Questions and Replies

Reply:

a) In terms of disputes at the level of kingship or queenship, the AmaZulu Kingship dispute is being attended to at national government level, and it was formally brought my attention in August 2021 and we are working with a Mediation Panel to assist the Royal family to resolve the dispute amicably. Other disputes at kingship or queenship level are those that were/are in the courts and they cannot therefore be dealt with by the Minister.

b) Limpopo Province

VaVhenda Kingship Dispute

One section of the Royal Family is challenging the recognition of the current King Toni Ramabulana as the King of VaVhenda in court. The matter is therefore being handled by the courts.

Bapedi Kingship Dispute

Following the passing of the late King of Bapedi, there is now disagreement on who should be the successor, the acting king/queen or the regent. One section of the Royal Family has taken the matter to court for the court to rule on the matter.

Eastern Cape

Amaxhosa Kingship Dispute

One section of the Royal Family has taken Government to court, to challenge the recognition of the King.

AmamPondo Kingship Dispute

One section of the Royal Family has taken government to court after the recognition of His Majesty King Zanozuko as the King of AmaMpondo.

c) There are 882 Traditional Leaders in South Africa including kingship, queenship, principal and senior traditional leaders. All are remunerated in accordance with the Remuneration of Public Officers Act (Act 20 of 1998). The salaries of all legally recognized traditional leaders are paid by provinces from their respective budgets.

Reply:

1. The Department has;

• seconded MISA engineers to augment technical capacity in the municipality. The engineers have amongst other things developed an infrastructure master plan to inform better planning with respect to the electricity infrastructure. It is anticipated that MISA will also develop an Operations and Maintenance Plan for the municipality and continue to provide technical support, as implementation unfolds.

• Supported the intervention by the Service Delivery Task Team led by the Deputy President to fast track service delivery backlogs in Maluti a Phofung Local Municipality. Amongst the key deliverables of the intervention is the process of facilitating the partnership between Eskom and the municipality through which, Eskom will take over supply of electricity in the municipality for a specific time frame. The process towards legally concluding the partnership is unfolding and the Department is leading the application of sections 78 to 80 of the Municipal Systems Act, 32 of 2000; which is a mandatory undertaking, prior to utilizing an external mechanism to deliver services in a municipality.

Reply:

Amatole District Municipality (ADM) is the Water Services Authority (WSA) in the ADM area of jurisdiction which includes Peddie. The Water Services Act, 108 of 1997 defines a WSA as any municipality responsible for ensuring access to water services. ADM however gets grant funding and technical support from the provincial and national government departments.

According to ADM, the water infrastructure in the villages in Peddie is not operating as designed to provide basic water through standpipes because of rampant illegal yard and house connections in about 80 % of the villages. This causes pressure reduction and higher water demand resulting in no water or intermittent supply to about 23 of the 123 villages. ADM supplements supply with water tankers that deliver water to communities.

Furthermore, ADM is implementing a multi-year Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) funded project, Ngqushwa Villages Water Reticulation for about R36 million scheduled for completion in January 2022. ADM is conducting community awareness programmes highlighting the negative impact of illegal connections.

Reply:

The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) does support municipalities in relation to the provision of electricity to indigent household in line with the Free Basic Electricity (FBE) policy. However, the Department provides support and guidance to all municipalities (not particular) with regards to the provision of FBE to indigent households. It further assists with the identification of indigent households not collecting their FBE thus not benefiting from the provision of FBE and enable the necessary interventions to be effected.

Tariffs are levied for the use of municipal trading services. Section 75 A of Municipal Systems Act (MSA) under general powers to levy and recover fees, charges and tariffs, it also states that the municipality may Levy and recover fees, charges, or tariffs in respect of any function or service of the municipality

Electricity tariffs is governed and approved by the National Energy Regulator of SA (NERSA) in as per the Electricity Regulation Act (ERA) and water and sanitation tariffs are regulated by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) through the norms and standards.The tariffs approvals are outside the mandate of the Department, however, the Department plays a two important roles through provision of Free Basic Electricity (FBE) for poor households who qualifies as Indegents and also through providing inputs during tariff increase consultations..

The above is done through the regular monitoring of monthly FBE executive summary reports which shows transactions for that particular month, quarterly reports reflecting a list of municipalities that are in arrears on their FBE accounts and quarterly reports reflecting details of access/collection of FBE tokens per municipality.

The Department works closely with Eskom (where Eskom is the licensed service provider), Provincial COGTAs and Municipalities; with the objective being to ensure that municipalities provides FBE to all qualifying indigent households receive FBE guided by the FBE Funding Agreement.

Reply:

Most of the forensic reports instituted in terms of Section 106 of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000 made recommendations that certain remedial or other corrective measures should be taken. In instances where corruption, fraud and related offences have been identified, such reports are handed over to law enforcement agencies for further processing. Where Councilors are implicated and internal disciplinary processes are recommended, disciplinary processes are instituted in line with schedule 1 of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act.

The outcome of the assessment in some of the forensic investigations reports points to the need for further investigations. The Department continues to collaborate with law enforcement agencies, provinces and municipalities to ensure that recommendations which emanates from forensic investigation reports are implemented.

Reply:

a) The Local Government Leadership Academy (LOGOLA) was established in 2004 as the initiative of the then Department of Provincial and Local Government (dplg). Its developmental objective was to contribute towards the development of a broad base of politically mature leadership that can sustain democracy and strengthen a sustainable developmental local government sphere in South Africa. The LOGOLA model proposed in the Concept Paper was too expensive to implement, although by 2007 it was accredited by LGSETA as a virtual training provider to facilitate the Municipal Leadership Development Programme (MLDP). The academy was since disestablished during the Department’s transitional process in 2010, which also planned for the revitilisation of LOGOLA towards the establishment of a School for Local Government that in the future would merge with the National School of Government.

b) After its launch in 2007, the Municipal Leadership Development Programme (MLDP), and given that the overall concept was too expensive to implement, it was agreed that a focus on councillors training would be subjected to a number of pilots facilitated by accredited service providers. Approximately, 286 councillors and senior managers were enrolled in the pilot programme although in many cases the Portfolio of Evidence was not timeously completed in those four municipalities. The programme was since discontinued in 2010 as part of the envisaged reconcptualisation of LOGOLA.

Reply:

Makana Local Municipality forms part of the Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province. It is the local municipality which governs the town of (Makhanda) as well as the towns and villages of Alicedale, Seven Fountains, Eluxolweni others. The Municipality has been slacking in the provision of basic service for several years, and this has been aggravated by persistent drought conditions and lack of proper sanitation that has been prevalent for over five years to date. The drought is by far the worst droughts in history, resulting in very low dam levels which led to the town experiencing various water crisis.

There was the identification of the problems’ source first, then interventions were / are being implemented to address the problems, and that is addressing the matter of ensuring the provision of water and sanitation (proper toilets)

This response highlights the interventions that the Municipality undertook, and or is undertaking to provide water and sanitation; the interventions therefore translate to the work in progress in the communities that are stated above.

Alicedale:

Due to the dire situation of drought, the New Year Dam which is a soul supplier of whore water for Alicedale has been low to a point that it has created unreliable water supply. As such the municipality resolved at looking at other raw water supply such as ground water, therefore funding was allocated to explore ground water development.

The tender for the development of ground water was advertised on the 4th June 2021 and closed on closed on 6 July 2021. The project will involve: - i. the exploration of ground water, and the drilling of boreholes ii. the installation of pumps to extract water from the riverbed and connect into the existing pipeline to the Water Treatment Works.

The appointment of the contractor will be concluded by the end of July 2021 with the work to start from 1st August 2021 and concluded end September 2021. Whilst the project is running the Community of Alicedale will be supplied with water via water carting and also there will be a day or two in a week where water will be reticulated to all communities of Alicedale using the existing borehole that supply 260kl on a daily demand of 1000kl.

In Alicedale the municipality has ensured that there are Water Borne toilets in all formal settlements.

Seven Fountains:

The municipality has ensured that there is normal water supply for Seven Fountains community, using the four boreholes that were previously drilled and connected to a package plant that is used to treat the water before it supply to the community. It should be noted that of the four boreholes, two have a very good yield, and the other two have a poor yield. The municipality is looking at drilling new boreholes to augment and secure sufficient water supply to the community of Seven Fountains.

In Seven Fountains, the municipality is looking at alternative sanitation system as the water borne system is not practically feasible due to the lack of reliable water sources.

Eluxoleni:

The Eluxoleni area is one of the formal areas that are fully serviced with water, sanitation and electricity.

Reply:

1. The department is guided by the constitution and the rule of law when it comes to interventions. The interventions invoked in terms of the two subsections (4) and (5) of section 139 of the Constitution are mandatory financial interventions, and the provincial executives must invoke these subsections if the municipalities satisfy the criteria outlined in those two subsections. The only time when the national executive may intervene in these scenarios are when:

(i) the provincial executive cannot,

(ii) the provincial executive does not, or

(iii) the provincial executive does not adequately exercise the powers or perform the functions referred to in subsection (4) or (5) of section 139 of the Constitution, then the national executive must intervene in the stead of the provincial executive.

In the Unemployed Peoples Movement v Premier, Province of the Eastern Cape, and Others, the courts of the first and second instance directed that the Provincial Executive to invoke mandatory intervention in terms of Section 139(5) of the Constitution. The Eastern Cape Provincial Executive petitioned the Constitutional Court to appeal the decision of the lower courts. To that end, the court judgements were suspended by the appeal and therefore the requirements of section 139(7) of the Constitution were no longer applicable in this case.

2. The prerogative powers to intervene in municipalities due to failure to fulfil executive obligations in terms of Constitution or legislative are bestowed to the provincial executive council of provinces in terms of Section 139 of the Constitution. In addition, Section 105 of the Municipal Systems Act mandates the province to monitor municipalities in managing their own affairs, monitor development of municipalities in their jurisdiction and assess support required by those municipalities to strengthen their capacity to manage their own affairs. It is within this hierarchy prescribed in the Constitution that provinces are the first structure within government that must provide support and intervene in municipalities. Thereafter, the requirements of failure or inadequacy or insufficiency of the provincial executive council to intervene should be met prior any intervention in terms of Section 139(7) of the Constitution.

In addition, once municipalities are categorized as dysfunctional and not financially viable, provincial government must immediately differentiate between circumstances that require interventions in terms of section 139(1) of the Constitution and those that requires section 139(5) of the Constitution interventions (serious financial issues). Once the criteria for section 139(5) of the Constitution are met, provinces often align their section 154 of the Constitution support package and the approved Financial Recovery Plans (FRPs) for municipalities, and together with national departments provides sustained support for successful implementations of FRPs.

3. The Intergovernmental Monitoring, Support and Interventions (IMSI) Bill gives effect to the Constitution that prescribes for the enactment of legislation to deal with processes and procedures in the application of sections 100 and 139 of the Constitution. The IMSI Bill has been in the past, consulted with relevant stakeholders, and undertaken the socio-economic impact assessment and certification with the state law advisors. However due to lessons learned in numerous interventions invoked either in terms of section 100 and 139 of the Constitution, the Department reviewed the Bill to incorporate those lessons learned, and currently the department is conducting wider consultation with stakeholders in provinces and municipalities, before processing it through to Cabinet. It is envisaged that the parliamentary process will commence during the beginning of 2022/2023 financial year.

Reply:

1. Yes, a councillor from a local municipality may be apppinted in terms of Section 23(1)(b) of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998 (“the Act”) to directly represent the local municipality in the district municipality in which it is a part of.

2. The remuneration of councillors is dealt with in terms of the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers Act 20 of 1998, which requires the Minister to annually determine the upper limits of councillor remuneration by Notice in the Government Gazette.

In terms of the upper limits published in Government Gazette No. 43246 on 24 April 2020, a councillor elected or appointed to a district council in terms of section 23(1)(b) of the Act, may be paid the upper limit of the total remuneration package or allowance as follows:

(a) If a councillor is elected or appointed as mayor such councillor is entitled to an amount equal to the difference between the total remuneration package that a councillor receives as a member of the local council and the total remuneration package allocated to that office in the district council.

(b) If the total remuneration package payable to a councillor as a member of the local council is equal to or higher than the total remuneration package that an appointed councillor to the district council receives, such a councillor is, in addition to the total remuneration package received at the local council, entitled to a sitting allowance.

Reply:

1. No. Local authorities are not legally obligated to have in their employ, qualified registered mechanical, electrical, civil and chemical engineers. Each local authority follows a council approved organisational structure to source skills in compliance with applicable building regulations. The organisational structure will have a number of departments necessary for the municipality to perform its functions determined in accordance with the powers and functions allocated to a municipality, its integrated development plan and budget.

2. The total number of engineers and professionally registered engineers per province, as at March 2020, is provided in the table below:

Number of Engineers and Professional Engineers in Municipalities, as at March 2020
District	A: Total Number of Engineers	B: Professionally Registered Engineers	C: Total Number Technologists	D: Professionally Registered Engineering Technologists	E: Total Number of Technicians	F: Professionally Reigistered Engineering Technicians	A+C+E: Total Number of Engineering Personnel	B+D+F: Total Number of Professionally Registered Engineering Personnel	(B+D+F)/(A+C+E): % of Professionally Registered Engineering Personne
Limpopo	3	1	72	9	110	6	185	16	9%
North West	6	0	44	2	54	5	104	7	7%
Free State	2	2	11	4	38	2	51	8	16%
Eastern Cape	13	8	108	24	98	18	219	50	23%
Mpumalanga	8	0	73	10	109	4	190	14	7%
Northern Cape	3	1	30	5	65	5	98	11	11%
Western Cape	45	34	108	53	111	60	264	147	56%
Gauteng	200	65	207	71	456	110	863	246	29%
KwaZulu Natal	154	143	229	102	486	106	869	351	40%
Total	434	254	882	280	1527	316	2843	850	30%

Information on the total number of engineers and professionally registered engineers per province per municipality (as at March 2020) is provided in the annexure.

Information on the number of engineers and professionally registered engineers per branch (business unit or technical field) is not readily available.

3. The Department monitors the filling of senior manager positions and the table below presents the total number of Technical Director vacancies in municipalities as 53.

Province	Technical Services Senior Manager Positions
	Filled	Vacant	Total Number of Positions
Eastern Cape	36	3	39
Free State	15	5	20
Gauteng	7	4	11
Kwa Zulu Natal	39	15	54
Limpopo	20	7	27
Mpumalanga	18	2	20
Northern Cape	20	8	28
North West	15	6	21
Western Cape	15	3	18
TOTAL	185	53	238

4. For Engineers appointed as managers directly accountable to municipal managers, like other managers in the same capacity, the Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Act No. 7 of 2011 prescribes under section 56 (c) that should the position be vacant, the acting person may not act for more than three months unless the MEC extends the acting period for another three months. This measure assists to expedite filling the vacant post. Furthermore, the established District Development Model structures are encouraging and monitoring the filling of vacancies, particularly at senior management level.

Reply:

The issues relating to the commonage land are managed and administered by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. The Honourable member is advised to direct this question to the said department.

Reply:

The issues relating to the commonage land are managed and administered by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. The Honourable member is advised to direct this question to the said department.

Reply:

1. The response was sourced directly from the Provincial Department of Cogta and the Municipality.

The Rietfontein Landfill site, situated in Kwa Thema, is the only waste disposal site in Springs, Ekurhuleni that has faced a prolonged closure.

Operations and Maintenance at the City of Ekurhuleni landfill sites are outsourced on a three year contract basis. The contract for the Site Operator (service provider) for the Rietfontein Landfill site was scheduled to run from July 2017 until June 2020. By April 2020 the municipality had begun the process of renewing the contract, however the new tender that was scheduled to be advertised on the 26th April 2020, after supply chain processes for the tender advertisement to be ready, was put on hold due to the national ‘lock-down’ that was announced by the President at the end of March 2020. For this reason, the Site Operator’s contract was extended for six months, until 31st December 2020 for service delivery to continue. With the easing of the National Lockdown Regulations, the new tender was eventually advertised in June 2020 and closed in July 2020. The tender however was confirmed as a ‘non-award’ in December 2020 due to non-acceptable tenders (bidders) received.

The prolonged closure of the Rietfontein Landfill site, situated in Kwa Thema, in Springs, Ekurhuleni therefore resulted from the following:

(i) The expiry of the service provider’s three year contract initially ending on 30 June 2020, but extended in accordance with the municipal supply chain regulations from 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2020 during the unanticipated national lock-down as outlined above.

(ii) The new appointment for the service provider could not be done as (tenders) bids received were non-acceptable.

(iii) The closure, while due process to appoint another service provider is under way, does not disrupt service delivery as waste vehicles are being diverted to the nearest City of Ekurhuleni landfill sites, namely Weltevreden in Brakpan and Platkop in the Suikerbosrand.

2. There is currently no Site Operator on siteas supply chain processes are under way for a new service provider, hence no contractor is being paid for waste disposal operations on site. The only contractors on site are security personnel who are paid for safeguarding the following City of Ekurhuleni assets:

• Flare compound and gas extractionsystems meant for the extraction of harmful landfill gases and reducing its global warming impact on its surroundings.
• Laboratory for verifying waste types entering the site. Rietfontein is the only City of Ekurhuleni site that accepts previously ‘De-listed’ waste.
• Weighbridges, scales and equipment, which are crucial for billing clients when the site is operational.
• Office buildings and equipment.

3.(a) The supply chain management processes of appointing a new Site Operator are underway and the new appointment is scheduled to be done in July 2021 for the waste disposal operations to resume.

(b) Waste vehicles are being diverted to the nearest City of Ekurhuleni landfill sites, namely Weltevreden in Brakpan and Platkop in the Suikerbosrand.

 

Reply:

No COGTA does not have any agricultural land. Issues relating to agricultural land registered in the name of the state are administered by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. The Honourable member is advised to direct this question to the relevant department.

Reply:

The information requested from the Honourable Member has been requested from Ekurhuleni Metro Municipality and the Provincial Departments concerned, we will update the response upon receipt of the information.

Reply:

The issues relating to the commonage land are managed and administered by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. The Honourable member is advised to direct this question to the said department.

Reply:

This matter was referred to the National Department of Water and Sanitation who advised that it be referred to the Metro municipality where the resident is residing. The member will be provided with a response as soon as it is received from the Metro.

Reply:

1 (a) The delay in payment of several participants for April 2021 was due to the process of re-registration of participants for the 2021/22 financial year as well as 2 days of downtime of the payment system hosted by an external payment provider. Payments to some participants were delayed in the month of May 2021 due to a payment data-file error that resulted in the payment file being rejected by the bank.

1 (b) The department is prioritising the improvement of efficiencies in the entire CWP program, especially ensuring that legitimate participants are paid timeously. The CWP Branch is in the process of reviewing re-registration procedures to ensure that similar delays due to re-registration of participants are not experienced at the commencement of the 2022/23 financial year. A new payment system is currently being developed and will be implemented by 30 September 2021. The new payment system will introduce controls to ensure that payment data files do not contain errors. Interim controls have been put in place on the current system to verify payment data files until the new system has been implemented.

Reply:

The issues relating to the commonage land are managed and administered by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. The Honourable member is advised to direct this question to the said department.

Reply:

The interventions put in place to regulate church attendance and other public gatherings in light of the growing number of coronavirus cases in the Republic, entails amongst others prohibiting gatherings, restricting the duration of gatherings or the number of people that may gather at any given time and reinforcing the health protocols and the social distancing measures that must be followed when gathering.

The National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) considered reports from the NATJOINTS and the Department of Health and recommended further restrictions to be put in place, in line with the Risk Adjusted Strategy for managing the pandemic. These measures are set out in Government Notice R.477 published in Government Gazette 44642 on 30 May 2021. It entails, amongst others, reducing the number of people that may attend indoor church and other public gatherings to 100 persons or less and outdoor gatherings to 250 persons or less. If the venue is too small to hold the prescribed number of persons observing a distance of one and a half meters from each other, then not more than 50 percent of the capacity of the venue may be used, subject to strict adherence to all health protocols and social distancing measures.

Reply:

1. The District Development Model (DDM) as a approach towards ensuring improved intergovernmental coordination and cooperation is premised on utlising enabling levers within existing legislation, policies, and experiences within the government and non governmental space. The Intergovernmental Relations Act, 13 of 2005 (IGRFA), is one such piece of legislation that contains several enabling provisions that are used to frame the design, institutionalisation, and implementation of the DDM. More specifically section 47. Currently Regulations as required and specified under section 47(1)(b) of the IGRFA are being drafted that will, once gazetted and approved provide a legal framework for the institutionalisation and implementation of the DDM. The draft Regulations as it stands is a culmination of extensive intergovernmental consultations and dialogues that were facilitated by my Department over the course of the 2020/21 financial year. Further consultations and dialogues will continue during the 1st quarter of this financial year that will provide further insights to the strengthening and finalisation of the Regulations.

2. Constant dialogues on the relevance and impact of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, 13 of 2005, have been facilitated by my Department since 2015 (marking the 10 years of enactment of the Act), which were also complimented by various research studies. One key finding that came out from these studies and dialogues was a need to review the Act as a whole in order to discern which sections are still relevant, which sections need to be refined,and what additional sections could be added in a amended Act. At the end of the 2020/21 financial year a discussion document outlining several proposals for amendment was produced through several intergovernmental dialogues, which will continue during the course of the 1st and 2nd quarters of this financial year. The build-up and collected experiences gained from the implementation of the DDM will therefore compliment the review of the IGRFA where needed for future implementation. It therefore should be indicated that the review have been undertaken before the advent of the DDM as a continuos process.

Reply:

1142 AND 1143

Financial year	Description	Project No.	YTD Actuals (at 30 April 2021)	Total per FY in Rm
2020/21	MZINYATHI	X7533	-
	ETAFULENI TOWNSHIP	X5653D	0.185
				0.185
2019/20	Intathakusa ET & Outlet pipeline	X5028B	2.706
	MZINYATHI,EMAQADINI RETICULATION	X7533	8.774
	Umzinyathi - 16 Water tankers		32.120
				43.600
2018/19	Intathakusa ET & Outlet pipeline	X5028B	9.997
	Etafuleni Township	X5653	0.111
	Intathakusa elevated tower & outlet pipeline	X5028A	3.746
	Umzinyathi - 15 Water tankers		27.375
				41.229
2017/18	Intathakusa ET & Outlet pipeline	X5028B	0.011
	Mzinyathi infill project	X6540	0.001
	Intuthuko infills	X4506A	-
	Umzinyathi - 12 Water tankers		19.710
				19.722
2016/17
	Intathakusa ET & Outlet pipeline	X5028B	0.066
	Etafuleni Township	X5653B	0.737
	Umzinyathi - 10 Water tankers		14.600
				15.403
2015/16
	INTHUTHUKO WATER INFILLS		0.003
	Intathakusa Project		-
	Umzinyathi - 10 Water tankers		12.775
				12.778
2014/15	Ekukhanyeni/Mzinyathi	X3675	0.011
	Intuthuko Water	X4506	0.180
	Mzinyathi Baseline Survey	X5720	0.570
				0.761

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

It is to be noted that parliamentary question require information since 2010, however information submitted by the Ethekwini Metro is for period since 2011/12 financial year. According to the Metro, information before 2011/12 is not readily available and therefore will require more time to be extracted and submitted

Reply:

1143

Financial year	Description	Project No.	YTD Actuals (at 30 April 2021)	Total per FY in Rm
2020/21	MZINYATHI	X7533	-
	ETAFULENI TOWNSHIP	X5653D	0.185
				0.185
2019/20	Intathakusa ET & Outlet pipeline	X5028B	2.706
	MZINYATHI,EMAQADINI RETICULATION	X7533	8.774
	Umzinyathi - 16 Water tankers		32.120
				43.600
2018/19	Intathakusa ET & Outlet pipeline	X5028B	9.997
	Etafuleni Township	X5653	0.111
	Intathakusa elevated tower & outlet pipeline	X5028A	3.746
	Umzinyathi - 15 Water tankers		27.375
				41.229
2017/18	Intathakusa ET & Outlet pipeline	X5028B	0.011
	Mzinyathi infill project	X6540	0.001
	Intuthuko infills	X4506A	-
	Umzinyathi - 12 Water tankers		19.710
				19.722
2016/17
	Intathakusa ET & Outlet pipeline	X5028B	0.066
	Etafuleni Township	X5653B	0.737
	Umzinyathi - 10 Water tankers		14.600
				15.403
2015/16
	INTHUTHUKO WATER INFILLS		0.003
	Intathakusa Project		-
	Umzinyathi - 10 Water tankers		12.775
				12.778
2014/15	Ekukhanyeni/Mzinyathi	X3675	0.011
	Intuthuko Water	X4506	0.180
	Mzinyathi Baseline Survey	X5720	0.570
				0.761

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

It is to be noted that parliamentary question require information since 2010, however information submitted by the Ethekwini Metro is for period since 2011/12 financial year. According to the Metro, information before 2011/12 is not readily available and therefore will require more time to be extracted and submitted

Reply:

1. The Department provides support and guidance to all municipalities with regards to the provision of FBE to indigent households, through the regular monitoring of monthly FBE executive summary reports reflecting transactions for that particular month, quarterly reports reflecting a list of municipalities that are in arrears on their FBE accounts and quarterly reports reflecting details of access/collection of FBE tokens per municipality. This assists with identifying municipalities that are constantly in arrears especially in light of the annual rate increment and enable the necessary interventions to be effected. It further assists with the identification of indigent households not collecting their FBE thus not benefiting from the provision of FBE and enable the necessary interventions to be effected.

The Department works closely with Eskom (where Eskom is the licensed service provider), Provincial COGTAs and Municipalities; with the objective being to ensure that municipalities provides FBE to all qualifying indigent households receive FBE guided by the FBE Funding Agreement.

2. No, there is no specific electricity tariff subsidy to the households that lost their jobs due to Covid-19 Pandemic. However, any household that requires subsidy for basic services is required to register at the municipality for free basic services subject to them meeting the criteria utilized for eligibility to receive the subsidy.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The government’s intention is to provide support to municipalities by facilitating the provision of free basic services, namely: free basic water, free basic electricity, free basic sewerage and sanitation, and free basic solid waste management services to all qualifying households/consumers. The Electricity Basic Services Support Tariff (EBSST) policy introduced by the Department of Energy prescribes that 50kWh per provided to indigent households connected to the national grid on a monthly basis. The provision of FBE is funded through the Local Government Equitable Share (LGES) which augments municipal own revenues, to assist municipalities in providing free basic services to indigent housholds.

The Department of Cooperative Governance’s (DCoG) monitoring of the provision of FBE in Eskom supply areas is based on the FBE Funding Agreement between Eskom and the respective municipalities. Eskom is a licensed service provider to provide FBE to 213 municipalities across the country. It is critical to note that the absence of signed Funding Agreements or SLAs makes it difficult for the DCoG to intervene when there are disputes, such as delays by municipalities in paying for services rendered by Eskom as well as the identification of indigent households not collecting their FBE tokens. This has a negative impact on the provision of FBE.

The current three-year contract cycle commenced on 1July 2018 and will end on 30 June 2021. The Department and Eskom are busy engaging on processes to facilitate the renewal fo the current multi-year Funding Agreement that is due to commence from 1 July 2021 and end 30 June 2024.

The increase in municipal debt and its effects has been reiterated by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and has been declared as an enormous challenge that has resulted in the disconnection of electricity of some indigent households. Poor communities are the ones who are affected the most by these disconnections and are deprived of their basic needs as reflected in the National Development Plan. Municipalities with escalating outstanding are constantly encouraged by the Department, to settle their FBE debt on time to avoid disputes and disconnections. It must be emphasized that municipalities, need to equally pay Eskom for the services rendered on their behalf for the provision of FBE to indigent households within their municipal jurisdiction.

Reply:

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Financial year	Description	Project No.	YTD Actuals (at 30 April 2021)	Total per FY in Rm
2020-21	INANDA NEWTOWN C SEWER RETICUL	Y8136D	0.818
	INANDA B-SINAMUVA DRIVE SEWER	Y8783D	0.228
			1.046	1.046
2019-20	Umbhayi Housing Development	X8224	0.152
	INANDA NEWTON C SEWER RETICULATION	Y8136B	5.630
	INANDA NEWTOWN C SEWER RETICUL	Y8136C	-
	INANDA NEWTOWN C SEWER RETICUL	Y8136C	-
			5.782	5.782
2018-19	INANDA NEWTON C SEWER RETICULATION	Y8136B	0.186
	Inanda B Sinamuva drive sewer	Y8783	0.268
			0.454	0.454
2017-18	Inanda Newtown 'C' Sewer Reticulation	Y8136B	0.138
			0.138	0.138
2016-17			-
				0
2015-16			0
				0
2014-15			0
				0
2013-14	Inanda Glebe Sewer Reticulation	Y6459	0.079
			0.079	0.079
2012-13	Etafuleni phrase1 and 2 collector	Y6523	2.871
			2.871	2.871
Grand total				10.3698

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

It is to be noted that parliamentary question require information since 2010, however information submitted by the Ethekwini Metro is for period since 2012/13 financial year. According to the Metro, information before 2012/13 is not readily available and therefore will require more time to be extracted and submitted.

Reply:

To redirect the question to: Department of Agriculture, Land and Rural Development

Matters relating to the commonage land and farming activities are managed and administered by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. The Honourable member is advised to re-direct the aforementioned department.

Reply:

The South African Police Services (SAPS) in partnership with the National House of Traditional and KhoiSan Leaders (NHTKL) and other stakeholders coordinate the implementation of the Rural Safety Strategy. The strategy primarily focuses on rural safety, including safety in traditional community areas.

In addition, the KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has advised that it has undertaken the following steps to address the recent killings of traditional leaders:

a) The Department entered into a Memorandum of Outstanding on 26 November 2020 with the Department of Safety and Liaison to foster safety and security in rural communities.

b) The Department of CoGTA met with the acting Provincial Commissioner, Mr. Zondi on 5 February 2021 to discuss progress on traditional leaders’ murder cases.

c) There are workshops planned for July 2021 that will be conducted for all local houses in partnerships with the Department of Safety and Liaison with the intent to create awareness on rural community safety strategies.

d) The Executive Council has also been apprised of the rampant killings of traditional leaders, which is a matter of concern.

e) An Imbizo has been planned and will soon be convened to communicate government interventions on Amakhosi and Izinduna killings.

Reply:

My department requested the Eastern Cape Provincial department to provide a detailed report in relation the water challenges raised by the honourable member. The reply will be updated with this information as it becomes available.

Reply:

The department does not currently rely on of the many external institutions or agencies to assess and compare the financial health and performance of municipalities. Municipalities also use different financial ratios and norms to assess their own performance and set benchmarks for improvement to be measured over time.

The department shares best practices from other municipalities and uses these benchmarking initiatives to improve efficiency and effectiveness of municipal services like the water services delivery, strengthening performance measurement monitoring and measurement, in order to build resilient and climate-smart communities and improve the quality of people’s lives.

Reply:

No, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) did not conduct a cost-benefit analysis relating to these aspects as the underlying economic and medical considerations that will inform such an analysis fall within the purview and expertise of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, the National Treasury and the Department of Health. As such, these deaprtments are best placed to respond to the question.

 

Reply:

My department requested the North West Provincial department, and the line department for sanitation to provide a detailed report in relation to question raised by the honourable member. MISA will provide the necessary technical support. The reply will be updated with the information as it becomes available.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Reply:

My department requested the Provincial department to provide a details in relation to question raised by the honourable member. The reply will be updated with the information as it becomes available.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Reply:

No. The department has not concluded work exchange and/or employment agreements with any entity of the Republic of Cuba from the 2010-11 financial year up to the 2020-21 financial year.

Reply:

a) The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has not signed any agreements on behalf of the South African Government over the past 10 financial years with the Republic of Cuba.

b) The question is not applicable due to the response provided in (a).

c) There are no amounts of money paid to any Cuban entities in the past 10 financial years by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs or any entities reporting to the Minister of COGTA.

Reply:

It should be noted that the above expenditures marked A, B, and C were incurred using the services of the suppliers and NPOs appointed through Community Work Programme.

SUPPIER	SERVICES RENDERED	AMOUNT
SEKELA XABISO	AUDIT SERVICES	R5 019 449,89
AUDIT COMMITTEE	AUDIT COMMITTEE SERVICES	R962 101,00
THEMBALETHU	IMPLEMENTING AGENCY SERVICES	R8 613,50
TOP MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS	COMMUNICATION SERVICES	R199 594,40
PRICEWATER COOPERS	FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES	R408 405,88
INSIKA	SAFTEY AND HEALTH SERVICES	R41 800,00
SAYM	ORGANISATIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES	R129 277,06
VARIOUS IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (CWP)	RESEARCH & ADVISORY SERVICES	R16 694 301,27
ALEXANDER FORBES	RESEARCH & ADVISORY SERVICES	R16 319,40
SAQA	VERIFICATION OF QUALIFICATIONS	R641 414,73
MAGAGSON BUSINESS ENTERPRISE	TRANSLATION & TRANSCRIPT SERVICES	R644 257,98
ISILUMKO STAFFING	RECRUITMENT SERVICES	R2 123 291,63
ADVERT & RESPONSE HANDLING HCM	RECRUITMENT SERVICES	R221 005,13
FEMPOWER PERSONNEL	RECRUITMENT SERVICES	R16 701 942,96
OBVIOUS CHOICE	RECRUITMENT SERVICES	R728 206,45
ULTIMATE RECRUITMENT	RECRUITMENT SERVICES	R209 656,70
GIJIMA HOLDINGS	RECRUITMENT SERVICES	R24 351,00
VARIOUS IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (CWP)	RECRUITMENT SERVICES	(B) R7 401 633,17
PALMER DEVELOPMENT GROUP	PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES	R748 991,50
KIJAMI DEVELOPMENT CC	PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES	R1 613 586,40
RESILIENCE GLOBALE	PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES	R199 507,80
21ST CENTURY PAY SOLUTIONS	PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES	R106 375,00
BONAKUDE CONSULTING	PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES	R7 647 703,69
KAGISO TRUST	PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES	R9 214 315,20
DBSA	PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES	R14 585 171,24
NKONKE TRADING	PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES	R11 010 020,00
BIGEN AFRICA	PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES	R9 939 051,27
DATAWORLD	PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES	R7 898 684,21
DUCHARME	PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES	R3 146 100,00
UBAC	PROJECT MANAGEMENT FEES	R10 800 000,00
VARIOUS IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (CWP)	PROJECT MANAGEMENT FEES	( C ) R243 280 602,79
TOTAL	372 365 731,25

Reply:

The issues relating to the commonage land and farming activities are managed and administered by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. The Honourable member is advised to direct this question to the said department.

Reply:

1. District Hubs have been established in the Waterberg and OR Tambo Districts and in eThekwini Metro. In the Financial Year for 2021/22, the Department plans to establish District Hubs in the 21 District Municipalities who are water services authorities. The remaining 28 District Hubs will be established during the 2022/23 Financial Year, provided funding is made available.
2. It is not the responsibility of District and Metropolitan Municipalities nor Provincial CoGTAs to set up Hubs. It is a national CoGTA function to ensure that the DDM is effectively implemented with a government-wide focus. Existing institutional arrangements and practices in different provinces will inform the setting up of Hubs and their operations. The Hubs are not municipal structures falling under municipal administration. They may be physically located at district or metropolitan level but not within the municipality. They are accountable to national CoGTA but have to be inclusive and collaborative thus steered by intergovernmental district/metropolitan level steering committees having participation of respective municipalities, provincial CoGTAs and key national and/or provincial departments. The Hubs are aimed primarily at facilitating intergovernmental joint planning and as needed and in a differentiated way will support Local Government capacity building and coordinate capacity building programmes. Shared Services functions will not be performed by the Hubs as these need to be done through direct agreements between respective municipalities. The Hubs may support these processes as may be appropriate or necessary.A DDM Hub is conceived as a functional network of support and a facilitation system for Intergovernmental Planning in relation to a specific district or metropolitan space or a combination of district spaces or metropolitan spaces.
3. The District Hub itself does not necessarily physically constitute the full range of people and resources required to be effective but enables a platform for networking, linking and connecting with various resources and processes located at various levels of government and outside of government. A minimum resource requirement would be a DDM Hub Manager as a senior, strategic person that can build the necessary networks and partnerships around successful facilitation of the One Plan. (b) The money will be allocated through the MTEF. CoGTA continues to mobilise support and capacity building opportunities through partnerships with private sector partners.

Reply:

The extension of the national state of disaster to 15 May 2021 by implication also extends the Regulations (GN R 480 as published in Government Gazette 43258 as amended) made in terms of Section 27(2) of the Disaster Managent Act, 2002.

The regulations are designed to limit the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and whilst these regulations are in force, preparations made for the local government elections by stakeholders such as the Independent Electoral Commission, political parties, government, communities etc, must be done in accordance with the provisions set out in the regulations.

Reply:

We are carefully monitoring developments with regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. Government has gazetted a number of regulations to limit the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Adjusted levels 1 and 2 of the regulations have opened more space for political activity. While these Regulations are in place, preparations made for the recent by-elections and the upcoming local government elections by stakeholders such as the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), political parties, government, communities etc, must be done in accordance with the provisions set out in the Regulations.

Working closely with the IEC, we have put processes in place in response to challenges that come with a global pandemic. The IEC has recently appointed Justcie Dikgang Moseneke to lead the inquiry into ensuring free and fair local government elections during Covid-19. The salient features of the terms of enquiry for the inquiry are to:

• Enquire into, make findings and report on, and make recommendations concerning the likelihood that the Electoral Commission would be able to ensure that the forthcoming 2021 general local government elections will be free and fair, in view of –

1. challenges posed by the COVID 19 pandemic; and
2. measures promulgated by the government to curb the continued spread of the pandemic; and

• Indicate additional measures that the Electoral Commission may be required to implement in order to realise free and fair elections within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The IEC is also considering the introduction of an on-line platform to enable the registration of eligible voters.

The regulations may change going forward, depending on the Covid-19 situation, and advice from the Minister of Health and the National Coronavirus Command Council.

Reply:

The preparations for the Local Government Elections are underway to be held on 27 October 2021, as announced by the Honourable President.

The Electoral Commission has indicated that it will be ready to deliver the elections within the constitutionally prescribed timeframes. With regard to the COVID-19 induced climate in which the elections will take place, the required health and safety protocols will be put in place to ensure that the elections are conducted in a manner that does not place any person at risk.

Given the uncertainty of the trajectory of the pandemic, the situation will be continuously monitored and assessed to ensure that the relevant interventions are made. Should circumstances require that the elections be postponed for outside the constitutionally defined period, then the required interventions will be pursued, which will include approaching Parliament and the Constitutional Court.

Reply:

Honourable Stubbe, the requested information was finally obtained. Find below the reply to question 193, which is constituted of responses to previous four questions (176, 177, 178 and 179) with outstanding replies. Some of these questions, especially the electricity related questions, were comprehensively responded to at a Portfolio Committee meeting held in December 2019, when Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality was summoned to respond orally. Previous responses are attached as annexures A, B, C and D.

 

Background:

As indicated above the reply to PQ 193 is constituted of annexures A, B, C and D. With regards to the reply to PQ 176, answers for the question are contained in annexure A. In annexure B, PQ 177 is addressed. For the reply to PQ 178, answers are contained in annexure C. Finally, annexure D provides the response to PQ 179.

 

MINISTRY FOR COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NUMBER 2020/176

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 FEBRUARY 2020

Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs:

Whether, with reference to her replies to questions (a) 185 on 22 March 2019, (b) 186 on 22 March 2019, (c) 187 on 25 March 2019 and (d) 598 on 22 March 2019, she will furnish Mr M Waters with copies of all (i) correspondence in which her department requested the said information and (ii) the responses from the City of Ekurhuleni; if not, why not? NW197E

The information used to respond to this question was provided by the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

Reply:

(i) Correspondence concerning PQ 185, PQ 186, PQ 187 and PQ 598 is attached.

(ii) Please see responses to PQ 185, PQ 186, PQ 187, and PQ 598 below.

The response to question PQ 185 is as follows:

1. The City of Ekurhuleni’s Energy Department, implemented an approved Maintenance Plan guided by and aligned with the Department’s Maintenance Philosophy, Maintenance Strategy, NRS047, NRS048, NRS082, NRS089, Occupation Health and Safety Act and Regulations and NERSA license conditions.

1. In terms of the above-mentioned Maintenance Plan, the Electricity Distribution Assets are inspected and maintained on a weekly, monthly, six monthly, yearly and two yearly basis.

1. Please refer to (b) above.

(d) The Department utilizes a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) on which all maintenance activities are generated and maintained.

The response to question PQ 186 is as follows:

1. The approved repairs and maintenance budget for Energy Department is as follows

2018/2019

Estimated Budget: Estimated Expenditure:

R840 million 100%

2017/2018

Estimated Budget Estimated Expenditure

R979 million 84%

2016/2017

Estimated Budget Estimated Expenditure

R943 million 92%

It should be noted that the vote number structure was changed during above mentioned financial years in order to comply with mSCOA requirements and hence the variations in the amounts indicated.

1. The approved Operation Expenditure budget was not reduced but funding was transferred from one vote number to another in order to address specific requirements.

The response to question PQ 187 is as follows:

1. There were two contracts in total that were awarded during 2017/18; 2018/19 and 2019/20 with winning bidders and the estimate values are specified below:

A-EE 11/2017	Appointment of a service providers for supply, delivery and off-loading of metal clad switchgear on an as when required basis for period from date of award until REDUCED period until 30 June 2018	9-Oct-17	Ampcor Khanyisa (Pty) Ltd	R 100,000,000.00
			Stateway Switchboards (Pty) Ltd	R 100,000,000.00
			Tgood Africa (Pty) Ltd	R 100,000,000.00
			Edison Power Ltd	R 100,000,000.00

A-EE 07/2017	Supply, delivery, off-loading, sampling, analyzing, purification, regeneration, management and disposal of insulating oil (uninhibited) for transformers, control gear and switchgear - as and when - until 30 June 2019	19-Feb-18	Silver Solutions 435 CC	R 13,428,593.33
			Jas Engineering CC	R 6,007,666.67
			Only-J Electrical & Construction CC	R 4,195,666.67
			Accolade Engineers (Pty) Ltd	R 4,901,926.67
			Wegezi Power Holdings (Pty) Ltd	R 3,089,926.67

1. Yes, contract number A-EE 07/2017 was reduced until 30 June 2018. The attached minutes of the BAC do not specify reasons for reduction of the period.

The names of the companies that benefited from these reductions are:

• Ampcor Khanyisa (Pty) Ltd
• Stateway Switchboards (Pty) Ltd
• Tgood Africa (Pty) Ltd
• Edison Power Ltd

The response to question PQ 598 is as follows:

1. 49 cases

(b) See table below

(c) See table below

Alleged Offence	SAPS Station	SAPS CAS number	Outcome
Assault	Edenvale	120/08/2017	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Corruption	Thokoza	42/09/2017	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Assault	Primrose	76/09/2017 and 56/09/2017	Both criminal matters withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
House breaking	Bedfordview	100/09/2017	Criminal matter in court
Culpable Homicide	Springs	105/09/2017	Still under investigation by SAPS
Corruption	Tembisa	253/09/2017	Still under investigation by SAPS
Drunk and Driving Loss of firearm	Springs Springs	303/09/2017 and 304/09/2017	Still under investigation by SAPS Still under investigation by SAPS
Armed robbery, corruption and Defeating the ends of justice	Benoni	33/10/2017	Criminal matter in court
Corruption	Duduza	112/11/2017	Criminal matter in court
Unlicensed firearm	Emondle KZN	115/11/2017	Still under investigation by SAPS
Unlicensed firearm	Norkem Park	05/12/2017	Still under investigation by SAPS
Corruption	Alberton	280/12/2017	Criminal matter in court
Drink and driving	Germiston	356/12/2017	Still under investigation by SAPS
Discharge of firearm	Tsakane	406/12/2017	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Corruption	Kempton Park	697/12/2017	Still under investigation by SAPS
Reckless driving	Thokoza	19/01/2018	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Trespassing	Actonville	47/01/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Crimen Injuria	Katlehong	48/01/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Assault	Nigel	07/02/2018	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Corruption	Mondeor	455/02/2018	Criminal matter in court
Discharge of firearm	Benoni	04/03/2018	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Murder	Daveyton	18/03/2018	Matter finalised guilty – sentence imprisonment
Pointing of Firearm	Katlehong	238/03/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Murder	Tsakane	415/03/2018	Criminal matter in court
Trading in precious metals (Gold)	Springs	370/04/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Corruption	Welbekend	42/05/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Corruption	Katlehong North	62/05/2018	Criminal matter in court
Corruption	Vosloorus	420/05/2018	Criminal matter in court
Fraud and corruption	Mtubatuba KZN	26/07/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Corruption	Brakpan	11/08/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Pointing of firearm	Springs	99/08/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Corruption (Selling of Jobs)	Brakpan	156/08/2018	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Assault	Vosloorus	06/10/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Use vehicle without permission	Primrose	142/10/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Assault	Etwatwa	183/10/2018	Still under investigation by IPID
Corruption	Tembisa	473/10/2018	Criminal matter in court
Assault	Alberton	201/11/2018	Still under investigation
Domestic Violence	Crystal Park	275/11/2018	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Attempted murder	Tembisa	300/01/2019	Still under investigation by SAPS
Possession of stolen vehicle	Springs	453/02/2019	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Discharge firearm in residential area	Boksburg	43/03/2019	Still under investigation by SAPS
Attempted Murder	Springs	531/03/2019	Still under investigation by SAPS
Armed robbery	Kempton Park	685/03/2019	Still under investigation by SAPS
Pointing of firearm	Kempton Park	291/04/2019	Still under investigation by SAPS
Domestic violence	Springs	264/05/2019	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Loss of firearm	Vosloorus	30/07/2019	Still under investigation by SAPS
Corruption	Tembisa	238/07/2019	Still under investigation by SAPS

Summary

Period 01 August 2017 to 31 August 2019 (2 years)

Type of criminal case Total number

Corruption 14

Assault 07

Discharge of firearm 03

Crimen injuria 01

Possession of unlicensed firearm 02

Pointing of firearm 03

Murder 02

Drunk driving 02

Attempted murder 02

Armed robbery 02

Domestic violence 02

Reckless and Negligence driving 01

Trading in precious metal (Gold) 01

Possession of stolen vehicle 01

Culpable homicide 01

House breaking 01

Loss of firearm 02

Trespassing 01

Use vehicle without owner permission 01

TOTAL 49

MINISTRY FOR COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NUMBER 2020/177

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 FEBRUARY 2019

Mrs A M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs:

Whether, with reference to her replies to questions (a) 604 on 22 March 2019, (b) 605 on 22 March 2019, (c) 607 on 22 March 2019, (d) 32 on 5 July 2019 and (e) 129 on 5 July 2019, she will furnish Mr M Waters with copies of all (i) correspondence in which her department requested the said information and (ii) the responses from the City of Ekurhuleni; if not, why not? NW198E

The information used to respond to this question was provided by the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

Reply:

(i) Correspondence concerning PQ 129, PQ 604, PQ 605 and PQ 607 is attached.

(ii) Please see responses to PQ 129, PQ 503, PQ 504 and PQ 505 below.

The response to question PQ 129 is as follows:

(1) (a) There is no legal prescript to conduct an audit on the armoury.  In terms of the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000 an annual stock register must be provided to the Central Firearm Registrar at the end of each year.

The South African Police Service (SAPS), Division FLASH (Firearms, Liquor & 2nd Goods) & CFR (Central Firearm Registry) conduct annual random inspections to confirm full compliance to the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000.

(b) Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department conducted the current audit. However, the SAPS also conduct formal random inspections every year. The last SAPS Inspection took place during September 2019.

(2) (a) The audit was conducted over a lengthy period to cater for officers on shifts, leave, study- & sick leave. After the audit was completed there were no officers that did not report for the audit.

(b) No action was needed.

(3) (a) The National Police Commissioner has been informed and a national subcommittee to resolve Official Institution Firearm related issues has been established and is meeting on a regular basis. The meeting is chaired by Brig Bopape, SAPS CFR and co-chaired by Brig Spies (EMPD) on behalf of all Metro Police Depts.

(b) No action was needed against individuals as it is a National SAPS CFR Official Institution Firearm register that needs to be updated and corrected by SAPS.

(4) The EMPD is currently updating and modernising its firearm policy in order to align with various legislative prescripts.

The response to question PQ 503 is as follows:

1. What are the reasons that residents in the (a) Kempton Park and (b) Germiston areas within the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality are experiencing constant sporadic and unreliable refuse collection services;

• Waste management services are transport reliant and dependent largely on mechanical workshop for repairs and maintenance to ensure availability of vehicles when breakdowns are experienced. It is thus imperative to have maximum vehicle availability at all times in order to effect seamless service to the community, which unfortunately due to turnaround times to repairs, sometimes it becomes a challenge to be on schedule owing to shortage of trucks.

1. (a) in what number of instances has the municipality transgressed the National Environmental Management Act, Act 107 of 1998, by failing to collect refuse once a week within seven days this calendar year,

• Twice

(b) which areas were affected,

• Kempton Park

(c) what are the reasons for each transgression

• Shortage of vehicles due to breakdowns

(d) what steps is the municipality taking to ensure that it provides basic services to residents according to applicable legislation?

• That it be mentioned that it is the endeavor of the department to ensure that residents receive at least one service per week in accordance with the National Domestic Waste Collection Standards. Whenever backlogs are created the City re-allocate resources within the next day or same week to deal with the existing backlogs. In such instances, residents are informed about the challenges experienced and when to take out their bins for collection.

The response to question PQ 504 is as follows:

(1) Please see the attached document for more information on the vehicles that were budgeted for and purchased. The number of refuse collection trucks that were budgeted for corresponds to the number of trucks that were actually purchased.

(2)  There were no variances between what was budgeted for and what was actually purchased.

The response to question PQ 505 is as follows:

1. (a) Ten

(b) Where is each depot situated?

DEPOT	ADDRESS	CONTACT DETAILS
Alberton	Swartkoppies Complex, Swartkoppies Road, Randhart, Alberton	011 999 2598
Bedfordview	Cnr Van Vuuren and Skeen Boulevard, Bedfordview	011 999 0915
Benoni	4 Golden Drive, Morehill, Benoni	011 999 6827
Brakpan	C/o Lemmer and Denner Roads, Vulcania, Brakpan	011 999 7731
Boksburg	19 Reservoir Street, Boksburg South, Boksburg	011 999 5070
Edenvale	Cnr Lahla & Bahla rd, Sebenza, Edenvale	011 999 40/50
Germiston	Ostend Road (south of Jack Pienaar), Lower Germiston	011 999 5432
Kempton Park	Cnr H Lewis & Kelvin rd, Spartan , Kempton Park	011 999 4075
Nigel	Fred Wagener Street, Prosperitas, Nigel	011 999 9251
Springs	Stadium Road, Geduld Extention 4 Springs	011 999 8509

(c) Which geographical areas does each depot cover in relation to waste collection?

DEPOT	ADDRESS	CONTACT DETAILS
Alberton	Swartkoppies Complex, Swartkoppies Road, Randhart, Alberton	011 999 2598
Bedfordview	Cnr Van Vuuren and Skeen Boulevard, Bedfordview	011 999 0915
Benoni	4 Golden Drive, Morehill, Benoni	011 999 6827
Brakpan	C/o Lemmer and Denner Roads, Vulcania, Brakpan	011 999 7731
Boksburg	19 Reservoir Street, Boksburg South, Boksburg	011 999 5070
Edenvale	Cnr Lahla & Bahla rd, Sebenza, Edenvale	011 999 40/50
Germiston	Ostend Road (south of Jack Pienaar), Lower Germiston	011 999 5432
Kempton Park	Cnr H Lewis & Kelvin rd, Spartan , Kempton Park	011 999 4075
Nigel/ Duduza	Fred Wagener Street, Prosperitas, Nigel	011 999 9251
Springs/ Kwa-Thema	Stadium Road, Geduld Extention 4 Springs	011 999 8509

(d) What number of households and businesses are within the collection area of each depot?

The following areas are serviced by the City of Ekurhuleni internal staff:

DEPOT	SERVICE POINTS
Alberton	32307
Bedfordview	10659
Benoni	56561
Brakpan	23496
Boksburg	38823
Edenvale	18838
Germiston	50368
Kempton Park	59061
Nigel/ Duduza	30282
Springs/ Kwa-Thema	48177

 The following areas are serviced by the Service Providers:

AREA	SERVICE POINTS
Katlehong	54043
Thokoza	42759
Vosloorus/Boksburg South N17	57154
Tsakane/Langaville	46164
Daveyton/Etwatwa	56319
Tembisa 1 and Tembisa 2	74252

(2) 1:1000

(3)  

Vehicle Type	Depot	Mech. W/shop Responsible	Defect	Date of Breakdown	Days Out-standing	Workshop Remarks/Progress/ Comments
Compactor	Alberton	Alberton	Gears	2018/08/20	70	Department signed,DH signed documents were dropped off at CPO today 25.10.2018 for order number
Compactor	Alberton	Alberton	Control lever	2018/09/04	55	The report we received from the foreman was not correct, unfortunately he is on leave but we managed to get hold of the documents, compiled,signed and was sent to CPO for order number. 17.10.2018. Order outstanding
Compactor	Alberton	Alberton	Tail gate, lifter	2018/10/25	4	Qoutation outstanding
Compactor	Alberton	Alberton	Tailgate cover	2018/10/26	3	Booked in on 26 October 2018
Compactor	Alberton	Alberton	Service	2018/10/29	0	Booked in on 29 October 2018
Compactor	Alberton	Alberton	Gearbox	2018/08/31	59	Department signed,DH signed documents were dropped off at CPO today 25.10.2018 for order number
FEL	Boksburg	Boksburg	Overheating	2018/09/19	40	Strip & quote
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	Packer blade cracked	2018/10/23	6	Awaiting official order
Lugger	Boksburg	Boksburg	Service & COF	2018/08/10	80	Awaiting official order
Lugger	Boksburg	Boksburg	Hydraulic Service	2018/08/15	75	14-4 signed by Manager to go to Fleet(At Keptonpark for signature)
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	PTO Pump burned	2018/08/10	80	Strip & quote
Lugger	Boksburg	Boksburg	Hydraulic Service	2018/08/10	80	Awaiting official order
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	COF & Service	2018/09/28	31	14-4 signed by Manager to go to Fleet
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	Oil & Service	2018/07/23	98	Strip & quote
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	Mian cylinder damaged	2018/06/14	137	Awaiting official order
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	Damaged sweeper cylinder	2018/09/28	31	14-4 Initialed, must be signed by acting DH: Waste
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	COF & Service	2018/10/15	14	14-4 signed by Manager to go to Fleet(At Keptonpark for signature)
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	Check Hydraulics	2018/10/19	10	14-4 signed by Manager to go to (At signature for signature)
Roll On	Boksburg	Boksburg	Clutch	2018/10/22	7	Awaiting official order
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	TRANSMISSION	2018/09/19	40	GERMISTON DEPOT
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	BIN LIFTERS	2018/10/25	4	GERMISTON DEPOT
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	SWITCH LINK BROKEN	2018/10/25	4	SWITCH LINK BROKEN
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	BIN LIFTERS	2018/02/05	266	BIN LIFTERS/AWAITING TENDER
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	CYLINDER MOUNTINGS	2018/06/14	137	CYLINDER MOUNTING
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	COMPACT SPEED SLOW	2018/10/12	17	COMPACT SPEED SLOW
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	OVERHEAT	2018/09/12	47	OVERHEAT/TRANSMISSION
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	SERVICE	2018/10/01	28	SERVICE
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	HYDRAULIC OIL LEAKS	2018/07/24	97	HYDRAULIC OIL LEAKS
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	Hydrolic Pipe Leak	2018/07/13	108	papers for last signature/at DH Fleet
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	Service & C.O.F	2018/10/01	28	order received/awaiting for spares
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	Sweeper Blade Broken	2018/07/30	91
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	No Power	2018/04/23	189
D/Diff Lift On	Benoni	Benoni	Leaking from Gear Box	2018/08/06	84
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	P.T.O Pump Problem	2018/08/21	69
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	Bin Lifters Broken	2018/10/02	27
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	Hydrolic Oil Leak	2018/04/05	207
Lift-On	Benoni	Benoni	Overheating	2018/10/05	24
Compactor	Brakpan	Brakpan	COF	2018/09/19	40	VEHICLE CAME BACK FROM COF. WAS THEN REPORTED FOR GEARS. GEO ATTENDING TO PROBLEM AT PRESENT.
Load Lugger	Brakpan	Brakpan	Hydraulic pipe leaks on both Jack	2018/10/02	27
Compactor	Brakpan	Brakpan	Tail gate open half,head light and dash board,rear lights not working.	2018/10/10	19
Load Lugger	Brakpan	Brakpan	COF	2018/09/17	42
Skip	Springs	Springs	brake lights	2018/10/04	25
Compactor	Springs	Springs	Hydraulic leak	2018/10/26	3	Awaiting order
Compactor	Springs	Springs	Work in Kemptonpark	2018/10/08	21
Skip	Springs	Springs	Repair rediator	2018/10/22	7	Awaiting order
Lugger	Nigel	Nigel	Gearbox ,COF	2018/04/11	201
REL	Nigel	Nigel	Vehicle damaged by protesters	2018/07/09	112	Vehicle damaged during civil unrest
LDV	Nigel	Nigel	Oil seals	2018/08/20	70	Order submitted
REL	NIGEL	Nigel	Head gasket, radiator, turbo	2018/08/28	62	Awaitng order
Roro	Nigel	Nigel	Transmission problems	2018/10/23	6
REL	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	Hydraulics	2018/10/16	13	Busy with repairs
REL	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	Bin lifter arm broken	2018/10/03	26	Awaiting a quotation, Hydrapump sent vehicle back to Depo while waiting for quotation
REL	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	COF	2018/10/03	26	Busy with repairs
SKIP	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	Gearbox	2018/07/16	105	Busy with repairs
REL	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	Service	2018/07/16	105	Busy with service
REL	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	Hydraulic Pipe Burst	2018/10/18	11	Busy with repairs
ROLL ON	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	Boom Arm Sensors	2018/10/16	13	Awaiting order
Mec-Benz	Edenvale	Kempton park	C.O.F and Service	2018/09/19	40
Nissan	Edenvale	Kempton park	Engine oil leak	2018/08/20	70
Nissan	Edenvale	Kempton park	Lifting boom cracked	2018/07/30	91
Isuzu	Edenvale	Kempton park	Clutch blade to be replaced	2018/10/05	24
Nissan	Edenvale	Mopedi	Air Leak and hydro oil pump	2018/10/24	5
Nissan	Edenvale	Panel Beater	Front Panel Gril	2018/10/29	0
Nissan	Edenvale	W/SHOP	C.O.F and Service	2018/10/29	15
Compactor	BEDFORD	KEMPTON	GEARBOX	2018/07/19	102	We received the quotation on the 16.08.2018
Skiploader	BEDFORD	KEMPTON	GEARBOX	2018/08/31	59	GEO ENGINEERING TO RE-INSPECT THE TRUCK
Compactor	BEDFORD	KEMPTON	GEARBOX OIL LEAK	2018/10/18	11
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MINISTRY FOR COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NUMBER 2020/178

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 FEBRUARY 2019

Mrs A M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs:

Whether, with reference to her replies to questions (a) 130 on 5 July 2019, (b) 131 on 5 July 2019, (c) 187 on 5 July 2019 and (d) 239 on 1 August 2019, she will furnish Mr M Waters with copies of all (i) correspondence in which her department requested the said information and (ii) the responses from the City of Ekurhuleni; if not, why not? NW199E

The information used to respond to this question was provided by the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

Reply:

The response to question 178 consists of replies to the following questions, PQ 130, 131 and 187, which are attached for ease of reference.

MINISTRY FOR COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NUMBER 2020/179

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 FEBRUARY 2020

Dr A Lotriet (DA) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs:

Whether, with reference to her replies to questions (a) 240 on 1 August 2019, (b) 503 on 16 September 2019, (c) 504 on 16 September 2019, (d) 505 on 16 September 2019 and (e) 506 on 16 September 2019, she will furnish Dr A Lotriet with copies of all (i) correspondence in which her department requested the said information and (ii) the responses from the City of Ekurhuleni; if not, why not? NW200E

The information used to respond to this question was provided by the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

Reply:

1. Correspondence concerning PQ 240 is attached.
2. Please see responses to PQ 240, PQ 503, PQ 504, PQ 505 and PQ 506 below.

The response to question PQ 240 is as follows:

(1) (a) Yes, the City has this facility, and (b) Yes, the mobile unit is fully functional.

(2) It was in use in another area.

(3) (a) N/A, (b) Our procurement process requires that we utilise the cheapest of a minimum of three quotations, and (C) The turn-around time.

(4) N/A

The response to question PQ 503 is as follows:

1. Waste management services are transport reliant and dependent largely on mechanical workshop for repairs and maintenance to ensure availability of vehicles when breakdowns are experienced. It is thus imperative to have maximum vehicle availability at all times in order to effect seamless service to the community, which unfortunately due to turnaround times to repairs, sometimes it becomes a challenge to be on schedule owing to shortage of trucks.

(2) (a) Twice

(b) Kempton Park

(c) Shortage of vehicles due to breakdowns

(d) That it be mentioned that it is the endeavour of the department to ensure that residents receive at least one service per week in accordance with the National Domestic Waste Collection Standards. Whenever backlogs are created the City re-allocate resources within the next day or same week to deal with the existing backlogs. In such instances, residents are informed about the challenges experienced and when to take out their bins for collection.

 

The response to question PQ 504 is as follows:

1. Please see the attached document for more information on the vehicles that were budgeted for and purchased. The number of refuse collection trucks that were budgeted for corresponds to the number of trucks that were actually purchased.

1. There were no variances between what was budgeted for and what was actually purchased.

The response to question PQ 505 is as follows:

1. (a) Ten

(b) Where is each depot situated?

DEPOT	ADDRESS	CONTACT DETAILS
Alberton	Swartkoppies Complex, Swartkoppies Road, Randhart, Alberton	011 999 2598
Bedfordview	Cnr Van Vuuren and Skeen Boulevard, Bedfordview	011 999 0915
Benoni	4 Golden Drive, Morehill, Benoni	011 999 6827
Brakpan	C/o Lemmer and Denner Roads, Vulcania, Brakpan	011 999 7731
Boksburg	19 Reservoir Street, Boksburg South, Boksburg	011 999 5070
Edenvale	Cnr Lahla & Bahla rd, Sebenza, Edenvale	011 999 40/50
Germiston	Ostend Road (south of Jack Pienaar), Lower Germiston	011 999 5432
Kempton Park	Cnr H Lewis & Kelvin rd, Spartan , Kempton Park	011 999 4075
Nigel	Fred Wagener Street, Prosperitas, Nigel	011 999 9251
Springs	Stadium Road, Geduld Extention 4 Springs	011 999 8509

(c) Which geographical areas does each depot cover in relation to waste collection?

DEPOT	ADDRESS	CONTACT DETAILS
Alberton	Swartkoppies Complex, Swartkoppies Road, Randhart, Alberton	011 999 2598
Bedfordview	Cnr Van Vuuren and Skeen Boulevard, Bedfordview	011 999 0915
Benoni	4 Golden Drive, Morehill, Benoni	011 999 6827
Brakpan	C/o Lemmer and Denner Roads, Vulcania, Brakpan	011 999 7731
Boksburg	19 Reservoir Street, Boksburg South, Boksburg	011 999 5070
Edenvale	Cnr Lahla & Bahla rd, Sebenza, Edenvale	011 999 40/50
Germiston	Ostend Road (south of Jack Pienaar), Lower Germiston	011 999 5432
Kempton Park	Cnr H Lewis & Kelvin rd, Spartan , Kempton Park	011 999 4075
Nigel/ Duduza	Fred Wagener Street, Prosperitas, Nigel	011 999 9251
Springs/ Kwa-Thema	Stadium Road, Geduld Extention 4 Springs	011 999 8509

(d) What number of households and businesses are within the collection area of each depot?

The following areas are serviced by the City of Ekurhuleni internal staff:

DEPOT	SERVICE POINTS
Alberton	32307
Bedfordview	10659
Benoni	56561
Brakpan	23496
Boksburg	38823
Edenvale	18838
Germiston	50368
Kempton Park	59061
Nigel/ Duduza	30282
Springs/ Kwa-Thema	48177

 The following areas are serviced by the Service Providers:

AREA	SERVICE POINTS
Katlehong	54043
Thokoza	42759
Vosloorus/Boksburg South N17	57154
Tsakane/Langaville	46164
Daveyton/Etwatwa	56319
Tembisa 1 and Tembisa 2	74252

(2) 1:1000

(3)

Vehicle Type	Depot	Mech. W/shop Responsible	Defect	Date of Breakdown	Days Out-standing	Workshop Remarks/Progress/ Comments
Compactor	Alberton	Alberton	Gears	2018/08/20	70	Department signed,DH signed documents were dropped off at CPO today 25.10.2018 for order number
Compactor	Alberton	Alberton	Control lever	2018/09/04	55	The report we received from the foreman was not correct, unfortunately he is on leave but we managed to get hold of the documents, compiled,signed and was sent to CPO for order number. 17.10.2018. Order outstanding
Compactor	Alberton	Alberton	Tail gate, lifter	2018/10/25	4	Qoutation outstanding
Compactor	Alberton	Alberton	Tailgate cover	2018/10/26	3	Booked in on 26 October 2018
Compactor	Alberton	Alberton	Service	2018/10/29	0	Booked in on 29 October 2018
Compactor	Alberton	Alberton	Gearbox	2018/08/31	59	Department signed,DH signed documents were dropped off at CPO today 25.10.2018 for order number
FEL	Boksburg	Boksburg	Overheating	2018/09/19	40	Strip & quote
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	Packer blade cracked	2018/10/23	6	Awaiting official order
Lugger	Boksburg	Boksburg	Service & COF	2018/08/10	80	Awaiting official order
Lugger	Boksburg	Boksburg	Hydraulic Service	2018/08/15	75	14-4 signed by Manager to go to Fleet(At Keptonpark for signature)
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	PTO Pump burned	2018/08/10	80	Strip & quote
Lugger	Boksburg	Boksburg	Hydraulic Service	2018/08/10	80	Awaiting official order
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	COF & Service	2018/09/28	31	14-4 signed by Manager to go to Fleet
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	Oil & Service	2018/07/23	98	Strip & quote
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	Mian cylinder damaged	2018/06/14	137	Awaiting official order
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	Damaged sweeper cylinder	2018/09/28	31	14-4 Initialed, must be signed by acting DH: Waste
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	COF & Service	2018/10/15	14	14-4 signed by Manager to go to Fleet(At Keptonpark for signature)
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	Check Hydraulics	2018/10/19	10	14-4 signed by Manager to go to (At signature for signature)
Roll On	Boksburg	Boksburg	Clutch	2018/10/22	7	Awaiting official order
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	TRANSMISSION	2018/09/19	40	GERMISTON DEPOT
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	BIN LIFTERS	2018/10/25	4	GERMISTON DEPOT
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	SWITCH LINK BROKEN	2018/10/25	4	SWITCH LINK BROKEN
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	BIN LIFTERS	2018/02/05	266	BIN LIFTERS/AWAITING TENDER
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	CYLINDER MOUNTINGS	2018/06/14	137	CYLINDER MOUNTING
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	COMPACT SPEED SLOW	2018/10/12	17	COMPACT SPEED SLOW
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	OVERHEAT	2018/09/12	47	OVERHEAT/TRANSMISSION
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	SERVICE	2018/10/01	28	SERVICE
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	HYDRAULIC OIL LEAKS	2018/07/24	97	HYDRAULIC OIL LEAKS
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	Hydrolic Pipe Leak	2018/07/13	108	papers for last signature/at DH Fleet
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	Service & C.O.F	2018/10/01	28	order received/awaiting for spares
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	Sweeper Blade Broken	2018/07/30	91
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	No Power	2018/04/23	189
D/Diff Lift On	Benoni	Benoni	Leaking from Gear Box	2018/08/06	84
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	P.T.O Pump Problem	2018/08/21	69
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	Bin Lifters Broken	2018/10/02	27
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	Hydrolic Oil Leak	2018/04/05	207
Lift-On	Benoni	Benoni	Overheating	2018/10/05	24
Compactor	Brakpan	Brakpan	COF	2018/09/19	40	VEHICLE CAME BACK FROM COF. WAS THEN REPORTED FOR GEARS. GEO ATTENDING TO PROBLEM AT PRESENT.
Load Lugger	Brakpan	Brakpan	Hydraulic pipe leaks on both Jack	2018/10/02	27
Compactor	Brakpan	Brakpan	Tail gate open half,head light and dash board,rear lights not working.	2018/10/10	19
Load Lugger	Brakpan	Brakpan	COF	2018/09/17	42
Skip	Springs	Springs	brake lights	2018/10/04	25
Compactor	Springs	Springs	Hydraulic leak	2018/10/26	3	Awaiting order
Compactor	Springs	Springs	Work in Kemptonpark	2018/10/08	21
Skip	Springs	Springs	Repair radiator	2018/10/22	7	Awaiting order
Lugger	Nigel	Nigel	Gearbox ,COF	2018/04/11	201
REL	Nigel	Nigel	Vehicle damaged by protesters	2018/07/09	112	Vehicle damaged during civil unrest
LDV	Nigel	Nigel	Oil seals	2018/08/20	70	Order submitted
REL	NIGEL	Nigel	Head gasket, radiator, turbo	2018/08/28	62	Awaitng order
Roro	Nigel	Nigel	Transmission problems	2018/10/23	6
REL	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	Hydraulics	2018/10/16	13	Busy with repairs
REL	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	Bin lifter arm broken	2018/10/03	26	Awaiting a quotation, Hydrapump sent vehicle back to Depo while waiting for quotation
REL	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	COF	2018/10/03	26	Busy with repairs
SKIP	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	Gearbox	2018/07/16	105	Busy with repairs
REL	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	Service	2018/07/16	105	Busy with service
REL	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	Hydraulic Pipe Burst	2018/10/18	11	Busy with repairs
ROLL ON	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	Boom Arm Sensors	2018/10/16	13	Awaiting order
Mec-Benz	Edenvale	Kempton park	C.O.F and Service	2018/09/19	40
Nissan	Edenvale	Kempton park	Engine oil leak	2018/08/20	70
Nissan	Edenvale	Kempton park	Lifting boom cracked	2018/07/30	91
Isuzu	Edenvale	Kempton park	Clutch blade to be replaced	2018/10/05	24
Nissan	Edenvale	Mopedi	Air Leak and hydro oil pump	2018/10/24	5
Nissan	Edenvale	Panel Beater	Front Panel Gril	2018/10/29	0
Nissan	Edenvale	W/SHOP	C.O.F and Service	2018/10/29	15
Compactor	BEDFORD	KEMPTON	GEARBOX	2018/07/19	102	We received the quotation on the 16.08.2018
Skiploader	BEDFORD	KEMPTON	GEARBOX	2018/08/31	59	GEO ENGINEERING TO RE-INSPECT THE TRUCK
Compactor	BEDFORD	KEMPTON	GEARBOX OIL LEAK	2018/10/18	11
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The response to question PQ 506 is as follows:

1. 49 cases
2. See the table below
3. See the table below

Alleged Offence	SAPS Station	SAPS CAS number	Outcome
Assault	Edenvale	120/08/2017	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Corruption	Thokoza	42/09/2017	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Assault	Primrose	76/09/2017 and 56/09/2017	Both criminal matters withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
House breaking	Bedfordview	100/09/2017	Criminal matter in court
Culpable Homicide	Springs	105/09/2017	Still under investigation by SAPS
Corruption	Tembisa	253/09/2017	Still under investigation by SAPS
Drunk and Driving Loss of firearm	Springs Springs	303/09/2017 and 304/09/2017	Still under investigation by SAPS Still under investigation by SAPS
Armed robbery, corruption and Defeating the ends of justice	Benoni	33/10/2017	Criminal matter in court
Corruption	Duduza	112/11/2017	Criminal matter in court
Unlicensed firearm	Emondle KZN	115/11/2017	Still under investigation by SAPS
Unlicensed firearm	Norkem Park	05/12/2017	Still under investigation by SAPS
Corruption	Alberton	280/12/2017	Criminal matter in court
Drink and driving	Germiston	356/12/2017	Still under investigation by SAPS
Discharge of firearm	Tsakane	406/12/2017	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Corruption	Kempton Park	697/12/2017	Still under investigation by SAPS
Reckless driving	Thokoza	19/01/2018	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Trespassing	Actonville	47/01/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Crimen Injuria	Katlehong	48/01/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Assault	Nigel	07/02/2018	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Corruption	Mondeor	455/02/2018	Criminal matter in court
Discharge of firearm	Benoni	04/03/2018	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Murder	Daveyton	18/03/2018	Matter finalised guilty – sentence imprisonment
Pointing of Firearm	Katlehong	238/03/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Murder	Tsakane	415/03/2018	Criminal matter in court
Trading in precious metals (Gold)	Springs	370/04/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Corruption	Welbekend	42/05/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Corruption	Katlehong North	62/05/2018	Criminal matter in court
Corruption	Vosloorus	420/05/2018	Criminal matter in court
Fraud and corruption	Mtubatuba KZN	26/07/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Corruption	Brakpan	11/08/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Pointing of firearm	Springs	99/08/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Corruption (Selling of Jobs)	Brakpan	156/08/2018	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Assault	Vosloorus	06/10/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Use vehicle without permission	Primrose	142/10/2018	Still under investigation by SAPS
Assault	Etwatwa	183/10/2018	Still under investigation by IPID
Corruption	Tembisa	473/10/2018	Criminal matter in court
Assault	Alberton	201/11/2018	Still under investigation
Domestic Violence	Crystal Park	275/11/2018	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Attempted murder	Tembisa	300/01/2019	Still under investigation by SAPS
Possession of stolen vehicle	Springs	453/02/2019	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Discharge firearm in residential area	Boksburg	43/03/2019	Still under investigation by SAPS
Attempted Murder	Springs	531/03/2019	Still under investigation by SAPS
Armed robbery	Kempton Park	685/03/2019	Still under investigation by SAPS
Pointing of firearm	Kempton Park	291/04/2019	Still under investigation by SAPS
Domestic violence	Springs	264/05/2019	Criminal matter withdrawn – no prima facie evidence
Loss of firearm	Vosloorus	30/07/2019	Still under investigation by SAPS
Corruption	Tembisa	238/07/2019	Still under investigation by SAPS

SUMMARY

Period from 1 August 2017 to 31 August 2019 (2 years)

Type of criminal case Total number

Corruption 14

Assault 07

Discharge of firearm 03

Crimen injuria 01

Possession of unlicensed firearm 02

Pointing of firearm 03

Murder 02

Drunk driving 02

Attempted murder 02

Armed robbery 02

Domestic violence 02

Reckless and Negligence driving 01

Trading in precious metal (Gold) 01

Possession of stolen vehicle 01

Culpable homicide 01

House breaking 01

Loss of firearm 02

Trespassing 01

Use vehicle without owner permission 01

TOTAL 49

Reply:

The information to respond to this question was obtained from the North West Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs:

1. Financial Management - The implementation of Municipal Property Rates Act (MPRA)
   1. The Rustenburg Local Municipality was behind with the processes to comply with compilation and implementation of the General Valuation Roll (GVR) to be implemented on 1st July 2020. The North West Provincial Department of COGTA intervened and advised the Municipality to request for the extension of the validity period of the GVR, which was complied with and granted. The MEC responsible for local government in the North West Provnice further initiated and advised that the process plan be adopted which the Municipality did and the Steering Committee was appointed by the Municipal Council.

• 1. The Steering Committee meetings were held on a monthly basis from August 2020 with the support of the North West Provincial Department of COGTA discussing the progress in relation to the processes, procedures of the MPRA, including the importance of honouring the time-frames to ensure the smooth implemention of the new General Valuation roll with effect from 1 July 2021. Moreover, on the 28th of August 2020 a special council meeting was held regarding the determination on date of valuation as per section 31 of Municipal Property Rates Act no. 4 of 2006.

• 1. The Rustenburg LM received their new valuation roll at the end of January 2021 for implementation on the 1st July 2021 as prescribed by the MPRA.

• 1. On the 2 February 2021, the North West Provincial Department compiled Section 49 (1) (a) (b) and (c) letter to advising the Municipality on compliance thereof and the consequences of non-compliance as stipulated in terms of MPRA, which was subsequently followed by Sections 8, 9 and 20 letter on the 17 March 2021 advising on the categories of rates policy and limits on annual increase of rate to be properly aligned with the property categories.

1. 2021/22 Intervention Measures:
   1. The North West Provincial Department to continue to monitor the process to ensure smooth implementation of the General Valuation Roll on the 1st July 2021.
   2. The North West Provincial Department will closely monitor the completeness of Section 49 of the MPRA process, which also includes Chapter 4 of the Municipal Systems Act, i.e. public participation.
   3. The North West Provincial Department to ensure that the inputs to the Rates Policy of the Municipality finds expression in line with the new valuation roll to be implemented on the 1st July 2021.
   4. There are continuous engagement session with Government Departments on debts owed to the Municipality for improved cash flow.
   5. The Rustenburg LM has been identified as one of the big city in the North West Province to be monitored and supported on the ‘Responsible Citizenry Campaign’ initiative by Government. To this end, the Municipality was engaged to start with the launch of the Campaign.

1. Governance
   1. A Section 154 of the Constitution support package was developed for Rusternburg Municipality in 2018 when Section 100(1)(a) was invoked, currently the North West Provincial Department is in a process of reviewing the Section 154 support package that will be integrated into the draft DDM One Plan for the Bojanala District Municpality.
   2. The Provincial Department developed a dummy oversight report, together with the Municipality and provided guidance on the usage of the dummy oversight report.
   3. The Provincial Department monitored and supported the Municipality on the drafting and submission of the oversight report to the legislature, in compliance with Section 132 of the MFMA. The Municipality managed to develop the oversight report before the national lockdown. A meeting to table the report to council was scheduled for 31 March 2020, but the report only served in the council after the regulations for level 3 on Covid-19 were issued out, which lead to the Municipality submitting its oversight report as well as annual report on the 12th June 2020. Feedback on the assessment of the oversight report was issued to the Municipality.
   4. Training on how to address the Unathorised, Irregular, Fruitless and Wasteful (UIF&W) expenditure was conducted to support staff of the Municipality, as well as to the members of the MPAC, members of the Disciplinary Board and Finance Committees in collaboration with SALGA, National and Provincial Treasuries.

Reply:

We have not scheduled a DDM visit to the Sekhukhune District yet and therefore have not had engagement with the Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality.

However the Provincial Department of COGTA, working with the Sekhukhune District Municipality has engaged the municipality to discuss service delivery issues. In villages that do not have any water infrastructure, the Municipality supplies them with water through water tankers as per Ward councillor’s request.

Some of the projects that are currently being implemented in the Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality are:

No.	Project Name	Targeted Village/s	Current Status
1	Mogorwane Water Supply Scheme	Mogorwane	Planned for completion and commissioning before end of May 2021
2	Mashabela Water Supply Scheme	Mashabela	Partially functional
3	Glencowie, GaMoloi, Cabrief, New Stand and Pelepele Park Water Reticulation	Glencowie, GaMoloi, Cabrief, New Stand and Pelepele Park Water	Functional
4	Makgeru Schoonoord Bulk Water Supply Scheme. The total project cost is R210 396 563.42	Different villages within Makgeru and Schoonoord areas	The project is 90% complete. It is scheduled for completion on 15 September 2021. To date, expenditure on local empowerment is as follows: A total of R8 131 729.58 was spent on 25 Local contractors / suppliers. A total of R55million has been spent on local labourers; R1 839 000 has been spent on providing accredited training to about 400 local people.
5	Construction of water reticulation pipelines in GaMogashoa (Senkgapudi) and Manamane The total budget is R144 467 205.32	GaMogashoa (Sekgapudi) and Manamage	The projects are at 74% complete. Scheduled completion dates are 24 June 2021 and 28 May 2021. To date, expenditure on local empowerment is as follows: GaMogashoa (Sekngapudi) – R3 688 900 has been spent on 10 local companies and R1 326 000 has also been spent on 34 local labourers. Manamane – R2 627 925.83 has been spent on 13 local companies and R871 050 has been spent on 32 local companies.

Reply:

The information was obtained from the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Mpumalanga Province.

The municipality has been implementing a project for the development of groundwater supply scheme for Moloto with the aim of addressing the chronic water shortage faced by the above-mentioned village. The details of the project are as follows:

Name of Project: Moloto Village Ground Water Supply Scheme

Project scope: The project scope is as follows:

• Drilling and equipping of 10 boreholes (estimated yield 4.5Ml/day)
• Equipping of existing boreholes with electrical pumps
• Construction of Water Treatment Package Plant
• Construction of two (2) high lift pump stations.
• Construction of two (2) bulk water supply lines to the existing 5.0Ml concrete reservoir.
• Construction of a pump house, near the existing concrete reservoir.
• Eskom connection.
• Installation of automatic pump control units.
• Installation of pipe line appurtenances.
• Perimeter fencing.
• Water Use Licence (WUL) application.

Project Budget: The total budget for the full scope of works is R 28 579 251.05.

Project Start Date: 28 February 2019

Project completion Date: The project is projected to be completed as soon as Eskom completes the re-installation of the vandalised Eskom Kiosk.

Number of planned beneficiaries: The project is envisaged to serve a population of 20 966 persons

Project funding source: The project is funded through the Water Services infrastructure Grant (WSIG)

Currently, the project progress is at 90% with the outstanding works of ESKOM connection, testing and commissioning. The ESKOM connection was done last year but the connection equipment and a transformer were subsequently stolen just after installation while Eskom was in the process of completing the installation.

Following a number of meetings between ESKOM and the municipality, a consensus was reached to put security measures to protect the infrastructure before ESKOM can replace the stolen items, of which the municipality did in October 2020. Therefore, it was then expected that ESKOM will replace all the stolen items and energise the boreholes however to this end, this has not been done even after numerous letters, and telephonic conversations to follow-up on the matter.

The recent report from ESKOM is that they are still in a process of procuring the stolen items. Once installation is completed in June 2021, the community of Moloto will have sustainable water supply.

In addition, the Municipality has completed the construction of a 5Ml reservoir to augment the water storage capacity and has also started with the implementation of the Moloto Water Infrastructure (Water reticulation) project of which the inception meeting was held on 04th March 2021. The project is under construction and will be implemented in 3 phases. Phase one is projected to be completed by 30 March 2022. A total of 4 770 households expected to benefit from the project.

Based on the above the municipality has a plan to address the water challenges faced by the residents of the Moloto village.

 

Reply:

The political and administrative levels in municipalities must work together to improve on service delivery. Instability at any of the levels is has a negative impact on the ability of the municipality to perform its functions. All councillors are obliged to abide by the Councillor Code of Conduct (Schedule 1 of the Municipal Systems Act, 2000). The following clauses are pertinent:

2. A councillor must:

a) perform the functions of office in good faith, honestly and a transparent manner; and

b) at all times act in the best interest of the municipality and in such a way that the credibility and integrity of the municipality are not compromised.

11. A councillor may not, except as provided by law

a) interfere in the management or administration of any department of the municipal council unless mandated by council;

b) give or purport to give any instruction to any employee of the council except when authorised to do so;

c) obstruct or attempt to obstruct the implementation of any decision of the council or a committee by an employee of the council; or

d) encourage or participate in any conduct which would cause or contribute to maladministration in the council.

When the Code is breached, the recourse lies with the Municipal Council and the provincial MEC for Local Government.

1) The municipal council may

a) investigate and make a finding on any alleged breach of a provision of this Code; or

b) establish a special committee. to investigate and make a finding on any alleged breach of this Code; and ii. to make appropriate recommendations to the council.

2) If the council or a special committee finds that a councillor has breached a provision of this Code, the council may

a) issue a formal warning to the councillor;

b) reprimand the councillor;

c) request the MEC for local government in the province to suspend the councillor for a period; d. fine the councillor; and e. request the MEC to remove the councillor from office

3) The MEC for local government may appoint a person or a committee to investigate any alleged breach of a provision of this Code and to make a recommendation on whether the councillor should be suspended or removed from office.

4) If the MEC is of the opinion that the councillor has breached a provision of this Code, and that such contravention warrants a suspension or removal from office, the MEC maya. suspend the councillor for a period and on conditions determined by the MEC; or b. remove the councillor from office.

In terms of the amendments to the Municipal Structures Act, an MEC for local government will be able to remove a councillor from office for a breach of the Code and that councillor will not be eligible to become a councillor for a period of two years.

Political infighting requires all politicians and the intervention of their political parties to resolve their issues. All political office bearers have the responsibility to ensure communities are served effectively, efficiently, and respectfully.

Reply:

The Department in collaboration with South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and key stakeholders developed an Integrated Councillor Induction Programme (ICIP). The programme is accredited by Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSETA at NQF Level 3. It is a mandatory programme for all newly elected municipal councillors and traditional leaders who are identified to participate in the proceedings of municipal councils. Upon successful completion of the five-day training session, participants are awarded a certificate of competence.

The ICIP is followed by the municipal specific induction programme which entails the induction of councilors by their respective municipalities. The focus of the programme is to equip councilors with knowledge on the environment they will operating within the municipal jurisdiction.
This includes inter alia the development of applicable municipal by-laws, rules of order in council, specific responsibilities of each councilor in respect of committees which they serve.

The other mandatory programme relates to the portfolio-based induction. This programme is designed to orientate councilors in specific portfolios aligned to their respective functional responsibilities in the municipality. These will include various council committees such as Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) and Oversight Committees.

Furthermore, municipal councillors are also encouraged to enroll for an accredited NQF Level 5 Training Programme, which is designed for an individual career pathway for those who have formal and experiential learning as they have served as councillors before. Career pathway incorporates councilor induction as a starting point of councilor development during the term of office of the council.

 

Reply:

During the opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders (NHTL) on 25 February 2020, the President of the Republic of South Africa called on traditional leaders to lead in the implementation of the agrarian revolution programme. Through the NHTL, traditional leaders in all provinces were mobilized to make land available in their respective communities for agricultural programmes and projects.

In ensuring that traditional leaders acceded to the call of making land available for the implementation of the agrarian revolution programme, Traditional Leaders were consulted through Provincial Houses of Traditional Leaders and the Chairperson Forum. All Provincial Houses were requested to cascade information to respective Local Houses of Traditional Leaders. Furthermore, the Chairperson visited provinces where he encouraged traditional leaders to pledge land for agricultural purposes.

To date, as per the table below, one million five hundred thousand (1.5 million) hectares of land has been pledged by traditional leaders for agricultural programmes and projects in areas under the jurisdiction of traditional leadership. Working with the relevant government departments and stakeholders, the implementation of the agrarian revolution programme will be in line with the District Development Model (DDM).

The details of the land pledged are as follows:

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	HECTARES PLEDGED	TOTAL P/PROVINCE
Limpopo	Waterberg	684943	685043
	Mopani	100
Mpumalanga	All Districts		66109
Northern Cape	John Taolo Gaetsewe	4 410	4410
Free State	Thabo Mofutsanyane	100	2100
	Mangaung	2000
Eastern Cape	OR Tambo	804038	810 250
	Chris Hani	4 300
Gauteng	City of Tshwane	2010	2010
KwaZulu-Natal	iLembe	30	30
TOTAL			1 569 952

Reply:

There is no fruitless, wasteful nor irregular expenditure linked to the MTEF allocation for the District Development Model for the 2020/21 Financial Year.

Reply:

Yes, I have received a briefing from the Gauteng department of COGTA on the sewer system challenges in the Emfuleni Municipality. The Emfuleni Municipality’s sewerage system has had numerous and continues to have interventions to ensure that it is fully functional. Unfortunately, due to ageing infrastructure, often these interment repairs result in other failures on the system in other areas, leading to the health hazards that are caused by the sewerage spillage.

The Sharpeville area is serviced through the Leeuwkuil Waste-Water Treatment Works. This plant is earmarked for upgrading as part of the Sedibeng Regional Sanitation Scheme. The programme includes all lines and pumpstations that convey sewer to the plant. The Department of Water and Sanitation has allocated R117.1 million under the 2021/22 Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG) to the Vaal River System Intervention project to upgrade infrastructure and to address the sewer blockages and pollution of the Vaal River.

The participation of the Provincial and National Departments on these intervention programme has addressed some of the challenges, an example being the completion of the Module 6 Waste-Water Treatment in Sebokeng. Ongoing engagements with the Department Water and Sanitation and various stakeholder such as MISA, DBSA and other such agencies, are currently taking place to address both the short- and long-term intervention plans.

Operational sewer blockages are attended to as-and-when they occur. The Emfuleni Local Municipality has serious constraint with regard to resources however the municipality always attempts to address sewer spillages in order to mitigate health risks and avoid undue inconvenience to its residence.

The existing pumpstation located within Sharpeville was refurbished and repaired in 2018/2019 financial year. The pumpstation is sometimes non-functional due to electrical interruptions and other related operational challenges however, these challenges are attended to by the operational personnel as-and-when required.

Reply:

1. Private sector stakeholders have engaged the department and agreed to provide technical assistance of varying nature in respect of the work of the District Hubs

(a) The stakeholders are among others, the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA), the United Nations and the Public/Private Growth Initiative (PPGI).

(b) The DBSA has been appointed as the implementing agent for the District Development Model on behalf of the department. The remaining stakeholders provide capacity building opportunities and technical support in their respective areas of expertise.

We have no formal agreements with individual volunteers at this early stage.

2. A memorandum of agreement has been signed with the DBSA. Memoranda of understanding have been finalized with United Nations; National Business Institute (NBI) detailing length of the respective agreements; roles and responsibilities; governance structures; and other legalities.

The District Development Model is inclusive in its approach to ensure that we bring stakeholders outside the department. In this regard the department continues to explore partnerships in support of the implementation of the District Development Model.