Questions and Replies

Reply:

(i) No official vehicle has been purchased for use for the Minister since 08 May 2019.

(ii) Approval was obtained for the procurement of official vehicles for both Deputy Ministers on 14 October 2021. Official orders were placed on 01 December 2021 with the approved suppliers for both vehicles:

Deputy Minister Mashego Dlamini

(a) Toyota

(b) Fortuner 2.8 GD-6 VX A/T

(c) 2022

(d) R667 333.50

(e) Vehicle delivered in June 2022

Deputy Minister Botes

(a) Audi

(b) Q5 TDI QUATTRO S TRONIC

(C) 2022

(d) R718 459.99

(e) Vehicle delivered in September 2022

Reply:

According to the information received from Transnet:

The Port of Maputo serves two roles to South Africa: as an extension of the South African complementary port system and as a competitor.

In the role as an extension of the South African complementary port system, the Port of Maputo provides import and export capacity that cannot be met by Transnet Port Terminals thus assisting with maintaining fluidity in the South African freight logistics system. Transnet allocates cargo to Maputo on an equitable basis to ensure that the system doesn’t choke, i.e., Richards Bay and Durban cannot accommodate all cargo from the hinterland, therefore, the Port of Maputo provides an alternative to execute Customer demand, especially when Transnet Port Terminals are oversubscribed.

Over the past three years, the Port of Maputo recorded significant growth in bulk commodities like Chrome, Coal and Magnetite, and negligible growth in the container business. Transnet is implementing strategies to improve the availability and reliability of plant and equipment to enable the clawing-back of cargo volumes that migrated to Maputo port due to operational inefficiencies.

High-level initiatives to enable volume claw-back include, but are not limited to:

• long-term partnerships with Original Equipment Manufacturers to reduce response time to plant and equipment failures

• implementing a reliability-based maintenance regime

• implementing continuous improvement initiatives as identified in the turnaround plan to drive the achievement of terminals-wide performance norms

• introduction of the 4th shift operation philosophy to improve throughput, performance levels and ultimately Customer satisfaction.

 

 

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved/Comments

Jacky Molisane P J Gordhan, MP

Acting Director-General Minister

Date: Date:

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1. No.

Employees and businesses operating in South Africa are generally subject to taxation in SA on the income derived from those SA activities. This is because the originating cause of the amount being received as income is the physical work that is undertaken to generate that income, which is located in SA (known as income from an SA source). However, most jurisdictions, including SA, also tax persons based on their being resident in those jurisdictions (known as residence-based taxation).

This could result in double taxation for the person concerned, as income may be taxed in SA based on that income being from an SA source while also being taxed in the jurisdiction where the person is a resident. To alleviate the problem of double taxation, SA has entered into a network of 79 tax treaties (23 jurisdictions in Africa and 56 jurisdictions in the rest of the world, mostly with SA’s main trading partners). Although the treaties are based on the OECD and UN models, there are variations between them depending on their age and the outcome of the negotiations between SA and the other jurisdictions. A list of the jurisdictions with which SA has tax treaties is available on the SARS website.

Under SA domestic law, SA will have the right to tax the employment income generated from the services rendered in SA. However, one of the rules generally found in a tax treaty, which will take precedence over domestic law, is that if the remote worker is in SA working for a foreign employer for less than 183 days in a twelve-month period, the employee’s country of residence will have the sole right to tax that income. No tax will be payable in SA and the remote worker should not register with SARS for income tax purposes. There are some exceptions to this rule, such as if the remote worker’s foreign employer has a tax presence (generally, a fixed place of business known for tax purposes as a “permanent establishment”) in SA; or if a South African business carries the cost of the remote worker’s employment by means of, for example, a cost recharge or service fee. In such cases, SA will have the right to tax the remote worker from day one.

Where the remote worker is in South Africa for more than 183 days in a twelve-month period, South Africa has a right to tax the remote worker on the income derived from working in SA, even if the foreign employer has no connection to SA. The remote worker will, therefore, have to register with SARS for income tax purposes and pay tax in SA on that income. As the foreign employer will not be deducting employees’ tax, the remote worker will be required to pay provisional tax every six months. The relevant provisions for the relief from double taxation in the employee’s jurisdiction of residence, set out in the tax treaty or the legislation of the jurisdiction of residence, will then come into play.

If there is no tax treaty between SA and the remote worker’s home jurisdiction, SA will tax the remote worker on the income generated in SA from day one.

A similar but not identical analysis applies if the remote worker is not an employee but instead renders independent personal services, such as a consultant with multiple foreign clients.

2. (a) The 1st phase of the SARS Traveller Management System was implemented during November 2022. As part of the implementation plan, the Communication and Marketing strategy included extensive public and private stakeholders’ engagements with, amongst other, the Department of Tourism; Department of Sports, Arts and Culture; Inter Ministerial Consultative Committee (IMCC); Border Technical Committee; Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO); Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC); Continental and Regional structures such as Southern African Development Community (SADC) and African Union (AU); WesGrow; Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA); and the Southern Africa Tourism Service Association (SATSA).

Furthermore, as part of making it easy for travelers to comply with their legal obligation, SARS also embarked on education and awareness initiatives such as a Traveller management webinar, digital advertising platforms, and a Traveller management webpage. Post implementation feedback sessions were also held with public and private stakeholders as part of continuous improvement.

The system was rolled out to all airports by September 2023 followed by specific land (Beitbridge and Skilpadshek), and seaports (Cape Town harbour) as pilot implementation. We are in process of finalizing roll-out at remaining ports. In order to make compliance easier a mobile app was implemented in December 2023, and we are currently developing additional functionality such as an online payment module, temporary import permits and the registration of goods for reimportation.

At this stage completion of the electronic Traveller Declaration is voluntary, and once the necessary legal provisions have been approved, it will be enforced as mandatory during the course of 2024.

b) The online Traveller declaration system enables travellers entering or leaving the Republic to meet their legal obligation to declare goods including currency in their possession before travelling and paying applicable taxes. The online declaration system is accessible through SARS website, Mobi-App and mobile device applications. Through this approach,

• The system creates a seamless process for compliant travellers at ports of entry/exit through providing the facility for pre-arrival automated declarations supported through integrated risk management and 3rd party data systems.
• Provides for the possibility of a coordinated border or whole of government approach to strengthen controls to detect and deter illicit activities such as illicit financial flows, prohibited and restricted goods, etc.
• Create awareness and provide clarity to build a culture of voluntary compliance.  

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1. Detailed list of the 14 infrastructure projects recommended for a forensic investigation as highlighted by the Auditor-General’s report of 2019

	Project
1	Rock Art Tourism Phase 2, Eastern cape
2	Building of a Guest House 1 & 2, Free State
3	Sentinel Peal Car Access, Free State
4	Mnisi, Limpopo
5	VhaTsonga 1 & 2, Limpopo
6	Kamiesburg, Northern Cape
7	Nyandeni, Eastern Cape
8	Mthonsi Lodge, eastern cape
9	Qatywa, Eastern cape
10	Six Day Hiking Trail, Eastern Cape
11	Muzi Pan, Kwazulu-Natal
12	Sekhukhune, Limpopo
13	Tisane, Limpopo
14	Manyane Lodge, North West

(2)(a) Who were the officials presiding over the infrastructure projects that were under her department during the 2019 period?

Ms Morongoa Ramphela - DDG

Ms Lerato Matlakala – Chief Director

Mr Jonga Kuhlane – Director

Mr Thulani Sibeko – Director

Ms Mbali Zama - Director

Mr Thulani Mhlanga – Deputy Director (Project Manager)

Ms Lufuno Netangaheni – Deputy Director (Project Manager)

Mr Mandisi Mququ – Deputy Director (Project Manager)

Mr Brandon Canham – Deputy Director (Project Manager)

Ms Sandra Mocumi – Deputy Director (Project Manager)

Mr Godukile Mbolekwa – Deputy Director (Project Manager)

Ms Nonkululeko Madela – Deputy Director (Project Manager)

(2)(b)(i) What were the original project values per project?

	Project	Budget
1	EC Rock Art Tourism Phase 2	R 4,750,000
2	FS Building of a Guest House 1 & 2	R 34,234,974
3	FS Sentinel Peal Car Access	R 11,432,622
4	LP Mnisi	R 10,940,000
5	LP VhaTsonga 1 & 2	R 9,185,000
6	NC Kamiesburg	R 5,100,000
7	EC Nyandeni	R 7,600,000
8	EC Mthonsi Lodge	R 28,215,000
9	EC Qatywa	R 23,750,000
10	EC Six Day Hiking Trail	R 9,405,000
11	KZN Muzi Pan	R 12,447,480
12	LP Sekhukhune	R 10,622,500
13	LP Tisane	R 18,227,174
14	NW Manyane	R 48,465,113

(2)(b)(ii) What were the reasons for the variance between the fair value and expenditure incurred per project?

The reasons as per the AGSA findings include:

• Payments made to implementer for work not fully done;
• Ineffective identification, scoping and sourcing of projects;
• Scope of work changes not evaluated and pre-approve;
• Reports on Work-in-Progress were not reliable; and
• Poor quality of work.

Reply:

According to the information received from Transnet:

Multiple long-term strategies are being employed in the Ports of Richards Bay and Durban to reduce congestion in the port precincts. These include:

a) - Greater emphasis on the use of back-of-port storage facilities to minimize road congestion in the port. Durban is working on a mass container evacuation to the back-of-port facility to free up space and improve efficiencies in the terminal.

• Better traffic management in the city precincts through the truck appointment systems and cargo tracking app in the container terminals in Durban.

b) - Improving the rail transportation to and from the port thereby decreasing the reliance on road transport. Cargo owners are encouraged to take up rail contracts in Richards Bay for bulk commodities.

• Optimising terminal operations such as the implementation of a truck staging area in Richards Bay to reduce the number of trucks inside the port precinct.
• Better traffic management in the city precincts through the truck appointment systems and cargo tracking app in the container terminals in Durban.
• The root cause of inefficiencies at Richards Bay Multipurpose Terminal (MPT) and Dry Bulk Terminal (DBT) are mainly due to lack of investment in infrastructure. Competition has invested in far superior handling technology while RCB is still using technology from 40 years ago.
• The DBT will be investing in infrastructure through partnerships for major bulk-handling equipment. The MPT is introducing business process re-engineering and contemporary materials-handling-equipment to produce desired efficiencies.

 

 

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved/Comments

Jacky Molisane P J Gordhan, MP

Acting Director-General Minister

Date: Date:

Reply:

(1)

(a) Accommodation	(b) Air Travel	(c) Ground transportation	(d) Entertainment	(e) Other ancillary expenses
R838 576,58	R325 238,64	R260 014,26	-	R125 258,00

(2) National Treasury covered the cost of the department’s delegation only.

(3) The costs were covered from the budget of the Minister and the International and Regional Economic Policy Division.

Reply:

1. Whether all variations/deviations incurred were properly authorized; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

I have been informed that the details are contained in the Annual Report of 2019 on the Department’s Website: https://www.tourism.gov.za/ResourceCentre/Pages/Reports.aspx

(2)(a) Whether there were any irregular activities in the management of the specified projects; if so, what are the relevant details of the irregularities?

Details of the findings are contained in the Annual Performance Report of 2018/ 2019 as well as in the Auditor General’s presentation to the Portfolio Committee on 8 October 2019.

https://www.tourism.gov.za/ResourceCentre/Pages/Reports.aspx.

(2)(b) and (2) (c) consequence management measures were taken against officials who were responsible for overseeing and/or residing over these projects and what are the specified measures;

(i) Disciplinary Process: Seven employees who were directly involved in the management of the projects were charged with gross financial misconduct and gross negligence. Two were not found guilty of the charges preferred against them. The Department has referred these cases to the Labour Court to review the ruling of the Chairperson of the disciplinary hearing. The parties, being the department represented by the State Attorney and the employees, represented by their lawyers are currently exchanging and the cases will be set down for hearing at the Labour Court in due course when pleading has closed.

(ii) Criminal Charges - The Department, following the provisions of the PFMA regarding allegations of financial misconduct, opened criminal cases with the South African Police Services (SAPS), against the implicated officials. SAPS investigations are currently underway.

(3) Will the Minister furnish Ms H Ismail with the basic account system payment reports on all projects from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2022; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

The Financial Reports and Audited Financial statements are contained in the Annual Report (s) on the department’s website.

https://www.tourism.gov.za/ResourceCentre/Pages/Reports.aspx

The Department’s Annual Performance Reports older than 2010 are available in Parliament’s Library and will be listed as the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.

Reply:

1. (a) NSFAS received 1,936,330 bursary applications for the 2024 academic year (to date i.e. 07 March 2024).

(b) (i) The total number of applicants that qualified is 1 258 509.

(ii) The total number of applicants that did not qualify is 230 669.

(c)(i) Total number that was approved is 1 258 509.

(ii) Total number that was rejected is 230 669.

(d) (i) 1 258 509 of the qualifying students were approved.

(ii) 19 149 have submitted appeals.

(iii) 230 669 will not be catered for as they have been rejected.

2. The common reasons for rejection of the bursary applications at NSFAS are based on the following.

a) financial eligibility criteria where family income is above the NSFAS threshold of R350 000,

b) failure to meet academic eligibility criteria, such as the N+ rule.

Reply:

1. No correspondence has been received by the National Treasury relating to the Sale and Purchase Agreement and the proof of funds necessary for the Strategic Equity Partnership transaction.

2. National Treasury did not conduct a review of the Strategic Equity Partnership transaction as it was not subject to section 54(2) of the PFMA. Once the Sale and Purchase Agreement is received by the National Treasury, it will be reviewed to determine whether it poses risk to the fiscus through fiscal obligations.

3. No details have been received by National Treasury on the compensation to be received by government for the sale of the majority shareholding to the Takatso Consortium. The details are contained in the Sale and Purchase Agreement which National Treasury was not involved in the negotiation thereof. National Treasury currently has no details related to the sale other than what has been made publicly available by the Department of Public Enterprises.

4. SAA submitted PFMA section 54 applications for the disposal of wide-body aircraft and non-core property that formed part of the old Durban International Airport. The Minister of Finance has approved both transactions.

Reply:

1. Will the Minister furnish Ms H Ismail with a list of the contractors appointed to the ​projects; if not, why not; if so, by what date does she envisage doing so?

	Project	Implementing Agent
1	EC Rock Art Tourism Phase 2	African Implementation Management Services Pty Ltd
2	FS Building of a Guest House 1 & 2	Phase 1: Nambo Property & Project Manager cc t/a Nombo Mabhele Phase 2: River Ranger Management
3	FS Sentinel Peal Car Access	Hentig 2715 (Pty) Ltd
4	LP Mnisi	African Implementation Management Services Pty Ltd
5	LP VhaTsonga 1 & 2	African Implementation Management Services Pty Ltd
6	NC Kamiesburg	Ishabi Pty Ltd
7	EC Nyandeni	Nyandeni Development Trust
8	EC Mthonsi Lodge	MBB Consulting Services
9	EC Qatywa	Makhanyeni Housing Estate (Pty) Ltd
10	EC Six Day Hiking Trail	Simply Indigenous cc
11	KZN Muzi Pan	Rich Rewards Trading 34 (PTY) Ltd | Reg No: 2003/022344/07 T / A Sigma International
12	LP Sekhukhune	Mabhucu Construction Suppliers Cc
13	LP Tisane	Baitsenape Investments cc
14	NW Manyane	Re A Aga Infrastructure (Pty) Ltd

2. Whether any of the contractors appointed have been red flagged for future appointments; if not, what is the position in each case; if so, what are the further, relevant details?

No contractor was red flagged; however, the matters have been reported to the police and civil litigation is being pursued through the Office of the State Attorney.

Reply:

a) During the 2022/23 financial year, the Department of Home Affairs issued 30 asylum transit visas in terms of Section 23 of the Immigration Act, Act 13 of 2002.

b) In the 2023/24 financial year to date, the Border Management Authority issued 61 asylum transit visas in terms of Section 23 of the Immigration Act, Act 13 of 2002.

END.

Reply:

According to the information received from Transnet:

Preliminary competitor analysis demonstrates that the Trans-Kalahari Railway project and port developments in Namibia will have a minimal impact on Transnet Port Terminal’s long term volume growth. This is chiefly due to the following reasons:

• At the time of commercial operation of the Trans-Kalahari railway project, Transnet would have stabilized its rail and terminal operations as per the approved turnaround plan thus significantly reducing Customer churn rate.

• Transnet will continue with the implementation of long-term contracting regimes with predictable commercial arrangements. This will ensure volume growth and long-term sustainability for the Iron Ore and Manganese Customers who are targeted by the Trans-Kalahari project.

• Transnet is future-proofing its operations by creating additional capacity in line with Customer validated demand to neutralize any potential volume and revenue leakage.

Transnet must anticipate competition from other ports and rail corridors and “raise the bar” in respect of both infrastructure maintenance and operational efficiency. This is now taking place under the rubric of the Transnet Recovery Plan, notwithstanding the huge financial, operational and governance damage done during the State Capture period.

 

 

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved/Comments

Jacky Molisane P J Gordhan, MP

Acting Director-General Minister

Date: Date:

Reply:

Question 1

The total revenue collection from the plastic bag levy since its introduction in 2004 amounted to R5.3 billion. Table 1 below shows the revenue collections for the period 2004 to 2023.

Table 1: Plastic bag revenue collection (2004 to 2023)

Fiscal year	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Revenue (R million)	41,2	61,4	75,1	86,3	78,6	110,5	257,1	160,6	150,8	169,2
Fiscal year	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Revenue (R million)	174,3	183,3	231,9	241,3	300,4	317,9	579,8	658,2	679,8	778,4

Question 2

In 2004, government introduced the plastic bag levy as part of a package of measures to promote the reduction, reuse, recycling and diversion of plastic bags away from landfills. These measures included a regulation on the minimum thickness of plastic bags; disclosure and transparency of the costs of plastic shopping bags by retailers; regulation of the type and amount of ink to be used for printing on bags; awareness and market promotion for recycled materials; and prohibition of plastic bag imports.

The levy gives effect to the polluter pays principle and is aimed at internalising the negative environmental and health costs of plastic bag production, use and disposal into the retail price of plastic bags. It contributes towards government’s goal of zero waste to landfill as set out in the 2020 National Waste Management Strategy and target for 100 percent recycled materials in plastic bags by 2027.

i) The ringfencing of tax revenues is not supported. Ringfencing introduces rigidities into the budget process and breaks the link between a budget allocation and efficient spending. Such practices prevent the continuous evaluation and modification of tax and spending programmes and could result in a misallocation of public funds where there may be too much or too little spending on a particular government priority.

ii) Revenues raised from taxes flow into the National Revenue Fund and are allocated to government priorities as part of the budget process. Although the plastic levy is not ringfenced, public funds are allocated to environmental protection and waste management initiatives of the Department of Forestry Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE). Details on the expenditure allocations to the Environmental and the Chemicals and Waste Management programmes are provided below.

• a) Programme 6: Environmental Programmes

The DFFE coordinates the implementation of green economy projects in the environment sector under the Expanded Public Works Programme and provides monitoring and evaluation support to the programmes. This includes the War on Waste, Working for the Coast, Working for Wetlands, People and Parks, open space management, and the Working for Water, Energy, Fire, and Forests programmes.

Table 2 below shows the spending allocations to the different subprogrammes amounting to about R11.2 billion from 2020/21 to 2023/24 and estimated allocations of R8.7 billion over the medium term up to 2026/27.

Table 2: Environmental Programmes expenditure trends and estimates by subprogramme and economic classification

Subprogramme (R million)	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25	2025/26	2026/27
Environmental Programmes Management	109,5	293,5	1 057,1	7,9	6,9	7,8	8,1
Environmental Programme Region 1	446,8	471,5	2 041,3	919,5	913,2	987,7	1 119,9
Environmental Programme Region 2	1 557,4	1 249,4	6,1	1 064,6	1 214,9	1 150,7	1 180,9
Environmental Programme Region 3	446,8	471,5	61,9	815,9	553,7	626,1	614,2
Sector Coordination and Quality Management	56,8	100,4		112,2	104,8	110,5	117,9
Total	2 617,3	2 586,3	3 166,3	2 920,0	2 793,4	2 882,8	3 041,1

Source: National Treasury

 

• b) Chemicals and Waste Management Programme

The objectives of the Chemicals and Waste Management programme are to oversee, monitor and evaluate the performance of the waste sector, ensuring that less waste is generated, and existing waste is better managed. Seven (7) subprogrammes for chemicals and waste management, including Integrated Waste Management, Hazardous Waste Management and Licensing, Chemicals and Waste Economy Programme Coordination and the Waste Bureau are implemented.

For the period 2020/21 to 2023/24, about R2 billion was allocated to the chemicals and waste programme, with R1.4 billion allocated to the Waste Bureau, accounting for about 68 per cent of the total budget, as shown in Table 3 below. The estimated allocation to the programme over the medium term from 2024/25 to 2026/27 is R2 billion.

Table 3: Chemicals and Waste Management expenditure trends and estimates by subprogramme and economic classification

Subprogramme (R million)	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25	2025/26	2026/27
Chemicals and Waste Management	6,1	5,9	26,3	7,1	7,6	7,9	8,2
Hazardous Waste Management and Licensing	26,0	29,8	27,1	33,4	37,9	39,5	41,1
Integrated Waste Management	17,3	46,5	113,0	47,3	47,9	49,9	51,1
Chemicals and Waste Management Policy and Specialized Monitoring Services	14,9	60,9	27,8	50,4	52,7	53,8	57,6
Chemicals and Waste Economy Programme Coordination	11,2	16,5	16,7	21,3	21,0	22,1	23,0
Chemicals Coordination	20,6	15,8	–	18,6	23,2	24,5	25,9
Waste Bureau	300,3	312,6	406,3	406,1	468,9	489,9	512,3
Total	396,3	488,1	617,3	584,2	659,2	687,6	719,2

Source: National Treasury

The Recycling Enterprise Support Programme was established to provide support to small and medium sized enterprises for establishing recycling businesses. Transfers to the Recycling Enterprise Support Programme over the period 2020 to 2026 are estimated at R380,5 million, as shown in Table 4 below.

Table 4: Transfers to Recycling Enterprise Support Programme

R'000	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25	2025/26	2026/27	Total
Recycling Enterprise Support Programme	2,749	-	92,824	74,506	67,084	70,088	73,309	380,560

The on-budget allocations to the Environmental and the Chemicals and Waste Management programmes of the DFFE exceed the revenue collection from the plastic bag levy.

Reply:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:

 

The Non-Executive Directors of Boards of State-Owned Entities reporting to the Ministry of Communications and Digital Technologies do not have salary grades except for the Film and Publication Board which is categorised as Category B1 as per the National Treasury Board Remuneration Guidelines.

The salary grades for the Executive Directors of State-Owned Entities where CEOs, CFOs and/or COOs are ex-officio members of the Board are as follows:

 

State Owned- Entity	Executive Director	Salary Grade	Additional notes
Broadband Infraco (BBI)	Chief Executive Officer	Paterson Band F 2	The Paterson Job Evaluation System grades jobs based on decision-making complexity, ranging from Bands A to F, with Band F being the highest. Each band, except A, is subdivided into lower and upper parts, with specific subgrades
	Chief Financial Officer	Paterson Band E 5
Film and Publication Board (FPB)	Chief Executive Officer	Paterson Band F1
National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA)	Chief Executive Officer	Level 15	Department of Public Service and Administration Framework for Remuneration of public servants
Postbank	Chief Executive Officer	Paterson Band F2
	Chief Financial Officer	Paterson Band E4
Sentech	Chief Executive Officer	Hay Grade Level: 25	Using the correlation table hay grade level 25 on the following evaluation systems is: Peromnes: 1++, Paterson: F4/F5
	Chief Operations Officer	Hay Grade Level: 23	Peromnes: 1, Paterson: F1
	Chief Financial Officer	Hay Grade Level: 23	Peromnes: 1, Paterson: F1
State Information Technology Agency (SITA)	Chief Executive Officer	Above Paterson Band F3, which is equivalent to F4/F5
	Chief Financial Officer	Paterson Band-F1
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)	Chief Executive Officer	Paterson Band- F3
	Chief Financial Officer	Paterson Band- F1
	Chief Operations Officer	Paterson Band- F1
South African Post Office (SAPO)	Chief Executive Officer	Paterson band F4/5
	Chief Financial Officer	Paterson Band F2
	Chief Operations Officer	N/A	Vacant
Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA)	Chief Executive Officer	Level 15	Department of Public Service and Administration Framework for Remuneration of public servants

 

Authorised for submission by

 

 

 

                                                                       

MS NONKQUBELA JORDAN-DYANI

DIRECTOR-GENERAL

DATE:

 

 

Recommended/not recommended

 

 

 

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HON. PHILLY MAPULANE, MP

DEPUTY MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

DATE:

 

Approved/ not approved

 

 

 

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HON. MONDLI GUNGUBELE, MP

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

DATE:

 

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1. National Treasury (NT) during the many forums, intergovernmental forums and consultation processes always caution organs of state against fiscal dumping. Fiscal dumping is perceived when sector departments (transferring officers), that administrate and monitor municipal performance, transfer huge amounts of money during the last month of the national financial year (March). However, it should be noted that in terms of the division of nationally raised revenue that appropriates money through the Division of Revenue Act (DoRA), NT is of the view that the national departments are unable to ‘dump’ funding to municipalities because all transfers to municipalities are made in terms of the approved payment schedule and follow a project plan.

Municipalities also implement in-year budget adjustments changes in the last month of the national financial year, between January and March annually which is another process that may also appear to imply fiscal dumping of the funds to the local government sphere.

Additionally, NT conducts another process in terms of section 18 of the DoRA which is a mid-year process of assessing progress of municipalities in terms of their DoRA allocated funds. This process is undertaken during the middle of the municipal financial year, 31 December annually. The implication of this process is that should funds against slow moving municipalities be stopped in terms of section 18 of DoRA and be reallocated to fast moving municipalities in terms of section 19 of DoRA, the recipient municipalities would receive additional funding during the last month (March) of the national financial year, allowing a municipality three months to spend the additional amounts.

2. NT is not considering motivating the financial year-end of all spheres of government to be at the same time.

The national / provincial budget process involves managing the following simultaneously: the Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF), the medium-term fiscal framework, the division of revenue process, and the budget processes of national government and the nine provincial governments.

The separation of national / provincial financial years from the local government financial years allows for a proper sequencing of the national / provincial and the local government processes. The MTSF, the fiscal framework, the division of revenue and the national and provincial conditional transfers to local government are all in place and certain by mid-February which is when municipalities begin compiling their budgets. This means that municipalities can compile their budgets with accurate awareness of what resources they will be receiving from the equitable share and in the form of national and provincial conditional transfers.

From the municipal perspective, the alignment of the municipal financial year with the national and provincial financial year will:

a) place enormous pressure on municipalities already strained financial management capacity.

b) impact negatively on the quality of municipal budgets, as they will not have access to the final equitable share and conditional transfer numbers until right at the end of the process.

c) undermine the community consultation and participation processes around municipal budgets, as they would have to happen during the same period while the national and provincial budgets are being compiled and changed; and

d) undermine the scope for effective coordination of national, provincial and local government planning, as the municipalities would be required to develop and revise their integrated development plans, at the same time the national and provincial departments are still doing their own planning.

The net result would be to condense coordination of national, provincial and local government planning which would inevitably result in gaps and weaker spending outcomes, particularly in relation to conditional grants and will generally impact negatively on the move towards improved planning and execution.

A further key factor to consider is the ability of the Office of the Auditor-General to audit all national departments and their entities, all provincial departments and their entities, municipalities and their entities, within two months after the end of the financial year. The current staggering of financial years means the work is spread over a four-month period and there are sufficient auditors to meet the requirements.

Reply:

1. With regard to the objectives and purposes of the Skills Development Act, Act 97 of 1998, what total amount has been paid by employers in skills development levies since the inception of the Skills Development Levy, National Skills Fund (NSF) and the implementation of the specified Act;

Employers have the direct relationship through the mandatory grant process. The NSF as a catalytic funder focuses on skills development across the value chain of SA and has a direct relationship with stakeholders and/or implementing agents such as Skills Development Providers, Government Departments, PSET institutions none of which pay a levy to the NSF.

 

2. what (a) total amount has been raised by the NSF in reliance upon the Act, in particular section 27, and (b) is the source of the funding in reliance upon section 27(2)(a) to (f);

The pilot project underway through the Presidency called the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI) is the only source of additional funding and this has been included in the MTSF (through DHET).

Background

“Section 27 (1) of the Skills Development Act (SDA) states that the National Skills Fund is hereby established and section (2) further state that the Fund must be credited with:

• 1. 20 per cent of the skills development levies, interest and penalties collected in respect of every SETA, as required by sections 8 (3) (a) and 9 (a) of the Skills Development

Levies Act (SDL Act);

• 1. the skills development levies, interest and penalties collected by the Commissioner from employers which do not fall within the jurisdiction of a SETA, as required by section 8 (3) (c) of the SDL Act.
  2. money appropriated by Parliament for the Fund;
  3. interest earned on investments contemplated in section 29 (3);
  4. donations to the Fund; and
  5. money received from any other source.”

2 a) The total amount has been raised by the NSF in reliance upon the Act, in particular, section 27.

With reference to the Act and the question raised, the NSF was established in 1999 in terms of section 27 of the SDA without legal persona.

From that period of its establishment to the period of 2010, the NSF was placed under the Department of Labour (DOL) as a chief directorate /Directorate and the total amount that was raised by the NSF during this period was R 8 439 078 000.

In 2010-11 NSF was transferred to the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and in 2011-12 the NSF was listed as Schedule 3A Public Entity in terms of the PFMA, retrospectively effective from 1 April 2012. From the period of 2011 to 2023 the total amount that was raised by the NSF during this period was R49 464 097 000.

In summary and in total considering the period when the NSF was in DOL and the NSF in the DHET, the NSF received a total amount of R57 903 175 000.

 

2 b) The source of the funding in reliance upon section 27(2)(a) to (f)

With reference to the section 27 of the SDA and the question raised, the NSF current main revenue sources are:

1. 20% of the skills development levies as contemplated in the SDL Act; and
2. Interest earned on investments held at the Public Investment Corporation (PIC); and
3. Money received from any other sources - uncommitted surplus from the SETAs and to certain extend interest received from the Skills Development Providers (but the amount is not material).

The NSF may also receive revenue from the following sources as per section 27 of the SDA (but this is not prevalent as NSF has not received any of the amount listed below):

1. The skills development levies collected and transferred to the NSF, in terms of the SDL Act in respect of those employers or sectors for which there is no sector education and training authority (SETA)
2. Money appropriated by Parliament for the NSF
3. Donations to the NSF

With reference to the 20% of the skills development levies as contemplated in the Skills Development Levies Act, 1999 (Act 9 of 1999) (SDL Act) as per section 27 (2) (a), the NSF has accounted for R45 996 000 000.

With reference interest earned on investments contemplated in section 29 (3) of the SDA and as per section 27 (2) (d), the NSF has accounted for R6 789 000 000.

With reference to the funds received as a results uncommitted surplus from the SETAs that are transferred to the NSF in terms of SETA grant regulation 3(12) the NSF has accounted for R4 126 000 000.

With reference to section 27 (1) (f) “money received from other sources” / Other income the NSF has accounted for R 992 000 000 (for example transfers from DHET for special projects and

Finance income from advance payments to skills development programmes and projects)

3 a) Current value of the total amount raised.

The current value from 1 April 2023 to 31 Dec 2023 is the total of R4 152 000 000.

1. 20% of the skills development levies as contemplated in the SDL Act is R 3 313 000 000 and
2. Interest earned on investments held at the PIC as per section 27 (2) (d) is R838 000 000.

3b) The total monetary value of unspent skills development levies being held by NSF is R14,916 billion.

in terms of Section 29(3) of the SDA, the unexpended balance in the NSF at the end of the financial year must be carried forward to the next financial year as a credit to the NSF.

The unspent funds are currently invested investments held at the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) as per section 29 (2) of the SDA that state that Any money in the Fund not required for immediate use may be invested in accordance with an investment policy approved by the Director-General that complies with the requirements of the Public Finance Management Act and may be withdrawn when required.

The total value of the unspent skills development levies being held of R14 916 000 000 is intended to be utilised for:

• 1. The 200 committed skills development programme and projects that the NSF has entered contract with the cash commitment of R 11 196 000 000.
  2. The 204 earmarked committed skills development programme and projects that have not yet been contract of about R 10 000 000 000.

The NSF in terms of its strategic plan and annual performance plan intends to support and respond to the National Skills Development Plan (NSDP)/MTSF/WP-PSET/NP-PSET and also responding to the other projects of national priorities by funding projects that are :

• 1. Identified to increase production of occupations in high demand (skills development programme and projects such Artisanal development etc)
  2. Link education and the workplace (skills development programme and projects - Work integrated learning /Learnerships/ Internships etc)
  3. Improve the level of skills in the South African workforce (skills development programme and projects such Worker education related interventions)
  4. Increase access to occupationally directed programmes (skills development programme and projects with the 50 TVET Colleges / 9 CET colleges / State SOCs such as NECSA etc)
  5. Skills development support for entrepreneurship and cooperative development (skills development programme and projects such SEDA related interventions),
  6. The human resource development strategy (support to the secretariate work of NSA /HRDC)

4. what is the total number of accredited qualifications that have been funded by the (a) skills development levies and (b) NSF;

The National Skills Fund has funded various programmes in relation to the Skills Development Act and National Skills Development Plan. The table below provides the reader with number of qualifications in the financial years 22/23 and 23/24.

 

Qualification	22/23	23/34
	Number	Number
Learnerships	10775	10818
Apprenticeship / Artisans	7071	5888
Bursaries (incl. Int)	813	1426

 

In addition to the numbers above, as a value add included are learners trained in:

• • • Occupations in High Demand (OIHD),
    • Persons with Disability and
    • Beneficiaries coming from rural communities.

5. What are the reasons that the money, raised through levies on employers and other sources of funding, has not been spent on skills development

1. Currently NSF has skills development programme and projects of contract values of R23 264 000 000 and cash commitments of R11 196 000 000 that still need to be disbursed based on the budget projections beyond 2024 financial year and
2. The NSF also has earmarked skills development programme and projects of 204 earmarked committed skills development programme and projects that have not yet been contract of about R10 000 000 000 disbursed.

The NSF in terms of its strategic plan and annual performance plan intends to support and respond to the National Skills Development Plan (NSDP)/MTSF/WP-PSET/NP-PSET and responding to the other projects of national priorities by funding projects that are:

1. Identified to increase production of occupations in high demand (skills development programme and projects such Artisanal development etc)
2. Link education and the workplace (skills development programme and projects - Work integrated learning /Learnerships/ Internships etc)
3. Improve the level of skills in the South African workforce (skills development programme and projects such Worker education related interventions)
4. Increase access to occupationally directed programmes (skills development programme and projects with the 50 TVET Colleges / 9 CET colleges / State SOCs such as NECSA etc)
5. Skills development support for entrepreneurship and cooperative development (skills development programme and projects such SEDA related interventions),
6. The human resource development strategy (support to the secretariate work of NSA / HRDC)

Reply:

There are 14 Technical Vocational Education and Training colleges as follows:

NO	REGION	NAME OF COLLEGE
	Gauteng & Free State	Ekurhuleni Central Johannesburg Maluti
2.	Western Cape & Northern Cape	False Bay
3.	Mpumalanga & North West	Gert Sibanda Taletso
4.	Kwa Zulu Natal	Coastal KZN Umfolozi Esayidi
5.	Eastern Cape	Buffalo City Ingwe King Hintsa King Sabata Dalindyebo Port Elizabeth

Reply:

(1) (a) What is the rationale behind the decision of the Land Bank to advertise the sale of its loan book, (b) what specific criteria were employed to determine which loans would be included in the sale and (c) which clients would be excluded;

Land Bank’s Response:

At the outset, it should be noted that a write-off of non-performing loans is an accounting term and a function of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 9. In terms of IFRS 9 a debt may be written off in its entity “if an entity has no reasonable expectations of recovering the contractual cash flows on a financial asset”. When a debt is written off by the Bank, it does not mean that the Bank can no longer enforce its rights in respect of that particular loan. In addition, it does not mean forgiving the debt. The debtor still owes money to the Bank, however, the Bank has derecognized this asset from its financial statements due to the low prospects of recovery. In case the borrower resumes servicing its debt, or the exposure is sold, a recovered amount would be directly recorded as profit in the books of the Bank.

The Bank issued a tender notice for the sale of its written-off loan assets for the submissions of expressions of interest. This sale relates to accounts where the Bank does not have reasonable prospects of recovering the debt, and where the Bank has consequently written off these amounts in line with the Bank’s policies and applicable laws. The disposal of already written off accounts is a standard practice within the financial services sector and there is nothing unique about the Bank’s intention in this regard. It is also important to note that this written off assets are NOT accounted for as part of the current loan book assets due to the fact that they have been written off, as such this tender does not have any links to the current loan book asset. As stated above, when a debt is written off by the Bank, it does not mean that the Bank will not continue to recover debt owed to it using the normal legal processes within the purview of the country’s laws. In this particular instance, the proceed of the successful sale of these written-off loan assets will be synonymous with the recovery of an amount of the written off assets. The tender process is currently underway and it is expected to be completed in the next few months.

(2) what is the (a) estimated timeline for concluding the sale of the loan book and (b) anticipated total amount of proceeds expected from the specified sale;

Land Bank’s Response:

As stated above, this is a tender process and it is still at its early stage as the closing date for the submissions of expressions of interest was on 23 February 2024. We expect to complete the process in the next few months. Given that the envisaged sale is being conducted through a tender process, the anticipated total amount of the proceeds cannot be disclosed. This is about the recovery from the written off assets which no longer form part of the reported value of the current loan book. Disclosing value of written off assets which the tender aims to recover will have a negative impact on the recovery process of the written off book.

(3) whether the sale is an effort to ensure the sustainability of the Land Bank in the long run; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Land Bank’ Response:

The objective of the sale is to try and maximize the recovery on the bad debt that has already been written off. The proceeds of such a sale will contribute to the augmentation of the Bank’s liquidity position and profitability.

Reply:

I have been informed as follows:

The process of concluding the Broadband Infraco (BBI) acquisition is at an advanced stage pending the revision of BBI’s Turnaround Plan to establish funding requirements. The necessary acquisition processes were concluded with a sale offer by the SENTECH Board that was accepted by the BBI Board. This followed a due diligence inquiry and engagements with relevant authorities such as ICASA, Takeover Regulatory Panel, Competition Commission and National Treasury. There have been ongoing discussions with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), which is a 26% shareholder of BBI, on their role post the acquisition.

To conclude the BBI acquisition by Sentech the following are recommended:

1. SENTECH and BBI to revise the BBI Turnaround Plan to establish funding requirements.
2. The State, as the sole shareholder of SENTECH, to provide SENTECH with funding based on the approved Turnaround Plan.
3. The Minister to approve the sale of 74% of shares of BBI to SENTECH by signing the Sale of Shares Agreement (SSA) submitted by Sentech to the Minister with applicable terms and conditions. Suspensive conditions that can be fulfilled or waived must also be determined.
4. The BBI Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) be amended in line with the Sale Agreement.
5. SENTECH to conclude the integration of BBI as its subsidiary.

SITA, meanwhile, is in the process of developing a roadmap for the review of its business model. The details of the review is expected to be submitted to the Department by the end of the current financial year. Once complete, the implementation of the new SITA business model and roadmap will commence in the new financial year and continue thereafter. The Department would then monitor progress through performance reports submitted by SITA.

 

Authorised for submission by

 

 

                                                                       

MS NONKQUBELA JORDAN-DYANI

DIRECTOR-GENERAL

DATE:

 

 

Recommended/not recommended

 

 

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HON. PHILLY MAPULANE, MP

DEPUTY MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

DATE:

 

Approved/ not approved

 

 

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HON. MONDLI GUNGUBELE, MP

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

DATE:

 

Reply:

i) Former Minister Mmamoloko ‘Nkensani’ Kubayi, 01 June 2019- 05 August 2021, used vehicles purchased by the Department in 2013 until the purchase of new vehicles in 2020.

	07 June 2020- 5 August 2021	07 June 2020 – 5 August 2021
a) Make	VOLVO BASED IN CAPE TOWN	VOLVO BASED IN PRETORIA
b) Model	XC60 D4 AWD G/T INSCRIPTION	XC60 D4 AWD G/T INSCRIPTION
c) Year of manufacture	2020	2020
d) Cost	R700 000.00	R700 000.00
e) Purchase date	2020/06/07	2020/06/07

	01 June 2019 – 7 June 2020	01 June 2019 – 7 June 2020
f) Make	Mercedes Benz BASED IN CAPE TOWN	Mercedes Benz BASED IN PRETORIA
g) Model	GL 350 Blue Tech	GL 350 Blue Tech
h) Year of manufacture	2013	2013
i) Cost	R951 626.90	R951 626.90
j) Purchase date	2013	2013

ii) Former Minister Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu, 05 August 2021 – 06 March 2023, used the same vehicles purchased by the Department in 2020.

	05 August 2021– 06 March 2023	05 August 2021– 06 March 2023
k) Make	VOLVO BASED IN CAPE TOWN	VOLVO BASED IN PRETORIA
l) Model	XC60 D4 AWD G/T INSCRIPTION	XC60 D4 AWD G/T INSCRIPTION
m) Year of manufacture	2020	2020
n) Cost	R700 000.00	R700 000.00
o) Purchase date	2020/06/07	2020/06/07

iii) Minister Patricia De Lille, 2023 – to date has continued to use the same vehicles purchased by the Department in 2020.

	06 March 2023 to date	06 March 2023 to date
p) Make	VOLVO BASED IN CAPE TOWN	VOLVO BASED IN PRETORIA
q) Model	XC60 D4 AWD G/T INSCRIPTION	XC60 D4 AWD G/T INSCRIPTION
r) Year of manufacture	2020	2020
s) Cost	R700 000.00	R700 000.00
t) Purchase date	2020/06/07	2020/06/07

ii Deputy Minister Fish Amos Mahlalela (29 May 2019 – to date)

	18 May 2021- to date	18 May 2021- to date
a) Make	VOLVO XC D4 BASED IN CAPETOWN	VOLVO XC D4 BASED IN PRETORIA
b) Model	XC40 D4-AWD G/T Momentum	XC40 D4-AWD G/T Momentum
c) Year of manufacture	2021	2021
d) Cost	R700 000.00	R700 000.00
e) Purchase date	2021/03/18	2021/03/18

	8 May 2019 – 18 May 2021	8 May 2019 – 18 May 2021
a) Make	MERCEDES-BENZ BASED IN CAPETOWN	AUDI Q7 BASED IN PRETORIA
b) Model	MERCEDES-BENZ E350	AUDI Q7 SUV
c) Year of manufacture	2015	2015
d) Cost	R762 443.00	R878 700.00
e) Purchase date	2015/03/18	2015/03/18

Reply:

1. SAA has cash reserves with which the airline absorbs losses incurred. Moreover, several of the expenditure items that contributed to SAA losses are non-cash items and thus would not have a direct impact on SAA’s available cash reserves. Non-cash expenses (Depreciation and Amortisation) amounted to R109 million for the first three quarters of the financial year. During the same period, SAA generated a total income of R4.4 billion which helped defray operating costs and foreign exchange losses.

2. As of 31 December 2023, SAA had Total Assets of R11.309 billion, Total Liabilities of R6.025 billion resulting in a positive equity value of R5.284 billion. The airline’s assets exceeded its liabilities and therefore the indication is that it is solvent.

Reply:

Section 32 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, grants the right of access to any information held by the State and provides that national legislation must be enacted to give effect to this right.

However, the Promotion of Access to Information Act No. 2 of 2000 (PAIA) provides the grounds for refusal of requested information as contemplated in Chapter 4 of the Act. In terms of Section 41, if disclosing information prejudices the defence of the Republic, the security of the Republic and/or the international relations of the Republic, such information is then protected under PAIA.

Section 41 reads as follows:

“41. (1) The information officer of a public body may refuse a request for access to a record of the body if its disclosure—

(a) could reasonably be expected to cause prejudice ~

(i) the defence of the Republic; 25

(ii) the security of the Republic; or

(iii) subject to subsection (3), the international relations of the Republic; or

(b) would reveal information—

(i) supplied in confidence by or on behalf of another state or an international organisation;

(ii) supplied by or on behalf of the Republic to another state or an international organisation in terms of an arrangement or international agreement, contemplated in section 231 of the Constitution, with that state or organisation which requires the information to be held in confidence; or

(iii) required to be held in confidence by an international agreement or customary international law contemplated in section 231 or 232, respectively, of the Constitution.”

PAIA allows access to be refused to information supplied in confidence by, or on behalf of another State or international organisation, or that is required to be held in confidence by an international agreement or customary international law. It is on this legislative basis that the minutes of the meetings held between the President of the Republic, Mr MC Ramaphosa, and other Heads of State and officials from foreign governments, cannot be disclosed.

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	Minister	Deputy Minister
(a)	N/A	i) BMW ii) BMW
(b)	N/A	i) X3 XDRIVE 20D ii) X3 XDRIVE 20D
(c)	N/A	i) 2021 ii) 2021
(d)	N/A	(i)12/10/2021 (ii)20/12/2021
(e)	N/A	i) R761 199.40 ii) R768 666.99

Reply:

According to the information received from SAA:

(1)(i) The license was revised on 14 February 2020 after adding new codeshare destinations to Kenya.

(1)(ii) The basis on which the International Air Services License (IASL) was issued may best be answered by the International Air Services Council.

2. We are unable to share the Management accounts as it contains commercially sensitive information on the airline. The information will be shared once the Annual Financial Statements are audited and tabled in Parliament.

3. The Board remains the accounting authority of SAA. The application was submitted to the International Air Services Council by the Interim CEO, Prof. John Lamola.

The Department and the Board are currently in the process of reviewing all aspects of SAA in order to strengthen its capacity to implement the strategic direction which has been set for it by the shareholder.

 

 

 

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved/Comments

Jacky Molisane P J Gordhan, MP

Acting Director-General Minister

Date: Date:

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On 21st February 2024, the Minister of Finance announced 2024 MTEF allocation of R848 billion for the health sector which is inclusive of the following obligations:

• Payment of current employees and the impact of the wage bill agreement
• Provision of the health services in all facilities
• Medical equipment and consumables
• Maintenance and construction of new facilities

The consolidated assessment of equipment and consumables was not undertaken, however, health facilities do develop a demand plan for their equipment and consumables. Upon the budget allocation by the Provincial Treasury, Provincial Departments of health allocates the budgets and develop annual procurement plans.. The total allocated budget over the 2024 MTEF is R15,5 billion for machinery and equipment combined and R7.2 billion for consumables of which are medical supplies and laboratory services. Due to budgetary constraints, it is possible that the equipment and consumables needs will not be met based on the allocated budget.

END.

Reply:

(a). The matter was referred to the Freedom Park Council which in turn commissioned an internal investigation to establish the veracity of the claims. The report presented showed that the allegations made were not factual.

1. There are no transactions of whatever nature that any Council member was involved in.
2. There are no transactions of whatever nature that the management was involved in.

(b). A council member, Mr Mpho Tsedu did engage in television production management with the organisation while he was a private citizen and not a member of the Council. The productions were done in regular manner and were beneficial to the organisation. Mr. Tsedu has never entered into any transactions since he became member of Council.

(c). Any concern receives attention and internal investigations are conducted.

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Reply:

The National Department of Health (NDoH) collaborates with the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation through the National Health Research Committee (NHRC). NHRC is an NDoH Ministerial Advisory statutory body established in terms of National Health Act of 2003. It responsible for determining the nature, scope, as well as the co-ordination of health research. NHRC is made up of researchers and representative of various academic institutions.

It is a prerequisite that all health research proposals and protocols are reviewed and approved by the health research ethics committee which is registered with the National Health Ethics Council (NHREC) to ensure transparency and integrity of health research. The NHREC is mandated by the Health Act of 2003 to develop guidelines for institutional research ethics committees (IRECs), register and audit IRECs, advise the department of health on all research ethics matters, and adjudicate complains about health research ethics committees.

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Reply:

(a) (i), (ii) and (b)

The official report form Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness is that they do not have any records, nor reports of staff from Swellendam hospital not receiving their remuneration. Also, contractors of Swellendam hospital have also reported that they are not aware of any of such claims emanating from themselves nor their employees. However, it will be appreciated if the honourable member could provide any further specific details regarding any person who has not been paid as it is pointed out in the question.

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Reply:

The Department purchased the following vehicles for the Ministers and Deputy Ministers since 8 May 2019:

(a) Make	(b) Model	(c) Year of Manufacture	(d) Date of Purchase	(e) Purchase Price	(d) Official
BMW	X3	2021	11 October 2021	R799,563.97	Deputy Minister Magadzi (PTA)
Audi	Q5	2022	06 October 2022	R786,706.94	Minister Mchunu (CPT)
Audi	A6	2022	19 November 2022	R741,656.22	Deputy Minister Mahlobo (CPT)

 

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Reply:

The details of the vehicles bought for the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture and the Deputy Minister since 8 May 2019 are as detailed below: - Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture are as follows.

Vehicle	Minister	Deputy Minister
(a) Make	No vehicles purchased.	BMW
(b) Model	N/a	520d
(c ) Year	N/a	2020
(d ) Purchase date	N/a	15/01/2020
(e ) Purchase price	N/a	R 649 000.00

 

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The World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) Guidelines for implementation of Article 5.3 recommends that Parties monitor the activities of the tobacco industry. The Convention Secretariat assisted countries with the establishment of tobacco industry observatories in some interested Parties. One of the Observatories is based in South Africa specifically to monitor tobacco industry interference. These observatories inform policy makers and governments on Tobacco industry activities. The South Africa based observatory is called Africa Centre for Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Policy Research (ATIM).

The Department works closely with ATIM- one of their functions is to interrogate research by the industry and they have been able to identify studies and scientist that are funded by the tobacco industry. The Department has access to ATIM findings which have demonstrated how industry has manipulated, suppressed or used data incorrectly to suit the needs of the tobacco industry.

The Department also is also influenced by research and analysis conducted by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), who analyse studies conducted by the Tobacco industry, further citations from other reputable research organisations that are pro-tobacco control and pro-protection of public health are available for use.

The current and proposed laws on tobacco control warrant that the tobacco industry discloses the research conducted by a manufacturer or by a person conducting research paid for in whole or in part by a manufacturer.

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Reply:

1. The total number of applications received and gazetted from the Eastern Cape Geographical Names Committee (PGNC) since the start of geographical names process in the Republic of South Africa is 312.

2. Not all the applications were approved.

(a) The total number of applications not approved is 2.

(b) The reasons for their rejection were that the one name was a duplication of an already existing suburb name and the other name required consultation with all stakeholders in the town.

(c) Applications not approved were the city name changes of East London to KuGompo (applied for in 2020) and initially the changing of the name of Grahamstown to Makhanda. Subsequent to that consultation, the name change was returned to the Minister, approved, and gazetted in the government gazette of 29 June 2018.

3. (a). No name application was successfully objected to prior gazetting.

(b). No name application was successfully objected to post gazetting.

(c). A name application would be successfully objected to, if the application process was not followed, i.e. if the name application did not follow the South African Geographical Names Council Act, (Act No 118 of 1998), the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA) 2000 (Act No 3 of 2000) (when it comes to consultation) and the Council’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).

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(a) and (b)

The Minister of Health, through the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act (FCD), 1972 (Act. 54 of 1972) regulates foodstuffs with the aim of promoting food safety and to prohibit the misleading advertising of foods. The regulations relating to foodstuffs are aligned to the global best practice of the joint World Health Organisation and Food and Agricultural Organisations’ Codex Alimentarius.

The Department of Health is committed to the improvement of the health and nutrition of South Africans through regulating the labelling of foodstuffs sold in South Africa. This would allow South Africans to make healthy food choices without being misled through inaccurately labelled and advertised foodstuffs thereby assisting consumers to make good nutritional choices and adopt a healthy lifestyle.

In terms of the legislation “it is an offence’ to sell foodstuff that does not bear a label indicating the kinds or grades of ingredients and their proportions or amounts present in a mixed, blended or compounded foodstuff.

The Minister of Health has published the following regulations to help reduce premature death from noncommunicable diseases which is Goal 3.4 of the Sustainable Development Goals:

1. Regulations relating to Trans-Fats in foodstuffs (No.R.127 of 2011), prohibit the sale, manufacture and importation of oils and fats, including continuous phase emulsions, either alone or as part of processed foods. An increased intake of trans fat (>1% of total energy intake) is associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHDs) mortality and relevant events. South Africa is one of the global leaders in protecting the heart health of its citizens through the regulation of Trans Fats.

2. Regulations relating to the reduction of sodium in certain foodstuffs and related matters (No.R.214 of 2013) to help in reducing salt (sodium chloride) intake to less than 5g per day. Excessive salt intake is associated with high blood pressure (hypertension) which is a major risk factor for CVDs. Scientific evidence suggests that reducing sodium intake significantly reduce blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular diseases in adults particularly its contribution towards coronary artery disease and stroke. South Africa is the first country in the world to legislate salt levels to help reduce the amount of salt in processed foods.

3. Regulations relating to foodstuffs for infants and young children (No.R.991 of 2012) aims to protect and promote optimal infant and young child feeding practices and to encourage the safe and appropriate use of commercially processed foods through regulating the labelling, advertising, sale and promotion, and the provision of information and education relating to infant and young child feeding and nutrition.

4. Regulations governing general hygiene requirements for food premises, the transport of food and related matters (No.R.638 of 2018) ensures that all food products are safe for consumption by the public. The regulations apply to all food establishments, including restaurants and hotels, and cover a range of topics including hygiene, food handling, transportation, storage and food preparation. All food establishments that comply with these regulations are issued with the Certificate of Acceptability.

The Minister has also published draft regulations to improve food labelling requirements so that consumers are clear about the contents of food. (No.R.146/2010). These regulations include the following :

(i) a model to classify healthy foods

(ii) specifying criteria for health claims, and,

(iii) a mandatory Front of Pack Label in the form of a easily understood logos, to assist consumers in identifying foods that exceed the threshold of certain “negative” nutrients (added sugar, sodium, and saturated fats) that contribute to the rising obesity and non-communicable disease and death burden in South Africa.

These regulations are implemented at local government level where health inspectors would do inspections to check compliance with regulatory requirements outlined above.

The purpose of regulating the sale and marketing of foods is to inform the consumer of the risk associated to the consumption of particular foods. Evidence from several countries suggests that consumers make healthy food choices when provided with information about the food they consume.

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1. (a) & (b)

The performance management and development system (PMDS) is underpinned by the notion of improving organisational performance and accountability. The PMDS is designed to ensure that the goals/objectives contained in a department’s Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan are cascaded into the performance agreements of employees.

Based on the prescripts, the following amounts were spent on performance and/or incentive bonuses from the 2019/20 to 2023/24 financial years:

Amount spent on performance bonuses / cash bonuses
Financial Year	National Departments	Provincial Departments
2019/20	R36 318 724	R154 463 238
2020/21	R240 721 980	R819 214 333
2021/22	R321 125 930	R649 738 458
2022/23	R92 879 151	R427 102 143
2023/24	R71 121 130	R179 822 396

Data Source: PERSAL (8 March 2024)

2. Each employee is assessed based on the key performance areas as per the signed performance agreement between himself/ herself with the immediate supervisor against the set targets. The performance assessments of Heads of Department and members of the SMS take into consideration the Auditor-General’s findings and opinions and the department’s performance against the planned targets included in its Annual Performance Plan. Employees are rewarded based on the outcomes of their moderated performance assessment, on whether they have performance above the expected level (highly effective) or not and in compliance with Regulation 72 of the Public Service Regulations, 2016 (Performance agreements and assessments) and the directives issued by the Minister for the Public Service and Administration.

End

Reply:

The Department of Public Service and Administration has purchased one (1) official vehicle for the Minister and two (2) official vehicles for the Deputy Minister since 8 May 2019. Details of the vehicles as purchased are as follows:

(i) Minister (Seat of office - Pretoria)

1. Make: BMW
2. Model: X3 sDrive20i
3. Year of Manufacture: 2023
4. Date of Purchase: 19 January 2024
5. Purchase Price: R772 808.00

(ii) Deputy Minister (Seat of office – Pretoria)

1. Make: BMW
2. Model: 520D
3. Year of Manufacture: 2022
4. Date of Purchase: 9 June 2022
5. Purchase Price: R748 624.04

(iii) Deputy Minister (Seat of office – Cape Town)

1. Make: Audi
2. Model: Q5 45 TFSI
3. Year of Manufacture: 2023
4. Date of Purchase: 31 May 2023
5. Purchase Price: R790 000.00

End

Reply:

Since 1 June 2019 the department only bought one vehicle for the current Minister: Dr. MJ Phaahla, MP, when he was the Deputy Minister as per the table below:

Members of Executive Authority	(a) Make	(b) Model	(c) Year of Manufacture	(d) Cost	(e) Purchase date
i) Minister: Dr MJ Phaahla, MP	No Procurement was made	No Procurement was made	No Procurement was made	No Procurement was made	No Procurement was made
ii) Former Minister: Dr ZL Mkhize, MP	No Procurement was made	No Procurement was made	No Procurement was made	No Procurement was made	No Procurement was made
iii) Deputy Minister: Dr S Dhlomo,MP	No Procurement was made	No Procurement was made	No Procurement was made	No Procurement was made	No Procurement was made
iv) Former Deputy Minister: Dr MJ Phaahla	Audi	Q5	2020	R 756,489.83	10/5/2020

END.

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Reply:

The number of Public Service employees currently on suspension, as directed in the question above, is reflected in the following two tables as captured on PERSAL:

i) National departments

Name of Department (i)	a) Number of employees on suspensions	b) Period	c) Cost to the State	aa) Financial Year	bb) Month/s/Period
Agriculture, Land reform and Rural Development	No Report
Basic Education	Nil
Civilian Secretariat for Police	Nil
Communications and Digital Technologies	Nil
Cooperative Governance	Nil
Correctional Services	84	27 months	R318 368.41	2021/22	27 months
		27 months	R202 323.61	2021/22	27 months
		6 months	R48 403.42	2023/24	6 months
		8 months	R46 842.31	2023/24	8 months
		7 months	R128 529.90	2023/24	7 months
		9 months	R51 439.54	2023/24	9 months
		12 months	R46 842.31	2023/24	12 months
		14 months	R136 336.35	2022/23	14 months
		9 months	R106 809.57	2023/24	9 months
		3 months	R45 687.48	2023/24	3 months
		4 months	R69 962.79	2023/24	4 months
		5 months	R69 959.80	2023/24	5 months
		4 months	R90 544.00	2023/24	4 months
		4 months	R62 773.61	2023/24	4 months
		4 months	R200 333.56	2023/24	4 months
		3 months	R69 959.80	2023/24	3 months
		3 months	R57 771.28	2023/24	3 months
		3 months	R48 803.42	2023/24	3 months
		7 months	R46 842.31	2023/24	7 months
		7 months	R48 803.42	2023/24	7 months
		6 months	R22 384.70	2023/24	6 months
		10 months	R64 191.65	2023/24	10 months
		14 months	R61 400.32	2022/23	14 months
		15 months	R71 800.29	2022/23	15 months
		3 months	R51 553.62	2023/24	3 months
		3 months	R69 959.80	2023/24	3 months
		3 months	R47 490.03	2023/24	3 months
		3 months	R51 553.62	2023/24	3 months
		3 months	R69 959.80	2023/24	3 months
		3 months	R50 156.46	2023/24	3 months
		3 months	R89 799.05	2023/24	3 months
		5 months	R56 771.28	2023/24	5 months
		7 months	R48 803.42	2023/24	7 months
		5 months	R69 959.80	2023/24	5 months
		5 months	R106 801.57	2023/24	5 months
		1 month	R23 517.86	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R12 542.86	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R10 050.27	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R10 763.08	2023/24	1 month
		2 months	R29 789.29	2023/24	2 months
		1 month	R0.00	2023/24	1 month
		2 months	R0.00	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R49 919.18	2023/24	2 months
		1 month	R16 017.36	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R0.00	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R0.00	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R0.00	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R0.00	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R0.00	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R13 610.95	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R35 819.61	2023/24	1 month
		2 months	R47 759.47	2023/24	2 months
		1 month	R66 673.97	2023/24	1 month
		3 months	R104 462.10	2023/24	3 months
		2 months	R47 294.63	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R25 085.72	2023/24	2 months
		1 month	R18 814.29	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R18 814.29	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R13 224.04	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R18 814.29	2023/24	1 month
		2 months	R73 022.79	2023/24	2 months
		3 months	R86 856.13	2023/24	3 months
		3 months	R74 010.21	2023/24	3 months
		3 months	R72 036.60	2023/24	3 months
		2 months	R38 055.48	2023/24	2 months
		1 month	R36 385.68	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R30 844.66	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R11 357.46	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R16 034.28	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R18 513.66	2023/24	1 month
		3 months	R36 911.74	2023/24	3 months
		1 month	R8 623.22	2023/24	1 month
		2 months	R0.00	2023/24	2 months
		1 month	R38 233.39	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R42 481.70	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R37 584.90	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R33 077.90	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R14 810.93	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R9 241.48	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R11 023.40	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R13 114.57	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R15 258.51	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R2 351.79	2023/24	1 month
		2 months	R65 669.28	2023/24	2 months
		5 months	R48 803.42	2023/24	5 months
Defence	Nil
Employment and Labour	1	5 months	R37 524.23	2023/24	5 Months
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environmental Affairs	Nil
Government Communication and Information System	Nil
Government Pensions Administration Agency	2	1 month	R0 (Not indicated)	2023/24	1 month
Government Printing Works	9	10 months	R259 875.02	2023/24	10 months
		12 months	R620 905.49	2023/24	12 months
		12 months	R119 600.25	2023/24	12 months
		12 months	R153 362.50	2023/24	12 months
		12 months	R134 135.75	2023/24	12 months
		12 months	R102 828. 25	2023/24	12 months
		5 months	R308 386.50	2023/24	5 months
		9 months	R86 949.50	2023/24	9 months
		9 months	R86 949.50	2023/24	9 months
Health	1	4 months	R107 256.00	2023/24	4 months
Home Affairs	7	34 months	R1 173 726.10	2020/21	34 months
		17 months	R387 098.74	2022/23	17 months
		15 months	R224 840.85	2022/23	15 months
		15 months	R330 563.95	2022/23	15 months
		10 months	R241 997.27	2023/24	10 months
		7 months	R363 710.73	2023/24	7 months
		10 months	R318 572.01	2023/24	10 months
Department of Higher Education and Training	11	15 months	R578 067.24	2022/23	15 months
		13 months	R989 638.14	2022/23	13 months
		9 months	R228 174.55	2023/24	9 months
		5 months	R54 218.12	2023/24	5 months
		3 months	R71 569.89	2023/24	3 months
		2 months	R71 709.11	2023/24	2 months
		1 month	R38 571.04	2023/24	1 month
		3 months	R38 462.78	2023/24	3 months
		4 months	R71 936.75	2023/24	4 months
		2 months	R46 953.07	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R22 688.44	2023/34	2 months
Military Veterans	3	11 months	R2 173 562.17	2023/24	11 months
		5 months	R624 120.31	2023/24	5 months
		5 months	R588 819.86	2023/24	5 months
Department of Justice	9	26 months	No costs indicated	2021/22	26 months
		36 months	No costs indicated	2020/21	36 months
		9 months	R31 572.07	2023/24	9 months
		8 months	R102 389.61	2023/24	8 months
		8 months	R102 389.61	2023/24	8 months
		8 months	R102 389.61	2023/24	8 months
		9 months	R97 920.21	2023/24	9 months
		7 months	R370 958.12	2023/24	7 months
		6 months	R26 267.49	2023/24	6 months
Mineral Resources	Nil
National School of Government	Nil
National Prosecuting Authority	16	32 months	R2 355 182.89	2022/23	32 months
		17 months	R107 023.00	2022/23	17 months
		17 months	R717 853.00	2022/23	17 months
		1 months 15 days	R144 401.40	2023/24	1 months 15 days
		13 months	R264 509.00	2022/23	13 months
		12 months	R547 577.00	2023/24	12 months
		12 months	R619 031.00	2023/24	12 months
		12 months	R519 874.00	2023/24	12 months
		11 months	R441 971.00	2023/24	11 months
		10 months	R976 611.00	2023/24	10 months
		7 months	R368 927.00	2023/24	7 months
		13 months	R662 913.00	2022/23	13 months
		9 months	R265 241.00	2023/24	9 months
		4 months	R296 106.00	2023/24	4 months
		4 months	R174 666.00	2023/24	4 months
		7 months	R442 834.00	2023/24	7 months
National treasury	Nil
Office of the Chief Justice	3	3 months	R41 039.00	2023/24	3 months
		1 month	R29 549.34	2023/24	1 month
		08 days	R295.43	2023/24	08 days
Planning Monitoring and Evaluation	1	23 days	R84 778.00	2023/24	23 days
Public Enterprise	Nil
Public Service and Administration	Nil
Public Service Commission	1	26 days	R1 365 411.00	2023/24	26 days
Public works and Infrastructure	Nil
Science and Innovation	1	34 months	R2 055 430.00	2022/23	34 months
Small Business Development	Nil
Social Development	Nil
South African Police Service	26	2 months	R38 236.58	2023/24	2 months
		1 month, 10 days	R47 611.05	2023/24	1 month, 10 days
		1 month	R20 137.25	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R19 580.35	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R21 004.23	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R9 790.17	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R98 164.27	2023/24	1 month
		2 months	R50 988.54	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R78 671.01	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R60 121.71	2023/24	2 months
		3 months	R68 031.19	2023/24	3 months
		2 months	R41 857.44	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R46 018.78	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R31 727.32	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R31 727.32	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R31 727.32	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R31 727.32	2023/24	2 months
		18 days	R14 510.64	2023/24	18 days
		2 months	R71 770.95	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R40 109.34	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R32 344.39	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R52 590.81	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R52 590.81	2023/24	2 months
		5 months	R101 573.53	2023/24	5 months
		3 months	R101 008.82	2023/24	3 months
Sports Arts and Culture	Nil
Statistics South Africa	Nil
Tourism	Nil
Trade, Industry, and Competition	Nil
Traditional Affairs	Nil
Transport	Nil
Water and Sanitation	Nil
Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities	Nil
The Presidency	Nil
TOTAL	158		R21 816 586,30

ii) Provincial departments

Name of department (ii)	a) Number of employees on suspensions	b) Duration	c)Cost to the state	aa) Financial Year	bb) Month/s/Period
1. Eastern Cape
Public Works and infrastructure	3	10 months	R848 947.52	2023/24	10 months
		4 months	R67 705.15	2023/24	4 months
		4 months	R194 344.75	2023/24	4 months
Office of the Premier	3	7 months	R495 705.33	2023/24	7 months
		4 months	R298 600.00	2023/24	4 months
		4 months	R124 908.00	2023/24	4 months
Education	11	3 months	R101 325.00	2023/24	3 months
		6 months	R282 120.00	2023/24	6 months
		2 months	R92 576.26	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R69 672.00	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R86 072.35	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R76 887.19	2023/24	2 months
		3 months	R137 286.46	2023/24	3 months
		2 months	R83 290.26	2023/24	2 months
		3 months	R85 897.89	2023/24	3 months
		2 months	R70 952.26	2023/24	2 months
		8 months	R167 867.10	2023/24	8 months
Health	6	6 months	R2 370 369.00	2023/24	6 months
		2 months		2023/24	2 months
		2 months		2023/24	2 months
		2 months		2023/24	2 months
		2 months		2023/24	2 months
		3 months		2023/24	3 months
2. Free State
Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DESTEA)	Nil
Office of the Premier	1	10 months	R1 154 477.00
Social Development	5	3 months	R86 403.16	2023/24	3 months
		1 month	R55 191.44	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R76 021.69	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R57 842.18	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R221 684.42	2023/24	1 month
Human Settlement	4	40 months	R4 212 176.70	2021/22	40 months
		17 months	R1 236 290.18	2021/22	17 months
		17 months	R1 229 050.72	2021/22	17 months
		39 Days	R37 479.45	2021/22	39 Days
Sport Arts and Recreation	Nil
Provicncial Treasury	2	2 months	R283 793.00	2023/24	2 months
		3 months	R189 511.00	2023/24	3 months
Public Works and Infrastructure	2	15 months	R150 858.87	2021/22	15 months
		19 months	R1 754 317.02	2021/22	19 months
Community Safety	5	9 months	R1 161 524.13	2023/24	9 months
		7 months	R861 792.24	2023/24	7 months
		5 months	R534 010.32	2023/24	5 months
		4 months	R99 197.04	2023/24	4 months
		3 months	R85 652.51	2023/24	3 months
Health	8	1 month	R9 683.86	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R9 683.86	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R9 552.18	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R8 459.61	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R13 848.02	2023/24	1 month
		7 months	R120 382.19	2023/24	7 months
		5 months	R56 800.20	2023/24	5 months
		2 months	R97 576.27	2023/24	2 months
Agriculture	2	32 months	R2 877158.06	2021/22	32 months
		4 months	R378 662.79	2023/24	4 months
Education	5	3 months	R104 994.39	2023/24	3 months
		3 months	R106 428.39	2023/24	3 months
		3 months	R79 662. 00	2023/24	3 months
		3 months	R79 662. 00	2023/24	3 months
		4 months	R131 344.00	2023/24	4 months
3. Gauteng
Office of the Premier	Nil
Roads and transport	2	7 months	R628 902.39	2023/24	7 months
		10 months	R749 327.21	2023/24	10 months
e-Government	Nil
Rural Development and Agriculture	Nil
Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation	Nil
Education	28	13 months	R310 697.52	2021/22	13 months
		9 months	R648 715.53	2023/24	9 months
		8 months	R85 600.64	2023/24	8 months
		8 months	R197 234.44	2023/24	8 months
		5 months	R65 820.48	2023/24	5 months
		6 months	R337 986.58	2023/24	6 months
		6 months	R251 043.26	2023/24	6 months
		2 months	R75 357.42	2023/24	2 months
		14 months	R545 128.10	2021/22	14 months
		8 months	R500 926.36	2023/24	8 months
		8 months	R652 064.12	2023/24	8 months
		7 months	R381 510.18	2023/24	7 months
		6 months	R111 064.78	2023/24	6 months
		6 months	R205 801.93	2023/24	6 months
		5 months	R190 399.27	2023/24	5 months
		3 months	R92 066.11	2023/24	3 months
		4 months	R183 829.59	2023/24	4 months
		4 months	R42 115.24	2023/24	4 months
		4 months	R100 945.03	2023/24	4 months
		4 months	R127 142.36	2023/24	4 months
		3 months	R93 298.78	2023/24	3 months
		3 months	R31 367.37	2023/24	3 months
		3 months	R82 520.51	2023/24	3 months
		2 months	R80 394.88	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R30 712.99	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R44 652.48	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R30 314.12	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R29 508.83	2023/24	2 months
Community Safety	Nil
Economic Development	2	44 months	R3 241 348.34	2020/21	44 months
		31 months	R1 067 198.73	2020/21	31 months
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs	Nil
Social Development	3	14 months	R199 070.26	2021/22	14 months
		4 months	R62 937.80	2023/24	4 months
		4 months	R62 937.80	2023/24	4 months
Human Settlement	1	49 months	R4 752 585.63	2019/20	49 months
Infrastructure Development	7	20 months	R415 895.25	2021/22	20 months
		20 months	R408 974.25	2021/22	20 months
		20 months	R270 357.00	2021/22	20 months
		20 months	R295 147.50	2021/22	20 months
		20 months	R408 974.25	2021/22	20 months
		4 months	R36 759.00	2022/23	4 months
		4 months	R36 759.00	2022/23	4 months
Provincial Treasury	Nil
4. Mpumalanga
Office of the Premier	Nil
Community Safety and Liaison	8	4 months	R59 004.27	2023/24	4 months
		4 months	R48 557.38	2023/24	4 months
		1 month	R24 443.88	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R24 443.83	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R49 053.50	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R49 053.50	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R20 972.75	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R47 888.88	2023/24	1 month
Education	8	6 months	R175 513.95	2023/24	6 months
		6 months	R141 703.74	2023/24	6 months
		8 months	R492 566.72	2023/24	8 months
		1 month	R36 178.00	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R30 606.88	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R103 378.90	2023/24	1 month
		2 months	R51 224.74	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R36 514.38	2023/24	2 months
Public Works, Roads and Transport	1	39 months	R719 097.21	2020/21	39 months
5. Limpopo
Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET)	Nil
Social Development	Nil
Transport and Community Safety	1	2 months	Not indicated
Agriculture	1	2 months	Not indicated
Health	2	2 months	R157 210.98	2023/24	2 months
		4 months	R381 537.00	2023/24	4 months
Education	Nil
Office of the Premier	Nil
Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA)	Nil
Treasury	Nil
Public Works, Roads, and Infrastructure	Nil
6. KwaZulu-Natal
COGTA	1	30 months	R3 620 897.79	2020/21	30 months
Health	11	1 month	R90 107.25	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R73 417.50	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R49 931.25	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R46 006.50	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R43 337.25	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R70 328.25	2023/24	1 month
		7 months	R349 985.00	2023/24	7 months
		2 months	R34 682.00	2023/24	2 months
		9 months	R405 726.50	2023/24	9 months
		29 months	R4 355 424.00	2020/21	29 months
		14 months	R1 711 762.00	2021/22	14 months
Social development	1	15 months	R449 400.00	2021/22	15 months
Education	43	51 months	R93 6347.25	2019/20	51 months
		27 months	R84 5430.75	2021/22	27 months
		27 months	R1348 708.86	2021/22	27 months
		26 months	R91 3191.5	2021/22	26 months
		21 Months	R 522 805,50	2021/22	21 Months
		23 Months	R411 861	2021/22	23 Months
		19 Months	R55 4918.75	2021/22	19 Months
		15 months	R526841.25	2021/22	15 months
		15 months	R649 286.25	2021/22	15 months
		14 months	R224 917	2021/22	14 months
		14 months	R676 382	2021/22	14 months
		12 Months	R297 156	2023/24	12 Months
		12 Months	R324 996	2023/24	12 Months
		12 months	R300 114	2023/24	12 months
		12 months	R295 680	2023/24	12 months
		9 Months	R243 747	2023/24	9 Months
		8 Months	R254 168	2023/24	8 Months
		11 Months	R283 448	2023/24	11 Months
		9 Months	R305 517,33	2023/24	9 Months
		9 months	R275 202	2023/24	9 months
		9 Months	R739 481,58	2023/24	9 Months
		7 Months	R44 521,75	2023/24	7 Months
		7 Months	R131 668,67	2023/24	7 Months
		7 Months	R229 852	2023/24	7 Months
		7 Months	R235 366,25	2023/24	7 Months
		6 Months	R242 389,56	2023/24	6 Months
		5 Months	R238 477,5	2023/24	5 Months
		6 months	R138 873	2023/24	6 months
		6 Months	R159 324	2023/24	6 Months
		6 months	R206 486,22	2023/24	6 months
		22 months	R1064 497,5	2021/22	22 months
		16 months	R532 896	2021/22	16 months
		8 months	R396 534	2023/24	8 months
		5 Months	R199 768,75	2023/24	5 Months
		13 Months	R449 806,5	2021/22	13 Months
		7 months	R397 451,25	2023/24	7 months
		4 months	R117 315	2023/24	4 months
		4 Months	R156 027	2023/24	4 Months
		4 Months	R236 072	2023/24	4 Months
		4 Months	R217 470	2023/24	4 Months
		3 months	R54 940,5	2023/24	3 months
		3 months	R139 021,5	2023/24	3 months
		1 month	R28 372,50	2023/24	1 month
7. Northern Cape
Agriculture Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform (DAERDLR)	1	42 months	R1 438 290.08	2019/20	42 months
Education	10	25 months	R848 961.57	2021/22	25 months
		11 months	R315 046.00	2023/24	11 months
		8 months	R215 458.00	2023/24	8 months
		4 months	R73 191.00	2023/24	4 months
		5 months	R184 148.25	2023/24	5 months
		4 months	R168 743.75	2023/24	4 months
		5 months	R168 624.00	2023/24	5 months
		7 months	R191 277.75	2023/24	7 months
		4 months	R100 399.15	2023/24	4 months
		3 months	R79 662.00	2023/24	3 months
		1 month	R70 872.50	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R109 254.00	2023/24	1 month
Health	8	1 month	R29 950.00	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R19 751.00	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R141 260.68	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R14 797.38	2023/24	1 month
		2 months	R168 906.00	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R78 223.73	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R86 127.26	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R157 215.20	2023/24	2 months
8. North-West
Agriculture	Nil
Community Safety and Transport Management	6	10 months	R259 263.18	2023/24	10 months
		9 months	R175 525.92	2023/24	9 months
		2 months	R49 005.70	2023/24	2 months
		2 months	R28 932.00	2023/24	2 months
		1 month	R26 718.61	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R26 712.71	2023/24	1 month
Economic, Environmental Conservation and Tourism	1	23 months	R625 531.65	2021/22	23 months
Education	NIL
Health	12	30 months	R500 313.69	2021/22	30 months
		20 months	R38 056.88	2021/22	20 months
		14 months	R395 461.62	2021/22	14 months
		27 months	R821 651.13	2021/22	27 months
		27 months	R28 009.00	2021/22	27 months
		27 months	R35 258.38	2021/22	27 months
		24 months	R39 485.38	2021/22	24 months
		7 months	R72 445.38	2023/24	7 months
		7 months	R110 516.65	2023/24	7 months
		2 months	R134 809.94	2023/24	2 months
		1 month	R12 369.80	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R25 565.88	2023/24	1 month
Human Settlement	1	6 months	R486 141.01	2023/24	6 months
Office of the Premier	1	12 months	R1 122 763.51	2023/24	12 months
Public Works and Roads	1	20 months	R1 673 466.20	2021/22	20 months
Social Developments	2	24 months	R360 744.82	2021/22	24 months
		14 months	Not indicated	2021/22	14 months
9. Western Cape
Police Oversight and Community Safety	1	6 months	R114 956.80	2023/24	6 months
Local Government	Nil
Infrastructure	Nil
Health and Wellness	7	2 months	R105 112.77	2023/24	2 months
		1 month	R18 409.61	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R20 698.51	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R7237.59	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R36 170.58	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R19 734.11	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R23 295.63	2023/24	1 month
Social Development	6	4 months	R64 368.20	2023/24	4 months
		5 months	R66 732.76	2023/24	5 months
		2 months	R30 122.42	2023/24	2 months
		4 months	R75 396.13	2023/24	4 months
		1 month	R12 809.29	2023/24	1 month
		1 month	R11 271.85	2023/24	1 month
Education	4	72 months	R75 544.65	2019/20	72 months
		4 months	R65 603.83	2023/24	4 months
		3 months	R37 262.29	2023/24	3 months
		3 months	R108 929.81	2023/24	3 months
TOTAL	237		R107 726 606,86
OVERALL	395		R129 543 193,16

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