Questions and Replies

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. I am informed by the Department that:

a) The Department, as owner of the property; was ordered in terms of section 6 (5) of the Problem Building By-Law of 2010 to repair, renovate, repaint, alter, close, demolish, secure, or remove all refuse from, the problem building.

b) As the property is unlawfully occupied, the Department handed over the matter to the Office of the State Attorney for eviction as well as engaged with the Department of Human Settlements and the Local Authority to undertake the profiling process of all the occupants and to provide alternative accommodation for the unlawful occupants in order for this office to prepare for eviction.

2. Yes.

a) Herewith the names of the unlawful occupants:

Item	NAME	IDENTITY NUMBER
1	Lerna Marneveld
2	Thembakazi queenie Mbolo
3	Colleen Booysen
4	Elizabeth Booysen
5	Vinzenzo Booysen
6	Mary Elizabeth Lang
7	Sean Charles Lang (spouse)
8	Brandon Owen Lang (adult child)
9	Gerhardus Wilhelmus Stoop

b) No, they are not paying any rental.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. I am informed by the Department that the Department has taken steps to evict all illegal occupants from the specified property. The matter has been referred to the State Attorney for eviction.

2. There is a Project registered for the rehabilitation of the building.

a) This Project is currently in the planning stages

b) It is not currently intended for disposal

c) The administrative functions of the Project can continue, however the implementation and date of the physical hand over of the site is delayed due to the impending eviction. As such a start date for the rehabilitation cannot be confirmed.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. (a) On 1 February 2021, 25 of 33 Title Deeds were registered in the names of 25 beneficiaries as received from the State Attorney.

(b) (i) 25 Title Deeds have been registered.

(ii) No Title Deeds have been handed over to individuals.

T2. here are delays with the Title Deeds for 6 beneficiaries whose Deed of Donations had to be signed again as 5 of the beneficiaries’ spouses, who jointly signed with them, have passed away and 1 had a matrimonial challenge. A further 2 beneficiaries do not comply, where 1 is not utilising the farm and has not completed the required documentation, and the other has a conflict in family as the original beneficiaries have passed on.

3. The deeds of donations for the 6 outstanding compliant title deeds have been handed over to the State Attorney to initiate the process of registering the land parcels into beneficiaries’ names. It is anticipated that the processes will be finalised within the next six months depending on all requirements for registration being addressed.

4. Progress on the finalisation of the title deeds for the Tafelkop farmers will be presented in the next Inter-Ministerial Committee on Land Reform where a recommendation will be made for a joint handover ceremony led by the Deputy President with Ministers of Public Works & Infrastructure and Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development for the issuing of the 25 Title Deeds that have been registered.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. I have been informed by the Department that no alternative accommodation has been acquired for Florida Detectives as yet due to non-responsive bids. There has been a joint walkabout between SAPS and DPWI to physically look for suitable accommodation in Florida and a suitable building was identified on corners of Jan Smuts and Jan Hofmeyer Avenue.

2. There have been investigations to establish whether (a) temporary structures can be placed on site at the current Florida police station site and (b) these have revealed that the available space will not be enough to accommodate the ± 500m² accommodation requirement for the detectives so the plan to continue with placement of temporary structures on site has been placed on hold.

3. (a) A suitable building has been identified on the corner of Jan Smuts and Jan Hofmeyer Avenue in Florida. (i) The building was identified by the Detectives Unit Commander for Florida detectives and it was established through a site inspection that there is enough floor space to accommodate the detectives’ current space requirements and also, enough space for future use should the need arise. This building is situated approximately 2km’s away from Florida police station and according to the Detective’s Unit Commander, will not cause much of an inconvenience in terms of their operations. (ii) The building has enough parking on site with parking bays available both underground and above ground (uncovered) at the identified premises.

(b) The condition of the building is fairly satisfactory and allows for easy implementation of access control to keep members and the public safe from any Occupational Health and Safety hazards.

4. The identified building will not require any refurbishment prior to uptake except for installation of IT and telephone lines which will be the responsibility of the tenant (SAPS).

5. (a) At the moment, it is difficult to determine how long the process of finalising this acquisition will take since SAPS has been requested to submit documentation to support a motivation to National Treasury for their accommodation to be procured on a negotiated process since previous open procurement strategies have not been successful.

(b) SAPS is intending for this facility to be leased for an initial period of 5 years whilst a long term property solution is being investigated.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

(a)

(i) The Questions office should refer this part of the question to the Department of Communications; which is the relevant department that deals with Post Offices

(ii) This part of the question should be referred to the Department of Basic Education, which is the relevant department that deals with Schools;

(b) The relevant Ministers as indicated in (i) and (ii) will respond accordingly.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

I’ve been informed by the Department that the service provider has not provided reasons nor made representations regarding restriction and as such, the department has not recommended restriction to National Treasury.

Upon receipt of the Departments letter dated 28 September 2020 notifying of the intent to restrict, the service provider through their attorneys requested on 16 October 2020 that the department provide them with all and any relevant information so as to enable them to make representations. The department acknowledged this request on 30 November 2020.

The departments Restriction Committee and Authority and the office of the acting Director-General has subsequently agreed on the documentation to be provided and this was submitted to the service provider on 12 February 2021. The department now awaits the representations that must be submitted within 14 days and upon receipt thereof, the Restriction Committee will progress the matter.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. I am informed by the Department that the outstanding rental owed to the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) as at 31 January 2021 is R3 108 516 329 broken down as follows:

(i) Outstanding claims owed by User Departments for accommodation

The total outstanding claims owed by User Departments for accommodation is R3 108 516 329 broken down as follows:

• The DPWI charges rental for the use of State properties by User Departments in line with the Devolution Framework approved by National Treasury. The outstanding balance owed by User Departments for state-owned accommodation is R1 926 228 416 as at 31 January 2021.

• The DPWI also signs lease agreements with private landlords in instances where state properties are not available for use by the User Department, after which the Department recovers all costs related to these leases from the User Departments. The outstanding balance for leases is R1 182 287 913 as at 31 January 2021

(ii) Rental debtors is R101 046 999

These are persons and entities who are renting properties that are not being utilized by Government.

(iii) Prestige debtors is R7 849 565

These are persons who include members of the Executive, former members of the Executive, Members of Parliament, Directors-General, former Directors-General, officials required to be accommodated in Cape Town and/or Pretoria, and other eminent persons required to be provided with accommodation.

The abovementioned amounts may exclude money not yet allocated or cash in transit. At the beginning of the sixth administration, the Minister requested the Department to implement a debt recovery process.

2. (a) The full relevant details of persons and entities owing DPWI as at 31 January 2021 are found in attached Annexure A.

(b) The nature of the agreement is that these persons and entities are leasing properties from DPWI either as a benefit provided in various statutes. In case of properties occupied by User Departments, the agreements are governed by the Devolution Framework as approved by National Treasury.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. I have been informed by the Department that the terms and conditions attached to the occupation were that:

(a) the official can reside at the residence for a period of 3 months;

(b) the official will be liable for a monthly rental as determined by the Department for duration of her stay; and

(c) the residence should be made available for the renovations at any given moment.

(2) The Department has not yet received any monies as the rental amount was never determined and rent was never charged. The implicated official was responsible to determine the rent in terms of her job description. Consequence management, including disciplinary action and the recovery of rental owed, is in progress.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. I have been informed by the Department that the investigation has been concluded.

It was found that on her appointment as Director of Property Management in the Cape Town Regional Office on 15 January 2018, the official relocated from Durban to Cape Town. The official submitted a request to stay in the property while she would look for her own place in Cape Town. The request was approved in April 2018 for a three (3) month period, subject to a rental being paid as determined by the Department. The Property and Valuation unit of the Department was never requested to determine the market related rent and rent was never charged. The official also did not vacate the property after the agreed three (3) months lapsed.

On 12 November 2020, the official was given 30 days’ notice to vacate the property by 15 December 2021. When the official failed to vacate the property, a final notice was issued on 26 January 2021 to hand over the keys by 5 February 2021. The official was also informed that she would be liable for all outstanding rent.

On compassionate grounds, the official requested an extension to the end of February 2021 to vacate the property which was granted by the Accounting Officer. The official informed the Accounting Officer on 23 February 2021 that she had vacated the property and that the keys had been handed over.

The valuation unit of the Department is in the process of determining the market related rent, upon which the official will be served with a notice to pay the outstanding rental amount. Consequence management, including disciplinary action on why rental amounts were never determined and charged, and why the property was not vacated within the agreed to three (3) months will be implemented.

(2) I have been informed by the Department that it intends to develop this property.

(a) 2022/2023 Financial Year;

(b) For purposes of utilisation by Members of the Executive; and

(c) The cost is yet to be determined.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. I am informed by the Department that the property is owned by the Department of Public Works and infrastructure.

a)  On the 1st December 1998

b) For residential accommodation for SAPS.

2. No; it is not being used for its originally intended purpose as it is at present illegally occupied. The Department has now initiated the eviction processes. Once the illegal occupants are evicted from the property; the building is due to be rehabilitated and included in the Prestige Residential Portfolio.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. I am informed by the Department that to implement the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) Non-State Sector Non-Profit Organisation (NPOs) programme in the Eastern Cape Province, a total of forty eight (48) NPOs were contracted for two years in the 2019/20 financial year. From April – November 2020, twenty four (24) NPOs were utilized to implement the EPWP COVID-19 Response Project.

Based on the contract signed between the intermediary the Independent Development Trust (IDT) and the NPOs, there is an allocation paid to NPOs to ensure they pay the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) for participants contracted in the programme.

The payments done by the NPOs towards UIF and COIDA to the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) are monitored by the IDT in the following manner:

• Upon contracting, NPOs have to submit a valid Letter of Good Standing with the UIF and for COIDA to cover the period of the programme/project implementation.
• NPOs also expected to submit a proof of payment of the UIF to DEL to the IDT before the allocation can be paid.

2. All twenty four 24 NPOs contracted to implement the EPWP COVID-19 response are up to date with the COIDA contributions. However, from these NPOs, three (3) NPOs are not up to date with the UIF contributions.

(a) To ensure all outstanding monies are paid on behalf of participants to UIF and COIDA, the IDT continues to remind and encourage NPOs to settle any outstanding payments as the existing contracts signed with the NPOs does not have any punitive measures to be enforced.

(b)

(i) There are no outstanding contributions owed to and by NPOs on COIDA. Only three (3) NPOs have outstanding contributions on UIF. The 3 NPOs submitted their invoices to the IDT in February 2021 for the payment of UIF they did on behalf of participants, while participants had finished working on 13 November 2020. No payment has been done yet by the IDT to the NPOs, as the NPOs have been requested to provide evidence that payment was done for participants during the implementation of the EPWP COVID-19 Response Project.

(ii) The three (3) NPOs mentioned above are indicated in table 1 below:

Table 1: NPOs with outstanding UIF Payments

Item	District Municipality	Name of NPO	UIF Allocation	UIF Amount Spent	UIF Amount Un-spent
1.	Alfred Nzo	Ixabiso Lomntu Aids Awareness & Home Base Care	R5,641.86	R0.00	R5,641.86
2.	Alfred Nzo	Mount Frere Paralegal Advice Centre	R6,363.00	R0.00	R6,363.00
3.	Amathole	Ubabalo Lusanele Skills Centre	R5,641.86	R0.00	R5,641.86

3. Payment of stipends/wages to the NPOs are not made in advance. The payments to NPOs for participants stipends are based on claims submitted to the IDT for the work done supported by attendance registers.

a) The issue of excess monies does not apply in the NSS NPOs programme, as payments of stipends/wages are made on the basis of submission of the invoices which are supported by the attendance registers.

b) Calculations for payments held by NPOs on outstanding stipends/wages do not apply in the NPOs programme, as there are no advance payments made in the programme.

c) Yes, there are records of projected expenditure and actual expenditure for each NPO kept. Upon contracting, NPOs are allocated a budget based on the number of participants they should contract against the number of work days included in the contract. From this information, the IDT is able to project monthly expenditure for each NPO prior. For actual expenditure of projects, NPOs are also expected to submit invoices on monthly basis before payments can be done.

4) It takes 14 days to process the invoice of the NPO provided there are no corrections needed to be made by the NPO. The NPO invoice payment will exceed 14 days in cases where the NPOs have to make corrections. The turn-around time for payment depends on the speed of correction of the invoice by the NPOs. This varies from NPO-to-NPO. The IDT does not pay the NPO until all corrections / queries have been addressed.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

I am informed by the Department that budget is available for the maintenance of the lifts at the Germiston Police Station through a term contract.

Germiston Police Station vertical transportation service comprises of five lifts. All the lifts have reached and exceeded their end of lifespan and are over-due for a complete replacement.

Three lifts are out of service due to age and spares unavailability, the balance of two lifts are in service under the DPWI’s Johannesburg Region planned maintenance, however, only one lift is in operation as the other is currently switched off by the maintenance service provider whilst awaiting critical spare parts from the overseas suppliers.

a) The maintenance budget is available under a maintenance contract for the lifts under DPWI responsibility. Only two (2) of the five (5) lifts fleet in Germiston SAPS are repairable, though all have exceed their useful life and are beyond economic repair. The entire fleet needs to be replaced from a capital works fund to be provided by SAPS as a client.

b) A plan has been initiated to register a capital works project that will accommodate the replacement of the dilapidated lifts; this entails an instruction from the User Department (SAPS) together with funding allocations. The replacement period for the lifts is estimated at 12 to 18 months as lifts are being imported.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

The 700 000 hectares made available to farmers is under the control of the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD).

a) None of these hectares fall under the control of Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure;

b) The land is situated throughout national and provincial spheres of government;

c) According to DALRRD, the land is vacant.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. (a) To have an informed position on the feasibility of rectifying all physical defects of the Beitbridge Border fence, the Accounting Officer sanctioned a detailed Technical Condition Assessment of the constructed 40km border fence to determine the extent of material deficiencies and breaches. The assessment was undertaken during December 2020.

On 2 February 2021, the outcome of this assessment was reported against recommendation (b) of the Report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on its oversight visit to Beitbridge Border Post, from 4 to 6 September 2020, dated 17 November 2020 (ATC of 19 November 2020), which stated that:

The Committee recommends that the Accounting Officer ensures that all physical defects are rectified in line with all applicable regulations,

(b) As the fence, in its current form, is not fit for purpose and in material non-compliance with the specifications, the Department has taken a decision not to entertain the possibility of any further repairs of the fence.

Any further border fence initiatives will be located in the context of the Integrated Border Management solution currently underway. In this regard, the site clearance process is aimed at being completed by June this year, from where the Department will embrace and utilise a best practice approach to border security in consultation with the Department of Defence (DoD). The relevant Request for Information (RFI) on the Integrated Border Fence Solutions will accordingly be published by the end of March 2021 to facilitate consultations for solutions.

2. (a) I am informed by the Department that Security Vetting is a lengthy process and usually takes 3 months or more to complete. The Department has 7 Vetting officials who must vet the outstanding 253 SCM and Bid Committee officials.

The vetting process includes the following steps:

 

• • • The SCM officials must complete the Z204 Vetting forms and attach personal documents such as copies of bank statements (savings, investment, house loan, vehicles loan, business interests), copies of academic qualifications, as well as other relevant documents. 

• • • Thereafter fieldwork interviews by the vetting officers commence, where they go around the country to interview references of the official who is being vetted. Thereafter follows a personal interview with the official and his/her supervisor. 

• • • The vetting officer compiles the report from where the vetting files are submitted to the State Security Agency (SSA) to conduct a polygraph test.

• • • After the polygraph test, the files go to the SSA Evaluation Unit to determine whether security clearance should be issued or not. 

• • • It should be noted that the SSA has to cater for all Government Departments and SOEs where the standard SSA process for polygraph testing and evaluation can sometimes take up to a year or more.

The process outlined above, is what informed the anticipated timeframe of completing the vetting of SCM and Bid Committee officials by March 2022.

 

(b) The Accounting Officer requested that SSA consider the DPWI vetting files as top priority for the expedition of polygraph testing as well as evaluation of vetting files. The Minister has also requested that the process be concluded as soon as possible.

3. (a) It was recommended that the Principal Agent and the main contractor be restricted from doing business with Government subject to the application of the relevant due process and National Treasury concurrence, pursuant to the examination of the findings of the investigation that they acted in an irregular manner in their respective engagements with the DPWI.

The matter served before the Restriction Committee and Authority (RCAA) on 28 August 2020, after which detailed evidence contained in the Investigation Report was sought by the RCAA to enable it to continue its business. The Department was compelled to delay the release of this information and to reconstitute the composition of the RCAA recognising that the chairperson of the RCAA was one of the officials cited in the investigation report and subject to disciplinary action.

Another reason for delaying the release of the report to the RCAA, was to allow the Department to initiate and advance disciplinary processes before releasing the investigation report to third parties to protect the confidentiality of the information contained in the report.

On 11 February 2021 the department approved the final charges against the officials and formally reconstituted the RCAA to exclude from membership of the Committee any person who may have a conflict of interest. On 12 February 2021 the matter was tabled again with the RCAA and all the relevant reports and supporting evidence were provided to the committee to enable it to conclude its work.

The Committee has considered and studied the relevant investigation reports and issued letters to the contractor and consultant on 26 February 2021 requesting reasons why the Department should not recommend to National Treasury their restriction from doing business with the State. The RCAA has indicated that it will afford the respective service providers a period of 14 days to provide their written representations. The RCAA estimates that this process will be finalised by mid-March 2021.

(b) At this stage, the Department has not identified any justifiable grounds to terminate the existing contracts, as these contracts have been duly awarded. However, the Department is in the process of reviewing these contracts though its Internal Audit unit.

The Department is further seeking legal advice as to whether the conduct of the respective companies in relation to the Beitbridge contract constitutes sufficient grounds to seek termination of their remaining contracts with the Department. The matter is currently under legal review.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

(1) I was informed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) that:

(a) As at March 2020, there were 2265 properties that the DPWI was renting from private landlords to house government departments and/or institutions; and

(b) total payments on those buildings for the financial year ended 31 March 2020 amounted to R5 billion. (See ANNEXURE A - a register of payments for each lease.)

(2) I was informed by the Department that when the DPWI migrated to new system to accommodate the lease-in functionality, there have been instances where overpayments occurred. The number of leases affected as a result of the overpayments were 305 with a total value of R66 million. From the R66 million overpayment an amount of R55 million has already been recovered and the balance of R11 million is being recovered.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

The President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr MC Ramaphosa, has mandated the Minister in the Presidency, Mr Jackson Mthembu, to attend to the matter relating to Director-General Adv Sam Vukela. Minister Mthembu is best placed to provide an update on the matter.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has been working with various law enforcement agencies including the Hawks, SAPS, SIU, Assets Forfeiture Unit and the NPA. A Task Team consisting of members from these institutions has been established. The main responsibility of the Task Team is to ensure that the Department’s criminal referrals are prosecuted by NPA. The Department has been providing the list of criminal referrals to the Task Team for monitoring purposes. The Department further provides an update on the disciplinary cases to the Task Team for their noting and monitoring. The Task Team is also responsible for ensuring that there is no duplication of investigations. In the past, different organs of state would investigate the same matters without being aware of this. The Task Team sits once every quarter to discuss the progress on criminal referrals. The Task Team has also been reviewing some of the cases that were closed by NPA without the Department being informed of such a decision. The SIU is responsible for coordinating the meetings of the Task Team.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. (a) In Pretoria there are 63 houses for Ministers and Deputy Ministers, and in Cape Town there are 70 houses for Ministers and Deputy Ministers.

(b)(i) In Pretoria there is one house and in Cape Town there is none.

(ii) In Pretoria is former Deputy Minister Mr Gert Oosthuizen. The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure’s acting Director General has written to Mr Oosthuizen to vacate the property by end of January 2021.

2. The valuation of the market related rental that the former Deputy Minister has paid so far R240 000.

3. In Pretoria there are nine houses that are vacant, two of the houses will be reallocated, one is reserved for the President of the Pan African Parliament and one house is reserved for decanting purposes.

In Cape Town there are seven vacant houses, three houses will be reallocated and one house has been reserved for decanting.

4. In Pretoria one house has been rented out to a Section 9 institution at a market rent of R60 000 a month.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. The National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI)

Financial years	2017/2018	2018/2019	2019/2020	2020/2021
a) Financial misconduct b) Irregular expenditure c) Failure to comply with procurement procedures,	43 employees found guilty 26out of 43 employees reported above committed irregular expenditure 24out of 43 employees reported above found guilty for non-compliance with procurement procedures	50employees found guilty 40 out of 50employees reported abovecommitted irregular expenditure 35 out of 50employees reported above found guilty of non-compliance to procurement procedures	27 employees found guilty 10 out of 27 employees reported above committed irregular expenditure 10 out of 27 reported above found guilty for non-compliance with procurement procedures	7 employees found guilty 2 out of 7 employees reported abovecommitted irregular expenditure 1 out of 7employees reported above found guilty of non-compliance with procurement procedures
d) Abuse of sick leave	0	0	0	0
e) Poor work performance	0	0	0	0
f) Theft	0	1employee found guilty of theft	2 employees found guilty of theft	0
g) Sexual misconduct	0	0	1 employee found guilty of sexual harassment	0

The National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure does not have access to disciplinary records of Provincial Departments.

2. (a) The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) does not have a mechanisms for establishing a national blacklisting register which can be consulted by government institutions. The Department of Public Service and Administration(DPSA) is responsible for overseeing misconduct cases across government. The DPWI relies on the PERSAL system which is monitored by the DPSA together with the National Treasury upon which we are able to detect during appointments the status of employees who were either found guilty or not of misconduct in the public service.

The current mechanism (PERSAL System) is effective and reliable in providing disciplinary records of employees but it is utilized internally for the DPWI.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

Road construction is the responsibility of the Provincial Department therefore the question should be referred to the MEC of the relevant Province.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

Yes, the Department owns the property in question.

a) The site is made up of 4 erven and the total size is 3 830m².

b) It is currently occupied by the Departmental official (Director: Property Management in the Cape Town Regional Office)

I was informed that request to occupy the state-owned property was authorised in April 2018 by the then Regional Manager, Mr F Johnson, then Chief Director Mr B Kgasoane and Mr B Matutle, then Deputy Director-General IGC.

I have requested the Acting Director-General, Mr I Fazel, to investigate the matter.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) has programmes at various stages for small, medium and macro enterprises contracted to participate in the Government’s construction and infrastructure projects.

The Vuk’uphileLearnership Programme was launched in 2014 through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) to promote economic growth and create sustainable development, for lower end Contractors with CIDB Grading 1 to 3. This programme is an Emerging Contractors Development Programme to build capacity to execute the increasing amount of labour-intensive work as part of the EPWP. The learner contractors in the programme receive training as part of the EPWP guidelines inorder to develop the learners on bidding and executing labour intensive projects, so that they are fully fledged contractors when they exit the programme.

Furthermore, the Department is planning to implement the Contractor Incubator Programme (CIP) targeting the development of emerging contractors between CIDB Grading 3 to 6. The purpose of the incubator programme therefore is to create an enabling environment within which selected existing contracting enterprises can develop into sustainable contracting enterprises. The programme is in the approval stages of the procurement strategy by the Department.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1.

a) I was informed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) that the current estimated cost to complete the Sarah Baartman Centre of Remembrance project amounts to approximately R 200 million.

b) I am informed that at this stage of the project, no cost was paid for work that is not up to standard. The contractor disputed the non-payment of unsatisfactory work that had to be redone. The matter was referred to Mediation for a final recommendation.

c) An assignment of the contract took place between the original contractor and new contractor. The assignment of the contract was a decision between the two contractors, which was merely accepted and honored by the Department at their request. By accepting the assignment, the new contractor took over all contractual obligations and responsibilities from the original contractor. The assignment agreement indicated that all retention monies that was withheld by the Department must be released to the original contractor since the new contractor offered a variable Construction Guarantee of 10% of the project value. The new contractor would recover their losses from the original contractor.

d) The work did not commence immediately after the Lockdown period, due to the reasonthat the contractor cancelled the contract due to a payment that was not received in time as per the timeframe indicated in the Condition of Contract. After several engagements with the contractor, the contractor agreed to rescind the termination and started work on site on the 19 October 2020.

e) The anticipated completion date of the project is scheduled for May 2021.

2. A total number of 121 work opportunities were created on the project during the 2019/2020 financial year.

(3)

(a) A total number of 16 SMME’s were employed.

(b) 5 SMME’s are currently contracted and confirmed returning to site

(c 3 SMME’s are from local businesses in the Kouga Local Municipality

(d) 13 SMME’s are from the Eastern Cape, excluding the 3 above from Kouga Local Municipality. I am informed that there are no SMME’s from outside the Eastern Cape.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

I was informed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure that the Department did not contract with the Southern SunEmnotweni Hotel as a quarantine site.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. (a) None. (b) In Pretoria there is one former Deputy Minister.
2. (a) None. (b) In Pretoria we have Mr Gert C. Oosthuizen, former Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation.
3. (a) None. (b) In Pretoria the Departments’ Valuations Unit made a determination for a market related rental to the value of R480,000.00 which has been raised as a debt against Mr Gert C. Oosthuizen, former Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. I was informed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) that a total number of 360 new beds were procured by the Department for the three parliamentary villages.

2. Yes, the beds are intended for the main bedroom of all residences occupied by Members of Parliament at the three parliamentary villages.

(a) A total of 235 beds are intended for Acacia Park, a total of 56 beds are intended for Laboria Park and a total of 69 beds are intended for Pelican Park;

(b) All the beds of the main bedroom of Members of Parliament are entitled to replacement, unless a Member of Parliament feels that the bed does not require replacement;

(c) The value of the bed contract is R1,787,514.72;

(d) The contract for the provision of beds was awarded to Huracan term contract

3. This particular contract does not include any other items for the houses.

4. No, the Department does not have any plans to procure additional items for the specified houses as there is no need for it at the moment and the lifespan of the current items are still valid.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. The Expropriation Bill [B23-2020] is to replace the Expropriation Act 63 of1975. The Act of 1975 is inconsistent with the Constitution of South Africa, as also noted by the Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture. The Expropriation Bill [B23-2020] was published in the Government Gazette for submission to Parliament in terms of Rule 276(1) (b) and (c) of the Rules of the National Assembly.

2. No.The Office of the Chief State Law Advisor (OCSLA) granted the final certification on 28 September 2020. The OCSLA found that the Expropriation Bill [B23-2020] is constitutional and therefore should proceed for parliamentary processes.

The review of section 25 of the Constitution, 1996 is the preserve of the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) of Parliament. In terms of the separation of powers doctrine the three arms of the state must respect the constitutional status, institutions, powers and functions accorded to each one of them.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. I was informed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) that the Department has thus far awarded a total of seven (7) lease contracts for the current financial year. Of these, five (5) have been awarded to black owned properties.

2. The Department continues to award leases to landlords who do not meet requirements of Black Economic Empowerment. The details are as provided in Annexure A (attached). It is not in the Empowerment Policy of the Department not to award any tender to landlords who do not meet requirements of the Black Economic Empowerment.

3.The Department will not cancel tender and restart the procurement processes solely on the basis of non-participation of bidders who comply with the requirements of Black Economic Empowerment.

Additionally, the cancellation of tenders are legislated in that departments are only allowed to cancel tenders in instances where due to changed circumstances there is no longer a need, funds are no longer available to cover the expenditure, no acceptable tender is received or there is a material irregularity in the tender process. Departments are only allowed to cancel a tender for the first time and thereafter any further cancellations must be approved by the National Treasury.

 

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. (a) ISA was not established as an entity but a function to oversee the implementation of the mandate of Infrastructure. It is part of the National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (NDPWI) functional organisational structure reporting to the Minister, responsible for PICC & IDMS roles emanating from the National Macro Organisation of Government (NMOG) processes including the urgent need for targeted infrastructure investment.On the 27 May 2020, Cabinet resolved to create Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) to be housed within DPWI to serve the purpose of being a single-entry point and to ensure that DPWI has a system accounting for all infrastructure projects at all levels of government.

(b) Public Service Regulations, 25 (2)(a) states that, based on the strategic plan of the department, an executive authority shall determine the department’s organisational structure in terms of its core mandated and support function. Public Service Act, section 41 stipulates the alignment with the said regulations as well as the role of the Minister of Public Service and Administrations.

(c) The structure depicts ISA at a macro level within the department with the Head of ISA reporting to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure.

2. Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is appointed in the Presidency on contract. The Ministerrequested the permission of the Presidency to utilize the expertise of Dr Ramokgopa in introducing the functions of Infrastructure within DPWI.

3. The start-up organisational structure of ISA was concluded by the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure and submitted to the Minister of Public Service and Administration for his concurrence in accordance with the Public Service Act and Regulations. The organisational has now been approved and ready for implementation.

4. The process of recruitment is currently underway. The positions of Head of ISA, Deputy Director Generals and Chief Directors was advertised on the 8 November 2020.

5. The Department has reprioritised the budget which was approved by National Treasury for an amount of R23.062m. The breakdown is as follows:

a) Compensation of Employees is an amount of R11.943 m

b) Goods and Services is an amount R11.119m

c) And (d) See Annexure A – Allocation letter.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. I was informed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) that the Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) that participated in DPWIExpanded Public Works Programmes (EPWP) COVID-19 response,were identified from an existing database of NPOs that were contracted by the Independent Development Trust (IDT)in 2019. These NPOs entered into a contractual agreement, with the IDT, for a period of two (2) years (i.e. 2019/20 – 2020/21) to implement the NPO programme activities.Considering their contracts were still active, the DPWI deemed it appropriate for the IDT to utilise the existing NPOs from the aforementioned database, subject to them being compliant with the Central Supplier Database (CSD) requirements.

Prior to contracting with the IDT in 2019, the NPOs had to undergo due diligence. The following criteria had to be met:

• Valid Tax Clearance from SARS
• Valid UIF Clearance Certificate
• A valid letter of good standing from Compensation Fund
• A valid letter from Department of Social Development confirming NPO registration
• Proof that organisation has been in existence or operational for a minimum of 2 years
• Submission of information of how the NPOs will create labour intensive (60%) activities and EPWP work opportunities
• Proof of the NPOs good financial, administrative and reporting systems
• Confirmation that work to be undertaken will have a developmental focus
• Proof that the NPO has a presence where work will be undertaken
• Attendance of compulsory briefing sessions for all NPOs.

For the purpose of COVID-19 interventions, of the 339 NPOs on the IDT database, 189 NPOs were contracted.

Three Hundred and Thirty Nine (339) NPOs were already part of the Non-State Sector (NSS) Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) programme contracted for a period of two (2) years in 2019.

2.(a) I was informed that of the 339 NPOs who were already part of the NSS NPOs programme, a total of 150 NPOs contracted to the IDT were not used.

(b)The reason these NPOs could not be used is due to the fact that they either did not meet the participation criteria or were un-willing to participate in the COVID-19 emergency response project.The plan still remains to implement the original NSS EPWP NPO programme.

3.(a) The Plan still remains to implement the original NSS EPWP NPO Programme.

(b) Currently the IDT is implementing the EPWP COVID-19 response project until the end of November 2020.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

No. I was informed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) that there is no specificUser Asset Management Plan (UAMP) in place for Thaba Tshwane. The overall UAMP document submitted by the DOD includes projects for Thaba Tshwane. See paragraph 1 (d)

a) Maintenance in the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) are divided into two broad categories, preventative and corrective maintenance

• Preventative maintenance can be divided into two categories, interval based and condition based.
• Interval based preventative maintenance is carried out in accordance with an established time schedule or an established number of units of use.
• The condition based preventative maintenance is initiated by monitoring the condition of the asset, this involves inspection of assets, testing and parameter monitoring to determine if any maintenance is needed and then carrying out any requirements identified. The performance and parameter monitoring may be scheduled on request or continuously.

• Corrective maintenance is carried out after fault recognition and is intended to put an item back into a state in which it can perform a required function. This type of maintenance can be an emergency repair, unscheduled or planned repair based on inspection or customer complaints.

The maintenance approach in Thaba Tshwane facility is a blend of both Preventative and Corrective. There is part of work that is done on a Corrective basis, on what DPWI refer to as Day-to-Day maintenance. The other Correctivemaintenanceis what the department termedas Planned Maintenance, which entail planned repair, refurbishment and renovation.

• The date maintenance was last done on the infrastructure at Thaba Tshwane is grouped as follows:

• Preventative maintenance is an ongoing activities through a Total FacilitiesManagement (TFM). The TFM aspectscover wide range of services from technical maintenance to soft services in the up keeping of the 1 Military Hospital facility. The commencement of the TFM is of the 1st September 2020.

• Correctivemaintenancehas two categories at the department and are:

• Unscheduled/Emergency, they arereferred to as Day-to-Day within the department. The maintenanceactivities of these are ongoing and are on “as and when” basis.
• Planned maintenance entails planned repair, refurbishment and renovation.

b) Planned maintenance for the current financial year are as follows:

• Preventative maintenance that is covered in the TFM implementation. The TFM aspects cover wide range of services from technical maintenance to soft services in the up keeping of the 1 Military Hospital facility. The programme runs for 36 months;
• There is Unscheduled / Emergency maintenance, they referred to as Day to Day within the department is on the “as and when” basis;
• Planned maintenance which entail planned repair, refurbishment and renovation for the current financial year could not be allocated funding owing to limited budget.

c) The following is the breakdown of the budget allocation for maintenance:

Preventative maintenance that is covered in the TFM implementation, which runs for 36 months with annual budget of R 62 898589,10.

• Unscheduled/Emergency maintenance, referred to as Day-to-Day within the department doesn’t have a specific budget for Thaba Tshwane, rather there is an overall budget for the entire region in attending to the Unscheduled/Emergency maintenance and is on the “as and when” basis;
• Planned maintenance, which entails planned repair, refurbishment and renovation budget for the current financial year. There is no planned maintenance budget that was allocated for this financial year owing to limited available budget.

d) With regard to the date in which the UMP will be signed between the DPWI (custodian) and the client department, the Government Immovable Asset Management Act, 19, 2007, states the following:

• Clause 14 (1) The accounting officer of a user or custodian in its capacity as a user must, for all the immovable assets that it uses or intents to use;

• compiles in accordance with Section 8, a user immovable asset management plan that will form part of the strategic plan of that user;
• submits a copy of the user immovable asset management plan to the relevant custodian in accordance with Section 9.

In view thereof, no UMP is signed between the custodian and client departments. As per GIAMA, the user submits a copy of the UMP to the custodian. In this case the Department of Defence (client) has submitted their UMP to DPWI (custodian) on 05 August 2020.

(i) Regarding theservices that fall under the auspices of the DPWI; in respect of the UMP, the DPWI is responsible for the planning and execution of Capital Works projects (construction and upgrading of infrastructure) and the procurement of accommodation (acquisition or lease).

(ii) With regard to compliance with its obligations in terms of the UMP, the DPWI is currently managing the following maintenance projects as articulated in question a, b, and c above; and

The following dolomite projects are also being implemented:

• Thaba Tshwane Emergency Dolomite Call-Out Services: WCS 052046: Allocation for Financial Year 2020/2021 is R12 292 651;
• Dolomite Risk Management Services: Thaba Tshwane Personnel Services School: Upgrading of Civil Engineering Wet Services: WCS 048804: Allocation for Financial Year 2020/2021 is R1 000 000;
• Dolomite Risk Management Services - SAAF Thaba Tshwane: Air force Gymnasium, Mafkamp, Base Hill & Mobile Deployment Wing - Upgrade Civil Engineering Wet Services: WCS 048803: Allocation for Financial Year 2020/2021 is R100 000;
• Dolomite Risk Management Services - DOD Thaba Tshwane: Various Properties Fence line Repairs Including Additional Fencing to Shooting Range: WCS 047878: Allocation for Financial Year 2020/2021 is R150 000

(iii) With regard to budget allocation for implementation of the UMP, it should be noted that the prioritisation of projects for execution and its associated budget allocation is determined by the user. In view thereof, the Department of Defence (User) will be best positioned to respond to this question.

(iv) With regard to the budget sufficiency to comply with the terms of the UMP, it should be noted that the availability and confirmation of funding allocated for projects is a user prerogative and as such, the Department of Defence will be best positioned to answer this questiondirectly.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

With respect to the details requested for the projects, a summary of the attached documents is shown below for item (a) to (d):

Description	Document Attached	(a) Scope of Work	(b) Bills of Quantities	(c) List of Specifications	(d) Progress/ Implementation report
H18/038AI – Awarded on 10 May 2019	Annexure A	Refer to Page 80, 99 and 107	N/A Consultants Appointment	N/A Procurement Instruction received from Key Account Management	N/A Contractor not yet appointed
H18/034AI – Awarded on 10 May 2019	Annexure B	Refer to Page 78	N/A Consultants Appointment	N/A Procurement Instruction received from Key Account Management	N/A Contractor not yet appointed
H18/026AI – Awarded on 26 April 2019	Annexure C	Refer to Scope of work document	N/A Consultants Appointment	Refer to Procurement Instruction	N/A
H18/047AI – Awarded on 14 May 2019	Annexure D	Refer to Scope of work document	Refer to BoQ document	Refer to list of specifications	Refer to completion certificate reports
H18/029AI – Awarded on 14 March 2019	Annexure E	Refer to Page 66 to 102	N/A Consultants Appointment	N/A Procurement Instruction received from Key Account Management	N/A Contractor not yet appointed
H18/027AI – Awarded on 11 June 2019	Annexure F	Refer to Scope of work documentation	N/A Consultants Appointment	Refer to Procurement Instruction	N/A
H16/022 – Awarded on 20 October 2016	Annexure G	Refer to Scope of work document	Refer to BoQ document	Refer to tender document	Refer to progress report
H16/075 – Awarded on 3 March 2017	Annexure H	Refer to Scope of work document	Refer to BoQ document	Refer to tender document	Refer to progress report
H15/043 – Awarded on 23 June 2016	Annexure I	Refer to Scope of work document	Refer to BoQ document	Refer to tender document	Refer to progress report
H15/044 – Awarded on 23 June 2016	Annexure J	Refer to Scope of work document	Refer to BoQ document	Refer to tender document	Refer to progress report

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

The Government Immovable Asset Management Act 19 of 2007 (GIAMA) requires custodians and users to observe principles of immovable asset management, as strategic asset strategic planning instruments including prioritization.

The department has put in place a number of programmes to prioritise the construction and/or renovation of SA Police Stations across the country namely, the Repair and Refurbishment Programme and Client Capital Programme.

Current Stages	Repair and Refurbishment	Client Capital	Total Per Stage
	No. off	No. off
Design (Status 4)	56	150	206
Construction (Status 5B)	38	25	63
Total Per Programme	94	175

The department has a number of projects in the design phase and construction phase to respond to the client’s needs. The high level plans are as follows:

Reply:

a) The principles of natural justice demand that officials who have been implicated in misconduct be given an opportunity to give their side of the story against allegations levelled against them. It is on this basis that the names of the officials are withheld until all the affected employees have been properly served with the final charge sheets.

The process has been assigned to the Office of the State Attorney. Both the initiator and the chairperson of the disciplinary hearings have been appointed. The provisional charges were served on the implicated officials on the 05 October 2020.The officials were given seven (7) working days to provide the department with the written representations as to why they must not be formally charged with misconduct. The officials have already made written representations to the department. The process is underway to consider all the written representations made by the officials. Thereafter the department will consider whether to confirm the charges against the officials or not. Once the final charge sheet is served the names will be provided.

b) All the affected employees will be subjected to disciplinary hearings. The process has already commenced as indicated in clause a) above.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1.(a) The total number of legal matters which are still ongoing relating to the IDT are 86 broken down asfollows:

Litigations	No.	Amount
By the IDT	16	R89,711,689.55
Against the IDT	45	R314,273,931.48
Dormant*	25	R22,592,395.04

* Dormant cases are those that were registered long ago for which there has not been any movement by the litigants but have not necessary been withdrawn or struck off.

b) The members who are still part of the IDT Board as confirmed by the Master of the High Court confirmedare:

1. DrGcwalisile CynthiaKabanyane-Zulu
2. Mr RashidPatel
3. Ms PhelisaNkomo
4. MrSiyadumaBiniza
5. Mr ZakheleZitha
6. Dr LulamaZitha

2. Yes, an IDT Exit Strategy Implementation Plan (IESIP) has been developed, but is not yet finalised pending the conclusion of all IDT client and stakeholder consultations on the future of the IDT. The IESIP gives an account of the portfolio of the IDT in terms of staff complement, committed and projected projects/programmes, assets and liabilities, litigations, and projectedrevenue.

The assessment depicts a bleak picture on the going concern status of the entity given its poor state of finance and weak balance sheet, where challenges have been mainly attributed to the gradual decrease in the IDT’s project portfolio due to a lack of client confidence, declining revenue that cannot cover its operational costs and corporate governance collapse, resulting in continued reliance on Government for funding.

3.(a) The IDT has 220 employees broken down asfollows:

Staff	Term	Total
	Fixed Term	Permanent	220
Core Technical and Social	56	40	96
Non-core / Support	43	61	104
Temp Support (finance)	10	0	10
Graduate trainees (technical)	10	0	10

b) Subject to the final decision on the future of the IDT, options on the potential transfer and/or retention of existing staff are currently being examined and will be done in compliance with the Public Service Act, the Labour Relations Act and other and associatedlegislation.

c) The 84 million referred to was not allocated, but identified as the total operational requirement for four months based on a calculation that the IDT’s total operational expenses amounted to R21 million permonth.

A total of R128 million has been confirmed and approved by National Treasury for reclassification in the Department’s baseline (following the identification of savings in certain economic classifications) and transfer to

the IDT subject to sections 38 and 29 of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA). Of this, a total of R72 million has already been transferred for 2020/21 where the balance of R56 committed for the remainder of the Financial Year, will be done in monthly tranches subject to the IDT submitting its operational shortfalls (on a monthly basis) and approval by the Accounting Officer.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. (a) ISA was not established as an entity but a function to oversee the implementation of the mandate of Infrastructure. It is part of the National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (NDPWI) functional organisational structure reporting to the Minister, responsible for PICC & IDMS roles emanating from the National Macro Organisation of Government (NMOG) processes including the urgent need for targeted infrastructure investment.On the 27 May 2020, Cabinet resolved to create Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) to be housed within DPWI to serve the purpose of being a single-entry point and to ensure that DPWI has a system accounting for all infrastructure projects at all levels of government.

(b) Public Service Regulations, 25 (2)(a) states that, based on the strategic plan of the department, an executive authority shall determine the department’s organisational structure in terms of its core mandated and support function. Public Service Act, section 41 stipulates the alignment with the said regulations as well as the role of the Minister of Public Service and Administrations.

(c) The structure depicts ISA at a macro level within the department with the Head of ISA reporting to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure.

2. Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is appointed in the Presidency on contract. The Ministerrequested the permission of the Presidency to utilize the expertise of Dr Ramokgopa in introducing the functions of Infrastructure within DPWI.

3. The organisational structure of ISA was concluded by the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure and submitted to the Minister of Public Service and Administration for his concurrence in accordance with the Public Service Act and Regulations and approved.

4. No, the Department of Public Service and Administration must approve the organogram, which was done in September 2020. The recruitment process has started.

5. The Department reprioritised the budget to fund the function of ISA which will be subject to approval by National Treasury. For the current financial year, an amount of R23.062 million has reprioritised to provide funding for compensation of employees. Other funding requests such as computers, software licenses, cell phones and office furniture will be procured from the centralised budget under Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Supply Chain Management (SCM) budgets for goods and services and payments for capital services.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. The Remainder of Portion 1 of the farm Grey-Dell No. 871, East London Registration Division as depicted on S.G.-diagram 1288/1900 and registered vide deed of transfer T409/1952 in the name of the National Government of the Republic of South Africa.

The property is 271, 9114 ha in extent and is commonly known as Bongweni.The property falls under the custodianship of the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) in terms of the State Land Disposal Act, Act 48 of 1961.

2. Yes, the DPWI approached the HighCourt for intervention by taking legal action against the erection of illegal structures and this was granted on the 16th March 2017. In line with the Court Order, only unoccupied structures and structures under construction were demolished.

The demolition is in line with a Court Order that permits the landowner to prevent the illegal invasion of its property. This was a joint operation between DPWI, South African Police Service and Sheriff of the Court.

The illegal structures are within a restricted area in the direct flight path to/from East London Airport which also constitutes a serious risk to residents.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

I was informed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) that at the time of awarding the bid, the specified company was not restricted from doing business with Government. It was part of six (6) companies that submitted quotations forthe service.

This company could not have been excluded by the Department without following due process for restriction. This could be construed to be anunfair process which may also be irregular on the basis of passing over the highest scoringNational Treasury SCM Instruction Note 3 of 2016/17.

The due process for restriction isoutlined in the Preferential Procurement Regulations 2017 and National Treasury SCMInstruction Note 3 of 2016/17. The Department has issued an internal Circular No 40 of2019 to establish a Restriction Committee and provide Standard Operating Procedures togive effect to the above-mentioned Prescripts.

The matter of restricting Crocia Events has subsequently served at the duly constitutedRestriction Committee and Crocia has been given 14 days to provide reasons why theDepartment must not recommend their restriction to the National Treasury.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

I was informed the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure(DPWI) has established the referred property and according to the Deeds Office’s property report belongs to the Provincial Government of the Limpopo Province (See Annexure 1).Therefore, DPWI would not spend any maintenance or renovation costs to any property belonging to the provincial department.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

(1) The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) has not allocated funds to Limpopo Department of Public Works for 11 technical assistants from Cuba. Limpopo Department of Public Works is responsible for the payment of its own technical assistants from Cuba for salaries, accommodation, logistics or any other costs.

(2) Yes, DPWI has allocated funding for the accommodation of the Cuban Officials throughthe Department’s Cuban Technical Advisory programme

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

I was informed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) as follows:

(a) (i) The NPO was appointed in October 2019 to implement the EPWP NSS NPO Programme for a period of two financial years ending 31 March 2021. The budget allocation for 2019/2020 financial year was R2 463 840.22

(ii) As at 14 August 2020, a total of 126 work opportunities were created, of which 116 (93%) are youth as shown in the table below.

Table 1: Breakdown of overall work opportunities created

Dr. Beyers Naude	103 (including Gender-Based Violence)
Blue Crane Route	9
Sundays River Valley	14

(iii) The Non-State Sector did not participate in the EPWP School Cleaning programme. The latter is implemented by provincial departments responsible for education function.Hence the NPO did not participate in the aforementioned programme.

(b) The Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) Programme was first introduced as part of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) in the 2009/10 financial year, and has since then been implementedby the Independent Development Trust. In 2020/21 financial year, 189 of the 339NPOs started implementing the EPWP COVID-19 project in support of the Department of Health Public Health Hygiene Strategy with effect from 01 June 2020.The implementationis currently under way through district municipalities and primary health care facilities in provinces.

(c) To date, 19 794 participants (i.e. 1 June – 31 July 2020) have been deployed to work at various sites, primarily within communities to demonstrate on how to wash hands, construct tippy taps, cleaning of public places such as taxi ranks and others.

(d) Guided by the EPWP Ministerial Determination, participants are paid a daily wage rate of R101.00 per person day of work.

(e) Participants work 7 days in a fortnight, that is, they work 4 days in week 1 and 3 days in the following week. Therefore all participants should work 14 days a month. However, the work schedule may be amended, as required.

(f) Personal Protective Equipment’s (PPEs) have been made available for all participants. It was recently discovered that some participants were not fully complying with the regulations linked to PPEs. This was raised with the Implementing Agent to be corrected immediately.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

(1) I was informed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) that the preliminary and General costs (P&Gs) are factored in and priced by the main contractor in the Bill of Quantities. As such, if 30 percent sub-contracting was imposed by the client when going out on tender, in terms the Preferential Procurement Regulations of 2017, the sub-contracting agreement must be 30 percent of the value of the entire contract amount awarded to the main contractor. This therefore means that the P&Gs would be factored in the contract amount due to the sub-contractor. In terms of this the subcontractor would then balance their rates from what was originally priced by the main contractor.

NB: the rates submitted, priced and contracted by the main contractor cannot be increased after the awarding of the contract, as this would mean the change of the original contract terms. Therefore sub-contractors cannot claim any amounts over above what is in the original contract.

(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) The CIDB has programmes to capacitate stakeholders, including SMME’s, and has produced emerging contractor tools and guidelines such as, the Contractor Management Guidelines (CMG 101), as well the basic guide on the 3Rs (Rights, Responsibilities and Risks).

(b) Threats by SMME’s to close off the sites or any interruptions to complete a project are a reportable violation of the CIDB code of conduct. The conduct as such is punishable in terms of Regulation 27A of the CIDB regulations. For any dispute that may push SMMEs to close off sites dispute resolution mechanisms are spelt out in the contract.

(c) The CIDB can only intervene upon such matters being reported in terms of Regulations 28 and as per the provisions of the contract between the conflicting parties.

(2) As stated above in (1) (b) threats to close off the sites or any interruptions to complete a project are a reportable violation of the CIDB code of conduct, and shall be dealt with according to the stipulations of the code.

(3) Yes, this is alleged criminal activities and is dealt with by the Security Cluster.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

I was informed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) that the contractor for Beitbridge Project, Caledon River Properties (Pty) Ltd T/A Magwa Construction, is involved with the following projects:

STATUS	STATUS DESCRIPTION	AWARD AMOUNT	AWARD DATE	PRACTICAL COMPLETION DATE	PROJECT DESCRIPTION
8	PROJECT COMPLETE	1,619,160.24	12/1/2006	1/28/2010	VARIOUS CENTRES: NORTH WEST, LABOUR CENTRE, POTCHESTROOM: RAMP FOLLOW ON CONTRACT: GROUP E
8	PROJECT COMPLETE	3,808,523.40	1/20/2009	2/19/2012	MEMEL, MAGISTRATE'S OFFICE, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
8	PROJECT COMPLETE	4,818,673.03	3/24/2010	3/28/2013	MOKOPANE, MAGISTRATE'S OFFICE, RAMP: FOLLOW-ON CONTRACT
8	PROJECT COMPLETE	18,516,513.68	2/9/2007	2/7/2010	BRAY, BORDER POSTS , BOSHOEK AND MAKOPONG: RAMP OF BUILDINGS, CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ELECTRICAL WORK
8	PROJECT COMPLETE	10,319,747.00	8/30/2007	11/30/2010	MANANGA, BORDER POST , REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADING OF BUILDINGS, CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
8	PROJECT COMPLETE	3,898,927.68	9/6/2010	3/5/2014	GLENCOE, PRISON , REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OF WATER SEWERAGE SERVICE
8	PROJECT COMPLETE	6,776,392.33	3/19/2010	9/18/2013	NEWCASTLE, EKUSENI YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTRE , REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OF WATER SEWERAGE SERVICE
8	PROJECT COMPLETE	5,468,679.18	12/8/2010	11/9/2016	MANANGA, BORDER POST , MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF BUILDINGS, CIVIL, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTALLATIONS
8	PROJECT COMPLETE	15,062,097.24	1/28/2011	7/14/2016	RAMATLABAMA, BRAY AND MAGOBISTAD, BORDER POSTS , MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF CIVIL, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
8	PROJECT COMPLETE	17,411,120.42	1/25/2011	7/14/2016	SWARTKOP, BORDER POST , MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF BUILDING, CIVIL, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
8	PROJECT COMPLETE	3,340,148.70	3/11/2011	11/10/2016	KOSI BAY, BORDER POST , MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF BUILDING, CIVIL, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
8	PROJECT COMPLETE	20,234,569.08	12/11/2013	3/15/2017	SKILPADHEK, BORDER POST , MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADING OF BUILDINGS, CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
8	PROJECT COMPLETE	11,898,484.38	2/3/2012	10/4/2017	MAHAMBA, BOTHASHOOP AND EMAHLATHINI, BORDER POST , MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADING OF BUILDINGS, CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
7	FINAL DELIVERY	5,721,845.82	12/17/2008	12/19/2011	KROONSTAD, PRISON , FOLLOW ON CONTRACT:REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF CIVIL WORKS, ROAD, STORMWATER AND SERVICES
7	FINAL DELIVERY	7,986,888.56	9/29/2010	5/28/2012	ZONDERWATER, PRISON , REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OF WATER SEWERAGE SERVICE
7	FINAL DELIVERY	15,612,816.42	1/30/2012	1/31/2017	MASERU BRIDGE, BORDER POST , MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADING OF BUILDINGS, CIVIL, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
6A	PRACTICAL COMPLETION	37,328,167.98	6/23/2016	10/22/2019	RAMATLABAMA, KOPFONTEIN AND DERDEPOORT, BORDER POSTS , 36 MONTH MAINTENANCE, SERVICE AND REPAIR OF BUILDINGS, CIVIL, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
5B	CONSTRUCTION	67,023,061.83	10/20/2016		BEIT BRIDGE, BORDER POST , MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF BUILDING, CIVIL, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
5B	CONSTRUCTION	34,725,058.92	6/23/2016		GROBLERS BRIDGE AND STOCKPOORT, BORDER POST , MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF BUILDING, CIVIL, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
5B	CONSTRUCTION	19,638,243.06	3/30/2016		BRAY, MOGOBISTAD AND SWARTKOPFONTEIN, BORDER POSTS , MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF BUILDING, CIVIL, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
5B	CONSTRUCTION	30,216,992.15	1/23/2017		BORDER POS , BORDER POSTS , MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF BUILDING, CIVIL, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
5B	CONSTRUCTION	36,362,828.52	3/3/2017		SKILPADHEK, BORDER POST , 36 MONTHS REPAIRS MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF BUILDING, CIVIL, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
5B	CONSTRUCTION	37,176,843.50	3/18/2020		BEIT BRIDGE, BORDER POSTS , BEITBRIDGE BORDERLINE BASE: (PHASE 1) SANDF 40KM BORDERLINE FENCE INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTALLATION ON THE BORDERS BETWEEN ZIMBABWE AND RSA
5B	CONSTRUCTION	16,466,905.20	7/7/2020		LPOE: BOESMANSHOEK, ONGELUKSNEK AND RAMATSELISO APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS OF BUILDING, CIVIL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTALLATIONS FOR A 36 PERIOD MONTHS

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

(a) The Presidential Infrastructure Co-ordinating Commission Technical Task Team (PICC TTT) provided technical support during the investigation of BeitBridge BorderFence project.

(b) The PICC has a Geographical Information System (GIS) and geo-spacing capability

that was used to list and relocate sites proposed for quarantine. This list wasprovided to the Department of Health to conduct inspections and operationalize sitesas may be deemed necessary during the Covid-19 response.

(c) A specialist from the PICC TTT has been appointed as part of the IDT Exit Strategy TaskTeam that was tasked with investigating the sustainability of the IDT.

(i)

(aa) PICC TTT officials that provided technical support during the investigation of theBeitBridge project were Mr Tshepo Chuene, Mr Thabang Tladi, Mr MuzwandileButhelizi and Dr Hilton Macdonald.

(bb) The scope of the technical evaluation during the investigation focused on three keyaspects of the project, namely the contractual matters as related to the GeneralConditions of Contracts (GCC), analysis of the contract scope and costs ascontained in the Bills of Quantities (BoQ) as well as observations made during aproject site visit on 05 May 2020. This included:

• Reviewing contractual matters as captured in project documents, including themotivation and conditions for the accelerated appointment of both the Contractorand Principal Agent. The review team also checked whether those conditions inthe appointment contracts were upheld / adhered to;
• Analysing and comparing the rates of the 2016 BoQ with those of March 2020,in order to verify the compliance to the conditions set out in the motivation forthe emergency appointment of the Contractor and Principal Agent;
• Developing an independent BoQ to determine a fair price of the contract,through the team’s own market research, site visit observations and analysis ofcontract documents; and
• Assessing fitness for purpose and the quality of work of the implemented fencesolution, to effectively secure the 40km stretch of the border between SouthAfrica and Zimbabwe.

(cc) The duration of the Technical Task Team’s evaluation was an estimated 65 ours.

(dd) As departmental officials were involved in the implementation of the project andpossible conflict interest, the Department used an independent team to assist withthe technical aspects of the investigation. The team was complimenting theinvestigating team of the Department with engineering quantity surveying andproject management capabilities. The team is independent as it didn’t participate inthe planning and implementation of the project.

The Department recognised the need to work together with the PICC and SIU onthis investigation in order to enhance the effectiveness of dealing with corruption andmaladministration. The Department further recognised that effective and efficientmutual assistance in this investigation was fundamental to successful investigation,disciplinary proceedings, prosecution of crime and civil proceedings.

(ii) No cost to DPWI.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

(a) The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) embarked on the Immovable Asset Register (IAR) Enhancement Programme to address management assertions in order to ensure that the IAR is complete and credible.

The historical context of the IAR and various sources of data is considered in addressing the completeness and accuracy of the register. This include the compliance with the Public Finance Management Act, Government Immovable Asset Management Act, and National Treasury guidelines including the National Treasury Immovable Asset Guide section 3.2 (b).

Reconciliation of the IAR is done considering the following:

• Deeds records
• Property Management Information System
• DRDLR Vesting Data (LAW)
• Devolved Properties - deemed provincial properties linked to the devolved budget for rates
• Original title deeds - aktex records or copies of the title deed
• Chief Surveyor General - CSG information on surveyed land parcels
• User Asset Management Plans (U-AMPs)
• Points of Interest and security clusters - police, prisons, courts & defence.
• Other National or Provincial IARs

Given the above activities, it must be borne in mind that the IAR changes from time to time to take account of the numerous entries which occur as a result of the completed infrastructure projects, section 42 transfers in line with PFMA, disposal of properties, and the rectification of erroneously registered and vested properties.

AdetailedreconciliationofDPWIpropertiesagainsttheDeedsrecordsand IARsofotherNationalandProvincialcustodianswasconducted between 2011 and 2013.Thisexercisewas followed by physical verification and high level condition assessment of DPWI properties between 2014 and 2016.

In addition DPWI applied the deemed cost model on immovable assets in order to eliminate the historically recorded R1 values contained in the Immovable Asset Register. For example, the total value of immovable assets as at 31 March 2013 was only R3.5billion because most assets were recorded at R1 due to the lack of historical cost information/values. The total value of immovable assets is now more than R120billion since the 2016/17 financial year.

A detailed reconciliation of DPWI properties against the Deeds records and IARs of other National and Provincial custodians is conducted twice annually.

DPWI has also recruited young graduates, experienced project managers and other specialists on contract to maintain the IAR, but most importantly to reduce reliance on service providers in line with Auditor-General’s recommendation. Physical verification is being conducted by these contract specialists since June 2015 in order to comply with the relevant GRAP standards and Section 13 (d) of GIAMA.

Furthermore, the maintenance of data is managed by the DPWI specialists, GIS professionals, and accountants with articles, chartered accountants, data analysts, administrators, and property managers.

Significant progress has been made in addressing historical and legacy issues affectingnationalandprovincialcustodiansofimmovableassets.Landparcelsto bevested(confirmationofownershipintermsoftheConstitution)underDPWIhave been recorded in the IAR on the basis of substance overform.

(b)(i), (ii) DPWI is currently reviewing all its systems to finally move towards a more reliable and complete IAR.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) has approved a total of 14 land parcels measuring 1004.0186 hectares to be released for human settlements purposes.

a) The land transfer is at various stages. Currently,no land transfers have taken place due to requirement of legislation that National Treasury endorsement must be obtained on properties that are transferred below market value. In this instance, two land parcels out of the fourteen land parcels arewiththeNationalTreasuryforconsiderationwhilstthe market valuation offive land parcels have been approved by the Land Affairs Board and will be submitted to National Treasury.

The DPWI has informed me that valuation of the seven parcels of land will be considered by the Land Affairs Board and submitted to National Treasury before the end of August.

b) The Department has prioritised the release of 47 land parcels measuring 1416.8195 hectares within this financial year. The remaining land parcels will be prioritised for release in 2021-22 financial year pending receiving formal requests with supporting documentation,includingdevelopmentplans,whichwillprovideanindicationofexact extent of land to be released. DPWI will process these requests subject toavailability of the identified properties and completion of feasibilityinvestigations.

The delay in transfers is caused by the requirement of National Treasury for market value. To speed up the process, DPWI has requested that National Treasury consider municipal value instead of market value. DPWI cannot skip these processes of the Land Affairs Board and the National Treasury as it is required by legislation.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

I was informed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) regarding work done at Groote Schuur Estate, Bryntirion Presidential Estate and the Union Buildings.

(i) The following response relates to Groote Schuur Estate Infrastructure project.

a) Terms of reference:

Upgrade of Infrastructure Services relating to the Civil Works (Stormwater, water reticulation; plumbing) and Electrical infrastructure

b) Scope of works:

Upgrade internal roads; Perimeter security and patrol paths; Fire reticulation network upgrade; Upgrade sewer reticulation networks; Upgrade storm-water systems; Electrical supply and upgrades; Upgrade Potable water reticulation network; Upgrade irrigation supply and storage and landscaping 

c) Project timelines:

Site was handed over 1 July 2020 with a 30 month construction period.

d) Anticipated completion date:

The anticipated project completion date is December 2022

e) Appointment of key role players:

Goega is the Implementing Agent acting as Project Manager.

Aurecon  acting as Principal Agent and responsible for Electrical & Civil Works.

FCHolm appointed Landscape Architect responsible for irrigation and landscaping. 

Martin & East is the appointed contractor

(ii) The following relates to Roads and Parking at the Bryntirion Presidential Estate

a) Terms of reference:

The terms of reference emantes from the conversion of government farm into Bryntirion estate which requires that we provide clean water, build roads and stromwater.

b) Scope of works:

The project comprises of the construction of roads, storm water, water reticulation and sewer on Western side and central area of the Bryntirion Estate.

c) Project timelines:

The project is anticipated to commence on the 19 October 2020

d) Anticipated completion date:

The anticipated project completion date is October 2023

e) Appointment of key role players:

A Service Provider has not been appointed yet. The implementation of the project will be supported by the following members of the Project Management Office;

Boleng Consulting Services – Project Management Professional Services

ChibweAfritectsSA – Architectural Professional Services

Elconsult CC – Quantity Surveying Professional Services

Weaveway Trade CC – Civil Engineering Professional Services

(iii) The following relates to the Facilities Management at the Union Buildings and The Presidency offices

a) Terms of reference:

Facilities Management Contract for PresitigeAccomodation in Pretoria(Tambo House, SM Makgatho Guest House, AFB Waterkloof Presidential Suites).

The Prestige Accommodation list of Facilities is made up of a portfolio of Buildings which are extremely old and are of immense National Heritage value. The current state of these facilities has reached various stages of decay, deterioration and disrepair which is attributed to a lack of efficient and effective maintenance.

b) Scope of works:

The security measure upgrade of the entire premises, upgrading of the HVAC system, roof repairs, maintenance of mechanical, building, electrical, plumbing and drainage infrastructure. As well as cleaning and horticulture services.

c) Project timelines:

Site was handed over 02 May 2019 with a 60 month construction period.

d) Anticipated completion date:

The anticipated project completion date is April 2024

e) Appointment of key role players:

The Contract is implemented by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) with the support of the following members of the Project Management Office;

Nkonki& Associates – Project Management and Quantity Surveying Professional Services

Ikemeleng Architects – Architectural Professional Services

Rev2Light – Occupational Health and Safety Professional Services

Phatsimo Engineering – Electrical Engineering and Security Installations Professional Services

Tsekwane Investments – Civil and Structural Engineering Professional Services

ADI Engineering – Mechanical Engineering and Fire Installations Professional Services

Gauflora/Superfactor JV- Contractor

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

Farm Eersteriv No. 981 Stellenbosch also known as iThemba land is a property under the custodianship of DPWI and is allocated and utilised by the South African Police Service (SAPS). In order to make available a portion of the property as requested by the DepartmentofHumanSettlements,SAPSwasrequestedtoconfirmifDPWImayproceed to release the required portion of FarmEersteriv.

The SAPS has indicated that the property is utilised as a shooting range with various Specialised Units such as Provincial training, Anti-Gang, Public Order Policing, Tactical Response as well as residential accommodation for SAPS officials. Further, the SAPS pointed out issues relating security concerns that would be brought about by the abutting housing development as the base is occupied by highly specialised operational units. The proximity of the shooting range to a housing development was sighted as a serious concern that would pose risks to members of thePublic.

 

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

((1) At the emergence of the scam the Anti-Corruption Unit instituted investigations to determine amongst others whether there was evidence to suggest the involvement of the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) officials in the scam. The assistance of the law enforcement agencies were also solicited in this respect, criminal referrals were made and investigations were initiated by SAPS whom the assigned investigators worked closely with, the Anti-Corruption Unit and provided regularupdates.InvestigationsbytheSAPSarestillongoing.Throughcoordination

of investigation efforts with the internal ICT division, it was also established that the emails containing DPWI officials’ credentials didn’t originate from the DPWI ICT infrastructurenetworkorsystems.Emanatingfromthefindingsoftheinvestigations alludedtoabove,itwasresolvedthatthroughtheChiefDirectorateCommunications and Marketing the Department should launch an awareness campaign in an endeavour to alert members of the public to validate requests for quotations purported to be issued by theDPWI.

SCM’s contribution to this is as follows; “In keeping with the departments zero tolerance approach to fraud and corruption, an on-going awareness campaign is undertaken and the departmental website warns all officials and service providers about fraudulent order scams. Any purchase order or quotation/tender purported to be from DPWI must first be verified prior to delivery. The Department has also availed specific contact names and numbers on the website for both the internal staff and the service providers to enquire and report such scams.

2. IninstancesbroughttotheattentionoftheAnti-CorruptionUnitwhereDepartmental officials’credentialsareusedintheperpetrationoftenderfraud,theAnti-Corruption Unit conducts preliminary assessments to determine whether there is a need to institute an investigation into the matter. Extensive investigations conducted as highlighted in Paragraph 1 above has thus far revealed no linkages between Departmental officials and the fraudsters perpetrating thescam.

3. As highlighted in Paragraph 1, referrals were made to the SAPS and the investigations are ongoing in this regard. It should be noted that not all enquiries attended to by the Department results in the Department lodging a criminalcase.

4. The Department was advised by the South African Police Services (SAPS) that DPWI cannot be the complainant since it has never suffered any loss in such instances. SAPS has recommended that the DPWI should rather advise the affected service providers to be the ones who open a CAS with SAPS. The Departmentisthusadvisingallaffectedserviceproviderstoreportthematterattheir

nearest police stations and once the CAS is opened, SAPS normally obtains the affidavits/statements from the Department.

5. The Department has for all eventualities an anti-virus email softwarewhereby:

• the latest Anti-virus software for end point security firewalls isrun;
• all the offices including Regional Offices and sites have firewalls - Virtual Private Network (VPN);
• a Virtual Private Network that ensures all officials logging into the DPWI domain operate in a secureenvironment;

Further to this:

• • TheDepartmenthasamasterICTpolicythatisregularlyreviewedtoaddress all governance and security relatedissues;
  • Active Directory password authentication is designed according topolicy;
  • All systems have current Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate to enable encryption, privacy, authentication and dataprivacy.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

(a) In 2019, a total of 339 NPOs were contracted by the Independent Development Trust (IDT) to implement the Non-State Sector (NSS) Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) programme over a period of 2 years from 2019/20 to 2020/21 financial years. The 339 NPOs contracted into the programme, were appointed based on the following criteria:

• Proof of NPO registration with Department of Social Development (DSD);
• Letter of good standing from the DSD;
• Letter of good standing on Compensation for Occupational and Injuries and Disease Act (COIDA);
• Proof of registration with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF);
• Printed copy for proof of registration with the Central Supplier Database (CSD) Registration;
• Track record of existence of not less than 2 years; and
• Willingness to participate in the EPWP COVID-19 response project.

For the EPWP COVID-19 response project, the same 339 NPOs were assessed for compliance with the CSD. From the assessed and contacted NPOs, some NPOs were not willing to participate in this intervention. Finally only 189 NPOs were appointed.

(b) The names of the contracted NPOs are attached herein as Annexure A.

(c) The table below demonstrates ownership status of the 189 NPOs contracted. Seventy seven percent (77%) of the NPOs contracted are 100% black owned.

Ownership Status	No. of NPOs
NPOs are 100% black owned	146
NPO is 100% White owned with 50% white women ownership	1
NPO is 21% Black owned with 9% Black women ownership and 79% White women ownership	1
NPO is 80% Black owned with 60% women ownership	1
NPO is 94% Black owned with 37% women ownership	1
No ownership details on CSD	39
TOTAL	189

ANNEXURE A

Province	Name of Non Profit Organisation	NPO Residential Address
EC	Aliwal Diocese Welfare & Development Committee	No 55 Carthcart Street, Aliwal North
EC	Dibashe Special Educare Inclusive	1431 N.U.10 Mdantsane, East London
EC	Empilisweni HIV/ Aids & Orphans Care Centre	1361 Gugulethu,Devana Location, King Williams Town
EC	Gwebindlala HIV/Aids	D206 N.U.9 Mdantsane, East London
EC	Iliso Care Society	Springrove, Queenstown
EC	Inqabayethu Youth Development	Mputhi A/A Baziya, Mthatha
EC	IxabisoLomntu Aids Awareness & Home Base Care	Magqabasini Location, Ndakeni A/A Flagstaff
EC	Lithemba Support Group	7406 NkewanaStreet,Kwazakhele, Port Elizabeth,6205
EC	ManguzelaThandanani Home Base Care	Dengwane Location, magadla A/A Mmatatiele
EC	Masizakhe Community Development Project	198 Nkonjane Street, Hostel Kwazakhele,Port Elizabeth,6205
EC	Mount Frere Paralegal Advice Centre	173 Main Street, Mt Frere
EC	NcedisizweHewu Home Base	ERF 2515 Ekuphumleni Rent Office Zone 2, Ekuphumleni Township, Whittlesea, 5360
EC	Peddie Development Centre	41 Sutton Road, Sidwell, Port Elizabeth,6001
EC	Port St Johns Community Legal Advice Centre	Erf 166 Church Street, Port St. John
EC	SakheSingamadoda Youth Programme	434 Ketse Street, KwaNomzamo
EC	Sinako Wellness & Development	136 A Langfield Road, Whittlesea
EC	Siphumelele Youth Organisation	No 1 African Lodge,African Square, Grahamstown
EC	Sizophila Community Child	Imizizi A/A Mchayi Location
EC	Sneeuwtjie Early Child	638 Hudson Street, Pienaarsig, New Bethersda
EC	Southern African Youth Movement	32 Swallow Drive, Westbank, King Williams Town, 5600
EC	UbabaloLusanele Skills Centre	Mkhonkotho Location, Holela A/A Centane
EC	Ubuhlebethu 1203 Organisation	21 Gordon Road Southernwood, East London
EC	UMzimkhulu Development Service	188 Garana, Roman Catholic Church , Mount Ayliff,4735
EC	Zanoncedo Empowerment Centre	Mpongo Location, Chalumna,East London,5200
FS	Bolokanang Churches	03 Boiketlo Street, Bolokanang ,Petrusburg, 9932
FS	ChildwelfareKgotsong	No 41 Greyling Street Bothaville, 9660
FS	Dihlabeng Initiative	2667 A Tsoella Street, Bohlokong, Bethlehem, 9701
FS	Itekeng Disabled Centre	5285 Zone 2 Ficsksburg, 9732
FS	Lesedi Hospice	251 Bammans street, Hertzogville, 9482
FS	Qhola - Qhwe	01 QholaQhweCreche, Witsiehoek, Phathaditjhaba, 9866
FS	Regeneration of the Lost Generation	888 Ramanamane Street, Rammulotsi Municipality Office Building, Viljoenskroon, 9520
FS	Southren Youth Movement	65 Ramakgari street, ThabaNchu, 9780
FS	Umzimkulu Development	Agricultural Centre, 92 Church Street Rouxville, 9958
GP	Angels Home Based Care	14808/28 CASWELL JAULA, KAGISO EXT 2
GP	Bakone Community Home Based Care	19178 LETHABONG STR, KAGISO EXT 14, MOGALE CITY
GP	EvangeliEncha Home Based Care	19178 LETHABONG STR, KAGISO EXT 14, MOGALE CITY
GP	Kgoro Organisation	PORTION 26, KROMDRAAI, KRUGERSDRORP
GP	KitsoLesedi Community Development	4538 Modisane Street Mogale City 1754
GP	Kopano Manyano God the Founder Center for Homeless	271 PRETORIUS STREET, BAREND VAN ERKOM BUILDING, 6TH FLOOR, ROOM 621, PRETORIA
GP	Legae La Bana HBC	2452 CNR JABULANI & CORANE STREET, MUNSIEVILLE, MOGALE CITY
GP	Linomtha Day and Aftercare Centre	12646 WALTER SISULU STR, EXTENTION 8, KAGISO
GP	Maximum Development Institute	No 83 WOBURN AVENUE, 1st FIRST FLOOR 101, BENONI
GP	Mo-AfrikaIthlokomele Educational Project	3623/7 MODJAJI &CNR MOHLOKA STR, ZONE 3, PIMVILLE
GP	National Institute Community Development & Management Trust (NICDAM)	89 Erasmus Avenue, Raslouw Estate, Wierda Park
GP	Nomncebo Community Development Project	2454 MAYFIELD EXT5 MINANAWE DAVEYTON
GP	Phaphamang Environmental Organisation	575014 ZONE 3,SEBOKENG, VERENIGING
GP	Rotanganedza Community Centre	PLOT 151, BADIRILE CLINIC, BADIRILE LOCATION, RANDFONTEIN
GP	ShomangSebenzani Development Initiative	LIMPRO PARK GARDEN SITES (PIKITUP 1 AND FILL SITE. MALBORO
GP	Siphumelele Youth Organisation	904 RALERATA STR,MOHLAKENG (MPCC) RANDFONTEIN
GP	Southern African Youth Movement (SAYM)	66 GLENWOOD ROAD LYNNWOOD PRETORIA
GP	TholaUlwazi Home Based Care & Training	6 SPENCER PLACE, LOMBARDY EAST
GP	Thought	56 BLOCK BB, SOSHANGUVE
GP	Tshwarisanang Environment Pro-ReActive Safety Mentors	6 SPENCER PLACE, LOMBARDY EAST
KZN	All Purpose Skills Development	D2290 EZIQHAZENI AREA NQUTHU 3135
KZN	Amajuba Community Development Project	Khambule stand, Madadeni, Newcastle
KZN	Asinqobe Youth Empowerment	D2284 Kwaluvisi area Nquthu 3135
KZN	Bakhiphe Community Development Organization	LOT 1033 SONKOMBO AREA MWOLOKOHLO NDWEDWE 4342
KZN	Buyisithemba Community Development	NGWADUMANE AREA, WARD11, MAPHUMULO 4470
KZN	Celukuthula Community And Counselling	UNION BLD EMPANGENI
KZN	Community Orphanage Centre And Shelter	MAFITLENG AREA NQUTHU 3135
KZN	EmbizeniCreche	D 999, KwaMbiza, Ntshongweni, 3700
KZN	EntokozweniCreche	98 OLD MAIN ROAD SHAKASKRAAL 3450
KZN	Esididini Community Project	BLOCK 11 MASSONDALE FARM MADADENI 2951
KZN	Ethekwini Young Entrepreneurs Network	22 GREEN FIELD ROAD CATO CREST MAYVILLE 4091
KZN	Hlanganani Youth Project	OGELELE
KZN	HlongwaCbo Network	D219 KWAHLONGWA THAFAMASI MAPHUMULO
KZN	IkhayaLethu Community Organization	Dendethu Area, Mandeni, 4491
KZN	Ikhayalethu Community Centre	Sithembile Area
KZN	Imbokodo Women Empowerment	Esidumbini Mission Nsuze Area P 712 Ndwedwe, 3242,
KZN	Inkanyezi Development Foundation	HLONGWA TRIBAL COUNCIL UMGUBO LOCATION UMZUMBE 4226
KZN	InkanyeziYokusa Development Organisation	Bhekuphiwa Area
KZN	Intungwa Development	1094 Qumbu Road Cato Crest
KZN	Lethukukhanya Crisis And Development Centre	KWADABEKA D PINETOWN
KZN	Majiya Community Projects	Magwetshana Reserve, Ntambanana
KZN	Makhuzeni Youth Development	Mphola Area, Ngandumbili, Nongoma.3950
KZN	Masibambisane	P 75 QoloqoloMthwalume 4200
KZN	Mawela Community Development	Emakhosini Reserve Ulundi
KZN	Mkhephi Project	Ward 09, Ngwebini Area, Nwutu
KZN	Mpilonhle	MTUBATUBA
KZN	Ndumiso Support Group	29 Mc Kenzie Street ,Dundee 3000
KZN	New Generation Community Organization	BHADANA LOCATION KWADUMISA 4200
KZN	New Philippian Church Of Southern Africa	2744 GOERGEDALE HAMMARSDALE 3700
KZN	Newcastle Arts Development Organization	Office Number 10 Kunene Shoping Complex 5376 Osizweni 2952
KZN	Nurses At A Go	16410 uBhaqa Road, Luganda Township, Marianhill 3609
KZN	PfuxaRixaxa Foundation	100463 Emgangeni Village, Amanzimtoti ,4125
KZN	Phembukuthula Community Care Organization	1162 Etholeni Area, Wasbank 2920
KZN	Inqabayethu Youth Development	01 Njengabathu Area Darlton 3236
KZN	Sakhisizwe Community Development Centre	CABAZINI LOCATION IXOPO
KZN	SakhisizweHiv/Aids Support Group Aids	Dube Village Groutville 4470
KZN	Sakhisizwe Youth Organization	Bhadane Location near Nqanula Combined Primary School
KZN	Sakhumnotho Development Services	51 Roy Campbell Drive, Napierville, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
KZN	Seconds Of Development	07 Minaar Street Utrecht
KZN	Simile Youth Project	KwaMdakane Area, Tribal Court, Dannhouser,3080
KZN	Simunye Youth Development	Egazini Reserve, KwaCeza,3866
KZN	Sinethemba Project	Mjunundu Road, Tribal Court, Vulamehlo
KZN	Siyakha Development Organisation	7305 Section 4 Madadeni 2951
KZN	Siyakhula Projects	72 BHOMELA AREA IZOTSHA PORTSHEPSTONE 4242
KZN	Siyakhula United Action For Development	72 Bhomela ,Portshepstone 4240
KZN	Siyanqoba Luncheon Club	10 a UNION STREET DUNDEE
KZN	Siyathuthuka Care Centre	NONGOMA
KZN	Siza Youth And Community Development	Crompton Street, Pinetown 3610
KZN	Sizzan Community Development	SIZZAN CENTRE KWADUKUZA 4450
KZN	Soul Prosper Home Based Care	Mondlo Vryheid
KZN	South African Food Security And Development Agency	45 CORNOR STREET ESCOURT 3310
KZN	South African Youth Movement	Kwavova Area Poulpietersburg 3180
KZN	Thembalihle Community Project	ESIBOZILE TOWNSHIP DUNDEE
KZN	Thought	EMATIMATOLO WARD 2 GREYTOWN
KZN	Ubuntu Crisis And Family Care Centre	181 WYEBANK ROAD KLOOF 3610
KZN	Umusawake Family Care And Crisis	D1063 EKUVUKENI TOWNSHIP 3389
KZN	Widowed Women Of South Africa	H1912 IHOBE STREET ESIKHAWINI
KZN	Youth Organization United	15 SAGITTARIUS ROAD COLITA
KZN	Ziphatheleni Community Development	LOT230 UMBUMBULU 4105
LP	Sakhumnotho Development Service	57 Woodhouse Rd Scottsville PMBurg 3201
LP	Intungwa Development	Amaoti Durban
LP	TiangMaatlaMultupurpose Centre	PO Box 4801 Solomondale 0964
LP	Tjiane drop in centre	Stand 20105 Tjiane Ga-Mphahlele 0745 next to Thelela shop
LP	Mo- AfrikaIthlokomele Educational Project	Shop NO 5 Shallas complex Senwabarwana
LP	Dzekula Development Organisation	Nwadzekudzeku village MadyisaStrret next to Zala
LP	HomuMinceka White Project	Stand no 661 Makosha Village Giyani
LP	Pfuxanani Early Learning Centre	PO Box 4903 Giyani 0826
LP	Ramotshinyadi HIV/AIDS Youth Guide	Stand no 1205 Ramotshinyadi village next to Pamotshinyadi clinic
LP	Are Ikemeng Young Womans Health Development organization	PO Box 4794 Mpudulle 1057
LP	IntuthukoYesizwe Community Organization	PO Box 1499 Groblersdal0470
LP	Life Orienttion Home Based Care	Stand no BA 85 Lekala section Boekenhoutkloof next to ikhutsheng primary school
LP	Mamokwale home based care	Mmakagatle A next to Hututu High school Stand no10035
LP	Mohaletse Disabled Group	MohlaletsiMaeba Next to taxi rank
LP	Phela o phedishe health and welfare care group	PO Box 3621 Lefalane 0741
LP	TafelkopeLesedi home based cate	PO Box 0474 Boleu 0474
LP	Elandskraal Home Based Care	Stand no 383 Elandskraal Block 2
LP	Far North Youth development Initiative	Office no 9 Managaomplex Thohoyandou
LP	Get Ready Information Services	521 Section A Hospital Road Malamulele
LP	Gundo Community Development	PO Box3116 Sibasa 0970
LP	Imvuselelo Development Agency	No 715 Mulila Street P West Thohoyandu
LP	Miehleketo Early Learning Centre
LP	Bangwanate Disabled Project	PO Box 4463 Mokopane 0600
LP	Bathuseng Community Center	PO Box1911 Mokopane 0600
LP	Ga Mokaba Reading Room	Ga-Mokaba Village MokopaneTown
MP	Amos/Kgaphamadi	Stand no:50154 EzakheniKwamhlanga
MP	Buhlebesizwe	323 Buhlebesizwe Community Centre Empumalanga
MP	Easthigh college	Orion Building 33 Bester Street Nelspriut
MP	Foster Care & Widowers HBC	Stand no:121 Newington C Ximhungwe
MP	Impilo community centre	Stand no;232 Vaalbank Ext Mbibane
MP	Isiphephelo	23146 Ext 21 EmbalenhleMhlambanyathi Street Embalenhle
MP	Ithembalomphakathi	No 1057 Phola Park Kwamhlanga 1022
MP	Ithuseng Pre-School	2547 Thamaga Street Kwaguqa Ext 4 Emalahleni
MP	Jeepes Reef HBC	Stand no:1219 Jeepes Reef ShongweMissoin
MP	KagoYabana	53 Wilkens street Rockysdrift
MP	Laapeng Foundation	Stand no: 1612 A Main Road Kabhokweni Old Complex
MP	Ntataise	150 Solomon Street Rocky's Drift White River
MP	Philisani Drop In Centre	Stand no 210 Mbangwane 1355
MP	Piet Retief Miracle Centre	5717 Phola Park Ethandukhanya Piet Retief
MP	SiphosethuDaycare Centre	Stand no:1045 Gembokspruit
MP	Thola-Ulwazi Home Based Care and Training	Stand no: 7028 MatselapataWaterval B Siyabuswa
MP	Thought	106 Kwachibikhulu Location Chrissiesmeer
MP	Tirhani	Stand no:339 Rolle Village Thulamahashe
MP	Tiyimiseleni HBC	Stand no:628 Lillydale B Main Road Ximhungwe
MP	Zimiseleni DOTS	Stand no:603 Driekoppies Trust Shongwe Mission
NC	Thought	1202 Matshidisho Street, Olifantshoek
NC	Woman of Wisdom	60 Queensway Hadison Park Kimberly 8301
NW	ARE DIRENG CARE GIVERS	1186, Blackrock Section
NW	BATSHA BA KOPANE	1810Goponyane Sec, MabekaskraalVill
NW	HOPE AND FAITH DROP IN CENTRE	294 Thuto Neo Primary School
NW	ICCSA	3768 B MAIYELA SECTION 2868
NW	ITIRELENG PROJECT	1793 Kafotlha Street , Reagile, Koster
NW	KATLO DEVELOPMENT CENTRE	560 BLOCK I EXT LETLHABILE
NW	KGOTHATSANANG ORGANISATION	2007B, Skampaneng, Ga-Motle Village
NW	KITSO KE LESEDI	14 MOLATLHEGI AVENUE RUSTENBURG 0263
NW	KUTULLO DISABILITY CARE CENTRE	1406 Block F, Letlhabile
NW	LEANO LA BOPHELO AND SUPPORT GROUP	28007 ESXTENSION 24
NW	LOKGABENG DISABLED CENTRE	KLERKSDORP
NW	MAKAPANSTAD RURAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE	2642 B MMEKWA SECTION
NW	OBAKENG DISABILITY CENTRE	969EA NearWalterLetsie High School
NW	PEELETSO SECHABENG DEVELOPMENT	3291 LERATO STREET TLHABANE
NW	PHILANI HEALTH CARE CENTRE	X583 MokhechaneStr, Jouberton, Klerksdorp
NW	REKOPANE OLD AGE AND DISABILITY	272 KGOSING SECTION MAIN ROAD , PELLA OD CLINIC
NW	RELEBOGILE CARE SUPPORT	0165 ZONE 5 NGOBI
NW	SAVF VentersdorpOuestehuis	47 Mark Street Ventersdorp
NW	SUNSHINE SELF HELP	301 BLOCK I MAUBANE
NW	THE GOOD SAMARITAN PROJECT	590 KAMEEL STREET LETSOPA LOCATION
NW	TSHEDIMOSETSO	20123 DIBATE VILLAGE
WC	DWDE (Disability workshop developent)	21 Cavendish Street Claremont
WC	Edu-Plett	1 Xiphula Street, kwanokuthula, Plett
WC	God Cares International	37 Lynx Pacalsdorp George
WC	Iliso Care Society	A648 Sunrise Street Site C Khayelitsha
WC	Masibambane Community Garden	G232 Mongise road, Khayelitsha
WC	Prince Albert Advice and Development Centre	3 Voorstreet, Prince Albert
WC	Siyakhathala	56-675 Oscar Mpetha road khayelitsha
WC	South African Youth Council	10A Old Dutch Square, Bill Bezuidenhoudt Avenue, Bellville
WC	Urban Rural Development	Langa Housing Department, Washington Street, Langa