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; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (2) Whether her department provided any form of funding to any political party (a) in the (I) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2016; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
1. (a) (i) 2013-14 None
(ii) 2014-15 None
(iii) 2015-16 None
(b) The Department of Public Enterprises has never been approached by
any political party for any form of funding.
2. (a) (i) 2013-14: None
(ii) 2014-15: None
(iii) 2015-16: None
(b) The position of Department of Public Enterprises with regards to political
party funding is aligned to the National Treasury prescripts which
prohibits the funding of political parties from the fiscus.
06 June 2016 - NW1210
Malatsi, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation
What total amount in rands will be paid to each member of the (a) men’s, (b) women’s and (c) under 23 national soccer teams as daily allowances and/or stipends for the duration of their stay in camp during their preparations for the qualifying matches for the 2016 Rio Olympics?
Reply:
Awaiting information from SAFA.the information is not readily available.
06 June 2016 - NW1425
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Police
(1)Whether the detective division at the Bedfordview Police Station in Gauteng received any new vehicles in the 2015-16 financial year; if so, how many did they receive; (2) (a) what is the total number of vehicles the specified detective division currently has, (b) how many are in working order and (c) on what date were the vehicles that have broken down sent to the mechanical workshop; (3) (a) how many detectives are there currently at the specified police station, (b) how many of the specified detectives have (i) attended and (ii) passed the detective course and (c) how many dockets is each detective currently investigating; (4) when will the detectives at the specified police station receive additional vehicles in order to ensure the specified police station complies with the national ratio of number of detectives to vehicles?
Reply:
(1) The Detective Service at Bedfordview Police Station did not receive new vehicles as the station already has sufficient vehicles according to the national ratio.
(2) (a) Bedfordview Detective Service currently have 16 vehicles.
(b) 14 vehicles are in working order.
(c) The vehicles were sent to the mechanical workshop on the following dates:
(1) 28 January 2016
(2) 31 March 2016
(3) (a) There are 34 detectives currently at Bedfordview Detective Service.
(b) (i) 33 detectives attended a detective course.
(ii) 33 passed the detective course.
(c) Each Investigating Officer has an average of 65 dockets.
(4) The station already has sufficient vehicles according to the national ratio.
06 June 2016 - NW1082
Khoza, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(a) Has any of her senior officials met with certain persons (names furnished) during the period 1 January 2009 up to 31 December 2015 and (b) has any of the entities reporting to her awarded any contracts to Sahara Holdings, Comair, Oakbay Investments, Islandsite Investments, Afripalm Horizons Stakes, The New Age Media, JIC Mining Services and Vusizwe Media in the specified period; if so, what (i) are the relevant details and (ii) is the amount of each specified contract?
Reply:
NO
06 June 2016 - NW1288
Basson, Ms J to ask the Minister of Communications
Whether the report of the enquiry she commissioned from the National Treasury into the set-top box supply chain processes of the Universal Service and Access Agency of SA has been completed; if not, (a) what is the current status of the specified enquiry and (b) when will the report be published; if so, (i) what actions did the specified report recommend and (ii) what steps, if any, has she taken based on the findings of the specified report?
Reply:
(a) The investigation commissioned from the National Treasury into the supply chain process of the Universal Service and Access Agency of SA has been completed.
(b) The report will be published once the department has studied the report.
(i) The Department is currently studying the investigation report in order to understand the recommendations.
(ii) The Department is currently studying the investigation report and recommendations in order to take necessary steps.
MR NN MUNZHELELE
DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
06 June 2016 - NW1621
Maimane, Mr MA to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Whether the SA Airforce (SAAF) jet was used to transport the Deputy President when he recently travelled to South Sudan on 16 May 2016; if not, (a) why did he not use the SAAF jet, (b) who was the specified jet leased from and (c) how much did it cost; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The information required relates to the movement of the VVIP, and for security reasons, the response to this question can only be presented to a closed session of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence.
06 June 2016 - NW1430
Marais, Mr EJ to ask the Minister of Police
(1)Whether the detective division at the Primrose Police Station in Gauteng received any new vehicles in the 2015-16 financial year; if so, how many did they receive; (2) (a) what is the total number of vehicles the specified detective division currently has, (b) how many are in working order and (c) on what date were the vehicles that have broken down sent to the mechanical workshop; (3) (a) how many detectives are there currently at the specified police station, (b) how many of the specified detectives have (i) attended and (ii) passed the detective course and (c) how many dockets is each detective currently investigating; (4) when will the detectives at the specified police station receive additional vehicles in order to ensure the specified police station complies with the national ratio of number of detectives to vehicles?
Reply:
(1) Yes, Primrose Detective Service received four (4) vehicles during the 2015/2016 financial year.
(2) (a) Primrose Detective Service currently have 15 vehicles.
(b) 11 vehicles are in working order.
(c) The vehicles were sent to the mechanical workshop on the following dates:
(1) 2 May 2016
(2) 3 May 2016
(3) 11 May 2016
(4) 17 May 2016
(3) (a) There are 33 detectives currently at Primrose Detective Service.
(b) (i) 27 detectives attended a detective course.
(ii) 27 passed the detective course.
(c) Each Investigating Officer has an average of 50 dockets.
(4) There are currently sufficient vehicles at Primrose Detective Service according to the national ratio.
06 June 2016 - NW1428
Malatsi, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Police
(1)Whether the detective division at the Tembisa South Police Station in Gauteng received any new vehicles in the 2015-16 financial year; if so, how many did they receive; (2) (a) what is the total number of vehicles the specified detective division currently has, (b) how many are in working order and (c) on what date were the vehicles that have broken down sent to the mechanical workshop; (3) (a) how many detectives are there currently at the specified police station, (b) how many of the specified detectives have (i) attended and (ii) passed the detective course and (c) how many dockets is each detective currently investigating; (4) when will the detectives at the specified police station receive additional vehicles in order to ensure the specified police station complies with the national ratio of number of detectives to vehicles?
Reply:
(1) Yes, the detective service at Tembisa South Police Station received two (2) vehicles during the 2015/2016 financial year.
(2) (a) Tembisa South Detective Service currently have 11 vehicles.
(b) All vehicles are in working order.
(c) Not applicable.
(3) (a) There are 36 detectives currently at Tembisa South Detective Service.
(b) (i) 21 detectives attended a detective course.
(ii) 21 passed the detective course.
(c) Each Investigating Officer has an average of 98 dockets.
(4) The allocation of vehicles for the 2016/2017 financial year has not been finalised yet.
06 June 2016 - NW1020
Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(1)Whether, with reference to her comments reported in 2013 that 12 out of the SA Air Force’s 26 Gripen fighter jets were in long-term storage due to lack of funding to fly them, the specified aircraft are still in storage; if not, (a) why not and (b)(i) how and (ii) where are they being utilised; if so, (aa) what are the relevant details and (bb) why are these aircraft not being utilised to train our pilots at active SA Air Force pilot training facilities, such as Langebaan, instead of sending them for training to the Russian Federation and the Republic of Cuba; (2) (a) what are the full reasons for training our SA Air Force pilots in (i) Russia and in (ii) Cuba instead of at active pilot training bases in the country and (b) what are the cost-benefits of training the specified pilots in (i) Russia and (ii) Cuba instead of in South Africa?
Reply:
1. 13 fighter aircraft are in the Rotational Preventative Maintenance program due to lack of funding.
1a. 13 Gripen fighter jets are in a Rotational Preventative Maintenance program from a fleet of 26 aircraft which are maintained throughout the aircraft life cycle as prescribed by the Designing Authority.
1b i. The Gripen fleet are under continuous maintenance while in Rotational Preventative Maintenance program.
1b ii. 13 Gripen fighter aircraft are operationally active at their home bases.
1bb. The Gripen aircraft are operationally utilised and used for force preparation of Gripen specific pilots and also for force employment.
2. Technically, we do not have any pilots training in Russia or Cuba. What we have in these countries are members identified to become student pilots.
06 June 2016 - NW935
Bhanga, Mr BM to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
Has (a) he and/or (b) his Deputy Minister ever (i) met with any (aa) member, (bb) employee and/or (cc) close associate of the Gupta family and/or (ii) attended any meeting with the specified persons (aa) at the Gupta’s Saxonwold Estate in Johannesburg or (bb) anywhere else since taking office; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each specified case, (aaa) what are the names of the persons who were present at each meeting, (bbb)(aaaa) when and (bbbb) where did each such meeting take place and (ccc) what was the purpose of each specified meeting?
Reply:
(a-b)(aa-cc) In the course of our official duties and since taking office neither I nor the Deputy Minister have knowingly held any official meetings with persons who are, or who are associates of or employees of any persons whose surname or family name is Gupta, (although we do not claim to know all employees nor all associates of persons whose surname or family name is Gupta). However, this response should not be construed to mean that we have not been introduced to persons in question, for instance, in relation to our promotional and communications work for the Department of Home Affairs, whilst appearing at ANN7/SABC 2 Breakfast briefings, and attending various events and functions where such persons may have been in attendance together with various other persons in relation to which it is not expected that minutes or attendance is recorded.
(ccc) Not applicable in view of the answers given above.
06 June 2016 - NW835
Davis, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1) (a) How many schools across the country have introduced Mandarin as an optional subject since the start of the 2016 school year, (b) (i) what is the name of each specified school and (ii) which province is it situated in and (c) how many schools does her department envisage will offer Mandarin as an optional subject in the next five academic years and (d) which schools are eanarked to introduce Mandarin in the next five academic years; (2) (a) with reference to her reply to question 3645 on 19 October 2015, how many Chinese teachers have been brought to South Africa to teach Mandarin in our schools to date, (b) what was the cost of (i) relocating the specified teachers and (ii) paying their salaries and (c) is this cost borne by (i) her department, (ii) the Provincial Government concerned or (iii) another source in each case providing the relevant details; (3) how many South African teachers (a) are currently qualified to teach Mandarin, (b) will be trained to teach Mandarin in the next five academic years and (c) will be sent to China to learn how to teach Mandarin in the specified period? NW954E
Reply:
(a) Forty three Schools (43).
(b) (i)
Please find here: Province & Schools
06 June 2016 - NW1379
Mackenzie, Mr C to ask the Minister of Telecommunication and Postal Services
(1) With reference to his reply to question 983 on 21 April 2016, (a) what are the detailed reasons why the Road Traffic Infringement Agency owes R39 374 828,78 to the SA Post Office for more than 120 days and (b) what steps are being taken to recover the specified outstanding amount; (2) Whether any interest is being charged on the specified outstanding amount; if not, why not; if so, what (a) amount of interest has been incurred on the specified outstanding amount to date and (b) are the further relevant details? NW1527E
Reply:
SAPO has advised me as follows:
1. (a) The reason why the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) owes the South African (SAPO) R39, 374, 828.78 for more than 120 days is due to the dispute over service level as a result of the prolonged and illegal strike that paralyzed operations.
(b) On 08 April 2016, the SAPO GCEO and RTIA CEO/Administrator held a meeting in which a technical committee consisting of the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD), Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) and the Road Traffic infringement Agency (RTIA), was established to resolve payments and other strike related issues. The committee meets on a weekly basis to discuss progress and outstanding matters.
2. (a) Interest charged on outstanding amount in September 2014 was R2, 242.22, and in March 2015 was 2,969.66. Since then, interest has been suppressed due to the dispute declared by RTIA and JMPD.
(b) Therefore, there are no further details at this stage.
06 June 2016 - NW1562
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation
(a) What amount did (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him spend on advertising in the 2015-16 financial year and (b) how much has (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him budgeted for advertising in the 2016-17 financial year?
Reply:
We are still gathering data from entities and information is not readily available
06 June 2016 - NW1402
Rabotapi, Mr MW to ask the Minister of Police
Whether (a) his department and (b) all entities reporting to him are running development programmes for (i) small businesses and (ii) co-operatives; if not, why not; if so, in each case, (aa) what are the relevant details, (bb) what amount has been budgeted and (cc) how many jobs will be created through the specified development programmes in the 2016-17 financial year?
Reply:
(a)(b)(i)(ii) The South African Police Service is not running any development programmes for small businesses and co-operatives.
(aa) Not applicable
(bb) Not applicable
(cc) Not applicable
06 June 2016 - NW928
Steenhuisen, Mr JH to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Has (a) she and/or (b) her Deputy Minister ever (i) met with any (aa) member, (bb) employee and/or (cc) close associate of the Gupta family and/or (ii) attended any meeting with the specified persons (aa) at the Gupta’s Saxonwold Estate in Johannesburg or (bb) anywhere else since taking office; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each specified case, (aaa) what are the names of the persons who were present at each meeting, (bbb)(aaaa) when and (bbbb) where did each such meeting take place and (ccc) what was the purpose of each specified meeting?
Reply:
No I have not attended any meetings of the Gupta’s in Saxonwod.
I have attended events organised by the Hindu community to mark their Diwali, a Hindu festival, wherein members of the Gupta family attend as part of the members of the Hindu society.
These invitations have always been extended to Ministers, Deputy Ministers, and the Business community long before I even assumed the responsibility of being the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans.
06 June 2016 - NW1547
Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(a) What amount did (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him spend on advertising in the 2015-16 financial year and (b) how much has (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him budgeted for advertising in the 2016-17 financial year?
Reply:
The information is tabulated hereunder:
Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Response |
DHA Response |
|
|
|
|
(i) |
R 10 882 439.95 |
R 5 654 000.00 |
Government Printing Works (GPW) Response |
GPW Response |
|
(ii) |
R 519 812.27 |
R 774 000. 00 |
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) response |
IEC Response |
|
(ii) |
R 58 894 341.54 |
R 36 040 255.00 |
06 June 2016 - NW1594
Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(1)(a) Which units within the (i) SA Navy and (ii) SA Air Force are responsible for patrolling the country’s exclusive economic zones, (b) how many patrol (i) vessels and (ii) aircraft are available to patrol the country’s waters and (c) how often do the specified (i) vessels and (ii) aircraft patrol the country’s waters; (2) whether, with reference to recent reports that Chinese trawlers are illegally fishing in South Africa’s waters along the Eastern Cape coastline within our exclusive economic zone, any patrols of the country’s exclusive economic zone have been undertaken in response to any allegedly irregular behaviour by Chinese fishing trawlers (a) in (i) 2011, (ii) 2012, (iii) 2013, (iv) 2014 and (v) 2015 and (b) since 1 January 2016; if not, why not; if so, when did the specified patrols take place?
Reply:
The information required relates to the strength of the SA Navy and SAAF, and impacts on matters of National Security and can only be divulged in a closed session of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence.
06 June 2016 - NW1345
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Communications
(1)(a) What amount has the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) spent on advertising vacant positions since 1 June 2014, (b) how have the specified vacant positions been advertised, (c) how many interviews for the specified vacant positions have been held and (d) who conducted the specified interviews in each case; (2)(a) how many applications have been received for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) vacancy at the MDDA since 1 June 2014, (b) how many of the specified applicants were interviewed and (c) will she make the specified applicants’ curriculum vitae along with reasons why they were deemed unfit to fill the specified position available to the Portfolio Committee on Communications?
Reply:
(1) (a) The amount the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) spent on advertising vacant positions since 1 June 2014 equals R169,056.11.
(b) The specified vacant positions have been advertised via the print press and the MDDA website as follows:
- 11th May 2014 (City Press): (Project Officer: Community Media, Project Officer: Research, Training & Development, Communication & Branding Manager.)
- 5th September 2014 (Independent Newspapers) – (CEO, Supply Chain Manager, Finance Disbursement Officer, Legal & Contracts Manager)
- 10th June 2015 (Times Media, The Star Workplace) – (SCM Officer, Communications & Branding Manager, Project Officer: Research & Training and Development, IT Specialist, HR & Corporate Services Manager, Finance Administration Officer, Programme Manager: Research & Training Development.)
- 20th January 2016 (Independent Newspaper) for advertising of 5 x positions: (Internal Audit Manager, Receptionist, Company Secretary, Legal & Contracts Manager, Stakeholder & Special Projects Coordinator, Communications & Marketing Officer. Chairperson of the Internal Audit & Risk Committee, IT Advisory Committee Member.)
- 10th April 2016 (Media 24) for advertising of 17 x positions: (CEO, CFO, HR & Corporate & Services Manager, Project Director & Strategy, Policy Monitoring & Evaluation Director , Finance Manager, Finance Administration Officer, Executive Secretary, Risk Specialist, Knowledge Management Coordinator, Internal Officer, HR Officer, Research & Capacity Building Manager, Research & Capacity Building Coordinator, Legal & Compliance Officer, Projects Manager: Broadcasting and Digital Media Coordinator.)
- 10th May 2016 (Media 24) - (2 x Audit and Risk Committee Members)
(c) The number of interviews for the specified vacant positions which have been held is as follows:
- Project Officer: Community Media x 1
- Project Officer: Research, Training & Development / Research & Capacity Building Coordinator x 1
- Communication & Branding Manager x 1
- CEO x 1
- Supply Chain Manager x 1
- Finance Disbursement Officer x 1
- Legal & Contracts Manager x1
- SCM Officer x1
- IT Specialist x 1
- HR & Corporate Services Manager (None)
- Finance Administration Officer x 1
- Programme Manager: Research & Training Development / Research & Capacity Building Manager (None)
- Internal Audit Manager (None)
- Receptionist (None)
- Company Secretary (None)
- Communications & Marketing Officer (None)
- Chairperson of the Internal Audit & Risk Committee x 1
- IT Advisory Committee Member x 1
- CFO (None)
- Project Director (None)
- Strategy, Policy Monitoring & Evaluation Director (None)
- Finance Manager (None)
- Executive Secretary (None)
- Risk Specialist (None)
- Knowledge Management Coordinator (None)
- Internal Audit Officer x 1
- HR Officer (None)
- Legal & Compliance Officer (None)
- Projects Manager: Broadcasting (None)
- Digital Media Coordinator (None)
- Audit and Risk Committee Members (None)
(d) The people conducting the specified interviews in each case is as follows:
- PO: Community Media – Talifhani Khubana, Lesego Mashishi, Mpho Leshabane
- Internal Audit Officer: Mshiyeni Gungqisa, Duduzile Phungwayo, SNG representative-Brian Changamire
- PO: Research, Training & Development: Manana Stone, Lesego Mashishi, Lindinkosi Ndibongo
- SCM Officer: Lindinkosi Ndibongo, Thandiwe Kgatshe, Clarinda Simpson
- IT Manager: Lindinkosi Ndibongo, Thandiwe Kgatshe
- Communication & Branding Manager: Thembelihle Sibeko, Lindinkosi Ndibongo, Thandiwe Kgatshe
- Finance Disbursement Officer: Talifhani Khubana, Lesego Mashishi, Lindinkosi Ndibongo
(2) (a) Ten (10) applications have been received for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) vacancy at the MDDA since 1 June 2014.
(b) Four (4) of the specified applicants were interviewed.
(c) Seven candidates were shortlisted while the others did make it through the shortlisting phase due to lack of competencies. Four candidates were shortlisted for the interviews and did not perform well. The candidate who scored the highest did so consistently on the total assessment of the 11 tested competencies: Community media knowledge, Broadcast media environment, Advances in Technology, Compliance, Project Monitoring & Evaluation, Risk Management, People Management, Stakeholder Management, Policy Formulation, Regulation and Service Operation, Presentation of Case Study and Background Review. This candidate was subsequently made an offer which was later withdrawn on an out of court settlement basis between the MDDA and the candidate.
MR NN MUNZHELELE
DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
06 June 2016 - NW1290
Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of Communications
(a) What is the reason for the lack of funding for the dual illumination period and (b) how will this process now be funded?
Reply:
(a) Government has made available part of the funding for dual illumination through the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) allocation of R100m (R87.7m net of VAT) out of the R140m net of VAT required per annum. There are attempts to engage National Treasury through the DTPS and DoC to see if Sentech can reallocate some funds towards digital migration to cover dual illumination costs.
(b) The decision not to allocate the funding for DTT Dual Illumination expenditure was taken within the constraints of the National Budget and continuous discussions with all relevant stakeholders including Cabinet and the National Treasury will be pursued to find a sustainable solution to the shortfall. The Digital Migration project is critical for the country and Dual Illumination is an essential part of this process.
MR NN MUNZHELELE
DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
06 June 2016 - NW1293
Bhanga, Mr BM to ask the Minister of Communications
(1)(a) What is the current cost estimate of (i) producing and (ii) installing 5,2 million (aa) set-top boxes and (bb) antennae and/or satellite dishes, (b) what funding has already been allocated by the National Treasury for these purposes, (c) where will these funds be drawn from and (d) over what time frame; (2) from where will any extra funding needed to produce and install the specified set-top boxes and antennae and/or satellite dishes be sourced; (3) have these funds been secured to date; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (4) (a) what amount has been paid to the (i) producers and (ii) suppliers of the (aa) set-top boxes, (bb) antennae and (cc) satellite suppliers and installers as at 31 March 2016, (b) in each specified case please provide a detailed breakdown of the payments made to each producer and/or supplier and (c) over what timeframe?
Reply:
(1) (a) National Treasury has appropriated R2.5 billion for the procurement and supply 5 million set-top-boxes to poor television owning households in South Africa.
(b) National Treasury has already allocated R2.251.554.000 ( R2.2 billion)
(c) These funds have been allocated from the Universal Service and Access Funds.
(d) The allocation in (b) above is for the current financial year (2016/17) which includes the rollover from the previous years.
(2) There are ongoing engagements with National Treasury regarding the extra funding that might be required.
(3) No, extra funds have not yet been secured.
(4) (a) All payments for manufacturers and installers during the 2015/16 financial year were made during the 4th quarter:
(aa) Set-Top-Boxes:
CZ R49,600,474.00
Leratadima R680,984.00
Bua R0
(bb) Antennae
Temic R499,833.00
QEC R17,770.00
(cc) Satellite Dishes
Ellis R8,834,200.00
MR NN MUNZHELELE
DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
06 June 2016 - NW1431
Marais, Mr EJ to ask the Minister of Finance
Whether, with reference to his reply to question 2843 on 21 August 2015, the National Treasury has reconsidered to conduct an investigation into the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality; if not, why not; if so, (a) when will such an investigation begin and (b) what are the further relevant details?
Reply:
The National Treasury has not yet received any report or request for further investigation of the matter at the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality from the Office of the Public Protector.
(a) The need for further investigation to be conducted by the National Treasury will be informed by the findings in the report of the Office of Public Protector.
(b) There are no further relevant details available to the National Treasury at this time.
06 June 2016 - NW1291
Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of Communications
(1)(a) Why have letters been sent to two certain successful set-top box tender winners (names furnished) asking them to verify that they qualify in terms of certain tenders (details furnished) to produce their allocation of set-top boxes, (b) what is the current status of the interactions with the specified companies and (c) what further action is she contemplating in this regard; (2) will the process of evaluating bidders for the supply of set-top boxes according to the specified tenders be re-opened; if not, why not; if so, what are the reasons?
Reply:
(1) (a) The Universal Service and Access Agency for South Africa (USAASA), which is the entity charged with the responsibility of managing the production and installation of set top boxes, informed me that, it has never sent any letters to Leratadima and Bua regarding the matters raised in this question.
(b) N/A
(b) The tendering process will not be re-opened because it was an open process.
MR NN MUNZHELELE
DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
06 June 2016 - NW1292
Bhanga, Mr BM to ask the Minister of Communications
Whether any action is being taken against (a) the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) (i) officials and/or (ii) board members, both current and previously employed, as well as (b) service providers contracted by USAASA to manage the evaluation of all bidding companies and the allocation of shares of orders placed for set-top boxes; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Department has received the final forensic report on the Supply Chain Management process of STBs and related accessories from the National Treasury, and is currently studying the findings and recommendations. It is too early to speculate whether there has been any wrongdoing on the part of the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa’s officials and/or board members, as well as service providers contracted to manage the evaluation of all bidding companies.
MR NN MUNZHELELE
DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
06 June 2016 - NW1294
Bhanga, Mr BM to ask the Minister of Communications
(1)(a) What is the current status of discussions about the requirement of households to have a current SA Broadcasting Corporation TV Licence in order to receive government-subsidised set-top boxes and (b) with whom are these discussions being held; (2) are amendments to (a) the Broadcasting Act, Act 4 of 1999 and/or (b) any other regulatory mechanism(s) being contemplated to alleviate the legal obligation of the specified households from requiring valid TV licences before receiving government-subsidised set-top boxes; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
The qualifying criteria issued by the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) requires that for poor TV owning households to qualify for free set-top-boxes they must have a valid TV license. However, a TV license is not compulsory to purchase a STB. The license requirement is proving to be an obstacle in the registration of the qualifying TV households and ultimately on the distribution of set-top-boxes. Therefore, Department of Communications (DoC) sought to address this as a matter of urgency.
Resultantly, a decision was made, together with the SABC management, to delink TV license requirement from the Set-Top-Box registration process. It is my considered view that by delinking the TV license requirement, registration of the qualifying TV households and ultimately on the distribution of set-top-boxes will enable the indigent households in the SKA area to benefit from the government subsidy.
MR NN MUNZHELELE
DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
06 June 2016 - NW1348
Kopane, Ms SP to ask the Minister of Communications
(1) How many staff members have left the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) since the previous Chief Executive Officer, Mr Lumko Mtimde, left the MDDA in June 2014;(2) (a) how many MDDA staff members have been investigated on disciplinary grounds by the acting senior management of the MDDA since 1 June 2014, (b) what are the (i) names of the staff members investigated and (ii) reasons in each case, (c) by whom were the staff members investigated, (d) how many were found guilty and (e) what were the charges in each case; (3) whether any of the disciplinary investigations against any of the specified staff members were carried out without following proper procedures which resulted in their resignations before processes could be completed; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether she will make all supporting documents of the specified investigations available; if not, why not; if so, by when; (5) what type of information 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?
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:
06 June 2016 - NW1166
Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1) Whether her department has closed down any crèches that were operating illegally in the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15 and (d) 2015-16 financial years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) how many crèches that were operating illegally have been closed down in each of the specified financial years and (ii) where were the specified crèches situated; (2) whether her department has any mechanisms in place to (a) identify and (b) close down crèches that are operating illegally; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
(1) Whether her department has closed down any crèches that were operating illegally in the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15 and (d) 2015-16 financial years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) how many crèches that were operating illegally have been closed down in each of the specified financial years and (ii) where were the specified crèches situated;
The Parliamentary Question has provincial implications and at the time of reply no response was received from Provinces
(2)
(a) In terms of the Children’s Act No. 38 of 2005, all partial care facilities (ECD centres) must be subjected to inspections and monitoring to determine compliance with the norms and standards. Inspections and monitoring are mechanisms in place to identify ECD centres that are not complying with the norms and standards.
(b) According to the said Act, section 84 and 85:
Cancellation of registration
84. (1) The provincial head of social development may cancel the registration or conditional registration of a partial care facility by written notice to the registration holder if-
(a) the facility is not maintained in accordance with the prescribed national norms and standards and such other requirements as may be prescribed;
(b) any condition subject to which the registration or renewal of registration was issued is breached or not complied with;
(c) the registration holder or the management of the facility contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of the Act;
(d) the registration holder becomes a person who is not a fit and proper person to operate a partial care facility; or
(e) a person who is not a fit and proper person to assist in operating a partial care facility is employed at or engaged in operating the facility.
Notice of enforcement
85. (1) A provincial head of social development may by way of a written notice of enforcement instruct-
(a) a person or organisation operating an unregistered partial care facility-
(i) to stop operating that facility; or
(ii) to apply for registration in terms of section 81 within a period specified in the notice; or
(b) a person or organisation operating a registered partial care facility otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act or any conditions subject to which the registration was issued, to comply with those provisions or conditions.
(2) A person or organisation operating an unregistered partial care facility and who is instructed in terms of subsection (1) (a) (ii) to apply for registration within a specified period, may, despite the provisions of section 80, continue operating the facility during that period and, if that person or organisation applies for registration, until that application has been processed.
(3) The Director-General or the provincial head of social development may apply to the High Court for an order to instruct a partial care facility, whether registered or not, to stop operating that facility.
(4) The High Court may grant an order for costs against the owner or manager of the partial care facility referred to in subsection (3) if so requested by the Director-General or provincial head of social development.
06 June 2016 - NW1429
Malatsi, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Police
(1)Whether the detective division at the Tembisa Police Station in Gauteng received any new vehicles in the 2015-16 financial year; if so, how many did they receive; (2) (a) what is the total number of vehicles the specified detective division currently has, (b) how many are in working order and (c) on what date were the vehicles that have broken down sent to the mechanical workshop; (3) (a) how many detectives are there currently at the specified police station, (b) how many of the specified detectives have (i) attended and (ii) passed the detective course and (c) how many dockets is each detective currently investigating; (4) when will the detectives at the specified police station receive additional vehicles in order to ensure the specified police station complies with the national ratio of number of detectives to vehicles?
Reply:
(1) Yes, the Detective Service at Tembisa Police Station received 13 vehicles during the 2015/2016 financial year.
(2) (a) Tembisa Detective Service currently have 21 vehicles.
(b) All 21 vehicles are in working order.
(c) Not applicable.
(3) (a) There are 80 detectives at the Tembisa Detective Service.
(b) (i) 55 detectives attended a detective course.
(ii) 55 detectives passed a detective course.
(c) Each Investigating Officer has an average of 91 dockets.
(4) The allocation of vehicles for the 2016/2017 financial year has not been finalised yet.
06 June 2016 - NW1426
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Police
(1)Whether the detective division at the Boksburg North Police Station in Gauteng received any new vehicles in the 2015-16 financial year; if so, how many did they receive; (2) (a) what is the total number of vehicles the specified detective division currently has, (b) how many are in working order and (c) on what date were the vehicles that have broken down sent to the mechanical workshop; (3) (a) how many detectives are there currently at the specified police station, (b) how many of the specified detectives have (i) attended and (ii) passed the detective course and (c) how many dockets is each detective currently investigating; (4) when will the detectives at the specified police station receive additional vehicles in order to ensure the specified police station complies with the national ratio of number of detectives to vehicles?
Reply:
(1) The Detective Service at Boksburg North Police Station did not receive new vehicles as the station already has sufficient vehicles according to the national ratio.
(2) (a) Boksburg North Detective Service currently have 22 vehicles.
(b) 20 vehicles are in working order.
(c) The vehicles were sent to the mechanical workshop on the following dates:
(1) 26 May 2015
(2) 20 April 2016
(3) (a) There are 42 detectives currently at Boksburg North Detective Service.
(b) (i) 36 detectives attended a detective course.
(ii) 36 passed the detective course.
(c) Each Investigating Officer has an average of 52 dockets.
(4) The station already has sufficient vehicles according to the national ratio.
06 June 2016 - NW1555
Krumbock, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(a) What amount did (i) her department and (ii) each entity reporting to her spend on advertising in the 2015-16 financial year and (b) how much has (i) her department and (ii) each entity reporting to her budgeted for advertising in the 2016-17 financial year?
Reply:
(a) |
(i) |
DPE |
R 2 326 000.00 |
|
(ii) |
Alexkor |
R 545 825.40 |
||
Denel |
R 1 660 410.65 |
|||
Eskom |
R 54 016 282.81 |
|||
SAFCOL |
R 172 873.00 |
|||
SAX |
R 1 159 118.00 |
|||
Transnet |
R 47 991 571.86 |
|||
(b) |
(i) |
DPE |
R 2 379 000.00 |
|
(ii) |
Alexkor |
R 115 000.00 |
||
Denel |
R 3 000 000.00 |
|||
Eskom |
R 67 000 000.00 |
|||
SAFCOL |
R 3 500 000.00 |
|||
SAX |
R 4 800 00000 |
|||
Transnet |
R 43 333 820.82 |
06 June 2016 - NW1505
America, Mr D to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(1)Whether her department was 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; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (2) whether her department provided any form of funding to any political party (a) in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2016; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
1-2 NO
06 June 2016 - NW838
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)With reference to the 2015 Corruption Watch Annual Report, which found that the education sector was the most corrupt sector in South Africa and that, specifically, principals were the culprits in the majority of corruption cases, (a) how many principals have been investigated for corruption (i) in the (aa) 2011, (bb) 2012, (cc) 2013, (dd) 2014 and (ee) 2015 academic years and (ii) since 1 January 2016 and (b) what are the names of the schools at which principals are currently being investigated for corruption, in each case specifying (i) the date from which the specified principal has been under investigation, (ii) whether or not the specified principal has been suspended on full pay, (iii) the monthly salary of each principal suspended on full pay and (iv) whether a temporary replacement is currently carrying out the duties of the specified principals at each school; (2) how many of the specified principals have been (a) criminally charged on corruption related activities, (b) criminally convicted for corruption related activities and (c) dismissed from their posts as a result of corruption related activities during the specified financial years and period; (3) what steps is her department taking to root out corruption in the education sector?
Reply:
(1) With reference to the 2015 Corruption Watch Annual Report, which found that the education sector was the most corrupt sector in South Africa and that, specifically, principals were the culprits in the majority of corruption cases, (a) how many principals have been investigated for corruption (i) in the (aa) 2011, (bb) 2012, (cc) 2013, (dd) 2014 and (ee) 2015 academic years and (ii) since 1 January 2016 and (b) what are the names of the schools at which principals are currently being investigated for corruption, in each case specifying (i) the date from which the specified principal has been under investigation, (ii) whether or not the specified principal has been suspended on full pay, (iii) the monthly salary of each principal suspended on full pay and (iv) whether a temporary replacement is currently carrying out the duties of the specified principals at each school;
Since the employer of educators is the Heads of the Provincial Education Departments, in terms of the Employment of Educators Act, 76 of 1998, the Question was forwarded to the relevant officials in all the Provincial Education Departments with a request that they provide the DBE with response and to date, no response have been received, except from the Western Cape, Limpopo and Free State Education Departments.
(1)(a)(i)
PROVINCE |
No. OF PRINCIPALS SUSPENDED |
|||||
(aa) 2011 |
(bb) 2012 |
(cc) 2013 |
(dd) 2014 |
(ee) 2015 |
TOTAL |
|
Western Cape |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Gauteng |
38 |
72 |
71 |
41 |
114 |
336 |
Limpopo |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Northern Cape |
||||||
Mpumalanga |
||||||
KwaZulu-Natal |
||||||
North West |
||||||
Free State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Eastern Cape |
||||||
TOTAL |
39 |
72 |
72 |
41 |
114 |
338 |
PROVINCE |
(b) Schools that are currently under investigation since 1 Jan 2016 |
(i) |
(ii) Suspended on full pay or Not |
(iii) |
(vi) Temporary Replacement |
||
Names of Schools |
The Date from which the Principal has been under investigation |
On Full Pay |
Not on Full Pay |
Monthly Salary |
Yes |
No |
|
Western Cape |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Gauteng |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
Limpopo |
Shingwedzi Secondary School |
Not indicated |
yes |
Not indicated |
|||
Northern Cape |
|||||||
Mpumalanga |
|||||||
KwaZulu-Natal |
|||||||
North West |
|||||||
Free State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Eastern Cape |
|||||||
TOTAL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(2) How many of the specified principals have been (a) criminally charged on corruption related activities, (b) criminally convicted for corruption related activities and (c) dismissed from their posts as a result of corruption related activities during the specified financial years and period;
(2) Number of principals who the following actions have been taken against them as a result of corruption activities:
PROVINCE |
(a) Criminally Charged |
(b) Criminally convicted |
(c) Dismissed |
Western Cape |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Gauteng |
0 |
0 |
|
Limpopo |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Northern Cape |
|||
Mpumalanga |
|||
KwaZulu-Natal |
|||
North West |
|||
Free State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Eastern Cape |
|||
TOTAL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(3) What steps is her department taking to root out corruption in the education sector?
The recently released report about the selling of post has provided the Department with recommendations on how to strengthen our selection processes. The Department will soon begin to revise policies on the selection processes.
06 June 2016 - NW1053
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)(a) What number of district and provincial officials in each province have been trained in her department’s Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support (SIAS) policy, (b) in which schools has the specified policy been rolled out and (c) what was the cost of the roll-out in each case; (2) (a) which full-service schools in each district of each province benefited from the R11,2 million worth of assistive devices and (b) what was the nature of the assistive devices? (3) (a) in which of the districts in each province were the 1 880 district officials and 16 127 teachers from-full service schools trained in Curriculum Differentiation, (b) what was the (i) duration and (ii) expenditure of the training in each case and (c) what number of officials and teachers still need to be trained; (4) (a) in which of the districts in each province were the 740 district officials and 546 teachers from full-service schools orientated in Guidelines for Full-Service Schools, (b) what was the (i) duration and (ii) expenditure of the training in each case and (c) what number of officials and teachers still need to be trained?
Reply:
1. (a) The number of district and provincial officials in each province who have been trained in the Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support (SIAS) Policy, (b) the number of schools that have been trained and the (c) cost of roll-out are as follows:
Province |
1(a) Provincial Officials Trained |
1(a) Districts Officials Trained |
1(b) Number of Schools* |
1(c) Cost of Roll-out |
EC |
15 |
116 |
382 |
R350 000 |
FS |
15 |
127 |
323 |
R996 019 |
GP |
69 |
219 |
695 |
R2 000 000 |
KZN |
12 |
32 |
180 |
R300 000 |
LP |
14 |
50 |
200 |
1 day training, incurring no costs |
MP |
17 |
140 |
140 |
R478 000 |
NC |
14 |
137 |
131 |
R80 000 |
NW |
15 |
100 |
110 |
R302 218 |
WC |
15 |
100 |
115 |
R350 000 |
TOTAL |
186 |
1021 |
2276 |
R4 856 237 |
Source: Information obtained from Provincial Education Departments in April 2016
The names of schools in which the SIAS Policy has been rolled out are not available at this stage for all provinces.
2 (a) Information on the full-service schools in each province that have benefitted from the R11,2 million worth of assistive devices procured nationally and (b) the nature of the assistive devices procured is attached as Annexure A. The names of schools that were supplied and of the districts in which they are situated are not available for all provinces at this stage.
(3)(a) The number of districts in each province where the 1 880 district officials and 16 127 teachers from full-service schools have been trained in Curriculum Differentiation in 2014/15 (b) the (i) duration and (ii) expenditure of the training in each case and (c) the number of officials and teachers who still need to be trained are as follows:
Province |
a) Number of Districts |
i) Duration |
ii) Expenditure |
c) District Officials still to be trained Trained |
c) Teachers still to trained |
EC |
22 |
2 Days |
R350 000 |
28 |
65 |
FS |
5 |
2 Days |
R966 000 |
50 |
3270 |
GP* |
15 |
Information not made available |
Information not made available |
Information not made available |
Information not made available |
KZN |
12 |
1-2 days |
R450 000 |
917 |
|
LP |
5 |
1 Day |
Nil |
179 |
64 |
MP |
4 |
2 days |
R450 000 |
All relevant officials |
All educators of Foundation Phase to FET should be trained by 2019 |
NC |
5 |
1 day |
R24 000 |
6000 |
|
NW |
4 |
2 Days |
Not Provided |
50 |
400 |
WC |
8 |
2 Days |
Not Provided |
All relevant officials |
All school based support teams |
Source: Information obtained from Provincial Education Departments in April 2016
* Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) concluded training in curriculum differentiation of district officials, educators and SMT members in all Full service Schools in 2014. Training in curriculum differentiation for 2016 is aligned to the SIAS training for all schools.
(4)(a) The districts in each province where the 740 district officials and 546 teachers from full-service schools nationally were orientated in Guidelines for Full-Service Schools, (b) the (i) duration and (ii) expenditure of the training in each case and (c) the number of officials and teachers still to be trained are as follows:
Province |
a) Districts Trained |
b (i) Duration |
b) ii) Expenditure |
c) Number of Officials to be trained |
c) Number of Teachers to be trained |
EC* |
5 |
2 days |
Information not made available |
induction of new staff as needed |
|
FS |
6 |
8 Hours |
Information not made available |
None |
3518 |
GP* |
15 |
2 days |
Information not made available |
None |
none |
KZN |
12 |
1 day |
R300 000 |
917 |
|
LP |
5 |
1 day |
Information not made available |
179 |
64 |
MP |
4 |
2 days |
Information not made available |
140 |
|
NC |
5 |
2 days |
R56 000 |
200 |
|
NW |
4 |
1 day |
Information not made available |
50 |
400 |
WC |
8 |
1 day |
Information not made available |
induction of new staff as needed |
Source: Information obtained from Provincial Education Departments in April 2016
* Gauteng and Eastern Cape Provinces concluded training of district officials, educators and SMT members in The Guidelines for Full service Schools in 2014. District-based Support Teams will conduct follow-up training and induction of new staff on an ongoing basis as part of their core function to support Full-Service Schools.
ANNEXURE A - QUESTION 1053
2 (a) The full-service schools in each district of each province that benefited from the R11,2 million worth of assistive devices and (b) the nature of the assistive devices provided (the names of all schools and districts are not available for all provinces at this stage):
Eastern Cape
(a) 30 Full Service Schools received assistive technology in 2015\16.
(b) 30 Laptops, Learner Profiler, Clicker 7 and Text Help Read and Write, Tobii S32 Scan and Touch.
Gauteng
(a) 123 Schools received specialised LTSM in 2016.
Free State
(a) Information not available at this stage.
(b) Information not available at this stage.
KwaZulu-Natal
(a) All 101 Full Service Schools have been allocated funding for procurement of assistive devices.
(b) Most schools procured hearing aids, AAC equipment and material, speech and physical disability equipment.
Limpopo
(a) No budget was provided for Full Service Schools.
(b) No assistive devices were procured.
Mpumalanga
(a) A total of 42 Full-Service Schools received ICT Equipment. The budget spent was R756 000.
(b) The devices procured for full-service schools per district are as follows:
NO |
DISTRICT |
CIRCUITS |
EMIS |
SCHOOL NAME |
ITEM |
QTY |
ITEM |
QTY |
ITEM |
QTY |
1 |
Bohlabela |
Casteel |
8000 34890 |
M.O Mashego |
Printer |
1 |
Computer |
1 |
Plasma |
1 |
2 |
Bohlabela |
Cottondale |
8000 34914 |
Madile |
Plasma |
1 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
Bohlabela |
Lehukwe |
8000 35007 |
Mhlaba-Khosa |
Computer |
1 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
Bohlabela |
Manyeleti |
8000 35043 |
Samson Sibuyi |
DVD Recorders |
1 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
Bohlabela |
Mariti |
8000 35059 |
Lapishe |
Printer |
1 |
Computer |
1 |
|
|
6 |
Bohlabela |
Mashishing |
8000 12658 |
Marambane |
DVD Recorders |
1 |
Printer |
1 |
Computer |
1 |
7 |
Bohlabela |
Mkhuhlu |
8000 35097 |
Londhindha |
DVD Recorders |
1 |
|
|
|
|
8 |
Bohlabela |
Ximhungwe |
8000 35199 |
Magudu |
DVD Recorders |
1 |
|
|
|
|
9 |
Bohlabela |
Sabie |
8000 04754 |
Glory Hill |
Projector |
1 |
|
|
|
|
10 |
Bohlabela |
Thulamahashi |
800035164 |
Mpikisano |
Projector |
1 |
|
|
|
|
11 |
Bohlabela |
Maviljan |
8000 35081 |
Diphaswa |
Printer |
1 |
Computer |
1 |
|
|
12 |
Ehlanzeni |
Lubombo |
80004713 |
Gogo Mhlanga |
Computer |
1 |
Printer |
1 |
Plasma |
1 |
13 |
Ehlanzeni |
Lubombo |
800015784 |
Mshengu |
DVD |
1 |
|
|
|
|
14 |
Ehlanzeni |
Mgwenya |
800010116 |
Lekazi |
DVD |
1 |
|
|
|
|
15 |
Ehlanzeni |
Nelspruit |
800022764 |
Tekwane |
Computer |
1 |
Printer |
1 |
|
|
16 |
Ehlanzeni |
Nelspruit |
800007112 |
John Mdluli |
Projector |
1 |
|
|
|
|
17 |
Ehlanzeni |
Nkomazi East |
800020743 |
Siboshwa |
Computer |
1 |
Printer |
1 |
|
|
18 |
Ehlanzeni |
Nkomazi West |
800030429 |
Magcekeni |
Computer |
1 |
|
|
|
|
19 |
Ehlanzeni |
Sikhulile |
8000 15818 |
Msogwaba |
Computer |
1 |
Printer |
1 |
Plasma |
1 |
20 |
Ehlanzeni |
White River |
8000 24661 |
Victory Park |
Projector |
1 |
|
|
|
|
21 |
Gert Sibande |
Ermelo 1 |
8000 26468 |
Wesselton |
Projetor |
1 |
|
|
|
|
22 |
Gert Sibande |
Ermelo 2 |
8000 02375 |
Davel |
Computer |
1 |
Printer |
1 |
Plasma |
1 |
23 |
Gert Sibande |
Stan East |
8000 22756 |
Tegwan’s Nest |
Computer |
1 |
Printer |
1 |
Plasma |
1 |
24 |
Gert Sibande |
Stan West |
8000 10488 |
Lindilanga |
DVD |
1 |
|
|
|
|
25 |
Gert Sibande |
Highveld Ridge East |
8000 10389 |
Lifalethu |
Projetor |
1 |
|
|
|
|
26 |
Gert Sibande |
Highveld Ridge West |
8000 18002 |
Petrus Maziya |
Computer |
1 |
Printer |
1 |
|
|
27 |
Gert Sibande |
Bethal |
8000 22939 |
Thandanani |
Computer |
1 |
Computer |
1 |
|
|
28 |
Gert Sibande |
Badplaas |
8000 23846 |
Tsatsimfundvo |
DVD |
1 |
|
|
|
|
29 |
Gert Sibande |
Mpuluzi |
8000 21287 |
Siphumelele |
Computer |
1 |
|
|
|
|
30 |
Gert Sibande |
Ermelo 1 |
800004218 |
Father Charles |
DVD |
1 |
Laptop |
1 |
|
|
31 |
Nkangala |
Kwagga West |
8000 11460 |
Magaduzela |
Computer |
1 |
|
|
|
|
322 |
Nkangala |
Kwagga East |
8000 06864 |
Kwakwari |
Printer |
1 |
Computer |
1 |
Plasma |
1 |
33 |
Nkangala |
Tweefontein South |
8000 22020 |
Somarobogo |
DVD |
1 |
Laptop |
1 |
|
|
34 |
Nkangala |
KwaMhlanga South West |
8000 19331 |
Retang |
Computer |
1 |
|
|
|
|
35 |
Nkangala |
Libangeni |
8000 03558 |
Emfundweni |
DVD |
1 |
|
|
|
|
36 |
Nkangala |
Marapyane |
8000 2066 |
Sibisi |
DVD |
1 |
|
|
|
|
37 |
Nkangala |
Mmametlhake |
8000 12112 |
Maloka |
Printer |
1 |
Computer |
1 |
Plasma |
1 |
38 |
Nkangala |
Nokaneng |
8000 07419 |
Katjibane |
Printer |
1 |
Computer |
1 |
|
|
39 |
Nkangala |
Weltevrede |
8000 01792 |
Buthelani |
Printer |
1 |
Computer |
1 |
|
|
40 |
Nkangala |
Waterval Boven |
8000 3166 |
Ebhudlweni |
Projector |
1 |
|
|
|
|
41 |
Nkangala |
Witbank 2 |
8000 07021 |
Jeremia Mdaka |
DVD |
1 |
|
|
|
|
42 |
Nkangala |
Witbank 1 |
8000 1-069 |
Phakama |
Projector |
1 |
|
|
|
|
One Full-Service School of Ehlanzeni District; Bukhosibetfu also received materials to support the introduction of SASL CAPS (minimum resource pack) amounting to R258 000. The Minimum Resource Pack includes the following:
• Laptop with webcam and DVD player/recorder
• Software for editing, e.g. Photo Shop
• Memory stick or external hard drive
• Whiteboard
• Video/DVD recorder/Data Projector
• Rewritable DVDs for recording
• Digital camera
• A range of SASL materials/texts ,e.g. DVDs/picture books
• Memory stick
Northern Cape
(a) No full-service schools received assistive devices.
(b) The only devices that were procured were the Minimum Resource packs ordered for the schools that are introducing SASL.
North West
(a) 16 Full Service Schools were supplied for an amount of R8,429,400
(b) The devices included audio visual libraries, Cami software and Language kits.
Western Cape
(a) Six full-service/inclusive schools in two districts, namely West Coast and Overberg, were supplied.
(b) Eight assistive devices loan centres were established in each of the 8 districts. A range of assistive devices is available on request to other special and ordinary schools, mainly f
06 June 2016 - NW1427
Malatsi, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Police
(1)Whether the detective division at the Norkem Park Police Station in Gauteng received any new vehicles in the 2015-16 financial year; if so, how many did they receive; (2) (a) what is the total number of vehicles the specified detective division currently has, (b) how many are in working order and (c) on what date were the vehicles that have broken down sent to the mechanical workshop; (3) (a) how many detectives are there currently at the specified police station, (b) how many of the specified detectives have (i) attended and (ii) passed the detective course and (c) how many dockets is each detective currently investigating; (4) when will the detectives at the specified police station receive additional vehicles in order to ensure the specified police station complies with the national ratio of number of detectives to vehicles?
Reply:
(1) Yes, the detective service at Norkem Park Police Station received two (2) vehicles during the 2015/2016 financial year.
(2) (a) Norkem Park Detective Service currently have 15 vehicles.
(b) 13 vehicles are in working order.
(c) The vehicles were sent to the mechanical workshop on the following dates:
(1) 24 April 2016
(2) 22 March 2016
(3) (a) There are 34 detectives currently at Norkem Park Detective Service.
(b) (i) 19 detectives attended a detective course.
(ii) 19 passed the detective course.
(c) Each Investigating Officer has an average of 81 dockets.
(4) The station already has sufficient vehicles according to the national ratio.
06 June 2016 - NW611
Shivambu, Mr F to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)What was the cost incurred by the SA Revenue Service (SARS) for the services of a certain company in their investigations into (a) a certain person and (b) other former employees of SARS; (2) was there an open tender process for the appointment of the specified company; if not, why not; if so, what were the terms of reference?
Reply:
The South African Revenue Service has submitted the following information. Please note that the Minister is unable to verify the content.
(1)(a)(b) The cost incurred for the mandated work was:
- KPMG – R23, 131, 265.30.
The KPMG investigated the allegations made in respect of an investigative unit within the SARS.
2. An already existing panel was utilised for this purpose that was previously appointed through an open tender process in terms of paragraph 4.9 of the National Treasury Supply Chain Management – A guide for accounting officers/ authorities – February 2004.
The Terms of Reference of the mentioned company was to perform a forensic investigation based on the recommendations of the Sikhakhane report to institute a more detailed investigation and to provide evidential support to the findings made.
06 June 2016 - NW1540
Esau, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(a) What amount did (i) her department and (ii) each entity reporting to her spend on advertising in the 2015-16 financial year and (b) how much has (i) her department and (ii) each entity reporting to her budgeted for advertising in the 2016-17 financial year?
Reply:
(a) (i) The Department of Defence has spent in the 2015-16 FY R 266,794.
(b) (ii) The Department of Defence has budgeted R 533.317 for the 2016-17 FY.
06 June 2016 - NW722
Madisha, Mr WM to ask the Minister of Social Development
Whether her department has regularly issued free (a) blankets, (b) household items and (c) food parcels to (i) all indigent communities and (ii) those that were ravaged by fire, flood or any other disaster on an annual basis during the period 1 July 2009 to 29 February 2016; if not, why not; if so, in each specified year (aa) who were the recipients, (bb) what were the circumstances that required communities to receive immediate departmental assistance, (cc) on which dates were selected communities given parcels, (dd) what items constituted the aid parcel and (ee) how many special parcels were given out in each specified year?
Reply:
The social relief of distress is an on-going, legislated programme which is implemented every year in every province in response to identified needs. This programme has been implemented annually for the period from July 2009 to February 2016. Social relief of distress is a programme which provides material assistance to citizens who experience a crisis, which is beyond their ability to deal with within their own resources. The assistance is provided for a temporary period only. This period may vary from one to three months, which may be extended to six months, under certain circumstances.
SASSA manages the social relief of distress programme in line with the provisions as legislated in the Social Assistance Act, 2004 (as amended). The legislation empowers SASSA to provide social relief of distress to South African citizens, permanent residents and refugees, where they meet certain criteria. One of the criteria is that social relief of distress may be provided where communities are affected by a disaster, even where that area is not declared a disaster area. This enable SASSA to respond to localized incidents such as floods, fire and other disasters.
Social relief of distress may be issued in various forms, depending on the reason for the issuing of the social relief of distress, as well as the specific arrangements made in the affected province. The social relief of distress may be issued in the form of food vouchers, food parcels, school uniforms or cash. Where social relief of distress is provided as a response to disasters, the assistance may take the form of pre-cooked hot meals, meal packs, blankets, dignity packs and/or mattresses. The actual assistance provided will depend on the specific needs of the affected communities. In addition to the immediate humanitarian assistance provided, in instances where the affected community lost all their possessions, for instance in the case of fire, the families may be provided with a once off cash amount when they are ready to return to their homes. This is to assist in buying some of the household items which were lost in the disaster. However, SASSA does not provide household items as part of the social relief of distress programme.
For every citizen assisted with social relief of distress, there is an application process followed, to ensure eligibility for the assistance. For humanitarian assistance provided in response to disasters, SASSA provides the relief off lists provided by the local disaster response team in the municipality.
While information on the numbers assisted each year since 2009, the table below reflects the amounts spent on social relief of distress for the years under review:
Year |
Budget amount |
Amount spent |
2009/10 |
184 412 001 |
152 916 474 |
2010/11 |
178 813 600 |
164 857 431 |
2011/12 |
187 925 000 |
179 304 562 |
2012/13 |
255 181 000 |
250 430 329 |
2013/14 |
556 606 000 |
549 847 373 |
2014/15 |
501 835 000 |
460 569 541 |
2015/16 |
450 212 000 |
433,443,842 |
03 June 2016 - NW1523
Bhanga, Mr BM to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
Whether his department was 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; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (2) whether his department provided any form of funding to any political party (a) in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2016; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
1. (a)(i),(ii),(iii) No.
(b) No.
2. (a)(i),(ii),(iii) No.
(b) No.
03 June 2016 - NW1515
Basson, Mr LJ to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
(1) Whether his department was 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; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (2) Whether his department provided any form of funding to any political party (a) in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2024-15 and (iii) 2015-16 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2016; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
1. (a) (b) No
2. (a) No
(b) The Department of Home Affairs is responsible for the administration of the Public Funding of Represented Political Parties Act, 1997 (Act 103 of 1997)
- No political party has approached the Department of Correctional Services for any form of funding for the financial years in question. (a) for any of the periods mentioned in (i), (ii), and (iii).
(b) neither since 1 April 2016, in question.
2. No funding has been provided to any political party in 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 financial years respectively.
(2)(b) None
03 June 2016 - NW1522
Bhanga, Mr BM to ask the Minister of Public Works
(1) Whether his department was 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; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (2) whether his department provided any form of funding to any political party (a) in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2016; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details in each case
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works:
(1) (a) (i) (ii) and (iii) and (b) No.
(2) (a) (i) (ii) and (iii) and (b) No.
03 June 2016 - NW1600
America, Mr D to ask the Minister of Transport
(a) Why did the SA National Roads Agency cancel its second bond auction in the beginning of May 2016 and (b) what contingency plans are in place should bonds be (i) cancelled and/or (ii) not meet required targets?
Reply:
(a) The second auction for the financial year was cancelled due to the continued unfounded comments about the GFIP including the lack of market appetite.
(b) Bonds can’t be cancelled due to cancelled auctions. Bonds are debt instruments, listed or unlisted, used to raise capital. It has a maturity date (when the capital must be repaid) and a coupon rate which indicates the “interest” rate that must be paid bi-annually.
(i) SANRAL maintains a three-month liquidity buffer at all times and has access to short term funding as and when required to the extent approved by National Treasury.
(ii) If SANRAL is unable to raise sufficient cash at auctions it increases a re-financing risk, repayment of maturing debt and servicing of existing debt. It also compromises continuous maintenance and operations of the toll roads across the country. Any capital projects not yet awarded will also be delayed or cancelled if the funding is depleted.
03 June 2016 - NW1638
Hunsinger, Dr CH to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)With reference to her reply to question 623 on 24 April 2013, (a) how many taxis have been scrapped through the Taxi Recapitalisation Programme, (b) what is the estimated average value of the scrapped taxis and (c) what are the details of the standard procedure when someone applies to scrap their taxi; (2) (a) who should applicants contact to scrap their taxis, (b) where is each office dealing with such applications situated, (c) under which department and/or section within her department do these offices operate and (d) what happens to taxis that are scrapped through the specified programme?
Reply:
1. (a) A total of 64,859 old taxi vehicles have been scrapped from the commencement of the programme to the end of March 2016. A total of 3,225 taxis were scrapped in the last financial year (1April 2015-31March 2016)
(b) The scrapping allowance for the current financial year is R82,400.00 but this is recalculated annually based on changes in the CPI. The scrapping for the last financial year was R77,000.00
(c) Standard Application Procedure in Brief:
- An application submission consisting of application forms and supporting documentation (such as original certified copies of: the vehicle registration certificate, operating license, identity document etc.,) is submitted to a TSA main centre in the province.
- The application is captured and then runs through several system background checks as well as manual checks on data and information sourced from both eNATIS and OLAS and across other substantiating documentation as may be required and/ or requested depending on application type.
- On completion of successful documentary checks, the old taxi vehicle is scheduled for a vehicle inspection and then called to the site of application for physical checks and verification of vehicle identifying marks.
- On completion of vehicle inspection, the vehicle is deregistered with the local licensing authority and payment via EFT of the scrapping allowance is then made to the successful applicant.
- The old taxi vehicle is subsequently prepared for demolition, demolished and the scrap metal and other waste products disposed of according to waste regulations.
2. (a, b) The TSA National Call Centre number 0860 88 11 33 and the website address is www.scraptaxi.net. There is a TSA main centre in each province and two in Gauteng, physical address and contact details are as follows:
- Gauteng: Elandsfontein - Cnr Kraft & North Reef Roads, 51 Rietfontein, 63IR, Elandsfontein Cell: 079 879 4316 Tel: (011) 822 9082
- Gauteng: Rosslyn - 108 Diamant Street, Akasia Rosslyn Cell: 079 527 3575 Tel: (012) 542 7411
- Mpumalanga - 25 Katoen, White River Cell: 079 524 8165 Tel: (013) 751 2841/ 750 0598
- Kwa Zulu Natal - 35 Yaborough Road, Mkhondeni, Pietermaritzburg, 3201 Cell: 079 524 8166 Tel: (033) 386 0272
- Eastern Cape - Old Government Garage, Zwelitsha, 5608 Cell: 079 517 6301 Tel: (040) 655 1100
- Free State - 11 Yellow Street, Botshabelo, 9781 Cell: 079 527 3700 Tel: (051) 534 6348
- Polokwane - Seshego Industrial Park, Unit 13, Freedom Drive, Zone 6, 0700 Cell: 079 557 6272 Tel: (015) 223 0578
- North West - 1138 Matlalong, Department of Public Works, Road and Transport, Mmabatho 2735 Cell: 079 527 3539 Tel: (018) 384 2844
- Western Cape - 18 Bloemhof Road, Ottery Cell: 079 884 4241 Tel: (021) 703 5963/ 5879
- Northern Cape - 37 Central Road, Cnr Central & Woodburne Streets, Beaconsfield, Kimberley, 8300 Cell: 079 527 3700
(c) Branch: Public Transport, Chief Directorate: Public Transport Industry Development, Directorate: Taxi Recapitalisation Project
(d) The demolished taxi vehicles are sold as scrap metal and the proceeds received are distributed through the Transport Development Trust for project that benefit the Taxi Industry.
03 June 2016 - NW1550
James, Ms LV to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
(a) What amount did (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him spend on advertising in the 2015-16 financial year and (b) how much has (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him budgeted for advertising in the 2016-17 financial year?
Reply:
1. (a) (i) The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development spent R29,722 million on advertising during the 2015/16 financial year.
(2) The Office of the Chief Justice spent R1, 446 million on advertising during the 2015/16 financial year.
(ii) The entities reporting to the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services spent the following during the 2015/16 financial year:
(b) Legal Aid South Africa spent R4,322, 369 on advertising which included print, television and radio advertising; and The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) spent R888 449.19.
(1) (a) (i) The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has budgeted R42, 065 million for advertising in the 2016/17 financial year.
(2) The Office of the Chief Justice has budgeted R1, 779 million for advertising
in the 2016/17 financial year.
(ii) The entities reporting to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
have budgeted the following for advertising during the 2016/17 financial year:
(b) Legal Aid South Africa: R3,949, 363; and
The SIU: R3, 000,000.00.
(a)(i) The Department of Correctional Services has spent a total of R6 938 622.13 (six million nine hundred and thirty eight thousand six hundred and twenty two rand thirteen cents) on advertising in the 2015-16 financial year.
(a)(ii) Not applicable
(b)(i) The department has budgeted a total amount of R8 053 437.56 (eight million, fifty three thousand four hundred and thirty seven rand fifty six cents) for advertising in the 2016-17 financial year. This will amongst others include job advertisements and tenders.
(b)(ii) Not applicable
03 June 2016 - NW1212
Baker, Ms TE to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(1)(a) How many water-use licences have been issued for abstraction from the Crocodile River and (b) what are the names of the companies that received the specified licences; (2) (a) how many of the specified licences have been issued for (i) agricultural, (ii) industrial and/or (iii) mining purposes, (b) on which date was each specified licence first issued and (c) what is the period of validity of each specified licence?
Reply:
(1)(a) A total of 19 water use licenses have been issued for abstraction from the Crocodile River.
(1)(b) Refer to Annexure A for the names of the companies that received the specified licences.
Agriculture |
Industry |
Local Government |
Mining |
Total |
7 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
19 |
(2)(a) Refer to the table below for the number of licences issued in the specified sectors.
(2)(b) Refer to Annexure A for the validity period of the licences issued for abstraction in the Crocodile River.
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ANNEXURE A
No. |
Name |
Property details |
Quaternary |
Sector |
Signed Date |
Expiry Date |
1 |
Mbombela Municipality |
Stonehenge 310 JT |
X22C |
Local Government |
2010/07/22 |
2030/07/21 |
2 |
Kuvuka 2006 Property(Pty)Ltd |
Karino 931 JU |
X22K |
Industry |
2011/02/26 |
2016/02/26 |
3 |
Cape Fruit Processors(Pty)Ltd |
MattafitPortion 11 |
X24D |
Industry |
2011/03/25 |
2021/03/25 |
4 |
Leopard Creek Block(Pty)Ltd |
Portion 20 of the farm Riversiden 173 JS |
X22J |
Industry |
2011/03/29 |
2031/03/29 |
5 |
Cort Fish Farming Enterprise cc |
Portion 4 of the farm Mooiland 294 JT |
X21E |
Agriculture |
2011/06/24 |
2031/06/24 |
6 |
Smokey Mountain Trading 189 |
Portion 2 pf Farm Montrose |
X21E |
Agriculture |
2012/03/09 |
2030/03/09 |
7 |
OnderbergVerwerkingsKo-OperasieBeperk |
Remaining extent of portion 8 of the Farm Mhlati 169 JU |
X24D |
Mining |
2015/04/30 |
2030/04/30 |
8 |
LoeriesfonteinBoerdery (Pty) Ltd |
Portion 1 and 2 of the farm Pamlico 305 JT |
X22C |
Industry |
2015/06/03 |
2035/06/03 |
9 |
TSB Sugar RSA Ltd |
Portion 2 of farm Malelane 389 JU |
X24E |
Agriculture |
2015/06/03 |
2035/06/03 |
10 |
ErasdaBeleggings (PTY) Ltd |
Portion 54 of the Farm Alkmaar 286 JT |
X22C |
Local Government |
2015/08/16 |
2035/08/16 |
11 |
Woman and youth agricultural farming co-operative limited |
Lomshiyo Community |
X24D |
Agriculture |
2015/08/30 |
2035/08/30 |
12 |
Mbombela local municipality - Tekwane |
Portion 6 & 7 of Tekwane 573 JU |
X22J |
Local Government |
2015/08/30 |
2035/08/30 |
13 |
Manganese Metal Company (Pty) Ltd: Kingston Vale Water Transfer |
Soetmelksvlei 118 JU/4 |
X22J |
Industry |
2015/12/24 |
2035/12/24 |
14 |
Mbombela Local Municipality: Mpumalanga University |
Boschrand 283 JT/31 and 32 and Friedenheim 283 JT/17,19,28 and 36 |
X22J |
Local Government |
2015/12/24 |
2035/12/24 |
15 |
Mbombela local Municipality: Karino Water Works |
Portion 89 of the farm Goedehoop 128 JU: Inkomati WMA |
X22J |
Local Government |
2016/01/22 |
2041/01/22 |
16 |
Mbombela Local Municipality: Riverside Industrial Park Ext. 22 |
Portion 96 of the farm Boschrand 283 JT |
X22J |
Local Government |
2016/03/13 |
2031/03/13 |
17 |
KomatipoortGholfklub |
Machteld 235-JU |
X24H |
Agriculture |
2002/02/27 |
2022/02/27 |
18 |
LaeveldKorporatieweBelegengs |
Portion 14 Alkmaar 266 |
X22J |
Agriculture |
2004/10/06 |
2024/10/06 |
19 |
Lugedlane Developments (Pty) Ltd |
Lodwichs Lust |
X24D |
Agriculture |
2008/09/29 |
2028/09/29 |
03 June 2016 - NW1533
Jooste, Ms K to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(1)Whether her department was 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; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (2) whether her department provided any form of funding to any political party (a) in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2016; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
(1) My Department was not approached by any political party for any form of funding for the years in question.
(2) My Department did not provide any form of funding to any political party for the years in question.
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03 June 2016 - NW1231
Holomisa, Mr BH to ask the Minister of Public Works
(1) Whether, with reference to the office space in Pretoria, he instructed a certain person (name furnished), who is an employee of the Department of Public Works, to lobby other government departments not to renew current office lease agreements; (2) whether he is aware of the allegation that the specified person claims that the Public Investment Corporation money will be used to construct new government offices on the outskirts of Pretoria with new BEE components/beneficiaries; if not, will he institute an investigation into the allegations; (3) does his department have plans to construct new government offices on the outskirts of Pretoria; if so, (a) what will happen to the current lease agreements with various land and property owners from whom government is renting, (b) what are the projected costs of the specified move, (c) how will the construction of new offices be funded, (d) how will the move benefit or disadvantage the black land and property owners who currently have lease agreements with government for office space, (e) how will the move make government services accessible to citizens, (f) how will the move make government function economically, effectively and efficiently and (g) what are the further relevant details?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works
No. I did not issue an instruction to the said individual, or to any other employee of the Department of Public Works (DPW), to lobby Government departments not to renew current lease agreements.
From an operational perspective, we in the Public Works sector recognise that every cost-effective and informed transaction can mitigate in reducing Government spending. In this respect, revised spending plans are being implemented within the DPW and the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) aimed at greater efficiency, eliminating waste and improving the composition of spending.
Thus, in relation to leases, the DPW has been implementing changes, including aligning annual rental escalation rates to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and reducing rentals to market-related amounts and opting for permanent solutions where possible. This is done in line with the objectives as set out in the 7-year Turnaround Strategy and to fulfil the objectives of Government in reducing costs within the scope of fiscal consolidation measures announced by the Minister of Finance in his budget speech.
Furthermore, with specific reference to Pretoria, the DPW along with the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) and the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, are implementing a precinct Development Programme in line with the resolution adopted by Cabinet on 25 May 2005, calling for the regeneration of the inner city of Pretoria, as the capital city of the Republic of South Africa. The Precinct Development Programme aims to provide a long term solution for all Government departments and agencies in terms of providing permanent office accommodation within the city and making these offices accessible to the general public.
In line with the above the DPW has responded to the accommodation needs of several User departments, which include:
- The completion of the State-owned Agrivaal building to accommodate the DPSA following their move from Batho Pele House, which was under a lease.
- Statistics South Africa is set to move into its permanent head offices in Salvokop, Pretoria, along with its 4 satellite offices, which had four different leases.
- The South African Police Service (SAPS) is set for a move into the recently acquired Telkom Towers, thereby consolidating its offices into one precinct and moving away from leased accommodation in different buildings. The occupation of Telkom Towers is to be done in a phased approach.
Evidently, as per the cases noted above, the DPW will have to opt for the non-renewal of expiring leases for the affected User departments in preparation for the move towards permanent State-owned office accommodation.
(2) There is no agreement with the Public Investment Corporation for this entity to construct offices on behalf of Government. I am unaware of such allegations as put by the Honourable Member and therefore I am not in a position to investigate this matter.
(3) No. in line with the above-mentioned Cabinet Resolution of 2005, Government office accommodation will be based within the inner city boundaries of the Tshwane Metropole. Currently, there are no plans to construct Government Offices on the outskirts.
However, with respect to the specific questions posed by the Honourable Member, in terms of the Tshwane Precinct Development Programme:
(a) All leases will continue as per the agreements that are in place with the respective landlords until they approach a period of expiry, when the DPW will exercise its prerogative to negotiate for renewal or non-renewal, with adequate notice to the landlords.
(b) Since Government is not planning to construct office accommodation on the outskirts of Pretoria, therefore there are no costs involved.
(c) All costs for office accommodation, whether newly constructed, leased or refurbished, are funded through User-charges recovered from client departments.
(d) The DPW is revisiting the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) strategy and its rather “narrow” application with respect to leasing office accommodation. The Department now wants to put focus on Real Estate Management, Construction, Facilities Management and Planned Maintenance as areas where the principles of BBBEE can best be applied. The DPW plans to enhance opportunities for emerging black and female entrepreneurs in the construction and property sectors to market, operate, develop, maintain and manage the portfolio on behalf of the DPW.
(e) The aim of the Tshwane Precinct Development Programme is to develop Pretoria as capital city of excellence with an integrated service delivery approach that will be achieved by congregating Government services in the inner city, thereby making them more accessible to the general public. The Government office accommodation solutions are also assisted by the Accessibility Programme, which seeks to make all Government buildings accessible to people with disabilities.
(f) With the current constraints of low economic growth and high unemployment in the country, all cost-effective and informed transactions contribute to greater efficiency, reducing waste and improving the composition of Government spending. In this regard, the Department of Public Works has a role to play in reducing Government spending on office accommodation and increasing efficiencies through the reduction of leased-in buildings and maximising the use of State-owned accommodation.
(g) There are no further details.
02 June 2016 - NW948
Esau, Mr S to ask the Minister of Social Development
Has (a) she and/or (b) her Deputy Minister ever (i) met with any (aa) member, (bb) employee and/or (cc) close associate of the Gupta family and/or (ii) attended any meeting with the specified persons (aa) at the Gupta’s Saxonwold Estate in Johannesburg or (bb) anywhere else since taking office; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each specified case, (aaa) what are the names of the persons who were present at each meeting, (bbb)(aaaa) when and (bbbb) where did each such meeting take place and (ccc) what was the purpose of each specified meeting?
Reply:
I have not met with any member, employee or close associate of the Gupta family or attended any meeting with the specified persons at the Gupta’s Saxonwold Estate in Johannesburg or anywhere else since taking office.