Questions and Replies

Reply:

(a) The municipalities in Mpumalanga that are at risk are located within Ehlanzeni, Gert Sibande and Nkangala District Municipalities. Intervention put in place by my Department are as follows:

• Training on Blue drop compliance;
• Bulk infrastructure and Water Treatment plant upgrades were necessary;
• Technical Support;
• Water Quality Monitoring programme;
• Development to incident Management and response protocol.

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Reply:

(1) Ngwathe Local Municipality is currently engaged in a process of research and development on how to utilize alternative ways of Sludge disposal. The Municipality is currently looking at piloting the use of sewer sludge for producing energy. This very energy will be used to drive the wastewater treatment plant, whilst preventing pollution. The Sludge is also available for Local and neighbouring farmers. Furthermore activated sludge is needed inside the aeration tanks to improve the process.

(2) The full details of the quality of the water tested from the specified plant can be provided by the specified municipalities for the period in question.

(3) The design capacity of the plant is 5.5Ml/day. Inflow and outflow readings per day can be provided by the Ngwathe Local Municipality.

(4) The sewage is no longer flowing to the oxidation ponds as the plant is operational.

(5) The project was budgeted for R17 000 000.00 and the actual cost is R16 889 500.00. The scope of work included the refurbishment of wastewater treatment works, Outfall sewer line, dry beds and three pump stations. Two main contractors were appointed.

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Reply:

My Department is currently undertaking a comprehensive functional assessment of the 850 waste water treatment plants for South Africa.

The immediate priority and intervention is that my Department has appointed a professional service provider under its Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG) programme to deal with the 26 plants in the Vaal River System. This is in line with my Department’s National Campaign entitled War on Water Pollution.

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Reply:

 

My Department through its Enforcement Unit has investigated a total of One Hundred and Three (103) cases in quarter one and two of this financial year. From the 103 cases, fifty six (56) cases were in terms of the agricultural sector, thirty seven (37) cases were in the mining sector, eight (8) cases were in water service authorities and two (2) cases were regarding organs of state. Refer to Annexure A for details of each case investigated.

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Annexure A

(a) No:	Province	(i)(ii)(iii) Sector	CaseID	(b) (i) Water User	(b)(ii) Regulated Water Use Activities	(b)(iii)Authorization Status	Date Investigated	Case Status
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Government [National/Prov]	-	Albert Falls Dam	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorization	01/24/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	40156	Ally Sand	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorization	6/22/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40193	Amanzi Farm	Storing water; Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorization	8/19/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40145	Arum Valley Estates Pty Ltd	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorization	7/9/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40203	Aslockton Farm	Taking water from a resource; Storing water;	No Authorization	9/9/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	-	Autumn Skies Resources (Pty) Ltd	Taking water from a resource;	Schedule 1		Still under investigation
	Northern Cape	Mining	70097	Burk Mining (Pty) Ltd	Taking water from a resource; Storing water; Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource;	No Authorization	4/9/2013	Administrative Enforcement Taken
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	-	Byrne Village Lovu Catchment KZN	Taking water from a resource; Storing water;	Schedule 1	07/21/2015	Still under investigation
	Eastern Cape	Local Government [WSA/WSP]	10087	Central WWTW	Pollution Discharging waste or water containing waste into a water resource;	No Authorisation	9/3/2015	Still under investigation
	Limpopo	Agriculture	-	CJ Roos Farm	Pollution, Taking water from a resource;	No Authorization	06/03/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40196	Cloverton Farm	Taking water from a resource; Storing water; Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource;	No Authorization	9/9/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40199	Crover Farm	Taking water from a resource; Storing water; Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource;	No Authorization	9/10/2015	Still under investigation
	Free State	Agriculture	20757	De Berg 453/0 - De Berg Trust	Taking water from a resource;	Existing Law Water use	8/14/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	-	Department of Agriculture – State Land	Control of emergency incidents	No Authorisation	05/26/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40138	DH Heritage Property (Pty) Ltd	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorisation	7/7/2015	Still under investigation
	Northern Cape	Mining	70120	Diacor CC/ Good Hope Mine	Pollution Taking water from a resource; Storing water; Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource;	No Authorisation	9/15/2015	Still under investigation
	Limpopo	Agriculture	50059	Ditubatse Business Enterprise CC	Taking water from a resource; Storing water;	No Authorisation	8/5/2015	Still under investigation
	Northern Cape	Mining	70113	E&RKadgame Holdings	Pollution Taking water from a resource; Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characterisctics of a water cource;	No Authorisation	6/24/2015	Still under investigation
	Gauteng	Local Government [WSA/WSP]	30188	Ekurhuleni Metro Municipality	Pollution	No Authorisation	7/21/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40163	Emagxabeni Community Trust	Taking water from a resource; Storing water;	No Authorisation	7/21/2015	Still under investigation
	Northern Cape	Mining	70109	EmangMmogo Mining (Pty) Ltd.	Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource;	No Authorisation	5/19/2015	Administrative Enforcement Taken
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40135	Erf 1623 Dundee	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ;	No Authorisation	5/26/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40147	ERW Trust / Justin Family Trust	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorisation	7/9/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40148	ESTORF	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorisation	7/9/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40149	FreshmarkCanelands	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorisation	7/8/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40140	GandhilallChunderlall Farm	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorisation	7/7/2015	Still under investigation
	Gauteng	Mining	30181	Glen Douglas Dolomite Mine	Taking water from a resource; Discharging waste or water containing waste into a water resource; Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource; Removing discharging or disposing of water found underground; Section21k	Existing Law Water use	6/2/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40204	Goodland Farm	Taking water from a resource; Storing water;	No Authorisation	9/9/2015	Still under investigation
	Limpopo	Agriculture	50058	Greystone 469/32 Machimane Farm	Taking water from a resource; Storing water;	No Authorisation	8/5/2015	Still under investigation
	Northern Cape	Mining	70115	Guilford Limited	Taking water from a resource; Storing water; Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	6/17/2015	Administrative Enforcement Taken
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	-	Hazelmere Systems KZN	Taking water from a resource;	Schedule 1	07/09/2015	Still under investigation
	Northern Cape	Mining	-	Helpebietjie Manganese Minefirst	Storing water; Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource;	No Authorisation	05/21/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	-	Hlanganani Plant and Civil	Storing water; Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource;		05/18/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40143	Honey Glen Family Trust	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorisation	7/9/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	40155	Inter- ocean Sand and Plant Hire	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	7/22/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	40157	Isibaya Manufacturing	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	6/22/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40201	Island View Farm	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorisation	9/10/2015	Still under investigation
	Northern Cape	Mining	-	Kareepan Manganese Miningfirst	Taking water from a resource;	Schedule 1	05/20/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40200	Kedron Farm	Taking water from a resource; Storing water; Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource;	No Authorisation	9/10/2015	Still under investigation
	Eastern Cape	Agriculture	-	KleinbeginBoerdery Piggery & Abattoir	Pollution	N/A	06/18/2015	Still under investigation
	Limpopo	Agriculture	50056	Klipdrift Farm: MakepiseAgri (Pty) Ltd	Taking water from a resource; Storing water; Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	8/13/2015	Administrative Enforcement Taken
	Northern Cape	Mining	-	Kudumane Manganese Mining NC	Taking water from a resource; Storing water; Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course; Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource;		06/25/2015	Still under investigation
	North West	Mining	80142	Logibrik Brick Works	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorisation	7/9/2015	Administrative Enforcement Taken
	Gauteng	Local Government [WSA/WSP]	-	Mafube Villiers (Gauteng)	Pollution	No Authorisation	09/15/2015	Still under investigation
	Limpopo	Local Government [WSA/WSP]	50063	Makhado DorpsRivier Abstraction	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorisation	9/2/2015	Still under investigation
	Gauteng	Agriculture	30190	Marais Trust- PORTION 216 Oudedorp 376	Taking water from a resource; Storing water;	Existing Law Water use	8/6/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40144	Marcel Wittig Family Trust	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorisation	7/9/2015	Still under investigation
	Eastern Cape	Agriculture	-	Marlow Boerdery Milking Parlours (EC)	Taking water from a resource;	Schedule 1	08/12/2015	Still under investigation
	North West	Agriculture	80134	Melrose 524 JP8, Inyati Lodge	Taking water from a resource; Storing water; Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	6/3/2015	Administrative Enforcement Taken
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	-	Mondi Paper KZN	engaging in a stream flow reduction activity contemplated in section 36;		07/22/2015	Still under investigation
	Northern Cape	Mining	-	Morokwa Manganese	Taking water from a resource; Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource;	No Authorisation	05/19/2015	Administrative Enforcement Taken
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	-	Mr. FaizalAkoonjee	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	04/22/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	-	Mr. Vishal Ramlakan Sands	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	04/23/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40146	Neil Witting Family Trust	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorisation	7/9/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40162	New Brough Grange Farm	Taking water from a resource; Storing water;	No Authorisation	7/21/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Local Government [WSA/WSP]		New England Landfill	Pollution		05/20/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	40154	Njomane Investment	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	6/24/2015	Still under investigation
	Northern Cape	Mining	70105	North Cape Mining (Pty) Ltd	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorisation	5/19/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40142	Nundhlal Farm S29.56967” E 31.01504	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorisation	7/7/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40141	Nundhlal Farm S29.56984” E 31.01596	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorisation	7/7/2015	Still under investigation
	Northern Cape	Mining	-	Pensfontein Manganese Mining	Taking water from a resource; Storing water; Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource;	No Authorisation	05/22/2015	Still under investigation
	Limpopo	Mining	50051	Radoo (Nyakelani) village	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	7/1/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40139	RamnarainPraimrajh Farm	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorisation	7/7/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40158	RampulShanthee Farm	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorisation	7/7/2015	Still under investigation
	Gauteng	Local Government [WSA/WSP]	-	Refengkgotso Waste Water Treatment Works	Pollution; Discharging waste or water containing waste into a water resource through a pipe, canal, sewer, sea outfall or other conduit;	No Authorisation	06/22/2015	Still under investigation
	Northern Cape	Mining	70102	Rex Exploration (Pty) Ltd	Taking water from a resource; Storing water; Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource;	No Authorisation	5/20/2015	Administrative Enforcement Taken
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	-	Richards Bay Mining Pty Ltd	Engaging in a stream flow reduction activity contemplated in section 36;	No Authorisation	04/23/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	-	Rietfontein and Riet Vallei Farms	Taking water from a resource; Storing water;	Water Use License	05/06/2015	Still under investigation
	Limpopo	Agriculture	50057	Rietvlei Farm Portion 29	Taking water from a resource; Storing water;	No Authorisation	8/5/2015	Still under investigation
	Northern Cape	Mining	70103	Ringside Trading 520 (Pty) Ltd	Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource;	No Authorisation	5/20/2015	Administrative Enforcement Taken
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	-	Riverbend(KZN)	Taking water from a resource; Storing water;	No Authorisation	09/22/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	-	Riverside Farm KZN	Taking water from a resource; Storing water;	No Authorisation	07/22/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	40159	RochRoopnarain Side	Taking water from a resource; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	6/26/2015	Still under investigation
	North West	Local Government [WSA/WSP]		Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Plant	Pollution; Discharging waste or water containing waste into a water resource through a pipe, canal, sewer, sea outfall orother conduit;		09/09/2015	Administrative Enforcement Taken
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	-	S & S Mining (KZN)	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	04/23/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	-	Sand Mining (Crocodile Creek Farm)	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	04/23/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	-	Sand Mining (Mr. Byron Biller owner of Inter Ocean)	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	04/23/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	40136	Sand mining activities at Wasbank river in KZN	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	5/26/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	-	Sand Mining Umgeni near N2 Bridge	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	04/23/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	-	Sand Mining Umgeni River	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	04/23/2015	Still under investigation
	Gauteng	Government [National/Prov]	30169	SANRAL and Tau Pele Construction Company	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	5/6/2015	Administrative Enforcement Taken
	Northern Cape	Mining	-	Selective Sands (NC)	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	04/23/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	-	Sendhlm Farm KZN Silverleaf Farm KZN	Storing water;	No Authorisation	07/23/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	-	Sigh Harware and Espirit Investments	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	06/26/2015	Administrative Enforcement Taken
	Eastern Cape	Agriculture	-	Spekboomberg Dairy (EC)	Pollution	No Authorisation	08/12/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40198	Stockton Farm	Taking water from a resource; Storing water; Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource;	No Authorisation	9/9/2015	Still under investigation
	Eastern Cape	Agriculture	10072	Stormberg Abattoir	Pollution;	No Authorisation	6/24/2015	Administrative Enforcement Taken
	North West	Local Government [WSA/WSP]	-	Sunderland Ridge WWTW	Pollution; Discharging waste or water containing waste into a water resource through a pipe, canal, sewer, sea outfall orother conduit;		08/06/2015	Administrative Enforcement Taken
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40195	Sunnyside Farm	Taking water from a resource; Storing water; Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource;	No Authorisation	9/10/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40151	Sunshine	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorisation	7/9/2015	Still under investigation
	Limpopo	Agriculture	-	Tia Farming (LP)	Taking water from a resource; Storing water;Discharging waste or water containing waste into a water resource through a pipe, canal, sewer, sea outfall orother conduit;	No Authorisation	08/05/2015	Administrative Enforcement Taken
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	-	Tongaat-Hulett Heatonville	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	05/18/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	-	Tri Sand cc	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	06/26/2015	Administrative Enforcement Taken
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	-	Ubuntu Sand and Blocks	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	05/18/2015	Administrative Enforcement Taken
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mining	-	Umzumbe Mining Company	No Water Use Activities	N/A	04/02/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40205	Valhalla Farm	Taking water from a resource; Storing water;	No Authorisation	9/9/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40197	Vlei Villa Farm	Taking water from a resource; Storing water; Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource;	No Authorisation	9/9/2015	Still under investigation
	Eastern Cape	Agriculture	10067	VleilandLRCopeman	Storing water; Discharging waste or water containing waste into a water resource; Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource;	No Authorisation	8/12/2015	Still under investigation
	Eastern Cape	Agriculture	10086	VLR Trust	Engaging in a controlled activity Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource; Section21h;	No Authorisation	9/3/2015	Administrative Enforcement Taken
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	-	Vrystaat Farming Durleigh Farm	Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	04/24/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40153	VusiOakford community/ KWA-Zulu Natal Department of Housing	Taking water from a resource;	No Authorisation	7/9/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40161	Wiveton Plant Growers	Taking water from a resource; Storing water; Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse ; Altering the bed; banks, course or characteristics of a water course;	No Authorisation	7/20/2015	Still under investigation
	Kwa-Zulu Natal	Agriculture	40206	Wozani Farm	Taking water from a resource; Storing water;	No Authorisation	9/10/2015	Still under investigation

Reply:

(a) Currently, my Department is implementing 329 Water Supply Projects through the Municipal Water Infrastructure Grant within the 27 prioritized district municipalities as well as 33 Regional Bulk Schemes. The 33 Bulk Schemes consist of 30 Bulk Water Supply and 3 Bulk Waste Water Schemes. Refer to Annexure A.

(b) The following projects are located in Priority District Municipalities (colour coded in yellow) and a total of 230 Sanitation Projects. Refer to Annexure B.

The Bucket Eradication (BEP) programme is aimed at eradicating the legacy of bucket toilets in use as a form of sanitation in formal areas. This programme in the main seeks to deliver water borne sanitation to peri urban and urban settlements neglected with the provision of sanitation. The programme will include the construction of water and sewer reticulation (which ever is applicable or appropriate) complimented with new Toilet structures (replacing the bucket toilet) with connections to the bulk water and sewer (Waste Water Treatment Works). Alternatively, where water availability is a challenge and bulk infrastructure (Waste Water Treatment Works) not available and or the settlement patterns (low and dispersed settlements) as well as topography does not allow, alternative sanitation solutions will be provided i.e Dry, on site sanitation.

The Rural Household Infrastructure Grant (RHIG) programme seeks to provide basic level of service to households in amongst other the 27 Priority District Municipalities in South Africa (see table). The RHIG Grant allocation takes place in two fold i.e Direct and Indirect Grant. The Division of Revenue Act defines a Schedule 5b grant (which are grants allocated to municipalities for a specific purpose) are direct transfers to District Municipalities whereas Schedule 6B (Allocations-in-kind to municipalities for designated special programmes) grants to Local municipalities. In the main, the solution provided is a dry, on-site sanitation or a Ventilated Improved Pit Latrine (VIP) toilet addressing issues of water scarcity, bulk infrastructure availability, often dispersed settlement patterns and unfavourable topography.

Both Sanitation Projects are funded through a National Treasury Grant and for the 2015/16 financial Year, a total of R975 399 000,00 million is allocated towards the Bucket Eradication Programme and R115 510 million for the Rural Household Infrastructure Grant (RHIG) of which R48 182m is for direct grant (Schedlue 5B) and R67 328m is an Indirect Grant (Schedule 6B).

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With regards to Bucket Eradication Programme, the Implementing Agents in 2014/15 financial year was Public Entities affiliated to the Troika Departments and are as follows:

PROVINCE	IMPLEMENTING AGENT
Eastern Cape	Nurcha
Free State	Bloemwater
Limpopo	Lepelle Northern Water
North West	Magalies Water
Northern Cape	Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) Sedibeng Water

However, following a recommendation from the Select Committee on Appropriations, the Department will phase out the use of Public Entities and accordingly, appointed Turnkey Contractors in the provinces where bucket toilets are still prevalent and include North West, Northern Cape, Free State and Eastern Cape.

With regards to the Rural Household Infrastructure Grant (RHIG) my Department will transfer the Direct Grant (allocation) to all Water Services Authorities (WSA’s) for implementation whereas the Indirect Grant (allocation) will see the appointment of suitable contractors by my Department for implementation. Refer to Annexure C.

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Reply:

(1) Yes. There are currently 306 Ethics Officers either appointed or designated in the public service.

(b) Appointments are made in terms of the prescribed public service procedure, with regard to designation, existing employees in their respective departments are assigned a new or additional functions in line with the responsibilities attached to the post of an ethics officer.

(c) (i) Departments follow an open recruitment process to identify and appoint appropriate officials. The grade of the post is determined using the approved Job Evaluation process and System. Departments currently utilise the job description as contained in the Public Service Integrity Management Framework.

(ii) All employees, prior to appointment to the public service, are subject to a background checks, which include credit and criminal record, verification of qualification, disciplinary record, etc.

The DPSA has initiated a process of amending the Public Service Regulations, 2001. One of the objectives is to formalize and standardize the designation and / or appointment of Ethics Officers and provide for more functions relating to the management and promotion of ethics in the public service. This process will be finalised early in 2016.

(iii) The Department of Public Service and Administration together with the National School of Government have development a set of new ethics courses. These courses were finalised and are being rolled-out. These courses include the following:

• • • • Ethics Management for Local Government
      • Ethics Management Workshop for National and Provincial Government
      • Ethics Module to use in senior management induction
      • Ethics Workshop to use for Ethics Officer Training
      • Ethics Module to use in Compulsory Induction Programme for Public Service

Furthermore, all designated Ethics Officers have been trained on the Financial Disclosure Framework and the use of the e-Disclosure system.

(2) (a) Departments currently utilise the job description as contained in the Public Service Integrity Management Framework. The following functions are performed by ethics officers:-

• Promote integrity and ethical behaviour in departments;
• Advise employees on ethical matters;
• Ensure integrity of organisational policies, procedures and practices;
• Identify and report unethical behaviour and corrupt activities to the head of department;
• Manage conflicts of interest, including:
• Financial disclosures of employees;
• Application for external remunerative work; and
• Departmental gift registers.
• Develop and implement awareness programmes to educate officials on ethics, good governance and anti-corruption measures; and
• Keep a register of all employees under investigation and those disciplined for unethical conduct.

(d) The job grade is determined using the approved Job Evaluation process and System. Where Ethics Officers are appointed (and not designated), whether in the national or provincial department, the size, risk profile, budget, qualification requirement, etc of the post will determine the job grade.

(d) Ethics officers are generally appointed under programme 1 (administration), and report to the head of Corporate Services or the Director’s-General head of office. However, going forward, ethics officers will report to the Head of the Department (HoD) in terms of the proposed Public Service Regulations.

Reply:

(1)(a) My Department in collaboration with the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality piloted a full water borne sanitation solution in the form of communal toilets in the Khayelitsha township (Site C - Section BM and Site B – Section BM). This was provided for in May 2015.

(1)(b) The pilot project saw 10 Communal water borne toilets constructed per site respectively.

(1)(c) The toilets are a full water borne toilet system and will flush into the city’s sewer reticulation network. These toilets will only experience blockages if and when “foreign objects” such as plastic bags, hard papers etc are flushed into the network. The City of Cape Town will service these toilets as part of the reticulation network.

(1)(d) Refer to (1)(c) above.

(1)(d)(i) Both systems (sites) are serviced by the municipality.

(1)(d)(ii) None.

(2) This information is available from the Department of Human Settlements.

(3) The communal toilet facility will accommodate 1:50 households (a single ablution facility will service some 50 households). Informal Settlements are serviced by municipalities with interim services and may differ from one settlement to another but also depending on the density of the settlement.

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Reply:

(1)(a) My Department has a total of one hundred and seventy seven (177) positions, forty two (42) of these posts are within the Chief Directorate: Compliance Monitoring at National Office based in Pretoria; forty two (42) of these posts are within the Chief Directorate: Enforcement at National Office based in Pretoria; twenty two (22) of these posts are dedicated to Compliance Monitoring in the Provincial Operations; fourteen (14) of these posts are dedicated to Enforcement in the Provincial Operations; and fifty seven (57) of these posts are performing dual functions (Compliance and Enforcement) within Provincial Operations. Officials use section 124 of the Act to perform Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement mandate of the National Water Act. No officials as yet have been designated as Environmental Management Inspectors (EMIs) in terms of National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) (Blue Scorpions).

(1)(b) Eighty nine (85) of the specified posts are currently filled.

 

Office/ Provincial Operation	Number of Compliance Monitoring posts	Number of Enforcement posts	Number of posts performing dual functions (CME) at regional level since the function has not been split yet
	Filled	Level	Filled	Level	Filled	Level
National	33	8-12	16	6-13	0	0
Limpopo	0	8-12	0	0	0	0
North West	0	0	0	0	2	12;13
Northern Cape	3	8-12	0	0	0	0
Western Cape	2	8-12	2	8-12	1	8-12
Eastern Cape	0	0	0	8-12	0	7-12
Gauteng	14	8-12	0	0	1	12-13
KwaZulu-Natal	0	0	0	0	2	10;12
Mpumalanga	0	0	0	0	2	8-10
Free State	0	0	0	0	7	8-12
Total	52		18		15

(2) Refer to Annexure A for the qualifications of each Blue Scorpions currently employed.

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Annexure A

Provincial Operation Regulation/ CD: Compliance Monitoring/ CD: Enforcement	Management/ Compliance Monitoring/ Enforcement	Post description	Qualifications
Head Office (CD: CM)	Management	Acting Chief Directorate	B.Sc, M.Sc and LLB (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Deputy Director	Nat Diploma & B-Tech (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Chief Engineer	B.Eng (Hons) Civil, B.Sc (Hons) Information Systems (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Scientific Manager	B.Sc, B.Sc (Hons), M.Sc, EMI basic training course (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Candidate Scientist	B.Sc Environmental Management and post graduated diploma in Integrated Water Resource Management (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Candidate Scientist	B.Sc Geology, B.Sc (Hons) Geohydrology (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Candidate Scientist	N.D and B-tech in Environmental Science (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Candidate Scientist	B.Sc Geology, B.Sc (Hons) Geohydrology (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Candidate Scientist	B.Sc Microbiology & Biochemistry, B.Sc (Hons) (Med) Mibrobiology and M.Sc Microbioloty (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Scientist Manager	B.Sc, B.Sc (Hons) and M.Sc (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Scientist Manager	B.Sc, M.Sc (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Production Scientist	B.Sc and B.Sc (Hons) (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Graduate Trainee	B.Sc and B.Sc (Hons) (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Candidate Scientist	B.Sc and B.Sc (Hons) (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Management (Compliance Monitoring)	Acting Director	B.Sc and MMP & DM (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Candidate Scientist	B.Sc Hons (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Deputy Director	BA Environmental Science (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Control Environmental Officer	Nat Diploma in Nuclear (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Environmental Officer Specialised Production	BA Environmental Management (Hons): Waste Management (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Environmental Officer	BA: Environmental Management (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Candidate Scientist	B.Sc, B.Sc (Hons), M.Sc (Not designated as EMI – Blue scorpion)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Act Deputy Director	M.Sc
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Production Scientist	B.Sc Chemistry, B.Sc Geohydrology (Hons)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Candidate Scientist	B.Sc (Hons)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Candidate Scientist	M.Sc degree
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Act Director	ND: Chemical Engineering
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Specialist Engineer	B.Sc (Eng)(Civil), B.Sc (Hons) (Eng)(Civil), M.Eng Structural Engineering
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Specialist Engineer	M.Eng: Water Resource Engineering
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Chief Engineer	B.Sc (Eng)(Civil), B.Eng (Hons) (Civil), M.Eng (Civil)
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Acting Deputy Director	ND: Human Resource Management
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Candidate Engineer	B.Eng: Civil Engineering
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Graduate Trainee	ND: Civil Engineering
Head Office (CD: CM)	Compliance Monitoring	Graduate Trainee	ND: Civil Engineering
Head Office (CD: Enforcement)	Enforcement	Regulatory Inspector	B.Sc (Information Technology Management)
Head Office (CD: Enforcement)	Enforcement	Regulatory Inspector	B.Com (Information Management): Diploma in Execution Information Technology)
Head Office (CD: Enforcement)	Enforcement	Chief Development Expert	B.Uris, LLB
Head Office (CD: Enforcement)	Enforcement	Regulatory Inspector	Grade 12
Head Office (CD: Enforcement)	Enforcement	Regulatory Inspector	ND in Law; Diploma: Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation
Head Office (CD: Enforcement)	Enforcement	Assistant Director	B.Sc; BA (Hons) Criminology, Diploma: Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation
Head Office (CD: Enforcement)	Enforcement	Regulatory Inspector	Bachelor of Earth Science in mining and environmental Geology
Head Office (CD: Enforcement)	Enforcement	Deputy Director	B.Tech: Water care
Head Office (CD: Enforcement)	Enforcement	Regulatory Inspector	ND: Human Resources, B Tech: Business Administration
Head Office (CD: Enforcement)	Enforcement	Regulatory Inspector	BA (Police Science)
Head Office (CD: Enforcement)	Enforcement	Regulatory Inspector	BA, Higher Education Diploma, National Certificate: Policing
Head Office (CD: Enforcement)	Enforcement	Regulatory Inspector	Bachelor of Earth Sciences in Hydrology and Water Resource
Head Office (CD: Enforcement)	Enforcement	Regulatory Inspector	ND: Biotechnology, B.Sc (Hons) Environmental Management
Head Office (CD: Enforcement)	Enforcement	Assistant Director	B.Sc: Water and Sanitation, enrolled for Hons in Environmental Monitoring and Modelling
Head Office (CD: Enforcement)	Enforcement	Regulatory Inspector	Studying towards B.Com
Head Office (CD: Enforcement)	Enforcement	Chief Development Expert	LLB
North West	Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement	Deputy Director	ND: Water and Environmental Management
North West	Management (Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement)	Management (Director: Regulation)	B.Sc Chemistry, MBA
KZN	Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement	Deputy Director	B.Sc: Pure & Applied Chemistry, B.Sc (Hons) Environmental Monitoring & Modelling
KZN	Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement	Assistant Director	B.Sc: Environmental Management
Free State	Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement	Control Environmental Officer	ND: Civil Engineering
Free State	Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement	Environmental Officer	ND: Civil Engineering (ECSA)
Free State	Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement	Environmental Officer	M.Tech: Environmental Health
Free State	Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement	Environmental Officer (Production)	B.Sc Environmental Science
Free State	Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement	Biodiversity Officer	B.Sc: Environmental Science
Free State	Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement	Environmental Officer	Diploma in water care
Free State	Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement	Environmental Officer	B.Sc (Hons) Environmental Monitoring and Modelling
Mpumalanga	Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement	Control Environmental Officer	B.Sc (Hons)
Western Cape	Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement	Deputy Director	B.SocSc & LLB
Western Cape	Compliance Monitoring	Assistant Director	BA-Geography & (Hons – IWRM)
Western Cape	Compliance Monitoring	Graduate Trainee	ND: Environmental Management & (final B.Tech Environmental Management year)
Western Cape	Enforcement	Regulatory Inspector	ND: Marketing, Policing and Environmental Management Inspectorate
Western Cape	Enforcement	Regulatory Inspector	ND: HR, Certificate in Policing, Certificate in Forensic Examination
Northern Cape	Management (Compliance Monitoring)	Director	M.Sc
Northern Cape	Compliance Monitoring	Environmental Officer	B.Tech Nature Conservation, EMI
Northern Cape	Compliance Monitoring	Graduate Trainee	B.Sc
Gauteng	Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement	Deputy Director	B.Sc (Hons), Environmental Management, Inspector Profession registered with SACNAPS
Gauteng	Compliance Monitoring	Environmental Officer	B.Sc: Community water service and sanitation
Gauteng	Compliance Monitoring	Environmental Officer	B.Sc: Community water service and sanitation
Gauteng	Compliance Monitoring	Environmental Officer	BESHWR = Honours: Hydrology and Water Resources
Gauteng	Compliance Monitoring	Environmental Officer	PGD = Honours: Integrated Water Resources Management
Gauteng	Compliance Monitoring	Environmental Officer	PGD = Honours: Integrated Water Resources Management
Gauteng	Compliance Monitoring	Environmental Officer	B Tech: Water Care
Gauteng	Compliance Monitoring	Candidate Scientist Technician	ND: Water Care
Gauteng	Compliance Monitoring	Candidate Scientist Technician	ND: Water Care
Gauteng	Compliance Monitoring	Candidate Scientist Technician	B.Sc: Environmental and Water Science, Post graduate Diploma in Integrated Water Resource Management, B.Sc Hons Hydrology
Gauteng	Compliance Monitoring	Scientific Technician	B Tech: Water Care
Gauteng	Compliance Monitoring	Scientific Technician	B Tech: Water Care
Gauteng	Compliance Monitoring	Scientific Technician	B.Sc: Biological Science
Gauteng	Compliance Monitoring	Deputy Director	B Tech: Water Quality

Reply:

 

(1) Royalties, as defined in the Treaty, are paid to the Government of Lesotho for the benefit of receiving South Africa’s share of the yield from the Orange River through the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), a gravity scheme, rather than through the least cost Orange-Vaal Transfer Scheme (OVTS), a pumping scheme wholly located within South Africa. Royalties are based on the amount of water actually delivered and correspond to 56% of the capital, operation and maintenance and pumping electricity cost savings realised by Republic of South Africa (RSA) through the implementation of the LHWP water transfer component rather than the costlier next best Orange Vaal Transfer Scheme.

In terms of Article 12, Paragraph (10) of The Treaty between Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho, royalties comprise of a fixed and a variable component. The cost savings on capital costs are referred to as fixed royalties since a fixed amount in real terms is paid out as royalties every month. The compensation will be for fifty years and commenced from January 1995.

The variable portion is related to the cost savings on O&M costs and amounts related to the pumping electricity cost savings and these amounts depend on water actually delivered to RSA. The variable component is based on the volume of water delivered to South Africa and is made up of the net benefit on being able to gravitate from LHWP rather than pumping from OVTS. It comprises:

• The difference in electricity costs. This component is adjusted on a monthly basis in accordance with the Producer Price Index (PPI) and corrected on a yearly basis when the Eskom selling price of electricity becomes available (usually in October of every year), and
• The difference in operation and maintenance costs, which is also adjusted on a monthly basis in accordance with the PPI.

(2) Refer to table below. Please note that the price per cm3 for both the O&M and the electricity is determined on a monthly basis due to the monthly PPI adjustments, the amounts reflected below are therefore the average price for the year.

(3) No, there is no sliding scale. The royalties are calculated as per (1) above as stipulated in the Treaty.

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Reply:

1. (a) SAA had previous submitted an application in terms of Section 54(2) of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) for approval to amend the A320 purchase
   agreement with Airbus to enter into a lease of 5 A330 aircraft from Airbus. This was approved by the Minister in July 2015. Subsequently, SAA have submitted a further application as required in terms of Section 54(2) of the PFMA to amend the original Section 54(2) approval to provide for amendments to structure of the swap transaction. National Treasury (NT) issued a statement clarifying the outcomes in respect of this application on 3 December 2015. NT is not aware of any
   cancellation by Airbus. To the contrary, NT is aware that Airbus have extended the period for concluding the transaction.

(b) No request for funding has been received by National Treasury from SAA.

(c) NT has been informed that the SAA Board is still consulting on aspects of the
proposed expansion of the existing partnership with Emirates.

2. The question regarding the R2.59 billion loss in 2013/14 should be referred to the Minister of Public Enterprises who was the Executive Authority responsible for SAA over that period.

In total R14.4 billion of guarantees have been provided to SAA and a total of R2.293 billion
in funding has been transferred to SAA since 2007. This information is reported in the
Estimates of National Expenditure and the Budget Review.

Oxford Economics under took a study on the economic benefits arising from SAA’s long-haul international routes during 2014. According to the study, there was a direct contribution of
R350 million to South African GDP, around R800 million extra was generated in tax revenue and 5000 jobs were supported. In addition, the study estimated that, through SAA’s international operations, R5.9 billion was added to GDP in the tourism sector supporting 27000 jobs. The study did not estimate the further positive benefits arising from SAA’s operations for trade, nor did it look at the impact of SAA’s domestic and regional operations.

Reply:

(1) (a) & (b) Dear Honourable member, it is important that the lines of accountability, responsibility and the reporting protocols are observed. Accordingly, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has been requested to make its report available to the Department of Human Settlements on the relevant matters as contained in the press statement released by the SAHRC.

(2) The Department already has a programme, which caters for the City of Johannesburg, which allows for the improvement of the hazardous conditions not only in the hostels but all areas where households find themselves in precarious living conditions. This will include the Madala Men's Hostel and Helen Joseph Women's Hostel in Alexandra, Johannesburg. The City of Johannesburg together with the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements have advised that they will create additional housing opportunities in and around the Alexandra area in order to accommodate families instead of individuals and also relocate individuals and families out of the two hostels mentioned, to available housing opportunities within Alexandra.    

As an interim measure the City of Johannesburg and the Gauteng Provincial Department of Human Settlements have access to relevant grants to redress the current “dangerous” conditions referred to and this includes provision of emergency housing in the form of temporary relocation areas and/or structures.

Reply:

(1) Yes, the draft Strategy to address Air Pollution is supported by my Department.

(2) Steps have been taken to address the ongoing harmful health impacts of domestic fuel burning being suffered by residents of dense low-income settlements. These include adjusting the norms and standards of building a BNG housing unit to be in line with agreement reached with the Minister of Energy. The policy and its cost implications was discussed and approved by Human Settlement MinMec in November 2013. The new norm and standard has since been implemented by all Provinces with effect from 1 April 2014. The revised standard provides for building environmental sustainable and energy efficient subsidy financed houses comprised of the installation of ceilings and above ceiling insulation, the plastering of all internal walls and rendering on all external surfaces plus the replacement of Ready Board electrical installation with a fully-fledged basic electrical installation for the whole house. All these new measures lead to a better thermal performing dwelling making it less dependent on cooling and heating and there is no more need for burning fossil fuels for cooking purposes.

The Department remains committed towards the re-development of all informal settlements and is collaborating with municipalities in providing basic services which, in collaboration with the Department of Energy includes the provision of a basic electrical installation for each household

Reply:

(a)(i)August 2015	(a)(ii) September 2015	(a)(iii) October 2015	(b) November 2015	(b)(aa) days where power outages experienced	(b)(bb) length of time of each power outage	(b)(cc) pump stations affected	(b)(dd) effect on the supply of water to Ekurhuleni
None	None	Power outages occurred	None	None	135 minutes	Mapleton Pump station.	None

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Reply:

Section 83(1)(b) of the PFMA states that if the accounting authority (Board) makes or permits fruitless and wasteful expenditure they may be charged with financial misconduct. It is therefore the responsibility of the accounting authority to ensure that sound controls are put in place to detect and prevent such expenditure from being incurred. The accounting authority is also required to ensure that disciplinary steps are taken against persons who have permitted or incurred fruitless and wasteful expenditure and that such is disclosed in the annual report and annual financial statement of the entity. The process for dealing with a charge of financial misconduct is outlined in the Treasury Regulations.

In this case, the accounting authority must make the determination whether expenditure incurred was fruitless and wasteful. The accountability arrangements applicable to State Owned Entities envisage that if accounting authority (the board) fails to act, then the shareholder Ministry is required to step in. It is only after all of these avenues have been explored that the matter can be investigated by the Auditor-General at the request of relevant authorities or as part of their audit.

Reply:

Yes my Department did comply with recommendations of the SA Human Rights Commission Report. During 2011/2012 financial year the Department provided training on process control to Emalahleni Local Municipality, extending to all Water Services Authority (WSA) within the Mpumalanga Province. In addition to the training provided the Department undertakes annual symposia on water quality compliance training as part of the blue drop compliance assessment process. The most recent symposium on the assessment tool were held from 30 - 31 July 2015.

As recommended by the report, the Department undertakes regular water quality compliance monitoring aimed at determining the safety of water for human use. The supply and infrastructure monitoring is carried through the blue drop assessment programme.

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Reply:

(1)(a) The previous suspended Director-General, Mr Maxwell Sirenya was appointed as Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Eastern Cape: Catchment Management Agency (CMA), in terms of the President’s Minute 45 of 2015 from 1 March 2015 until he reaches the age of 65 years.

(1)(b) Mr Maxwell Sirenya is appointed on salary level 16.

(2) Yes, the Director-General is appointed on salary level 16 and her transfer from the Office of the Premier: Gauteng Provincial Government was approved by the President of the Republic of South Africa on the 26 February 2015.

The Director-General has the following qualifications:

• Bachelor of Arts Degree (University of the Western Cape);
• Bachelor of Arts with Honours (University of the Witwatersrand);
• Higher Diploma in Education (University of the Witwatersrand);
• Master’s degree in Psychology (University of the Western Cape); and
• Advanced Executive Programme (Graduate School of Business Leadership – UNISA).

The Director-General meets the minimum entry requirements in terms of executive management experience and academic qualifications with nine (9) years of experience the public sector.

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Reply:

The Department of Science and Technology’s (DST) Strategic Plan (2015-2020) outlines what the DST will do to help achieve this target. For the year 2015/16, for instance, the DST has a budget of R7 482 billion, of which 92,2% (R6,9 billion) is allocated to entities that report to the Minister of Science and Technology. Key funding priorities for the DST over the medium term include developing human capital, creating new knowledge, growing research infrastructure, and encouraging innovation by funding marketable products emerging from research and incubation. All these are essential elements of a policy framework to encourage other actors in the system of innovation to contribute to increasing the investment in R&D at appropriate levels.

The DST is working closely with National Treasury on plans on how the target can be achieved. Across government, there are a number of avenues for investment in science, technology and innovation activities through various departments, their entities as well as work they do with the higher education institutions. Another major part of the effort involves building partnership arrangements with the private sector and international partners that will help leverage further resources for R&D investment.

 

 

Reply:

(1) There are a total of companies appointed as Professional Service Providers.

(2)(a)(i) The Department has evaluated all the proposals submitted by the Professional Service Providers in terms of the preferential procurement policy regulations, 2011 pertaining to the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act no.5 of 2000 (PPPFA). All invited bids were evaluated on the basis of functionality as a criterion taking into account quality, reliability, viability and durability of a service and the bidders’ technical capacity and ability to execute a contract.

(2)(a)(ii) When the bids were invited, the following aspects were clearly specified in the bid documents:

• Evaluation criteria for measuring functionality

The evaluation criteria may include criteria such as the consultant’s relevant experience for the assignment, the quality of the methodology, the qualifications of the key personnel, transfer of knowledge etc.

- Weight of each criterion

The weight that is allocated to each criterion was not generic but determined separately for each bid on a case by case basis.

- Applicable value

The applicable values that were utilized when scoring each criterion were objective. As a guide, values ranging from 1 being poor, 2 being average, 3 being poor, 4 being very good and 5 being excellent, were utilized.

- Minimum qualifying score for functionality

The minimum qualifying score that was obtained for functionality in order for the bid to be considered further was not generic but specific for each bid. It was determined separately for each bid on a case by case basis. The minimum qualifying score was not prescribed so low that it jeopardized the quality of the service required nor so high that it was restrictive to the extent that it jeopardized the fairness of the SCM system.

(3) Responded to in (1) above.

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Reply:

(a) The SABC does not sell content, but licences it to other networks and operators. The current standard commissioning agreement makes provision for the amount to be negotiated or for a payment based on two per cent of the net licencing agreement profit made. At this stage the SABC makes provision for payment based on the latter number.

(b) (i) Net profit is calculated at gross licencing revenue less 35% of capped overheads.

(ii) As per the above

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

 

(1) & (2) The Department is unable to provide exact details of a formalised communications relations agreement with Vietnam because it has not entered into any agreement with Vietnam.

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE

Reply:

(a) A proposal has been presented to SABC for consideration

(b) Discussions on this issue are being held with SABC

(c) A decision is pending consideration and ratification by the SABC

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

 

Reply:

(1) Yes, the SABC has discontinued the broadcast of news bulletins in other languages on its DSTV channel 404.

(1)(a) The decision was premised on the fact that the channel now broadcast in all the Sub-Saharan countries and is not limited to South African audiences.

(2) There were no public consultations undertaken because the channel is not a free to air platform.

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

(1) (a) The scope of investigation covers the supply chain processes followed by the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa in the appointment of Ernest and Young to oversee the procurement process and companies to supply digital terrestrial (DTT), direct to home (DTH), satellite dishes and antennas.

(b)(i) & (ii) The investigation is expected to be finalised by end December 2015.

(2) The sensitivities regarding the information contained in the final report will determine whether the report will be made public or not.

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE

Reply:

The SABC does not have a “Fund” for Insurance.  Policies are renewed on an annual basis and premiums are paid accordingly (annually).  Every year with renewal SABC makes use of a Tender process to appoint different insurers for different risks depending on rates and best cover offered.  SABC’s Directors And Officers Liability policy is currently with Allianz Insurance Company and our policy limit is ZAR100,000,000 and the premium payable was R536,842.00 (Excl VAT)

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

(a) The report is a confidential benchmark performed by an external service provider so that the SABC maintains its competitiveness.

(b) Records of decisions are confidential internal documents that should be kept as such.

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

a. Payment is not made at point of sale. Payment is made only after the auditors have signed off the financials.

b. Multichoice, Namibia Broadcasting Corporation, Television Jamaica and Swazi TV

c. As per the formula of two per cent of net profit, where net profit is calculated as gross sales less 35% overheads

d. No. The licencing of content is negotiated between the SABC as the content owner and the licencee. The actors are not a part of this as their relationship is with the producer and not with the SABC. The SABC pays them directly currently as this is a contractual obligation that was signed off historically. There is no collecting society currently since PAWE (Performing Arts Workers Equity) is no longer performing that role. PAWE represented some actors in the past and payments were made to the organisation to distribute to its members.

e. As per the formula in the contract (see point c above). Generations actors were paid directly i.e, into their bank accounts

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

The SABC has a database of actors. The database is made up of details of actors from recent productions. Historically, databases were not maintained and this means that a list of actors from old productions can only be obtained by watching the tapes and recording the information. Contracts for actors from old productions were also not kept by actors and producers. This complicates the payment of royalties as the SABC has to rely on affidavits and use rates there were averages from the year of production.

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

(1) (a) The total number of applications lodged at the 18 SKA area branches up to 30 November 2015 amounts to 2, 336 in total.

(b) (i) A total of 2, 074 qualifying applications has been processed up to 30 November 2015.

(ii) A total of 262 non-qualifying applications has been processed up to 30 November 2015

(iii) A total of 274 applications for the period ending 30 November 2015 stills needs to be processed.

(2) The reasons for the 262 non-qualifying applications to date are the following:

(a) Foreign ID’s (Total: 1)

(b) Unknown address (Total: 207)

(c) Total household income above income threshold of R3200 pm (Total: 54)

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE

Reply:

The information on the total expense allowance afforded to the CEO, COO, and CFO is contained in the 2015 Annual Report of the SABC.

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

(1) The SABC has a database of actors. The database is made up of details of actors from recent productions. Historically, databases were not maintained and this means that a list of actors from old productions can only be obtained by watching the tapes and recording the information. Contracts for actors from old productions were also not kept by actors and producers. This complicates the payment of royalties as the SABC has to rely on affidavits and use rates there were averages from the year of production.

(a) It is important to note that repeat fee royalties are not paid on programmes that have been licenced to other networks. Repeat fees are payable only when programmes are rebroadcast on SABC Channels 7 days after the original broadcast. Commercial exploitation fees are payable when content is licenced to other broadcasters.

The SABC together with industry bodies representing producers and actors are discussing a process whereby broadcast royalties are paid out to actors. These discussions are at an advanced stage. In the interim the SABC addresses individual claims as they are made. As mentioned earlier, some payments are made based on contracts from the actors while other payments are made based on affidavits as actors do not have contracts (old productions).

(b) Royalties derived from content exploitation (i.e. licencing of content to other broadcasters/platforms) are paid on a quarterly basis. Royalties have been paid once in 2014-15. None were paid in the preceding financial years.

Royalties paid for repeat fees are paid monthly based on received claims.

(2) (a) Generations and Isidingo

(b) Anga Makubalo, Bawinile Modise, Camilla Waldman, David Phetoe, Katlego Danke, Mandla Gaduka, Menzi Ngubane, Nambitha Mpumlwana, Seputla Sebogodi, Slindile Nodangala, Sophie Ndaba, Thabiso Kokheti, Thami Mnqolo, Thato Molamu, Zenande Mfenyama, Zolisa Xaluva, Chris Basley, Hlubi Mboya, Michele Botes, Robert Whitehead

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

(1)(a) (i) 4 434 000

  (ii) 1 741 000

(b) 2 692 000

(2)(a) R32 502bn

(b) April to 30 September 2015, collection costs were R75.4m, projected for Apr – Mar 2016 is R168m.

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

(1) Sixty-nine titles

(2) No. In most instances due to the age of the programmes and the commissioning regimes under which they were made no contractual provision was made for royalties to be paid to actors and as such no payments have been made.

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

(1) (a) King James Advertising

(b) Advertising

(c) Quoted amounts for retainer fees and invoiced amounts did not correspond, invoiced amounts were much higher than quoted amounts

(2) The matter is being investigated

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

(a) Subject to sub-regulation (2), of Section 22 of the MDDA Act 14 of 2002, funds contemplated in section 15(2)(a) of the Act must be allocated by the Board in accordance with the following percentages:

• Community media projects: at least 60%
• Small Commercial media projects: at least 25%
• Research projects: 5%

(b) The reason for giving community media projects more funding is informed by Regulations in terms of Section 22 of the Media Development and Diversity Agency Act of 2002, as enacted in the Government Gazette No. 22570 of 10 October 2003.

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE

Reply:

Not yet, these are recent deals and payment will be made after payment is made to the SABC and the 2015-16 financials are signed-off by the auditors.

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

Not yet, these are recent deals and payment will be made after payment is made to the SABC and the 2015-16 financials are signed-off by the auditors.

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

Not yet, these are recent deals and payment will be made after payment is made to the SABC and the 2015-16 financials are signed-off by the auditors.

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

Reply:

Question 1

The total budget for the National Education Evaluation and Development Unit (NEEDU) for the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15 and (d) 2015-16 financial years is indicated in the table below:

FINANCIAL YEAR	TOTAL BUDGET
2012-13	17 082 858
2013-14	21 100 197
2014-15	26 280 460
2015-16	15 205 357

Question 2(a)

The total budget for the NEEDU that was spent on staff salaries in the (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15 financial years is indicated in the table below:

FINANCIAL YEAR	TOTAL BUDGET SPENT ON STAFF SALARIES
2012-13	11 673 619
2013-14	14 159 257
2014-15	20 801 075

Question 2(b)

The total budget for the NEEDU that was spent on staff salaries since 1 April 2015 is indicated in the table below:

FINANCIAL YEAR	TOTAL BUDGET SPENT ON STAFF SALARIES
2015-16	10 763 014

Question 3

The establishment of an independent government component, such as the Office of Standards and Compliance for Basic Education (OSCBE), is a lengthy process and it involves the Department of Basic Education (DBE), the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), the National Treasury and the Presidency. This has been the main cause for the delay in completing this process. The NEEDU will become the OSCBE when all the processes, as indicated below, have been completed:

Following the Minister’s correspondence with the Ministers of Finance and the Public Service and Administration, certain developments have transpired. These are as follows:

• • Consultations with the National Treasury and the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) to establish NEEDU as an independent government component, under the title of Office of Standards and Compliance for Basic Education (OSCBE);
  • The formulation of the relevant documents with the support of DPSA and the preparation of business case with the support of the National Treasury;
  • Preparation of the Regulations for the establishment of OSCBE for consideration and approval by the Minister;
  • The approval of the Regulations for the establishment of OSCBE after close examination and scrutiny by the Chief State Law Advisor, who finally declared that “the draft Regulations are consistent with section 11 of the National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996)” in May 2015; and
  • The approval of the Regulations for the establishment of OSCBE by the Minister in May 2015 after they were endorsed by the Chief State Law Advisor.

What remains to be done includes the following activities:

• • Approving the Regulations for the establishment of the OSCBE by the Council of Education Ministers.
  • Declaring the establishment of OSCBE through the promulgation of the Regulations (via the Government Notice) by the Minister.
  • Submitting the updated business case and promulgated Regulations and Government Notice to the DPSA [by NEEDU].
  • Arranging a meeting of the Interdepartmental Assessment Committee to make recommendations on the organisational form for the OSCBE—with DBE (NEEDU) participating as a member in the Committee and making a presentation to the members [by DPSA];
  • Preparing a submission to inform the Minister for Public Service and Administration and the Minister of Finance of the Committee's recommendation and obtain the concurrence of the said Ministers for the establishment of the OSBE as a government component [by DPSA];
  • Preparing (following concurrence from said Ministers) a Presidential Proclamation to list the OSCBE in schedule 3 of the Public Service Act, so as to establish the OSCBE as a government component [by DPSA].

Question 4

The Minister is currently considering the most suitable candidates to lead the NEEDU and will appoint the best candidate in due course.

Question 5

NEEDU will submit the draft report to the Department for comments by 30 November 2015. In 2014, NEEDU evaluated 183 schools (93 schools offering Grades 7-9 and 90 offering Grades 10-14), 25 districts and nine provinces. A total of 217 reports, one for every site visited, were prepared. These reports had to be collated into the national report. This entails extensive analysis of large volumes of both qualitative and quantitative data. The analysis of data took longer because, unlike in the previous evaluations, the 2014 systemic evaluations involved two phases (senior and Further Education and Training). Because NEEDU did not have the capacity to do complex statistical analysis of the quantitative data that was collected from schools, districts and provinces, a service provider was appointed to analyse the data. The procurement process in appointing the service provider also added to the delays in finalising the 2014 Report. In addition, two staff members, including the Chief Executive Officer, left and this meant that the remaining staff had to carry more workload.

A draft report has been prepared. The NEEDU is doing the final editing before it is submitted to the Department for comments. In terms of the NEEDU protocol, each site visited (including schools, districts, provinces and the national office) is given four to six weeks to comment on the NEEDU draft report before a report is finalised. This practice, which was followed before when the 2012 and 2013 NEEDU Reports were finalised, will also be followed with regard to the 2015 Report. It is only after NEEDU has carefully considered all comments made by the Department that the report is finalised and submitted to the Ministry.

Upon receipt of the NEEDU Report, in line with the provision of section 7(1)(g) of the Regulations for the Establishment of the Office of Standards and Compliance for Basic Education (OSCBE), currently known as NEEDU, “the Minister may publish the report.” This provision empowers the Minister to publish NEEDU reports at the Minister’s discretion.

Reply:

1. The estimated total number of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) applicants for university study in 2014/15, i.e. the 2014 academic year, was 289 105 applicants. The racial profile of applicants is not available, as it was not captured at the university level.
2. Of those who applied, 240 092 met the NSFAS criteria.
3. 186 105 Applicants received funding, whilst 53 987 applicants did not receive funding due to insufficient funds being available. The racial breakdown of students who received funding is tabulated below.

NSFAS allocations in 2014/15 by Race

Race	2014/15
	Number of students	%
African	168 351	90.4
Coloured	8 139	4.3
Indian	1 527	1.0
White	5 255	2.8
Other*	2 833	1.5
Total	186 105	100%

*NSFAS was unable to provide this data due to the race group of these applicants not being identified.

 

Compiler/Contact persons:

Ext:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

REPLY TO QUESTION 4180 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr B NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

NB. The distributions are according to provinces and not municipal districts.

Currently there are no shortages of (a) Bullet Proof Vests.

(b) Vehicles

1. City of Tshwane,

1. Pretoria Central

Station	Actual Vehicles	Ideal Vehicles	Shortage / Surplus
Atteridgeville	47	57	-10
Erasmia	32	25	7
Hercules	31	31	0
Laudium	29	23	6
Olievenhoutbosch	18	23	-5
Pretoria Central	100	106	-6
Pretoria West	41	39	2
Wierdabrug	43	44	-1
Wonderboompoort	21	21	0
Total	362	369	-7

1. Mamelodi

Station	Actual Vehicles	Ideal Vehicles	Shortage / Surplus
Eersterust	26	18	8
Kameeldrift	29	20	9
Mamelodi	48	52	-4
Mamelodi East	42	47	-5
Silverton	29	40	-11
Sinoville	28	39	-11
Total	202	216	-14

1. Ga-Rankuwa

Station	Actual Vehicles	Ideal Vehicles	Shortage / Surplus
Akasia	43	44	-1
Ga-Rankuwa	51	45	6
Mabopane	37	37	0
Pretoria North	30	36	-6
Soshanguve	45	47	-2
Total	206	209	-3

1. Nelson Mandela Bay,

1. Mount Road

Station	Actual Vehicles	Ideal Vehicles	Shortage / Surplus
Algoapark	32	37	-5
Bethelsdorp	39	52	-13
Gelvandale	49	55	-6
Humewood	45	51	-6
Kabega Park	29	40	-11
Mount Road	57	60	-3
Walmer	37	41	-4
Total	288	336	-48

1. Motherwell

Station	Actual Vehicles	Ideal Vehicles	Shortage / Surplus
Ikamvelihle	21	19	2
Kinkelbos	10	7	3
Kwadwesi	21	19	2
Kwazakele	47	69	-22
Motherwell	46	46	0
New Brighton	41	46	-5
Paterson	8	9	-1
Swartkops	16	20	-4
Total	210	235	-25

1. City of Johannesburg,

1. Johannesburg Central

Station	Actual Vehicles	Ideal Vehicles	Shortage / Surplus
Booysens	60	62	-2
Brixton	35	37	-2
Fairland	30	21	9
Jhb Central	115	121	-6
Langlaagte	32	24	8
Moffatview	42	34	8
Mondeor	44	43	1
Sophia Town	51	41	10
Total	409	383	26

1. Hillbrow

Station	Actual Vehicles	Ideal Vehicles	Shortage / Surplus
Cleveland	42	36	6
Hillbrow	106	102	4
Jeppe	70	58	12
Linden	46	38	8
Norwood	41	40	1
Parkview	33	32	1
Rosebank	21	17	4
Yeoville	44	36	8
Total	403	359	44

1. Alexandra

Station	Actual Vehicles	Ideal Vehicles	Shortage / Surplus
Alexandra	68	78	-10
Bramley	41	38	3
Midrand	55	44	11
Sandringham	30	26	4
Sandton	70	79	-9
Total	264	265	-1

1. Honeydew

Station	Actual Vehicles	Ideal Vehicles	Shortage / Surplus
Diepsloot	33	29	4
Douglasdale	50	50	0
Florida	35	42	-7
Honeydew	75	70	5
Randburg	49	40	9
Roodepoort	65	64	1
Total	307	295	12

1. Orlando

Station	Actual Vehicles	Ideal Vehicles	Shortage / Surplus
Diepkloof	46	44	2
Eldorado Park	43	51	-8
Kliptown	48	60	-12
Meadowlands	62	61	1
Orlando	59	58	1
Total	258	274	-16

1. Moroka

Station	Actual Vehicles	Ideal Vehicles	Shortage / Surplus
Dobsonville	59	64	-5
Jabulani	45	53	-8
Lenasia	41	43	-2
Lenasia South	34	26	8
Moroka	88	80	8
Naledi	26	31	-5
Protea Glen	49	55	-6
Total	342	352	-10

1. Ekurhuleni

1. Germiston

Station	Actual Vehicles	Ideal Vehicles	Shortage / Surplus
Alberton	40	50	-10
Bedfordview	42	36	6
Brackendowns	37	33	4
Elsburg	32	34	-2
Germiston	73	64	9
Primrose	34	35	-1
Total	258	252	6

 

1. Katlehong

Station	Actual Vehicles	Ideal Vehicles	Shortage / Surplus
Dawn Park	25	25	0
Edenpark	28	24	4
Katlehong	58	61	-3
Katlehong North	40	36	4
Tokoza	29	37	-8
Vosloorus	44	48	-4
Zonkizizwe	20	18	2
Total	244	249	-5

1. Benoni

Station	Actual Vehicles	Ideal Vehicles	Shortage / Surplus
Actonville	31	24	7
Benoni	63	62	1
Crystalpark	23	21	2
Daveyton	27	38	-11
Etwatwa	28	31	-3
Putfontein	17	17	0
Total	189	193	-4

1. Tembisa

Station	Actual Vehicles	Ideal Vehicles	Shortage / Surplus
Edenvale	35	36	-1
Ivory Park	36	51	-15
Kempton Park	51	60	-9
Norkempark	36	32	4
Olifantsfontein	32	22	10
Rabie Ridge	34	32	2
Sebenza	21	24	-3
Tembisa	59	76	-17
Total	304	333	-29

1. Buffalo City metropolitan municipalities

1. King Williams Town Cluster

Station	Actual Vehicles	Ideal Vehicles	Shortage / Surplus
Bhisho	31	23	8
Bholo	6	5	1
Dimbaza	17	13	4
Kei Road	7	9	-2
Khubusidrift	4	5	-1
King Williams Town	46	42	4
Ndevana	14	11	3
Punzana	8	6	2
Steve Vukile Tshwete	12	8	4
Stutterheim	19	14	5
Tamara	15	9	6
Zele	10	11	-1
Zwelitsha	21	19	2
Total	210	175	35

1. Mdantsane Cluster

Station	Actual Vehicles	Ideal Vehicles	Shortage / Surplus
Berlin	13	12	1
Bluewater	10	8	2
Cambridge	53	51	2
Inyibiba	17	21	-4
Kei Mouth	10	8	2
Macleantown	12	9	3
Mdantsane	59	53	6
Mooiplaas	9	8	1
Vulindlela	23	20	3
Total	206	190	16

(e) There is no shortage of firearms, as all the needs received from the Gauteng Province and Eastern Cape Province were issued and satisfied. A buffer stock of 5% is also kept in each province.

(c) and (d) With regard to radios and computers in the 2014/15 financial year, there has not been any indication of a shortage of radios and computers in the identified areas. Division: Technology Management Services provides these services according to the needs identified by the relevant environments.

Replacements and/or expansions are prioritized annually as communicated by the Provincial Commissioners.

Reply:

1. No, the Department is not aware of the strategy but would appreciate an opportunity to provide some comments.
2. Please refer to (1) above.

Reply:

1.

(a) The provinces did assess the drought conditions prior to declarations requests. The verifications was done by the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) together with provincial departments and Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) in arriving at the total costs. The Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP) and Ilima/Letsema grants are used to assist small scale, subsistence and commercial farmers. These grants are approved for transfer to provinces for the implementation of CASP and Ilima/Letsema programmes in the 2015/16 financial year. A maximum of 20 percent has been prioritised from the fourth quarter transfers due to current drought conditions in the country, considering the magnitude of the occurrence based on the available information.

(b) Provinces were then requested to reprioritise 20% of their (CASP) and Ilima / letseme conditional grants to respond to the drought. The ultimate amount allocated to each province is determined by the province in terms of how much the province can make available through the reprioritization process to a maximum of 20%.

(c) Each province receives a different CASP amount as per normal National Treasury budget allocations linked to the individual business plans. Therefore the 20% amount allocated will differ from province to province.

(d) The provincial Heads of Department as the receiving authority in provinces are responsible for the management of the prioritised CASP funds. DAFF will monitor the implementation of the drought relief scheme employing the Drought Relief Scheme Framework.

(2) Drought assessment reports and beneficiary lists obtained through information gathered from physical visits and reports from affected farmers will determine who qualifies for drought assistance.

Reply:

1. No Sector Education and Training Authorities have procured services from the Dambuza Community Development Trust.
2. and (3) Not applicable

Compiler/Contact persons:

Ext:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

REPLY TO QUESTION 4179 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

Question 1

The number of learners that were progressed from Grade 11 to Grade 12 in 2015 is presented in the table below. In September 2015, the Department of Basic education (DBE) responded to a similar question presented by the Honourable Lovemore, and the figures have decreased since September 2015. It was indicated in the September response that those were preliminary figures, which had to be verified. The figures presented below are the verified figures.

PROVINCE	PROGRESSION NO
Eastern Cape	12 618
Free State	8 172
Gauteng	8 501
KwaZulu-Natal	10 633
Limpopo	14 390
Mpumalanga	5 228
North West	3 673
Northern Cape	2 283
Western Cape	4 813
National	70 311

Data from National Senior Certificate (NSC) Main Frame Exam system as per 27 November 2015.

 

Question 2

The number of learners who have opted to complete their National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination over two years or more, will only be available after the writing of the examination and after the data has been captured on the system. This will provide the final number of learners who have in fact taken advantage of this opportunity.

Question 3

National and provincial pass rates are based on two aspects i.e. overall pass rates and subject pass rates. Given that these candidates would not have completed the full subject package as at the end of the 2015 NSC examination, they cannot be included in the determination of the overall pass rate, but will be included in the reporting of the subject pass rate. Therefore, these learners are not excluded from the reported data relating to the 2015 NSC examinations.

Question 4

The specific criteria for the implementation of the Progression Policy has been approved by the Council of Education Ministers. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has commenced with the finalisation of policy regarding this matter and the first step in the process is the call for public comments on the criteria. This will be completed by the end January 2016, and thereafter, the comments will be incorporated into the proposal and gazetted as policy by the Minister.

 

Reply:

1. Yes. The Department has its own transgression register. The Department also has access to the blacklisted and suspected vessels website.
2. Yes. Seven vessels. (a) the charges were the contravention of the Marine Living Resources Act, Act 18 of 1998; Section 13 (1) and (2) read with section 58 (1) and (2) of the Act. Further charges related to the contravention of the Regulations, Reg 80 (1) (a),(b) and (c). The criminal cases against the captains of these vessels were withdrawn. The captains were deported by the Department of Home Affairs to their countries of origin. The vessels were confiscated to the state and subsequently auctioned off by the Department. The investigations into to the ownership as well as flag state of these seven vessels is still ongoing.
3. (a) The vessels in question have not been registered to operate in South African waters. (b) Yes. If owners of the transgressing vessel are confirmed and verified then the flag state is advised to take corrective measures.
4. (a) Yes. (b) Yes. (c) The transgressions by the above vessels were reported to the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Blue Tuna ( CCSBT) and noted. It was also reported that the fish on board these vessels had been sold in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act.

Reply:

The SAPS does not have any embargos against any country for the procurement of goods and services. The SAPS, in terms of government policies, satisfies requirements by procuring from the local market but should a requirement arise that is not locally available the Department will enter into procurement actions directly with international companies.

Reply:

(1) (a) When last did school inspectors from (i) her department and/or (ii) the Gauteng Department of Education (aa) visit and (bb) inspect schools in Alexandra, Johannesburg since they were allegedly chased away from the specified schools by SA Democratic Teachers Union members, (b) which schools were inspected and (c) what reports were produced in each case;

[The response below is provided from a Whole School Evaluation perspective]

1. (a) Neither the Department of Basic Education (DBE) nor the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE), have school inspectors that visit schools for the purpose of inspections. However, there are trained Supervisors who conduct Whole School Evaluation (WSE) to evaluate school effectiveness in terms of the national goals (WSE Policy, 2001) and operate from Provincial Education Departments (PEDs).

Furthermore, the DBE deploys trained School Improvement Support Co-ordinators who work with and through districts to support schools. School evaluations are also conducted under the auspices of the National Education Evaluation and Development Unit (NEEDU).

During the period in question, the GDE did not report of WSE supervisors being prevented from doing evaluations at schools.

(b) Realogile Secondary School, which is located in Alexandra, was evaluated by WSE supervisors from 7 to 10 September 2015.

(c) After each evaluation, an individual school report is generated identifying good practice, areas for development and recommendations for interventions. These reports are presented to the school, and the District Office for support purposes.

(2) Whether she will provide Mr I M Ollis with the copies of the specified reports for (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015; if not, why not; if so, on what date will the reports be provided;

(2) No reports will be provided. The WSE school reports are confidential and are not released into the public domain.

(3) What steps will she take if school inspectors are again prevented from visiting schools in Alexandra?

(3) Not applicable.

Reply:

(a-c)

The White Paper on the Transformation of the Public Service (1995) noted that the first democratic government inherited a system with poor integration and coordination. Hence in 1996 the Presidential Review Commission recommended a stronger cabinet secretariat, therefore Presidency was restructured in 1999 and a new system was put in place, including a new Cabinet cluster system and clusters of the Directors General.

SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE JCPS CLUSTER

The NATJOINTS is a Sub-committee that has been established to assist the JCPS DG’s Cluster. The sub-committee serves as the primary instruments for coordination at the officials’ level on key safety and security matters and promote integration.

National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) is responsible for the development and implementation of operational safety and security plans, provide a safe and secure environment at big events, prioritise peace and stability of the country. The Committee is chaired by SAPS, Co-Chaired by SANDF and SSA, and meets every month providing regular reports to the JCPS DG’s. The Committee contributes to Outcome 3 of the MTSF (Sub-Outcome 1: Reduced levels of contact crime and Sub-outcome 5: Ensure Domestic Stability)

Reply:

1. Yes,

(aa/ab) During July 2015, a meeting was held between the Minister, management of the Department and officials from Auditor General in which Supply Chain Management and Performance Information management were discussed.

(ac) The Contract Management Sub-Unit has been established, this Sub-Unit has a Practitioner and interviews for the Assistant Director: Contract Management will be conducted in December 2015. In addition to this the Director: Supply Chain Management has been appointed with effect from 01 December 2015. The appointment of these officials will not only secure stability in Contract Management in the Department but will also ensure consistent administration and management of contracts, e.g., the database of contracts kept in Supply Chain Management will be monitored and reviewed monthly by the Chief Financial Officer.

(ac)(i) The Supply Chain Management directorate had experienced capacity constraints however this was addressed through the appointment of contract employees.

(ac)(ii) In terms of oversight responsibilities, the Chief Financial Officer will ensure that there is regular monitoring and reviews of the contract administration and compliance with Supply Chain Management policies and procedures.

Reply:

(1)(a)(b)&(c) The SAPS has sufficient stock of the three (3) mentioned items and there is currently a process in place to replenish stock thereof (see attached information note for the Minister).

(2)(a) 13 water cannons are currently owned by the SAPS.

(b) 10 of these water cannons are currently operational and the other 3 are booked in for repairs.

 

(3)(a) As on 31 October 2015 the following number of these items have already been issued and are serviceable but they are not kept in stock (for (i) and (ii) only) - for (iii) & (iv) please see the disclaimer in the table;

Description	Quantities	(b) Current Supplier
(i) Tactical Goggles	3 249	No contract in place.
(ii) Protective Gear:
Jackets body protective gear	3 075	No contract in place.
Arm protective gear	2 852	No contract in place.
Leg protection gear	2 784	No contract in place.
Riot shields	38 102	No contract in place.
Tonfa rubber baton	168 924	No contract in place.
Riot helmet	18 545	Lightsaver the Intelligent Flashlight.
(iii)Anti-Riot Boots The SAPS does not have specific Anti-Riot Boots	0	N/A.
(iv) Bullet proof vests Current quantities issued and in stock	203 962	The specification has been upgraded and is in process for a new contract.

(4)(a)(b)&(c) There is no specific boot approved to be used by the SAPS Special Task Force.

(5)(a)(b)&(c) - see table below;

 

Name	Specification	Current Supplier
Polyester Canvas Type Holster	Please see attached	There is no current contract.

Please note- this type of information is not normally given out of the organization.