Questions and Replies

Reply:

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has assured me that, in most cases, court documents are available. As the Department has a filing system, on which charge sheets are filed.

However, the Honourable Member is requested to alert/inform us if there are specific cases and/or matters that he is aware of, where documents are missing, so that the Department may investigate the matter(s) and report back accordingly.

2. Furthermore, in instances where court records are missing, records or portions of records, this leads to one (1) or two (2) scenarios:

(i) Duplicates are requested from the persons who filed said documents; and/or

(ii) Court records can be reconstructed. However, this process depends on the availability of the Magistrate and the Magistrate’s records, and requires the availability and records of the Prosecutor/s and Legal Aid Attorneys and/or legal representatives involved.

The Department’s nine (9) Provincial Offices regularly meet on a monthly basis and/or as often as the need arises with relevant various stakeholders to address any blockages which may occur.

 

Reply:

a) Illegal mining is regarded as a serious crime and cannot be equated to Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining. In 2021 the Department introduced the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Strategy as a policy intervention to drive the development of Artisanal and Small-Scale miners and encourage the participation of Historically Disadvantaged South Africans.

b) Any person who wishes to participate in mining / prospecting activities is allowed to apply in terms of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) and the above policy guideline.

Reply:

The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities is partnering with various stakeholders on developing a 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) Youth Skills and Employment Initiative. This Initiative seeks to equip the youth with digital skills, so that young people (including young women and youth with disabilities) can participate in the digital economy.

This Initiative is a solution which seeks to prepare the youth as the current and future workforce by training 4 000 young people in skills that are required now and in the future. It is envisaged that once trained, young people would be more employable or become entrepreneurs. The targeted beneficiaries for the 4IR Youth Skills and Employment Initiative are unemployed young people between the ages of 18–35 years. These youth will be equipped with technical training and will receive internationally recognised certificates upon completion.

It will provide training in the following areas:

a) Technical skills in Digital Literacy;

b) Information Technology Essentials;

c) Technical Support skills;

d) Web Development skills;

e) Cell phones and Computer Repair skills;

f) Information Technology Trainers skills;

g) Cybersecurity skills;

h) Entrepreneurship skills; and

i) Sales and Digital Marketing skills.

There have been consultations with the Economic Sectors, Investment, Employment and Infrastructure Development; the Governance, State Capacity and Institutional Development; and the Social Protection, Community and Human Development Directors-General Clusters on the initiative.

The DWYPD will coordinate the 4IR Youth Skills and Employment Initiative and ensure reporting. The implementing partners who have committed to be part of this Initiative are:

a) Department of Cooperative Governance;

b) National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA);

c) Digiconnect; and

d) CISCO.

Two Memoranda of Agreement have been signed between the DWYPD and the Department of Cooperative Governance and CISCO. The Memoranda of Agreement with the National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA) and Digiconnect have been finalised and are being processed for signature by both partners. The 4IR Youth Skills and Employment Initiative will be presented to Cabinet once all Memoranda of Agreement have been signed.

Reply:

According to the information received from Alexkor, Denel, Eskom, Safcol, SAA and Transnet

 

SOC	REPLIES
Alexkor	1. Alexkor SOC Limited has not sponsored any sport teams outside the Republic of South Africa in the past five years. 2. There were no teams sponsored.
Denel	1. Denel has never spent on sponsorships for teams outside the Republic of South Africa in the past five years. 2. N/A
Eskom	1. Eskom has not sponsored any sports teams outside or inside the Republic in the past five years. 2. Not applicable.
SAFCOL	1. SAFCOL has not sponsored any sports teams outside the Republic of SA. 2. N/A
SAA	1. South African Airways (SAA) has not sponsored any sporting teams within nor outside the Republic of South Africa in the past. 2. N/A
Transnet	(1) Transnet has not sponsored any sporting teams within nor outside the Republic of South Africa in the past. (2) N/A

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Jacky Molisane P J Gordhan, MP

Acting Director-General Minister

Date: Date:

Reply:

According to section 92 (2) and (3) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, it states that:

(2) Members of the Cabinet are accountable collectively and individually to Parliament for the exercise of their powers and the performance of their functions.

(3) Members of the Cabinet must—

(a) act in accordance with the Constitution; and

(b) provide Parliament with full and regular reports concerning matters under their control.

The Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services is responsible for two Departments being (1) the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJCD) and (2) the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) with two Deputy Ministers responsible for each Department. Deputy Minister, Mr J Jeffery is responsible for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and iNkosi P Holomisa is responsible for the Department of Correctional Services.

The question asked by Honourable Prof. CT Msimang is not detailed as to which Deputy Minister his question is referring to; furthermore it does not indicate the date, the occasion and platform of June 2022. My office has consulted with both Deputy Ministers in an attempt to respond to the question posed.

It is in my desire to respond to all parliamentary questions; I would like to request the Honourable member to ask the question with the more specific details as highlighted above.

Reply:

1. The DOJ&CD has a total of 2000 Court Interpreters at different levels and also at different Language proficiency levels. 65% of the total number has post matric qualifications, and the remainder of 35% still has Matric only, but are however being afforded various opportunities to up-skill themselves and be professionalized through the on-going programs that are underway.

(a)(i) 95% of the Court Interpreters in all the Courts are offering Interpretation with the Official Language of Record (English) and the two Indigenous Languages of their respective Provinces. In one particular instances, it is required that the junior court interpreters of experience less than 5 years can be limited to the Lower courts, while Senior Court Interpreters and above ranks should be deployed to the Regional Courts.

(b)(ii) There are 36 Court Interpreters permanently employed by the DOJ&CD who are offering foreign Languages Interpreting services.

They offer the following Languages:

(i) Shona;

(ii) Nyanja;

(iii) Chichewa;

(iv) Kiswahili;

(v) Zimbabwe Ndebele;

(vi) Mozambican Shangaan;

(vii) Portuguese; and

(viii) Isindau

(c) Over and above the above, there are over 250 casual Foreign Language Interpreters on the DoJ&CD Central database which can be easily accessed from the departmental Intranet.

(d) There are also 6 Service Providers who are offering Foreign Language Services with sufficient capacity to meet the DoJ&CD demand for the service.

(e) This therefore puts the DoJ&CD in a better position to deal with the challenge brought about by the current influx of foreign nationals in the country and in our courts.

2. (a) There are currently 11 qualified South African Sign Language Interpreters, who are permanently employed by the DoJ&CD.

(b) Over and above that, there are several legal entities on the central Database of the DoJ&CD, who offer SASL Interpreting.

(c) The imminent promulgation of SASL as the 12th Official Language, has urged the DoJ&CD to embark on the reskilling the current crop of Court Interpreters in SASL, and the DOJ&CD HRD has put aside funds for the SASL Training as part of the 2023/2024 programs.

Reply:

The Department has in the past two financial years compiled a monitoring report on the empowerment of women, youth and persons with disabilities focusing on levels of equity, employment, ownership and participation women, youth and persons with disabilities.

The report records the participation of women in senior leadership as follows:

1. Women Magistrates were 48.7% in 2020/21 and increased to 52.1% in 2021/22.

2. Women judges were 43.1% in 2020/21 and increased to 45.5% in 2021/22.

3. Representation of women in South African Police Services as Major General is at 37.9%, and Brigadier is at 38.2%. The percentage increased to 50% at higher position of Divisional Commissioner, Provincial Commissioner and Top Management. While the National commissioner is a man, two of the three Deputy National Commissioner are women.

4. Women representation at SMS level in the public service was at 27.9% in 2021/22. Youth are represented at levels 13, 14 and 15 with 1.4%, 1.7%, and 3.2 % respectively while persons with disabilities are represented by less than 2% in three levels.

5. Top Management level representation of women in the Private Sector was at 24.6%.

6. Data from StatsSA indicates that there are 4 407 Councillors of which 1 309 are female which translates to 29.7% women representation as Councillors.

Reply:

1. (aa)Table below display international travel for Minister Pravin Gordhan

(a) Destination	b) (i) Total Costs	(b)(i) Accommodation	(b) (ii)Travel	(b)(iii) Other costs
India	R 158 307,16	R 82 829,98	R 75 477,18	-
Russia	R 280 430,93	R 158 237,00	R 106 462,93	R 15 731,00
New York	R 168 420,90	R 48 000,00	R 120 420,90
Washington/United Kingdom	R 177 819,18	R 45 267,86	R 100 104,90	R 32 446,42
Dubai	R 226 892,73	R 71 290,40	R 110 542,65	R 45 059,68
Total	R 1011 870,90	R 405 625,24	R 513 008,56	R 93 237,10

1. (bb) Table below display international travel for Deputy Minister Phumulo Masualle.

a) Destination	b) Total Costs	(b) (i) Accommodation	(b) (ii)Travel	(iii) Other costs
Abidjan	R 98 446.62	R 5 536.88	R 71 041,44	R 21 868,30
Dakar, Ghana
Total	R 98 446,62	R 5 536,88	R 71 041,44	R 21 868,30

2.(aa) The total cost incurred for domestic air travel for Minister Pravin Gordhan

The total cost incurred for domestic air travel for Minister from June 2019 to January 2023 is R 899 213,99

2.(bb) The total cost incurred for domestic air travel for Deputy Minister Phumulo

Masualle

The total cost incurred for domestic air travel for Deputy Minister from June 2019 to January 2023 is R 2 587 419,62

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved

Jacky Molisane P J Gordhan, MP

Acting Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

Date: Date:

Reply:

Section 36(3) of the National Prosecuting Authority Act, 1998 provides that the Director-General: Justice is, subject to the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), 1999, charged with the responsibility of accounting for State monies received or paid out for or on account of the prosecuting authority. Treasury Regulations issued in terms of the PFMA provides for the acceptance of gifts, donations and sponsorships. All cash gifts, donations or sponsorships must be paid into the relevant revenue fund. All gifts, donations or sponsorships received during the course of the financial year must be disclosed as a note to the annual financial statements of the institution.

From the above, the framework for the acceptance of private donations in government operates under strict protocols. Further, prosecutors are constitutionally mandated to exercise their prosecutorial powers without fear, favour or prejudice.

In keeping with the PFMA, and the degree of transparency required, oversight over donor funding is exercised by the Office of the Auditor-General as well as the Internal Audit Team. An internal register of all donations is kept centrally and will enable the NPA to disclose these donations in the Annual Financial Statements as per the National Treasury requirements.

The prosecutorial independence of prosecutors ensures that there are no impediments that will prevent the NPA to prosecute private donors who violate the law.

END

Reply:

Community unrests and protest can be minimized where there are good relationships and proper stakeholder engagements between mining companies and mine communities.

The Department is conducting community workshops to educate mine communities on their rights and expectations where mining is taking place, and to improve communication and corporation between the mines, community representative structures and other relevant stakeholders.

To decrease community unrests, the Department participates in the formalisation of community representative structures to promote a level playing field for consultation and engagement between mines and communities. To achieve this, the Department is engaging and working in collaboration with COGTA and SALGA for the endorsement of community structures.

However, it is the responsibility of mining companies to exercise a high level of meaningful consultation and engagement with their stakeholders. This is further stipulated in the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act Regulations (published in March 2020) in line with the EIA Regulations of the NEMA. The Department is determined to enforce these Regulations and intensify compliance on publication of Social and Labour Plans by the mining companies. Where non-compliance is found, statutory notices or directives will be issued to such mining companies as stipulated by the legislative framework.

Reply:

1. It has been estimated that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will require around R1,7 billion of funding to be able to respond to the State Capture cases, and develop the required capacity needed to address the growing complexity of challenges facing the NPA. National Treasury allocated a total of R1.3 billion over the MTEF period towards the capacitation of the NPA to deal with State Capture and complex corruption as well as related matters. A total of R28,5 million support of donations in kind were raised from non-profits and business which were also used for capacitation project in the NPA.

2. The NPA included, in the Memorandum of Understanding with Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), a pre-condition for vetting of resources offered from all private sector partners. Where BLSA is aware of potential conflict with the donor, such donors are not referred to the NPA. We can confirm that through this partnership and the NPA vetting process, no donor was red flagged and no protocols on donations were violated.

END

Reply:

ISSUE	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
(a) Who has been the representative at each board	Ms Nomzamo Bhengu Chief Director: Strategy & Systems	Ms Nomzamo Bhengu Chief Director: Strategy & Systems	Ms Nomzamo Bhengu tenure ended 31 May 2022 Ms Nonkqubela Silulwane Chief Director: Research and Knowledge Management. Appointed from 26 October 2022
(b) What processes were followed to appoint the representative in each case	A standard approach has been to identify a suitable employee at Chief Director level who possess the necessary skills and expertise and submit a recommendation to the Minister for her consideration. Upon receiving concurrence from the Minister, details of the employee are processed to Cabinet for consideration and approval, in accordance with the procedure for Board appointments.
(c) What are the functions of the representative on each Board	The functions of the representative are in terms of the section 10 (1) and (2) of the Tourism Act, 2014 as well as the sections of the PFMA applicable to Boards of public entities. The member is, however, a non-voting member and may not be appointed as chairperson or deputy chairperson of the Board.
(d) How does the representative report to her department	The representative of the department has not, in the past, reported to the department on any matters of the Board. However, this will be reviewed when the Department develops the Service Level Agreement with the Board in the first quarter of the 2023/24 Financial year.

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a) The Department has been in consultation with the State Information and Technology Agency (SITA) regarding the digitisation (automation) of the housing waiting list, which is formerly known as the National Housing Needs Register (NHNR).

The digitisation of the housing waiting list seeks to ensure that the process of housing application and allocation is more reliable, transparent, accessible and it also strives to minimise if not prevent the occurrence of fraud and corruption. The digitisation also entails the review of the Housing Subsidy System (HSS) in order to improve data integrity and ensure that there is a common understanding of the housing needs across the length and breadth of the country.

Furthermore, the Department has partnered with SITA and CSIR to conduct feasibility studies and the corresponding project deliverables.

b) It is envisaged that the South African citizenry will enjoy the benefits of the Digital Transformation Project with effect from the 2023/24 financial year.

 

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In respect of (1)

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy and the IPP Sector (primarily Project Companies and Lenders) engage with the matter pertaining to tariffs perceived to be high. It was resolve that a refinancing mechanism be introduced to facilitate the reduction of tariffs without affecting project viability.

To date 15 projects have successfully refinanced their debt thus saving consumers R 4 billion rands in tariffs over the term of the contracts. More refinancing applications are being processed.

In respect of (2)(a)(b)(c)

The said information could be provided upon receipt of a request. It should be noted that such information provision will be done in accordance with legislation such as the POPI Act.

Reply:

The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) through its Agency, the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), has in the first three quarters of the current financial year processed 251 grants to youth owned enterprises in the Eastern Cape Province. In addition, in the first three quarters of the current financial year created and sustained 827 jobs through supporting entrepreneurs and enterprises in the Eastern Cape Province.

Of the total beneficiaries that received grant funding 45% were young women and 17% were young people living with disabilities.

The Department through the NYDA also participates in the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention which is government’s plan to address youth unemployment through transitioning young people into the labour market to significantly reduce the high rate of youth unemployment. It is intended to coordinate, enhance, and scale up existing programmes across government and through close partnerships with the private sector. Bringing together a wide range of partners within and beyond government, it is the largest and most comprehensive plan to address youth employment in South Africa’s democratic history.

To pursue this objective and to unlock the energy and potential of young people, five priority actions will be implemented to catalyse long-term change:

1. Building a national Pathway Management Network for young work-seekers to view and access available learning and work opportunities and receive a range of support services and work readiness training to help them navigate into employment and other economic opportunities. Young people will receive a basic package of support in person, online and over the phone, complete online assessments and training and be matched to a wide range of opportunities.

2. Implementing agile, demand-led workforce development programmes that allow young people to develop the capabilities required to take up new opportunities in growth sectors such as global business services, digital and technology, tourism, agriculture, and social services over five years, and support those sectors to expand. This will be achieved through short learning interventions matched to real demand in the economy, in partnership with Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), Skills, Education and Training Authourities (SETAs), the National Skills Fund (NSF), sector bodies and the Public-Private Growth Initiative.

3. Supporting the township and rural economy by creating inclusive markets in opportunity areas such as the food economy, the green economy, health, and education. To enable self-employment and enterprise, focus will be placed on systemic enablers such as connectivity, public infrastructure and market access – in addition to the direct enterprise support and financing provided by DSBD and its agencies.

4. Providing opportunities for workplace experience through the Youth Employment Service and ensuring that every student enrolled in TVET colleges can access work-integrated learning to complete their qualifications and enter the workplace.

5. Revitalising the National Youth Service to create opportunities for young people to meaningfully contribute to their communities, develop critical skills required to participate effectively in the economy, build confidence and expand their networks and social capital.

The Presidential Youth Employment Intervention is also being implemented in the Eastern Cape Province.

Reply:

1. The monitoring of adolescent births is a competency of the Department of Health. This part of the question may be directed to the Minister of Health.

2(a) . Not applicable.

(b) The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) is cooperating with the Department of Basic Education (DoE) to develop a Plan of Action (PoA) on Teenage Pregnancy. The PoA will be implemented by various departments and stakeholders and the DWYPD will monitor its implementation. In the PoA, the DWYPD will be implementing intergenerational dialogues on teenage pregnancies in communities to prevent teenage pregnancies.

Reply:

according to information received from Alexkor:

(a)

(i) The Interim Chief Executive Officer of Alexkor SOC Limited earns a monthly salary of R107 536,00 per month based on 100% utilization in accordance with the hourly rates provided in column B-22 of the DPSA guide on hourly rates for consultants, published in July 2020.

(ii) The salaries of the top executives are tabulated below.

Executive Title/Position	Total Cost to Company
Chief Financial Officer (Vacant)
PSJV Executive Positions
Environmental Manager	R1,306, 838,28
Safety and Health Manager	R1,184 165,64
Security Manager	R779 309,02
Mine Manager	R1, 739 424,00
Chief Financial Officer
IT Manager	R1,149,172,44
Mine Engineer	R1,626,682,97

(b) No additional monies or meeting fees are paid to Executives to attend meetings.

 

reply according to information received from Denel:

(a)

(i) The Interim Group Chief Executive Officer of Denel SOC Limited is paid R 2,800,000 per annum

(ii) The salaries of the top executives are tabulated below:

Executive Title/Position	Total Cost to Company
Interim Group Chief Financial Officer	R 1,760,000
Chief Restructuring Officer	R 2,860,000
Group Chief Operations Officer and Interim Chief Executive Officer: Denel Land Systems	R 3,000,000
Interim Group Executive HR and Transformation	R972,328
Chief Executive Officer: PMP	R 2,800,015
Interim Chief Executive Officer: Aeronautics	R 1,546,083
Interim Chief Executive Officer: Vehicle Systems	R 1,133,600
Chief Executive Officer: Aeronautics	R 2,800,000
Chief Executive Officer: Dynamics	R 2,100,000
Chief Executive Officer: OTR	R 1,400,000

(b) No additional monies or meeting fees are paid to Executives to attend meetings.

REPLY ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM ESKOM:

(a)

(i) The former Group Chief Executive Officer of Eskom Holdings SOC Limited until 28 February 2023, Mr AM de Ruyter, was paid an annual salary R7,040,010,00

(ii) The salaries of the top executives are tabulated below:

Executive Title/Position	Total Cost to Company
Group Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director (GCFO)	R4,900,000
Chief Operating Officer:	R5,496,000
Group Executive: Legal	R3,100,000
Group Executive Government & Regulatory Affairs:	R3,100,000
Group Executive Human Resources:	R3,339,000

(b) No additional monies or meeting fees are paid to Executives to attend meetings.

REPLY ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM SAA:

(a)

(i) The Interim Group Executive Chairman of SAA SOC Limited is paid R 3 780 000 per annum

(ii) The salaries of the top executives are tabulated below:

Executive Title/Position	Total Cost to Company
Chief Financial Officer (Executive Director)	R2,851,000,00
Chief Audit Executive	R2,800,000,00
Chief People Officer	R2,592,000,00
Chief Commercial Officer	R2,160,000,00
Chief Airline Operations Officer	R1,572,148,00

(b) No additional monies or meeting fees are paid to Executives to attend meetings.

REPLY ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM SAFCOL:

(a)

(i) The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SAFCOL SOC Limited is paid R3,414,642,57 per annum

(ii) The salaries of the top executives are tabulated below:

Executive Title/Position	Total Cost to Company
Chief Financial Officer (Executive Director)	R2,735,954,48
Chief Audit Executive	R1,730,560,00
Chief Risk Officer	R1,881,394,32
Executive: Strategy and Commercial	R1,951,595,78

(b) No additional monies or meeting fees are paid to Executives to attend meetings.

REPLY ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM TRANSNET:

(a)

(i) The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Transnet SOC Limited is paid R8,500,000 per annum

(ii) The salaries of the top executives are tabulated below:

Executive Title/Position	Total Cost to Company
Group Chief Financial Officer (Executive Director)	R5,800,000
Group Chief Executive: Transnet National Port Authority	R5,900,000
Chief Executive: Transnet Port Terminals	R5,100,000
Chief Executive: Transnet Freight Rail	R6,100,000
Chief Executive: Transnet Property	R4,600,000
Chief Executive: Transnet Pipelines	R4,200,000
Chief Executive: Transnet Engineering	R5,100,000
Chief of People Management & Learning	R5,100,000
Group Chief Information Officer	R4,500,000
Group Chief Procurement Officer	R4,500,000
Group Chief Officer: Strategy & Planning	R5,100,000
Group Chief Legal Officer	R5,400,000

(b) No additional fees or monies are paid to the Executives, to attend meetings. Other Group Executive members attend Board meetings on invitation and are not remunerated for same.

 

Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not approved

Jacky Molisane PJ Gordhan, MP

Acting Director-General Minister

Date: Date:

Reply:

According to the Information received from Alexkor

1. The position of the Environmental Manager was filled in 2012 and the one for General Mine Manager in 2020.
2. There were no new appointments as these positions were filled in 2012 and 2020 respectively.
3. There were no new appointments made to these positions the appointments of 2012 and 2020 were on a permanent basis.

 

Remarks: Approved / Not Approved

Jacky Molisane PJ Gordhan, MP

Acting Director-General Minister

Date: Date:

Reply:

The Department does not sponsor places of safety for homeless women, youth and persons with disabilities. This question should be directed to the Department of Social Development for reply.

Reply:

(a) The Comprehensive National Prevention Strategy on Gender Based Violence and Femicide was developed during the last quarter of 2021/22 financial year.

(b) The Department did not spend money to develop the strategy.

Reply:

1. (a) In 2019, the National Department of Health appointed Service Providers to conduct forensic investigations. One of the responsibilities has been to identify any fraudulent claims. The reports of these investigations are the basis of the current SIU investigations in all the Provinces in line with the Proclamation.

The following table reflects the details in this regard:

Province	Number of fraudulent claims paid out	Amount of money recouped	Top causes and/or reasons for medico-legal claims	Total number in each case
Eastern Cape	Nil	Nil	Obstetrics & Gynae related	1135
			Orthopaedic,	92
			Surgical	42
			ICU related	46
			Other	399
Free State	Nill	Nill	Cerebral Palsy	132
			Surgical complications	53
			Gynae & Obstetrics	84
			Wrong diagnosis/ medication	63
Gauteng	Nill	Nill	Prolonged labour	18
			Brain damage	93
			Genetics	2
			Injury or impairment	66
			Multiple prior pregnancies	18
			Unwanted pregnancy	5
			Respiratory distress syndrome	1
			Prior damage to uterus	25
			Foreign object found in birth canal	9
			Bacterial infection	26
Limpopo	Nill	Nill	-	-
Kwazulu-Natal			-	-
Mpumalanga	Nill	Nill	Cerebral Palsy	613
			Orthopaedics	391
North West	-	-	-	-
Northern Cape	Nil	Nil	Cerebral Palsy	33
			Surgery	9
Western Cape	Nill	Nill	Obstetric other mishaps	20%
			General surgical	10%
			Trauma	5%
			Neurosurgery	5%
			Orthopaedics	5%
			Ophthalmology	5%
			Paediatrics	5%
			Anaesthetics	5%
			Other	10%

2. According to Provinces, they use both manual and electronic tracking systems. Most of the Provinces have their inhouse electronic system.

3. According to the Provinces, there are those that are using their own electronic system. These include Eastern Cape Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Western Cape. Kwazulu-Natal, Free State, Gauteng, Northern Cape and North West are using the Case Management System.

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Reply:

a) The National Environmental Management Act, 107 of 1998 (NEMA) provides for regulation of activities which cannot be undertaken without an Environmental Authorisation, such listed activities includes mining and prospecting activities. If any person conducts a listed activity without an approved Environmental Authorisation they are committing an offense in terms of section 49A of NEMA and can be prosecuted following an investigation.

b) The Department is working with law enforcement authorities to deal with the scourge of illegal mining. There are several multi-disciplinary and intelligence led operations that have been successfully undertaken in Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North-West, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Free State in this financial year. The operations are at various stages of investigation as a result, details remain sub judice, however, additional information can be obtained from the South African Police Service and the National Prosecuting Authority.

c) It should also be noted, especially with recent experiences in illegal mining, that the scourge has become an organised crime often led by sophisticated crime syndicates. Further operations are being planned together with law enforcement authorities to respond to challenges caused by illegal mining activities in the country.

d) The South African Police Service has also set up the Economic Infrastructure Task Team (EITT) which role is to address the scourge of crimes within the non-ferrous metals, essential infrastructure, critical infrastructure, extortion, and illegal mining. The Department of Minerals and Energy is working together with the envisaged unit.

Reply:

a) To address the ageing infrastructure, SANRAL has an ongoing programme to strengthen the road network which assists to cope with the high volumes of traffic

b) The department is collaborating with provincial road authorities by providing ring-fenced allocations within the Provincial Road Maintenance Grant for upgrades and refurbishments of the road network. In terms of enhancing safety, the Department has made a special allocation from PRMG to improve safety on provincial strategic road networks such as the addition of passing and climbing lanes, guardrails, signage road markings and etc.

In addition to the above and by way of example, referring to the uPhongolo incident. I have approved the establishment of an Interdepartmental Task Team made up of State Departments at national, provincial, and local, including entities within my Department under the Roads Branch Interventions ranging from short, medium to long terms for example the provision of learner transport, aggressive road safety campaigns, establishment of satellite traffic station by the KZN, Road Traffic inspectorate, deployment of additional national traffic police to the KZN province, SAPS to request additional highway patrol vehicles to improve visibility; joint operational plans between KZN and Mpumalanga on the border of the two provinces; SAPS to engage with the local magistrate in prioritizing cases of traffic violations and to follow-up on all cases of vehicle accidents that happened on the N2 where there is no progress; SANRAL to erect and improve road signage of the N2 and urgently install rumble strips and speed humps.

Reply:

1. Firstly, it is necessary to clarify that the Presidential State-Owned Enterprises Council (PSEC), of which the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) is the secretariat, has suggested that South Africa adopt a centralised shareholder model for the management and oversight of SOEs. In furtherance of this model PSEC has recommended that South Africa should create a Holding Company (HoldCo), into which selected strategic SOEs would be amalgamated.

The DPE supports this proposal. The Holding Company will house selected strategic SOEs, in furtherance of a centralised shareholder model. The PSEC believes that housing SOEs in a centralised structure will promote professionalism, decrease politicisation and enhance good governance practices at SOEs, amongst other benefits.

Also, it is important to note that PSEC is not the first State initiated advisory body to call for the SOEs to be managed in terms of a centralised shareholding model. The Presidential Review Committee (PRC), chaired by Ms Riah Phiyega, was established in 2010, with a mandate to make recommendations pertaining to the reform and strengthening of the SOEs. Amongst the recommendations of the PRC were that:

• The Government should develop an overarching long-term strategy for SOEs;
• The Government should enact a single overarching law (State-owned Entities Act) governing all SOEs;
• The Government should develop a framework for the appointment of SOE Boards;
• The Government should develop a common performance management system;
• The Government should rationalise its holdings by focusing on those SOEs that provide public goods and those deemed to be strategic, namely serving national interests, national security and priority sectors;
• Government should address the issue of non-financially viable commercial SOEs; and
• The Government should develop an integrated reporting, monitoring and evaluation capacity for SOEs across all spheres of Government.

Additionally, The PRC highlighted the need to clarify the roles of the state in its capacity as (i) shareholder in, (ii) the regulator of, and (iii) the operational and regulatory policy-maker for SOEs. The PRC Report, in other words, highlighted the need to separate the shareholding, regulatory and policy-making functions of the State as they pertain to SOE management and oversight. Additionally, the Report also drew attention to the fact that there is a lack of clarity in SOE mandates; coupled with the fact that SOEs’ accountability channels and mechanisms can be opaque, with there often being multiple accountability frameworks (from differing oversight Departments or legislative frameworks) that SOEs need to comply with. This situation creates inefficiency and duplication of efforts by oversight bodies, facilitating unnecessary political interference in SOEs.

In a similar vein, the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, chaired by Judge Raymond Zondo, also highlighted (inter alia) the need for:

• SOE governance frameworks to be consolidated, and possibly augmented into one – by enacting a single SOE Act; and
• There to be a clear division between the State’s shareholding, regulatory and policy-making functions.

Consequently, the President’s announcement on the establishment of a National Holding Company (HoldCo) constitutes the enactment of recommendations put forth by the PRC, the Commission of Enquiry into Allegations of State Capture and PSEC. Furthermore, the establishment of a National Holding Company, in furtherance of a centralised shareholder model, is in alignment with growing international trend(promulgated by an OECD Report on the ‘Corporate Governance of State-owned enterprises’) that a centralised shareholder model is the optimum model for SOE management and oversight; with Chile, China, Finland, France, Hungary, Malaysia, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Singapore and Spain being amongst the countries that have adopted this model for the management of the SOEs.

The main benefits from the experience of the above countries of a centralised shareholder model for SOE management and oversight, are:

• Separation of the state’s ownership functions from its policy-making and regulatory or supervisory functions, to help avoid or minimise potential conflicts of interest;
• Minimising of the scope for political interference and bringing greater professionalism to the State’s ownership role, by pooling specialised capabilities and scarce resources;
• Promotion of greater coherence and consistency in applying corporate governance standards and in exercising the State’s ownership role across all SOEs;
• To manage state assets in a way that protects shareholder value;
• To achieve greater transparency and accountability in SOE operations through better oversight and performance monitoring.

In acknowledgment of 1) the importance of SOEs to South Africa’s future economic growth on the one hand, and to the government’s ability to deliver on its developmental mandates on the other hand; as well as 2) the fact that South Africa’s SOEs are currently in need of reform revitalisation, PSEC has recommended that South Africa establish a National Holding Company, as the mechanism to implement a centralised shareholder model for SOE management and oversight. Only selected strategic SOEs, that are currently financially viable, will be incorporated into HoldCo at the outset. The inclusion of additional SOEs into HoldCo can be possibly be considered, once SOEs have demonstrated to be sufficiently financially stable

Briefly, PSEC has been working on classifying the SOEs along 2 lines: 1) whether they are strategic or not; and 2) whether they are in crisis or not. PSEC has used frameworks and matrixes to determine each SOE’s status for this categorisation. Furthermore, PSEC has commissioned financial analysts to undertake deep dives into the SOEs. Information arising from the deep dives has also been utilised in categorising the SOEs. In short, four conditions need to be met for an entity to be deemed strategic. The conditions are that:

• 1. The function provided by the SOE is not adequately or appropriately provided by the private sector;
  2. There needs to be a natural monopoly in the industry or sector the SOE operates in;
  3. Disruption of the SOEs activities would have a high economic impact; and
  4. The SOEs function is critical for developmental purposes and state security.

On the other hand, in determining whether or not an SOE is in crisis, both financial and non-financial considerations are assessed. Financial indicators that point to an entity being in crisis include: (i) the entity carrying an unsustainable debt burden; (ii) the entity being unable to make payments on their debt/s when they are due; and/or (iii) then entity having a negative cashflow and/or negative equity over a sustained period. Non-financial indicators that point to an entity being in crisis include: (i) the entity having experienced serious governance breaches; (ii) the presence of procurement corruption within the entity; or the entity continually being ineffectively managed and thus continually exhibiting operational non-delivery.

Financial indicators	Non-financial indicators
Unsustainable debt burden Negative cashflow over a sustained period and/or negative equity Inability to settle liabilities when due	Serious governance breaches Procurement corruption Continued operational non-delivery and ineffective management

As noted above, only SOEs that are both strategic and not in crisis will be eligible for inclusion into HoldCo.

2. The prospect of SOEs being financially independent, and not reliant on on-going bailouts from the fiscus, is one that the DPE is committed to. Furthermore, the DPE is of the firm believe that, under the guidance of PSEC, SOEs can be restructured and repurposed so that they both (i) advance the country’s developmental objectives and (ii) cease being reliant on the fiscus.

 

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Jacky Molisane PJ Gordhan, MP

Acting Director-General Minister

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South Africa has not officially declared any minerals green. The Department is in the process of developing a strategy on critical minerals which will also reflect on minerals that are considered as green to support the country’s just energy transition.

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There are several programmes that are offered in English, facilitated by Justice College (Directorate: Legal Learning), that are aimed at capacitating and upskilling interpreters of all languages.

a) The last programmes were offered from 5 – 9 December 2022.

b) A total number of cohort that completed the programmes is 334, details are provided in Table 1 below.

c) Learners/participants are certificated in all the programmes.

Table1: Courses Offered

Course	April	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
a) Newly Appointed Court Interpreters	0	0	0	25	0	18	28	0	0	71
b) Advanced Course for Interpreters	0	0	0	30	0	22	0	0	0	52
c) Expert evidence for Interpreters	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	28
d) Civil Law	0	0	0	0	27	18	0	0	0	45
e) Legal Interpreting Learnership Remedial Interventions	53	16	31	0	23	15	0	0	0	138
TOTAL	53	16	31	55	50	73	28	0	28	334

2. Over and above the aforesaid training, the Office of the Chief Justice implements its Departmental Performance Management and Development System Policy and employs the services of Principle Interpreters to control and oversee the quality of the interpretation of Senior Court Interpreters.

Furthermore, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has established a Directorate responsible for Language Services, which includes training, upskilling, monitoring of quality of interpretation services as well as agreements with Non-Governmental Organizations such as DeafSA, to train the Magistrates’ Courts’ interpreters on the relevant Sign Language needs and requirements.

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The Deputy Directors of Public Prosecutions cannot, by law, remove or strike matters from the court roll. Deputy Directors of Public Prosecutions may, however, authorise the withdrawal of cases in certain instances.

The standing operating procedure is that new cases are screened by either a Control Prosecutor, Senior Prosecutor or a dedicated team of prosecutors in larger offices, before enrolment thereof. Cases involving foreign nationals are not enrolled unless the affidavit, from an official delegated by the Department of Home Affairs regarding the status of the accused, is filed in the docket. This is only in respect of cases regarding a contravention of Section 49(1) of the Immigration Act 13 of 2002.

If the accused is charged with other offences, apart from a contravention of the Immigration Act, then the cases are enrolled in respect of those charges, even if the affidavit regarding the immigration status is not yet available.

In most of the cases, the affidavit is filed by the time the docket(s) arrive at court, however, there are a few occasions when this does not happen. Prosecutors will then wait for the outstanding affidavit to be filed in the docket, and then proceed to enroll the matter on the same day.

In rare instances, the immigration matters are not enrolled due to this problem. It is very seldom that cases are enrolled and then withdrawn due to the affidavit not being filed in the case docket.

In terms of the judgments by the Constitutional Court in the matters of Abore v Minister of Home Affairs and Another [2021] ZACC 50 and Ruta v Minister of Home Affairs [2018] ZACC 52, any illegal immigrant who expresses the intent to apply for asylum in terms of the provisions of Section 21 of the Refugees Act 130 of 1998, may not be detained and should first be afforded an opportunity to apply for asylum. This is in compliance with the international obligations of the Republic of South Africa pertaining to the principle of non-refoulment. Such immigrant may however be detained if he or she is charged with other offences, in addition to an alleged contravention of Section 49(1) of the Immigration Act 13 of 2002.

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According to the information received from Eskom

1. The two fundamental facts need to be clarified at the outset:

The IRP19 makes clear reference to a mix of energy sources: for example, coal, nuclear, hydro, gas, renewables.

In some of these instances plans are in place to acquire energy from these sources.

2(a) The responsibility for ensuring that the country has adequate capacity for the “country’s industrial and domestic needs” rests with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) as prescribed in the National Energy Act 34 of 2008, which empowers the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy to plan for and ensure the security of supply for the energy sector.

(2)(b)

The table below illustrates the intended shutdown dates of the first and last unit of each coal-fired power station and compares this to the assumptions in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). From this, it can be seen that, with the exception of Tutuka Power Station, shutdown dates are in line with the IRP2019 assumptions and in many cases, the shutdown dates of some of the older stations have been extended.

Eskom’s plans on the JET are aligned with the country’s plan towards carbon reduction in transitioning to net zero emissions by 2050. In this regard, the Eskom JET Strategy recognises the financial prudence of investing limited capital budgets towards establishing new generating capacity from renewables, rather than investing in aged coal plants to extend their lives or to make them environmentally compliant. Many coal plants are non-compliant with national minimum emissions standards requirements.

The continued operation of these plants would require extensive refurbishments of aging equipment, as well as the retrofitting of flue gas desulphurization (FGD) to achieve full environmental emissions compliance.

Thus, a full retrofit and refurbishment of the fleet would cost approximately R400 billion. In addition, refurbishments and retrofits would also require significant periods of shutdown: life-extension retrofits would take, at minimum, two years to complete, while FGD retrofits could take up to seven years to complete. Such work would reduce supply and thus exacerbate the supply deficit currently causing loadshedding in South Africa.

Since the cost of Renewable Energy (RE), specifically large wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) plants, has become far cheaper than the cost of a new coal plant, and RE plants can come on- line far sooner; investment in wind and PV represents the lowest-cost and most expeditious option to address the capacity shortage. Notably, Eskom is not able to finance capital spend for new coal plants as funders have already communicated a policy decision not to fund coal or coal-related initiatives. It must be reiterated that renewables will form part of the energy-mix reflected in IRP’19.

An important consideration is that Eskom will only shut down coal plants when they are no longer economical to continue operating. Eskom will continue the operation of Medupi, Kusile, Lethabo, Matimba, Kendal, and Majuba Power Stations well beyond 2040, and the Eskom JET Strategy does not call for premature shutdown of any of these plants. Therefore, Eskom will still be utilising coal as a fuel source well into the 2040s.

It must be emphasized that South Africa will ultimately have the mix of energy sources reflected in IRP’19 and its subsequent updates. South Africa decarbonization path and the Just Energy Transition (JET) will take into account of our global commitments and our own specific needs.

3.

Reducing carbon emissions is a global project and necessity, for the future of the planet and its inhabitants. Climate change is an undeniable reality.

The United Nations convenes annual meetings of all countries in the global community- UN climate Change conference (copy 27 in Egypt being the most recent). Various agreements and conventions are agreed at these meetings (and, also, not agreed)

At Cop 26, each participating country presented its National Determined Contribution to achieving the 1,5 degrees global warming target for 2050. However, the recently published report of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is attached for your reference raises serious concerns about global warming and its implications for humanity.

In this regard extensive and inclusive consultations, research and discussions took place within and by the Presidential Climate Commission. This included the agreement on the NDC, consultations with various stakeholders, and interactions with communities.

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Jacky Molisane PJ Gordhan, MP

Acting Director-General Minister

Date: Date:

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The Competent Authority for regulation and Management of Water Resources is Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS).

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1. All “135 mass care centres” have been closed and the households either moved to temporary residential units (TRUs) or to transitional emergency accommodation (TEA). The Province has reported that out of 1810 TRUs, 1755 have been erected and occupied and the balance are being erected. This Department has conducted oversight visits together with the Department of Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation to TRUs and TEA. The TRUs are built using alternative building technology and meets the norms and standards set in the Housing Code. The structures are approximately 30m², separate ablution facilities are provided for females and males, water standpipes are provided, and the units have been fitted with prepaid electricity meters. The Department have also interacted with beneficiaries who were extremely pleased with the TRU accommodation.

With regards to the transitional emergency accommodation, households have been housed in privately owned rented accommodation paid for by the State. The accommodation is of a good quality with all services for example water, ablution, cooking, and security facilities are provided. Interaction with beneficiaries revealed that they were extremely pleased with the accommodation. Further oversight visits are planned.

2. The Province has also reported that all land parcels are to be developed as a permanent solution with housing High-Density typology (3 Storey Walkups). The proposed development is to be aligned with the Municipal Land Use Controls and a shortened statutory process to be followed due to the urgency for a permanent solution. The Provincial Department together with the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality has a database of all households and would commence with the necessary screening process for the allocation of permanent housing.

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(i) MINISTER

Not applicable.

(ii) FORMER MINISTER

1. Make – Audi
2. Model – Q5
3. Year of manufacture – 2020
4. Cost R800 000 inclusive of security features
5. Date of purchase – June 2020

(iii) DEPUTY MINISTER

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(iv) FORMER DEPUTY MINISTER

1. Make – Audi
2. Model – Q5
3. Year of manufacture – 2020
4. Cost R800 000 inclusive of security features
5. Date of purchase – January 2020

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SAA restarted operations on 23 September 2021 flying 6 routes. Lagos restarted in December 2021, Durban and Mauritius were launched in March 2022 and Windhoek and Vic Falls resumed operations in December 2022. SAA currently flies 10 routes: Cape Town, Durban, Accra, Kinshasa, Harare, Lagos, Lusaka, Mauritius, Windhoek, and Vic Falls. The 11th route to Malawi will commence on 16 March 2023.

Over the past 18 months, SAA has flown over one million passengers across our route network.

The average monthly load factors are between 60% and 80% load factors.

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Jacky Molisane P J Gordhan, MP

Acting Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises

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The Glenister Judgment must not be interpreted to mean that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in its current form falls outside of the realm of independence.

As the Honourable Member is aware, the NPA is governed by both the Constitution and the National Prosecuting Authority Act (NPA Act).

Section 108 of the Constitution provides for the establishment of an NPA under the direction of a National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP).

The constitutional tenets governing the prosecution system are implemented through the NPA Act, which provides the power to institute and conduct criminal prosecutions on behalf of the State, ‘vests in the prosecuting authority.

The Constitution and the NPA Act guarantee the independence of the NPA in regard to its performance of the prosecutorial function. Both the Constitution and NPA Act also require that the NPA do its work ‘without fear, favour and prejudice’ and subject only to the Constitution and the law. This obligation was confirmed by the Constitutional Court in the certification of the Constitution in 1996.

There is objective evidence that STIRS criteria is being implemented.

Thus government has ensured that the Investigative Directorate (ID) has:

1. Specialised skills;
2. Highly Trained personnel;
3. Independence - as per the tenants of the Constitution and the NPA;
4. Resourcing - the NPA receives R1.3 billion to support the implementation of the recommendations of the State Capture Commission; and
5. Security of Tenure.

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3.1 In the past five years there have been 13 fatal crashes on the R600 resulting in 22 fatalities. Currently, only fatal crashes are collected; the details are in the table below.

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a) During the 2022 floods, the following was practically implemented by the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities through the Kwa-Zulu Natal Department of Social Development to expedite relief efforts to women, youth and persons with disabilities:

i. 1 000 Sanitary Dignity Packages were distributed which comprised of 10 sanitary pads, wash cloth, toothbrush, toothpaste, roll-on and body lotion. These were donated by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China;

ii. 200 HappiMe sanitary pad packs were distributed;

iii. 10 vouchers to the value of R1 000 donated by the One Africa Organisation;

b) The Honourable Member is reminded that the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities is not a service delivery department.

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a) Each salary at the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) of each:

(i) Chief Executive Officer – R 2 547 020.04 per annum

(ii) Top Executive Positions viz:

• a) Executive Chairperson – R 1 205 796.00 per annum
• b Executive Deputy Chairperson – R 1 023 387.00 per annum

b) The Chief Executive Officer, Executive Chairperson and Executive Deputy Chairperson are not remunerated to attend meetings.

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1. The Department is aware of illegal mining in Sundays River Valley in the Eastern Cape and has brought this matter to the law enforcement agencies as this is a criminal activity.

2. Refer to (1) above.

3. (a) The Department continues to seal off open shafts and rehabilitate the disused and derelict mines within the available budget. (b) The law enforcement agencies will ensure that perpetrators of illegal mining are brought to justice.

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The information in Table 1 sets out salaries for development finance institutions, where significant sums of monies are managed by the entity concerned; and skills akin to those found in commercial financial institutions are generally required.

Entity	Function	Salaries	Meeting allowances
Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited (IDC)	The IDC is a development finance institution with total Assets worth R174bn and net profit of R7, 2bn. The IDC offers funding across mandated sectors under the following Strategic Business Units: Mining & Metals, Infrastructure, Energy, Agro-processing & Agriculture, Tourism & Services, Automotive & Transport Equipment, Chemicals, Medical Products & Industrial Minerals, Machinery, Equipment & Electronics, Textiles & Wood Products, and Small Business Development. The Corporations business support programme also offers non-financial support to entrepreneurs. The support is available during pre and post approval stages, including assistance to distressed clients. In 2022, the IDC committed to transformation of R6.6bn and facilitated 27,130 jobs (created and or saved).	Chief Executive Officer: R5 939 012 Chief Financial Officer: R4 542 300 Chief Operating Officer: R4 326 000 Divisional Executive Manufacturing: R4 020 400 Divisional Executive Group Risk: R3 972 578 Divisional Executive Industry Planning and Project Development: R3 937 500 Divisional Executive Client Support and Growth: R3 650 100 Divisional Executive Agro Industries and Service Sectors: R3 650 000 Divisional Executive Strategy and Corporate Affairs: R3 639 520 Divisional Executive Human Capital: R3 226 900 Divisional Executive Legal and Compliance: R3 060 400 Group Company Secretary: R3 000 000	None
National Empowerment Fund (NEF)	The NEF provides non-financial support to investees, emerging entrepreneurs and communities through the following business-planning support, entrepreneurial training, incubation, mentorship and back-office support, workouts and restructuring of distressed businesses, socio-economic development and social facilitation. The NEF has total assets worth R7,3bn under its management. The organisation facilitated and supported 11 429 job opportunities, of which 2 999 were new against a set target of 3 456.	Chief Executive Officer: R4 785 219 General Counsel: R2 927 700 Divisional Executive – VC & CF: R2 215 400 Divisional Executive – SME & RD: R2 530 000	None
Export Credit Insurance Corporation (ECIC)	The ECIC provides political and commercial risk insurance to South African exporters of capital goods and related services, with total Assets worth R10 bn. Over the last 10 financial years, the ECIC has grown considerably supporting almost 54 export-led and investment-related projects across the African continent and other emerging economies. This accumulated to approximately R39bn worth of loans supported by ECIC in the following sectors: power, mining, rail, construction and telecommunications.	Chief Executive Officer: R3 106 938 Chief Actuarial and Investment: R2 839 780 Chief Financial Officer: R2 603 907 Chief Risk Officer: R 2 472 813 General Counsel: R 2 472 813	None

Information in Table 2 sets out salaries for regulators and executives of standards bodies.

Remuneration of the following entities was determined by the Department after benchmarking with Director-General salaries. In certain instances where specialist and scarce skills are required (Competition Authorities, Tribunals and Standards and Quality Institutions), adjustments to take account of market salaries were applied.

 

Entity	Salaries	Meeting allowances
B-BBEE Commission	Commissioner: R2 262 252 Chief Operating Officer: R1 308 051 – R1 563 948 Executive Manager Investigations & Enforcement:R1 308 051 – R1 563 948 Executive Manager Compliance: R1 308 051 – R1 563 948	None
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)	Commissioner: R2 407 000 Executive Innovation and Creativity: R2 271 000 Executive Corporate Services: R2 037 000 Chief Strategy Executive: R1 996 000 Executive Business Intelligence: R1 872 000 Risk, Governance and Compliance: R1 778 000 Chief Financial Officer: R1 696 000 Chief Audit Executive: R1 543 000	None
Companies Tribunal (CT)	Chief Operating Officer: R1 981 418 Chief Financial Officer: R1 598 201	None
Competition Commission	Commissioner: R2 464 207 Deputy Commissioner: R2 457 647 Manager Market Conduct: R1 944 000 Manager Advocacy: R2 160 000 Manager Mergers and Acquisitions: R1 925 083 Chief Financial Officer: R1 918 841 Manager Cartels: R2 220 174 Manager Corporate Services: R2 160 000 Chief Legal Counsel: R2 172 506 Chief Economist: R2 160 000 Manager Office of the Commissioner: R2 160 000	None
Competition Tribunal	Chairperson of the Tribunal: R3 088 261 Full-Time Tribunal member: R2 677 261 Chief Operating Officer: R2 354 000 Chief Financial Officer: R2 218 503	None
International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC)	Chief Commissioner: R1 713 696* under review Deputy Chief Commissioner: R1 409 157 General Manager Corporate Services: R1 563 948 Chief Financial Officer: R1 302 102 Senior Manager Internal Audit: R1 302 102	None
National Consumer Commission (NCC)	Commissioner: R2 037 890 Deputy Commissioner: R1 757 502 Head Corporate Services/ CFO: R1 430 619 Company Secretary: R1 289 010 Head Legal Services: R1 289 010 Head Enforcement and Investigation: R1 388 640 Head Education, Compliance and Advocacy: R1 388 640	None
National Consumer Tribunal (NCT)	Executive Chairperson: R2 375 364 Chief Operating Officer: R1 911 578 Chief Financial Officer: R1 694 913 Registrar: R1 625 762 Corporate Service Executive: R1 483 434	None
National Credit Regulator (NCR)	Chief Executive Officer: R3 270 344 Chief Financial Officer: R1 453 712 Company Secretary: R1 683 362	None
National Gambling Board (NGB)	Chief Strategic Officer: R2 315 335 Chief Financial Officer: R1 774 779 Chief Compliance Officer: R1 761 553	None
National Lotteries Commission (NLC)	Commissioner: R2 537 000 Executive Manager Regulatory Compliance: R2 531 000 Chief Information Officer: R3 150 000 Company Secretary: R2 478 000	None
National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA)	Chief Executive Officer: R3 132 172 Chief Financial Officer: R2 277 806 Director Applied Metrology: R1 918 850 Director International Liaison: R1 918 850 Director Physical & Electrical Metrology: R1 918 850 Director Chemical Materials and Medical Metrology: R1 879 000 Director Strategic, Business Development and Governance: R1 838 324 Director Corporate Services: R1 761 178	None
National Regulator For Compulsory Specifications (NRCS)	Chief Executive Officer: R2 226 875 General Manager Foods: R1 781 289 General Manager Electro-technical: R1 834 130 General Manager CMM: R1 834 130 Chief Information Officer: R1 807 714 General Manager Automotive: R1 675 636	None
South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)	Chief Financial Officer: R2 519 000 Executive Manager Standards: R2 420 000 Executive Manager Human Capital: R2 313 000 Acting Executive Manager Certification: R1 983 000 Acting Executive Manager Customer Partnering: R1 846 000 Acting Executive Manager LSD: R1 494 000	None
South African National Accreditation System (SANAS)	Acting Chief Executive Officer: R2 068 458 Executive Accreditation: R2 211 289 Executive Corporate Services: R2 211 289 Chief Financial Officer: R1 872 975 Executive Strategy and Development: R1 703 818	None

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The Department of Social Development (DSD) is the lead department in the provision of social protection services for vulnerable individuals, groups, and communities. This question may be directed to the Minister of Social Development.

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a) The Department has received the following information from the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements regarding the delivery of title deeds in Orange Farm Township.

Orange Farm

Township	Total No. of units	Total registered	Total not registered	Total issued
Orange Farm proper	1218	1182	36	1182
Orange Farm Ext.1	3214	3042	172	3042
Orange Farm Ext.2	2942	2773	167	2773
Orange Farm Ext.3	806	607	199	607
Orange Farm Ext.4	425	269	156	269
Orange Farm Ext.6	1474	1399	75	1399
Orange Farm Ext.7	3741	3638	103	3638
Orange Farm Ext.8	2104	1941	163	1941
Orange Farm Ext.9	958	678	280	517

b) The Department has identified the delivery of title deeds as one of its uppermost priorities- To this end, it has set aside the commensurate budget and capacity that will upscale the delivery of title deeds.

The tables below provide an account for the title deeds that are outstanding in the townships mentioned below.

Finetown

Township	Total No. of units	Total registered	Total not registered	Total issued	Remarks
Finetown	2063	0	0	0
Finetown Ext.1	110	0	0	0

Drieziek

Township	Total No. of units	Total registered	Total not registered	Total issued	Remarks
Drieziek	284	259	25	201
Drieziek Ext.1	1562	0	1562	0	Awaiting opening of township register
Drieziek Ext.2	394	348	46	286
Drieziek Ext.3	3024	2783	241	2916
Drieziek Ext.4	1923	1647	276	1784
Drieziek Ext.5	1574	1345	226	1460
Drieziek Ext.6	209	0	209	0
Drieziek Ext.7	0	0	0	0	Done by Province
Drieziek Ext.8	0	0	0	0	Done by Province

The Department will continue with efforts to source the information required on other townships that are not accounted for.

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According to the information received from our Provincial Departments of Health, the table below reflects the details in this regard:

PROVINCE	Number of medico-legal claims filed	Number of claims paid out	Number claims paid by way of settlements	Number of claims been paid by way of court order	Number of claims awarded based on lost patient files	Number of duplicate claims filed	Total (b) amount spent on legal cost
Eastern Cape	1714	331	0	331	0	0	R 281 368 162
Free State	345	25	25	0	0	0	R 31 619 758.74
Gauteng	384	-	0	0	0	0	R 996 278 397.03
KwaZulu- Natal	833	148	0	148	0	0	R 417 603 116.00
Limpopo	1147	41	4	37	0	0	-
Mpumalanga	756	79	30	49	27	0	R 358 971 364, 00
Northern Cape	83	25	25	0	7	0	R 37 921 415.00
North West	351		16	10	0	0	R112 273 309.00
Western Cape	273	137	137	0	0	0	R71 161 000.00

Table 1.

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a) The North West Department of Human Settlements has advised that in terms of the National Housing Code, the Moses Kotane Local Municipality is required to put forward its housing needs to the provincial sphere of government- To date the North-West Department of Human Settlements has not received any request to plan, budget and build houses in Straatdrift JP74 and Tshwaro.

b) The time frames can only be determined on receipt of a formal request from the Moses Kotane Local Municipality.

 

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

QUESTION FOR WITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NUMBER: PQ 646

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 3 MARCH 2023

T MOLOI

ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL: AFFORDABLE, RENTAL AND SOCIAL HOUSING

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S NGXONGO

ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL: HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

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Ms. M.T. KUBAYI, (MP)

MINISTER OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

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1. Following the gazette of PDAs in the 2021/22 year, there are twelve (12) Social Housing projects that have been approved and contracted representing a total investment of approximately R1.9 billion of which government has committed a total of R1.2 billion (64%) with a yield of 4 393 units.

Of the twelve (12) projects, eight (8) are from private sector delivery partners, attracting equity contributions of R284 million. We anticipate the level of private sector involvement to increase as the SHRA refines its engagement model to be more responsive to the sector expectations.

In the case of First Home Finance (FHF) provinces and NHFC projected to assist 7 259 households. A total of 5 121 households received financial assistance and purchased units through FHF by the end of the third quarter for the financial year 2022/23 financial year. The performance represents 71% of the annual target respectively. In terms of the amount leveraged from financial institutions, NHFC projected to leverage R1,9 million from financial institutions during the 2022/23 financial year. As at the end of quarter 3, the entity managed to leverage R1 732 million and the performance represents 91% of the annual target.

2. The investment by the private sector to meet the targets in the approved national priority projects has not been achieved. The Department is working with Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) to source funding that will supplement and support public-private partnerships. Through this initiative with ISA, the Lufhereng project received funding from National Treasury. The required project amount is R7.8 billion for infrastructure in Lufhereng. The National Treasury has approved R3.9 billion through the Budget Facility for Infrastructure (BFI) process. The remainder of the funding will be the responsibility of the Private Sector (the developer) and City of Johannesburg. The first tranche of R389 million in the new financial year will be released by National Treasury and should be equally matched by the developer and the City.

In addition, the Department has taken a comprehensive approach to address the housing needs in mining communities by leveraging partnerships with mining companies and other stakeholders and the allocation of additional human settlements grant funding for bulk infrastructure.

Reply:

The Department is working with law enforcement authorities to deal with the scourge of illegal mining. There are several multi-disciplinary and intelligence led operations that have been successfully undertaken in Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North-West, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Free State in this financial year. The operations are at various stages of execution.