Questions and Replies

Reply:

(1) The insurance claim has not yet been concluded and no money has been paid out.

(2) Not applicable as no money has been paid to Eskom.

(3) The Duvha Unit 3 Recovery Project execution strategy has not yet been approved by the Eskom Board. Only preservation and site preparation work has commenced. Timelines into recovery will only be definite once a service provider has been appointed.

(4) The relevant stakeholders will be kept abreast of these developments as required.



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Reply:

a)     The Commercial Crimes Investigation Units are currently investigating Common law and Statutory Crimes relating to Fraud, Electronic Banking Crimes , Municipal Fraud, Theft ,Corruption ,Money Laundering ;Counterfeit Goods Act , Prevention Of Organised Crime Act; Exchange Control Regulations Act ;Companies Act; National Credit Act; Forgery and Uttering; Advanced Fee Fraud ;Copyright Act; Customs & Excise Act, Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, Income Tax Act, Tobacco Control Amendment Act, Tobacco Products Control Act, Value Added Tax Act ;Social Assistance Act.

b)      A total of 4726 cases are currently in court.

Reply:

Yes.

Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available within the Department. We have, however, since requested the City of Tshwane to provide this information.

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



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Reply:

This question can better be responded to by Rural Development and Land Reform as the competent authority.





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Reply:

The Respondents are appealing the matter. Judgment in the application for leave to appeal is awaited. As such, we deem it prudent for the appeal processes to be finalised before we consider the matter.




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Reply:

 

1. Regulations in terms of the Magistrates Act, 1993 (Act No 90 of 1993) does not prescribe the number of trips that may be undertaken domestically or internationally. Furthermore neither does the said regulation advocate the number as well as position and/or status of persons forming part of such delegations.

Regulation 47 reads as follows:

(i) All official journeys of which itineraries are submitted shall be authorised by the head of office who shall ensure that the journeys are necessary and in the interest of the administration of justice”

(ii) The head of office referred to in subregulation (1) shall consider each application for an official journey, having regard to costs, availability of transport, route, timespan and any other relevant circumstances.

With the exclusion of the Director-General, Deputy Directors-General and persons holding equivalent ranks, paragraph 8.4.10.5.1 of the Departmental Financial Instructions (DFI) limits the number of employees travelling on official duty to address the same matter to three (3).

In addition paragraph 8.4.10.12 of the DFI specifies the following with regards to international travel:

“International travel must be limited to meetings or events that are considered absolutely critical and the number of employees attending such meetings or events must be limited to those employees that are directly involved in the subject matter related to such meetings or events”.

Paragraph 8.4.10.5.3 prescribes that prior approval from the Minister is required for magistrates’ travelling abroad.

2.  (i) domestic trips: please see attached.

    (ii) The Magistrates Commission only dealt with one application by a Regional Court President to travel abroad in the past 12 months from Regional Court President J Wessels.  She received an invitation by UN: Women And UNFPA In Partnership With UNDP And UNODC To The Global Technical Consultation On The Police And Justice Sector’s Response To Violence Against Women And Girls - Marrakech, 1 to 4 July 2014. 

Travel to and accommodation in Marrakech were carried by the organisers.  

The Magistrates Commission also indicated that Ms Wessels took no delegation with her. There was therefore no expenditure by the Regional Court Presidents on overseas trips



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Reply:

The Management Performance Assessment Tool (MPAT) standard on assessment of Policies and Systems to ensure Professional Ethics seeks to promote:

• compliance with chapters 2 and 3 of the Public Service Regulations, 2001;
• chapter 9 of the SMS Handbook (2003);
• Financial Disclosure Framework;
• section 6 of the Public Sector Integrity Management Framework;
• section 195 of the Constitution; and
• the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, Act 3 of 2000.

The elements that are assessed in the standards are on:

• whether members of the Senior Management Service (SMS) in departments are complying with the requirements to submit their financial disclosures by 31 May of each financial year; and
• whether disciplinary action is taken against SMS members who do not comply with these requirements.
• In addition, the standard assesses whether departments have mechanisms of communicating sections or provisions of the Public Service Code of Conduct to new and existing employees on an annual basis.
  
  a)   Whilst the 2014 MPAT assessment results are still being finalised, the results show that there was a notable improvement between 2012 and 2013 assessments, with the average compliance moving from 1.8 in 2012 to 2.8 in 2013. The total number of departments that complied with this standard are 118 out of a total of 152 departments.
  
  b)   90 departments (24 national and 66 provincial) met the level 3 requirements of the standard whilst 28 departments (9 national and 19 provincial) exceeded the requirements.
  
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Reply:

1. (a) R 723 000.00

    (b) 120 Trips

2. (a) R 92 000.00

    (b) R 44 000.00

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Reply:

	(a) How much was spent	(b) Purpose of the Visit	(c) Destination	(d) (i) Flights	(d) (ii) Accommodation	(d) (iii) Daily allowances
(i) Deputy Minister	Total: R 191 764.88	To attend the China Incentives. Business Travel & Meetings (CIBTM) in China and World Youth & Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) in Dublin.	China: Beijing Date: 17 - 19 September 2014 Ireland: Dublin Date: 22 - 25 September 2014	Flight: R 114 212.00	Accommodation: R 51 917.79	Allowance: R 25 635.09
	Total: R 73 390.97	To attend the Indian Ocean Rim Association(IORA) First Tourism and Travel Mart in Seychelles	Seychelles: Mahe Date: 21 - 22 November 2014	Flight: R 59 603.39	Accommodation: Complementary	Allowance: R 13 787.58
	Total: R 73 291.04	To attend the World Exhibition for Incentive Travel. Meeting and Events (IMEX) 2015 and to participate in the IMEX Politicians Forum to be held in Villa Kennedy Hotel in Frankfurt	Germany: Frankfurt Date: 19 - 21 May 2015	Flight : R 67 436.72	Accommodation: Complementary	Allowance R 5 854.32
	Total: R 122 651.19	To attend a South East Asia Tourism Trade Roadshow in Malaysia. Singapore and Indonesia.	Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur Date:16 - 17 August 2015 City: Singapore: Date: 17 August 2015 Indonesia: Jakarta Date: 18 - 19 August 2015	Flight: R 84 960.72	Accommodation: R 28 600.00	Advance: R 9 090.47
(ii) Director General	Not applicable	The DG did not travel overseas for the period 1 May 2014 - 1 September 2015	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
(iii) Deputy Director-General Policy and Knowledge Management	Not applicable	The DDG: PKS did not travel overseas for the period 1 May 2014 -- 1 September 2015	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
(iii) Deputy Director General Domestic Tourism Management	Total: R 97 842.95	To attend the 5th Carnival International de Victoria in Seychelles	Seychelles: Mahe Date: 22 - 27 April 2015	Flight: R 49 904.72	Accommodation: R 33 120.00	Allowance: R 14 818.23
	Total: R 73 338.01	Attended the Home Stay Study Tour in Malaysia	Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur 15 - 22 August 2015	Flight: R66 341.72	Accommodation: R 2000.00	Allowance: R 4 996.29
(iii) Deputy Director General International Tourism Management	Total: R 99 856.37	To attend IMEX and related side meeting	Germany. Frankfurt 17 - 23 May 2014	Flight: R 61 624.00	Accommodation: R 30 462.07	Allowance: R 7 770.30
	Total: R 24 879.70	To attend the SADC Meeting	Zambia: Livingstone 17 - 21 June 2014	Flight: R 6 924.00	Accommodation: R 13 616.00	Allowance: R 4 339.70
	Total: R 105 135.84	To attend the World Youth Student Conference where South Africa was announced as the host for the 2015 Conference	Ireland. Dublin 21 - 28 September 2014	Flight: R 68 966.00	Accommodation: R 17 500.85	Allowance: R 18 668.99
	Total: R135 193.82	To attend the World Travel Market	United Kingdom: London 02 - 07 November 2014	Flight: R 84 475.39	Accommodation: R 37 999.98	Allowance: R 12 718.45
	Total: R 76 984.48	To attend and present a paper at the 13th Global Forum on Tourism Statistics and UNWTO Special Workshop on Tourism Statistics	Japan: Nara 14 - 21 November 2014	Flight: R62 385.39	Accommodation: R 6 115.47	Allowance: R 8 483.62
	Total: R 18 618.15	To attend the Extra Ordinary SADC Meeting	Zimbabwe: Victoria Falls 25 - 29 November 2014	Flight: R 7 122.39	Accommodation: R 7 530.89	Allowance: R 3 964.87
	Total: R 97 927.03	To attend the ITB and visit SA Tourism’s offices	Germany: Berlin Italy. Milan 02 - 08 March 2015	Flight: R 65 358.39	Accommodation: R 23 996.76	Allowance: R 8 571.88
	Total: R108 888.15	To attend the 100th UNWTO Executive Council meeting. South Africa through the National Department of Tourism was elected to serve on the Executive Council of the UNWTO for the period 2014- 2017.	Croatia: Rovinj 25 - 29 May 2015	Flight: R 83 938.72	Accommodation: R 17 564.99	Allowance: R 7 384.44
	Total: R 26 064.40	To attend the 54th RETOSA Board and Annual General meetings	Malawi: Lilongwe 28 July 2015	Flight: R 14 520.72	Accommodation: R 8 920.00	Allowance: R 2 623.68
(iii) Deputy Director General/ Chief Operations Officer	Not applicable	The COO did not travel overseas for the period 1 May 2014 -1 September 2015	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable

Reply:

1. Submitted to Parliament on 6 September 2015.
2. Submitted to Parliament on 6 September 2015.
3. Submitted to Parliament on 6 September 2015.
4. The following replies are provided based on the information retrieved:

(4)(a) Complaints against SAPS members regarding:

(4)(a)(i) Assault complaints:

(4)(a)(i)(aa) 2012/2013 = 1

(4)(a)(i)(bb) 2013/2014 = 13

(4)(a)(i)(cc) 2014/2015 = 2

(4)(a)(ii) Abuse of suspected sex workers:

(4)(a)(ii)(aa) 2012/2013 = 2

(4)(a)(ii)(bb) 2013/2014 = 4 (including unlawful arrest)

(4)(a)(ii)(cc) 2014/2015 = 8

(4)(b) Investigations and outcomes:

(4)(b)(i) Outcomes of the specified investigations:

Of the 32 allegations/complaints against members, seven criminal cases were registered. Of the seven cases registered against members, three were withdrawn in court, two were still being investigated by IPID, one was finalized as nolle proseque while the remaining one is still on the court roll.

(4)(b)(ii) Action has been taken against the specified SAPS members:

One member received a written warning (Mufuleni - DR 32/2014) and findings against other two members were that departmental steps were not required (Cape Town DR 308 and 309/2014).

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Reply:

No. I believe the provisions of the Public Protector Act, Act 23 of 1994, has adequate provisions to deal with the issues the Hon Member raises.

Section 7 deals with investigations by the Public Protector, some of the relevant provisions being –

(a) subsection (3)(a) which provides that the Public Protector may request any person at any level of government or performing a public function to assist him or her in the performance of his or her functions with regard to any particular investigation;

(b) subsection (4)(a) which provides that the Public Protector may, by subpoena, direct any person to submit an affidavit or to appear before him or her to give evidence or to produce any document in his or her possession or under his or her control which has a bearing on the matter being investigated; and

(c) subsection (4) (b) which empowers the Public Protector to request an explanation from any person whom he or she reasonably suspects of having information which has a bearing on the matter being investigated.

 

Section 7A deals with entering upon premises by the Public Protector. It provides, among others, that the Public Protector is competent, subject to the authority of a warrant issued by a magistrate or judge, to enter, or authorize another person to enter, any premises and to make such investigation or inquiry as may be necessary and to seize anything which may have a bearing on an investigation. This section even recognises the need to use force to gain entry should the need arise.

Section 9 deals with contempt of the Public Protector and provides that no person may insult the Public Protector or do anything in connection with an investigation which, if the investigation had been proceedings in a court of law, the conduct in question would have amounted to contempt of court.

Section 11 provides for offences and penalties. In terms of section 11(1) a person who contravenes section 9, referred to above, or who interferes with the functioning of the office of the Public Protector as contemplated in section 181(4), referred to above, is guilty of an offence. In terms of section 11(3) any person who, without just cause, refuses or fails to comply with a direction or request under section 7(4), referred to above, or refuses to answer any question put to him or her or who gives an answer which to his or her knowledge is false, is guilty of an offence. The penalty for these offences is a fine not exceeding R40 000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

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Reply:

Since October 2010, Cabinet has supported a more competitive and stable exchange rate. This does not involve a “devaluation of the rand by the SA Reserve Bank”.

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Reply:

 

 

(1) The Judges Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act & Regulations, 2001, does not prescribe the number of trips that may be undertaken domestically or internationally and the number, position and status of persons forming part of such delegations. However, Paragraph 8.4.11.5.3.(i) of the Departmental Financial Instructions of the Office of the Chief Justice provides that “official travelling of Judicial Officers to foreign countries must be approved by the Chief Justice”.

In line with the above, the established practice is that the relevant Judge who wishes to travel abroad must first approach the Head of Court with the request. The Head of Court will apply his/her mind and formally agree that the Judge may travel abroad accordingly provided that (1) the allocation of cases onto the court roll will be managed accordingly; and (2) the administration of justice will not be negatively affected. Such permission from the Head of Court as well as the detailed request by the Judge who wishes to travel, are then presented to the Chief Justice for consideration and approval.

2. (a) (i) The following domestic trips (air flights) were undertaken by Judges President and Deputy Judges President from 1 August 2014 to 31 July 2015:

• L Mpati: President of the SCA – 1 trip
• B Waglay: JP – 15 trips
• CT Sangoni: JP – 4 trips
• AS Jappie: JP – 9 trips
• M Molemela: JP – 7 trips
• F Kgomo: JP – 4 trips
• M Leeuw: JP – 1 trip
• M Hlope: JP – 1Trip
• Y Meer: AJP – 9 trips
• M Mojapelo: DJP – 4 trips
• J Traverso: DJP -1 trip
• A Ledwaba: DJP – 1 trip

(ii) No international trips were undertaken by Judges President or Deputy Judges President during the period.

(b) No officials were part of any delegation for any Judge President or Deputy Judge President.



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Reply:

It should be noted that with reference to the question on the number of accidents, the Honourable member, Dr PJ Groenewald (FF-Plus) is asking the same question he had asked in PQ 2926 and I have already provided a response in that regard. The only difference is that this time Dr Groenewald focuses on PASSENGERS whereas in the previous PQ on this matter, his focus was on PERSONS in general. For the record, the Honourable member should take note that Transnet does not operate passenger trains at all and questions related to the operations of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) should be referred to the Minister of Transport.

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Reply:

The Advisory Panel as announced in 2010 met formally on 25 May 2010, 14 July 2010 and 16 January 2011 to provide advice and information relevant to the conclusion of the New Growth Path policy document of government as well as on ways to step up industrial funding, promote the green economy and develop pro-employment measures.

After the completion of this first phase of the Panel’s work, from which we benefitted in a number of ways, I engaged with individual members of the Panel on an ‘as needed’ basis on matters connected to economic development.

These included engagements on a number of occasions with Professor Joseph Stiglitz on matters as diverse as global economic developments relevant to South Africa; and on the terms of the final submission of a competitor supplier fund proposal to the Competition Appeal Court in the Walmart merger. In this latter instance, this contributed to the final decision of the Court to impose a R240 million Fund to promote the Walmart local and small-business supply chain.

In addition, I have benefitted from the insights of Michael Power on the emergence of new economic powers; the changing role of China and its impact on the global economy; and the trade-offs inherent in different exchange-rate policies, among others.

Other members of the Panel provided their insights on contemporary economic policy matters as requested from time to time.

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Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available within the Department. We have, however, since requested the City of Tshwane to provide this information.

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



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Reply:

a)   I wish to inform the Honourable Member that the investigation is at an advanced stage after suffering delays when both the lead investigator in the South African Police Services and prosecutor in the National Prosecuting Authority left the case in the middle before the investigation was completed.

b)   The investigation is anticipated to be finalised during the course of this year (2015).



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Reply:

 

(a)  (i) During the period 2012-13, the Chief Justice travelled on official international trips to the Seychelles, Korea, France, Italy, Russia, Germany, Ghana, Mozambique and Mauritius. The total costs for these official trips amounted to R677 214.21

(a)  (ii) In the year 2013-14, the Chief Justice travelled on official international trips to Benin, Germany, United Kingdom, Norway, Tanzania, Malaysia, Qatar, Singapore and Nigeria. The total costs for these trips amounted to R879 073.72

(b)  (i) 2012-13 - Chief Justice’s entourage

Official trip to Seychelles

The Chief Justice’s entourage consisted of the following Judicial Officers and officials:

• Justice Y Mokgoro, retired Judge of the Constitutional Court
• Justice L Theron, Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeal
• Dr G Moshoeu, Chief Executive Officer of the South African Judicial Education Institute
• Mr A Slingers, Executive Aid to the Chief Justice

Official trip to Korea

The Chief Justice’s entourage consisted of the following persons:

• Mrs A Mogoeng, Chief Justice’s spouse
• Mr A Slingers, Executive Aid to the Chief Justice

Official trip to France, Italy, Russia and Germany

The Chief Justice’s entourage consisted of the following Judicial Officers and officials:

• President L Mpati, President of the Supreme Court of Appeal (All four countries)
• Justice C Jafta, Justice of the Constitutional Court (All four countries)
• Dr K De Wee, Acting Secretary General of the Office of the Chief Justice (As he was then) (All four countries)
• Ms M Sejosengwe, Chief Director: Court Services (As she was then) (All four countries)
• Mr S Masisi, Director: Executive Support (All four countries)

Official trips to Ghana and Mozambique

The Chief Justice’s entourage consisted of the following officials:

• Ms M Sejosengwe, Chief Director: Court Services (As she was then)
• Mr S Masisi, Director: Executive Support

Official trip to Mauritius

The Chief Justice’s entourage consisted of the following persons:

• • Mrs A Mogoeng, Chief Justice’s Spouse
• Mr S Masisi, Director: Executive Support
• Ms R Leyds, Executive Personal Assistant to the Chief Justice.

The costs for the Chief Justice’s entourage for all the official international trips for the period 2012-13 amounted to R1 122 751. 28.

(b) (ii) 2013-14 - Chief Justice’s entourage

Official trip to Benin

The Chief Justice’s entourage consisted of the following officials:

• Mr S Chiloane, Acting Chief Director: Judicial Policy and Research
• Mr A Slingers, Executive Aide to the Chief Justice
• Mr M Mama, Security Coordinator

Official trips to Germany, United Kingdom, Norway

The Chief Justice’s entourage consisted of the following Judicial Officers and officials:

• President L Mpati, President of the Supreme Court of Appeal (All three countries)
• Deputy President K Mthiyane, Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Appeal (All three countries)
• Justice J Van Der Westhuizen, Justice of the Constitutional Court (Germany only)
• Justice S Khampepe, Justice of the Constitutional Court (Germany only)
• Justice J Froneman, Justice of the Constitutional Court (Germany only)
• Justice C Jafta, Justice of the Constitutional Court (Germany only)
• Justice R Zondo, Justice of the Constitutional Court (Germany only)
• Judge President M Leeuw, Judge President of the North West Division of the High Court (United Kingdom and Norway)
• Judge President D Mlambo, Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court (United Kingdom only)
• Ms M Sejosengwe, Secretary General of the Office of the Chief Justice (United Kingdom and Norway)
• Mr S Chiloane, Acting Chief Director: Judicial Policy and Research (All three countries)
• Mr S Masisi, Director: Executive Support (United Kingdom and Norway)
• Mr A Slingers, Executive Aide to the Chief Justice (All three countries)
• Mr Z Jekeqa, Protocol Coordinator (All three countries)

Official trip to Tanzania

The Chief Justice’s entourage consisted of the following officials:

• Mr S Chiloane, Acting Chief Director: Judicial Policy and Research
• Mr A Slingers, Executive Aide to the Chief Justice
• Mr Z Ntswanti, Deputy Director: Research

Official trips to Malaysia, Qatar and Singapore

The Chief Justice’s entourage for the consisted of the following Judicial officers and officials:

• President L Mpati, President of the Supreme Court of Appeal (All three)
• Deputy President K Mthiyane, Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Appeal (Malaysia and Singapore)
• Justice S Majiedt, Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeal (Malaysia and Singapore)
• Judge President M Leeuw, Judge President of the North West Division of the High Court (Malaysia and Singapore)
• Judge President D Mlambo, Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court (Malaysia and Singapore)
• Judge M Rampai, Acting Judge President of the Free State Division of the High Court, (as he was then) (Malaysia and Singapore)
• Judge N Erasmus, Judge of the Western Cape Division of the High Court (Malaysia and Singapore)
• Judge A Jappie, Judge of the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court (All three countries)
• Mr K Nqadala, Regional Court President (Malaysia and Singapore)
• Mr D Niar, Chief Magistrate (Malaysia and Singapore)
• Dr G Moshoeu, Chief Executive Officer of the South African Judicial Education Institute (Malaysia and Singapore)
• Mr M Doralingo, Chief Director: Court Administration (Malaysia and Singapore)
• Mr P Gagai, Director: Judicial Policy (All three countries)
• Adv E Seema, Director: Superior Courts (Malaysia and Singapore)
• Mr S Ntsimane, Executive Manager, Information, Communication and Technology (Malaysia and Singapore)

• Mr G Lesiba, Chairperson of the Integrated Justice System Board (Malaysia and Singapore)
• Mr A Slingers, Executive Aide to the Chief Justice (All three countries)
• Mr Z Jekeqa, Protocol Coordinator (Malaysia and Singapore)

Official trip to Nigeria

The Chief Justice’s entourage consisted of the following persons:

• Mrs A Mogoeng, Chief Justice’s spouse
• Mr M Mama, Security Coordinator

The costs for the Chief Justice’s entourage for all the international trips for the period 2013-14 amounted to R4 287 509. 48.




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Reply:

The Department of International Relations and Co-operation does not extend invitations to Presidents.

 

 

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Reply:

ALEXKOR:

Dates travelled: 28 March 2014 to 03 April 2014

(a) Chairperson

(b) Chief Executive Officer and Chief Legal Officer

(c) None

(i) To explore and source funding on a potential collaboration project relating to Alexkor’s

diversification strategy.

(ii)    (aa) R231,475       TOTAL

        (bb) R167,961       Flights

R 63,514 Accommodation

R NIL Allowance

DENEL:

Dates travelled: 01 to 07 December 2014

(a) None

(b) Group Executive Business Development

(c) None

(i) Represented Denel as part of Presidential visit, combined with a follow-up visit to

the UAE and Saudi Arabia on business projects.

(ii) (aa) R 69 300.00 TOTAL

     (bb) R 45 000.00 (ESTIMATE) Flights

R 18 500.00 Accommodation

R 5 800.00 Allowance

 

Dates travelled: 27 to 29 August 2014

(a) None

(b) Group Executive Business Development

(c) None

(i) Represented Denel as part of the official Defence Committee meeting and to

meet on Denel business with Poly Technologies.

(ii) (aa) R 56 300.00 TOTAL

     (bb) R 45 000.00 (ESTIMATE) Flights

R 8 500.00 Accommodation

R 2 800.00 Allowance

SAFCOL:

Dates travelled: 09 to 15 January 2015

(a) Chairperson

(b) Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operations Officer

(c) District Manager

(i) The purpose of the trip was to visit China FOMA, a Chinese State Owned

company with the aim of exploring mutually beneficial projects.

(ii) (aa) R200 654.46 TOTAL

     (bb) R139 525.56 Flights

R NIL Accommodation

R 61 128.90 Allowance

SA EXPRESS:

a)  None
b)  None
c)  None
(i) R0
(ii)   (aa) R0
       (bb) R0

TRANSNET:

Two members from the Acquisition and Disposals Committee (a sub-committee of the Board) accompanied by five members of Transnet’s Executive Management travelled to China to, inter alia, confirm the facilities of locomotive bidders, commission locomotive prototypes and meet Transnet employees who were spending long periods of time in training and capacity building initiatives in China in line with the skills transfer clauses in the contract.

Approximately 185 trainees have been exposed to the training as a consequence of the locomotive contracts in China.

All costs related to such travel are capitalised as per the contract and are included in the cost of the contracts as announced.

ESKOM:

(a) No board member travelled to China in the 2014-15 financial year.

(a)(i) Not applicable.

(a)(ii)(aa) Not applicable.

(a)(ii)(bb) Not applicable.

(b) Yes, 1 executive member travelled to China in the 2014-15 financial years.

(b)(i) The executive member travelled to China to attend the Annual GO2015 (organization for

large power grid operators, in excess of 50GW).

(b)(ii)(aa) R42 658.83.

(b)(ii)(bb)

Flight ticket	Transport	Accommodation	Meals
R33 482.00	R0	R2 675.83	R6 501.00

(c) Yes, 23 employees travelled to China in the 2014-15 financial years.

(c)(i)

The following employees travelled to China for the following purpose:

Employee	reason for trip
1	Observe supplier audit
2	Department of Trade and Industry(DTI) outward mission
3	Factory evaluations
4	Intergovernmental meeting
5	Observe supplier audit
6	Factory Acceptance Testing for equipment for Ingula
7	Observe supplier audit
8	Factory accreditation
9	Attend DTI Nuclear Energy Investments
10	Official Visit – Accompanying Minister of Energy
11	Factory Acceptance Testing for equipment for Ingula
12	Global efficiency lighting forum
13	IMWA conference in China (sponsored)
14	Factory accreditation
15	High Voltage (HV) testing
16	Executive Committee + Conference
17	IHA board meeting
18	Factory Evaluations
19	Accompany Minister of Energy on an official visit
20	Observe Supplier Audit
21	Accompany Minister of Energy on an official visit
22	Factory evaluations
23	Accompany Department of Energy

(c)(ii)(aa) R 552 254.44

(c)(ii)(bb)

No of Employee	Flight ticket (R)	Transport (R)	Accommodation (R)	Meals (R)	Total (R)
1	13 946.17	0	8 650.00	2 265.13	24 861.30
2	16 440.78	440.00	26 060.00	327.03	43 267.81
3	6 616.00	0	9 968.12	217.62	16 801.74
4	16 061.39	0	17 169.78	1 380.20	34 611.37
5	13 946.17	0	8 650.00	2 007.05	24 603.22
6	11 144.00	0	4 861.52	1 166.82	17 172.34
7	13 946.17	3 315.00	8 650.00	2 355.80	28 266.97
8	31 611.00	1 060.20	7 138.36	236.84	40 046.40
9	11 899.00	0	6 251.60	285.65	18 436.25
10	16061.39	0	4652.90***	0	20 714.29
11	10 706.00	0	8400.00	1 034.00	20 140.00
12	*	*	*	*	0
12	**	**	**	**	0
14	13 343.00	0	9560.00	0	22 903.00
15	6 616.00	4 635.60	7 112.54	743.69	19 107.83
16	9 177.00	396.94	10 596.68	815.35	20 985.97
17	13 528.00	0	22 881.99	0	36 409.99
18	6 616.00	0	8 605.35	535.68	15 757.03
19	16 061.39	0	17 169.78	1 436.93	34 668.10
20	13 946.17	0	8 650.00	0	22 596.17
21	16 061.39	0	17 169.78	1 596.20	34 827.37
22	6 616.00	1 095.72	9 579.60	5 415.70	22 707.02
23	16 061.39	0	17 169.78	139.10	33 370.27
TOTAL	280 404.41	10 943.46	238 947.78	21 958.79	552 254.44

*Sponsored by UNEP

**Sponsored by UFS

***This amount was deducted from the employee’s salary.


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Reply:

REPLY:

1(a) The total amount her department spend on air travel between Gauteng and Cape Town for employees attending Parliament business in the 2014-15 financial year were as follows:

• 2014/2015: R 439 893.90

1(b) the total number of trips that were undertaken was as follows;

• 2014/2015: 75 Trips

 

2(a) the total amount that her department spent on accommodation was as follows:

• 2014/2015: R 210 542.21

2(b) the total amount that her department spent car rental in Cape Town for employees attending Parliament business in the specified financial year were as follows

• 2014/2015: R 115 795.21

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Reply:

The Office of the Chief Justice received its own budget vote with effect from 1 April 2015. I can report that to date the employment equity rate for the employment of persons with disabilities in the Office of the Chief Justice is at 1.2% which is below the national target of 2% by 0.8%.



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Reply:

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

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

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Reply:

The Department does not manage the affairs of any university and the following responses to the above questions have been obtained from the Central University of Technology (CUT):

1. The success rate of the Emergency Medical Care (EMC) programme is currently below 50% compared to the university average of 76%. Ten students graduated on 4 September 2015 with the Diploma in EMC with 87 students at years two and three levels in the programme.
2. No student protests have occurred, however some of the students reported the challenges experienced in the programme to the media. The Deputy Vice Chancellor: Academic and Research, Acting Dean and Head of Department (HOD) engaged with the students and staff to discuss and put strategies in place to address the concerns raised by students and staff.
3. Yes, the university is aware that the life of Mr RG Campbell, one of the lecturers in charge of one or more of these courses, has been threatened. The University has put processes in place to deal with the matter according to its internal policies.
4. Yes, the university took cognisance of this petition and alleged false pretences. The Dean, HOD and Director of Human Resources have had several engagements with the particular staff member and students. This matter has been resolved and the lecturer has continued lecturing from July 2015.
5. The following interventions were implemented by the university during 2014/15:

• A task team was established to monitor the EMC programme at a strategic level for the period January to June 2015;
• Accreditation by the Professional Board for Emergency Care;
• Appointment of an Internal Review Panel;
• Improvement of the staffing situation in the EMC programme;
• Strengthening of student academic support;
• Increase in the effectiveness and efficiency of the Work-Integrated Learning programme to ensure that sufficient placement opportunities for students are secured;
• Improvement in communication structures;
• Regular meetings between CUT and the Professional Board;
• Interventions by Senate; and
• Regular interventions by university management.

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Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available within the Department. We are, however, still investigating the matter and the Honourable Member will be provided with the requested information as soon as we get it.


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Reply:

1. (a) (b) No
2. The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) policy provides that all employees shall declare all remunerative work done outside the department and the Head of the Department shall approve.

Approved/not approved

Adv N.A Ramatlhodi

Minister of Mineral Resources

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Reply:

1. (a) (i) Spent on travel                          R184 543.72

              (ii) Trips undertaken                        27 trips

          (b) (i) Total amount spent on hotel       R0.00

              (ii) Total amount spent on residential or other accommodation:

                     (aa) Cape Town R0.00

                     (bb) Pretoria R0.00

 

     2.   (a) (i) Deputy Minister spent on travel    R160 358.38

               (ii) Trips undertaken                         25 trips

           (b) (i) Total amount spent on hotel         R0.00

               (ii) Total amount spent on residential or other accommodation:

                        (aa) Cape Town R0.00

                        (bb) Pretoria R0.00

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Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available within the Department. We have, however, since requested the North West Provincial Government to provide this information.

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

 

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Reply:

As responded to in PQ3010 submitted on 27 August 2015, the ex gratia payments made by Transnet to qualifying pensioners of the Transnet Second Defined Benefit Fund and the Transnet Sub Fund of the Transport Pension Fund are discretionary amounts. No decision has been taken by Transnet to make a payment in the 2015 calendar year.




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Reply:

1.   Eskom’s financial issues are responsible for load shedding in as far as limited funding for maintenance and restrictions on diesel purchases for Open Cycle Gas Turbines are concerned.

​2.  In the main load shedding has been caused by maintenance deferred in the past which resulted in a backlog of maintenance and decline in plant reliability.



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Reply:

1. There is no need for scientific facts to validate the response provided in my reply to question 2649. The response is validated by the fact that all schools in South Africa teach English, either as a first language or second language, whilst other African languages, including Afrikaans, are also taught as a first or second language, depending on the geographical area or school types. This therefore makes English a common or cross cutting language for all matriculants entering University, something that cannot be said for all other African languages. As mentioned previously, this does not detract from the development of all African languages, which is a necessary process. The fact that some students are not proficient in English is a separate matter, however the fact remains that they have been exposed to English in comparison to other African languages.
    
2. I would like to indicate that a similar parliamentary question, published in internal question paper no. 25 of 2014, was posed to me. Therefore, the honourable member should refer to my response to question 2319 of November 2014.

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Reply:

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

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




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Reply:

(1)(a) (i) The Department spent R479 694 on my air travel costs between Pretoria and Cape Town for the 2014/15 financial year; and R508 844 for car rentals, which comes to a total of R988 538;

        (ii) I undertook 47 trips between Cape Town and Gauteng to attend Parliamentary business in Cape Town for the specified financial year;

(b)(i) I spent R32 023 on hotel accommodation; and

   (ii) regarding residential and other accommodation, this information is not readily available, as I live in my own house in Pretoria, Gauteng when in Pretoria; and I live in the Parliamentary Village in Cape Town when in Parliamentary session in Cape Town.

(2)(a)(i) Regarding the costs of the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, the Department spent an amount of R202 926 on air travel for 2014/15 and R154 662 for car rentals, which comes to a total of R357 588;

(ii) 67 trips were undertaken between Cape Town and Gauteng by the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development;

(b)(i) An amount of R972.00 was spent on hotel accommodation for the relevant Deputy Minister; and

(ii) regarding residential and other accommodation, this information is not readily available, as the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development lives in his own house in Gauteng; and he lives in the Parliamentary Village in Cape Town when in Parliamentary session in Cape Town.


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Reply:

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

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





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Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available within the Department. We have, however, since requested the Eastern Cape Provincial Government to provide this information.

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




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Reply:

(1)(a)(b)

(a)(i)(ii)

(a)(i) – Cost Price

• YZF721GP - R678 248.85
• BF66SVGP - R995 512.00
• BJ01DPGP - R948 612.00
• 2RD85CA4574599 - R319 228.41

(ii) – Acquisition Date

• YZF721GP – 17 February 2010
• BF66SVGP – 17 March 2011
• BJ01DPGP – 14 June 2011
• 2RD85CA4574599 – 9 March 2012

(b)(i)(ii)(iii)

(b)(i) – Odometer Reading

• YZF721GP – 98937 km’s
• BF66SVGP – 84664 km’s
• BJ01DPGP – 79172 km’s
• 2RD85CA4574599 - 7045 km’s

(ii) – Model Number

• YZF721GP – E350 CDI
• BF66SVGP – S350
• BJ01DPGP – S350
• 2RD85CA4574599 - KB300 LX

(iii) – Vehicle Description

• YZF721GP – Mercedes Benz four door sedan
• BF66SVGP – Mercedes Benz four door sedan
• BJ01DPGP – Mercedes Benz four door sedan
• 2RD85CA4574599 - Isuzu double cab LDV

(2) Yes

(a)(i) – Optional Equipment Fitted are:

• YZF721GP – Center Console Rear View Entertainment
• BF66SVGP – None
• BJ01DPGP – None
• 2RD85CA4574599 - None

(ii) – Optional Equipment Fitted

• YZF721GP – R11 398.86

(3) Yes. The cities are Pretoria and Cape Town:

• YZF721GP – Pretoria
• BF66SVGP – Pretoria
• BJ01DPGP – Cape Town
• 2RD85CA4574599 - Pretoria. Vehicle has been disposed.
  
  
  
  
  
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(a)(b) The National School of Government (NSG) is taking the following steps to address the backlog:

1.  Entering into Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with Provincial Academies and other State Colleges to include the CIP in their course offerings so that they could help to eliminate the backlog within the two years as projected.
 
2.  Discussion with the Department of Public Service and Administration around the utilisation of public servants for public service training and a proposed approach is at an advance stage for submission for approval.

​3.  Continues support to fully equipped trainers, for example, the number of departmental trainers that were trained for the delivery of the compulsory induction programme (CIP) has increased from 775 in 2014/15 to 868, of which 848 trainers have been screened to date. Of this number, 483 are “ready to train” and will be supported to be fully equipped as trainers; and 172 departmental trainers have been actively delivering on the CIP.

The backlog remains a challenge. There is a turnaround strategy in place to build dedicated capacity within the National School of Government for compulsory induction programme (CIP) training and administration. This capacity, together with department-based trainers, will assist in providing the institutional support for the delivery of high volume training in the public service.



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Reply:

1.           (a) Total Amount Air travel:                  R503 358.12

              (b) Number of trips:                              81 trips

 

2.             (a) Total Amount on accommodation:  R139 064.16

                (b) Total amount on car rental:             R40 639.25



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Reply:

An employee’s applications for long periods of incapacity leave must in terms of the Policy and Procedure on Incapacity Leave be dealt with in keeping with defined time frames. The Head of Department has the authority to consider such an application taking into account all available information such as the employee’s application, additional medical information, including the advice of the Health Risk Manager. Managers are in terms of their core management responsibilities as defined in their core management criteria (CMC’s), responsible for the management of their staff. Therefore, if a manager fails to properly manage long periods of incapacity leave, the relevant Executive Authority and/or Head of Department can discipline that particular manager for not executing his/her responsibilities. Therefore relevant Heads Department (HODs) are in a better position to indicate the measures taken in this regard.


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Reply:

(1) (a) The total amount spent on air travel between Gauteng and Cape Town for employees attending Parliamentary businesses in the 2014-15 financial year is R983 417.69.

(b) Total number of trips on air travel between Gauteng and Cape Town for employees attending Parliamentary businesses in the 2014-15 financial year is one hundred and fifty (150)

(2) (a) The total amount spent on accommodation for employees attending Parliamentary businesses for the 2014-15 financial year is R362 555.05

(b) The total amount spent on car rental for employees attending Parliamentary businesses for the 2014-15 financial year is R111 693.96



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1. (a) Yes all speed cameras have valid calibrator certificates.

 

(b) Truvelo Manufactures for Prolaser cameras,

• Trans Atlantic Equipment for Trumcam and Radar (Medaco)
• InterCalibration Natal for Radar and Laser – (Traffic Management Technology) and (Syntel)

(c) Yes, all operators of the above specified speed cameras have operator’s certificates.

(d) Yes, all certificates are valid

(2) Trucam

• Radar,
• Prolaser II & III
• Laser I

(3)(a) ANPR is man by Traffic Officers and Medaco officials who have been trained and appointed as assistant Clerk of the court for any payments.

(b) Officials are trained to work on Trafman and Remcom system and Magistrate is training the same officials as assistant Clerk of the court.

(c) Yes all officials have the requisite qualifications and are duly appointed.

(d) Motorist are not compelled to pay unless it is an outstanding warrant of arrest which was authorised by Magistrate and is executed in terms of Criminal Procedure Act.

If motorists did not receive the Section 54 notice they are notified of the outstanding payment and given the option to make payment to the service provider or to deposit the money through the departmental account.

Offender’s rights are given to them before any payment is received should they wish to make payment on the ANPR bus.



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Reply:

1(a). The Department has not stopped paying a subsidy to the Voortrekker Monument. The Voortrekker Monument is not a Declared Cultural Institution in terms of the Cultural Institutions Act and therefore does not receive a subsidy from the Department. However, the Department does provide funding to the Monument on an adhoc basis subject to the availability of funds. The Department has committed to transfer R1.3 Million to the Monument for the 2015/2016 financial year. To date, the DAC has transferred R1, 170 000 to the Voortrekker Monument in August 2015, and will transfer R130 000 on submission of a satisfactory expenditure report before the end of the current financial year.

(b). No discussion or prior notice was necessary since the MOU for the funding stipulates the terms and the funding period.

2(a). Non notification is not DAC standard practice.

(b). Standard practice was not deviated from as no discussion or prior notice was necessary since the MOU for the funding stipulates the terms and the funding period. No notification was required as the Voortrekker Monument receives ad hoc funding from the DAC and not annual funding as it is not a Declared Cultural Institution. My department has had several engagements with the Monument to see how best it can accommodate the Monument depending on the availability of funds.

3. As the Minister of Arts and Culture, I cannot reinstate a subsidy that did not exist. The Voortrekker Monument does not receive an annual subsidy as it is not a Declared Cultural Institution in terms of the Cultural Institutions Act.





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Reply:

Honourable Member, let me mention upfront that the establishment of initiation schools is under the control of the Department of Coorperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta).

As Health, we play a supportive role in terms of the health needs of initiates. Together with Cogta, we have negotiated with CONTRALESA (the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa) whereby the Department will make available a sum of R20 million per Province. With this money, the traditional leader should look for medical doctors who are also practitioners and affiliates of that particular culture and have themselves gone through cultural initiation schools, to take care of the health needs of the initiates and to perform the actual circumcision, including post-operative care.

Some traditional leaders have accepted this option and where it is implemented, there is absolutely no death or no amputations.

However, some are still very resistant to this proposal and that is where death commonly occurs. A large number of deaths happen in illegal schools which are unknown even to the traditional leaders.

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Reply:

 

(a)(i) The RTMC budget for the 2015/16 year is R30 000 000

(a)(ii) The budget incorporates digital, print, television and radio mediums.

(a)(iii) The advertising budget is informed by the mandate of the RTMC as expressed in both the National Road Traffic Management Act (NRTA) and the Road Traffic Management Act (RTMCA) and the strategic documents as approved.

Section 52 of the NRTA prescribes as follows:

“The Chief Executive Officer may:

Give guidance regarding road safety in the Republic by means of national congresses, symposia, summer schools, study weeks and mass communication media and in any other manner deemed fit by the Chief Executive Officer”

Section 18(1) of the RTMCA prescribes as follows:

The RTMCA prescribes one of the ten (10) functional areas of the RTMC is communication and education that should be in line with the business and financial plan.

2015 – 2020 Strategy and 2015/16 Annual Performance Plan

The 2015-2020 Strategy of the RTMC as approved by the Shareholders Committee provides for Goal 1: To promote and create a safer road environment, this is where the marketing and communication efforts of the corporation find strategic expression in terms of its deliverables. The Annual Performance Plan (APP) Key Performance Indicator (KPI) 5 is number of national road safety marketing campaigns implemented in line with the 365-day programme.

(b)(i)(aa) The cost of advertising is R 1 820 000 excluding vat and production of static perimeter boards for international and domestic rights to advertise during the 2015/16 cricket season for a year. This is cost effective when compared with a newspapers advertisement on a Sunday newspaper which can cost R800 000 for a single placing..

(b)(i)(bb) The type of advertising is the branding of the RTMC and broadcasting of road safety related messages using LED platform at South African National Cricket Team matches and static perimeter boards at all cricket stadiums for the domestic league.

(b)(ii) The rationale behind the adertising is informed by the mandate of the RTMC as expressed in (a)(iii) above.






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Reply:

PRASA has no differential salaries for any employee grade on the basis of their geographic location either in the Cape Town, Johannesburg or any other Metropolitan area that provides commuter rail services. PRASA has a centralised salary grading system applicable to all its regions.

a)  Any differences that may exist would be based on the banding within each salary grade, consisting of three to four notches. An employee progresses within these notches based on the length of service and performance review outcomes.

b)  Not applicable

c)  Not applicable

Reply:

Honourable Member, I have repeatedly mentioned that our methods of determining the number of posts for health workers cannot be deemed reliable as it is derived from organograms which were drawn up long ago and not based on any scientific tool. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has come up with a new scientific tool called WISN (Work Indicators for Staffing Norms). We have just finished calculating WISN norms for Primary Health Care facilities only. We have just started working out the numbers in hospitals.

WISN will be the only reliable indicator of staffing in the healthcare system.

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Reply:

RESPONSE:

The data for each of the questions requested is available in the specified annexures as follows:

a)   (i) The districts in each province that have boarding facilities attached to special schools, special school resource centres and full-service schools (Annexure A);

      (ii) The names of the specified special schools and special school resource centres that have boarding facilities (Annexure A); and

      (iii) The names of full-services schools that have boarding facilities (Annexure B).

b)   The information about the extent to which boarding schools are equipped to meet the needs of learners with (i) physical disability, (ii) visual impairment, (iii) deafness, (iv) intellectual disability and (v) autism that has been made available by the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, North West and Western Cape Provincial Education Departments (Annexure A). Data on compliance with principles of universal design, is collected by School Infrastructure Planning through the monitoring process of the implementation of the Minimum Uniform Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure (2013);

c)    Statistics on personnel provisioning in boarding facilities are provided for the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, North West and Western Cape Provinces in respect of the number of:

1. house mothers and fathers (Annexure A);
2. household aids (Annexure A);
3. kitchen staff(Annexure A);
4. general assistants (Annexure A);
5. nurses or sisters (Annexure A);

Information has been requested from all provinces and will be provided as soon as it becomes available.

ANNEXURE A

Data in response to questions (a)(i), (a)(ii), (b)(i), (b)(ii), (b)(iii), (b)(iv), (c)(i), (c)(ii), (c)(iii), (c)(iv), (c)(v)

Sources: Data provided by provinces in August 2015

Province	District	(a)(i) Names of Special Schools with Hostels	(a)(ii) Names of Resource Centres with Hostels	(b)(i) How many Hostels are equipped for learners with physical disability	(b)(ii) How many Hostels are equipped for learners who are blind	(b)(iii) How many Hostels are equipped for learners with intellectual disability	(b)(iv) How many Hostels are equipped for learners with autism	(c)(i) Number of housemothers/fathers	(c)(ii) Number of household aids	(c)(iii) Number of kitchen staff	(c)(iv) Number of general assistants	(c)(v) Number of nurses
EC	Port Elizabeth	Cape Recife	Cape Recife	yes	-	-	-	13	13	0	24	1
	Port Elizabeth	Northern Lights	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	3	0
	Port Elizabeth	Merryvale	Merryvale	-	-	yes	-	20	6	2	7	1
	Port Elizabeth	Quest	Quest	-	-	-	yes	16	6	1	0	0
	Port Elizabeth	Reubin Birin	Reubin Birin	-	-	-	-	7	8	2	3	0
	Port Elizabeth	Khanyisa PE	Khanyisa PE	-	yes	-	-	15	2	4	10	2
	Qumbu	Tsolo	Tsolo	-	-	yes	-	19	8	2	3	0
	Mbizana	Zamokuhle	Zamokuhle	-	yes	-	-	27	2	3	2	0
	East London	Arcadia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	0
	East London	Parkland	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	1	15	0
	East London	Vukuhambe	Vukuhambe	yes	-	-	-	25	6	9	13	1
	Mthatha	Ikhwezi Lokusa	Ikhwezi Lokusa	yes	-	-	-	25	22	6	3	1
	Mbizana	Vukuzenzele	Vukuzenzele	yes	-	-	-	28	15	8	9	0
	Mbizana	Nompulanga	Nompulanga	-	-	yes	-	22	5	6	9	0
	Graaff-Reinet
				4	2	3	1	218	97	44	119	6
FS	Fezile Dabi	Fakkel		Information is available from School Infrastructure Planning	Information is available from School Infrastructure Planning	Information is available from School Infrastructure Planning	Information is available from School Infrastructure Planning	Information is available from Human Resource Planning	Information is available from Human Resource Planning	Information is available from Human Resource Planning	Information is available from Human Resource Planning	Information is available from Human Resource Planning
	Fezile Dabi	Johan Slabbert
	Fezile Dabi	Mphatlalatsane
	Lejweleputswa	Orion
	Lejweleputswa	Nobilis
	Lejweleputswa	Amari
	Motheo	Pholoho	Martie du Plessis
	Motheo	Bartimea	Tswellang
	Motheo	Böhmer
	Motheo	Ladybrand
	Motheo	Jimmie Roos
	Motheo	Rosenhof
	Motheo	Tatello
	Motheo	Lettie Fouche
	Thabo Mofutsanyana		Tiboloha
	Thabo Mofutsanyana		Maluti
	Xhariep
	Xhariep
	Xhariep
GT	Tshwane South	Nuwe Hoopskool	Unicaskool	1	0	1	1					4
	Gauteng West		Wesrandse Skool - West Rand School	1	0	1	1					1
	Gauteng East	Sonitusskool	Muriel Brandskool	1	0	1	1					4
	Ekurhuleni South		Ezibeleni School For Physically Disabled Children	1	0	1	1					2
	Johannesburg South	Transvaliaskool-School	Jiswa Training Centre	2	0	2	2					4
	Sedibeng East	Muriel Brandskool	Krugerlaanskool	1	0	2	2					3
	Johannesburg South	Frances Vorwergskool	Sizwile School For The Deaf	1	0	1	0					4
	Johannesburg West	Rotaraskool	Randburgskool (Kliniekskool- Gestremde Leerlinge)	1		1	1					2
	Johannesburg North	Bethesda Special School	Gresswold Senior School	0	0	2	0					4
		Felicitasskool - School	Via Nova School For The Mentally Disabled	1	0	2	0					4
	Tshwane West	Ezibeleni School For Physically Disabled Children	Pretoriaskool Vir Serebraal Gestremdes	2	0	2	0					3
	Johannesburg East	Dr. W.K. Du Plessis-Skool	Dominican School For The Deaf	1	0	1	0					3
	Tswhane South	Rant-En-Dal Kliniekskool		0	0	1	1					1
	Tswhane West	Transoranje-Skool Vir Dowes		0	0	1	0					1
	Tshwane West	Takalani		0	0	1	0					2
	Ekhuruleni South	Adelaide Tambo School		1	0	1	0					2
	Gauteng East	Hope School-Skool		1		1	0					1
	Tswhane North	Eurekaskool		0	0	1						2
	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni School For The Deaf		1	0		0					2
	Tshwane West	Prinshofskool			1							2
	Sedibeng East	Sibonile School For The Blind			1							2
		Ithembalihle School										2
	Tshwane North	Dominican School For The Deaf										2
	Tshwane West	Filadelfia			1							2
KZN	Uthukela	Kwazamokuhle		27	27	Information is available from Human Resource Planning	Information is available from Human Resource Planning	Information is available from Human Resource Planning	Information is available from Human Resource Planning	Information is available from Human Resource Planning	Information is available from Human Resource Planning	Information is available from Human Resource Planning
	Ugu	Harding
		St Martins
		Suid-Natal
	Zululand	Inkanyiso
		Zamimpilo
		Musa
		Bawelisile
	Umlazi	Golden Hours
		Open Air
		Reunion
		Mason Lincoln
	Uthungulu	Vuleka
		Masisizane
		Sthandiwe
		Thembimfundo
	Umgungundlovu	Peter Pan Training Centre
		Ekukhanyeni
		H.S. Ebrahim
		Open Gate
		St Christopher’s
		Arthur Blaxall
		Indaleni
		Newton
	Amajuba	Bumbisizwe (Madadeni)
		Newcastle School of Industries
		Tugela Prevocational School
		Bergsig Special School
	Pinetown	Sunfield Home
		AM Moola
		KwaThintwa
		Ethembeni
		Fulton
		The Browns
		Tongaat
		VN Naik
	Sisonke	Vulekani
		Daniel Mzamo
	Umkhanyakude	Sisizakele
		Intuthuko
		Khulani
	Umzinyathi	Pro Nobis
LP
NW	Bojanala	Meerhof	Meerhof	1	0	0	10	9	3	3	10	1
	Rustenburg	Kutlwanong	Kutwanong	0	0	1	0	10	1	42	0	0
	Bojanala	Oom Paul	0	0	0	1	0	11	1	6	0	0
	Dr Ruth S Mompati	MM Sebitloane	M M Sebitloane (New hostel, awaiting handover)	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
		Christiana School (Blind)	0	1	1	1	1	6	13	7	0	0
	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Tlamelang	0	1	0	1	0	17	1	Service Provider	31	1
		Coligny	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	2	0
		Bophelong	Bophelong (New hostel, awaiting handover)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dr Kenneth Kaunda	Daeraad	0	0	0	2	0	3	6	0	0	1
		Janie Schneider	Janie Schneider	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	1
		Keurhof	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	6	5	0
		North West Secondary	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0
		Die Wilge	0	0	0	1	0	1	9	3	5	0
		ES Le Grange	0	0	0	5	0	11	16	8	2	2
		Ikalafeng	Ikalafeng	4	0	4	4	2	16	14	9	1
WC	Overberg	Agulhas	Agulhas			2			13			0
	CENTRAL	ASTRA	ASTRA	CP and Physical Disabled	6				18			2
	North	Athlone School for the Blind	Athlone School for the Blind		2				19			1
	East	Alta du Toit				3			44			1
	North	Atlantis				2			11			1
	North	Bet el				2			21
	Eden	Carpe Diem	Carpe Diem			2 (Spectrum)			12			1
	North	De Grendel				2			14			0
	Cape W	De la Bat	De la Bat		DEAF =11				20			1
	South	Dominican Wittebome			DEAF = 6				18			1
	Central	Dominican Grimley			DEAF = 6				8			0
	Eden	Eljada Kairos	Eljada Kairos			4			31			1
	Central	Eros		2					24			1
	East	Jan Kriel	Jan Kriel			SLD =4			38			1
	Cape W	Langerug				SLD = 2			6			1 X Itinerant
	Central	Mary Harding	Mary Harding			2			13			1
	Overberg	Mispah				5			19			0
	Cape W	Nuwe Hoop			DEAF = 8				43			1
	Eden	Olympia				MMID = 2			13			0
	Eden	Oudtshoorn				MMID = 2			11			0
	East	Paarl	Paarl	2					13			1
	Cape W	Pioneer			6				31			1
	West Coast	Riebeeck Valley	Riebeeck Valley			MMID = 2			20			0
	Cape W	Steinthal				MMID = 2			9			0
	Central	Tembaletu		2					8			1
	Eden	Van kervel				MMID=2			12			0
	Central	Vera	Vera				2		16			0
	West Coast	Weskus	Weskus			MMID-3	3		19			0
	North	Westcliff				MMID=2	1		9			0

ANNEXURE B

Names of Full-Services Schools with Boarding Facilities, per District

Source: EMIS data collated from the Annual School Survey, 2014

Province	District	Name of School
EC	Graaff-Reinet	Aberdeen P Public School
FS	Motheo	Brebner P/S
FS	Lejweleputswa	Bultfontein C/S
FS	Thabo Mofutsanyana	Graanveld P/S
FS	Xhariep	Jacobsdal P/S
FS	Xhariep	Jagersfontein I/S
FS	Lejweleputswa	Kegomoditswe P/S
FS	Xhariep	Koffiefontein C/S
FS	Thabo Mofutsanyana	Letlotlo P/S
FS	Xhariep	Luckhoff P/S
FS	Thabo Mofutsanyana	Paul Roux I/S
FS	Motheo	Polokehong P/S
FS	Thabo Mofutsanyana	Pulamadiboho P/S
FS	Thabo Mofutsanyana	Reitz C/S
FS	Thabo Mofutsanyana	Senekal P/S
FS	Motheo	Sentraal P/S
FS	Motheo	Unicom P/S
FS	Lejweleputswa	Winburg C/S
FS	Xhariep	Zastron P/S
LP	Capricorn	Harry Oppenheimer Secondary
LP	Greater Sekhukhune	Laerskool Roossenekal
LP	Capricorn	St. Brendan's Catholic Secondary
MP	Not Applicable	Lothair Primary School
MP	Not Applicable	Qhubekani Primary School
MP	Not Applicable	Relane Lower Primary
NC	Pixley Ka Seme	Alpha Primêre Skool
NW	Lichtenburg	Hoërskool Coligny
NW	Madibeng	Hoërskool Wagpos
NW	Zeerust	Lencoe Primary School
NW	Greater Delareyville	Manamolela Primary School
NW	Mafikeng	Phera Primary School
NW	Mafikeng	Sol Plaatjie Secondary School
WC	West Coast	Dirkie Uys Laerskool
WC	West Coast	Elizabethfontein Mor Prim.
WC	West Coast	Steynville Prim.
WC	West Coast	Swartland Laerskool.

Reply:

1. (a)-(e) No, the Department of Tourism does not keep statistics of visitors to specific sites. Such information may be obtained from the relevant management authorities on request. Some of these entities publish such information on their annual reports. The Department uses such information in planning for tourism development.
(i)  Not Applicable
(ii) Not Applicable

 

2. Part of the department’s strategy is enhancement of important tourist destinations. This will ensure that there is enhanced quality experience and increased activities for our tourists. However, this is dependent on availability of financial resources. Other organs of state also have responsibilities and contribute to the upkeep and successful running of some of our iconic attractions.

 

 

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Reply:

1. The Minister for Public Service and Administration formally consulted with the Minister of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs, in a letter dated 23 June 2015, in respect of the local government remuneration framework as published in April 2015.

​2. (a) Minister communicated the following:

• agreement with the proposed extension of the number of categories for the classification of municipalities from 8 to 10 for purposes of the remuneration of Senior Managers;
• noted that the proposed annual (2015) increase of the minimum and maximum remuneration for the revised municipal categories ranges between 12% and 18.7% for Municipal Managers and 12.7% and 60.9% for Managers directly accountable to Municipal Managers; and

• recommended that the 2015 increases should be based on National Treasury’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) forecast of 4.8% for the 2015/16 financial year.

(b) and (c) There was no further official communication received from the Minister of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs after the afore-mentioned letter dated 23 June 2015.

3.  (a)(b) That the 2015 salary increases for Municipal Managers and Managers directly accountable to Municipal Managers should be based on National Treasury’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) forecast of 4.8% for the 2015/16 financial year.



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