Questions and Replies
12 June 2023 - NW1801
Chirwa-Mpungose, Ms NN to ask the Minister of Health
In light of how Jeremiah Moeca met his unfortunate and untimely death outside Batho Clinic in Bloemfontein, Free State, after being turned back and told Batho Clinic was no longer a 24/7 clinic, what (a) is the current status of Batho Clinic regarding its opening times, (b) are the reasons that the specified person was refused healthcare and not taken to an alternative facility and (c) measures has his department taken to remedy the situation and ensure his family gets justice?
Reply:
a) According to Free State province, Batho clinic has been operating on extended service hours (07:00 -19:00) since 12 July 2022 after consultation was done with the clinic committees and local communities. Further awareness was done daily both to the internal customers and still continues. Batho clinic still operates 07:00 – 19:00 hours and the same operational hours are displayed on the service board at the clinic entrance.
b) The deceased was not refused healthcare services as he came after 19:00 when the clinic was already closed and there was no one (clinicians) on duty in the clinic. The security officials on duty who were guarding the facility called Emergency Medical Services for the deceased.
c) The nearest health facilities closer to Batho clinic are Mangaung and University of the Free State Community Partnership Program (MUCPP) and Pelonomi Hospital both are within 5km radius and operates 24hours. The awareness of the primary health care facilities operating hours is continuously done through local radio stations, media and displayed on the service board at the clinic and through clinic committees. The department of health management from the province and district offices visited the bereaved family at their home and provided redress on the matter (responding to media statement). The family was also encouraged to write a formal complaint so that the responses on the specific concerns can be given.
END.
12 June 2023 - NW1793
Zungula, Mr V to ask the Minister of Health
(1)Whether he will implement the remedial actions from the Public Protector’s report on allegations of undue delay by the National Department of Health to address the challenges experienced by Clinical Associates that was released on 30 November 2021 (details furnished), in the 2023 calendar year; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether he has directed a facilitation of the negotiations within the first quarter of 2023, to correct the occupation specific dispensation omission, in line with the remedial action from the Public Protector’s report on allegations of undue delay by his department in respect of the challenges experienced by Clinical Associates that was released on 30 November 2021 (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether he will fast track the creation of posts and reviewing the clinical associates programme (details furnished), as more clinical associates are forced to seek employment outside the public sector which is contrary to the initial purpose of the programme; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? (2) whether he has directed a facilitation of the negotiations within the first quarter of 2023, to correct the occupation specific dispensation omission, in line with the remedial action from the Public Protector’s report on allegations of undue delay by his department in respect of the challenges experienced by Clinical Associates that was released on 30 November 2021 (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether he will fast track the creation of posts and reviewing the clinical associates programme (details furnished), as more clinical associates are forced to seek employment outside the public sector which is contrary to the initial purpose of the programme; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. Yes, the Minister is implementing the remedial actions from the Public Protector’s report guided by prescripts of the law. As such, the DPSA are dealing with the issue of Occupational Specific Dispensation (OSD) through a process lead. DPSA has commissioned Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) to conduct a Personnel Expenditure Review (PER), that includes the review of OSDs in the public sector.
2. Yes, the National Department of Health has commenced discussions with relevant stakeholders to facilitate negotiations to address the Occupation Specific Dispensation (OSD) for Clinical Associates. The Department has held meeting(s) with the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) to table issues pertaining to the conditions of service for the Clinical Associates as raised in the Public Protector’s report.
3. Fiscal constraints continue to be a limitation on the issue of creation of additional posts for all categories, including Clinical Associates posts within the public health system. Currently, Provinces are unable to fill existing vacant posts or create new ones, despite service delivery needs/demands. Instead, they are required to prioritize posts across all levels of care within the available budget.
END.
12 June 2023 - NW1900
Ndlozi, Dr MQ to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What measures has she put in place to improve the ability of teachers to identify, teach and accommodate learners with autism in local schools?
Reply:
In 2014, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) promulgated the Policy on Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support (SIAS). The purpose of the Policy on SIAS is to provide a policy framework for the standardisation of the procedures to identify, assess and provide programmes for all learners, including autistic learners as they require additional support to enhance their participation and inclusion in school. To date, 178 757 Teachers, 10 786 Officials and 8 727 ECD Practitioners have been trained on the implementation of the Policy on SIAS. The DBE continues to monitor the implementation of the policy to ensure its effective implementation.
12 June 2023 - NW1886
Hlengwa, Ms MD to ask the Minister of Health
Whether his department has any alternatives in place should the current negotiations with private hospitals to admit detainees needing pretrial psychiatric assessments fail; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what are the relevant details of the alternatives and (b) how does his department intend to ensure that the standard of the services offered are of the same quality as the services offered in private hospitals?
Reply:
The response is based on an assumption that the term pre-trial psychiatric assessments refers to an enquiry into a mental condition of an accused in terms of Section 77, 78 and 79 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No 51 of 1977) as amended.
(a) The Department is not aware of any negotiations regarding private hospitals admitting detainees needing pre-trial psychiatric assessment.
(b) Currently, private hospitals do not offer services for detainees needing pre-trial psychiatric assessment.
(c) Provincial Departments of Health contract psychiatrists and psychologists from the private sector to assist with pre-trial assessments in public sector facilities.
Enquiries into a mental condition of an accused in terms of the Criminal Procedure Act is a service that the Department of Health renders at the request by courts to assist the Criminal Justice System in evidence gathering and prosecution of accused as required by the Criminal Procedures Act, 1977. It is therefore not a health service, but a function of criminal justice. Furthermore, the budget for this function is with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development who also remunerate the Department of Health as well as the professionals that are appointed by the courts to conduct the enquiries.
END.
12 June 2023 - NW1797
van der Merwe, Ms LL to ask the Minister of Social Development
What are the full details of the considerations that have been made to ensure that the issues that have been affecting the SA Post Office do not affect the targets of the SA Social Security Agency in the 2023-24 financial year?
Reply:
Issues that may be affecting the SA Post Office will not impact the targets of the SA Social Security Agency in the 2023-24 financial year.
SASSA processes payments of social grants recipients directly into their nominated bank accounts at the beginning of the payment cycle and it is not dependant on the SA Post Office to execute this function, hence the target on the payment of social grants will invariably be achieved.
12 June 2023 - NW1842
Abrahams, Ms ALA to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour
With reference to the local office of the Department of Labour located at 10 Molteno Street, Goodwood, Cape Town, what are the relevant details of the (a) contact details of the office manager, (b) queue management system in place, (c) booking system used, (d) mitigation plan to shield clients from load shedding, (e) date by which the office will be receiving an alternative power supply, (f) form of assistance provided to clients in the queue during load shedding, (g) total number of fixed to establishment personnel, versus actual personnel, (h) total number of vacancies and the job title of each specified vacancy and (i) total number of backlogged applications for each category?
Reply:
- Hon. Abrahams, the Department of Employment and Labour has 9 Provincial Offices, which are equivalent to the number of Provinces that the country has. This is so, even because this particular Portfolio does not have concurrence function when it comes to other spheres of government.
- Over and above that the Department of Employment and Labour has about 126 Labour Centres across the country. In this number please add about 30 Satellite Offices again country wide.
If you travel around the country, you will also notice that the Department of Labour is having 41 Thusong Services Centre as well as 447 Visiting Points in the Republic.
- This is the infrastructure or footprint if you like that the Department of Employment and Labour is having to ensure that citizens of this country have access to the services that we render. And I have not even spoken about one of the programmes that we have of Taking Services To the People or Road-Shows as others would prefer to call them. They normally take place outside of the cities like Cape Town, due to the fact that we need not to leave anyone behind, even those who are in the country-side must be provided with the decent public services that other fellow South Africans enjoy.
- The office that you are refereeing to at No. 10 Molteno Street, Goodwood, Cape Town is not even a Labour Centre. It is a Satellite Office, with the supervisor Mr Thembekile Hoza – [email protected]. He is ably assisted by five (5) other officials. It is operating from 07h00 up until 16h00. Nearby Goodwood in Bellville the Department of Labour has the Labour Centre, which is more capacitated than the Satellite Office which is only having 6 personnel. There are no vacancies in there are no Labour Satellite Office, situated at No. 10 Molteno Street, Goodwood, Cape Town.
- In the private sector the booking system may work fairly well, due to a limited number they are dealing with, but in the public sector the same system may just be creating some mayhem, disorder, havoc, chaos and confusion, thereby defeating the same objective that you wanted to achieve. And again this is due to the number of people that public sector is dealing with, nature of the services they look from in as far as public facilities are concerned. So, for now, the Department find it better to serve people as they come and just find a way of managing the queues if they are there in a more orderly manner.
- And yes, forms get received, assessed and processed further to the payment of claims in the event where they meet all the required particulars. It may be confirmed that screening of applications, prioritisation of claims per benefit types maternity application, sick applications, elderly 60+, physically challenged are served first every morning.
- Sometimes, the Department remains not sure when one is asking about the backlog. Because this may mean so many things. As it is indicated above correctly filled out claim forms after received, assessed and processed further when they meet all the known and communicated requirements. In the event where those forms have outstanding information, then applicants have to furnish that which is still required.
- The Department is still exploring possible ways to mitigate challenges of load-shedding, with our sister Department of state assets, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure. Thank you!
12 June 2023 - NW1916
Mokgotho, Ms SM to ask the Minister of Health
Which measures have been put in place to ensure effective waste management in the Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital in Ga-Rankuwa, where waste has piled up and poses a health risk?
Reply:
According to the Gauteng Department of Health, the problem with the former service provider was resolved through the appointment of another service provider who ensured that the collection of medical waste is done in line with the Service Level Agreement, and the hospital also confirmed that they have never experienced similar problems since the appointment of the new service provider.
END.
12 June 2023 - NW348
Arries, Ms LH to ask the Minister of Social Development
What (a) influenced the decision by the Postbank to assume the SA Social Security Agency's contract with the SA Post Office and (b) are the reasons that the public, especially recipients of social grants, were not informed of the impending cession?
Reply:
a) The grants payments Master Services Agreement entered between SAPO and SASSA in 2018 was ceded to Postbank which was originally a division of SAPO when the contract was concluded. The cession of the contract to Postbank by SAPO was concluded given that the payments are financial services facilitated through the National Payment System (NPS) in which Postbank is a participant and SAPO is not a recognized participant. Since the inception of the contract in 2018, Postbank was facilitating more than 90% of the grants payments via the NPS, whereby grant recipients mostly received their money via ATM’s and retailers similar to any bank transaction. SAPO only facilitated limited beneficiary numbers payments within its branches and it still continues offering this service, providing the rationale for the contract cession.
b) Postbank together with SASSA implement a public campaign that included roadshows and on the ground activations creating public awareness that Postbank is responsible for social grants payments.
12 June 2023 - NW1841
Abrahams, Ms ALA to ask the Minister of Social Development
Considering that the foster care grant of R1 120 is provided up to the age of 21 years if the beneficiary is still at school and noting that the child support grant and the top-up grant expires when the learner reaches 18 years in accordance with the Children’s Act, Act 38 of 2005, after which the learner must then apply for the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant of R350, what other State support is provided to the learner until such a time that he or she matriculates, considering that the SA Social Security grant is a financial means to keep learners in school and given the notable decrease in the Rand value of State support to learners of 18 years and older who are still in high school?
Reply:
Yes, Social Assistance legislation provides for primary care givers and relatives of children in receipt of the Child Support Grant (CSG) including CSG Top Up to receive the grant until the month in which the child turns 18 years of age. The same legislation provides for COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) for working age unemployed adults (18 -59). Although the provision is temporary, it caters for the same group of beneficiaries.
It is important to emphasise that children’s grants should be seen in the context of comprehensive social protection programmes rendered by government. To this effect, Government provides essential services for example, food nutrition programme to poor children through the Department of Basic Education and other free basic municipal services at reduced and controlled costs to impoverished households of which the majority of these children come from. In addition, the same children are exempted from paying school fees.
Government has ensured that basic food items such as brown bread, maize meal, vegetables, fruits, eggs, samp, mealie rice and milk are zero-rated, meaning the 14% VAT is not paid on these goods.
The Department did consider extending the CSG for beneficiaries over 18 and still at school up to the age of 21 years (similar to the FCG) in previous years, however, the proposal was not supported due to fiscal constraints.
12 June 2023 - NW1754
Komane, Ms RN to ask the Minister of Health
With reference to his reply to question 1089 on 11 April 2023, (a) on what date (i) did the satellite clinic in Ward 29 Makolokwe, Rustenburg, in North West start operating and (ii) was it replaced by a mobile clinic and (b) what (i) is the structure currently being used for, as there was money used to build the structure and (ii) are the reasons for the security company contracted to guard the unused premises?
Reply:
(a) (i) The satellite clinic in Ward 29 Makolokwe, Rustenburg, in North West started operating in 2002.
(ii) The satellite clinic in Ward 29 Makolokwe, Rustenburg was replaced by a mobile clinic since 2005. Currently, the mobile clinic station is at the community hall.
(b) (i) This structure, built by Bophuthatswana Government, was used as a storage area for some of the Sub-district equipment, while awaiting equipment disposal. The equipment was removed by 1 April 2023. The building is currently not in use. The sub-district management is still to decide what the building will be used for going forward.
(ii) During the time that the equipment was stored at the building, security personnel were posted at the facility to secure the equipment. Since the equipment has been moved out of the building (1 April 2023), the security personnel have been posted to another health facility that urgently required additional security staff.
END.
12 June 2023 - NW347
Arries, Ms LH to ask the Minister of Social Development
What are the reasons that grant recipients were not informed about the (a) causes of the payment delays and (b) plans that Postbank has put in place to resolve the problems?
Reply:
a) We can confirm that there are no delays for social grants payments for the month of April 2023. All SASSA grants recipients using the SASSA/Postbank gold cards that were due to be paid in April via the National Payment System (ATMs, retailers and over the counter in Post Office branches) have been paid. The payments being concluded currently are those affecting people that collect their grants in Cash Pay Point in areas that are not covered by the NPS, and there are no notable delays in those payments. The current queues visible within Post Office branches are not payment queues, but queues of beneficiaries whose SASSA card will expire end April 2023, and they are responding to the call to come forward to collect new cards. The process of collecting the new SASSA cards has been communicated extensively to beneficiaries since the beginning of this card replacement program in March 2023.
b) The Grants Payments System used by Postbank to facilitate social grants payments has been migrated to a more stable environment from in January 2023. This was done to immediately address the infrastructure-related performance issue. The migration to the cloud platform also provided improved security in the Grants Payments System and reduced downtime, given that most of the payments challenges were Information Technology system related.
12 June 2023 - NW1844
Graham-Maré, Ms SJ to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)What are the reasons that managers of child and youth care centres are precluded from receiving funded remuneration from her department, despite the fact that the Children’s Act, Act 38 of 2005, requires a manager to be appointed; (2) what are the reasons that the manager’s post and the social worker’s post cannot be a combined post when there is no funding available for the manager’s post; (3) if her department does not allow funding for a manager, what are the reasons that the reporting requirements are so onerous as to require a manager to meet such requirements?
Reply:
(1) What are the reasons that managers of child and youth care centres are precluded from receiving funded remuneration from her department, despite the fact that the Children’s Act, Act 38 of 2005, requires a manager to be appointed;
- The Children’s Act, Act 38 of 2005, Chapter 13, Part 1 gives mandate to the MEC for social development to establish child and youth care centres. The managers of child and youth care centres managed by Department of Social Development (state run facilities) are remunerated according to the Public Service Act, 1994 and Public Service Regulations, 2016 as amended.
(2) what are the reasons that the manager’s post and the social worker’s post cannot be a combined post when there is no funding available for the manager’s post;
- The creation and registration of a social work post and that of social work manager is guided by the Social Service Professions Act 110 of 1978. The two (2) posts are distinct in nature with separate work content.
(3) if her department does not allow funding for a manager, what are the reasons that the reporting requirements are so onerous as to require a manager to meet such requirements?
- The Department is busy developing a strategy for employment of social services professionals which is inclusive of social work occupational categories. The strategy is also considering the social work manager / supervisors. A process of obtaining funding from the National Treasury is underway.
- The reporting requirements are determined by the Occupational Specific Dispensation (OSD) in accordance with the government prescripts.
12 June 2023 - NW1914
Thembekwayo, Dr S to ask the Minister of Health
(1)Whether he has been informed of theft of anti-retroviral medicine amounting to R125 000 that was stolen from more than once facility in the Free State; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) total number of facilities in the province were affected, (b) is the name of the health department employee that was found with stolen medication and (c) repercussions emanated from that event; (2) whether his department has taken any steps to increase security at the affected facilities; if not, why not; if so, what steps have been taken?
Reply:
According to the Free State Provincial Department of Health,
1. The incident happened at Boshoff Clinic, the theft of anti-retroviral medicine amounting to the value of R85 000. Only 1 facility (Boshoff clinic) is affected. The employee was arrested by the police. He was charged criminally (SAPS Case number 27/01/2023) and departmentally. The employee was suspended from the 2nd of March 2023 and is still on suspension awaiting the finalisation of the disciplinary hearing.
2. The facility has installed the burglar bars on both windows and is planning to install the intruder alarm system.
END.
12 June 2023 - NW346
Arries, Ms LH to ask the Minister of Social Development
What current control procedures exist among (a) her department, (b) the SA Social Security Agency and (c) the Postbank to guarantee the prompt payment of social grants?
Reply:
(a)
- The National Treasury allocates funding for Social Assistance Grants to the National Department of Social Development on an annual basis as “specifically and appropriated funds”, which means it may not be used for any other purposes.
- Annually, the Department request approval from the National Treasury to disburse the Social Assistance grants funds on a monthly cashflow requirement linked to the annual budget allocation.
- National Treasury also approves the monthly payment dates of the social assistance grants
- Monthly, the National Department of Social Development submits a payment schedule instruction to National Treasury to approve payments to be released to the nine (9) SASSA regions for the payment to social assistance beneficiaries as per agreed payment dates and amounts.
- The Department ensures that payments to SASSA are approved within four (4) days of the scheduled payment dates. Once payments have been made, SASSA is required to submit expenditure reports on a monthly basis to reflect all payments made. This is used as a monitoring mechanism.
- The Department participates in the review of the agreement with the Post-Office to ensure that the arrangement ensures timely and accurate payments.
- The Department also has an oversight forum which reviews SASSAs performance reports which includes targets relating to approval and payments to eligible beneficiaries.
(b)
SASSA has developed a schedule and follows it rigorously for processes leading to pre–payment files extraction, as well as actual payment extraction. These processes include (but are not limited to) the following:
- The schedule covers a process to verify new and changed bank accounts/cellphones and is performed daily, to ensure that there is no backlog of unverified accounts at the time of payment file extraction. Where an account is on unverified status for more than 5 days, such account is re-extracted and re-submitted for verification through National Treasury with the banks.
- The schedule covers the process to verify new and existing applications against external databases and where the datasets are not received in time, internal control processes are implemented to ensure that verification and payment processes are not delayed.
- The schedule, which covers processes to means test new and existing applications with the banks, has been formalized and is scheduled in advance leading to the extraction of the payment file.
- For bulk payments of social grants, a payment schedule is compiled and agreed to with the banks and retailers to ensure enough cash is supplied and in circulation during payment periods.
- The payment dates for social grants and COVID-19 SRD have been staggered in a manner that ensures that there is no disruption within the financial sector.
- The workflow for the extraction and authorization of payment files has been automated to ensure seamless processing.
- Constant client directed (via SMS) and public communication is done throughout all communication channels to ensure that clients are kept up to date regarding payment dates, as well as, any changes in payment dates or processes.
- Biometric authentication for staff has been implemented – especially in the payment environment - to ensure enhanced controls are in place and observed.
- Reconciliations are performed with all banks to ensure correct payments were effected and to detect payments which were not effected (EF70 codes – where client accounts were closed / not FICA’d etc. post payment.) In these cases, the money is returned and reconciled with SASSA, whereafter SASSA engages the clients for updated information.
(c)
The Grants Payments System used by Postbank to facilitate social grants payments has been migrated to a more stable environment from in January 2023. This was done to immediately address the infrastructure-related performance issue. The migration to the cloud platform also provided improved security in the Grants Payments System and reduced downtime, given that most of the payments challenges were Information Technology system related
12 June 2023 - NW1733
Hlengwa, Ms MD to ask the Minister of Health
What amount of his department’s annual budget has been set aside as emergency funds in preparation for another global pandemic such as COVID-19, as it has been seen how ill-preparedness poses a threat to humanity globally?
Reply:
The National Department of Health does not have specific emergency funds in preparation for another global pandemic, the emergency funds are enshrined in the Disaster Management Act and is the competency of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs through the National Treasury. Funds are released when the President of the Republic of South Africa declares a disaster through the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
END.
12 June 2023 - NW1612
Marais, Ms P to ask the Minister of Health
After an SIU investigation led to the uncovering of wide scale corruption where an extraction syndicate scored over R250 million in dodgy tenders at Thembisa Hospital and given where one company, Minzorex, was red-flagged by the SIU, is still being awarded tenders to the value of R985 100 by the Edenvale Hospital as recently as January 2023, despite being already red-flagged, what is (a) the number and value of tenders awarded to Minzorex, or any of its subsidiaries, in the last 12 months, (b) what is the status of the investigation into the alleged dodgy tenders awarded to Minzorex, and what are the details in this regard, and (c) what are the reasons and details for Minzorex, or any other subsidiary, being allowed to continue to apply for tenders despite being red-flagged by the SIU? by most public hospitals in each province?
Reply:
According to the Gauteng Provincial Department of Health, Edenvale Hospital did not award any tenders to Minzorex and its subsidiaries.
a) The Gauteng Department of Health has not awarded any tenders to Minzorex and its subsidiaries in the past twelve months.
b) The investigations by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) are still in progress and the Department will implement the recommendations once investigation is concluded.
c) Suppliers been red-flagged by SIU are not prohibited to do business with government unless been blacklisted. The blacklisting of the suppliers such as Minzorex will be performed once the SIU have concluded their investigation. No provincial health department has contracted with Minzorex as per the confirmation received from the provinces.
END.
12 June 2023 - NW1792
Zungula, Mr V to ask the Minister of Health
Whether, with regard to the implementation of remedial action from the Public Protector’s report on allegations of undue delay by the National Department of Health to address the challenges experienced by Clinical Associates that was released on 30 November 2021 (details furnished), his department has notified the National Treasury about the remedial actions recommended by the Public Protector; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
At this stage, it is premature to approach National Treasury to lobby for additional funding for the remedial actions from the public protector. The matters of conditions of service for Clinical Associates have been presented to the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) and are being considered as part of the wider process of the Personnel Expenditure Review exercise that includes the review of OSDs in the public sector. Engagement with National Treasury will subsequently be informed by the outcomes of the DPSA process.
END.
12 June 2023 - NW1605
van der Merwe, Ms LL to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)What (a) number of social workers have been employed by the Government for the period 1 April 2022 to 1 April 2023 and (b) is the breakdown of the specified number in each department; (2) what is the total number of social workers who are currently in the employ of Government; (3) what are the details of the plans that have been put in place to achieve the target of employing 55 000 social workers by 2030?
Reply:
1. What (a) number of social workers have been employed by the Government for the period 1 April 2022 to 1 April 2023.
- 2 233 social service professionals employed by government during 1 April 2022 to 1 April 2023.
What (b) is the breakdown of the specified number in each department.
There are several government departments that employs social services professionals. The table below reflects those that submitted. The Department is still collating information from the Department of Health, Department of Defence, Department of Correctional Services.
Social Development |
Basic Education |
Justice |
Grand Total |
1 545 |
674 |
14 |
2 233 |
(2) what is the total number of social workers who are currently in the employ of Government.
Grand Total = 23 561
(3) what are the details of the plans that have been put in place to achieve the target of employing 55 000 social workers by 2030?
- The Department of Social Development developed a draft Strategy for the Employment for Social Service Professional’s in collaboration with the following departments:
- Social Development Provincial Departments.
- Department of Basic Education.
- Department of Health.
- Department of Correctional Services.
- South African Police Services.
- Department of Justice.
- Department of Defence.
- HWSETA.
- COGTA.
- South African Council for Social Service Professionals (SACSSP).
- The cost analysis was done based on the additional required 31 744 Social Service Professionals by NDP vision 2030 to reach 55 000 by 2030.
- The estimated cost based on the workforce needs is approximately R9 578 552 700.
- A bid was developed to request funding from the National Treasury.
- The draft Strategy for Employment of Social Service Professionals was presented on 28 February 2023 to the Technical Working Group for Social Protection, Community and Human Development Cluster.
- The draft Strategy for Employment of Social Service Professionals was also presented on 15 March 2023 to the Technical Working Group for Social Protection, Community and Human Development Cluster.
- The draft Strategy for Employment of Social Service Professionals was further presented on 29 March 2023 to the Portfolio Committee workshop.
12 June 2023 - NW1472
Tafeni, Ms N to ask the Minister of Social Development
What total number of mothers under the age of 18 years have applied for (a) a single child support grant and/or (b) more than one child support grant, over the past five years in each province?
Reply:
(a) A total of 6,225 caregivers under the age of 18 years have benefited for one child support grant in the past five (5) years, that is, from 2018/19 financial year to end of February 2023. A provincial breakdown is depicted in the table below:
(b) A total of 221 caregivers under the age of 18 years have benefited for more than one child support grant, during the past five years. A provincial breakdown is depicted in the table below:
09 June 2023 - NW2083
Sithole, Mr KP to ask the Minister of Tourism
In light of the fact that she prevented Members of Parliament from travelling to celebrations in New York for Freedom Day in April by not granting permission for South African Tourism to fund the trip, where will the funds that are normally spent on the celebrations be steered towards?
Reply:
I have been informed by South African Tourism that these funds were directed to marketing campaigns and activities. In this case, the funds were allocated and used for the planned localisation of the global advocacy campaign in the USA, which is a priority source market for South Africa.
09 June 2023 - NW2062
Smalle, Mr JF to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Electricity
Whether he has had engagements with each province regarding plans to mitigate the impact of a total blackout should load shedding be implemented beyond stage 8; if not, why not; if so, (a) which provinces have a plan in place and (b) what is the current status of each plan?
Reply:
The Ministry had conversations with the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Gauteng Provincial governments, the Cape Town, Buffalo City, Johannesburg and Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality regarding their individual energy needs. In addition, the Ministry is scheduling fresh visits to each of the 9 Provincial Executive Councils, the leadership of Metropolitan Municipality and secondary Cities during June/July 2023 on the Energy Action Plan (EAP) and the interventions being undertaken to improve generation and reduce demand. These conversations will include the impact of revenue for municipalities and challenges regarding wheeling frameworks and feeding tariffs.
09 June 2023 - NW1947
Madokwe, Ms P to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Electricity
What is (a) his official position regarding recent reports that load shedding hours almost quintupled between 2021 and 2022, and that in 2023 less than five days were without loadshedding and (b) being done to hold those who failed to resolve the loadshedding debacle accountable, but instead put the Republic in a worse off position than before?
Reply:
The Eskom board and management continues to deal with management and operational shortcomings that impede the optimisation of generation capacity, in this regard, the necessary disciplinary action is being pursued as required by relevant legislation and sector collective agreements.
In addition, an Energy Safety and Security Priority Committee was established to address ESKOM-related crime on an inter-departmental, multi-disciplinary basis to address the objectives of Work Stream Six of the National Energy Crisis Committee (NECOM).
A total of 1952 Eskom-related cases were reported to the SA Police Service between 1 April 2022 and 29 May 2023, with 1405 cases still under investigation, and 126 arrests have been made.
Whilst much remains, these interventions are beginning to turn the situation around, and there are indications that operational measures implemented have clearly disrupted the activities of criminal syndicates
09 June 2023 - NW1977
Ceza, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether she is responsible for consequence management measures against administrators in local government; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what consequence management measures has she put in place against administrators and officials who have not delivered on their specific roles relating to (a) financial recovery plans, (b) implementing turnaround plans, (c) ensuring the provision of essential services and (d) dealing with (i) financial mismanagement and (ii) lack of good governance for troubled municipalities such as the (aa) Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West, (bb) Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in the Free State and (cc) Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape?
Reply:
I do not have such a consequence management responsibility to deal with the Administrators, except if the Minister has directly appointed an Administrator, especially in instances of the invocation of Section 139 (7) of the Constitution.
(aa) Ditsobotla Local Municipality in North-West has been placed under Section 139(1)(c) of the Constitution by Provincial EXCO, the municipality was dissolved and re-constituted on the 9 January 2023. Provincial Treasury has currently placed the municipality under section 139(5) in terms of Mandatory Financial Recovery Plan, a Provincial EXCO Representative assumed responsibilities on 1 April 2023, the MEC CoGTA has also seconded an Acting Municipal Manager.
(bb) The Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in the Free State Province has been placed under Section 139 (7) of the Constitution during April 2022 and is led by National Treasury.
(cc) The Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape has been placed under Section 139 (7) of the Constitution on 6 April 2022 and is led by National Treasury.
The honourable member is advised to direct the question to the National Treasury as the lead for Section 139(7) interventions.
End.
09 June 2023 - NW1186
Yako, Ms Y to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What (a) number of inmates have gone missing at correctional services centres in the past 10 years and (b) are the relevant details of the processes that are followed to account for missing prisoners from the premises of the correctional services centres?
Reply:
- No incidents of inmates that have gone missing were reported in the past 10 years. The following number of inmates escaped from lawful custody:
Region |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
Limpopo, Mpumalanga & North West |
01 |
06 |
07 |
05 |
Free State & Northern Cape |
09 |
11 |
03 |
03 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
05 |
03 |
06 |
02 |
Western Cape |
04 |
75 |
03 |
05 |
Gauteng |
10 |
12 |
02 |
02 |
Eastern Cape |
05 |
10 |
01 |
10 |
TOTAL |
34 |
117 |
22 |
27 |
Below is information in relation to inmates who remain at large after escaping from lawful custody:
Region |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
Limpopo, Mpumalanga & North West |
00 |
03 |
06 |
05 |
Free State & Northern Cape |
01 |
02 |
00 |
00 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
01 |
01 |
01 |
00 |
Western Cape |
01 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
Gauteng |
04 |
10 |
00 |
01 |
Eastern Cape |
00 |
00 |
00 |
05 |
TOTAL |
07 |
16 |
07 |
06 |
- Not applicable, however in the event that an escapes from a correctional centre the incident is reported to the South African Police Services (SAPS) for further investigation and other related action.
END
09 June 2023 - NW2217
Smalle, Mr JF to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
With reference to the 2022 Greendrop Report making reference that 70,1% of our waste water treatment plants seemed to be in a critical state, what (a) plans have been put in place to refurbish and maintain the 840 sewerage plants, (b) are the current financial costs to upgrade all critical waste water treatment plants to meet the current specification and (c) additional plans and/or resources has each province set aside to comply with the provisions of the of the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998?
Reply:
The recommendations and implementation of 2022 Greendrop Report are led and championed by Department of Water and Sanitation.
End.
09 June 2023 - NW1982
Matumba, Mr A to ask the Minister of Tourism
Following the reports of corruption that took place at the Manyane Game Lodge in Mahikeng, North West, which resulted in R37 million of taxpayers’ money going down the drain, what (a) steps did she take after she received the (i) report from the Portfolio Committee on Tourism on the corruption at the Manyane Game Lodge, dated 5 May 2023, and (ii) forensic report on the Manyane Game Lodge and (b) are the findings of the forensic audit?
Reply:
(a)
(i) I have received the report of the Portfolio Committee dated 5 May 2023. On 22 May 2023, I convened a meeting with Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to discuss the poor performance on infrastructure projects.
(ii) These projects started in 2012, before I took office and therefore the report was not handed to me. However, I have been informed by the Department that upon receipt of the report in June 2020, the following steps were taken:
1. the Accounting Officer opened a case with the South African Police Services (SAPS) on, 14 September 2020.
2. briefed the national office of the State Attorney to pursue civil claims against implementing agents on 25 July 2020 and, upon instruction from the State Attorney, reinstituted the claims around 27 July 2021 in the Mahikeng Office.
3. instituted disciplinary proceedings against implicated officials in October 2020. The process is still ongoing with cases before the Labour Court.
(b) I am informed by the Department that the forensic investigation found that certain officials did not comply with the requirements of Section 45(a) to (c) of the PFMA, which states that:
An official in a department, trading entity or constitutional institution—
(a) must ensure that the system of financial management and internal control established for that department, trading entity or constitutional institution is carried out within the area of responsibility of that official;
(b) is responsible for the effective, efficient, economical and transparent use of financial and other resources within that official’s area of responsibility;
(c) must take effective and appropriate steps to prevent, within that official’s area of responsibility, any unauthorised expenditure, irregular expenditure and fruitless and wasteful expenditure and any under collection of revenue due;
09 June 2023 - NW1961
Groenewald, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Tourism
(1) (a) What total amount was collected by her department through the Tourism Marketing Levy for South Africa (TOMSA) in the 2022-23 financial year and (b) how was the TOMSA collected; (2) whether any of the collected funds were utilised in direct support of the development of the private tourism sector in the Republic; if not, why not; if so, (a) what total amount and (b) how was the specified money spent in support of the specified sector?
Reply:
1. (a) and (b) I have been informed by the Department the TOMSA levy collected by TBCSA will be confirmed upon payment of the contribution to SA Tourism from 2022/23 collections.
2. .No funds in relation to TOMSA levy collections for the period under review have been received by South African Tourism as yet.
09 June 2023 - NW2043
Graham-Maré, Ms SJ to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Electricity
Whether he will furnish Ms S J Graham with an updated list of the (a) total number of staff currently employed and/or provided as departmental support in his private office, (b) remuneration of each position to date and (c) his own remuneration to date, since he was officially appointed as Minister in The Presidency for Electricity; if not, why not; if so, on what date?
Reply:
a) Twelve staff members
(b)
NAME |
SURNAME |
DESIGNATION |
NOTCH |
Kgosietso David |
Ramokgopa |
Minister |
R 2 473 682.00 |
Sarel Jacobs |
De La Rouviere |
Special Advisor |
R 2 158 533.00 |
Silas Mzingeli |
Zimu |
Special Advisor |
R 2 158 533.00 |
Subesh |
Pillay |
Chief of Staff |
R 1 371 558.00 |
Nhlamulo Corinth |
Sewela |
Parliament and Cabinet Support |
R 1 162 200.00 |
Boitumelo Albertina |
Mthimunye |
Private and Appointment Secretary (Secondment) |
R 1 162 200.00 |
Kgothatso Fortune |
Mathabathe |
Community Outreach Officer |
R 811 560.00 |
Kutlwano Joas |
Huma |
Parliament and Cabinet Support |
R 811 560.00 |
Ndanduleni Jacqueline |
Kwinda |
Assistant Appointment Secretary |
R 424 104.00 |
Penelope Nomacala |
Mahlangu |
Receptionist |
R 202 233.00 |
Joseph |
Mofokeng |
Messenger/driver |
R 171 537.00 |
Lebohang Reginah |
Mogotsi |
Household Aide |
R 147 036.00 |
Elizabeth Selaelo |
Mosebedi |
Food Service Aide |
R125 373.00 |
c) KD Ramokgopa
Date |
Gross |
2023/04/15 |
R 178 311.24 |
2023/05/15 |
R 178 311.24 |
09 June 2023 - NW2218
Smalle, Mr JF to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)With reference to Circular 124 pertaining to municipal debt relief, (a) what ratio and/or criteria did she use to write off the debt owed by local municipalities to Eskom and (b) how does she intend to distribute the allocation; (2) whether she envisages a similar bail-out for water service providers owed by local municipalities; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what format of the agreement will be followed; (3) what is the current outstanding debt owed to (a) Eskom, (b) water boards and (c) water authorities by each (i) local and (ii) district municipalities; (4) what are the details of creditors to whom municipalities currently owe payments for (a) 30 and (b) 60 days above?
Reply:
The information required by honourable member is administered by the National Treasury.
End.
09 June 2023 - NW2023
Ismail, Ms H to ask the Minister of Tourism
(1) In light of the increasing number of tourist attacks and fatalities in the Republic, how has the Tourism Safety Plan been operationalised to mitigate such incidents and ensure a secure environment for both domestic and international visitors; (2) whether she will furnish Ms H Ismail with a thorough assessment of the implementation of the specified plan, including the (a) strategies, (b) resources and (c) partnerships leveraged to address the challenge; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. How has the Tourism Safety Plan been operationalised to mitigate such incidents and ensure a secure environment for both domestic and international visitors.
I have been informed by the Department that the Tourism Safety Plan has been implemented since 2018. The Tourism Safety plan has initiatives that speak to the three main themes that form part of the strategy. The bulk of the initiatives form part of the “Proactive Measures” which are those initiatives that have to be put in place even before an incident happens, to minimise the risks. Some of the initiatives that were operationalised include:
The Tourism Monitors Programme – this programme entails the recruitment and training of young unemployed youth, who are then deployed at the various identified attractions and to assist the tourist with basic tourism related and safety information.
Identification of the hot spots – This process is about understanding some of the key areas where most of the crimes/attacks against tourist take place. Such information will not only assist in putting measures to counter such attacks in the identified areas but will also ensure that the risks of attacks to tourists is minimised.
Police Reservists – The department together with SAPS made a call up for police reservists back in 2019 as part of ensuring police visibility especially in Mpumalanga then, following a spate of follow-ons.
The department has over the years conducted “tourist safety awareness” sessions jointly with SAPS and other security structures in the various provinces.
Establishment of Provincial Tourism Safety Forums (PTSF) – the department has been instrumental in the establishment of the PTSF.
(2) Whether she will furnish Ms H Ismail with a thorough assessment of the implementation of the specified plan, including the
a) Strategies:
The National Tourism Sector Strategy’s pillar three on “Visitor Experiences” demands that there should be a plan of safety. It’s on that premise that department developed that National Tourism Safety Strategy in 2018 and the current plan being implemented is based on the strategy.
(b) Resources:
Tourism Monitors programme is funded through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).
(c) Partnerships leveraged to address the challenge; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details
The 2018 strategy was developed through a partnership between government and tourism private sector. The implementation has over the year been more government lead but recently the Minister had conducted a session with both private and public sectors to assess the progress on implementation and to ensure that private sector also contributes to the strategy implementation.
On Monday 29 May 2023, I held a multi-sector Tourism Safety Dialogue, which included a range of stakeholders including the National Department of Tourism, provincial tourism departments and agencies as well as the private sector.
The dialogue agreed to the full implementation of the Terms of Reference of the National Safety Forum, the Memorandum of Understanding with the South African Police Service and the use of technology to further mitigate the impact of crime on local and international tourists.
This meeting will, now, be held quarterly in a bid to track implementation and progress.
09 June 2023 - NW1986
Mokgotho, Ms SM to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether her department is responsible for putting measures in place where municipalities encounter irregular billing systems; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what measures has she put in place to bring relief to residents of the City of Matlosana Local Municipality, who have had to endure exorbitant electricity costs, due to an irregular billing system used by the specified municipality?
Reply:
Municipalities are at the liberty of choosing their own financial system that they utilise to, amongst other things, bill their customers. In this regard, the Minister has no legal oligation/authority to put measures in place to regulate the functionality of the billing systems of municipalities because each system operates differently. In relation to the billing system being utilised by the City of Matlosana Local Municipality, according to the municipality, it uses Business Connexion (BCX) Solar system to bill residents on a monthly basis in five (5) areas within its jurisdiction to which it distributes electricity, namely; Klerksdorp including its suburbs, Orkney, Stilfontein, Hartbeesfontein and Jouberton.
According to the City of Matlosana Local Municipality, the municipality is not aware of irregularities with the billing system which could have caused exorbitant electricity costs, as it has implemented the tariffs as per the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA)’s 2022/23 tariffs approval letter. The municipality became aware that some of the accounts distributed to residents levied abnormal usage due to load-shedding which interrupted the system whilst the final accounts levies were in process. The affected accounts were since identified and rectified. The municipality has indicated that it has implemented corrective measures which will curb future system interruptions in the form of installing additional inverters which will ensure continuous power supply to the uninterrupted power supply (UPS) and IT servers in the event of load-shedding.
The Department, in its capacity to provide relief to the residents, makes grant transfers to municipalities through the local government equitable share, which should be used to, amongst other things, cover the free basic services component for indigent customers. Each indigent household, through the local government equitable share grant, is entitled to 50 kWh free electricity and 6 Kl of water each month.
End.
09 June 2023 - NW1964
Herron, Mr BN to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Electricity
(1)Considering that he recently visited the Kusile Power Station to follow up on the progress of the specified power station after it initially reported that several units were broken down and needed to be upgraded and fixed as part of his plan to reduce load shedding, (a) what were the specified issues and (b) has the initial shortcomings and issues been addressed at the power station; (2) What is the status of the four units that were out of order during the last visit; (3) What is the short-term plan to keep the specified units running at an optimal capacity?
Reply:
(1)- (2) & (3) On the 23rd of October 2022, a section of the Kusile Unit 1 flue gas duct (the equivalent of a chimney in a household) exiting the sulphur dioxide absorber failed on the horizontal rubber expansion joint as well as the compensator (a bend to direct flue gas up the chimney that allows for thermal expansion of the chimney) whilst the unit was on forced shutdown for Flue Gas De-sulphuration recirculating pump repairs. The failure at Unit 1 subsequently affected units 2 and 3 as the ducts for all these three units are welded together.
ESKOM is currently fabricating and erecting temporary stacks at Kusile Power Station to enable operation of the three units without the use of the Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) mechanism which is an emission-abatement technology, for a period of 13 months while the flue gas ducts are being repaired. This will be subject to final authorisation by DFFE to grant ESKOM an exemption to operate the units at full capacity with the temporary stacks. The temporary stacks will be completed by the end of November 2023 and Units 1, 2 and 3 synchronised to the grid by the end of December 2023.
The steel fabrication for the chimney pieces are fairly well, factories are operating 24 hours and are ahead of schedule. The welding of the steelwork is done at the factories while the stacking together of the pieces is consolidated on site.
Unit 3 is projected to be completed by the 28 November 2023, unit 1 is projected to be completed by the 11 December 2023, while Unit 2 is projected to be completed by 24 December 2023. Unit 5 is expected to be completed by October 2023 and unit 6 is expected at the end of 2024
09 June 2023 - NW1913
Komane, Ms RN to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
(1)In what way does Brand SA’s organisational structure that was last reviewed in 2014 impact on the efficiency of the organisation, since it does not respond to the current mandate of the organisation; (2) whether the organisational structure was part of the motivation used to oppose the merger; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. Brand-SA is a crucial entity that is responsible for overseeing the management of South Africa's brand and safeguarding the country's reputation as an appealing investment and tourism destination. The reconfiguration of pre-existing departments and the establishment of new departments to conform with the Ministries was declared by His Excellency, the President on 14 June 2019. As per the President's proclamation, the Government Communication, and Information System (GCIS) and Brand South Africa (Brand SA) have been placed within the purview of the Minister in the Presidency, with the former serving as the overseeing department for the latter.
Brand South Africa is classified as a Schedule 3A public entity and has been duly registered as a trust in accordance with the Trust Property Control Act No. 57 of 1988. The review of the organisational structure of Brand SA therefore, beyond the purview of the MPSA and solely the responsibility Executive Authority of the organisation, which is the Minister in the Presidency. The Minister in the Presidency would be better placed to respond in detail on the considerations that informed the current organisational structure.
2. As a Schedule 3A public entity, Brand South Africa is not legally obligated to seek consultation with the MPSA regarding changes to its organisational structure in accordance with the Public Service Act and the 2016 Directive on changes to the organisational structures by the departments.
End
09 June 2023 - NW1583
Khoza, Mr AV to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Whether his department has changed the organisational structure to expand and include new positions; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) was approval obtained from the Department of Public Service and Administration and (b) did the approval include a position of a deputy director-general in the Office of the Director-General?
Reply:
The review of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD)`s organizational structure can be traced back 2007. Many structures were designed but not approved and in some cases the structure was partially approved making it difficult to appoint people on permanent positions.
The organizational structure was not expanded as the new Branches previously existed but were not formalized through an approved structure. The Department Organization Structure was reviewed and all the Branches including the Department`s Executive Committee (EXCO) and organized labour, were consulted throughout the process.
The revised organizational structure is aligned to the Departmental mandate and legislative framework and the National Development Plan (NDP) vision 2030 and the Strategic Plan 2021/2025.
Among other challenges addressed in the revised organizational structure, is to address the poor span of control and blurred reporting lines. Benchmarking exercise was conducted with other departments in the Justice Cluster.
a) Approval of the new structure ha been obtained from the Minister of Public Service and Administration; and
b) The new approved structure does not include a position of Deputy Director- General (DDG) in the Office of the Director- General, but the reviewed structure includes the creation of only one Branch: Institutional Development and Support and one (1) post of Deputy Director- General that will head the said Branch. The post is not in the Office of the Director- General but closely linked to the responsibility of the Director- General.
The rationale for the creation of the said Branch is aligned to the DPSA proposals; but specific to the functional needs of the Department. The new branch is responsible for the following functional areas:
- Strategic Management; an existing component previously reported directly to the DG. The component is responsible for Strategic planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistical and Research information by National Operations Centre, Service Delivery and Improvement of norms and standards;
- Public Education and Communications Services, an existing component that previously reported to the Branch: Corporate Services. The component has been renamed Communication Management in line with the naming convention used in the Public Service. The component provides public education, media liaison support for the Department and Ministry, and oversee communication support services for the Provincial offices.
- Justice College, also and existing component that previously reported to the Branch: Corporate Services. The component is responsible for offering Legal, Quasi-Judicial, Justice –specific Systems training and development services, for the public services and State- Owned Enterprises (SOE`s) officials, and other legal fraternity. The reorganisation of the structure was aligned to the college`s repositioning strategy and direct how it is capacitated; and
- Policy, Entity and Cluster Coordination (previously known as Chief Director: Chief Legal Researcher) is newly defined to provide for the management and coordination of macro policy, the coordination of activities in the Justice cluster and the overseeing of entity oversight that falls within the Minister`s portfolio.
END
09 June 2023 - NW2081
Buthelezi, Ms SA to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(a) How does she intend to get unstable municipal councils to comply with her intention to enforce section 12 of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, Act 117 of 1998, and (b) what are the time frames related to measuring the success and/or progress of the mooted enforcement?
Reply:
a) Section 12 of the Municipal Structures Act provides the legal framework for the establishment of municipalities by MECs responsible for local government in the respective provinces. If there are therefore any changes required to the governance structure of a municipality to address matters of instability, the changes will have to be initiated and effected by the relevant MEC and not the Minister.
(b) Falls away.
End.
09 June 2023 - NW1527
Bodlani, Ms T to ask the Minister in Presidency
(1) What are the reasons that the Media Development and Diversity Agency funding process to community radio stations is done with the use of intermediaries; (2) Whether she will furnish Ms T Bodlani with a list of the specified intermediaries and the related transactions for the 2022-23 financial year; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. The MDDA does not fund through intermediaries. Applications are submitted directly to the MDDA and communication is between the MDDA and applicants. Upon approval of a funding application, contractual arrangements are concluded between the MDDA and successful grantees.
2. No intermediaries are used. There are no transactions to report.
Drafter of the Reply
Name: Prof. Hlengani Mathebula
Designation: Chairperson of the Board of Directors
Recommended by:
Acting Director-General: Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
Mr Michael Currin
Approved / Not approved
______________________
Minister in The Presidency
Ms Khumbuzo Ntshavheni, MP
09 June 2023 - NW2022
Ismail, Ms H to ask the Minister of Tourism
(a) How has her department dealt with the challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in order to promote sustainable tourism practices in the Republic, (b) what are the strategic measures employed to achieve the specified goal, (c) what is the (i) allocation and (ii) utilisation of the Green Tourism Incentive Programme in each province and (d) what are the specific projects and their outcomes?
Reply:
(a) How has her department dealt with the challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in order to promote sustainable tourism practices in the Republic,
I have been informed that the Department has a Tourism Environmental Implementation Plan 2020-2025, which was published for implementation on Gazette Number 45425, 05 November 2021 the department has developed and implemented the Tourism Resource Efficiency Training Programme.
The programme was initiated in the 2021/22 financial year whereby a concept was developed and approved to train 25 youth on Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production Methodologies.
Simultaneously as part of the Tourism Environmental Implementation Plan 2023/2024 objectives, the department aims to implement and coordinate awareness campaigns that are aimed at raising environmental consciousness in the operations of tourism facilities.
The awareness campaigns also aim to provide a platform that will enable the showcasing of green initiatives that will be adapted within the tourism sector spectrum to reduce the dependence on greenhouse emitting products and practices.
In addition, the department has a continuous Tourism Adaptation Project (TAP) that seeks to build resilience and adaptive capacity within the tourism sector to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
To date, thirty-six (36) climate change risk and vulnerability assessments (RVA) have been completed in various tourism sites across the country, including major tourist attractions such as Table Mountain National Park, Robben Island, Kruger National Park, iSimangaliso Wetland Park and uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park.
Furthermore, the Department’s Green Tourism Incentive Programme (GTIP) aims to encourage private sector tourism enterprises to move towards more sustainable tourism practices through the offering financial support for the installation of solutions for the sustainable management and usage of electricity and water resources.
(b) What are the strategic measures employed to achieve the specified goal
Green Tourism Incentive Programme
Under the GTIP, eligible applicants are able to qualify for the full cost of a new energy and water efficiency audit or the review of an existing audit. Furthermore, eligible applicants are also able to apply and qualify for grant funding of between 50% and 90%, capped at a maximum of R1 million per applicant, on the cost of approved solutions that will improve the energy and water efficiency and reduce the costs of their tourism operations. The GTIP will not only help reduce pressure on electricity and water resources, but also contributes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, ensuring an uninterrupted visitor experience for tourists, reduce operational input cost for the qualifying enterprise.
(c) Green Tourism Incentive Programme in each province
- The GTIP is available nationally for prospective applicants to apply regardless the province in which they are located. As such there are no specific or predetermined allocation per province.
- Following from the response in (c)(i), the utilisation or uptake of the GTIP per province is a factor of the number of applications received from, and approved for a particular province.
- Based on the latest available information, the majority of GTIP approvals are located in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Gauteng and Limpopo, followed by KwaZulu-Natal, North West, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape and Free State.
(d) What are the specific projects and their outcomes.
While it is not possible to provide information on specific GTIP projects under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), it is worth noting that solutions approved for each qualifying applicant varies depending on the specific needs identified during the energy and water efficiency audit. Typical solutions supported under the GTIP may include renewable energy generating systems (e.g. solar, wind, etc.), energy efficient equipment and lighting (e.g. solar water heaters, gas stoves, LED lighting, etc.), and water efficient appliances and systems (e.g. low-flow/ aerated taps, rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling systems).
In terms of outcomes of GTIP projects, it is worth noting that projected energy consumption savings for approved GTIP applicants range between 65% and 80%, while projected water saving for those that are installing water efficiency systems range between 30% and 50% on water consumption.
Province |
Number of GTIP applications approved (excluding projects cancelled after approval) |
Value of GTIP applications approved (excluding projects cancelled after approval) |
EC |
26 |
R19 080 788 |
FS |
2 |
R1 726 567 |
GP |
20 |
R12 913 859 |
KZN |
11 |
R5 981 145 |
LP |
15 |
R11 580 095 |
MP |
5 |
R2 925 879 |
NC |
6 |
R4 753 255 |
NW |
11 |
R5 870 313 |
WC |
32 |
R18 133 822 |
Total |
128 |
R82 965 723 |
09 June 2023 - NW2219
Smalle, Mr JF to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)With regard to municipal service partnerships between provincial and local governments in respect of vehicle licensing paid between each province and local authority in the 2021-22 financial year, what was the (a) percentage split between each province and local municipality and (b) exact transactions recorded by each municipality; (2) whether the provincial share was paid over to the province in the 2021-22 financial year; if not, (a) why not and (b) what are the outstanding license fee in each case to the province; if so what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs does not keep the records of vehicle licensing and fees. It is recommended that the honourable member redirect the question to Ministry of Transport who may obtain the required information from Provincial departments of Transports.
End.
09 June 2023 - NW477
Mbabama, Ms TM to ask the Minister in Presidency
What (a) is the salary of each (i) Chief Executive Officer and (ii) top executive position in each state-owned entity reporting to his Office? (b) Total amount each paid to attend a meeting.
Reply:
(i) The total cost to company package of the CEO of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) is R1 999 525, 44.
(ii) The Total cost to company for the Chief Financial Officer is R1 800 000.
The total cost to company package of the Executive Projects is R1 831 060, 44.
(b) Total amount each paid to attend a meeting.
Reply:
No executive gets paid to attend meetings other than for incidental expenses.
Drafter of the Reply
Name: Prof. Hlengani Mathebula
Designation: Chairperson of the Board of Directors
Recommended by:
Acting Director-General: Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
Mr Michael Currin
Approved / Not approved
______________________
Minister in The Presidency
Ms Khumbuzo Ntshavheni, MP
09 June 2023 - NW2074
Buthelezi, Mr EM to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Electricity
With reference to his submission during the meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on 17 May 2023, and in light of the fact that the failure of Eskom is visible through high levels of load shedding which are predicted to cost the economy 0,2 percentage points growth and add almost 0,5 percentage points to inflation this year, what has he done and/or initiated to ensure that those who engage in so-called naughty activities are brought to book?
Reply:
An Energy Safety and Security Priority Committee was established to address ESKOM-related crime on an inter-departmental, multi-disciplinary basis to address the objectives of Work Stream Six of the National Energy Crisis Committee (NECOM).
A total of 1952 Eskom-related cases were reported to the SA Police Service between 1 April 2022 and 29 May 2023, with 1405 cases still under investigation, and 126 arrests have been made.
Whilst much remains, these interventions are beginning to turn the situation around, and there are indications that operational measures implemented have clearly disrupted the activities of criminal syndicates.
09 June 2023 - NW476
Mbabama, Ms TM to ask the Minister of Transport
What (a) is the salary of each (i) chief executive officer and (ii) top executive position in each state-owned entity reporting to him and (b) total amount does each get paid to attend a meeting?
Reply:
(a)The salaries of the (i) Chief Executive Officer and the (ii) top Executives are included in the table below. The salaries include medical aid and provident fund benefits.
SOUTH AFRICAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (SACAA)
Position |
Annual Salary |
Director of Civil Aviation |
4,757,586.47 |
Executive: Aviation Safety Infrastructure |
3,230,584.59 |
Executive: Aviation Safety Operations |
3,016,418.95 |
Executive: Aviation Security |
3,016,418.86 |
Chief Audit Executive |
2,695,172.42 |
Chief Financial Officer |
2,858,015.91 |
Executive: Legal and Aviation Compliance |
2,219,700.00 |
Executive Accident & Incident Investigations |
2,288,405.00 |
Executive: Corporate Services |
2,243,691.37 |
Company Secretary |
2,341,387.37 |
Executive: Human Resources |
2,717,845.93 |
PORTS REGULATOR SOUTH AFRICA (PRSA)
Position |
Annual Salary |
Chief Executive Officer |
3 811 900.50 |
Chief Financial Officer |
2 206 345.56 |
Executive Manager Legal |
2 032845.0 |
Executive Manager: Policy, Strategy & Research |
2 206 345.56 |
Executive Manager Industry Development |
1 978 101.97 |
SOUTH AFRICAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY (SAMSA)
Position |
Annual Salary |
Chief Executive Officer |
3 641 880 |
Chief Operating Officer |
2 819 000 |
Executive Legal Services |
2 291 000 |
Company Secretary |
2 400 000 |
Executive Maritime Projects |
2 129 000 |
Chief Financial Officer |
1 918 000 |
Chief Information Officer |
1 766 000 |
Chief Human Capital |
2 066 000 |
Deputy Chief Operating Officer |
2 455 000 |
Executive Corporate Affairs |
1 831 000 |
CROSS BOARDER ROAD TRANSPORT AGENCY (CBRTA)
Position |
Annual Salary |
Chief Executive Officer |
R3,711,800 |
Chief Information Officer |
R2,705,136 |
Executive: Corporate Service |
R2,703,500 |
Executive: Regulatory Services |
R2,703,500 |
Executive: Facilitation and Advisory |
R2,703,500 |
Chief Financial Officer |
R2,703,500 |
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY LIMITED (SANRAL)
Position |
Annual Salary |
Chief Executive Officer |
R6 000 000.00 |
Chief Financial Officer |
R3 603 711.00 |
Engineering Executive |
R3 308 861.00 |
Chief Corporate Affairs Executive |
R2 191 415.00 |
Business Operations Executive (VACANT) |
R2 904 374.00 |
ROAD TRAFFIC INFRINGEMENT AGENCY (RTIA)
Position |
Annual Salary |
Registrar/Chief Executive Officer |
R2,469,928.00 |
Deputy Registrar: Traffic Infringement Management |
R1,864,698.00 |
Deputy Registrar: Strategy Development and Monitoring |
R1,864,698.00 |
Chief Financial Officer |
R1,864,698.00 |
Senior Executive Legal & Compliance |
R1,864,698.00 |
Chief Audit Executive |
R1,864,698.00 |
ROAD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (RTMC)
Position |
Annual Salary |
Chief Executive Officer |
5 689 838 |
Executive Manager: Road Information and Technology |
2 833 487 |
Executive Manager: Financial Services |
3 182 407 |
Executive Manager: Road Safety Stakeholder Relations Management & Marketing |
2 710 930 |
Executive Manager: Corporate Services |
2 753 430 |
Executive Manager: Road Traffic Law Enforcement |
2 684 999 |
Executive Manager Road Traffic Academy |
2 743 586 |
Executive Manager Transactional Services |
2 177 914 |
AIR TRAFFIC & NAVIGATION SERVICES (ATNS)
Position |
Annual Salary |
Chief Executive Officer |
4 416 300,00 |
Chief of Finance |
|
*Chief Operating Officer (vacant) |
3 280 515,28 |
*Company Secretary (vacant) |
1 690 000,00 |
Chief Information Officer |
2 468 066,08 |
*Chief Operations Technology(vacant) |
2 167 733,49 |
*Chief Air Traffic Services (vacant) |
2 212 166,00 |
Executive: ATM / CNS Planning |
2 494 872,47 |
*Executive: Strategy and Optimisation (vacant) |
2 367 666,00 |
*Executive: Commercial Services (vacant) |
2 652 818,78 |
Chief Audit Officer |
2 086 355,67 |
Chief Risk Officer |
2 027 791,18 |
Legal Counsel |
2 066 751,69 |
Chief Aviation Training Academy |
2 326 092,55 |
Chief Human Capital Officer (6.5 months fixed term contract with total value of R996 664,50) |
1 839 996,00 |
Regional Director Africa Affairs (Canso) |
2 789 438,95 |
*Annual salary of previous incumbent
ROAD ACCIDENT FUND (RAF)
Position |
Annual Salary |
Chief Executive Officer |
R6 177 316,00 |
Chief Financial Officer |
R3 255 000,00 |
Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer |
R3 100 000,00 |
Chief Governance Officer |
R2 811 076,00 |
Chief Internal Audit Officer |
Vacant |
Chief Claims Officer |
Vacant |
Chief Corporate Support Officer |
Vacant |
Chief Investment Officer |
Vacant |
RAILWAY SAFETY REGULATOR (RSR)
Position |
Annual Salary |
Chief Executive Officer |
3 800 000 |
Chief Operations Officer |
Vacant |
Chief Financial Officer |
Vacant |
Executive Media and Communications |
2 003 574 |
Executive Risk and Strategy |
2 330 588 |
Executive Legal Services |
1 700 489 |
Executive Human Resources |
1 566 601 |
Chief Information Officer |
1 678 813 |
Company Secretary |
1 566 601 |
Chief Audit Executive |
2 003 574 |
PASSENGER RAIL AGENCY OF SOUTH AFRICA (PRASA)
Position |
Annual salary |
Group Chief Executive Officer |
6 800 000.00 |
Chief Finance Officer |
2,967,363.00 |
Chief Executive Officer |
2,800,000.00 |
Executive Manager: Office of GCEO |
2,967,879.00 |
Chief Financial Officer (Prasa Cres) |
2,514,809.00 |
Executive Manager:Real Estate |
2,208,714.00 |
Executive Manager: Facilities Management |
1,961,000.00 |
Group Executive: Legal,Risk & Compliance |
3,271,444.00 |
Acting Chief Executive Officer (Autopax) |
3,094,284.00 |
Chief Financial Officer: PRASA Rail |
2,420,800.00 |
Chief Operations Officer |
1,950,000.00 |
Chief Financial Officer: PRASA Corporate |
3,590,464.00 |
Chief Information Officer |
2,761,809.00 |
Chief Executive Officer (Autopax) |
2,600,000.00 |
AIRPORTS COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA (ACSA)
Position |
Annual Salary |
Chief Executive Officer |
4 763 676 |
Chief Financial Officer |
3 551 556 |
Executive Strategy & Sustainability |
3 183 899 |
Chief Information Officer |
3 153 066 |
Executive Operations Management |
2 850 000 |
Executive Enterprise and Airport Security |
3 000 000 |
Chief Audit Executive |
2 711 159 |
Executive Human Resource |
2 700 000 |
Executive Corporate Services |
2 500 000 |
(b) The CEO and Executive members of State-Owned Entities do not get paid to attend meetings.
09 June 2023 - NW1409
Marais, Ms P to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Service
What steps of intervention has he taken to ensure that female inmates at the East London Maximum Correctional facility are provided with educational programmes as none are currently provided?
Reply:
All offenders including maximum offenders have access to rehabilitation programmes as stated in the Correctional Services Act, 111 of 1998. Section 41 states that the Department must provide or give access to as full a range of programmes and activities, including needs-based programmes, as is practicable to meet the educational and training needs of sentenced offenders.
The following education programmes are offered- Adult Education and Training (AET) Levels 1-4: This is equivalent to Grades 1-9 in normal mainstream education and it is for offenders who want to pursue studies in the General Education and Training (GET) Band; Further Education and Training (FET): Offenders are given an opportunity to pursue Grade 12; Higher Education and Training (HET) and to advance their education through distant education. In this instance, they are assisted with registration at various institutions of higher learning at their own cost.
East London Female Correctional Centre incarcerates 312 females’ offenders. There are 55 female offenders who are classified as maximums. Of these 55, there are 12 offenders that are currently participating in the GET programme and 2 are busy with amended Senior Certificate programme.
A support visit to East London is planned for 3 August 2023 as part of Women`s Month with the aim of marketing the various education programmes and providing resource support to female offenders. Further to this, a directive compelling all offenders 30 years and below who have not attained Grade 9 or AET level 4, to attend development programmes has been issued.
END
09 June 2023 - NW2063
Smalle, Mr JF to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)What is the (a) total number of fire stations in each province, (b) current number of (i) bakkies, (ii) trucks and (iii) other specified vehicles at each fire station and (c) respective reaction time for each of the stations to attend to an emergency; (2) whether any of the municipalities entered into memoranda of understanding with other municipalities and/or provinces where services are not provided; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2332E
Reply:
Figure 1 below provides details of the municipalities across the country regarding (1) What is the (a) total number of fire stations in each province, (b) current number of (i) bakkies, (ii) trucks and (iii) other specified vehicles at each fire station and (c) respective reaction time for each of the stations to attend to an emergency.
NAME OF PROVINCE |
a) TOTAL NUMBER OF FIRE STATIONS IN EACH PROVINCE |
(b) CURRENT NUMBER FIRE APPLIANCES (in all categories) |
MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING/ MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT |
Western Cape |
95 (ninety five) |
657 (six hundred and fifty seven) |
In terms of Section 12 of the Fire Brigade Services act 99 of 1987,and contextualizing of front-end partnerships, provinces, districts/metro and local municipalities maintains a formal Mutual Aid Agreement. Coordination of assistance and resources are performed by the respective District Municipalities in terms of the Section 84 (1) (j) (i) of the Municipal Structures act 117 of 1998. All municipal as well as Designated fire services have access to said agreement. |
Free State |
20 (twenty) |
41 (forty one) |
|
Gauteng |
93 (ninety three) |
204 (two hundred and four) |
|
Eastern Cape |
33 |
114 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
61 |
145 |
|
North West |
21 |
83 |
|
Limpopo |
27 |
86 |
|
Mpumalanga |
17 |
69 |
|
Northern Cape |
9 |
32 |
End
09 June 2023 - NW1983
Matumba, Mr A to ask the Minister of Tourism
What oversight role did the Deputy Director-General of Destination Development play to prevent the corruption that took place at the Manyane Game Lodge?
Reply:
I have been informed by the Department that the projects started in 2012 and that the responsible Deputy Director-General at the time of the project, retired from public service in July 2020.
The DDG, relied on monitoring visits that were conducted by officials charged with project management responsibilities in the Programme. Project progress was assessed through monthly financial and project reports submitted by the Implementing Agents.
A review of the Working for Tourism Programme was undertaken around 2017. The Programme is now aligned to the Framework for Infrastructure Delivery and Procurement Management (FIDPM).
The Department further contracted with the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) in November 2020 which has built environment professional capacity to manage infrastructure projects.
This happened before my time but what I have since started work to build infrastructure capacity.
The Department is also in the process of acquiring built environment professionals to support internal infrastructure programme management and is also finalising discussions with Infrastructure South Africa in this regard.
The matter has been reported to the police for investigation in September 2020.
09 June 2023 - NW1956
Siwisa, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment
What collaborative efforts has she initiated in collaboration with the Department of Small Business Development to assist small-scale fisher along the coastal line, especially in the vicinity of small harbours, who rely on their daily catches to feed their families?
Reply:
Find reply here
08 June 2023 - NW1677
Roos, Mr AC to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(1) Whether, regarding the judgment of Khoza v Minister of Home Affairs & One Other in the Pretoria High Court, Case No. 6700/2022, (a) he has found his department to be in contempt of court for not making the regulations to the SA Citizenship Act, Act 88 of 1995, available on registration of potentially stateless children of undocumented migrants; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) What (a) are the remaining steps and processes that must be undertaken to finalise the required regulations and (b) current process is in place to accept and adjudicate applications for citizenship made on affidavit on behalf of stateless children under section 2(2) of the specified Act?
Reply:
1. The Minister is not in contempt of court. The High court ordered as follows:
1. Directing the First Respondent to register the Applicant’s birth in terms of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 51 of 1992, as amended, within 30 (thirty) days of this order.
2. Declaring the Applicant to be a South African citizen by birth in terms of section 2(2) of the South African Citizenship Act, 88 of 1995, as amended (“the Citizenship Act).
3. Alternatively, declaring the Applicant to be a South African citizen by naturalisation in terms of section 4(3) of the Citizenship Act.
4. Directing the First Respondent to enter the Applicant into the National Population Register as a citizen, to issue him with an identity number and to amend and re-issue his birth certificate accordingly, within 30 (thirty) days of this order.
5. Directing the First Respondent to accept and adjudicate applications in terms of section 2(2) on affidavit pending the promulgation of regulations.
6. Ordering the Respondents to pay the costs of this application on an attorney and client scale, jointly and severally, the one to pay the other to be absolved, which costs will include the costs consequent upon the employment of 2 (two) Counsel.”.
As the High Court did not make any order setting aside section 2(2) of the South African Citizenship Act, 1995 (Act No. 88 of 1995), the Minister has not, therefore, been ordered to make regulations with regard thereto and cannot, therefore be in contempt of the court order.
(2)(a) However, the department is in the process of finalising the drafting of the regulations in order to provide a Form as per the order in Minister of Home Affairs vs Ali [2018] ZASCA 169; 2019 (2) SA 396 (SCA). Once the Minister has approved the Regulations, they will be published in the government gazette for implementation.
(2)(b) Currently, the department accepts and processes applications submitted in an affidavit in line with the Pretoria High Court.
END
08 June 2023 - NW1345
Gondwe, Dr M to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
(1)What (a) total number of recommendations did the Public Service Commission (PSC) make to government departments in the (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21 and (iii) 2021-22 financial years, (b) number of recommendations were made to each (i) national and (ii) provincial department and (c) number of the specified recommendations were implemented by each government department; (2) (a) what number of the PSC recommendations were not implemented by government departments and (b) which government departments did not implement the recommendations?
Reply:
Implementation of Public Service Commission (PSC) Recommendations by Government Departments (2019/20-2021/22)
1. Total number of recommendations issued by the PSC to government departments in the (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21 and (iii) 2021-22 financial years,
Province |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
Total |
Eastern Cape |
8 |
9 |
4 |
21 |
Free State |
27 |
23 |
19 |
69 |
Gauteng |
109 |
26 |
15 |
150 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
85 |
10 |
27 |
122 |
Limpopo |
38 |
5 |
122 |
165 |
Mpumalanga |
21 |
23 |
0 |
44 |
National |
180 |
126 |
67 |
373 |
North West |
20 |
64 |
7 |
91 |
Northern Cape |
42 |
28 |
14 |
84 |
Western Cape |
75 |
23 |
13 |
111 |
Total |
605 |
337 |
288 |
1 230 |
2. Total number of the specified recommendations that were implemented by each government department (2019/20-2021/22)
Province |
Departments |
Total Recommendations |
Fully implemented |
Partially implemented |
Eastern Cape |
Health |
9 |
2 |
1 |
Total |
9 |
2 |
1 |
|
Free State |
FS Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs |
14 |
5 |
6 |
FS Education |
5 |
4 |
|
|
FS Health |
28 |
5 |
|
|
FS Police, Roads and Transport |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Statistics South Africa |
8 |
1 |
|
|
Total |
56 |
15 |
7 |
|
Gauteng |
Cooperative Governance |
10 |
2 |
2 |
GP Agriculture and Rural Development |
21 |
9 |
5 |
|
GP Community Safety |
7 |
4 |
|
|
GP Economic Development |
13 |
7 |
2 |
|
GP Education |
16 |
12 |
|
|
GP Health |
32 |
1 |
28 |
|
GP Infrastructure Development |
24 |
|
6 |
|
GP Provincial Treasury |
6 |
6 |
|
|
GP Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation |
2 |
2 |
|
|
GP Social Development |
6 |
6 |
|
|
Total |
137 |
49 |
43 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
KZN Health |
16 |
4 |
|
KZN Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Rural Development |
6 |
4 |
1 |
|
KZN Sports, Arts and Culture |
12 |
1 |
1 |
|
KZN Community Safety and Liaison |
8 |
2 |
|
|
KZN Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
9 |
4 |
4 |
|
KZN Education |
35 |
7 |
4 |
|
KZN Finance |
6 |
5 |
1 |
|
KZN Public Works |
7 |
1 |
|
|
KZN Transport |
13 |
3 |
1 |
|
KZN Economic Development |
2 |
2 |
|
|
KZN Social Development |
2 |
1 |
|
|
Home Affairs |
6 |
|
|
|
Total |
122 |
34 |
12 |
|
Limpopo |
Limpopo Education |
1 |
1 |
|
Limpopo Health |
7 |
1 |
|
|
Total |
8 |
2 |
0 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Mpumalanga Education |
18 |
11 |
3 |
Mpumalanga Health |
22 |
3 |
|
|
Social Development |
4 |
2 |
|
|
Total |
44 |
16 |
3 |
|
National |
Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries |
3 |
1 |
|
Basic Education |
19 |
3 |
1 |
|
Defence |
7 |
1 |
|
|
Environmental Affairs |
5 |
2 |
|
|
Home Affairs |
26 |
8 |
10 |
|
Independent Police Investigative Directorate |
1 |
1 |
|
|
International Relations & Cooperation |
5 |
2 |
2 |
|
Labour |
13 |
10 |
|
|
Performance Monitoring and Evaluation |
15 |
4 |
3 |
|
Public Service & Administration |
11 |
4 |
1 |
|
Public Works |
33 |
8 |
|
|
Rural Development & Land Reform |
29 |
4 |
|
|
Trade & Industry |
16 |
5 |
|
|
Women, Children & People with Disabilities |
6 |
|
6 |
|
Total |
189 |
53 |
23 |
|
North West |
NW: Co-Operative Governance, Human Settlement & Traditional Affairs |
16 |
2 |
|
NW: Health |
21 |
2 |
|
|
NW: Public Works & Roads |
35 |
8 |
1 |
|
Total |
72 |
12 |
1 |
|
Northern Cape |
NC Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs |
6 |
4 |
2 |
NC Education |
21 |
11 |
2 |
|
NC Environment and Conservation |
2 |
2 |
|
|
NC Health |
26 |
13 |
10 |
|
NC Office of the Premier |
7 |
6 |
|
|
NC Provincial Treasury |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
NC Roads and Public Works |
5 |
2 |
2 |
|
NC Transport, Safety and Liaison |
7 |
4 |
3 |
|
Total |
78 |
44 |
20 |
|
Western Cape |
WC Agriculture |
1 |
1 |
|
WC Community Safety |
2 |
2 |
|
|
WC Education |
4 |
4 |
|
|
WC Environmental Affairs and |
1 |
1 |
|
|
WC Health |
89 |
67 |
1 |
|
WC Office of the Premier |
4 |
2 |
|
|
WC Social Development |
5 |
2 |
|
|
WC Transport and Public Works |
4 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
110 |
83 |
1 |
3. Number of PSC recommendations that were not implemented by government departments (2019/20-2021/22)
Province |
Departments |
Total Recommendations issued by the PSC |
Not yet implemented |
No feedback received |
Eastern Cape |
EC Education |
1 |
|
1 |
EC Roads and Public Works |
8 |
5 |
3 |
|
Health |
9 |
6 |
|
|
Human Settlements |
3 |
|
3 |
|
Total |
21 |
11 |
7 |
|
Free State |
FS Agriculture |
3 |
1 |
|
FS Education |
5 |
1 |
|
|
FS Health |
28 |
13 |
|
|
Statistics South Africa |
8 |
|
7 |
|
Total |
44 |
15 |
7 |
|
Gauteng |
Cooperative Governance |
10 |
6 |
|
GP Agriculture and Rural Development |
21 |
7 |
|
|
GP Community Safety |
7 |
3 |
|
|
GP Economic Development |
13 |
4 |
|
|
GP Education |
16 |
4 |
|
|
GP Health |
32 |
1 |
2 |
|
GP Infrastructure Development |
24 |
16 |
2 |
|
GP Roads and Transport |
6 |
6 |
|
|
Human Settlements |
5 |
5 |
|
|
Rural Development & Land Reform |
2 |
|
2 |
|
Total |
136 |
52 |
6 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
KZN Health |
16 |
10 |
2 |
KZN Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Rural Development |
6 |
1 |
|
|
KZN Sports, Arts and Culture |
12 |
8 |
2 |
|
KZN Community Safety and Liaison |
8 |
5 |
1 |
|
KZN Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
9 |
1 |
|
|
KZN Education |
35 |
13 |
10 |
|
KZN Public Works |
7 |
5 |
1 |
|
KZN Transport |
13 |
6 |
3 |
|
KZN Social Development |
2 |
|
1 |
|
Home Affairs |
6 |
6 |
|
|
Total |
114 |
55 |
20 |
|
Limpopo |
Limpopo Agriculture |
4 |
1 |
3 |
Limpopo Health |
7 |
4 |
2 |
|
Limpopo Office of the Premier |
6 |
2 |
4 |
|
Limpopo Public Works |
17 |
6 |
11 |
|
Limpopo Roads and Transport |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Limpopo Sport, Arts and Culture |
6 |
|
6 |
|
Total |
42 |
15 |
26 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Mpumalanga Education |
18 |
1 |
3 |
Mpumalanga Health |
22 |
17 |
1 |
|
Social Development |
4 |
2 |
|
|
Total |
44 |
20 |
4 |
|
National |
Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries |
3 |
2 |
|
Sports, Arts & Culture |
28 |
|
28 |
|
Basic Education |
19 |
3 |
12 |
|
Cooperative Governance |
11 |
|
10 |
|
Correctional Services |
18 |
8 |
6 |
|
Defence |
7 |
|
6 |
|
Environmental Affairs |
5 |
3 |
|
|
Higher Education & Training |
5 |
|
5 |
|
Home Affairs |
26 |
3 |
5 |
|
International Relations & Cooperation |
5 |
1 |
|
|
Justice & Constitutional Development |
54 |
|
54 |
|
Labour |
13 |
1 |
2 |
|
Military Veterans |
6 |
|
6 |
|
Mineral Resources |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
Performance Monitoring and Evaluation |
15 |
8 |
|
|
Public Service & Administration |
11 |
2 |
4 |
|
Public Service Commission |
28 |
10 |
18 |
|
Public Works |
33 |
10 |
15 |
|
Rural Development & Land Reform |
29 |
4 |
21 |
|
SA Police Service |
11 |
3 |
8 |
|
Tourism |
15 |
12 |
3 |
|
Trade & Industry |
16 |
2 |
7 |
|
Water Affairs |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
Total |
366 |
77 |
213 |
|
North West |
NW: Arts, Culture, Sports & Recreation |
6 |
6 |
|
NW: Co-Operative Governance, Human Settlement & Traditional Affairs |
16 |
13 |
|
|
NW: Health |
21 |
19 |
|
|
NW: Public Works & Roads |
35 |
14 |
|
|
NW: Social Development |
13 |
13 |
|
|
Total |
91 |
65 |
0 |
|
Northern Cape |
Arts & Culture |
6 |
1 |
5 |
NC Education |
21 |
6 |
2 |
|
NC Health |
26 |
|
3 |
|
NC Office of the Premier |
7 |
1 |
|
|
NC Provincial Treasury |
4 |
1 |
|
|
NC Roads and Public Works |
5 |
1 |
|
|
Total |
69 |
10 |
10 |
|
Western Cape |
WC Health |
89 |
|
2 |
|
Total |
89 |
0 |
2 |
4. Consolidated recommendations issued by the Public Service Commission (PSC) to government departments in the (2019/20-2021/22) financial years, per (i) national and (ii) provincial department.
Province |
Departments |
Total Recommendations |
Fully implemented |
Partially implemented |
Not to be implemented |
Not yet implemented |
No feedback received |
Eastern Cape |
EC Education |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
EC Roads and Public Works |
8 |
|
|
|
5 |
3 |
|
Health |
9 |
2 |
1 |
|
6 |
|
|
Human Settlements |
3 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
Total |
21 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
7 |
|
Free State |
FS Agriculture |
3 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
FS Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs |
14 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
|
|
|
FS Education |
5 |
4 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
FS Health |
28 |
5 |
|
10 |
13 |
|
|
FS Human Settlements |
6 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
FS Police, Roads and Transport |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
FS Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation |
4 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
Statistics South Africa |
8 |
1 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Total |
69 |
15 |
7 |
25 |
15 |
7 |
|
Gauteng |
Cooperative Governance |
10 |
2 |
2 |
|
6 |
|
GP Agriculture and Rural Development |
21 |
9 |
5 |
|
7 |
|
|
GP Community Safety |
7 |
4 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
GP Economic Development |
13 |
7 |
2 |
|
4 |
|
|
GP Education |
16 |
12 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
GP Health |
32 |
1 |
28 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
GP Infrastructure Development |
24 |
|
6 |
|
16 |
2 |
|
GP Provincial Treasury |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
GP Roads and Transport |
6 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
GP Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
GP Social Development |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Human Settlements |
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
Rural Development & Land Reform |
2 |
2 |
|||||
Total |
150 |
49 |
43 |
0 |
52 |
6 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
KZN Health |
16 |
4 |
|
|
10 |
2 |
KZN Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Rural Development |
6 |
4 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
KZN Arts and Culture |
12 |
1 |
1 |
|
8 |
2 |
|
KZN Community Safety and Liaison |
8 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
1 |
|
KZN Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
9 |
4 |
4 |
|
1 |
|
|
KZN Education |
35 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
13 |
10 |
|
KZN Finance |
6 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
KZN Public Works |
7 |
1 |
|
|
5 |
1 |
|
KZN Transport |
13 |
3 |
1 |
|
6 |
3 |
|
KZN Economic Development |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
KZN Social Development |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Home Affairs |
6 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
Total |
122 |
34 |
12 |
1 |
55 |
20 |
|
Limpopo |
Limpopo Agriculture |
4 |
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
Limpopo Education |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Limpopo Health |
7 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
2 |
|
Limpopo Office of the Premier |
6 |
|
|
|
2 |
4 |
|
Limpopo Public Works |
17 |
|
|
|
6 |
11 |
|
Limpopo Roads and Transport |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
Limpopo Sport, Arts and Culture |
6 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
Total |
43 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
26 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Mpumalanga Education |
18 |
11 |
3 |
|
1 |
3 |
Mpumalanga Health |
22 |
3 |
|
1 |
17 |
1 |
|
Social Development |
4 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
Total |
44 |
16 |
3 |
1 |
20 |
4 |
|
National |
Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries |
3 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
Sports, Arts & Culture |
28 |
|
|
|
|
28 |
|
Basic Education |
19 |
3 |
1 |
|
3 |
12 |
|
Cooperative Governance |
11 |
|
|
1 |
|
10 |
|
Correctional Services |
18 |
|
|
4 |
8 |
6 |
|
Defence |
7 |
1 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Environmental Affairs |
5 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
Higher Education & Training |
5 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
Home Affairs |
26 |
8 |
10 |
|
3 |
5 |
|
Independent Police Investigative Directorate |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
International Relations & Cooperation |
5 |
2 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
Justice & Constitutional Development |
54 |
|
|
|
|
54 |
|
Labour |
13 |
10 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
Military Veterans |
6 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
Mineral Resources |
5 |
|
|
|
3 |
2 |
|
Performance Monitoring and Evaluation |
15 |
4 |
3 |
|
8 |
|
|
Public Service & Administration |
11 |
4 |
1 |
|
2 |
4 |
|
Public Service Commission |
28 |
|
|
|
10 |
18 |
|
Public Works |
33 |
8 |
|
|
10 |
15 |
|
Rural Development & Land Reform |
29 |
4 |
|
|
4 |
21 |
|
SA Police Service |
11 |
|
|
|
3 |
8 |
|
Tourism |
15 |
|
|
|
12 |
3 |
|
Trade & Industry |
16 |
5 |
|
2 |
2 |
7 |
|
Water Affairs |
3 |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
Women, Children & People with Disabilities |
6 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
373 |
53 |
23 |
7 |
77 |
213 |
|
North West |
NW: Arts, Culture, Sports & Recreation |
6 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
NW: Co-Operative Governance, Human Settlement & Traditional Affairs |
16 |
2 |
|
1 |
13 |
|
|
NW: Health |
21 |
2 |
|
|
19 |
|
|
NW: Public Works & Roads |
35 |
8 |
1 |
12 |
14 |
|
|
NW: Social Development |
13 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
Total |
91 |
12 |
1 |
13 |
65 |
0 |
|
Northern Cape |
Arts & Culture |
6 |
|
|
|
1 |
5 |
NC Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs |
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
NC Education |
21 |
11 |
2 |
|
6 |
2 |
|
NC Environment and Conservation |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
NC Health |
26 |
13 |
10 |
|
|
3 |
|
NC Office of the Premier |
7 |
6 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
NC Provincial Treasury |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
NC Roads and Public Works |
5 |
2 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
NC Transport, Safety and Liaison |
7 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
84 |
44 |
20 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
|
Western Cape |
WC Agriculture |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
WC Community Safety |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
WC Economic Development and Tourism |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
WC Education |
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
WC Environmental Affairs and |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
WC Health |
89 |
67 |
1 |
19 |
|
2 |
|
WC Office of the Premier |
4 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
WC Social Development |
5 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
WC Transport and Public Works |
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
111 |
83 |
1 |
25 |
0 |
2 |
End
07 June 2023 - NW2243
Thembekwayo, Dr S to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether she has been informed that a gas cylinder in the CCTV camera room exploded in the Thuto Thebe Secondary School in Ward 7, Lekwa Local Municipality, in Mpumalanga on Wednesday 24 May 2023, causing learners to inhale the gas and 14 learners were taken to the nearest hospital for treatment; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is her intervention regarding the specified matter?
Reply:
The question asked by the Hon Member falls within the Executive Authority of the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for education in Mpumalanga, and therefore should be referred as such.
07 June 2023 - NW2203
Van Zyl, Ms A M to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1) How are the preferred subjects that qualify for the Funza Lushaka Bursary determined in each year; (2) whether the preferred subjects to qualify for the Funza Lushaka programme are determined according to each province; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so; (3) whether she will furnish Ms A M van Zyl with a list of preferred subjects of each province for the 2023 academic year; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) determines the priority subject areas using various means for the purposes of replacement of teachers into the correct phase and subject specialisation using the Funza Lushaka Bursary funding in training the teachers required in the sector. Secondly, the Department caters for the newly introduced subjects (currently about 26 new subjects) which require new teachers are also considered. Furthermore, each PED submits their priority subjects to the Department of Basic Education. The lists are signed off by their respective Heads of Department (HODs). The DBE then consolidates the list to draft the National list of priority subjects.
2. Yes.
3. The attached composite list of subjects are made available for any one that may require it. The DBE on an annual basis disseminates the list of priority subjects to Higher Education Institutions, SACE, DHET, and other stakeholders.
07 June 2023 - NW2087
Ngcobo, Mr SL to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What measures has her department put in place to strike a balance between the representation of minority groups and languages and the inclusion and non-discrimination of other learners on the basis of language, in light of the alleged resistance to dual-medium education by certain groups of society (details furnished)?
Reply:
The Department has been engaging with School Governing Bodies (SGB) of affected schools to find amicable solutions under difficult circumstances. The current powers given to SGBs in the South African Schools Act, 84 of 1996 makes it difficult to resolve such cases. The current BELA Bill aims to remedy this situation by allowing Heads of Departments to intervene when elements of discrimination in the language and admission policies are detected.