Questions and Replies

Reply:

(a) No report was commissioned in this regard.

(b) On 15 April 2009, Cabinet directed the Department of Cooperative Governance to consult the Ba Ga-Mothibi and Reveilo community on their request to be incorporated into the Northern Cape Province from the North West Province. An engagement with the affected communities was held on 17 April 2009. As a result of continuous engagements with the affected communities, a Memorandum of Understanding between the two Provinces was concluded in order to ensure the continuous provision of services to the Ba Ga-Mothibi community.

(i)(aa) Not applicable

(bb) Not applicable

(ii) Not applicable

(iii) Not applicable

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii) (iii) and (b)(i)(ii)

No, the Ministry has not received any reports about traditional leaders who have prevented political parties, elected councilors, representatives and any person who is not from their area from holding meetings nor those who have asked for a payment or required that permission be sought from them before a meeting and/or campaign could take place in the specified area.

The Honourable Member is requested to furnish the Department with information in this regard and the Ministry would investigate if this is indeed happening and to what extent and report to Parliament if requested to do so.

Given the afore-mentioned replies, (aa), (bb) and (cc) fall away.

Reply:

1. The Supply Chain Management work stream focused on how to improve supply chain management system at clinic level. The first phase is focused on essential items (Pharmaceuticals). Once the roll out of the system is complete, functional and fully effective, non essential items (toiletry, cleaning material etc) will be introduced.

Details of the system and progress

a) Implement SVS (Stock Visibility System) in all clinics and develop additional functionality of SVS (namely order receiving). SVS is a device (like a cellphone) that is used by the clinic to update the stock received and stock issued. The system feeds the information to Rx Solution which calculates the number of items to be ordered. Orders are placed at a central point and delivery is done directly to the facility.

b) To integrate SVS data into Rx Solution to automate order calculation and generation – and automate sign off authority. Finalise delegations at facility, sub-district and district level. Authorization and delegations of authority need to be reviewed and tools developed to support the expediting of approvals.

c) Agree on products to load onto SVS (contract versus non-contracted items). Currently, only Pharmaceuticals are included.

d) Address sustainability and support for Rx – access source code. Unlock bottlenecks encountered with Rx Solution. Finalise the issue of ownership of Rx Solution.

e) The PMPU (Procurement Unit) will facilitate the procurement of items, ensure correct allocation coding linked on BAS, contract management.

f) Develop cross dock model and processes and trial – direct from manufacturer OR direct from wholesaler/”retailer”.

g) Decision still has to be made whether to convert the current Depots to cross docks.

h) Spend analysis needs to be carried out

(i) A categorization exercise needs to take place to identify which products we move to contract and which do we procure direct;

(ii) Decide on procurement model based on financial and non financial benefits (Contract with manufacturer wholesaler/retailer);

(iii) Contract terms need to be defined and measurements implemented;

(iv) Spend analysis needs to be carried out.

(v) Develop catalogue specifications (pricing, specifications and coding)

(vi) Supplier scorecard to be developed and published monthly

Below is a graphical representation of how the system will work

Challenges

a) Dependent on partners for implementation of processes and systems – sustainability;

b) SVS business model needs to be defined (Vodacom has financed it to date through their Foundation);

c) Facility compliance to reporting of stock on hand;

d) Authorization and delegations of authority need to be reviewed and tools developed to support the expediting of approvals;

e) Codification standard for all items

• 1. Adherence to contract procurement by facilities;

• 1. Monitoring systems to review contract/off contract spend at facility/PHC level

2. Yes, There is a progress in the project as the SVS has been rolled out to facilities in Limpopo, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu Natal and City of Johannesburg.

Summary of activity that are in progress and activities still to be initiated (as stated above)

1. Roll out of SVS (in progress)
2. Trial “informed push” model (in progress)
3. Develop cross dock model (not started yet)
4. Identify items for contracts (not started yet)
5. Develop SOP’s for push model (in progress)
6. Agree on delegations (not started yet)

It should be noted that once the system is fully effective it will be rolled out to all facilities and provinces and non essential items will be added.

As the system progresses, a determination will still be made as to whether this system will include the items such as maintenance of facilities and whether there the system be able to integrate with LOGIS to cater for Non Essential items.

A phased approach has been adopted to roll out the system and it is expected that by 2018/19, the system will be fully functional in all provinces and in all 3500 clinics in South Africa.

END.

Reply:

CoGTA Employees
(a)	How much did the department spend on air travel for employees, between Gauteng and Cape Town to attend parliament business in the financial year 2014/2015?	How many trips?
	R 6 229 497.00	1208
(b)	How much did department spend on accommodation in Cape Town for employees in 2014/2015?
	R 1 461 954.00
(c)	How much did department spend on car rental in Cape Town for employees in 2014/15?
	R 2 047 495,32

However, this is only part of the cost to departments. The time taken to travel, the cost of the individual’s expertise utilized in this process.

Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available within the Department. We have, however, since requested the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality to provide this information.

The Honourable Member will be provided with the requested information as soon as it is submitted to us.

Reply:

1. (a) Since 01 April 2015, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH) and the Cancer Registry have been directly funded;

(b) The proposal was discussed with the National Treasury. At the Budget Council meeting in January 2015, it was agreed that the Department of Health and National Treasury should work on a completely new funding model for implementation as of 01 April 2016;

(c) The National Treasury, in funding National Functions directly has made provision in the National Department of Health budget for a transfer payment to cover the costs associated with teaching and training undertaken by the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS).

2. The Interim Management Team was appointed to investigate the billing issues reported. Below are the technical challenges that resulted in disputed debtor’s amounts:

• Unbundling of group tests (profile tests);
• Padding (grouping of tests);
• Wrong accounts (non Gauteng Department of Health and KwaZulu Natal Department of Health);
• Incorrect coding;
• Duplication of tests and billing;
• Multiple units billing (histology blocks);
• Missing demographics.

Unbundling of group tests

• This refers to the request for multiple individual tests instead of a group test resulting in the sum costs being more than the group test. The clinicians have an option to request some tests as a group or a single test. The approved Electronic Gate Keeping (EGK) rules state that the full profile of test can be done on admission of a patient then abnormal parameters to be repeated as required. The NHLS has also proposed that when individual or multiple tests within a profile are requested, and the cost of these tests exceeds the cost of the profile, the NHLS bill the profile cost to the Department of Health.

Padding of tests

• This occurs where an individual test that is included in a group test is billed with the group test. This should never happen under the normal circumstances. The NHLS has implemented measures to eliminate this error.

Wrong accounts (non Gauteng Department of Health)

• The NHLS and the Provinces are working together to identify and eliminate any incorrect locations billed through the reconciliation of monthly bills. Substantial progress has been achieved thus far.

Incorrect coding of tests

• This refers to the tariff codes used by the NHLS not being consistent with the coding lists of the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF), the National Pathology Group (NPG) and the South African Medical Association (SAMA).

Duplication and Multiple units billing

• This relates to billing one test more than once on one specimen. Multiple units billing mainly happens in anatomical pathology where additional blocks of stains are made in order to get to the final diagnosis. This is an acceptable practice.

Missing Demographics

• These relate to invoices or tests done with missing demographic data. This creates problems in terms of verifying the information and could render the transactions invalid. The NHLS had already started the process of addressing this by determining the minimum clinical data sets (MCDS) required for NHLS to continue processing the specimen. The NHLS does not conduct tests if there is no compliance with MCDS.

3. The details are as follows:

• The status of debts receivable from Gauteng Department of Health and KwaZulu Natal Department of Health as at 18 September 2015 is totalling R5.1 billion;
• The breakdown is reflected in Table 1 below;
• This represents 95% of the total debts receivable from provinces amounting to R5.5 billion.

Table 1

Region	Outstanding amount 2015/16	Outstanding amount 2014/15	Prior amount outstanding	Total outstanding
Gauteng	197,419,209	328,955,740	922,495,933	1,448,870,882
KwaZulu Natal	110,053,771	702,643,913	2,866,174,418	3,678,872,101

4. The Bill has been prepared and it in the Cabinet process. It is pending approval by Cabinet, for it to be published for public comment.

5. The National Public Health Institute of South Africa (NAPHISA) Bill makes provision for the establishment of the Institute for Non-Communicable Diseases and Violence and Injury. These institutes will be established when the Bill is promulgated.

END.

Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available within the Department. We have, however, requested the uMgungundlovu District Municipality to provide this information.

The Honourable Member will be provided with the requested information as soon as it is submitted to us.

Reply:

The information is in the Annual Report of the Department.

Reply:

I wish to inform the Honourable Member that (a) neither I nor the former Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development travelled to China during 2014-15;

(b) the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development did not travel to China during 2014-2015; and

(c) I have been informed that no officials from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development or from the Office of the Chief Justice, travelled to China during the 2014-15 financial year.

(i) and (ii) therefore fall away.

Reply:

The Regulations seek to ensure a captured market for locally manufactured biofuels and will therefore assist in promoting the blending of biofuels with mineral fuels in the country, thereby supporting the achievement of the objectives of the Biofuels Industrial Strategy of 2007.

Reply:

The reports were commisioned by the Department of Energy to inform the decision making process of the Energy Security Cabinet Subcommittee on the Nuclear New Build Programme.

Reply:

The investigation of the blog and related matters on African Intelligence leak is at an advanced stage and the team is expected to conclude the remaining scope of the investigation as soon as possible.

Reply:

(a) The number of non-teaching personnel in each category of non-teaching personnel employed in each district in each province by each provincial education department is as follows:

Source PERSAL: August 2015

Province, District	ADMINISTRATIVE LINE FUNCTION & SUPPORT PERSONNEL	AGRICULTURAL RELATED AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL	ARCHITECT	ARTISAN AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL	CHILD AND YOUTH CARE SUPERVISOR	COMMUNICATION + INFORMATION RELATED PERSONNEL	ECONOMIC ADVISORY AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL	EDUCATION SPECIALIST	Education Therapists	ENGINEERING RELATED AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL	GISC PRODUCTION	HEALTH ASSOCIATED SCIENCES AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL	HUMAN RESOURCE AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND RELATED PERSONNEL	LEGAL AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL	MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL SUPPORT	MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL	MEC	NATURAL SCIENCES RELATED & SUPPORT PERSONNEL	QUANTITY SURVEY	REGULATORY AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL	SAFETY AND RELATED PERSONNEL	SOCIAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL	TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNER	Grand Total
EASTERN CAPE	2307	51	2	102	35	1	0	1394	29	0	1	716	0	21	1	1	10953	1	0	3	0	0	2	1	15621
BIZANA DISTRICT OFFICE	67	1	0	2	0	0	0	54	0	0	0	98	0	1	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	623
BUTTERWORTH	103	0	0	1	0	0	0	64	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	529	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	699
COFIMVABA	86	3	0	0	1	0	0	49	4	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	366	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	512
CRADOCK	53	8	0	16	0	0	0	35	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	218	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	351
DUTYWA EDUCATION	55	6	0	3	0	0	0	61	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	473	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	599
EAST LONDON	154	0	0	1	0	0	0	51	3	0	0	64	0	1	0	0	658	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	932
FORT BEAUFORT	103	2	0	1	0	0	0	47	4	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	432	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	602
GRAAFF REINET	30	0	0	1	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	49	0	1	0	0	269	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	388
GRAHAMSTOWN	63	1	0	1	0	0	0	46	1	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	242	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	368
HEAD OFFICE	220	0	2	1	0	0	0	151	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	640	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	1025
KING WILLIAM'S TOWN	145	1	0	3	11	0	0	62	3	0	0	53	0	2	0	0	934	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1215
LADY FRERE	41	5	0	1	0	0	0	41	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	0	296	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	394
LIBODE	151	0	0	2	0	0	0	77	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	606	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	841
LUSIKISIKI	70	0	0	2	0	0	0	65	0	0	0	16	0	1	0	0	391	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	545
MALUTI	59	0	0	1	0	0	0	52	4	0	0	19	0	0	0	1	379	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	515
MOUNT FLETCHER	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	49	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	288	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	386
MOUNT FRERE	74	1	0	4	0	0	0	47	0	0	0	25	0	1	0	0	568	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	720
MTHATHA	162	0	0	19	1	0	0	71	1	0	0	131	0	1	0	0	653	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1040
NGCOBO	59	7	0	2	0	0	0	50	4	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	389	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	538
PORT ELIZABETH	130	5	0	4	0	1	0	78	4	0	0	84	0	1	0	0	730	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1037
QUEENSTOWN	115	4	0	1	18	0	0	45	0	0	0	11	0	1	0	0	401	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	596
QUMBU	69	0	0	1	0	0	0	56	0	0	0	22	0	1	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	549
STERKSPRUIT	98	1	0	1	0	0	0	48	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	322	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	487
UITENHAGE	157	6	0	34	4	0	0	57	1	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	369	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	659
FREE STATE	1533	155	0	37	0	0	0	58	11	0	0	1247	0	0	0	0	1894	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	4954
FEZILE DABI	249	28	0	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	174	0	0	0	0	277	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	737
LEJWELEPUTSWA	343	12	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	170	0	0	0	0	383	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	917
MOTHEO	425	83	0	4	0	0	0	47	9	0	0	482	0	0	0	0	602	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	1663
THABO MOFUTSANYANA	429	18	0	32	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	267	0	0	0	0	533	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1283
XHARIEP	87	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	99	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	354
GAUTENG	21192	373	3	27	12	40	0	2041	115	3	0	474	19	2	7	18	1876	1	0	2	1	0	31	0	26237
EKURHULENI NORTH	1718	11	0	0	0	1	0	133	11	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2000
EKURHULENI SOUTH	2190	9	0	0	0	0	0	114	6	0	0	25	3	0	0	3	92	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2443
EKURHULENI WEST	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
GAUTENG EAST	1672	24	0	0	0	1	0	150	18	0	0	44	0	0	0	0	115	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2029
GAUTENG NORTH	363	1	0	0	0	1	0	75	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	476
GAUTENG WEST	1881	30	0	1	7	3	0	115	7	0	0	35	0	0	0	2	115	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2200
HEAD OFFICE	776	2	3	26	0	10	0	270	2	3	0	1	10	2	7	1	496	1	0	2	0	0	5	0	1617
JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL	1465	70	0	0	0	9	0	138	5	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	114	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1839
JOHANNESBURG EAST	1332	15	0	0	0	1	0	114	7	0	0	13	0	0	0	3	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1547
JOHANNESBURG NORTH	1155	56	0	0	5	3	0	119	7	0	0	37	0	0	0	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1474
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH	963	4	0	0	0	5	0	112	6	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	99	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1206
JOHANNESBURG WEST	1155	35	0	0	0	1	0	119	9	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	75	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1409
SEDIBENG EAST	659	12	0	0	0	0	0	98	6	0	0	47	0	0	0	0	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	887
SEDIBENG WEST	1076	53	0	0	0	1	0	90	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	2	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1294
TSHWANE NORTH	1932	11	0	0	0	1	0	115	8	0	0	39	2	0	0	1	118	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2227
TSHWANE SOUTH	1642	27	0	0	0	1	0	150	11	0	0	73	1	0	0	0	126	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2031
TSHWANE WEST	1212	13	0	0	0	2	0	129	9	0	0	62	0	0	0	5	121	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1557
KWAZULU/NATAL	4566	383	0	85	0	130	0	1442	93	26	1	1585	3	53	7	0	9251	1	0	0	0	0	13	0	17639
AMAJUBA	221	19	0	8	0	7	0	93	6	1	0	118	0	2	0	0	457	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	935
EMPANGENI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
ETHEKWINI	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
HEAD OFFICE	191	0	0	14	0	20	0	97	1	1	1	1	0	10	7	0	516	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	860
ILEMBE	291	16	0	3	0	10	0	92	7	3	0	67	0	5	0	0	627	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1121
KOKSTAD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
PINETOWN	470	48	0	10	0	22	0	137	9	3	0	230	0	5	0	0	696	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1630
SISONKE	161	9	0	3	0	3	0	104	8	1	0	103	0	5	0	0	510	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	907
UGU	358	12	0	6	0	5	0	86	2	1	0	167	0	5	0	0	722	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1364
UMGUNGUNDLOVU	403	56	0	7	0	10	0	122	2	2	0	184	0	3	0	0	834	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1623
UMKHANYAKUDE	384	9	0	2	0	0	0	106	12	1	0	53	1	3	0	0	699	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1270
UMLAZI	503	59	0	10	0	33	0	178	7	3	0	185	0	3	0	0	994	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1975
UMLAZI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
UMZINYATHI	322	16	0	3	0	5	0	96	10	3	0	122	0	2	0	0	641	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1220
UTHUKELA	336	16	0	1	0	5	0	104	3	2	0	84	0	4	0	0	747	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	1312
UTHUNGULU	440	51	0	12	0	5	0	105	14	2	0	167	0	2	0	0	778	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1576
ZULULAND	485	72	0	6	0	5	0	122	12	3	0	104	2	4	0	0	1026	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1841
LIMPOPO PROVINCE	1626	20	2	14	0	0	0	776	67	1	1	273	452	2	2	0	4675	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	7914
CAPRICORN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	62	2	0	0	424	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	516
HEAD OFFICE	5	0	2	2	0	0	0	92	0	1	1	0	84	0	2	0	416	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	608
LEBOWAKGOMO	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	2	0	0	29	10	0	0	0	132	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	248
MOGALAKWENA	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	2	0	0	3	7	0	0	0	112	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	229
MOPANI	173	8	0	5	0	0	0	99	3	0	0	27	70	0	0	0	835	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1220
POLOKWANE	266	2	0	1	0	0	0	97	3	0	0	124	28	0	0	0	351	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	872
RIBA CROSS	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	4	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	129	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	212
SEKHUKHUNE	377	3	0	3	0	0	0	102	17	0	0	18	71	0	0	0	619	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1210
TSHIPISE-SAGOLE	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	163
TZANEEN	111	3	0	2	0	0	0	46	5	0	0	44	10	0	0	0	194	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	415
VHEMBE	295	3	0	0	0	0	0	146	18	0	0	11	63	0	0	0	799	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1335
WATERBERG	198	1	0	1	0	0	0	47	6	0	0	17	40	0	0	0	576	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	886
MPUMALANGA	2401	82	2	23	12	11	0	793	16	1	0	269	0	26	3	0	4465	1	1	4	0	0	2073	0	10183
BOHLABELA	519	8	0	3	0	0	0	148	3	0	0	49	0	2	0	0	901	0	0	0	0	0	504	0	2137
EHLANZENI	570	5	0	5	0	0	0	160	2	0	0	37	0	6	0	0	1065	0	0	0	0	0	520	0	2370
GERT SIBANDE	552	36	0	4	12	0	0	164	4	0	0	109	0	6	0	0	990	0	0	0	0	0	521	0	2398
HEAD OFFICE	69	1	2	8	0	11	0	142	1	1	0	3	0	9	3	0	420	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	675
NKANGALA	691	32	0	3	0	0	0	179	6	0	0	71	0	3	0	0	1089	0	1	0	0	0	528	0	2603
NORTH WEST	2942	51	1	25	0	15	44	882	23	2	0	333	85	19	1	0	898	1	0	2	0	3	1	0	5328
BOJANALA	754	4	0	3	0	1	9	248	9	0	0	22	12	1	0	0	179	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1243
DR KENNETH KAUNDA	454	12	0	2	0	0	5	133	7	0	0	213	9	2	0	0	225	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1062
DR RUTH S. MOMPATI	501	7	0	3	0	0	7	144	4	0	0	43	9	1	0	0	105	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	825
HEAD OFFICE	493	0	1	15	0	13	15	126	0	2	0	3	47	14	1	0	146	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	881
NGAKA MODIRI MOLEMA	740	28	0	2	0	1	8	231	3	0	0	52	8	1	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1317
NORTHERN CAPE	771	11	0	10	0	4	0	430	45	0	0	176	1	2	4	0	1859	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3314
FRANCIS BAARD	151	7	0	0	0	0	0	72	18	0	0	52	0	0	0	0	478	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	778
HEAD OFFICE: KIMBERLEY	151	0	0	10	0	4	0	144	9	0	0	2	1	2	3	0	291	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	618
JOHN TAOLE GAETSEWE	177	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	0	0	0	12	0	0	1	0	259	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	509
NAMAQUA	74	1	0	0	0	0	0	47	8	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	269	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	425
PIXLEY KA SEME	104	1	0	0	0	0	0	54	2	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	289	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	486
SIYANDA	114	2	0	0	0	0	0	53	8	0	0	48	0	0	0	0	273	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	498
WESTERN CAPE	2508	3972	7	16	0	26	0	804	127	0	0	1386	262	3	1	2	715	1	0	0	0	0	55	1	9886
CAPE WINELANDS EDUCATION DISTRICT	355	641	0	4	0	0	0	102	19	0	0	321	1	0	0	0	54	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	1509
EDEN & CENTRAL KAROO EDUCATION DISTRICT	293	490	0	2	0	0	0	81	12	0	0	330	2	0	0	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1263
METRO CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT	302	626	0	0	0	0	0	134	24	0	0	140	1	0	0	0	59	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1293
METRO EAST EDUCATION DISTRICT	319	513	0	0	0	1	0	103	22	0	0	126	0	0	0	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1135
METRO NORTH EDUCATION DISTRICT	363	635	0	0	0	0	0	89	14	0	0	58	2	0	1	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1210
METRO SOUTH EDUCATION DISTRICT	323	585	0	0	0	0	0	90	13	0	0	69	2	0	0	0	70	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	1161
OVERBERG EDUCATION DISTRICT	81	168	0	0	0	0	0	51	5	0	0	47	0	0	0	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	401
WEST COAST EDUCATION DISTRICT	127	298	0	3	0	0	0	61	8	0	0	292	1	0	0	0	54	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	850
WESTERN CAPE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT:HEAD OFFICE	345	16	7	7	0	25	0	93	10	0	0	3	253	3	0	2	297	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1064
Grand Total	39846	5098	17	339	59	227	44	8620	526	33	3	6459	822	128	26	21	36586	8	1	11	1	3	2194	4	101076

(b) Information as to how many non-teaching staff are appointed by School Governing Bodies at schools is not readily available.

Reply:

(1) and (2)

Due to the geographical distribution and location of the personnel of the Police that attends Parliamentary sessions and the fact that the information requested is not available electronically, a questionnaire will be developed and forwarded to all personnel that have attended Parliamentary Committee meetings during the period for which the information is requested in order to manually capture such information. Once obtained and consolidated, a response in this regard will be forwarded.

Reply:

The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) is only accountable to the Department for its finances. The MDB reports on its activities to Parliament through the Portfolio Committee.

From the Departments’ point of view, this matter is now sub-judice.

 

Reply:

1. No. In terms of the Disaster Management Act, 2002, the Minister only has the power to declare a national state of disaster. I have not declared any national state of disaster as a result of the recent or current drought.

2. (a) Kindly note that the law empowers the relevant authorities to declare events as disasters and not areas as “disaster areas”. Yes, submissions have been received from four provinces to declare drought disasters. The Premiers in all four provinces, being KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Free State and North West, have declared disasters in terms of Section 41 of the Disaster Management Act No. 57 of 2002, in the following areas.

KwaZulu-Natal Province:

DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY	LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
Ugu	Umdoni, Umzumbe, Vulamehlo, and Umziwabantu
Umgungundlovu	Umshwathi, Richmond, Mpofana and Mkhambathini
uThukela	Emnambithi/Ladysmith, Indaka, Umtshezi and Imbambazane
Umzinyathi	Umvoti, Nquthu, and Msinga
Zululand	Ulundi and Nongoma
Umkhanyakude	Umhlabuyalingana, Jozini, Big Five False Bay, Hlabisa and Mtubatuba
UThungulu	Ntambanana, Umlalazi, Nkandla and Mfolozi
iLembe	Maphumulo, Ndwedwe and KwaDukuza
Harry Gwala	Greater Kokstad, Ubuhlebezwe and KwaSani

 

Limpopo Province:

NAME OF DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY	AFFECTED LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES
Mopani	Maruleng, Letaba and Giyani
Waterberg	Mookgopong, Thabazimbi, Lephalale, Bela-Bela and Mogalakwena
Sekhukhune	Tubatse
Capricorn	Aganang and Blouberg

Free State Province:

NAME OF DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY	AFFECTED LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES
Thabo Mofutsanyane	Mantsopa, Setsoto, Dihlabeng, Nketoana, Maluti-a-Phofung and Phumelela
Fezile Dabi	Moqhaka, Ngwathe, Metsimaholo and Mafube
Gariep	Letsemeng, Kopanong, Mohokare and Naledi
Lejelweputswa	Masilonyana, Tokologo, Tswelopele, Matjhabeng and Nala

North West Province:

NAME OF DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY	AFFECTED LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES
Bojanala	Moretele, Madibeng and Moses Kotane
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Ganyesa and Bloemhof
Dr Kenneth Kaunda	Ventersdorp and Tlokwe
Ngaka Modiri Molema	Ramotshere Moiloa and Ratlou

(b) Disasters have not been declared in areas that have not been affected by drought as determined by the provincial assessments.   
     

The NDMC is currently busy with the classification processes in North West Province and Limpopo and still awaiting detailed drought reports from Free State Province.

KwaZulu-Natal declared a state of provincial disaster in July 2014 and is currently implementing its recovery plan with support from the Department of Water and Sanitation and National Disaster Management Centre.

 

                                            

Reply:

( 1) Drought assessments were undertaken with farmers, Provincial Departments of agriculture (inclusive of North West) and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) (with support of Organized Agriculture) to establish the extent and number of emerging farmers affected by drought. Provincial drought reports from the Departments of Agriculture were submitted to relevant Disaster Management Centres (Local, Provincial/ National). The provincial departments of agriculture requested assistance from their respective Provincial Disaster Management Centres (PDMCs) regarding their classification and declaration of state of disaster by Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (DCOGTA) through Disaster Management Act (57 of 2002).

In respect of drought incident, five provinces KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), Mpumalanga, Free State, Limpopo and North West conducted assessments. Declaration process is completed in Free State, Limpopo and North West. National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) is currently assessing North West province for classification of the drought disaster. Free State and Limpopo submitted classification requests. KZN and Mpumalanga provinces submitted their declaration requests to their respective PDMCs. NDMC will submit the provincial requests to National Treasury for funding.

While awaiting the process to unfold, DAFF has approached all the affected provinces to mobilise resources within their respective provinces. KwaZulu-Natal developed and is currently implementing a provincial drought scheme with a provincial budget of R6 mill ion on emerging farmers, while Limpopo has committed to spent R3 million.

In addition, DAFF continues to monitor conditions in the provinces and issue updated early warning information/ advisory information to the sector which includes strategies to implement during dry conditions. Also, coping strategies of various natural hazards are developed by the department. To date coping strategies for drought have been developed and published into all official languages to be understood by all. These strategies are issued to farmers and officials. Farmers are further encouraged to adapt to the changing conditions i.e. consider suitable farming activities and implement good farming practices as conditions are also aggravated by poor practices.

Furthermore, roving seminars on weather and climate are continually being conducted in the provinces. The main objective of these seminars is to make farmers more self-reliant by helping them become better informed about effective weather and climate risk management for the sustainable use of natural resources for agricultural production.
 

Answer tabled in Parliament on:
DAFF'S RESPONSE:

CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL

SUBJECT: QUESTION NO. 3540 FOR ORAL REPLY TO MR N PAULSEN (EFF) ASKED TO THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

Reply:

The trips undertaken were in line with the Parliamentary and Cabinet Programme as approved by Parliament and Cabinet respectively. The costs for trips undertaken by the Minister and the Deputy Minister were catered for in the 2014/15 financial year under programme 1: Administration.

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Reply:

The Public Administration Management (PAM) Act, 2014 (Act No. 11 of 2014) (“PAM Act”) provides in section 5(1) that any employees of the transferring institution may, subject to sections 151(3), 153 and 197 (4) on the Constitution, be transferred within an institution or transferred to another institution in a manner and on such conditions as prescribed.

The PAM Act imposes an obligation on the Minister for Public Service and Administration to develop regulations providing guidelines on how to manage horizontal transfers of staff at senior management levels across all the three spheres, in consultation with the Minister responsible for local government. The Department of Public Service and Administration is currently developing minimum norms and standards, inter alia, including transfers between the three spheres of government. The regulations are not yet in place. The regulations, once finalised, will provide guidance on the implementation of the PAM Act to help improve service delivery, taking into consideration the different conditions of employment of senior managers and categories of municipalities.

This provision will enable municipalities to draw on staff with the necessary experience and competence in other spheres once the legal framework is in place.

Reply:

Answer tabled in Parliament on:

DAFF'S RESPONSE:

Requiem sharks (common name for all the Carcharhinus species) such as the bronze whaler shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus), dusky shark (C. obscurus) and blacktip shark (C. limbatus/melanopterus) are caught as by-catch or targeted in a suite of fisheries, including the commercial linefishery, demersal shark longline fishery, pelagic longline fishery, bather protection programme, recreational linefishery, beach seine and gill net fishery, small pelagic and mid-water trawl fishery and prawn trawl fishery.

This study mentioned by the Honourable Mr. N. Singh (da Silva et al. 2015) was the first attempt by DAFF to evaluae DAFF fisheries data in an attempt to understand the effect of these fisheries on bycatch species. It informed the National Plan Of Action (NPOA) for Sharks South Africa published recently, which lists a number of tasks to be undertaken over the next few years to improve the management of chondrichthyes in South Africa. Once completed, these tasks will ensure that chondrichthyes are managed in a sustainable and responsible manner.

The most recent assessment (Dudley and Simpfendorfer 2006) on requiem sharks caught by the KZN bather protection programme, show stable catches of bronze whaler and dusky sharks between 1978 and 2003. These species represent the majority of by-catch as listed in the review by da Silva et al. 2005. Blacktip sharks do show a decline (Dudley and Simpfendorfer 2006) between 1978 and 2003. However less than 10 t (dressed weight) on average of blacktip sharks were reported between 2010 and 2012. Although this study represents data from catches in KZN, the bather protection programme is a good indication of long-term trends due to standardized fishing procedures. Declines have been shown for other species caught by the KZN bather protection programme, and this has been used in the past to inform management strategies. Therefore there is little evidence to suggest that overharvesting of these species is occurring. These trends continue to be evaluated by the scientists based at the KZN Sharks Board.

DAFF research on sharks is currently directed at the 4 main shark species caught as target in the highest quantities. These include the smoothhound shark (Mustelus mustelus), soupfin shark (Galeorhinus galeus), shortfin mako shark {lsurus oxyrinchus) and blue sharks (Prionace glauca). Over the next 5 years the Department will be evaluating the list of 99 of 204 South African chondrichthyes caught in commercial fisheries in South Africa to select the next set of species for directed research. This is set out in the NPOA for sharks.

CLASSIFICATION: Confidential

SUBJECT: ANSWER: Question 3412 for written reply: National Assembly to ask Minister for Agriculture,

Forestry and Fisheries

Reply:

The Department of Basic Education has a bilateral agreement with the Department of Science and Technology to increase learner participation and success rates in Science and Technology in all rural schools. Currently, the Department of Basic Education, in partnership with the Youth into Science Directorate of the Department of Science and Technology, has finalised building plans for the construction of a Science and Teacher Resource Centre in Cofimvaba, Eastern Cape. This forms part of the Technology for Rural Schools Education Project. The project is at an advanced stage, and aims to provide access to learners from rural and disadvantaged backgrounds to state of the art science and technology facilities.

Reply:

The Minister intervened in terms of section 106 of the Municipal Systems Act by requesting the MEC for local government in the Free State Provincial Government to investigate this matter.

According to the information received from Nala Local Municipality, the municipality has entered into an arrangement with affected councillors to recover the monies overpaid to them.

Reply:

I draw the attention of the Honourable Member to my remarks during the debate on the state of the economy, held in the National Assembly on 18 August 2015, available in Hansard. For ease of reference, an extract form the speech follows:

“These two global storms, in the mineral and steel sectors, are what we have to navigate with as little damage as possible, recognising that production and job losses in these sectors can have a multiplier effect on the economy.

So what are we doing to respond to these conditions and to address the still-continuing high levels of unemployment?

First, we are maintaining a high level of public investment in infrastructure, which is a true game-changer for the economy. We are spending close to a quarter trillion a year, or R1 billion rand per working day, on economic, industrial and social infrastructure. The BRICS New Development Bank is a major potential source of new funding for South African and regional infrastructure.

Second, we are expanding trade with the rest of Africa, particularly exports of South African made cars, machinery, iron and steel and food products.

Honourable Members will be pleased to note that exports to the rest of the continent now account for 244 000 direct jobs and it has been estimated as much as 885 000 total jobs; that last year, Zambia was our number one global export market for televisions, Zimbabwe for plastic products, Mozambique for clothing and the DRC for electrical equipment.

Third, we are implementing actions in the domestic economy, summed up in the 9-point plan announced by the President in the State of the Nation Address in February.

The nine priorities are:

1. Resolving the energy challenges through practical actions, including cogeneration, new IPPs and completing the public energy-build programme
2. Revitalising the agriculture and agro-processing value chain
3. Advancing beneficiation through adding value to our mineral wealth
4. More effective implementation of a higher impact Industrial Policy Action Plan
5. Unlocking the potential of small business, cooperatives and township and rural enterprises
6. Stabilising the labour market
7. Scaling up private sector investment
8. Growing the Oceans Economy and
9. Diversifying and boosting the economy through science, technology and innovation, expanding transport, water and ICT infrastructure and reforming state-owned companies.

To respond to the steel industry's problems:

• We fast-tracked a tariff investigation by the trade authorities on three steel products
• We completed a competition commission probe into steel pricing by the dominant company
• We extended short-term industrial funding of R150 million to one steel-mill to give it the space to restructure rather than close its doors
• We appointed a panel of steel industry experts to identify options for steel that would not damage downstream factory users, and
• We are meeting with business and labour to identify further steps to be taken,

To respond to the mining industry's problems:

• We convened a dialogue with stakeholders to consider options to reduce or avoid job losses
• We are investing in technologies and innovation to boost demand and localisation, such as platinum fuel-cell pilot projects
• We have initiated a Mining Phakisa to address the future of the industry

To respond to the clothing and industry's challenges:

• We implemented a tariff increase on finished products at the start of the previous administration
• We set a reference price on imported clothing to identify smuggling and import-fraud
• We created a competitiveness fund that has already invested over R3 billion in new technologies and work organisation to boost output and jobs.

More generally, the IDC expanded its industrial funding envelope over the past five years, particularly in green energy, putting some R14 billion into the Independent Power Producer programme that has already seen almost 2000 megawatts of energy coming onto the grid.

The IDC is now focusing on expanding investment in manufacturing, agro-processing and new industries.

During a time of declining mineral exports in dollar value, our auto exports have actually accelerated after 2011 and now constitute one of our top five exports, speaking to the success of the partnership built with investors.

To boost competitiveness, the competition authorities have acted against monopolies and cartels in sectors such as fertilisers, bread and poultry, steel, construction and telecomms.

To promote partnership, the Deputy President has led discussions with the business community and trade unions on reducing workplace conflict, including the role of strike ballots, action against violence in strikes and picketing rules. To reduce income inequality in the workplace, proposals for a national minimum wage are under discussion.

To boost youth employment, government is revamping its skills and entrepreneurship support programmes to make them more effective. The President convened a meeting with the business community 10 days ago at which stronger partnerships on skills development and work placement were considered.

…as we navigate our way through the minerals and steel turbulence and storms generated by falling global demand, we need to pull South Africans together, address domestic challenges such as energy and labour-business partnerships and speak with one voice.”

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Reply:

Kindly note that the information requested is depended on feedback from the Provinces, therefore an extension is requested to enable this office to gather and verify the information before it can be provided.

Reply:

Minister of Labour Reply:

The officials that accompanied the Deputy Minister were from the following Branches: International Relations, Public Employment Services, Compensation Fund, Unemployment Insurance Fund and Deputy Minister’s Office. The Department has tabled its 2014/2015 Annual Report to Parliament, the Honourable member may get a copy from the Clerk of Papers.

The focal areas for cooperation were inter alia:

Youth employment approaches; Strategic issues relating to Employment Services provisions; Models for Compensation to injured workers; unemployment Insurance benefits; Job Creation initiatives and Technical exchange programmes.

The details of the Memorandum of Understanding are the same as the areas on which the two Countries shared experiences as mentioned above.

Reply:

Below is the response provided by the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, attached as Annexure A, as received from the Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs:

ANNEXURE A

Number	Questions	Response
1.	Whether the driver of the Buffalo City Fire vehicle which was involved in a serious accident on Thursday, 27 August 2015, had a driver’s license of any type; if not,	The driver at the time was in possession of a Code 03 learner’s license which permits the driving of the heavy vehicle whilst accompanied by a licensed driver. The learner driver was inter alia accompanied by the Divisional Officer: Training who is in possession of a Code EC driving license
	a) why was the driver controlling a multimillion rand vehicle which had just been returned to service, and	a) The driver was controlling the vehicle as she was on a Pump Operator/Driver course. The duration of which was 11 August 2015 to 04 September 2015
	b) Who authorised that the driver utilise the vehicle, and	b) The Divisional Officer: Training authorised the driver to utilise the vehicle. Note – in terms of Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) fleet Management Policy Fire Fighting Vehicles may only be used in the case of inspection of fire equipment or installation and training purposes
	c) What disciplinary action will follow in this regard; if so,	c) Disciplinary action is to be decided on once a comprehensive investigation has been completed
	(i) What was the code of the relevant driver’s license	Code 3 learners license
	(ii)When was the license issued and;	Code 3 learners license issued on 11 August 2015 and
	(iii) When does it expire	(iii) It expires on 11 February 2017
2	Whether there are minimum standards in place for the control, driving and operation of specialised fire vehicles; if not, why    not; if so, what are the standards	There are minimum standards in place, Fire fighters with a vast experience on driving heavy duty vehicles are selected to attend the Pump Operator/Driver Course. On the course people are trained on how to operate the vehicle and engage the pumps. There are tests and a practical evaluation that must be passed by each student. The competent fire fighters are issued with the relevant internal certificate. These are the only people who are authorised to drive the Aerial Appliances even during emergencies.

Reply:

The replies as received from the Provinces are specified in the attached table (Annexure A).

Reply:

1.

(a)	(b)
R6 706 495,32	1596

2.

(a)	(b)
R1 377 154,53	R381 595,41

Reply:

The OR Tambo District Municipality has a capacity in the form of a Technical Director and fully fledged Project Management Unit and there is a plan in place to upgrade sanitation services in the Qumbu town. The OR Tambo District Municipality is in the initial phase of appointing a professional service provider that will prepare a business plan and a technical report to ensure that there is a full waterborne sewerage system that will replace the existing septic tanks and pit latrines in Qumbu Town.

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Reply:

(1) (a)As at 30 September 2015, there are no South African teachers being trained to teach Mandarin in South African schools.

(b)There are eight (8) Chinese Language Teachers in South Africa already. There are plans by the Chinese Embassy to bring four (4) teachers in October 2015 and an additional three (3) in January 2016. The total number of teachers is expected to be fifteen (15) by the end of January 2016.

(2) No. The Chinese teachers are not expected to assist in teaching other subjects.

 

Reply:

Standardising all tests across all Government schools is an ideal; however, there are practical realities that dictate the extent to which this can be done. The Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) initiative to set national tests (ANA) for Grades 1-9 is a step in this direction, so that models of good assessment are placed in every class, but this is only limited to Literacy (Language) and Numeracy (Mathematics). The DBE is also piloting the setting of common examinations in Mathematics and Physical Science in Grades 10 and 11. The costs and logistics of doing the same for all subjects could be prohibitive. Subject advisors and other curriculum specialists play a critical role in building the capacity of teachers in high quality assessment. In addition, the Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) document provides clear guidelines for assessment in each of the grades and this assists teachers in this regard.

Reply:

The importance of community arts and the development and upgrading of community arts infrastructure has been recognised as a driver of social cohesion and nation building in Outcome 14: Nation Building and Social Cohesion. The community arts programme is a contributor to the Sub-Outcome: Equal Opportunities, Inclusion and Redress. Approved by Cabinet, Outcome 14 stipulates that the Department of Arts and Culture, within the 5 year Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF), will build 15 new community arts centres, refurbish 80 centres and activate 500 community arts programmes by 2018/19. The focus of this work will be rural and township areas.

Reply:

1. Yes, my department conducted various workshops and National Language Fora with national government departments, national public entities and national public enterprises during which the department workshoped them on how to write their language policies.
2. The workshops conducted by my department yielded positive results as policies received, comply with the prescripts of the Act. The department also gives advice and makes comments when and where necessary.
3. The department is in a process of appointing a service provider to enforce compliance on the Use of Official Languages Act, 12 of 2012.

Reply:

District	Number of Schools
Bohlabela	8
Ehlanzeni District	61
Nkangala	11
Gert Sibande	The province, through the district is in the process of verifying the number of schools paying Municipalities for use of flushing toilets. This information will be provided when available

District	Amount being paid by each school per flush toilet
Bohlabela	Schools are paying on average an amount of R116.58 per month per toilet
Ehlanzeni District	The District is unable to quantify the amount paid per flush toilet as schools are billed differently depending on the Municipality and different Financial Reporting Standards adopted by each school.
Nkangala	The District is unable to quantify the amount paid per flush toilet as schools are billed differently depending on the Municipality and different Financial Reporting Standards adopted by each school.
Gert Sibande	The District is unable to quantify the amount paid per flush toilet as schools are billed differently depending on the Municipality and different Financial Reporting Standards adopted by each school.

**The difficulty in soliciting the required financial management information points at different Financial Reporting Standards adopted by each school. In future, and as part of continuous improvement, there might be a need to provide guidelines to Districts and schools that would enable this type of information to be extracted with fair ease.

District	Number of Schools without access to adequate flush toilets
Bohlabela	226
Ehlanzeni District	286
Nkangala	40
Gert Sibande	334

**However it should be noted that In terms of the Regulations Relating to Minimum Uniform Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure all schools should be provided with acceptable basic services. Acceptable basic services include: waterborne sanitation, small-bore sewer reticulation, septic or conservancy tanks, Ventilated improved pit latrines and composting toilets, Municipal water supply, boreholes, rainwater harvesting (purified) and different forms of power supply. Therefore, the choice of appropriate sanitation technology, which includes any of those indicated above, may only be based on an assessment conducted, which will include the availability and reliability of services in the particular locality.

Reply:

I have discussed the broad policy imperatives of government relating to empowerment of women in the economy, with the Minister of Women in the Presidency and we collaborate on giving effect thereto.

I have tasked development finance institutions reporting to me to specifically measure and report on efforts to increase industrial funding to women-owned enterprises. Details of these may be obtained from the IDC Annual Report tabled in Parliament. EDD also monitors the share of women in employment.

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Reply:

According to information submitted by the Blue Crane Route Local Municipality (BCRM), the following cases were instituted against the municipality:

How many cases have been instituted	How many of the specified cases were lost	What has been the total cost to the municipality of all specified cases	What was the nature of each of the cases
Seven cases	One case was lost and four cases were settled out of court.	Corporate Finance Solutions vs BCRM: 2010: Legal fees: R 58 963	Municipality sued for arrear rental payments.

How many cases have been instituted	How many of the specified cases were lost	What has been the total cost to the municipality of all specified cases	What was the nature of each of the cases
		Mr H Hendricks vs BCRM: 2012: Legal fees: R 99 383 Settlement 1: R 67 500 Settlement 2: R 36 155	Mr Hendricks lodged a dispute for unpaid salary and performance bonus. A settlement agreement was reached and the dispute was resolved.
		Mr A Swanepoel vs BCRM: 2013 Legal fees: Mr Swanepoel to pay all costs of the municipality.	Mr Swanepoel successfully lodged an application against the municipality for wrongful accusation of misconduct/theft. The municipality successfully appealed judgement of the lower court. The court ordered that Mr Swanepoel must pay costs of the municipality. The municipality will proceed with recovery costs against Mr Swanepoel.

How many cases have been instituted	How many of the specified cases were lost	What has been the total cost to the municipality of all specified cases	What was the nature of each of the cases
		Mr E Rankwana vs BCRM: 2013 Legal fees: R 352 528 Settlement: R 450 000	Mr Rankwana applied for post of Municipal Manager and was not successful. He lodged an application to review and set aside appointment of Mr T Klaas as Municipal Manager. At the hearing scheduled for 18 June 2015, Mr Rankwana’s legal team proposed that the matter be resolved out of court and that each party pay its own costs. The matter was referred to the Municipal Council which unanimously resolved to settle the matter out of court.
		Mr S Kambi vs BCRM: 2015 Legal fees: R 27 398	Mr Kambi lodged a claim to the Labour Court against the municipality in respect of payment of unpaid salary. The municipality successfully defended the matter.

How many cases have been instituted	How many of the specified cases were lost	What has been the total cost to the municipality of all specified cases	What was the nature of each of the cases
		Mr P Dreyer vs BCRM: 2013 Legal fees: R 40 422 Settlement: R 34 544	Mr Dreyer lodged a dispute demanding payment of R 69 087.72 in respect of performance bonus for a period of two years while he acted as Manager: Community Services. The legal team of Mr Dreyer and the municipality agreed to settle out of court.
		Ms G Sammy vs BCRM: 2014 Legal fees: R 29 490 Settlement: R 34 544	Ms Sammy lodged a dispute to the Labour Court demanding payment of R 38 428 in respect of payment of unpaid salary. According to the municipality, R 34 544 has been paid in settlement of this matter.