Reply:

(a-b) The naturalised citizens will be allowed to apply for the new Smart ID cards on completion of the National Identification System which would enable the online validation of the naturalisation certificates. Currently the certificates are validated manually.

(c) The date to allow naturalised citizens to apply for Smart ID Cards will be determined once the National Identification System is implemented.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works:

In November 2012, I established a Task Team to investigate the matter of the security upgrades at the private residence of the President of the Republic, located in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal Province. The Task Team investigated the above matter and requested an explanation for the items highlighted in this Parliamentary question. The explanation obtained from South African Police Service (SAPS) officials on these items is as follows:

(a) Swimming Pool

The SAPS explained that one of the hazards raised by the assessment was the possible outbreak of fire on or near the premises as most of the structures have thatched roofs and are close to each other. In order to eliminate or minimise potential risks and due to water supply, which was erratic, the SAPS requested a structure that could store 45 000 litres of water.

The idea of a swimming pool or fire pool was based on the advice of the mechanical engineering team that a structure which can contain 45 000 litres of water was needed and a swimming pool or fire pool was the most viable option.

(b) A Chicken Run

The explanation by the SAPS was that the chicken run was constructed within the cattle kraal. It was created as a replacement to a number of building block structures that were scattered around some of the main dwellings which were, according to the security assessments, obstructions and potential hiding areas for intruders. The reason for the relocation of these loose structures to a dedicated area was to improve the security on site.

(c) A Cattle Kraal and Culvert

According to the security personnel, when the security assessments were conducted and as part of the security, sensitive electronic equipment was recommended to be installed on the fence. False alarms, as well as damage to the fence and electronic equipment could be caused by the movement of cattle.

Secondly, due to the location of the kraal next to the entrance used by people, thereby posing a potential risk in the high security area, a decision was therefore taken to move the cattle kraal to a dedicated area and a culvert be erected to prevent the cattle from disturbing and damaging the electronic equipment and the fence.

(d) The Shop

The tuck shop existed long before the President was inaugurated and was located within the President’s homestead. Due to the security risk posed by the movement of people from outside the homestead into the high security area and taking into account previous incidents of criminality that took place at the homestead, the tuck shop had to be relocated from within the premises and erected at the perimeter of the premises.

(e) Air Conditioning

The air conditioners were installed in certain rooms of the main house, the clinic, guard houses and the security tunnel, in line with the security risk assessment. The assessment recommended that bullet proof windows be installed in certain rooms of the President’s private residence and such windows had an impact of high temperatures in the rooms and could not be opened. As a result and in order to minimize the adverse effect that the bullet proof windows would have, air conditioners were installed.

The above items were not contained in the documents, but the explanation was provided to the Task Team. This explanation is contained in the Task Team Report as an explanatory note.

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Reply:

1. (a) The Department of Science and Technology (DST) prefers to utilise the entities in the innovation and science system to execute specific interventions. In this instance the DST does not have its own development programme for SMMEs:

(i) No

(ii) No

(aa)

(bb)

(cc)

1. (b) Entities responses are provided in the table below:

Entity	(i)	(ii)	(aa)	(bb)	(cc)
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)	No	No	The running of development programmes does not fall within the mandate of ASSAf.	N/A	N/A
Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)	No	No	The running of development programmes does not fall within the mandate of HSRC.	N/A	N/A
National Research Foundation (NRF)	Yes	No	Square Kilometre Array (SKA) South Africa, a business unit of the NRF and NMC Civils have partnered with Absa in an Enterprise and Supply chain Development (ESD) initiative to develop small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Northern Cape. This programme will enable qualifying SMEs to obtain funding from Absa so that they can provide services and goods to NMC Civils in the 80km road project.	Approximately R34,5 million	There are potentially 34 Companies in Northern Cape to benefit from this initiative assuming they meet the criteria.
South African National Space Agency (SANSA)	Yes	No	The satellite development programme that is currently being pursued by SANSA, under the support of the Department of Science and Technology, has an industry development and localisation initiative in it. As part of the satellite development programme all contracts established include an element of industry development and localization. To this end, there are four small businesses currently being sub-contracted as part of the broader satellite development programme.	To date the satellite programme has invested R 5 944 687 with the said four small businesses.	Small businesses account for indirect jobs. 46 direct technical jobs and 7 support staff at Denel Spaceteq. Skills development for 7 students with a target of over 20 students by the end of the programme.
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	See Annexure A
Technology Innovation Agency

 

Annexure A

COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL AND RESEACH (CSIR)

1. (b)(i) Yes

(ii) No

Development Programme 1

(aa) The Bio-manufacturing Industry Development Centre (BIDC). The BIDC supports SMMEs through the prototyping and scale-up phases of product development, assists them to do market acceptance testing and to launch products in the market. The companies remain the sole owners of their innovations and retain absolute control over their future in terms of value add and partnerships. The BIDC helps to lower the cost and barriers that inhibit innovative enterprises from translating their inventions into market-ready products.

The BIDC’s support for SMMEs is through the development of bio-based manufacturing processes and products. Enterprises that are incubated at the BIDC have access to ready-to-use bio-manufacturing facilities, support in research and development laboratories as well as access to experts in the fields of agro-processing and bio-processing product development and scale-up.

Currently the BIDC is supporting 19 enterprises of which 16 are owned by black entrepreneurs, including 10 black women-owned enterprises. To date, 33 products with applications in the cosmetics, nutrition and biotechnology industries have been developed and transferred to the enterprises. The programme has resulted in 105 permanent jobs being created, the majority of which are within the enterprises and their value chains, while an additional 165 temporary jobs have also been created. At least 54 interns have received training in the BIDC vocational learning programme in order to provide the bio-manufacturing sector with a skilled workforce.

(bb) R12, 5 million.

(cc) 75 permanent jobs and six interns.

Development Programme 2

(aa) Ultrasonic Broken Rail Detector (UBRD) System. The UBRD system was co-developed by CSIR and Armscor's Institute for Maritime Technology using public funds from CSIR, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) and DST. This world-first technology system helps prevent derailment of heavy freight trains by detecting broken railway lines in real-time and alerting the TFR control centre. The system currently protects 860 km of the Sishen-Saldanha iron ore export line and is installed on critical sections (bridges & tunnels) of the coal export line. The system will soon be licensed to a South African company for local manufacturing and international business development.

(bb) R1.75 million.

(cc) Approximately 40 to 70 jobs are projected to be created. The number of jobs created will depend on the success of international sales and could be in high technology manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution.

Development Programme 3

(aa) Umbiflow. Umbiflow is a medical ultrasound system that operates off a standard computer, and conducts an assessment of the blood flow between mother and child whilst in the womb. It uses this information to assess if the fetus is likely to be receiving insufficient nutrition for growth and allows medical staff to intervene. The intention is to reduce the high still birth rate experienced in developing nations and, by permitting the measurement to be done at clinic level, to reduce unnecessary referral of mothers to higher levels of care. The system is currently in a clinical trial in Gauteng, Tshwane district and will be licensed to an SMME in the medical sector during 2016-17.

(bb) R7 million.

(cc) approximately five to eight permanent jobs are projected to be created.

Development Programme 4

(aa) Micro-Enterprise Media Engine (MEME) Platform. This is an ultra-low cost scalable mobile Internet Television platform that enables media production SMMEs to own the means of global (export) distribution while retaining the Intellectual Property rights to their content. The platform was developed at the CSIR. It is globally competitive in its ability to distribute live television with integrated social media interaction to even the remotest rural areas of emerging economies on mobile devices without any break-up of the stream (no video buffering). The technique is patented in China, Russia, Nigeria, East and Southern Africa, USA and UK. The intention is create the opportunity to build a new emerging economy-to-emerging economy (E2E) mobile television industry that will draw the media talent of South African youth exiting film schools into a growing local media SMME space by widening the audience reach and negating the cost of traditional television broadcasting infrastructure requirements (satellite, etc.). It is currently licensed to five SMMEs to pilot for one (1) year before it will be opened to the entire South African media industry in 2017. It is further being integrated into the curriculum of a local film school.

(bb) R11.1 million. (EU-General Budget Support).

(cc) Four film school students, four full-time media employees, seven full-time technology employees plus approximately 25 jobs/workers across the five pilot SMMEs, during the pilot period.

Development Programme 5

(aa) Establishment of a cashmere fibre industry in the Eastern Cape (EC). The CSIR has developed a cashmere processing know-how to produce yarns and would like to commercialize the results of their research. The venture involves training farmers on how to harvest cashmere fibre, and the establishment of a production facility that will process the harvested cashmere fibre in readiness for manufacture of garments. With the assistance of the Jobs Fund funding, the initial objective of the project was to establish a cashmere fibre industry in the country, in particular the Eastern Cape. The key objectives of the project, as supported by the Jobs Fund include:

• To empower traditional goat farmers by generating income from under coat down fibre that grows on traditional goats during winter;
• Train the goat owners on how to harvest the cashmere fibre;
• Establish the production facilities (cleaning and processing of cashmere fibre), thus creating permanent jobs;
• Establish a market for the cashmere fibre; and
• Establishment of the foundation for full economic beneficiation of indigenous goats found in the province.

(bb) R7 million was allocated from October 2013 until March 2016. R400 000.00 allocated for the 2016-17 financial year.

(cc) Four jobs are projected.

Development Programme 6

(aa) Enterprise Creation for Development (ECD). A CSIR implementation business area with a development mandate, which assists both the public and private sectors to implement enterprise development activities. These activities include opportunity identification, opportunity assessment and packaging, enterprise support programmes, and capacity building for local economic development (LED). Industry sectors targeted include manufacturing, agro-processing, green economy, ICT and built environment. ECD focuses on the application of technology to address underdevelopment. In the previous year, ECD was involved in the development and support of 10 pilot projects and 12 enterprises.

• Feasibility studies for four incubator programmes were undertaken.
• ECD was involved in conducting feasibility studies and developing business plans for 2 industrial parks, eight (8) agri-parks, and one (1) agro-processing hub. In addition, the business area was involved in the establishment of a Business Processing Outsourcing Park.
• In terms of technology transfer, 21 mature technologies and four (4) new technologies were transferred.

(bb) ECD activities are funded by national, provincial and local government, international agencies, private corporate social investment initiatives, and foundations, on a project-by-project basis.

(cc) The number of jobs that will be created or retained by enterprises as a result of the CSIR’s intervention during the 2016-17, is unknown at this stage.

Development Programme 7

(aa) Technology Localisation Programme (TLP) (implemented by the Technology Localisation Implementation Unit {TLIU}). The TLP is aimed at increasing South Africa’s domestic productive capacity. The programme provides funding and technology support to enable more local firms to supply goods to state-owned entities (SOEs). The support assists individual firms and targeted sectors to get access to technology resulting in increased capability, competitiveness and new processes or products.

(bb) R105 million invested since 2011.

(cc) the impact of the programme since its inception is as follows:

• 147 firms have benefited from the Technology Assistance Packages (TAPs) with 20 of them landing contracts to the value of R162m.
• 250 students have benefited from internship opportunities offered through this programme with 45% getting permanent jobs.
• TAPs resulted in the local production of twenty items which were previously imported.
• 187 jobs were created due to the implementation of Technology Assistance Packages (TAPs).

Development Programme 8

(aa) The Photonics Prototyping Facility (PPF). The Photonics Prototyping Facility (PPF), hosted at the CSIR National Laser Centre, provides the necessary infrastructure, skills and networks needed to facilitate the development of prototypes that are well-aligned to market-needs for the realisation of Photonics-based products and devices. It will also develop expertise (amongst PPF staff, students and interns) in the area of prototyping, product development and stakeholder engagement. Ultimately this will lead to new Photonics products that will be used to improve the competitiveness of the existing industry and for new and emerging industries to be formed resulting in job creation.

(bb) To-date the following funds have been secured:

R 11.4 million (DST- High End Infrastructure (HEI))

R 9 million (DST- Industrial Innovation Partnership Fund (IIPF))

R 13.4 million (CSIR)

(cc) One permanent, full-time position for an operations manager and approximately four positions for interns. As the programme gains traction, additional jobs will be created by interns being placed in industry, employment of new interns and the creation of new jobs in existing industries or SMMEs via new product offerings.

Development Programme 9

(aa) Defence Transformative Enterprise Development (DEFTED) Programme. The Department of Defence (DOD) runs the DEFTED programme through the CSIR. The aim of the project is to address the defence industry transformation challenges through the development of black industrialists in the defence industry. The DEFTED program will support the defence sector black industrialists and entrepreneurs with technical Human Capital Development (HCD), Technology Development (TD) and Enterprise Development (ED).

(bb) R50.4 million has been budgeted for the 2016-17 financial year.

(cc) 30 jobs.

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AGENCY (TIA)

1. (b)(i) Yes.

(ii) No.

Development Programme 1

(aa) AgriViro (Pty) Ltd. Development of novel biological control technologies for the control of pests in economically important horticultural crops.

(bb) R1, 175,729.00

(cc) five.

Development Programme 2

(aa) NemaBio (Pty) Ltd. Development of entomophathogenic nematodes as biological control agents for the control of pest in horticultural crops.

(bb) R86,5429.00

(cc) one.

Development Programme 3

(aa) Beonics (Pty) Ltd. Development of poultry feed additive and nutraceutical as an antibiotic replacement alternative from honry propolis

(bb) R 4,620,000.00

(cc) 0 - Project at a technology development stage.

Development Programme 4

(aa) Enzyme Technologies (Pty) Ltd. Enzyme technologies is implementing a project to extract bromelain enzyme from waste pineapple stumps, for animal health pharmaceutical application. It is in our Bio-pharmaceutical & pharmaceutical focus area/ programme

(bb) R 2,887,560.00

(cc) 0 - Project at a technology development stage.

Development Programme 5

(aa) GR Active. TIA funds the University of Pretoria to develop an extraction process for a bioactive that will be produced from a plant that is indigenous to South Africa. The bioactive will be produced in a manufacturing facility that will be established in Mamelodi, Tshwane. It is anticipated that a Cooperative will be established by the Mamelodi based Mothong Trust, which will be responsible for production. Mothong Trust is part of the GR Active consortium. The project is in the Complementary Medicine & IKS Focus Area/ programme. IKS stands for Indigenous Knowledge Systems.

(bb) R 6,935,515.00

(cc) one.

Development Programme 6

(aa) BioDx (Pty) Ltd. BioDx (Pty) Ltd has developed a process for production of an environmentally sustainable biocide for industrial as well as cosmetics application. The project is at commercialization stage and is focussed on demonstrating the technology at client facilities for potential uptake. It is in the complementary medicine & IKS focus area/ programme.

(bb) R 1,269,896.00

(cc) seven.

 

Development Programme 7

(aa) CPT Pharma (Pty) Ltd. CPT Pharma (Pty) Ltd is currently establishing a pilot plant for development and improvement of generic processes for 4 active pharmaceutical ingredients for human health and animal health applications. It is in Bio-Pharmaceuticals & Pharmaceuticals focus area/ programme.

(bb) R 1,086,000.00

(cc) one.

Development Programme 8

(aa) Afriplex (Pty) Ltd. Afriplex is developing a complementary medicine for the treatment of prostate cancer. The complementary medicine is extracted from a plant that is indigenous to South Africa and has been used for generations by local communities. The project is in the Complementary Medicine & IKS focus area/ programme.

(bb) R 2,455,393.00

(cc) 0 - Project at a technology development stage.

Development Programme 9

(aa) Altis Biologics (Pty) Ltd. Altis is developing a product that is extracted from porcine bone for the treatment of bone fractures. Although the active ingredient is a biological product, the product is classified as a medical device due to delivery mechanism. The project is therefore in the Medical Devices & Diagnostics focus area/ programme. The project is in the Complementary Medicine & IKS focus area/ programme.

(bb) R 2,455,393.00

(cc) 0 - Project at a technology development stage.

Development Programme 10

(aa) Settec. System for monitoring early settling of solids in slurry pipes.

(bb) R 316,178.75

(cc) one.

Development Programme 11

(aa) Green Iron Technology. Processing of waste iron ore for application in steel industry.

(bb) R 900,000.00

(cc) Four.

Development Programme 12

(aa) Zargun. Zargun Separation of Zirconium isotopes for the nuclear sector.

(bb) R 6,301,739.00

(cc) Three.

Development Programme 13

(aa) CMTI Consulting. Development of ultra low bed mining equipment.

(bb) R 5,989,734.33

(cc) Four.

Development Programme 14

(aa) Arc Aqua. Development of the core technology improvement of the software for remote reporting, high voltage power supply system, turbine generator and development of additional applications to the core technology, industrial overhead, end of hose and integrated unit.

(bb) R 2,900,000.00

(cc) 0 - Project at a technology development stage.

Development Programme 15

(aa) Rubber Nano. To develop a production ready "ZR6" additive for use in the OEM tyre manufacturing industry.

(bb) R 660,000.00

(cc) 0 - Project at a technology development stage.

Development Programme 16

(aa) Fibrelux. Fibrelux is a wool diameter measuring device for the wool farming industry.

(bb) R 560,000.00

(cc) 10.

Development Programme 17

(aa) Welcore. Weldcore is a novel sampling technique developed by NMMU. This technique allows for the removal of representative core sample in situ from safety critical structures as well as repair of the weld site using an innovative welding technique FTSW.

(bb) R 11,000,000.00

(cc) 10.

Development Programme 18

(aa) mLab Mobile Apps Support. The programme has been developed to stimulate the emergence of mobile apps based innovation business. Often these businesses that are created by young people with tertiary education qualifications but are not in employment, education or training systems. It is a feeder platform for significant innovation projects that can be funded through the TIA technology development fund.

(bb) R 2,500,000.00

(cc) 30.

Development Programme 19

(aa) Balancell (Pty) Ltd. Balancell is a technology business specialising in battery management electronics for medium to large scale batteries of all chemistries. Its battery management systems provide insight into the stored energy of a battery pack and improve its reliability and efficiency.

(bb) R 2,000,000.00

(cc) 0 - Project at a technology development stage.

Development Programme 20

(aa) Impact Free Water (Pty) Ltd. The project use Wave Energy Reverse Osmosis technology for desalination of seawater to produce bottled drinking water and electricity.

(bb) R 500,000.00

(cc) 0 - Project at a technology development stage.

Development Programme 21

(aa) DST has established the Technology Station Programme (TSP) aiming at offering technology based support to SMME. The programme is managed by TIA and hosted by Universities of technologies. The technology Stations provide access to specialist knowledge and equipment. There are currently 18 stations with national footprint and are sector focused as follows:

Manufacturing Cluster

• TUT: Electronics & Electrical Engineering, including ICT
• VUT: Product Prototyping, materials, processing technologies
• NMMU: Mechanical System Technologies & Automotive components;
• DUT: Fibrous Reinforced & Molded Plastics
• CUT: Rapid Prototyping & Product Development
• CPUT: Adaptronics
• UJ: Light Metals Casting & Foundry technology
• TUT: TDM (IAT) Transfer, Training & Adv Manufacturing
• SUN: TDM (IAT) design, analysis & Adv Manufacturing
• WSU (IAT): Design, Tooling, Dies, Mould making

Agro-Processing, Chemical, Other Cluster

• CPUT: Agro Food Processing
• UL: Agrifood Processing
• TUT: Chemistry & Chemical engineering
• NMMU: Petrochemicals, Bio-downstream chemicals
• MUT: Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
• UJ: Process, Energy, Environments
• VUT: Panel-beating, spray-painting
• CPUT: Clothing and Textile Technologies

(bb) In the financial year 2016/17

• TIA budget allocation R34,511 million
• Additional grant from DST R37,739 million
• Additional grant from DST to scale up the TSP R33 million

(cc) The impact of the programme for the financial year 2015/16 is as follows:

• A total of 103 interns participated in the interns Programme
• A total of 10 interns have received employment
• 2154 SMMEs received technology based support from the programme
• 27 knowledge innovation products supported through the stations support activities, and 58 product/prototype developed
• 20 full functional prototypes completed and 33 youth funded projects currently at various TS for support with products designs, CAD/CAM and quality improvements

Reply:

(1). Mr Stanley David Shane was appointed to the Transnet Board on 14 December 2014 as a Non-Executive Director, on a three year term, subject to annual review. Mr Shane is not appointed as Chairperson of the Board, nor has he acted in the position to date. In terms of Board Committee membership, Mr Shane serves as member and Chairperson of the Board’s Acquisition and Disposal’s Committee, and member of the Remuneration, Social and Ethics Committee.

(a) Mr Shane possesses financial and economic competencies and business acumen.

(b) Mr Shane holds a B.Com degree (Finance) from the University of Witwatersrand obtained in 1993, completed the Regulatory Examinations at the Financial Services Board in 2012 and has been a Member of the South African Institute of Stockbrokers since 1996. He has extensive experience in Investment Banking, capital raising, insurance and structuring.

(c) The appointment of Board members is regulated by the Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) of each State Owned Company and is the purview of the Shareholder Representative, after consultation with Cabinet. The Department is guided by a board appointment methodology which sets out the process of sourcing potential candidates for the appointment to Boards. Persons are found to be suitable by virtue of their qualifications, expertise, skills and experience.

(d) It is not known what connection Mr Shane has to the Gupta family, nor was this the reason for his appointment to the Transnet Board.

(2) Yes, he is a Trustee and the Chairperson of the Boards of Trustees of the Transnet Second Defined Benefit Fund and Transport Pension Fund.

(a) His academic qualifications and experience in economics and investment banking made him suitable for appointment.

(b) See 2(a) above.

(c) He was appointed by the Board of Transnet which is normal practice when Employer Trustees are appointed to these two Funds.

(d) The appointment is based on academic qualifications, experience and ability.

 

Reply:

(1) (a) (i)(ii)(iii) (b)

the dti was not approached by any political party for any form of funding in the 2013-14; 2014-15; 2015-16 and since April 2016.

(2)(a) (i) (ii) (iii) (b)

The department has not provided any form of funding to any political party in the 2013-14; 2014-15; 2015-16 and since April 2016.

Reply:

(a)_(i) Yes

(aa)

Province	IeC Site	Construction	Permanent	Total
Limpopo	Ngwaabe	-	16	16
Mpumalanga	Bushbuckridge	15	10	25
Limpopo	Mutale	03	02	05
Limpopo	Thulamela	03	02	05
Mpumalanga	Tweefontein	03	05	08
Eastern Cape	Qamata	15	10	25
Total		39	45	84

(bb). The Integrated Energy Centres (IeCs) programme is a private public partnership where oil companies fund the infrastructure development to establish a retail service station in remote rural areas. Therefore, the Department does not allocate funding for IeCs.

(cc). In 2016/17 financial year a total number of 84 employment opportunities composed of contract and permanent jobs will be created through IeCs. The jobs created both short term and some permanent for the operational phase. The short term /contract jobs are created during construction phase of the projects and permanent jobs are in the operational phase.

Entities

(b) (i) Yes

(aa)	(bb)	(cc)
Under the REEEP programme, there is a project which is called the Switch Africa Green Project which is aimed at increasing awareness, uptake and successful implementation of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) practices and sustainable energy opportunities for SMME's in the agriculture food value chains and waste sector in SA. The programme provides training and capacity building and runs until October 2017.	EU budget. US$ 249,999.99 of which SoE portion is US$ 82,100.	150 Jobs
Under the Energy Efficiency programme, the project is the M&V incubation which is referred to as the CMVP Training and Company SAAS Accreditation Programme. The aim is to register a maximum of 15 SMMEs or businesses with the Energy Training Foundation to study in Certified Measurement and Verification for period of a week and they would then be expected to undertake examinations. The candidates who pass would be accredited with SANAS. Accredited service providers would conduct M&V with regards to 12L applications. The costs for accreditation will be incurred by SANEDI until 2020.	R 690 000	More than 10 SMME companies are likely to benefit.
NECSA and its Subsidiaries has planned to spend 2% of net profit after tax (NPAT) on Supplier Development and 1% of NPAT on Enterprise Development. The focus is on more than 51% Black (women and youth) owned companies that are EME’s (Turnover of less than R 10m) and QSE’s (turnover more than R 10m and less than R 50m).	2% of NPAT for Supplier Development (R 2 158 069) and 1% of NPAT on Enterprise Development ( R 1 079 034)	20 New Jobs

(b) (ii) Yes

(aa)	(bb)	(cc)
SOLTRAIN Phase II A programme that implements solar water heater installation training and systems testing. Collaborative project with GIZ to develop SARETEC training centre	Approximately €150 000 R695 000	40 Jobs The programme creates skills for jobs and should skill up to 100 people in different spheres during the year.
The Working for Energy Programme is intended to create skills and temporary jobs primarily among youth, women and people with disabilities. Based on expected mass roll out, the programme is able to create cooperatives and SMME’s that are able to implement, expand, operate and maintain these systems especially in biomass to energy arena. While the programme will create a limited number of jobs, it is not possible to create sustainable SMME’s or cooperatives since it is unfunded for the current Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF).	0	0

Reply:

(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?
i)Dept		a)2015/16	b) 2016/17
	DMR	R455 563.39	R2 160 000
		a)2015/16	b)2016/17
ii)Entities	CGS	R1 698 000	R1 900 000
	MINTEK	R2 023 534	R2 864 050
	SDT	R455 701.79	R430 460
	SADPMR	R903 844	R809 725
	MHSC	R1 157 940.94	R1 120 000

Approved/not approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/ 2016

Reply:

(1)(a) 180 000 customers receive electricity from Eskom in Soweto, however, this translates into more residents which Eskom is not in a position to quantify (as more people reside in a given home). Eskom keeps customer data per customer category and network, and it would take a while for this to be provided per suburb.

(b) Of the 180 000 customers, our current payment levels are at 48% average for the current financial year to date, compared to an average of 40% in the previous financial year. Eskom has replaced 40 000 old meters of which 18 000 customers are on prepaid already and buying electricity and the balance is being converted to prepaid daily. The programme of installing the meters is continuing and plans are to convert all customers to prepaid within five years.

(2) Yes, Eskom has an incentive programme in place where customers converted to prepaid meters are monitored over a period of three years to establish if the behaviour of buying electricity becomes entrenched. Writing off the historical debt is considered if good behaviour is sustained during the monitoring period. Each customer is dealt with on an individual basis.

(3) No. There are no agreements in place for the City of JHB to take over Eskom Soweto supply areas. Eskom works very closely with the Municipality to address the issue of non-payment and the rolling out of the prepaid meters. Engagements with the community are conducted with the support of the leadership of the Municipality and alignment on issues such as dealing with the poor and debt issues are continuously discussed and agreed upon.

 

Reply:

No.

Reply:

(a) (i) The value of trade between South Africa and the Kingdom of Norway in the nominal terms for the financial year 1994-1995 was R581, 697,918.

(ii) The value of trade between South Africa and the Kingdom of Norway in the nominal terms for the financial year 2015-2016 was R2 710 584 082.

(b) (i) The value of trade between South Africa and the Kingdom of Norway in the real terms for the financial year 1994-1995 was R529, 634, 816.

(ii) The value of trade between South Africa and the Kingdom of Norway in the real terms for the financial year 2015-2016 was R2, 467, 981 501.

Reply:

The Ministers who were mandated by the Cabinet as reflected on the Cabinet Statement have not yet reported back to the Cabinet.

Reply:

(a)(i)

The department spending on advertising for the 2015/16 financial year was R21 million. This comprised mainly of expenditure for marketing and promoting the dti in newspapers, radio stations and on television.

(b)(i)

The department has budgeted R32 million for advertising in the 2016/17 financial year. This comprises mainly of projected expenditure for marketing the dti products and offerings. Advertisements may also be placed for recruitment and tenders.

Response from the Entities

Entity	(a)(ii)	(b)(ii)
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)	R 586 000.00	R 16 600 000.00
Export Credit Insurance Corporation (ECIC)	R 5 512 000.00	R 6 550 000.00
National Credit Regulator (NCR)	R 1 607 603.00	R 3 950 000.00
National Consumer Tribunal (NCT)	R 89 850.35	R 80 000.00
National Empowerment Fund (NEF)	R 7 106 591.00	R 9 834 642.00
National Gambling Board (NGB)	R 61 396.02	R 55 000.00
National Lotteries Commission (NLC)	R 43 000 000.00	R 23 000 000.00
National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA)	R 585 441.90	R 1 554 000.00
National Regulator For Compulsory Specifications (NRCS)	R 5 023 486. 00	R 6 122 454.00
South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)	R 150 000.00	R 6 917 100.00
South African National Accreditation System (SANAS)	R 110 623.00	R 130 000.00
National Consumer Commission (NCC)	R 3 859 990.28	R 1 989 000.00
Companies Tribunal (CT)	R 875 206.00	R 887 950.00

Reply:

Mr Motsoeneng in his capacity as Chief Operating Officer is responsible for all operational issues within the Corporation, thus decisions taken by him will be in line with fulfilling operational requirements.

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

No, the security nature of Home Affairs and Government Printing Works business is not geared towards development programmes for small business and cooperatives but we do provide direct contractual work to small business where applicable.

Reply:

According to the South African Council for Educators (SACE) Annual Performance Plan, educators were registered as follows, both on-and off-line:

2013/14: 25 315

2014/15: 26 000

2015/16: 20 000 educators were targeted for registration.

The online system is being piloted from April to June 2016. Data will then be available.

 

Reply:

Province	Question 1	Question 2	Question 3: Curriculum support for progressed learners as at 15 March 2016
Eastern Cape	(a) Number of Progressed learners as at 15 March 2015: 13927 (b) Number of progressed learners as at 15 March 2016: 18255	(a)  Number of Progressed learners as at 15 March 2015 who wrote: 11705 (b) Number of progressed learners who passed the 2015 NSC: 2625	(a) Extra lessons are conducted by schools over the weekends. (b) Morning and afternoon classes are conducted by schools. (c) Common tests which were set by districts were written by all learners in term 1. (d) Use of Telematic Centres for 7 Key subjects in 77 centres in the province.
Free State	(a) Number of Progressed learners as at 15 March 2015: 8187 (b) Number of progressed learners as at 15 March 2016: 7362	(a) Number of Progressed learners as at 15 March 2015 who wrote the 2015 NSC: 5105 (b) Number of progressed learners who passed the 2015 NSC: 2600	(a) Curriculum support in the form of morning, afternoon and weekend classes. (b) Vacation classes for extra curriculum support in the form of: Autumn, Winter, Spring, and Special Camps for progressed. (c) Support material to supplement textbooks, e.g. Study guides, DBE’s Mind the Gap and the DBE Siyavula workbooks. (d) CDs containing past exam papers and memoranda. (e) IBP broadcast lessons and copies of DVDs and CDs (f) Special Maths program. (g) Performance of the learners is regularly tracked via the Provincial Standardised exam and/or tests.
Gauteng	(a) Number of Progressed learners as at 15 March 2015: 4 798 (b) Number of progressed learners as at 15 March 2016: The Department is not able to provide the requested information, as registration is still being captured.	(a) Number of Progressed learners as at 15 March 2015 who wrote: 4568 (b) Number of progressed learners who passed the 2015 NSC: 2149	(a) All progressed learners are participating in the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE)’s Secondary School Improvement Programme (SSIP) which provides supplementary tuition in 10 subjects every week. b) In addition to this, a winter school residential camp programme especially for progressed learners will be run during the June school holiday. There will be similar support offered in September. c) Progressed learners’ attendance and progress in the SSIP are being separately monitored and reported on weekly so that school principals can take action where needed.
KZN	(a) Number of Progressed learners as at 15 March 2015: 10 720 (b) Number of progressed learners as at 15 March 2016: 24549	(a) Number of Progressed learners as at 15 March 2015 who wrote: 10 070 (b) Number of progressed learners who passed the 2015 NSC: 4765	(a) Progressed learners in grade 12 are provided with subject glossaries like other learners. (b) Special camps are arranged for progressed learners. (c) A special Maths program is rolled-out for progressed learners in grade 12 in partnership with HeyMath and HeyScience. (d) Progressed learners in grade 12 are provided with copies of English FAL resources. (e) Copies of past exam papers with memoranda. (f) Learners who achieve levels 1& 2 are provided with the DBE copies of Mind the Gap Study Guides.  These study guides assisted progressed learners in the past to move from level 1&2 to level 3 and above.  (g) Exposed to regular writing and assessment to improve their reading speedy, retention memory and analytical skills.  (h) They are provided with copies of abridged work schedules so as to focus on the essential and examinable content. (i) Special sessions are arranged for the progressed learners that offer Mathematics. (j) Exposed to live Memo Discussions and Marking to understand how to overcome typical mistakes made by learners during the exams. (k) As part of ‘the last push’ strategy, camps are arranged for progressed learners to consolidate their learning. (l) Provided with past papers and memoranda, revision packs and copies of the exam timetable timely. (m) Provided with psycho-social support and motivations.
Limpopo	(a) Number of Progressed learners as at 15 March 2015: 13022 (b) Number of progressed learners as at 15 March 2016: 27523	(a) Number of Progressed learners as at 15 March 2015 who wrote: 13022 (b) Number of progressed learners who passed the 2015 NSC: 3492	(a) Instructed school to provide internal and specialized support to all progressed learners. (b) Directed curriculum at the Districts to provide specialized programmes that are aimed to support progressed learners. (c) Province has planned to acquire and provide learner support materials in the form of study guides in selected subjects. (d) Plans are in an advanced stage to provide radio lessons to all grade 12 learners including progressed learners using all community radio stations located in all the Five Districts of the Province. (e) Saturday lessons in selected circuits where there is a high concentration of progressed learners have been planned. (f) Encouraged schools to run Winter Enrichment classes, focusing on identified topics as outlined from the Diagnostic reports.
Mpumalanga	(a) Number of Progressed learners as at 15 March 2015: 5230 (b) Number of progressed learners as at 15 March 2016: 11 160	(a) Number of Progressed learners as at 15 March 2015 who wrote: 5091 (b) Number of progressed learners who passed the 2015 NSC: 2290	(a) The District Based Support Teams (DBSTs) work with School Based Support Teams (SBSTs) in ensuring that progressed learners are supported. (b) Extra lessons are provided to progressed learners on challenging content. (c) Winter and Spring Vacation Classes will accomodate progressed learners. (d) Remedial support programs are implemented by schools in support of progressed learners.
Northern Cape	(a) Number of Progressed learners as at 15 March 2015: 2631 (b) Number of progressed learners as at 15 March 2016: 2280	(a) Number of Progressed learners as at 15 March 2015 who wrote: 1963 (b) Number of progressed learners who passed the 2015 NSC: 613	(a) Learners get tuition at their respective schools (b) Some attend classes at Dinaledi schools (c) The Department provides material to learners where they cannot attend classes due to distance and transport. These comprise course materials which are used during interventions such as the Winter and Spring schools throughout the year. The material are compiled from the Mind the Gap study series. The materials, including previous examinations question papers, are used throughout the year. (d) The Dinaledi schools’ is a NYDA & ETDP SETA project where matriculants get Face to Face tuition. There are 2 such schools in the Northern Cape and the Department joined forces with them so that these modulate (progressed learners) also attend face to face classes. (e)Some progressed learners attend classes at their previous schools.
North West	(a) Number of Progressed learners as at 15 March 2015: 3767 (b) Number of progressed learners as at 15 March 2016:6654	(a) Number of Progressed learners as at 15 March 2015 who wrote: 3543 (b) Number of progressed learners who passed the 2015 NSC: 2122	(a) Designated camps for progressed candidates are held during Autumn school holidays. (b) Progressed learners attend the winter and spring camps for underperforming schools (c) Progressed learners are part of LAIP (Learner Attainment Improvement Plan, known at DBE as NSLA – National Strategy for Learner Attainment.
Western Cape	(a) Number of Progressed learners as at 15 March 2015: 2280 (b) Number of progressed learners as at 15 March 2016: 3058	(a) Number of Progressed learners as at 15 March 2015 who wrote: 3589 (b) Number of progressed learners who passed the 2015 NSC: 1404	(a) Graded, consolidated exercises for learners at risk provided as downloadable resources. (b) Subject specific tutoring conducted after school and on Saturdays. (c) Provision of LTSM support. (d) Provision of Tips for Success booklet. (e) Provision of NCS 2015 and March 2016 question papers & Memos. (f) Each learner will receive Revision Countdown (2 exam papers & memos in 7 subjects). (g) Standardized SBA tasks. (h) Provision of Mind the Gap books. (i) Provision of Siyavula Mathematics and Physical Sciences textbooks.

Reply:

1. (a), (b), (c) and (d). The table below shows the number of appropriately trained sign language teachers at Foundation, Intermediate, Senior and Further Education and Training Phases in each province.

Province	Foundation Phase	Intermediate Phase	(c)Senior Phase	(d)Further Education and Training Phase	Total
Eastern Cape	35	22	26	16	99
Free State	16	2	3	3	24
Gauteng	11	10	11	1	33
KwaZulu-Natal					31
Limpopo	26	20	22	17	85
Mpumalanga	13	9	No school catering for FET	22
North West	12	11	2	0	25
Northern Cape	4	3(7)	3(6)	2(5)	12(18)
Western Cape	7	5	5	5	22

Source: Provincial reporting

2. (a) and (b). The table below shows the names of schools that cater for learners with hearing impairments; and the number of appropriately trained teachers in specified schools in each province.

Province	(a) School	(b) Number of Teachers
Eastern Cape	Efata	35
	St Thomas	28
	Reubin Birin	21
	Sive	15
Totals	4	99
Free State	Bartimea Special School	13
	Thiboloha Special School	11 (2 specialist teachers teaching sign language as a subject.
TOTAL	2	24
Gauteng	Dominican	9 (7)
	Filadelfia	2(4)
	Katlehong School for the Deaf	6(7)
	MC Kharbai	4(4)
	Sizwile	5(3)
	St Vincent	4(3)
	Transoranje	3(3)
Totals	7	33(31)
KwaZulu-Natal	Fulton School for the Deaf	2 (4) assistants in brackets.
	KwaThintwa School for the Deaf	2(6)
	VN Naik School for the Deaf	3(4)
	Durban School for the Deaf	3(4)
	KwaVulindlebe School for the Deaf	0(5)
	Indaleni School for the Deaf	1(7)
	Vuleka School for the Deaf	7(5)
	St Martin de Porres	8(2)
	Bumbisizwe Special School	1(2)
	Inkanyezi Special School	2(1)
	Inkanyiso Special School	0(1)
TOTAL	11	29(43)
Limpopo	Setotolwane	34
	Yingisani	17
	Bosele	15
	Tshilidzini	15
	Sedibeng	4
TOTAL	5	85
Mpumalanga	Kamagugu	6
	Silindokuhle	12
	Bukhosibetfu	4
	Marietjie	2
	Wolvenkop	3
TOTAL	5	27
Northern Cape	Retlamelang	12
TOTAL	1	12
Western Cape
	De la Bat	80% 0f teachers in the schools completed SASL linguistic training university level
	Nuwe Hoop
	Dominican Wittebome
	Mary Kihn
	Noluthando School

Source: Provincial reporting

(3) (a)(b)(c). The table below shows the number and names full service schools catering for learners with hearing impairments; and the number of appropriately trained teachers deployed at each school. Only the Free State and Mpumalanga have Full Service Schools that cater for learners with hearing impairments.

Number of Schools; And (b) Names of schools	Number of appropriately trained teachers
Free State
Botle ba Thuto P/S	No teachers appropriately trained Teachers and parents of learners who are identified with hearing impairments were provided with strategies on how to support these learners
Jagersfontein I/S
Mofulatshepe P/S
Oranjekrag I/S
Zama P/S
Christiaan de Wet I/S (Ordinary School)
Gelukwaarts IF/S
Hermana P/S
Jim Fouche P/S
Mabela P/S
Maboloka P/S
Pontsheng P/S
Dieketseng P/S
Hlaboloha P/S
Kegomoditswe
Winburg C/S
Kweetsa P/S
Letsibolo P/s
Malebaleba P/S
Ntuthuzelo P/S
Refihletse P/S
Reseamohetse P/S
Thoriso P/S
Chris van Niekerk I/S
JJ Kubheka P/S
Ntshwephepa P/S
Poelamo P/S
Sentrale Volkskool P/S
Theha Setjhaba P/S
Lesoana P/S
Letlotlo P/S
Mafube P/S
Leifo Iziko I/S
Mphatlalatsane P/S
Masaleng P/S
Pulamadiboho P/S
Qhubeka P/S
Sekgothadi P/S
Theboho P/s
TOTAL= 41 SCHOOLS
MPUMALANGA
Bukihosibetfu Full Service School	4
TOTAL= 1 SCHOOL

Source: Provincial reporting

(4) The following are the steps taken to bridge the gap caused by shortages for appropriately trained sign language teachers in each province.

Eastern Cape

The Eastern Cape Department of Education has entered into a partnership with the Education and Training Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA) to train all educators in four Schools for the Deaf. The EDTP SETA has in turn, contracted University of Witwatersrand (WITS) to train educators in two workshops of five days per year in 2014 and 2015. The partnership with Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) continues in the 2016/17 until all educators in these schools are qualified to teach Sign Language.

Free State

Teachers at Bartimea and Thiboloha Special Schools for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing were trained on the South African Sign Language (SASL) Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) at Home Language level. Teachers were also trained on sign language as a means of communication.

Gauteng

• Continuous SASL competency training takes place.
• Currently all teachers teaching SASL as a subject have NQF Level 5.
• All SASL teachers have deaf class assistants to compliment the language skill and to adopt the team teaching approach;
• Collaboration with Wits Centre for Deaf Studies to assist with Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) for SASL, focusing on prose and poetry.

KwaZulu-Natal

The Inclusive Education Directorate has arranged with ETDP SETA to fund SASL training and the up-skilling of teachers from the above-mentioned schools. ETDP SETA has secured the services of the Wits Language School to undertake the training, assessment and certification of teachers. In the current training cohort, there are six (6) District officials and fifty seven (57) teachers receiving training in SASL. The training programme which extends over 15 days commenced in December 2015 and will continue in March-April 2016.

Mpumalanga

• There is ongoing orientation of stakeholders on the approved SASL CAPS which includes, Curriculum Implementers (CIs), School Management Teams (SMTs), Deaf Teacher Assistants and educators;
• The Education department of Mpumalanga is providing training of teachers, Language Subject Advisors and Deaf teacher assistants on SASL;
• 45 teachers have to date been trained on NQF Level 4 and 5;
• 60 Foundation Phase Language Subject Advisors and Inclusive Education officials have been trained on the basics of SASL; and
• For the financial year 2015/16, 60 teachers will be trained on NQF Level 4 and 5 by the University of Free State. The training will take place from 25 February to 12 March 2016.

Limpopo

All teachers teaching learners with hearing impairments have been trained on basic SASL and further advanced training at the University (Advanced Diploma) level is planned for the future.

Western Cape

18 educators are being trained on SASL through the ETDPSETA by the University of Witwatersrand. Of the number given eight (8) are doing the advance level. In 2014 to 2015; thirty four (34) educators and officials were trained on SASL. The training on SASL will continue annually for all the educators.

Reply:

Brand South Africa

(1) N/A

(2) N/A

ICASA

(1) N/A

(2) ICASA has in the specified financial years, paid council members a total of R9,680,828.00

 

Film and Publications Board

(1) N/A

(2)(a) FPB Board members do not receive an annual remuneration package, they are remunerated at an hourly rate for time worked as per time claimed.

Therefore, FPB paid a total of R1,077,768.68 in 2014/15, and a total of R1,176,685.64 in 2015/16.

MDDA

(1) N/A

(2)(a) Due to the absence of senior executives at the MDDA, the Board Chair and Board Members played a critical role in supporting management. The failure of previous management to build internal human development programmes and succession plans put pressure on the current Board to drive the rebuilding, reconfiguration and re-engineering of the organisation.

Therefore, MDDA paid a total of R510,000.00 in 2015/16 and a total of R233,000.00 in 2014/15

SABC

(1)

(a),(b)&(c) N/A

(d)(ii) (aaa) R638 000 excluding tax (3 Executive Board members)

(bbb) The 2015/16 financials are currently being audit and the information is therefore not yet available.

(2) (a) 2014/15: R3,74m excluding tax (12 non-executive Board members).

2015/16: The 2015/16 financials are currently being audit and the information is therefore not yet available.

(b) 2014/15: R11,6m total cost to company. (4 executive Board members, some were in acting capacity).

2015/16: The 2015/16 financials are currently being audit and the information is therefore not yet available.

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

We have reconsidered this matter seriously and are of the view that a detailed breakdown of costs per individual employee compromises the contractual obligation that the SABC has with the employees on the matter of confidentiality regarding remuneration.

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

1. Minister can confirm that he was in Dubai during the month of December 2015. This was a private trip and no business meetings took place.

2. A letter was sent to the Presidency requesting leave as well as advising of overseas trip. There was no response or specific brief as it was a Private trip.

3. This was a private trip and no official meetings were held.

Reply:

The budget for Special Schools (Inclusive Education) is as follows

(a) 2013 to 2014 - R5 172 011 000

(b) 2014 to 2015 - R5 713 272 000

(c) 2015 to 2016 - R6 308 093 000

Sources:

2013-15 – Annual financial Statement

2015-16 – In Year Monitoring Report (March 2016)

Reply:

In the matter between Etv v Minister of Communications the North Gauteng High Court found in favour of the Minister. Etv appealed to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) and the matter was heard on 09 May 2016. The SCA reserved judgement. We will hear from the SCA for a day allocated to note judgment.

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

(a) Ministers private passport was used and stamped for:

    (i) entry into Dubai and

    (ii) exit from South Africa

(b) Minister travelled in his private capacity and the trip was paid for in his private capacity.

Reply:

Department of Communications:

(a) The Minister and (b) the Department have not (i) entered into any agreements with and (ii) received any sponsorships and/or services from (aa) Sahara Holdings, (bb) Oakbay Investments, (cc) The New Age Media, (dd) Vusizwe Media, (ee) Mabengela, (ff) Islandsite Investments 255, (gg) Afripalm Horizons Stakes, (hh) Dunrose Investments and/or (ii) JIC Mining Services since 1 May 2014.

Government Communication and Information System (GCIS):

(b)(i) GCIS has not entered into any agreements with (aa) Sahara Holdings, (bb) Oakbay Investments, (dd) Vusizwe Media, (ee) Mabengela, (ff) Islandsite Investments 255, (gg) Afripalm Horizons Stakes, (hh) Dunrose Investments and/or (ii) JIC Mining Services since 1 May 2014.

The the Department has however transacted with (cc) The New Age Media to procure advertising. (aaa) Payments made from the budget appropriated to Government Communication and information System (GCIS) to The New Age Media are detailed in the table (bbb) below:

	2014/2015
Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)	Database registration	R 14 945.40
	Profiling Campaign	R 720 990.72
	Recruitment	R 301 195.75
	Recruitment Phase 3	R 57 078.43
	SONA 2014	R 100 137.60
	SONA 2015	R 101 888.64
Total Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)		R 1 296 236.54
	2015/2016
Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)	SONA 2016	R 145 555.20
	Voter Education	R 81 874.80
Total Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)		R227 430.00

South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC):

(b) (i) Yes

(ii) Yes

(cc) Yes

(aaa) 1. New Age newspaper subscription.

2. The SABC and The New Age (TNA) have an agreement that the SABC will cover live all the TNA Business Breakfasts. This agreement is for a period of three years. The agreement stipulates that the TNA will arrange and organise the Business Breakfasts by providing the venue (as well as catering) and secure the participants. The SABC in turn broadcasts the event. The advantage for the SABC is the acquisition of content.

(bbb) 1. R 733,930.

2. Nil

Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA):

The Authority has not (i) entered into any agreements with and did not (ii) receive any sponsorships and/or services from (aa) Sahara Holdings, (bb) Oakbay Investments, (cc) The New Age Media, (dd) Vusizwe Media, (ee) Mabengela, (ff) Islandsite Investments 255, (gg) Afripalm Horizons Stakes, (hh) Dunrose Investments and/or (ii) JIC Mining Services since 1 May 2014.

Film and Publications Board (FPB):

The Film and Publication Board bought a table for The New Age business breakfast in the 2014/15 financial year for an amount of R 14 261.40.

Brand South Africa (BSA):

Brand South Africa has not (i) entered into any agreements with and did not (ii) receive any sponsorships and/or services from (aa) Sahara Holdings, (bb) Oakbay Investments, (cc) The New Age Media, (dd) Vusizwe Media, (ee) Mabengela, (ff) Islandsite Investments 255, (gg) Afripalm Horizons Stakes, (hh) Dunrose Investments and/or (ii) JIC Mining Services since 1 May 2014.

Media Diversity and Development Agency (MDDA):

MDDA has not (i) entered into any agreements with and did not (ii) receive any sponsorships and/or services from (aa) Sahara Holdings, (bb) Oakbay Investments, (cc) The New Age Media, (dd) Vusizwe Media, (ee) Mabengela, (ff) Islandsite Investments 255, (gg) Afripalm Horizons Stakes, (hh) Dunrose Investments and/or (ii) JIC Mining Services since 1 May 2014.

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MR D LIPHOKO

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

(a) The detailed breakdown of all funds spent from the Media Development and Diversity Agency’s print contributions is as follows:

(i) 2014-15 financial year

Langa Media = R350,000.00 (Small Commercial)

Phetoho News = R 350,000.00 (Small Commercial)

Kuruman Chronicle = R350,000.00 (Small Commercial)

Mamre News = R 498,000.00 (Community)

Ledig Sun = R 479,000.00 (Community)

(ii) 2015-16 financial year

Metro News = R436,800.00

Inhloso yesizwe = R430,200.00

Elitsha News = R 776,800.00

Nhlalala News = R696,000.00

The Youth Voice = R821,700.00

Trust for Community Outreach and Education (TCOE) - Community News = R663,244.00

Qhawes Entertainment Group (Youth Mate News) = R606,950.00

ULwazi School Newspaper = R850,000.00

Loxion News = R750,000.00

Arise and Shine (Tsoga O Phatsime) = R619,251.00

Dizindaba News = R888,200.00

Ngoho News = R811,120.00

Ezakwazulu News = R746,000.00

Khanyisa News = R1,081,248.00

Puisano News = R680,880.00

Eastern Cape Women Magazine = R807,000.00

Inqubo Yabantu Abancinci = R530,242.00

SMME News = R793,500.00

Xplore Magazine = R1,232,600.00

Nkomazi Observer = R603,800.00

Mmaiseng News = R626,600.00

Religious News = R615,600.00

De Horison News = R615,299.28

Children Resource Centre (Strengthening) = R760, 594. 04

(b) The detailed breakdown of all funds spent from the Media Development and Diversity Agency’s broadcast contributions is as follows:

(i) 2014-15 financial year

Icora FM = R1,17m

Skhukhune Community Radio = R1,6m

Kumkani FM = R1,6m

(ii) 2015-16 financial year

Mafikeng Community Radio = R1,904,206.42

Madibogo CR = R1, 910,877.74

Katleng CR = R1, 562,368.54

Umgungundlovu CR = R1,714,172.20

Maruleng Community Radio = R1,706,511.74

Nqubeko Community Radio NPC = R1,440.678.40

MP East Community Radio = R1,674,640.42

Isajonisi Youth Radio = R1,688.720.22

Radio Riverside = R512,200.00

Bagaka FM = R1,494,720.80

Inkonjane FM = R805,200.00

Greater Giyani CR = R755,200.00

Mohodi FM = R581,200.00

Lekoa CR = R1,427,222.46

Radio KC = R861,638.32

Cape Town CTV = R1,772,500.00

Poort on Mams FM (Presidential Project) = R2,160,600.00

Elgin FM = R1,846,632.00

VUT FM = R951,900.00

Ngqushwa FM = R2,199,911.00

Mogale FM = R1,736,687.36

Ermelo CR = R1,872,155.98

Hope FM = R1,676,984.99

Gold FM = R2,295,986.26

Ikhuthani FM = R1,932,773.40

Makhado FM = R563,200.00

eKhephini CR = R825,200.00

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) Since January 2012, no official of the Department of Public Works (DPW) has been convicted of corruption. However, with the assistance of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) criminal cases were opened with the South African Police Services (SAPS) and the investigations are still on-going.

The following cases of corruption/fraud have been registered with the South African Police Service (SAPS), during the periods as indicated:

F/Y in which cases were reported	Cases registered with SAPS	Cases being investigated by SAPS	Cases being considered by Prosecuting Authority	Cases being declined to prosecute by Prosecuting Authority	Cases before court
2011 - 12	1				1
2012 - 13	15	12	2	1
2013 - 14	2	1	1
2014 - 15	9	6	1	1	1
2015 - 16	1	1
TOTAL	28	20	4	2	2

From these statistics seven individuals are former employees of the DPW. Three resigned and four were dismissed after being found guilty of misconduct in internal disciplinary hearings.

In one of the cases registered with the SAPS the person is still under the employment of the DPW.

(b) The cases were investigated by the Special Investigating Unit.

(c) Falls away.

________________________________________________________________________

Reply:

I have been furnished with a statement by the CEO of the Industrial Development Corporation, Mr Geoffrey Qhena, on the matters covered by the question.

The statement follows:

“It is common knowledge that the IDC has provided financial assistance to Oakbay Resources & Energy Limited. In the period leading up to the finalisation of negotiations regarding the transaction and in the normal course of business, Mr Ufikile Khumalo (who was at the time the Divisional Executive responsible for Mining and Beneficiation) and Mr Abel Malinga (the current Divisional Executive responsible for Mining & Metals Industries) held several meetings with officials, executives and shareholders of Oakbay Resources & Energy including Mr Atul Gupta and Mr Jagdish Parekh. All meetings with officials, executives and shareholders of Oakbay Resources took place at the offices of the IDC. None of these meetings took place at the Gupta’s Saxonwold Estate.

In addition to the meetings referred to above and during the course of the last year, the current Divisional Executive for Mining and Metals Industries, Mr Abel Malinga met twice with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Oakbay Resources, Ms Ronica Ragavan, to finalise the terms for restructuring Oakbay Resources’ existing facilities with the IDC. The second meeting discussed a possible early redemption of IDC facilities by Oakbay Resources. The meeting to discuss the restructuring of Oakbay Resources facilities took place at the IDC whilst the discussion on possible early redemption of IDC facilities by Oakbay Resources took place at the client’s offices at 144 Katherine Street, Sandton.”

MG Qhena, 11 May 2016

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Reply:

The Minister of Public Works

The National Department of Public Works (NDPW) has established that the property where the Op Die Berg Police Station in Die Koue Bokkeveld is currently accommodated is under the custodianship of the Provincial Government of the Western Cape (PGWC). The maintenance of this police station is therefore, currently, not being done by the NDPW. However, it is the responsibility of the NDPW to provide accommodation to the SAPS in terms of its police stations. To this extent, this anomaly is being rectified in tandem with the PGWC and a request for the compilation of a formal lease agreement has been submitted.

The formal lease agreement with the PGWC shall specify responsibilities for maintenance and will provide answers to the following:

(a) when (i) the upgrades and/or (ii) repairs to the specified station shall take place; and

(b) the relevant details of the (i) upgrades and/or (ii) repairs that will take place.

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Reply:

(a) The Honourable Member will remember that the main aim of the framework on Gender and Media International Cooperation is to support the implementation of the “Women and the Media follow-up” for section J of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, Women and the Media. Now, the Minister was invited by UNESCO to share ideas and experience with the world on how the South African government is making strides in terms of promoting and championing gender equality in all forms of the media; how we as government we are encouraging women to take advantage of the revolution in communications technology in order to make their voice to be heard across the country.

The Minister was invited to make opening and closing statements at this global forum as well as chairing two sessions, however, Mr Johannes Rantete attended the global assembly on behalf of Minister Faith Muthambi. The South African delegation led by Mr Rantete used the platform to urge the international community to put gender equality and women’s empowerment in the media at the heart of all discussions and agreements. Again, the Geneva Framework on Gender and Media International Development Cooperation resonates with the contemporary agenda:

• Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5: Achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls,
• SDG 16, target 10: Concerning measures to promote public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms,
• SDG 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

A series of stories about this event were published on the government online news agency: SAnews.gov.za as well as on social networks.

(b) (i) Mr Johannes Rantete (attended in place of Minister);

Mr Mishack Molakeng; and

Mr Nthambeleni Gabara.

(ii) Acting Director-General: GCIS;

Media Liaison Officer: Ministry of Communications

Assistant Director: SA News

(c) (i) The total amount is still in the process of being audited and will subsequently be made available.

(ii) The breakdown is also not available as it still needs to be audited.

 

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

1. No, the Acting Director General did not sign a Performance Agreement for the 2015/16 financial year.

2. Not all Senior Managers submitted Performance Agreements.

    (a) Ms R Fisher, Ms P Pillay, Mr MJ Rantete and Mr F Nieman.

    (b) These SMS members occupied their posts during the course of the year.

   (c) The officials have signed 2016/17 Performance Agreements in line with the 15 April 2016 deadline.

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE

Reply:

I am advised that the government expert witness signed the requisite confidentiality agreement supplied to him by government lawyers prior to gaining access to confidential information.

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Reply:

There are no MDDA staff members who receive more than one salary. The MDDA has 4 x staff members who occupy permanent positions and have been appointed in acting positions according to the Human Resources Acting in a Higher Position policy. These positions are in the process of being filled. These employees receive an acting allowance for temporarily acting in higher positions.

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

According to Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, the institution has not yet established who gave the instruction for the billboards to be removed and it is still investigating the matter.

Reply:

Refer to the table below for the summary of the acquired hardware and software for the periods in question:

	(i) 2014-15 financial years	(ii) 2015-16 financial year
(a) Hardware	My Department awarded three (3) tenders for the acquisition of hardware	My Department awarded three (3) tenders for the acquisition of hardware
(b) Software	No tenders were awarded for acquisition of software	My Department awarded four (4) tenders for the acquisition of software

The specific details for the tenders awarded for the acquisition of hardware and software during the period in question is detailed in Annexure A.

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Reply:

The Free State Province does not photo copy textbooks for schools. Schools choose to make photo copies on their own, using equipment at schools, due to an increased number of learners or while awaiting delivery of textbooks. The associated costs are minimal to the school.

Reply:

(a) The names of projects monitored through site visits include the following:

1. Kanyamazane CR

2. Nkomazi Minute

3. Rainbow News

4. Radio BBR

5. Umgungundlovu FM

6. Township Times

7. Upstart

8. Rainbow News

9. Eden FM

10. Greater Giyane CR

11. Kumkani CR

12. Bay FM

13. Cape Town TV

14. Incubo yabantu Abancinci

15. Kouga CR

16. Radio Zibonele

17. Rhodes Music voice of Tembisa

18. Youth Media Movement

19. Hope FM

20. Greater Alex Today

21. KZN Capital

22. Vibe CR

23. Africa Ignite

24. Tubatse CR

25. Makhado CR

26. Mokopane CR

27. Highway Radio

28. WWMP

29. Rise & Shine Disability Newspaper

30. Gulova

31. Khanya College

32. iLitha Publication

33. My future High School Magazine

34. Bush Radio

35. Hope Community Radio

36. Seipone sa Sechaba

37. Nhluvuko News

38. Omolemo Trust Revival FM

39. Radio Teemaneng

40. Phethoho News

41. Phalaborwa FM

42. LA FM

43. Haraambe Youth Network

44. Malamulele FM

45. Mohodi Community Radio

46. Aganang FM

47. Moletjie Community Radio

48. Moutse Community Radio

49. Zebedelal FM

50. Village FM

51. Mmabatho community Radio

52. Radio NFM

53. Radio Namakwaland

54. Kasie Konnexion

55. Koepel Stereo

56. NCRF Mpumalanga

57. Free State News

58. Radio Unique

59. Thetha FM

60. Witbank FM

61. Kasie FM

62. Bushbuckridge News

63. Children Resource Centre

64. Inhloso YesiZwe News

65. Kuruman Chronicle

66. LA FM

67. Ledig Sun

68. Mash FM

69. Metro News

70. Nongoma CR

71. Phetoho News

72. TCOE

73. Eldos FM

74. Satyagraha

75. Inanda FM

76. Ezakwa Zulu

(b) The Project Officers are responsible for monitoring project sites.

(c) The budget allocation for monitoring and evaluation activities was R310,000.00.

(d) The amount spent on monitoring of projects was R320,471.00

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

I have been furnished with a statement by the CEO of the Industrial Development Corporation, Mr Geoffrey Qhena, on the matters covered by the question.

The statement by the IDC follows:

“(A) There were no political considerations associated with the restructure;

(B) The restructuring was done purely on commercial terms as set out below;

(C) Point of correction – the amount is R250 million and not R250 billion.

The original R250 million loan is expected to be fully repaid, as R137,5 million has already being received to date and R112,5 million is outstanding as at 30 April 2016. The next instalment of R37,5 million is payable by end of June 2016, with intention of the full capital being repaid by 31 March 2018.

The interest of R257 million being from 14 April 2010 to 31 May 2014 (the date on which the amount converted was determined) was converted into shares when the entity was listed (at a 10% discount to the listing price).

The additional interest (after conversion) of prime plus 2% will be repaid as a lump sum on 31 March 2018.

The risk profile of the company at the time of our initial investment compared to the risk profile of the company at the time of restructuring differed materially. At the time of the acquisition, the mine was under care and maintenance and the company was not generating any revenue which needed to be brought back into production.  The turnaround strategy of the company was based on an improvement in operational efficiencies and productivity. The IDC initially viewed the asset as a pure uranium play (the gold potential was not considered at the time due to level of accuracy of the information) compared to the time of restructuring, there was a demonstrable open cast gold reserve with a proven operational record. At the time of the acquisition, the “perceived” risks were higher, hence the equity type return of 10% Real After Tax Internal Rate of Return (RATIRR).

Our pricing mechanism always takes into account both the level of risk and developmental impact and the repayment profile mirrors the anticipated cash flow generation of the asset/project.

At the time of the restructuring, IDC demanded that the company part settle R100 million of the original facility before the restructuring of the facility. In addition the main shareholder had injected an additional R293 million and the company was generating positive cash flows from the gold production concomitant with now a demonstrable operational track record from the gold production. Moreover, the IDC facility was reduced by R100 million and the balance of the original capital continued to be secured by the assets of the company, giving the IDC a security cover of more than one times – hence the prime plus two percent post the restructuring. It is not the first time that the IDC has done a restructuring of this nature where a debt facility is converted into equity. Ordinarily both the interest and capital is converted into equity. The difference in this instance is that only the interest portion was converted retaining the capital for it to still be repaid thus putting us in a better position.”

MG Qhena, 23 May 2016

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Reply:

(1) Yes the Choir still exists.

(a) Yes it is funded by the SABC.

(b)(i) R3 745 Million.

(b)(ii) R3 780 Million.

(2) SABC Choir does not sing songs about the said person during staff meetings.

Only one verse was sung in a single staff meeting with the lyrics “Hlaudi Motsoeneng reya o leboha”(“Hlaudi Motsoeneng we thank you”) . This verse was spontaneous and was not composed by the subject of the verse nor was it composed under his direction/ and or influence.

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

The MDDA has never conducted any Social Impact Evaluation study since 2004. A Social Impact Study was proposed during 2014, but, due to the Board not quorating, commissioning of the study was delayed pending adjudication and appointment of a service provider to conduct the study.

(a) The study has just been commissioned and the service provider is expected to start working as soon as the contracting processes have been completed.

(b) The assessment will be done through perusing all MDDA previous records, including visiting and investigating all projects that have been MDDA beneficiaries since 2004, and through engaging all relevant stakeholders including government.

(c) With regard to how many people were involved, this question will be answered as soon as the Impact Study has been completed.

(d) With regard to the outcomes in each such case, this question will be answered as soon as the Impact Study has been completed.

(e) With regard to how successes were measured in each such case, this question will be answered as soon as the Impact Study has been completed.

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

1. The Department of Labour’s spent on SMMEs for 2015/16 accounted for 59.2% of the total procurement spent.

2. When taking all its entities into account, 29.6% accounted for SMMEs procurement.

3. Cooperatives accounted for negligible share and the Labour Activation Programme is focusing on Enterprise Development Programme with a special focus on Cooperatives.

Reply:

1. (a) First of all we need to remind the Honourable member that the mandate of managing landfill sites belongs to municipalities. This response relates only to our support work that we do. The Marselle waste disposal facility was identified to be licensed for closure because it is nearing its capacity. After rehabilitation one of the options for its alternative use was that the site be used as a transfer station. The site was licensed for closure on 16 March 2015. The license holder is required to commence the closure and rehabilitation activities under the supervision of a registered engineer and an Environmental Control Officer (ECO) within a period of three years from the date of issue.

(b) The site was inspected for compliance with the licence conditions on 10 June 2015, which is a routine monitoring function of the Provincial Department, and concerns were raised with the licence holder. Thereafter, concerns from local residents’ associations were received by the Department, and a meeting between the Ndlambe Local Municipality and the Chairpersons from Kenton-on-Sea Ratepayers Association (KOSRA) and Natures Landing Homeowners Association was convened on 14 September 2015 to try and address non-compliance issues associated with the site. It transpired that the Municipality has put aside a budget to appoint a service provider that will commence with the closure activities, but is overwhelmed with the quantities of waste still going to the site to enable the closure. The Department committed to assist the municipality to source funds for a project that will help with diverting waste away from going to landfill, and the project was approved and allocated a budget of R2, 026 million for the 2016/17 financial year. The project will employ a total of 46 people to assist with access control and security services at the landfill site, cleaning illegal dumps, door-to-door awareness campaigns in hotspot communities, promoting a culture of separation at source and recovery of materials.

2. The Department received this complaint in an e-mail sent to the office of the Chief Director: Regulatory Services on 08 February 2012. An inspection was conducted on 17 February 2012 at Marselle/Boesmansriviermond disposal site, and a meeting was held between the officials from the Department of Environmental Affairs, Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT) and Ndlambe Municipality. On 23 February 2012, Ndlambe Municipality submitted a letter to the Department where they clearly indicated that there is currently no budget to render a 24-hour access control/security; however, staff members had been instructed not to start fires on site. Measures were also put in place as from
20 February 2012 to extend the working hours of the municipal employees to monitor the situation and ensure that fires were not lit.

It was also highlighted to the Department that, due to limited space for waste disposal, the Kenton-on-Sea garden waste site was closed, and more pressure was placed on Marselle disposal site as the garden waste was then brought to this site. The interim plan for the Municipality was to negotiate with the Kenton-on-Sea Ratepayers Association as they were keen to make available a chipper and ask garden services to drop off their garden refuse at a point where it could be chipped. This was to open up space for domestic refuse in the area that was to be used for garden refuse.

Since the matter focused on general waste management activities which fall within the mandate of the provincial sphere of government, the matter was then referred to the provincial DEDEAT on 29t February 2012.

Subsequently, the site was inspected for compliance with its licence conditions on 10 June 2015 by the DEDEAT as part of their routine monitoring function as indicated in question 1(b) above. Accordingly, the events following this inspection are outlined above.

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Reply:

The information required relates to the movement of the President and for security reasons, the response to this question can only be presented to closed session of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence.

Reply:

(1) The SABC is reviewing a number of Current Affairs shows as it prepares for the election programmes. Mvoko is one of the SABC’s experienced anchors that the Corporation would like to use for programmes that will look into election stories, i.e, political debates. The SABC is yet to decide on the relevant time slots for various shows.

(2) No, the SABC has not received a complaint about the content of the specified programme.

(3) No. Mvoko was not disciplined for his work as an Anchor for On the Record programme. (He did, however, get a formal corrective measure notice for communicating internal communication on social media without permission).

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

Minister was invited to participate in this forum as a World Communication Forum Davos Committee Co-Chair elected for the period of 2015/16. She was also requested to speak within the larger theme announced for the opening panel: "Country Reputation - who's in charge of Communications, Identity and Trust?".

Minister was also invited to be one of the officials handing over the C4F Gala Awards to the winners. The category given to Minister to confer was on “communications of the future” – in recognition of the most creative and effective communication campaign. Minister had an opportunity to meet representatives from BRICS countries, where they’ve agreed to establish the BRICS Communications Forum which will focus on defining the communication strategy of BRICS.

(b) Mr Donald Liphoko: Acting Director-General Government Communications and Information Systems

Ms Mashudu Ralutanda: PA & Ministerial Support Staff

Mr Michael Currin: Chief Director: Provincial & Local Liaison, GCIS

Nthambeleni Gabara: Ministerial News and Media Service

(c) (i) The total amount is still in the process of being audited and will subsequently be made available.

(ii) The breakdown is also not available as it still needs to be audited.

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

(1) (a) Universal Service and Aceess Agency of South Africa (USAASA), has informed me that it has appointed three companies (BUA Africa, CZ Electronics and Leratadima) to produce and supply set-top boxes to the South African Post Offices accross the country, including the Northern Cape and the Free State.

(b) USAASA informed me that the companies provided STBs as follows:

(i) Northern Cape: BUA Africa provided 3,506 STBs; CZ Electronics provided 27,000 STBs; and Leratadima provided 150 STBs.

(ii) Free State: BUA Africa provided 1,400 STBs; CZ Electronics provided 16,000 STBs; and Leratadima provided 00 STBs.

(c) USAASA further informed me that BUA Africa did not receive any payments as their invoices came in late. Leratadima and CZ Electronics were paid R680,934.34 and R35,841,674.00 respectively.

(2)  According to the Agency, not all produced STBs are Digital Terrestrial Television: 3,506 are DTH STBs and 27,150 are DTT STBs.

                                                                         

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE

Reply:

(1)(a)(b)(i)(ii) The 2015 data on learner pregnancy is not ready for use as yet.

(2)(a)(b)(c) The 2015 data on learner pregnancy is not ready for use as yet.

Reply:

(a) The Universal Service and Access Agency for South Africa, which is the entity charged with the responsibility of managing the production and installation of set top boxes, informed me that 823 STBs were installed country wide as at 29 February 2016.

(b) The companies USAASA contracted to install the specified STBs are: Amigen Investments, Duramics Trading & Projects, Ketelelo Trading, Krosworx, KST Consortium, Lamec, Maziya Construction, Silverwell Business Enterprise and Ellies Industries.

(c) USAASA further informed me that Amigen Investments was paid R15,400.00; Duramics Trading & Projects was paid R 3,850.00; Ketelelo Trading was paid R15,950.00; Krosworx was paid R14,300.00; KST Consortium was paid R2,750.00; Lamec was paid R18,150.00; Maziya Construction was paid R12,650.00; Silverwell Business Enterprise was paid R24,200.00; and Ellies Industries has not redeemed any vouchers at SAPO.

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

1. (a) Lingcom Primary School in Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape has 683 learners and was assessed on the 03 July 2015. (b) The assessments conducted indicate that the school has access to basic services (water, sanitation and power supply), however it is entirely constructed from inappropriate materials (asbestos) and there is a need to replace the structures built out of inappropriate materials.

​2. The DBE considers all schools built out of inappropriate material (mud, asbestos, metal and wood) as unsafe, this is in line with the Regulations Relating to Minimum Uniform Norms and Standards that were promulgated in November 2013.

3. (a)(b)(i)(ii) The condition assessment undertaken was meant to ascertain what the infrastructural needs of the school and developed a scope of works for the required interventions. The school has been placed on the new and replacement category programme by the Eastern Cape Department of Education which entails replacing all buildings built out inappropriate material for the implementation during the 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial year.

(bb) The estimated cost of replacing the structures built out of inappropriate materials at is R27 million. This amount includes professional fees and contigiencies as at the date that the school was assessed and this is subject to escalation on the construction materials.

(cc) The project is currently at advanced planning stagess and is scheduled to go through

procurement and is anticipated to commence on site towards the end of 2016 and completion is anticipated to be 18 months after commencement on site.

4. The school has been prioritised in the Provincial infrastructure programme that is funded through the Education Infrastructure Grant (EIG) and the project will be funded fully to bring the school line with the requirements of the Norms and Standards.

Reply:

(a) The Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA), which is the entity charged with the responsibility of managing the procurement of set-top boxes, informed me that Ellies Industries, Temic Manufacturing and QEC Pty Ltd are the three companies appointed to provide DTT antennas in the Northern Cape and Free State as at 29 February 2016.

(b) The entity has informed me that Ellies Industries provided 15,680 DTH Antennas, Temic Manufacturing provided 9,640 DTT Antennas, and QEC Pty Ltd provided 3,100 DTT antennas.

(c) USAASA informed me that an amount of R8,834,200.00 was paid to Ellies Industries. QEC and Temic Manufacturing were paid R17,770.32 and R27,018.00 respectively.

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE

Reply:

(a) My Department owes Umgeni Water an outstanding balance of R86 622.19 as at 12 May 2016.

(b) Refer to the table below for the Age Analysis as at 12 May 2016:

Vendor Name	To 0 Days	30 Days	60 Days	90 Days	120 Days	150 Days	151+ Days	Total
UMGENI WATER	0.00	-86 622.19	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-86 622.19

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