Questions and Replies
07 June 2016 - NW1502
Masango, Ms B to ask the Ms B S Masango (DA) to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture
(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:
(1) The DAC has not been approached by any political party for funding in the 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and to date in the 2016/17 financial years;
(2) The DAC has not provided any form of funding to any political party in the 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and to date in the 2016/17 financial years.
07 June 2016 - NW1135
Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Social Development
With reference to the latest available statistics, (a) how many (i) nonprofit and privately run (aa) drug and (bb) alcohol rehabilitation facilities are there in the country and (b) how many persons can each specified facility accomodate?
Reply:
(a)
(i) There are currently 73 nonprofit / privately run alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities
(b) For capacity of each centre, see attached annexure
07 June 2016 - NW1543
Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs
(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) In 2015-16 financial year:
(i) The department has spent R2 621 268,44
(ii) iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority R 103 920,00
(iii) South African National Botanical Institute R 919 216,00
(iv) South African National Parks R6 552 099,12
(v) South African Weather Service R 604 241,60
(b) In the 2016-17 financial year:
(i) The department has budgeted for R 1 000 000,00
(ii) iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority R 116 000,00
(iii) South African National Botanical Institute R 1 086 396,00
(iv) South African National Parks R10 397 441,09
(v) South African Weather Service R 630 000,00
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07 June 2016 - NW1253
America, Mr D to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to his reply to question 2984 on 22 September 2015, he has received the requested information yet; if not, why not; if so, by when will this information be communicated?
Reply:
The information was provided by uMshwathi Local Municipality and approved by Minister P Gordhan):
(1) Yes, it was owned by the former Development Services Board (DSB) in 1994 – 1995.
(a) It was transferred to Air Health Committee, then the Health Committee became Cool Air TLC in 1996 – 2000. In December 2000, the Cool Air TLC was amalgamated into uMshwathi Municipality.
(b) There were four areas that were controlled by Development Services Board-Dalton, Cool Air, Wartburg and New Hanover, that were converted into Health Committees and the assets from DSB were handed over to these Health Committees.
(2) The arrangements for Cool Air Secondary School is for them to book the hall in advance at no cost to the school.
07 June 2016 - NW1470
Lovemore, Ms AT to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
(1)Whether, with reference to Commitment 8 contained in the 3rd South African Open Government Partnership Country Action Plan, 2016 to 2018, an inter-departmental committee responsible for developing, implementing and reporting on the country’s implementation and/or action plan has been put in place; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether the development of the country’s implementation and/or action plan has commenced; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(1) Yes. On 26 October 2015, Cabinet approved the establishment of the inter-departmental committee on beneficial ownership. The committee was set up at the inaugural meeting of the committee held on 27 February 2016. It is constituted by the following institutions and government departments convened by the Department of Public Service and Administration:
(a) National Treasury (NT);
(b) Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC);
(c) Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA);
(d) South African Revenue Service (SARS):
(e) South African Police Service (SAPS):
(f) National Prosecuting Authority (NPA);
(g) Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (Doi & CD);
(h) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI);
(i) Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC);
(j) Department of Social Development (DSD);
(k) Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO);
(l) State Security Agency (SSA);
(m) National Intelligence Coordinating Committee (NICOC);
(n) South African Reserve Bank (SARB);
(o) Financial Services Board (FSB);
(p) Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE);
(q) Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB);
(r) Law Society of South Africa (LSSA);
(s) National Gambling Board (NGB); and
(t) Independent Regulatory Board of Auditors (IRBA)
(2) Yes. Development of the country’s implementation and/or action plan has commenced, the committee is currently finalising the draft action plan. The draft action plan is derived from the G20 High Level Principles endorsed by Cabinet in October 2015, which sets-out the required actions to be undertaken by the Government of the Republic of South Africa.
07 June 2016 - NW396
Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(1)Whether R 800 million was moved from the SA National Defence Force’s (SANDF) budget to pay Deloitte to do an audit of SANDF’s battle preparedness; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what were the (i) motivation and (ii) objectives of the specified audit, (b) why does the SANDF not have the capacity to perform the specified audit itself, (c) why was Deloitte contracted to perform the specified audit, (d) when did (i) she and (ii) her department approve the specified audit and (e) what procurement processes were followed before appointing the specified company; (2) whether there are any higher priorities for spending the funds instead of the specified audit, especially in the face of constant complaints that not enough funding is provided to among other things South Africa’s contribution to peacekeeping forces in Africa; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details for prioritising the specified audit?
Reply:
Question 1.
a.(i) According to the Department of Defence's records, the Department has not concluded any audit contract with Deloitte to the value of R800 million. However, Deloitte was contracted to perform a Through Life Capability Management (TLCM) study over four years at a cost of R230 million. This requirement is a resultant of phase 1 of the TLCM Project conducted during 2013/14 in the Chief of Logistics environment. The results of TLCM phase 1 reflected that the DOD is not on par
with international standards in terms of TLCM best practice. The DOD/Armscor Acquisition, Technology Development processes and the objectives of the RESTRICTED 2 National Defence Industry Council (NDIC) were not part of the C Log study, a requirement therefore existed to align the above mentioned aspects with both international TLCM standards as well as the Defence Review 2015.
Question 2.
The TLCM project is a high priority exercise since it will ultimately contribute to a cost effective SANDF and is not at the cost of other current priorities
07 June 2016 - NW1252
America, Mr D to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to his reply to question 2735 on 25 August 2015, he has received the requested information yet; if not, why not; if so, by when will this information be communicated?
Reply:
The response below is based on information received from the Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality (as approved by Minister P Gordhan on 3rd Sep 2015)
(a) The municipality allocated a total amount of R156 million for Zone Plans, i.e. block sum allocations to each ward, in the 2014-15 budget.
(b) (i) The funds allocated to each ward are utilized for the implementation of small projects that are identified by Councilors in consultation with ward residents. (ii) Wards benefiting have been reduced to 78 wards that have less developed municipal infrastructure and the budget allocation for each ward varies depending on the project identified. The 25 wards that were excluded are highly developed and have all the necessary municipal services.
(c) The quested information still needs to be discussed first at Council level as it relates to the 2014/15 financial year’s budget, which ended on 31 July 2015.
07 June 2016 - NW1242
Lovemore, Ms AT to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
With reference to the report produced by the Public Service Commission, entitled Assessment of the Implementation of Policy Framework on the Appointment of Ministerial Staff in National and Provincial Departments, dated May 2014, what are the details of the action taken to date to address each of the 14 recommendations at the end of the specified report?
Reply:
The details of the action taken to date to address each of the 14 Recommendations are attached herewith below as Annexure A. These details were compiled by the Public Service Commission, after consultation with the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), which is the custodian of the Ministerial Handbook and all Human Resource Management (HRM) prescripts in the Public Service. Furthermore, the National School of Government (NSG) was also consulted.
These details illustrate that the Department of Public Service and Administration has made significant progress towards implementation of the Recommendations made by the Public Service Commission. The National School of Government has made noticeable preparatory work to roll-out implementation of the executive development programme, and plans are also under way to develop other targeted training programmes.
ANNEXURE A: Progress n implementation of each of the 14 Recommendations made in the Report - Assessment of the Implementation of Policy Framework on the Appointment of Ministerial Staff in National and Provincial Departments |
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No. |
RECOMMENDATION FROM PSC |
PROGRESS REPORT |
1 |
The DPSA should develop a focused policy framework that will regulate the employment practices of persons who provide support and serve in EAs' offices |
Amended Public Service Regulations and other prescripts regulate the employment practices of persons appointed in the offices of Executive Authorities. It covers the recruitment process, nature of appointment, allowance payable, termination of services and other employment conditions. According to the |
2 |
All SMS levels in Ministries irrespective of the method of recruitment (headhunting or advertising) must be subjected to proper selection processes (i.e. interviews and competency assessment) and for any identified competency gap, a developmental plan must be put in place to address the gap. This plan must be developed in consultation with the person concerned and be managed by the Director-General or Head of Department. |
According to the Public Service Regulations, all members of the SMS appointed in offices of EAs are supposed to be subjected to proper recruitment and selections processes and the performance management and development system for SMS. In addition, the Directive on Compulsory Capacity Development, Mandatory Training Days and Minimum Entry Requirements for SMS, which came into effect on 01 April 2015, also applies to all SMS members in the offices of EAs. SMS members should meet the minimum qualification and experience requirements prior to appointment. The challenge is that there are still many incidences of non-compliance with prescripts, as such, the DPSA has undertaken to conduct targeted support for departments during the 2016/17 financial year. |
3. |
The Director-General or Head of Department has to provide "primary advisory" support to the EA due to the resources (e.g. research experts, etc.) he/she manages in the department, an administrative reporting line to the Director-General or Head of Department must be enforced for the Chief of Staff. |
According to the DPSA, this is the current practice as Chiefs of Staff report to their respective Heads of Department on all administrative matters. |
4 |
Compulsory induction, orientation/training on the functions performed in Ministries, the relationship between the Ministry and the department, the protocols of being a sessional employee and the benefits thereof and how to support the Minister with political responsibilities should be conducted with staff working in the EAs' offices, either at departmental level or coordinated by the National School of Government (NSG) or the DPSA. The current and/or previous competent and experienced Chief of Staff should be part of the training team and assist in this regard. |
It is expected that the orientation of staff working in Ministries would be conducted by respective departments. The extent of implementation for such orientation programmes has not been validated. The generic orientation course for staff in Ministries has not been developed yet. Its development has been prioritised by the NSG. Consultations with relevant stakeholders are expected to commence during the 2016/17 financial year. |
5 |
There should be a dedicated course for Chiefs of Staff and a forum to share experiences and to professionalise this strategic role. There should be a way of career-pathing for experienced Chiefs of Staff. |
The course for Chiefs of Staff has not been developed yet. Its development has been prioritised by the NSG. Consultations with relevant stakeholders are expected to commence during the 2016/17 financial year. |
6 |
A Legislation based Compliance Framework for Ministries should be developed by the DPSA. |
Government has adopted the Management Performance Assessment Tool (MPAT) to track and report on compliance to relevant legislation by departments. |
7 |
The DPSA should review the organisational structures of Ministries according to the size and responsibility of the Ministry. |
The DPSA has developed a revised generic organisational structure for Offices of EAs and Deputy Ministers as part of the process of amending the Ministerial Handbook. The concern is that the revised Ministerial Handbook has not been approved by Cabinet, as such, the generic organisational structures are not implemented. It is therefore important for the Minister for Public Service and Administration to fast-track the approval of the revised Ministerial Handbook. |
8 |
Uniform job profiles and descriptions should be enforced for Chiefs of Staff across the Public Service. Key competencies and minimum qualifications for the position of Chief of Staff must be well-defined. This will help to guide the selection and appointment process and Ministers must be informed of and adhere to this guide. Uniform job profiles should be developed for the rest of the staff in EAs' offices. |
The DPSA has developed, as part of the generic organisational structures, clearly defined purpose and functions per post in the offices of EAs. However, the extent of implementation of the uniform job description remains questionable due to the non-approval of the revised Ministerial Handbook. With respect to SMS positions in ministerial Office, the DPSA through the Directive on Compulsory Capacity Development, Mandatory Training days and Minimum entry requirements for SMS has set the minimum qualification and experience requirement for appointment in the office of the EA at an SMS level. The challenge is that there are still many incidences of non-compliance with prescripts and compliance with the Directive has not been assessed. |
9 |
80% of the positions in Ministries should be permanent and be part of organograms of departments. |
The DPSA proposed uniform organisational structures for Ministerial Offices does recommend that a percentage of posts in the Offices of EAs should be permanent. These are all the administrative positions, which turn to be in the majority Implementation of this will be assessed once the revised Ministerial Handbook has been approved and is being implemented by departments. |
10 |
An orientation and support programme for Cabinet Ministers/Premiers/Members of Executive Council (MECs) and Directors-General/Heads of Department should be developed and it must be compulsory for new EAs and DGs/HoDs to attend at the beginning of every term of government and when a need arises due to reshuffling. There must be a separate session for EAs and DGs first and thereafter a joint session. Also the advisors need to have an orientation programme. |
At the start of each term of administration, the Presidency organizes anorientation programme for Executive Authorities (EAs) and the DPSA is invited to make presentations on the Roles and Responsibilities of the EA in relation to the Public Service Act and Regulations, and also presents on the Ministerial Handbook. However, there is no targeted training provided after reshuffling. |
11 |
There should be a probation period for staff appointed in Ministries and that period should take into consideration the nature of Ministries and the limited time available to follow the probation period regulations that are cumbersome to release a person who is not performing or fitting in the culture of the Ministry. |
In terms of the Public Service Regulations, all appointments, longer than 12 months, are subject to a probationary period. This requirement includes appointments in Ministries However, there are instances of non¬compliance — the magnitude of which has not been established. Hence implementation of the revised Ministerial Handbook will also serve as an instrument to address such incidences. |
12 |
The DPSA should continue to give guidance and assistance in the development and implementation of turnaround strategies and restructuring processes. |
The DPSA continues to play this role, based on requests received from departments. It must however be stated that Executive Authorities have the power to decide on their turnaround strategies and organisational structures. All what the DPSA can do is to provide guidance. |
13 |
The DPSA should develop a database of employees with working experience in Ministries who could not be absorbed by departments for purposes of redeployment. |
All permanently employed employees are accommodated in the relevant department upon exit of the EA. There is no provision within the Public Service to absorb employees employed in Ministries linked to the term of office of EAs. Where employees who are linked to the EAs term of office are transferred to or absorbed by the department, this practice will considered to be irregular and should as such be corrected in line with the applicable prescripts. |
14 |
The DPSA should enforce the developed benchmark job descriptions and evaluations for posts in EAs' offices to ensure consistency throughout the Public Service. |
In developing the draft generic organisational structures for Ministries, all posts were job evaluated with clearly defined job purpose and functions Once approved, implementation of these job descriptions, alongside the revised generic organizational structures will ensure consistency. |
07 June 2016 - NW1603
Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Transport
With reference to her reply to question 415 on 8 March 2016, (a) what is the current status of appointing the new Chief Executive Officer of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa and (b) by what date will this process be completed?
Reply:
The process to appoint the GCEO of PRASA has progressed well and is at an advantage stage
07 June 2016 - NW1536
Steenkamp, Ms J to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture”
1. 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 2015-17 financial year? (NW1707E)
Reply:
(a) The amount spend on advertising in the 2015-2016 financial year
(i) Department’s adverts
Advert on Bursaries (Non-Employees) |
119,738.70 |
Advert: Promotional Items |
854,365.00 |
Advert: Marketing |
5,689,523.85 |
Advert: Recruitment |
754,885.76 |
Advert: Tenders |
390,327.24 |
Total spent |
R7 808,840.55 |
(ii) Public Entities
I have 27 entities reporting to me, to compile this information it will take time, but as soon as it is collated I will forward the necessary information to the Honourable Member.
(b) Amount budgeted for Advertising 2016/17 financial year
(i) Department 9.2 million
07 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:
Question a.
a. DOD personnel did engage with COMAIR with respect to the requirements listed in paragraph.
(b.) No senior officials were involved in this regard.
b (i.) The DOD (SA Air Force) awarded two (2) contracts to "COMAIR LTD" (V32C9) during the specific period in question for the following requirements.
• 2012: for the training of four (4) members on Flight Dispatchers Course to the value of R134 976,00.
• 2014: for CSIR skills training for SA Air Force members to the value of R28 500,00.
07 June 2016 - NW1433
Krumbock, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Police
(1)Whether the detective division at the Kempton 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, Kempton Park Detective Service received two (2) vehicles during the 2015/2016 financial year.
(2) (a) Kempton Park Detective Service currently have 25 vehicles.
(b) 25 vehicles are in working order.
(c) Not applicable.
(3) (a) There are 67 detectives currently at Kempton Park Detective Service.
(b) (i) 42 detectives attended a detective course.
(ii) 42 passed the detective course.
(c) Each Investigating Officer has an average of 200 dockets.
(4) The allocation of vehicles for the 2016/2017 financial year has not been finalised yet.
07 June 2016 - NW1131
Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
How many officers are currently employed by each of the metropolitan police department?
Reply:
(1) The following response is based on the information provided by eThekwini, Cape Town Metropolitan municipalities and Gauteng Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. Mangaung and Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan municipalities indicated that they do not have a Metropolitan Police departments. Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality has Security and Traffic Services which has about 600 employees. Buffalo City did not meet the deadline for submission of responses. However, the municipality has been requested to respond accordingly. The information will be delivered to the honourable member as soon as it is received.
(2) The number of officers are currently employed by each of the metropolitan police departments are provided below:
Metropolitan Municipality |
Number of officers are currently employed each of the metropolitan police department |
eThekwini |
1866 officers |
Cape Town |
557 officers |
Ekurhuleni |
1375 officers |
Johannesburg |
3017 officers |
Tshwane |
3815 officers |
Mangaung |
No applicable |
Nelson Mandela Bay |
No applicable |
by
07 June 2016 - NW1363
Mahlangu, Mr JL to ask the MR J L MAHLANGU (ANC) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF ARTS AND CULTURE:
(1) Whether he is aware (a) of the existence of a provincial heritage site, Canteen Kopje, in the Northern Cape, which is of archeological and heritage significance and is facing imminent destruction, (b) that research at the specified site began in the mid-20th century and has been on-going since 1997 (c) that various excavations in a number of locations at the site have revealed tools dating back 2,3 million years to the three phases of the Acheulean hand axe, Middle and Later Stone Age occupations, a Tswana/!Kora occupation relating closely to local communities and the remains of historic activities, (d) that a mining permit was issued in 2014 and the SA Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) successfully acquired a Cease Works Order which was lifted in March 2016 after which work by a diamond mining company commenced on 16 March 2016, (e) that the current mining programme will, conservatively estimated, destroy up to 40% of the heritage site, (f) that the fenced-off area includes the excavation areas of the University of the Witwatersrand and of Toronto and the area developed for tourism, (g) that no heritage impact assessment or archaeological impact assessment was conducted and the mining company does not have a heritage permit, which is in contravention of the National Heritage Resources Act, Act 25 of 1999, (h) that there is a conservation management plan for the site and (i) that our country has a constitutional, legal and moral obligation and responsibility to preserve and protect the heritage resources and resources with archaeological significance; if so, what steps does he intend to take to ensure the protection and preservation of the specified heritage resources; (2) in view of the lapses in adhering to the specified Act, what steps will SAHRA take to ensure that the specified heritage is preserved; (3) are there any other site(s) in the country facing a similar threat; if so, can he give the assurance that his department will support the heritage resources and protect them against the threat posed by mining and others?
Reply:
1.Yes, (a) I am aware of a heritage site called Canteen Kopje, a declared Provincial Heritage Site, located on Portion 9 of West Commonage 687, in the Barkley West District of the Northern Cape.
(b) The site was first declared as a National Monument on 29 January 1948 in terms of section 8 of the Natural and Historical Monuments, Relics and Antiquities Act, 1934. Under the current heritage act, the site enjoys protection at a provincial level.
(c) Although it is true that the significance of site was well known during the mid-20th century, local and international interest in the site waned during the second half of the 20th century. The site has been the focus of renewed research interest from the 1990s partly fuelled by significant steps forward in scientific methods, which allows for greater understanding of the formation of the site. Although the scientific work focuses on the behaviour of our earliest human ancestors, the site also contains important information about extant communities and the history and legacy of diamond mining in South Africa. Although the date of this occurrence is not known recent research by SAHRA indicates that Canteen Kopje may be the oldest known archaeological occurrence in South Africa.
(d) The Department of Mineral Resources issued a mining permit to Ms Jacky M. Wesi for Portion 5 of West Commonage, Barkley West in October 2014. Furthermore, a cease works order was issued to prevent the unnecessary destruction of significant heritage resources without the required mitigatory measures in place to prevent the undocumented destruction of such resources.
(e) The information provided to the heritage authorities and SAHRA, in particular, did not indicate that up to forty percent of the site would be mined,
(f) and specifically excluding the areas of current research by the Universities of Witwatersrand and Toronto. Similarly, according to the information provided the mining would have occurred outside the boundaries of the declared Provincial Heritage Site.
(g) This permit was issued without prior consultation with the appropriate heritage authorities. The heritage significance of the site and the provisions of the NHRA were communicated to relevant stakeholders.
(h) Yes I am aware of a Conservation Management plan for the site.
(i) Section 8 of the National Heritage Resources Act (Act 25 of 1999) promotes a three-tier system of Heritage Resources Management, in which national functions are the responsibility of the South African Heritage Resources Agency; provincial functions are the responsibility of the provincial heritage authority, and local level functions are the responsibility of local authorities.
2. A recent final court interdict granted by the Kimberley High Court has prevented any further mining on the declared site of Canteen Kopje. Although it is currently protected as a Provincial Heritage Site, SAHRA has initiated an administrative process to re-examine the grading of the site to possible Grade 1 status
3. To ensure that heritage resources are afforded the protection that it deserves it is important that the provisions of the NHRA are fully implemented. This means ensuring the provincial heritage authorities and local authorities are capacitated and adequately resourced. Currently, there are only three fully functioning provincial authorities ensuring compliance with the provisions of the NHRA. This means that the potential exists for the unwanted destruction of significant heritage resources.
06 June 2016 - NW1509
Baker, Ms TE to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)Whether the National Treasury 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 the National Treasury 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. The National Treasury was not approached by any political party for any form of funding (a) in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2016.
2. The National Treasury has not 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.
06 June 2016 - NW1410
Motau, Mr SC to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation
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:
We are still gathering data and contacting entities for this information. the information is not readily available
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 |
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 - 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 - NW1351
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Communications
Whether any entities received funding from the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) failed to comply with (a) grant funding conditions and/or (b) reporting time frames since the establishment of the MDDA in 2004; if so, what are the relevant details in each such case?
Reply:
(a) The general non-compliance issues dealt on a day to day by the Projects Team and as identified through monitoring ranges from
- Valid Tax Clearance Certificate (common amongst the Non-Governmental Organisations that drive the Community Radio and Community Television Sectors), to
- Late reporting due to change in leadership and other community dynamics that impact of the organisational work, and
- Mismanagement of approved funds, through allocating funds to line items that are not in the grant funding agreement, without sourcing necessary approval from the Agency.
(b) Reporting timeframes on all MDDA funded projects since its establishment are linked to and guided by the tranches allocated to each project. Each project is expected to submit a report after spending occurs on each tranche allocated.
The following table provides details of project non-compliance since 2004.
Project Name |
Additional Comments & Action |
|
2004/05 Financial Year |
||
Vukani Community Radio |
Balance remaining on the contract due to under spending (balance to be written back) |
|
Takalani Community Radio |
Contract extended and 2nd tranche report is under review. |
|
Eastern Cape Community Radio Hub (NCRF) |
Balance remaining on the contract due to under spending (balance to be written back) |
|
2005/06 Financial Year |
||
Barberton CR |
Contract expired due to lack of reporting as a result of ongoing management changes (balance to be written back) |
|
Newcastle CR |
Contract expired due to lack of reporting as a result of ongoing management changes (balance to be written back) |
|
Thetha /Orange Farm FM |
Contract expired due to lack of reporting (balance to be written back) |
|
Mokopane CR |
Balance remaining on the contract due to under spending (balance to be written back) |
|
2006/07 Financial Year |
||
Bushbuckridge CR |
Contract expired. Savings from under spending. To be written back |
|
Radio Sunny South |
Contract expired due to lack of reporting as a result of ongoing management changes (balance to be written back) |
|
Alex FM |
Contract expired due to lack of reporting as a result of ongoing management changes (balance to be written back) |
|
Alfred Nzo CR |
Contract expired due to lack of reporting as a result of ongoing management changes (balance to be written back) |
|
Essentials of Newspaper Management (SPI) |
To be written back |
|
Exchange Program |
To be written back |
|
2007/08 Financial Year |
||
Ekhephini CR |
Contract expired due to lack of reporting. To be written back |
|
Maputaland CR |
Contract expired due to lack of reporting. To be written back |
|
Tubatse CR |
Contract expired due to lack of reporting. To be written back |
|
Kasie Fm/Kathorus CR |
Contract expired due to lack of reporting. To be written back |
|
Makhado FM |
Contract expired due to lack of reporting. To be written back |
|
Botlokwa CR |
Tax clearance issues resolved, contract extended and payment of remaining balance is in process. |
|
Shine FM |
Contract expired due to lack of reporting. To be written back |
|
Zululand CR |
Contract expired due to lack of reporting. To be written back |
|
2008/09 Financial Year |
||
Khanya College (Print) |
Contract expired, project experienced TCC compliance challenges. |
|
Moletjie (Program Production) |
Contract savings. To be written back. |
|
Mohodi CR (Program Production) |
Delays in reporting, contract renewed and implementation underway |
|
Voice of Tembisa CR (Program Production) |
Contract expired, project experienced TCC compliance challenges. To be written back |
|
Alfred Nzo (Program Production) |
Contract expired, project experienced TCC compliance challenges. To be written back |
|
Cape Town TV, (CTV) |
Contract expired, project experienced TCC compliance challenges. Discussions underway to review TCC progress |
|
Bay TV-KZN, (CTV) |
Contract expired, project experienced reporting challenges. To be written back |
|
Bush Radio |
Contract expired, project experienced TCC compliance challenges. To be written back |
|
Franschoek CR |
Contract expired, project experienced TCC compliance challenges. To be written back |
|
Graaf Reinet CR |
Contract expired, project experienced reporting challenges. To be written back |
|
Forte CR |
Contract expired, project experienced TCC compliance challenges. To be written back |
|
Star FM |
Contract expired, project experienced TCC compliance challenges. To be written back |
|
Thabazimbi CR |
Contract expired, project experienced reporting challenges. To be written back |
|
Umgungundlovu CR Mentor |
Contract expired, project experienced reporting challenges. To be written back |
|
2009/10 Financial Year |
||
Behind the Mask (Print) |
Delayed reporting due to compliance challenges. The project has been written back. |
|
Cape Flats/Maraly Honikman – Mentor (Print) |
The project was written back. |
|
Bushbuckridge CR, (Program Production) |
Contract savings. To be written back |
|
ABC Ulwazi, (Program Production) |
ABC Ulwazi went into liquidation. Discussions currently underway with the liquidators to finalise the matter. |
|
Zibonele CR (Program Production) |
Delayed reporting due to compliance to be submitted for write back |
|
TUT (Program Production) |
Tax clearance issues resolved and contract has expired. Contract extension underway. |
|
Moletjie CR (Program Production) |
Contract savings. To be written back |
|
Eden FM |
Delayed reporting due to compliance .To be submitted for write back |
|
Radio Gamkaland |
Delayed reporting due to compliance .To be submitted for write back |
|
Radio Unique |
Delayed reporting due to compliance .To be submitted for write back |
|
Lukhanji FM |
Delayed reporting due to compliance .To be submitted for write back |
|
2010/11 Financial Year |
||
Proudly Manenberg (Print) |
Delayed reporting due to compliance to be submitted for write back |
|
Satyagraha (Print) |
Delayed reporting due to compliance to be submitted for write back |
|
Zenzele Community Media (Print) |
Delayed reporting due to compliance to be submitted for write back |
|
AIDC/Amandla Publishes (Print) |
Delayed reporting due to compliance to be submitted for write back |
|
Takalani CR (Program Production) |
Tax clearance issues resolved, contract extended and 2nd tranche report is underway. |
|
Radio Turf (Program Production) |
Delayed reporting due to compliance to be submitted for write back |
|
Zebediela FM (Program Production) |
Delayed reporting due to compliance to be submitted for write back |
|
Move To Music (Program Production) |
Delayed reporting due to compliance to be submitted for write back |
|
Rhodes Music Radio (Program Production) |
Delayed reporting due to compliance to be submitted for write back. |
|
Vukani CR |
Contract savings. To be submitted for write back |
|
Cosatu Archives |
Delayed reporting due to changes in the project team. To be submitted for write back |
|
2012/13 Financial Year |
||
Mmegadikgang |
Compliance issues, remaining amount to be written back |
|
Botlokwa CR |
Tax clearance issues resolved and contract drafting underway Project Number is incorrect – this is a new programme production project |
|
Star FM |
Tax clearance issues un-resolved. Project Number is incorrect – this is a new programme production project |
|
2013/14 Financial Year |
||
Greater Alex today (Print) |
Contract has expired. |
MR NN MUNZHELELE
DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
06 June 2016 - NW1018
Jooste, Ms K to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)What is the staff complement of the Directorate for Nonprofit Organisations (DNO) in terms of (a)(i) filled and (ii) vacant posts and (b) the various levels of the specified posts; (2) has she tabled a (a) written narrative and (b) financial report on the activities of the DNO for each of the past five financial years within six months of the end of each specified financial year; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) how many compliance notices were sent out from the DNO to registered nonprofit organisations in the 2014-15 financial year; (4) has the DNO cancelled any certificates of registration of any nonprofit organisation in the (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 financial years; if not, why not; if so, how many in each specified financial year; (5) does the DNO keep a record of all nonprofit organisations that have (a) voluntarily deregistered and/or (b) been (i) wound up and/or (ii) dissolved; if not, why not; if so, how many such instances took place in the (aa) 2013-14 and (bb) 2014-15 financial years?
Reply:
1. Staff complement of the Directorate for Nonprofit Organisations (DNO)
(a) (i) filled posts - 60
ii) vacant posts - 11
(b) Below is a table providing detailed information:
Position |
(b) Level |
Number of posts |
|
|
|
||
Deputy Director General |
15 |
0 |
1 |
Chief Director |
14 |
0 |
1 |
Directors |
13 |
5 |
|
Deputy Directors |
12 |
3 |
|
Deputy Directors |
11 |
4 |
|
Assistant Directors |
10 |
3 |
|
Assistant Directors |
9 |
6 |
1 |
Admin Assistants |
6 |
0 |
4 |
Senior Admin Officers |
8 |
15 |
3 |
Senior Registry Clerks |
5 |
8 |
1 |
Data Capturers |
4 |
12 |
|
Contract Workers |
4 |
1 |
|
Total |
60 |
11 |
2. For each financial year the report of the DNO activities is presented by Department of Social Development in the Department’s annual report.
3. 15 440 compliance notices were sent to NPOs in the 2014-2015 financial year.
4. Yes, the DNO has cancelled cerficates of registrations of NPOs as below;
Form of Deregistration |
2013/14 FY |
Voluntary Deregistration |
6 |
Wound up /or Dissolved |
0 |
(a)
(b)
Form of Deregistration |
2014/15 FY |
Voluntary Deregistration |
7 |
Wound up /or Dissolved |
0 |
5. Yes the DNO keeps record of as follows:
(aa)
Form of Deregistration |
2013/14 FY |
|
(a) |
Voluntary Deregistration |
6 |
(b) |
Wound up /or Dissolved |
0 |
(bb)
Form of Deregistration |
2014/15 FY |
|
(a) |
Voluntary Deregistration |
7 |
(b) |
Wound up /or Dissolved |
0 |
06 June 2016 - NW1208
Malatsi, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation
(1)What is the total remuneration package in rand payable by the SA Football Association to each coach of the national (a) men’s, (b) women’s and (c) under-23 national soccer teams; (2) whether each of the total remuneration packages includes any bonuses for (a) winning and/or (b) drawing matches; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
Awaiting information from SAFA.the information is not readily available.
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 - 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 - NW1412
Motau, Mr SC to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
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:
I have been advised by the Department as follows:
- (i) Not yet
(ii) Not yet.
- At a programme level, the Department has, for the 2016/17 financial year, prioritized the development of an ICT SMME Strategy in line with ICT B-BBEE Sector Code. The strategy would identify programmes to support and accelerate the development of ICT SMMEs across the ICT value chain.
The Department is also finalising a Traversal Agreement with the Department of Small Business Development, intended to ensure that ICT SMMEs and Cooperatives benefit from support programmes provided by portfolio organisations under the DSBD umbrella.
- At Supply Chain Management level, the Department ensures that all tenders include the 30% Set Aside for SMMEs, Co-Operatives, Township and Rural Enterprises as prescribed by Treasury.
REPLY: SOCs
I have been informed by the entities as follows:
b) (i) Yes for Sentech, SAPO, BBI, SITA, Nemisa and .zaDNA.
No for USAASA. It has ICT programmes as per its mandate in the ECA. To this end, USAASA has subsidized the construction and extension of electronic communications through small operators such as MENG (28 million subsidy) and Galela (30 million subsidy). Whilst these are small licensed operators compared to the likes of Vodacom, MTN and CellC, however they fall outside the definition of SMME.
(ii) Sentech – No, no programmes for Cooperatives for this financial year. Sentech will be exploring support for Women Cooperatives as a new development programmes for the next financial year.
SAPO – Yes. SAPO is running a Supplier and Enterprise Development Programme. The beneficiaries are Emerging Micro Enterprises, Black women owned, Youth owned, Rural women and Disabled people owned enterprises. Products and services that are used to anchor Enterprise development are postal services related. These include postal bags, speed services bags, owner driver vehicles, envelopes etc. R 34.9 million was spent on SMME’s in the past year and R76.1 million was spent on Black women owned enterprises. The Enterprise development budget is R120 million for the 2016/17 financial year and the projection is to create fifty (50) new jobs for each of the beneficiary categories.
BBI – No. This is because co-operatives had not responded to the public roadshows and forums conducted by BBI as many of them are not participating in the Telecoms Infrastructure sector. Co-operatives also did not respond to tenders issued by BBI.
SITA – No. SITA does not have a specific classification for co-operatives in its development programmes.
NEMISA – No. NEMISA does not have development programmes for cooperatives as they were not the targeted group
.zaDNA - No, .zaDNA does not have development programmes for cooperatives, because it was not budgeted for 2016/17 financial year.
USAASA – No, USAASA runs programmes pertaining to ICASA licensed operators as required by the ECA. Cooperatives are not a feature in the ICT industry.
aa) The relevant details per SOC are as follows:
Entity: |
Response: |
Sentech |
Supplier Development (Institutional support & capacity to create more jobs), Enterprise Development (Support growth and expansion of existing SMMEs), SMME start up development (Business Support & Mentoring for potential entrepreneurs), Cooperatives Development (support new women cooperatives in ICT) and Grant (Small Medium Enterprises Support); |
SAPO |
Products and services that are used to anchor enterprise development are postal service related. Chief amongst these are red letter trays, postal bags, speed services bags, twine, owner driver vehicles and envelopes. |
BBI |
Conducted Supplier Forums focusing on Basadi (Black Women) and Youth in various provinces. The objective of these forums was to encourage Basadi and Youth participation in the mainstream telecommunication industry and facilitation of transfer of technical skills and the development of black women and youth. The specific initiatives was information sharing on the telecommunication industry, providing information on BBI business and opportunities available, training on business and technical skills, fostering partnerships with Basadi, Youth and large businesses, encouraging Basadi and Youth suppliers to become contributors to BBBEE by improving their own contribution levels and thereby improving BBI procurement status, providing the environment and opportunities to increase the rand value of procurement-spend towards BBBEE and increase the number of BBBEE enterprises participating in BBI’s Basadi and Youth owned companies. |
SITA |
Is in a process of concluding an agreement with two Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to assist in the development of SMME in specific technologies. Furthermore, SITA is in a process of appointing an economic transformation execution partner to accelerate the implementation of SMME development and other identified programmes. |
NEMISA |
E-Literacy for Entrepreneurs, Mobile Tech Supporting Micro Business, e-Skills Course for Entrepreneurs and using Social Media for Entrepreneurs. |
.zaDNA |
The Registrar Reseller Programme is aimed at the historically disadvantaged people who are interested in the domain name registry business. The programme will train the individuals and give them a chance to become Registrars. |
USAASA |
Not applicable. |
bb) Sentech - Supplier Development (R1.2m), Enterprise Development (R200 000), SMME start up development (R170 000), Cooperatives Development (R200 000) and Grant (R2.8m);
SAPO – R120m;
BBI – R20 000;
SITA – R3m;
NEMISA – e-Literacy for Entrepreneurs (R17500), Mobile Tech Supporting Micro Business (R150 000), e-Skills Course for Entrepreneurs and using Social Media for Entrepreneurs (R71 5000);
.zaDNA – R350 000;
USAASA – not applicable.
cc) Sentech – 36;
SAPO – 50
BBI – 20
SITA – 50
NEMISA – already in business
.zaDNA – 20
USAASA – not applicable.
06 June 2016 - NW1167
Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Social Development
Whether any (a) strategies and/or (b) plans have been developed by her department in collaboration with the SA Social Security Agency to take over the distribution of social grants once the contract with Net1’s subsidiary Cash Paymaster Services ends in 2017; if not, (i) why not and (ii) by what date will such (aa) strategies and/or (bb) plans be developed; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(a) and (b) Following the decision not to award to re-advertised tender in October 2015, SASSA immediately started working on developing a plan to ensure that it is ready to take over the responsibility for the management of social grant payments as from April 2017, when the current contract with Cash Paymaster Services expires.
The plans developed take into account the recommendations made by the Ministerial Committee appointed to investigate options for social grant payments which were contained in the report released in December 2014. In addition, CSIR has been working with SASSA since February 2014 to assist with the development of specific work packages related to taking over the responsibility for biometric enrolment.
The plan developed contains details of all actions required to meet the deadline, with responsibilities and target dates indicated. The implementation of the plan developed is currently underway.
(i) Not applicable
(ii) Not applicable
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 - NW1052
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)For each district in each province, (a) what amount was provided for the (i) procurement of assistive devices, (ii) training of professional staff, (iii) provision of transport and (iv) purchase of learner/teacher support material for (aa) schools for learners with special educational needs and (bb) full-service schools, (b) which schools have been reconfigured into full-service schools, (c) what was the cost of the reconfiguration in each case, (d) how far are the specified schools from completion and (e) what is the nature of the resources provided to the specified schools; (2) (a) in which district in each province is each of the 137 full-service schools that have been physically upgraded for accessibility situated, (b) what was the cost of the specified upgrades and (c) when does her department envisage the completion of the outstanding 654 schools?
Reply:
(1) (a) (aa) Provincial budgets for (i) procurement of assistive devices, (ii) training of professional staff, (iii) provision of transport and (iv) purchase of LTSM to Special Needs Education Schools were as follows:
Province |
Districts |
(i) Assistive devices |
(ii) Training of professional staff |
(iii) Transport |
(iv) LTSM |
(e) Nature of resources |
EC |
District disaggregation not made available |
R5,6 million |
R483,000 |
R5,3 million |
R5,586 million |
30 Lap Tops, Learner Profiler, Clicker 7 & Text Help Read and Write, Tobii S32 Scan and Touch |
FS |
Motheo, Lejweleputswa Thabo Mofutsanyane |
Nil |
Amount not provided for training of 67 officials |
R5,2 million |
R134 631 |
Grade R – 3 SASL CAPS kits |
GT |
All 15 districts |
Not specified |
R14 million |
R12 375 million |
50% ring fenced |
Specialised LTSM Specialised HR Teacher training |
KZN |
All 12 districts |
Procured from budget allocation to schools |
Application made for 15 buses – amount not specified |
R2 million R2 million |
Grade R – 3 SASL CAPS kits Braille |
|
LP |
All 5 districts |
Amount within norms and standards funding not specified |
None |
Amount within norms and standards funding not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
MP |
Bohlabela Ehlanzeni Gert Sibande Nkangala |
R900 000 R1,2 m R2,1 m R2,1 m |
R450 000 R450 000 R700 000 R700 000 |
All 18 schools participate in scholar transport programme |
R1,8 m |
5 Adapted buses procured ICT connectivity installation ramps and rails and additional physical resources like laboratories, libraries and sporting facilities. |
NC |
Three districts |
R4993 per learners |
Not specified |
Not specified |
R2,365 million |
Grade R – 3 SASL CAPS kits Hearing Aids LCD Projectors Interactive whiteboards Tablets Laptops |
NW |
All 4 districts |
R8,4 million |
R2,44 million |
R9 million |
R1,9 million |
Grade R – 3 SASL CAPS kits Braille textbooks |
WC |
5 districts |
R300 000 per district |
R14 000 per district |
R52,033 million |
R63,5 million |
Assistive devices for the assistive devices loan centre based at a special school resource centre in each district |
Source: Information provided by provinces in April 2016
(1)(a) (bb) Provincial budgets for (i) procurement of assistive devices, (ii) training of professional staff, (iii) provision of transport and (iv) purchase of LTSM to Full-Service Schools
Province |
Districts |
(i) Assistive devices |
(ii) Training of professional staff |
(iii) Transport |
(iv) LTSM |
(e) Nature of Resources |
EC |
District disaggregation not made available |
R6,3 million |
Amount not made available |
Amount not made available |
R45,000 |
|
FS |
none |
nil |
nil |
nil |
Nil |
n/a |
GT |
All 15 districts |
R6,95 million |
Included in R14 million above |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Specialised LTSM Specialised HR Teacher training |
KZN |
12 Districts |
Budgets for 2016/17 not specified |
Budgets for 2016/17 not specified |
Budgets for 2016/17 not specified |
Budgets for 2016/17 not specified |
Counsellors and Learning Support Educators Furniture and relevant equipment |
LP |
None |
Nil |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
MP |
All 4 districts |
Not specified |
See training budgets above |
Not specified |
No separate allocation – supplied as all ordinary schools |
ICT connectivity installation ramps and rails and additional physical resources like laboratories, libraries and sporting facilities. |
NC |
Frances Baard John Taolo Gaetsewe ZF Mhcawu Pixley-Ka-Seme Namaqua |
R400 000 above which is available on demand |
Not specified – covered by district line budgets |
R225280 R7414 R153058 R114420 R156793 |
No separate allocation – supplied as all ordinary schools |
Supplied according to individual needs |
NW |
All 4 districts |
R20 million – including infrastructure |
Not specified |
R2,1 million Vehicles for therapists |
No separate allocation – supplied as all ordinary schools |
1 Councelling room, accesible toilets, store and strong room, ramps and paving around the building and assistive devices |
WC |
Cape Winelands (27) Eden Karoo (27) Metro Central (12) Metro East (17) Metro North (21) Metro South (9) Overberg (15) West Coast (19) |
R81 000 R81 000 R36 000 R51 000 R63 000 R27 000 R45 000 R57 000 (including LTSM and Transport) |
Included in Assistive devices budget |
R81 000 R81 000 R36 000 R51 000 R63 000 R27 000 R45 000 R57 000 |
Included in Assistive devices budget |
Funding for a teaching assistant, specialised LTSM/training/ transport. |
Source: Information provided by provinces in April 2016
(1)(b) Schools reconfigured as Full-Service Schools, (c) cost of reconfiguration, (d) how far from completion and (e) nature of resources:
Province |
Districts |
Schools reconfigured |
c) Cost of reconfiguration |
(d) How far from completion |
EC |
District disaggregation not made available |
3 of 30 schools |
R6,3 million |
To be completed in 2016/17 |
FS |
none |
none |
nil |
n/a |
GT |
All 15 districts * Complete list of districts and schools provided in Annexure A |
19 compliant 56 in preparation 38 receiving support for LSEN |
R90 000 |
|
KZN |
12 districts |
101 |
R2 million |
95% to be completed in 2016 |
LP |
Greater Sekhukhune Vhembe Mopani Capricorn Waterberg |
Sibisi Roossenekal Phaphamani Mokgalabje Tshisahulu Mutende Shilume Marumofase Nwaxindzhele Mariveni Eureka Mahlodumela Harry Oppenheimer St Brendan’s Secondary Warmbaths Albert Luthuli Mmamakwa |
Not specified |
Budget and timeframes not specified |
MP |
All 4 districts |
20 out of 140 |
R3,6 m |
Assessment will be done in 2016/17 to develop plan for completion of remaining 120 schools |
NC |
Frances Baard: ZF Mgcawu: Pixley Ka Seme: JT Gaetsewe: |
Sol Plaatje, Harstwater Blaauwskop, Sternham Alpha, Lowryville Isagontle, Deben |
Not specified No infrastructure upgrading |
Ramps will be provided at two newly identified schools |
NW |
All 4 districts |
4 schools per district (16) |
R20 million |
09 Full service schools projects to be completed in 2016/17 –budget is R11, 538, 000.00. Number 15 FSS to be completed in 2017/18 budget of R41, 159,000. (kindly note that infra- structure developments are multi- year projects) |
WC |
All 8 districts |
40 schools |
Infrastructure reconfiguration only on request |
In 9 schools: Ramps constructed Toilet modifications Lift provided in Outeniqua High |
Source: Information provided by provinces in April 2016
(2) Full-Service Schools that have been physically upgraded
Province |
(a) Districts |
Schools that have been upgraded |
c) Costs of specified upgrades |
Future Plans for upgrading |
EC |
Lusikisiki Port Elizabeth East London |
3 (+1) completed in 2009) |
R28 million |
22 have been assessed for minor adjustments from 2016/17 – 2017/18 |
FS |
Fezile Dabi, Lejweleputswa, Motheo, Thabo Mofutsanyana and Xhariep |
6 |
Amount not provided |
Information not available at this stage |
GT |
All 15 districts |
74: Cohort 1: 19 completed Cohort 2: 56 capacity building and staffing Cohort 3: 38 |
Cohort 1: R10 million Cohort 2: R90000 per school Cohort 3: Learning Support Educator in 9 schools |
Processes in place with Facility Management and DID to ensure FSS receive needed infrastructural upgrades over the next 3 years. |
KZN |
12 Districts |
26 |
R2 million |
Completion of all schools by end of 2016 |
LP |
Greater Sekhukhune Vhembe Mopani |
Mokgalabje Tshisahulu Mariveni |
Not specified |
Assessment will be done in 2016/17 to develop costed roll-out plan |
MP |
All districts |
20 |
Not specified |
Assessment will be done in 2016/17 to develop costed roll-out plan |
NC |
ZF Mgcawu Pixley Ka Seme |
Sternham Primary Alpha Primary |
Not specified: Infrastructure Conditional Grant |
Building of ramps and access features will commence according to Physical Planning Priority Plans |
NW |
All districts |
20 |
Not specified |
9 Schools in 2016/17 for R11,5 million 15 Schools in 2017/18 for R41,1 million |
WC |
Cape Winelands Eden Karoo Metro Central Metro East Metro North Metro South |
Wellington Primary Outeniqua High JD Crawford Ned Doman Pinelands North Soyisile Parow Prep Sun Valley Cascade |
Not specified |
Schools receive accessibility upgrades when other infrastructural work is done at the school. No specific budget has been allocated. |
Source: Information provided by provinces in April 2016
ANNEXURE A
LIST OF FULL-SERVICE SCHOOLS IN GAUTENG
19 FULL SERVICE SCHOOLS - AUDITED AND COMPLYING WITH CRITERIA |
|
Ekhuruleni North |
LAERSKOOL KEMPTON PARK |
Ekhuruleni South |
EDENPARK PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Ekhuruleni South |
NTUTHUKO PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Gauteng East |
MICHAEL ZULU PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Sedibeng East |
LAERSKOOL JAPIE GREYLING |
Sedibeng East |
RATANDA PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Sedibeng West |
MOGOGODI PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg Central |
LAKEVIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg East |
M.C. WEILER PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg North |
DIEPSLOOT COMBINED SCHOOL |
Johannesburg South |
ORANGE FARM PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg West |
DISCOVERY PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Gauteng West |
TSAKANI PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Tshwane North |
BAXOXELE PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Tshwane South |
WALTER SISULU PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Tshwane South |
NELLMAPIUS PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Tshwane West |
LAERSKOOL BOOYSENS |
Tshwane West |
BACHANA MOKWENA PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Gauteng North |
BAWEZE PRIMARY SCHOOL |
COHORT 2 and 3: SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN CAPACITATED BUT NOT YET PHYSICALLY UPGRADED |
|
Ekhuruleni North |
ISIZIBA PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Ekhuruleni North |
MASHEMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Ekhuruleni North |
ISAAC MAKAU PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Ekhuruleni North |
SIPHETHU PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Ekhuruleni South |
DROMMEDARIS PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Ekhuruleni South |
ABINALA PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Ekhuruleni South |
UMZAMO PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Gauteng East |
THOPODI PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Gauteng East |
NIGEL SECONDARY SCHOOL |
Gauteng East |
NTOKOZWENI PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Gauteng East |
DUDUZA PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Sedibeng East |
SITHOKOMELE PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Sedibeng East |
TSOELOPELE PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Sedibeng West |
DR NHLAPO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL |
Sedibeng West |
IMFUNDO MIDDLE SCHOOL |
Sedibeng West |
EMFULENI PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Sedibeng West |
EMANZINI PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg Central |
EBUHLENI PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg Central |
ENTANDWENI PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg Central |
ELDOCREST PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg Central |
MVELEDZANDIVHO PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg East |
P.S. TSOSANE PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg East |
BONWELONG PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg East |
EKUKHANYISWENI PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg East |
DRAKE KOKA PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg North |
WINNIE-NGWEKAZI PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg North |
COSMO CITY WEST PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg North |
AB XUMA PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg North |
BOSMONT PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg North |
WITKOPPEN PRIMARY |
Johannesburg North |
REKGUTLILE PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg South |
MADIBA PRIMARY |
Johannesburg South |
MID-ENNERDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg South |
LEHAE PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg West |
MAYIBUYE PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg West |
TUMELO PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg West |
BRAAMFISCHERVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Johannesburg West |
SENYAMO PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Gauteng West |
MOHLAKANO PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Gauteng West |
ISIQALO PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Gauteng West |
KAMOHELO PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Gauteng West |
REAKGONA PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Tshwane North |
MOTJIBOSANE PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Tshwane North |
MAROKOLONG PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Tshwane North |
LEFOFA PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Tshwane North |
PULAMADIBOGO PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Tshwane South |
JAKARANDA PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Tshwane South |
EMASANGWENE PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Tshwane South |
SEAPARANKWE PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Tshwane West |
BOTSALO PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Tshwane West |
EMA PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Tshwane West |
LESEDI POTLANA PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Gauteng North |
SEDIBENG PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Gauteng North |
VEZULWAZI PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Gauteng North |
ZIVUSENI PRIMARY SCHOOL |
Gauteng North |
MKHAMBI |
SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED TO BE CONVERTED TO FULL SERVICE SCHOOL IN 2016 |
|
Ekhuruleni North |
Emangweni Primary |
Ekhuruleni North |
Primrose Primary |
Ekhuruleni North |
Laerskool Verkenner |
Ekhuruleni North |
Klopperpark Primary |
Ekhuruleni North |
Laerskool Putfontein |
Ekhuruleni North |
Laerskool Bredell |
Ekhuruleni South |
Laerskool Van Dyk |
Ekhuruleni South |
Laerskool Elspark |
Ekhuruleni South |
Laerskool Goudrand |
Gauteng East |
Katlego Primary |
Gauteng East |
Laerskool Die Arend |
Gauteng East |
Laerskool Pam Brink |
Gauteng North |
Kutumela Molefi Primary |
Gauteng North |
Rethabile Primary |
Gauteng North |
Ematsheni Primary |
Gauteng North |
Onverwacht |
Gauteng North |
Laerskool Du Preez Van Wyk |
Gauteng West |
Kamogelo Primary |
Gauteng West |
Mashudu Primary |
Gauteng West |
Mphe- Thuto Primary |
Gauteng West |
Magaliesburg Secondary |
Johannesburg Central |
Pentarosa Primary |
Johannesburg Central |
Lumelang Primary |
Johannesburg North |
Blair Atholl |
Johannesburg North |
Masakhane |
Johannesburg North |
Ikaneng |
Johannesburg North |
Dumezweni |
Johannesburg North |
Laerskool Claremont |
Johannesburg South |
Lawley Primary |
Johannesburg South |
Mfundo Mtoti Primary |
Johannesburg West |
Princess Primary |
Sedibeng East |
Sicelo Primary |
Sedibeng East |
Laerskool Drie Riviere |
Sedibeng West |
Mnqiniswa Primary |
Sedibeng West |
Polokong Primary |
Sedibeng West |
Phehello Primary |
Sedibeng West |
Mthombolwazi Pr |
Sedibeng West |
Zitha Primary |
Sedibeng West |
Letsima Ilima |
Sedibeng West |
Sivuse Primary |
Tshwane North |
Laerskool Nellie Swart |
Tshwane North |
Doornpoort Primary |
Tshwane North |
Laerskool Nellie Swart |
Tshwane South |
Pretoria Primary |
Tshwane South |
Valhalla Primary |
Tshwane South |
Laudium Heights |
Tshwane South |
Phuthaditshaba Primary |
Tshwane South |
Laerskool Fleur |
Tshwane West |
Lotus Gardens Primary |
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 - NW1501
Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(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)-(iii) No, the Department of Basic Education was never approached by any Political Party for any form of funding in the 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 financial years.
(1)(b) No, the Department of Basic Education has not been approached by any Political Party for any form of funding since 1 April 2016.
(2)(a)(i)-(iii) No, the Department of Basic Education never provided any Political Party with any form of funding in the 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 financial years.
(2)(b) No, the Department of Basic Education has not provided any Political Party with any form of funding since 1 April 2016 and has no position in this regard.
06 June 2016 - NW1529
Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal 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) 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:
I have been advised by the Department as follows:
- The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services not been approached by any political party for funding
- The Department has not provided any funding to a political party.
06 June 2016 - NW219
Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Has her department awarded any contracts to companies indirectly or directly owned by certain persons (names furnished) in the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 financial years; if so, in each specified financial year, (i) how many times were such contracts awarded and (ii) for what amount?
Reply:
NO
06 June 2016 - NW1527
Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation
(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:
We are still going through our records to verify the information our archives.
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 - 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 - NW726
Dudley, Ms C to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)Whether she is aware of the alleged irregular appointment of an unqualified educator in the position of principal at a certain school (name and details furnished) without the knowledge of the school governing body; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (2) whether she will investigate the matter; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Since the matter is more relevant to the provincial administration, the question was forwarded to the relevant Province, the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department, for a response and to date no response has been received by the DBE.
There is no response from the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department as at 30 May 2016.
06 June 2016 - NW1572
Holomisa, Mr BH to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
With reference to his replies to questions 616, 723 and 724 on 17 March 2016 and 1153 on 3 May 2016 relating to the activities of the original owners of the Gold Reef City Casino Gambling Licence, the Gauteng Gambling Board, the Registrar of Companies and the National Lotteries Commission, (NLC) formerly known as the National Lotteries Board (NLB), during which investigations carried out by him in consultation with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) and the NLC it was unearthed that a company, named The South African Apartheid Museum at Freedom Park, Registration Number: 2001/019108/08, date of registration 14 August 2001, existed which had not previously been introduced into the questions for his reply and that, according to paragraph (3)(a) of his reply to question 1153 on 3 May 2016, the two company names are not registered on the CIPC’s database, (a) has the CIPC determined that these two company names and their memorandums have never ever been incorporated by the Registrar of Companies and, therefore, are not registered on the CIPC database, (b) has the CIPC determined that these two company names and their memorandums were in fact incorporated by the Registrar of Companies and later removed by the Registrar, because of some or other irregularity and (c) is it that the directors of these two companies have themselves deregistered their companies and that this therefore explains why their names and memorandums are now not registered on the CIPC database;
Reply:
1. Response from CIPC
(a) and (b) In order for the CIPC to confirm the above, the name and registration number of the two entities to whom the casino licence was awarded (owners of the Gold Reef City Casino Gambling Licence), needs to be provided. Full content of the entity file The South African Apartheid Museum at Freedom Park was provided but for completeness is provided again (Annexure A).
(c) It should be noted that even if an entity has been deregistered or dissolved, the CIPC will still retain the entity history and information as at the date of deregistration or dissolution.
1. Response from NLC.
The National Lotteries Commission (NLC), formerly known as National Lotteries Board, confirms that it received an application on 24.11.2004 from The SA Apartheid Museum at Freedom Park, with the registration number 2001/019108/08. There is no reflection of Gold Reef City Casino Gambling Licence in the application form (FORM 03/1).
(a) and (b) n/a
(c) In terms of the proof of registration submitted, that reflects the company registration number reflected in application pack, the directors of The SA Apartheid Museum at Freedom are as follows:
- Kim Feinberg
- Christopher Kroese
- Solomon Krok
- Christopher Martin Till
- Richard Thabo Moloko
- Lesego Wa Lesego
- Sidney Abromowitch
2. whether, with reference to a summation of all the facts on his version through the CIPC, which reveals the existence of two companies sharing Unique Company Registration Number: 2001/019108/08 and sharing date of incorporation: 14 August 2001, one of these companies, the SA Apartheid Museum, enjoys the benefit of public funds in the amount of R1,585,000 received from the NLB after submission of a statutory declaration by Mr Christopher Till, when applying for funding in November 2004; if so, can he, (a) in consultation with officials of the NLC, who were named in previous replies, provide the National Assembly with non-confidential information of SA Apartheid Museum under Project Number: 18052 regarding the Constitution of SA Apartheid Museum and the Registration Certificate and Memorandums, (b) confirm that all applicants are advised to read the rules before applying for funds and that one of those rules stipulates that the three referee's given in any application must be independent of the applicant and (c) in consultation with officials of CIPC who were named in previous replies, provide the National Assembly with each of the two CM5 Name Reservation Forms, that with payment of a fee, are a prerequisite to registration of the memorandum of a company;
2. Response from CIPC
According to the CIPC register, there is only one entity with registration number 2001/019108/08, namely The South African Apartheid Museum at Freedom Park NPC. The question regarding whether the company can apply for funding, can only be answered by the National Lottery Board that issues such funding. See NLC response 2 on page 3.
It should be noted that according to the CIPC electronic workflow system, two name reservations were submitted. The first on 10/04/2001 which was only valid for two months from date of reservation and therefore lapsed before the entity registration could occur. The lapsing of the name reservation resulted in the second name reservation being submitted on 07/06/2001 and reserved on 11/06/2001. The South African Apartheid Museum at Freedom Park NPC was subsequently registered on 14/08/2001.
(a) and (b) Kindly raise this question, with the NLC since the CIPC cannot confirm what information regarding the entity was submitted to them.
(c) As stated above, there is only one entity on the CIPC register with the name The South African Apartheid Museum at Freedom Park NPC with registration number 2001/019108/08. All information regarding the registration of the The South African Apartheid Museum at Freedom Park NPC was provided previously, but for completeness is provided again (Annexure A).
2. Response from NLC.
A grant of R1, 585,000.00 was allocated to The SA Apartheid Museum at Freedom Park into Nedbank as follows:
- Name of account: SA Apartheid Museum
- Payments:
- R600, 000.00 on 08.09.2006;
- R585, 000.00 on 01.07.2011; and
- R400, 000.00 on 18.08.2016.
(a) The scanned copy of the submitted proof of registration and founding documents are in the possession of the NLC and can be made available if the writer follows the processes as outlined in the NLC’s policy for access to information, or if specifically requested by the Minister of Trade and Industry.
(b) In terms of the application form, FORM 03/1, submitted on 24.11.2004, applicants are requested to “Please give the names, positions and telephone numbers of three credible referees from the community in support of your application e.g. police commissioner, religious leader, local councillor, etc.”
The referees were provided in application #18052, however, the names have not been included because information relating to the application for grants in considered confidential in terms of the 2001 Regulations (Gazette No 7013, 22 February 2001 – See attached, clause 08: Security of Information) (Annexure B)
(c) n/a
(3) whether, in consultation with officials of CIPC who were named in previous replies, he has found that the specified officials are unable to provide the two CM5 Name Reservation Forms; if so, can he have them categorically state that as a fact?NW1742
3. Response from CIPC
The CIPC does not have the requested CM5 form in its records.
06 June 2016 - NW1380
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 City of Johannesburg owes R25 968 523,32 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?
Reply:
SAPO has advised me as follows:
- (a-b) Although the amount of R25, 968, 523.32 is attributed to the City of Johannesburg technically, it is its Agency, JMPD that owes SAPO. The reason why JMDP owes SAPO 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.
- (a-b) Interest has been suppressed due to the dispute declared by JMPD.
06 June 2016 - NW874
Carter, Ms D to ask the Minister of Finance
Whether the National Treasury has held discussions with the banking sector to discuss measures to prevent criminals who snatch or swop credit cards from withdrawing substantial amounts in quick succession from different ATMs in a given area; if not, why not; if so, what were the outcomes of the discussions?
Reply:
The National Treasury has not discussed the problem of snatching or switching credit cards with the banks as the banks and regulators are expected to be engaging on such issues. The National Treasury does meet regularly with representatives of the banking sector like the Banking Association South Africa, the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC)[1], and the Payments Association of South Africa to discuss general trends identified in fraud as it affects the banking sector.
SABRIC frequently undertakes campaigns to educate consumers on how to protect themselves against banking fraud including card and ATM crimes (see www.sabric.co.za). The banking industry is currently embarking on a national campaign to encourage bank customers to take diligent care of their cyber-security. The challenge facing banks and SABRIC is working with the criminal justice authorities to bring specific cases to court.
We will give further consideration to these challenges and criminality impacting on citizens and banks.
SABRIC is a non-profit company formed by the four major banks to assist the banking and cash-in-transit companies to combat organised bank-related crimes ↑
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 - 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 - 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 - NW1519
Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of Police
(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:
(1) (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) and (b)
The Department of Police was not approached by any political party for any form of funding.
(1) (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) and (b)
The Department of Police did not provide any form of funding to any political party.
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 - NW1246
Maynier, Mr D to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)Whether a task team has been established to determine the reasonable costs of measures that do not relate to security upgrades at the President’s homestead in Nkandla; if not, why not; if so, what is the (a)(i) name and (ii) designation of the person heading the specified task team and (b)(i) name and (ii) designation of each person serving on the specified task team; (2) whether any consultants have been contracted to assist the specified task team; if not, why not; if so, in respect of each specified consultant, (a) why were the consultants employed and (b) what is the name of each consultant; (3) whether any person serving on the specified task team has specialised knowledge in tax-related matters; if not, why not; if so, what is the (a) name and (b) designation of the specified person; (4) what is the (a) total cost of the specified task team and (b) breakdown of the specified costs?
Reply:
The assessment to determine the costs is underway. A full report which addresses the Honourable Members questions will be submitted to the Constitutional Court within the timelines set by the Court.
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 - NW1226
Malgas, Ms HH to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)What progress has her department made thus far with the draft policy on early childhood development; (2) whether a comprehensive programme is in place for early childhood development; if so, was the specified programme gazetted for public comment?
Reply:
1. The ECD policy was approved by cabinet on 09 December 2015 after an extensive consultation process with the ECD stakeholders (government and non-government). It highlights 15 policy positions. It seeks to ensure integrated services by all partner departments, universal equitable access of the comprehensive age and stage appropriate quality services by 2030, empower and enable parents, ensure the alignment and harmonisation of inter-sectoral policies, legislation and programmes across the different sectors and ensure adequate and effective leadership, coordinated planning, funding, implementation, monitoring of progress and on-going quality improvements.
The short term (2017), covers establishment of the necessary legal framework, organisational structures and institutional arrangements, planning, financing mechanisms necessary to support and realise its commitments. The medium term (2024) includes the availability of age and developmental stage appropriate essential components of the comprehensive package of quality ECD services, accessible to all infants and young children and their caregivers. The long term (2030) covers availability of a full comprehensive age and development stage appropriate package of quality early childhood development services and accessible to all infants and young children and their caregivers.
Implementation thereof, is preceded by capacity building on the ECD policy and the National Comprehensive Programme in provinces which has commenced now in May 2016 until November 2016.
(2) The National Comprehensive ECD Programme has been developed which includes the essential components addressing nutrition, health, social protection, inclusion of children with disabilities and special needs, stimulation and early learning to ensure the best possible start in life. The programme puts emphasis on early detection of any disease or developmental delays from conception throughout the 1st thousand days. It was sanctioned in the ECD Policy as Chapter 5 which is the core of the National Integrated ECD policy and it has been aligned to the approved National Integrated ECD policy.
06 June 2016 - NW1054
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)(a) How many (i) district and (ii) provincial officials of her department have been successfully trained in (aa) SA Sign Language, (bb) Autism, (cc) Braille, (dd) Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and (ee) Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum, (b) how many educators (i) have been trained in the specified fields and (ii) are applying their expertise for the benefit of learners with the specified disabilities and (c) what report is available in each province on the monitoring which is done through the National Strategy on Learner Attainment; (2) (a) what was the R5,7 billion which was allocated to special needs schools spent in each district and in each province; (3) was the whole amount of R5,7 billion spent; if not, why not; (4) which full service schools benefitted from the R400 million that was allocated to strengthen full service schools; (5) when does her department envisage the implementation of the safety and security programme at (a) special needs and (b) full service schools in each province?
Reply:
(1)(a)(b)(i) The number of officials and teachers trained in areas of specialisation (No disaggregation between provincial and district officials has been made available) is as indicated in the table below:
Province |
(aa) SASL |
(bb) Autism |
(cc) Braille |
(dd) ADHD |
(ee) Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum |
|||||
Officials |
Teachers |
Officials |
Teachers |
Officials |
Teachers |
Officials |
Teachers |
Officials |
Teachers |
|
EC |
23 |
0 |
52 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
FS |
0 |
46 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
GT |
0 |
0 |
50 |
150 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
270 |
0 |
0 |
KZN |
22 |
68 |
148 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
LP |
0 |
83 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MP |
55 |
30 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
67 |
0 |
0 |
NC |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NW |
36 |
0 |
18 |
32 principals |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
WC |
8 |
116 |
68 |
40 |
1 |
80 |
61 |
341 (&SLD) |
0 |
0 |
TOTAL |
198 |
181 |
336 |
252 |
85 |
68 |
74 |
337 |
0 |
0 |
Source: Reports obtained from Provincial Education Departments in April 2016
- (b)(ii) The 181 teachers trained in SASL and 68 in Braille are using their expertise in the implementation of the CAPS for SASL and teaching of visually impaired learners in the 22 schools respectively. No information is available on the application of teachers’ expertise in the other areas yet.
(1)(c) Monitoring reports from PEDs that are submitted through the National Strategy for Learner Attainment do not include Autism, ADHD and Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum.
(2) The provinces spent R5,658 billion (98.5%) of the adjusted budget of R5,743 billion allocated to Public Special Schools in 2014/15 as indicated in the table below. The expenditure is not disaggregated to district level:
Provincial Education Departments |
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Provinces |
2014/15 Adjusted Budget |
2014/15 Actual Expenditure |
2014/15 Under / (over)-expenditure |
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Compensation of Employees |
Goods and Services |
Non-profit institution |
House holds |
Machinery and Equipment |
Total Expenditure |
|||
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
|
Eastern Cape |
538 698 |
438 247 |
9 188 |
64 186 |
2 974 |
10 572 |
525 167 |
13 531 |
Free State |
383 611 |
329 910 |
20 |
51 570 |
1 301 |
|
382 801 |
810 |
Gauteng |
1 838 788 |
1 477 478 |
14 239 |
298 391 |
7 938 |
198 |
1 798 244 |
40 544 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
876 012 |
748 062 |
7 338 |
127 800 |
3 401 |
2 158 |
888 759 |
( 12 747) |
Limpopo |
379 607 |
327 908 |
948 |
47 654 |
3 304 |
|
379 814 |
( 207) |
Mpumalanga |
221 661 |
177 875 |
5 078 |
31 687 |
491 |
|
215 131 |
6 530 |
Northern Cape |
93 937 |
84 584 |
332 |
8 036 |
4 698 |
|
97 650 |
( 3 713) |
North West |
365 632 |
313 687 |
4 766 |
76 633 |
1 533 |
926 |
397 545 |
( 31 913) |
Western Cape |
1 045 531 |
799 600 |
24 986 |
139 761 |
4 975 |
3 510 |
972 832 |
72 699 |
TOTAL |
5 743 477 |
4 697 351 |
66 895 |
845 718 |
30 615 |
17 364 |
5 657 943 |
85 534 |
(3) The whole amount was not spent as there was under-expenditure mainly on OSD Conditional Grant due to delays in processing journals from Equitable Share to journals in respect of expenditure which had already been incurred in previous years for OSD for Therapists prior to the introduction of the Conditional Grant. The underspending on Goods and Services was due to cost containment measures on items such as travel and subsistence as well as catering.
(4) The table below provides information about which PEDs and of course full service schools that benefited from the R400 million that was allocated for strengthening of full service schools in 2014/15.
Province |
Names of Full Service Schools that Benefited |
EC |
Not allocated part of R400m |
FS |
See Annexure A |
GT |
See Annexure A |
KZ |
Not allocated part of R400m |
LP |
Not allocated part of R400m |
MP |
See Annexure A |
NC |
Not allocated part of R400m |
NW |
See Annexure A |
WC |
See Annexure A |
(5) The National School Safety Framework was approved by the Minister in April 2015, after which Provincial Master Trainers were trained in all nine provinces. School-based training workshops are currently being rolled out to all schools including special schools and full service schools, in provinces.