Reply:

Disposal

a) No

b) No

Government had the necessary expertise to dispose of the shareholding in line with its intended strategy without requiring the services of either consultants or financial intermediaries. In order to implement the package of support announced by Cabinet in September 2014, the National Treasury engaged in a market sounding between 1 and 2 October 2014. Financial institutions and primarily banks were invited to present their ideas around strategies for funding the allocation to Eskom through the sale of non-strategic government assets. Approximately 20 institutions presented a range of possible strategies for executing the disposal as well as providing indicative pricing. These possible strategies, along with other options identified independently by government, were all extensively analysed before deciding on the most appropriate approach to be adopted by government. However, no advisors were appointed and no costs were incurred in this regard.

Settlement

As a result of the PIC being a financial services provider, registered with the Financial Services board, government was required to appoint a broker to establish a brokerage account through which settlement would be effected.

a) No

b) Yes.

(i) Based on a closed Request for Proposal (RFP) issued on 10 July 2015, the National Treasury in cooperation with the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) appointed Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) as government’s broker.

(ii) RMB did not charge government for their brokerage services, but government was responsible for all regulatory costs.

Reply:

(a) The Minister has a signed performance agreement translated from the Medium Term Strategic Framework for a 5 year period. 

(a) (a) Outcome 4: Decent employment through inclusive growth.

Suboutcome 10: Investment in research, development and innovation supports inclusive growth by enhancing productivity of existing and emerging enterprises and improving the living conditions of the poor.

Outcome 5: A skilled and capable workforce to support an inclusive growth path.

Suboutcome 3: Increase access to high level occupationally directed programmes in needed areas.

Outcome 6: An efficient, competitive and responsive economic infrastructure network

Suboutcome 5: Expansion, modernisation, access and affordability of South Africa’s information and communication infrastructure ensured.

Outcome 10: Protect and enhance our environmental assets and natural resources.

Suboutcome 2: An effective climate change mitigation and adaptation response

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) These documents form the basis of the department being held accountable by Parliament on a quarterly basis and also being held accountable by the public.  The performance agreement of the Minister is therefore publicly assessed through the Portfolio Committees on a regular basis. 

Reply:

The purchasing of books and subscriptions to journals for university libraries are operational activities performed by individual institutions. As the Minister, I am not involved in the operational activities and budgeting processes of institutions.

 

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DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

REPLY TO QUESTION 333 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

1. (a) There are no frozen vacant positions in the Department of Arts and Culture. In line with DPSA Circular 1 of 2012, all unfunded vacant positions have been abolished.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

Reply:

My department has commenced with conducting an investigation into the matter of unfinished low-income houses, built in Lakeside Extension 4 (Ward 40/Tonosa) in Emfuleni Local Municipality, Gauteng Province.

The National Home Builders Registration Council has been requested to conduct in loco inspections on properties which were constructed as part of this project, particularly the affected incomplete houses.

We have also requested the Gauteng Provincial Department of Human Settlements to furnish my department with a detailed report on the status of this project, particularly its implementation; quality of houses built and any intervention measures put in place to deal with allegations of poor workmanship and completion of houses.

Once this work has been completed, I will be provided with a report which will shed light on what happened to the project that the Honourable members is referring to.

Reply:

1. (a) Contributions from uncommitted SETA surplus funds to the items listed at 1 (a), (b) and (c) (i) and (ii) cannot be determined Minister of Finance as this is not within his purview. The Minister of Higher Education and Training is the Executive Authority for the SETAs.
2. None of the expenses listed at 1 (a), (b) and (c) (i) and (ii) are sourced from the contingency reserve but come from the reprioritisation of budgets in the 2016 MTEF.

Reply:

I am informed by the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) that:

(1)(a), (b) and (c) The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) was not consulted about; did not enter into, and did not advice on any financial transaction that involves any of the entities mentioned in the question, as the PIC was not approached by any of these entities.

(2) The PIC did not play any role in the Optimum Coal Holdings Limited transaction.

Reply:

No. There are no frozen posts in the Ministry.

(a) Falls away

(b) Falls away

Reply:

(a) The amounts set aside for grants in the form of allocations, i.e. loans and bursaries, and the utilised and unutilised amounts for the financial years are set out in the table below:

Period	Allocation	Utilised	Unutilised
2011-12	R 6 446 162 143.00	R 5 969 148 797.00	R 477 013 346.00
2012-13	R 7 897 127 056.00	R 7 718 060 811.00	R 179 066 245.00
2013-14	R 9 332 096 983.00	R 8 690 772 922.00	R 641 324 061.00
2014-15	R 9 744 064 387.62	R 9 001 627 964.51	R 742 436 423.11
Since April 2015*	R 9 874 948 322.00	R 9 220 319 386.78	R 654 628 935.22

* It is assumed that question (a)(ii) should read “since April 2015”. The unspent amount for the current financial year (2015/16) is not yet finalised nor has it been audited, but it is a transactional amount based on actual payments made to date.

For the periods 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 financial years, the amounts reflected are as per the Quarter 4 financial overview submitted to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Board and Department of Higher Education and Training.

(b) (i) Funds are allocated to a university based on a formula. Universities thereafter apply the NSFAS parameters and selection criteria to determine which students are funded, and for what amount. Universities, and Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges then facilitate the process whereby students sign the contracts and submit to NSFAS for payment. The appropriateness of this formula and model was one of the factors that resulted in the new student-centred model, where the money follows the student rather than the institution. This could result in a situation where some universities have not spent their allocation and only notify NSFAS of this late in the financial year, at which stage it may not be possible to fund other students, as the academic year has ended. In many cases, funders may under-utilise committed funds for students which they pre-select and communicate to NSFAS.

It is important to note that all funding, which is not utilised in a given year, is rolled over to the next academic year to service payments for claims that are received late and re-submitted. In the case of funders, such as the Department of Social Development, these funds are then used to cover the first semester costs of students in the following year, which are then topped up based on their appropriation from National Treasury. In the event that funds are under-utilised by institutions, requests to shift funds between universities need to be reviewed and approved, and this limits the ability to more responsively direct funding to institutions where the need is greater.

(ii) The new student-centred model is currently being rolled out. Once in place, the funds will follow the student and allow students to attend institutions of their choice, subject to meeting the entrance criteria of an institution. This will give NSFAS the mechanism to ensure that all funds are allocated and where permitted, allow the shifting of funding more intuitively between funders.

 

 

Compiler/contact persons:

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DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

REPLY TO QUESTION 342 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

I am informed by the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) that:

(1)(a) The certain company is an associate of the PIC and it is a company where the PIC has influence but it has no control over the financial and operating policies of the certain company (Page 115; Note 5 of the Financial Statements as published in the PIC’s Integrated Annual Report 2015).

(1)(b) The relationship was established prior to certain person leaving the PIC. The Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund (PAIDF) was initiated during the 2005/06 financial year when certain person was Head of Corporate Finance and Isibaya Fund at the PIC (Page 29 of the PIC’s Annual Report 2006). Certain person was seconded by the PIC to head the PAIDF. During the 2007/08 financial year, the PIC established a management company; certain company Fund Managers, to oversee the PAIDF investments (Page 7 of the PIC’s Annual Report 2008) and certain person later became the CEO of certain company Fund Managers.

(2)(a) The PAIDF was established in the 2005/06 financial year to focus on infrastructure investments on the African continent (Page 4; 8 and 29 of PIC’s Annual Report 2006).

(2)(b) Certain company Fund Managers was established as a PIC associate in the 2007/08 financial year to oversee PAIDF investments (Page 7 of the PIC’s Annual Report 2008).

(3) The company is not a public company (Page 115; Paragraph 5 of the PIC’s Integrated Annual Report 2015)

The rest of the question falls away.

(4) The PIC has a 46% shareholding in certain company Fund Managers and a 30% shareholding in certain company General Partners (Page 96; Paragraph 6 of the PIC’s Integrated Annual Report 2015).

(5)(a) The PAIDF(I) is a 15 years Fund that matures in 2022. All investors, including GEPF, will realize value at maturity in line with the Fund Terms.

(5)(b) For purposes of confidentiality the PIC cannot disclose details on any future transactions.

Reply:

a) The Department is not in a position to determine the number of young South Africans who are not at university and fall into the group of the so-called “missing middle” that cannot afford to finance their studies and do not qualify for financial assistance from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The number of students who apply to NSFAS for financial aid and fall into the missing middle category, and subsequently do not qualify will be captured in future as NSFAS migrates to the new student-centred model. The new model allows students to apply for funding directly from NSFAS where eligibility is determined through the NSFAS Means Test. All income information of parents, legal guardians and household members who are contributing to the income of the household will be reported and used in the financial means test. It is important to note that the availability of data is dependent on those students who have applied for funding.

b) Not applicable.

c) Not applicable.

 

Compiler/contact persons:

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DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

REPLY TO QUESTION 515 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

1. The Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college system, including individual institutions such as Western TVET College, uses the criterion-referenced system of student performance measurement and evaluation, i.e. Internal Continuous Assessment (ICASS) and Integrated Summative Assessment Tasks (ISATs), which are designed to measure student performance against a fixed set of predetermined criteria, learning performance standards and outcomes. This system of student performance measurement and evaluation is critical for the TVET system as it reveals what each student can or cannot to do against a set standard in the classroom, workplace, workshop or trade test centre. It is an appropriate system for determining the levels of individual student competence and provides information about areas where each student can be supported to ultimately be successful in their studies. At the level of the national quality assurance system executed by Umalusi, the Quality Council for General and Further Education and Training, a norm-referenced system of student performance evaluation is applied. This type of student performance evaluation yields an estimate of the position of the tested individual in a predefined population, with respect to the trait or level of knowledge being measured. To determine the validity of all performance measurement results, a standardisation process is used to mitigate the effect of factors other than students’ knowledge and aptitude on their performance, as well as other sources of student performance variations stemming from the difficulty of question papers, undetected errors, and student interpretation of questions.
2. The Bell Curve grading system is neither applied nationally nor at Western TVET College. Given the apartheid legacy of this country, it is not and would not have been in the best interest of this country’s education system to apply the Bell Curve theory in the measurement and evaluation of student performance in the TVET college system or any other part of our education system.

Compiler/contact persons:

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DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

REPLY TO QUESTION 267 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

(a) The effect of a rating downgrade will depend on:

• How many rating agencies put South Africa in a junk status;
• How the market have priced in the junk status rating; and
• How persistent is the shock, reflected in the continued fall in the yields.

(b) In general, the effect of a lower credit rating could result in the weakening of the exchange rate; capital outflows; and high borrowing costs. However, the focus of government is not to let South Africa go into junk status, by implementing:

• Structural reforms to boost growth;
• Faster fiscal consolidation; and
• Resolving the governance issues in the State Owned Companies.

(c) Further details are included in the 2016 Budget.

If we were to go into junk status and the impact last longer, it would mean that government has to look at its policies and demonstrates faster implementation of the National Development Plan.

Reply:

(1) Yes, the details are as follows:

• Negative impact on sustainable livelihoods due to livestock death and lower crop yield;
• Environmental degradation (topsoil loss, drying of dams, no grazing land and difficult rehabilitation);
• Reduction in income;
• Threatened food security;
• High risk of animal diseases spreading;
• Low water dams levels expected to take 3-5 years to recover;
• Water restrictions and penalties on over usage of water will also have a negative impact on livestock, crops and humans, in terms of accessibility and financial implications.

(2) Yes.

(a) More than 1049 land reform farms were visited and assessments were conducted by the provincial offices of Rural Development and Land Reform and the provincial offices responsible for agriculture.

(b) Based on the farms assessed to date, findings include the following:

• Limited drinking water for human and livestock consumption;
• Limited crop yield;
• Overgrazed areas and dry land;
• In some areas there is a high fuel load posing a risk of veld fires;
• Livestock loss;
• Need for more infrastructure upgrades or establishment to be used for providing feed requirements (cattle handling facilities, feed mills and feedlots);
• Unavailability of land for relocation of livestock in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Free State (FS).

The above-mentioned findings are being addressed through the following interventions:

• 4100km of fire breaks to be created through grading for 260 farms in Free State and Mpumalanga Provinces (MP), a total of 3400 km is already completed.
• Communication and awareness campaigns were conducted in conjunction with the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) in KZN.
• Feedlots in KZN, MP and North West (NW) are being repaired and upgraded. In KZN the areas are: Tangeni, Manyiseni, Jozini, Umhlabawalengana and Bambanana. In MP the areas are Middelton, Mjindi and a 6000 ha PLAS farm in Gert Sibande District has been identified. In NW a feedlot has been upgraded at Bojanala District, a feed mill expansion in Rustkraal farm, and a fodder bank creation under Taung irrigation scheme is underway.
• The NW Province has state land in the Dr Ruth Mompadi District used by communal farmers and can produce 50 000 weaners per year. There will be no relocation of livestock but the 150 farmers will be producing 30 000 tons of livestock feed under 1500 ha irrigated of the 3 500ha Taung irrigation scheme to support these animals. A fodder bank will be established and feed to the value of R14, 5 million will be purchased for these farmers. Communal farmers will have an opportunity to take their cattle for backgrounding and then selling to the auction.
• Provision of fencing and animal handling facilities: 9km fencing has been completed at Driekoppies and Mount Sheba in MP;
• Auction sales support in Free State (FS),KZN, Limpopo (LP) and MP;
• 251 projects for the drilling and equipping of boreholes are being implemented in FS, KZN, LP, MP and NW.
• Provision of animal feed;
• Planting of fodder and lucerne under irrigation schemes in KZN (Ndumo & Nsuze) and NW (Taung);
• Financial support to land reform lessee sugarcane farmers; and.
• Financial support to proactive land acquisition strategy grants recipients, land redistribution for agricultural development, restitution and communal and state-land beneficiaries.

DRDLR is working together with other relevant departments to avoid duplication of efforts, coordinated by NDMC.

Reply:

1. (a) The Department has a unique funding factor in the annual block grant subsidy calculations for universities, which caters specifically for students from previously disadvantaged groups, whereby a weighting factor is determined for each university based on the proportion of students from previously disadvantaged groups, i.e. African, Coloured and Indian groups. This weighting factor generates additional teaching input units for a university, i.e. enrolled funded full-time equivalent students.

(b) (i)	(aa)	(bb)	(ii)
Table 1: ACTUAL AVERAGE FULL COST OF STUDY - 2013 -2015
INSTITUTION	2013	2014	2015
	FCS (A)	FCS (A)	FCS (A)
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	40 635.00	41 991.00	48 331.00
Central University of Technology	55 200.87	58 152.05	61 380.93
Durban University of Technology	70 754.79	74 055.46	81 170.30
Mangosuthu University of Technology	62 092.00	67 673.00	75 480.00
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	56 510.00	61 816.00	71 010.00
North West University	59 584.00	67 494.00	76 870.00
Rhodes University	80 950.00	87 850.00	94 900.00
Tshwane University of Technology	51 125.24	54 851.84	58 352.36
University of Cape Town	92 636.00	102 318.00	113 602.00
University of Fort Hare	69 150.00	66 991.00	71 043.00
University of the Free State	56 788.42	61 427.64	72 769.48
University of Johannesburg	82 630.00	88 958.00	95 199.00
University of KwaZulu-Natal	62 215.76	67 950.30	77 475.91
University of Limpopo	57 795.00	64 113.00	69 553.00
University of South Africa	18 070.00	14 600.00	18 350.00
University of Venda	66 717.24	71 090.02	78 263.22
University of Pretoria	66 767.00	80 369.00	85 081.00
University of the Western Cape	55 690.91	61 240.00	67 320.00
Vaal University of Technology	53 892.00	60 604.00	68 019.00
University of the Witwatersrand	93 446.06	101 928.80	99 170.00
Walter Sisulu University	47 820.00	42 270.00	55 718.00
University of Zululand	43 528.00	46 479.00	50 536.00
Stellenbosch University	73 134.00	78 910.00	86 990.00
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University	85 618.00	88 923.00	94 997.00

2. Information regarding the Full Cost of Study for the 2016 academic year is currently not available.

 

Compiler/contact persons:

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DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

REPLY TO QUESTION 344 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

1. No  (i) Falls away   (ii) Falls away
2. No  (i) Falls away   (ii) Falls away
3. No  (i) Falls away   (ii) Falls away

 

Approved/not approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-………………/………………/2016

Reply:

a) Yes, the Office of the Minister received a letter from MrGreville Wood dated 5 January 2016. The letter requests the Minister to start a debate in government on "developing an engineered rollout plan that poverty cannot treat with contempt that could address unemploymentcountrywide, as the 1984 and 2011 proofs demonstrated”.

b) In addition, Mr Greville Wood sent a letter to the Director-General of the DST requesting financial support for 3 projects. A formal response was sent to MrGreville Wood on 15 December 2015 indicating that the funding support requested does not fall within the mandate and funding priorities of the DST. A formal response was also sent on 3 March 2016 to the letter received by the Minister. In the letter, the Minister highlighted that the DST is playing a role in encouraging the use of innovative building technologies. We do not fund projects such as requested by Mr Woods.

Further relevant details:

bb) In his letter dated 5 January 2016 addressed to the Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Wood acknowledged previous DST funding of an innovative building technology proof of concept project. The DST had appointed its entity; the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s Built Environment unit to work with MrWood and the project was completed on 31 October 2012. The project close out report was submitted by the CSIR to the DST and based on this report; the CSIR highlighted the need for GWD to secure Agrément SA approval. Agrément SA is responsible for innovative construction product assessment and certification in South Africa.

Reply:

(1) (a) Kempton Park police station has four sectors.

(b) The following suburbs fall within the sectors:

• Sector 1: Bredell, Pomona, Bonaero Park, Brentwood Park, Witfontein, Kaalfontein and National Key point: Denel Aviaton.
• Sector 2: Glen Marais, Birchleigh AH, Aston Manor, Allen Grove and Kempton Park extensions 1,2,3 and 4.
• Sector 3: Kempton Park Central Business District, Rhodesfield, Zuurfontein extention 33 and Emerors Palace.
• Sector 4: Isando and Spartan.

(c) The population size of the policing area is 78 108.

(d) There are ten visible policing officers for each sector and one Sector Commander per sector.

(e) There are four shifts for visible policing.

Reply:

1) (a) Mr Raymond Cele, the Chairperson of the Construction Education and Training

Authority (CETA), did not receive a letter from Mr Truman Prince.

(b) Not applicable.

(2) Not applicable.

 

 

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DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

REPLY TO QUESTION 339 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

(a) The table below provides details on the costs of damage at affected universities as a result of student protests. Reported incidents of campus unrest are for the period October 2015 - January 2016:

Institution	Estimated cost of damage
University of Stellenbosch	R352 000.00
North West University	R612 000.00
University of Limpopo	R1 786 294.52
University of Johannesburg	R345 000.00
University of the Western Cape	R46 544 446.00
Walter Sisulu University	R351 287.19
Tshwane University of Technology	R5 073 747.73
University of KwaZulu-Natal	R82 000 000.00
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	R689 850.14
University of Cape Town	R1 415 693.14
University of Zululand	R4 500 000.00
Rhodes University	R250 000.00
University of Witwatersrand	R1 410 223.00
Total	R145 330 541.72

There following universities submitted damage reports, but did not provide estimates on the costs of damage:

• University of South Africa;
• Central University of Technology;
• Durban University of Technology; and
• University of Fort Hare.

The following universities reported no incidents of damage on their campuses:

• University of the Free State;
• University of Pretoria;
• Vaal University of Technology;
• Mangosuthu University of Technology;
• University of Venda; and
• Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.

(b) The cost of damages will be paid or recovered either through insurance claims or directly from a university’s operational budget.

 

 

Compiler/contact persons:

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DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

REPLY TO QUESTION 335 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

The National Treasury has bought advertising space in The New Age as detailed below:

RSA Retail Savings Bonds
Financial years	Number of times	Amount in each specified financial year
(a) 2012-13	4	R218 150.40
(b) 2013-14	0	-
(c) 2014-15	2	R 92 232.00
TOTAL	R310 382.40

Reply:

(a) No, Ministry does not have frozen vacant positions

(b) N/A

(C) N/A

 

Approved/not approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-………………/………………/2016

Reply:

http://www.pmg.org.za/files/RNW297-160314a.docx

1. The link above is based on the audit outcomes as submitted by the metropolitan municipalities.

2. In 2013/14 the metros spent on average 26.6 per cent of their total expenditure on staff remuneration. This has decreased to 25.3 per cent in 2014/15.

3. MFMA Circular 71 states the norm to be between 25 per cent and 40 per cent. If the ratio exceed the norm it could indicate inefficiencies, overstaffing or even the incorrect focus due to misdirected expenditure to non-essentials or non-service delivery related expenditure.

Reply:

1. The coal policy is at the advanced stages of development, in conjunction with key coal mining stakeholders, under the auspices of the Mining Growth, Development and Employment Task Team (MIGDETT).
2. The Independent Power Producer programme is administered by the Department of Energy.

 

Approved/not approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/ 2016

Reply:

1. Yes, the Department has bought advertising space in The New Age in the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 financial years;

i) Number of times; and

ii) The amount in each specified financial years.

DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE

Advertisements	Date	Cost
Heritage Month	September 2012	R75 360.00
Freedom Month	April 2012	R56 520.00
Africa Month	May 2012	R42 955.20
Nelson Mandela Day	July 2012	R28 636.80
Nelson Mandela Day	July 2012	R28 636.80
Visual Arts Indaba	October 2012	R66 572 00
Advertisement	April 2013	R40 929.42
Advertisement	June 2014	R35 803.98
Advertisement	November 2014	R8 997.61
Advertisement	March 2015	R6 791.30

2. The advertisements that were placed through GCIS are as follows:

Adverts placed through GCIS:

DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE THROUGH GCIS

Reconciliation Month	December 2014	R31 710.00

Reply:

The National Treasury plays an oversight role with regard to levy increases / decreases for the gas and petroleum pipeline levies in terms of both the Gas Regulator Levies Act and Petroleum Pipelines Act.

The Minister of Energy’s permission is required to prescribe a levy on licensed electricity generators as per the Electricity Act of 1987.

With regards to the electricity tariff, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa, prior to making any determination, undertakes a public consultation process on any proposed adjustment of Eskom’s tariffs. As part of this process, the National Treasury provides extensive written inputs to NERSA, which amongst others, considers the long term viability of Eskom.

Reply:

1. (a) The building contractors for 3 Technical and Vocational Education and Training college campuses have been appointed, and the sites are currently under construction.

The table below responds to questions (b), (c) and (d) above.

TVET College	(b) Anticipated Completion Date	(c) Estimated Costs	(d) Areas that will be serviced by the campuses
Bhambanana	July 2016	R 167 427 900.00	uMkhanyakude district with localities such as Jozini, Mkuze, etc.
Nkandla A	June 2016	R 194 019 880.00	uThungulu district such as Nkandla, Babanango, Nkungumathe, etc.
Thabazimbi	April 2016	R 190 093 606.63	Waterberg district such as Regorogile, Northam, Swartklip, Amandelbult, etc.

2. (a) Yes, the TVET Infrastructure Development Programme has planned to build 12 new campuses and refurbish 2 existing campuses across the country, at 16 sites. To date 3 sites are currently under construction. The processes to commence construction at the remaining 12 sites are underway. These projects will be implemented through the initial allocations of the programme. Relevant details are tabulated below:

 

TVET College	Campus	Local and District Municipality	Scope of Work	(iii) Project Estimate Costs
Eastcape Midlands	Graaff-Reinet	Camdeboo Local, Cacadu District	New college campus	R 99 273 672.84
Ingwe	Ngqungqushe	Ngquza Hill Local, OR Tambo District	New college campus	R 111 184 487.86
Ikhala	Sterkspruit	Senqu Local, Joe Gqabi District	New college campus	R 124 999 717.95
	Aliwal North	Maletswai Local, Joe Gqabi District	New college campus	R 108 128 554.14
Esayidi	uMzimkhulu	uMzimkhulu Local, Sisonke District	New college campus	R 94 554 838.06
Umfolozi	Nkandla B	Nkandla Local, uThungulu District	New college campus. There is only one Nkandla campus. This campus spans across two delivery sites, namely Nkandla A and Nkandla B.	R 116 564 136.04
Umgungundlovu	Greytown	uMvoti Local, uMzinyathi District	New college campus	R 124 999 717.95
	Msinga	Msinga Local, uMzinyathi District	New college campus	R 127 157 312.09
Mthashana	KwaGqikazi	Nongoma Local, Zululand District	Refurbishment of existing college campus. Refurbishment of the KwaGqikazi and Nongoma delivery sites, which is situated on the same portion of farm reserve.	R 91 065 653.69
	Nongoma	Nongoma Local, Zululand District		R 112 464 595.16
	Vryheid	Abaqulusi Local, Zululand District	Refurbishment of existing college campus	R 108 128 554.14
Letaba	Giyani	Greater Giyani Local, Mopani District	New college campus	R 92 573 493.64
Gert Sibande	Balfour	Dipaleseng Local, Gert Sibande District	New college campus	R 106 722 623.82

(ii) The tender process commenced in March 2016 and the campuses are planned to be completed within 18 months from the date of site handover to the contractor.

 

Compiler/contact persons:

Ext:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

REPLY TO QUESTION 462 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

No, the National Treasury does not have any frozen vacant positions on its staff establishment.

a) Not applicable

b) Not applicable

c) Not applicable

Reply:

The following information is provided by South African Revenue Service (SARS):

(1)(2)(a)(b)(i)(ii) Due to the taxpayer confidentiality provisions contained in Section 69 of the Tax Administration Act No. 28 of 2011, SARS is prohibited from disclosing any taxpayer information to any person other than a SARS official. SARS is, therefore, unfortunately not in a position to respond to the above request in relation to any tax matter.

In general the VAT Refund process is subject to certain risk rules and follows a standardised process in line with legislation.

These steps include but are not limited to:

• A declaration by a taxpayers is subjected to the “Risk Rule” built into the system

• A declaration is reviewed where risks are identified or refunds are released where no risk is identified. 83% of cases are released without audit or verification

• Where risk is identified, a generic request for information from clients in support of their declaration is sent to the taxpayer. These requests are made in writing to the taxpayer’s E-filing account or registered address.

• Evaluation by SARS of the data in support of the declaration is conducted, and requests for further specific supporting documentation is sent to the taxpayer where deemed necessary by the auditor. This second request is made telephonically and followed up by a written request sent to the E-filing account or other registered details

• If required an adjustment is made to the assessment

As indicated above, all reviews are conducted based on the risk identified by the system and all procedures and legislation are adhered to at all times in dealing with identified cases.

The TAA, chapter 5, Sec 40, differentiates between an Audit and a Verification. Once again, the risk rules determine whether a case will be Verified or Audited. Sec 42 of the TAA requires that a taxpayer be kept informed of progress with an Audit. The same obligations do not exist in the case of a Verification.

Reply:

(1)(a)(i) and (ii) and (b)(i) and (ii). The current assets and liabilities for the metropolitan municipalities for 2013/14 and 2014/15 is contained and presented in the link below:

http://www.pmg.org.za/files/RNW311-160314A.docx

(2) The liquidity position is measured using current ratio which assesses the municipality’s ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets. From the table above, it can be seen that all the metropolitan municipalities with the exception of City of Tshwane have current assets that exceed the current liabilities (current ratio larger than1:1). This indicates that they are able to meet their current obligations.

The case with the City of Tshwane is that the cash and cash equivalents at year end were R600 million and was not sufficient to pay current commitments. The reasons for this are: The realised consumer collection rate of 94 per cent is not sufficient to pay for all commitments. The outstanding debtors has increased year-on-year showing that the city is not collecting long outstanding debtors at an increasing rate. The possible solutions are: The municipality must decrease commitments to the maximum income realised and /or must recover more than 94 per cent in order to meet its commitments.

Reply:

1. In the First Edition of the National Water Resource Strategy (NWRS1) of 2004 the total volume of water available from the river systems in South Africa on a reliable basis for 2025 was estimated at 14 166 million m3/a.
2. The total water requirements for 2025 base and high scenario was estimated at 14 230 million m3/a and 16 814 million m3/a respectively. The amount of water that could potentially be available for development in the year 2025 was estimated at 5 410 million m3/a. This surplus amount is however only available in some catchments throughout the country. This analysis was done considering a projected population of 54 million and economic growth trends at the time.

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Reply:

(a)(i) 16 814

(a)(ii) 1345

(b)(i) 3282 are unskilled workers; 5069 workers are semi-skilled; 6258 workers are skilled; and 2205 workers are supervisory and/or management.

(b)(ii) 0 unskilled workers; 0 semi-skilled workers; 1087 skilled workers; and 258 workers are supervisory and or management.

Reply:

Yes the MDDA has over the years published in its annual report details on all projects that have been funded from the Print and Digital Media South Africa (PDMSA) funding and these reports have been made available to the PDMSA, which has a representative in the MDDA Board.

a) The details included the name of the project; whether it is a magazine or newspaper; the district municipality; the province; the language of the publication; the nature of funding allocated - e.g printing, distribution, operational costs etc; and the grant amount allocated.

b) The print media can monitor the funding allocated by reviewing the Grant in Aid Agreements signed with individual projects, reviewing MDDA Monitoring and Evaluation reports, requesting copies of the publications and reviewing annual reports.

c) Yes, the MDDA is in a process of meeting all the print funders, and finalising commissioning an impact assessment study, which will be shared with the investors including the Government.

 

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE

Reply:

(a) Percentage of the total procurement of the Department of Environmental Affairs:

(i) SMMEs = 84% (Annual target is 65%)

(ii) co-operatives = 0%

(b) Percentage of the total procurement of the South African National Parks (SANParks):

(i) SMMEs = 46%

(ii) co-operatives = 0%

Percentage of the total procurement of the South African Weather Service (SAWS):

(i) SMMEs = 35%

(ii) co-operatives = 0%

Percentage of the total procurement of the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI):

1. SMMEs = 29%

(ii) co-operatives = 0%

Percentage of the total procurement of iSimangaliso

(i) SMMEs = 31%

(ii) co-operatives = 0%

Percentage of the total procurement of Green Fund

(i) SMMEs = 100% (5 SMMEs for a total budget of R421.642,51 – for catering, marketing and stationery)

(ii) co-operatives = 0%

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Reply:

The Department of Public Enterprises awarded contracts to The New Age (TNA) as follows:

a) 2012-13: No award

b) 2013-14: One award for R153 900.00 for an advertisement placed in The New Age

c) 2014-15: One award for R213 921.00 for a business briefing session which we hosted and that I addressed on the 24 April 2014

 

Reply:

1. Yes, investigations were conducted most recently on 04 February 2016 to determine the extent of lack of water in Jourbertina, Koukamma Eastern Cape.

(1)(a) It was discovered that the dam level is critically low at 0,5m, the storage enough to last for a day or two.

(1)(a)(i) The gravity pipeline from Joubertina to the Water Treatment Plant is exposed due to flooding.

(1)(a)(ii) The pipeline has to be relocated and other sections have several leaks and have to be repaired/ upgraded.

(1)(b) Funding was made available by my Department to relocate the exposed pipeline including plugging the leaks, Amatola Water has been appointed and is already onsite.

(1)(b)(i) This part of the project should be completed by end March 2016.

(1)(b)(ii) Further repairs to the system will be funded through Accelerated Community Infrastructure Programme (ACIP).

My Department has been involved in Koukamma Local Municipality (LM) since 2014/15 where a community water supply project was implemented to do research on existing water use within the Koukamma area, research on surface water resources within the Koukamma area, investigate raw water storage at Krakeel and investigate the condition of the Kareedouw Water Treatment Works (WTW) and on the groundwater resources within the Krakeel and Kareedouw area.

Based on the outcomes of the research done, the Water Treatment Works (WTW's) of Kareedouw was refurbished since it was basically non-functional. Several boreholes were drilled and equipped, chemical analysis of the water was done and electricity had to be provided where boreholes were drilled. Meters were also installed.

Water Conservation Demand Management (WCDM) Project was also implemented to develop a WCDM strategy. Water Safety Plans were prepared for each of the 11 water supply systems, retrofit Programme (Toilet Retrofit Project) was implemented, awareness and education program was implemented at schools, a water meter and leak audit was done for each and every town in Koukamma LM as well as water balances, marketing and publicity was done through posters, entrance town billboards, pamphlets and information.

2. Yes, my Department is providing assistance to the municipality in the following.

• A 18 000L tanker was sent to Joubertina and has been operational during
  February 2016.
• 200 X 25L of clean water was also sent to Jourbertina on
  1 February 2016
• Amatola Water has been appointed to replace and relocate a section of the exposed bulk pipeline to the town. Leaks will also be detected and repaired. The project is currently under construction.

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Reply:

By using the names provided, the department could not trace any contracts awarded to the names mentioned.

Please take note that the information is insufficient as the Department requires either the ID number(s) of the individuals or the names of their companies.  It should however be noted that once the above information is provided, the Department will be able to reply to the enquiry.

Reply:

(a)   Multiplex 3 network does not belong to ICASA. ICASA regulates and facilitates the deployment of Multiplex 3 network as prescribed in the approved digital terrestrial television (DTT) Regulations and Terrestrial Broadcasting Frequency Plan of 2013.

(b)  The capacity of Mux 3 is earmarked for a new subscription television licensees and a new Free-To-Air (FTA) licensee with an allocation capacity of 45% and 55%, respectively. Licensing processes in respect of 45% capacity for subscription broadcasting service is currently underway. The licensee will select a signal distributor build the Mux 3 network. The selected signal distributor is expected to also distribute the 55% Mux 3 capacity that would be assigned by the Authority pursuant to finalisation of a process to license additional FTA licensee through a commercial arrangement and without prejudice.

 

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE

Reply:

(a) The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been appointed to develop a dam basin management strategy for my Departmental dams, which will inform on where dredging and/or other operative methods could be employed to address the siltation phenomenon. Hazelmere Dam and the Welbedacht Dam are some of the dams subjected to the study which will inform this strategy and subsequent operational strategy development.

(b) The time lines and costs for each siltation management operations plan will be informed by the output of the CSIR project.

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Reply:

The Department of Energy (DOE) IPP office takes the lead in the domestic IPP strategy, including the sourcing and contracting component of these arrangements. This strategy is driven by the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The DOE bidding process for the coal base load IPPs is still in progress.

Once the participants are selected by DOE, the time lines are such that this programme will not affect Eskom’s financial position in the next 5 years. When the decisions have been made, there will be clarity on energy prices from these IPPs as well as the cost of connecting them which will be budgeted for accordingly.

Reply:

(1)(a) The Cederberg Municipality has been appointed as the implementing agency for the Elands Bay Infrastructure Improvement Project.

(1)(b) The Cederberg Municipality submits monthly progress on project deliverables; Expenditure per budget item and EPWP employment details

(2)(a) Yes.

(2)(b) Yes.

The Cederberg Municipality is a public entity and the EPWP makes provision for the appointment of public entities and municipalities and other organs of government as implementing agencies.

(3)(a) Monies for the employment of the military veterans were allocated from Expanded Public Works Programme/Working for Fisheries Programme.

(3)(b)(i) The management of the Marine Anti-poaching Project (MAPP) Marine Anti-poaching projects was included as an additional deliverable.

(ii) Twelve Million and Five Hundred Thousand Rand (R12 500 000) was allocated to the Marine Anti-poaching project.

Reply:

(a) The percentage of the total procurement in the DoC is:

(i) 57.98%

(ii) 0%

(b) GCIS

(i) 64.76

(ii) 0%

SABC

(i) 12%

(ii) 0%

MDDA

(i) 100%

(ii) 0%

Brand SA

(i) 22%

(ii) 0%

ICASA

(i) 40%

(ii) 0%

FPB

(i) 81.4%

(ii) 0%   

 

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE

Reply:

(1) Current capital cost estimate of the project to augment Mangaung and surrounding areas' water supply from Gariep Dam is in excess of R 7 billion.

(2) A Feasibility study will have to be done to confirm the preferred option to obtain water from the Gariep Dam. This is the only part that has been funded as yet and the funding model of the rest of the project will be confirmed as part of the work done during the Feasibility study. Options to be considered will include project finances both on-budget and off-budget..

(3) The fast-tracked implementation programme, consisting of a Feasibility Study, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process, and Design and Construction phases, will take 5.5 years to completion. The Feasibility Study will be finalised over an eighteen (18) months period before design and construction can start. Construction is expected to start during financial year 2018/19 with completion during the 2022/23 financial year.

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Reply:

1.1 The Protected Disclosures Act, 2000 (“the Act”), aims to protect employees from being subjected to occupational detriment on account of having made protected disclosures. The Act also establishes procedures in terms of which employees may disclose information regarding workplace improprieties. The Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill, 2015 (“the Bill”), which was introduced into Parliament on 8 December 2015 aims, among others, to extend the ambit of the Act beyond the traditional employer and employee relationship and to grant an employee who makes a protected disclosure immunity from criminal and civil liability.

1.2 The proposed amendment of section 1 of the Act aims to bring about an extension of the ambit of the Act. The ambit of the Act is determined in terms of the definition of “employee” which essentially restricts the application of the Act to the traditional employer and employee relationship. Independent contractors are expressly excluded from the provisions of the Act. Since there is a notable increase in the use of part-time and temporary workers coupled with the trend of outsourcing, the restricted definition of “employee” excludes a growing number of people from the ambit of the Act. The aforementioned category includes independent contractors, persons employed by temporary employment services and former employees.

1.3 The proposed new sections 3A and 3B aim to introduce joint liability and a duty to inform employees who make disclosures whether such disclosures will be investigated or not. As far as joint liability is concerned the introduction of the definition of “worker” gives rise to the situation that a worker who is rendering services to a client will have two ‘employers’. This will mean that if a protected disclosure is made by a worker who is employed by an agency to either the agency or to the institution where he or she works and the entity to which the disclosure has been made meets the disclosure with an occupational detriment, the worker will be entitled to the remedies provided in terms of the Act.

1.4 A number of employees who make protected disclosures experience difficulties where they, in the absence of an obligation to give feedback or to be notified, are not notified of a decision not to investigate the disclosure or of a decision to refer the matter to another body to investigate, or the outcome of an investigation. The proposed new section 3B aims to give effect to the aforementioned.

1.5.1 The restrictive nature of the remedies currently provided for in terms of section 4 will also, in view of the proposed extension of the ambit of the Act, receive attention. The section 4 remedies, read with the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995), are limited to “employees” in the strict sense and do not cater for independent contractors, consultants and agents. The proposed amendment of section 4 therefore aims to ensure that workers (independent contractors, consultants and agents) will also be enabled to exercise certain remedies if they are subjected to occupational detriment as a result of having made protected disclosures.

1.5.2 The proposed new section 4(1B), for example, will make it clear that a court may order an employer to pay compensation or actual damages to an employee or worker and further provides that a court may issue an order directing an employer to take steps to remedy the occupational detriment.

1.6 Clause 10 of the Bill aims to introduce a new section 9A in the Act which deals with the exclusion of civil and criminal liability. Since the Act does not protect persons from criminal or civil liability, it is argued that the introduction of such protection would help achieve one of the aims of the Act, namely, to facilitate and encourage disclosures. It should be noted that the new provision does not introduce blanket immunity. The need to protect certain information either in the national interest of the country or in the interest of the livelihood of an employer militates against granting blanket immunity from liability for disclosures relating to all improprieties provided for in the Act. Exposing an employer to such a risk would only be justified where the content of the disclosure is sufficiently serious, namely, where the disclosure relates to the commission of an offence. Immunity from civil and criminal liability will, in terms of the proposed new section 9A, not be automatic but will be granted subject to the discretion of the court in which an action is brought.

In recognition of Government’s initiatives to protect whistle blowers, the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) has adopted a Whistleblowing Policy (the Policy) that complies with the provisions of the Protected Disclosures Act, 2000 (Act No. 26 of 2000).

This Policy has been widely distributed to all officials in the OCJ and is also available on the departmental intranet. It is aimed at, amongst others, encouraging employees to report and blow the whistle on fraud and corruption by following the established channels; and also enjoins OCJ officials with the responsibility to disclose any matters that are related to fraud and corruption in the workplace. Additionally, the Policy provides that the OCJ is committed to take all necessary steps to ensure that OCJ employees who disclosed fraud and corruption allegations are protected from any reprisals or fear of suffering any occupational related detriment as a result of such disclosure.

OCJ employees may report anonymously any allegation of fraud and corruption to any member of the management of the OCJ, the Fraud Auditing Unit, the Audit and Risk Committee or to the National Anti-Corruption Hotline 0800 701 701 managed by the Public Service Commission. All reported fraud and corruption cases are recorded in the OCJ Fraud Register which is monitored by the Audit and Risk Committee and may, following an investigation, be escalated either to the OCJ’s corporate services branch, the South African Police Services or other relevant law enforcement agencies.

                                                                                                                             

Reply:

(1) Various censors are currently being installed on some parts of the perimeter fence to ensure early warning. The detail of such is classified;

(2) (a) (i) and (ii) and (b) No, the employees in question are part of the Bargaining Unit and therefore do not receive bonuses. However they receive 13th cheques as part of their annual remuneration packages. They received their 13th cheques for 2013-14 and 2014-15 financial years; and

(3) when one talks about “local communities” it is important to remember that the Kruger National Park perimeter is heterogeneous both in terms of land use as well as human densities, socio- economics and context. The Kruger National Park perimeter is over 1000 km long (1017km), approximately half of which is in South Africa. Sixty one percent of the boundary is bordered by conservation related land use (the remaining being agriculture, rural and urban settlements and a small amount of industry). On the South African side the park straddles two provinces (that is, Limpopo and Mpumalanga), three district municipalities and seven local municipalities. There are 37 Traditional Councils representing approximately 240 villages and towns in close proximity to the fence, comprising around 1 million people.

3.1 The 1.5 million tourists that visit the Kruger National Park annually contribute towards approximately 80% of the park’s operating budget, paying for the bulk of salaries of the 2243 staff, 90% of whom come from the villages and towns adjacent to it. Many of the staff is employed within the tourism sector. Although not employed directly by the Kruger National Park, over 12 000 conservation related jobs within the greater Kruger National Park are the direct result of employment through the Expanded Public Works Programme. The concessionaires operate in the park as well as in the adjacent private, communal and provincial reserves most of which focus on the high end tourism market.

3.2 Funding obtained from tourism contributes towards the implementation of various initiatives aimed at local capacity building through education and outreach, reaching on average 80 000 learners annually, most of which are from local schools.

3.3 In addition, tourists contribute directly to community development projects in areas adjacent to the Kruger National Park through a tourism fund of 1% that is ring fenced for community projects. To date this has been used for funding of local school infrastructure development including a state of the art school administration facility, a well-stocked computer centre and early childhood development play equipment.

3.4 Several small scale enterprise development initiatives enable local entrepreneurs to access the tourism market through various channels including five locally owned and run arts and crafts outlets (collectively turning over R3.1 million annually), community owned car wash facilities at major camps, community owned kiosks at day visitors picnic sites and local catering service providers for events (turns R328 289 annually). The community owned Park n Ride game drive business turns over approximately R250 000 annually.

3.5 The Kruger National Park contractor development programme builds capacity of local building contractors through both formal and practical training sessions, using the local contractors for new buildings and the maintenance of the existing tourism and other infrastructure facilities. To date the programme has successfully trained 29 contractors who have in turn employed 360 staff, and have collectively contributed towards an infrastructure spend on Small Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) of R628 million since 2006.

3.6 Focusing on high end five star tourism, the concessionaires in the Kruger National Park partner with the South African National Parks (SANParks) in community development, through using on average 200 local SMMEs for various service provision through the year, amounting to over R6 million annually in recent years.

3.7 In cases where land restitution has taken place inside the Kruger National Park, relevant communities work with private partners to unlock additional benefits from tourism operations such as Nkambeni in the south of the park as well as Makuleke in the north with community land owners receiving preferential employment and business opportunities, as well as both rent and concessionaire fees based on turn over.

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Reply:

1(a) The Agreement between DAFF and the Department of Defence and Military Veterans does not deal with the employment of the Military Veterans by DAFF. It was therefore decided to create a separate Deliverable in the existing Cederberg Fishing Infrastructure Development and Management Project for the deployment of Military Veterans under the Marine Anti-poaching Project.

1(b)(i) The Memorandum of Agreement between the Cederberg Municipality and DAFF makes provision for employment of Military Veterans as separate Deliverable (Annexure D of MOA).

1(b)(ii) The Business Plan deals in the main with the Cederberg Fishing Infrastructure Development and Management Project but also includes Military Veterans as a separate Deliverable.

2(a) The amount allocated to the Marine Anti-poaching component of the Cederberg Fishing Infrastructure Development and Management Project comes from the Working for Fisheries Programme: Expanded Public Works Programme is Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand Rand (R 12 500 000).

2(b) EPWP criteria and conditions were attached to the funding of the project.

2(c) (i) Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand Rand (R 12 500 000).

2(ii) Twenty (20) months, commencing January 2014.

2(d) The Agreement between DAFF and Department of Defence and Military Veterans guided the selection of the military veterans.

3(a) Forty-one (41) veterans are employed.

3(b) The amount paid varies depending on the number of days worked as per the EPWP guidelines.

Reply:

a) (i)- (iv) The SABC paid a total of R543 873 573.26 to collect television license fees.

b) For the same period, the SABC generated a total revenue of R3 647 764 688.63 from the collection of television fees.

 

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE

Reply:

The Department has not awarded any contract to companies directly or indirectly owned by the said persons.

 

 

 

MR NN MUNZHELELE

DIRECTOR GENERAL [ACTING]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE

Reply:

(a) The water supply systems that were assessed in 2014-15 financial year were totaling at 842 waste water collector and treatment systems and the results have been published in the 2014 Green Drop Report. This information is also available on my Departmental website at www.dws.gov.za/Dir_WS/GDS/News/NewsDefault.aspx

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Reply:

(1)	(a)	The land on which SAFCOL operates is owned by the state, through the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF). SAFCOL, through its subsidiary, Komatiland Forests operates on a land area covering 187 320 ha of which 121 000 ha is planted.
	(b)	61% of 187 320 ha is under claim. This works out to roughly 114 265 ha.
(2)	(a)
		Limpopo Mpumalanga KwaZulu Natal Total No. of claims 14 17 1 32 Research 1 13 0 14 Gazette/Negotiation 13 4 1 18 Settled 3 0 0 3 Transferred 0 0 0 0
	(b)	Claimants Province / Municipality Affected Plantation/ Hectares Status of the claim Ludlambedlwini Community MP – Gert Sibande (GS) Jessievale (still to confirm) Further research, claimant verification. Enikwakuyengwa Tribal Authority MP Redhill (2751 ha) Currently being researched Esandleni Community MP Redhill (14 472 ha) Requires further research Dladla Community MP Robernia (900.53) Further research Enkhaba Community MP Redhill (933.18) Negotiations stage Makhubu Family MP Blairmore (256.95) Negotiations Dladla Community MP Robernia (2320) Research is being conducted. Dladla & Thanjekwayo Communities (2 KRP) MP Robernia (5168) These are competing claims (Claims are being researched) Claimants Province / Municipality Affected Plantation/ Hectares Status of the claim Dladla & Thanjekwayo Community MP Robernia (1997.49) Competing claims, research is being conducted. Dladla Community MP Robernia (1419) Research being conducted Dladla Community MP Robernia (2482ha) Research being conducted Kaapschehoop Community MP Berlin (to be confirmed) Negotiations Mawulu Community MP Berlin (to be confirmed) Partially settled PDT & Mapulana Tribe MP (Ehlanzeni Municipality) Bergvliet (4621 ha) Research Pilgrims Rest Dev Trust & Mapulana Tribe MP Blyde (6600 ha) Research PDT & Marole Communities MP Frankford (4322 ha) Research Morgenzon Community MP Morgenzon (5356 ha) Research Mnisi Clan/Umjindi Community/Hlatshwayo MP Nelshoogte (9716) Research Witklip Community MP Witklip (2311 ha) Gazetted Sgudla Family MP Zwartfontein (to be confirmed) Research Tshakhuma Phase 1 Limpopo Entabeni (516 34 & 553 56)) Settled Ravele Phase 1 Limpopo Entabeni (502 93 & 5553.56) Settled Ravele Phase 2 Limpopo Entabeni (3876.94) Negotiation Ratombo Phase 1 Limpopo Entabeni (271.84) Settled Makgoba Limpopo Woodbush (to be confirmed) Research Tshakhuma Phase 2 Limpopo Entabeni (3876 ha) Gazetted Vuvha Limpopo Entabeni (3876) Gazetted Maguada Limpopo Entabeni (3876) Gazetted Lwamondo Limpopo Entabeni (3876) Gazetted Vhutshavhelo Limpopo Entabeni (3876) Gazetted Claimants Province / Municipality Affected Plantation/ Hectares Status of the claim Shanzha Limpopo Entabeni (3876) Gazetted Songozwi Limpopo Hanglip (693.18 & 130.21) Near approval by RLCC Matidza Limpopo Hangklip (1851) Valuation stage Vondo Limpopo Entabeni (1326) Gazetted, referred to Court. Tshiheni Limpopo Entabeni (tbc) Gazetted, referred to Court. Mukumbani Limpopo Entabeni (tbc) Gazetted, referred to Court. Tshidzhivhe Limpopo Entabeni (tbc) Gazetted, referred to Court. Fondwe Limpopo Entabeni (tbc) Gazetted, referred to Court. Murangoni Limpopo Entabeni (tbc) Gazetted, referred to Court. Khalavha Limpopo Entabeni (tbc) Gazetted, referred to Court. Vondo la Thavha Limpopo Entabeni (tbc) Gazetted, referred to Court. Lutanze Limpopo Entabeni (tbc) Gazetted, referred to Court.
	(c)	as per the table in 2(b) above.
	(d)	as per the table in 2(b) above.
(3)	(a)	The Shannon properties, totaling 12 503 9657ha has been transferred to Kalanyandza Trust in Mpumalanga.
	(b)	The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) is best positioned to answer this question, as they are managing the process.
(4)	The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) is best positioned to answer this question, as they are managing the process.