Questions and Replies
18 November 2015 - NW3933
Hunsinger, Dr CH to ask the Minister of Transport
(a) What (i) Memoranda of Understanding and/or (ii) any similar documents have been signed by (aa) her department and (bb) any of the entities that report to her with (cc) driving schools and/or (dd) organisations and/or associations, (b) what (i) is the nature and (ii) are the terms of reference in each specified case, (c) when were the specified agreements signed and (d) what (i) measurable, (ii) timelines and (iii) milestones are there in respect of each agreement?
Reply:
(A)(i) - No MOU is signed between the Corporation and Driving Schools
(ii) - The Corporation facilitated the signing of a letter of acknowledgement by Min Ndebele.
(b) (i) The Minister Congratulate the Driving School Industry on the Establishment of the National Driving School Forum
(ii) The Minister lledged support to them to enhance the standard of learner driver training in SA. The Minister also stated that the National Driving School Forum will be consulted when the Driving School Legislative Framework will be finalized. The Minister stated that a Driving School Summit will as requested by the Forum. This Summit was held as requested ( facilitated by the Corporation during March 2011)
(c) the letter was signed on 07/04/2011
(d) A summit was held was held as requested by the Driving School forum
(cc) N/A
(dd) The letter referred to above was submitted to the National Driving School Forum, which consists of the following 4 national driving school associations:
South African Driving School Association (SADSA)
South African Driving Operators Association (SADSOA)
Southern African Institute of Driving Instructors (SAIDI)
South African National Driving School Association (SANADS)
18 November 2015 - NW3822
Davis, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)What amount was (a) the chairperson of the SA Council for Educators, (b) the deputy chairperson and (c) every other member of the specified Council paid in respect of services rendered in the execution of the affairs of the council in terms of (i) traveling (ii) subsistence and (iii) other allowances for the (aa) 2012-13, (bb) 2013-14 and (cc) 2014-15 financial years; (2) what amount was the chairperson of the council paid in additional remuneration as provided for in section 18(b) of the SA Council for Educators Act, Act 31 of 2000, for the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 financial years?
Reply:
(1)(a-c)
Position |
Expense |
2012/13 |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
Chairperson |
Travelling |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Subsistence |
2 060.00 |
103.00 |
927.00 |
|
Other allowances |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Deputy Chairperson |
Travelling |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Subsistence |
618.00 |
721.00 |
618 |
Position |
Expense |
2012/13 |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
STAFFCO Chairperson |
Travelling |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Subsistence |
2 163.00 |
1 751.00 |
1 854.00 |
|
Other allowances |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
FINCO Chairperson |
Travelling |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Subsistence |
515.00 |
515.00 |
309.00 |
|
Other allowances |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
PRODCO Chairperson |
Travelling |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Subsistence |
1 236.00 |
- |
- |
|
Other allowances |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AUDCO Chairperson |
Travelling |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Subsistence |
||||
Other allowances |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
ADVOCCO Chairperson |
Travelling |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Subsistence |
927.00 |
515.00 |
1 442.00 |
|
Other allowances |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
ETHCOM Chairperson |
Travelling |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Subsistence |
- |
- |
618.00 |
|
Other allowances |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
REGCO Chairperson |
Travelling |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Subsistence |
- |
927.00 |
1 133.00 |
|
Other allowances |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Other non-executive council members |
B MCOYANA 1 133.00 BM DU TOIT 103.00 CJ NEL 1 133.00 DE MABATHA 206.00 ES THEMBA 309.00 FNJ FOURIE 824.00 G BENGELL 412.00 G BOWLES 721.00 G CLARK 824.00 G HARRISON 721.00 J EASTES 206.00 JA BREED 515.00 JHE JEFTHA 927.00 L FEZEKA 103.00 |
B MCOYANA 1 133.00 BRAHM FLEISH 103.00 CJ NEL 1 133.00 ES THEMBA 309.00 FNJ FOURIE 824.00 G BENGELL 412.00 G BOWLES 721.00 G CLARK 824.00 H HARRISON 515.00 HJ DEACON 206.00 G HARRISON 721.00 J EASTES 206.00 J RUSTIN 206.00 JA BREED 515.00 JHE JEFTHA 927.00 JW BESYER 412.00 LG CELE 206.00 LH SWANEPOEL 206.00 ME MASEKO 309.00 MJ KUTUMELA 412.00 ML MAPHILA 515.00 MMC MAFUNDA 103.00 MS MOLOI 618.00 N LUKWE 206.00 NA MOSIA 412.00 NV MAGI 309.00 PR MOROATSSHEHLA 721.00 SM MAYONGO 927.00 TK GEZA 206.00 TTJ LEDIMO 412.00 W HLAISE 1 751.00 |
BRAHM FLEISH 309.00 CJ NEL 412.00 ES THEMBA 103.00 FNJ FOURIE 309.00 G BENGELL 515.00 G BOWLES 1133.00 G CLARK 515.00 I BEKEER 103.00 HJ DEACON 103.00 HN MAKHANGA 103.00 G HARRISON 618.00 J EASTES 412.00 J RUSTIN 412.00 JA BREED 309.00 JW BESYER 309.00 L MOTSHWANE 206.00 LG CELE 309.00 LH SWANEPOEL 618.00 ME MASEKO 309.00 M BOMVANA 103.00 M SCHOEMAN 103.00 ML MAPHILA 515.00 MMC MAFUNDA 206.00 MS MOLOI 306.00 NA MOSIA 515.00 PN CALUZA 309.00 PR MOROATSSHEHLA 618.00 RM DU TOIT 206.00 SM MAYONGO 712.00 TK GEZA 515.00 TTJ LEDIMO 515.00 W HLAISE 1 854.00 |
(2)(a-c)
Chairperson’s additional remuneration:
2012/13 |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
|
Additional Remuneration |
0 |
0 |
0 |
No additional remuneration was made to the Chairperson.
18 November 2015 - NW3739
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)With reference to her reply to question 3250 on 15 September 2015, by which date are provincial education departments scheduled to submit their training plans in respect of the Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support (SIAS) policy; (2) what (a) funding, (b) human resources, particularly therapists and psychologists and (c) other support will her department provide (i) provincial education departments and (ii) schools to support the implementation of the SIAS policy?
Reply:
(1) Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) were expected to submit their training and implementation plans in respect of the Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support (SIAS) policy by 30 August 2015.
(2) (a)(i) The Department of Basic Education (DBE) does not provide direct funding to PEDs to support the implementation of the SIAS policy and (ii) PEDs are expected to provide a budget to support schools in the implementation of the policy.
(b)(i) The provision of human resources is a provincial competence and therefore the DBE does not provide human resources to PEDs to support the implementation of the policy. PEDs are expected to use their existing resources to implement SIAS, including the use of existing therapist and psychologist posts. (ii) Similarly, PEDs are expected to provide support to schools, including training of teachers, within their existing resources.
(c) The Department will provide support (i) to PEDs and (ii) to schools by developing norms and standards for the implementation of the policy, supplying training materials and programmes, as well as implementation guidelines.
18 November 2015 - NW3826
Lovemore, Ms AT to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)With reference to her reply to question 3497 on 1 October 2015, what is the (a) number and (b) percentage of (i) Grade 10, (ii) Grade 11 and (iii) Grade 12 learners studying mathematics in each secondary school in the Graaff-Reinet district; (2) (a) why there is a discrepancy between her reply to question 2550 on 31 July 2015, which indicates that 13,5% of learners in Grade 12 in the Graaff-Reinet education district are registered to study mathematics and her reply to question 3497 on 1 October 2015, which indicates that 66,7% of Grade 12 learners in the same district are registered to study mathematics and (b) which of the two replies is correct? NW4571E
Reply:
1. (a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii) Please refer to the table below:
Table 1: Number and percentage of learners enrolled for Mathematics in Graaff-Reinet district, in 2015; see the link below:
www.pmg.org.za/files/RNW3826-151118.doc
Source: LURITS, 2015 Second Quarter upload
- (a)(b) There is no discrepancy because the response indicated that 15,3% of learners are enrolled at Grade 12. The 66,7% was indicated as the number of schools offering Mathematics, not the number of learners. Please see below the table that was inserted as part of the response:
Table 2 indicates the number of schools that declared offering Mathematics the in relevant Grades:
Grade |
Total Number of schools |
Number of schools with Mathematics learners |
% to total number of schools |
Grade 10 |
15 |
12 |
80.0 |
Grade 11 |
15 |
11 |
73.3 |
Grade 12 |
15 |
10 |
66.7 |
Source: Source: LURITS, 2015 Second Quarter upload
17 November 2015 - NW3638
Shivambu, Mr F to ask the Minister of Public Works:
What has been the total all-inclusive amount that was spent by his department on the upkeep and maintenance of all the (a) residential houses of (i) the President, Mr Jacob G Zuma and (ii) the Deputy President, Mr M C Ramaphosa, and (iii)(aa) Ministers and (bb) Deputy Ministers and (b) parliamentary villages in the 2014-15 financial year?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works
No. |
Client |
Maintenance Amount |
(a)(i) |
President |
R3 783 088.27 |
(a)(ii) |
Deputy President |
R1 596 390.38 |
(iii)(aa) |
Ministers |
R22 562 089.50 |
(iii)(bb) |
Deputy Ministers |
R9 430 690. 86 |
(b) |
Parliamentary Villages |
R90 402 420.00 |
17 November 2015 - NW3857
Madisha, Mr WM to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
Whether he has tabled a proposal to the Cabinet in respect of free tertiary education; if so, (2) whether the specified proposal has been considered by the Cabinet; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether he has been mandated by the Cabinet to work with the National Treasury to prepare a funding model for free tertiary education that was practical, achievable and sustainable; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
- No, I have not tabled a proposal to Cabinet in respect of free tertiary education.
- Not applicable.
- No, Cabinet has not mandated me to work with the National Treasury in preparing a funding model for free tertiary education.
In terms of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, White Paper 3: A programme on Transformation of Higher Education in South Africa of 1997, or the White Paper for Post-School Education and Training of 2013, it is not government’s policy to consider free tertiary education for all. The position has consistently been to ensure affordable university education, support those who cannot afford to pay through financial aid, and progressively introduce free university education for the poor in South Africa.
The National Development Plan affirms this position indicating that:
- all students who qualify for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) must be provided access to full funding through loans and bursaries to cover the costs of tuition, books, accommodation and other living expenses; and
- students who do not qualify for NSFAS should have access to bank loans, backed by State sureties.
In order to support this position, the Department of Higher Education and Training has, in line with the recommendations of the Ministerial Working Group on Fee Free Education for the Poor of 2013, submitted annual bids to National Treasury in 2013, 2014 and 2015 as part of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) budget process.
In the 2015 MTEF bid process, the Department focused on the increase required for NSFAS funding to assist financially needy and academically deserving students as identified in the Ministerial Working Group. The emphasis of the bid was to address the need to fully fund all qualifying NSFAS students at university level through Full Cost of Study (FCS) loans, for which an amount of R36.983 billion was requested over the 2016/17 to 2018/19 MTEF period for university students.
The Department has also brought this matter to the attention of the Standing Committee on Appropriations at meetings held on 21 October 2014, 26 May 2015 and 4 November 2015. At the Standing Committee on Appropriations meeting of 4 November 2015, as part of the parliamentary/political process for the finalisation of the 2016 MTEF allocations., requirements of supporting university and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college students through NSFAS loans and bursaries were discussed.
National Treasury attended the Committee meeting and is fully aware of the status of NSFAS funding.
In addition, National Treasury and the Department of Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation are undertaking an Expenditure and Performance Review of the NSFAS, which was initiated in October 2014.
Compiler/Contact persons:
Ext:
DIRECTOR – GENERAL
STATUS:
DATE:
REPLY TO QUESTION 3857 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED
Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
STATUS:
DATE:
17 November 2015 - NW3764
Hlengwa, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
With reference to his reported disclosure last year (details furnished) that out of 278 Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) in municipalities, 170 were not qualified, what is the statistics with regard to qualifications of CFOs in municipalities as at 1 September 2015?
Reply:
The response is based on the information provided by National Treasury.
As at 01 September 2015, out of 227 filled chief financial officer posts, 151 meet the requirements, in terms of the Local Government: Regulations on Minimum Competency Levels.
17 November 2015 - NW3844
Nkomo, Ms SJ to ask the Minister of Health
Whether his department has any plans in place to renovate the dental departments in all government hospitals; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
No, there are presently no plans to renovate the Dental Departments in any government hospital.
The Department is in the process of developing norms and standards for Oral Health Services for the country. Once these norms and standards have been finalised, plans for renovations will be developed in line with the norms and standards.
END.
17 November 2015 - NW3712
Bhanga, Mr BM to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)Whether a service provider was appointed by the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) to conduct capacity assessments of municipalities prior to the commencement of the current demarcation process; if not, (a) why not and (b) does the specified board have the internal capacity to conduct such an assessment; if so, (i) which service provider was appointed, (ii) what is the status of the specified service provider’s report and (iii) what was the cost of the contract for the research undertaken; (2) whether any reports were generated regarding the capacity of the newly amalgamated municipalities by (a) the MDB, (b) a service provider appointed by the specified board and/or (c) any other body for use in the demarcation process; if not, why not; if so, (i) who conducted the assessments, (ii) what criteria were used during such assessments and (iii) were the reports made available to the public during the public participation process? NW4394E
Reply:
The information requested will be obtained from the appropriate authority. The information will be communicated to the Hon Member when it is available.
17 November 2015 - NW3852
Mahlalela, Mr AF to ask the Minister of Health
(1)Whether, in light of the finding by the District Health Barometer, which has been published by the Health Systems Trust that there are provinces and/or areas in provinces where children under the age of five years are dying in hospitals due to severe malnutrition, pneumonia and diarrhea, he can provide detailed information with regard to (a)(i) specified provinces and (ii) hospitals, (b) the causes for the specified medical conditions and (c) measures that his department has implemented to reverse the specified situation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether other departments and/or stakeholders played any role in this regard; if so, what role in each case?
Reply:
- (a) The 2014/15 District Health Barometer provides information regarding deaths from diarrhoea, pneumonia and Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) amongst children under five years of age. (see below) is taken from the District Health Barometer. The table shows that the number of deaths due to these conditions, as well as the associated case fatality rates (the proportion of children who are admitted to hospital who die during that admission), have declined substantially since 2009/10.
Table 1: Deaths and case fatality rates from diarrhoea, pneumonia and SAM in children under five years of age, 2009/10 – 2014/15[1]
Diarrhoea |
Pneumonia |
SAM |
||||
No. of deaths |
Case Fatality Rate |
No. of deaths |
Case Fatality Rates |
No. of deaths |
Case Fatality Rates |
|
2009/10 |
3 008 |
7.1% |
2 769 |
6.6% |
2 345 |
19.3% |
2010/11 |
2 558 |
7.0% |
2 287 |
5.8% |
2 114 |
16.4% |
2011/12 |
1 550 |
4.6% |
1 796 |
4.2% |
1 605 |
13.3% |
2012/13 |
1 526 |
4.3% |
1 395 |
3.8% |
1 642 |
12.7% |
2013/14 |
1 775 |
3.9% |
1 532 |
3.5% |
1 672 |
11.3% |
2014/15 |
1 513 |
3.3% |
1 411 |
2.9% |
1 852 |
11.6% |
(i) All public sector hospitals report on the number of deaths from these conditions amongst children under five years of age on a monthly basis. The Department uses these numbers to identify provinces, districts and hospitals with a high number of deaths or high case fatality rates, so that remedial action can be taken.
Deaths from these conditions were from all provinces during 2013/14 and 2014/15 are shown in . Deaths from diarrhoea declined in all provinces except Limpopo and Mpumalanga, and deaths from pneumonia declined in all provinces except Gauteng. Deaths from SAM increased in a number of provinces, and in the country as a whole. As noted in the District Health Barometer, this may reflect better identification of cases, but needs to be carefully monitored. The Department is currently implementing strategies to reduce the number of deaths from SAM.
Table 2: Deaths in children under-five years from diarrhoea, pneumonia and SAM by province for 2013/14 and 2014/15[2]
Deaths as a result of: |
||||||
Diarrhoea |
Pneumonia |
SAM |
||||
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
|
Eastern Cape |
542 |
351 |
322 |
274 |
356 |
339 |
Free State |
111 |
100 |
84 |
80 |
132 |
148 |
Gauteng |
109 |
108 |
138 |
151 |
82 |
126 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
387 |
347 |
305 |
300 |
337 |
405 |
Limpopo |
239 |
246 |
283 |
232 |
288 |
291 |
Mpumalanga |
163 |
189 |
201 |
198 |
144 |
233 |
Northern Cape |
61 |
55 |
46 |
41 |
68 |
67 |
North West |
151 |
105 |
126 |
103 |
251 |
225 |
Western Cape |
12 |
12 |
27 |
18 |
14 |
32 |
South Africa |
1 775 |
1 513 |
1 532 |
1 411 |
1 762 |
1 852 |
(ii) The numbers of child deaths by category of hospital during 2014/15 are shown in . The majority of deaths occur in district hospitals (which account for the majority of hospitals). Departmental interventions to improve quality of care therefore focus predominantly on these hospitals.
Table 3: Deaths in children under five years of age from diarrhoea, pneumonia and SAM by category of hospital for 2014/15[3]
Deaths as a result of: |
|||
Diarrhoea |
Pneumonia |
SAM |
|
National Central Hospitals |
53 |
116 |
25 |
Provincial Tertiary Hospitals |
115 |
93 |
96 |
Regional Hospitals |
343 |
404 |
513 |
District Hospitals |
987 |
789 |
1 202 |
Totala |
1 498 |
1 402 |
1 836 |
a Totals are slightly lower than in Table 2 as a small number of deaths are reported from Primary Health Care facilities
(b) Diarrhoea and pneumonia result from infections. Children with weakened immune systems (due to undernutrition or other conditions such as HIV infection) are more likely to acquire these infections, which are in turn more likely to be severe (and result in hospitalisation and/or death). Children whose nutritional intake is less than their nutritional requirements are at risk of developing severe acute malnutrition; this often results from a combination of poor food intake (due to unavailability of food and/or poor feeding) and repeated infections.
(c) The reduction in the number of deaths in children due to diarrhoea, pneumonia and SAM can be attributed to implementation of the following child survival interventions:
- Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV.
- Inclusion of pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines in the routine immunisation programme. In 2014/15, 89.8% of children under one year of age had received all the recommended immunisations.
- Promotion of breastfeeding as outlined in the Tshwane Declaration which commits the country to promoting breastfeeding, especially exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life. In 2014/15, 45.1% of children were reported to be exclusively breastfed at 14 weeks of age. This represents a substantial improvement, but further improvements are required.
- Provision of micronutrients through food fortification and Vitamin A supplementation. In 2014/15, 52.2% of children aged 1 – 5 years received the recommended two doses of supplementary Vitamin A.
- Monitoring of the growth of children using the Road-to-Health booklet and ensuring that children with growth faltering and mild or moderate malnutrition receive nutritional supplements.
- Correct management of children with diarrhoea, pneumonia and SAM at all levels of the health system. District Clinical Specialist Teams have been appointed in all districts. One of their key functions is to ensure the quality of clinical care provided in health facilities.
- Promotion of hand washing: the Health Promotion Directorate is currently implementing a hand-washing campaign.
2. Many other departments and stakeholders are involved in efforts to improve child survival and health.
Two of the most important departments are the Departments of Social Development (DSD) and the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). DSD has led the development of the Early Childhood Development policy, and also ensures that vulnerable children receive child support grants. The DWS plays a critical role in improving access to clean water and sanitation for children and their families.
The Department also works with a range of partners. These include United Nations Agencies (e.g. the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO)), other technical assistance partners (e.g. Save the Children, PATH, FH360), academic and research institutions (e.g. the Medical Research Council) and private sector partners (e.g. Discovery Health).
END.
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Massyn N, Peer N, Padarath A, Barron P, Day C, editors. District Health Barometer 2014/15. Durban: Health Systems Trust; October 2015. ↑
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Massyn N, Peer N, Padarath A, Barron P, Day C, editors. District Health Barometer 2014/15. Durban: Health Systems Trust; October 2015. ↑
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District Health Information. Extracted 4th November 2015. ↑
17 November 2015 - NW3865
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Health
With reference to his reply to question 2600 on 5 August 2015, where he states that the Sizwe Tropical Disease Hospital will be relocated to a site opposite the Edenvale Hospital and the Environmental Authorisation compiled by the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 5 June 2015, which states that the relocation of the Sizwe Hospital is not approved in the specified Environmental Authorisation (details furnished), can he explain his reply in relation to the specified condition outlined in the specified Environmental Authorisation compiled by the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development?
Reply:
The Gauteng Department of Health agreed to the relocation of the Hospital subject to the developer undertaking to fund the relocation fully at their own cost. It is the duty of the developer to ensure that all approvals (including but not limited to Environmental Authorisation) are obtained prior to any developments and relocation taking place on the site where the Hospital is currently located. It is assumed that until such time that the developer and the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and Human Settlements obtain approval to relocate the Hospital, the relocation will not take place.
The Department of COGTA and Human Settlements has since brought to the attention of the Gauteng Department of Health that the developer no longer wished to follow through with terms of relocation as was agreed upon.
END.
17 November 2015 - NW3635
Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)What is the rate in the rand levied on (a) residential property, (b) commercial property and (c) agricultural property in respect of each municipality in the Northern Cape; (2) whether the provisions of the National Treasury Instruction 07 of 2014/2015 are consistently applied in the specified municipalities with regard to the payment of the rate in the rand levied by municipalities; if not, why not, in each case; (3) whether he has found the rate in the rand levied by the Emthanjeni Local Municipality to be fair in comparison to the rates levied by surrounding municipalities; if not, what steps does he intend to take to ameliorate the conditions imposed on agricultural properties?
Reply:
The information requested will be obtained from the appropriate authority. The information will be communicated to the Hon Member when it is available.
17 November 2015 - NW3856
Madisha, Mr WM to ask the Minister of Police
Whether, in line with the applicable provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, his department was incorporating cutting-edge technology and the most innovative ideas in policing political protests and civil activism in our country; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the relevant details and (b) positive outcomes were achieved by the police in maintaining law and order during the protest actions since 1 January 2015?
Reply:
(a) Yes. The following modern technology and ideas are used to police protests and
gatherings:
- Water Cannon
- Long Range Acoustic Device
- Video cameras
- Recording devices
- Mediation and conflict resolution and intensified community relations programmes
(b) The above cutting-edge technology contributed to the following positive
outcomes:
- No loss of life, minimised physical contact between the participants and the police and improved method of collecting evidence for criminal court purposes.
:
17 November 2015 - NW3738
Matsepe, Mr CD to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)What was the (a) cash on hand, (b) debtors book and age analysis, (c) collection ratio and (d) monthly operating (i) income, (ii) expenditure and (iii) creditors book and age analysis in respect of each metro municipality for the 2014-15 financial year; (2) (a) which capital grants were awarded to each metro in the 2014-15 financial year and (b) what amount was spent in each specified case in respect of each metro municipality; (3) were any capital grant funds utilised for operational expenditure; if so, (a) what amount, (b) have any steps been taken in this regard and (c) what are the further relevant details?
Reply:
1. (a) (b) (c) (d) (i) (ii) (iii) The tables below outlines the cash on hand , debtors age analysis, operating income, expenditure and creditors books for Metropolitan municipalities. The information sourced from the municipal 2014/15 pre-audited financial statements submitted to National Treasury and MFMA Section 71 quarterly report as at June 2015.
Here's the link for table1;2;3;4&5: http://www.pmg.org.za/files/RNW3738-151117.doc
(2) The table below outlines the capital grants that were awarded to each metro in the 2014-15 financial year and the amounts spent in each specified case in respect of each metro municipality. The information sourced from the National Treasury.
(3) The grants are for capital expenditure and any amounts spent on operating expenditure can only be identified through an audit. The Auditor General is currently conducting the municipal audits which will be concluded on the 30th November 2015.
Metropolitan Municipality |
Urban Settlement Development Partnership Grant (USDG) |
Public Transport Infrastructure Grant |
Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant |
Neighbourhood Development Partnership Grant |
||||
(a)Allocated in 2014/15 FY |
(b)Expenditure in 2014/15 FY |
(a) Allocated in 2014/15 FY |
(b) Expenditure in 2014/15 FY |
(a) Allocated in 2014/15 FY |
(b) Expenditure in 2014/15 FY |
(a) Allocated in 2014/15 FY |
(b) Expenditure in 2014/15 FY |
|
Buffalo City |
R673,289,000 |
R 673,287,715 |
R - |
R - |
R20,587,000 |
R23,285,000 |
R5,000,000 |
R5,568,000 |
Nelson Mandela Bay |
R371,602,000 |
R747,939,811 |
R167,500,000 |
R122,238,000 |
R18,000,000 |
R18,000,000 |
R9,000,000 |
R5,596,000 |
Mangaung |
R654,406,000 |
R585,876,747 |
R30,000,000 |
R15,056,000 |
R30,200,000 |
R26,492,000 |
R5,000,000 |
R3,917,000 |
Ekurhuleni |
R1,804,532,000 |
R1,498,622,869 |
R250,000,000 |
R271,932,000 |
R61,000,000 |
R60,925,000 |
R - |
R - |
City of Johannesburg |
R1,695,189,000 |
R1,583,408,494 |
R553,571,000 |
R820,665,000 |
R31,000,000 |
R25,801,000 |
R48,461,000 |
R40,926,000 |
City of Tshwane |
R1,469,450,000 |
R1,460,205,486 |
R867,571,000 |
R848,957,000 |
R32,000,000 |
R32,000,000 |
R75,000,000 |
R174,998,000 |
Ethekwini |
R1,800,076,000 |
R1,800,076,000 |
R654,751,000 |
R234,698,000 |
R15,000,000 |
R42,054,000 |
R34,255,000 |
R6,833,000 |
City of Cape Town |
R1,358,879,000 |
R1,481,930,471 |
R1,069,140,000 |
R 776,784,000 |
R5,000,000 |
R11,727,000 |
R30,784,000 |
R7,397,000 |
17 November 2015 - NW3104
Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Health
(1)What is the estimated cost of completing Operation Phakisa: Ideal Clinics Initiative by 2017; (2) whether the initiative is currently fully funded; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is the breakdown of the (a) various budgets and/or grants from which funding will be drawn and (b) relevant amounts?
Reply:
(1) Operation Phakisa Ideal Clinic is an ongoing programme that involves improving current weaknesses in primary health care facilities as well as ongoing maintenance pertaining to the 10 components of the programme. The cost estimate has not been completed.
(2) No. We are currently in discussions with National Treasury about this.
END.
17 November 2015 - NW3803
Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Police
(1)Whether the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority had any engagement with Bosasa regarding security officers stationed at international airports wearing camouflage gear, particularly at O R Tambo International Airport; (2) (a) what was the nature of the specified engagement(s) and (b) when did the specified engagement(s) take place; (3) what (a) were the outcomes of the specified engagement(s) and (b) remedies and/or corrective action was (i) required and (ii) by when?
Reply:
Bosasa is a duly registered business with PSIRA. It is true that it is also providing security services at OR Tambo International Airport and they make use of camouflage uniform.
We have never had specific engagement with Bosasa regarding the wearing of camouflage uniform.
Bosasa uniform does not constitute any contravention regarding wearing of uniform. Wearing uniform is regulated in terms of Regulation 13 of the Act. Particularly regulation 13(7)(b) provides as follows:
(7)…Any security service provider who…
(b) without legal justification wear a uniform badge or insignia identical to, so closely resembling a uniform, badge or insignia of the South African Police Service, South African Defence Force, the Department of Correctional Services or any other Law enforcement agency or service established in terms of law, as to be calculated to deceive, is guilty of an offence and an conviction liable to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 24 months.
Bosasa’s camouflage uniform is per attached Annexure and it does not violate regulations.
In the event Bosasa, at some stage or another, used uniform in violation of regulation 13 it has since complied voluntarily – see Annexture below.
BOSASA AIRPORT SECURITY
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE
17 November 2015 - NW3709
Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether any investigation has been conducted into the conduct of a certain person (name and details furnished) for (a) the unlawful appointment of a certain service provider (name furnished) which had earlier been disqualified from the bid process, (b) the incurring of fruitless and wasteful expenditure and (c) exposing the specified municipality to unnecessary litigation; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what is the current status of the investigation in each case?
Reply:
The information requested will be obtained from the appropriate authority. The information will be communicated to the Hon Member when it is available.
17 November 2015 - NW3878
Basson, Ms J to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)With reference to his reply to question 3086 on 8 September 2015, what was the outcome of the investigation into the issues raised in the internal audit report with regard to the payment to Maximum Profit Recovery (Pty) Ltd; (2) whether the external investigator investigated the other allegations in the internal audit report; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The information requested will be obtained from the appropriate authority. The information will be communicated to the Hon Member when it is available.
17 November 2015 - NW3820
Cassim, Mr Y to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
With reference to the Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (SASSETA), (a) how many procurement contracts were concluded despite the SASSETA failing to request the necessary three quotations, (b) what was the value of each specified contract, (c) to which company and/or individual was each specified contract awarded and (d) which services were procured in respect of each specified contract; (2) has any (a) corrective action and/or (b) disciplinary action been taken in respect of the specified procurement irregularities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in respect of each of the specified procurement irregularities; (3) with reference to the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSETA), (a) how many procurement contracts were concluded despite the LGSETA failing to request the necessary three quotations, (b) what was the value of each specified contract, (c) to which company and/or individual was each specified contract awarded and (d) which services were procured in respect of each specified contract; (4) has any (a) corrective action and/or (b) disciplinary action been taken in respect of the specified procurement irregularities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in respect of each of the specified procurement appointment irregularities?
Reply:
- (a) The information we got indicates that the Safety and Security Sector Education and
Training Authority (SASSETA) concluded five contracts without obtaining three
quotations.
(b), (c) and (d) The table below gives details of the names of the awarded companies, services procured and value of each contract:
Awarded Company |
Services |
Value/Amount |
(a) Mabuya Auditors |
Witnessing in a disciplinary case |
R12 500.00 |
(b) Maweza |
Information Technology services |
R479 988.00 |
(c) Wolf |
Security |
R250 000.00 |
(d) TRONCOP |
Construction |
R22 175.28 |
(e) Bokhabane Event Hire |
Catering |
R2 580.00 |
2. (a) Yes, corrective action has been taken to prevent future irregular expenditure. The
following corrective action were taken:
- Supply Chain Management policies and procedures were reviewed and implemented;
- Forensic audits/investigations were conducted; and
- Regulation of spending.
(b) Yes, disciplinary action was taken as outlined:
- The Administrator of SASSETA has instituted disciplinary action against three affected staff members, all of whom are no longer with SASSETA.
- A notice to suspend a senior staff member, pending the finalisation of investigations into irregular activities, has been served.
3. (a) Based on the information at our disposal, the Local Government Sector Education and
Training Authority (LGSETA) concluded three contracts without obtaining three
quotations.
(b), (c) and (d) The table below gives details of the names of the awarded companies, services procured and value of each contract:
Awarded Company |
Services |
Value/Amount |
|
Asset Verification Project |
R432 960.00 |
|
Events Management Services - Sterkspruit Career Exhibition |
R2 395 776.12 |
|
Provision of Project Management services to assist LGSETA with the office relocation project |
R999 780.24 |
4. No corrective or disciplinary action was taken, due to the following reasons:
- Assets Verification Project: Three quotations were not obtained for this transaction on the basis that it was an emergency. The transaction was correctly identified as irregular expenditure, condoned by the Accounting Authority and disclosed in the Annual Financial Statements in line with revised National Treasury guidelines on irregular expenditure.
- Events Management Services-Sterkspruit Career Exhibition: This project did not follow the normal competitive processes of advertising through the Tender Bulletin. Since the SETA was under administration, there was no Accounting Authority to approve its condonation other than the originator of the transaction, i.e. Administrator, which performed the role of both the Chairperson and Accounting Authority of the SETA. The transaction was correctly disclosed in the Annual Financial Statements.
- Provision of Project Management Services: Three quotations were not obtained for this transaction on the basis that it was an emergency. The transaction was correctly identified as irregular expenditure, condoned by the Accounting Authority and disclosed in the Annual Financial Statements in line with revised National Treasury guidelines on irregular expenditure.
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17 November 2015 - NW3708
Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether any investigation has been conducted into the conduct of a certain person (name and details furnished) for (a) the unlawful appointment of a certain service provider (name furnished) which had earlier been disqualified from the bid process, (b) the incurring of fruitless and wasteful expenditure and (c) exposing the specified municipality to unnecessary litigation; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what is the current status of the investigation in each case?
Reply:
The information requested will be obtained from the appropriate authority. The information will be communicated to the Hon Member when it is available.
17 November 2015 - NW3795
Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the Minister of Economic Development
Does he intend to introduce any (a) new or (b) amended legislation to (i) tackle anti-competitive practices and (ii) ease the barriers that hinder the entry of new firms to the mainstream competitive economy; if so, what is the scope of the intended legislation?
Reply:
I intend to introduce legislation to further strengthen our efforts to tackle anti-competitive practices which impose unnecessary costs on consumers, undermine industrial policy objectives and reduce the competitiveness of the economy. The Department has undertaken work on the scope of the amendments required, using the jurisprudence and the experience of the competition authorities to identify weaknesses or gaps in the legal framework. We are holding discussions and consultations with relevant parties to enable the drafting process to be completed as soon as possible. A Bill will be published on completion of the process.
-END-
17 November 2015 - NW3859
Carter, Ms D to ask the Minister of Health
Whether his department facilitated any joint meetings with food manufacturers, nutritionists and medical scientists with a view of discussing changes needed to be undertaken in food manufacturing to help stem the tide of obesity and life style diseases which are overwhelming the health system; if not, why not; if so, what agreement was reached with (a) food manufacturers that would significantly help to improve the nutritional quality and health giving properties of manufactured or processed foods and (b) nutritionists and medical scientists to evaluate manufactured and processed foods with a view of providing an easy to understand rating system that would appear on food labels?
Reply:
Yes.
Agreements reached with food manufacturers -
(a) The Department of Health is working closely with the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA), which is an organization where various groups of the food industry are affiliated. Through this collaboration the food industry have committed to support the drive by Government to reduce the prevalence of Obesity. The need to reformulate some food products was identified as one of the priority areas. In this regard, it is imperative to identify the ultra processed, frequently consumed foods in South Africa and to do this. the CGCSA and the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) South Africa, have commissioned a Dietary Intake Study which aims to identify these foods and beverages to target them for reformulation.
Furthermore, the Department promulgated the regulations relating to reduction of sodium in certain foodstuffs and related matters (R214) in 2013. It is stipulated in the Regulations, that as of 2016, there should be reduction of sodium content in various foodstuffs until the desired nutrient levels are reached in 2019.
(b) The Department of Health also collaborates with the Food Legislation Advisory Group (FLAG) which comprise of the industry, academia, research institutes and nutrition professional bodies. This collaboration has resulted in the development of a Nutrient Profile Model (NPM) for South Africa to provide a scientific evidence-based approach to determine the eligibility of foods to carry nutrient and health claims on their labels in South Africa. This Nutrient Profile calculator is a user-friendly electronic tool which has been made available to assist manufacturers on the formulation of new products or reformulation of their products where necessary and when they intend to make health or nutrition claims.
END.
17 November 2015 - NW3793
Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the Minister of Economic Development
Does the Competition Commission intend to implement the provisions of the Competition Amendment Act, Act 1 of 2009, to criminalise cartel activities; if not, why not; if so, when?
Reply:
Technical work is continuing in order to give effect to the phased introduction of the Competition Amendment Act and ensure capacity to implement effectively. This has been done successfully with the market enquiry provisions. Further announcements can be expected within the next six months, based on progress made with additional areas of the Amendment Act.
-END-
17 November 2015 - NW3724
Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)Whether his department is aware that the upgrading of the access road into Kwanomzamo, Riebeek East, in Makana Municipality scheduled for completion in 2012 has not been completed; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) why was the upgrading of the specified road not completed and (b) when will the upgrading of the specified road be completed; (2) whether the Municipal Infrastructure Grant funding was used to build the specified access road; if not, (a) from what budget were the funds sourced and (b) what was the total cost of the specified project; if so, from where was this grant funding sourced; (3) has there been any attempt to complete this project since 2012; if not, why not; if so, why is the project still incomplete?
Reply:
The information requested will be obtained from the appropriate authority. The information will be communicated to the Hon Member when it is available.
17 November 2015 - NW3889
Matsepe, Mr CD to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to his reply to question 311 on 12 March 2015, a certain person (name and details furnished) now complies with the minimum competency levels required of municipal accounting officers; if not, (a) what are the details of the competency levels which the specified person does not comply with and (b) what action has been and/or will be taken by his department to ensure that the specified municipality is managed by a fully compliant manager; if so, when did the specified person achieve full compliance with the specified competency levels?
Reply:
The information requested will be obtained from the appropriate authority. The information will be communicated to the Hon Member when it is available.
17 November 2015 - NW3888
Matsepe, Mr CD to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(a) What are the details of all court cases in which the Camdeboo Local Municipality has been involved (i) in the (aa) 2013-14 and (bb) 2014-15 financial years and (ii) from 1 April 2015 up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (b) what was the outcome of each specified case and (c) what are the details of the costs incurred by the specified municipality in each specified case?
Reply:
The information requested will be obtained from the appropriate authority. The information will be communicated to the Hon Member when it is available.
17 November 2015 - NW3880
Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)Whether any investigation is currently underway and/or was conducted into the non-compliance of municipalities with the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act, Act 29 of 2014, in the 2014-15 financial year; if not, why not; if so, which municipalities (a) are being and/or (b) have been investigated; (2) (a) what is the current status of each of the specified investigations and (b) when is it anticipated that the investigations will be completed; (3) what has he found are the causes for the municipalities’ non-compliance with the specified Act; (4) whether he is taking any steps to ensure the compliance of the municipalities with the specified Act; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. No. There is no investigation underway or conducted.
What we regard as important to make a positive change in terms of municipal compliance is instilling culture of compliance with the critical provisions of the Act. This will be an on-going rather than a once-off process. In this regard, the department wrote letters to the relevant municipalities outlining issues of non-compliance and how those matters should be addressed, and it would continue monitoring municipal progress towards resolution of those matters.
2. Not applicable.
3. From the monitoring and assessments conducted, some of the causes were lack of understanding that until certain Council adopted documents (i.e by-laws to give effect to rates policies and resolution levying rates) are published in the relevant Provincial Gazette as required by the law, there is no full compliance with the law.
4. Yes. As already indicated in (1) above, the department is continuing to monitor municipal compliance with the critical provisions of the Act and where required it would provide the necessary guidance. In this regard, in the 2015/16 financial year the department would follow-up with those municipalities that were identified as having been non-compliant, with a view to rectifying those matters with respect of the 2016/17 municipal budget preparation process.
17 November 2015 - NW3794
Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the Minister of Economic Development
What is his policy position with regard to merging industry regulators with the competition authorities in order to increase their capacity and powers?
Reply:
Government is currently building the capacity of economic regulators, who play a vital part in allocation of scarce resources, price-setting in monopoly markets and regulating conduct.
The BRICS Conference on Inclusive Growth and Competition held in November 2015, brought together economic regulators from the five BRICS countries as well as from elsewhere on the continent and from developed countries, to share experiences and insights.
As part of the work with regulators, we will be exploring the possibility of further consolidation of regulators and balance the specialist expertise that may be located within sector regulators with the broader economic and legal capacity that the competition authorities have built up over the years.
-END-
17 November 2015 - NW3804
James, Ms LV to ask the Minister of Health
(1)Whether the prescribed minimum benefits under the Medical Schemes Act, 131 of 1998, make provision for minimum benefits for people with physical disabilities, in particular for (a) mobility impairments, (b) visual impairments and (ciii) hearing losses; if not, (i) why not and (ii) when will he take steps to address this matter; if so, what are the further relevant details of the specified prescribed minimum benefits; (2) (a) what assistance do public healthcare institutions provide for people with physical disabilities, particularly with reference to (i) mobility enhancing equipment, (ii) visual enhancing equipment and (iii) hearing aids and (b) what are the further relevant details?
Reply:
1.The Prescribed Minimum Benefits under the Medical Schemes Act,131 of 1998 make provision for minimum benefits for people with physical disabilities such as:
(a) Mobility impairments
Included in the PMBs is rehabilitative therapy such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy up to level of functional plateau; i.e. up to a point where no additional significant improvement from continued therapy is reached. No monetary limit is placed rather a therapeutic value threshold is set. This is a critical clinical intervention to improve the mobility of the physically disabled patient. Additionally, equipment to assist with mobility is included in the PMBs such as wheelchairs. This is dependent on the cause of immobility being a consequence of a PMB condition.
(b) Visual impairment
Currently the PMB package only provides for visual aids such corrective optometry devices. If a member suffers a PMB condition which threatens their vision, the PMB entitlements first include interventions that will prevent the visual loss and secondarily, will reverse such any degree of visual impairment. Thus the PMB package with regards to the visual system is predominantly a secondary and tertiary prevention package, and is highly aligned with National Policy (e.g. cataract surgery and treatment algorithms for Glaucoma). With regards to other supportive health technology such as walking sticks for those with complications for PMBs aligned with national policy and included in their management is corrective medical and surgical interventions.
(c) Hearing losses
Preventative care: Common conditions that cause hearing loss are included in the PMB package and their early and effective management is included as PMB level of care. These include early management of otitis media, rupture of eardrums post-trauma or infection etc. Supportive care for hearing loss as a complication of PMBs is not precluded when other means of restoration such as tympanoplasty have failed.
The PMB framework enables Medical Schemes to institute Managed Care principles in order to ensure members of medical schemes have access to quality healthcare at affordable prices. Bringing down the cost of care via these mechanisms would allow for a more equitable disbursement of risk pool funds to both disabled and non-disabled members of medical schemes.
It is important to note that the PMBs are not an exhaustive and comprehensive list. The Medical Schemes Act, however, provides for a regular revision to the PMB package to identify and proactively address some of the current deficiencies. The revised package under consideration contains a preventative and curative components in line with National policy. It further does not neglect wholesale the supportive measures for irreversible disabilities, albeit with plenty of room for improvement. The PMB package revision is a work in progress with an emphasis on trying to bring it into closer alignment with current national priorities and policy.
2. (a) (i) Public hospitals do provide mobility enhancing equipment (assistive technology) to persons with physical disabilities in the form of crutches, walking aids and wheelchairs (manual and motorized),
(ii) Public hospitals do provide refractive services and issue the relevant visual enhancing equipment in the form of spectacles or readers. In certain instances where refractive services are not available in a public facility, arrangements are made for this to be provided by a service provider from an NGO or private sector,
(iii) Public hospitals do provide audiology services which include testing for hearing loss, and fitting and training on the use of hearing aids.
(b) There are no further relevant details.
END.
17 November 2015 - NW3842
Nkomo, Ms SJ to ask the Minister of Health
What is the (a) current status of the renovations in the dental department at the Mamelodi Hospital in Pretoria and (b) envisaged time frame for the completion of the specified renovations?
Reply:
According to the Gauteng Provincial Department of Health -
- Specifications have been completed;
- The scope and project plan is still to be finalised. This will provide the specifics with regard to the envisaged time-frames to complete the renovations. It is however, expected that it will be completed before the end of this financial year.
END.
17 November 2015 - NW3713
Bhanga, Mr BM to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)Whether any investigation is underway into the actions, performance or administration of a certain municipal manager (name and details furnished) in the Free State; if so, (a) what is the (i) nature of the investigation and (ii) current status of the investigation and (b) when is it anticipated that the investigation will be completed; if not, (2) whether he is aware of (a) the serious allegations of corruption and maladministration that have been levelled against the specified person and (b) a Hawks investigation into the specified person; (3) (a) how long has the specified person been acting as municipal manager and (b) what is the specified person’s regular position in the municipality; (4) does the specified person have the requisite qualifications to act as a municipal manager; if so, what are the details of the qualifications; (5) whether he will instruct the political leadership of the municipality to remove the specified person from the specified position as acting municipal manager given the nature of the allegations against the specified person and return the specified person to the person’s previous position; if not, why not; if so, when? NW4395E
Reply:
The information requested will be obtained from the appropriate authority. The information will be communicated to the Hon Member when it is available.
17 November 2015 - NW3466
Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(a) What has the Kouga Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape done to assist the Oyster Bay community to (i) remove sand and (ii) stop sand dune encroachment on streets, public spaces and residential homes, (b) what definite plan does the municipality have to deal with this problem in the future and (c) what is the timeline for all specified assistance?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available within the Department. We have, however, requested the Kouga Local Municipality to provide this information.
The Honourable Member will be provided with the requested information as soon as it is available.
17 November 2015 - NW3917
Grootboom, Mr GA to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture
1. What funding model does his department use to allocate funds to entities that report to him; 2. what funding model has been devised for the implementation of the Standard of Generally Recognised Accounting Practice (GRAP)103 in respect of heritage assets in the specified entities; 3. whether any funds have been allocated for security upgrades due to the implementation of GRAP 103; if not, why not; if so, what (a) amount has been allocated for the specified upgrades and (b) are the further relevant details in each case?
Reply:
- The Department provides funding to its institutions based on the mandate of the particular entity. Annually the baseline budgets of entities are adjusted for inflation or cost of living. In addition to the baseline allocations, entities may receive funding (on a needs basis) for capital works projects. Such funds are ring-fenced for capital project(s) only and cannot be used to augment operational budgets.
- Funding for the implementation of GRAP 103 will be on a needs basis. Each entity has been requested to cost its funding requirements for the implementation of the GRAP 103. The costing exercise conducted by the forum of the CFOs of DAC public entities revealed that the costs of implementation include valuation costs, human resources costs, IT costs and security costs. Entities have submitted their respective budgets for the implementation of GRAP 103 and will receive funding based on the availability of resources.
- As mentioned in 2 above, the costing exercise conducted by the forum of the CFOs of DAC public entities revealed that the costs of full implementation include valuation costs, human resources costs, IT costs and security costs. All the entities were appraised of these costs and were requested to incorporate them in their respective GRAP 103 costing or budgeting exercises. As such the budgets requests are inclusive of all costs relating to the implementation of GRAP 103.
16 November 2015 - NW3792
Majola, Mr TR to ask the Minister of Police
(1)What are the relevant details of the agreement between him and his Chinese counterpart for the provision of Mandarin lessons to police officers in the Eastern Cape; (2) which accreditation institution certified (a) the specified course and (b) the qualifications of the instructors that will provide the specified course?
Reply:
The South African Government and the Chinese Government signed an Agreement in respect of Police Co-Operation dated 25 April 2000. The areas of co-operation include training and development, teaching Mandarin is part of training and development.
Chinese Language (Mandarin) lessons are provided by the Chinese Embassy in South Africa that also coordinates the sessions in collaboration with the SAPS. Chinese language trainers are also provided by the Chinese Embassy in South Africa.
16 November 2015 - NW3802
Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Police
(a) What is the current composition of the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) and (b) under which statutory mandate(s) does NATJOINTS operate?
Reply:
(a) The composition of the NATJOINTS is informed by the core membership of the JCPS DG Cluster, and includes the following:
 Correctional Services
 Defence
 Home Affairs
 Justice and Constitutional Development
 National Intelligence Coordinating Committee (NICOC)
 South African Police Service
 State Security Agency (SSA)
 South Africa Revenue Services (SARS)
 Communications
 Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID)
 Civilian Secretariat for Police
 Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC)
 International Relations and Cooperation
 National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)
 National Treasury
 Social Development
 Stats SA
Co-opted departments/agencies include:
- Transport
- Basic Education
- Higher Education and Training
- Co-operative Governance/Disaster Management
- Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
- Airport Company of South Africa (ACSA)
- ESKOM
- TELKOM
- Metro Police
- Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Agriculture (DAFF)
- Border Management Agency (BMA)
- Labour
- Small Business Development
- Trade & Industry
- Health, amongst others
(b) The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) is responsible for the development and implementation of operational safety plans, providing a safe and secure environment at big events, prioritise peace and stability of the country as well as handling issues of immigration and maritime security. The Committee is chaired by SAPS and meets every month providing regular reports to the DG’s. The Committee contributes to Outcome 3 of the MTSF. (Sub-Outcome 1: Reduced levels of contact crime and Sub-outcome 5: Ensure Domestic Stability).
16 November 2015 - NW3796
Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Police
With reference to the annual report of the SA Police Service for the 2014-15 financial year (details furnished), what were the (a) reasons for the provision of operational protection by the Protection and Security Services (PSS) at the 103rd ANC celebrations in January 2015 in Cape Town and (b) costs of the deployment of PSS (i) personnel and (ii) vehicles?
Reply:
(a) To provide comprehensive security cover to all identified dignitaries (e.g. Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Premiers etc.) attending the event.
(b) (i) R 351, 926.00
(ii) 293
(iii) 10
16 November 2015 - NW3774
Malema, Mr J to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
How does he intend to address weaknesses in the prisoner parole system that allows persons with money and connections, such as certain persons (Shabir Shaik, Tony Yengeni and Oscar Pistorious), to get out of jail without serving their full sentences, while persons who are not well-known spend almost the entirety of their sentences behind bars?
Reply:
All offenders have a right to be considered for placement upon completion of the required minimum detention period, irrespective of their social standing. Offenders who meet the set criteria for consideration of parole will have their placement approved irrespective of whether they have money or not.
Legal representation is not a prerequisite for consideration for parole, medical parole or correctional supervision as such offenders who cannot afford legal representatives are not disadvantaged during consideration for placement. In fact offenders do not have to apply for consideration for placement on parole or under correctional supervision as they are automatically identified as and when they become eligible for consideration.
The two of the three mentioned individuals were both sentenced in terms of section 276(1)(i) of the Criminal Procedure Act, Act 51 of 1977. In line with the provisions of section 73(7)(a) of the Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998, they , like all other offenders sentenced under the same provisions, qualified to be considered for placement under correctional supervision after serving 1/6 of sentence. There are a number of other offenders who have been placed under correctional supervision after serving 1/6 of their sentences who have not received media attention.
One of the three mentioned individuals was placed on parole on medical grounds on 3 March 2009 in terms of the provisions of Section 79 of the Correctional Services Act, Act No. 111 of 1998, before it was amended. Therefore, he was considered in terms of the then applicable legislation. The medical parole legislation was reviewed and Section 14 of the Correctional Services Amendment Act, Act No. 5 of 2011, which introduced the new medical parole system, came into effect on 01 March 2012.
Parole, medical parole or correctional supervision does not remit the sentence meted out by a court in that offenders placed out, either on parole, medical parole or correctional supervision, are expected to serve the remainder of their sentences in the community under close supervision of officials of the Department of Correctional Services until expiry of their sentences.
16 November 2015 - NW3846
Sithole, Mr KP to ask the Minister of Police
(1)How many cases related to liquor confiscation were opened in the 2014-15 financial year; (2) were all the specified cases recorded correctly on the operational planning and monitoring system; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
- According to the Operational Planning and Monitoring System (OPAM) a total of 37 979 cases were opened for financial year 2014/2015.
- Yes, the above includes J543 fines issued (First Information of Crime (FIC)) and case dockets registered. The above cases recorded according to the following fields:
- Unlicenced liquor premises closed down
- Unregistered distributors closed down
- Unregistered macro-manufacturers closed down
- Unregistered micro-manufacturers closed down
16 November 2015 - NW3628
Esau, Mr S to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
(1)What total number of houses did her department plan to build for military veterans (a) in the (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15 financial years and (b) from 1 April 2015 to the latest specified date for which information is available; (2) how many of the intended total number of houses were (a) allocated and (b) handed over to beneficiaries in each of the specified financial years and time period; (3) how were (a) beneficiaries identified and (b) houses allocated in each of the specified financial years and time period?
Reply:
I wish to advise the Honourable member that details of the implementation of the special housing assistance dispensation for military veterans was concluded with the gazetting of the Military Veterans Regulations only on 19 February 2014 through Government Gazette No 37355 of 2014. This paved the way for proper planning and implementation of the programme. Accordingly, during my budget vote speech in July 2014, I indicated that “We will establish a dedicated Branch, headed by a DDG, to ensure that all 5 854 indigent military veterans receive houses in less than three years”. In essence, planning for the delivery of houses for the military veterans commenced in the 2014/15 financial year. 'Prior, those military veterans whom were classified as indigent benefited from the normal housing programme for the indigent.
In addition, I am the first to admit to the slow delivery of houses to military veterans during the Govan Mbeki Awards on 13 August 2015, I indicated that:
“First we are going to prioritise the military veterans. Their plight is a sad one that does need to be repeated here. In view of the extreme insensitivity that is very easily attached to the delays that have been experienced by our military veterans, I would like to indicate, on behalf of government, that we care very deeply concerned about their plight. The delay has not been deliberate, but I have now taken a decision that we will prove our worth to them.
The Deputy Ministers of Military Veterans and Human Settlements and I have met with various groupings of military veterans in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal and I have taken the decision that we will complete the more than 5 000 houses for military veterans who are on our database in the current financial year. The Military Veterans Housing Programme will be a national Ministerial programme. It will be coordinated by the Deputy Minister of Human Settlements as a national project, resources for the project will be ring-fenced and the military veterans themselves will appoint a national task team, through the Deputy Minister of Military Veterans and who will work closely with the Deputy Minister of Human Settlements. It is my intention that by March 2016 there should be no military veteran on our data base who is not housed through our intervention”.
I responded to question 3217 posed by an Honourable Gana on this important matter of military veterans as follows:
“Honourable member, we are currently in the final stages of concluding contractual agreements on this matter to ensure that we complete the more than 5 000 houses for military veterans who are on our database in the current financial year. Once this is done, I will provide a progress report to the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements”.
Beneficiaries were sourced from the database that is provided by the Department of Military Veterans. In instances where excluded beneficiaries approach provincial officials, they forward names of those beneficiaries to the Department of Military Veterans for verification whether they qualify to be military veterans or not.
Allocation of houses follows the extensive verification exercise to confirm beneficiaries' availability and extent of their qualification for housing assistance. In some instances Military Veterans Associations do take part in the verification exercise done by provinces.
16 November 2015 - NW3801
Redelinghuys, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Police
(1)Whether he can provide a detailed list of police stations that have (a) fully, (b) partially and (c) not yet implemented the rural safety strategy plan; (2) what is the detailed breakdown of the average response rate for identified (a) rural and (b) rural-urban mix police stations for (i) Alpha, (ii) Bravo and (iii) Charlie incidents?
Reply:
(1)(a)(b)(c) Yes, the detailed list of police stations which have fully, partially or not yet implemented the rural safety strategy plan is as follows, broken down per Province:
1. Eastern Cape
1.1 Rural police stations
1.1.1 Fully implemented
NO |
RURAL POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Addo |
2 |
Afsondering |
3 |
Aliwal North |
4 |
Avondale |
5 |
Balfour |
6 |
Barkly East |
7 |
Bathurst |
8 |
Baviaanskloof |
9 |
Bell |
10 |
Bityi |
11 |
Bizana |
12 |
Bluewater |
13 |
Bholo |
14 |
B0lotwa |
15 |
Bridge Camp |
16 |
Burgersdorp |
17 |
Cala |
18 |
Cedarville |
19 |
Chalumna |
20 |
Chungwa |
21 |
Coffee Bay |
22 |
Cofimvaba |
23 |
Committees |
24 |
Cookhouse |
25 |
Cradock |
26 |
Dalasile |
27 |
Dordrecht |
28 |
Doringkloof |
29 |
Elands Height |
30 |
Elliot |
31 |
Elliotdale |
32 |
Engcobo |
33 |
Ezibeleni |
34 |
Flagstaff |
35 |
Floukraal |
36 |
Fort Brown |
37 |
Glen Grey |
38 |
Hamburg |
39 |
Healdtown |
40 |
Henderson |
41 |
Hlababomvu |
42 |
Hofmeyr |
43 |
Hogsback |
44 |
Ida |
45 |
Ilinge |
46 |
Indwe |
47 |
Jamestown |
48 |
Katkop |
49 |
Kei Bridge |
50 |
Kenton On Sea |
51 |
Kinkelbos |
52 |
Kleinbulhoek |
53 |
Kolomane |
54 |
Khubusidrift |
55 |
Kwaaiman |
56 |
Kwandengane |
57 |
Lady Frere |
58 |
Lady Grey |
59 |
Libode |
60 |
Lukholweni |
61 |
Lusikisiki |
62 |
Macleantown |
63 |
Maclear |
64 |
Madeira |
65 |
Maletswai |
66 |
Maluti |
67 |
Matatiele |
68 |
Mbizeni |
69 |
Mhlungisi |
70 |
Middelburg |
71 |
Molteno |
72 |
Mooiplaas |
73 |
Mount Ayliff |
74 |
Mount Fletcher |
75 |
Mount Frere |
76 |
Moyeni |
77 |
Mpisi |
78 |
Mqanduli |
79 |
Mthatha |
80 |
Mtontsasa |
81 |
Mzamba |
82 |
Ngangelizwe |
83 |
Ngqeleni |
84 |
Ntabankulu |
85 |
Ntabethemba |
86 |
Palmietfontein |
87 |
Phumalanga |
88 |
Port St Johns |
89 |
Punzana |
90 |
Queenstown |
91 |
Qumbu |
92 |
Rhodes |
93 |
Riebeeck East |
94 |
Rietbron |
95 |
Rossouw |
96 |
Scenery Park |
97 |
Seafield |
98 |
Seven Fountains |
99 |
Sterkspruit |
100 |
Sterkstroom |
101 |
Steve Vukile Tshwete |
102 |
Steynsburg |
103 |
Storms River |
104 |
Sulenkama |
105 |
Tabase |
106 |
Tamara |
107 |
Tarkastad |
108 |
Thomas River |
109 |
Thornhill Ciskei |
110 |
Thornhill |
111 |
Thina Falls |
112 |
Tsolo |
113 |
Tsomo |
114 |
Tyefu |
115 |
Tylden |
116 |
Ugie |
117 |
Venterstad |
118 |
Whittlesea |
119 |
Wolwefontein |
120 |
Zamuxolo |
121 |
Zele |
1.2 Rural-urban mix police stations
1.2.1 Fully implemented
NO |
RURAL-URBAN MIX POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Aberdeen |
2 |
Adelaide |
3 |
Alexandria |
4 |
Alice |
5 |
Alicedale |
6 |
Bedford |
7 |
Berlin |
8 |
Bhisho |
9 |
Butterworth |
10 |
Cathcart |
11 |
Centane |
12 |
Dimbaza |
13 |
Fort Beaufort |
14 |
Graaff-Reinet |
15 |
Hankey |
16 |
Idutywa |
17 |
Jansenville |
18 |
Joubertina |
19 |
Kareedouw |
20 |
Kei Mouth |
21 |
Kei Road |
22 |
Keiskammahoek |
23 |
Kidds Beach |
24 |
King William's Town |
25 |
Kirkwood |
26 |
Klipplaat |
27 |
Komga |
28 |
Middledrift |
29 |
Msobomvu |
30 |
Ndevana |
31 |
Ngqamakhwe |
32 |
Patensie |
33 |
Paterson |
34 |
Pearston |
35 |
Peddie |
36 |
Seymour |
37 |
Somerset East |
38 |
Steytlerville |
39 |
Stutterheim |
40 |
Willowmore |
41 |
Willowvale |
2. Free State
2.1 Rural police stations
2.1.1 Fully implemented
NO |
RURAL POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Goedemoed |
2 |
Glen |
3 |
Heuningspruit |
4 |
Kommissiepoort |
5 |
Roadside |
6 |
Steunmekaar |
7 |
Tierpoort |
8 |
Verkykerskop |
9 |
Vierfontein |
10 |
Viljoensdrif |
11 |
Wanda |
2.2 Rural-urban mix police stations
2.2.1 Fully implemented
NO |
RURAL-URBAN MIX POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Arlington |
2 |
Bethlehem |
3 |
Clarens |
4 |
Fouriesburg |
5 |
Lindley |
6 |
Paul Roux |
7 |
Petrus Steyn |
8 |
Reitz |
9 |
Rosendal |
10 |
Boshof |
11 |
Brandfort |
12 |
Bultfontein |
13 |
Dealesville |
14 |
Hertzogville |
15 |
Hoopstad |
16 |
Theunissen |
17 |
Verkeerdevlei |
18 |
Winburg |
19 |
Clocolan |
20 |
Ficksburg |
21 |
Marquard |
22 |
Senekal |
23 |
Jacobsdal |
24 |
Luckhoff |
25 |
Petrusburg |
26 |
Kroonstad |
27 |
Maokeng |
28 |
Steynsrus |
29 |
Viljoenskroon |
30 |
Excelsior |
31 |
Hobhouse |
32 |
Ladybrand |
33 |
Cornelia |
34 |
Mafube |
35 |
Tweeling |
36 |
Villiers |
37 |
Bloemspruit |
38 |
Bainsvlei |
39 |
Bayswater |
40 |
Navalsig |
41 |
Deneysville |
42 |
Oranjeville |
43 |
Zamdela |
44 |
Boithuso |
45 |
Botshabelo |
46 |
Dewetsdorp |
47 |
Rouxville |
48 |
Smithfield |
49 |
Van Stadensrus |
50 |
Wepener |
51 |
Zastron |
52 |
Hennenman |
53 |
Ventersburg |
54 |
Virginia |
55 |
Edenburg |
56 |
Fauresmith |
57 |
Jagersfontein |
58 |
Philippolis |
59 |
Reddersburg |
60 |
Springfontein |
61 |
Trompsburg |
62 |
Edenville |
63 |
Heilbron |
64 |
Koppies |
65 |
Parys |
66 |
Vredefort |
67 |
Memel |
68 |
Vrede |
69 |
Warden |
70 |
Allanridge |
71 |
Bothaville |
72 |
Odendaalsrus |
73 |
Wesselsbron |
74 |
Park Road |
75 |
Welkom |
76 |
Sasolburg |
77 |
Soutpan |
78 |
Koffiefontein |
79 |
Tweespruit |
80 |
Harrismith |
81 |
Kestell |
82 |
Namahadi |
83 |
Phuthaditjhaba |
84 |
Tseki |
85 |
Selosesha |
86 |
Thaba-Nchu |
87 |
Bethulie |
88 |
Gariepdam |
2.2.2 Not implemented
NO |
RURAL-URBAN MIX POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Kagisanong |
2 |
Makwane |
3 |
Tseseng |
3. Gauteng
3.1 Rural police stations
3.1.1 Fully implemented
NO |
RURAL POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Welbekend |
2 |
Hekpoort |
3 |
The Barrage |
3.2 Rural-urban mix police stations
3.2.1 Fully implemented
NO |
RURAL-URBAN MIX POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Putfontein |
2 |
Boschkop |
3 |
Bronkhorstspruit |
4 |
Cullinan |
5 |
Ekangala |
6 |
Bekkersdal |
7 |
Carletonville |
8 |
Fochville |
9 |
Westonaria |
10 |
Akasia |
11 |
Magaliesburg |
12 |
Muldersdrift |
13 |
Randfontein |
14 |
Tarlton |
15 |
Kameeldrift |
16 |
Erasmia |
17 |
Orange Farms |
18 |
Devon |
19 |
Nigel |
20 |
Dube |
21 |
Hammanskraal |
22 |
Temba |
23 |
Olifantsfontein |
24 |
De Deur |
25 |
Heidelberg |
26 |
Kliprivier |
27 |
Meyerton |
28 |
Ratanda |
29 |
Vaal Marina |
30 |
Vereeniging |
4. KwaZulu-Natal
4.1 Rural police stations
4.1.1 Fully implemented
NO |
RURAL POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Amangwe |
2 |
Babanango |
3 |
Besters |
4 |
Boston |
5 |
Ceza |
6 |
Cramond |
7 |
Dalton |
8 |
Dududu |
9 |
Ekombe |
10 |
Ekuvukeni |
11 |
Elandslaagte |
12 |
Ematimatolo |
13 |
Ematsheni |
14 |
Evatt |
15 |
Ezibayeni |
16 |
Franklin |
17 |
Gowan Lea |
18 |
Groenvlei |
19 |
Hattingspruit |
20 |
Helpmekaar |
21 |
Hlabisa |
22 |
Hlobane |
23 |
Ibisi |
24 |
Impendle |
25 |
Ingogo |
26 |
Ingwavuma |
27 |
Intsikeni |
28 |
Kingsley |
29 |
Magudu |
30 |
Mahlabathini |
31 |
Maphumulo |
32 |
Mehlomnyama |
33 |
Mid Illovo |
34 |
Mpungamhlophe |
35 |
Msinga |
36 |
Msinsini |
37 |
Muden |
38 |
Ndumo |
39 |
Ndwedwe |
40 |
Newark |
41 |
Ngome |
42 |
Nkandla |
43 |
Nondweni |
44 |
Nsuze |
45 |
Ntabamhlope |
46 |
Ntambanana |
47 |
Paddock |
48 |
Rietvlei |
49 |
Sawoti |
50 |
Swartberg |
51 |
Taylors Halt |
52 |
Thornville |
53 |
Upper Tugela |
54 |
Van Reenen |
55 |
Wartburg |
56 |
Weenen |
57 |
Wembezi |
4.1.2 Partially implemented
NO |
RURAL POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Bishopstowe |
2 |
Ezinqoleni |
3 |
Gamalakhe |
4 |
Glendale |
5 |
Harburg |
6 |
Nhlanhleni |
7 |
Nyoni |
8 |
St Faiths |
9 |
Umbumbulu |
10 |
New Hanover |
4.1.3 Not implemented
NO |
RURAL POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Mbongolwane |
2 |
Normandien |
3 |
Umsunduzi |
4.2 Rural-urban mix police stations
4.2.1 Fully implemented
NO |
RURAL-URBAN MIX POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Bergville |
2 |
Bulwer |
3 |
Colenso |
4 |
Creighton |
5 |
Dannhauser |
6 |
Donnybrook |
7 |
Dundee |
8 |
Empangeni |
9 |
Emanguzi |
10 |
Eshowe |
11 |
Esikhaleni |
12 |
Estcourt |
13 |
Ezakheni |
14 |
Glencoe |
15 |
Gingindlovu |
16 |
Gluckstadt |
17 |
Greytown |
18 |
Hammarsdale |
19 |
Harding |
20 |
Hibberdene |
21 |
Hillcrest |
22 |
Highflats |
23 |
Himeville |
24 |
Howick |
25 |
Inanda |
26 |
Inchanga |
27 |
Ixopo |
28 |
Jozini |
29 |
Kokstad |
30 |
Kranskop |
31 |
Kwadukuza |
32 |
Kwandengezi |
33 |
Ladysmith |
34 |
Louwsburg |
35 |
Margate |
36 |
Mbazwana |
37 |
Melmoth |
38 |
Mooi River |
39 |
Mondlo |
40 |
Mpophomeni |
41 |
Mtunzini |
42 |
Mkhuze |
43 |
Nongoma |
44 |
Nottingham Road |
45 |
Nquthu |
46 |
Paulpietersburg |
47 |
Pongola |
48 |
Port Shepstone |
49 |
Plessislaer |
50 |
Scottburgh |
51 |
Richmond |
52 |
Sundumbili |
53 |
Ulundi |
54 |
Umhlali |
55 |
Umzinto |
56 |
Umzimkhulu |
57 |
Utrecht |
58 |
Verulam |
59 |
Vryheid |
60 |
Wasbank |
61 |
Winterton |
4.2.2 Partially implemented
NO |
RURAL-URBAN MIX POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Amanzimtoti |
2 |
Bhekithemba |
3 |
Camperdown |
4 |
Charlestown |
5 |
Folweni |
6 |
Hluhluwe |
7 |
Kwamakhutha |
8 |
Kwambonambi |
9 |
Kwamsane |
10 |
Mandeni |
11 |
Mpumalanga |
12 |
Mtubatuba |
13 |
Port Edward |
14 |
Southport |
15 |
Tongaat |
16 |
Umkomaas |
4.2.3 Not implemented
NO |
RURAL-URBAN MIX POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Hilton |
2 |
Madadeni |
3 |
Newcastle |
4 |
Osizweni |
5. Limpopo
5.1 Rural police stations
5.1.1 Fully implemented
NO |
RURAL POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Pienaarsrivier |
2 |
Rooiberg |
3 |
Rust De Winter |
4 |
Tuinplaas |
5 |
Giyani |
6 |
Hlanganani |
7 |
Malamulele |
8 |
Saselamani |
9 |
Sekgosese |
10 |
Dennilton |
11 |
Groblersdal |
12 |
Hlogotlou |
13 |
Laersdrift |
14 |
Marble Hall |
15 |
Motetema |
16 |
Nebo |
17 |
Roossenekal |
18 |
Zaaiplaas |
19 |
Apel |
20 |
Jane Furse |
21 |
Lebowakgomo |
22 |
Malipsdrift |
23 |
Masemola |
24 |
Sekhukhune |
25 |
Bulgerivier |
26 |
Saamboubrug |
27 |
Tolwe |
28 |
Tom Burke |
29 |
Villa Nora |
30 |
Witpoort |
31 |
Elandskraal |
32 |
Gilead |
33 |
Magatle |
34 |
Mahwelereng |
35 |
Tinmyne |
36 |
Zebediela |
37 |
Mara |
38 |
Mphephu |
39 |
Tshilwavhusiku |
40 |
Tshitale |
41 |
Waterpoort |
42 |
Waterval |
43 |
Dorset |
44 |
Naboomspruit |
45 |
Rankin's Pass |
46 |
Roedtan |
47 |
Vaalwater |
48 |
Masisi |
49 |
Tshamutumbu |
50 |
Gravelotte |
51 |
Hoedspruit |
52 |
Lulekani |
53 |
Namakgale |
54 |
Mankweng |
55 |
Morebeng |
56 |
Sebayeng |
57 |
Maleboho |
58 |
Mashashane |
59 |
Matlala |
60 |
Senwabarwana |
61 |
Seshego |
62 |
Cumberland |
63 |
Dwaalboom |
64 |
Hoopdal |
65 |
Levubu |
66 |
Makuya |
67 |
Mutale |
68 |
Siloam |
69 |
Tshaulu |
70 |
Vuwani |
71 |
Burgersfort |
72 |
Leboeng |
73 |
Mecklenburg |
74 |
Ohrigstad |
75 |
Tubatse |
76 |
Bolobedu |
77 |
Haenertsburg |
78 |
Letsitele |
79 |
Maake |
80 |
Ritavi |
5.1.2 Not implemented
NO |
RURAL POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Rakgwata |
2 |
Mokwakwaila |
5.2 Urban-rural mix police stations
5.2.1 Fully implemented
NO |
RURAL-URBAN MIX POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Bela-Bela |
2 |
Lephalale |
3 |
Mokopane |
4 |
Makhado |
5 |
Modimolle |
6 |
Musina |
7 |
Phalaborwa |
8 |
Botlokwa |
9 |
Polokwane |
10 |
Westenburg |
11 |
Alldays |
12 |
Mogwadi |
13 |
Northam |
14 |
Thabazimbi |
15 |
Thohoyandou |
16 |
Modjadjiskloof |
17 |
Tzaneen |
6. Mpumalanga
6.1 Rural police stations
6.1.1 Fully implemented
NO |
RURAL POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Acornhoek |
2 |
Bushbuckridge |
3 |
Calcutta |
4 |
Hazyview |
5 |
Mhala |
6 |
Balfour |
7 |
Ekulindeni |
8 |
Elukwatini |
9 |
Fernie |
10 |
Hartebeeskop |
11 |
Mayflower |
12 |
Kwaggafontein |
13 |
Mmametlake |
14 |
Siyabuswa |
15 |
Tweefontein |
16 |
Vaalbank |
17 |
Verena |
18 |
Dientjie |
19 |
Maartenshoop |
20 |
Kabokweni |
21 |
Masoyi |
22 |
Matsulu |
23 |
Dirkiesdorp |
24 |
Amersfoort |
25 |
Wakkerstroom |
26 |
Kaapmuiden |
27 |
Mbuzini |
28 |
Tonga |
29 |
Kriel |
30 |
Pienaar |
31 |
Schoemansdal |
6.2 Rural-urban mix police stations
6.2.1 Fully implemented
NO |
RURAL-URBAN MIX POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Skukuza |
2 |
Greylingstad |
3 |
Grootvlei |
4 |
Val |
5 |
Belfast |
6 |
Dullstroom |
7 |
Machadodorp |
8 |
Waterval Boven |
9 |
Badplaas |
10 |
Carolina |
11 |
Breyten |
12 |
Chrissiesmeer |
13 |
Davel |
14 |
Ermelo |
15 |
Lothair |
16 |
Kwamhlanga |
17 |
Graskop |
18 |
Sabie |
19 |
Low's Creek |
20 |
Ngodwana |
21 |
Kanyamazane |
22 |
Amsterdam |
23 |
Mahamba |
24 |
Piet Retief |
25 |
Sheepmoor |
26 |
Charl Cilliers |
27 |
Embalenhle |
28 |
Leslie |
29 |
Morgenzon |
30 |
Perdekop |
31 |
Volksrust |
32 |
Komatipoort |
33 |
Malelane |
34 |
Delmas |
35 |
Ogies |
36 |
Sundra |
7. North West
7.1 Rural police stations
7.1.1 Fully implemented
NO |
RURAL POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Amalia |
2 |
Atamelang |
3 |
Bedwang |
4 |
Bethanie |
5 |
Biesiesvlei |
6 |
Boons |
7 |
Boshoek |
8 |
Bray |
9 |
Cyferskuil |
10 |
Ganyesa |
11 |
Hebron |
12 |
Ipelegeng |
13 |
Itsoseng |
14 |
Jericho |
15 |
Kgomotso |
16 |
Klerkskraal |
17 |
Lehurutshe |
18 |
Lethabong |
19 |
Lomanyaneng |
20 |
Madibogo |
21 |
Makapanstad |
22 |
Mmakau |
23 |
Mokopong |
24 |
Morokweng |
25 |
Piet Plessis |
26 |
Reivilo |
27 |
Setlagole |
28 |
Sun City |
29 |
Vorstershoop |
7.1.2 Partially implemented
NO |
RURAL POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Assen |
2 |
Buffelshoek |
3 |
Groot Marico |
4 |
Klipgat |
5 |
Madikwe |
6 |
Makgobistad |
7 |
Mothutlung |
8 |
Motswedi |
9 |
Nietverdiend |
10 |
Ottoshoop |
11 |
Tshidilamolomo |
7.1.3 Not implemented
NO |
RURAL POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Kanana |
2 |
Khuma |
3 |
Mooifontein |
7.2 Rural-urban mix police stations
7.2.1 Fully implemented
NO |
RURAL-URBAN MIX POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Bloemhof |
2 |
Boitekong |
3 |
Christiana |
4 |
Brits |
5 |
Delareyville |
6 |
Hartbeespoortdam |
7 |
Huhudi |
8 |
Ikageng |
9 |
Jouberton |
10 |
Koster |
11 |
Klerksdorp |
12 |
Lethlabile |
13 |
Lichtenburg |
14 |
Makwassie |
15 |
Marikana |
16 |
Mogwase |
17 |
Orkney |
18 |
Ottosdal |
19 |
Potchefstroom |
20 |
Phokeng |
21 |
Rustenburg |
22 |
Sannieshof |
23 |
Stilfontein |
24 |
Taung |
25 |
Vryburg |
26 |
Wolmaransstad |
27 |
Zeerust |
7.2.2 Partially implemented
NO |
RURAL-URBAN MIX POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Coligny |
2 |
Hartbeesfontein |
3 |
Mahikeng |
4 |
Mmabatho |
5 |
Mooinooi |
6 |
Pudimoe |
7 |
Schweizer-Reneke |
8 |
Stella |
9 |
Swartruggens |
10 |
Ventersdorp |
7.2.3 Not implemented
NO |
RURAL-URBAN MIX POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Leeudoringstad |
8. Northern Cape
8.1 Rural police stations
8.1.1 Fully implemented
NO |
RURAL POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Norvalspont |
2 |
Boetsap |
3 |
Deben |
4 |
Dingleton |
5 |
Kathu |
6 |
Olifantshoek |
7 |
Plooysburg |
8 |
Bathlaros |
9 |
Bothithong |
10 |
Heuningvlei |
11 |
Kuruman |
12 |
Mothibistad |
13 |
Severn |
14 |
Tsineng |
15 |
Van Zylsrus |
16 |
Wrenchville |
17 |
Onseepkans |
8.2 Rural-urban mix police stations
8.2.1 Fully implemented
NO |
RURAL-URBAN MIX POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Brandvlei |
2 |
Calvinia |
3 |
Fraserburg |
4 |
Loeriesfontein |
5 |
Middelpos |
6 |
Nieuwoudtville |
7 |
Sutherland |
8 |
Williston |
9 |
Carnarvon |
10 |
Loxton |
11 |
Vanwyksvlei |
12 |
Vosburg |
13 |
Britstown |
14 |
Colesberg |
15 |
De Aar |
16 |
Hanover |
17 |
Kuyasa |
18 |
Noupoort |
19 |
Petrusville |
20 |
Philipstown |
21 |
Richmond |
22 |
Sunrise |
23 |
Victoria West |
24 |
Barkly West |
25 |
Delportshoop |
26 |
Roodepan |
27 |
Hartswater |
28 |
Jan Kempdorp |
29 |
Pampierstat |
30 |
Warrenton |
31 |
Windsorton |
32 |
Belmont |
33 |
Hopetown |
34 |
Strydenburg |
35 |
Vanderkloof |
36 |
Augrabies |
37 |
Kakamas |
38 |
Keimoes |
39 |
Kenhardt |
40 |
Campbell |
41 |
Douglas |
42 |
Griekwastad |
43 |
Modder River |
44 |
Aggeneys |
45 |
Pella |
46 |
Pofadder |
47 |
Alexander Bay |
48 |
Kleinsee |
49 |
Port Nolloth |
50 |
Danielskuil |
51 |
Lime Acres |
52 |
Postmasburg |
53 |
Marydale |
54 |
Niekerkshoop |
55 |
Prieska |
56 |
Garies |
57 |
Hondeklip Bay |
58 |
Kamieskroon |
59 |
Komaggas |
60 |
Nababeep |
61 |
Springbok |
62 |
Steinkopf |
63 |
Vioolsdrif |
64 |
Groblershoop |
65 |
Kanoneiland |
66 |
Noenieput |
67 |
Pabalello |
68 |
Rietfontein |
69 |
Rosedale |
70 |
Upington |
71 |
Witdraai |
9. Western Cape
9.1 Rural police stations
9.1.1 Fully implemented
NO |
RURAL POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Beaufort West |
2 |
Leeu-Gamka |
3 |
Murraysburg |
4 |
Genadendal |
5 |
Grabouw |
6 |
Riviersonderend |
7 |
Villiersdorp |
8 |
Porterville |
9 |
Prince Alfred Hamlet |
10 |
Saron |
11 |
Tulbagh |
12 |
Albertinia |
13 |
Groot Brakrivier |
14 |
Heidelberg |
15 |
Riversdale |
16 |
Still Bay |
17 |
Uniondale |
18 |
Gans Bay |
19 |
Kleinmond |
20 |
Napier |
21 |
Struisbaai |
22 |
Calitzdorp |
23 |
De Rust |
24 |
Ladismith |
25 |
Philadelphia |
26 |
Riebeek-Wes |
27 |
Franschhoek |
28 |
Groot-Drakenstein |
29 |
Klapmuts |
30 |
Darling |
31 |
Eendekuil |
32 |
Laaiplek |
33 |
Moorreesburg |
34 |
Redelinghuys |
35 |
St Helena Bay |
36 |
Doring Bay |
37 |
Lambertsbaai |
38 |
Lutzville |
39 |
Vanrhynsdorp |
40 |
Ashton |
41 |
Barrydale |
42 |
Bonnievale |
43 |
De Doorns |
44 |
Laingsburg |
45 |
Montagu |
46 |
Rawsonville |
47 |
Suurbraak |
48 |
Swellendam |
9.1.2 Partially implemented
NO |
RURAL POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Prince Albert |
2 |
Stanford |
3 |
Dysselsdorp |
4 |
Hopefield |
5 |
Piketberg |
6 |
Elands Bay |
7 |
Graafwater |
8 |
Klawer |
9 |
Nuwerus |
10 |
Mcgregor |
9.1.3 Not implemented
NO |
RURAL POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Wolseley |
2 |
Touws River |
9.2 Rural-urban mix police stations
9.2.1 Fully implemented
NO |
RURAL-URBAN MIX POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Caledon |
2 |
Ceres |
3 |
Kwanonqaba |
4 |
George |
5 |
Knysna |
6 |
Kwanokuthula |
7 |
Pacaltsdorp |
8 |
Plettenberg Bay |
9 |
Thembalethu |
10 |
Bredasdorp |
11 |
Hermanus |
12 |
Gordons Bay |
13 |
Somerset West |
14 |
Brackenfell |
15 |
Kraaifontein |
16 |
Kuilsrivier |
17 |
Atlantis |
18 |
Melkbosstrand |
19 |
Philippi |
20 |
Oudtshoorn |
21 |
Malmesbury |
22 |
Paarl |
23 |
Wellington |
24 |
Cloetesville |
25 |
Stellenbosch |
26 |
Vredenburg |
27 |
Vredendal |
28 |
Robertson |
9.2.2 Partially implemented
NO |
RURAL-URBAN MIX POLICE STATIONS |
1 |
Durbanville |
2 |
Mbekweni |
3 |
Saldanha |
4 |
Citrusdal |
5 |
Clanwilliam |
6 |
Langebaan |
7 |
Macassar |
(2)(a)(b) The average reaction time for rural and urban rural stations is still under consideration as Organizational Development is currently busy finalising the system design and capturing of information on the efficiency index system which will assist in determining the average reaction time for the identified areas. The system will also assist in determining the distances to be travelled by the response vehicles while attending to Alpha, Bravo and Charlie Complaints.
16 November 2015 - NW3778
Madisha, Mr WM to ask the Minister of Police
(1)Whether the Government is co-operating with other countries in order to update its capacity and capability in respect of policing cybercrime using the latest technology; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether, as a result of the specified international co-operation, the SA Police Service has been able to make significant progress in apprehending and prosecuting an increasing number of cyber criminals in South Africa from 1 January 2010 to 31 July 2015; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
- Yes, the South African Police Service is co-operating with other countries in order to update its capacity and capabilities in Policing Cyber Crime.
During 2011 and 2012 investigating officers of the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Units (FCS), Division Detective Service, received training on the online sexual exploitation of children. This training was presented through KINSA (Kids Internet Safety Alliance) by the experienced law enforcement officers from Canada and Australia. The investigating officers also received soft tools with which to detect, identify and investigate computer facilitated crimes.
During 2014 investigating officers from the FCS unit also received training, which lasted for 5 weeks, presented by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in the United States of America (USA).
Between 2012 and 2014 investigating officers within the Detective Service also received training in the Peoples Republic of China, relating to the investigation of Cyber Crime.
The Division Crime Intelligence cooperates with other law enforcement Agencies in operational requests for investigations on certain cases and also on training interventions.
The cooperation with other countries includes training programmes developed to enhance the capabilities of members of SAPS to investigate cybercrime. In this regard, the Council of Europe, through the Global Action on Cybercrime (GLACY) Project, allocated funding for three years to build capacity and skills by providing the SAPS, DOJ, SSA, NPA and Judges with training for first responders, the development of cybercrime policy and cybercrime strategy.
The GLACY Project will continue for 36 months (November 2013 – October 2015). The specific objective of this project is to enable criminal justice authorities to engage in international cooperation on cybercrime and electronic evidence on the basis of the Budapest Convention on cybercrime.
Furthermore, there was an international conference on assessing the threat of cybercrime that took place on 26 and 27 March 2015 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. An invitation in this regard was extended to the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service to nominate suitable representatives to attend the conference. The Division Crime Intelligence nominated three (3) senior officers who attended a training session in Sri Lanka. The conference was attended by other member countries namely Mauritius, Morocco, Philippines, Senegal, Sri-Lanka, South Africa and Tonga.
The Division also nominated members who attended the 1st responder training for law enforcement training course on 17 to 21 November 2014 held at the St George Hotel in Centurion which was also provided through the GLACY project.
Strengthening interaction and co-operation between the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) and International Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutorial Authorities, through the use of Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA), and communications on a formal and informal basis, specifically relating to the utilization of Information Communication Technology (ICT), proved essential in identifying the unique characteristics, crime patterns and criminal entrepreneurial tendencies associated with Organised transnational cybercrime.
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), in order to address National Priority Offences pertaining to serious cybercrime and technology enabled crime, cooperated with Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecuting Authorities of the United Kingdom, United States of America, France, Canada, Nederland’s, Ghana, thereby establishing international benchmarking standards relating to competence and best practice investigative methodologies in addressing cybercrime.
2. Yes, significant progress has been made in the apprehension and prosecution of Cyber criminals.
During 2013 SAPS conducted an undercover operation, “Operation Spade”, after information had been received from law enforcement officers of Canada. Several arrests were made and these cases are pending in court. The operation and investigation is still continuing.
During 2014 members of the SAPS together with FBI agents arrested a computer web administrator in the Eastern Cape. The suspect had been responsible for the abuse of more than one thousand children in the USA.
During 2015 and undercover operation, “Operation Cloud 9”, was registered and investigated in conjunction with law enforcement officers of Belgium and the USA (FBI). During take down operations, arrests were made in Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng relating to the manufacturing, possession and distribution of child pornography. Cases against the arrested suspects are still pending in court.
On 26 November 2011 the Cybercrime Intelligence Unit, Division Crime Intelligence, assisted in tracing a suspect named Zenwa Ugo Chukukere who was wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for cybercrime cases. The SAPS members were commended for the speedy arrest of the Nigerian national wanted by the FBI for conspiracy to commit wire fraud (internet fraud) to the value of $ 20 000 000.00 (US dollars).
On 20 May 2014 a joint operation between the DPCI, Crime Intelligence, South African Tactical Response Team, Department of Home Affairs, Interpol, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was conducted where 12 people were arrested in South Africa and 10 were arrested in the United States and Canada for cybercrime related activities.
The suspects were part of an international cybercrime syndicate operating from South Africa and in the USA and Canada. The investigation was initiated by HSI special agents in October 2011 after US law enforcement was contacted by a Mississippi resident who fell prey to a “sweetheart scam”. The syndicate purchased shipping labels from US Postal Service, Federal Express, United Parcel Service and DHL using fraudulent credit card information and stolen identities over a number of years. Once the merchandise reached South Africa, it was advertised for sale on the internet. The Division Crime Intelligence also assisted in this operation by identifying and confirming the addresses of the suspects. Interpol was also involved in facilitating the coordination of this operation.
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), emanating from international cooperation with law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities, initiated a criminal investigation during 2013, relating to transnational cybercrime. The operation named Scams “R” Us focused on a South African based cybercrime criminal enterprise, involved in mass-marketing fraud by purchasing merchandise from international distributors with stolen identity information and credit card particulars obtained from international hackers, and as a direct result of mutual cooperation between Law enforcement agencies of the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
The DPCI was able to coordinate this operation resulting in twenty (20) individuals being simultaneously arrested in the Republic of South Africa, Canada and the United States of America. This operation continued with the DPCI further cooperating with the United Kingdom Authorities which led to the latter making a profound breakthrough by arresting a main fugitive associated with the identified criminal enterprise at Heathrow International Airport.
16 November 2015 - NW3805
Mackenzie, Mr C to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
(a) What was the cost of producing the annual reports for the (i) Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa and (ii) Universal Service and Access Fund for the year ended 31 March 2015, (b) how many copies of the annual reports were produced in each case and (c) what (i) company or (ii) entity was contracted to produce the annual reports in each case?
Reply:
(a) The overall cost producing the USAASA annual reports for the year ended 31 March 2015 was a VAT inclusive sum of R265 486. 68 broken down as follows:
Item Description (Initial USAASA Copies |
VAT Inclusive Total ‘R’ |
Project Management Costs |
33 858. 00 |
Copywriter / Editor Package |
15 475. 50 |
Strategic/Executive/Creative Directors |
50 507. 70 |
DTP, Design, Layout & Electronic Assembly |
24 453. 00 |
Photography Package |
14 250. 00 |
Consumables Laserproof Colour A4 & CD |
5 785. 50 |
Agency Fee |
34 627. 73 |
Printing 250 USAASA Copies |
26 926. 80 |
TOTAL |
205 884. 23 |
Item Description (Additional USAASA Copies) |
VAT Inclusive Total ‘R’ |
250 Copies USAASA |
48 041. 88 |
DTP. Design & Layout |
4 560. 00 |
Agency Fee |
7000. 57 |
TOTAL COST |
59 602. 45 |
The overall cost producing the USAF annual reports for the year ended 31 March 2015 was a VAT inclusive sum of R206 808.12 broken down as follows:
Item Description (Initial USAASA Copies |
VAT Inclusive Total ‘R’ |
Project Management Costs |
33 858. 00 |
Copywriter / Editor Package |
15 475. 50 |
Strategic/Executive/Creative Directors |
50 507. 70 |
DTP, Design, Layout & Electronic Assembly |
24 453. 00 |
Photography Package |
14 250. 00 |
Consumables Laserproof Colour A4 &CD |
5 785. 50 |
Agency Fee |
34 627. 73 |
Printing 250 USAF Copies |
34 111. 08 |
TOTAL |
213 068. 51 |
Item Description (Additional USAF Copies) |
VAT Inclusive Total ‘R’ |
250 Copies USAF |
36 179. 04 |
DTP. Design & Layout |
4 560. 00 |
Agency Fee |
7 000. 57 |
TOTAL COST |
47 739. 61 |
(b) Total number of 2014/15 annual report copies produced as follows:
- USAASA – 500 copies
- USAF – 500 copies
(c) Active 8 Branding was contracted to produce all the USAASA and USAF 2014/15 annual reports and services provided included the annual report design, layout, editorial services and printing. This company is part of a panel of communications service providers that was appointed by the Agency to provide printing services amongst other communications-related services.
16 November 2015 - NW3799
Redelinghuys, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Police
Whether SA Police Service officers receive specific training on the provisions of the (a) Electoral Act, Act 73 of 1998, and (b) Local Government: Municipal Electoral Act, Act 27 of 2000; if so, in each case, (i) what is the (aa) nature and (bb) content of the specified training and (ii) how many officers (aa) have been trained to date and (bb) are expected to complete such training before 1 February 2016?
Reply:
- & (b) Yes, the SA Police Service (SAPS) officers receive specific training to prepare them for National and Local Government elections in terms of the Electoral Act, Act 73 of 1998 and Municipal Electoral Act, Act 27 of 2000. The SAPS and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) work closely together in the preparation of the SAPS members for all elections. Regular meetings take place and progress is reported to the National Joint Operations Committee (NATJOC) and Election Priority Committee.
(i)(aa) & (bb) The SAPS Election Security training consists of the following:
Unit 1: An overview of the Electoral Commission
- Vision, Mission, Values and Mandate of the lEC
- Electoral operations
Unit 2 An overview of the National and Provincial Elections
- Acts and regulations that govern the elections in South Africa.
- Voting procedure
Unit 3 Stakeholders in a Voting Station
- Roles of electoral staff and stakeholders
Unit 4: Security for Elections
- Election Security Framework
- Obstruction of election officials
- Security Checklists for Electoral Operations and the Protection of Polling stations, IEC Buildings and the key personnel.
- Security Contingency Plan for Voting Stations
(ii)(aa) The following table reflects the number of members trained in the above-mentioned interventions since 2008.
TOTAL NUMBER OF MEMBERS TRAINED IN ELECTORAL ACT FOR PERIOD 2008 TO 2015 (Report date 2015-10-22) |
|||||||
|
FINANCIAL YEAR |
||||||
COURSE DESCRIPTION |
2008/2009 |
2009/2010 |
2010/2011 |
2011/2012 |
2013/2014 |
2014/2015 |
TOTAL |
3448 ELECTORAL ACT ( ACT OF 1998 ) WORKSHOP |
1 968 |
825 |
3 135 |
23 132 |
903 |
46 350 |
76 313 |
3608 ELECTRORAL OFFI-CERS COURSE |
|
|
|
374 |
90 |
729 |
1193 |
3610 ELECTION ACT WORKSHOP (TRAIN THE TRAINER) |
|
|
63 |
46 |
976 |
240 |
1325 |
TOTAL |
1 968 |
825 |
3 198 |
23 552 |
1 969 |
47 319 |
78 831 |
(ii)(bb) The training of the master trainers will be done from January 2016 and all SAPS members earmarked for deployment at the 2016 Local Government Elections should be trained by the middle of May 2016.
13 November 2015 - NW3884
Baker, Ms TE to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
With regard to the amount of R352 million allocated to the drought-stricken municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal, (a) how was this amount determined and (b) what audit or study was used to determine the amount required to alleviate the effects of the drought?
Reply:
(a) Following the Premier’s declaration of a Provincial State of Disaster in selected Municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal, I as the Minister of Water and Sanitation issued a Directive to my Director-General on 20 December 2014 to provide R352.4 million for interventions to mitigate the impact of the drought. The amount was determined at a meeting between my Director-General, Head of Department of the Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) and the Water Services Authorities (WSAs) on
8 December 2014.
The Provincial Department of CoGTA collected, collated and co-ordinated the evaluation of the WSAs implementation plans. The provincial Drought Relief Implementation Plan dated 22 January 2015 highlighted that an estimated R669.7 million was required to alleviate the drought in the Province and an application for the balance of the funding was made to National Disaster Management Centre.
(b) The WSAs submitted their implementation plans to the CoGTA who then coordinated the evaluation of the plans.
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13 November 2015 - NW3952
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
What are the reasons that the application for funding from the National Lottery Board by the Edenvale Child Welfare Centre was declined? 2) (a) When last was funding by the specified board approved for the specified centre and (b) what amount was allocated to the specified centre? NW4818E
Reply:
According to the response received from NLC:
- The organisation’s name is Child Welfare South Africa Edenvale. They applied under the Early Childhood Development Infrastructure targeted call which opened on 14 December 2014 and closed on 13 February 2015. This being a focused call towards providing suitable accommodation for the advancement of Early Childhood Development through either a building or container. The application from the organisation unfortunately only applied for operational cost. Furthermore the objectives of the organisation are not focusing on early childhood development as outlined in the call and this is why the application was declined.
Please see paragraph 13, page 5 of the “Charities sector targeted call 2014 guidelines and information required” attached hereto as annexure A for the objectives of the call.
- (a) The organisation was last approved for funding on 13 June 2013 and paid on 28 November 2013.
(b) The amount allocated was R308,000.00 (Three hundred and Eight Thousand Rands). This was towards operations with a large portion of the allocation awarded for salaries.
13 November 2015 - NW3445
Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Finance
What are the reasons for the National Treasury's decision to decline the request by the SA Police Service to establish the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) as a separate operational programme?
Reply:
The reasons to decline the request from the South African Police Service (SAPS) were communicated to the SAPS. Therefore, the Honourable Member is advised to engage with the Minister of Police and SAPS on this matter.
13 November 2015 - NW3348
Maynier, Mr D to ask the Minister of Finance
Whether there were any requests for deviation from the mandatory cost containment measures specified in the National Treasury Instruction 01 of 2013-14; if not, why not; if so, in each specified case (a) what was the name of the (i) department, (ii) constitutional institution and/or (iii) public entity listed in Schedule 2 and 3 of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, that requested the deviation, (b) when was the deviation requested, (c) what was the nature of the deviation requested, (d) what was the motivation for the deviation requested, (e) was the request for the deviation (i) approved and/or (ii) denied and (f) why was the deviation (i) approved and/or (ii) denied?
Reply:
The Office of the Accountant-General has since implementation of the National Treasury Instruction 01 of 2013-14 received many requests from departments and entities on implementation of the cost containment measures. We have also made available a set of frequently asked questions that deal with issues raised most frequently with this office.
The Accountant-General has set up an Exemption Committee to evaluate all requests for deviation from accounting standards and Treasury Instructions. Deviations are only granted in very rare circumstances.
In addition to the general queries dealt with by the Accountant-General, the office has received the following deviation requests in the past 12 months:
INSTITUTION |
REQUEST |
APPROVED/NOT APPROVED |
REASON |
DATE OF REQUEST |
DEPARTMENTS MOTIVATION |
Brand-South Africa |
Request to hold 3 additional credit cards to carry out operations in foreign countries. |
NOT APPROVED |
The entity was advised to use alternative payment methods as they could not provide evidence that payments in foreign countries could only be made using credit cards. |
27 February 2015 |
|
Presidency |
(Ex-post facto approval) To request approval for the upgrade of Group B hired vehicles to executive class vehicles for the National Orders Advisory Council Members. |
NOT APPROVED |
Vehicles in a category other than category B may be hired with prior written approval of the Accounting Officer, where a different class of vehicle is required for a particular terrain or to cater for special needs of an employee in terms of paragraph 4.18 of the Treasury Instruction. Therefore, the ex-post facto approval is not granted and non-compliance to this Treasury Instruction may be reported as such. |
29 May 2014 |
|
To deviate from the Cost Containment measure for travel and subsistence - SCM officials to travel to Cape Town to perform asset verification |
NOT APPROVED |
National Treasury has concluded that no compelling reasons were found to grant approval for this deviation. |
29 May 2014 |
||
Request to exceed the daily accommodation limit of R3000 for officials attending the – SONA/ officials accompanying President Zuma during the Treasury Budget Vote in Cape Town/ The special Advisor to the Deputy President accompanying the Principal/ Officials attending the National Orders Award Ceremony/ official GM as hotels were fully booked. |
DEVIATION NOT NECESSARY |
In terms of paragraph 4.16 of the Treasury Instruction, Accounting Officers is given an authority to approve accommodation costs that exceed R 1300 : a)During Peak Holiday periods b)When South Africa is hosting an event in the country or in a particular geographical area that results in an abnormal increase in the number of local and/or international guests in the country or in that particular geographical area. |
29 May 2014 |
||
Legal and Executive Services invited to attend an urgent consultation in Cape Town to discuss the way forward on a Constitutional Court Judgment Matters. |
NOT APPROVED |
There were no compelling reasons found to grant approval for this deviation. |
29 May 2014 |
||
Approval to procure business class ticket for an official to accompanying Deputy President to United Kingdom, University of Oxford due to medical reasons. |
DEVIATION NOT NECESSARY |
In terms of paragraph 4.9 of the Treasury Instruction, the Accounting Officer may approve the purchase of business class tickets for employees with disabilities or for those with special needs. Therefore approval from National Treasury is not required where the Accounting Officer has granted such approval in terms of paragraph 4.9 |
29 May 2014 |
||
Request to arrange catering for the Cabinet and its Committee meetings |
DEVIATION NOT NECESSARY |
In terms of paragraph 4.23 of the Treasury Instruction, Departments may not incur catering expenses for internal meetings i.e. for meetings attended only by persons in its employ, unless approved by the Accounting Officer. Therefore approval from National Treasury is not required where the meetings indicated in this deviation were internal meetings and approval was granted by the Accounting Officer in terms of paragraph 4.23 for catering expenses incurred. |
29 May 2014 |
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Request to retain commissioners appointed in May 2010 for a fixed period ending in April 2015. |
APPROVED |
The Treasury Instruction was issued after the Commissioners were appointed, The Presidency to retain all these Commissioners until the end of their contracts in April 2015. |
29 May 2014 |
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Request to fly business class for officials as they are required to fly for about 20 hours in the economy class and still be fresh to work on arrival. |
NOT APPROVED |
The National Treasury can only consider deviations from this Treasury Instruction on a case by case basis. |
29 May 2014 |
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Request to exceed prescribed threshold of R1300 as support staff of principals is often required to reside in close proximity to the hotels where the principals reside. |
NOT APPROVED |
The National Treasury can only consider deviations from this Treasury Instruction on a case by case basis. |
29 May 2014 |
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The Presidency would like to be exempted from the restrictions relating to the approvals for the use of 4X4 vans as we would not timeously know the conditions of the road and the state of the terrain at the projects sites. |
DEVIATION NOT NECESSARY |
Where a different class of vehicle is required to cater for a particular terrain or special needs of an employee, such vehicles may only be hired with the prior written approval of the Accounting Officer. |
29 May 2014 |
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Request to exceed the number of employee travelling to Parliament on official duty/ travelling by air to other centres to attend an official engagement on the same matter. |
DEVIATION NOT NECESSARY |
Accounting Officer is allowed to pre-approve a higher number of officials |
29 May 2014 |
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Request to exceed the R2 000 entertainment allowance per person per financial year. |
DEVIATION NOT NECESSARY |
The Accounting Officer has the authority to approve allowance that is higher than R2000 if satisfied that there are sufficient and sound reasons to do so. |
29 May 2014 |
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Independent Electoral Commission(IEC) |
The entity requested permission to serve alcohol at two functions namely, a gala dinner held immediately after election results are announced |
DEVIATION NOT NECESSARY |
Information submitted to NT indicated that the international guests attending the dinner will include Foreign Ministers who are delegates in the AU and Members of Parliament of various SADC countries who are in the SADC Parliamentary Forum delegation. Therefore on the basis that these international guests are considered to be Foreign Dignitaries, exception c) of paragraph 4.25 would be applicable and no exemption was therefore required. |
25 February 2014 |
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Independent Electoral Commission(IEC) |
Secondly alcohol was to be served at a dinner to be held for sponsors. Therefore request for exemption from of Paragraph 4.25 of the Treasury Instruction 01 of 2013/2014 was requested. |
NOT APPROVED |
Upon review of the entity’s submission in relation to the dinner for sponsors, National Treasury found that there are no compelling grounds on which to grant the deviation. |
25 February 2014 |
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Department of Defence (DOD) |
Engagement with consultants: The use of casual workers and laboratory services will be classified as outsourced services whilst the technicians for repairs of equipment will be classified as contractors for all minor and major assets |
NOT APPROVED |
In the DOD, consultants exclude for example casual workers, technicians for equipment repairs and the use of laboratory services that are classified as outsourced. |
16 April 2014 |
All contracts relating to consultancy services procured by the DOD will be subject to the provisions contained in the National Treasury Instruction 01 of 2013/2014 paragraphs 4.1 to 4.5. |
Team Building and Social Events: Most of the social and year end functions are used to honour and recognise identified employees that have gone out of their way to ensure service delivery and perform well in their areas of work. It is good management practice that top management recognise high performers with a view to motivate others to do likewise. |
NOT APPROVED |
Treasury does not grant blanket approval for these kind of events |
16 April 2014 |
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Uniqueness of the DOD: Officials of the Defence Intelligence and Special Forces Operation are officials employed within the establishment of the DOD and any expenditure related and incurred by the DOD on travel, accommodation, subsistence, catering and events of such officials shall be subject to the provisions of the Treasury Instruction. |
NOT APPROVED |
The Cabinet resolved in its discussion on 23 October 2013, that all PFMA compliant institutions must implement cost containment measures in their institutions to contain operational costs and to eliminate non-essential expenditure |
16 April 2014 |
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Air Travel: The two (2) staff members of the Secretary for Defence and the CSANDF to travel business class for efficiency and security reasons. |
NOT APPROVED |
After careful consideration pertaining to the requests made for deviation, the National Treasury cannot grant blanket approvals for deviations of: Services and Divisional Chiefs to travel business class for flights less than five (5) hours. |
16 April 2014 |
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Accommodation costs Exceed R1300 |
NOT APPROVED |
The accounting officer of the DOD is allowed to approve amounts in excess of R1 300 in line with paragraph 4.16 of the Treasury Instruction |
16 April 2014 |
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Vehicle hire: Application for foreign dignitaries on the class of vehicle that may be utilised for their official visits to South Africa. |
APPROVED |
To reiterate, the Treasury Instruction does not apply to foreign dignitaries hence there is no limitation on the class of vehicle that may be utilised for their official visits to South Africa, but it is expected that fiscal prudence is observed. |
16 April 2014 |
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State Security Agency |
Team Building and Social Events The SSA was urged to ensure that paragraph 4.26 of the Treasury Instruction is implemented accordingly within the department in order to ensure compliance. Furthermore, it should be noted that wellness programmes do not form part of cost containment measures and should not be confused with the items listed above. |
NOT APPROVED |
SSA’s environment is necessary due to the nature of the business. Part of this is employee wellness and essential for the efficient functioning of teams performing and supporting intelligence and counterintelligence operations. |
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State Security Agency |
Foreign Intelligence Services (FIS): Foreign Intelligence Services (FIS) are Intelligence Operatives from other countries that SSA liaise Intelligence Information with, e.g. the CIA. |
DEVIATION NOT REQUIRED |
These are considered foreign dignitaries and the Treasury Instruction on cost containment measures does not apply. |
6 October 2014 |
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Accommodation Cost It is noted in your correspondence that the SSA has special operative work which requires officials of the SSA to stay in accommodations booked in line with their respective operative field of work. |
APPROVED |
The National Treasury after consideration of your request hereby grants the SSA to deviate from paragraph 4.15 of the Treasury Instruction provided that the domestic accommodation is approved by the accounting officer prior to the expenditure being incurred |
6 October 2014 |
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Air Travel Request to not comply with cost containment measures |
NOT APPROVED |
After careful consideration of the SSA’s request to deviate from paragraph 4.17 of the treasury instruction the National Treasury found that there were no compelling reasons to grant a blanket approval as deviations can only be considered for approval on case by case basis. |
6 October 2014 |
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Vehicle Hire Request to not comply with cost containment measures |
NOT APPROVED |
After careful consideration of the SSA’s request to deviate from paragraph 4.17 of the treasury instruction the National Treasury found that there were no compelling reasons to grant a blanket approval as deviations can only be considered for approval on case by case basis. |
6 October 2014 |
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Department of Defence |
Team building (sponsored events) |
NOT APPROVED |
There are no compelling reasons. |
20 October 2014 |
The aim for the request was to obtain National Treasury’s approval to utilise sponsorships in kind for the Inter Departmental Potjiekos event. |
Department of Justice & Constitutional Development |
Deviations From Cost Containment Measures Related To Judges |
APPROVED |
Given the constitutional independence of the courts, separate from the legislative and executive arms of the state, and specific laws regulating the appointment and conditions of service of judges and magistrates, it is clear that the members of the judiciary are not employees of the DoJ&CD. Therefore paragraphs 4.6 and 4.22 of the NT Instruction do not apply to the members of the judiciary and there is no need for a deviation. |
30 January 2014 |
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Department of Military Veterans (DMV) |
Accommodation Cost |
NOT APPROVED |
After careful consideration and taking into account paragraph 4.16 of the National Treasury Instruction 01 of 2013/2014, the National Treasury has found that there were no compelling grounds on which to grant an exemption. The accounting officer of DMV is further advised to ensure that appropriate expenditure control measures are in place and the spirit of containing costs is prioritised within the department at all times. |
4 February 2014 |
The DMV is experiencing problems with finding domestic hotel accommodation for a maximum amount of one thousand three hundred per night per person especially in the main cities such as Cape Town, Durban, Polokwane, Nelspruit etc. This is having a negative impact on service delivery in the DMV. |
Mpumalanga Gambling Board |
Request for deviation from the national treasury instruction 01 of 2013/2014: cost containment measures (Domestic Hotel Accommodation; Hiring of Vehicles and Entertainment allowances & Social functions) |
NOT APPROVED |
National Treasury reviewed and assessed the Department’s requests and found that there were no compelling grounds on which to grant any exemption. |
18 February 2014. |
Hotels around Mpumalanga at or below the rate of R1300 including dinner are generally not conducive for our board members because of safety issues, and other practical factors which have been raised by board members and board committee members Group ‘B’ cars are considered not adequately safe for trips to certain areas, and for long distance travel, the resultant health and safety risks created by use of substandard vehicles are unacceptable to the board. The nature of the MGB is such that the Executives are expected to host other stakeholders from time to time and in the normal course of business, therefore the R2000 limit is viewed as insufficient in certain instances. The MGB conducts wellness functions and sports days twice a year at least as a form of teambuilding initiatives. It has been a tradition and included as part of staff retention policies of this organization that annual yearend functions are observed. |
Eastern Cape DoLGTA |
Request for deviation from the national treasury instruction 01 of 2013/2014: cost containment measures(Domestic Hotel accommodation |
NOT APPROVED |
National Treasury reviewed and assessed the Department’s request and found that there were no compelling grounds on which to grant an exemption |
02 October 2014 |
The MEC had appointed an external investigation team to internally investigate issues raised by a labour union in the department and the department was responsible for the accommodation thereof, the preferred place of accommodation was the East London Garden Court of which the cost was exceeding R1 300 limit. |
Eastern Cape Social Development |
Request for deviation from the national treasury instruction 01 of 2013/2014: cost containment measures(Domestic Hotel Accommodation |
NOT APPROVED |
National Treasury reviewed and assessed the Department’s request and found that there were no compelling grounds on which to grant an exemption |
05 November 2014 |
Few challenges encountered by the department with regards to accommodation when trying to implement the NT instruction. |
EC Provincial Treasury |
Request for condonation of irregular expenditure incurred due to non-compliance with the national treasury instruction 01 of 2013/2014: cost containment measures – Accommodation(irregular expenditure amounting to R161 860.91) |
NOT APPROVED |
No other compelling reasons to condone the Irregular Expenditure |
05 June 2015 |
There was value for money derived from the transaction. |
EC Provincial Treasury |
Request for condonation of irregular expenditure incurred due to non-compliance with the national treasury instruction 01 of 2013/2014: cost containment measures – Accommodation(irregular expenditure amounting to R279 896.30) |
APPROVED |
The entity was only aware of the instruction only after the orders were placed |
05 June 2015 |
The entity was only aware of the instruction only after the orders were placed |
EC Cooperatives Department and Traditional Affairs |
Request for deviation from the national treasury instruction 01 of 2013/2014: cost containment measures - Hotel Accommodation and Hiring of Vehicles |
NOT APPROVED |
National Treasury reviewed and assessed the Department’s request and found that there were no compelling grounds on which to grant an exemption |
11 August 2015 |
Rooms currently sourced at the limit rate of R1300 are not suitable for employees at level 15 and above. Group B rental cars not comfortable and affects effective participation by level 15 and above officials in crucial meetings. |
Public Investment Corporation |
Request for deviation from the national treasury instruction 01 of 2013/2014: cost containment measures - International and Specialised Consulting Services and Hiring of Vehicles |
Approved in terms of section 79 of the PFMA |
National Treasury granted the entity a departure from paragraph 4.2 of Treasury Instruction 1 of 2013/2014 as it relates to the remuneration of specialised and international consultants. Group C vehicles may only be hired when 3 or more persons are going to travel in the vehicle. |
11 April 2014 |
Expenditure relates to the remuneration of specialised and international consultants. The Travel Policy of the PIC limits car hire to Group B for all employees and only provides for employees to hire Group C in instances where more than one person is going to travel in the vehicle. Group C vehicles may only be hired when 3 or more persons are going to travel in the vehicle. |
Public Investment Corporation |
Request for deviation from the national treasury instruction 01 of 2013/2014: cost containment measures - Hotel Accommodation; Travel and Subsistence and Expenses related to entertainment allowances and events. |
NOT APPROVED |
There were no compelling reasons on which to grant an exemption |
11 April 2014 |
The entity has its only policy limiting the costs of accommodation to R2 000 per night. The entity claimed that business class provides flexibility and it is reliable and employees are able to work on arrival to their destinations. The entity claimed that the set allowance for entertainment is not sufficient for entertaining potential key or foreign clients and high level delegations. |
South African Revenue Services (SARS) |
Request for deviation from the national treasury instruction 01 of 2013/2014: cost containment measures–Accommodation, travel and related costs; Consultants’ and Employee’s travel and subsistence costs; Expenses related to catering and events; Team Building |
NOT APPROVED |
National Treasury could not grant a blanket departure |
04 April 2014 |
SARS was of the view that the accommodation clause only apply to Time-Based Contracts and not Lump Sum(Firm Fixed Price) Contracts and no suitable accommodation for SARS officials; SARS wanted to accommodate disabled officials in selection of suitable cars to be used to travel for officials purposes; SARS was hoping NT can re-consider the impact of the removal of social functions, team building exercises and year-end functions on employee satisfaction. |
South African Revenue Services (SARS) |
Request for deviation from the national treasury instruction 01 of 2013/2014: cost containment measures - Fees/rates and related costs |
APPROVED |
The National Treasury noted that SARS operates in a highly specialised and competitive industry which is unregulated and also strives at all times to procure services of consultants through appropriate processes. After careful consideration, the National Treasury granted SARS a departure |
04 April 2014 |
SARS operates in a highly specialised and competitive industry which is unregulated and also strives at all times to procure services of consultants through appropriate processes. SARS find it not always possible to find appropriate experts within the parameters of the Public Service remuneration scales. |
Transnet |
Request for deviation from the national treasury instruction 01 of 2013/2014: cost containment measures - Travel and Subsistence |
NOT APPROVED |
Blanket departures are not provided especially where there are financial implications. Such departures are only considered on a case by case basis after considering the motivations provided by the applicants. |
16 May 2014 |
Transnet claimed that effectively the Business Class flight option as per their current Transnet travel policy would be the most cost effective for them. |
Financial Intelligence Centre |
Request for deviation, expenditure in excess of the maximum threshold for domestic hotel accomodation |
NOT APPROVED |
National Treasury did not find any compelling reasons to condone the irregular expenditure relating to expenditure in excess of the maximum threshold for domestic hotel accommodation of R1300 |
24 June 2015 |
Limited accommodation option |
Financial Intelligence Centre |
Request for deviation from the national treasury instruction 01 of 2013/2014: cost containment measures – accommodation |
NOT APPROVED |
National Treasury did not find any compelling reasons to condone the irregular expenditure relating to expenditure in excess of the maximum threshold for domestic hotel accommodation of R1300 |
16 April 2015 |
The cheapest accommodation was more than R1300 |
Financial Services Board |
Request for deviation from the national treasury instruction 01 of 2013/2014: cost containment measures – accommodation |
APPROVED |
22 April 2015 |
It was impractical to book FSB delegates out of Sun City as delegates were required to arrive early at the conference and leave late and the roads outside Sun City can be dangerous. |
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Department of Science and Technology National Department |
Request to deviate from paragraph 4.15 Domestic accommodation of R1300 per night. |
NOT APPROVED |
No compelling grounds on which to grant an exemption as R1300 is reasonable amount to pay for domestic accommodation. |
12 March 2014 |
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Inkomati Catchment Management Agency (ICMA) Schedule 3A entity |
Request to deviate from paragraph 4.26 to arrange a team-building event. |
NOT APPROVED |
No compelling grounds on which to grant an exemption, advised to ensure appropriate expenditure management control measures are in place. |
25 March 2014 |
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National Research Foundation (NRF) Schedule 3A entity |
Request for exemption from Treasury Regulation 31.2.5 in order to use multiple credit cards and travel lodge card per geographic location. |
NOT APPROVED |
No compelling grounds on which to grant an exemption as usage of alternative methods for payment will allow the entity to still meet its operational requirements. |
28 November 2013 |
Operational requirements |
National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency (NURCHA) Schedule 3A entity |
Request to deviate from paragraph 4.26 to arrange a team-building event. |
NOT APPROVED |
No compelling grounds on which to grant an exemption, advised to ensure appropriate expenditure management control measures are in place. |
18 November 2014 |
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Free State Provincial Treasury |
Request to deviate from paragraph 4.7 and 4.8 regarding air travel. |
NOT APPROVED |
No compelling grounds on which to grant an exemption. |
03 August 2015 |
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Free State Provincial Treasury |
Request to deviate from paragraph 4.15 and 4.16 for Executive member VIP Protectors to exceed limit of R1300 domestic accommodation per night. |
APPROVED |
Executive Member VIP Protectors need to be in close proximity to their assigned Executive Member and to fulfil their duties cannot be in different accommodation to the Executive member |
10 December 2014 |
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Department of Trade and Industry |
Delegation of any deviation from paragraph 4.6 of the Treasury Instruction No 1 of 2013/2014 to the Director-General of the Department of Mineral Resources (to approve business class travel) |
NOT APPROVED |
The National Treasury does not grant blanket approvals for institutions to deviate from cost containment measures as this process has to be done on a case by case basis. It is also worthy to note that approvals for deviations in terms of section 79 of the PFMA cannot be sub-delegated to any other functionary unless directed otherwise by the Minister in terms of section 10 of the PFMA. |
04 September 2014 |
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Department of Transport (ACSA and ATNS) |
Deviation from the rates that were prescribed in paragraph 4.2 of the National Treasury Instruction 01 of 2013/2014. |
NOT APPROVED |
DoT requires the services of an accounting firm. DoT should consider another organ of state like the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to provide the required service?, If no other organ of state can provide the required service, then DoT can proceed to acquire the services of an appropriate service provider in line with relevant supply chain management prescripts and taking into account the paragraph 4.2 of the National Treasury Instruction 1 of 2013/2014. |
10 March 2014 |
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Department of Trade and Industry |
Deviation from the amount of R1300 per night for domestic accommodation in paragraph 4.15 of the National Treasury Instruction 01 of 2013/2014. |
NOT APPROVED |
The contents of Treasury Instruction No.1 of 2013/2014 on Cost Containment Measures was consulted extensively with Cabinet, the Minister’s Committee on the Budget and with the Director-General of The Presidency, all who agreed that R1300 was a reasonable amount to pay for domestic accommodation. |
12 February 2014 |
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Department of Energy |
Approval to deviate from the following paragraphs: Paragraph 4.6 and 4.7 as there are persons with special needs in the department. |
NO DEVIATION REQUIRED |
Paragraph 4.9 of the Treasury Instruction provides for the accounting officer to approve the purchase of business class tickets for employees with disabilities or for those with special needs. Deviation is therefore not required in this instance. |
6 March 2014 |
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Paragraph 4.8 as there are circumstances when the Minister/Deputy Minister or the DG needs to be accompanied by officials who do not qualify as per this paragraph. |
APPROVED |
Business class tickets may be purchased for the Minister, Deputy Minister, the Director-General and any advisor to the Minister appointed in terms of section 12A of the Public Service Act, 1994. |
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Paragraph 4.15 as the department finds it extremely difficult to obtain accommodation at the rate of R1 300 per night per person (including dinner, breakfast and parking). |
NOT APPROVED |
The contents of Treasury Instruction No.1 of 2013/2014 on Cost Containment Measures was consulted extensively with Cabinet, the Minister’s Committee on the Budget and with the Director-General of The Presidency, all who agreed that R1300 was a reasonable amount to pay for domestic accommodation. |
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Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Constitutional Institution |
Request to deviate from paragraph 4.26 to arrange a team-building event. |
NOT APPROVED |
No compelling grounds on which to grant an exemption, advised to ensure appropriate expenditure management control measures are in place. |
11 December 2014 |
Operational requirements |
North West Provincial Treasury |
Accommodation cost: The accounting officer to approve amounts in excess of R 1300 in line with paragraph 3(a) and 3(b) of Treasury Instruction. To allow delegates to sleep at the same venue where the organised event is hosted. |
NOT APPROVED |
The National Treasury found no compelling reasons to grant a blanket approval of a higher limit of R 1800 for urban businesses that are not registered in the rural Supply Chain Management data base. The cost containment does not prohibit the use of accommodation in the same venue where there is a conference or other non-specifies event provided that the department has complied with the supply chain management and cost containment measures. |
09 December 2014 |
NW wanted to have two different accommodation limits for rural as opposed to city hotels. They wanted a higher rate of R1800 for city hotels. To support the organised central venue for accommodation ad also be allowed to meet the expected cost charged by the supplier |
North West Provincial Treasury |
Approval for the Head of Department to reside in the same hotel as Executive Authority as a Private Member of stuff in terms of chapter 8, paragraph 1.1.1 & 1.1.2 of the Ministerial handbook. |
NOT APPROVED |
The National Treasury found no compelling reason to grant a blanket approval for the Head of Department to reside in the same hotel as the Executive authority and it is worthy to mention that the Head of Department does not fall within the category of private stuff member for the Executive authority. |
09 December 2014 |
They wanted accomplice staff to the Executive authority including the Head of Departments not to be restricted by the Cost containment measures in this regard. |
13 November 2015 - NW3448
Redelinghuys, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
(1)Whether (a) her department, (b) the Gauteng provincial government and/or (c) the City of Tshwane (i) have and/or (ii) intend to facilitate the handover of title deeds to homeowners in Block S, Mabopane, for the property purchased from the former Bophuthatswana administration;\ (2) (a) how many title deeds are still held by (i) her department, (ii) the Gauteng provincial government and (iii) the City of Tshwane and (b) will she provide a list of homeowners who are entitled to the specified title deeds; (3) when is the transfer of the specified title deeds expected to be finalised?
Reply:
(1) The City of Tshwane has confirmed its commitment to ensure that residents in Block S, Mabopane are issued with title deeds, for properties purchased from the former Bophuthatswana administration. In order to facilitate the handover of title deeds for Mabopane Block S, the City of Tshwane, with the support of the North West Housing Corporation (NWHC) has established the account balances of the properties concerned, and in so doing, ensured that account statements were hand delivered to the respective purchasers.
The account balances are required in order that clearance certificates can be issued based on the settlement of any outstanding balances or arrangements to that effect. Once the necessary administrative processes are completed, the residents will be informed accordingly and title deeds issued.
(2) (a) There are currently two types of properties in the Mabopane block S area. The old stock defined as pre-1994 housing and new stock defined as post-1994 housing. All the properties classified as old stock will be transferred and issued title deeds free of charge to residents.
The transfer of the majority of the Mabopane Block S Properties that form part of the new stock portfolio will only be effected as and when the purchasers’ settle the outstanding balance of the purchase price with the North West Housing Corporation (NWHC).
This has been communicated to residents in the sale and offer to purchase agreement which categorically states that: “the Purchaser agrees and shall be liable for all transfer costs in respect of the property being purchased and the purchaser is liable for the conveyancing fees prior to the registration process, after which, a title deed will be released to the purchaser.”
(b) On the 1st of November 2015 the NWHC will begin the process of regularisation of the properties within the City of Tshwane and the process is expected to be concluded on March 2016. However exact frames cannot be guaranteed as transfer of properties will be dependent on whether the purchasers has fully complied with the terms of agreement in respect of the instalment sale agreement.
To date, there are 39 fully paid properties in Mabopane Unit S, 100 in Mabopane Unit U, 71 in Mabopane Unit X. A firm of conveyancers, Koikanyang Incorporated has been appointed to transfer all fully paid properties into the names of the purchasers subject to the purchasers settling the necessary conveyancing fees.
(3) As indicated in 2 above and as far as the Mabopane Block S new stock houses are concerned; residents are still servicing the balances on their purchase prices. The North West Housing Corporation has since written letters to those who have settled their purchase price balances advising them of such and the documents that need to be submitted for the transfer of properties to be initiated. It must be noted that the purchaser is liable for the conveyancing fees prior to the registration process, after which, a title deed will be released to the purchaser.
The City of Tshwane Human Settlements Department is being assisted by the City Group Legal Counsel Division to establish a process to investigate and apply urgent remedial action on the speedy opening of the outstanding township registers, where possible. The City has also sought, through its MMC: Housing and Human Settlements, to escalate the matter to the MEC: Human Settlements, Public Safety and Liaison Department: North West Provincial Government and the MEC: Gauteng Department of Human Settlements for in ensuring the existing administrative delays are removed to allow for the transfers to take place and title deeds issued.
12 November 2015 - NW3759
Madisha, Mr WM to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)Whether, in the interest of inter-generational equity and of responsible financial management, the Government regularly paid off national debt as and when it came due during the period 31 August 2014 to 31 August 2015, rather than rolling it forward and heaping the burden on the next generation; if not, (a) why not and (b) what consequence will the rising national debt have on the present and succeeding generations; if so, (i)(aa) how frequently and (bb) in what amounts were the debts being paid off to reduce state debt escalation and (ii) what success was being achieved by the Government in this regard; (2) whether he will make a statement on state debt and inter-generational equity and the extent to which the Government was upholding this principle?
Reply:
- (a) Government borrows money to finance the main budget balance and maturing debt. Government will only be able to pay down its existing stock of debt once it runs substantial budget surpluses over an extended period. Over the period under review budget deficit realised and government was therefore not in a position to repay maturing debt. As a result, over the period 31 August 2014 to 31 August 2015 the maturing debt of R38.4 billion was refinanced through issuing new debt instruments.
(b) As published in the 2015 MTBPS the ratio of government debt to GDP continues to stabilize. Revenue growth will continue to outpace spending growth, narrowing the budget deficit from 3.8 per cent in 2015/16 to 3.0 per cent in 2018/19. Over this period government will restore the primary balance ensuring a sustainable fiscal path resulting in lowering the rate of growth in the stock of debt.
- (aa) NA
(bb) NA
(ii) NA
2. The 2015 Budget and 2015 MTBPS are aimed at ensuring long-term fiscal sustainability, which is a defining feature of intergenerational equity.
As stated in the 2015 Budget there is a long-term (or structural) imbalance between revenue and expenditure. This imbalance is being addressed by the increase in taxes which was implemented in 2015/16 and the reduction in the rate of expenditure growth. The bulk of the slowdown in spending growth has been targeted at government consumption. Government proposed a long-term fiscal guideline which aligns spending limits in the outer year of the MTEF with the long-term path of GDP growth.
The budget also aims to change the composition of spending, in order to ensure that government debt is used to fund expenditures with a long-term impact. Despite higher wage bill projections, government’s current balance will move into surplus over the medium term. Over the same period the capital financing requirement will remain broadly unchanged at about 3.8 per cent of GDP, financed in part by the current surplus. Achieving current surpluses over the medium-term suggests that government will borrow to finance capital and not current expenditure. The downward revision to GDP, shortfalls in revenue and the weaker exchange rate have led to an upward revision of the debt-to-GDP ratio. However, the debt-ratio trend stabilises in the years ahead as a result of continued restraint in expenditure growth and improvements in the budget balance.
12 November 2015 - NW3780
Carter, Ms D to ask the Minister of Social Development
Whether the request for a meeting (details furnished) to discuss with her the concern regarding the unilateral deductions that some SA Social Security Agency officials were making from pensioners each month in different parts of the country has been granted; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
As I have stated previously, I have set up a Ministerial Task Team made up of senior officials from the Department, SASSA, Black SASH and community organizations to look into this matter of illegal or unauthorised deductions and to recommend possible remedial actions, some of which we are currently implementing.
When I received the Honourable Member’s correspondence on this issue, I accordingly advised that we join our efforts by working jointly with the Task Team in order to avoid unnecessary duplication. This would have enabled the Honourable Member to familiarize himself with the work of the Task Team and the various measures we are currently implementing to address this matter. An impression created through sensational and misleading media articles that I don’t take this matter seriously is very unfortunate, especially from the Honourable Member who knows that we have been constantly briefing the Portfolio Committee about various measures we are implementing in this regard.
Unfortunately, the Honourable Member chose to conveniently hijack this serious matter in order to score cheap and warranted political points by publishing false media articles about how the Department and Government as a whole is handling this matter. This is an act of extreme political desperation for a political party that does not have a political agenda.
I take this matter seriously and I have instructed both the Department and SASSA to take necessary legislative measures to swiftly clamp down on illegal and fraudulent deductions.