Questions and Replies

Reply:

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

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:

(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:

(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:

 

Not applicable.

________________________

Approved by the Minister on

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 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:

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:

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. (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. (a), (b) and (c) See attached spreadsheet.
2. (a) See attached spreadsheet.

(b) The reasons are largely various misconduct cases that require intense investigations.

(c) The reasons for the delay in each of the 45 cases can be attributed to shortage of investigating staff, interference by Trade Unions and availability of competent presiding officials within the business.

(d) PRASA is considering contracting external resources to assist chairing the hearings and workshops are ongoing with Trade Unions to embrace the culture of discipline. With regards to investigations, engagements are ongoing since most of the complex investigations arise out of whistle-blowing.

(e) PRASA payment of people whilst suspended is in compliance with Labour Legislation that suspensions should be with full pay until the case has been resolved.

SUSPENSIONS PRASA
TOTAL EMPLOYEES FROM APRIL 2012 TO END MARCH 2015
MONTH	NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES	COST
Apr-12	49	R 1 693 354.84
May-12	52	R 826 088.50
Jun-12	56	R 1 132 427.29
Jul-12	55	R 526 936.50
Aug-12	43	R 629 743.92
Sep-12	44	R 381 269.58
Oct-12	48	R 427 562.90
Nov-12	55	R 1 046 926.67
Dec-12	74	R 685 183.32
Jan-13	85	R 776 380.61
Feb-13	67	R 613 075.90
Mar-13	64	R 744 852.20
TOTAL COST		R 9 483 802.23
Apr-13	56	R 69 706.90
May-13	69	R 771 349.90
Jun-13	65	R 774 211.30
Jul-13	69	R 1 205 592.86
Aug-13	74	R 917 732.76
Sep-13	62	R 1 238 635.45
Oct-13	72	R 854 256.10
Nov-13	65	R 676 097.90
Dec-13	72	R 681 433.43
Jan-14	84	R 1 249 710.39
Feb-14	63	R 598 795.90
Mar-14	64	R 820 755.02
TOTAL COST		R 9 858 277.90
Apr-14	68	R 1 243 403.18
May-14	74	R 1 075 369.07
Jun-14	77	R 1 167 082.58
Jul-14	77	R 1 547 841.69
Aug-14	74	R 2 108 047.61
Sep-14	64	R 2 029 532.82
Oct-14	98	R 1 048 966.07
Nov-14	96	R 1 298 015.23
Dec-14	99	R 1 954 646.99
Jan-15	109	R 1 457 473.31
Feb-15	120	R 1 405 544.46
Mar-15	112	R 1 414 013.43
TOTAL COST		R 17 749 936.45
TOTAL COST OF ALL 3 FINANCIAL YEARS		R 37 092 016.60

Reply:

1) (a) (i) 2012- 2013

(b) (i) Names	Positions	Appointment date	Public/Private Sector
Mr. Michael Mogorosi	Executive Manager: Finance	4 February 2013	Private
Mr. Gift Mbanjwa	Unit Manager: Management Accounting	1 May 2012	Public
Ms Gugulethu Mhlanga	Personal Assistant to the CFO	1 October 2012	Public
Mr. Selebalo Phasha	Manager: Security Services	1 March 2013	Public
Ms Tebogo Masha	Receptionist	1 December 2013	Private
Ms Beauty Manyama	Assistant Auditor	16 April 2012	Private
Ms Onkgopotse Sefanyetso	Accountant	1 September 2012	Private
Mr Edzani Netshipale	Traffic Officer	1 February 2013	Private
Mr. Mpho Netshituni	Traffic Officer	1 February 2013	None
Mr. Festus Negondeni	Traffic Officer	1 February 2013	Private
Mr. Lester Sampson	Traffic Officer	1 February 2013	Private
Ms Simone Burgess	Traffic Officer	1 February 2013	Private
Mr. Percy Mulaudzi	Traffic Officer	1 February 2013	Private
Mr. Khuthadzo Tshikovi	Traffic Officer	1 February 2013	None
Mr. Rudzani Muofhe	Traffic Officer	1 February 2013	Public
Mr Edward Motaung	Traffic Officer	1 February 2013	Public
Mr. Mmboneni Nenzhelele	Traffic Officer	1 February 2013	Private
Mr. Balanganani Magatshava	Traffic Officer	1 February 2013	Public
Mr. Vusi Mlojwa	Traffic Officer	1 February 2013	Private
Ms Ntangadzeni Matibe	Traffic Officer	1 February 2013	Private
Mr. Thihanedzwi Masiagwala	Traffic Officer	1 February 2013	Public
Mr. Ndivhoniswani Muthamaro	Traffic Officer	1 February 2013	Public
Ms Elsie Motloutsi	Traffic Officer	1 February 2013	Private
Ms Fhumulani Nekhumbe	Traffic Officer	1 February 2013	None
Mr Hulisani Ratshiendana	Traffic Officer	1 February 2013	Private
Ms Dikeledi Leshaba	Project Administrator	03 April 2012	Private

(ii) 2013 - 2014

Names	Positions	Appointment date	Public/Private
Mr. Kevin Kara-Vala	IT Project Manager	1 August 2013	Public
Advocate Makhosini Msibi	Chief Executive Officer	1 January 2014	Public
Mr. Mphikeleli Jele	Specialist: Traffic Engineering	1 July 2013	Private
Ms Liana Moolman	Senior Manager: Revenue	15 July 2013	Private
Mr. Baatile Mathibe	Chief Information Officer	10 July 2013	Private
Mr. Zakhele Nkabinde	Deputy Chief: NTP	1 August 2013	Public
Mr. David Paul	Senior Manger: Law Enforcement	1 November 2013	Public
Ms Maria Bekker	Senior Manager: Road Safety, Education & Campaigns	1 April 2013	Public
Ms Gabaikanngwe Botha	Manager: Corporate Strategy & Reporting	1 October 2013	Public
Mr. Jonathan Spogter	Manager: Management Accounting	1 June 2013	Public
Ms Zukiswa Sapepa	Manager: Enforcement Standards	1 September 2013	Public
Ms Nombuso Mlotshwa	Senior Application Developer	1 September 2013	Private
Ms Pulane Thibakhoane	Manager: Enforcement Coordination	1 October 2013	Public
Ms David Maboeane	Manager: Traffic Training	1 November 2013	Private
Mr. Thabo Raboshakga	Deputy Manager: Admin Services	1 July 2013	Public
Mr. Frans Mogakala	VIP Driver	1 May 2013	Private
Ms Phokoane Gopane	Payroll Practitioner	15 May 2013	Public
Mr. Macdonald Molepo	Senior Payroll Practitioner	1 June 2013
Mr. Stephen Msiza	Deputy Manager: Security Services	4 July 2013	Public
Mr. Nzimeni Novasi	Professional Assistant	4 July 2013
Mr. Mohale Malekutu	OD Specialist	1 September 2013	Public
Ms Puleng Khitsane	Deputy Manager: Performance	1 July 2013	Private
Ms Busiwe Dlamini	Deputy Manager: Traffic Training	1 June 2013	Public
Mr. Anton Van Der Zandt	Deputy Manager: Traffic Training	1 June 2013	Public
Ms Precious Cele	Financial Practitioner	1 August 2013	None
Mr. Daniel Busang	Messenger/ Driver	1 May 2013	Private
Mr. Mandla Myeni	OHS Specialist	1 October 2013	Public
Ms Zanele Magagula	SCM Practitioner	15 May 2013	Public
Mr. Ntandazo Somakwabe	Database Administrator	4 June 2013	Private
Ms Priscilla Pataki	Revenue Practitioner	15 May 2013	Private
Ms Annah Mahlangu	Personal Assistant	1 July 2013	Private
Mr. Thato Mosapa	Admin Assistant	1 July 2013	Private
Ms Lerato Mavhungu	Senior Corporate Secretariat Specialist	1 May 2013	Public
Mr. Moeletji Mabuku	Manager: Contract Management	13 June 2013	Private
Ms Metsa Malahlela	Admin Assistant	1 March 2014	Private
Ms Vanessa Hleza	Team Leader: Call Centre	1 December 2013	Private
Mr. Billy Pila	Team Leader: Call Centre	1 December 2013	Private
Mr. Sidumo Khoza	Admin Assistant	1 March 2014	Private
Mr. Mahlatse Letsoalo	Admin Assistant	1 March 2014	Public
Mr. Brian Mulaudzi	Admin Assistant	1 March 2014	None
Mr. Paul Matlala	Admin Assistant	1 March 2014	None
Ms Busisiwe Mahlangu	Admin Assistant	1 March 2014	None
Mr. Zweli Zikalala	Admin Assistant	1 March 2014	None
Mr. Tsholanang Phiri	Admin Assistant	1 March 2014	Private
Ms Xola Maseko	Admin Assistant	1 March 2014	Private
Mr. Petrus Kutamo	Admin Assistant	1 March 2014	Private
Ms Tlou Seroka	Admin Assistant	1 March 2014	Private
Mr. Geoffrey Tshimbiluni	Admin Assistant	1 March 2014	Private
Mr. Lloyed Ntlemo	Admin Assistant	1 March 2014	Private
Ms Moshiane Mabala	Admin Assistant	1 March 2014	Private
Mr. Sanele Magagula	IT Technician	21 June 2013	Private
Mr. Sikhumbuzo Khanyile	IT Technician	21 June 2013	Private
Mr. Papa Djan	Admin Assistant	1 March 2014	Private
Mr. Lehlohonolo Ngwenya	Call Centre Agent	1 December 2013	Private
Ms Petunia Mohale	Admin Assistant	1 March 2014	Private
Mr. Mosa Masemola	Team Leader: Call Centre	1 December 2013	Private
Ms Tshepiso Ramotloenya	Call Centre Agent	5 December 2013	Private
Ms Aletta Rankapole	Call Centre Agent	1 December 2013	Private
Ms Dineo Zimba	Call Centre Agent	1 December 2013	Private
Ms Koekie Mathebula	Call Centre Agent	1 December 2013	Private
Ms Modjadji Sebola	Admin Assistant	1 March 2014	Private
Ms Shonisani Mahwasane	Admin Assistant	1 March 2014	Private
Ms Maleshoane Zimba	Call Centre Agent	1 December 2013	Private
Ms Tandokazi Sibulo	Admin Assistant	7 August 2013	Private

(iii) 2014/15

Names	Positions	Appointment date	Public/Private
Mr M Razwinani	Company Secretary	1 February 2015	Private
Ms NP Mkiva	DH Fin Mng Rev	1 February 2015	Public
Ms NZ Mnguni	HOCEO	1 February 2015	Public
Ms NJ Jolingana	Chief: National Traffic Law Enforcement	1 March 2015	Public
Miss ME Francis	M PAYROLL	1 June 2014	Private
Mrs MP Juma	Manager Corporate Reporting	1 June 2014	Public
Ms JM Manamela	Admin Assistant Travel	1 December 2014	Private
Mr TP Monareng	Messenger Drive	1 May 2014	Private
Mr GV Matshika	AA Mark& Com	1 May 2014	Private
Mrs CP Khokho	Proc Plan Prac	1 October 2014	Private
Mr BS Zwane	Spokesp and Sec	1 February 2015	Public
Mr TH Mabula	Corp Soc Inv Co	1 February 2015	Private
Mr GP Martins	Chief Ops Officer	1 February 2015	Public
Ms MG Gainewe	SM RTI	1 May 2014	Public
Mrs M Fryer	SM Supply Chain	1 June 2014	Private
Mrs M Rubombora	IT Consultant	1 July 2014	Private
Ms T Mautla	Snr Network Eng	16 February 2015	Private
Mr P Ranuga	Head Enterprise	1 November 2014	Private
MS AN Nteyi	Personal Ass	6 June 2014	Private
Mrs Y Strydom	Revenue Financi	9 September 2014	Private
Mr S Ringane	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Ms MC Mokgohloa	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Miss MD Maila	Supervisor	1 November 2014	Public
Ms N Olisi	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Ms JM Nape	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Mr OK Malatji	Supervisor	1 November 2014	Public
Mr L Hlongwane	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Mr MF Nkome	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Ms NZ Magwaza	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Mr MM Mokalanyane	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Ms MM Komane	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Miss LM Kgomo	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Ms B Mafuxwana-Otipa	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Miss JD Kguto	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Mr MJ Nkuna	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Mr MT Engwane	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Ms RM Ntoroane	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Mr AR Lephogole	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Mr MJ Dolamo	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Ms EM Phoko	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Miss CL Ndiniza	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Miss L Rashamuse	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Miss KN Mncube	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Ms EB Mashigo	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Ms KG Segomoco	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Ms T Luvhimbi	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Mr AA Mzaza	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Ms S Mali	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Ms PN Masimula	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Mr EM Nkoe	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Ms CK Mogohloane	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Ms HS Thobela	Data Capturer	1 November 2014	Public
Mr DE Hlatshwayo	Snr Network Eng		Public
Mr S Mbizwo	Snr Netowrk Eng		Public
Mr D Roux	SH Res and Deve		Public
Ms DD Wechoemang	GE Human Capital	1 February 2015	Public
Mr M Mokhantso	DH Road Safety	1 February 2015	Public

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.

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:

(1) October 2015: 31 802

November 2015: 24 667

December 2015: 18 845

January 2016: 29 621

(2) (a) October 2015: 28 950

November 2015: 22 558

December 2015: 17 481

January 2016: 27 983

(b) October 2015: 2 852

November 2015: 2 109

December 2015: 1 364

January 2016: 1 638

(3) These numbers are not to be construed as accounts that have been de-activated. Non-active accounts, inter alia, include a change of vehicle ownership for that account unit. The number of individual vehicle license numbers (number plates) that were read for the respective months:

October 2015: 2 672 227

November 2015: 2 669 777

December 2015: 2 792 687

January 2016: 2 651 127

(4) The graph below provides the projected cash flow as well as actual received for the GFIP since toll commencement. Note that the green bars shows the actual collected for the month, whereas the orange bars shows the projected revenue for the month. The projections are revised whenever circumstances changed, in order to project a reasonable cash flow projection.

Reply:

I wish to inform the Hon Member that the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, has 64 LP10 vacant posts that cannot be filled.

(a) 64.

(b) Specialist Production posts on LP 10-level, namely Deputy Chief State Law Advisers on Occupation Specific Dispensation-level.

(c) The LP 10 posts have been vacant since 24 January 2013 when the Department of Public Service and Administration communicated their embargo decision.

Department of Correctional Services

1. Total = 85 vacant positions

1. and (C) Please see table below.

(b) POST DESIGNATION	VACANT DATE	(c) PERIOD VACANT	REGION
COMMISSIONER: CORRECTIONAL SERVICES CH DEPUTY=(C)	20110110	5 YEARS 1 MONTH	HEAD OFFICE
CB4 REINTEGRATION MANAGER	20150901	5 MONTHS	GAUTENG
SAO:EMPLOYEE RELATIONS	20150601	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
SAO:EMPLOYEE ASSISTANT PRACTITIONER	20141031	1 YEAR 3 MONTHS	GAUTENG
PNB1 CLINICAL NURSE PRACTITIONER GR 1 PRIM H CARE	20151001	4 MONTHS	GAUTENG
PROVISIONING ADMINISTRATION OFFICER (PC)	20150901	5 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB5 CENTRE COORDINATOR MEDIUM	20150630	7 MONTHS	GAUTENG
ARTISAN FOREMAN GRADE A	20150831	5 MONTHS	GAUTENG
ARTISAN FOREMAN GRADE A	20150531	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
EDUCATIONIST M4 (DCS)	20150630	7 MONTHS	GAUTENG
PSYCHOLOGIST GRADE 1	20140101	2 YEARS 1 MONTH	GAUTENG
AO:PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION	20150617	7 MONTHS	GAUTENG
AO:NETWORK CONTROLLERS(AC)(AC)	20150630	7 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB4 SECURITY MANAGER	20150723	6 MONTHS	GAUTENG
AO:LOGISTICS ADMINISTRATION	20150731	6 MONTHS	GAUTENG
AO:LOGISTICS ADMINISTRATION	20150901	5 MONTHS	GAUTENG
SAO:SUPERVISOR MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING	20150601	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB4 SECURITY MANAGER	20150921	4 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB6 CENTRE COORDINATOR LARGE	20150901	5 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB5 CENTRE COORDINATOR MEDIUM	20150901	5 MONTHS	GAUTENG
PNA2 PROFESSIONAL NURSE GRADE 1 (GENERAL NURSING)	20150601	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB4 SECURITY MANAGER	20150531	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
PNB2 CLINICAL NURSE PRACTITIONER GR 2 PRIM H CARE	20151001	4 MONTHS	GAUTENG
PNB1 CLINICAL NURSE PRACTITIONER GR 1 PRIM H CARE	20151001	4 MONTHS	GAUTENG
ASD:MANAGER HUMAN RESOURCE ADMINISTRATION(AC)	20150601	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
SAO:INVESTIGATIONS	20150301	11 MONTHS	GAUTENG
MR5 LEGAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICER GRADE 5	20140701	1 YEAR 7 MONTHS	GAUTENG
ASD:PROGRAM COORDINATION & DEVELOPMENT	20150731	6 MONTHS	GAUTENG
MANAGER PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES ASSISTANT	20150301	11 MONTHS	GAUTENG
PSYCHOLOGIST GRADE 1	20150630	7 MONTHS	GAUTENG
PNB1 CLINICAL NURSE PRACTITIONER GR 1 PRIM H CARE	20150901	5 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB5 CENTRE COORDINATOR MEDIUM	20150901	5 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB4 SECURITY MANAGER	20150531	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
SAO:PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION(AC:CORPOR SERV)	20151001	4 MONTHS	GAUTENG
AO:CAREER MANAGEMENT (FACILITATOR)	20150801	6 MONTHS	GAUTENG
AO:TRANSPORT CONTROL(KROONSTAD COLLEGE) /HO	20150701	7 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB4 REINTEGRATION MANAGER	20150601	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
PSYCHOLOGIST GRADE 1	20150701	7 MONTHS	GAUTENG
AO:PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION	20151001	4 MONTHS	GAUTENG
SAO:MESS(CATERERS)	20150701	7 MONTHS	GAUTENG
TYPIST GRADE II PRINCIPAL	20151001	4 MONTHS	GAUTENG
SAO:LOGISTIC ADMINISTRATION	20150731	6 MONTHS	GAUTENG
ARTISAN PRODUCTION GRADE A	20150701	7 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB5 CENTRE COORDINATOR MEDIUM	20151001	4 MONTHS	GAUTENG
SW A4 SOCIAL WORKER GRADE 1	20150601	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
PNB1 CLINICAL NURSE PRACTITIONER GR 1 PRIM H CARE	20150601	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
PNB1 CLINICAL NURSE PRACTITIONER GR 1 PRIM H CARE	20150930	4 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB1 1 SECURITY OFFICER GRADE 3	20150301	11 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB1 1 SECURITY OFFICER GRADE 3	20150301	11 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB1 1 SECURITY OFFICER GRADE 3	20150301	11 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB1 1 SECURITY OFFICER GRADE 3	20150301	11 MONTHS	GAUTENG
AO:PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION	20141031	1 YEAR 3 MONTHS	GAUTENG
AO:PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION	20141001	1 YEAR 4 MONTHS	GAUTENG
SAO:EMPLOYEE ASSISTANT PRACTITIONER	20150930	4 MONTHS	GAUTENG
AO:RECRUITMENT & PLACEMENT(MA)	20141001	1 YEAR 4 MONTHS	GAUTENG
NCB1 3 PAROLE BOARD CLERK GRADE 1	20110401	4 YEARS 10 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB5 CENTRE COORDINATOR MEDIUM	20150912	5 MONTHS	GAUTENG
SW A8 SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISOR GRADE 1	20150901	5 MONTHS	GAUTENG
PNA2 PROFESSIONAL NURSE GRADE 1 (GENERAL NURSING)	20150831	5 MONTHS	GAUTENG
EDUCATIONIST M3 (DCS)	20150901	5 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB4 SECURITY MANAGER	20150601	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
PNB1 CLINICAL NURSE PRACTITIONER GR 1 PRIM H CARE	20150301	11 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB4 SECURITY MANAGER	20120131	4 YEARS	GAUTENG
CB4 SECURITY MANAGER	20101001	5 YEARS 4 MOTNHS	GAUTENG
CB4 SECURITY MANAGER	20150601	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB4 SECURITY MANAGER	20150202	1 YEAR	GAUTENG
ARTISAN FOREMAN GRADE A	20150831	5 MONTHS	GAUTENG
AO:TRANSIT & WAREHOUSE	20150501	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
AO:TRANSIT & WAREHOUSE	20150601	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
AO:LOGISTICS ADMINISTRATION	20150701	7 MONTHS	GAUTENG
AO:PROCUREMENT	20150601	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
AO:VOUCHER CONTROL	20150701	7 MONTHS	GAUTENG
ARTISAN CHIEF GRADE A	20110401	4 YEARS 10 MONTHS	GAUTENG
PHARMACY SUPERVISOR GRADE 1	20150531	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
NCB1 2 CORRECTIONAL POLICY ADMINISTRATOR GRADE 2	20150801	6 MONTHS	GAUTENG
ARTISAN CHIEF GRADE A	20150101	1 YEAR 1 MONTH	GAUTENG
SW A6 SOCIAL WORKER GRADE 3	20150831	5 MONTHS	GAUTENG
SECTION HEAD (EDUCATIONIST DCS)	20150901	5 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB4 SECURITY MANAGER	20150724	6 MONTHS	GAUTENG
AO:CAREER MANAGEMENT (FACILITATOR)	20150601	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
ASD:MANAGER SPECIAL PROGRAMMES	20150601	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
AO:TRANSIT & WAREHOUSE	20150630	7 MONTHS	GAUTENG
PROVISIONING ADMINISTRATION OFFICER (PC)	20150601	8 MONTHS	GAUTENG
AO:VOUCHER CONTROL	20150729	6 MONTHS	GAUTENG
CB4 SECURITY MANAGER	20150630	7 MONTHS	GAUTENG

A total of 85 posts are frozen.

NB: All these posts are in Gauteng Region, except that one of CDC: Central services as it is located in Head Office

Reply:

1. The Department continuously conducts audits and inspections at all the mines, including the stated mines, to ensure compliance with the legal provisions mainly regarding prevention of fall of ground, transport equipment and machinery accidents as well as exposure of employees to noise and dust (including silica dust).
2. Yes.

(a), (b) Enforcement measures, including the issuing of Section 54 and 55 orders, were previously issued over the operating period of all the mines.

(c) Some of the orders which were previously issued include on: failure to support the hanging roof, employees working under unsupported roof, inadequate guarding of conveyor belts, poor application of stone dust, inadequate ventilation, failure to declare a working place safe for employees to work in, exposing employees to high dust and noise levels.

 

 

Approved/not approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-………………/………………/2016

Reply:

(1) Yes

(1)(a) 12 years imprisonment

(1)(b) 30 December 2015

(1)(c) The offender in question is classified as a Maximum offender

(2)(a) No

(2)(b) No

(2)(b)(i) As directed by the medical practitioner, offender Dalindyebo was admitted in a private hospital on 08th January until 14th January 2016 and again on 15th January 2016 (to date) and therefore receives food provided in the hospital.

(2)(b)(ii) Offender Dalindyebo was accommodated in a single cell in line with the Correctional Services Act, Act 111 of 1998, as amended.

(2)(b)(aa) An application to be incarcerated in a single cell was considered and approved in terms of section 7(2)(e) of the Correctional Services Act, Act 111 of 1998, as amended.

(2)(b)(bb) The period the offender was incarcerated at the correctional facility he received the prescribed inmate diet.

Reply:

1. I wish to inform the Honourable member that I have been informed that the Master relies on the details submitted at the time funds are paid into the Guardians Fund. The Master ensures that all available details at the time are recorded on the Guardians Fund System. These details are therefore used to track the beneficiaries of the Fund.
2. (a) and (b) Yes. It is the Master’s experience that the vast majority of beneficiaries are aware of the funds held for them, and most have been receiving regular payments during their minority. However, there are beneficiaries who are not aware of their dues. The funds so due are termed unclaimed moneys. The Master deals with the advertising of unclaimed moneys of beneficiaries in the manner prescribed in terms of Section 91 of the Administration of Deceased Estates Act in the Government Gazette. In addition to the advertisement of unclaimed moneys, a list of such unclaimed moneys is published on the Departmental website under the Masters’ Branch. The Master’s Office has noticed 550 to 600 monthly visits to the advertised unclaimed moneys on the web page. In addition, during Izimbizo the communities are informed on how to claim monies from the Guardian’s Fund. Radio is also used widely to educate.
3. (a) and (b) No. The tracing of Guardians Fund beneficiaries, has been an area of serious exploitation in the past. Statutory intervention was made through the provisions of Section 51(1)(f) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2008 (Act No 68 of 2008) which deals with some of the challenges experienced. It is the Department’s view that a tracing agent may not charge commission for work relating to a claim against the Guardian’s Fund.

Reply:

The Department received an application to extend the current food processing enterprise permit in Port Nolloth on 20 January 2016. The application was approved on 22 January 2016

Reply:

The Department received a request to transfer the allocations of the Exemption Holders of the Zone A West Coast Rock Lobster (Nearshore) from Zone A (Areas 1 and 2 - Port Nolloth and Hondeklip Bay) to Zone B (Areas 3 and 4). The request has been declined because the Department and the West Coast Rock Lobster sector have irrevocably committed themselves to a resource recovery plan to rebuild the West Coast Resource Lobster resource to 35% above its 2006 level by 2021.

The objective is to rebuild the 2006 biomass of male West Coast Rock Lobster above the 75 mm CL minimum size limit, by 35% by 2021 (i.e. B75mm(2021/2006) = 1.35. The Department endeavours to promote recovery of the resource as a whole, and of the resource in each of the five super-areas (A1-2, A3-4, A5-6, A7 and A8+), while containing the risk of unintended resource reduction in each of these super-areas. The proportional allocation of the global Total Allowable Catch amongst the five super-areas will differ from year to year to take account of the different recruitments occurring and hence different trends in abundance in each of these super-areas.

However, the request to use the John Ovenstone factory as a holding facility and to nominate specific (Nearshore) Exemption Holders to harvest on behalf of the Zone A (Nearshore) Exemption Holders, respectively, have been approved on 18 January 2016.

Reply:

the dti continues to support the sustainability of the local poultry producers through a number of measures including the import tariff for bone-in chicken which was approved and implemented in September 2014. The anti-dumping duties on frozen bone-in portions against US companies also remain in place. The 65 000 ton exemption from the anti-dumping duty would constitute, in volume terms/tonnage, 13.6% of South Africa’s imports of poultry meat in 2015.

In addition an application for the designation of locally produced poultry meat for government procurement is in the approval process with implementation expected in less than 6 months’ time.

the dti continues to provide incentives for investment into poultry production and animal feed industry in order to help mitigate costs towards competitiveness of the industry. As an example, Astral’s Meadow Feeds investment of R193 251 000 was facilitated through an incentive to the value of R14 433 754 over a period of two years.

A further area of support is the work underway with the SA Poultry Association and DAFF towards opening up new market opportunities. An example is the upcoming mission to the United Arab Emirates.

South Africa and the United States agreed to a developmental component to assist poultry producers in South Africa, particularly historically disadvantaged individuals. This development component will be facilitated by the dti and DAFF together with relevant US stakeholders.

 

Reply:

1. A scoping review of Proudly South Africa (PSA) was undertaken by the dti in the second half of 2014. The purpose of the scoping review was to gather information which could assist engagements with the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC) and the PSA Board, which is constituted by NEDLAC, to strengthen the work of PSA.

2. Yes a copy of the scoping review can be made available to the member.

Reply:

 

(a) & (b) (i) (ii) the dti is working closely with the South African Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industry Association, Armscor, Denel and a range of private sector companies in the aerospace and defence (land and marine) industry.The purpose of this work is to build upon existing domestic value added manufacturing capabilities to increase high value manufacturing both for domestic and export demand; broaden the supplier base; increase employment and contribute to economic growth.

Subject to strategic and confidentiality considerations this work includes stronger deployment of localisation criteria for domestic procurement; the inclusion of aerospace and defence companies in the Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (MCEP); provision of export support through the Aerospace and Defence Export Council; establishment of Supplier Incentive Scheme for the Aerospace and Defence Industry to further broaden the supplier base and strengthen its integration into the global supply chains and the incorporation of state-owned Aerospace and Defence National Strategic Testing Facilities into the Critical Infrastructure Programme of which the majority are owned by Armscor .

In addition to the above the dti has an Aerospace Industry Support Initiative hosted at and managed by the CSIR. Its intent is to accelerate government strategic objectives such as industrialisation of technologies with stronger emphasis on technology transfer; job creation and industry transformation.

 

Reply:

1. (a)The Chief Executive Officer and staff of Proudly South Africa (PSA) report to a Board appointed through the Trade and Investment Chamber of the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC). With the possible exception of members of this Board having participated in their own or other capacity at the World Economic Forum (WEF) representatives of Proudly SA did not travel to the World Economic Forum which took place in Davos, Switzerland.

(b)Consequently, Proudly SA did not incur any costs associated with the World Economic Forum with respect to (i) travel; (ii) subsistence and (iii) events hosted or sponsored.

2. No correlation is possible or required since PSA did not participate.

 

Reply:

(a)  i, ii, iii, iv& iv

Province	Inappropriate	Sanitation	Pit only	Water	Electricity
EC	800	61	1 585	58	187
FS	18	5	196	23	25
GP	20	0	0	0	0
KZN	0	0	1 379	0	343
LP	0	0	932	0	0
MP	16	0	392	0	13
NW	5	0	130	0	3
NC	29	0	10	0	0
WC	129	0	0	0	0
Total	1 017	66	4 625	81	571

(b) The water and sanitation backlogs will be completed in the current 2016/17 financial year and electricity backlogs, which are at different stages of implementation, will be completed in the 2017/18 financial year. Provinces are addressing pit toilets and it is estimated that these will be addressed by the 2018/19 financial year. Inappropriate structures that are part of Accelerated School Infrastructure Development Initiative (ASIDI) will be dealt with by the 2018/19 financial year and additional inappropriate structures that were identified, and are not currently funded, are being factored into the provincial infrastructure programmes. A determination is being made by provinces with the Department of Basic Education (DBE), on the timelines for addressing these.

Reply:

No.

I have been informed that (i) the Office of the Chief Justice is not in a position to provide a response, as the Court has done its part by delivering the judgment and to date, there has not been any application for contempt of the relevant court order; and (ii), the Director of Public Prosecutions, Gauteng Local Division, has informed me that this matter was heard in the civil court. No criminal case has been opened.

Therefore, the question should be redirected to the Minister of Safety and Security and/or the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

Reply:

This information has been requested from the Kannaland Local Municipality and will be communicated to the Honorable Member when it is available.

 

Reply:

Minister of Communications

1. Vuk’uzenzele is a monthly newspaper, however since August 2015, the frequency of the newspaper has changed from once-a-month to twice-a-month production (one edition per fortnight) with the exception of December and January months when it’s published once a month. The paper is also available online as an App for Android and Apple phones and tablets.

1. Vuk’uzenzele is distributed as follows;
2. Refer to Annexure A

(ii) Vuk’uzenzele is being distributed through Bulk Drop and Knock and Drop distribution to 166 bulk points (87 285 copies) and 1 391 urban areas (762 715) via knock and drop situated in and around towns, townships and rural areas. (Refer to Annexure B)

MR DONALD LIPHOKO

ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL

GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI, MP

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

Department of Communications

Since inception, the Department of Communications has not purchased or leased any buildings considering that it is housed within the Government Communications and Information Systems

Government Communications and Information Systems

(a) (i) The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) has not purchased any buildings.

(ii) GCIS has a combination of self-managed and Department of Public Works managed leases for its offices in all nine provinces which

(see Annexure A with respect to (aaa), (bbbb), (bbb), (ccc), (ddd) and (eee)

South African Broadcasting Corporation

(a) See attached response as Annexure B for further details

Media Development and Diversity Agency

(b) (i) MDDA has not bought any building

(ii) Yes

(aaa) (aaaa) 2012-13 R1,920,208.08

2013-14 R2,100,960.48

2014-15 R2,278,688.64

(bbbb) 2012-13 1400 square meters, and 30 parking bays

2013-14 1400 square meters, and 30 parking bays

2014-15 1400 square meters, and 30 parking bays

(bbb) The decision to lease is based on various factors including availability of funds, the size of the organisation and staff complement.

(ccc) The premises leased are used for administrative activities of the MDDA

(ddd) MDDA staff

(eee) MDDA’s budgeted staff complement of 32

Brand South Africa

(b) (i) Brand South Africa has not bought any building

(ii) Yes

(aaa) (aaaa) 2012-13 R1,722,880

2013-14 R2,933,378 (acquired additional space)

2014-15 R3,171,756 (acquired additional space)

(bbbb) 2012-13 Approximately 1,711.43m2

2013-14 Approximately 1,711.43m2

2014-15 Approximately 1,711.43m2

(bbb) The building was leased for Locality and proximity to the stakeholders.

(ccc) The building is used for administrative purposes and facilitating meetings and marketing events when required.

(ddd) The building currently accommodates the employees of BRAND SA

(eee) The number of people that occupy the building space:

2012-13, 33 out of 43 funded positions;

2013-14 32 out of 43 funded positions;

2014-15 41 out of 57 funded positions

Film and Publications Board

(b) (i) Brand South Africa has not bought any building

(ii) Yes

(aa) 1. Gauteng Head Office

2. Durban Regional Office

3. Cape Town Regional Office

(aaa) (aaaa) 2012-13 R 3,247,344

2013-14 R 3,204,015

2014-15 R 3,756,160

(bbbb) Size of the Gauteng Head Office is 1,775 m2

(bbb) For office accommodation/administration/regional compliance monitoring

(ccc) For office accommodation/administration/regional compliance monitoring),

(ddd) FPB employees

(eee) 79 employees

Independent Communications Authority of South Africa

(b) (i) ICASA has not bought any building

(ii) Yes

(aa) 1. Cape Town

2. Bloemfontein

3. Port Elizabeth

4. Sandton

5. Durban

(aaa)

1. Cape Town:

2012-13 R0

2013-14 R0

2014-15 R57,130.42 monthly

2. Bloemfontein:

2012-13 R72,732.00 monthly

3. Port Elizabeth

2012-13 R113,000.00 monthly

4. Sandton

2012-13 R1,418,311.00

2013-14 R1,536,562.68

2014-15 R1,664,720.98

5. Durban

2013-14 R108,988.53

(bbb) 1. Cape Town 109 square meters

2. Bloemfontein 827 square meters

3. Port Elizabeth 791 square meters

4. Durban 591

(ccc) & (ddd) For use and occupation

(eee) 1. Cape Town: 12

2. Bloemfontein: 11

3. Port Elizabeth: 11

4. Sandton: 249

5. Durban 11

MR J RANTETE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

The Department of Communications is of the view that the reply provided to Parliamentary Question 3656 is comprehensive enough, unless if the Honourable member can be more specific.

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE

Reply:

(1) The Ministry of Communications has taken steps to strengthen the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) in order to promote the development of Information Communication Technology infrastructure that is reliable, secure and affordable. The Minister will be tabling the ICASA Amendment Bill 2016 to specifically address these issues. Some of the issues will also be dealt with in the Green Paper on Broadcasting Policy Review:

(a) ICASA will be strengthened once we finalized and agree on the policy positions in the Green Paper and Bill.

(b) ICASA will use its additional powers, if any will be given, once the above processes have been finalized.

(c ) The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services is the one addressing infrastructure issues, Ministry of Communications is now dealing with media and content issues

MR J RANTETE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

Department of Communications

(a) The Department of Communications has not purchased any 2015 Rugby World Cup tickets, clothing and other specified paraphernalia.

South African Broadcasting Corporation

(b) (i) No tickets were bought, the Production crew accessed the games through accreditation?

(ii) 4600 Rugby Shirts were bought for Some Staff members, as part of the Bok Friday Marketing campaign to create awareness and interest of the campaign to support our on air HABASHWE campaign.

(iii) None

(aa) None

(bbb) Total Cost of T-Shirts is 1.8 Million

(bb)(aaa) 4600

(bbb) Rugby Shirts were bought for some Staff members, as part of the Bok Friday Marketing campaign to create awareness and interest of the campaign to support our on air #HABASHWE campaign

(cc)(aaa) allocation was to most of SABC Employees including on air personalities within our RADIO NEWS TV Platforms and the SABC Staff

(dd)(aaa) the items were purchased to drive the SABC On Air and Below the line brand campaign of #HABASHWE,

(bbb) The Operations Committee of the SABC took the decision.

Media Development and Diversity Agency

(b) The Media Development and Diversity Agency has not purchased any 2015 Rugby World Cup tickets, clothing and other specified paraphernalia.

Brand South Africa

(b) (i) There were no tickets purchased for the Rugby 2015 World Cup,

(ii) Yes there was clothing

(iii) Yes there was paraphernalia

(aa) Scarves, Hand held South African Flags and South African flag branded tote bags.

(aaa) 500 scarves were distributed and 500 South African Flag branded tote bags and 500 hand held South African flags were purchased

(bbb) The total value for the scarves distributed is R40 000 (taken from the BSA existing stock), South African Flag branded tote bags purchased for GBP1257.60 and South African hand held flags is R9975.00

(bb)(aaa) 500 scarves, 500 South African hand held flags and South African Flag branded tote bags

(cc)(aa) The above stated collateral was distributed to all the fan zones

(bbb) To create awareness about South Africa

(dd)(aaa) The decision to purchase each specified item was on the basis of Brand South Africa to market South Africa as a brand.

(bbb) The decision was taken on the Acting Chief Marketing Officer Brand South Africa delegation of authority.

Independent Communications Authority of South Africa

(b) ICASA has not purchased any 2015 Rugby World Cup tickets, clothing and other specified paraphernalia.

Film and Publications Board

(b) FPB has not purchased any 2015 Rugby World Cup tickets, clothing and other specified paraphernalia.

MR J RANTETE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

The following response is based on the information provided by four Metropolitan Municipalities: City of Cape Town, eThekwini, Ekurhuleni and Mangaung. The remaining four Metropolitan Municipalities, Buffalo City, City of Joburg, City of Tshwane and Nelson Mandela Bay did not meet the deadline for submission of responses. Attempts are being made to obtain the information from the outstanding Metropolitan Municipalities and will be made available on receipt thereof.

Hereunder are the responses from the responded Metropolitan Municipalities.

Reply by City of Cape Town

(1) "Total number of core fibres installed is 43 541km

(2) Digital Inclusion Project: In 2013 the City of Cape Town undertook a six month investigation followed by a proof of concept study into assessing the constraints, viability and potential uptake of a wireless mesh network in both Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha.

This study was funded to the value of $335 000 USO by the United States Trade and Development Agency. Our findings were later published and resultantly led to the roll out of the City's Wi-Fi Network which went beyond the two initial areas assessed for viability and which now boasts 188 AP's throughout the metro. The manner in which the project implementation materialised was indeed different to the initial objective in that it proved difficult to provide pole-to-home access by means of a mesh. Hence, we went with the AP's attached to Civic infrastructure model. The project has now progressed nicely.

The City of Cape Town's model around providing Wi-Fi access differs quite substantially to other metro's in the manner in which we provide both access and how we offer data to citizens. Our objective first and foremost is that our model is sustainable. It thus differs from what other South African metros are doing- which is most often outsourcing the service to companies that leverage from one site to pay for the next. The City is also exploring the feasibility of offering free Wi-Fi on the fleet of MyCiTi buses. A tender to contract with a service provider was evaluated in September and is now awaiting consideration for award by the Supply Chain Management Bid Adjudication Committee. This requires the appointed service provider to offer internet access to passengers at no cost to the City. "

Reply by eThekwini Metro

(1) "EThekwini has a broadband network in place and we have approximately 1650km of Fibre deployed already.

(2) We currently have over 80% of our Municipal Libraries offering patrons free Internet access through Wi-Fi and we are currently investigating the different models on how to expand this and provide Wi-Fi to the city's residents and visitors. This is to ensure that whatever route we take has been fully considered to take into account the broader objectives of becoming a smart city. "

Reply by Ekurhuleni Metro

(1) "Ekurhuleni is currently installing a broadband network. Ekurhuleni currently has 400km of fibre active, and the long term plan requires 1336km. The additional fibre required to complete the connectivity profile is expected to be implemented over the next 18 months.

(2) Ekurhuleni has active Wi-Fi hotspots. Ekurhuleni has approximately 900 hotspots active at present orientated around 160 sites. Future plans - Expansion to approximately 3000 hotspots in planned over the next 18 months. "

Reply by Mangaung Metro

(1) "The Metro is currently finalizing a broadband implementation model benchmarked against the City of EThekwini, whilst there a plans to roll out a broadband network, it is still in its initial phases and hasn't started.

(2) The Metro is currently in the process of planning for free Wi-Fi rollout within the Metro with an initial 42 sites to be identified. The project is expected to

begin implementation by March 2016."

Herewith a reply recommended by:

MR. T Faba
Deputy Director-General Corporate Services
Date: 11/12/2015
 

Reply:

(a) Red tape in the department of international relations and cooperation is seen as an obstructive bureaucratic routine or procedure that unduly hinders an official action.

(b) Specific interventions to reduce red tape in the department are to emphasise the application of SMART principles (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound) in the execution of its duties, roles and responsibilities.

UNQUOTE

Reply:

(1)(a), (b) and (2)(a) and (b)

The information pertaining to the South African Police Service between Gauteng and Cape Town based on an internal survey is as follows:

(1)(a) R2 062 377.37 spent on commercial air travel.

(1)(b) 371 commercial trips.

(2)(a) R855 862.98

(2)(b) Nil

Reply:

1. Since 2000, the South African government has been in discussion with the government of Zimbabwe with regard to the issue of land reform and how it affected South African farmers in Zimbabwe. However the discussions were constrained by the absence of an investment protection mechanism between the two countries. The Bilateral Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (BIPPA) was signed in 2009 in Harare and came into force in 2010, but Article 11 thereof, does not provide for retrospective application. The South African government, none the less continues to engage the government of Zimbabwe to intercede on behalf of South African farmers within the provisions of the International conventions and applicable South African Legal Instruments.
2. The available steps for compensation include provision for the matter to be negotiated between the affected farmer and the relevant Zimbabwean Authorities. The applicable Zimbabwean law in this regard will be the Acquisition of Farm Equipment and Material Act of 2004, which stipulates that compensation is only paid for improvements on the land and equipment.
3. The steps that the Department takes upon receipt of information that South Africans’ rights have been infringed, is to engage diplomatically with the relevant Zimbabwean authorities, in accordance with the provisions of international conventions and applicable South African legal instruments

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Reply:

Yes.

( 1) (i) The following response is a follow up on Parliamentary Question 151 dated 26 February 2015 whereby only five (5) out of thirty (30) municipalities submitted the requested information. Of the twenty five (25) remaining municipalities, sixteen (16) have since submitted the outstanding information to the Limpopo Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (Limpopo: COGHSTA). The legal costs incurred for 2012/13 and 2013/14 financial years are tabulated in Annexure "A" hereto;

(ii) Nine (9) municipalities did not meet the deadline for submission of responses. However, the municipalities have been requested to respond accordingly; and

(iii) The outstanding information from nine (9) municipalities will be delivered to the Honourable Member as soon as it has been received by the Limpopo: COGHSTA.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NUMBER 2015/4188
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 04 DECEMBER 2015
 

Herewith a reply drafted by: Recommended

MS B NYEMBE DR MALAHLELA

Acting Executive Manager: LG LS & IE Acting Deputy Director-General: R& UD & LS

Date: 10/12/15 Date: 2015/12/11

RECOMMENDED/....................................................

MR V MADONSELA
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
DATE: 11/12/2015

SUPPORTED/ .........................................

MR A NEL, MP

DEPUTY MINISTER

DATE: 11/12/2015

APPROVED/.....................................

DES VAN ROOYEN, MP

MINISTER

Date:

Attached please find here: Route Form

Reply:

This information has been requested from the Metros and will be communicated to the Honorable Member when it is available.

 

Reply:

In response to (1), yes South Africa did vote on the 30th of October 2015 during the United Nations General Assembly 4th Committee’s meeting on the draft decision A/C.4/70/L.7 entitled “Increase in the membership of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space”.

In response to (2), the specific decision as well as background information on the United Nations General Assembly 4th Committee issues, is available to the public and can be found on the United Nations website at: http://www.un.org/en/ga/fourth/70/documentation.shtml

In response to (3), a recorded vote was requested during which South Africa voted in the affirmative. The voting process called specifically for the inclusion of all applicants namely: Qatar, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, and Israel. Furthermore, South Africa was a part of the general consensus which reflected 117 Member States voting “yes” with, 21 “abstentions” and 1 voting “no”.

Reply:

The following response is based on the information provided by five Metropolitan Municipalities, Buffalo City; EThekwini; Nelson Mandela Bay; Ekurhuleni and City of Cape Town. The remaining three Metropolitan Municipalities, City of Joburg; City of Tshwane and Mangaung did not meet the deadline for submission of responses. Attempts are being made to obtain the information from the outstanding Metropolitan Municipalities and will be made available upon receipt thereof.

(a) Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality:

FINANCIAL YEAR	ADVERTISNG COSTS	MEDIUM	DESCRIPTION	REMARKS
2014/15	R869,385 00	Print	12 x Monthly staff newsletters 6 x Bi-monthly Metro Voice service delivery newsletters 4 x Quarterly Ward-based newspaper 10 x External publications advertising (e.g. SA Business, Municipal Directory, Focus, Beat, Taxi Image etc) Print Adverts on Daily Dispatch. EC Today, Isolezwe	The monthly magazines cost about R30 000 per month (including printing and distribution) Bi-monthly Magazine costs about R34 000 (5000 copies) incl. printing and distribution Ward-based cost about R19 000 for 10 000 copies – including printing and distribution General advert placements for annual institutional activities and events
		Radio	4 x pre-recorded packages per month on 4 community radio stations within the Metro. The stations broadcast the municipal news every Wednesdays between 18h00-18h10. Below are the stations used: Kumkani FM, Mdantsane FM, Izwi Lethemba FM and Forte FM.	16 x 10 minutes radio packages cost R65 000 per month. General advertising of other activities like the annual ones: Examples: State of the Metro Address IDP/Budget roadshows Open Council Day Mayoral Imbizo
		Outdoors	Street Banners, Street Posters to market and advertise annual events	Examples: State of the Metro Address IDP/Budget roadshows Open Council Day Mayoral Imbizo
15/16 FY since 1st July 2015	Expenditure to date: R 417 037,43			The amount spent to date as reflected on the 2nd column was spent on the same items stated above.

Please note that the Communications Department of Buffalo City Metro has not advertised anything on Television and/or online to date.

(b) EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality:

FINANCIAL YEAR	ADVERTISNG COSTS	MEDIUM	DESCRIPTION	REMARKS
2014/15	13,896 504.00	Print	Ezasegagasini Metro Newspapers Workplace Staff Magazine	During the reporting period, the department printed 23 editions of Ezasegagasini Metro in isiZulu and English with a total print of 18.4 million copies. Distribution of Ezasegagasini Metro occurred as per schedule. The newspaper is mainly distributed through door to door in semi-urban and township areas, and as well as to municipal offices, clinics, libraries and Sizakala Centres. Other copies are inserted in The Mercury newspaper. To increase the reach of Ezasegagasini Metro, the unit started inserting Metro ezasegagasini in iSolezwe and Ilanga. This is one of the tools used by the Unit to create awareness and understanding among staff on municipal programmes and policies. The department produced six editions of the Workplace magazine and distributed it to all municipal offices.
		Radio	Ukhozi – 96 x 5min slots Lotus FM – 48 x 60min slots Izwi Lomzansi – 32 x 60min slots Vibe FM – 32 x 60min slots Inanda FM – 32 x 60min slots Gagasi FM – 21 x 60min slots	The Unit purchased additional radio slots to expand the Municipal radio programme. This was important for engaging with citizens on service delivery programmes as well as in conveying important information as part of a two way communication between the Municipality and its communities. Coordinated monthly talk shows on Ukhozi FM, Lotus FM and Gagasi FM. Additional air time was bought from community radio stations.
		Online	Ezasegagasini Metro is available online and also in Cd and audio-tape format. Website: The website is the main electronic communication platform for the City communication. Social Media: The Municipality has social media accounts such as: Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin and YouTube social. ITheku Bulletin: ITheku bulletin is the staff communication tool through which the Municipality disseminates information internally.	The Audio tapes and CDs formats of Ezasegagasini Metro are distributed to the visually impaired citizens. The distribution covers organizations for the blind and individual subscribers. 55 Tapes and 50 CDs are produced and delivered through the Post Office to 105 subscribers, of audio Ezasegagasini fortnightly. In the period under review, the following can be reported: The Unit updated information to ensure public has access to the latest information. In this regard 301 new items were added, 190 public notices uploaded, 233 tenders added, 59 Press releases added and the number of request for quotation added is 198. The Unit maintained these accounts by uploading news items daily and responding to queries. In the period under review: Queries received were redirected to the correct client department after providing a response to the client. Social media audience statistics: Facebook 20 837 likes, Twitter 14, 465 followers, LinkedIn 7, 234 Site statistics: Visits 1,285,769 Page views 2,415,377 Average time spent 00:02:01 New visits 406,413 During the period under review, the Unit published 23 editions of electronic newsletter.
		Outdoor	No report submitted

Please note that the Communications Department of EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality has not advertised anything on Television to date.

(c) Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality:

FINANCIAL YEAR	ADVERTISNG COSTS	MEDIUM	DESCRIPTION	REMARKS
2014/15 July – Nov 2015	R4,565,228.00 R1,349,031.35	Print	The Herald Die Burger Daily Sun Die Son Sunday Times Weekend Post and relevant community newspapers	The purpose of the advertisements were as follows: Tenders to alert residents about business opportunities. Land applications and notices – rezoning, removal of restrictions, special consent etc. To alert residents about land related developments and opportunities for participation, comments and objections purposes. Vacancies – To inform local and national residents about employment opportunities in the Municipality. Electricity notices - To alert residents in advance of proposed planned electricity supply interruptions for maintenance IDP – to inform communities about public participation meetings for IDP and Budget purposes. Special events – To inform the public about celebration, commemoration and religious events such as Youth Month; Women’s Month; Eid Mubarak; Festive Season, etc. Art, Museum, Culture and Heritage – to alert residents about the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum and heritage events. Customer care and tariffs – To alert the public on tariff increases, valuation roll, opening and closing of customer care centres. Diverse – Once off notices such as career Expo, pound notices, annual return and midterm report.
	R120 000.00	Radio	IFM PE FM BAY FM KQ FM ALGOA FM	The radio slots were utilized to inform residents about the public participation programme on IDP and Budget meetings.
		Outdoors	No report submitted
		Online	No report submitted

(d) Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality only started with its communication campaigns in November 2014, hence there are no records for months prior to November.

The Metropolitan spent a total amount of R11,723,616.88 on advertising in print media, radio, television, online and outdoors. Refer to the attached Expenditure report.

The attached expenditure report reflects the names of the media houses where advertisements were flighted and the cost of each advertisement. (Refer to Annexure A)

The purpose of advertisement was to create awareness and transparency on all major projects of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipalities; also to educate, inform and share information with all the relevant stakeholders about the EMM projects.

(e) City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipalities

According to the City of Cape Town, for the 2014/2015 financial year the City’s total cost for advertising amounted to R26 466 516.55. The financial system for this financial year does not make provision for a breakdown per type or split between print, radio and online. That would require a manual breakdown per advert and will take weeks to do. No television advertising costs were incurred over the period.

Major communication campaign costs are excluded from the above amount as these are funded either via departments, or centrally for major campaigns. An approximate amount spent would be in the region of R17 million and includes the agency fees, development and design costs.

Reply:

1(a) Indeed, the South African government subscribes fully to the undertaking that was made in March 2002 to ensure the safety and security of all its citizens, their property as well as South African-owned companies operating in foreign countries.

(b) It is our responsibility as Government, to protect South African citizens and their properties in foreign countries. And, we shall continue to carry out this responsibility.

2 We would not agree with the assertion that there was lack of assistance from Government on the matter of the South African farmers in Zimbabwe. Since 2000, the South African government has engaged the government of Zimbabwe regarding the issue of land reform as it affected South African farmers. Our engagements were constrained though by the absence of a legal instrument such as the investment protection agreement between the two countries. The South African government nevertheless continued to engage the government of Zimbabwe to intercede on behalf of South African farmers within the provisions of the International diplomatic conventions and applicable South African Legal Instruments.

3. The South African Government will continue to engage diplomatically with relevant Zimbabwean authorities, in accordance with the provisions of international conventions and applicable South African Legal instruments. Further, recourse for compensation is available under the applicable Zimbabwean law, the Acquisition of Farm Equipment and Material Act of 2004, which stipulates that compensation is only paid for improvements on the land and equipment. The matter of compensation remains open for discussion and negotiation between the affected farmer and relevant Zimbabwean authorities. As Government, we have highlighted this recourse to the South African farmers. Instrument between DTI and counterpart.

4. No, the South African Government is currently not considering drafting any additional legislation on this matter. We believe that the affected South African farmers can pursue the existing recourse.

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Reply:

Minister of Communications:

(1) (a) In the period 1 April 2014 to 30 June 2015, the GCIS has placed advertising to the value of (i) R 5 497 932.58 in community radio stations, (ii) R 0 (nil) in community print media entities, (iii) R 0 (nil) in community TV stations, (iv) R 0 (nil) in small commercial publications as detailed per Annexure A

(b) A summary of the above advertising spend by (i) community radio station, (ii) community print media entity, (iii) community TV station and (iv) small commercial publication is attached as Annexure B.

(c) The dates of the specified adverts and individual radio stations are reflected in Annexure B.

(1) (a) 38% of the GCIS’s advertising budget is spent on community media, (b) 62%

on commercial media as per Annexure C.

MR DONALD LIPHOKO

ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL

GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI, MP

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

(a)-(e). The department is in the process of reviewing the functional and organizational establishment which impacts on the placement and deployment of personnel, thus the information on vacancies at specific areas referred to cannot be made available. Such information has a direct impact on the police operations which

cannot be placed in the public domain.

Reply:

Minister of Communications:

No debts were written off in the 2014/15 financial year.

MR DONALD LIPHOKO

ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL

GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI, MP

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

1. No contact has been made with my Department by an organ of state in the United States of America in respect of the on-going investigation and indictment into allegations of corruption in respect of the 2010 Fifa World Cup Soccer tournament. However, my Department contacted the US Embassy on 2 June 2015 to request (a) a copy of the indictment issued by the US Attorney General regarding bribery allegations against the South African Government and/or its officials in the awarding of the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa and (2) for the US Attorney General to share with the South African Government any information, evidence and related aspects of its investigation of the allegations.
2. Furthermore, at the request of my Department, the South African Ambassador to Washington, Ambassador Mninwa Mahlangu requested a meeting with the US Department of Justice. On 26 October 2015, the Mission informed the Department that the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Adv Shaun Abrahams and the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Adv Nomgcobo Jiba were scheduled to arrive in Washington DC on 26 October 2015 at the invitation of the FBI to discuss the bribery allegations against the South African Government and/or its officials in the awarding of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
3. The National Prosecuting Authority is the South African authority that is handling this issue.

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Reply:

(a) Business Case still to be compiled.
(b) They are complimentary to each other as it is a service offered to staff to improve on their wellness.
(c) R1 .9million
a. Gym is managed and
b. maintained by the current service provider
(d) same as above
a. same as above
b. same as above

Parliamentary question 2140 of 2015