Questions and Replies

Reply:

The case docket is at the National Director for Public Prosecutions for decision. The decision is not yet made.

Reply:

Yes, Minister is subject to Performance Agreements with the President.

(a) The Performance Management Framework for Minister is the Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) for 2014-2019, which is the first 5-year implementation plan of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030. The performance targets and indicators are derived from the 14 Outcomes which government seeks to achieve.

These outcomes and targets constitute government’s Programme of Action (POA), against which performance is tracked and reported at least on a quarterly basis. POA reports are publicly available on the government’s website.

(b) To (e) Cabinet closely monitors the implementation of the NDP 2030/MTSF 2014-2019 through POA Reports. These reports are tabled before an implementation Forum of a Cluster of Ministers collectivity responsible for MTSF outcomes, and then submitted to Cabinet, where progress is noted, bottlenecks to implementation are discussed, and recommendations to address bottlenecks are considered and approved.

Reply:

(1)(a) Perjury

(1)(b) The docket was filed at the station on the 2012-03-29 as unfounded.

(2) No one was charged.

(3) Not applicable.

Reply:

1. Information received from the Eastern Cape Department of Education indicates that the Miller Congregational (Primary) School in the Graaff-Reinet district in the Eastern Cape was closed down.

(a) The reason for its closure was that it had 17 learners from Grade 1 to Grade 7 and had one educator. The only educator was appointed as a Head of Department at Willowmore Secondary School. The school was therefore unviable as it did not have the minimum enrolment figures of 135 learners required in terms of the Regulations Relating to Minimum Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure.

(b) The school was closed down at the end of the second term on 26 June 2015.

(c) 17 Learners were affected by this closure.

(d) The Learners were transferred to Willowmore Primary School and are being accommodated in a School Hostel.

2. The requirements in terms of the South African Schools Act, Act 84 of 1996 were complied with in the process of closing the school.

Reply:

a) 2012-13: No

b) 2013-14: No

c) 2014-15: No

Reply:

Yes, the Minister of Communications has signed the Performance Agreement with the President JG Zuma.

(a) The following indicators and targets are reflected in the Minister’s Performance Agreement:

Impact Indicators	Target 2019
Identity based on self-description	60% of population describing themselves as South Africans
Pride in being South African	75% of South African reflecting to be South African by 2018/19
Pride in our national sporting teams	66% percent of South Africans proud of our national sporting teams
A diverse broadcasting system that preserves informs and reflects the cultural heritage of all South Africans	70% of content reflects South Africans

b) Performance assessments are done on a quarterly basis, and presented to Cabinet.

c) The following is a synopsis of the progress made thus far:

Impact Indicators	Target 2019	Q3
Identity based on self-description	60% of population describing themselves as South	82% of population describe themselves as South Africans
Pride in being South African	75% of South African reflecting to be South African by 2018/19	96% of South African are proud to be South Africans
Pride in our national sporting teams	66% percent of South Africans proud of the national sporting teams	82% of South Africans are proud of the national sporting teams
A diverse broadcasting system that preserves informs and reflects the cultural heritage of all South Africans	70% of content reflects South Africans	70% of content reflects South Africans

d) None

e) Not applicable.

 

 

MR N MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE

Reply:

(a) There are no frozen vacant positions in the Ministry.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

 

 

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE

Reply:

(a) 2012-13: No

(b) 2013-14: No

(c) 2014-15: No

Reply:

The Ministry has no frozen vacant positions.

Reply:

1. No amendments to the Broadcasting Act, Act 4 of 1999 have been drafted for the waiver of TV Licenses.
2. The need for TV license as a requirement for recipients of the government subsidized set-top-boxes issue has been tabled by the DoC before

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

1. (a) By mutual agreement, Mr Thulani Nzima gave notice of his departure from South African Tourism with effect from 04 December 2015, following discussion with the Board.

(b) Ms Sthembiso Dlamini, the current COO has been appointed as the Acting CEO as of 05 December 2015.

(c) The Board is working on appointing a new CEO. The position was advertised in the SA Tourism social media platforms and the Sunday Times and City Press on 07 February 2016.

(2) In light of the findings of the Ministerial Review of the organisation, SA Tourism has undertaken an exercise to evaluate its Tourism Growth Strategy with the aim to bolster tourism’s contribution to the overall economy and job creation. The intervention is focused on reviewing the performance of South Africa as a tourism destination, understanding the key growth drivers and barriers, defining the goal of the organization and identifying the critical steps towards achieving that goal.

Reply:

Yes, all Ministers are subject to Performance Agreements with the President.

(a) Key indicators and targets from the MTSF reflected in the Agreement:

Outcome	Key indicator
4	Tourism strategy interventions towards growth, employment creation and higher incomes for poor households underway.
	Develop and review realistic and sustainable strategy to grow output and employment and improve equality, support alignment across the state, manage monitoring of actions, address blockages and identify new opportunities and risks as they arise.
	Sector and cross cutting interventions towards growth, employment creation and higher incomes for poor households underway in specified jobs drivers.
7	Differentiated plans for economic development in targeted areas of economic potential in rural areas completed.
	Number of rural enterprises in rural district municipalities established.
	Number of new industries in rural district municipalities established.
	Number of people employed in rural enterprises.
	Percentage of enterprises in rural district municipalities supported.
	Percentage of existing industries in rural district municipalities supported.
11	Increase international tourism revenue contribution to the economy.
	Increased international tourist arrivals.

(b) Performance is presented to Cabinet on a quarterly basis.

(c) to (e) Refer to the department’s Quarterly and Annual Reports.

Reply:

Yes, all Ministers are subject to performance agreements with the President.

(a) The Performance Management Framework for Ministers is the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) for 2014-2019 which is the first 5-year implementation plan of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030. The performance targets and indicators are derived from the 14 Outcomes which government seeks to achieve.

These outcomes and targets constitute government’s Programme of Action (POA), against which performance is tracked and reported at least on a quarterly basis. POA reports are publicly available on the government’s website.

(b) to (e) Cabinet closely monitors the implementation of the NDP 2030/MTSF 2014-2019 through POA Reports. These reports are tabled before an Implementation Forum of a Cluster of Ministers collectively responsible for MTSF outcomes, and then submitted to Cabinet, where progress is noted, bottlenecks to implementations are discussed, and recommendations to address bottlenecks are considered and approved.

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Reply:

a) (i) and (ii) The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has indicated that the Department is submitting information in terms of the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) balanced scorecard as prescribed by the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 5 of 2000. For the period 1 April 2015 to 31 January 2016, 86.78% of the Departmental procurement spending was directed to contributor level 1-3.

B-BBEE Level of Contributor	No. of contracts	Total value	Percentage (%)
1	327	40 008 403.52	12.69%
2	215	178 607 300.06	56.67%
3	388	54 912 409.49	17.42%

Furthermore, Government officials can only act within the prescribed regulatory framework and the Department therefore awaits National Treasury comprehensive review of the existing Supply Chain Management legislative framework in respect of various specific goals, i.e., Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs), co-operatives, as well as township and rural enterprises.

The National Prosecuting Authority has indicated that the total spent on contracts with Small Medium and Micro-Enterprises, is R77,5 million out of R94,1 million total spend, i.e., 82.35%.

(b)(i) The Special Investigating Unit has indicated that the percentage of total procurement spend on SMME is sixty (60%) percent.

(ii) The SIU further indicated that no procurement was made from or in support of co-operatives and rural enterprises.

Reply:

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has placed advertisements in The New Age Newspaper through the Government Communication and Information Systems (GCIS) (a) 2012/13 and (c) 2014/15.

(b) No advertisement was placed in 2013/14.

(i) 6 times.

(ii) Total amount of R1 409 452.27 which consists of (a) for 2012/13: R526 906.78; (b) for 2013/14: Nil; and (c) for 2014/15, R882 545.49. Media buying has been centralized at the GCIS to take advantage of bulk buying in terms of cost containment measures.

The National Prosecuting Authority indicated that the NPA placed a recruitment advertisement in the New Age in (b) 2013/14, (i) once (1 time); and (ii) for the amount of R18 400.

The Special Investigating Unit confirmed that the SIU has not placed advertisements in the New Age Newspaper for the financial years mentioned.

Reply:

(a) There are no vacant posts in the Ministry.

(b-c) Not applicable.

 

 

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Mkuseli Apleni Malusi Gigaba, MP

Director-General Minister of Home Affairs

Date: Date:

Reply:

Yes, all Ministers are subject to Performance Agreements with the President.

(a) The Performance Management Framework for Ministers is the Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) for 2014-2019, which is the first 5-year implementation plan of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030. The performance targets and indicators are derived from the 14 Outcomes which government seeks to achieve. These outcomes and targets constitute government’s Programme of Action (POA), against which performance is tracked and reported at least on a quarterly basis. POA reports are publically available on the government’s website.

(b) - (e) Cabinet closely monitors the implementation of the NDP 2030/MTFS 2014-2019 through POA Reports. These reports are tabled before an Implementation Forum of a Cluster of Ministers collectively responsible for MTSF outcomes, and then submitted to Cabinet, where progress is noted, bottlenecks to implementation are discussed, and recommendations to address bottlenecks are considered and approved.

 

Reply:

No.

(a),(b),(c) Falls away.

Reply:

Yes.

(a),(b),(c),(d),(e) The Performance Management Framework for Ministers is the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) for 2014-2019, which is the first five year implementation plan of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030. The performance indicators and targets are reflected in the Annual Performance Plans (APPs).  APPs form the basis upon which Departments are held accountable by Parliament on a quarterly basis and also held accountable by the public. The performance agreement of the Minister is therefore publicly assessed through the Portfolio Committees on a regular basis. 

In addition, the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), 1999 compels all Executing Authorities to subject their departmental expenditure to the Auditor General for auditing. This again is a measure that ensures full accountability in respect of public funds. Furthermore, Cabinet closely monitors the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030 and MTSF 2014-2019 through the Programme of Action (POA) reports. These reports are tabled before an implementation forum of a cluster of Ministers collectively responsible for MTSF outcomes, and then submitted to Cabinet where progress is noted, bottlenecks to implementation are dicussed, and recommendations to address bottlenecks are considered and approved.

Reply:

(a),(b),(c)(i),(ii) Please refer to the table below.

The New Age Advertising	2012 – 13 No	2013 – 2014 Yes	2014 – 2015 Yes
(i)	0	4	1
(ii)	R0	R475 159. 68	R62 586. 00

Reply:

Yes, all Ministers are subject to Performance Agreements with the President.

(a) The Performance Management Framework for Ministers is the Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) for 2014-2019, which is the first 5-year implementation plan of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030. The performance targets and indicators are derived from the 14 Outcomes which government seeks to achieve.

These outcomes and targets constitute government’s Programme of Action (POA), against which performance is tracked and reported at least on a quarterly basis. POA reports are publicly available on government’s website.

(b) – (e) Cabinet closely monitors the implementation of the NDP 2030/MTSF 2014-2019 through POA reports. These reports are tabled before an Implementation Forum of a   Cluster of Ministers collectively responsible for MTSF outcomes, and then submitted to Cabinet, where progress is noted, bottlenecks to implementation are discussed, and recommendations to address bottlenecks are considered and approved.

 

 

Compiler/contact persons:

Contact number:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

REPLY TO QUESTION 84 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr B NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

There are no vacancies in the Ministry of Transport (a) (b) (c) Falls away

Reply:

(a) (b) (c) (i) (ii)

Advertising space was procured in most newspapers, including The New Age. This was to promote and advertise the various initiatives, services and products of the dti. Examples of these amongst others were the National Pavilions, SA Premier Business Awards, BRICS and various incentive programmes.

Financial Year	Number	Amount
2012 - 2013	15	R1,009,737.90
2013 – 2014	4	R387,793.80
2014 – 2015	11	R463,705.60

 

Reply:

1 (a) Based on information provided to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) by universities:

1. 130 818 students were fully funded; and
2. 55 287 students were partially funded.

1 (b) and 2 The loan agreements, completed by universities on the old system, only reflect the loan amount and do not show the actual cost of study. These costs will be captured in future by NSFAS as they migrate to the new student-centred model. As a consequence, NSFAS is unable to provide the requested information based on the categories provided.

Compiler/contact persons:

Ext:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

REPLY TO QUESTION 128 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

Yes, the Minister of Home Affairs entered into a performance agreement with President JG Zuma for the 2014-2019 term of office.

a) The following key indicators and targets from the MTSF are reflected in the agreement:

• Establish the Integrated Border Management Agency (BMA).

• Develop an Over-arching Strategy to defend, protect, secure and ensure well-managed borders and ensure it is fully implemented by 2018/19.

• Ensure that registration at birth is the only entry point for SA to the new national identity system (NIS):
• By 2018/19, 90% of total births registered within 30 calendar days as prescribed by law (approximately 950 000 births to be registered by 2018/19).
• Ensure that systems are in place to enable the capturing of biometric data of all travellers who enter or exit SA legally:
  • All designated ports of entry equipped with biometric systems capable of processing 100% of travellers (for ports equipped with EMCS) by 2018/19.

• Reduce regulatory burdens and reduce the time required for importing requisite skills for the economy and for investment, including by introducing a “one stop shop” at government level: 
  • Changes to subsidiary legislation on immigration to facilitate the importation of economic important skills and for workers as identified by economics and infrastructure departments, SOCs and producers.

• Maximum period for approval to import required skills:
  • 3 months approval from application to approval for import of skills for productive investors and SOCs.

• Improved feedback opportunities for citizens and other service users:
  • Improvements in facilities based on repeat monitoring and feedback.

b) No formal performance assessments have been undertaken but the MTSF indicators and targets in the agreement are monitored through departmental reports to clusters, cabinet memoranda and through Minister’s bilateral with the President

c) Refer to attached table marked Annexure A for progress against MTSF priorities.

d) The environment and the complexity of issues within which the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has to function in the implementation of key priorities such as the immigration policy and Border Management Agency is a highly contested one. Also the perception is that the DHA is a purely administrative department. Without recognising the need for the DHA to function within a highly secure environment this can be an obstacle. This has also exacerbated the historical under-funding of the DHA over time.

e) In order to address some of the challenges the Department will be developing a business case to reposition the DHA as a highly secure, professional and modern department. Some of the key priorities include the following:

• Completion of the Modernisation Programme with the main deliverables being integrated digital systems and re-engineered processes managed and protected by the required compliment of effective professionals.
• Upgrading of key ports of entry focusing on the piloting of a new model with significant improvements in respect of infrastructure, processes and leadership.
• Comprehensive review of the Immigration Policy culminating in the approval of a Green Paper and White Paper and new comprehensive legislation drafted.
• Improving client experience through leadership – the Moetapele programme.
• Improved stakeholder consultation and forging of partnerships with the private sector to deliver on key departmental priorities, for example signing of memoranda of understandings with the banking sector for issuance of smart ID cards and passports.

Reply:

No, there are no frozen vacant positions within the office of my Ministry.

 

 

Compiler/contact persons:

Ext:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

REPLY TO QUESTION 29 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

The trade statistics between South Africa and the world per month for the period 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2015 are reflected in the table below as reflected on the dti trade statistics. Trade statistics for Jan 2016 will only be available at the end of February 2016.

Period	RSA Exports To the World	RSA Imports From the World	Trade Balance
15-Jan	R 67 711 278 171.00	R 91 246 139 654.00	R -23 534 861 483.00
15-Feb	R 77 501 216 358.00	R 85 347 719 814.00	R -7 846 503 456.00
15-Mar	R 92 468 791 675.00	R 90 845 067 889.00	R 1 623 723 786.00
15-Apr	R 83 770 337 974.00	R 86 234 008 823.00	R -2 463 670 849.00
15-May	R 88 363 040 731.00	R 83 871 362 021.00	R 4 491 678 710.00
15-Jun	R 89 929 880 048.00	R 84 469 615 781.00	R 5 460 264 267.00
15-Jul	R 93 022 192 254.00	R 94 161 166 050.00	R -1 138 973 796.00
15-Aug	R 87 255 431 865.00	R 97 551 304 536.00	R -10 295 872 671.00
15-Sep	R 91 389 099 696.00	R 93 130 209 473.00	R -1 741 109 777.00
15-Oct	R 85 298 508 022.00	R 107 390 729 251.00	R -22 092 221 229.00
15-Nov	R 93 572 841 546.00	R 92 889 891 297.00	R 682 950 249.00
15-Dec	R 88 770 527 510.00	R 80 549 461 697.00	R 8 221 065 813.00

(2) how much direct foreign (a) investment and (b) disinvestment did South Africa have during the period 1 January 2015 and 31 January 2016 in each month? NW296E

Response:

(2) (a) The recording of direct investment on the financial account is the function of the South Africa Reserve Bank. The Reserve Bank publishes such via a quarterly bulletin. The latest report covering the period up to December 2015 will only be available by the Reserve Bank in the fourth quarter bulletin later this month (March 2016).

the dti investment unit develops a pipeline of potential investment projects and for Q3 of the financial year 2015/16 recorded an investment pipeline of R 63.7 bn. This includes commitments by Chinese President Xi Jinping during the State Visit in December 2015 to invest in infrastructure and a green fields automotive plant of $ 800 million. The pipeline includes committed investments and launches by Unilever, Hunting, AVK Valves amongst others.

It should be noted that Multinationals operating in South Africa generally fund their new investments and expansions from the balance sheet of their local operations and utilize local banks to raise loans rather than receive funding from their foreign headquarters.

(b) The department does not record disinvestments. Disinvestment occurs as a result of a number of factors including reactions to prevailing global and local conditions and environment and also changes in business focus. For example in the Apartheid era there was a deliberate policy by international companies to disinvest from South Africa. However there are international companies that have invested and failed and therefore closed shop eg. Evraz has put Highveld Steel into business rescue because of the depressed steel demand and low prices of steel. This is not a disinvestment but a commercial decision driven by market conditions.

Reply:

The Nuclear Energy Policy of 2008 declares South Africa’s intention to pursue amongst others a Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) programme. Under the ambit of the Nuclear New Build Programme for a 9600 MW capacity, this remains the guiding principle for reactor designs under consideration. The Pressurised Water Reactor remains the longest operating reactor type worldwide. As such this reactor type has seen multiple advancements and improvements which can be noted in the design offerings of various vendor countries.

It is important to note that the procurement has not strated and therefore there are no contractual arrangements entered into with any nuclear supplier of the envisaged technology

Reply:

Based on the Departmental approved fees, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges are permitted to adjust these fees up to 10% in terms of the National Norms and Standards for Funding TVET Colleges.

The Department uses a costing model designed to calculate the cost per Ministerial approved programme. These include personnel costs, capital expenditure and other costs such as learner material, printing, stationery, lecturer support material, etc. Capital costs are costs related to the depreciation of assets owned and utilised by TVET colleges in the delivery of teaching and learning.

For 2013, 2014 and 2015, Compensation of Employee (CoE) costs were increased by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) + 1% as per the collective agreement reached over a three-year period, as well as 1.5% for pay progression for both TVET college lecturing and support staff as tabulated below:

Year	2012	2013	2014	2015
CoE Adjustment	10%	8%	9.4%	7.1%

The increase in Capital and Non-Personnel Non-Capital items were based on CPI adjustments only. The prescribed Departmental programme cost (fees) per student for TVET colleges for both the National Certificate (Vocational) [NC (V)] and Report 191 Programmes were as follows (calculated as an average cost of the programme):

NC (V) Programmes

Year	Full Programme Cost (R)	Funded by the State (80%) of the Full Programme Cost (R)	Annual increase (%)
2012	39 528	29 387	6.2%
2013	42 240	33 792	6.9%
2014	46 171	36 937	9.3%
2015	49 261	39 409	6.7%

REPORT 191 Programmes

Year	Full Programme Cost (R)	Funded by the State (80%) of the Full Programme Cost (R)	Annual increase (%)
2012	21 078	16 862	N/A
2013	24 832	19 866	18%
2014	26 861	21 489	8%
2015	28 986	23 181	8%

 

 

N.B: There was no incremental adjustment from 2011, since Report 191 was re-introduced in 2012.

In both programmes, funding is used to cater for direct costs such as learner materials, text books, subscriptions, excursions, printing, stationery, first aid kit, consumables, protective clothing, research, CoE, as well as indirect costs such water and electricity and CoE relating to support staff.

Compiler/contact persons:

Ext:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

REPLY TO QUESTION 130 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

The rollout of smart ID cards by the Department has been implemented in phases. The first phase focuses on South African born citizens and those born abroad from South African parents. The second phase will be based on other categories including naturalised citizens as there is a need to verify their records.

Currently records for naturalised citizens are archived in manual paper form. The Department is to set up a mechanism to digitise such records first to enable verification of naturalised citizens with ease. An announcement will be made by the Department once such process is concluded.

Reply:

The reporting cycle for the NCACC is on a calendar year basis (Jan-Dec) and not financial (April-Mar). Therefore, the annual report is due in the 1st Quarter of the subsequent year. It is also important to note that Reports on Transfer of controlled items are compiled quarterly and submitted to Parliament.

The appearance before the Joint Standing Committee on Defence is upon invitation by the Committee. Should this invitation be received the briefing will be done as prescribed by section 23 of the NCAC Act.

Reply:

The Department of Women procured goods & services from 1 April 2015 up to 31 January 2016 as follows:

a) Department of Women

(i) SMME’s – 69.38%

(ii) Co-operatives – 0.00%

b) Not Applicable

________________________

Approved by the Minister on

Date………………………..

Reply:

 

Not applicable.

________________________

Approved by the Minister on

Date………………………..

Reply:

Yes, vacant positions have been frozen.

(a) 117 vacant positions have been frozen as at 19 February 2016;

	(b)	(c)
No	Designation of position	Period vacant (months)
1	Deputy Director: Regulatory Impact Assessment	3.2
2	Director: Legal Support & Enforcement	3.1
3	Admin Clerk: Fin Management	6.1
4	Senior Accounting Clerk	3.0
5	Asst State Accountant: Salary Payments	18.3
6	Senior Accounting Clerk	3.1
7	Senior Provisioning Administration Clerk	5.9
8	Advanced Team Assistant	4.1
9	Advanced Team Assistant	4.1
10	Call Centre Agent	4.1
11	Internal Auditor	2.0
12	Internal Auditor	5.1
13	Performance Auditor	4.1
14	Senior State Accountant	15.2
15	Assistant Director: Manufacturing Industries	2.2
16	Assistant Director: Media Buyer	20.3
17	Assistant Director: Salaries Travel & Subsistence	2.0
18	Economist	16.2
19	Deputy Director: Economic Research	4.1
20	Deputy Director: Economic Research	4.1
21	Director: Compliance And Forensic Audit	4.1
22	Director: Regulatory Compliance & Registrations	0.0
23	Director: Immigration, Labour & Talent	0.0
24	Director: One Stop Shop	0.0
25	Chief Director: Economic Research	0.0
26	Chief Director: Policy Research	0.0
	Designation of post	Period vacant (months)
27	Chief Provisioning Administration Clerk	1.0
28	State Accountant	1.0
29	Senior Administrative Officer	1.0
30	Senior State Accountant	1.0
31	Assistant Director: Budget Management	3.0
32	Specialist: Computer Audit	1.0
33	Call Centre Agent	0.0
34	Deputy Director: Stakeholder Management	0.0
35	Advanced Team Assistant	0.0
36	Assistant Director: HR Support	1.0
37	Deputy Director: National Industrial Participation	5.8
38	Chief Director: Agro Processing	4.1
39	Personal Assistant	1.0
40	Deputy Director: Industrial Waste Man & Recycling	1.0
41	Advanced Team Assistant	0.0
42	Director: Renewable Energy	0.0
43	Messenger	2.1
44	Administrative Assistant	4.1
45	Advanced Team Assistant	3.0
46	ICT Help Desktop Services	2.0
47	Senior Communication Technician	2.1
48	Assistant Director: Human Resource Operations	7.6
49	Assistant Director: Performance Management	3.0
50	Assistant Director: Cost Management & Quantity Surveying	1.5
51	Assistant Director: Conditions of Service And Remuneration	2.0
52	Deputy Director: Recruitment Strategy & Policy	7.1
53	Deputy Director: Database Administration	3.8
54	Deputy Director: Employment Relations	15.2
55	Deputy Director: Business Relationship Management	8.1
56	Deputy Director: Business Analysis	3.1
57	Deputy Director: Applications Architecture	18.3
58	MR6 Legal Administration Officer Senior	4.1
59	MR6 Legal Administration Officer Senior	17.2
60	Recruitment Administrative Clerk	1.0
61	Registry Clerk	1.0
62	Vetting Officer	1.0
63	Advanced Team Assistant	1.0
64	Advanced Team Assistant	1.0
65	Deputy Director: Applications Development & Support	1.0
66	Work Study Officer	0.0
67	Director: Litigation	0.0
68	Advanced Team Assistant	2.4
69	Advanced Team Assistant	5.1
70	Personal Assistant	2.0
71	Assistant Director: Trade Rules	8.1
72	Deputy Director: Trade In Services	10.2
73	Deputy Director: Non-Proliferation	4.1
	Designation of post	Period vacant (months)
74	Director: South African Development Community	2.0
75	Director: Multilaterals	2.0
76	Director: SADC	2.0
77	Chief Director: Non-Proliferation	4.1
78	Advanced Team Assistant	0.0
79	Administration Clerk Grade III Senior	6.1
80	Snr Admin Clerk	14.2
81	Advanced Team Assistant	9.2
82	Advanced Team Assistant	6.8
83	Trade and Industry Advisor: Legal Service	7.1
84	Personal Assistant	6.1
85	Trade and Industry Advisor: Agro Processing & Textiles	4.6
86	Trade and Industry Advisor: Paper, Chemicals and Plastics	12.1
87	Trade and Industry Advisor: Infrastructure Intensive Sectors	14.2
88	Assistant Director: EMIA	2.0
89	Deputy Director: Applications & Claims (PAIS&MHCV)	22.3
90	Deputy Director: Manufacturing Investment Cluster (MIC)	7.1
91	Deputy Director: Applications & Claims	22.3
92	Director: Operations	6.1
93	Deputy Director: Legal Services	0.4
94	Deputy Director: Agro Processing	0.0
95	Assistant Director: Agro Processing & Textiles	0.0
96	Trade and Industry Advisor: Export Info Services	8.1
97	Trade and Industry Advisor: Small Exporter Development	5.1
98	Executive Assistant	2.0
99	Deputy Director: Service Industries	4.1
100	Deputy Director: Manufacturing Industries	2.0
101	Deputy Director: Services Industries	2.0
102	Deputy Director: Trade Opportunities	1.0
103	Deputy Director: strategic Support	0.0
104	Private Secretary	2.0
105	Personal Assistant	3.0
106	Deputy Director: Black Economic Empowerment	3.1
107	Director: BEE	10.2
108	Director	0.0
109	Personal Assistant	0.0
110	Programme Manager	0.0
111	Director	0.0
112	Manager: Legal Services	0.0
113	Chief Director	0.0
114	Executive Manager: Compliance Education & Advocacy	0.0
115	Chief Director	4.1
116	Programme Manager	0.9
117	Director: Economic Infrastructure & Logistics	0.0

Reply:

No; and (a) not applicable, (b) not applicable and (c) not applicable

Reply:

The quantity of Ratel Vehicles transferred to Cameroon in 2015, is 12. Past years for transaction in the Medium Term (up to 2013) were checked and it was found that no other transfers occurred in those years.

The Ratel Vehicles in question were sold to Cameroon and not transferred at a cost.

When these transactions are considered, they are evaluated in terms of Section 15 of the Act. The NCACC will authorize such transfers once satisfied that the transaction qualifies according to criteria as prescribed in the Act. The procedures were followed and there have been no deviations from the prescripts of the Act.

Furthermore, NCACC activities are subject to the Auditor-General (AG) of South Africa, who perform annual evaluations and assessments on qualitative aspects of the work undertaken, per given period. The past period performances of the NCACC by the AG in this regard, was found to be without qualification.

Reply:

(a) The Socio-Economic Impact Assessment was conducted by the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation in the Presidency as a pre-approval condition by Cabinet and the certificate was granted to the dti on the 13th October 2015.

(b) It envisaged that the Black Industrialist Scheme (BIS) will accelerate the quantitative and qualitative increase and participation of Black Industrialists in the national economy that will contribute towards South Africa’s developmental objectives, such as job creation, exports, skills development, supplier development, industrial decentralisation and localisation. Projects will be assessed on their merits in relation to their contribution to these objectives and catalytic impacts.

Reply:

1. The President led a high-powered Team South Africa delegation to the 2016 World Economic Forum in Davos towards the end of January 2016. Team South Africa comprised of Cabinet Ministers, the Governor of the Reserve Bank, CEOs of major companies and other captains of industry. The key message that Team South Africa took to Davos was that South Africa is open to business. The message was positively received by global investors who were at Davos.

In pursuit of Team South Africa’s mission in Davos, the President held several meetings with investors, CEOs, and other participants. Together with a delegation of Cabinet Ministers they met the global investors in a session called the Business Interaction Group on South Africa. This is a forum in which global investors to the South African economy meet with the President and Ministers to discuss the economic and investment climate in South Africa. Progress we are making in implementing the National Development Plan as well as our commitment to sound economic and fiscal policies were welcomed by the investors. They also assured the delegation of thier continued confidence in South Africa and their belief that our country continues to be an attractive destination for investment.

The President also met with the delegation of South African business persons and captains of industry to discuss steps that we all need to take to ensure that our economy grows and creates jobs. This was in addition to meetings held with other important global business players such as the Group Chief Executive Officer of Siemens, which is a global company with huge investments in our country that create jobs for thousands of our citizens.

The President also met with the Prime Minister of Sweden, a country with which we enjoy strong bilateral relations. As it has become a tradition during our visits to Davos, the President met with the founder and chairman of the World Economic Forum, Professor Klaus Schwab, to discuss the state of the global economy and the steps South Africa is taking to respond to global economic headwinds.

2. The Presidency informed the organisers of the session in question a week before the departure to Davos that the President would not be able to attend the session and the advance team that arrived early in Davos also confirmed the message to organisers a few days before arrival. Our goal in Davos as Team South Africa was to communicate a message that South Africa is open to business, and that we are taking important steps to turn stimulate the growth of our economy and create jobs for the millions of citizens who seek employment. This message was positively received by many investors whom we met and interacted with. They expressed their confidence in the measures we are taking and assured us that that to them South Africa continues to be an attractive country to invest in.

Indeed the belief and confidence in our country is demonstrated by several global companies that have recently made signifcant investments to our economy. These companies include Mercedes, BMW, Nestle, Hisense, Beijing Automobile International Corporation, Marriot Hotels, and many others.

Although our economy faces major challenges, the steps we are taking today, including the efforts of Team South Africa in Davos, will ensure that we reap the benefits when the global economy recovers.

Reply:

All Ministers are subject to Performance Agreements with the President.The Performance Management Framework for Ministers is the Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) for 2014-2019, which is the first 5-year implementation plan of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030. The performance targets and indicators are derived from the 14 Outcomes which government seeks to achieve. These outcomes and targets constitute government’s Programme of Action (POA), against which performance is tracked and reported on at least on a quarterly basis. POA reports are publicly availble on the government’s website.

Cabinet closely monitors the implementation of the NDP 2030/MTSF 2014-2019 through POA Reports. These reports are tabled before an Implementation Forum of a Cluster of Ministers collectively responsible for MTSF outcomes, and then submitted to Cabinet, where progress is noted, bottlenecks to implementation are dicussed, and recommendations to address bottlenecks are considered and approved.

Reply:

1. None
2. Not applicable
3. Not applicable

 

Reply:

(a) (i) (ii)

For the period 1 April 2015 to date, 66% of the department’s total procurement spent was allocated to SMME’s including Co-operatives.

(b) (i) (ii)

The information from the entities is being collated and will be made available as soon as possible.

Reply:

(a) (b) (c) (i) (ii)

Information requested in the format above is not available as only particulars of companies are recorded within the financial systems in the department; not the details of any directors.

Reply:

(1) The Department of Health (DoH) and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) are the most suitable departments to deal with this matter. Food Control section within DoH is responsible for ensuring the safety of food in South Africa. This service is based on the basic needs of communities and the right of South Africans to make informed food choices without being misled. According to a presentation by DAFF in a Workshop to the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries held on 2 and 3 February 2016; on Food Security and Food Safety; the food wastage in South Africa is approximately 9.04 million tons every year. In this regard, a presentation is attached as “Annex A”, please see the penultimate page of the presentation.

(2) The Minister of Trade and Industry will not be undertaking any such study.

(3) The Minister of Trade and Industry will not be considering ordering an investigation to establish how the edible throwaway food could be made available to food banks and bodies that would distribute is effectively to needy people as this function does not fall within the ambit of trade and industry but the DoH and DAFF.

 

Reply:

1. (a) Accumulated surplus for 2012-13; 2013-14 and 2014-15 which amount to

Accumulated surpluses
2012/13	R296 292 865
2013/14	R377 002 863
2014/15	R313 241 162
	986 536 890

were distributed to provinces in line with the RTMC act as follows:

Road Safety Related Programmes

Province	Amount transferred
Eastern Cape		R 40 000 000
Free State		R 40 000 000
Gauteng		R 40 000 000
Kwazulu Natal		R 40 000 000
Limpopo		R 33 400 000
Mpumalanga		R 40 000 000
North West		R 40 000 000
Northern Cape		R 40 000 000
Western Cape		R 40 000 000
Total		R 353 400 000
Early Childhood Development & Rural Development
Province	Amount transferred
Free State		R 20 000 000
Gauteng	- ECD & Rural Development	R 10 000 000
	- CCTV Campaign	R 30 000 000
Limpopo		R 20 000 000
Northern Cape		R 20 000 000
Total		R 100 000 000
Law Enforcement and Road Safety Improvement
Province	Amount transferred
Free State	Road Safety Improvement	R 17 500 000
Gauteng	Road Safety Education Pilot Programme	R 25 000 000
Mpumalanga	Implementation of a third law enforcement shift	R 15 000 000
North West Province		R 35 000 000
Total		R 92 500 000
Totals	R 545 900 000

2. (a) Funds were distributed to Provinces for the following reasons:

- Road Safety related programmes

- Early childhood and rural development

- Law Enforcement and Road Safety Improvement

(b) Provinces had to motivate for funding for Road Safety related programmes

Reply:

1.  

Year (b) & (c)	Incident	Investigation Status	Disciplinary steps
(a)2012/13	Officer accidentally discharged a fire arm in his room at the lodge in Colesburg while on deployment.	The case was reported to SAPS, they took the fire arm and it was handed over to Superintendent after 5 months. The case was dismissed.	There was no internal disciplinary action taken.
(b)2013/14	No case reported	N/A	N/A
(c)2014/15	No case reported	N/A	N/A

2. All staff members of the National Traffic Police Unit have undergone business competency tests in accordance with the Firearms Control Act; 2000 (Act No.60 of 2000). In addition members also do maintenance shooting once a year to continue qualifying to possess their official firearms.

Reply:

1. (i) 2012 - 2013

5% increment was approved for levels 13 and up as per DPSA circular 1 0f 2012. Increments for the 2012—13 salaries of staff were 7% across the board for all employees that fall within salary levels 1-12. The implementation date was as per Resolution 1 of 2012, Agreement between RTMC and Labour.

(ii) 2013/2014

Increments for the financial year 2013/14 as per the Resolution 1 of 2013, were implemented as follows:

Level	Increment
13 and above	5.6
11-12	7%
8-10	7.5%
1-7	8%

(iii) 2014/2015

Increments for the financial year 2013/14 were implemented as per Migration Plan from Equate (DPSA) dispensation to Patterson Job grading

Level	Increment
14	5%
13	5.5%
12-11	6.5%
10-7	Total Cost To Company (DPSA Packages as at 30 June 2015 + R40,000.00
6 (NTP)	Total Cost To Company increased to 50th percentile midpoint of B4/B5 (R233,860)

(b)(i) The amount given to each staff member is confidential information

(ii) All salary increments were subject to salary negotiations with recognised Labour.

(2) (a) (i) (ii) The salaries of all personnel in the Road Traffic Management Corporation including those of Chiefs and Deputy Chiefs are negotiable and confidential and cannot be disclosed to the public as this will be a contravention to the Protection of Information Policy approved by the board. (b) the salaries were negotiated with individuals based on the Paterson remuneration model and against their previous packages and erstwhile employers packages.

(3) (a)(b) The employment clearances conducted were in accordance with section 11.6 of the Recruitment, Selection and Placement Procedure. Confirmation of qualifications, and criminal records however they were not done by the State Security Agency (SSA) but by an independent verification company. Obtaining a clearance from SSA for senior managers in the RTMC is not a requirements in accordance with the RTMC recruitment policy.

Reply:

1. Apart from the 14% VAT, which was paid over to SARS, the full remainder was utilised for the funding of the SANRAL Toll portfolio. At the time, SANRAL was not able to go to bond auctions for funding, because investors were not comfortable with the risk: possible credit ratings downgrade, delay in toll commencement on GFIP, legal processes, etc. To reiterate, SANRAL does not use “mortgage loans” for funding, but issue various capital market bonds, listed on the JSE, with varying maturities and coupon rates. Details of this is available in our Annual Report.
2. The Initial Construction Cost of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) was about R20 billion. However, construction was completed in 2010 and tolling only commenced in December 2013, therefore compounded interest accumulated from 2008, start of construction, to toll commencement. SANRAL’s Weighted Average Cost of Borrowing is published in the Annual Report. Apart from servicing the debt, the continuous maintenance and operations of the roads, such as emergency services, were also funded from this portfolio. SANRAL’s Non-current liabilities is also published in our Annual Report and details of this outstanding borrowings are published under Note 14.
3. (a) (i) (aa) Toll Advertising spend total amount to R32 656 856 (b) spend from the Advertising Toll budget (bb) Public Relations are not separated into different portfolios. This exercise is carried out to inform the road user of the significance of the national road network that comprises 21451 km. It is unfortunate that the honourable member believes that SANRAL only deals with the GFIP that comprises 201 km, a mere 0,94% of the national road network. The spent totalled hours worked amounted to R13 184 474.82 (spent from the Non-toll budget(cc) related costs for e-tolling was R 20 526 160.85 for events, publications and brochures and promotional items (i) spent from the Advertising Toll Budget (ii) No extras.

Reply:

(a).

Regulation 7 of the National Road Traffic Act; 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996) states: “liability for the registration of a motor vehicle shall arise -in the case of a motor vehicle to be registered for the first time in the Republic - if the motor vehicle was acquired outside the Republic, on the date on which such motor vehicle is brought into the Republic or on the date on which such motor vehicle is cleared in terms of the customs and excise legislation, if applicable”.

(b).

The penalties in terms of operating a vehicle on a public road which is not registered and licenced varies from each magisterial area to the other In addition, I recommend that the honourable member report to the relevant authorities an incident of this matter where he/she knows thereof.

Reply:

(a) The contracting authority responsible for the bus company concerned (ie. Durban Transport) is the Provincial Department of Transport in Kwazulu Natal. The contractual arrangement between Durban Transport and Ethekwini Municipality is that of an owner and a contractor whereas the Province is the employer. It is the responsibility of the contracting authority (Province) to ensure that the operator exercise the highest degree of diligence in the provision of services and operate the service strictly in accordance with the relevant provisions of the contract. This includes deciding whether the operator has breached or failed to comply with the terms of the contract and taking the necessary action to resolve such matters. The response below was therefore, sought from Ethekwini Municipality, who responded as follows:

A solution has been developed by the City and the operator to address these challenges, and it includes the following:

i. A ring-fenced bank account will be opened to ensure that all revenues due to the company are collected and protected; and that only legitimate business expenses are paid,

ii. An intervention team made up of City and Provincial officials, as well as financial management capacity from the private sector, has been put in place to provide oversight to the management of the bank account, and improve financial planning and management in the company,

iii. An independent adjudicator will be appointed to resolve all the claims and counter-claims between the City and the operator.

iv. As a medium to long-term solution, the City is in the process of finalizing an option for the provision of this service. Having complied with the requirements of Section 78 of the Municipal Systems Act, and resolved to utilize an external mechanism for service provision in the form of a municipal entity, the City is now addressing the requirements of Section 84 of the Municipal Finance Management Act. Officials in my Department will be meeting with City and Provincial transport officials in the third week of February to discuss this proposal by the City. After this meeting, a joint discussion between officials from the National Department, National Treasury, Provincial Treasury, Provincial Department of Transport, Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, and the City will be convened to finalize government’s position on the City’s intention to set up a municipal entity.

(b) There is no intention by the City to buy the company. As indicated in (a) above, the City has resolved to establish a municipal entity to provide the service currently provided by Tansnat. The previous processes were all subjected to due diligence processes, to determine fair value.

Reply:

1. The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act does not in any way provide for summons of arrest. Under Criminal Procedure Act, there are two distinct documents which serve two different purposes viz, Summons (section 54) and warrant of arrest. Summons issued by traffic authorities for motorists who have failed to comply with rules of the road to secure appearance in a court of law whilst warrants of arrests are issued in instances where a person who was summoned to appear in court fails to do so without any explanation to the Court or Prosecutor.

In terms of the AARTO Act, the infringer has, as part of elective options, the right to be tried in Court. Under such circumstances, the notice will be cancelled and the local authority will issue summons. The criminal procedure process will then ensue. Secondly, where the violation is classified as an offence under schedule 3 of the AARTO regulations, such person will be dealt with in terms of the criminal procedure processes by way of issuance of a summons by the traffic authority concerned.

2. The RTIA does not issue fines and as such, it does not have the authority or legislative mandate to withdraw fines. This is the full competence of the authority that has issued the infringement. Section 18(6) of the AARTO Act provides for the RTIA to cancel an infringement notice in a case were a representation is allowed.

3. The Registrar of the RTIA is empowered by section 20 of the AARTO Act, to issue enforcement orders. Section 20(4) and (9) gives the Registrar authority to revoke such enforcement orders if the infringer pays the penalty and fees; the infringer applies to the RTIA in the prescribed manner and submits reasons to the satisfaction of the Registrar why an enforcement order must be revoked or the traffic authority applies in the prescribed manner for a revocation of an enforcement order.