Reply:

Both education and social security are constitutional rights. Section 27(1)(c) of the constitution provides that everyone has the right to have access to social security, including, if they are unable to support themselves and their dependants, appropriate social assistance. The South African Schools Act and accompanying regulations make schooling compulsory for all children, while the Social Assistance Act and regulations emphasizes the parental responsibilities of caregivers while making social work services available to those caregivers who are struggling. At present this seems to be working well with over 96% of social grant beneficiaries in school. The current legislation is developmental in nature; however the department is continuously reviewing it with the view of improving and giving better expression to the rights afforded to all in the Constitution. Well researched inputs that promote development without compromising the values of society, expressed in our constitution, are always welcomed.

From a fiscal stance the National Treasury does not seem to be worried about sustainability of the social grants, and they have publicly pronounced on this: “From a fiscal point of view, there is nothing unsustainable about the financing of the current system of social grants”.

(http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2013/07/02/treasury-assures-on-south-africas-welfare-bubble). The department agrees with this view and has not seen any evidence suggesting any need to be alarmed. Furthermore, social grants remain one of government’s largest poverty alleviation programmes that also make a large impact on inequality. Both poverty and inequality is unsustainable in the long term.

Reply:

(a). Yes, my department, as part of the broad programme of government to build a united, non-racial, non-sexist, democratic and prosperous country, we are taking steps to ensure that more resources are being ploughed into the uptake of sign language training, by promoting, and creating conditions for the development of South African Sign Language (SASL) through funding and training projects that focus on the development and use of SASL.The department is also awarding language bursaries to Universities which are offering the training of the South African Sign Language as one of their courses.

(b). By funding training projects and awarding language bursaries we create a pool of professional sign language interpreters. Through sign language interpreters, communities are able to communicate with deaf people at a societal level.

Reply:

(1)(a) The Department has engaged all provinces, particularly those that will form part of Phase 1 of the broadband rollout programme. The purpose of the engagements was to ensure alignment between provincial initiatives and the SA Connect; communicate the intentions of the Departments with respect to Phase 1 of SA Connect; ensure that that there is optimum coordination between provincial line departments and the service providers who may rollout the programme.

(b) Only two provinces have funding for Broadband Projects, Gauteng (R1.2bn over 5 years) and Western Cape (R1.3bn over 7 years). Other provinces have broadband plans that do not have dedicated funding.

(2) The Department has established Provincial Broadband Steering Committees (PBSC). The PBSCs are provincially based structures that will support the co-ordination, alignment and increased professionalism of broadband implementation in the provinces. In order to fully achieve the effects of well managed broadband initiatives, the management of a combined approach between provinces and municipalities have been recognised.

Priority was given to provinces that are targeted for the first phase of Digital Development implementation. Gauteng and Western Cape Provinces will also be engaged on how to collaborate for the development of the implementation plans of facilities in the respective provinces.

Reply:

Guidelines for Reducing Municipal Red Tape, 2012 define red tape as rules, regulations, and / or bureaucratic procedures and processes which are excessively complex and which impose unnecessary delay(s), inaction and / or costs which exceed their benefits, and / or is no longer effective in achieving the purpose for which they were originally created. Red tape results in undesirable economic, business and / or social impacts or outcomes as a result of negatively impacting on productivity. Red tape involves excessive, or unevenly enforced, regulation or rigid conformity to formal rules that is considered redundant or bureaucratic and hinders or prevents effective action or decision-making.

Government recognizes the need to review its policy and regulatory environment that continue to hinder the development, growth and competitiveness of small businesses. Government has requested all spheres to institutionalise the guidelines aimed at reducing red tape at local government level.

Government sets-aside 30% of appropriate categories of State procurement for purchasing from SMMEs, cooperatives as well as township and rural enterprises.

It’s proposed that the design of a National Red Tape Reduction Programme, with coordinated implementation by the Presidency’s Office, will be informed by lessons learnt from recent and current national red tape initiatives designed to accelerate national competitiveness & economic growth by setting targets to reduce the total costs of government imposed regulations on business.

Other Specific interventions by Government

• Enacted Policies, Regulations and Legislation i. e. (the 30 days payment policy).
• Establishment of the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation located in the Presidency
• The National Development Plan –vision 2030
• Institutionalizing of Performance management System across all spheres of government
• Development of Risk assessment strategies by all departments and entities
• Establishment of Fraud and Corruption fighting mechanisms and many more

Reply:

(a) The Department is undertaking work on Open Access within the broader scope of the National Integrated ICT Policy White Paper. The white paper policy will determine, amongst other things, the appropriate policy and regulatory remedies for the management and regulation of the open access framework. Should the white paper process determine that there is a need to publish open access regulations, the system protocols will be outlined as part of the functional specification that is defined to implement the regulations.

(b) The protocols have not been defined yet but would be defined as part of the work related to the implementation of the open access regulation.

(c) See response above

(d) Oversight over the development and implementation of the functional specifications would fall within the ambit of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)

Reply:

The Ministerial priorities that have been promulgated in the DOD Strategic Plan 2015 – 2020 are related to Milestone 1 of the SA Defence Review 2014. It is emphasised that the priorities as reflected in the Strategic Plan for the fiscal years 2011/12 – 2015/16 are embedded in the following priorities which are as follows:

Strategic Leadership.

Defence Funding Model.

Organisational Renewal.

Human Resources Renewal.

Capability Renewal

Defence Industry.

Defence Commitments.

Prior to the promulgation of these latest Ministerial priorities, an assessment was made of all previous Ministerial priorities and their implementation progress. After such an assessment a determination was made that all the priorities that were not exhaustively implemented, be incorporated under the 2015 -2020 MOD&MV high level priorities.

No Ministerial priorities were dropped, but were however incorporated under the high level Ministerial priorities. The DOD will, at its presentation of the Defence Review Implementation Plan to Parliament, make this point visible.

Reply:

The Initial Teacher Education Research Project (ITERP) that is currently being conducted by JET Education Services is a partnership project between JET, the Education Deans Forum and Departments of Basic Education, and Higher Education and Training. It is a longitudinal project, which is investigating initial teacher education programme delivery at a selected sample of universities. It is also tracking new teacher graduates as they take up posts in schools in an attempt to understand their readiness as beginning teachers and their ability to make the transition from teacher education into teaching.

The ITERP was conceptualised and is being implemented as part of efforts to strengthen teacher education and is not separate from this. The project findings are fed directly back to universities through engagements with individual universities and regular reporting on findings at the quarterly meetings of the Education Deans Forum.

It must be noted that the ITERP is researching the initial teacher education programmes that were designed and implemented in line with the former teacher education qualifications policy, i.e. the Norms and Standards for Educators in Schooling of 2000. All teacher education programmes have to be redesigned to align with the new standards set by the Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework of 2007, revised in 2013 and the Policy on Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications (MRTEQ) of 2011, revised in 2015. One of the main purposes of the ITERP is to inform the design of new teacher education programmes.

The MRTEQ sets standards for teacher education at the programme level. Initial teacher education programmes have to meet the standards set for teaching specialisations in terms of knowledge mix, credits and levels. This will assist to respond to one of the key findings that emerged from the ITERP and the degree of variation between programmes offered by different universities.

The MRTEQ also, more closely, regulates the teaching practice component of teacher education programmes to strengthen this component of initial teacher education programmes. It sets standards regarding the nature of schools to be used for teaching practice, the nature of the teaching practice component within initial teacher education programmes, and the time spent in schools.

A national Teacher Education Programme Evaluation Committee (TEPEC) has been set up, chaired by the Department of Higher Education and Training, involving the participation of the Department of Basic Education, South African Council of Educators and Education and the Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA). This committee reviews all teacher education programmes to ensure that they meet the requirements stipulated in the Policy on Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications.

In addition to the policy measures that have been put in place to strengthen teacher education, the Department of Higher Education and Training is implementing a 5 year (2015/16 – 2019/20) Teaching and Learning Development Capacity Improvement Programme (TLDCIP) that will support universities to strengthen teacher education programmes at the level of curriculum structure and curriculum delivery.

A specific project in the TLDCIP will focus on strengthening university capacity for primary teacher education. It will involve the implementation of a range of activities to strengthen the capacity and capability of universities for the delivery of quality primary school teacher education programmes, including the following:

• Establish new initial teacher education programmes at universities where specific specialisations are not yet offered but which are needed and which the university is interested to offer;
• Develop and roll-out a national advocacy campaign for teaching generally, specifically Foundation Phase teaching as a viable and attractive career choice;
• Support academic communities of practice focused on priority teaching subject specialisations (Mathematics, Languages, Science and Technology), which would have the responsibility to understand university practices across the system with respect to the specialisation, with a view towards the development of knowledge and practice standards for the teaching specialisation, which could assist to achieve greater convergence and rigour in teacher education curricula;
• Support appropriate research, programme development and material development activities that will improve the quality of initial teacher education programme delivery;
• Finalise norms and standards for professional practice and teaching schools as well as mechanisms for their establishment;
• Develop a national database of schools that will be developed as professional practice schools;
• Support universities to develop business plans for the establishment of teaching schools;
• Develop a national programme to support the professional development of school teachers that act as tutors and mentors to initial teacher education students, which can be delivered in a blended mode, with a significant online component; and
• Develop an online platform/course for the teaching practice/work-integrated learning component of teacher education programmes.

 

 

 

Compiler/Contact persons:

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DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

REPLY TO QUESTION 3245 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

1. – (3) There are three Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges in Mpumalanga. The table below provides further details to questions 1 (b) to 3:

TVET college	Student enrolment	Annual Student Registration Fees	Increment on Registration Fees
Ehlanzeni TVET college	8 043	None	Not applicable
Gert Sibande TVET college	9 123	None	Not applicable
Nkangala TVET college	11 603	None	Not applicable
Total	28 769

1. The table below responds to questions 4 (a) and (c):

TVET college	Number of students awarded NSFAS allowances	Number of students not receiving NSFAS allowances	b) Reasons for students not receiving NSFAS	Number of students
				(i) forced to suspend their studies	(ii) not attended classes due to non-payment of NSFAS subsidies
Ehlanzeni TVET college	3 330	153	Students providing incorrect bank accounts	0	0
Gert Sibande TVET college	2 798	403	Lost Identity Documents and incorrect bank accounts	0	0
Nkangala TVET college	2 290	1 236	Students not submitting claims to finance timeously.	0	0
Total	8 418	1 792		0	0

 

 

Compiler/Contact persons:

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DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

REPLY TO QUESTION 2977 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr B NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

Reply:

Yes the AIR Force Base Swartkop is being used as an operational airbase by the SA National Defence Force

(a) The Air Force Base Swartkop forms part of the South African Air Force Strategy and this is to ensure the uninterrupted force preparation and force employment activities in support of the mandate of the South African National Defence Force

(b) (i) The re-alignment of existing structures and posts has taken place to ensure effective command and control of the base is centralised under one command. No additional posts are currently.

(ii) Direct command of the greater Swartkop facility will fall under the Officer Commanding Swartkop

(iii) There are no additional costs for the SAAF since the resident force structure elements continue to function with funding from the current budget in accordance with the existing projections in the MTEF.

Reply:

(a) Red tape is considered to be an excessive regulation or rigid conformity to formal rules that are considered redundant or bureaucratic and hinders or prevent decision-making.

(b) (i) (aa) (aaa) The Department is always mindful of the impact of unnecessary bureaucracy on the economy and the service delivery to the public. The Department, on a continuous basis, reconsider processes and make them more efficient and effective in its day to day operations. The socio-economic impact assessments that government needs to conduct as part of the process when new policies and legislation are developed will also ensure that unnecessary red tape is avoided.

(bb) (aaa) The Department developed norms and standards to replace the requirement to apply for licenses for certain activities. It also develops other environmental management instruments that will have the effect that the environmental impact assessment process is shortened, be more cost effective, that fewer studies would be required and that decision-making would be based on better and standardised information. The setting of minimum information requirements for certain applications will ensure that the applicant will know up-front what information the competent authority will need to make a decision, and it would be the same whether the competent authority is the national Department or provincial Department. The thresholds for activities listed under the National Environmental Management Act, 1998, are periodically reconsidered as information on their impacts on the environment becomes known.

(bbb) The Department believes that the entities also have their own systems for addressing any red tapes that might be there.

(ii) (aa) (aaa) The Department is currently reviewing its business processes to ensure that the processes are effective and that delays are avoided or minimized. The reviewing and mapping processes identify bottlenecks, which can then be eliminated. Existing mapped processes are monitored and improved.

(bb) (aaa) The Department introduced electronic systems, such as National Environmental Authorisation System, Livelink Opentext and Waste information system; and it is busy developing an electronic licensing system called Integrated Permit Management System that will be rolled out in the near future. The Department is also developing a screening tool that would upfront identify the feasibility of a particular project for which an environmental authorization is applied.

(bbb) South African Weather Service implemented the National Air Quality Information System Phase I.

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Reply:

1. (1) (a) How (i)

The communications strategy is being rolled out and making some impact in so far as sharing information primarily through direct engagements using roadshows, stakeholder briefings with Military Veterans Associations including SANMVA the umbrella body as well as use of means such as media the website and publications. The fact that there is no national footprint and limitation of the communications structure limits capacity to reach the desired impact.

1. Yes

1. Targets were not amended. According to the Annual Performance Plan targets per Quarter, it is only the implementation and monitoring of the strategy.

(2)(a) The Department is currently the Department has a challenge with the organisational structure. This has limited the implementation of the Communication Strategy.

(2)(b) The Department is currently finalising its Q1 Performance review which will include amongst others, the implementation of the communication strategy. Furthermore, the Department is also running a communication campaign through GCIS. This communication campaign is focused at promoting the progress made by the Department thus far.

3.

(a) The current approved structure does not have communications staff members in provinces ,

(b) The current mode of communication with the provinces is through emails and telephones. The ICT is currently preparing for an intranet that will serve as a platform for internal communications at national and provincial level to assist in quicker relay of information to military veterans. The website capacity is also being beefed up.

(c) 07:30 – 16:30 pm are the official working hours though the officials go an extra mile and works on many occasions overtime and on weekends to cover and profile the departmental events.

(d) In the absence of physical structure of offices in provinces information is disseminated through Head Office.

(e) Not applicable

4. There is training and development planned for management and provincial coordinators to assist in the communication and marketing strategy implementation. The dates for training through a course with the School of Governance (former PALAMA) are between the 29th of July and the middle of August 2015. The current costs are R27 000

5.(a) Currently there is None.

(b) DMV is in a process of revisiting and reviewing the key performance indicators that will include that.

(c) The increase has been based on the DMV Annual Performance Plan as well as supporting key deliverables of the Department and the corporate communications programmes and activities. These include media engagements, advertorials, stakeholder engagements, use of own publications and media, branding and marketing as well as internal communications programmes. The budget is being reviewed to ensure that advertorials and other means such as social media are utilised more.

Reply:

(1) and (2) The National Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has no record of an application for environmental authorisation for the abovementioned project. The application was lodged with the provincial department of environmental affairs, the Gauteng Department of Rural Development (GDARD), for which the MEC is the competent authority in terms of S24C of NEMA. Please contact the GDARD for a response.

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Reply:

Department of Defence

(i) Sowetan

(aa) R67.921.20

(bb) R 98.280.00

(cc) R 171.536.00

(ii) Daily Sun

(aa) R 00

(bb) R 00

(cc) R 98.280.00

Reply:

Yes ,the Director –General signed on 01 April to March 2015.

 

Reply:

(1)(a) In 2010

(1)(b) It emanates from a resolution of the International Telecommunications Union that was taken in 2009 and the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) responded as a Member State of the ITU by developing the Child Online Protection Programme that was developed in 2010.

(2)(a) Consultation workshops took place in all provinces on the Children Strategy which included the Online Protection Programme.

(2)(b) Children’s Rights Organisations; Children’s Organisations that work in the ICT Sector; State-Owned Companies, Department of Basic Education, Department of Social Development, National Prosecuting Authority, South African Police Service, the former Ministry for Women, Children and People with Disabilities; and International Bodies such as Unicef and the ITU.

(2)(c) During the financial years 2010/2011 and 2011/12.

(2)(d) Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN), Free State Province, North West Province, Gauteng, Northern Cape Province and the Eastern Cape Province.

(3) No, but an advertisement ran on national television and radio. Further, a Webpage was set up for the programme;

(4)(a) On 19 August 2015 in KZN as part of the launch of the Children and ICT Strategy;

(4)(b) The DTPS and Non-Profit Organisations namely; Resources Aimed at Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect; Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention; Childline South Africa, Disabled Children’s Action Group (DICAG); and the Film and Publication Board.

 

(4)(b)(i) Through School-based Awareness Workshops and in this regard we have conducted (5) five workshops in the Eastern Cape, KZN, Western Cape, and North West Province.

(4)(b)(ii) Evaluation workshops are conducted with the schools where the programme is implemented and in this regard we have done one evaluation workshop in KZN this year.

Reply:

SER NO		CONTRACTOR	SERVICES PROVIDED	RELATED COST
		a	b	c
1 Mil
1		CSIR	Transfer of Facility Management functions from the Department of Public Works to the Department of Defence	R 32 392 866.00
2		Tectura Architects	Professional consultant services for the Refurbishment and Upgrading of the 1st floor at 1 Military Hospital	R 40 536 138.24
			a.   Project Management services
			b.   Architectural services
			c.   Mechanical Engineering services
			d.   Electrical Engineering services
			e.   Civil Engineering services
			f.   Structural Engineering services
			g.   Quantity Surveying services
RWU KZN
1	Treesaurus		Cutting of tree	R 2 900.00
2	Alu Solutions Glass & Aluminum		Replace rotten wooden door at 5 Bisley Close	R 4 750.00
3	Alu Solutions Glass & Aluminum		Replace old door at 22 Bisley Close	R 4 750.00
4	IZA Business Enterprise		Repair plugs lights, CBI breakers at 258 Bisley Close	R 4 820.00
5	Jacobs Roller Door		Install garage door at 258 Bisley Close	R 4 490.00
6	184 Alderberry Trading CC		Installation of cupboards at 85 Lagoon Drive	R 489 744.00
7	E Ramsamy T/A Bobby's Construction		Upgrading at 19 Anchetil	R 446 260.00
8	Kwa-Zulu Industrial Contractors CC		Renovation upgrade at 5 Parsons Rd	R 267 900.00
9	Kwa-Zulu Industrial Contractors CC		Renovation and repair at 55 Doble Rd	R 296 400.00
RWU EC
1	Laundromat		Laundry services	R 11 959.00
2	Steiner Hygiene		Sanitary/Cleaning/Fumigation	R 15 552.00
3	Chubb Security		Security services	R 12 597.00
4	The courier and Freight Group		Courier services	R 4 271.00
5	Konica Minolta		Photocopy Machine	R 59 979.00
6	Vuka Uvuthulule Trading		General Building - Geyser	R 23 060.00
7	Bhugane		General Building - Electrical	R 9 840.00
RWU FS
1	Prekko Trd CC		Replace damage slabs with new slabs	R 2 021.98
2	Prekko Trd CC		Construction of partitioning 7.3x2.8 including door and aluminum frame	R 14 400.00
3	Mamello Trading		Constructing and installing of wooden counter at building 576 as per scope of work	R 8 000.00
4	F. Esterhuizen		Paint of x3 Theaters at 3 Mil Hospital as per scope of work	R 53 000.00
5	Servilline 58 CC		Completing of project Tempe Church Project 20/2014, waterproofing repair of gutters	R 29 684.00
6	Zulu Portia Trading		Laundry services for Log section	R 19 965.00
7	F. Esterhuizen		Upgrading of building 155, DOD Mobilization Centre, Project no 49/2015 Tender 14/2015
WTS
1	Kurhula Events Management		Rendering catering services at DW Fmn, Works Training School, Attridgeville	R 4 092 449.67
2	Tradeworx 177 (PTY) Ltd T/A Sizani Gardens		Rendering garden services at DW Fmn, Works Training School, Attridgeville	R 1 723 439.00
3	Coltrane Mpho Supplies		Painting of walls and window frames at DW Fmn, Works Training School	R 279 864.00
4	Coltrane Mpho Supplies		Removal, Install and paint of walls & passages at DW Fmn, Works Training School	R 452 672.00
5	Dose Construction		Ready mix for recreational centre	R 145 000.00
DW Fmn HQ Unit
1	Khanyoz Trading and Projects		Rendering garden services at DW Fmn HQ Unit	R 498 018.94
2	LLH Properties		Installation of paving for DW Fmn HQ	R 998 375.00
3	Sanqa Trading		Tree felling at DW Fmn HQ Unit	R 12 000.00
4	Tshwane South College		Technical Training for artisans	R 32 278 697.08
5	AB Logistics		Vehicle Hire	R 56 941.64
6	G - Fleet		Vehicle Hire	R 4 442 471.62
RWU GP
1	AK - RV Trading		Refurbishment of 7 Koos van Zyl str, General Kemp Hill	R 198 726.85
2	Dose Construction		Installation of kitchen cupboards, 3 Magazine str, Salvokop, Pretoria	R 240 000.00
3	ML Nkosi Electrical CC		Installation of windows, 3 Magazine str, Salvokop, Pretoria	R 242 000.00
4	Mashva Group		Upgrading of Personnel Service School, Officers Mess	R 285 900.00
5	Amper Sand Investments (Wilcote Midrand)		Renovations and repair of Edwin Swales Residential Area - Air Force Base Waterkloof	R 1 130 037.74
6	Thebanane Trading		Procurement and installation of burglar bars for RWU GP	R 160 000.00
7	AK ARV Trading PTY Ltd		Installation of Kitchen cupboards at Chaplain's residence	R 94 860.00
8	Stanleb Construction Projects		Installation of tiles at PS School officers accommodation	R 197 000.00
9	Jackson & Clifford Trading PTY		Tiling of floor using carpet tiles at PS School officers mess	R 225 010.00
10	Carpet Supplies & Décor Centre		Fitting of carpets at Chaplain General's house	R 27 489.00
11	Rosa IT Solutions		Replace old windows  - project no 1	R 29 950.00
12	Jackson & Clifford Trading PTY		Installation of carpets at PS School officers Mess	R 29 500.00
RWU NW
1	Planet (PTY) Ltd		Partitioning of offices & conference room	R 98 500.00
RWU WC
1	Munathi Construction		Installation of palisade fencing and gates at building 99	R 28 500.00
DLM
1	Armscor (DDSI)		Logistics Policy Development: 4yr contract	RM18.5

 

REPLY:

 

Reply:

(a) Entrepreneurship is included in the National Curriculum Statement. The subject Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) is compulsory and is taught in the Senior Phase (Grade 7 – 9). EMS provides foundational skills and knowledge on entrepreneurship. The main topics taught in EMS are the Economy, Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship. These are integrated to assist learners to become economically and financially literate by the end of Grade 9 in the Senior Phase. EMS is a practical subject that:

• Equips learners with entrepreneurial knowledge and real-life skills for personal development and the development of the community;
• Deals with the efficient and effective use of different types of private, public and/or collective resources to satisfy people’s needs and wants;
• Introduces learners to the purpose, characteristics, context and functions of formal and informal businesses;
• Encourages learners to reflect critically on the impact of resource exploitation on the environment and on people; and
• Promotes sustainable development practices through teaching learners how to effectively manage scarce resources in order to maximise profit through entrepreneurial knowledge, skills and activities.

EMS also provides foundational knowledge and skills for the following subjects in the Further Education and Training (FET) Band Grades 10 to 12: Accounting; Business Studies; Economics; Hospitality Studies; Consumer Studies; Civil Technology; Electrical Technology; Mechanical Technology; Engineering Graphics and Design; and Mathematical Literacy. A key objective in Technology subjects (Grades 10 -12) is to provide entrepreneurial opportunities for learners.

(b) Learners who do not further their education through tertiary institutions have the opportunity to enrol at Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges (TVET Colleges), apply to participate in Apprenticeships, or enter the world of work, including setting up their own business.

Reply:

1. INTRODUCTION

The Department of Telecommunication and Postal Services (DTPS) is the custodian of schools’ connectivity and not the Department of Basic Education (DBE). However, considering the interest the DBE has in the matter, as a beneficiary like any other public institution, the DBE is working closely with the DTPS on this matter and the collaboration has been strengthened. For example, in implementing Government Gazette No. 3718 of 4 June, 2014, on the Universal Services and Access Obligation (USAO), the two Departments have been working closely with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to ensure that the four Network Operators (as per the Gazette), Vodacom, MTN, Cell C and Neotel, fulfill their mandate in terms of schools’ connectivity.

2. How many schools in each province (a) have been connected, (b) through which service provider were the schools connected,

During 2014-15 financial year 1840 schools, including 1650 schools that were connected through the 2010 FIFA World Cup legacy project, were connected. The following is the breakdown per Province:

(a) 2010 FIFA World Cup school connectivity legacy project, for which Telkom was the Service Provider:

Province	VSAT	Diginet	ADSL	Total
Eastern Cape	191	13	9	213
Free State	67	48	35	150
Gauteng	53	92	45	190
KwaZulu-Natal	157	54	18	229
Limpopo	204	4	6	214
Mpumalanga	103	22	38	163
Northern Cape	74	13	11	98
North West	188	5	5	198
Western Cape	103	12	80	195
Total	1140	263	247	1650

(b)  The Universal Services and Access Obligation (USAO) – for which Vodacom was the service provider

• 61 schools in KwaZulu-Natal;
• 53 schools in Eastern Cape;
• 40 schools in Free State; and
• 6 schools in the Northern Cape.

Total: 150 schools

(c) Corporate Social Investment (Corporate Social Investment) initiatives

• 10 Schools in Eastern Cape through CSI (Vodacom);
• 10 Schools in Mpumalanga through CSI (Vodacom); and
• 20 Schools including 4 in Western Cape, 3 Eastern Cape, 5 KwaZulu-Natal, 2 Limpopo, 3 Mpumalanga, 1 North West by State Information Technology Agency (SITA) as Corporate Social Investment contribution(CSI);

Total: 40 schools

During the current financial year (2015-16), thus far, 327 schools have been connected by Vodacom as part of its USAO. The following is the breakdown per province:

• 10 schools in KwaZulu-Natal;
• 103 schools in the Eastern Cape;
• 48 schools in the Free State; and
• 16 Schools in the Northern Cape.

 

Total: 177 schools

3. What amount was budgeted by her department for ICT connection for the (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15 financial years and (d) how were these amounts spent in each specified period?

As indicated above, the DTPS is the custodian of schools’ connectivity as public Institutions. Therefore the DTPS in charge of any related budget. As a beneficiary, the DBE supports the DTPS in realising schools’ connectivity projects. With regard to projects referred to in this submission, while the cost of the current USAO rollout is undertaken by respective Network Operators, as an obligation for their license, the 2010 FIFA World Cup was funded by the 2010 FIFA World Cup Legacy Fund which was managed by the DTPS.

Reply:

This question should be re-directed to the Ministry of Rural Development and Land Affairs, which is the competent authority to respond.

Reply:

Not applicable.

 

 

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Date………………………..

Reply:

The Commission for Gender Equality is a Chapter 9 institution which reports to parliament. The questions should therefore be directed to the CGE.

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Approved by the Minister on

Date………………………..

Reply:

The response below was provided by the Provincial Treasury in Kwazulu Natal:

1. The investigation being conducted by Deloitte and Touche within the Umkhanyukude District Municipality is at various stages:

• Some of the allegations are already the subject of disciplinary enquiries within the municipality (with the assistance of Deloitte);
• Some of the allegations have been referred to the Province’s Anti-Corruption Task Team in order for a criminal case to be opened.

 

2. The Department is in consultation with the Province to determine whether or not the report is at a stage where it could be made available to the public;

3. The names of the people and the service providers implicated are covered in the report;

4. Depending on the outcome of the consultations with the Province, the names of the people and service providers implicated could be made available.

Reply:

The Department and its entities advertise in different media groups. The member is referred to the annual reports of the aforementioned financial years.

Reply:

Department of Defence

The following are in place:

Service Level Agreement between the DOD and Armscor concerning the services to be rendered by Armscor to the DOD.

Memorandum of Understanding between DOD and CSIR (DPSS) concerning the services to be rendered by CSIR.

Service Level Agreement between SITA and DOD concerning services to be rendered by SITA

Reply:

(1)(a) Intervention put in place are SA Connect a programme of government to connect 100% of the country to the internet.

(b)(i) Planned interventions are Broadband Infrastructure rollout, E-strategy, internet strategy and USAASA interventions, ICT Policy review

(ii) Broadband rollout to 8 district municipalities including associated digital opportunity programmes.

(2)(a) Yes. Through USAASA, there will be an initiative to subsidise schools, public access points and people in underserved areas.

(b) Yes, in areas where it is not economically viable for operators.

(c)(i-ii) No. The Department does not have plans to subsidise mobile data providers’ prices. The department will pursue policy interventions for the reduction of voice and data costs.

Reply:

1. With reference to public ordinary schools, how many Grade R teachers are (a) required and (b) employed by (i) provincial education departments and (ii) school governing bodies in each (aa) province and (bb) district;

1. (a) Grade R is currently not fully funded as part of the mainstream basic education system. Therefore, provisioning for Grade R in public schools is based on assessment of available resources including classroom space and other required resources, and thus mainly supply rather than demand-driven. Therefore, it would be difficult to determine the demand, that is, learners enrolled against teachers required.

(b) Currently, Grade R teachers are either fully employed by the state and thus in state paid posts, or employed by the School Governing Body (SGB) with their salaries subsidised by the state in the form of a stipend. Only the Limpopo and North West provinces have appointed Grade R teachers in fully-funded state posts. The following table shows information supplied by provinces on appointment by province. Information by district could not be obtained.

Province	(b) (i) (aa) Employed by the province	(b) (ii) (aa) Employed by the SGB
EC		4 765
FS		1 270
GP		2 710
KZN		6 486
LP	1 080
MP		2 065
NC		736
NW	1 323
WC		1 767
Total	2 403	19 799

Source: Information supplied by provincial education departments

(2) How many of the specified teachers are qualified at (a) NQF level 4 and (b) NQF level 6 in each (i) province and (ii) district?

The following table indicates the number of teachers qualified at (a) NQF Level 6 in each province. The information for districts is not available.

Province	(i) Level 4	(ii) NQF 6 & above
EC	3 907	429
FS	279	673
GP	108	1 165
KZN	4 800	1 103
LP	0	1 080
MP	785	372
NC	309	110
NW	0	1 323
WC	530	530
Total	11 545	5 429

Source: Information supplied by provincial education departments

Reply:

The National Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has no record of an application for environmental authorisation for the abovementioned project. The application was lodged with the provincial department of environmental affairs, the Gauteng Department of Rural Development (GDARD), for which the MEC is the competent authority in terms of S24C of NEMA. Please contact the GDARD for a response.

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Reply:

This question should be re-directed to the Ministry of Rural Development and Land Affairs, which is the competent authority to respond.

Reply:

Question 1(a). The Operations Support Legal Satellite Office (OSL) receives all incidents reported to the United Nations (UN) that involves allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct against members of the SANDF. Upon receipt the OSL deploys a team to investigate such allegations and where prima facie evidence of a commission of an offence is disclosed, the necessary disciplinary action is instituted.

Question 1(b). This OSL provides monthly feedback to the UN on all pending sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) cases. It should be noted that the recent UN report highlights the fact that South Africa is the only country to do so.

Question 2. Number of reported cases: 14. All the allegations lodged at the UN were investigated. Out of the 14 reported matters in only two cases the evidence disclosed prima facie evidence. These matters were finalised and the rest of the matters were reported closed due to no prima facie evidence.

Question 3(a). Members that faced disciplinary action: 2

Question 3(b). In both cases the members were convicted by a military court

Question 4. The submissions for assignment of Regular Force members and Reserve Force members as Senior Military Judges and Military Judges in terms of Section 14 of the Military Discipline Supplementary Measures Act, Act 16 of 1999, is with the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans for consideration.

Question 5. The number of outstanding cases within the military justice system is 1 588 cases.

Reply:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:-

(1) (a) The implementing agency will lead and coordinate State-Owned Companies in the rollout of broadband infrastructure in the identified areas to facilitate government connectivity.

(b) The Department is following the relevant treasury regulation and supply chain management processes.

(c) Cabinet; the Economic Sectors, Employment and Infrastructure Development (ESEID) Cluster; and State Information Technology Agency (SITA) will be consulted.

(d) The appointment will be made once due process has been followed and Cabinet, National Treasury and the Auditor General have been informed.

(e) The agency will not incur any cost for the Department. The operational expenditure of the agency over the MTEF will not be attributed to the Department.

Reply:

(1) The South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) is a tool to support quality assurance of ambient monitoring stations in South Africa. The department has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SANAS with the view to ensuring that emission monitoring measurements from all point sources and all ambient monitoring stations in the country are accredited in terms of ISO 17025.

The accreditation process entails the development of accreditation procedures such as guidelines, assessment protocols, as well as the capability of technical staff responsible for running the monitoring stations and associated equipment. The department’s officials are members of the Ambient and Emissions Monitoring SANAS Technical Committee (STC), a body that provides technical advice to the SANAS Chief Executive Officer on various matters regarding ambient and emission monitoring accreditation.

(2) The department has submitted an application to SANAS for ISO 17025 accreditation for its three Air Quality Monitoring Stations located in the Waterberg-Bojanala Priority Area and is currently awaiting the completion of the assessment of these stations by SANAS.

In the meantime, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) is in the processes of applying for SANAS accreditation for the monitoring stations in other Priority Areas (Vaal Triangle and Highveld) which it (SAWS) is managing on behalf of the department.

(3) It is envisaged that accreditation will be granted for all the stations in Waterberg, Highveld and Vaal Triangle networks by the end of 2015/16 financial year.

(4) With respect to other ambient monitoring networks nationwide, the department is providing technical support towards improved station and data management to all government-owned networks with the view to getting these networks to ultimately achieve SANAS accreditation into the future. To this end the department is working on the development of quality assurance (QA) systems to assist these government networks. These QA systems will form part of the Norms and Standards for Ambient Air Quality Monitoring and the standards are under development in the department.

Currently the City of Cape Town is ISO 17025 accredited for Sulphur Dioxide (SO2). There is a lack of expertise and resources at municipal level; hence the management of these stations is always outsourced to service providers. Furthermore, there are only few municipalities managing their stations in-house. The department is currently conducting a comprehensive Ambient Air Quality Monitoring course across all provinces (currently five provinces have been trained and those are; the Gauteng Province; the KwaZulu-Natal Province; the Northwest Province; the Northern Cape Province and the Free State Province).

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Reply:

(a) & (b) The question should be routed to the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) for a response.

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Reply:

(1) A significant challenge is that the Enhance Movement Control System (EMCS) is not integrated with other systems of the Department of Home Affairs. Every system has its own user- information, identifiers and business rules and as such provides data according to defined parameters. A single view of the traveler will only be possible once there is full system integration with EMCS. This requirement is identified within our Modernisation Programme being managed over a five-year strategic framework.

(2)(a) During and after implementation of the EMCS at a Port of Entry, officials from the Department’s Learning Academy as well as specialists on the EMCS system from our Port Control unit at Head Office are present to provide training and support to all users.

(2)(b) During the EMCS installation, technical teams are available to assist with implementation and support on the system. Prior to sign-off, on-site testing of the system is undertaken with immigration officials present to ensure it is operating efficiently and that information is successfully transferred between the port and the main server. In instances where there is a change of Legislation or within our Departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), the Learning Academy renders support with follow-up training on the system.

Reply:

 

1. The Department has not as yet specifically interacted with the ICT Companies about employee retrenchments. The Department intends to hold consultations during the 3rd and 4th quarters to address the issues affecting employment in the sector.
2. The Department will communicate the format and objectives of the interactions once held. Outcomes will also be communicated.

Reply:

I have been advised by Sentech as follows:-

No, Sentech has not called tenders for equipment upgrade to the value of R185 million.

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not Applicable

(c) Not Applicable

Reply:

1.a, (i) (ii) Red tape refers to the hindrance caused to service delivery by bureaucratic processes within Government.

(b) (i)(II) An example of an intervention to mitigate effect of red tape is: Payment to SMMEs within 30 days as required by the Presidency and the department of Small Business Development. The DOD has a fast track process (to counter) red tape and to make sure that the SMMEs are paid within 30 days after invoicing. This is done with an understanding of the impact on the SMMEs if payments are delayed.

Reply:

Government has adopted a multi-sectoral approach to addressing Gender based violence which includes the department as well as the Justice Crime Prevention and Security cluster departments under the leadership of the Department of Social Development. This multi-sectoral approach takes into account existing policies, strategic plans, relevant legislation and is focused on implementation of the Integrated Program of Action on Violence Against Women.

The government has also established an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Gender Based Violence which takes into account violence against all women and children regardless of their sexual orientation and geographic location. The government Programme of Action on Violence against women and children requires that communities are engaged which would be in urban, peri-urban as well as rural area.

 

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Approved by the Minister on

Date………………………..

Reply:

I have been advised the Department as follows:-

(a)(i) Mr. Kefilwe Madingoane heads the Department’s South Africa Connect project office

(b) The project office comprises of eighteen (18) full time departmental staff members.

(c) Their roles include:

• Broadband infrastructure gap analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools

• High-level broadband technical planning to determine appropriate technology options and to develop the technical specification

• Stakeholder engagement at a National Government level to ensure coordination of the rollout plan with the requirements of the line Departments

• Stakeholder engagement at Provincial and Local Government level to ensure that there is coordination between the rollout programme and the readiness of the targeted facilities. Also to assist Provincial Governments with setting up appropriate provincial broadband steering committees to drive the rollout programme at the provincial and local government level.

• Development of relevant business cases to secure funding for the rollout of broadband initiatives.

• Coordination with stakeholders such as State-Owned Companies and the private sector to ensure alignment with public and private sector initiatives.

(d) The budgeted cost for the office over the Medium Term Expenditure Framework is as shown below. The budget includes broadband rollout, remuneration, goods and service and professional services.

Financial Year (over MTEF)	Budget:R’000
2015/16	R 227,150
2016/17	R 380,181
2017/18	R 390,361

(e)(i)(ii)(iii) The mandate is to execute on the four (4) strategies of the SA Connect Policy. The deliverable target is to achieve 100% broadband penetration by 2020 as per Outcome 6 of Medium Term Strategic Framework.

 

Reply:

Question 1

• The 2012 NEEDU Report on Foundation Phase (Grades 1-3) was submitted to the Ministry in May 2013 and was launched in May 2013;
• The 2013 NEEDU Report (similar to the 2013 Report) on Intermediate Phase (Grades 4-6) was submitted to the Ministry in November 2013 and was released in May 2014; and
• The 2014 NEEDU Report on Further Education and Training Phase (Grades 10-12) is being finalised by NEEDU.

Question 2

Section 7(1) (g) of the Regulations for the Establishment of the Office of Standards and Compliance for Basic Education (OSCBE), currently known as NEEDU, provides that NEEDU must “prepare and submit to the Minister reports on the state of the education system.” These Regulations, which must still be approved by the Council of Education Ministers (CEM) before they are finalised, do not obligate the Minister to publish NEEDU reports.

As contemplated in Section 7(1) (g) of the OSCBE Regulations, NEEDU prepares its annual reports and presents them to the Minister. The Minister publishes these reports at her discretion. The Minister published the first two NEEDU reports, as noted in Response 1 above. NEEDU is currently finalising its third annual report (the 2014 Report) and it will be submitted to the Minister on completion.

Question 3

The following is the NEEDU plan:

Year	Semester	Location	School Phase	Provinces	Districts	Schools
2012	2nd	Urban	Foundation	9	15	134
2013	1st	Rural monograde	Intermediate	9	16	99
	2nd	Rural multigrade	Multi-grade FP/ IP	9	18	120
2014	1st	Urban / rural	FET (G10-12)	9	12	93
	2nd	Urban / rural	Senior (G7-9)	9	13	90
2015	1st	Urban and rural	Follow up	9	26	158
	2nd	Urban and rural	SNE	9	29	180
2016	1st	Urban and rural	SNE

[FP = Foundation Phase; IP = Intermediate Phase; FET = Further Education and Training; SNE = Special Needs Education (incl. special and full service schools]

Question 4

Dr Taylor, the third Chief Executive Officer (CEO), left when his contract expired because of his desire to join his former employer, the JET Services. He had not resigned from the JET Services but was seconded to NEEDU.

Dr. Sibusiso Sithole, who has been the Chief Operational Officer and Deputy CEO since 2010, is currently the acting CEO. He is supported by the staff that was appointed in NEEDU since 2009, who played a vital role in assisting the former CEOs.

Question 5

The Minister supports the independence of NEEDU without any reservation, as follows:

• On 14 April 2014, the Minister wrote to the former Minister of Public Service and Administration, Minister Sisulu, MP, and the former Minister of Finance, Minister Gordhan, MP, requesting their written consent on the corporate form and funding requirements of the proposed government component so that OSCBE could be legally established in keeping with the requirements of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 1994 as amended by Act 20 of 2007).
• On 14 April 2014, the Minister also approved that the relevant Government Notice containing Regulations for the establishment, governance and functions of the OSCBE be published, once consent has been obtained from the Ministers of Finance and the Public Service and Administration.
• Ministers Sisulu and Gordhan had not responded to the Minister’s request by the time they were deployed to other portfolios after the General Elections in 2014. With the change of political leadership in the Departments of Public Service and Administration and Finance, on 23 July 2014, the Minister again wrote to the new Ministers of Public Service and Administration and Finance, Ministers Chabane, MP and Nene, MP, respectively requesting their support in the establishment of an independent NEEDU.
• Following the Minister’s correspondence with the Ministers of Finance and the Public Service and Administration, certain developments have transpired. These are as follows:
  • • Consultations with the National Treasury and the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) to establish NEEDU as an independent government component, under the title of Office of Standards and Compliance for Basic Education (OSCBE);
    • The formulation of the relevant documents with the support of the DPSA and the preparation of a business case with the support of the National Treasury;
    • The preparation of the Regulations for the establishment of the OSCBE for consideration and approval by the Minister;
    • The approval of the Regulations for the establishment of the OSCBE after close examination and scrutiny by the Chief State Law Advisor, who finally declared that “the draft Regulations are consistent with section 11 of the National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996)” in May 2015; and
    • The approval of the Regulations for the establishment of the OSCBE by the Minister in May 2015, after they were endorsed by the Chief State Law Advisor.
• What remains to be done includes the following activities:
  • • Approving the Regulations for the establishment of the OSCBE [by the CEM];
    • Declaring the establishment of the OSCBE through the promulgation of the Regulations (via the Government Notice) [by the Minister];
    • Submitting the updated business case and promulgated Regulations and Government Notice to the DPSA [by NEEDU];
    • Arranging a meeting of the Interdepartmental Assessment Committee to make recommendations on the organisational form for the OSCBE—with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) (NEEDU) participating as a member in the Committee and making a presentation to the members [by DPSA];
    • Preparing a submission to inform the Minister for Public Service and Administration and the Minister of Finance of the Committee's recommendation and to obtain the concurrence of the said Ministers for the establishment of the OSCBE as a government component [by DPSA]; and
    • Preparing (following concurrence from said Ministers) a Presidential Proclamation to list the OSCBE in Schedule 3 of the Public Service Act, so as to establish the OSCBE as a government component [by DPSA]. NW3582E

Reply:

I have been advised by SITA as follows:-

(a-d) No, SITA did not play a role in planning or implementation of the City of Johannesburg, City of Tshwane, City of Pietermaritzburg and the City of Cape Town broadband projects.

Reply:

1. Yes the inquiry was finalised on 28 March 2014, and the findings are as follows:

• The Dakota Cargo crashed because it was flown at an altitude to low to provide sufficient terrain clearance and in weather that made visibility marginal.
• The route flown also contributed to the accident as it did not ensure that the aircraft remain clear of the Drakensberg Mountains.
• It was found that it was highly unlikely that a proper pre-flight crew briefing was held, which should have identified the flaws in the selected flight plan.
• The aircraft was serviceable prior to the accident with no history of significant defects, and therefore did not contribute to the accident.

2. No, the Dakota aircraft did not deviate from the flight route.

3. No

Reply:

The response below was provided by the municipality:

1. The Madibeng Local Municipality has appointed an external investigator to investigate the issues raised on the internal audit report. The investigation will also cover the payment made to Maximum Profit Recovery (Pty) Ltd. The investigation is expected to be finalised by the end of September 2015.

2. Maximum Profit Recovery (PTY) Ltd was appointed to render Value Added Tax (VAT) recovery service at a commission rate of 15% of the amount recovered from the South African Revenue Services (SARS). The outcome of the investigation will determine whether or not it was justifiable for the municipality to pay Maximum Profit Recovery (Pty) Ltd.

Reply:

The information requested is depicted in the Table:

SN	Post	Advertisement Closing Date	Number of Members Shortlisted	Number of Members Interviewed	Comments
	a	b	c	d	e
1	Director Promotion of Access to Information	11 July 2014	9	9 invited or interviews	5 Interviews held on 8 July 2015 4 Interviews to be held on 14 August 2015
2	Deputy Direction Promotion of Access to Information Nodal Point	19 June 2014	10	8 Interviewed 2 Declined 1 Did not attend	Awaiting vetting status to appoint recommended candidate.
3	Deputy Direction Promotion of Access to Information Policy and Support	19 June 2014	8	6 Interviewed 1 Declined 1 Did not attend	Awaiting vetting status to appoint recommended candidate.
4	Assistant Director Promotion of Access to Information Nodal Point	19 June 2014	13	9 Interviewed 4 Declined	Awaiting vetting status to appoint recommended candidate.
5	Assistant Director Promotion of Access to Information Nodal Point	19 June 2014	4	3 Interviewed 1 Did not attend	Awaiting vetting status to appoint recommended candidate.
6	Chief Administration Clerk Promotion of Access to Information Nodal Point	19 June 2014	5	4 Interviewed 1 Declined	Awaiting vetting status to appoint recommended candidate.
7	Chief Administration Clerk Promotion of Access to Information Policy and Support	19 June 2014	5	3 Interviewed 2 Declined	Mr F. Davhana was appointed and assumed duty on 6 July 2015. Mr Davhana has a BCom in Business Management meeting the criteria for the advertised post which required a Diploma/Certificate/NQF Level 4/5 (Supply Chain Management and Financial Management).

Reply:

(a) All formations have their constitution which does accommodate dispute resolutions amongst their members. The Department is in the moment, finalising the dispute resolution mechanisms for those who want to appeal after they have been rejected by the department to enrol in the database. Processes are already in place.

(b) Individuals are expected to present themselves to the Department for inclusion in the National Military Veterans Database and the dispute will be between the Department and the individual.

Reply:

COGTA has engaged with the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality (NMMDM) in order to obtain answers to these questions. The municipality has responded as follows:

1. The Project Management Unit (PMU) is an internal unit of the municipality. It has been established under the Technical Services Section within the municipality, as provided for in the PMU Guidelines developed by the Department of Cooperative Governance.

The appointment of the company was prompted by a critical shortage of technical staff in the municipality. This included a shortage of planning, engineering and project management expertise. This had resulted in the municipality failing to spend its allocated MIG and other funds for projects within specified timeframes.

Currently, the company has suspended its support to the municipality due to non-payment of outstanding invoices by the municipality.

(2)(a) The company was appointed by the municipality for a period of three years with effect from 2 September 2013, ending on 31 August 2016, to provide technical support to the PMU unit. The company was appointed to carry out the following tasks as contained in the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the appointment:

• Provision of quality technical support and advice over the Project Life Cycle, which includes inception, planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting and close-out on the infrastructure programme in the municipality

• The development of contract briefs for submission to the Professional Service Providers appointed by the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality (NMMDM).

• In respect of each project, scrutinize, approve and verify the accuracy and correctness of all practical and final completion certificates and recommend approval by the Senior Manager of the PMU

• Verification of all technical and financial aspects of the Infrastructure Programme

• Preparation of all required documentation for submission to the departments responsible for conditional grants and any other required reporting.

(2)(b)The contract amount over this period is R21,6 million from the municipality’s Equitable Share budget. Given that the NMMDM receives approximately R300 million per annum from the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG), the municipality is within the 5% allowance for PMU costs in the MIG framework.

Reply:

Yes, the Department of Energy fully complies with the set employment target. 2.48% was reached as at 31 July 2015.

Reply:

(1)(a) The South African Police Service acted promptly to protect the citizens when requested to do so. Throughout the strike action there has been continuous communication and engagement between SAPS and Municipal Manager. There has also been a continuous communication and engagement between Major General Mki, Deputy Provincial Commissioner: Operational Services from the Provincial Commissioner’s office and Mr Von Buchenroder M. (MPL, DA) and he had been kept abreast about the police actions pertaining to the strike. Consequent to these police actions, two criminal cases have been registered being Willowmore CAS 34/07/2015 Assault Common and Willowmore CAS 46/07/2015 Attempted Murder.

(1)(b) The South African Police Service did enforce the Court Order and the subsequent occupation of the Office of the Municipal Manager was through his permission on the misunderstanding that the group representing the strikers wanted to engage in negotiations in order to address the causes of the strike.

When it transpired later that this was not the intention, the Municipal Manager summoned the police who immediately removed the group. In instances where the strikers convened a gathering in contravention of the order, the police immediately broke up such gathering and criminal cases were registered.

A municipal truck that was parked at Steytlerville municipal premises was damaged during the night and the matter is still under investigation. Due to the above police actions, the following criminal cases have been registered being Steytlerville CAS 14/07/2015 Malicious Damage to Property, Willowmore CAS 47/07/2015 Intimidation and Willowmore CAS 43/07/2015 Illegal Gathering.

(2) No action is envisaged against the two officers. There is no evidence to substantiate the failure to act on their part in this situation but on the contrary criminal investigations have been instituted against the strikers and some cases have already referred to the prosecuting authority for decision.

Reply:

Illegal and unlicensed liquor outlets closed down by SAPS

Financial Year	Gauteng	Mpumalanga	Limpopo	KZN	North West	N Cape	Free State	E Cape	W Cape
1APRIL2009TO31MARCH2010	1258	674	2604	4932	61	260	850	1210	1607	13456
Total
1APRIL2010TO31MARCH2011	1700	1429	2762	6432	343	324	1190	685	4018	18883
Total
1APRIL2011TO31MARCH2012	8966	1281	1618	16881	1363	397	977	2554	58892	92929
Total
1APRIL2012TO31MARCH2013	11620	821	2431	14043	1142	527	1220	2406	39537	74547
Total
1APRIL2013TO31MARCH2014	16278	738	1585	22058	984	260	1045	2833	31166	76947
Total
1APRIL2014TO31MARCH2015
Total

 

As from 2011/2012 to 2014/2015 the closing down of illegal and unlicensed liquor outlets by the SAPS has been a performance indicator as per the Annual Performance Plan of the SAPS. The reported statistical information was generated from the Operational Management and Monitoring System (OPAM).

Prior to this the reported statistical information (2009/2010 to 2010/211) was generated by means of a manual of system.

The reported statistical information for the financial year 2014/2015 cannot be provided as such information has not yet been released by the Minister of Police.

Reply:

1. No POP members were transferred to the Parliamentary Protection Service.

(1)(a) Not applicable.

(1)(b)(i) Not applicable.

(1)(b)(ii) Not applicable.

(1)(c)(i) Not applicable.

(1)(c)(ii) Not applicable.

(1)(d) Not applicable.

(2) No.

(2)(a) Not applicable.

(2)(b) Not applicable.

Reply:

(a) How many cases of human trafficking were reported to the SA Police Service in the (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15 financial years

 

PROVINCES	2010/2011 (i)	2011/2012 (ii)	2012/2013 (iii)	2013/2014 (iv)	2014/2015 (v)	TOTAL
KZN	05	05	01	01	00	12
WC	09	12	09	06	03	39
GP	01	01	06	06	01	15
NW	01	02	02	00	01	06
LIM	00	00	01	00	03	04
MP	01	00	01	00	01	03
FS	00	00	00	01	02	03
NC	00	00	00	02	01	03
EC	01	01	01	03	01	07
TOTALS	18	21	21	19	13	92

(b) How many of the specified cases involved (i) female and (ii) male victims in each case

PROVINCES	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	TOTAL
KZN	Case 1: 09 (f) Case 2: 03 (f) Case 3: 01 (f) 01 (m) Case 4: 01 (f) Case 5: 01 (f)	Case 1: 01 (f) Case 2: 00 Case 3: 01 (f) Case 4: 20 (f) Case 5: 00	Case 1: 01 (f) 01 (m)	Case1: 02 (f)	00	40 Females 02 Males
WC	Case 1: 06 (f) Case 2: 01 (f) Case 3: 07 (f) Case 4: 06 (f) Case 5: 01 (f) Case 6: 01 (f) Case 7: 02 (f) Case 8: 01(f) Case 9: 01(f)	Case 1: 01 (f) Case 2: 01 (f) Case 3: 03 (f) Case 4: 01 (f) Case 5: 01 (f) Case 6: 03 (f) Case 7: 01 (f) Case 8: 01(f) Case 9: 01(f) Case 10: 01 (f) Case 11:01(f) Case 12: 01(f)	Case 1: 01 (f) Case 2: 01 (f) Case 3: 01 (f) Case 4: 01 (f) Case 5: 10 (f) Case 6: 01 (f) Case 7: 01 (f) Case 8: 01(f) Case 9: 01(f)	Case 1: 01 (f) Case 2: 01 (f) Case 3: 02 (f) Case 4: 03 (f) Case 5: 02 (f) Case 6: 02 (f)	Case 1: 02 (f) Case 2: 01 (f) Case 3: 01 (f)	75 Females
GP	Case 1: 05 (f)	Case 1: 09 (f)	Case 1: 14 (f) Case 2: 02 (f) Case 3: 01 (f) Case 4: 05 (f) Case 5: 02 (f) Case 6: 01 (f)	Case 1: 02 (f) Case 2: 03 (f) Case 3: 09 (m) Case 4: 03 (m) Case 5: 01 (f) Case 6: 01 (f)	Case 1:02(f)	48 Females 12 Males
NW	Case 1:01(f)	Case 1:01(f) Case 2:01 (f)	Case 1:03(f) Case 2:02 (f)	00	Case 1:01(f)	09 Females 00 Males
LIM	00	00	Case 1: 01 (m)	00	Case 1: 01 (m) Case 2: 01 (f) Case 3: 19 (f)	02 Females 01 Males
MP	Case 1: 01 (f) 01 (m)	00	Case 1: 05 (f)	00	Case 1: 01 (f) Case 1: 01 (m)	07 Females 02 Males
FS	00	00	00	Case 1: 01(f)	Case 1: 01(f) Case 2: 01(f)	03 Females
NC	00	00	00	Case 1: 02 (f) Case 2: 04 (f)	Case 1:01 (f)	07 Females 00 Males
EC	Case 1: 02 (f)	Case 1: 00	Case 1: 05 (f)	Case 1: 02 (f) Case 2: 01 (f) Case 3: 03 (f)	Case 1:01 (f)	14 Females
TOTALS	Females: 49 Males: 2	Females: 45 Males: 00	Females: 50 Males: 1	Females: 28 Males: 12	Females: 11 Males: 1	Females: 183 Males: 16

(c) What was the nationality of the victims identified in each case

PROVINCES	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	TOTAL
KZN	Case 1: 09 SA Case 2: 03 SA Case 3: 02 SA Case 4: 01 SA Case 5: 01 SA	Case 1: 01 SA Case 2: 00 Case 3: 01 SA Case 4: 20 SA Case 5: 00	Case 1: 02 SA	Case1: 02 SA	00	42 South Africans
WC	Case 1: 06 SA Case 2: 01 SA Case 3: 07 SA Case 4: 06 SA Case 5: 01 SA Case 6: 01 Russian Case 7: 02 Chinese Case 8: 01 SA Case 9: 01SA	Case 1: 01SA Case 2: 01 SA Case 3: 03 Chinese Case 4: 01 SA Case 5: 01 SA Case 6: 03 Cameroonian Case 7: 01 Chinese Case 8: 01SA Case 9: 01 SA Case 10: 01 SA Case 11:01 SA Case 12: 01 SA	Case 1: 01 SA Case 2: 01 SA Case 3: 01 SA Case 4: 01 SA Case 5: 10 Cambodian Case 6: 01 SA Case 7: 01 SA Case 8: 01 SA Case 9: 01 SA	Case 1: 01 Nigerian Case 2: 01 Nigerian Case 3: 02 Thai Case 4: 03 SA Case 5: 02 Nigerian Case 6: 02 Nigerian	Case 1: 02 Nigerian Case 2: 01 SA Case 3: 01 SA	50 South Africans 6 Chinese 2 Thai 8 Nigerians 1 Russian 3 Cameroonian 10 Cambodian
GP	Case 1: 05 SA	Case 1: 09 Chinese	Case 1: 14 SA Case 2: 02 Lesotho Case 3: 01 SA Case 4: 02 Thai 01 Yugoslavian 01 Chinese 01 SA Case 5: 02 Thai Case 6: 01 SA	Case 1: 01 Chinese 01 Thai Case 2: 03 Chinese Case 3: 09 Bangladeshi Case 4: 03 Pakistani Case 5: 01 SA Case 6: 01 SA	Case 1:02 SA	26 South Africans 14 Chinese 02 Lesotho 05 Thai 01 Yugoslavian 09 Bangladeshi 03 Pakistani
NW	Case 1: 01 SA	Case 1: 01 SA Case 2: 01 SA	Case 1: 03 SA Case 2: 02 Chinese	00	Case 1: 01 SA	07 South Africans 02 Chinese
LIM	00	00	Case 1: 1 Zimbabwean	00	Case 1: 01 Ethiopian Male Case 2: 19 Ethiopians Case 3: 53 Malawians	20 Ethiopians 53 Malawians
MP	Case 1: 01 Mozambican 01 Mozambican	00	Case 1: 05 Mozambicans girls	00	Case 1: 01 SA Case 1: 01 SA	07 Mozambicans 02 South Africans
FS	00	00	00	Case 1: 01 SA	Case 1: 01 SA Case 2: 01 SA	03 South Africans
NC	00	00	00	Case 1: 02 SA Case 2: 04 SA	Case 1:01 SA	07 South Africans
EC	Case 1: 02 SA	Case 1: 00	Case 1: 05 SA	Case 1: 02 SA Case 2: 01 SA Case 3: 03 SA	Case 1:01 SA	14 South Africans
TOTALS	52 South Africans 02 Mozambican 02 Chinese 01 Russian	33 South Africans 13 Chinese 03 Cameroonian	35 South Africans 3 Chinese 05 Mozambicans 04 Thai 02 Lesotho 01 Yugoslavian 1 Zimbabwean 10 Cambodian	20 South Africans 4 Chinese 09 Bangladeshi 02 Thai 03 Pakistani 6 Nigerians	11 South Africans 53 Malawians 20 Ethiopians	151 South Africans 53 Malawians 20 Ethiopians 22 Chinese 10 Cambodian 09 Bangladeshi 08 Nigerians 07 Mozambicans 06 Thai 03 Pakistani 03 Cameroonian 02 Lesotho 01 Yugoslavian 01 Russian