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The use of consultants is regulated in the Municipal Cost Containment Regulations issued by the National Treasury.

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1. What number of properties does PRASA own:

N/A

1. Which properties have been

1. Purchased

In the period in question PRASA has not acquired any Properties however in pursued of the Secondary Mandate for Revenue Generation, we acquired mainly Commercial Properties out of our Development Leases.

1. Sold in each month

It is not PRASA’s strategy to sell property and only one property (vacant land) has been sold in the period in question, February 2023 for an amount of R18m, known as Remainder of Erf 79204 And Erf 79208 Diep River, Cape Town

This was a portion of land next to Diepriver station that will be developed into upmarket residential units by a 3rd party, Itakane Developers and as the scheme is based on sectional title sales of the unit, the sale of the property was approve in terms of PRASA Asset Disposal Policy and approval in terms of Section 54 of the PFMA.

1. What was the value of each property purchased

In the context of the Properties, there is no value attached as nothing has been purchased over the past years.

1. What was the sale price of each property

In the context of the Properties, there is only one property sold at R18m

1. Which properties were upgraded, maintained and/or renovated in each month

There were no Residential Units that were Maintained, upgraded or Renovated over the last three years safe for the property situated at No 18 Mill Street, Newlands, Cape Town (Guest House).

The property was upgraded for a specialised purpose of Generating Revenue

1. Who resides in the specified properties

The commercial components of both portfolios are occupied by private tenants on commercial basis mainly as retail activities being conducted and for office usage.

The Residential Component of the portfolio (378 leases) are mainly occupied by private residents and about 43 residential properties by PRASA staff with relationships strictly on commercial terms.

We have herewith attached a separate Listing of the occupiers of the Residential Properties that are active in our Property Management System. See the Excel Sheet attached.

1. What are the lease arrangements and terms and conditions with regard to each property

The Residential Leases are all completed individually in terms of our leasing procedures with each respective tenant using the Residential, Lease Contract Template.

 

The lease arrangements on all the occupiers of the PRASA’s portfolios are on commercial terms.

This comprises of the description of the Property and its Extent including the Area as well as any pertinent components of the property like the tenure of the contract.

The agreement also describes the Tenants being charged Market Related Rentals and Escalations.

Rentals valuations are conducted by appointed qualified Real Estate Valuers to determine the applicable market rates.

Monthly Rentals are charged on all approved tenants in occupation of the PRASA properties.

Recoveries are also charged as additional billings in respect to the Electricity and water usages where meters are installed.

Conditions of the Properties are listed in the contract after every pre-occupation and pre-vacation assessment processes.

The Tenants Obligations as well as PRASA Obligations in terms of the Maintenance of the Property will also be clearly indicated in the lease agreements.

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It is important to note that law enforcement in South Africa is primarily the responsibility of the South African Police Service (“the SAPS”). SAPS is responsible for investigating crime and security throughout the country. The police service is crucial for the safety of South Africa's citizens and was established in accordance with the provisions of Section 205 of the Constitution. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, also states that the police’s responsibilities are to prevent, combat and investigate crime; maintain and protect the public, their property and the overall security and safety of the Republic; uphold and enforce the law. Sometimes this function, which is a preserve of the police, is entrusted to other entities in terms of section 334 of the CPA. This is to assist the police in the primary function of keeping law and order.

Such appointment only confers police powers to appointees to enforce police functions where police are assisted in their mandate by additional resources. Appointment does not make appointees police officials as stipulated in the South African Police Service Act, 1995, (Act No. 68 of 1995) (“the Police Act”). An enabling provision in law should guide appointment of law enforcement officers as peace officers. This would be followed by a formal process of appointment requiring a formal request and approval of the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, in consultation with the Minister of Police before permission can be granted and subsequently published in the Gazette. Only then will the appointees be regarded as peace officers. The Department of Justice is not aware of any formal request or application to declare CPWs as peace officers.

Municipal Police

Metropolitan municipalities can apply to the Member of Executive Council responsible for safety and security to and establish their own municipal police units, which are tasked mainly with traffic policing and the enforcement of municipal bylaws. Municipal police have fewer powers than the South African Police Service, and do not investigate major crimes. They work in co-operation with the South African Police Service to prevent crime and maintain public order.

Section 206 of the Constitution provides that national legislation must provide a framework for the establishment, powers, functions, and control of municipal police services. The procedure for establishing a municipal police service is laid down in the South African Police Service Amendment Act of 1998. This law allows municipalities to apply to the government of the relevant province for permission to establish a municipal police service. The Minister of Police may approve the application, after consultation with the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service.

Do crime prevention wardens qualify as peace officers?

The question whether crime prevention wardens recently appointed by Gauteng Provincial Government qualify as peace officers as stipulated by section 334 of the CPA or not is as follows:

As stated in the foregoing paragraphs, the Department has not received any formal request in this regard and thus it is our submission that for an appointment to be made there must have been compliance with the requirements laid down in section 334 of the CPA. Until that process is adhered to, such personnel would not qualify as peace officers.

It is also worth noting that it falls outside my mandate to state that the appointees form part of the municipality police or are traffic wardens or are appointed as law enforcement officers. I am unaware whether there was consultation of the Member of Executive Council with the Commissioner of Police in terms of section 64A(2)(a) of the Police Act or not, for permission for such appointment. This falls within the mandate of the Minister of Police.

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To date, 26 out of 37 appointments of contractors have been concluded by the Implementing Agent of the project, the Mopani District Municipality. Progress is indicated in the table below:

ITEM	VILLAGE NAME - PROJECT	PROGRESS
1	Bambeni Reticulation – Pipeline D	75%
2	Homu 14A Reticulation – Pipeline B	47%
3	Ngove Reticulation Contract B – Pipeline D	43%
4	Skhunyani Reticulation Contract B – Pipeline D2	05%
5	Bode Reticulation Contract B – Pipeline D2	06%
6	Makoxa Reticulation Contract A – Pipeline F1	35%
7	Maswanganyi Reticulation Contract A – Pipeline D2	02%
8	Kamninginisi Block 2 Reticulation – Pipeline F2	05%
9	Muyexe Reticulation – Pipeline F2	24%
10	Dzingidzingi Reticulation – Pipeline D2	05%
11	Xikukwane Reticulation Contract C – Pipeline F1	Site establishment
12	Mhlaba Willem Reticulation – Pipeline F2	25%
13	Risinga View Reticulation Contract A – Pipeline F1	05%
14	Nwakhuwani Reticulation – Pipeline B	05%
15	Makoxa Reticulation Contract B – Pipeline F1	05%
16	Gawula Reticulation – Pipeline A	05%
17	Vuhehli Reticulation – Pipeline B	04%
18	Homu 14 B – Pipeline B	03%
19	Muyexe Reticulation Contract B – Pipeline F2	05%
20	Mageva Reticulation Contract A -Pipeline D	05%
21	Mahlathi Reticulation – Pipeline A	04%
22	Mapayeni Contract A – Pipeline B	03%
23	Maswanganyi Contract B – Pipeline D2	Site establishment
24	Xikukwani Contract A – Pipeline F1	04%
25	Risinga View Contract B – Pipeline 1	Site establishment
26	Xikukwani Contract B – Pipeline F1	Site establishment

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1. The first cohort of the youth has been posted in the following provinces:

Name of Province

Eastern Cape

Free State

Kwazulu-Natal

Limpopo Province

Mpumalanga

Northern Cape

North West

Western Cape

Gauteng

1. The breakdown of youth deployment is as follows:

Eastern Cape	102
Free State	32
Kwazulu-Natal	136
Limpopo Province	171
Mpumalanga	55
Northern Cape	4
North West	53
Western Cape	11
Gauteng	503
Head Office	60
Total	1167

1. The first phase of the digitisation process is the preparation of records. This work has started in earnest in the provinces through detailed indexing and condition assessment of records. The second phase will include the full scanning which will only commence in Gauteng at a DHA storage facility during June 2023 where the initial system set-up and testing is in progress. To date, the Department has received 12 of the 20 high volume scanners that were procured. Each scanner is capable of scanning 300 pages per minute and can be operated by 6 persons. The first scanner that was installed at BVR for a test run on the 31st March 2023 was able to scan over 10 000 records in 3 hours.

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MINISTER OF WATER AND SANITATION

1. The Department has built 10 new dams since 1995.

1. Details pertaining to the new dams are summarized in Table 1 below:

No	Name of the dam	Completion	Location	Nearest Town	(ii) Capacity (m3)	(iii) Cost (ZAR)*
1.	De Hoop Dam	2006	Lat: 24º 54’ 33,7”	Steelpoort	347 400 000	3,4 Billion
			Long: 19º 3’22,2”
2.	Berg River Dam	2007	Lat: 24º 57’ 26,9”	Franshoek	130 000 000	1,5 Billion
			Long: 29º 57’ 24,5”
3.	Spring Groove Dam	2013	Lat: 29º 19’ 8,4”	Rosetta	139 500 000	582 million
			Long: 29º 57’ 56,6”
4.	Qedusizi Dam	1998	Lat: 28º 32’ 31”	Ladysmith	0	273,5 million
			Long: 29º 44’ 41”
5.	Injaka Dam	2001	Lat: 24º 53’ 5,9”	Hazyview	125 027 000	635 million
			Long: 31º 5’ 2,5”
6.	Nandoni Dam	2005	Lat: 22º 58’ 50”	Thohoyandou	164 000 000	813 million
			Long: 30º 35’ 52”
7.	Ludeke Dam	2014	Lat: 30º 44’ 37,6”	Bizana	14 500 000	191,6 million
			Long: 29º 44’ 46,6”
8.	Bizana Dam	1997	Lat: 24º 54’ 33,7”	Bizana	95 000	7,5 million
			Long: 19º 3’ 22,2”
9.	Modjadi Dam	1997	Lat: 23º 35’ 8”	Musina	1 860 000	67,5 million
			Long: 30º 20’ 59”
10.	Botterkloof Dam	2002	Lat: 29º 19’ 8,4”	Clarens	600 000	15,9 million
			Long: 29º 57’ 56,6”

* Figures are rounded off

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The Department published the White Paper on National Public Transport Policy, 2021 which commits that all forms of transport services will become “accessible to all”, (i.e universally accessible); including people with disabilities, all over the country. (Page 4).

The White Paper applies to all forms of transport services; road-based public transport, cycling and walking, rail, aviation and maritime. The implementation of this part of the White Paper requires coordination across the provinces and the State-owned Entities of the Department. The Transport Sector Transformation Forum meets quarterly, and progress on universally accessible transport is reported in this forum.

In road-based public transport services specifically, since 2010, ten municipalities have developed a universal design access plan (UDAP) to implement universally accessible transport systems in Integrated Public Transport Networks (IPTNS), using the Public Transport Network Grant (PTNG). In these ten municipalities new public transport vehicles have to be universally designed, to accommodate wheelchairs, people with other disabilities, passengers accompanying children, elderly people and women.

All ten municipalities report annually on the implementation of their UDAP, which includes all aspects of the travel chain, not vehicles alone. The implementation of the UDAP is part of the operational plan of the new public transport system within an IPTN. Where any form of transport in an IPTN is not accessible, passengers are able to register a complaint. Under the National Land Transport Act section 18(5) this complaint must be remedied.

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1. The employment of the 10 000 unemployed young graduates is in Three Phases. In the first phase we earmark to recruit 2000 unemployed youth, however 1045 were recruited and we are planning to fill the outstanding during the second phase.

The advert for the 2nd 4000 cohort closed on the 03 March 2023 and there were 45028 applications received. The third phase will conclude the recruitment of the last cohort which will be an additional 4000.

Preparations of records for digitisation in provinces has begun with detailed indexing and condition assessing of records. The records digitisation only commenced in Gauteng at back office (BVR) during June 2023 where the initial system set up and testing is in progress and over 35 000 records were digitised by 23 June 2023. To date, the Department has received 12 of the 20 high volume scanners that were procured. Each scanner is capable of scanning 300 pages per minute and can be operated by 6 persons. It is estimated that each scanner will be able to scan at least 108 thousand pages a day.

1. Based on the current planning information it is expected that the digitisation of records will be completed by Jan 2026, in line with project deadlines. The last equipment was delivered on 18 June 2023 and the process to complete the digitisation hubs is on track with the physical building being prepared in line with the end to end process of the project.

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1. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) conducts Blue Drop assessments for all Water Services Authorities (WSAs) in the Republic by measuring all aspects contributing to a sustainable Water Services Business, and provision of safe water to citizens.

Water Services Authorities (WSAs) are obliged to ensure that their residents have access to safe drinking water that is compliant with the required standards of SANS 241. The Department is strengthening its role as the regulator of water services, by developing more comprehensive and more stringent norms and standards for water service and standardising its regulatory processes so that it is more consistent with its regulatory actions. It is also intensifying its support and intervention in municipalities. In addition, DWS is drafting amendments to the Water Services Act to separate the roles of Water Services Authorities more clearly (ensure that water services are provided to required standards) and Water Services Providers (provide the services) and to enable the Minister to intervene more effectively as the Regulator.

(2) The Department is intensifying monitoring of drinking water as well as water resources across the country in order to detect any failures and alert WSAs to implement recommendations or instructions.

(3) The Department is in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, and the Departments of Government Communication and Information Systems (GCIS), Basic Education (DBE), and local councillors executing health promotion programmes in the Hammanskraal area and across the Republic. During the release of the Green Drop and Watch Reports, and the media briefing on Hammanskraal, the emphasis was also placed on preventive measures of good hygiene practices and sourcing safe water.

(4) The Department is strengthening its support and regulatory intervention at municipal level based on actual data which ensures that interventions are proactive, consistent, and systematic in their approach.

The DWS funds certain refurbishment and upgrading projects that meet the criteria of the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG) and Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG), depending on availability of funds. WSAs, through their Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) allocation for water and sanitation, also have funding allocated for refurbishment of water systems.

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1. Integrated Public Transport Networks are operational in 8 municipalities, four metropolitan and four local municipalities. The effectiveness of the IPTN systems is measured based on the following operational indicators: operational hours, peak and off-peak frequencies, number of average weekday passengers’ trips, and number and percentage of municipal households within 500 meters walk to an IPTN station or stop.

The above indicators will differ per city. Generally, cities are operating services ranging from 15 to 19 hours per day, with peak frequencies of 5- 20 minutes and off-peak frequencies of 20-30 minutes. In 2022/23 a cumulative total of 555 990 average weekday passenger trips, compared to 399 260 in the previous year across all municipalities. All systems are designed to achieve 500-meter walk to an IPTN station or stop. In addition, these services are universally accessible to all passengers.

1. Members of the public rely on Integrated Public Transport Network systems that include Bus Rapid Transit as well as Quality Bus services, as well as additional public transport services such as rail, bus and taxis, and walking and cycling in their areas.

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Section 49 of the National Road Traffic Act, 1996 deals with the duties of the operator and provides as follows:

49 Duties of operator

The operator of a motor vehicle shall­

1. notify the registering authority concerned within seven days of any change in the circumstances in relation to his or her registration as the operator of such vehicle and return the operator card in respect of that motor vehicle to that registering authority;
2. keep safe and protect from theft an operator card issued to him or her and, if any such card is lost, stolen or destroyed, he or she shall notify the nearest police station within 24 hours and the registering authority within whose area the holder is ordinarily resident within seven days after having become aware of such loss, theft or destruction or after it could reasonably be expected that he or she should have been aware of such loss, theft or destruction, whichever event occurred first;
3. exercise proper control over the driver of such motor vehicle to ensure the compliance by such driver with all the relevant provisions of this Act, in particular the provisions regarding­
   1. the requirements in respect of the professional driving permit referred to in section 32; and
   2. the loading of such vehicle as prescribed by or under this Act;
4. ensure that such motor vehicle complies with the fitness requirements contemplated in Chapter V;
5. conduct his or her operations with due care to the safety of the public;
6. if dangerous goods or substances are conveyed, ensure that all requirements for the conveyance of such goods or substances, as prescribed in­
   1. any other law in relation to such goods or substances; and
   2. this Act, are complied with; and
7. take all reasonable measures to ensure that such motor vehicle is operated on a public road in compliance with the provisions for the loading and transportation of goods as prescribed by or under this Act. (my emphasis)

When traffic officials issue citations for transgressions of the above they are also expected to issue one for the operator.

As part of their Road Safety programme, the RAF has embarked on a Road Safety Wellness programme where attention is directed towards the safety of long-distance drivers, i.e. busses, taxis and trucks. They have a bus in which a nurse and an optometrist on board assist in checking for vitals like blood pressure and if there is a medical problem with the driver the nurse will prepare a letter referring them to the nearest clinic whereas, in the case of eyesight, the optometrist will prescribe glasses at no charge.

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Enclosed find a list (Annexure A) of project with the projects with expenditure reported in 2021/22 and 2022/23. Note the 2022/23 municpal financial year ends at the end of June 2023 and the list provides information as at April 2023.

Futher information and follow-up may be directed to National Treasury as they oversee overall MIG performance and spending.

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Industry, together with universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges, need to be more responsive to each other in understanding and communicating training needs, including sharing information with respect to skills development across the renewable energy value chain. This requires that there is a collaborative effort to jointly assess existing skill requirements and offerings, identify gaps and put in place training interventions. To catalyse such engagement between industries, the various types of training providers and SETAs, facilitation, either by an industry association, government department or agency or a funded intermediary, may be required. This will have more impact in consolidation existing knowledge than establishing satellite campuses to specialise in renewable energy.

The Department of Higher Education and Training through the National Skills Fund (NSF) made available R105.5 million for the establishment of the South African Renewable Energy and Technology Centre (SARETEC) at the Bellville Campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT).

This Project, supported by ESKOM; the South African National Energy Development Institute; Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (MerSETA); Department of Energy (DoE); University of Stellenbosch; Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and Northlink TVET College addresses the current constraints of the lack of suitable practical skills and work experience in the renewable energy industries. This is in response to the DoE’s Integrated Resource Plan, which commits to procure 800 Mega Watts of renewable energy over the next 20 years.

SARETEC is in the process of being accredited by the Quality Council on Trades and Occupations (QCTO) for various topics relating to renewable energy. According to the information from SARETEC the Centre issues attendance certificates stating modules or courses completed. The two qualifications are quality assured by the QCTO and the offerings are based on SAQA unit standards and are offered by the appropriate SETAs. The quality development partner is MerSeta.

The following universities offer qualifications and courses in Renewable Energy:

• The Central University of Technology provides a Higher Certificate in Renewable Energy Technologies
• The Cape Peninsula University of Technology is in the process of getting accreditation of the Master of Engineering in Smart Grid
• Nelson Mandela University offers qualifications and learning programmes in Renewable Energy Engineering.
• The Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of the Witwatersrand offers learning programmes and courses in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
• The University of Cape Town offers the Master of Science in Engineering specialising in Sustainable Energy Engineering and the Master of Philosophy specialising in Energy and Development Studies through their Energy Research Centre
• The Tshwane University of Technology has a Centre for Energy and Electric Power in the Engineering Faculty, which carries out research and contract work for industry and the community. There is also a short learning programme on Energy Management for a Sustainable South Africa offered by the Centre.
• The North-West University (NWU) offers learning programmes in Renewable Energy within the Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering degrees. NWU also offers modules in Indigenous Knowledge and Renewable Energy Sources for Sustainable Livelihood in the Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge Systems
• The University of Pretoria provides learning programmes in Renewable Energy in the Bachelor of Engineering Honours in Electrical Engineering and Master of Engineering degrees.

In relation to the Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) is actively involved in renewable energy initiatives and programmes that contribute significantly to the scarce and priority skills in the renewable energy sector.

The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), in collaboration with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC), and the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) commissioned a study to gain insight into the renewable energy sector’s skills needs, gaps and possible interventions to address these. The Green Cape and the Department of Higher Education and Training are engaging on the results of this study.

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1. Common and widespread issues leading to student protests.
   1. Most student protests occur at the beginning of the academic year between January and end of March of every year. Challenges that bring about student protests vary from year to year. In 2015 and 2016, the key issues were around free education. In 2018 and 2019, the demands of students included funding of the missing middle and postgraduate studies, academic and financial exclusions, accommodation, transport allowances for students not living in university-managed accommodation, issuing of academic records for students who are indebted to universities, as well as insourcing of university services such as cleaning, catering, and security.

• 1. During 2020 and 2021, concerns raised by students included blended teaching and learning access to teaching and learning assistive devices (data, laptops, etc.), online examinations where most students demanded physical examinations whilst the rest preferred online, and Covid-19 vaccination (access and willingness of students to vaccinate).

• 1. The common and widespread issues raised by students at the beginning of the 2022 academic year were on academic and financial exclusions; National Student Financial Assistance Scheme (NSFAS) funding; funding for the “missing middle” and postgraduate students; student debt; fee increases; student accommodation shortages, safety and security issues including Gender-based violence (GBV).

1. Steps taken to address issues.

• 1. The Department of Higher Education and Training (the Department) has analyzed the issues raised by students and has noted that some of the issues, given that our institutions are autonomous, will require institutional responses and intervention to resolve them while others are systemic issues and would require a structured and organized intervention from the Department and its relevant entities. It should be noted that some of the issues raised at a national level require medium- and long-term planning. These are being addressed in some way or another, but many may take time to address especially those that have significant financial implications, such as student accommodation shortages, funding for postgraduates and missing middle students. Some concerns resulted in policy review, development of regulations as interventions.

• 1. At the national level, I and the Department have continuous engagements with the stakeholders to ensure concerns raised by students receive attention and are attended to. In 2023, officials from the Department conducted institutional visits during registration to receive registration updates and reports on any challenges that may arise and assist institutions to deal with these challenges.

• 1. With regards to institutional related matters, the Department encourages regular engagements between university management and Student Representative Councils (SRCs) to resolve the concerns of students. All universities that experienced protests had engagements with SRCs and reached agreements on several issues, as a result protests ended. The Department monitors these engagements to ensure that they are fair and produce the intended results. The Department also continues to work with law enforcement agencies to ensure that when protests become violent, that there are no lives lost and university property is protected.

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Yes, due to the issuing of Permission to Occupy (PTOs) in KwaZulu-Natal being retained by the former Minister of Land Affairs, in accordance with the KwaZulu-Natal Land Affairs Act, 1992 (Act No. 11 of 1992), the former Minister delegated the function to the Provincial Government of KwaZulu-Natal in 1998 and the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has since withdrawn the delegations.

The Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) technically took over the function from the KwaZulu-Natal Government and stopped issuing PTOs in 2007; however, the litigation on this matter is not completed, and the application (appeal) by Ingonyama Trust is yet to be heard by the Supreme Court of Appeal.

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1. It is not true that Mahikeng Provincial Hospital does not have enough beds and space for the newborn babies. The hospital has enough bed space to accommodate the new babies who were placed in boxes. The babies were not placed in the cardboard boxes because of the shortage of beds and/or space.

1. The details of intervention steps are:

1. The hospital has started with the procurement of additional medical equipment; enforcement of referral policy, diversion of patients who need treatment at some other facilities, to ease up the pressure from the hospital, improved proactive planning based on the workload that determines and anticipates the sudden increase in deliveries.

1. The hospital managers are advised to make provision for sudden increase of the workload such as the one of increases deliveries. The situation will be attained through proper planning based on the health service information. The hospital managers are also encouraged to ensure that they enforce optimal utilisation of available resources and sharing of resources within the catchment area.

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(a) (i) Table 1 below indicate the response.

Table 1:

Province	Total Number of state mortuaries
Eastern Cape	22
Free State	11
KwaZulu Natal	25
Gauteng	11
Limpopo	12
Mpumalanga	20
Northern Cape	11
Northwest	7
Western Cape	17
National	136

 

(ii) There are no crematoriums operated by the state, as state hospitals do not cremate corpses on site. From the information received from Provinces, Persons that pass on in hospitals are transferred to private mortuaries or crematoriums by family members, and other human remains such as stillborn babies are disposed off as anatomical waste and the disposal thereof is handled as part of the health risk waste contracts outsourced to various private companies in all 9 (nine) provinces.

(b)(c)(d) Names, locations and capacity of state mortuaries are attached as Annexure A.

 

ANNEXURE A

State Mortuaries Names, locations and capacity are reflected below

EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE
	Facility(b)	Town(c)	Capacity(d)
1	New Brighton	New Brighton	60
2	Mount Road	Mount Road	44
3	Gelvandale	Gelvandale	18
4	Grahamstown	Grahamstown	48
5	Graaff-Reinet	Graaff -Reinet	40
6	Woodbrook	Woodbrook	35
7	Mdantsane	Mdantsane	33
8	Bizana	Bizana	12
9	Butterworth	Butterworth	32
10	Bhisho	Bhisho	12
11	Queenstown	Queenstown	32
12	Adelaide	Adelaide	9
13	Aliwal North	Aliwal North	32
14	Middelburg	Middelburg	9
15	Mthatha	Mthatha	96
16	Mount Fletcher	Mount Fletcher	10
17	Mount Frere	Mount Frere	32
18	Molteno	Molteno	12
19	Lusikisiki	Lusikisiki	32
20	Port Alfred	Port Alfred	9
21	Uitenhage	Uitenhage	12
22	Joubertina	Joubertina	6
FREE STATE PROVINCE
No	Facility(b)	Town(c)	Capacity(d)
1	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	248
2	Botshabelo	Botshabelo	9
3	Jagersfontein	Jagersfontein	16
4	Bethlehem	Bethlehem	16
5	Harrismith	Harrismith	9
6	Ficksburg	Ficksburg	9
7	Smithfield	Smithfield	16
8	Phuthaditjhaba	Phuthaditjhaba	21
9	Welkom	Welkom	72
10	Kroonstad	Kroonstad	22
11	Sasolburg	Sasolburg	40
GAUTENG PROVINCE
No	Facility(b)	Town(c)	Capacity(d)
1	Johannesburg	Johannesburg	3000-4500
2	Roodepoort	Roodepoort	1000-2000
3	Germiston	Germiston	3000-4500
4	Carlentonville	Carletonville	250-500
4	Springs	Springs	1000-2000
5	Heidelberg	Heidelburg	250-500
6	Diepkloof	Diepkloof	2000-2500
7	Sebokeng	Sebokeng	2000-2500
8	Pretoria	Pretoria	2000-2500
9	Bronkhorstspruit	Bronkhorspruit	250 – 500
10	Garankuwa	Garankuwa	1000-1500
KWAZULU NATAL PROVINCE
No	Facility(b)	Town(c)	Capacity(d)
1	Phoenix	Phoenix	540
2	Pinetown	Pinetown	124
3	Park Rynie	Park Rynie	177
4	Port Shepstone	Port Shepstone	112
5	Harding	Harding	12
6	KwaDukuza	KwaDukuza	102
7	Pietermaritzburg	Pietermaritzburg	433
8	New Hanover	New Hanover	22
9	Howick	Howick	18
10	Richmond	Richmond	15
11	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	25
12	Estcourt	Estcourt	51
13	Dundee	Dundee	100
14	Greytown	Greytown	53
15	Newcastle	Newcastle	85
16	Madadeni	Madadeni	56
17	Dannhauser	Dannhauser	6
18	Kokstad	Kokstad	48
19	Ixopo	Ixopo	12
20	Umzimkulu	Umzimkulu	9
21	Bulwer	Bulwer	12
22	Nongoma	Nongoma	24
23	Paulpietersburg	Paulpietersburg	06
24	Vryheid	Vryheid	12
25	Pongola	Pongola	12
26	Richards Bay	Richards Bay	136
27	Eshowe	Eshowe	150
28	Richards Bay	Richards Bay	136
29	Mkhuze	Mkhuze	Hospital facility
30	Mosvold	Mosvold	Hospital facility
31	Manguzi	Manguzi	Hospital facility
32	Nkandla	Nkandla	Hospital facility
33	Ulundi	Ulundi	Undertaker holding facility
LIMPOPO PROVINCE
No	Facility(b)	Town(c)	Capacity(d)
1	Polokwane	Polokwane	72
2	Lebokwakgomo	Lebowakgomo	48
3	Bela Bela	Bela Bela	60
4	Elim	Elim	54
5	Maphutha Malatjie, Phalaborwa	Phalaborwa	54
6	Nkhensani, Giyane	Giyani	24
7	Kgapane, Tzaneen	Tzaneen	78
8	Tshilidzini	Thohoyandou	66
9	Letaba, Tzaneen	Tzaneen	54
10	St Ritas	Glen Cowie	54
11	Mokopane	Mokopane	60
12	Groblersdal	Groblersdal	102
MPUMALANGA PROVINCE
	Facility(b)	Town(c)	Capacity(d)
1	Standerton	Standerton	18
2	Balfour	Balfour	15
3	Carolina	Carolina	18
4	Bethal	Bethal	24
5	Witbank	Witbank	36
6	Delmas	Delmas	15
7	Belfast	Belfast	15
8	Mmamethlake	Mmametlhake	36
9	KwaMhlanga	KwaMhlanga	21
10	Middelburg	Middelburg	32
11	Tonga	Tonga	24
12	Themba	Themba	66
13	Mapulaneng	Mapulaneng	12
14	Tintswalo	Acornhoek	18
15	Barberton	Barberton	18
16	Lydenburg	Lydenburg	18
17	Volksrust	Volksrust	18
18	Evander	Evander	30
19	Ermelo	Ermelo	30
20	Embhuleni	Elukwatini	18
21	Piet Retief	Piet Retief	30
NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE
No	Facility (b)	Town(c)	Capacity(d)
1	Kimberley	Kimberly	30
2	Upington	Upington	36
3	De Aar	De Aar	18
4	Kuruman	Kuruman	36
5	Calvinia	Calvinia	15
6	Springbok	Springbok	13
7	Postmasburg	Postmansburg	12
8	Hartswater	Hartswater	6
9	Douglas	Douglas	6
10	Prieska	Prieska	6
11	Victoria West	Victoria West	6
NORTHWEST PROVINCE
No	Facility(b)	Town(c)	Capacity(d)
1	Phokeng	Rustenburg	80
2	Vryburg	Vryburg	44
3	Klerksdorp	Klerksdorp	50
4	Lichtenburg	Lichtenburg	20
5	Brits	Brits	100
6	Potchefstroom	Potchefstroom	20
7	Mafikeng	Mafikeng	15
WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE
No	Facility(b)	Town©	Capacity(d) Outstanding
1	Salt River	Salt River
2	Tygerberg	Tygerberg
3	Paarl	Paarl
5	Vredendal	Vredendal
6	Malmesbury	Malmesbury
7	Vredenburg	Vredenburg
8	Worcester	Worcester
9	Wolseley	Wolseley
10	Hermanus	Hermanus
11	George	George
12	Laingsburg	Laingsburg
13	Mossel Bay	Mossel Bay
14	Knysna	Knysna
15	Oudtshoorn	Oudtshoorn
16	Beaufort West	Beaufort West
17	Riversdale	Riversdale

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Reply:

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT:

The Department of Cooperative Governance is mandated to address municipal related matters including Local Economic Development.

1. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) works closely with municipalities in the construction of Agri-Parks including Farmer Production Support Units, Agri Hubs and rural access roads.

1. DALRRD has partnered with the African Development Bank through the Middle-Income Country Technical Assistance Fund (MIC TAF) Grant of $400,000.00 for appointment of a transactional advisor to assist in enhancing and upscaling the Agri-Parks program to a sustainable infrastructure development system (SIDS) methodology. This approach will facilitate public-private sector partnerships (PPPs) and value proposition for sustainable and bankable Agri-Parks supporting Agribusiness in line with the Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan. The two pilot projects identified for the partnership are: Tshiame Agri-Park in the Free State Province and Springbokpan Agri-Park in the Northwest Province as gazetted as Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPS) in South Africa.

Reply:

Though it is not a legislative requirement, the Minister may consider to publish a report on the Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant (ISUPG), if so doing will improve the performance of the sector.

The Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant (ISUPG) is a schedule 5 grant that is allocated to Provincial Departments of Human Settlements and Metropolitan Municipalities for upgrading of permanent bulk water, sanitation, and electricity infrastructure (including Alternative Building Technology systems) that services informal settlements. During the 2022/23 financial year the National Department of Human Settlements approved business plans where Metropolitan Municipalities were allocated a budget of R1,188,181,137 for permanent water and sanitation infrastructure that includes reticulation. The breakdown of these allocations is as follows:

Metropolitan Municipalities 2022/23 ISUPG:

Name of Metropolitan Municipality	Total Permanent Municipal Engineering Services Budget for 2022/23
	Water Infrastructure	Sanitation Infrastructure
1. Buffalo City Metro	R32,700,000	R25,063,320
2. City of Tshwane	R84,634,701	R111,919,741
3. City of Ekurhuleni	R289,427,684	R0
4. City of Johannesburg	R63,912,000	R96,222,000
5. Mangaung Metro	R78,539,500	R144,896,650
6. Nelson Mandela Bay	R0	R33,743,000
7. City of Cape Town	R51,726,000	R108,088,000
8. eThekwini	R19,230,897	R48,077,644
TOTAL	R620,170,782	R568,010,355

Reply:

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT:

No. With reference to the reply to question 706 on 5 April 2023 regarding production targets of vaccines that were out of stock, not all specified targets were met.

1. Reasons where the specified targets were not met are detailed below:

VACCINES IN STOCK	AVAILABILITY Y/N	REASONS FOR NOT MEETING TARGET
African Horse Sickness (AHS)	Yes	The product took longer than expected to pack because it is a 12-dose pack size.
Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD)	Yes	The process of packing AHS vaccines impacted on finalising packaging of the LSD vaccine. Product is now available.
Pulpy Kidney Alum	Yes	Packing commenced in the first week of May 2023 due to delays in packing AHS vaccines.
Brucella S19	No	The delay was due to the long list of key products which were in line to be freeze-dried and this affected its production schedule.
Brucella Rev 1	No	The delay was due to the long list of key products such as AHS and Bluetongue Viral Vaccine (BTV) which were in line to be freeze-dried this caused rescheduling of production plans.
Rift Valley Fever Live	Yes	Packing for this product was delayed due to the long lead time to pack AHS. Product was available for distribution in the week of 19 June 2023.
Botulism	Yes	Quality control test took longer than expected, there was a need to confirm its safety and efficacy. Product was available in the week of 19 June 2023.

1. The revised target dates of the various vaccines are detailed below:

VACCINE	REVISED TARGET DATE FOR RELEASE	REASONS FOR DELAY
Bluetongue	Product was released in late April 2023. Another batch will be released in the first week of July 2023.	Demand was more than supply.
African Horse Sickness	Product is released weekly.	Demand was more than supply.
Lumpy Skin Disease	Expected delivery date end of June 2023.	Currently packing AHS.
Pulpy Kidney Alum	Available.	Awaiting Quality Control (QC) results.
Brucella S19	Product expected delivery date is end of July 2023.	Long list of products awaiting freeze-drying.
Brucella Rev 1	Product expected delivery date is end of July 2023.	Long list of products awaiting freeze-drying.
Rift Valley Fever Live	Available	No delay; currently packed.
Botulism	Product was available in the week of 19 June 2023.	There was a delay in QC results.

Reply:

It is important to point out that the Department is obliged to conduct its procurement process in compliance with all legislative and regulatory prescripts of the laws of South Africa.

With regard to 1 (a)(b) The grid constraints that affected BW6 procurement were in specific areas and there is no linkage with Karpowerships.

With regard to 2 (a) Please see response 1 above(b),for all the remaining Preferred Bidders under the Risk Mitigation IPP Procurement bid window, the Department intends to conclude all procurement decisions before the end of this financial year.

With regard to 3 (a) and (b) The Department is not responsible for the allocation of grid, this is the mandate of Eskom as the custodian of the national grid.

With regard to 4, The lists of procured projects and the list of preferred bidders for each of the bid windows are available on the IPP Projects website at www.ipp-projects.co.za  The Department can provide the list if so required.

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1. What were the total expenses incurred per line item for each party in each case?

I have been informed that the table below outlines the expenditure for flights, accommodation and other expenses:

Line Item	SA Tourism Board	SA Tourism Officials
Flights	R 303 334.94	R 330 070.35
Accommodation	R 154 673.55	R 174 939.25
Visa	R 27 421.30	R 90 517.46
Insurance	R 1 080.00	R 1 125.00
Transfers	R 6 785.00	-
Subsistence & Travel Allowance	R 29 980.18	R 30 866.60
Totals	R 523 274.97	R 627 518.66
Grand Total	R1 150 793.63

1. (i) and (ii) With reference to responses to Questions 2120 as tabled on 16 June, I have been informed by SA Tourism that there was no fruitless expenditure identified in relation to the proposed Tottenham Hotspur deal. As a result, there was no reimbursement requested.

The former Minister of Tourism approved the travel for the Board Chairperson. The Board Chairperson approved the travel for the Board members and the Acting Chief Executive Officer. This is in line with the travel approval process that was in place at the time. Thus, there was no fruitless expenditure in this regard.

The matter is, however, before Internal Audit for investigation.

(c)- (e) Not Applicable

Reply:

1. (i) De Beers ceded their Mining Right to Cullinan Diamond Mine (Pty) Ltd in June 2008. The annual financial assessment review for 2023 was submitted on 30 March 2023. The current environmental assessment was calculated at R252 231 057.00. The financial provision that is held by the Department in a form a guarantee amounts to R347 879 259.00.

(ii) De Beers last Social and Labour Plan before ceding was for the period 2006 to 2010. The said Social and Labour Plan was fully implemented.

1. The financial provision is fully funded and has a surplus of R96 648 202.22

Reply:

(1) What total number of

(a) Directors-General (DGs) - One

(b) Deputy Directors-General (DDGs)- Four

(c) Chief Executive Officer(s) (CEOs) - None

(d) Acting CEOs are in each section and/or entity of her department - One

(2) Whether there are any performance management criteria that they adhere to; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details.

I have been informed by the Department that all officials sign a performance agreement.

 

Position	Agreement is signed with
Director-General	Minister
DDGs	Director-General
CEO	SAT Board
Acting CEO	SAT Board

(3) What consequence management criteria are in place for such DGs, DDGs, CEOs and acting CEOs.

DG and DDGs career incidents are managed in accordance with the Public Service Act and its Regulations. The CEOs or ACEO’s career incidents are managed accordance with the Labor Relations Act.

(4) (a) What Total number of senior management vacancies are in her department

There are eight senior management vacancies in the department.

(b) What are the relevant details of the salaries attached to each

Department of Tourism

Rank	Number of posts	Cost per post per annum
Chief Director	4	R 1 371 558
Director	4	R 1 162 200

South Africa Tourism

Vacancy	Remuneration
Chief Executive Officer	R 2.5 m
Chief Financial Officer	R 2.1 m
Chief Strategy Officer	R 2.1 m
Chief Conventions Bureau Officer	R 2.1 m
Chief Marketing Officer	R 2.1 m

Reply:

The 30% equity to be held by historically disadvantaged groups as enunciated in the regulations is derived from section 9(2)(b) of the Electronic Communications Act (Act No. 36 of 2005) as amended. On this basis, the regulations giving effect to the provisions of the Act, cannot be amended until the ECA is amended.

Any interested party, including Starlink can engage the Regulator to seek advise on operations in South Africa.

|As a Department, we welcome partners and investors to develop and invest in the sector and economy; and appeal that they comply with regulations for the sector.

Thank You.

Reply:

The Honourable Member is advised that this Question is a repeat of the Honourable Member’s Question 2046 on the same matter, which we have already responded to. The Honourable Member is referred to that response accordingly.

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Reply:

(a) Wage negotiations and agreements take place within the Institutional Bargaining Forum, and the Minister may not intervene in wage negotiations. The University under the leadership of the Council must resolve the current deadlock using the various mechanisms available to them, including dispute resolution.

Section 34 (1) and (3) of the Higher Education Act 101 of 1997 (ACT), as amended which state the following:

(1) The council of a public higher education institution must appoint the employees of the public higher education institution.

(3) The council must determine the conditions of service, disciplinary provisions, privileges and functions of the employees of the public higher education institution, subject to the applicable labour law

(b) The ACT does not permit Minister to concede to the demands of staff at universities.

Reply:

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT:

(1) The Land Bank is under the administration of National Treasury and any recapitalization of the Land Bank is the responsibility of National Treasury. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) had no plans to provide R3,9 billion to the Land Bank in the 2019-22 financial years.

(a),(b),(i)-(iii) Falls away . However, it should be noted that in 2020, the Land Bank experienced liquidity challenges and DALRRD has remained supportive of the Bank’s efforts to resume lending activities whilst the process to finalise the debt restructure solution with the Bank’s lenders is still in process. Among the programmes that the DALRRD is implementing is the Blended Finance Scheme, which is a collaboration between the DALRRD and financing institutions where DALRRD contributes the grant and the financing institution approves the loan.

(2) The DALRRD has signed a ten-year agreement with Land Bank and for the period 2022/23 – 2024/25, DALRRD and the Land Bank have collectively committed R1,95 billion of blended funds to support smallholder, medium and larger commercial black producers. The blended finance scheme was launched in October 2022 and statistics below are from inception to date and for the 2023/2024 financial year.

Inception to date

November 2022 to date
Total Client Approvals	Total Approvals (Loan + Grant)	Total Disbursements (Loan + Grant)	Total Loan Commitments	Total Grant (Blending + Insurance)
47	R352 113 806	R31 648 890	R165 279 924	R186 833 882

2024 Financial Year

April 2023 to date
Total Client Approvals	Total Approvals (Loan + Grant)	Total Disbursements	Total Loan Commitments	Total Grant (Blending + Insurance)
17	R96 686 340	R24 751 528	R43 571 030	R53 115 310

(3)(a),(b) The performance measures in place include the following:

• 50% Female, 40% youth and 6% people with disabilities supported i.e. owners of enterprises supported;
• jobs created;
• hectares supported or capacity of production supported; and
• reach per province.

(4) (a) The programme is demand driven and the caps are already set per category of farmer; the following estimations are made:

• If all beneficiaries are smallholder producers with a grant cap of R15 million per transaction, the Land Bank can support a minimum of 22 transactions per annum. However, because the programme is demand driven, at the end of 2022/23, the Land Bank recorded a total of 30 producers supported.
• If all beneficiaries supported are medium scale producers with a grant cap of R30 million per transaction, the Land Bank can support a minimum of 11 transactions per annum. However, because the programme is demand driven, at the end of 2022/23 Land Bank recorded a total of 30 producers supported.
• If all beneficiaries supported are large scale commercial farmers, with a grant cap of R40 million or R50 million, depending if the support is an acquisition or production expansion, the Land Bank can support a total of 9 transactions. However, because the programme is demand driven, at the end of 2022/23, the Land Bank recorded a total of 30 producers supported.

 

(b) The Minister of DALRRD has a performance agreement with the President. Progress on performance is submitted periodically not only on the Blended Finance Scheme but other programmes as well. No date is set to brief the President.

Reply:

1. (a) and (b) The projects could not be awarded the preferred bidder status, the basis being Eskom the grid owner and operator confirmed to the department that grid capacity was exhausted in areas where the said projects locations were proposed. The grid that was available could only accommodate 1000MW of projects in their respective proposed locations.

1. (a) and (b), Eskom the grid owner and operator is the custodian of such information ( Eskom GCCA ) and it’s available to the public. (2) (c), Eskom as the custodian of the national grid, is best placed to address the actions that are being taken to resolve grid capacity constraints for future projects.

1. The REIPPPP Bid Window 6 has closed and cannot be re-opened, as this is not provided for in the Request for Proposals (RFP) and public procurement prescripts.

Reply:

(a) According to the report from the North West Provincial Department of Health, there are 5 staff members who were involved in the incident where newborn babies were placed in cardboard boxes.

(b) The consequence management process is under way and the steps to be taken will be determined after the completion of the investigation.

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(1)(a)(b) The Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013 (POPI Act), specifically Section 11, prohibits the dissemination (disclosure) of personal information about data subjects (entities or individuals) without their consent.

(2) Services rendered to government and entities transacting with Postbank include:

• Disbursement of net stipends/wages to Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) participants.

• Disbursement of social grants to beneficiaries of social subsidies through the Special Disbursement Account.

• Collection of municipal rates and taxes

• Banking (opening accounts) the unbanked EPWP participants to enable disbursement through a bank account.

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(3) There is no government department and/or entity that has pledged to do business with Postbank. However, it is in Postbank’s strategy to expand its services to other Government departments and entities.

Thank You.

Reply:

(a) The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has collaborated with the Department of Basic Education to introduce technological ways of promoting teaching and learning in schools. By issuing policy direction to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) during the Covid-19 pandemic to release temporary spectrum license to telecommunications operators, an obligation was put in place to provide broadband connectivity for 17 months from the date of implementation during the 2021/2022 financial year. A virtual classroom solution was developed at 17 (seventeen) schools where laptops were given to all Grade 12 learners as well as teachers at these schools. The virtual classroom solution had the following items:-

• Wireless microphone;
• Video Camera;
• Smart Board;
• LED Monitor/Display with Webcam;
• 24” Monitor;
• Collaborative Learning Management Software;
• Learning Management Software;
• Video Platform; and,
• Tracking software on learners and teachers’ devices.

Out of these seventeen (17) schools, 5 were in the Eastern Cape, 2 in the North West, 3 in the Northern Cape, 2 in Limpopo, 1 in Kwa-Zulu Natal, 2 in the Free State, and 2 in Mpumalanga.

(b)

1. The seventeen (17) schools which received the virtual classroom solution were either in townships or in rural areas of South Africa.

2. In the 2021/22 financial year, Broadband Infraco (BBI) provided connectivity, including Wi-Fi and Telematics (IT related) training, at Mhlanganisweni Technical High School in the Port St Johns Municipality in the Eastern Cape. The Telematics facility done in partnership with the University of Stellenbosch.

3. As part of the SA Connect Phase 1 programme, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies provided broadband connectivity (including Wi-Fi) to 596 public schools in South Africa. Also, under the Universal Service and Access Obligation for 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz, 4770 public mainstream schools and 140 special needs schools in South Africa were provided with broadband connectivity by mobile network operators.

4. Services are scheduled to be rolled out to 18 520 public schools nationally, under the SA Connect Phase 2. License Spectrum Service Obligations Stream will be done by the various Telcos, namely Telkom, Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, and Rain Networks. ICASA is finalising the terms and conditions of these obligations with the relevant stakeholders to ensure that these obligations are implemented.

Thank You.

Reply:

(a)(i) The Department conducts monitoring and enforcement inspections on implementation of community development projects by mines as per the annual performance plan. 237 Social and Labour Plan inspections were conducted in the previous financial year (2022/2023) and directives were issued for various reasons of non-compliance.

(ii) Yes, but if the company continues not to implement SLP, the right can be suspended or cancelled and if they apply for renewal of the mining right, the application can be refused.

(b) See (a)(i) above

Reply:

1. Table 1 below indicates the current status of overcapacity in state mortuaries, as provided by provinces.

 

Table 1:

Province	Total number of State Mortuaries with over capacity
KwaZulu Natal	None
Limpopo	3
Mpumalanga	None
Northern Cape	1
Northwest	None

 

1. Even though all facilities in provinces have a back-up generator capacity, there are however, there increased expenditure costs due to diesel and maintenance of generators and this has an impact somewhat.

1. Table 2 below indicates the current status of unclaimed bodies at state mortuaries as provided by provinces.

Table 2

Province	Total number of unclaimed bodies
KwaZulu Natal	1362
Limpopo	136
Mpumalanga	54
Northern Cape	51
Northwest	174

1. No. There is continuous are discussions between Forensic pathology service, local municipalities, South African Police service with regards to unclaimed bodies.

Responses are still awaited from the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng and Western Cape Provinces. The updated information will be submitted as soon as it is received from these Provinces.

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Reply:

1. The question on the operational issues related to the running of Crematoria in the Country should be directed to the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, which is the relevant department responsible for the crematoria regulation and monitoring.

1. This question should also be referred to the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

1. The above-mentioned department would be in a better position to make a pronouncement on how the matters as questioned will be addressed.

1. The above-mentioned department would be in a better position to make a statement in this regard.

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Reply:

I have been informed that the Department of Tourism has established an Inter-Departmental Tourism Statistics Technical and a Steering Committee to ensure continuous collaboration in improving key national tourism statistics.

The committees consist of members from the Department of Tourism, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Department of Home Affairs (DHA), South African Tourism (SAT) and the tourism private sector is represented by the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA).

Other stakeholders are invited when there is a need.

Senior officials are members of the Inter-Departmental Tourism Statistics Technical Committee and Directors-General and CEOs are members of the Steering Committee, chaired by the Director-General of the Department of Tourism.

The Department works closely with Stats SA and DHA to ensure the availability and reporting of tourist arrivals data.

Stats SA uses migration data collected by DHA to produce amongst others, tourist arrivals data which is released monthly through the Tourism and Migration Report.

The Department also receives tourist arrivals data from Stats SA on a monthly basis.

The Department further works with Stats SA on tourist-related statistics, including the Domestic Tourism Household Survey, the Tourism Satellite Account and the Accommodation Survey.

 

Reply:

I view the allegations placed before me in a very serious light, though I cannot confirm nor deny the same as I do not have any evidence or specific information at my disposal. Accordingly, I hereby appeal to the Hounorable Member to furnish me with more details/ information which my Department will use to investigate the allegations.

Reply:

(a) Relevant details of all businesses that benefited from the Green Tourism Incentive Programme.

I have been informed by the Department that the details such as the name, surname, ID number, symbol, email address, physical address, telephone number, location or online identifier addresses of all businesses that benefitted from the Green Tourism Incentive Programme cannot be disclosed without the Department contravening the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).

(b) Reasons that the details of beneficiaries of the specified programme are not made public.

The beneficiaries of the specified programme have not provided permission in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) for their details to be made public and the Department is not exempted in accordance with POPIA to distribute the personal information

Please note: The contract that is signed with applicants and beneficiaries also has a confidentiality clause.

Reply:

The Department of Higher Education and Training does not have any policy for institutions of higher learning regarding the nature and kind of organisations that may operate on campuses of higher learning. The Higher Education Act (101 of 1997) as amended has entrusted the Council of a university with the role to govern the institution and the principal (Vice-Chancellor) with the responsibility to manage the institution and oversee the administration. Therefore, universities policies are developed by universities and approved by councils as determined by their statutes.

The Department is not aware of the operations of the World Mission Society Church of God at universities. More information in this regard will be sourced through Universities South Africa and made available to Parliament.

Reply:

I have started the process by requesting the transcript/recordings of the said meeting.

Once received, I will engage the services of legal advice to start the process.

 

Reply:

The Department can confirm that the road D2953 is a provincial road under the management of the Mpumalanga province.

As the honourable member may be aware of the separation of powers and responsibility on road (provincial roads) as exclusive functions of the province, the Department does not have plans and is not in any plans to rehabilitate 4.5km of road D2953. The Mpumalanga Department of Public Works and Roads is however carrying out maintenance of the road such as pothole patching and routine maintenance to keep the road safe and usable.

1. Not applicable
2. (i) Not applicable
3. Not applicable

Reply:

I have been informed that the Department has established a Provincial Tourism Statistics Committee to work closely with provinces, to improve the quality and availability of tourism statistics at provincial level, noting that tourism is a concurrent function in South Africa.

Furthermore, the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) for South Africa is compiled annually by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) according to the internationally-agreed standard Tourism Satellite Account: Recommended Methodological Framework [TSA: RMF], developed by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

The TSA is a standard statistical framework and the main tool for the economic measurement of tourism.

The TSA provides macro-economic aggregates that describe the size and the direct economic contribution of tourism, such as tourism direct gross value added (TDGVA), tourism direct gross domestic product (TDGDP) and tourism direct employment, consistent with similar aggregates for the total economy, and for other productive economic activities and functional areas of interest.

Reply:

(1)

1. None

1. None

1. None

1. (i) and (ii) None

(2) The Auditor-General South Africa audits Departmental projects on an annual basis, and the audit report gets included in the Annual Report, which gets tabled in Parliament.

(3) Not applicable

Reply:

1. According to the Compensation Commissioner the campaign to compensate former miners with Tuberculosis and/or Silicosis began in 2014 and is ongoing.. The programme has received renewed attention in the past 8 years.

1. The total number of persons who were assisted in the past three years is indicated in the table below:

Details	1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021	1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022	1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023	Total
Number of TB claims paid	3 264	3 900	4 742	11 906
Amount of TB paid	R32 126 827	R33 696 731	R46 106 033	R111 929 591
Number of Silicosis claims paid	1 419	1 034	1 236	3 689
Amount of Silicosis paid	R121 276 176	R88 201 178	R102 547 449	R312 024 803

1. The Deputy Minister of Health, (Hon) Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, working closely with the Deputy Ministers of Employment and Labour and Mineral Resources and Energy, provincial and neighbouring country governments, other social protection and class action settlement funds, trade unions and the ex-miners’ associations. has been leading the programme on outreach activities for former miners There is also a call centre (080 100 0240) that former miners can call to query their claim status.

It must be noted that the majority of former miners are in labour sending areas such as the Eastern Cape, Lesotho and Mozambique and thus the outreach campaigns assist in bringing services closer to the towns / districts where the former miners live. In the last five months of 2023, outreach activities were undertaken in two districts in KwaZulu-Natal and three districts in the Eastern Cape. Former miners can also access compensation claims services at fixed hospital facilities in Mthatha, Carletonville, Kuruman and Burgersfort.

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Reply:

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT:

1. Yes, the Communal Land Bill and the Communal Land Tenure Policy are being developed for public comment and they seek to provide for the transfer of communal land held in trust by the State, to communities and community members occupying such communal land; as well as to provide for the award of comparable redress; registration of communal land; land rights inquiries; the democratic administration of communal land; the establishment of communal land boards; dispute resolution mechanisms; and to amend and repeal certain laws.

1. Yes, the process to design a fit-for-purpose structure for the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) is in progress and the capacity constraints analysis was completed. The Land Tenure Unit has completed a proposed new structure to accommodate these functions and recommend a separate Directorate at national and provincial levels for communal tenure and the creation of District sub-directorates for communal tenure to accommodate this order. Currently, the existing capacity within DALRRD handles all matters related to communal land, working with Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) secretariat. The new Board has also been appointed and DALRRD has seconded a well-qualified official to act as the Chief Financial Officer for the ITB.