Questions and Replies

Reply:

1. The Department of Health has not commissioned any studies on the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). However, the Department participates in the regulatory systems of GMOs.

The safety of Genetically Modified Organisms is regulated in terms of the Genetically Modified Organisms Act, 1997 (Act No. 15 of 1997), (GMO Act), which is administered by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF). The GMO Act provides for safety of human and animal health, as well as the environment. There are specific regulatory systems which have been set up for the rigorous evaluation of GMOs and Genetically Modified foodstuffs, so as to ensure access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food. These regulatory systems evaluate both human health and the impact that these organisms may have. The regulatory system consists of scientists, including food safety experts, who conduct food safety assessments before the GMO crops are approved for human consumption. The Department of Health participates in this regulatory system which also focuses on risk assessments of GMOs.

2. All GMO foodstuffs approved by government are safe to eat.

All foodstuffs from GMOs are thoroughly assessed during the developmental phase to ensure that they are safe for animal and human consumption. This is done before they are made available to the public. The safety assessments of Genetically Modified foodstuffs are based on guidelines and principles developed by Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), an international body involved in food safety, under the World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations. The Codex guidelines and principles include the need for a case-by-case safety assessment, i.e., the use of scientific risk-based assessment methods that would take into consideration the newly introduced genetic material in crops, including new proteins and other characteristics of the Genetically Modified foodstuffs. This is also done in comparison with conventionally produced foods. All the Genetically Modified foodstuffs that are on the market have been approved by government and are considered as safe as their conventional counterparts.

The details of all the GMOs approved in South Africa are as a result of the safety assessment by scientists who are experts in fields related to GMOs as appointed by the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in terms of the GMO Act and evaluate risk assessments (scientific data relating to food, feed and environmental impact). The decisions for approval are by the Executive Council, which consists of officials from six government departments responsible for matters relating to Agriculture, Health, the Environment, Labour, Trade and Industry and Science and Technology, as well as the chairperson of the Advisory Committee.

END.

Reply:

(a)(i) The mandate of the Cybersecurity Hub is to be the central point of collaboration for Cybersecurity incidents;

(ii)(aa)The budget for 2015-16 Financial Year is R11 755 000.00

(bb)The Medium-Term Expenditure Framework is as follows:

Financial Year (FY) 2016-17 (R11 847 000.00)

FY 2017-18 (R11 939 000.00)

FY 2018-19 (R12 536 000.00)

(iii) The money will be spent on operations of the Cybersecurity Hub as per the Cybersecurity Hub Road Map.

(b) The operations of the Cybersecurity Hub is currently outsourced.

(c) Most of the staff members from the Service Provider hold Masters Degrees.

(d) As outlined in the National Cybersecurity Policy Framework, the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services is in charge of the Cybersecurity Hub and the Cybersecurity Hub is headed by Mr Jabu Radebe.

(e) He is a Chief Director: ICT Security

(f) The Cybersecurity Hub reports to the Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services, the Director-General of the Department, Deputy Director-General: ICT Infrastructure Support and the Cybersecurity Response Committee (CRC).

Reply:

(1) No.

Reply:

1. Yes
2. These reports on the payment model are being discussed at SASSA executive management level.
3. Currently there are no planned international trips but this does not preclude the Agency or the Department to do so when the need arises.

Reply:

1) Acquisition of Infrastructure is done through the Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Department of Military Veterans does not have control over the process hence failure to acquire health and wellness centre as planned.

(2) The Department has made the financial provision for the establishment of the Health and Wellness Centre and had identified several sites in Gauteng which were submitted to the Department of Public Works, together with the specifications of the envisioned centre to fast track the procurement process as advised by DPW. Furthermore the Department is also considering the possibility of renting the Health and Wellness Sites and out-source the related services based on the specifications developed for the centre.

(3) Currently the Department has not incurred any costs but has reserved R19 million based on projections of the procurement and the management of the facility.

(4) (a) The ultimate plan for the Department is to establish one Health and Wellness Centre in each Province.

(b) The location of the Health and Wellness Centre will be based on the suitability of the sites, however for the 2015/16 period the Department plans to establish one centre in Gauteng.

(5) The department has developed a business plan which will inform the annual budget to ensure the sustainability of the program.

NW3475E

Reply:

1. (a) The draft policy direction has already been prepared and consultation with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa commenced.

(b) The draft policy direction was drafted by the Department.

(2) After finalising consultation with ICASA, public consultation will commence in accordance with section 3(5) of the Electronic Communications Act, 2005 that requires that the text of a policy direction must be published in the Gazette for 30 days to obtain the views of interested persons.

Reply:

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

--ooOoo--

Reply:

(1) (a) (i) 2010 = 3 train accidents

(ii) 2011 = 2 train accidents

(iii) 2012 = 3 train accidents

(iv) 2013 = 11 train accidents

(v) 2014 = 6 train accidents

(b) 7 train accidents.

(2 ) (a) (i) * 2010 = 3 employee injuries

* 2011 = no injuries

* 2012 = no injuries

* 2013 = 7 employee injuries

* 2014 = no injuries

since 1 January 2015 = 58 injuries (3 employee injuries and 55 3rd party injuries)

(ii) * 2010 = 6 employee fatalities

* 2011 = 2 employee fatalities

* 2012 = no fatalities

* 2013 = 3 employee fatalities

* 2014 = no fatalities

since 1 January 2015 = two 3rd party fatalities

(b) See annexure A

(c) See annexure A

(3) No, the Minister will not make a statement on the matter.

 

Reply:

1. The African Union Convention on Cyberspace Security and Protection of Personal Data was adopted by the 23rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union which was held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on 26 and 27 June 2014.

South Africa has not ratified the African Union Convention on Cyberspace Security and Protection of Personal Data because South Africa has not yet signed as she is awaiting the official document from the African Union Commission to be dispatched through diplomatic channels.

The Convention has not yet been signed.

2.  The provisions of the AU Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection

(a)  Will have to be studied by the relevant department and authorities, as part of the process of ratification to ensure that it is consistent with our domestic law and not in conflict with any of South Africa’s international law obligations and that procedurally South Africa is in a position to ratify the Amendment. This will be done by the Office of the Chief State Law Adviser of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, and Office of the Chief State Law Adviser - International Law of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation.

(b)  No information is available, awaiting the study and legal opinion.

(i) Not applicable

(ii) Not applicable

Reply:

A consolidated report will follow soon as the information required is still being consolidated.

Reply:

The claim has been processed and a total temporary disablement (TTD) of 75% amounting to R69 278.91 has been approved and authorised for payment. The Compensation Fund is busy capturing the permanent disablement (PD) pension of 60% which he will receive for the rest of his life. The client’s pension will be paid in arrears from the date of stabilisation.

In addition the Compensation Fund has accepted liability meaning all medical costs associated to this claim will be borne by the Fund.

. 

Reply:

In order to provide a comprehensive response, the Department has maintained its policy of not allowing unauthorised communication devices which give the use primary access to such applications as Facebook, Twitter etc.

The Department continues to take various steps to prevent or reduce the use of unauthorized communication devices within Correctional Centres. These steps include the following:

• The launching of a Back-2-Basics security campaign aimed at reasserting the importance of basic security measures and competencies such as searching of persons and goods.

• The searching of inmate cells and belongings sporadically (at extraordinary times) to find and remove unauthorized communication devices that may have entered the Correctional facilities.

• The installation of cell-phone detection systems in various Correctional Centres to assist officials in the identification and removal of unauthorized communication devices. Cell-phone detection systems are currently in the process of being installed at 39 Correctional Centres.

• The Department is also in the process of installing 14 body scanners at 7 Correctional Centres to further assist officials.

• The Department has initiated a process of engagement with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to explore various technical and/or legal solutions – including but not limited to cell-phone jamming.

• The DCS is part of an inter-departmental process exploring technical counter-measures in part responding to gangs as a security threat group. This is a conscious effort to partner with other state law enforcement agencies in finding sustainable solutions to the holistic challenges (including integrity management of personnel).

Reply:

Yes, the Department of Basic Education is implementing various strategies to address backlogs related to school infrastructure. The Schools Build Programme comprises two national programmes, namely the Provincial programme funded through the Education Infrastructure Grant (EIG) and Equitable Share (ES) and the second is the Accelerated Schools Infrastructure Delivery Initiative (ASIDI). As a result of these initiatives, there is a sustained reduction in the identified backlogs and the provision of infrastructure to enable the provision of quality education. Further, the Department published the Regulations Relating to Minimum Uniform Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure in November 2014. These regulations stipulate what spaces should be provided in a school and provide timelines in terms of achieving specific targets in the provision of school infrastructure.

Reply:

(a)   The National Commissioner approved a re-enlistment process of former members for the 2015/2016 financial year to address the service terminations experienced by the South African Police Service. This is an exercise specific for this financial year only and whether it goes on until 2019 cannot be determined at this stage. The posts for re-enlistment were externally advertised during June 2015 and a total of 3187 applications were received nationally. These applications are currently under consideration and as announced by the National Commissioner only former members with a consistent track record of good performance, disciplinary and attendance record will be re-enlisted. Furthermore former members must have no criminal record and/or criminal cases pending. The number that will be finally recruited/re-enlisted cannot be determined at this stage as they are being subjected to the different standards and criteria for re-enlistment.

(b)   The re-enlistment process of former members will be accommodated in vacant posts in terms of the approved funded fixed establishment of the South African Police Service.

(c)  Re-enlistments will only be considered on the rank of Lieutenant due to budgetary constraints and to allow for the progression of SAPS internal members to higher ranks who are due for promotion.

Reply:

1. The station has conducted one hundred and sixty one (161) operations targeting drug dealers in the 2014/15 financial year as per bellow dates:

2014-05-05, 2014-05-14, 2014-05-15, 2014-05-27, 2014-06-03, 2014-06-12, 2014-06-21, 2014-06-23, 2014-06-24, 2014-07-01, 2014-07-02, 2014-07-21, 2014-08-07, 2014-08-15, 2014-08-18, 2014-09-15, 2014-09-16, 2014-10-27, 2014-12-10, 2014-12-22, 2015-01-12, 2015-01-12, 2015-01-15, 2015-01-17, 2015-01-18, 2015-01-21, 2015-01-23, 2015-01-25, 2015-01-26, 2015-01-30, 2015-02-01, 2015-02-02, 2015-02-07, 2015-02-10, 2015-02-11, 2015-02-14, 2015-02-15, 2015-02-17, 2015-02-18, 2015-02-26, 2015-03-02, 2015-03-06, 2015-03-08, 2015-03-12, 2015-03-14, 2015-03-15, 2015-03-19, 2015-03-22

2.  During the operation there were two thousand one hundred and thirty eight (2138) arrests and one hundred and sixty three (163) persons charged for dealing with drugs.

3.   There were two thousand two hundred and sixty (2260) convictions secured during the operations in respect of drug related crimes.

 

 

Reply:

 

1. The tender contract was awarded to Hauwei through the Gauteng Department of Finance.
2. The funds were from the Gauteng Department of Finance.
3. Please see the above response.

Reply:

The post of a Station Commander was advertised internally within SAPS for appointment/ promotion on 2015-02-13 which was later withdrawn due to not enough applicants received. The post was re-advertised on 2015-06-15 and the selection process is still conducted. Currently there is an acting incumbent in the post to ensure that service delivery is not hampered.

Reply:

1. Department of Basic Education does not meet the full 2% employment equity target set by Government for persons with disabilities. The disability rate within the Department of Basic Education is currently 1.7%.

(2)(a) This is due to retirement and resignations in this category. It has also been found that in some instances officials with disabilities does not want to be categorised as such.

Reply:

1. Six (6) cases of murder have been investigated prior to the Marikana incident. Three (3) of these cases were in court on 4 August 2015 and are remanded to 22 October 2015 for the parties to study the contents of the released report. One (1) other case will be in court on 6 August 2015 and will also be remanded to 22 October 2015. Two (2) other cases are with the Director for Public Prosecutions for decision on Prosecution. There was an agreement between the Investigation Team, the Chairperson of the Farlam Commission and the Evidence Leaders that the investigation of all six cases be placed on hold until the release of the report by the Commission. The investigation of these six cases has now resumed.
2. Yes, progress has been made.

         (a) Not applicable

         (b) Not applicable

(i)  Four cases are on the court roll and two cases are with the Director of Public Prosecution of North West for a decision on prosecution.

(ii)  The investigations conducted thus far, has not produced any evidence of misconduct on the part of any SAPS member, and therefore no departmental action is contemplated at this stage.

Reply:

(1)(2) No. The Government Pensions Administration Agency has confirmed that there has been no alleged loss regarding Bophuthatswana Pension change since the last response on 19 June 2015. As such, there are no engagements or investigations that have taken place.

Reply:

(a) Edenvale CAS 316/08/2010 – The case against the accused was withdrawn in court.

(b) Sergeant MS Selomane.

Reply:

The following schools in the Magistrates Court district of Stellenbosch participate in the SAPS Safer school Programme:

• Stellenbosch High
• Stellenbosch Primary
• Stellenzicht High
• Weber Gedenk Primary
• Paul Roos Gimnasium
• Bloemhof High
• Rhenisch High
• Lynedoch Primary
• Eikestad Primary
• Rhenisch Primary
• Vlottenburg Primary
• JJ Rhode Primary
• ST Pauls Primary
• Kayamandi High
• Kayamandi Primary
• Makaphula High
• Waldorf Private School

Reply:

(1) The Kha Ri Gude Mass Literacy Campaign is managed nationally by the Department of Basic Education. Kha Ri Gude motto is: “Kha Ri Gude - wherever you are” Therefore learning sites are organized by volunteers and classes are therefore held in churches, schools, community halls, garages or homes of volunteers and learners etc. The Department does not pay rental for these venues and hence it is not possible to provide any figures. The budget is utilized mainly for the stipends and learner and volunteer materials and stationery.

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

The table below represents the actual stipends paid per province for the 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15 financial years. Unfortunately the information is not available per district as the project is managed nationally at the Department of Basic Education.

(b) (i) (ii)

The table below represents the estimated costs of stipends per province for the 2015/16 and 2016/17 financial years. Unfortunately the information is not available per district as the project is managed nationally at the Department of Basic Education.

Reply:

(a)  As mentioned in my previous reply, there is already a multi-lateral police cooperation agreement in place which has been in existence for a number of years. Both Mozambique and Zimbabwe are, as pointed out previously, party to this agreement. Under the auspices of this agreement, the South African Police Service, the Mozambican Police and the South African National Parks meet frequently to discuss operational issues and to put in place operational plans in order to jointly combat rhino poaching. This type of cooperation and interaction is also possible, under the auspices of the multi-lateral agreement, with the relevant authorities in any of the countries in the region which are party to the agreement.

(b)  An interim Memorandum of Understanding is therefore not required, as cooperation is already taking place on the basis of the existing multi-lateral agreement and the frequent operational interaction referred to above.

(c)  Through the frequent interaction and consequential operational plans which arise therefrom, the resources required to address the scourge of rhino poaching are determined and sourced from the relevant entities mentioned in paragraph (a) above.

Reply:

(a) Yes,

(b) No,

(c) Yes.

(i)  The purposes of the visits were to share experiences and international best practice in the functional areas of land reform and rural development, as well as skills development for youth in business.

(ii) (aa) Total: R4 019168.25

(bb)

• Visit 1: To the People’s Republic of China from 27 October to 01 November 2014: R263 089.25
• Visit 2 : ( 24 October – 02 November 2014) : 42 member deligation including 10 officials : R1 109 570
• Visit 3 ( 22 March – 06 April 2014 ) 52 member deligation including 11 officials : R1 356 849
• Visit 4 : ( 22 August—07 September 2014 ) 42 -member delegation including 11 officials: R1 289 660

Reply:

1. The Investigation Case Docket Management System (ICDMS) functionality has been implemented at 711 police stations since inception. These figures reflect the status as on 2015-07-30.

The breakdown per Province is as follows:

PROVINCE	TOTAL
Eastern Cape	58
Free State	61
Gauteng	138
KwaZulu-Natal	102
Limpopo	58
Mpumalanga	76
North West	52
Northern Cape	43
Western Cape	123
TOTAL	711

(2)(a) & (b) (i) & (ii) Yes, detective- and intelligence-led investigations are producing the desired results with regard to the increase of quality dockets and the conviction rate.

(2)(aa) The detective-and intelligence-led training programmes introduced to increase the quality of dockets and the conviction rate for 2014/2015 financial year are:

COURSE	TRAINED MEMBERS
DETECTIVE COURSES
IDENTIFICATION OF EXPLOSIVES/EXPLOSIVE DEVICES	283
BASIC FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION PRACTICE	0
HARMFUL OCCULT RELATED CRIME LP	21
FIREARM INVESTIGATION COURSE	13
VEHICLE CRIME INVESTIGATORS COURSE	60
STOCK THEFT LEARNING PROGRAMME	79
PSYCHOLOGICALLY MOTIVATED CRIME REFRESHER WORKSHOP	22
FAMILY VIOLANCE SEXUAL OFFENCES AND CHILD PROTEC	194
INTRODUCTION TO FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS	51
FORENSIC SOCIAL WORK REPORT WRITING	57
RESOLVING OF CRIME SKILLS PROGRAMME 1	1485
STATEMENT TAKING FOR DETECTIVE	219
CYBER FORENSICS FIRST RESPONDER L/P	39
INTRODUCING THE CHILD WITNESS	32
PROCUREMENT FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS	0
COUNTER TERRORISM INVESTIGATORS COURSE	44
SERIOUS AND VIOLENT CRIMES INVESTIGATION	51
SEX OFFENDER IN CHILD ABUSE CASES	0
PSYCHOLOGICALLY MOTIVATED CRIME COURSE	0
EVALUATING THE EVIDENCE OF CHILDREN	0
COMMERCIAL CRIME FOR LEANING PROGRAMME	101
ORGANISED CRIME INVESTIGATORS	45
BASIC CRIME INVESTIGATIVE PRACTICE	841
BASIC FRAUD INVESTIGATORS COURSE	271
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC RELATED CRIME SCENE LP	36
STATEMENT TAKING FROM A CHILD :FORENSIC SOCIAL WORKER	60
CIRCULATION SYSTEM	16
CAS COURSE(F): INVESTIGATION PERSONNEL	694
CAS COURSE(G): INVESTIGATION COMMAND PERSONNEL	54
CIRCULATION COURSE-VEHICLES-PERSONS-GOODS-STOCK	1853
CIRCULATION SYSTEM : ENQUIRY WANTED PERSONS	33
BASIC FORENSIC TOXIC0LOGY FOR INVESTIGATORS	80
NATIONAL PHOTO IMAGE SYSTEM	716
CIRCULATION SYSTEM:ENQUIRIES VEHICLES (CV-PROFILES	528
E-DOCKET	301
PREPARING CHILDREN FOR COURT	67
BASIC CRIME SCENE MANAGEMENT	353
INFORMERS HANDLING COURSE	443
INVESTIGATING INTERVIEWING	286
IDENTITY PARADE	379
POINTING OUT	206
BIODIVERSITY CRIME SPECIALISED TRAINING	30
SAPS 6 AND DOCKET PROGRESS SYSTEM LEARNING PROGRAM	95
SEXUAL OFFENCES COURSE FOR INVESTIGATING OFFICERS	952
DETECTIVE COMMADERS LEARNING PRIGRAMME	352
CRIME INTELLIGENCE COURSES
BASIC VETTING COURSE	15
CI : UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS COURSE	74
COUNTER INTELLIGENCE COURSE	16
TEXTCHART & CHART EXPLORER	10
INKWAZI SYSTEM LEARNING PROGRAMME	331
OPERATIONAL ANALYST COURSE	100
ADVANCE POLIGRAPHY TRAINING	0
BORDER SECURITY CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT - LAND	0
CAS COURSE(N): CRIME INTELLIGENCE OFFICE	0
COMPUTER SECURITY+	0
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM	108
HIGH ANGLE COURSE 1 AND 2	0
IBM i2 IBASE USER TRAINING COURSE	0
INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS MANAGEMENT COURSE	0
IP GRANATE	0
MICROSOFT CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS ASSOCIATE (MCSA)	0
MICROSOFT CERTIFIED SYSTEMS ENGINEER (MCSE)	0
RADIO ELECTRONIC TRAINING	0
RADIO INSTALLATION	0
STRATEGIC ANALYST COURSE	0
CIRCULATION COURSE	16
CIRCULATION COURSE-VEHICLE/PERSON/GOODS/STOCK	1853
N+ COMPUTER COURSE	0
A+ COMPUTER COURSE	0
CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE (CCNA)	0
SECURITY RISK CRISIS MANAGEMENT	1
CRIME INFORMATION ANALYSIS LEARNING PROGRAM	108
CRIME INTELLIGENCE GATHERING COURSE	312
BASIC SURVEILIANCE ASSISTANT	0
ORGANISED CRIME THREAT ANAYSIS (OCTA)	0
HUMAN INTELLIGENCE TRADECRAFT LEARNING PROGRAMME	19
SURVEILLANCE COURSE	0
ANALYST NOTEBOOK	20
IBASE DATA CAPTURING	0
INTELLISHARE EXPLORER AND CAPTURE	0
ANACAPA	0
IBASE USER COURSE	0

(2)(bb) Comparing the 1st quarter of the 2015/2016 financial year with the 1st quarter of the 2014/2015 financial year, there is a decrease in the not guilty verdicts in court.

Reply:

The Department has put tight contract management measures with penalties including termination of the contract in the event of breach of the contract. This applies to all the service providers.

Reply:

(c)(i)(ii)(aa)(bb)

The information in respect of SAPS officials is attached.

Reply:

The process of reviewing targets, particularly those highlighted by the Portfolio Committee on Police during the budget vote hearings, is currently underway and aligned to the planning processes and dictates that are outlined in the National Treasury Framework for Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans. The revised Annual Performance Plan and targets will be submitted to the Committee during the budget vote hearing process.

Reply:

(1) (a) The Minister has not formally met with the Simodisa Company. The Minister only met informally with the company on the margins of another engagement.

(b) The Department of Small Business Development has never had any interaction with the Simodisa Company.

Reply:

South Africa does not support canned lion hunting. The prohibition is provided for through the National Environmental Management Act (Act No 10 of 2014), which is implemented by the Department of Environmental Affairs. We believe that responsible citizenship would also assist in preventing such occurrences. All known cases of canned lion hunting should therefore be reported to the law enforcement agencies. Discussions with the Ministers of Environmental Affairs and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries have not taken place.

Reply:

With regard to the provision of specialised human resources to service special needs schools, the Department of Basic Education is in the process of developing integrated norms for funding, staffing and infrastructure. These norms are aimed at ensuring an equitable distribution of these scarce resources in each district to serve the needs of learners with specialised needs in ordinary, full-service and special schools. The norms will further be in line with the Policy on Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support (2014) which acknowledges that learners with high needs who are admitted to special schools should have access to specialist professional support staff such as therapists, psychologists and nurses on a high frequency basis. Proposals are also being developed to introduce a cadre of mid-level workers such as therapy assistants and counsellors to provide services at special schools on a day-to day basis. The Department plans to complete the norms by March 2016 for incremental implementation up to 2019. Priority will be given to special schools in disadvantaged areas that have been under-resourced to date.

Reply:

 

1. Yes, the Department has taken into consideration the needs and challenges of blind learners and learners with poor vision by procuring the latest technology which is user-friendly and audible to support effective learning and teaching in special schools. In addition, the appropriate e-copies of Learning and Teaching Support Materials (LTSM) have also been procured to ensure adequate resources to support learners with special needs. Additional training has been provided to educators to be able to use the provided equipment to the optimal level.
2. Please see the response above.

Reply:

(1)(a) All South African Police Service (SAPS) Management and Leadership Programmes for managers are conducted at SAPS Paarl Academy and the SAPS Thabong Academy. There is no training for managers conducted at station level.

The SAPS monitor training through the Training Provisioning Plan where the needs for training are determined in consultation with Divisions and Provinces to plan interventions accordingly.

Courses attended by members are captured on the South African Police Service’s Training Administration System. The system captures training conducted, members completed or not completed and members found competent or not yet competent.

(1)(b) Members who do not complete training because of withdrawal due to personal reasons, such as death of a family member, are called-up to attend the training at a later stage.

When members of the South African Police Service are found not competent in training provided, they receive remedial training and re-assessment is conducted.

(2)(a) SAPS Members at Station level trained in Police Leadership and Management courses – 2014/2015 financial year:

Programme	Level/Position	Duration of course	No trained
Basic Supervisory Learning Programme	Public Service Act Personnel on level 6 & 7	5 days	174
Basic Management Learning Programme I	Constables (with 5 years’ experience)	5 days	277
Basic Management Learning Programme II	Sergeants	4 weeks	295
Junior Management Learning Programme	Captains, Lieutenants & Warrant Officers	7 weeks	210
Middle Management Learning Programme	Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels & Majors	6 weeks	51
Executive Development Learning Programme	Major Generals & Brigadiers	6 months	11
Public Management Development Programme	Cluster Commanders	12 months	29
Practical Project Management Programme	Station and Detective Commanders	12 months	52
Relief Commanders Learning Programme	Relief Commanders	3 weeks	149
Detectives Commanders Learning Programme	Detective Commanders	6 weeks	349
Operational Commanders Training	Operational Commanders	4 weeks	78
Station Management Learning Programme	Station Commanders	17 weeks	87

(2)(b) Yes, in general, training has enhanced the skills of managers to ensure effective and efficient management of resources and improved performance within their work environment.

(2)(c) Impact studies are conducted after a period of between three to four years to assess the impact of training provided to managers and also for the purpose of reviewing the programmes where necessary. Impact studies for Management and Leader Programmes are planned to be conducted during the financial year 2015/2016 and 2017/2018 progressively.

Reply:

(a & b) With regard to the DPCI, Provincial and Component Heads are afforded the opportunity to make a choice as to procure a vehicle that will be most suitable for the specific environment including for declared priorities. DPCI has procured high end, high performance vehicles which will suit the specific high priority investigations.

The Division Detective Service, specifically the Stock Theft and Endangered Species unit, are the custodians of investigations on level one to three and it is necessary to have a suitable fleet and not necessarily a high powered fleet. It is important to be able to reach poaching scenes to start a proper investigation. The fleet of vehicles utilized currently fulfils the needs as it was identified with the input of all role-players. A fleet of the suitable vehicles have been delivered and is already being utilized in the Kruger National Park. The needs are monitored throughout and if the fleet needs to be increased it will be done. The current fleet does meet the planned requirements.

(c)  With regard to the DPCI, the following vehicles have been allocated to the Organised Crime environment, specifically Endangered Species.

	ENDANGERD SPECIES
NO	SAP NO	REG NO	ENGINE NO	VEHICLE TYPE
1	BRR100B	YCC645 GP	AFX086006	VW CITI SPORTS
2	BSG263B	BF21SXGP	F9QP872C072674	RENAULT MEGANE 1.9 TDI
3	BSZ916B	CL23PLGP	KA24965533Z	NISSAN HARDBODY
4	BSF705B	BF21KPGP	F18D4116335KA	CHEVROLET CRUZE
5	BNT295B	RSK295GP	VG33707785X	NISSAN HARDBODY 3.3I

With regard to Detective Service, the relevant details are as follows:

VEHICLES
DK 54 RF GP	BTK 230 B	Nissan Hardbody d/cab
DL 95 CW GP	BTM 820 B	Toyota Landcruiser d/cab
DN 89 ZN GP	BTN 757 B	Toyota Landcruiser d/cab
DN 90 DN GP	BTN 752 B	Toyota Landcruiser d/cab
DGS 395 L	BTN 891 B	Toyota Landcruiser d/cab
Registering on 2015-07-31	BTM 928 B	Toyota Hilux d/cab 4x4
ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES
DGP 452 L	BTN 053 B	Linhai
FCP 239 EC	BRB 591 B	Yamaha Rhino
BRD 592 B	BRD 592 B	Yamaha Rhino

Reply:

(1)(a)

Province	Number of Schools
EC	60
FS	36
GP	103
KZN	88
LP	51
MP	46
NC	17
NW	51
WC	48
TOTAL	500

 

(1)(b)

EASTERN CAPE

Butterworth	5
Cofimvaba	5
Dutywa	4
East London	2
King Williams Town	3
Lady Frere	2
Libode	5
Lusikisiki	8
Maluti	4
Mbizana	2
Mt Fletcher	4
Mt Frere	1
Mthatha	7
Ngcobo	3
Qumbu	3
Sterkspruit	1
Uitenhage	1

FREE STATE

Motheo	1
Fezile Dabi	4
Harrismith	1
Lejweleputswa	5
Motheo	10
Sasolburg	1
Thabo Mafutsanyana	12
Welkom	1
Xhariep	1

GAUTENG

Ekurhuleni North	7
Ekurhuleni South	5
Ekurhuleni West	6
Gauteng East	5
Gauteng North	2
Gauteng West	7
Jhb Central	7
Jhb East	14
Jhb North	7
Jhb South	2
Jhb West	4
Johannesburg South	1
Johannesburg West	3
Sedibeng East	2
Sedibeng West	7
Tshwane North	8
Tshwane South	13
Tshwane West	3

KWAZULU - NATAL

Amajuba	13
Ilembe	3
Pinetown	10
Sisonke	5
Ugu	7
Umgungundlovu	6
Umkhanyakude	5
Umlazi	15
Umzinyathi	2
Uthukela	2
Uthungulu	10
Zululand	9

LIMPOPO

Capricorn	16
Greater Sekhukhune	6
Mopani	6
Vhembe	20
Waterberg	3

MPUMALANGA

Ehlanzeni	14
Gert Sibande	13
Nkangala	15
Bohlabela	4

NORTHERN CAPE

Francis Baard	6
Siyanda	2
Namaqua	2
Pixley Ka Seme	3
Kgalagadi	4

NORTH WEST

Bojanala	21
Dr. K.Kaunda	10
Dr. R. S. Mompati	9
Ngaka Modiri Molema	11

WESTERN CAPE

Cape Winelands	5
Central	8
East	7
Eden/Karoo	5
North	6
Overberg	2
South	8
West Coast	5

 

(1)(ii) (aa) (bb)

Since the financial year 2011/12, Provincial Departments of Education (PEDS) have not used the Dinaledi Conditional Grant to fund teacher posts. The employment of supernumerary teachers by Provincial Departments is at the discretion of the PEDs and no provinces have included this output in their business plans since 2011.

(1)(iii) (aa) (bb)

No teacher posts are currently funded by the Mathematics, Science and Technology Grant.

(2)

No teacher posts were funded by the Dinaledi Conditional Grant. Consequently, no posts have been forfeited.

(3)

No teacher posts were funded by the Dinaledi Conditional Grant.

Reply:

The stations that resort under the Paarl Magistrate`s Court jurisdiction do have functioning Community Policing Forum’s, please see below:

STATION__	COMMUNITY POLICING FORUM(CPF) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Paarl	Chairperson: Muis Muller Vice chairperson: Jaco Visser Secretary: Em-Em Zaayman Treasurer: Trevor Harris
Paarl East	Chairperson: James Pedro Vice chairperson: Hendry Matthews Secretary: Frenique Arendse Treasurer: Mr Matthee
Mbekweni	Chairperson: Dumisani Mziki Vicy chairperson: Phindile Maki Secretary: Mpumi Lallie Treasurer: Sindile Msebenzi
Wellington	Chairperson: Hester de Kock Vice chairperson: Danny van Rooyen Secretary: Robert Germishuys Treasurer: Past Eric Bernardo

The Provincial Commissioner’s office in partnership with the Department of Community Safety facilitated the Station Annual General Meetings (AGM) and conducted the Police Needs and Priority Workshop in May 2015. Further, in June 2015, the Expanded Partnership Programme was convened to ensure fully functional Community Police Forums.

Reply:

 

1. The South African Schools Act of 1996 (Act No 84 of 1996) makes provision for all schools to document and report incidents of (a) violence, including sexual violence, and (b) theft occurring in both schools and school hostels.
2. Guidelines for the provisioning of boarding facilities in public ordinary schools have been developed and distributed to all provinces. The principles underpinning the guidelines emanate from the National Policy on an Equitable Provisioning of an Enabling School Physical Teaching and Learning Environment. The management of boarding facilities is the responsibility of the School Governing Body (SGB). The Guidelines are clear in terms of taking care of the overall safety of learners.

Reply:

(a) (i)The television show is a communication platform between the SAPS and the communities. This platform has enabled the SAPS to engage, and most importantly, educate South Africans on the relevance of the SAPS in their day to day life, which will ultimately improve their understanding. Using this show, we are able to answer questions such as “what is the role of the SAPS in a democratic and developing state” and also in addressing the crime situation facing all South Africans. The programme produces crime awareness campaigns with the purpose of eliciting maximum response from the members of the general public, in order to assist the SAPS with its investigations of criminal activities. When Duty Calls gives visual support to the communication objectives of the police through the episodes produced on;

• crime patterns,
• serious and violent incidents crimes,
• Crime prevention hints,
• profiling the most wanted suspects and missing persons,
• feedback to the public on current investigations, investigative successes,
• as well as highlighting the various units and components of the SAPS- how they operate and how the general public can access their services.

(ii) Through the various segments within the programme, we have been able to communicate some much welcomed successes of the work done by ordinary members of the SAPS. The viewing audiences normally appreciate the feedback they receive each week when watching the programme. The police fight crime every minute, they are arresting suspects every day, and only a small fraction makes headline news. When Duty Calls serves as that additional platform to document the less talked about stories and arrests. Its effectiveness is also measured on the feedback we receive from the viewers (the general public) each week, on the arrests the Police make on a daily basis, but also on the citizens appreciating the often thankless job that the men and women in blue do each and every day. Through the When Duty Calls programme, we have also been able to get tip-off’s from the viewers on the whereabouts of the numerous wanted suspects, sometimes leading to the arrests and/or convictions of said individuals. Another way of measuring the programme’s effectiveness is the percentage share of the audience ratings that we continue to meet every week, based on the number of viewers watching TV during the time slot.

(b) When the television show was incepted in 2000, there was an agreement with the state broadcaster, SABC, that the South African Police Service shall provide the show’s content while the SABC will provide airtime at no cost to the SAPS.

The SAPS is not carrying any costs for the broadcasting of the show on SABC 2 but is responsible for the production of the show at its own studios.

Production costs are borne by the SAPS through the employment of permanent production staff consisting of professionals including an Executive Producer, Content Producers, Scriptwriters, Researchers, Video Editors as well as Camera Operators.

The SAPS supplies 48 programmes per year to the SABC.

The programme has repeats on Soweto TV, Bay TV, and KZN TV at no cost.

Reply:

(1)(a) The information is not available. It was previously dealt with and kept by the Area Commissioners’ offices.

(1)(b) 73 249

(2)(a) 4

(2)(b) 12

(3)(a)

VISPOL	DETECTIVES	SUPPORT
39	20	11

(3)(b)

VISPOL	DETECTIVES	SUPPORT
67	38	31

(4)(a) Not available. The Polfin System can only draw the information from 2003/2004.

(4)(b) R3 506 842

Reply:

The Domestic Tourism Management Branch invites Traditional Councils and Leaders to participate in the Capacity Building Seminars of the Department. These seminars are aimed at ensuring that relevant stakeholders at local level have the capacity to contribute to the growth of tourism in their communities, as well as benefiting small businesses, Non-Profit Organisations and cooperatives. Traditional leaders from most of the 27 Rural Nodes have participated.

Some of the Social Responsibility Implementation Projects have targeted areas under the jurisdiction of traditional leaders, who play a vital role in facilitating community participation and beneficiation.

Reply:

With reference to her reply to question 940 on 14 April 2015, in which she stated that Afrikaans and SeSotho have been classified as scarce subjects at all levels in the Eastern Cape, what are the relevant details and time frames of actions that she has taken to rectify this situation?

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is working with the Eastern Cape Provincial Education Department (ECPED) to identify critical vacancies in the province through regular meetings with relevant officials. Afrikaans and SeSotho vacancies where they exist are also included in the list of critical vacancies. The DBE met with the ECPED on 05 August 2015 to adopt a plan to address the critical shortages in the province. All Districts were requested to identify, profile, and submit their vacancies to the Head Office. 577 vacancies had been identified. The Chief Financial Officer had also signed-off the list of the vacancies for the purpose of issuing a bulletin for immediate filling of the posts so that the process of filling those vacancies can ensue immediately. Once the bulletin is issued, it is expected that the identified vacancies will be filled within three months or by the end of October 2015.

Reply:

(a)  The initial question, question 1826, contained only the name Lesedi Biogas (Pty) Ltd, and no reference was made to any specific complainant and/or CAS Numbers, which made it impossible to detect information in this regard. The question was circulated to all the Commercial Crime Investigation Units, but due to the limited information supplied no positive feedback was received.

Mention is made of two (2) case numbers stated above, these reference numbers are incomplete as no station name is indicated where the applicable cases were allegedly registered. Therefore, the details cannot be verified.

(b)  The limited information supplied makes it impossible to establish if there are any registered cases in respect of Lesedi Biogas (Pty) Ltd.

 

Reply:

(a)  Members receive basic training and continuous in-service training through scheduled workshops with regard to National Key Points

(b)  Operational procedures are in place which pertains to:

• Security advisory services in relation to the Minimum Physical Protection Standards for National Key Points and Strategic Installations
• Functions and the functioning of the SAPS members within the contingency plans of all Joint Operational Committees at National Key Points.

Reply:

(1)(a)(i) & (ii) Daily operations were held by members of SAPS Chatsworth.

(1)(b)(i) & (ii) Daily operations were held between 1 April 2014 and 21 March 2015.

(2)(a) 3 082 arrests were made.

(2)(b) 3 082 suspects were charged.

(2)(c) Various cases of possession of drugs in contravention of the Dependence Producing Drugs legislation.

(3) 1 320 convictions.

Reply:

The following schools, situated in the magistrate court district of Paarl, participate in the SAPS Safer School Programme:

• Agter Groenberg Primary
• Sittendal Primary
• Wamakersvalley
• Voor Groenberg Primary
• Bergrivier Primer
• Noorder Paarl Primer
• Paarl School Of Skills
• Groendal Primer
• Newton Primary
• Ihluumelo Primary
• Desmund Tutu Primary
• Iboniselo Primary
• Mbekweni Higher
• Langabuya Primary
• Amstellhof Primary
• Charleston Hill Primary
• Dalveuda Primary
• Groenheuwel Primary
• Klein Nederburg Primary
• LK Zeeman Primary
• Magnolia Primary
• Nederburg Secondary
• New Orleans
• Orleans Veil
• Paulus Joubert Primary
• Stellenbosch High
• Stellenbosch Primary
• AF Louw Primary
• Stellenzicht High
• Weber Gedenk Primary
• Paul Roos Gimnasium
• Bloemhof High
• Rhenish High
• Lynedoch Primary
• Devon Valley Primary
• Eikestad Primary
• Rhenish Primary
• Vlottenburg Primary
• JJ Rhode Primary
• St Pauls Primary
• Kayamandi Primary
• Kayamandi High
• Makaphula High
• Waldorf Private School

Reply:

The information in question is confidential and cannot be provided.

Reply:

1. Yes. SAPS have, for example, measures in place to handle all persons in custody of the Service. The aforesaid is governed by various Standing Orders instructing the elimination of any type of prejudice towards all the categories of persons in police custody, including undocumented foreign nationals. Standing Order (G) 341 deals with the arrest and the treatment of an arrested person until such person is handed to the Community Service Centre Commander. The handling of persons in custody of the service from their arrival at the police station is outlined by Standing Order (G) 361 including that undocumented foreign Nationals are not allowed to be detained in the same cell with other persons in custody who committed other crimes.
2. A booklet namely “Immigration and Policing Volume 4” was compiled and produced during 2011 by the SAPS Communication and Liaison Services and Division Visible Policing to sensitize and capacitate police officers regarding various contexts when police officers may interact with foreign nationals.

Senior management of SAPS has already received the booklets and will ensure the distribution thereof to all the members in due course.

3.   The Division Visible Policing has engaged with the Lawyers for Human Rights in order to capacitate the police officers in the policing of foreign nationals. It envisaged piloting the training and education to police officers in the problematic provinces first before rolling it out to the rest of the country.

Reply:

(a) The Department of Small Business Development did not spend any amount on advertising in (i) Sowetan and (ii) Daily Sun since its inception.

(b) The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (sefa)

Sefa did not spend any amount on advertising in (i) Sowetan and (ii) Daily Sun in the (aa) 2012-13 financial year.

Sefa spent R45 280 and R48 963 on advertising in (i) Sowetan and (ii) Daily Sun in (bb) 2013-14 financial year respectively.

Sefa did not spend any amount on advertising in (i) Sowetan and (ii) Daily Sun in the (cc) 2014-15 financial year.

(b) The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda)

Seda spent R421 309.80 and R821 370 on advertising in (i) Sowetan and (ii) Daily Sun in the (aa) 2012-13 financial year respectively.

Seda spent R271 351.66 and R194 438.40 on advertising in (i) Sowetan and (ii) Daily Sun in the (bb) 2013-14 financial year respectively.

Seda spent R204 070.60 and R239 260.18 on advertising in (i) Sowetan and (ii) Daily Sun in the (cc) 2014-15 financial year respectively.

Reply:

(1) I have no idea where the Honourable Member gets the figure that he is quoting as according to the records at my disposal, a total of 14 634 work seekers were placed as at the end of June 2015.

(2) Not relevant