Questions and Replies

11 August 2015 - NW2742

Bagraim, Mr M to ask the Minister of Labour

Does the Chief Financial Officer of the Unemployment Insurance Fund have a turnaround strategy for the Compensation Fund and (b) what does the plan entail?

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Reply:

Yes. We have put together a plan that aims to address the basic bottlenecks in service delivery and sound financial management. It entails focusing on improving the financial administration, improving the levels of customer service in the Fund, addressing human resource constraints in the Fund.
This is to be achieved by addressing the system deficiencies that prevent performance of basic financial management functions, improving access to benefits for clients though a number of initiatives which include easing the process of access to chronic medication, filling the critical vacancies required in the adjudication of claims and addressing all systems problems that contribute to slow rate of processing claims.

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11 August 2015 - NW2355

Volmink, Mr HC to ask the Minister of Health

(1)For each provincial department of health, (a) who signs off on the (i) tenders and (ii) payments for medication and (b)(i) which pharmaceutical companies are used and (ii) why; (2) with regard to the current medicine shortages, what (a) are the details of each case where the shortages are due to procurement issues and (b) went wrong in each case; (3) whether any of the medicine shortages were due or in part due to acquiring medicines that were not affordable; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) how does his department ensure that the acquisition of medicines is financially viable?

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Reply:

(1) (a) (i) The following provinces do not have provincial contracts:

Free State, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Northern Cape and North West.

Officials in provinces who sign off on provincial tenders are:

Eastern Cape: Depot Manager and Director: Supply Chain Management.
KwaZulu-Natal: Head of Department.
Gauteng: Chairperson of the Provincial Bid Adjudication Committee.
Western Cape: Officials according to financial delegations.

(ii) Provincial officials who sign off on the payments for medication are:

Eastern Cape: Director: Finance at the depot.
Free State: CEO, Depot Manager, Head of Pharmaceutical Services and Finance Manager, according to financial delegations.
Gauteng: Director: Finance at the medical supplies depot.
KwaZulu-Natal: Assistant Manager: Pharmaceutical supply depot.
Limpopo: Senior Manager: Pharmaceutical Services and Financial Manager.
Mpumalanga: Chief Financial Officer.
Northern Cape: Director: Financial Services, Depot Manager, Deputy Director: Finance, Administrative Officers and Clerks according to financial delegations.
North West: Head of Department, Chief Financial Officer and Director: Supply Chain Management.
Western Cape: Assistant Director as Head of Finance Division at the depot.

(b) (i) The list of pharmaceutical companies is attached as Annexure A.

(ii) The companies are contracted using a competitive bidding process. Provinces purchase medicines from these contracted suppliers unless there is a breach of contract.

(2) (a) & (b) Medicine shortage is never a permanent problem. It changes almost everyday. Please supply the list of medicines which you believe we are short of and we will provide you with a reason.

(3) No. Medicines procured on tender are either approved essential medicines or formulary items reviewed by Provincial Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committees. The approval of an essential medicine includes a systematic evaluation of affordability which involves application of various pharmaco-economic tools.

(4) In the tendering process a competitive bidding process is used. Prior to advertisement of tender, provinces submit estimates and sign off on the estimated expenditure. In addition, price negotiations are entered into before a tender is finalised.

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11 August 2015 - NW2677

Van Dalen, Mr P to ask the Minister of Energy

With reference to the (a) Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of SA (PetroSA), (b) Petroleum Agency South Africa (PASA), (c) Strategic Fuel Fund Association (SSF) and (d) African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation (AEMFC), (i) what are the (aa) names, (bb) qualifications and (cc) salaries of each of the board members at each of these entities and (ii) how long has each of the board members been on the board of each of the entities?

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Reply:

(a) Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa SOC Ltd (PetroSA)
Board Status
Director	Appointment Date	Term Ends	Qualifications and Experience	Remunerated. Yes/No	Fee per meeting
Mr O Tobias	14/11/2014	13/11/2017	BA LLB PMD	Yes. Earnings reflected in Audited Annual Financial Statements.	R22 136.12
Ms J May-Ntwane	14/11/2014	13/11/2017	BA Cert In Public Relations Dip Human Resource Management BA Hons (Anthropology)	Yes. Earnings reflected in Audited Annual Financial Statements.	R22 136.12
Mr W Steenkamp	14/11/2014	13/11/2017	Cert. Management MBA (Still Studying)	Yes. Earnings reflected in Audited Annual Financial Statements.	R22 136.12
Mr W Ngubane	14/11/2014	13/11/2017	B Compt Dip Acc CA (SA)	Yes. Earnings reflected in Audited Annual Financial Statements.	R22 136.12
Mr M Mkhize (DOE)	01/02/2015	31/01/2018	BSc (Chem Eng) B Com MBL Cert. Legislative Drafting	No
Mr S Mokuena	1/1/2013	31/12/2015	BSc Electrical Engineering. MBA GCC Mines and Works	Yes. Earnings reflected in Audited Annual Financial Statements.	R22 136.12
Mr. S Mthethwa (CEF Chief Executive Officer)	01/01/2015	TFN	B Com. (Acc) B Compt. (Hons) H Dip in Acc CA (SA)	No
Ms N Nokwe (Chie Executive Officer)	01/03/2012	Linked to her term of Office	BSc MSc Petrochemical Engineering Certificate in Int Mgmt.	No
Ms L Bakoro (Chief Financial Officer)	01/03/2014	Linked to term of Office as CFO	B Com, Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting, Post Graduate Diploma in Tax Law. M Com, CA (SA)	No

(b) Petroleum Agency (PASA)
Board Status
Director	Appointment Date	Term Ends	Qualifications and Experience	Remunerated. Yes/No	Fee per Meeting
Mr P Fusi (Chair)	01/07/2015. Second term	30/06/2018	BSc Chemical Engineering, MBA	Not remunerated in his personal capacity
Ms T Ramuedzisi (DOE)	01/07/2009	Until Further Notice	BSc Computer Science and Mathematics, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, MDP MBA	No
Ms R Nkambule (DMR)	01/07/2009	Until Further Notice	Information not received.	No
Ms J Luthuli	01/03/2015. Second Term	28/02/2018	BCom B Compt (Hons) CA (SA)	Yes. Earnings reflected in Audited Annual Financial Statements.	R14 757.22
Mr Nengovhela	17/12/2014. First term	16/12/2017	B Admin. Post grad Diploma-Labour Relations. B Com (Honours). Management Advanced Program. LLM Labour Law. Int. Executive Development Program.	Yes. Earnings reflected in Audited Annual Financial Statements.	R14 757.22

(c) SFF
Current Board Status
Director	Appointment Date	Term Ends	Qualifications and Experience	Remunerated. Yes/No	Fee per Meeting
Dr S Mthembi-Mahanyele (Chairperson)	1/2/2012	Until Further Notice	Senior Teachers Diploma, BA – Ed, Honorary Doctorate (PhD) (Honorius Causa) Post Grad Dip in Economic Principles, Post Grad Dip in Financial Economics. MSc Public Policy and Management	Yes. Earnings reflected in Audited Annual Financial Statements.	R22 136.12
Mr. E Cloete (DOE representative)	21/8/2013 First Term	21/8/2016	BSC. H Dip Education Cert Economics and Public Finance	No
Mr. L Mulaudzi (DOE representative)	1/9/2012. First Term	1/9/2015	N Dip. Public Management and Administration, Executive National Security Program, Programme in Housing Policy Development	No
Ms R. Van Wyk	1/12/2012 (Appointed to BARC 01/03/2011. Appointed Interim BARC Chair 01/08/2011. Reappointed BARC Chair 01/03/2012. Appointed Director 01/12/2012)	1/12/2015	CA(SA), MBA, Dip. Advanced Banking	Yes. Earnings reflected in Audited Annual Financial Statements.	R14 757.22
Amb. B. Gila (Chief Executive Officer)	1/01/2013	Until Further Notice (linked to term of office)	Advocate of the High Court Former Ambassador to Venezuela.	No
Mr K Vilakazi	17/12/2014	16/12/2017	BCom, B Compt (Hons) / CTA CA (SA) MBL	Yes. Earnings reflected in Audited Annual Financial Statements.	R14 757.22
Mr S Gounden	17/12/2014	16/12/2017	Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting - Auditing, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting & Taxation, CA (SA)	Yes. Earnings reflected in Audited Annual Financial Statements.	R14 757.22

(d) African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation (AEMFC)
Current Board Status
Director	Appointment Date	Term Ends	Qualifications and Experience	Remunerated. Yes/No Subcommittee	Fee per meeting
Mr A Mngomezulu	07/12/2011 (Appointed as Director 12/07/2007. Reappointed in 2010 for one year. Appointed Interim Chair 22/09/2011. Reappointed 07/12/2011)	Until Further Notice	BSc Honours Geology. Grad Dip Engineering, Mining Economics	No
Mr S Madondo (Chief Executive)	01/04/2007	(linked to his term of office as CEO)	BSc Applied Maths, BSc. (Hons) Mathematical Statistics, MBA	No
Dr. Z Rustomjee	01/12/2012 (Appointed 12/07/2007. Reappointed 30/03/2010. Reappointed 12/07/2011. Term ended 12/07/2012)	30/11/2015	Pr.Eng, PhD Economics, MPhil Development Economics, MSc. Industrial Engineering, BSc.(Hons)Chemical Engineering, MIChem.E, MSAIChe.	Yes. Earnings reflected in Audited Annual Financial Statements.	R14 757.22
Ms B Mdyesha (Executive)	01/12/2012	(linked to term of office as CFO)	BSc Statistics Post Grad Diploma in Accounting B Com. (Hons) CA (SA)	No
Mr. S Mthethwa (CEF Chief Executive Officer)	01/01/2015	TFN	B Com. (Acc) B Compt. (Hons) H Dip in Acc CA (SA)	No
Mr J Lekgetha	17/12/2014	16/12/2017	B Com. (Acc) CFA (SA) H Dip in Tax Law	Yes. Earnings reflected in Audited Annual Financial Statements.	R14 757.22
Ms P Rammutla	17/12/2014	16/12/2017	B Com (Acc) B Com (Hons) CA (SA)	Yes. Earnings reflected in Audited Annual Financial Statements.	R14 757.22

11 August 2015 - NW2670

Mackay, Mr G to ask the Minister of Energy

(1)With reference to her reply to question 1821 on 9 June 2015, what (a) were the relevant details of the undertaking between the Central Energy Fund (CEF) and Lesedi Biogas and (b) amount of funding was given to Lesedi Biogas; (2) was the funding to the Lesedi Biogas project stopped due to actual or suspected fraud; if so, (a) when did the CEF become aware of the suspected or actual fraud and (b) when did the funding to this project cease; (3) what (a) steps did the CEF take to recover the funds given to Lesedi Biogas and (b) amount was (i) recovered and (ii) lost; (4) why was the Lesedi Biogas matter only reported to the National Prosecuting Authority in March 2012? NW3101E

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Reply:

(a) the undertaking was to further development the project,

(b) the amount spent was R2.2million.

2. (a) No, funding was stopped because the project did not achieve certain required conditions.

(b) funding ceased during May 2009.

3. The matter was reported to the Commercial Crimes Unit for Investigation.

4. The CEF internal investigation commenced towards end of 2010 and was finalized in 2011. The matter was immediately reported to the National Prosecuting Authority after being considered internally.

11 August 2015 - NW2342

Lovemore, Ms AT to ask the Minister of Basic Education

With reference to her reply to question 1192 on 18 May 2015, (a) why could she not provide the details required in paragraphs (1) and (2) of the question, given that her department provides the majority of the funding for the National Education Collaboration Trust and (b) what are the relevant details as requested?

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Reply:

The responses below are for previously asked question 1192 from 1 – 2 and were sourced from the National Education Collaboration Framework (NECT).

The NECT is a Trust founded on the basis of the Trust Law. It is a public benefit organisation with the primary objective to improve the quality of schooling and systems for monitoring and supporting schools. The NECT is guided by the Education Collaboration Framework (ECF) which is a blueprint for partnership between government and other social partners which aims to:

influence and support the implementation of government’s education reform;
increase the effectiveness, value for money and sustainability of private sector social investment in education; and
improve educational outcomes.

The names of the trustees are provided below in line with the stakeholder categories:

Business (Business Leadership South Africa): Sizwe Nxasana (Chairman), Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FirstRand Limited; Mark Lamberti, CEO of Imperial Holding; and Futhi Mtoba, TeachSA

Government: Minister AM Motshekga, MP and Acting Director-General, Mr SG Padayachee

Unions: Nkosana Dolopi, South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) Deputy Secretary-General and Basil Manuel, NAPTOSA President

Civil Society: Prof Brian Figaji

Chief Executive Officer: Godwin Khosa

The following managers are officials comprising the NECT:

The CEO, two (2) Education Specialists, the Chief Finance Officer (CFO), the Office Manager, two secondees, four trainees and three administrators.

(1)(b)

The NECT is governed by the Trust Deed and its various committee charters. The NECT has procurement policies as well as staff manuals that govern the conduct and the operations of the NECT.

EXCO Members: Sizwe Nxasana (chairperson), Mark Lamberti, Futhi Mtoba, Nkosana Dolopi, Minister AM Motshekga, MP; Acting Director-General, Mr SG Padayachee

Audit and Risk Committee: Sizwe Nxasana, Mark Lamberti, Futhi Mtoba (Chairperson), Nkosana Dolopi, Minister AM Motshekga, MP

See attached Excel spreadsheet Annexure A on meetings held.

2(a) (i) (ii) (iii)

The terms of reference of the NECT are set out in the Education Collaboration Framework (ECF) which draws from Chapter 9 of the National Development Plan (NDP) and the Education Action Plan 2014: Towards the Realisation of Schooling 2019. The ECF was drafted out of consultations involving over 100 role-players in education from a cross-section of education stakeholders. It was launched by the then Deputy President, Mr Motlanthe, at the Presidential Guesthouse on 16 July 2013. The plans and targets for 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 are set out in the Interim Integrated Report published in December 2014, that can be downloaded from www.nect.org.za.

11 August 2015 - NW2626

Steyn, Ms A to ask the Ms k Steyn [DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries:

With regard to the current drought in South Africa, (a) which regions have been declared drought areas, (b) what assistance is his department currently providing to affected farmers, (c) what are the details of (i) current and (ii) projected losses to the agricultural sector as a result of the brought, (d) what impact does this drought have an the country's food security and je) aside from any assistance provided to farmers, what other steps is his department taking to minimise the impact of this drought? NW3001E

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Reply:

(a) Requests for declaration were submitted to the relevant Provincial Disaster Management Centers (PDMCs) by the Provincial Departments of Agriculture as declaration of state disaster is a competency of the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCOG) as per the Disaster Management Act (Act 57 of 2002). The role of sector departments is to make requests and submissions to DCOG regarding declarations, The declarations are made available through Government Gazette.

(b)The drought reports were submitted to relevant Provincial Disaster Management Centres (PDMCs) by the Provincial Departments of Agriculture for the declaration of state of disaster as well as funding requests to National Treasury as per the procedure prescribed in the Disaster Management Act (57 of 2002). Government continues to consult with relevant stakeholders since Disaster Risk Management is a shared responsibility. Furthermore "is DAFF continues Io assist in terms of the Disaster Management Act (Act57 of 2002) through the dissemination of Agrometeorological Advisories for prevention and mitigation of disaster risks. Drought assessments continue to undertaken to monitor the conditions by both Provincial Department and DAFF as well as provided advisories to farming communities.

Attached please find here: Question Continued

11 August 2015 - NW2711

America, Mr D to ask the Minister of Energy

Whether (a) she, (b) her Deputy Minister and (c) any officials in her department travelled to China in the 2014-15 financial year; if so, what was the (i) purpose of each specified visit and (ii)(aa) total cost and (bb) breakdown of such costs of each specified visit?

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Reply:

The Minister, Deputy Minister and officials have travelled to China. The details will be specified as soon as the information is available.

11 August 2015 - NW2636

Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

Whether, given the fact that the Public Service already broadly reflects the national demographics of the country, he will consider scrapping affirmative action in the Public Service; if not, (a) why not and (b) which constitutional provisions are still forcing the Government to enforce affirmative action, when the requirement that the Public Service should broadly reflect the national demographics has already been achieved; if so, what are the relevant details?

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Reply:

The Minister for Public Service and Administration (MPSA) is not a custodian of the Employment Equity Act, (Act 55 of 1998). Compliance with the Employment Equity Act, Act 55 of 1998 (EEA) falls under the purview of the Minister of Labour who receives periodic compliance reports from all employers in the country, including state organs, much of the information requested in this question concerns compliance with the EEA. Therefore, the Minister of Labour is in a better position to reply to this question.

11 August 2015 - NW2564

Majola, Mr TR to ask the Minister of Energy

Whether, with reference to her reply to oral question 146 on 10 June 2015, she will make available all the studies referred to in her reply; if not, why not; if so, when?

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Reply:

The studies will be used to inform government’s decision process for procurement of the Nuclear New Build Programme.

11 August 2015 - NW2685

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

Whether (a) he, (b) his Deputy Minister and (c) any officials in his department travelled to China in the 2014-15 financial year; if so, what was the (i) purpose of each specified visit and (ii)(aa) total cost and (bb) breakdown of such costs of each specified visit?

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Reply:

(a) and (c) Yes. (i) The purpose of the visit was to lead an MPSA delegation to Beijing, China to attend the 2014 Global City Information Forum (GCIF) from 2 to 6 November 2014, (ii)(aa)(bb) auditing process has not been completed, the costs will covered in the 2014-2015 Audited Financial Statements of the Annual Report for the Department of Public Service and Administration to Parliament.

(b) No

11 August 2015 - NW2744

Bagraim, Mr M to ask the Minister of Labour

(1)Why did she transfer a certain person (details furnished) from the Compensation Fund without first instituting disciplinary proceedings against the specified person; (2) will disciplinary proceedings still be initiated against the specified person; if not, why not?

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Reply:

At this point transfer is the best solution
No, reason being no misconduct has been established.

11 August 2015 - NW1246

Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the President of the Republic

(1)Is a digital representation of his signature used in circumstances where he is unable to personally sign official documents; (2) are any other government officials empowered to sign documents on his behalf; if so, what are the (a) names and (b) positions of the specified officials?

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Reply:

I sign all official and executive documents personally.

11 August 2015 - NW2273

Bagraim, Mr M to ask the Minister of Labour

(a) Do all labour inspectors have access to the necessary equipment to conduct their inspections properly and (b) what is her department doing to adequately capacitate the labour inspectors who do not have access to the necessary equipment?

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Reply:

(a) Yes

(b) The Department makes provision for the procurement of the necessary or required equipment.

11 August 2015 - NW813

Lekota, Mr M to ask the President of the Republic

(1) Whether he has given clear directions to the National Executive that the National Development Plan (NDP) was to be implemented in its entirety and that particular attention was to be given to correcting and remedying the weaknesses that were identified in the NDP as impacting negatively on growth and on job creation; if not, why not; if so, what are the (a) outcomes and (b) relevant details thereof; (2) Whether he was willing to charge the Deputy President, who played an integral role in the production of the NDP, to drive its implementation across all areas of the Government; if not, why not; if so, what are the (a) outcomes and (b) relevant details thereof?

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Reply:

I have together with the Executive agreed about how the National Development Plan (NDP) will be implemented as a result Vision 2030 that has been translated into the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) 2014-2019 as the first 5-year implementation plan. This has informed the development of 5-year Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans of all government departments, as well as the allocation of resources from the National Fiscus.

Government departments have produced quarterly progress on the implementation of the MTSF 2014-2019 for Q1, Q2 and Q3 of 2014/15, which have been tabled before and considered by the Executive. The Deputy President as part of the Executive is involved in the implementation and monitoring of the NDP Vision 2030 and the MTSF 2014-2019.

11 August 2015 - NW2561

Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

With reference to her reply to question 1622 on 26 May 2015, (a) are there currently railway lines available to transport coal from the mines in Waterberg to the power stations in Mpumalanga, (b) how many trucks in respect of each day will Eskom require to transport coal from the mines in Waterberg to the power stations in Mpumalanga and (c) what has been her assessment of the impact of the specified additional trucks on our already heavy congested roads?

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Reply:

(a) There is rail infrastructure available; however the current capacity is limited.

(b) Eskom does not currently require coal from the Waterberg and will not use trucks if so required. The cost will be too high.

11 August 2015 - NW2567

America, Mr D to ask the Minister of Energy

Whether, with reference to her reply to question 1968 on 19 June 2015, the Independent Power Producer Office is accountable to her department; if so, when will she answer question 1968 as originally submitted?

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Reply:

The IPP Office is funded by fees collected from prospective bidders.

11 August 2015 - NW2758

Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture

1.Does his Department own the vessels (a) Susan Kruger; (b) The Dias and (c) Sikhululekile; if not (i) what is the (aa) name and (bb) registration number of the company that owns each specified vessel and (ii) which vessels transport staff and tourists to Robben Island; 2. Does his Department contract with private vessel owners to transport staff and tourists to Robben Island; if so, what are the names of the private vessel owners?

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Reply:

The then, Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology, which was split into two separate departments in 2002, owned the vessels, Susan Kruger and The Dias. The Robben Island Museum owns the vessel Sikhululekile.

(i)(aa) the vessels are owned by Government, (bb) the registration numbers of the companies are not required because the vessels are owned by Government, and (ii) all three vessels transport staff and tourist when operational.

2. The Robben Island Museum does contract with private vessel owners to transport staff and tourists to Robben Island, namely:- Heritage Charters; Nauticat Charters; Southern Right Charters; Silver Buckle Trade 21 CC; Ferry Charters (Schooner Cruisers Pty Ltd); Waterfront Expeditions and Thembekile Maritime Services.

11 August 2015 - NW2274

Bagraim, Mr M to ask the Minister of Labour

(a) What proposals for the revision of planning models for the inspection of valid work permits have been completed by her department, (b) how do these propose to protect vulnerable workers and (c)(i) when and (ii) where will it be published? NW2634E

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Reply:

The Department of Labour does not have a planning model for the inspection of valid work permits as this is a legislative responsibility of the Department of the Home Affairs and South African Police.
In its normal work aligned with granting of work permits the Department of Labour mere conducts inspections at work places to determine compliance with prescribed conditions of employment. Furthermore the Department notifies the Department of Home Affairs should it discover employees without valid work permits.
(i) N/A and (ii) N/A

11 August 2015 - NW2597

Majola, Mr TR to ask the Minister of Police

(1)What is the name of the officer who is currently under investigation for three alleged cases of police brutality (details furnished), (b) what are the reasons for not placing the specified officer on special leave and (c) who is conducting the specified investigation; (2) whether the SA Police Service has taken any measures to ensure that the specified police officer will not try to (a) influence the investigation and/or (b) intimidate witnesses while on duty?

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Reply:

Constable DM Mapatlare.

(1)(b) The member was served with a notice of contemplated suspension/transfer. He submitted a representation in reply to this notice. The Provincial Commissioner is presently considering the member’s representation and will make a decision with regards to the suspension/transfer.

(1)(c) Capt Bakker from Provincial Legal Services.

(2)(a) Yes. The member was served with a notice of contemplated suspension/transfer.

(2)(b) Yes. The member was served with a notice of contemplated suspension/transfer.

11 August 2015 - NW2705

Marais, Mr EJ to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

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Reply:

(a) No

(a)(i) None

(a)(ii)(aa) R0

(a)(ii)(bb) R0

(b) Yes. Deputy Minister Mr Bulelani Gratitude Magwanishe, Deputy Director-General: Manufacturing Enterprises, Mr Kgathatso Tlhakudi and Ms Vuyo Tlali, Chief Director: Manufacturing Enterprises travelled to China on 29 October – 01 November 2014

(b)(i) The delegation attended, and the Deputy Minister delivered an address at the 2014 World Investment Summit in Beijing (generally referred to as COFAIR). COFAIR 2014 was devoted to decrease or eliminate the information asymmetry between investors and investment attraction units, and create opportunities on initiatives for developers and investors in order to promote the worldwide optimal configuration on capital, project and resource. Such a platform is critical for the Department of Public Enterprises as it allows the department an opportunity to introduce new investors to the South African SOCs, and their capabilities.

(b)(ii)(aa) Total cost for the visit is R172, 102.07.

(b)(ii)(bb)

Official	Item	Cost	Totals
Deputy Minister Mr Magwanishe	Flight (Business)	R39, 525.00	R63, 092.14
	Accommodation	R12, 143.10
	S&T	R11, 424.04
DDG: Manufacturing Enterprises Mr Tlhakudi	Flight (Business)	R39, 525.00	R54, 611.81
	Accommodation	R12, 143.10
	S&T	R5943.71
Personal Assistant to the Minister, Ms Makhanya	Flight (Economy)	R23, 355.00	R41, 441.81
	Accommodation	R12, 143. 10
	S&T	R5943.71
All delegation	Car rental for the delegation	R12, 194.72	R12, 194.72
Total costs	R172, 102.07

(c) Yes. Ms Matsietsi Mokholo, Acting Director-General, Ms Jacky Molisane, Deputy Director-General: Strategic Partnerships and Mr Mzwandile Radebe, Chief Director: Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Relations travelled to China from 14 to 19 November 2014.

(c)(i) The purpose of the working visit was the formalization of the establishment of the SASAC/DPE Steering Committee and agree on the Plan of Action for the MOU signed on 03 December 2013. The team also went on the site visit to learn on the management of mega projects.

(c)(ii)(aa) The total cost for the visit is R159 020.21

(c)(ii)(bb)

Official	Item	Cost	Totals
DG Ms Mokholo – R37, 960.39	Flight (Business)	R35, 960.39	R56, 756.14
	Accommodation	R14, 627.44
	S&T	R6168.31
DDG: Strategic Partnerships Ms Molisane	Flight (Business)	R37, 960.39	R59, 245.25
	Accommodation	R14, 627.44
	S&T	R6657.42
Chief Director: Inter-Governmental and Stakeholder Relations Mr Radebe	Flight (Economy)	R10, 992.39	R29, 844.53
	Accommodation	R14, 627.44
	S&T	R6657.42
All delegation	Car rental for the delegation	R13, 174.29	R13, 174.29
Total costs	R159, 020.21

11 August 2015 - NW1489

Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Police

(a) What number of (i) financial, (ii) forensic and/or (iii) other investigations that were commissioned by his department have been completed since 1 April 2013 and (b) in each case, what are the relevant details on the (i) investigation including a synopsis of the facts and findings of each case, (ii) persons or third parties responsible for each investigation, (iii) total cost to date of each investigation and (iv) appropriate steps taken against officials and third parties implicated of wrongdoing in the findings of the investigations?

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(a)(i) Nil

(a)(ii) Three (3) – Detailed forensic accounting investigations

(a)(iii) Nil

(b)(i) Durban-Central CAS 2001/08/2005: Fraud and/or Theft against the principal member of Durban Bay Trust Company Limited. Durban Bay Trust Company Limited offered services dealing with participation bonds, loans and investments, as well as the administration of deceased estates. It was alleged that during the period 1996 to 2005 the accused and /or associated entities accepted capital from members of the public to invest, inter alia, on the stock exchange and property. They also operated a trust dealing with estates; and trust monies were used to repay investors.

PARK ROAD CAS 476/06/2003: The accused together with other accomplices operated an investments scheme in the Vaal Triangle from about the mid 1990’s to approximately June 2002. The accused started a cash loan business in the Vaal Triangle which was later expanded to six cash loan outlets in the Vaal Triangle. The accused acquired a close corporation during 1998, through which the accused’s family elicited deposits from the public to finance the cash loan enterprises. The investors were promised a return of 10% interest per month on their investments. The operation of the accused and the family came to the attention of the Department of Trade and Industry during 1999. The accused also acquired another company during 2001 in which shares were issued without complying with legal requirements.

KABEGA PARK CAS 277/05/2004: The accused conducted a fraudulent pyramid scheme. The evidence disclosed that the funds obtained from investors were primarily deposited in the bank account of a company. The accused also channeled some of the funds through an account in the name of his father-in-law.

(b)(ii) Durban-Central CAS 2001/08/2005: LMD Africa Forensics (Pty) Ltd.

PARK ROAD CAS 476/06/2003: Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo Audit Advisory Forensics

KABEGA PARK CAS 277/05/2004: Deloitte & Touche Registered Auditors, Risk Advisory and Legal

(b)(iii) Durban-Central CAS 2001/08/2005: R432 313.31

PARK ROAD CAS 476/06/2003: R357 033.75

KABEGA PARK CAS 277/05/2004: R282 282.24

(b)(iv) Durban-Central CAS 2001/08/2005: Accused was sentenced to 5

years imprisonment

PARK ROAD CAS 476/06/2003: Accused was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment, suspended in full for 5 years and 36 months correctional supervision.

KABEGA PARK CAS 277/05/2004: The accused was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment.

11 August 2015 - NW2615

Davis, Mr GR to ask the President of the Republic

Has he granted a certain person (name and details furnished) a presidential pardon in terms of section 84(2)(j) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996; if so, (a) on what date was the presidential pardon granted and (b) what facts were considered in arriving at the decision to pardon the specified person?

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Reply:

No pardon has been granted to the individual in question.

11 August 2015 - NW2629

Kohler-Barnard, Ms D to ask the Minister of Police

Whether, with reference to his reply to question 2395 on 6 July 2015, the requested information is now available; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will the information become available; if so, what are the relevant details of the requested information?

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Reply:

Yes, the requested information is now available. Please see the reply to Question in Parliament number 2395.

07 August 2015 - NW2634

Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

Whether, in light of South Africa’s international and domestic legal obligations, a court order for the arrest of president Omar al-Bashir of the Sudan for genocide was at any stage issued in terms of the legislation which grants the International Criminal Court jurisdiction in South Africa; if not, why not: if so, what are the relevant details?

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Reply:

The Minister wishes to inform the Honorable member that at the time the original genocide warrant was issued by the International Criminal Court in July 2010 against President Al Bashir, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development received confirmation from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) that the second warrant relating to genocide charge and accompanying statements had been dispatched but that it had not been received at the Department for processing.

Following the receipt of this Parliamentary question, the Department has since forwarded a request to DIRCO urging them to obtain confirmation from South Africa’s Mission in The Hague of the specific date upon which the original genocide warrant was transmitted to DIRCO for onward transmission to DOJCD. The Department therefore awaits a response in this regard from our Mission in The Hague.

As there had been difficulty locating the whereabouts of the original genocide warrant, the Magistrate’s Court for the District of Pretoria has not as yet been seized with the task of endorsing and ultimately issuing the second warrant against President Al Bashir for crimes of genocide for which he has been indicted by the International Criminal Court on 12 July 2010.

07 August 2015 - NW2703

Lorimer, Mr JR to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources

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Reply:

(a) Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi and (c) the officials of the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) travelled to China in the 2014-15 financial year on two occasions, See details below.

A. 2014 China Mining Congress and Expo (Tianjin-Beijing, 21 - 22 October 2014)

(i) The purpose of the visit:

China Mining is a standing item on the international promotional programme of the DMR. Minister Ramatlhodi led the Department’s participation in 2014. The DMR has participated in the past five sessions of China Mining, including the 2014-15 financial year. The assessment is that it will continue doing so, because the Conference offers South Africa an opportunity to engage with the investment community in the mining sector and to promote the country as a top mining investment destination.

The following officials provided support to the Minister: Dr T. Ramontja (DG Mineral Resources); J. Raphela (DDG Mineral Regulation); P. Mabelebele (Media Liaison Officer); and R. Motau (PA to the Minister).

(ii) (aa) total cost and (bb) breakdown of costs of the visit:

Accommodation	R 89 149.24
Air travel	R 276 307.00
TOTAL	R 365 456.24

B. Kimberly Process Certification Scheme

South Africa is a founding member of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) in 2003, aimed at preventing trade of conflict diamonds:

Plenary Meeting (Guangzhou, 10 - 14 November 2014)

(i) The purpose of the visit: The KP Plenary is the highest decision body of the scheme. Minister Ramatlhodi travelled to China as part of the country’s standing obligation. The following officials provided support to the Minister: Dr T. Ramontja (DG Mineral Resources); R. Muthige (DD Mineral Policy); and T. Sekaya (Assistant PA to the Minister).

(ii) (aa) total cost and (bb) breakdown of costs of the visit:

Accommodation	R 169 285.91
Air travel	R 159 636.56
Ground transportation	R 40 300.33
Total cost	R 369 222.80

Intersessional Meeting (Shanghai, 9 - 12 June 2014)

(i) The purpose of the visit: The Intersessional Meeting is implementing structure of decisions taken at the highest decision body of the scheme, KP Plenary. The DMR participated in this Meeting as part of the country’s standing obligation. One DMR official attended the KP Intersessional Meeting: R. Muthige (DD Mineral Policy).

(ii) (aa) total cost and (bb) breakdown of costs of the visit:

Accommodation	R 36 200.00
Air travel	R 27 000.00
Total cost	R 63 200.00

(b) Deputy Minister Godfrey Oliphant did not travel to China in the 2014-15 financial year.

Approved/not approved

Adv N.A Ramatlhodi

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2015

07 August 2015 - NW2357

James, Dr WG to ask the Minister of Health

(1)Whether his department has any plans to upgrade the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Gauteng through a private-public partnership; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the (i) relevant details and (ii) applicable timelines and (b) is the estimated cost of such an upgrade; (2) whether any previous attempts have been made to upgrade the hospital through a private-public partnership; if so, (a) when, (b) who were the parties involved and (c) what amount was spent in respect of each attempt?

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Reply:

Yes there is a plan to upgrade the Hospital as part of our hospital revitalisation programme – but not necessarily through a private-public-partnership (PPP).
No. The Hospital has had its casualty upgraded before the FIFA 2010 World Cup but not through a PPP. It was done by the Department of Public Works in Gauteng.

END.

06 August 2015 - NW2111

James, Ms LV to ask the Minister of Health

Whether his department will provide the results of the surveys on patient satisfaction conducted in health facilities in 2014; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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Reply:

The Provincial Departments of Health have conducted patient satisfaction surveys in health facilities during 2014/15.2.
Nationally 42% of public health facilities conducted patient satisfaction surveys during 2014/15 financial year;
In total 1 810 334 patients participated in surveys at these facilities, and from these 1 377 851 patients were satisfied with services rendered at public health facilities.
In addition STATSA conducts patients satisfaction surveys as part of the Annual Household surveys.

END.

06 August 2015 - NW2700

Cassim, Mr Y to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

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Reply:

(a) Yes, I undertook a trip to China from 09 - 12 September 2014.

(b) No, the Deputy Minister did not travel to China during the 2014/15 financial year.

(c) I was accompanied by my Special Advisor: Mr J Pampallis, Chief Director: International Relations: Mr G Jeppie, Media Liaison Officer: Mr K Nkwanyana, and my Personal Assistant: Ms M Sako.

(i) The purpose of my visit was to participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF), which took place in Tianjin, China, from 09 - 12 September 2014. I was requested by the WEF to chair a working session titled “Skilling STEMS (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths)” on 11 September 2014.

(ii) (aa) The total cost of the visit was R293 416.62.

(bb) The breakdown of costs are as follows:

Flights: R161 485.00
Accommodation: R47 354.65
Ground transport: R34 892.97
Daily allowance: R49 684.00

Compiler/contact persons:

Ext:

DIRECTOR – GENERAL

STATUS:

DATE:

REPLY TO QUESTION 2700 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

STATUS:

DATE:

06 August 2015 - NW2559

Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

(1)With reference to her reply to question 1200 on 12 May 2015, what are the reasons for classifying the requested information as commercially sensitive;

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Link

Reply:

The disclosure of the information requested could compromise the confidentiality of the contracts that Eskom signed with third parties as some parts thereof are commercially sensitive.

06 August 2015 - NW1594

Mpontshane, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

(1)(a) How many criminal dockets were opened with the SA Police Service for (i) failing to comply with water use authorizations or (ii) using water without authorization as required by the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998, and (b) what is the breakdown of the figures for each (i) region and (ii) sector; (2) (a) how many criminal dockets were handed over to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15 financial years for offences in terms of the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998, and (b) what is the breakdown of the figures for each (i) region and (ii) sector; (3) (a) how many criminal dockets for transgressions of the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998, did the NPA decline to prosecute in the specified periods and (b) what is the breakdown of the figures for each (i) region and (ii) sector; (4) how many convictions were secured in each of the specified periods for transgressions of the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998, and (b) what is the breakdown of the figures for each (i) region and (ii) sector; (5) What was the (a) highest monetary fine and (b) longest sentence of direct imprisonment obtained for convictions for offences of transgressions of the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998, in each specified period?

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Reply:

(1)(a) My Department has opened a total of Sixty Seven (67) cases with the South African Police Service (SAPS) for contravening the National Water Act (Act no 36 of 1998) (NWA). (i), one (1) case was opened for not complying with water use authorizations and (ii) Fifty Eight (58) were cases opened for engaging in water uses without authorisation.

(1)(b) Below is the region and sector breakdown of criminal cases opened:

Criminal Cases Opened with SAPS
Region	Sectors
	Mining	Agriculture	Industries	Water Services Authorities	Tourism	Total
Eastern Cape	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free State	-	1	-	7	-	8
Gauteng	2	6	-	-	-	8
KwaZulu-Natal	10	-	1	-	-	11
Limpopo	-	1	-	-	-	1
Mpumalanga	9	14	3	1	1	28
North West	1	2	-	1	-	4
Northern Cape	4	-	-	-	-	4
Western Cape	-	-	2	1	-	3
Total	26	24	6	10	1	67

(2) The relevant Department to answer the question is the South African Police Service (SAPS).

(3) The relevant Department to answer the question is the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).

(4) The relevant Department to answer the question is the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).

(5)(a) The highest monetary fine was One Million Rand (R1 000 000.00) in 2013/2014.

(5)(b) No imprisonment was obtained for convictions for the offences of transgressions of the NWA.

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06 August 2015 - NW2423

Kalyan, Ms SV to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

What amount did (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to it spend on advertising in (i) The Sowetan and (ii) The Daily Sun in the (aa) 2012-13, (bb) 2013-14 and (cc) 2014-15 financial years?

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Reply:

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation did not spend any funds on advertising in the Sowetan and the Daily Sun newspapers during the 2012/2013, 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 financial years.

06 August 2015 - NW239

Volmink, Mr HC to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

With reference to the reply of the Minister of Communications to question 1031 on 27 November 2014. The question was to determine total amount that (a) her department and (b) each of its entities (i) spent on or (ii) budgeted for advertising for each month between 1 January 2013 and 31 July 2014, excluding expenditure transferred though the Department of Communications for advertising.

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Reply:

Between, 1 January 2013 and 31 July 2014, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation has spent funds on advertising as appended hereunder:

Departmental Campaign promotion/advertising : R 980 179.16

ADVERTISING: 1 JANUARY 2013 TO 31 JULY 2014
Placement Date:	Media:	Medium	Amount:

14 February 2013	SA PRESS ASSOCIATION	Print	60 000.00
19 February 2013	THOBELA FM	Radio	114 000.00
22 April 2013	HIGHBURY SAFIKA MEDIA	Print	16 092.00
11 June 2013	SABC	Radio	142 614.00
26 June 2013	HIGHBURY SAFIKA MEDIA	Print	54 628.80
27 June 2013	PICASSO HEADLINE	Print	23 940.00
28 June 2013	ALL MEDIA AFRICA INTERNATIONAL	Print	47 000.00
28 June 2013	HIGHBURY SAFIKA MEDIA	Print	54 628.80
10 October 2013	KAYA FM D8301	Radio	200 000.00
10 October 2013	ALIVE ADVERTSING D7360	Outdoor	143 838.36
23 October 2013	BENHLE MEDIA BN033/ BETHEL HOUSE MEDIA	Print	15 100.00
04 February 2014	HIGHBURY SAFIKA L9478	Print	27 314.40
11 March 2014	KASHAN ADVERTISING R0154	Print	81 022.80
Total			R 980 179.16

Departmental Recruitment Advertising : R11 330 928.45

RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING: 1 JANUARY 2013 TO 31 JULY 2014
Placement Date:	Media:	Medium	Amount

January 2013	Sunday Times, City Press & New Age	Print	477 351.87
January 2013	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	296 082.95
January 2013	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	433 341.05
February 2013	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	472 912.40
March 2013	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	305 499.98
June 2013	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	477 351.87
June 2013	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	359 965.23
June 2013	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	486 045.71
July 2013	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	436 345.71
August 2013	Legal Brief	Print	73 341.05
September 2013	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	394 299.02
September 2013	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	472 912.40
October 2013	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	405 454.98
October 2013	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	436 345.71
October 2013	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	396 082.95
November 2013	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	394 199.36
November 2013	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	477 351.87
November 2013	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	396 082.95
February 2014	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	473 351.87
February 2014	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	396 082.95
February 2014	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	433 341.05
March 2014	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	472 912.40
March 2014	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	305 499.98
March 2014	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	473 352.89
May 2014	Legal Brief	Print	75 155.90
June 2014	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	352 005.07
June 2014	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	396 470.75
June 2014	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	296 370.30
July 2014	Sunday Times & City Press	Print	465 418.23
TOTAL			R11 330 928.45

06 August 2015 - NW620

James, Dr WG to ask the Minister of Health

For each forensic chemistry laboratory in the country, (a) what amount of (i) postmortem and (ii) premortem drunk driving blood alcohol samples were unprocessed as at 28 February 2015 and (b) how many (i) new samples have been received in 2015 and (ii) of these new samples have been processed to date?

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Reply:

(a) (i) Post Mortem unprocessed drunk driving blood alcohol samples:

28 February 2015: 6 980

31 July 2015; 3 964

(ii) Pre Mortem unprocessed drunk driving blood alcohol samples:

28 February 2015: 54 129

31 July 2015; 39 433

(b) (i) New samples that have been received from January 2015 to 31st July 2015: 41 925

(ii) New samples that have been processed from January 2015 to 31st July 2015: 63 431

This means that new samples received by the 31 July 2015 since the beginning of the year are 41 925, but in that period 63 431 samples were processed.

This is because we have divided all samples into two categories. One category is for new samples which must be done immediately to avoid backlogs. The second category is for historically backlog samples. These are done bit-by-bit as soon as the current samples are done. Hence the 20 000 extra samples are from this backlog category.

END.

06 August 2015 - NW1838

Basson, Mr LJ to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

(1)Whether any contracts were awarded without complying with Treasury Regulation 16A8.4 in the (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 financial years; if so, (i) how many contracts were awarded, (ii) what are the details of each contract, (iii) to which project was each such contract linked and (iv) what was the value of each contract; (2) whether any officials were (a) implicated, (b) charged and/or (c) dismissed for their involvement, in each case; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether her department has put any measures in place to stop the contravention of the specified Treasury Regulation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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Reply:

(1)(a) Yes, there were contracts which were awarded without complying with Treasury Regulation 16A8.4 in 2013/2014.

(1)(b) None in 2014/2015.

(1)(b)(i) Four (4) Contracts were awarded.

(1)(b)(ii) Details of each contract awarded listed below:

Name of supplier	Description of Award
Mihle and Ayola General Trading CC	Supply of Material
TD New Look Construction	Supply of Material
Oratile Kgadi Trading CC	Supply of Material
Meondo Trading 392 CC	Repair and Services

(1)(b)(iii) These goods and services were not linked to specific projects but they were normal day to day operational activities.

(1)(b)(iv) The value of each award is indicated below on the amount column:

Name of supplier	Description of Award	Amount
Mihle and Ayola General Trading CC	Supply of Material	R18 724,50
TD New Look Construction	Supply of Material	R 8 669,00
Oratile Kgadi Trading CC	Supply of Material	R15 340,00
Meondo Trading 392 CC	Repair and Services	R 6 508,00

(2)(a) Yes, they were 3 employees who were implicated.

(2)(b) Letters were issued to the employees concerned. Employee Relations is in the process of drawing up the charges, this process will proceed in terms of the Labour Relations Act.

(2)(c) Measures have been put in place to stop the contravention of Treasury Regulations 16A8.4 where employees are disciplined for the transgression and an internal circular was circulated to all employees.

(3) Yes, measures have been put in place by means of an internal circular to all employees to stop the contravention of the specified Treasury Regulation.

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06 August 2015 - NW2560

Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

(1)With reference to her reply to question 1501 on 12 May 2015, what are the reasons for classifying the requested information as commercially sensitive;

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Link

Reply:

The disclosure of the information requested could compromise the confidentiality of the contracts that Eskom signed with third parties as some parts thereof are commercially sensitive.

06 August 2015 - NW2557

Mazzone, Ms NW to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

(1)With reference to her reply to question 1201 on 26 May 2015, what are the reasons for classifying the requested information as commercially sensitive;

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Reply:

The disclosure of the information requested could compromise the confidentiality of the contracts that Eskom signed with third parties as some parts thereof are commercially sensitive.

06 August 2015 - NW2370

Baker, Ms TE to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

(1)With reference to Rand Water’s appointment as water service provider to the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality in the 201314 financial year, how many (a) villages had water at the time of the takeover and (b) more villages have received water since the appointment of Rand Water; (2) what is the status of phase one of the reticulation project; (3) what are the reasons for the escalation in the cost of implementation of phase one from R121 million to R278 million as per council reports; (4) what has been the progress of the reticulation project from the 2013-14 to 2014 15 financial years?

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Reply:

(1)(a) According to Census 2011, 11,9% of the population in Bushbuckridge had access to piped water in their dwellings, the remaining was supplied with water at Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) standard (i.e Boreholes/communal taps) and Water Carts.

(1)(b) A total of 24 villages have received water since the appointment of Rand Water.

(2) All projects which were implemented under Phase 1 to reticulate 24 villages in Bushbuckridge were completed.

(3) Initially, the scope of the work was under estimated, upon assessment and finalization of technical designs of the projects, it was discovered that bulk of the work was not included in the initial scope of the work, therefore additional budget was required to complete the projects.

(4) The intervention was initiated in the 2013/14 financial year, 24 villages were completed in the 2014/15 financial year and a further
15 villages are currently being reticulated.

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06 August 2015 - NW2558

Mazzone, Ms NW to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

(1)Whether, with reference to her reply to question 1275 on 19 May 2015, it is not in the interest of the public to disclose the requested information; if not, why not;

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Link

Reply:

The disclosure of the information requested could compromise the confidentiality of the contracts that Eskom signed with third parties as some parts thereof are commercially sensitive.

05 August 2015 - NW2746

Davis, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Communications

With reference to her comments that the Government is slashing its advertising budget to mainstream newspapers (details furnished), (a) what is her department’s definition of mainstream newspapers and (b) what official publications does her department consider to be mainstream newspapers?

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Reply:

(a) Mainstream newspapers are defined as the dominant or established newspapers in the South African media landscape. This reference is widely understood and used in the collaborative publication Media Landscape 2014, Celebrating 20 Years of South Africa’s Media.

(b) Therefore the mainstream newspapers referred to are commercial newspapers that fall under the following stables: Times Media Group; Caxton, Independent News and Media SA, and Media24.

MR D LIPHOKO

ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL

GCIS

DATE:

MS AF MUTHAMBI, MP

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

DATE:

05 August 2015 - NW402

Lekota, Mr M to ask the President of the Republic

Whether at any stage during the lengthy and substantial security upgrade at his residence in Nkandla, he had requested either the Minister of Police or the Minister of Public Works or any government official to (a) meet with him, (b) inform him, (c) consult with him or (d) furnish him with progress reports regarding (i) plans and drawings for the security upgrade, (ii) estimated costs of each aspect of the upgrades, (iii) name and details of architectural firms to undertake the drawings and supervise the construction, (iv) name and clearance details of the contractors to do the work and (v) the length of time required for the completion of the project; if not, why not; if so, (aa) what official information did he receive at all stages of the security upgrade project and (bb) how did he respond to the information provided to him 2) Whether at any stage he had raised any queries as to why non-security upgrades were being constructed or provided for at Nkandla; if not, why not?

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Reply:

I set out in a detailed report to Parliament the facts and circumstances of which I had knowledge relating to the security enhancements at my Nkandla residence. The report is attached for ease of reference.

NW478E

05 August 2015 - NW236

Maimane, Mr MA to ask the President of the Republic

With reference to the recommendation made by the Public Protector, in the report titled Secure in Comfort, that he repays a reasonable percentage of the costs of the measures involved in building his private Nkandla residence, (a) what progress has been made in the determination and calculation of said costs and (b) on what date will the repayment of the said costs be made?

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Reply:

All reports, including my report to Parliament, are currently under consideration by the Adhoc Committee on the Police Minister’s Nkandla Report appointed by Parliament. Such committee is still seized with the matter and in the circumstances it would be improper and premature for me to comment.

NW110E

05 August 2015 - NW1880

Volmink, Mr HC to ask the Minister of Health

Since 1 January 2015, has his department installed generators at any of (a) its offices or (b) the offices of the entities reporting to him as a result of load shedding; if so, what is the total cost of the (i) installation and (ii) running of these generators?

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Reply:

CIVITAS BUILDING:

(i) No. The National Department of Health has not installed any generator since 1 January 2015.

(ii) The existing generator installation costs were included in the overall major upgrading of the building four which was completed in 2010. The running costs are included in the monthly rental payment to Public Works.

Forensic Chemistry Laboratories buildings (4)

(i) No generators were installed at the three forensic chemistry laboratories ( Pretoria; Johannesburg and Cape Town) since 1st January 2015.. The National Department of Health has not installed any generator since 1 January 2015.

A new generator has been installed at the newly operational Forensic Chemistry Laboratory in Durban (85 Magwaza Maphalala street) on 31 March 2015 at a cost of R294,120.00 as a standard feature for any of our forensic laboratories.

(ii) The maintenance costs are included in the monthly rental payment to the Department of Public Works.

Medical Bureau for Occupational Disease (MBOD) /Compesation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases (CCOD)

(i) No. The National Department of Health has not installed any generator since at the MBOD/ CCOD building since 1 January 2015.

(ii) The generator installation costs were included in the overall major upgrading of the building four which was completed in 2007. The running costs are included in the monthly rental payment to Public Works.

PUBLIC ENTITIES:

The South African Medical Research Council

(i) In the process of replacing the generator at an estimated cost of R1 500 000.00.

(ii) There is no actual fuel consumption data to provide cost nor associated maintenance cost as the installation has not been started. The specifications for fuel consumption for the generator that will be installed are 199 g/kwh to 206 g/kwh at 100% capacity.

The Council for Medical Schemes

(i) In the current year the old generator was replaced at a total cost of R569, 621. The amount includes a trade in / rebate amount on the old generator set.

The Council for Medical Schemes has a service level agreement with the supplier to test and maintain the generator at a contractual rate. Actual running costs of the generator for the period 1 January 2015 to 30 May 2015, including total cost paid to the supplier for servicing and replacing parts amounts to R19, 618. R27, 221 was spent on diesel. (The estimated running costs of diesel are estimated at R1, 575 per load shedding event.)

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05 August 2015 - NW2631

Kalyan, Ms SV to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

Whether his department is developing a protocol to (a) document and (b) receive climate refugees; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?NW3006

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Reply:

(a) There is no specific protocol in place for climate refugees. The department is not presently developing a protocol to document climate refugees.

The Refugees Act No 130 of 1998 provides for the documentation of all asylum seekers and refugees respectively in terms of section 22 and 24 (3) of the Act.

Refugee status is granted on merit and on the credibility of each asylum claim in terms of provisions transcribed under section 3 of the Refugees Act No 130 of 1998 which stipulates that, a person qualifies for refugee status for the purposes of this Act if that person –

(i) Owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted by reason of his or her race, tribe, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group, is outside the country of his or her nationality and is unable or unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country, or, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his or her former habitual residence is unable or, owing to such fear, unwilling to return to it; or

(ii) Owing to external aggression, occupation, foreign domination or events seriously disturbing or disrupting public order in either a part or the whole of his or her country of origin or nationality, is compelled to leave his or her place of habitual residence in order to seek refuge elsewhere; or

(iii) Is a dependant of a person contemplated in paragraph (i) or (ii).

As part of the existing protocol to document refugees, the department provides enabling documents to recognised refugees such as Refugee Certification in terms of section 27(C), Refugee Identity Documents in terms of section 30 (1) and Refugee Travel Documents in terms of section 31.

(b) The department is not developing a protocol to receive climate refugees. This is because refugee status is already clearly outlined in the current legislation and international protocols. Section 21 of the Refugees Act No 130 of 1998 provides for the reception of all those who - because of reasons indicated in Section 3 of the same Act – have been forced to migrate and seek asylum in South Africa.

Asylum seekers are received, registered, accepted and processed with their claims adjudicated according to the relevant domestic legislation (The Constitution, Refugees Act No 130 of 1998) and international protocols (1951 UN Convention, the 1967 Protocol and the 1969 OAU Protocol).

05 August 2015 - NW623

Volmink, Mr HC to ask the Minister of Health

(1)What was the intake of (a) interns, (b) community service medical officers and (c) registrars in KwaZulu-Natal in (i) 2009, (ii) 2010, (iii) 2011, (iv) 2012, (v) 2013, (vi) 2014 and (vii) 2015; (2) whether there has been a decrease in the intake in any of these categories in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015; if so, what were the reasons for the decrease in each category; (3) (a) what amount was allocated for compensation of these posts in each category (i) in the 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15 financial years and (b) how was this money actually spent?

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Reply:

(a) Interns

Year

Number

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

350

371

374

361

369

384

271

(b) Community Service Medical Officers

Year

Number

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

223

229

202

193

198

215

230

(c) Registrars

Year

Number

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

150

170

209

194

165

2. (a) 2014:

(i) Interns – Yes.

As a result of the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine at the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) reverting to a six-year programme for medical students there were no students in 2014 completing the sixth year and this reduced the number of students that could be placed for internship.

(ii) Community Service Medical Officers – No decrease.

(iii) Registrars – Yes, due to limited available funding.

3. (a) (i) and (ii) No fixed amount was allocated.

(b) (i) 2013-14

Interns: R363,583,000.00

Community Service Medical Officers: R138,136,500.00

Registrars: R471,970,000.00

(ii) 2014-15

Medical Interns: R373,614,200.00

Community Service Medical Officers: R155,466,000.00

Registrars: R430,000,000.00

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05 August 2015 - NW2600

Volmink, Mr HC to ask the Minister of Health

Whether, with regard to the development of Portions 87, 148, 149 and the remainder of Portion 1 of the farm Rietfontein 61 IR, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, the Sizwe Tropical Disease Hospital will be moved or relocated; if not, (a) what is to happen to the patients currently at the hospital and (b) where will new patients go to; if so, (i) where is the hospital to be relocated, (ii) at what cost and (iii) when will the relocation commence?

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Reply:

Portions 87, 148, 149 were sold through an open tender by the Department of Local Government and Housing. As part of the agreement with the successful bidder, the Sizwe Tropical Disease Hospital will be relocated to a site opposite Edenvale Hospital.

(a) The patience currently at the Hospital will remain at the Hospital until relocation. Any patients that will be at the Hospital when the new premises is complete will be relocated to the new premises.

(b) New patients will continue to be admitted at the Hospital until the relocation, after which all new patients will be admitted at the new premises.

(i) The Hospital will be relocated to a site opposite Edenvale Hospital;

(ii) As part of the agreement with the successful bidder, the successful bidder will relocate the Hospital at his own cost;

(iii) The relocation will only commence once the developer complete the construction and commissioning of the new premises.

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05 August 2015 - NW1863

Redelinghuys, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Health

(1)What is the average ambulance response time at ODI District Hospital in Mabopane; 2) (a) which area does the specified hospital serve and (b) what is the size of this area in square kilometers; (3) which hospitals serve wards 9, 12, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 24 in Tshwane?

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Reply:

The EMS Priority 1 (P1) response rate under 60 minutes in the Odi District is 78.7%;

The EMS Priority 1 (P1) urban response rate under 15 minutes in the Odi District is 40.4%.

The provincial average response times are indicated below:

Indicator	Period
Sort Order	Indicator Name	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	Grand Total
104	EMS call transport rate	89.2	97.7	92.1	90.4	92.5
105	EMS inter-facility transfer rate	0.0	0.0	88.5	90.4	42.9
106	EMS obstetric client transport rate	36.5	31.1	31.9	34.9	33.4
107	EMS operational ambulance coverage (annualized)
109	EMS operational Obstetric Emergency Unit coverage
110	EMS P1 call response under 60 minutes rate	46.7	100.0	50.0	100.0	78.7
111	EMS P1 rural responses under 40 minutes rate
112	EMS P1 urban response under 15 minutes rate	46.7	28.6	50.0	45.0	40.0
334	EMS P1 Urban Maternity and obstetric call under 15 minutes response rate	100.0	100.0

(a) It serves Ga-Rankuwa, Mabopane, Soshanguve and Winterveldt, in Gauteng Province.

(b) Botshabelo, Hebron, Hoekfontein, Kgabalatsane, Klipgat, Koedoespoort,Kromkuil, Madidi, Makau, Makaunyane, Mothutlung, Odinburg, Rabokala – all in North West Province.

2. Odi Hospital, which refers to Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital.

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04 August 2015 - NW1708

Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Health

(1)(a) How many state operated abortion facilities in Mpumalanga are currently operational, (b) what is the legal gestation period to perform an abortion, (c) how accessible is illegal and/or unsafe abortion and (d) what is the cost of an abortion; (2) (a) what were the (i) legal and (ii) illegal abortion statistics for the (aa) 2012-13, (bb) 2013-14 and (cc) 2014-15 financial years, (b) how many deaths were caused by illegal and/or unsafe abortions, (c) what (i) was the (aa) legal and (bb) illegal and/or unsafe abortion ratio and (ii) were the statistics of children between the ages of 12 and 16 who had abortions and (d) how many of these children had the consent of the parents to do so; (3) whether any study or research has been undertaken by (a) his department or the (b) Mpumalanga Health Department into (i) why women seek abortions from illegal or unsafe providers and (ii) abortion rates in comparison with the rest of the world; if so, in each case what were the findings; (4) what plan of action does his department have in place to prevent unsafe abortion statistics from escalating in Mpumalanga?

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Reply:

(1) (a) A total of 6 facilities in Mpumalanga are currently operational.

(b) Please refer to the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1996 (Act No. 92 of 1996)

(c) and (d) The Department of Health provides the service at no cost to the clients if indigent and costs are determined depending on the income of the patient in public hospitals as for any other medical condition.

(2) (a) (i) Legal termination of pregnancy statistics are recorded below:

	(aa) 2012-2013	(bb) 2013 - 2014	(cc) 2014- 2015
	3,104	3,046	2,539

(ii) The National and Provincial Departments of Health do not keep a record of illegal abortion statistics.

(b) This is not known as statistics for illegal abortions are not recorded separately.

(ii) Statistics of children between the age 12 and 16 years who had terminations of pregnancy over the periods are:

PERIOD	NUMBER
2012-2013	55
2013-2014	49
2014-2015	52

(d) “The provisions of the Choice of Termination Act, Act No. 92 Of 1996: Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act92, 1996. Is applicable with respect to consent.

(3) (a)-(b) No study has been conducted by both National Department of Health or the Mpumalanga Health Department that we are aware off.

(4) The Department of Health provides Termination of Pregnancy (TOP) in the designated health facilities which comply with the prescripts of the CTOP Act for safe performance of the procedure. The Department is continuously conducting value clarification workshops to address the issue of limited TOP services.

In addition the Department is conducting Manual Vacuum Aspiration training in partnership with partners that support the implementation of TOP services has introduced medical abortion services to increase access to this service.

However, the key to reducing unwanted pregnancies is to increase knowledge and access to sexual and reproductive health services. In line with this the department launched a revised Contraceptive Policy and introduced the contraception implant as a new and additional contraception method to increase the range of contraceptives available to woman.

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04 August 2015 - NW2060

James, Ms LV to ask the Minister of Health

Whether his department has any plans in place to assist young people to easily access family planning centres in order to prevent teenage pregnancy; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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Reply:

The Department of Health has several initiatives to assist young people to access contraceptive and family planning services.

- Ensuring that all primary health care facilities are adolescent and youth friendly. Facilities that are classified as youth friendly need the following standards:

Policies and processes to support adolescent and youth health rights available;
Provision of safe and supportive environment;
Systems to train and develop staff on youth issues;
Individualised care with privacy and confidentiality maintained; and
Effective referral systems in place.

The Department has contracted and NGO (loveLife) to assist with the training of clinic personnel and to ensure that standards listed above are in place. We have trained 615 health professionals during the past year and will be training an additional 375 during this financial year.

An effort to increase condom use among the youth in particular, the Department has decided to procure coloured and scented male condoms. A contract to supply 50 million coloured and scented condoms has been awarded and 38 million have already been distributed in universities and TVET colleges. The distribution of these condoms is a partnership between the Departments of Higher Education and Training and of Health – the ‘First Things First’ campaign for institutions of higher learning – which has been implemented on an annual basis since 2011. The aim of this campaign is to offer HIV counselling and testing, Medical Male Circumcision (MMC), TB screening, condom distribution, appropriate prevention messages and treatment referrals to the students in Universities and TVETs. Condoms are also distributed during HCT as dual protection against unplanned pregnancies, STIs and HIV. Over 100 000 students were reached in the last financial year;
In order to expand the range of contraceptive commodities available the Department introduced the sub-dermal implant in April 2014 and to date more than 850,000 women have had the implant inserted. Although the implant method was not specifically targeted at the youth, earlier indications seem to be showing that the majority of the 850 000 women are actually young people who have never been on any contraception before;

In collaboration with Soul City, the Society for Family Health and Stellenbosch University and funding from a development partner, the Department is implementing the ‘Families Matter’ project whose objective is to prepare youth to make informed health choices, including sexual and reproductive health choices. The project is currently running in Gauteng, KwaZulu Natal, Free State, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape and Western Cape;

With funding from the Department of Health and Global Fund, Soul City is implementing the Rise Women’s clubs (the clubs target young women between 15-24 years of age with health education messages and has currently reached 17,000 young women through 1 000 Rise Young Women’s clubs) and Soul Buddies clubs (to empower primary school children to make healthy life choices). In addition, the Department of Health funds loveLife’s ground breakers programme which is a peer-to-peer programme that focuses on learners in high school and out of school and empowers them to make healthy life choices;

As part of the Integrated School Health Programme (which is a collaborative programme between the Departments of Health and of Basic Education), school health teams provide age-appropriate messages and information to learners in both primary and secondary schools.

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04 August 2015 - NW1842

James, Ms LV to ask the Minister of Health

Whether he has set clear criteria for the removal of underperforming hospital managers as per the goals listed in the National Development Plan; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will the criteria be set; if so, what are the criteria?

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Reply:

Yes, there are clear criteria set for the removal of underperforming hospital managers as per the goals listed in the National Development Plan (NDP).

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04 August 2015 - NW1294

Bhanga, Mr BM to ask the Minister of Health

With reference to his reply to question 439 on 17 March 2015, (a) how many initiates in each province were admitted to hospital during the 2014-15 summer initiation season and (b) what were the types of injuries suffered by the initiates in this period requiring them to be hospitalised?

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Reply:

(a) The table below reflects the details in this regard.

PROVINCE	ADMISSIONS
Eastern Cape	284

Other provinces do not collect this information as the boys arrive at health facilities as general patients and not as initiates. The Eastern Cape Province is able to collect the information because the boys are brought by members of initiation monitoring teams at hospitals.

(b) The types of injuries suffered by the initiates in this period requiring them to be hospitalised were as follows:

Penile mutilations including amputations
Assaults

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