Questions and Replies
11 April 2016 - NW828
Majola, Mr TR to ask the Minister of Police
(a) What are all the categories of leave applicable in the SA Police Service according to relevant (i) statutes, (ii) national instructions and (iii) any other human resource management policy directives and (b) what is the maximum number of days permissible in each of the specified categories of leave?
Reply:
As per attached table.
11 April 2016 - NW702
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Communications
(1) With reference to a certain publication that is based in Cape Town (name furnished), which was allocated R839 000,00 in 2011 and thereafter R490 000,00 in 2012, (a) how was the costing done for the specified funding in each case and (b) what is the printing cost for the magazine which sells at R24,95; (2) whether the specified magazine, which sells 8000 copies per month, is considered a successful project according to the Media Development and Diversity Agency’s funding criteria, given that the magazine is supported by local advertisements in almost a third of the magazine; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(1) (a) All project applicants submit their business plans and requested budgets. After engagement with MDDA Project Staff members through on site assessment, a needs analysis is conducted with the applicants, this entails interrogating each budget line item and a recommended budget is decided based on that need analysis. Below is the costing for 2011 and 2013 funding to Treasure Magazine:
2011
Item description |
Quantity |
Cost |
Printing |
10 000 copies @ R 70,100.00 (bi monthly, 64 pager, full colour) x 6 annually |
R 420, 600.00 |
Distribution |
10 000 @ R 3,000.00 (bi monthly, 64 pager full colour) x 6 annually |
R 18, 000.00 |
Software – in design |
@ R8,000.00 |
R 8,000.00 |
Public Relations & Promotions |
@ R 2,000.00 per month x 12 |
R 24,000.00 |
Email & internet connection |
@ R500.00 per month x 12 |
R 6,000.00 |
Website developer and hosting |
@ R 1,000.00 per month x 12 |
R 12,000.00 |
Photo & Illustration |
@ R 2,000.00 per issue x 6 |
R 12,000.00 |
Bank charges |
@ R 400.00 per month x 12 |
R 4,800.00 |
Stipends |
1 x Journalists @ R 5,500.00 per month x 12 |
R 66,000.00 |
1 x Layout & Graphic Designer @ R6,500.00 x 6 editions |
R 39,000.00 |
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Publisher @ R 8,500.00 x 12 |
R 102,000.00 |
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1 x Marketing and Sales Officer @ R 5,500.00 per month x 12 |
R 66,000.00 |
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1 x sub-editor @ R 8,500.00 per edition x 6 |
R 51,000.00 |
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Audit & Accounting fees |
Once off |
R 10,000.00 |
Total |
R 839,400.00 |
2013
Item Description |
Quantity |
Costs per month |
Total Costs |
Printing |
10 000 copies @ R72,400.00 (bi monthly) x 6 editions |
R 72,400.00 |
R 434,400.00 |
Distribution |
10 000 copies @ R 2,000.00 (bi monthly)x 6 editions |
R 2,000.00 |
R 12,000.00 |
Bank Charges |
12 months |
R 400.00 |
R4,800.00 |
Telecommunications |
12 months |
R2, 000.00 |
R24,000.00 |
Audit Fee |
Once off |
R 14,800.00 |
R 14,800.00 |
Total Budget |
R490,000.00 |
- (b) The printing costs are reflected on the costing above as quoted by Paarlcoldset printers in Cape Town
- The MDDA funding criteria is embedded in Section 3 of the MDDA Act of 2002. Treasure Magazine meets all the objects as stipulated in the Act and therefore a successful project established and managed by a black young woman. The MDDA measures the success of each supported project based on its sustainability which is driven by the publication’s ability to generate revenue through advertising and other promotion, sales and marketing activities. A magazine that sells 8000 copies can per month be deemed to be successful if it has managed to generate enough advertising that will enable it to continue printing, cover all its operational costs including staff retention.
MR NN MUNZHELELE
DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE
11 April 2016 - NW637
Khawula, Ms MS to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
Whether, with reference to the freshwater ecosystems that are in an endangered state (details furnished), she has engaged with the Minister of Environmental Affairs to collectively come up with a coherent programme for preserving our ecological infrastructure, such as wetlands and other freshwater ecosystems which are key for sustainable water supply; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Yes, I have been engaging with the Minister of Environmental Affairs on different platforms to collectively come up with a coherent programme for preserving our ecological infrastructure. These engagements have resulted in several strategies and action plans, as follows:
- Chapter 5 of the National Water Resource Strategy 2, outlines the protection strategies for our fresh water ecosystems which are inclusive of rivers, and wetlands. The progress in the implementation of these protection measures is monitored in the outcome 10 report of the Minister of Environmental Affairs as a key performance indicator on the number of rivers that have been classified. A joint Implementation Plan with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has been developed to ensure the implementation of protection measures and the sustainable functioning of ecological infrastructure. It is important to note that this Implementation Plan is also in alignment with the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan developed by the DEA.
- The Classification, determination of the Reserve and Resource Quality Objectives work done by my Department, takes into cognisance the information contained in the National Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Areas (NFEPA) and Strategic Water Source Areas developed by DEA, in collaboration with SANBI & the CSIR and stringent protection conditions are prescribed to protect ecologically important and sensitive ecological resources e.g. threatened wetland habitat, rivers, lakes, pans and estuaries which have been identified within these studies.
- These protection measures outlined above are further translated into license conditions when the different water use authorisation applications are approved with clear recommendations on the management of the ecological infrastructure. My Department and DEA have a joint responsibility in the management of estuaries, where my Department is responsible for determining the ecological state, importance and sensitivity of estuaries and DEA is responsible for the regulatory measures for maintaining the ecological state. The ecological information determined by my Department is taken into consideration by DEA when issuing of permits for the utilisation of estuaries.
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11 April 2016 - NW575
Topham , Mr B to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to his reply to question 4103 on 8 December 2015, the information has been received from the Tlokwe City Local Municipality; if so, when will this information be made available as requested?
Reply:
According to the information provided by Tlokwe City Local Municipality:
1. Amounts of Capital budget spent on refurbishment of infrastructure:
(a) 2013/2014 – R27 722 428.12
(b) 2014/2015 – R63 549 878.94
2. Details of the refurbishment projects as well as the amount spent on each project are as per the table hereafter.
Tlokwe City Local Municipality Capital budget spent on refurbishment of infrastructure |
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2013 - 2014 |
PROJECT |
BUDGET |
SPENT |
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WATER |
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Refurbish sand filters at the water treatment works |
1,000,000.00 |
231,192.00 |
Multi year project |
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Refurbished mechanical equipment at the Water Treatment Works |
500,000.00 |
482,475.92 |
EMERGENCY MAINTAINANCE |
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1,500,000.00 |
713,667.92 |
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SANITATION |
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Refurbished mechanical equipment at the Sewer Treatment Works |
1,000,000.00 |
836,512.94 |
EMERGENCY MAINTAINANCE |
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Upgrade the Chris Hani Pump Station |
5,000,000.00 |
119,118.60 |
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1260 m main outfall sewer to be upgraded - Ikageng Proper |
6,996,396.00 |
7,722,848.76 |
Multi year project |
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12,996,396.00 |
8,678,480.30 |
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ELECTRICITY |
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Upgrade protection and switchgear in 5 main substations |
7,872,000.00 |
7,070,734.50 |
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Upgrade Electrical Network in Bailliepark |
3,000,000.00 |
1,739,820.48 |
Multi year project |
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10,872,000.00 |
8,810,554.98 |
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ROADS |
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1 000m² roads to be resealed in the Tlokwe Municipality jurisdiction |
14,130,578.00 |
9,519,724.92 |
Multi year project |
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14,130,578.00 |
9,519,724.92 |
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GRAND TOTAL |
39,498,974.00 |
27,722,428.12 |
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2014 - 2015 |
PROJECT |
BUDGET |
SPENT |
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WATER |
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Refurbish sand filters at the water treatment works |
2,768,808.00 |
3,088,291.10 |
Multi year project |
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Purchase and refurbish pumps, gearboxes and motors at the treatment plants |
1,005,355.00 |
220,966.70 |
EMERGENCY MAINTAINANCE |
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2.2km of 450 rising main to be upgraded from WTW to Ventersdorp Road Reservoir. |
5,000,000.00 |
4,020,628.16 |
Multi year project |
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Replacement of 90kw motors for pumps |
160,964.58 |
160,964.58 |
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Replacement of 55kw motors for pumps |
111,094.14 |
111,094.14 |
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To re-sleeve Water pumping line of 450mm steel with 170m underneath the runway at airport and 950m in Ikageng Road |
4,895,687.00 |
5,581,084.27 |
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Replacement of water & sewer lines in the following streets: Otto, Cronje , Mael, Mooivalleipark,Water Sisulu, MC Roode & James Morake Ave |
5,331,660.00 |
3,807,836.50 |
Multi year project |
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To reline water pipes to the Promosa Reservoir |
2,963,737.00 |
3,189,379.14 |
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Replacement of motors and pumps at the Vyfhoek Res Pump station |
831,858.00 |
831,858.00 |
|
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To replace telemetry system at all water reservoirs |
1,800,000.00 |
1,800,000.00 |
|
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24,869,163.72 |
22,812,102.59 |
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|
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SANITATION |
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Purchase and refurbish pumps, gearboxes and motors at the treatment plants |
1,005,355.00 |
220,966.70 |
EMERGENCY MAINTAINANCE |
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Replacement of water & sewer lines in the following streets: Otto, Cronje , Mael, Mooivalleipark,Water Sisulu, MC Roode & James Morake Ave |
5,331,660.00 |
3,807,836.50 |
Multi year project |
|
6,337,015.00 |
4,028,803.20 |
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ELECTRICITY |
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Upgrade 66KV protection and 11Kv switch gear in main substations |
28,848,084.00 |
19,386,695.18 |
Multi year project |
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Upgrade the electricity network in the Bult area |
2,000,000.00 |
1,999,791.14 |
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Upgrading and maintain SCADA system in electrical substation |
5,000,000.00 |
4,438,293.65 |
|
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35,848,084.00 |
25,824,779.97 |
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ROADS |
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1500m² roads resealed |
15,000,000.00 |
9,697,463.11 |
Multi year project |
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Widen Chief Luthili Drive between Govan Mbeki and Walter Sisulu Avenue |
4,020,000.00 |
1,186,730.07 |
Multi year project |
|
19,020,000.00 |
10,884,193.18 |
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GRANT TOTAL |
86,074,262.72 |
63,549,878.94 |
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3. No part of this amount was used to pay salaries to municipal employees.
11 April 2016 - NW510
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
(1) (a) Which areas in each province have no cellphone reception and (b) which cellphone company has the biggest signal distribution in South Africa; (2) (a) how does the delay in the roll-out of broadband affect the cellphone spectrum and (b) are cellphone companies dependent on the analogue spectrum made available through the roll-out of broadband; (3) whether any plans have been put in place to ensure that the Kamiesberg and Richtersveld areas in Namaqualand in the Northern Cape, which currently have no cellphone reception, receive adequate cellphone reception signals so that the communities can also be connected; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) by when will the specified areas receive adequate cellphone reception signals?
Reply:
I have been advised by ICASA and the Department as follows:
(1)(a) ICASA does not have this information. We rely on map data provided by the operators as we do not have the resources to independently verify coverage of operators on a nationwide scale, although we can verify coverage in a specified location through measurement.
(b) The Authority has information regarding which operator has the largest coverage by the type of technology. However, this information has been submitted on a confidential basis therefore the Authority would have to request for permission to disclose it.
(2)(a)The roll-out of broadband does not affect the cell phone spectrum. Spectrum is an enabler for broadband roll out. It should however be noted the release of digital dividend spectrum after the migration from analogue to digital broadcasting will be critical in ensuring broadband rural deployments.
(b) Cell phone operators are dependent on spectrum to roll out broadband but not solely on analogue spectrum currently being held by broadcasters. The analogue spectrum will not be made available through the roll-out of broadband. It will be made available through digital switchover, a process of migrating analogue TV broadcasting to digital transmission, and analogue switch off, a process to complete switch-off of analogue TV services and freeing-up of spectrum. Thus, this spectrum would be available for broadband roll-out.
(3)(a) Both Kamiesberg and Richtersveld areas in Namaqualand in the Northern Cape were not monitored for the availability of Coverage. The Authority relies on the on coverage complaints it receives from the people in the area to conduct such monitoring.
(b) The areas of Namaqualand will be covered in the 2016/2017 financial year. It should be noted that Operators are not obligated to provide coverage in all areas as long as their total coverage remains within their licence conditions.
11 April 2016 - NW585
Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to his reply to question 4185 on 21 December 2015, his department has received the outstanding information, if not, why not, if so, when will the specified information be made available?
Reply:
With reference to the question of 21 December 2015 a request was made to all Metropolitan Municipalities to provide the relevant information as per the question. Most Metropolitan Municipalities responded to the request and those outstanding committed to provide the information when it is available.
The original question 4185 was and the following Metropolitan Municipalities replied:
Whether any of the metropolitan municipalities measure the average time it takes to fix (a) potholes, (b) street lights and (c) traffic lights; if not, why not; if so, (i) which metros, (ii) what is the average time in each case, (iii) how is this measured and (iv) what is the specified municipality doing to improve performance in this area?
The information was provided by the respective Metropolitan Municipalties:
NAME OF METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY |
(a) (potholes) |
(b) (street lights) |
(c) (traffic lights) |
Buffalo City |
The BCMM attend to pothole fixing within seven 97) working days after receipt of report subject to availability of material, resources and weather permitting. |
Response to street light repairs is informed by the assessment of the actual problem. Sometimes normal street light failure takes one (1) or two (2) days to repair whilst rea fault takes seven (7) days to repair |
All traffic signal faults are attended to immediately upon receipt (depending on staff being available and weather permitting). The roadway is cleared of debris and installation made electrically safe. Where possible the damage or fault is isolated and the signals can operate while the full repair is being completed. Normal Traffic light faults within two days of being reported (In most instances signals are repaired within one day). The response times above are under normal failure conditions and not vandalism, theft or illegal connections. An SMS service is used to improve repair times |
A job card is opened when the complaint is received and closed after repairs are completed. Records of work done are kept to inform plans to cascade them to lower levels. The Ward based volunteers are used in line with EPWP principles on remuneration and use of private contractors to supplement the internal capacity as and when need arises. |
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Nelson Mandela Bay |
ii.
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City of Tshwane |
ii. The target time is 48 hours |
ii. The target time is 48 hours |
ii. The target time is 48 hours |
iii. The road maintenance tasks are measured through IMIS: TASKER system; The response time is measured in terms of time taken from the time identified or reported; |
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iv. Standby teams have been established to deal with after-hours reported complaints; |
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City of Joburg |
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i. The CoJ does measure the response time it takes to fix streetlights. ii. The average turnaround time to repair traffic lights is 9 days. |
iii. The response time for potholes is measured through the Hansen, the Johannesburg Road Agency (JRA) performance management system; The streets get inspected during the day and night to identify those that that are not working, which is then followed with repairs are done to defective lights; The clock starts from recording of the event in the system up until physical repair is performed. |
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iv. The JRA focuses on a Road Resurfacing programme that will minimise the number of potholes and increase the value of our roads. In addition, the JRA has set quarterly targets which are aimed at reducing the number of potholes and Agency responds to the calls logged by the customers and attempt to resolve the calls within the 3 days turnaround time; Various resources have been allocated to repair vandalized streetlights in the main arterial routes, secondary routes and in the low-cost cost areas; The CoJ field crews are working daily on the maintenance of traffic lights. |
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Ekurhuleni |
(ii) The average time it takes to respond differs as follows:
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(ii) The average time it takes to fix non-functioning street lights is 3 days.
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(ii) The repair of any traffic light fault in a major road (subject to electrical supply available) is 4 hours;
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iii. EMM uses Engineering Management Information System (EMIS); Non-functional street lights are logged into the Customer Relations Management (CRM) System. The logged complaints are attended to and as-and-when completed, they are closed on the CRM System with actual date; The Metro measures the response by using Engineering Management Information System (EMIS); |
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iv. The Roads and Stormwater Department within the EMM has put up measures in place for the following: road rehabilitation, pothole signage and road marking and bitumen tar products to supplement and assist Department Depot; EMM has increased capacity through the appointment of as-and-when required capacity to assist the Metro in reducing the average response time to keep the Metro lit; The Roads and Stormwater Department has put measures in place for the following: road rehabilitation, pothole signage and road marking and bitumen tar products to supplement and assist Department Depot. |
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Mangaung |
ii. The targeted turn-around time for fixing portholes is 5 days; |
ii. there is not specific turn-around time to fix streetlights |
ii. the targeted time to fix traffic lights is 4 hours |
iii. It is measured by the electronic Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System used by the Municipal Call Centre. The measurement is taken from the time the customer reports a complaint to the Call Centre when the complaint is logged into the CRM System and allocated a reference number until such time that the relevant service delivery unit closes the complaint with the Call Centre on the electronic CRM System. At this stage we are busy rolling out the CRM System to the relevant service delivery units which in effect mean that all the service delivery units are in the process of implementing the system. |
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iv. Additional vehicles and SUV’s have been ordered to assist the Traffic Signs Division. Contractors were appointed for some areas and their performance can be measured with the implementation of SMART streetlight systems, performance and repairs can be measured. |
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City of Cape Town |
Potholes are made safe within 24 hours after report received from the Roads Department. Final repair depends on the class of road and this can take between 1 and 5 days subject to departmental priority schedule. |
The average time to fix single streetlights is 14 days but normally done within 48 hours. |
The average time to fix traffic lights is 6 to 12 hours. |
Potholes are measured by analysing customer complaints and fault reporting systems. The fixing of streetlights are measured in days and by the amount of streetlights out and the fixing of traffic lights are measured by the fault reporting system. |
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Ongoing training and internal performance reviews are implemented. Maintenance is becoming pro-active and the department performs block replacement of luminaires to mitigate luminaire end-of-life failures. |
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eThekweni |
ii. 14 days |
ii. the average time to fix a simple lamp outage is 2 days and when cables are stolen the average time is 5 days |
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(iii)Work requests are received from the public via the City’s customer call centre, via work orders from service providers and from scheduled inspections. The process is measured from request to closure. |
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(iv) The system is monitored by management with a view to improve performance. |
11 April 2016 - NW649
Mokause, Ms MO to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
(1)With reference to a certain person (name and details furnished) from Ventersdorp in Ward 6 who applied and was approved for a housing subsidy but had her building material taken away after it was delivered because her ID number was linked to two beneficiaries, what is the process of verification of ID numbers when a subsidy is linked to two beneficiaries; (2) is a certain councillor (name furnished) allowed to sell RDP housing subsidy material?
Reply:
(1) A verification search against the Housing Subsidy System (HSS) as at 13 March 2016, indicates that the person referred to by the Honourable Member does not appear as a subsidy applicant or as an approved beneficiary of a state housing subsidy on the HSS. The North West Provincial Department of Human Settlements has since confirmed this finding. This implies that a subsidy application for the ID number provided was not captured on HSS to date or a subsidy application was not completed by the person or household to access a government housing subsidy.
In terms of the verification of ID numbers when processing applications for housing subsidies, there are set Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that are followed before an application is captured on the system before being approved to benefit from a housing subsidy. A subsidy is linked to a household (applicant and / or spouse) and a specific site. The ID numbers (applicant/spouse/dependants) indicated on a subsidy application form is captured on HSS against a specific site number as contained in the deed of sale and specific project.
The captured application is then verified to ensure that the details on the application form have been captured correctly on HSS. The verified application is then submitted for searches via an automated process on the ID against other databases including the Population Register in the Dept. of Home Affairs, and the Deeds Register, in the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, as well as the Department Audit Database to ensure that the applicant did not previously benefit from a state housing subsidy.
The application is tagged for approval only if it passes all the aforementioned verification and search processes.
(2) In respect of the alleged selling of housing subsidy material by the named councillor, the Department of Human Settlements views such activity in a serious light, and will investigate and take appropriate steps based on the findings when the full and exact details, including documentary or other evidence relating to such activity are provided and obtained by the Department.
11 April 2016 - NW797
Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the Minister of Economic Development
What progress has been made in assessing the application that was submitted to the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) of South Africa in December 2015 for a grain tariff review?
Reply:
Maize:
Grain SA submitted an application for an increase in the dollar based reference price for maize in December 2015. ITAC engaged with stakeholders and solicited comments from 25 interested parties. ITAC staff is now evaluating the application. The preliminary submission will be submitted to the Commissioners of ITAC during the Commission meeting of May 2016 for consideration.
Wheat:
Wheat tariffs are determined by a variable tariff formula based on US dollars. At the request of producers, when the conditions were met for an upward tariff trigger, ITAC applied the formula and tariff increases were accordingly applied. This resulted in an increase of customs duties on wheat from 91.12c/kg to 122.43c/kg and wheaten flour from 136.68c/kg to 183.65c/kg.
However, in light of the drought, the current exchange rate and the impact on food prices, government has requested a review of the variable import duty formula to ensure that consumer needs are properly taken into account.
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11 April 2016 - NW440
Rabotapi, Mr MW to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
QUESTION 1: How many (a) fire and rescue stations are there in each metropolitan municipality and (b) (i) personnel and (ii) working vehicles are at each specified station? QUESTION 2: How many (a) fire and rescue training academies or facilities are situated in each specified municipality and (b) persons were trained by each institution in the last reporting cycle? QUESTION 3: Whether the municipality has a response time target for fire incidents; if not, why not; if so, what (a) is the target and (b) percentage of call outs were responded to within this target in the last reporting cycle?
Reply:
In order to respond comprehensively to all questions, the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) has formally requested the Heads of Provincial Departments to submit this information on or before Monday, 7 March 2016. The NDMC has received data from all provinces and consolidated the information that is covered in the response attached as Annexure A. With regard to question 3, it is important to note that most municipalities in the country utilise the South African National Standard (SANS): Community Protection against fire, 10090: 2003 as a benchmark for delivering fire services and responding to fires. This standard has been utilised by the metros in responding to question 3. The SANS: Community Protection against fire, 10090: 2003 standard is attached as Annexure B.
QUESTION 1: How many (a) fire and rescue stations are there in each metropolitan municipality and (b) (i) personnel and (ii) working vehicles are at each specified station?
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF TSHWANE
All operational fire stations within the City’s jurisdiction |
Number of personnel (Inclusive of all personnel across all shifts based on the station) |
Number of operational fire services vehicles |
Central |
39 |
5 |
Erasmuskloof |
20 |
6 |
Phillip Nel Park |
22 |
2 |
Innesdale |
18 |
9 |
Wonderboom |
26 |
5 |
Silverton |
27 |
6 |
Hazelwood |
7 |
1 |
Rosslyn |
40 |
4 |
Jabulani |
20 |
2 |
Atteridgeville |
23 |
2 |
Centurion |
32 |
5 |
Temba |
29 |
3 |
Garankuwa |
27 |
3 |
Mabopane |
27 |
2 |
Rayton |
16 |
2 |
Bronkhorstspruit |
30 |
3 |
Ekangala |
16 |
2 |
Hatfield |
19 |
2 |
Heuweloord |
17 |
1 |
Mamelodi |
6 |
1 |
Total: |
461 |
66 |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF JOHANNESBURG
All operational fire stations within the City’s jurisdiction |
Number of personnel (Inclusive of all personnel across all shifts based on the station) |
Number of All fire services operational vehicles |
Ambulances |
District 1 |
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Midrand |
38 |
3 |
2 |
Ivory Park |
55 |
3 |
10 |
Lonehill |
36 |
4 |
2 |
Diepsloot |
45 |
3 |
5 |
District 2 |
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Sandton |
33 |
5 |
7 |
Alexandra |
49 |
2 |
3 |
Modderfontein |
32 |
5 |
3 |
Northview |
33 |
5 |
2 |
District 3 |
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Central |
38 |
4 |
4 |
Fairview |
41 |
3 |
3 |
Berea |
43 |
2 |
3 |
Brixton |
38 |
3 |
2 |
Malvern |
36 |
1 |
3 |
District 4 |
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Turffontein |
44 |
2 |
5 |
Kibler Park |
33 |
6 |
5 |
Eldorado Park |
45 |
1 |
6 |
Lawley |
41 |
2 |
7 |
Orange Farm |
54 |
2 |
9 |
District 5 |
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Jabulani |
65 |
4 |
14 |
Diepkloof |
43 |
3 |
5 |
Dobsonville |
48 |
1 |
6 |
Hodgoson Street |
48 |
1 |
3 |
Rietfontein |
39 |
1 |
3 |
District 6 |
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Randburg |
36 |
2 |
4 |
Huntershill |
39 |
4 |
5 |
Florida |
36 |
4 |
3 |
Roosevelt Park |
37 |
2 |
2 |
Rosebank |
29 |
1 |
3 |
Total: |
1154 |
79 |
129 |
Nb: The City of Johannesburg indicated that they are in the process of building additional two fire stations i.e. Cosmo City and Protea. Personnel in this City work in both fire services and Ambulance. |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF EKURHULENI
All operational fire stations within the City’s jurisdiction |
Number of personnel (Inclusive of all personnel across all shifts based on the station) |
Number of operational fire services vehicles |
Alberton |
27 |
11 |
Thokoza |
29 |
5 |
Palm Ridge |
32 |
4 |
Zonkesizwe |
36 |
3 |
Wadeville |
28 |
8 |
Vosloorus |
32 |
3 |
Katlehong |
32 |
4 |
Germiston Central |
29 |
4 |
Boksburg Central |
25 |
5 |
Edenvale |
28 |
6 |
Primrose |
36 |
6 |
Bedfordview |
20 |
2 |
Tembisa |
40 |
4 |
Olifantsfontein |
40 |
4 |
Commercia |
40 |
3 |
Kempton park |
40 |
13 |
Leon Ferreira |
36 |
10 |
Farrarmere |
28 |
3 |
Rynfield |
32 |
4 |
Daveyton |
29 |
3 |
Total |
639 |
105 |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF MANGAUNG
All operational fire stations within the City’s jurisdiction |
Number of personnel (Inclusive of all personnel across all shifts based on the station) |
Number of operational fire services vehicles |
Central |
59 |
12 |
Ehrlich |
21 |
5 |
La Kamanda Thapedi |
Non-operational due to staff shortages |
|
Sellosesha |
33 |
5 |
Botshabelo |
20 |
3 |
Bayswater |
Non-operational due to staff shortages. Two rescue boats has been placed at this station. |
|
Total: |
133 |
25 |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF CAPE TOWN
All operational fire stations within the City’s jurisdiction |
Number of personnel (Inclusive of all personnel across all shifts based on the station) |
Number of operational fire services vehicles |
Northern District |
||
Goodwood |
37 |
5 |
Epping |
42 |
3 |
Brooklyn |
19 |
1 |
Milnerton |
43 |
4 |
Melkbos |
23 |
1 |
Atlantis |
37 |
4 |
Bellville |
32 |
3 |
Durbanville |
18 |
1 |
Kraaifontein |
24 |
1 |
Brackenfell |
24 |
1 |
Western District |
||
Roeland Street |
60 |
4 |
Sea Point |
18 |
1 |
Salt River |
17 |
1 |
Ottery |
33 |
3 |
Wynberg |
18 |
1 |
Constantia |
18 |
1 |
Hout Bay |
34 |
1 |
Lakeside |
37 |
3 |
Fish Hoek |
23 |
2 |
Simonstown |
17 |
1 |
Eastern District |
||
Belhar |
31 |
3 |
Mfuleni |
24 |
1 |
Kuilsriver |
23 |
2 |
Strand |
45 |
3 |
Somerset |
18 |
1 |
Macassar |
19 |
1 |
Mitchells Plain |
33 |
3 |
Gugulethu |
27 |
1 |
Lansdowne |
24 |
1 |
Khayelitsha |
25 |
1 |
Total |
843 |
59 |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF ETHEKWINI
All operational fire stations within the City’s jurisdiction |
Number of personnel (Inclusive of all personnel across all shifts based on the station) |
Number of operational fire services vehicles |
The City has 563 firefighters and this is not divided per station |
||
Central |
88 |
9 |
Umlazi |
24 |
2 |
Ntuzuma |
20 |
1 |
Chatsworth |
20 |
1 |
Mobeni |
16 |
1 |
Virginia Airport |
- |
2 |
Amanzimtoti |
43 |
6 |
Prospection |
20 |
1 |
Pinetown South |
20 |
1 |
Durban North |
20 |
2 |
Cato Ridge |
28 |
3 |
Pinetown |
44 |
6 |
Westville |
16 |
1 |
Umhlanga |
51 |
6 |
Tongaat |
20 |
2 |
Hammersdale |
16 |
4 |
Folweni |
12 |
2 |
Gillits |
16 |
3 |
Congella |
16 |
1 |
Queensburgh |
20 |
1 |
Phoenix |
24 |
1 |
Jacobs |
32 |
2 |
Total |
566 |
58 |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: NELSON MANDELA
All operational fire stations within the City’s jurisdiction |
Number of personnel (Inclusive of all personnel across all shifts based on the station) |
Number of operational fire services vehicles |
South End Fire Station |
32 |
10 |
Sidwell Fire Station |
23 |
3 |
Miramar Fire Station |
24 |
3 |
Govan Mbeki Fire Station |
24 |
2 |
Motherwell Fire Station |
30 |
3 |
KwaZakhele Fire Station |
23 |
3 |
Greenbushes Fire Station |
28 |
2 |
Uitenhage Fire Station |
22 |
9 |
KwaNobuhle Fire Station |
21 |
3 |
Total |
227 |
38 |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: BUFFALO CITY
All operational fire stations within the City’s jurisdiction |
Number of personnel (Inclusive of all personnel across all shifts based on the station) |
Number of operational fire services vehicles |
Central Fire Station |
29 |
11 |
Alpha |
20 |
1 |
Charlie |
16 |
2 |
Bravo |
20 |
1 |
Delta |
20 |
2 |
Echo |
19 |
2 |
Foxtrot |
8 |
1 |
Total |
132 |
20 |
QUESTION 2: How many (a) fire and rescue training academies or facilities are situated in each specified municipality and (b) persons were trained by each institution in the last reporting cycle?
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF TSHWANE
Name of Training Academy |
Number of persons trained in the last reporting cycle (i.e. July 2014-June 2015) |
Accreditation body |
|
Erasmuskloof Training Academy |
Hazardous Materials Awareness |
45 |
Southern African Emergency Services Institute (SAESI) |
Hazardous Materials Operations |
45 |
||
Firefighter I |
45 |
||
Firefighter II |
45 |
||
Total |
180 |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF JOHANNESBURG
Name of Training Academy |
Number of persons trained in the last reporting cycle (i.e. July 2014-June 2015) |
Accreditation body |
|
Rietfontein Fire and Rescue Training Academy |
Hazardous Materials Awareness |
25 |
SAESI & Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority [LGSETA]. |
Hazardous Materials Operations |
13 |
||
Firefighter I |
19 |
||
Firefighter II |
13 |
||
Pump Operator |
18 |
||
Aerial device operator |
9 |
||
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus |
105 |
||
High Angle I |
151 |
||
High Angle II |
38 |
||
Confined Space Rescue |
25 |
||
Trench Rescue |
29 |
||
Structural Collapse |
26 |
||
Industrial and Agricultural Rescue |
26 |
||
Motor Vehicle Rescue |
15 |
||
Instructor |
23 |
||
Total |
535 |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF EKURHULENI
Name of Training Academy |
Number of persons trained in the last reporting cycle (i.e. July 2014-June 2015) |
Accreditation body |
|
Ekurhuleni Emergency Services Training Academy |
Hazardous Materials Awareness |
39 |
SAESI |
Hazardous Materials Operations |
90 |
||
Firefighter I |
34 |
||
Firefighter II |
76 |
||
Pump Operator |
74 |
||
Aerial device operator |
54 |
||
Fire & Life Safety Educator II |
6 |
||
Fire Service Instructor |
25 |
||
Total |
398 |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF MANGAUNG
Name of Training Academy |
Number of persons trained in the last reporting cycle (i.e. July 2014-June 2015) |
Accreditation body |
|
Mangaung Training College |
Hazardous Materials Awareness |
33 |
SAESI |
Hazardous Materials Operations |
21 |
||
Firefighter I |
33 |
||
Firefighter II |
21 |
||
Learnership: Fire & Rescue Operations |
6 |
LGSETA |
|
Total |
114 |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF CAPE TOWN
Name of Training Academy |
Number of persons trained in the last reporting cycle (i.e. July 2014-June 2015) |
Accreditation body |
|
City of Cape Town Training Academy |
Hazardous Materials Awareness |
20 |
SAESI |
Hazardous Materials Operations |
14 |
||
Firefighter I |
37 |
||
Firefighter II |
23 |
||
Fire & Life Safety Educator I |
31 |
LGSETA |
|
Rope Rescue (High Angle I) |
18 |
||
Front End Loader Course |
25 |
Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) |
|
Truck Dozer Operator |
25 |
TETA |
|
Respiratory protection |
59 |
LGSETA |
|
Wildland Fire Fighting |
24 |
||
4X4 Driver Operator |
20 |
||
Total |
296 |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF ETHEKWINI
Name of Training Academy |
Number of persons trained in the last reporting cycle (i.e. July 2014-June 2015) |
Accreditation body |
|
Illovo Fire and Rescue Training Academy |
Hazardous Materials Awareness |
7 |
SAESI & LGSETA LGSETA |
Hazardous Materials Operations |
3 |
||
Firefighter I |
3 |
||
Firefighter II |
3 |
||
Pump Operator |
28 |
||
Rope Rescue (High Angle I) |
52 |
||
Aerial appliance operator |
8 |
||
Breathing apparatus |
3 |
||
Advanced Breathing apparatus |
16 |
||
Advanced Fire Investigation |
18 |
||
Swift Water Rescue |
6 |
||
Total |
147 |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: NELSON MANDELA
Name of Training Academy |
Number of persons trained in the last reporting cycle (i.e. July 2014-June 2015) |
Accreditation body |
|
Nelson Mandela Bay Fire and Emergency Services Regional Training Centre |
Hazardous Materials Awareness |
20 |
SAESI & LGSETA |
Hazardous Materials Operations |
10 |
||
Firefighter I |
20 |
||
Firefighter II |
0 |
||
Fire Services Instructor |
10 |
||
Fire Services Officer I |
10 |
||
Total |
70 |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: BUFFALO CITY
Name of Training Academy |
Number of persons trained in the last reporting cycle (i.e. July 2014-June 2015) |
Accreditation body |
|
Buffalo City Fire and Rescue Training Centre |
Hazardous Materials Awareness |
20 |
SAESI |
Hazardous Materials Operations |
16 |
||
Firefighter I |
22 |
||
Pump Operator |
27 |
||
Total |
85 |
QUESTION 3: Whether the municipality has a response time target for fire incidents; if not, why not; if so, what (a) is the target and (b) percentage of call outs were responded to within this target in the last reporting cycle?
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF TSHWANE
Whether the municipality has a response time target for fire incidents? |
What is the target? |
Percentage of call outs that were responded to within this target in the last reporting cycle? |
Yes Response time target is based on the South African National Standard (SANS) 10090: Community Protection Against Fire |
A baseline of 80% of attendance time to all reported structural fire incidents according to Category A to D Fire Risk Areas (Category E fire risks are dealt with in the predominant Risk Category) |
In meeting the 80% baseline
|
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF JOHANNESBURG
Whether the municipality has a response time target for fire incidents? |
What is the target? |
Percentage of call outs that were responded to within this target in the last reporting cycle? |
Yes Response time target is based on the South African National Standard (SANS) 10090: Community Protection Against Fire |
To respond to fire incidents within 12 min |
73% |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF EKURHULENI
Whether the municipality has a response time target for fire incidents? |
What is the target? |
Percentage of call outs that were responded to within this target in the last reporting cycle? |
Yes Response time target is based on the South African National Standard (SANS) 10090: Community Protection Against Fire |
The target is to reach 75% compliance with the prescribed attendance times for Fire Risks Categories as per SANS 10090. |
82% |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF MANGAUNG
Whether the municipality has a response time target for fire incidents? |
What is the target? |
Percentage of call outs that were responded to within this target in the last reporting cycle? |
Yes Response time target is based on the South African National Standard (SANS) 10090: Community Protection Against Fire |
7.5 out of 10 calls (75%) to be responded to in accordance with SANS 10090 |
915 out of 1080 (84% or 8.4 out of 10) emergency calls responded to in accordance SANS 10090 |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF CAPE TOWN
Whether the municipality has a response time target for fire incidents? |
What is the target? |
Percentage of call outs that were responded to within this target in the last reporting cycle? |
Yes Response time target is based on the South African National Standard (SANS) 10090: Community Protection Against Fire |
80% of all emergencies to be reached from time of call to first arriving vehicle within 14 minutes. |
81% |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF ETHEKWINI
Whether the municipality has a response time target for fire incidents? |
What is the target? |
Percentage of call outs that were responded to within this target in the last reporting cycle? |
Yes Response time target is based on the South African National Standard (SANS) 10090: Community Protection Against Fire |
Linked to SANS 10090 in terms of the applicable category |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: NELSON MANDELA
Whether the municipality has a response time target for fire incidents? |
What is the target? |
Percentage of call outs that were responded to within this target in the last reporting cycle? |
Yes Service Delivery Budget Implementation Plan (SDBIP) |
SDBIP target is 15 minutes |
100% |
NAME OF THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY: BUFFALO CITY
Whether the municipality has a response time target for fire incidents? |
What is the target? |
Percentage of call outs that were responded to within this target in the last reporting cycle? |
Yes Response time target is based on the South African National Standard (SANS) 10090: Community Protection Against Fire |
75% linked to SANS 10090 in terms of the applicable category |
49% |
11 April 2016 - NW631
Dlamini, Mr MM to ask the Minister of Public Works:
(1) Whether, since his reply to oral question 471 on 9 September 2015, he has received any requests from any departments regarding further upgrades at the Nkandla residence of the President, Mr Jacob G Zuma; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether he has worked on a costing exercise to ascertain how much the further security upgrades needed at the Nkandla residence of the President, Mr Jacob G Zuma, will cost the taxpayer; if not, when he will know for sure how much will still have to be spent
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works
(1) Since, my reply to question number 471 for oral reply on 09 September 2015 the Department of Public Works has not received any requests from any Government departments regarding further security upgrades at the President’s private residence in Nkandla.
(2) The Department has not worked on a costing exercise, as the request for the security upgrades has not been received. An estimation or calculation of costs will only be done pursuant to a security assessment and the identification of requirements for the installation of security measures by the relevant departments in the security cluster.
____________________________________________________________________
11 April 2016 - NW686
America, Mr D to ask the Minister of Communications
(a)What are the anticipated total costs of (i) producing and (ii) installing the 5 million subsidized Set-Top Boxes (STBs), (b) How much funding has been approved by the National Treasury in the Medium Term Expenditure Framework in this regard and (c) from which (i) departmental votes and/or (ii) other government sources will this be drawn?
Reply:
(a) The anticipated total costs of producing and installing the 5 million subsidized STBs, as appropriated, is R2.45 billion.
(b) Over the MTEF period the National Treasury has allocated R1.1 billion.
(c) The funds will be drawn from the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services’ vote.
MR NN MUNZHELELE
DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
11 April 2016 - NW590
Mokgalapa, Mr S to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to the reply to question 4251 on 21 December 2015, he has received the outstanding information from the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality; if not, why not; if so, when will this information be made available?
Reply:
The following information was provided by the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality:
- (a) and (b) The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has indicated that it approached Rand Water regarding the installation of the telemetry system at all of its reservoirs. At present, the final draft of the service level agreement between the Municipality and Rand Water for the installation of the telemetry system at all of the Municipality’s reservoirs is with Rand Water for formalisation.
- (a) According to the Municipality, an amount of R8 million is available in the current financial year to commence with the work. The design of the system is complete. The data loggers are expected to take six months to install the system at all of the Municipality’s reservoirs. Further phases in the next financial year would include the completion of the integration of the Municipality and Rand Water control rooms as well as the installation of the telemetry to control the reservoir valves. (b) The Municipality has indicated that the first phase will take six months to complete.
11 April 2016 - NW315
Topham , Mr B to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
For each metropolitan municipality, how many commercial, industrial and residential building plan submissions were made in the: (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 financial years; (b) How many building plan submissions were approved by each specified municipality in the (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 financial years; (c) What is the response time to acknowledge receipt of building plans; (d) How long does it take to finalise building plan submissions?
Reply:
1. The following table represents commercial, industrial and residential building plan submissions per Metro in the 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 financial years
Building Plans:2013-14 |
||||
Metro |
Commercial |
Industrial |
Residential |
Total |
City of Tshwane |
94 |
97 |
12 323 |
12 514 |
Ekurhuleni |
50 |
190 |
5062 |
5302 |
City of Johannesburg |
104 |
72 |
11977 |
12153 |
City of Cape Town |
330 |
7904 |
8234 |
|
Nelson Mandela Bay |
95 |
86 |
7734 |
7915 |
Buffalo City |
83 |
96 |
2461 |
2640 |
Mangaung |
45 |
17 |
2283 |
2345 |
eThekwini Municipality |
927 |
408 |
9618 |
10953 |
Building Plans:2014-15 |
||||
Metro |
Commercial |
Industrial |
Residential |
Total |
City of Tshwane |
128 |
87 |
12 883 |
13 098 |
Ekurhuleni |
33 |
241 |
5382 |
5656 |
City of Johannesburg |
41 |
79 |
12963 |
13083 |
City of Cape Town |
353 |
8985 |
9342 |
|
Nelson Mandela Bay |
87 |
94 |
9530 |
9711 |
Buffalo City |
84 |
86 |
2370 |
2540 |
Mangaung |
35 |
24 |
2069 |
2108 |
eThekwini Municipality |
1363 |
601 |
12740 |
14704 |
2. The following table represents building plans that were approved by each municipality in the (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 financial years
Municipality |
YEAR |
|
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
|
City of Tshwane |
10 654 |
9 554 |
Ekurhuleni |
4550 |
5272 |
City of Johannesburg |
11247 |
11934 |
City of Cape Town |
8407 |
9859 |
Nelson Mandela Bay |
2475 |
3724 |
Buffalo City |
2314 |
2207 |
Mangaung |
3083 |
2173 |
eThekwini Municipality |
5748 |
6044 |
3. The table below represents the time indicated by each metro on the response time to acknowledge receipt of building plans
Municipality |
Response time to acknowledge receipt of Building Plans |
City of Tshwane |
Application is acknowledged as soon as it is received and the necessary fees are paid. |
Ekurhuleni |
Upon submission and payment of necessary fees. |
City of Johannesburg |
Upon receipt and payment of necessary fees. |
City of Cape Town |
Application is acknowledged as soon as it is received and necessary fees are paid. |
Nelson Mandela Bay |
Upon submission the application is issued with an invoice. |
Buffalo City |
1 week |
Mangaung |
Immediately after submission and payment of the requisite building plan fees. |
eThekwini Municipality |
Immediately on submission and payment of the prescribed tariff where applicable. |
4. The information below represents response time each municipality takes to finalise building plan submissions.
Municipality |
Time taken to finalise Building Plan Submissions |
City of Tshwane |
Building Plans 500m² and less: 30 days Building Plans 501m² and more: 60 days |
Ekurhuleni |
|
City of Johannesburg |
As per the legislated time period, namely 30 days for building plans smaller that 500m² and 60 days for plans larger than 500m². |
City of Cape Town |
Building Plans 500m² and less: 30 days Building Plans 501m² and more: 60 days |
Nelson Mandela Bay |
Eight (8) days from date of submission if application has all necessary supporting documents |
Buffalo City |
22 days |
Mangaung |
The general norm is as per the legislated time period, namely 30 days for building plans smaller that 500m² and 60 days for plans larger than 500m². In most cases Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality complies. |
eThekwini Municipality |
In terms of timeframes expressed as a percentage the performance has been 98.1% (2013/14) and 99.9% (2014/15). |
11 April 2016 - NW583
Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to his reply to question 4187 on 21 December 2015, his department has received the outstanding information from the remaining four metropolitan municipalities; if not, why not; if so, when will the specified information be made available?
Reply:
The requested information from the remaining four Metropolitan Municipalities is yet to be received and the efforts are being made to follow up on them. The Honourable Member will therefore be updated on progress.
11 April 2016 - NW628
Matshobeni, Ms A to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture
(1). What (a) has he found to be the cause of the state of decline in quality in our national archives and (b) is he doing to improve the situation which has been degenerating for the past six years with proper filing and recording of our history?
Reply:
1(a). The National Archives has been operating at the same level of professionalism and dedication since 1994. Additional functions have been added to the work of the National Archives. These new services/activities include the provision of access to information in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information (PAIA) Act, Act No 2 of 2000, the implementation of Oral History programmes, the provision of policies, the guidelines, procedures and management of Electronic Records Management and Digitisation programmes.
(b). The National Archives is charged with the responsibility of managing government records through its records management unit and having custody of all national records through the National Archives Repository. The filing plan of the National Archives is up to date and properly implemented.
Through Oral History Programmes and projects implemented by the National Archives in partnership with other stakeholders including the Oral History Association of South Africa (OHASA), the National Archives is systematically recording histories of different communities throughout the country. This is in line with section 3(d) of the National Archives and Records Service Act, Act 43 of 1996 as amended, which refers to the collection of non-public records with enduring value of national significance which cannot be more appropriately preserved by another institution with due regard to the need to document aspects of the nation's experience neglected by archives repositories in the past.
11 April 2016 - NW573
Van Dalen, Mr P to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to his reply to question 4088 on 8 December 2015, the information has been received from the metropolitan municipalities; if so, when will the specified information be made available as requested?
Reply:
The information below was sourced from the Metros. The information from the other metros is still outstanding:
Name of the Municipality |
Operational Budget |
Capital Budget |
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality |
R433,89 million |
R210,65 million |
Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality |
R190,1 million |
R252,5 million |
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality |
R1,9 billion |
R940,5 million |
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality |
R100 000 |
R139, 87 million |
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality |
Informal settlements are a part of a bigger programme, namely formalisation which includes;
The total Budget for this category which is funded through the Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG) is R678 000 000.00 (six hundred and seventy eight million for the 2015/16 financial year. Although this is categorised as Capital expenditure, professional fees and related kind of expenses are drawn from this grant (subject to the USDG conditions) as the total cost is capitalised. |
11 April 2016 - NW196
McLoughlin, Mr AR to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether each metropolitan municipality has a programme to provide basic services to backyard dwellers; if not, why not; if so, what (a) electricity, (b) water and (c) sanitation services were provided in the 2014-15 financial year?
Reply:
The Department of Human Settlement (DHS) has developed a draft National Backyard Rental Housing Assistance Policy. The draft policy is based on the findings of extensive research, as well as case studies, commissioned by the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) on Backyarders and Backyard Dwellings. This research project was followed by an extensive national consultation process to engage all the municipalities and provincial governments on the matter.
The draft policy proposals specifically make provision for grant funding to municipalities to improve the quality of life of the tenants occupying backyard rental dwellings. Importantly, the proposals also deal with the necessity of infrastructure upgrading required to accommodate the additional load on current services, and the provision of basic municipal services for backyard residents.
It is recommended that the Honourable member direct his question to the DHS, which will provide detailed information and a comprehensive answer to the question whether each metropolitan municipality has a programme to provide basic services to backyard dwellers.
11 April 2016 - NW791
Redelinghuys, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Health
(1) How many ambulances are currently (a) operational and (b) not operational at the Odi District Hospital in Mabopane Gauteng; (2) whether there are any plans to acquire additional ambulances for use by the specified hospital; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many ambulances will be acquired and (b) what are the timeframes in this regard; (3) what are the average waiting times at the specified hospital for (a) trauma patients classified as (i) green, (ii) yellow and (iii) red, (b) out-patients referred from clinics waiting to see a doctor, and (c) out-patients for an appointment to see a doctor?
Reply:
(1) (a) and (b)
The number of ambulances indicated below serve Mabopane, Ga-rankuwa, Winterveldt and Soshanguve. These ambulances are stationed next to Odi Hospital and serve Odi and Dr George Mukhari Hospitals, all clinics, all Community Health Centres in the Northern Sub-district of Tshwane including house calls.
Type of Vehicles |
Number of Allocated Vehicles |
Number Operational |
Number Not Operational |
Ambulances |
13 |
8 |
5 at workshop |
Obstetrics Vehicle |
2 |
1 |
1 at workshop |
Response Vehicle |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Planned Patient Transport |
4 |
2 |
2 at workshop |
Rescue Vehicle |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Logistic Vehicle |
1 |
0 |
1 at workshop |
TOTAL |
23 |
14 |
9 |
(2) (a) Approval has been granted for 7 ambulances to be procured in the 2016/2017 financial year, i.e. 2 Obstetrics and 5 Ambulances. The new ambulances will replace ambulances identified for disposal and to add to the existing fleet.
(b) Ambulance procurement will be completed by the second quarter of 2016/2017.
(3) The average waiting time is as follows:
(a) (i) trauma - green - 57 minutes
(ii) trauma – yellow - 18 minutes
(iii) trauma - red - 13 minutes
(b) OPD referred from clinics - 65 minutes
(c) OPD follow up - 48 minutes
CHALLENGES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF WAITING TIMES
- There is is a general population growth in the surrounding areas.
- Odi District Hospital serves both Gauteng and North West communities and the communities are growing.
- There are a growing number of self-referrals, hence the OPD overflows daily and this affects waiting time.
- There is no regional or tertiary hospital between Odi and DGMA hospital, hence referral to a higher level becomes a challenge and the hospital is required to manage the many patients it cannot refer.
- Patients are reluctant to use the nearby clinics and return to the hospital despite being referred to their respective clinic.
- Most patients with chronic conditions come to the hospital after hours to use the Emergency Centre instead of the OPD during the day; hence the higher patient load and impact on the Emergency Centre.
- Patients with chronic conditions who attend the Emergency Centre after hours complain about long waiting time because acutely ill or injured patients are given priority attention.
- Turnover of clinical and nursing staff is high as they are attracted to higher level hospitals or resign due to pension and this also impacts negatively on waiting time.
- Space in the Emergency Centres and OPD is limited due to infrastructural challenges. Consulting rooms are few so patients cannot be accommodated in comfort while waiting.
END.
11 April 2016 - NW753
McLoughlin, Mr AR to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(1) With reference to the cancelled contract with Airbus in respect of eight A400M military transport aircraft, the fact that Airbus agreed to refund the sum of €835 million to the Armaments Corporation of South Africa (ARMSCOR), and that an indemnity was subsequently provided to Denel by the Government – (a) why was an indemnity provided to Denel? (b) what were Denel’s obligations to – (aa) Airbus; (bb) ARMSCOR and (cc) the Government in respect of the specified contract. (2) (a) how many more such claims are outstanding from Denel; and (b) what – (i) are the details of each one of the eleven claims made to date by Denel in terms of the indemnity; and (ii) amount was paid to Denel in respect of each claim; (3) has oversight taken place in respect of each of the eleven claims submitted by Denel; if not, why not; if so, in respect of each claim – (a) (i) when; and (ii) where did such oversight take place, (b) who conducted such oversight; and (c) has such oversight resulted in a reduction of the relevant claim. (4) what is the breakdown of the current R63,1 million claim made by Denel? NW871E
Reply:
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(b) |
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As a program partner on the A400M, Denel has the obligation of the design, development, manufacture, and sole supply of the WFF and TS structures. |
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Denel has no obligation to ARMSCOR. DAe is directly contracted by Airbus to deliver the WFF and TS structures to their assembly lines. |
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As contracted through the Indemnity Agreement, Denel submits a claim to the Department on an annual basis, supported by an audited financial report, fully governed risk mitigation plan and a program report. |
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(2) |
(a) |
From the R1.6 billion (ONE POINT SIX BILLION RANDS) indemnity cover, there is a balance of R359 million (THREE HUNDERED AND FIFTY NINE MILLION RANDS) remaining over the next 5 years.
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To date there has been 10 (TEN) claims submitted by Denel. Details of the claims are on the table below. |
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Amounts paid to Denel are shown on the table below. |
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Yes oversight has taken place. |
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The Department’s auditors physically go and verify relevant documentation and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. |
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The Department through its independent auditors. The Department conducts DAe plant visits at least twice a year to appraise itself of the A400M programme status. |
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The recent 2015 claim amounted to R33.1 million (THIRTY THREE POINT ONE MILLION RANDS). The R63.1 million (SIXTY THREE POINT ONE MILLION RANDS) was claimed and paid during 2014.
ACRONYMS:
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11 April 2016 - NW581
Rabotapi, Mr MW to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to his reply to question 4183 on 21 December 2015, his department has received the outstanding information from the specified municipalities; if not, why not; if so, when will the information be made available as requested?
Reply:
The requested information from the remaining five Metropolitan Municipalities is yet to be received and the efforts are being made to follow up on them. The Honourable Member will therefore be updated on progress.
11 April 2016 - NW303
Robertson, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Does each metropolitan municipality have a service level agreement with the relevant provincial department of health for the provision of clinic services; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many (i) clinics, (ii) health centres, (iii) satellite clinics, (iv) mobile clinics and (v) male health clinics are run by each metropolitan municipality, (b) what services do they offer, (c) how many new clinics have been built since 1 June 2011 and (d) what is each metropolitan municipality’s budget for health infrastructure upgrades in the 2015-16 financial year?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available within the Department. The Department thus made a request to Metropolitan Municipalities to provide the relevant information. Information was received from the following Metropolitan Municipalities:
BUFFALO CITY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY (BCMM)
The BCMM does not provide Primary Health Care Services, hence there is no service level agreement with the relevant provincial department of health. This function was provincialized and devolved to the Eastern Cape Province, Department of Health.
CITY OF TSHWANE (CoT)
1. A Service Level Agreement between the Gauteng Department of Health and the CoT for the provision of Primary Health Care is available and signed.
(a) The City is rendering Primary Health Care services in 26 fixed facilities; Operating hours are from 07:30 – 16:00, Monday to Friday; 2 mobile units and 1 satellite clinic; Extended service hours are rendered on Saturdays from 08:00 to 13:00 in a selected 13 facilities to accommodate those clients that could not manage to visit the clinic during week days.
(b) Full comprehensive PHC package is rendered in 26 facilities.
(c) 9 Clinics were built and upgraded, namely: Lotus, Danville, Doornpoort, Gazankulu, Pretorius Park, Stanza Bopape, Olievenhoutbosch, Zithobeni and Soshanguve JJ.
(d) The CoT allocated R43 million towards the construction and upgrade of three clinics, namely: Soshunguwe, Gazankulu and Zithobeni during the 2015-16 financial year. The projects are all in the final phase of construction and upgrading.
EKURHULENI METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
a) The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality manages ninety one (91) Primary Health Care Services as at February 2016 as indicated in the table below.
All Community Health Centres and Medical Male Circumcision Sites are managed by the Gauteng Department of Health.
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES BOTH PROVINCIAL AND EKURHULENI EXCLUDING MALE MEDICAL CIRCUMCISION SITES |
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FACILITY TYPE |
EMM |
GDoH |
GRAND TOTAL |
Community Day Centre |
2 |
2 |
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Community Health Centre (24-Hours) |
7 |
7 |
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Clinic |
78 |
3 |
81 |
Satellite Clinic |
1 |
1 |
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Mobile Clinic |
12 |
2 |
14 |
Grand Total |
91 |
14 |
105 |
b) The Primary Health Care Facilities managed by the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality render health services relevant for the type of facility as defined in the Primary Health Care Core Package of Services, namely:
Clinics: Render the basic range of Primary Health Care Services as follows:
- Child Health Services:
- Expanded Programme on Immunization;
- Vitamin A supplementation;
- Protein Energy Malnutrition Programme;
- Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses; and
- Growth monitoring and developmental screening.
- Women and Maternal Health Services:
- Reproductive Health including Family Planning;
- Cervical cancer screening;
- Antenatal Care Services;
- Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV;
- Postnatal Care Services; and
- Counselling and referral for Termination of Pregnancy.
- Men’s’ Reproductive Health:
- Prostate cancer screening (Selected facilities).
- HIV, AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Tuberculosis Programme:
- Health and HIV Counselling and Testing;
- Elimination of Mother-to-Child-Transmission of HIV;
- Antiretroviral Therapy;
- Post Exposure Prophylaxis;
- Comprehensive Care, Management and Treatment of HIV Positive clients and treatment of opportunistic infections;
- Management of Sexually Transmitted infections; and
- Tuberculosis Control Programme.
- Acute and Chronic Diseases Management:
- Acute Curative Care;
- Management of Chronic Diseases.
- Specialised Services:
- Primary Mental Health Services; and
- Secondary Level Mental Health Services (Selected facilities);
- Health Information, Education and Communication
- Multi-sectoral HIV/AIDS Programme:
- Door-to-Door Ward-based HIV/AIDS Education and awareness programme;
- Stakeholder engagements including traditional health practitioners and vulnerable and marginalized groups;
- Health awareness and screening programme; and
- AIDS Council.
c) Twenty-one (21) new clinics, as listed in the table below, were built and they are all operational. In the current financial year (2015-16), six (6) clinics are under construction.
NEW PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES 2011 TO DECEMBER 2015 |
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Number |
Facility Name |
Year opened |
Ward |
Address |
1 |
Katlehong North Clinic |
2011 |
52 |
2098 Khotso street Katlehong |
2 |
Phutanang Clinic |
2011 |
84 |
7522 Kgaga street Tsakane |
3 |
Reedville Clinic |
2011 |
74 |
Stands 604 + 605 Ottawa Street, Reedville |
4 |
Slovo Park Clinic |
2011 |
75 |
Erf 1932,1933 + 1954 Durban Drive, Slovo Park |
5 |
Tsakane Ext 10 Clinic |
2011 |
86 |
Stand 45522 & 45523, Simelane Street, Tsakane |
6 |
Wannenburg Clinic |
2011 |
21 |
C/o Pretoria and Mimosa Road, Primrose |
7 |
Ethafeni Clinic |
2012 |
14 |
43 Bennin Steet, Ethafeni Section, Ethafeni Park |
8 |
Itireleng Clinic |
2012 |
13 |
2959 Posmor & Inauguration Road, Phomolong Section, Chloorkop Ext 52, Tembisa |
9 |
Tsakane Clinic (Ward 83) |
2012 |
83 |
33334 Fingo Street, Tsakane |
10 |
Vosloorus Poly Clinic |
2012 |
47 |
New: Vosloorus ERF30, EXT1, Vosloorus |
11 |
Alrapark Ext 3 Clinic |
2014 |
88 |
Cnr Sasstri and Molopo street Ext 3 Alra Park |
12 |
Joy Clinic |
2014 |
67 |
Erf 1343 Etwatwa West |
13 |
Ramaphosa Clinic |
2014 |
42 |
Ingwamza Street, Reiger Park Ext 5 |
14 |
Springs Clinic |
2014 |
75 |
Middle Six and Plantation Road, Springs |
15 |
Tamaho Clinic |
2014 |
51 |
Erf 2141 Nhlapo Section, Cnr. Sokele and Matsose Street, Katlehong |
16 |
White City Clinic |
2014 |
79 |
Thema Road, Kwa -Thema, Springs |
17 |
Daveyton East Clinic |
2015 |
68 |
Stand No 869, Chris Hani, Ext 9 Daveyton East |
18 |
Motsamai Clinic |
2015 |
50 |
260 Motsamai Section Katlehong |
19 |
Palmridge Clinic |
2015 |
58 |
RE 41 Palmridge Road, Palmridge Community Centre, Palmridge |
20 |
Tswelopele Clinic |
2015 |
44 |
22 Lusika Street, Eastfield, Vosloorus |
21 |
Villa Lisa Clinic |
2015 |
43 |
22 Camel Street, Villa Liza |
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TOTAL |
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21 |
d) The budget for health infrastructure upgrades for 2015/16 is R96 727 171(ninety-six million, seven hundred and twenty-seven thousand, and one-hundred and seventy-one rand).
MANGAUNG METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
There is no Service Level Agreement between the Municipal Health Services of the Mangaung Metro and the Provincial Department of Health.
NELSON MANDELA BAY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY (NMBM)
Since July 2012 the NMBM is no longer providing Primary Health Care Services following the provincialisation of these services. There is no Service Level Agreement in place since the above-mentioned date. The only clinic service rendered by the NMBM is for Occupational Health Services for Municipal employees.
11 April 2016 - NW284
Chewane, Dr H to ask the Minister of Health
(1)(a) Which provinces have frozen appointment of staff and (b) for which positions; (2) have any of the provinces frozen the appointment of doctors?
Reply:
(1) (a) All provinces have introduced measures to reduce expenditure, including the freezing of non critical posts. Medical posts are not frozen.
(b) Not applicable, see (1) (a) above.
(2) No.
END.
11 April 2016 - NW378
Hunsinger, Dr CH to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
With reference to President Jacob G Zuma’s undertaking in his State of the Nation Address delivered on 12 February 2015, that the Government will set aside 30% of appropriate categories of state procurement for purchasing from Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs), co-operatives, as well as township and rural enterprises, what percentage of the total procurement of (a) his department and (b) every entity reporting to him went to (i) SMMEs and (ii) co-operatives from 1 April 2015 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?
Reply:
(a) The Department of Public Service and Administration's total procurement percentage is as follows:
(i) 34% of total procurement initiatives per respective categories were sourced from SMMEs,
(ii) The department has not procured any goods/services from co-operatives.
(b) The National School of Government’s total procurement percentage is as follows:
(i) The National School of Government (NSG) has purchased 14.15% of its total procurement from SMMEs from 1 April 2015 up to 24 March 2016
(ii) The National School of Government has not procured any goods/services from co-operatives
11 April 2016 - NW239
Ndlozi, Dr MQ to ask the Minister of Communications
Whether she and/or her department has bought advertising space in The New Age in the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 financial years; if so, (i) what number of times and (ii) for what amount in each specified financial year?
Reply:
a) Yes, the GCIS has placed advertising in The New Age in 2012-13, regarding (i) and (ii), insertions detailed in table below.
b) Yes, the GCIS has placed advertising in The New Age in 2013-14, regarding (i) and (ii), insertions detailed in table below.
c) Yes, the GCIS has placed advertising in The New Age in 2014-15, regarding (i) and (ii), insertions detailed in table below. In the period October 2014 – April 2015, the GCIS merged with the Department of Communications to facilitate the start-up of the Department of Communication, hence the reference to Department of Communications.
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2012-2013 |
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DEPARTMENT |
CAMPAIGN NAME |
INVOICE AMOUNT |
GCIS |
National Orders |
R 450 000.00 |
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Orders of Companions of OR Tambo |
R 77 319.36 |
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SONA |
R 893 475.29 |
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State Funeral |
R 92 836.93 |
GCIS Total |
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R 1 513 631.58 |
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2013/2014 |
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GCIS |
Mandela Memorial campaign: State Funeral |
R62 928.00 |
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Recruitment |
R50 068.80 |
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SONA |
R821 128.32 |
GCIS Total |
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R934 125.12 |
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2014/2015 |
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Communications |
Database Registration |
R 14 945.40 |
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Profiling Campaign |
R 720 990.72 |
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Recruitment |
R 301 195.75 |
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Recruitment Phase 3 |
R 57 078.43 |
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SONA 2014 |
R 100 137.60 |
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SONA 2015 |
R 101 888.64 |
Total Communications |
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R 1 296 236.54 |
MR DONALD LIPHOKO
DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]
GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
DATE:
MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
11 April 2016 - NW614
Sithole, Mr KP to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
Whether her department has a time frame for the relocation of residents of the Kliptown informal settlement; if not; why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Yes, it is anticipated that the relocation of beneficiaries of the Kliptown Informal Settlement will be completed by the end of 2020. The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality has indicated that the project comprises of six precincts, namely Kliptown Extensions 2, 6, 7 and 11, Pimville Zone 9 and Sector 2, which will be independently proclaimed as townships.
The project is in progress and is in various stages of implementation. To date, 1 089 beneficiaries of the Kliptown Informal Settlement have been allocated fully subsidised freehold housing units known as BNG houses at Pimville Zone 9 and Klipspruit Extension 2. An estimated 200 BNG houses at Klipspruit Extension 11 will be allocated to the beneficiaries by the end of April 2016.
11 April 2016 - NW519
Dudley, Ms C to ask the Minister of Health
(1)Whether he is aware of the health concerns expressed by a certain person (name and details furnished); (2) whether his department conducted an investigation in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(1) Yes. The concerns were received and acknowledged by the Ministry of Health. A further acknowledgement and assurance of the fact that the concern is being attended to was done by the Chief Directorate: Environmental Health and Port Health Services on the 08th of February 2016 to the complainant.
(2) Yes. The Department of Health conducted an investigation. The Department of Agriculture which is responsible for conducting chemical analysis for a range of chemical residues in food products (poultry, hens, eggs, bovine, ovine, porcine, etc.) whether imported into the country or produced inland, was engaged.
Food samples were taken by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the poultry products were found to be complying to the country's legal requirements and therefore it has been released to the market.
The role of the Department of Health will be to make sure that the poultry and its products are safe for human consumption through required monitoring processes. All Food Premises handling imported poultry products will be monitored. The two departments are working very closely in sharing information about consignments received and the destination for further handling which may include resale, repackaging, processing, etc.
Poultry products are handled, packaged and sealed at the point/country of origin and certified by the local inspectorate authority. All preservatives used should be indicated on the label and only approved preservatives can be used at approved levels (in terms of the CODEX Alimentarius list). The poultry products from the USA are preserved with Acetic Acid which is vinegar and kept under controlled temperature. South Africa conducts several tests on the poultry product including testing for preservatives. Consignments are transported in a sealed temperature controlled container at -18 ̊C and the seal is broken on arrival at the cold storage in South Africa. Temperature control is monitored and can be tested on arrival to see the trend throughout the voyage; a report can be generated to give an indication if there were any temperature issues during the transportation.
Additional tests are conducted to identify if there are any micro organisms in the poultry product being imported into the country. Aerobic plate count process is used as a screening measure. Further tests are done if there is an indication that the meat product is not fresh.
The National Department of Health is of the view that the identified risk can be contained through the normal processes of Environmental Health monitoring activities done by the Department of Health, Districts and Metropolitan Municipalities. Necessary steps will be taken to address any issues arising from the monitoring process. All role players are taking all necessary steps within the South African legislative provisions to deal with all perceived risks.
END.
11 April 2016 - NW704
Steenkamp, Ms J to ask the Minister of Communications
(1) What are the legal costs to be paid by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) after the High Court in Pretoria set aside ICASA`s approval of the transfers of Neotel`s operating and spectrum licenses to Vodacom; (2) whether any steps will be taken against the persons responsible for (a) meeting allegedly unlawfully with Vodacom and (b) taking alleged unlawful decisions with regard to the transfer of Neotel`s operating and spectrum licenses to Vodacom; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(1) The legal costs to be paid by ICASA are yet to be determined. The full extent of these costs will only be determined upon taxation by the Taxing Master of the High Court. In terms of the Court Order the taxed costs are to be borne jointly and severally by ICASA, Vodacom and Neotel.
(2) The court found that meetings conducted between ICASA and Vodacom, without the participation of all interested parties, were improper and unlawful in that they were impermissible in respect of a public process and that gave credence to the suspicion of bias. As a result the court concluded that ICASA’s decision is hereby reviewed and set it aside.
Kindly be informed that the Minister is currently in a process of obtaining the relevant information pertaining to the transfer of Neotel`s operating and spectrum licenses to Vodacom. Therefore, once ICASA submits all the information that the Minister requested, the Minister will be able to assess the matter and take the necessary and appropriate steps.
MR NN MUNZHELELE
DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE
11 April 2016 - NW592
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs:
Whether, with reference to his department's reply to question 4097 on 8 December 2015, his department has received the outstanding information from the Tlokwe Local Municipality; if not, why not; if so, when will the information be made available as requested?
Reply:
The following information was provided by the Tlokwe Local Municipality:
Below is the response regarding the amounts spent by Tlokwe Local Municipality on print media, radio, television, online and outdoors during the 2014/15 financial year and since July 2015:
Amount spent and purpose on advertising by Tlokwe Local Municipality for 2014/15
(a) Print Media
(i) Local Community Newspapers
MEDIA |
PURPOSE |
COST |
Mooivaal Media |
The purpose of the advertisements was to inform the communities about public meetings relating to progress on |
11 959 |
lzindwe Marketing |
82 100 |
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lzindwe Marketing |
service delivery and unexpected interruptions to services |
29 000 |
Total |
123 059 |
Please find here: (ii) National Magazines
11 April 2016 - NW368
Chance, Mr R to ask the Minister of Health
With reference to President Jacob G Zuma’s undertaking in his State of the Nation Address delivered on 12 February 2015, that the Government will set aside 30% of appropriate categories of state procurement for purchasing from Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs), co-operatives, as well as township and rural enterprises, what percentage of the total procurement of (a) his department and (b) every entity reporting to him went to (i) SMMEs and (ii) co-operatives from 1 April 2015 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?
Reply:
(a) (i) 60.1%
(ii) Bid documents do not make provision for suppliers to indicate whether they are SMME’s or Co-operatives. The procurement was thus done with consideration of BEE levels.
(b) (i) South Africa Medical Research Council (31.4%)
National Health Laboratories Services (22.5%)
Office of Standard Health Compliance (70%)
(ii) Bid documents do not make provision for suppliers to indicate whether they are SMME’s or Co-operatives. The procurement was thus done with consideration of BEE levels.
END.
11 April 2016 - NW863
Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
For each national department, what amount was spent on training for (a) Senior Management Service (SMS) members and (b) employees occupying grades lower than those qualifying for the SMS in the (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15 financial years?
Reply:
(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii) refer to the table herewith below
DEPARTMENT |
(a) |
(b) |
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(i) |
(ii) |
(iii) |
(i) |
(ii) |
(iii) |
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Department in the Presidency |
12 319 |
- |
9 864 |
416 387 |
243 905 |
641 178 |
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
21 867 |
112 489 |
56 874 |
1 035 018 |
1 864 952 |
1 592 482 |
Department of Arts and Culture |
19 918 |
66 576 |
32 682 |
45 526 |
180 706 |
130 728 |
Department of Basic Education |
- |
5 386 |
- |
395 100 |
226 197 |
499 776 |
Department of Correctional Services |
447 405 |
350 644 |
- |
1 043 945 |
1 658 816 |
1 395 545 |
Department of Defence |
- |
17 313 |
- |
1 726 295 |
2 718 120 |
3 302 708 |
Department of Economic Development |
12 664 |
- |
5 528 |
4 221 |
44 325 |
33 165 |
Department of Education |
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- |
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71 288 |
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Department of Energy |
26 798 |
73 596 |
25 839 |
348 375 |
220 788 |
723 484 |
Department of Environmental Affairs |
333 777 |
244 543 |
79 856 |
1 260 936 |
1 316 770 |
1 789 722 |
Department of Health |
108 908 |
- |
43 933 |
3 439 678 |
473 797 |
129 358 |
Department of Higher Education and Training |
147 422 |
222 309 |
35 945 |
833 500 |
236 652 |
854 689 |
Department of Home Affairs |
58 225 |
11 601 |
126 393 |
82 741 |
1 015 097 |
2 446 848 |
Department of Human Settlements |
4 921 |
221 348 |
152 192 |
118 109 |
154 944 |
488 283 |
Department of International Relations and Cooperation |
199 231 |
209 306 |
- |
1 535 737 |
753 501 |
505 964 |
Department of Labour |
296 264 |
435 061 |
192 976 |
1 915 858 |
1 489 388 |
3 315 866 |
Department of Military Veterans |
|
- |
|
77 430 |
||
Department of Mineral Resources |
131 485 |
49 367 |
253 312 |
884 538 |
1 596 215 |
1 447 496 |
Department of Planning Monitoring & Evaluation |
29 446 |
- |
- |
235 569 |
52 536 |
105 318 |
Department of Public Enterprises |
64 928 |
16 124 |
68 053 |
64 928 |
46 760 |
198 487 |
Department of Public Service and Administration |
124 567 |
138 871 |
69 007 |
1 575 078 |
1 666 447 |
2 180 617 |
Department of Public Works |
405 583 |
46 789 |
4 197 |
1 598 299 |
823 480 |
591 761 |
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform |
39 339 |
10 146 |
15 097 |
4 442 810 |
5 969 431 |
865 588 |
Department of Science and Technology |
325 724 |
10 113 |
- |
172 442 |
151 696 |
184 792 |
Department of Social Development |
62 085 |
8 467 |
13 904 |
418 255 |
378 179 |
389 325 |
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services |
|
- |
85 716 |
|
15 375 |
179 225 |
Department of Tourism |
157 755 |
44 295 |
15 060 |
591 582 |
673 286 |
624 988 |
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) |
427 021 |
387 575 |
280 234 |
2 087 656 |
2 196 260 |
1 961 640 |
Department of Transport |
194 950 |
231 783 |
7 367 |
27 850 |
267 054 |
445 685 |
Department of Transport |
- |
|
8 312 |
|
||
Department of Water Affairs |
1 012 651 |
266 656 |
204 122 |
2 716 476 |
2 377 570 |
1 820 347 |
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development |
547 013 |
489 380 |
353 696 |
1 566 779 |
1 125 087 |
2 992 829 |
Government Communication and Information System |
35 893 |
- |
- |
35 893 |
243 378 |
725 679 |
Government Pensions Administration Agency |
- |
- |
5 383 |
359 534 |
336 112 |
231 488 |
Government Printing Works |
- |
- |
3 804 |
125 120 |
94 341 |
64 662 |
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) |
54 886 |
40 246 |
73 253 |
192 101 |
234 770 |
109 879 |
National Parliament |
11 096 |
25 680 |
41 915 |
5 659 163 |
3 004 607 |
2 556 824 |
National Prosecuting Authority of SA |
- |
26 007 |
78 065 |
26 541 |
173 377 |
303 076 |
National School of Government |
136 754 |
23 051 |
69 698 |
383 794 |
748 103 |
543 064 |
National Treasury |
134 896 |
89 643 |
98 457 |
277 500 |
386 881 |
1 045 676 |
Public Service Commission |
10 188 |
- |
38 486 |
95 088 |
77 026 |
113 626 |
South African Police Service (SAPS) |
- |
- |
5 116 |
6 541 413 |
6 473 637 |
1 959 404 |
South African Police Service (SAPS) |
- |
- |
- |
37 000 |
132 000 |
8 991 |
South African Revenue Service (SARS) |
|
- |
- |
|
6 885 |
11 140 |
South African Social Security Agency |
- |
33 484 |
- |
25 225 |
1 131 756 |
1 178 350 |
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) |
23 486 |
28 028 |
5 989 |
2 411 228 |
1 550 906 |
1 922 371 |
Grand Total |
5 619 464 |
3 935 878 |
2 552 014 |
46 761 599 |
44 602 403 |
42 689 554 |
11 April 2016 - NW732
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(1) Why has the Transnet Second Defined Benefit Fund (TSDBF) and the Transport Pension Fund only paid out a bonus of 8.33% in December 2015 while the fund, in particular the TSDBF, had a surplus of R3,9 billion and actuaries indicated that a 10% bonus was affordable; (2) Why has the next bonus, which is payable in the middle of 2016, been limited to 8.33% despite the affordability of a 10% bonus; (3) Whether a certain investment firm (name furnished) currently has any links with the specified pension funds; if so, what is (a) the nature, (b) the extent thereof and (c) reason was the specified firm appointed?
Reply:
1. The surplus is based on an actuarial valuation of a guaranteed statutory increase of 2% per annum, as the bonuses are not guaranteed.
While the actuary had indicated that a 10% bonus was affordable the actuarial surplus would reduce to a very insignificant amount or to nil should a CPI linked pension increase (in addition to the statutory increase of 2% per annum) be implemented in future together with a 13th cheque. To improve the affordability of implementing such an increase policy, the Board of Trustees resolved to pay a 13th cheque (8.33%) as per the practice of the Board of Trustees since 2010.
2. The Board of Trustees has not taken a resolution proposing payment of a further bonus in 2016.
3. (a) The firm was appointed by the Board of Trustees to implement a Liability
Driven Investment mandate with the objective to enhance investment returns;
(b) An amount of R 9 billion was allocated by the Board of Trustees; and
(c) The firm was appointed by the Board of Trustees based on the outcome of a
tender process.
11 April 2016 - NW847
Lorimer, Mr JR to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(1) With reference to the deal between Eskom and Optimum Colliery to supply coal to the Hendrina Power Station, (a) what grade of coal (i) was contracted for, (ii) was actually received by Eskom at the specified power station prior to the fine imposed against the specified colliery by the specified entity, and (iii) is currently being received by Eskom at the specified power station and (b) at what (i) price or (ii) prices;(2) why was the coal received from the specified colliery unsuitable for use by the specified power station prior to the imposition of the fine; (3) is the coal currently received from the specified colliery suitable for use by the specified power station; (4)did the use of unsuitable coal supplied by the specified colliery cause any damage to the specified power station; if so, (a) what damage was done, (b) what was the value of the damage caused to the specified power station and (c) has this damage been repaired; (5) is the poor quality coal still causing damage to the specified power station; if not, (a) was the grade of coal changed or (b) was the specified power station adapted to use a different grade of coal; if so, why is the specified power station still using this coal?
Reply:
(1)(a)(i) In terms of the Coal Supply Agreement, Optimum Coal Mine (Proprietary) Limited ("Optimum") was obliged to supply and deliver to the Hendrina power station coal which complies with, amongst others, the following quality specification:
- All coal must have an ash content which shall not exceed 28.8% in order to ensure that the calorific value of the coal is not less than 23.0MJ/kg (calculated on a moisture free basis);
- a monthly average size distribution of:
- not more than 55% of coal supplied will be smaller than 6mm;
- not more than 35% of coal supplied will be smaller than 2.38mm; and
- not more than 15% of coal supplied will be smaller than 0.81mm.
- The Second Addendum amended the quality parameters in respect of the Abrasiveness Index (pursuant to an arbitration with Optimum) to be <423 mgFe on a 7 day weighted rolling average basis.
(ii) The coal that was received by Eskom was within contractual specifications with regard to the Calorific Value but out of specification in respect of Abrasive Index and Sizing.
(iii) The coal currently being received by Eskom meets the contractual specifications with regard to the Calorific Value except for Abrasive Index.
(b) The price of coal paid by Eskom is R174.41/ton as at February 2016.
(2) The coal supplied by Optimum Coal prior to the imposition of the fine was outside the quality specification for Hendrina Power Station in terms of Abrasive Index and Sizing. For the 1 March 2012 to 31 May 2015, Optimum Coal, failed to supply and deliver to Eskom coal which meets the quality parameter as set out in the Coal Supply Agreement. The coal supplied and delivered to Eskom, amongst others, failed to comply with the sizing specification, in that 20% to 45% of the coal supplied and delivered to Eskom by Optimum on a monthly basis, during the period of supply was smaller than 0.81mm. Despite this failure by Optimum, Eskom has, without prejudice to its right in terms of clause 3.6 of the First Addendum, paid Optimum for such coal, without applying any adjustment or reduction to the payment, for Optimum's failure to comply with the quality parameters.
(3) The coal currently received by Hendrina Power Station is within the contractual specifications in respect of Calorific Value except for the Abrasive Index and the Sizing. Since Optimum is currently under business rescue, the parties have in terms of the interim agreement agreed to suspend the application of penalties until the business rescue process is finalised. Of critical importance to note is that Eskom has issued Summons against Optimum for failing to supply coal that meets the quality specification of the station. Optimum has since disputed the penalties. Once the business rescue process has been finalised, the legal proceedings will continue to run its course.
(4) High Abrasive Index causes high wear rate of the plant and sizing affects the material flow frequency causing hang-ups which results in load losses. The wear rate causes accelerated wear of parts. This negatively affects the energy output from the station thus the total energy capacity available for dispatch into the grid. In order to compensate Eskom for the capacity loss occasioned as a result of these quality parameters being out of specification, penalty provisions in terms of the contract apply.
(5) (a) Since Optimum is currently under business rescue, the parties have in terms of the interim agreement agreed to suspend the application of penalties until the business rescue process is finalized.
(b) No. Not applicable.
11 April 2016 - NW192
Marais, Mr EJ to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(1)With reference to her reply to question 570 for oral reply on 11 November 2015, what are the results of the latest E.coli tests done by her department in the (a) Apies River and (b) adjacent boreholes; (2) on what date was the City of Tshwane requested to provide her department with an action plan detailing how it will deal with Rooiwal Power Station; (3) whether she has received the specified action plan from the City of Tshwane; if not, when is the action plan due; if so, will she provide Mr E J Marais with the action plan; (4) (a) what alternative action does her department pursue when it is satisfied that it has exhausted the recourse provided by the Inter-governmental Relations Framework Act, Act 13 of 2005 and (b) in terms of what legislation and/or regulations is this action pursued, (5) whether she has employed the specified alternative course of action; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(1)(a) The latest results available for E coli for Apies River reveal medium to low risk. This can be attributed to the improvement made at the Rooiwal waste water treatment plant since my Department’s intervention.
(1)(b) Tests conducted in adjacent boreholes revealed low to medium risk levels of E-coli found.
(2) The action plan was requested for end of August 2015.
(3) Yes. The action plan was submitted on 31 August 2015. A copy of the action plan is attached. It must be noted that the action plan is a living document and it is revised as and when required.
(4)(a) If all avenues provided for by the Inter- governmental relations framework Act, Act 13 of 20015 has been exhausted and no noticeable improvement can be observed, Criminal Charges are laid against the relevant organ of state.
(4)(b) These criminal charges are pursued in terms of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998).
(5) No. My Department has not pursued the alternative (criminal charges) thus far. My Department is engaging with the City of Tshwane on the action plan and the last engagement was on 8 December 2015. During the engagement, the City Manager committed R140 000 000 to upgrade the plant. Furthermore, the municipality is currently looking at all legal avenues within the supply chain process (SCM) to fast track the procurement of the contractors to urgently start with the required upgrade. My Department is closely monitoring the SCM process and the development at the woks. The last visit at the plant was on 15 January 2016 and there is promising improvement, within the current treatment capacity.
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11 April 2016 - NW304
Robertson, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1) Whether each metropolitan municipality has a metropolitan police department; if not, why not; if so, (a) when was it established, (b) how many persons (i) in total and (ii) per category are currently part of the specified municipality’s police force and (c) how many operational (i) cars, (ii) motorbikes, (iii) bicycles and (iv) other vehicles are currently used by the metro police force in each case; (2) whether each metropolitan police department have specialised units tasked with dealing with drugs, gangs and any other safety needs; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (3) whether each metropolitan municipality measures the average response times of the metro police to accidents and complaints; if not, why not; if so, (a) how is this measured and (b) what is the current average response time in each case?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available within the Department. The Department thus made a request to Metropolitan Municipalities to provide the relevant information. Information was received from the following Metropolitan Municipalities:
BUFFALO CITY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY (BCMM)
1. The BCMM does not have a Metropolitan Police Department. BCMM is in the process of establishing a Metropolitan Police Department with its implementation date being scheduled for 2016/17.
2. Not applicable
3. Not applicable
CITY OF TSHWANE (CoT)
- (a) The Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD) was established on 04 April 2002. It functions independently from the South African Police, funded by and accountable to the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, as per the South African Police Service Act, 1995 and 1998, as amended (Act No. 68 of 1995 and Act No. 83 of 1998). The Act prescribes the functions of a Municipal Police Service per Section 64E, as follows:
Traffic policing, subject to any legislation relating to road traffic (Road Policing);
The policing of municipal by-laws and regulations which are the responsibility of the municipality in question;
The prevention of crime.
(b) The TMPD Staff Establishment is listed within the table below:
Designation |
ESTABLISHMENT |
||||||||||||||||
Approved Posts as per structure
|
Posts filled as per Migration and Placement process |
Vacancies |
Current warm bodies |
Proposed vacancies to be filled in 2015/16 |
Male |
Female |
Operational |
Admin |
Occupational level |
||||||||
A |
C |
I |
W |
A |
C |
I |
W |
||||||||||
Admin Officer |
289 |
167 |
122 |
143 |
0 |
22 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
65 |
8 |
2 |
39 |
0 |
143 |
5 |
|
Cashier |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
Chief of Police |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Chief Security Evaluator |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
Chief Security Officer (GR A): Internal Security |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Commander |
36 |
21 |
15 |
21 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
0 |
2 |
|
Constable / Sergeant |
2601 |
1533 |
1068 |
1531 |
0 |
824 |
48 |
5 |
108 |
518 |
10 |
0 |
18 |
1531 |
0 |
5 |
|
Constable Gr III |
|
|
|
1875 |
|
1032 |
24 |
0 |
3 |
812 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1875 |
|
5 |
|
Deputy Chief of Police |
5 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Deputy Director |
15 |
10 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
|
Director |
13 |
11 |
2 |
11 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
|
Driver |
8 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
Driver Messenger |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
Examiner |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Executive Commitments Tracking Specialist |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Executive Secretary |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
Executive Support Specialist |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Functional Head |
41 |
19 |
22 |
19 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
17 |
3 |
|
Functional Head/ Snr Superintendent |
8 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
General Worker |
22 |
14 |
8 |
14 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
6 |
|
Human Resource Officer |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Inspector |
350 |
230 |
120 |
230 |
70 |
97 |
5 |
1 |
65 |
57 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
230 |
0 |
4 |
|
Law Enforcement officer |
80 |
73 |
7 |
73 |
0 |
42 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
73 |
0 |
5 |
|
Liaison Officer |
7 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
License Officer |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
|
Librarian |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
Management / Strategic Support Officer |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
Messenger |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
|
Operator Radio Control |
40 |
18 |
22 |
18 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
0 |
5 |
|
Personal Assistant |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
Regional Director |
7 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
|
Secretary |
20 |
3 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
Security Evaluator |
8 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
|
Security Officer (GR C) |
120 |
1 |
119 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
Snr Admin Officer |
56 |
34 |
22 |
33 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
33 |
4 |
|
Snr Secretary |
5 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
Snr Security Evaluator |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
|
Snr Security Officer (GR B) |
18 |
4 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
|
Snr Superintendent |
88 |
55 |
33 |
55 |
0 |
25 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
55 |
0 |
3 |
|
Strategic Support Specialist |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Superintendent |
146 |
87 |
59 |
87 |
0 |
34 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
87 |
0 |
3 |
|
Supervisor (Worker) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Support Service Officer |
22 |
5 |
17 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
System Officer |
8 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
Technical Officer |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
|
Waiter |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
Warden |
52 |
27 |
25 |
27 |
0 |
22 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
5 |
|
Total |
4095 |
2354 |
1741 |
4212 |
75 |
2165 |
91 |
6 |
245 |
1575 |
27 |
2 |
100 |
3941 |
271 |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4212 |
||||||
Sergeant |
866 |
|
429 |
17 |
4 |
83 |
317 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
|||||||
Constable |
665 |
|
395 |
31 |
1 |
25 |
201 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
|||||||
|
1531 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(c) The Tshwane Metro Police Fleet vehicles are listed within the table below:
Type |
Total |
BUS |
11 |
CAR |
187 |
KOMBI |
72 |
LDV |
192 |
MOTORBIKE |
142 |
TRACTOR |
1 |
TRAILER |
47 |
TRUCK |
25 |
TOTAL |
677 |
2. The Tshwane Metro Police’s Special Project Team assists with drug enforcement, as per the initiative implemented by the Chief of Police since January 2015. The unit consists of seven (7) members and one Supervisor who has sixteen (16) years’ experience relevant to the enforcement of illegal substance abuse. Tshwane does not have a problem of gangs as such, but the department however works closely with the SAPS to deal with crime prevention in general.
3. (a) The current TMPD system (manually) assists with monitoring calls and call time intervals. The TMPD Nodal Point (331) dispatches complaints to the regions, after which the regions contact members via cell phones or radio to attend to complaints.
(b) Status quo on dispatch is 00:01:39 (1 Minute and 39 seconds from receipt of a call until dispatched to operational members).
MANGAUNG METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality does not have a Metro Police Department.
NELSON MANDELA BAY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY (NMBM)
NMBM is currently busy with the planning and physical establishment process of a Metro Police Department.
11 April 2016 - NW524
Grootboom, Mr GA to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture
(1).With reference to his dissolution of the board of the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) in January 2016, (a) why did he appoint the National Heritage Council as the caretaker body of PanSALB and (b) on what basis was appointment made?
Reply:
1(a). I was wary of allowing the current CEO of PanSALB to act as both the Accounting Officer and Accounting Authority since he was fairly new to the job and could be overwhelmed with work. The Department is trying to avoid similar challenges that occurred in the past when the former caretaker CEO acted as the Accounting Authority
(b). The basis for the appointment was made in terms of section 49 (3) of the Public Finance Management Act, as the National Heritage Council is one of the public entities reporting to me as the Executive Authority. We proceeded because initially we received concurrence from National Treasury, but later the National Treasury withdrew the advice they gave me, immediately thereafter the National Heritage Council was withdrawn, I realised that PANSALB is a constitutional entity, and is not part of the entities listed by the PFMA, therefore it cannot be governed under those rules.
11 April 2016 - NW698
Bhanga, Mr BM to ask the Minister of Communications
What amount was (a) budgeted for and (b) spent by her department on Metro FM’s annual Metro FM Music Awards Show in the (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2015-16 financial years (aa) in total and on (bb)(aaa) hiring the venue, (bbb) venue décor, (ccc) fees for master of ceremonies, (ddd) individuals who presented awards to winners, (eee) prize monies awarded to each award winner in each category, (fff) performers who performed at the awards, (ggg) catering and (hhh) alcohol in each specified financial year?
Reply:
The new Department of Communications was only established by President Jacob Zuma after the 2014 national and provincial general elections. The changes in the structure and administration of government were introduced in the 5th democratically-elected government thorough the introduction of the Proclamation to split the then Department into two Departments namely, Department of Communications (now the new Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services), and the New Department of Communications. The Presidential proclamation issued in December 2014, also re-organized the reporting structure of entities, which historically reported to one old Department while other entities including the public broadcaster, the SABC were transferred to the new Department.
Having given this background, it is therefore clear that the new Department of Communications has not allocated or spent any public money towards the hosting of the annual Metro FM Awards. In addition, the Annual Metro FM Awards takes place at no costs to the SABC. The annual awards are fully funded through sponsorships and partnerships.
MR NN MUNZHELELE
DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
11 April 2016 - NW636
Ketabahle, Ms V to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
When is he going to implement the remedial action recommended by the Public Protector regarding the mismanagement of the SA Post Office?
Reply:
- SAPO is cooperating and implementing the recommendations of both the Public Protector and the SIU Reports.
- The Minister through our department is monitoring that SAPO complies with the recommendations of the Reports.
11 April 2016 - NW755
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
(1)Must the compulsory induction programme for public servants only be completed by making use of the services or material of the National School of Government (NSG); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) why and (b) what are the further relevant details; (2) (a) what is the full amount payable per employee to the NSG for services related to the successful completion of the induction programme for public servants, (b) what services are included in the fee and (c) what factors are contributing to the delays in the (i) implementation or (ii) roll-out of the compulsory induction programme for public servants; (3) (a) in what respects does the compulsory induction programme accommodate the diverse needs of disabled public service staff members and (b) has he found that disabled staff will not be discriminated against with the introduction of the compulsory induction programme for public servants?
Reply:
(1) Yes. The Directive (Circular No: HRD 1 of 2012) mandates the National School of Government (NSG) to develop and roll out the compulsory induction programme (CIP).
(2) (a) Departments are expected to pay a total cost of R1876 (if NSG facilitator, venue and IICs costs are excluded), R8875 (if NSG internal satff is used and venue excluded) or R16275 (if IICs is used and venue is excluded) per employee
(b) the services included in the fee cover Programme management and administration, materials production and delivery, capacity building, professional support, monitoring and evaluation, and
(c) (i) (ii) factors are as follows, readiness of departments to implement the programme, absence of trainer policies to maximise trainer capacities developed by the NSG and use of cost-recovery model;
(3) (a) The NSG has ensured that the compulsory induction programme accommodates the diverse needs of public service staff members living with disabilities by availaing materials in Word to those who are visually impaired and collaborating with departments in securing the Braille services and of sign-language specialists.
(b) No. The NSG striven to ensure that staff living with disability are not be discriminated against with the introduction of the compulsory induction programme for public servants.
11 April 2016 - NW740
Lekota, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether he and senior members of his department travelled to Isithebe in KwaZulu-Natal at an early stage to defuse the crisis which flared up there and which led over several days to (a) the burning and looting of many factories, (b) billions of rand of loss in production, (c) millions of rand of loss to workers who had no work to go to and (d) further loss of investor confidence; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what did he and his senior officials do to calm the situation and address the deep-seated grievances of the surrounding communities regarding service delivery failures and alleged nepotism; (2) whether his department has a policy to act proactively and decisively in respect of crisis situations at local government level before the protests get out of hand and the protesters resort to arson, vandalism and obstruction of traffic; if not, why not; if so, what are the (a) relevant details and (b) outcomes thereof? NW858E
Reply:
(1) In line with a cooperative governance approach, indeed the concerns in Isithebe area were attended to at an early stage through the intervention of provincial government leadership and by engaging with business, communities and other stakeholders in order to find solutions to the challenges. It was through these engagements it was established that interventions to the challenges needed a multi-sectoral approach. To this end, it was agreed that interventions should focus, amongst other, on the need to expedite service delivery. Mass prayers and community dialogue were facilitated to emphasize the need for constructive engagement, peaceful protests, respect for rights and properties of others as well as education on rights to recourse as well as poverty alleviation programmes.
To date, Lower Tugela Bulk Water Supply for the area was launched on 22 March 2016 as one of the service delivery responses which also present the people of Isithebe with jobs as well as skills development opportunities. A prayer meeting for peace and stability in Isithebe was held 31 March 2016. Other activities are planned to take place in the area.
(2) In 2014, government adopted the Local Government Back to Basics Strategy as a response to challenging situations at local government level. Recognising the need for inter-sphere collaboration, the strategy is implemented and monitored collaboratively, with the Department of Cooperative Governance taking the lead in the coordination of the following five pillars of the strategy:
(i) put people and their concerns first and ensure constant contact with communities through effective public participation platforms;
(ii) create conditions for decent living by consistently delivering municipal services of the right quality and standard;
(iii) demonstration of good governance and administration;
(iv) ensuring sound financial management and accounting; and
(v) building and maintaining sound institutional and administrative capabilities, administered and managed by dedicated and skilled personnel at all levels.
Since the strategy was implemented, the department’s monitoring of municipalities has shown signs of municipal performance improvement in the KZN Province. The Department also established Back to Basic teams clustered in Provinces to provide oversight and rapid response.
11 April 2016 - NW858
Mokause, Ms MO to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
Why are houses in Obed Nkosi Phase 1 and 2, in Lesedi Local Municipality in the Sedibeng District Municipality, Gauteng, not allocated despite the fact that they were finished three years ago?
Reply:
The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements appointed Contractors to construct houses for Phases 1 and 2 at Obed Nkosi. During 2013, a total of 300 houses were completed and allocated to the qualifying beneficiaries. Phase 2 consist of 1 033 houses and the construction of these houses was completed during August 2015. The Lesedi Local Municipality then requested the Provincial Department that none of these houses should be allocated to beneficiaries without electricity. As the electrification of houses is the responsibility of the Municipality, the Provincial Department had to wait for the houses to be provided with electricity before allocation could start. To date, 695 houses in Phase 2 have been electrified and allocated.
The allocation of the houses with electricity is an on-going process and the Provincial Department has indicated that a further 88 houses will be allocated to the beneficiaries by 6 April 2016. The Lesedi Local Municipality is attending to the electrification of the outstanding houses, and once the houses have been electrified, allocations to the qualifying beneficiaries will commence.
11 April 2016 - NW306
Ross, Mr DC to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)(a) How often does each metropolitan municipality collect household waste and (b) is it collected on a fixed schedule; if not, why not; (2) whether there were any disruptions of service or late removal of waste as a result of a failure by any municipality since 1 January 2015; if so, (a) what were the causes and (b) how has this been addressed?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available within the Department. The Department thus made a request to Metropolitan Municipalities to provide the relevant information. Information was received from the following Metropolitan Municipalities:
ETHEKWINI METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
- (a) Once a week
(b) Yes
2. None
BUFFALO CITY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
- (a) Once a week
(b) Yes
2. Yes, there were disruptions of services in BCMM Solid Waste Department
(a) Disruptions were caused by frequent breakdowns of Refuse Compactor Trucks and labour unrests;
(b) The Department of Solid Waste usually addresses the labour issues that arise with the assistance of Corporate Services.
CITY OF TSHWANE
- (a) Once a week
(b) Yes
2. The collection trucks were mostly on schedule but there may have been 1 or 2 days where some areas experienced delays.
(a) The delays would typically be due to a break-down of a vehicle or a workers strike.
(b) The collection continues into the following day or days so that there are no backlogs when the following week starts.
MANGAUNG METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
- (a) Once a week
(b) Yes
2. Yes, there were disruptions and late removal of waste since 1 January 2015.
(a) There is often a shortage of vehicles due to vehicles breaking down.
(b) The municipality utilises a pool of SMMEs who have been appointed to render emergency door to door waste collection as and when necessary.
NELSON MANDELA BAY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
- The NMBM is collecting refuse from 99.98% of households within the urban edge, excluding informal areas on privately owned erven not earmarked for Human Settlements development. Almost one third of the households waste is collected bi-weekly and the remaining two-thirds are collected weekly. The NMBM is in the process of converting all bi-weekly refuse collection to a weekly service by June 2016.
2. Yes, there were instances of late removal of waste since 1 January 2015.
(a) The capacity to render efficient Waste Collection Services is often hampered by breakdowns in refuse trucks due to ageing fleet and turnaround time on repairs and maintenance. This leads to refuse being collected later than usual, in certain communities. Nonetheless, the refuse is collected on the same day of refuse collection schedule even if it is late during the day.
(b) The NMBM has embarked on a process of recapitalisation of old fleet. New refuse trucks have been purchased and other trucks are scheduled to be purchased in the next financial year. In the meantime, the NMBM is hiring externally through the existing Municipal contract in order to supplement its service delivery demands.
11 April 2016 - NW696
Van Damme, Ms PT to ask the Minister of Communications
(1) Whether she was informed of the SA Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) decision to ban call-ins on its radio stations; if not, why not; if so, what is her department’s position on the SABC’s decision to ban call-ins on its radio stations; (2) whether the SABC Board was informed of the SABC’s decision to ban call-ins on its radio stations; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) what are the further relevant details?
Reply:
There was no decision to ban call-ins on radio SABC’s stations. The SABC management did not prohibit talk shows hosts from having open lines discussions during programmes. Talk show hosts of religious or sport programmes are subject matter experts and will have open line discussions on relevant religious or sporting matters. At the same time, political discussions can only be dealt with during News and Current affairs programmes where presenters/hosts are skilled to deal with these matters. Therefore, the SABC strives to ensure that political discussions are dealt with on the correct platforms.
MR NN MUNZHELELE
DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE
11 April 2016 - NW739
Madisha, Mr WM to ask the Minister of Health
Whether the Government is pursuing a vigorous policy to detect glaucoma at an early stage so that medical help can be given before any lasting damage occurs; if not, why not; if so, what has been the situation year on year during the period 1 June 2009 to 29 February 2016?
Reply:
Yes, Government is pursuing a vigorous policy for the early detection of Glaucoma and provision of medical intervention for those who already have the condition. As part of Government’s response to the 1999 Vision 2020 Initiative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and IAPB, guidelines for Eye Health were developed prioritising the five leading causes of blindness and visual impairment in South Africa, that is Cataract, Glaucoma, Diabetic retinopathy, Childhood blindness and Retractive errors. The following services/activities have taken place as part of a strategy to minimize the impact of eye health conditions and Glaucoma specifically:
- A symptom-based integrated clinical management Primary Care (PC101) guideline incorporates the detection and management of Glaucoma and other eye care conditions at a Primary Health Care (PHC) level;
- Eye Health has been integrated with all other programmes to ensure that eye health is addressed holistically and not as a vertical programme. This allows for the screening of Glaucoma on patients with conditions such as diabetes and hypertension;
- Every year, provinces organise a Glaucoma awareness week to raise awareness about the impact of Glaucoma. During the week, screening and health education on Glaucoma is provided. Different mainstream and social media are also utilised to educate the public on Glaucoma. In 2016, Glaucoma awareness week was commemorated during the week of the 6th to the 12th March 2016; and
- The following services are regularly provided at different facilities:
- Primary level - screening is conducted by PHC nurses, ophthalmic nurses and optometrists. Suspected cases of Glaucoma are referred to hospitals for further assessments and management;
- Secondary level – Ophthalmologists and Optometrists screen the eye and provide management for all Glaucoma cases that are detected. Low vision and rehabilitative services are provided to people whose vision has been irreparably damaged.
- Government has appointed a dedicated eye health person at the National Department of Health to prioritise eye health and develop strategies to eliminate avoidable blindness and visual impairment including the early detection of Glaucoma.
No records are available on specific year on year programmes run during the period 01 June 2009 to 29 February 2016.
END.
11 April 2016 - NW826
Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Police
(a) Why, since his reply to question 2669 on 25 August 2015, has he not yet appointed a permanent Secretary of the Civilian Secretariat for Police in accordance with section 7 of the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service Act, Act 2 of 2011, (b) when will he do so and (c) what recruitment processes are underway to appoint someone permanently to the specified position?
Reply:
The initial advert of 2014 did not attract a suitable candidate. In the intervening period an acting person was put in place. The post has since been re-advertised and the closing date was 18 March 2016. The applications received are still being processed.
11 April 2016 - NW586
Motau, Mr SC to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to his reply to question 4236 on 21 December 2015, his department has received the outstanding information from the Tlokwe City Local Municipality; if not, why not; if so, when will the specified information be made available as requested?
Reply:
The following response is based on information received from legal services at Tlokwe Local Municipality:
(a)(i) Total amount spent on legal fees for 2013-14 financial year |
(b) Breakdown of the specified amounts (2013-14 financial year) |
(a)(ii) Total amount spent on legal fees for 2014-15 financial year |
(b) Breakdown of the specified amounts (2014-15 financial year) |
||
Month |
Amount |
Month |
Amount |
||
R 8 890 840.36 |
July |
R 402 187.14 |
R 4 237 194.63 |
July |
R 476 318.83 |
August |
R 591 972.78 |
August |
R 178 640.36 |
||
September |
R 637 242.16 |
September |
R 775 808.30 |
||
October |
R 874 365.14 |
October |
R 296 796.00 |
||
November |
R 390 942.12 |
November |
R 143 550.39 |
||
December |
R 1555 722.59 |
December |
R 258 000.00 |
||
January |
R 140 226.23 |
January |
R 731 770.23 |
||
February |
R 559 686.80 |
February |
R 371 386.63 |
||
March |
R 956 695.62 |
March |
R 381 521.70 |
||
April |
R 656 578.95 |
April |
R 23 689.34 |
||
May |
R 1 157 336.92 |
May |
R 525 803.29 |
||
June |
R 967 883.91 |
June |
R 100 909.56 |
11 April 2016 - NW720
Madisha, Mr WM to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether he has gone to (a) Ga-Rankuwa or (b) any other area where violent protests were taking place at present, in the period since his appointment to his new post, to (i) bring fed-up protesters and slack local government authorities together around a table to address long simmering community grievances quickly, effectively and efficiently and (ii) protect the image of South Africa in the face of a regular showing on TV screens around the world that South Africa was a violent and dangerous country with ordinary people being at odds with local government and angry at national government for not being responsive and caring; if not, why not; if so, what has he achieved through his direct involvement in resolving the long-simmering dispute at GaRankuwa or anywhere else where protests have recently been flaring up because of unresolved grievances?
Reply:
(a) No, the Minister has not visited Ga-Rankuwa.
(b) The Minister visited the Tlokwe Local Municipality, since his appointment.
(i)
The Minister has taken steps to address community grievances. These include:
• Ensuring that the department continues to implement the Back-to-Basics (B2B) programme that addresses challenges in the local government sphere
• Directing the department's provincial 828 coordinators to focus on areas where violent protests are taking place, to address community grievances;
(ii) The City of Tshwane is involved in addressing concerns raised by the residents of GaRankuwa.
The Back to Basics provincial teams have identified municipalities where violent protests are taking place and are working at resolving the challenges in these municipalities.
The teams report back to the Minister regularly.
11 April 2016 - NW734
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(1) Whether Eskom (a) is currently engaged in conversation with Microsoft or (b) has already contracted with Microsoft for the (i) purchasing or (ii) licensing of software to the value of R500 million or any other amount; if so, (aa) what is the purpose of the purchasing of the software, (bb) when this will be taken into use, (cc) which purchasing process was followed and (dd) what are the further relevant particulars; (2) whether the purchase process meets all the legal requirements; if so, what are the relevant particulars; (3) why open source software was not considered in this case? (2) whether the purchase process meets all the legal requirements; if so, what are the relevant particulars; (3) why open source software was not considered in this case? NW850E
Reply:
(1)(a) Eskom is in constant interaction with various suppliers for the required goods and services. This interaction includes Microsoft.
(b)(i) Eskom currently has an existing contract that is due to expire on 29 May 2016. A commercial process is currently underway for the renewal of the support and maintenance of the current contract. It must be noted that the bulk of this renewal is to maintain the current investment and ensure adequate maintenance and support of software.
(ii) The current contract with Microsoft expires on 29th May 2016. Please note that price is a confidential matter.
(aa) The current commercial process is to do the renewal of licences, subscription and maintenance.
(bb) The software is already in use as per the existing contract, except for the additional licenses. The additional licence is for functionality requirements from the business aligned to the digitisation strategy which will be deployed via approved projects once contract is approved.
(cc) Eskom’s commercial process which forms part of Eskom’s Procurement and Supply Chain Management Policy and Procedure was followed.
(dd) The commercial process that was followed is in alignment with Eskom’s Procurement and Supply Chain Management Policy and Procedure and Public Finance Management Act.
(2) Yes, Eskom’s process followed on the Microsoft transaction satisfied all prescribed legal requirements. The details are that the commercial process which is provided for in Eskom’s supply chain policies, is aligned to the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA).
(3) There are currently no email capabilities with open source and a number of our critical systems are integrated to our email application (exchange), using open source therefore is not possible. Eskom’s applications are extremely critical, given the nature of our business, use of open source will cause vulnerabilities and security is a risk that cannot be tolerated. Furthermore, using open source will have too many incompatibility issues between different word processing applications. There is also a massive proliferation of excel macros across the organisation which will lead to different version that we will have to manage hence there will be an increase in costs (support and maintenance required).
11 April 2016 - NW521
Khubisa, Mr NM to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
In view of the recent protracted strike by post office employees around the country, (a) how many post offices were part of the strike and in which provinces and districts are the post offices located and (b) how many employees in the post office joined the strike; (2) What are the relevant details of the grievances complained of by the post office employees, inter alia, salaries and working conditions; (3) Whether the specified grievances have been finally resolved; if so, what is the nature of resolutions and or settlement reached?
Reply:
SAPO has advised me as follows:
There has been no recent strike, the last strike was in 2014.
(1)(a) 851 Post Offices (including 13 mail centres) were closed across the country at the start of the strike. In the third and fourth week 634 post offices (including 14 mail centres) and 714 post offices (including 9 mail centres) were respectively closed. The closures were mostly in the Gauteng Province followed by Western Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal. These were mainly in; Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban. The closures in other provinces were sporadic in nature.
(b) A total of 4656 employees were reported to be on strike. However the level of intimidation and violence that was experienced during the strike led to more employees not being at their workstations during the strike due to fears of intimidation and violence.
(2) The details of the grievances included:
- Back pay for the 2014 salary increases
- Casual employees requesting full time employment with full benefits
- Permanent Part time employees (flexible labour contracts) requesting full time employment
- Equal work for equal pay
- The 588 employees that were previously dismissed due to illegal strike but then re-employed in 2013 after agreements between SAPO and labour Unions demanded re-instatement of full benefits
( 3)The Minister established the National Leadership Forum at SAPO in October 2014. This was used as a platform to re-establish the engagements between representatives of the organised labour and SAPO management with the Department attending as an observer. SAPO workforce forums were subsequently established and settlement agreements reached with labour representatives taking into account SAPO’s financial situation. These agreements included:
- Back pay for 2014/2015 salary increases
- Conversion of casual and permanent part-time workers to permanent full time employees
- Equal pay for work of equal value
- 2015/2016 salary increases
Of the above agreements, the conversion of the temporary employees (casuals and flexible labour contracts) to permanent employees started in 2014 in a phased-in approach but was stopped due to financial constraints. Other settlements agreements were not honoured altogether due the entity’s continued constrained cash-flow position as the entity battled to recover financially post the strike action.
11 April 2016 - NW798
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Police
(1)(a) How many incidents of taxi violence-related shootings have been reported in each province from 1 January 2011 up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (b) how many of the investigations into the specified incidents have been solved, particularly where murder actually occurred, (c) (i) what are the reasons for the investigations that remain unsolved and (ii) what actions he undertook to ensure that the unsolved cases reach their full conclusion to fight what appears to be organised crime in the taxi industry; (2) whether he has put any mechanisms in place to combat taxi violence-related shooting incidents in the future; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Province |
(1)(a) |
(1)(b) |
(1)(c)(i) |
(1)(c)(ii) |
(2) |
Mpumalanga |
38 |
37 |
One (1) investigation is still active (ongoing). |
|
|
Free State |
8 |
6 |
Four (4) warning statements are outstanding. One (1) docket is at the DPP for a decision. |
|
|
Eastern Cape |
2 |
1 |
One (1) investigation is still active (ongoing). The accused is deceased. Suspected that more perpetrators are involved. |
|
|
Northern Cape |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
North West |
6 |
5 |
One (1) investigation is still active (ongoing) because the suspect is still unknown. |
|
|
Province |
(1)(a) |
(1)(b) |
(1)(c)(i) |
(1)(c)(ii) |
(2) |
KwaZulu-Natal |
66 |
20 |
Forty six (46) investigations are still active (ongoing) because a break-through has not been made. |
|
|
Guateng |
153 |
38 |
One hundred and fifteen (115) investigations are still active (ongoing) because a break-through has not yet been made due to:
|
|
|
AXI VIOLENCE CONTINGENCY
Province |
(1)(a) |
(1)(b) |
(1)(c)(i) |
(1)(c)(ii) |
(2) |
Western Cape |
85 |
30 |
Fifty five (55) Investigations are still active (ongoing). |
|
|
Limpopo |
1 |
0 |
One (1) investigation is still active (ongoing). |
N/A |
|
11 April 2016 - NW305
Ross, Mr DC to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether each metropolitan municipality offers any support to neighbourhood watch initiatives; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case? (2) whether there were any disruptions of service or late removal of waste as a result of a failure by any municipality since 1 January 2015; if so, (a) what were the causes and (b) how has this been addressed?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available within the Department. The Department thus made a request to Metropolitan Municipalities to provide the relevant information. Information was received from the following Metropolitan Municipalities:
BUFFALO CITY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
The BCMM does not offer any support to neighbourhood watch initiatives other than the BCMM Law Enforcement Services and Traffic Services.
CITY OF TSHWANE
The functions of the Tshwane Metro Police include Crime Prevention, By-Laws and Road Policing. The Crime Prevention and Social Crime Prevention Units do assist neighbourhood watches as and when needed. Tshwane is divided into Regions and Regional Policing offices attend meetings at South African Police Stations whereby the community is assisted through the Community Police Forum Meetings.
MANGAUNG METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
Not applicable
NELSON MANDELA BAY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY (NMBMM)
Metro Police not yet established. The SAPS currently provides support to neighbourhood watch initiatives.