Questions to Ministers

13 December 2022 - NW3419

Thembekwayo, Dr S to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education

What methods of intervention have been taken in ensuring that provincial departments of education co-operate with the national office on issues of accountability?

Source
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Reply:

Financial Performance - The Department of Basic Education (DBE) conducts meetings with all nine (9) Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) in January/ February to assess the credibility of the PEDs’ budget allocations for the following financial year. The Annual Performance Plans (APPs), Estimated Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) documents, In-Year Monitoring (IYM) and Annual Reports received from PEDs are key documents guiding the discussions.

During the financial year, the PEDs submit the monthly reports (Financial Reports) within 15 days after the end of the month. These reports are analysed to check the utilisation of funds against the available budget. The DBE conducts bilateral meetings with all PEDs in July/August to discuss the financial performance and the impact on the service delivery. The PEDs account on how the allocated funds were utilised in that specific financial year.

Compliance with National Norms and Standards for School Funding (NSSF) - The DBE conducts HEDCOM Sub-Committee on Finance Meetings on quarterly basis, where the PEDs are expected to provide information with regard to the compliance with NSSF. The DBE also engages in telephonic survey with samples of schools in each Province to verify the information provided by the PED, and check the implementation of the policy at school level. If the gaps are identified in the implementation, the relevant PED will be approached to discuss and to resolve those matters.

13 December 2022 - NW3117

Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

(1)With reference to her reply to question 2115 on 29 June 2022, what is the (a) detailed breakdown of the 204 leased farms in each province and/or district or region and (b) cost of the lease for each farm and collection methods for the payments; (2) whether she intends to provide title deeds to the farmers soon; if not, why not; if so, what are the conditions for the title deeds; (3) what (a) are the relevant details of partially leased farms and subsequent arrangements and (b) is the budget for each farm that has been partially leased; (4) with reference to the commodities and provinces where the farms are located, what are the relevant details regarding the (a) start-up support packages that have been developed, (b) implementation timelines, (c) names of farms that will be supported in the three provinces, (d) detailed budget approved for each project and (e) total amount spent on the training of farmers on business plans and entrepreneurship to date?

Source
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Reply:

1(a) Detailed breakdown of the 204 leased farms. Please refer to the table below.

a) Province and/or District or Region	Other Details (See Annexure A)
Province	Local Municipality/Metropolitan	No of fully leased farms	Hectares
Eastern Cape	Matatiele Local Municipality	8	3,374
Eastern Cape	Mnquma Local Municipality	1	267
Eastern Cape	Ngqushwa Local Municipality	1	396
Eastern Cape	Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality	1	278
Free State	Maluti a Phofung Local Municipality	7	1,144
Gauteng	City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality	2	929
Kwazulu-Natal	Dannhauser Local Municipality	1	165
Kwazulu-Natal	uMhlathuze Local Municipality	1	827
Limpopo	Bela-Bela Local Municipality	2	1,874
Limpopo	Blouberg Local Municipality	1	1,793
Limpopo	Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality	1	101
Limpopo	Modimolle/Mookgophong Local Municipality	9	6,039
Mpumalanga	Thembisile Local Municipality	13	2,385
North West	Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality	81	106,977
North West	Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality	1	605
North West	Local Municipality of Madibeng	2	1,668
North West	Mafikeng Local Municipality	6	4,094
North West	Moses Kotane Local Municipality	14	12,270
North West	Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality	10	11,616
North West	Tswaing Local Municipality	2	962
Northern Cape	Dikgatlong Local Municipality	7	6,490
Northern Cape	Joe Morolong Local Municipality	33	45,921
Grand Total		204	210,175

(b) Cost of the lease for each farm and collection methods for the payments. Please refer to Annexure A.

2. No. The Lessees that have been allocated these 204 farms are Category 3 farmers who, in terms of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development’s State Land Lease and Disposal Policy, can only obtain title deeds after purchasing the leased land at market value as required by the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 29 of 1999).

3. Details of the 72 partially leased farms:

a) Partially leased properties are farms which have land units, and not all units have been leased. There are 72 of these farms, consisting of 376 land units, of which 189 have active contracts.

Province	ACTIVE CONTRACTS - (PARTIALLY LEASED FARMS)
	Properties	Total Land Units	Land Units with Active Contracts
Limpopo	3	18	4
Mpumalanga	18	46	19
North West	51	312	166
Grand Total	72	376	189

Further detailed breakdown of the 72 partially leased farms: Please refer to Annexure B.

b) There is no budget allocated for each farm that has been partially leased.

(4)

a) Start-up support packages are based on the various commodities, e.g. livestock, crops and etc. The packages take into consideration the critical success factors of each commodity. It should be noted that this intervention is not a comprehensive support and as such farmers could still later apply for further support.

b) The implementation of these is expected to take place throughout the current financial year.

c) The names of the farms that will be supported under the current fiscal year will be available once the approval process is concluded.

d) An amount of R150m has been put aside for support to these farms, across the country. The budget details for the farms in the the three provinces will be available once the final approval and allocation for each farm has been concluded.

e) The amount spent on the 165 farmers in 94 farms that were trained in Business and Entrepreneurship is R1 188 000. The distribution of farms and budget spent is outlined below:

Limpopo: 40 farms: 50 beneficiaries trained at total cost of R360 000;
Mpumalanga: 30 farms: 45 beneficiaries trained at a total cost of R324 000; and
Northwest: 24 farms: 70 beneficiaries trained at a total cost of R504 000.

13 December 2022 - NW2988

Schreiber, Dr LA to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration

Whether he and/or his department submitted a policy review document and/or any other government policy document to structures outside of the Government, either to private and/or external structures or structures of any political affiliation during the past five years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) will he furnish Dr L A Schreiber with copies of all such documents and (b) what are the reasons that the Government documents were provided to each structure?

Source
Link

Reply:

There were no documents submitted to or shared with any structure outside of government unless the document is published for public consumption or public consultation in line with prescripts.

End

13 December 2022 - NW4176

Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

(a) Which municipalities are owed outstanding rates and taxes for parcels of land owned by her department and (b) in each case, (i) what total amount is owed, (ii) since what date has the specified amount been outstanding and (iii) for which parcel(s) of land are the amounts owed?

Source
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Reply:

(a),(b)(i),(ii),(iii) Please refer to Annexure A.

ANNEXURE A OF NA-QUES 4176 OF 2022

Office	(a) municipalities are owed outstanding rates and taxes for parcels of land owned by the Department	(b)(i) total amount is owed	Total	(b)(ii) since what date has the specified amount been outstanding	(b)(iii) for which parcel(s) of land are the amounts owed	Comments
EC	Ngqushwa Local Municipality	R 2,301,941.27	R 53,073,498.58	2022/2023	KING WILLIAMS TOWN RD	-
				2022/2023	PEDI RD	-
				2022/2023	BELL	-
				2022/2023	BODIAM	-
				2022/2023	HAMBURG	-
	Raymond Mhlaba Local municipality	R10,543,255.36		2022/2023	VICTORIA EAST RD	-
				2022/2023	STOCKENSTROOM RD	-
				2022/2023	QUEENSTOWN RD	-
				2022/2023	ALICE	-
				2022/2023	KING WILLIAM'S TOWN RD	-
				2022/2023	ANNSHAW	-
				2022/2023	SEYMOUR	-
				2022/2023	NEWAZI VALLEY	-
				2022/2023	MABANDLA	-
	KSD Local Municipality	R21,037,558.89		2022/2023	1910	-
	Kouga Local Municipality	R 1,238,297.69		2022/2023	PTN 16(OF 15) Farm Loerie Rivier Hoogte NO,435	-
	Koukamma Local Municipality	R 327,560.32		2022/2023	Ptn 0 of Farm No 437 Humansdorp	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 1 of Farm Gypjies Gat No. 285 humansdorp	-
				2022/2023	ptn 84 of Farm Twee Rivieren No 358 Joubertina rd	-
				2022/2023	ptn 87 of Farm Twee Rivieren No 358 Joubertina rd	-
				2022/2023	ptn 88 of Farm Twee Rivieren No 358 Joubertina rd	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 of Farm No. 409 Joubertina rd	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 68 of Farm Twee Rivieren no. 358 Joubrtina RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 of Farm Hooge Kraal no. 233 Humansdorp RD	-
				2022/2023	R/E of Ptn 1 of Farm Canaga no 382 Humansdorp RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 6 of Farm Witte Klip no. 134 Humansdorp RD	-
				2022/2023	R/E of Ptn 0 of Farm Witte Klip no 134 Humansdorp RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 10 of Ptn 4 of Farm Adjoining Klipheuvel No. 296 Joubertina RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 61 of farm Klippeuvel no 291 Joubertina RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 81 of farm Klippeuvel no 291 Joubertina RD	-
				2022/2023	R/E of Ptn 5 of farm Lauterwater's River no 299 Joubertina RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 6 of farm Lauterwater's River no 299 Joubertina RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 62 of farm Klipdrift no 300 Joubertina RD	-
				2022/2023	R/E of Ptn 0 of farm Vierwinde no 457 Joubertina RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 2 of farm Vierwinde no 457 Joubertina RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 of farm No 480 Joubertina RD	-
	Great kei Local Municipality	R 4,052,729.36		2022/2023	Ptn 8 Of Farm No.26 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 11 Of Farm No.26 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 14 Of Farm No.26 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 2(of Ptn 1) of Farm No.4 RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 Of Farm No.49 EAST LONDON RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 Of Farm No.48 EAST LONDON RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 2 Of Farm No.52 EAST LONDON RD	-
				2022/2023	R/E Of Ptn 0 Of Farm No.51 EAST LONDON RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 Of Farm No.185 EAST LONDON RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 Of Farm No.187 EAST LONDON RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 Of Farm No.184 EAST LONDON RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 Of Farm No.186 EAST LONDON RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 3 Of Farm No.433 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 2 Of Farm No.433 EAST LONDON RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 2 Of Farm No.11 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	R/E Of Ptn 0 Of Farm No.52 EAST LONDON RD	-
				2022/2023	R/E Of Ptn 0 Of Farm No.179 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 1 Of Farm No.433 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 4 Of Farm No.433 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	R/E Of Ptn 0 Of Farm No.251 EAST LONDON RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 Of Farm No.216 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 1 Of Farm No.251 EAST LONDON RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 Of Farm No.1458 EAST LONDON RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 2 Of Farm No.472 EAST LONDON RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 13 (Of Ptn 26) Of Farm No.26 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	R/E Of Ptn 3 Of Farm No.180 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	R/E Of Ptn 0 Of Farm No.432 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 Of Farm No.248 EAST LONDON RD	-
				2022/2023	R/E Of Ptn 0 Of Farm No.425 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 1 Of Farm Gold Ridge No.425 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	R/E Of Ptn 0 Of Farm Woodbury No.282 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	R/E of Ptn 1 of Farm No.4 RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 2 Of Farm No.186 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	R/E Of Ptn 0 (Goubie) Of Farm No.426 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 Of Farm No.169 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 4 Of Farm No.47 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	R/E Of Ptn 0 Of Farm Ridge Valley No.441 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 1 Of Farm Philton No.413 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 Of Farm Carlton No.443 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	R/E of Ptn 0 of farm Courtlands No.205 Komga RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 Of Farm Swiss Valley No.454 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 1 Of Farm No.12 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 2 Of Farm No.169 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 of Farm No.6 RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 3 Of Farm No.54 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 3 Of Farm No.171 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	R/E of ptn 0 of farm No.12 Komga RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 1 of farm No.64 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 Of Farm No.423 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 Of Farm Eversley No.161 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 Of Farm No.424 KOMGA RD	-
				2022/2023	Ptn 0 Of Farm No.8 KOMGA RD	-
	Makana Local Municipality	R 2,914,050.46		2022/2023	121	-
				2022/2023	122	-
				2022/2023	586	-
				2022/2023	42	-
				2022/2023	45	-
				2022/2023	46	-
				2022/2023	120	-
				2022/2023	302	-
				2022/2023	473	-
				2022/2023	649	-
				2022/2023	205	-
				2022/2023	365	-
				2022/2023	477	-
				2022/2023	338	-
				2022/2023	363	-
				2022/2023	369	-
				2022/2023	371	-
				2022/2023	378	-
				2022/2023	392	-
				2022/2023	459	-
				2022/2023	472	-
				2022/2023	477	-
				2022/2023	798	-
				2022/2023	19	-
				2022/2023	11	-
				2022/2023	478	-
	Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality	R 6,527,591.20		2022/2023	37	-
				2022/2023	6145	-
				2022/2023	66	-
				2022/2023	69	-
				2022/2023	123	-
				2022/2023	139	-
				2022/2023	201	-
				2022/2023	206	-
				2022/2023	356	-
				2022/2023	358	-
				2022/2023	360	-
				2022/2023	361	-
				2022/2023	362	-
				2022/2023	492	-
				2022/2023	523	-
				2022/2023	527	-
				2022/2023	574	-
				2022/2023	600	-
				2022/2023	606	-
				2022/2023	523	-
				2022/2023	59	-
				2022/2023	69	-
				2022/2023	357	-
				2022/2023	358	-
				2022/2023	360	-
				2022/2023	362	-
				2022/2023	362	-
				2022/2023	479	-
				2022/2023	523	-
				2022/2023	527	-
				2022/2023	552	-
				2022/2023	554	-
				2022/2023	563	-
				2022/2023	597	-
				2022/2023	3	-
				2022/2023	169	-
				2022/2023	171	-
				2022/2023	174	-
				2022/2023	175	-
				2022/2023	212	-
	Mnquma Local Municipality	R 2,075,755.03		2022/2023	5710	-
				2022/2023	571	-
				2022/2023	595	-
				2022/2023	6466	-
				2022/2023	105111	-
				2022/2023	6897	-
				2022/2023	2577	-
				2022/2023	6762	-
				2022/2023	3393	-
				2022/2023	200	-
				2022/2023	19382	-
	Ndlambe Local Municipality	R 2,054,759.00		2022/2023	Erf 8 Extension 800	-
				2022/2023	Erf 410 Extension 810	-
				2022/2023	Erf 233 Extension 810	-
				2022/2023	Erf 252 Extension 810	-
				2022/2023	Erf 6 Extension 800	-
				2022/2023	Erf 29 Extension 800	-
				2022/2023	Erf 8 Extension 800	-
				2022/2023	Erf 398 Extension 800	-
				2022/2023	Erf 299 Extension 800	-
				2022/2023	800-000000206-000005-0000	-
				2022/2023	810-000000330-000001-0000	-
				2022/2023	810-000000247-000002-0000	-
				2022/2023	800-000000028-000000-0000	-
				2022/2023	800-000000100-000000-0000	-
				2022/2023	800-000000298-000003-0000	-
				2022/2023	800-000000006-000000-0000	-
				2022/2023	800-000000008-000002-0000	-
				2022/2023	810-000000233-000001-0000	-
				2022/2023	800-000000031-000000-0000	-
FS	SETSOTO	R 1,677,651.95	R 1,924,892.95	2022-2023	Portion 2 No.57	Invoices not paid, not compliant
				2022-2023	Portion 0 No.1179	-
				2022-2023	Portion 1 No. 57	-
				2022-2023	Portion 0 No.302	-
				2022-2023	Portion 0 No. 303	-
				2022-2023	Portion 402	-
				2022-2023	Portion 0 No.1108	-
				2022-2023	Portion 3 No. 76	-
				2022-2023	Portion 0 No. 337	-
				2022-2023	Portion 1 No. 76	-
				2022-2023	PortiOn 0 No. 144	-
				2022-2023	No. 980	-
				2022-2023	Portion 1 No. 24	-
				2022-2023	Portion 0 No. 59	-
				2022-2023	Portion 0 No. 50	-
				2022-2023	No. 520	-
				2022-2023	Portion 0 No. 761	-
				2022-2023	Portion 0 No. 759	-
				2022-2023	Portion 0 No. 758	-
				2022-2023	Portion 1 No.6 Senekal Road	-
				2022-2023	Portion 0 No.47 Senekal Road	-
				2022-2023	Portion 0 No. 1351 Senekal Road	-
	NKETOANA	R 247,241.00		2022-2023	ZANDFONTEIN 183	Invoices not paid, not compliant
				2022-2023	PUNT 390	-
				2022-2023	BRONKHORSTFONTEIN P5/991	-
				2022-2023	BRONKHORSTFONTEIN P8/991	-
				2022-2023	Excelsior 1177	-
				2022-2023	Landhoek 362	-
				2022-2023	Hilgard Steyn 1046	-
				2022-2023	Kraalpunt 1759	-
				2022-2023	Farm1046 Kaffirskraal	-
				2022-2023	Dorpsgrond Van Reitz	-
				2022-2023	Stoffelina 1247	-
				2022-2023	Erfdeel 919	-
				2022-2023	Rondebult 917	-
				2022-2023	Grootdam 918	-
				2022-2023	Zandlaagte 522	-
				2022-2023	Yeomanrykopje 579	-
				2022-2023		-
				2022-2023		-
				2022-2023		-
				2022-2023		-
				2022-2023		-
				2022-2023		-
MP	Msukaligwa	R 6,607,413.60	R 49,051,350.23			-
				2022-2023	BANKPLAATS	-
				2022-2023	BELLEVUE	-
				2022-2023	BLESBOKHEUVEL	-
				2022-2023	Bloemkrans	-
				2022-2023	BONNIE BRAES	-
				2022-2023	COALBANK	-
				2022-2023	DAVELFONTEIN	-
						-
				2022-2023	DE VEREENIGING	-
						-
				2022-2023	DRIEHOEK	-
				2022-2023	BANKFONTEIN	-
						-
				2022-2023	DWARSTREK	-
				2022-2023	ELIM	-
				2022-2023	GOEDE HOOP	-
				2022-2023	GOEDVERWACHTING	-
				2022-2023	Grasdal	-
				2022-2023	GRASPAN	-
				2022-2023	Grassridge	-
				2022-2023	KLIPFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	KLIPRUG	-
				2022-2023	KNAPDAAR	-
				2022-2023	KRANSPOORT	-
				2022-2023	LAKE BANAGHER	-
				2022-2023	LANGVERWACHT	-
				2022-2023	LOTHAIR	-
				2022-2023	Middelplaat	-
				2022-2023	MOOIPLAATS	-
						-
				2022-2023	NOOITGEDACHT	-
				2022-2023	OSHOEK	-
				2022-2023	REPUBLIEK	-
				2022-2023	Rietkuil	-
				2022-2023	RIETVALLEI	-
				2022-2023	RIVERSDALE	-
				2022-2023	ROTTERDAM	-
				2022-2023	SHEPSTONE	-
				2022-2023	Sihanahana	-
				2022-2023	Smutsoog	-
				2022-2023	SPION KOP	-
				2022-2023	SPRINGBOKFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	SUNNYSIDE	-
				2022-2023	TARBERT	-
				2022-2023	TRANENDAL	-
				2022-2023	TWYFELAAR	-
				2022-2023	UITZIGT	-
				2022-2023	VLAKFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	Volharding	-
				2022-2023	WELGEVONDEN	-
				2022-2023	WITBANK	-
				2022-2023	WITPUNT	-
				2022-2023	ZWARTWATER	-
	Dipaleseng	R 9,585,559.20		2022-2023	BAKKIESFONTEIN	-
						-
				2022-2023	BRAKSPRUIT
						-
				2022-2023	DRUKFONTEIN	-
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				2022-2023	GOEDGEDACHT	-
				2022-2023	GROOTVLEI POWER STATION	-
				2022-2023	GROOTVLEY	-
				2022-2023	HERPSFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	HEXRIVIER	-
				2022-2023	KLEINFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	LEEU	-
				2022-2023	MAHEMSFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	MALANSKRAAL	-
				2022-2023	OUDHOUTDRAAI	-
				2022-2023	PANFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	RIETBULT ESTATES	-
				2022-2023	RIETFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	ROODEPOORT	-
				2022-2023	SPRINGFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	TWEEFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	VLAKFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	VOGELSTRUISFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	VRISGEWAAG	-
				2022-2023	WELTEVREDEN	-
				2022-2023	ZYFERFONTEIN	-
	City of Mbombela	R 7,694,435.47		2022-2023	AYRTON	-
				2022-2023	BELLEVUE A2	-
				2022-2023	BELLEVUE B	-
				2022-2023	BONGANI	-
				2022-2023	BOSCHFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	BROEDERSHOEK	-
				2022-2023	BURGERS HALL	-
				2022-2023	CAMELOT	-
				2022-2023	CASTLE KOP	-
				2022-2023	CLARENDON VALE	-
				2022-2023	COPPICE	-
				2022-2023	DAGBREEK	-
				2022-2023	DE GAMA	-
				2022-2023	Esperado	-
				2022-2023	ESPERADO ANNEX	-
				2022-2023	GELUK	-
				2022-2023	GUTSHWA	-
				2022-2023	HANDSUP	-
				2022-2023	HANGING STONE	-
				2022-2023	JERUSALEM	-
				2022-2023	JERUSALEM KOPJE	-
				2022-2023	KOFFIEPLAAS	-
				2022-2023	LINCOLN	-
				2022-2023	LOGOGOTU	-
				2022-2023	LUNDI	-
				2022-2023	MAC'S HILL	-
				2022-2023	MADELIEFJE	-
				2022-2023	MASHUSHU	-
				2022-2023	MASOYI	-
				2022-2023	MASOYI SHOPPING CENTRE	-
				2022-2023	MBUYANE	-
				2022-2023	MDLUI I	-
				2022-2023	MELTON	-
				2022-2023	MIDDLETON	-
				2022-2023	MIDDLETON ABATTOIR	-
				2022-2023	MISSION	-
				2022-2023	MPAKENI	-
				2022-2023	MTHETHOMUSHA	-
				2022-2023	M'TIMBA	-
				2022-2023	Nkambeni	-
				2022-2023	NKOSI CITY	-
				2022-2023	OORSCHOT	-
				2022-2023	OORSPRONG	-
				2022-2023	QUOTHQUAN	-
				2022-2023	RIETVLEY	-
				2022-2023	RIVERSIDE	-
				2022-2023	ROUXVILLE FARM	-
				2022-2023	SANDFORD	-
				2022-2023	SIGAMBULE	-
				2022-2023	STERKSPRUIT	-
				2022-2023	SUTHERLAND	-
				2022-2023	THE CASTLE	-
				2022-2023	THE RANCH	-
				2022-2023	THE TWO SISTERS	-
				2022-2023	THORNYLEA	-
				2022-2023	UITVAL	-
				2022-2023	WHITE WATERS	-
	Thembisile Hani	R17,104,018.16		2022-2023	ARMOED	-
				2022-2023	BARNETEIN	-
				2022-2023	BLAAUWPOORT	-
				2022-2023	BOEKENHOUTFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	BOSCHBULT	-
				2022-2023	BRAKFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	BREYTENBACHSRUS	-
				2022-2023	BUFFELSHOEK	-
				2022-2023	BULTPLAATS	-
				2022-2023	DOORNFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	DOORNNEK	-
				2022-2023	DROOGVELD	-
				2022-2023	ENGELSCHE DOORNBOOM	-
				2022-2023	ENKELDOORN	-
				2022-2023	ENKELDOORNOOG	-
				2022-2023	ENKELDOORNSPOORT	-
				2022-2023	ENKELDORINGOOG	-
				2022-2023	GEMSBOKFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	GEMSBOKSPRUIT	-
				2022-2023	GOEDEREDE	-
				2022-2023	HARTBEESTFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	HARTEBEESTSPRUIT	-
				2022-2023	HELOISE	-
				2022-2023	HOUTENBEK	-
				2022-2023	KAMEELPOORTNEK	-
				2022-2023	KLIP FONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	KLIPDRIFT	-
				2022-2023	KLIPFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	KLIPSPRUIT	-
				2022-2023	KRANSPOORT ALIAS BLACKWOOD CAMP	-
				2022-2023	KWAGGAFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	KWAMHLANGA	-
				2022-2023	LANGKLOOF	-
				2022-2023	LANSERIA	-
				2022-2023	LEEUWFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	LOOPSPRUIT	-
				2022-2023	MALOEKZIJNKOP	-
				2022-2023	MATHYS ZYN LOOP	-
				2022-2023	NOOITGEDACHT	-
				2022-2023	PAPKUILFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	PRINS ANNA	-
				2022-2023	RHENOSTERKUIL	-
				2022-2023	RIETFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	ROODEPOORT	-
				2022-2023	ROODEPOORTJE	-
				2022-2023	SILVERHILL	-
				2022-2023	SIMPKINSVALE	-
				2022-2023	SPITSRAND	-
				2022-2023	STROOMWATER	-
				2022-2023	SYBRANDSKRAAL	-
				2022-2023	TAAIFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	TWEEFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	VALSCHSPRUIT	-
				2022-2023	VAN DIJKSPRUIT	-
				2022-2023	VRISCHGEWAAGD	-
				2022-2023	WELVERDIEND	-
				2022-2023	WOLVENGATEN	-
				2022-2023	WOLVENKOP	-
				2022-2023	WORSTAL	-
				2022-2023	YZERVARKFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	ZUSTERSHOEK	-
				2022-2023	ZWARTFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	ZWARTKOPJE	-
	Emakhazeni	R 8,059,923.80		2022-2023	BERG-EN-DAL	-
				2022-2023	BLOEMFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	BUTTON	-
				2022-2023	DE GOEDEHOOP	-
				2022-2023	DE SUIKERBOSCHKOP	-
				2022-2023	DOORNHOEK	-
				2022-2023	DRIEFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	DRIEKOP	-
				2022-2023	EERSTE GELUK	-
				2022-2023	ELANDSFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	ELANDSHOEK	-
				2022-2023	FORELWATER	-
				2022-2023	GENERAALSDRAAI	-
				2022-2023	GOEDEVERWACHTING	-
				2022-2023	GROENVLEI	-
				2022-2023	HARTEBEESTFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	HARTEBEESTSPRUIT	-
				2022-2023	HONINGKLOOF	-
				2022-2023	KAALBOOI	-
				2022-2023	KONTERDANSKLOOF	-
				2022-2023	LAKENVALEI	-
				2022-2023	LEEUWKLOOF	-
				2022-2023	NOOITGEDACHT	-
				2022-2023	ONVERWACHT	-
				2022-2023	PAARDEKRAAL	-
				2022-2023	RIETFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	RIETVALLEY	-
				2022-2023	RIETVLEI	-
				2022-2023	ROODEKRANS	-
				2022-2023	SCHOONGEZIGHT	-
				2022-2023	STEYNSPLAATS	-
				2022-2023	TREURFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	UITKOMST	-
				2022-2023	UITVLUGT	-
				2022-2023	VLAKPLAATS	-
				2022-2023	VLUCHTFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	VOGELSTRUISPOORT	-
				2022-2023	VRISCHGEWAAGD IS HALF GEWONNEN	-
				2022-2023	WAAIKRAAL	-
				2022-2023	WACHTEENBEETJESHOEK	-
				2022-2023	WELGELUK	-
				2022-2023	WELGEVONDEN	-
				2022-2023	WELTEVREDEN	-
				2022-2023	WELVERDIEND	-
				2022-2023	WINDHOEK	-
				2022-2023	WINTERSHOEK	-
				2022-2023	WITBOOI	-
				2022-2023	WITKLIP	-
				2022-2023	ZEVENFONTEIN	-
				2022-2023	ZONDAGSKRAAL	-
				2022-2023	ZWARTKOPPIES	-
KZN	UMHLATHUZE	R 218,387.40	R 602,509.05	2022-2023	PTN 4 Confluence 11728	Approved 14/11/2022
				2022-2023	REM Umfuli 16250	-
				2022-2023	REM Thorncreek 11542	-
				2022-2023	PTN 0 Empangeni 12061	-
				2022-2023	PTN 16 Reserve 5 15824	-
				2022-2023	Lot 263 Empangeni 12144	-
				2022-2023	PTN 0 Shorragh 14625	-
				2022-2023	PTN 0 Needmore 11386	-
				2022-2023	REM Newlands 11588	-
				2022-2023	Farm Pyramids 11425	-
				2022-2023	REM Lot 241 Empangeni 11058	-
				2022-2023	REM lot 252 Empangeni 13313	-
	UMSHWATHI	R 120,298.18		10/31/2022	REM Berlin 6353	On route for approval
				10/31/2022	REM PTN 1 Berlin 6353	-
				10/31/2022	PTN 2 Berlin 6353	-
				10/31/2022	PTN 3 Berlin 6353	-
				10/31/2022	REM Frenchhay 2241	-
				10/31/2022	PTN 1 Frenchay East 2241	-
				10/31/2022	REM Frenchay West 2235	-
				10/31/2022	Rem PTN Frenchay West 2235	-
				10/31/2022	Rem PTN 2 Frenchay West 2235	-
				10/31/2022	Farm Glen Roy 3166	-
				10/31/2022	PTN 3 Frenchay West 2235	-
				10/31/2022	PTN 7 Hoghton 1358	-
				10/31/2022	REM PTN 8 Paard Fontein 1299	-
				10/31/2022	PTN 13 Paard Fontein 1299	-
				10/31/2022	PTN 20 Paard Fontein 1299	-
				10/31/2022	PTN 5 Twee Fontein 5721	-
				10/31/2022	PTN 1 Umvoti Slope 2239	-
				10/31/2022	REM PTN 3 Umvoti Slope 2239	-
				10/31/2022	PTN 4 Umvoti Slope 2239	-
				10/31/2022	PTN 12 Welte Vreden 1346	-
				10/31/2022	PTN 5 Lot 37 1294	-
				10/31/2022	Farm Ecaweni 9080	-
				10/31/2022	Farm Ifaye 1346	-
				10/31/2022	Rem Redcliff Vale 8365	-
				10/31/2022	PTN 2 Redcliff Vale 8365	-
				10/31/2022	REM PTN 3 Aasvolgel Krans 1226	-
				10/31/2022	PTN 16 Aasvolgel Krans 1226	-
				10/31/2022	PTN 8 Aasvogel Krans 1233	-
				10/31/2022	REM PTN 9 Aasvogel Kraans 1233	-
				10/31/2022	Farm Sunshine 17503	-
				10/31/2022	PTN 45 Wagenbetjies Draai 872	-
				10/31/2022	PTN 39 Wagenbeetjies Draai 875	-
	RICHMOND	R 52,016.27		10/21/2022	REM of PTN 3 Wonder Geluk 1273	Sent to ALHA on the 11/11/2022
				10/21/2022	Farm Inhlazuka Ridge 11437	-
				10/21/2022	REM of PTN 3 Keerom 1190	-
				10/21/2022	PTN 47 Wonder Geluk 1273	-
				10/21/2022	Farm Rothwell 13294	-
				10/21/2022	PTN 21 Wonder Geluk 1273	-
				10/21/2022	Farm Warringsford 3535	-
				10/21/2022	Farm Waterfalls 16803	-
				10/21/2022	PTN 22 Wonder Geluk 1273	-
				10/21/2022	Rem Umhlateen 1006	-
				10/21/2022	PTN 9 Stacpoole 6055	-
				10/21/2022	Farm Waterfall 5763	-
				10/21/2022	REM PTN 2 Wonder Geluk 1273	-
				10/21/2022	REM PTN 1 Election 13562	-
	IMPENDLE	R 211,807.20		4/11/2022	PTN 1 Lot 85 1815	Memo will be on route the 16/11/2022
				4/11/2022	Farm Duart Casstle 9426	-
				4/11/2022	REM Smithfield 14796	-
				4/11/2022	PTN 2 LREM Crowle 2260	-
				4/11/2022	PTN 2 Lot 85 1815	-
				4/11/2022	REM PTN 8 New Forncett 13651	-
				4/11/2022	PTN 5 Crowle 2260	-
				4/11/2022	LOT FP 289 8554	-
				4/11/2022	REM Lot 93 1821	-
				4/11/2022	PTN 1 LOT 93 1821	-
				4/11/2022	REM Lot 85 1815	-
LIMP	Elias Motswaledi Municipality	R 4,896,191.68	R 17,822,435.61	2022/23	552	-
	Makhuduthamaga Municipality	R 1,964,144.00		2022/23	239	-
	Lepelle-Nkumpi Municipality	R 1,718,717.00		2022/23	241	-
	Molemole Municipality	R 3,745,594.80		2022/23	244	-
	Greater Letaba Municipality	R 871,003.01		2022/23	249	-
	Makhado Municipality	R 3,328,895.52		2022/23	250	-
	Musina Local Municipality	R 177,319.30		2022/23	252	-
	Thulamela/Mutale Municipality	R 1,120,570.30		2022/23	253	-
				2022/23	255	-
				2022/23	256	-
				2022/23	260	-
				2022/23	262	-
				2022/23	265	-
				2022/23	268	-
				2022/23	269	-
				2022/23	270	-
				2022/23	271	-
				2022/23	274	-
				2022/23	275	-
				2022/23	276	-
				2022/23	279	-
				2022/23	305	-
				2022/23	315	-
				2022/23	316	-
				2022/23	317	-
				2022/23	321	-
				2022/23	322	-
				2022/23	323	-
				2022/23	325	-
				2022/23	327	-
				2022/23	328	-
				2022/23	329	-
				2022/23	334	-
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				2022/23	340	-
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				2022/23	353	-
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				2022/23	362	-
				2022/23	370	-
				2022/23	374	-
				2022/23	377	-
				2022/23	384	-
				2022/23	6	-
				2022/23	73	-
				2022/23	82	-
				2022/23	86	-
				2022/23	87	-
				2022/23	91	-
				2022/23	143	-
				2022/23	145	-
				2022/23	154	-
				2022/23	272	-
				2022/23	275	-
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				2022/23	277	-
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				2022/23	305	-
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				2022/23	312	-
				2022/23	313	-
				2022/23	324	-
				2022/23	326	-
				2022/23	328	-
				2022/23	329	-
				2022/23	360	-
				2022/23	365	-
				2022/23	370	-
				2022/23	438	-
				2022/23	440	-
				2022/23	684	-
				2022/23	685	-
				2022/23	687	-
				2022/23	688	-
				2022/23	689	-
				2022/23	691	-
				2022/23	692	-
				2022/23	196	-
				2022/23	525	-
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				2022/23	527	-
				2022/23	59	-
				2022/23	81	-
				2022/23	82	-
				2022/23	92	-
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				2022/23	112	-
				2022/23	113	-
				2022/23	114	-
				2022/23	123	-
				2022/23	164	-
				2022/23	168	-
				2022/23	170	-
				2022/23	198	-
WC	BERGRIVIER MUNICIPALITY	R 1,388,229.11	R 1,710,533.38	from 2015 to 2022	FARM RIETKLOOF	In Head Office for Payment: The municipality previously sent invoices starting from 2017 but their system could not go back as far as 2015 and the department needed a letter writing off the information but through engagement we went to the municipality and they were able to provide us with the information we needed hence this big amount to be paid
	GEORGE MUNICIPALITY	R 4,534.14			FARM NO.321	In Head Office for payment
	GEORGE MUNICIPALITY	R 2,542.41		2021/2022	WELGEMEED	In Head Office for payment
	GEORGE MUNICIPALITY	R 1,978.71		2021/2022	GOLD DIGGINGS	In Head Office for payment
	GEORGE MUNICIPALITY	R 37,863.38		2021/2022	LANGFONTEIN	In Head Office for payment
	GEORGE MUNICIPALITY	R 8,005.32		2021/2022	KRANSFONTEIN	In Head Office for payment
	SALDAHNA MUNICIPALITY	R 161,323.11		2021/2022	CALEDONIA	In Head Office for payment
	DRAKENSTEIN MUNICIPALITY	R 44,320.10		Sep-22	BELLEVUE	The municipality has been paid part of this amount allocation has not been done by municipality we are department will be paying what is owing according to their records
	WITZENBERG MUNICIPALITY	R 61,737.10		2021/2022	OSDAM ABBATOIR	In the process for payment
NW	MORETELE	R 6,000,000.00	R 21,800,525.42	2021 - 2022	BEZUIDENHOUTSKRAAL 96.1	-
				2021 - 2022	BEZUIDENHOUTSKRAAL 96.2	-
				2021 - 2022	BEZUIDENHOUTSKRAAL 96.3	-
				2021 - 2022	BEZUIDENHOUTSKRAAL 96.4	-
				2021 - 2022	BEZUIDENHOUTSKRAAL 96.6	-
				2021 - 2022	BEZUIDENHOUTSKRAAL 96.7	-
				2021 - 2022	COMO	-
				2021 - 2022	DE GRENS 168.22	-
				2021 - 2022	DE GRENS 168.6	-
				2021 - 2022	DE GRENS 168.7	-
				2021 - 2022	DE GRENS 168.8	-
				2021 - 2022	DE GRENS 168.20	-
				2021 - 2022	DE GRENS 168.63	-
				2021 - 2022	DOORNDRAAI 12.0	-
				2021 - 2022	FARM RUIGTESLOOT 160.2	-
				2021 - 2022	FARM RUIGTESLOOT 160.130	-
				2021 - 2022	FARM RUIGTESLOOT 160.137	-
				2021 - 2022	FARM RUIGTESLOOT 160.320	-
				2021 - 2022	HAAKDOORNLAAGTE 167.0	-
				2021 - 2022	HAAKDOORNLAAGTE 167.1	-
				2021 - 2022	HAAKDOORNLAAGTE 167.2	-
				2021 - 2022	SYFERSKUIL 15.2	-
				2021 - 2022	SYFERSKUIL 15.3 (1)	-
				2021 - 2022	SYFERSKUIL 15.4	-
				2021 - 2022	VOORUITZICHT 7.1	-
				2021 - 2022	WORCESTER 481.1	-
				2021 - 2022	WORCESTER 481.2	-
				2021 - 2022	WYNANDSKRAAL 64.3	-
				2021 - 2022	WYNANDSKRAAL 64.4	-
				2021 - 2022	BUFFELSDRIFT 51.2	-
				2021 - 2022	BUFFELSDRIFT 51.3	-
				2021 - 2022	WITGAATBOOM 65.4	-
				2021 - 2022	WITGAATBOOM 65.0	-
				2021 - 2022	RHNENOSTERDRIFT 172.1	-
				2021 - 2022	RHNENOSTERDRIFT 172.2	-
				2021 - 2022	RHNENOSTERDRIFT 172.5	-
				2021 - 2022	RHNENOSTERDRIFT 172.8	-
				2021 - 2022	RHNENOSTERDRIFT 172.9	-
	KGETLENG	R 1,041,417.32		2019 - 2022	R/E Of Ptn 2 Of Farm Goedgedacht No.377 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 3 Of Farm Goede Hoop No.490 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 11 Of Farm Sterkstroom No.411 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 17 Of Farm Koornfontein No.385 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 1 Of Farm Koornfontein No.385 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 17 (Of Ptn 1) Of Farm Brakspruit No.402 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 16 (Ptn 1) Of Farm Brakspruit No.402 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 11 (Of Ptn 1) Of Farm Brakspruit No.402 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 12 (Of Ptn 1) Of Farm Brakspruit No.402 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 10 (Of Ptn 1) Of Farm Brakspruit No.402 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 9 (Of Ptn 1) Of Farm Brakspruit No.402 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 20 (Of Ptn 13) Of Farm Brakspruit No.402 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 35 (Of Ptn 15) Of Farm Doornkom No.418 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	R/E Of Ptn 2 Of Farm Winkelhaak No.403 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 5 (Of Ptn 1) Of Farm Brakspruit No.402 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 31 (Of Ptn 1) Of Farm Brakspruit No.402 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 39 (Of Ptn 1) Of Farm Brakspruit No.402 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	R/E Of Ptn 161 (Of Ptn 7) Of Farm Brakfontein No.404 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	R/E Of Ptn 0 Of Farm Cyferfontein No.401 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	R/E Of Ptn 4 Of Farm Bankdrift No.443 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 8 of farm Bankdrift No.443 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 26 of farm Bankdrift No.443 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 21 of farm Blokkloof No.422 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 24 (Of Ptn 3) Of Farm Otterfontein No.438 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 25 (Of Ptn 3) Of Farm Otterfontein No.438 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 26 (Of Ptn 3) Of Farm Otterfontein No.438 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	R/E Of Ptn 27 (Of Ptn 3) Of Farm Otterfontein No.438 JP	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 43 (Of Ptn 27) Of Farm Otterfontein No.438 JP	-
	RATLOU	R14,759,108.10		2019 - 2022	Expath no 156\Ptn 2 of Expath No.206	-
				2019 - 2022	Expath no 156\R/E of Ptn 1 of Expath No.206	-
				2019 - 2022	Expath no 156\Ptn 5 of farm Expath No.206	-
				2019 - 2022	Shepards Bush\R/E of Ptn 0 of Sherpards Bush No.178	-
				2019 - 2022	Dover\Ptn 2 of farm Dover 209 JO	-
				2019 - 2022	Dover\Ptn 3 of farm Dover 209 JO	-
				2019 - 2022	Dover\Ptn 4 of farm Dover 209 JO	-
				2019 - 2022	Dover\Ptn 6 of farm Dover 209 JO	-
				2019 - 2022	Dover\Rem of farm Dover 209 JO	-
				2019 - 2022	Shaftsbury561 IO\Rem ext of Ptn 0 of Shaftburg No. 561 IO	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 2 of farm Vryhof No.518 IO	-
				2019 - 2022	R/E Of Ptn 0 of Farm Kliparani No.519 IO	-
				2019 - 2022	Ptn 2 of farm Kliparani No.519 IO	-
NC	Gasegonyana Municipality	R 6,089,808.73	R 9,124,968.80	Mar-22	The farm Auod No 128	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of the farm masadifontein No 140	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of the farm Compton No 169	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of ptn 1 (Rustfontein) of the farm Fairfield No 153	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 2(Excelsior)(a ptn of ptn 1) of the farm Fairfield No 153	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 3 (Bothasdal)(a ptn of ptn 1) of the farm Fairfield No 153	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of the farm Westderby No 164	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 1 (Bothaville) of the farm West Derby No 164	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 2(Wesrand) of the farm West Derby No 164	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 3(Doringbult) of the farm Westderby No 164	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 4(Gamorei) of the farm West Derby No 164	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of the farm Phakane 165	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of ptn 1(Sweethome) of the farm Phakhane No 165	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of ptn 2(a ptn of ptn 1) of the farm Phakhane No 165	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 3(a ptn of ptn 3) of the farm Phakhane No 165	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 4 (Subsidie) of the farm Phakhane No 165	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of the farm Yale No 168	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 1(Schik Rust) of the farm Yale No 168	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 3 of the farm Yale No 168	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of the farm Harvard No 171	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 1 of the farm Harvard No 168	-
				Mar-22	The farm Thamoanche No 212	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of the farm Kuruman Reserve No 690	-
				Mar-22	The farm No 715	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of the farm No 720	-
				Mar-22	The farm No 721	-
	Sol Plaatje Municipality	R 215,916.64		Mar-22	Remainder of the Farm Rust en Vrede No 83	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of the Farm Welgevonden No 84	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of the Farm Vaal Bosch Hoek No 85	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of the Farm Doornlaagte No 97	-
	Dawid Kruiper Municipality	R 2,041,603.52		Mar-22	Remainder of the farm Grootwitpan No 327	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 34 of lot 445 Karos	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 35 of lot 445 Karos	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 36 Karos	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 254 Karos	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 255 Karos	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 257 Karos	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 609 Karos	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 611 Karos	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 612 Karos	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 613 Karos	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 614 Karos	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 616 Karos	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 704 Karos	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 705 Karos	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 21 (Duinplaas) of the farm Kalahari West No 251	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 23 (Tierkop) of the farm Kalahari West No 251	-
				Mar-22	The farm Ceres No 373	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 6 (a ptn of ptn 2) of the farm Rooipoort No 315	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 1 of the farm Abiquasputs South No 227	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 1 of the farm Verloren Rivier No 240	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 6 of the farm Springbok Vlei No 239	-
				Mar-22	The farm Elandsvlei No 339	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 1 of the farm Vilander No 318	-
				Mar-22	The farm Loch Na Gar No 217	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 1 of the farm Loch Leven No 215	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 6 of the farm Eenbeker No 220	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 112 (Koeipan) of the farm Kalahari West No 251	-
				Mar-22	Remainder ptn 3 (a ptn of ptn 1) of the farm Norokei No 317	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 12 of the farm Kurrees No 369	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 150 (a ptn of ptn 17) of the farm Kalahari West No 251	-
				Mar-22	The farm Langhoek No 311	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of the farm Vilander No 318	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 95 (Vooruitsig) of the farm Kalahari West No 251	-
	Karreeberg Municipality	R 151,486.45		Mar-22	Ptn 1 of the farm Kalk Bult No 241	-
				Mar-22	Ptn 63 (Potsepan) of the farm Kalaharis West No 251	-
				Mar-22	Portion 7 (a portion of Portion 1) of the farm Van Wyks Kloof No. 39, Carnarvon RD	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of Portion 2(Kransfontein East) (portion of Portion 1) of the farm Titus Pan No. 136, Prieska RD	-
				Mar-22	Portion 3 (Kransfontein Noord) (a portion of Portion 2) of the farm Titus Pan No. 136, Prieska RD	-
				Mar-22	Portion 4 (Kransfontein Huis) (portion of Portion 2) of the farm Titus Pan no. 136, Prieska RD	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of the farm Kalkput No. 137, Prieska RD	-
				Mar-22	Portion 1 of the farm Kalk-Put No. 137, Prieska RD	-
				Mar-22	Portion 17 (Vleiplaas) (porion of Portion 6) of the farm Kareebosch Fontyn No. 78, Carnarvon RD	-
				Mar-22	Portion 2 (Goodhope) of the farm Naauwe Kloof No. 122, Prieska RD	-
	Thembelihle Municipality	R 23,374.66		Mar-22	Portion 4 (Klein Doorn-Pan A) of the farm Klein Doorn-Pan No. 133, Prieska RD	-
				Mar-22	Portion 1(annex) Brak Pan) of the farm Droge Dam No 199	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of portion 1 of the farm Brak Pan No 204	-
				Mar-22	Portion 2 (Vlak Pan) of the farm Brak Pan No 204	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of the farm Brak Pan No 204	-
	Kheis! Municipality	R 602,778.80		Mar-22	Remainder of the farm Rooisand No. 387, Gordonia RD	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of the farm Poortjes No. 317, Kenhardt RD	-
				Mar-22	Remainder of Portion 1 of the farm Rooisand No. 387, Gordonia RD	-
				Mar-22	Portion 5 of the farm Rooisand No. 387, Gordonia RD	-
				Mar-22	Portion 7 (a portion of Portion 2) of the farm Rooisand No. 387, Gordonia RD	-
				Mar-22	Portion 4 of the farm Hedley Plains No. 266, Kenhardt RD	-
GP	City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality	R10,346,342.80	R 45,545,844.81	Mar-11	122	-
	City of Joburg Metropolitan Municipality	R 4,136,131.75		Nov-14	17	-
	Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality	R 3,235,545.00		Aug-12	11	-
	Randwest Local Municipality	R 4,920,891.14		Jul-15	33	-
	Mogale City Local Municipalities	R 4,331,668.22		Sep-20	45	-
	Midvaal Local Municipality	R 2,841,329.00		Mar-19	15	-
	Merafong Local Municipality	R 641,594.20		Mar-19	16	-
	Lesedi Local Municipality	R 6,676,089.70		Apr-19	56	-
	Emfuleni Local Municipality	R 8,416,253.00		Apr-18	78	-
	TOTAL		R 200,656,558.83

13 December 2022 - NW3842

Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

Whether, in light of the fact that the Republic has over the years campaigned for the democratisation of the United Nations Security Council by advocating for the fair representation, the Government is considering to discontinue the campaign to be Africa’s representative on the Council seeing that it has lost its moral standing after it failed to support resolutions condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine or the annexation of its territory; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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Reply:

The United Nations Security Council should play a constructive role in the resolution of conflict, in line with its Charter mandate for the maintenance of international peace and security.

We regret that in the case of the war in Ukraine the Security Council continues to abdicate this mandated responsibility. The Security Council has thus far failed the people of Ukraine as it has in the case of long-standing matters on its agenda such as the situation in Palestine and the Western Sahara.

A key reason for its failure to act is that the failure of the Council to reform and reflect current global dynamics.

South Africa will therefore continue to consistently call for the reform of the United Nations, including its Security Council, and to that end will continue to engage extensively with all member states of the United Nations to advance the reform agenda.

South Africa believes that there must be a common acknowledgment, particularly by those member states maintaining the status quo, that the international political and economic system remains unequal, unfair, unjust and represents a world created in the aftermath of the Second World War. The reform of the international order must therefore be primarily to ensure that the contemporary international order becomes equitable, fair, and just.

South Africa subscribes to the Ezulwini Consensus, agreed to by the African Union in 2005, which calls for two permanent, and five non-permanent seats for the African continent. Further, it states that the veto privilege, which accrues to the five permanent members of the Security Council should be abolished, but for as long as the privilege exists, it should be extended to new members of an extended permanent category in a reformed Council. The Ezulwini Consensus also states that the African Union would choose which African states will get the seats in a reformed permanent category of the Security Council.

13 December 2022 - NW4228

Hlengwa, Mr M to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

How does her department, with regard to the 26,7 million that was written off as being part of the deposits not collected and attributed to bad revenue management and compromised capacity, intend to adequately capacitate and ensure that capacity is not compromised through the deployment of employees to missions (b) What measures are in place for overall better financial management in her department, considering the high irregular expenditure they have recorded?

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Reply:

1. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) have been implemented. Chief Directorate Property and Facilities Management in the Department of International Relations and Cooperation liaises with the Missions on active accommodation lease agreements, as well as the signing of the indemnity forms once officials occupy the accommodation. Debt management is implemented once officials are informed of their date of return to South Africa by Corporate Management.

2. The current irregular expenditure has been reduced significantly in the last two financial years by terminating major irregular contracts and implementing audit action plan controls including a checklist, to curtail and prevent irregular expenditure. Policies, delegations and SOP are also being amended as per need and circulars are being drafted to address compliance matters.

The Department will also focus on finalising investigations and disciplinary actions and that must be finalised in line with the National Treasury Framework, to condone historical irregular expenditure.

A financial misconduct committee has been established in order to assist management with implementing consequence management within the whole department. Audit steering committee has also been appointed to strengthen financial control and oversee audit related matters.

13 December 2022 - NW4277

Msane, Ms TP to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

What role is the Indian Ocean Rim Association playing in preventing ocean piracy and ocean crimes?

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Reply:

South Africa views the Indian Ocean Region as a region of peace, stability, development, and prosperity within which to pursue the goal of promoting economic cooperation for the well-being and development of the countries and peoples of the Indian Ocean Rim.

The Indian Ocean Rim Association’s (IORA) Working Group on the Blue Economy has adopted in its workplan a programme of action for combating, amongst others, Illegal Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in the IORA region. The Working Group has also made progress in the assessment of capacity needs for the IORA region including, prioritising the exchange of information on IUU fishing vessels amongst IORA member states. Member states and dialogue partners are currently implementing appropriate measures against IUU vessels and other illegal activities. What is currently significant is the funding mechanism required to undertake military-type exercises and render training for maritime personnel, port managers, maritime inspectors, law enforcement and legal personnel within the IORA region.

The Maritime Safety and Security (MSS) Coordinating Country within IORA, which is Sri Lanka, has:

Established legal frameworks in the Indian Ocean region in the field of Maritime security, working together with India.
Held an IORA Workshop on Maritime Assistance, Search and Rescue, and Search and Rescue Exercise, working together with Australia.

The Indian Ocean Rim Association is therefore playing an important role in preventing ocean piracy and ocean crimes.

13 December 2022 - NW4227

Hlengwa, Mr M to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

Whether her department, in light of the terror alert that the United States (US) government issued, regards our bilateral agreements with the US as being healthy and respectful; if not; what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) Whether her department regards the alert by Washington as a clear infringement of the territorial integrity of the Republic; if not, what is the position in this regard, if so, what are the relevant details; (3) Whether her department has conducted a threat assessment to verify the credibility of the alert; if not, why not; if so, (a) has her department engaged with the US on their chosen channels to broadcast the possible attack and (b) what are the relevant details?

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Reply:

1. South Africa continues to enjoy cordial bilateral relations with the United States, which are underpinned by robust cooperation across a wide range of sectors that are aligned to South Africa’s national interests and domestic priorities. The strategic nature of these relations has been reinforced by recent high-level engagements at Head of State, Minister and Director-General level, which were conducted in a spirit of mutual respect and a common desire to advance bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation in areas of shared interest and concern.

2. The Department considers it an unfortunate breach of diplomatic protocol. The Embassy was of the view that their actions were in accordance with their duty to warn American citizens of credible threats to safeguard US Government employees.

3. No. The mandate to conduct threat assessments lies with the Security Cluster.

a) The Department has conveyed to the US Embassy that sensitive information of this nature should be formally communicated to DIRCO in accordance with the relevant diplomatic protocols.

b) The security agencies from the two countries also have established channels of communication through which to engage and share information related to terrorist activities, amongst others. These channels should always be utilised to allow for proper assessment and communication to the public about possible terror attacks.

13 December 2022 - NW4427

Matumba, Mr A to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

(a). Which processes were followed in changing the Ngove Project from a cultural village to a lodge, (b) which (i) consultations and (ii) legal process were followed, (c) what consequence management measures did he apply against those involved in changing the project and (d) what steps has he taken to restore the project to its original planning of a cultural village?

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Reply:

We have no such a project as the department.

13 December 2022 - NW3841

Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

Since the illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia began in February 2022, the Government has always said that its position will always be guided by the principles of the United Nations (UN) Charter, does the government consider its failure to support resolutions condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine or the annexation of its territory to be in line with the principles of the UN Charter; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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Reply:

South Africa attaches significant importance to the maintenance of international peace and security, a key mandate of the United Nations, through its Security Council.

South Africa has consistently maintained in relation to the Russia-Ukraine matter, like any other armed conflict, that diplomacy and negotiations are the best avenues towards durable peace. The position is not only premised on the strong belief that wars have no winners and that the real heroes are those that work for peace, but by Article 2(3) of Chapter I of the Charter of the United Nations that directs all Members to settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered.

Furthermore, Chapter VI of the Charter of the United Nations urges Member States to seek the pacific settlement of disputes that are likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security. Means of doing so include, inter alia, negotiation, enquiry, mediation and other peaceful means of the disputing parties. South Africa remains resolute in appealing to the parties to choose diplomacy and negotiation over violence to resolve their differences. A cessation of hostilities is thus required to create the necessary environment for a political process that would lead to sustainable peace in Ukraine.

Over and beyond advocating for the peaceful resolution of the conflict through diplomacy and negotiations, South Africa has further reiterated that the territorial integrity of States, including that of Ukraine, must be respected and that we reject all actions that undermine the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter, and International Law.

South Africa also believes that the UN Security Council should play a constructive role in the resolution of this conflict, in line with its Charter mandate for the maintenance of international peace and security. South Africa regrets that in the case of the war in Ukraine the Security Council continues to abdicate this mandated responsibility. Due to the paralysis of the Security Council on this issue, the UN General Assembly henceforth convened a Special Emergency Session to address the matter. Through this format, the General Assembly adopted five resolutions on the matter.

With regard to the voting, aside from the principle relating to diplomacy and negotiation over war being overlooked, South Africa abstained during the voting of the General Assembly resolutions on Ukraine because it believed the resolutions would further polarise the General Assembly, thus prolonging the war. The first four resolutions were devoid of actions that would persuade the parties to the conflict to engage in political dialogue to end the hostilities. Furthermore, the last resolution sought to create a problematic precedence for the General Assembly and exceptionalism that reparations matter in some cases and do not matter in others.

It should be underlined that during the past seven decades the General Assembly has heard clarion calls for reparations from slavery, colonialism, apartheid and from many other contemporary conflicts. Regrettably, in all these instances Member States have not been able to find agreement on reparations due to the opposition of many countries in the Global North. We need to avoid double standards if indeed all Member States have equal standing in the UN.

Article 14 of the United Nations Charter directs that the role of the General Assembly be guided by the interest of establishing peace when the provisions of the Charter have been violated. Therefore, the immediate focus of the General Assembly should be to seek peace and call for an immediate end to the war.

In the absence of constructive and decisive action by the Security Council, the General Assembly should then focus on efforts to stop the conflict and consider resolutions that contain concrete proposals towards that end. The General Assembly should create conditions conducive to dialogue, mediation, and diplomacy as the only path that will lead to a peaceful resolution of the conflict. This is a role that the General Assembly has played before and there is no reason it cannot do so now.

Furthermore, the Secretary-General should directly engage the parties to the conflict towards an immediate cessation of hostilities. This is a process that should contain clear deliverables and timelines.

The Secretary-General has already illustrated the constructive role that he can play by facilitating the agreement on the Black Sea Grain Initiative. As we have stated before, this important example could be the basis for an agreement leading to a diplomatic resolution of the conflict. Constructive actions, such as these are urgently required to ensure that we move towards peace.

Our proposed way forward is consistent with Article 1 of the Charter of the United Nations which states that the purpose of the UN is “to maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace”. This is what the international community should be endeavouring to do.

13 December 2022 - NW4461

Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

Apart from a single meeting at his department to which the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO), Mr Louis Heyneman, was invited, (a) on what dates and (b) at which venues did the other formal meetings and/or consultations with the CPO take place as referred to by the CEO of the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra, Mr Bongani Tembe?

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Reply:

It is incorrect to imply that Mr. Louis Heyneman was only invited to a single meeting with the Department for the purpose of the conceptualization of the National Orchestra. Prior to the board of Mzansi NPO being appointed by the Minister, the Department managed the process and was the custodian of the task team of experts. Our records indicate that several meetings were called by the office of the Director General between September 2018 and November 2019. This does not include the meetings that the task team held at the National Arts Council offices in Johannesburg. Mr. Heyneman was invited to the said meetings where, in certain instances he attended, while in some instances he forwarded formal apologies. Noteworthy is that in March 2019, Mr. Heyneman made a written submission titled ‘National Philharmonic Orchestra: A Working Document’. We have attached evidence as Annexure A on his insightful contribution. One of the strong and progressive ideas that he presented in this document related to the issue of audience development and he said, ‘If it is the intent that the NPO [National Philharmonic Orchestra – as it was called] must be the “orchestra by the people for the people”, audiences for this new national ensemble must be found and developed. Without enthusiastic support and “bums on seats” the noble idea of a national orchestra that reflects the demographics of South Africa, catering for the musical taste of the majority of the population, will die a premature death.’ These kinds of ideas, among others, informed the entire conceptualization of the National Orchestra, feeding into the outcomes of the report of the task team that was presented to my office.

While there was an expectation for all task team members to attend and participate in the scheduled activities or meetings, the reality is that members also had commitments outside the work of the task team. However, this should not be used to cast aspersions on the validity of the processes and imply that there was no consultation when due processes were followed. On the occasions when some could not attend, meetings continued with the other participants.

13 December 2022 - NW4372

Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

(a) On what date will the Acting Chief Executive Officer, Julie Diphofa, go on sick leave, (b) who will be appointed to act in her absence, (c) on which media will the acting position be advertised and (d) for how long will the specified person act in the position?

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Reply:

We are not Sangomas, therefore unable to predict the illnesses of any human being.

13 December 2022 - NW4332

Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

(1) With reference to his reply to question 2599 on 15 September 2022, what are the total legal costs incurred in Rands (a) by the National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) from its own attorneys and (b) from unsuccessful litigation of opposing parties, whilst fighting the SA Roadies Association (SARA) (i) in the (aa) 2018-19, (bb) 2019-20, (cc) 2020-21 and (dd) 2021-22 financial years and (ii) from 1 April 2022 to date. (2) what are the reasons for proceeding to court and incurring such costs, considering that an agreement between NAC and SARA was concluded on 9 November 2021, where matters would be settled amicably?

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Reply:

As I have indicated in my response to question 2599 by the Hon. Member that:

Legal costs are annually budgeted, however, it is difficult to make precise determination in budgeting for legal costs, as a result, periodically, the legal costs budget is adjusted informed by case at hand. This is in line with Audit requirements that prescribe adequate contingency provisioning for legal costs and in line with National Treasury Regulations that allow Goods and Services budget adjustments.

13 December 2022 - NW4225

Ngcobo, Mr SL to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

Whether any agreements were signed and/or agreed to during the State visit by the Prime Minister of Spain to the Republic; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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Reply:

During the State Visit to South Africa on 27 October 2022 by H.E. Mr Pedro Sánchez, the President of Spain, a total of four (4) Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed between South Africa and Spain.

1. Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Industry 4.0

The MoU seeks to promote cooperation and exchanges between the governments, governmental institutes, related governmental organisations, enterprises and any other institutions of the two countries in the field of Industry 4.0. Specific areas of focus include knowledge exchanges and sharing policies and technologies to increase added value and skilled employment in the industrial sector; sharing policies, technologies and related research to strengthen and develop digital solutions for the industrial sector; exploring new opportunities for industrial cooperation through the sharing of information on industrial areas with a potential for cooperation; identifying sectors with high potential for new diversification for smart manufacturing that could be mutually beneficial; participating in congresses, conferences and events related to Industry 4.0 hosted by the other country; and jointly hosting events such as seminars and workshops related to Industry 4.0.

2. Memorandum of Understanding between the National Library of Spain and the National Library of South Africa

The MoU falls within the purview of the Agreement on Cooperation in the Fields of Arts and Culture between South Africa and Spain, signed in 2004. The MoU encompasses the following: Cooperation in the fields of research; information and communication; technology (lCT); librarianship; exchange of documentary information or publications of mutual interest; and the sharing of knowledge of modern technology; Facilitation of the participation of experts in meetings; training courses; workshops; seminars; exhibitions; events and conferences on Library and Information Services (LIS) Sector; Exchange of experience with specialists in the areas of digitisation, preservation, conservation, cataloguing, technical information and public service; Exchange of exhibits reflecting the cultural heritage and social life of both countries; Facilitation of reciprocal official visits of experts and officials of their respective institutions; Protection and safeguarding of bibliographic heritage;

3. Memorandum of Understanding in the Field of Sport

The MoU seeks to implement programmes of cooperation in the field of sport on the basis of reciprocity and mutual benefit and to strengthen and intensify the partnership between the public or private structures responsible for the development of sport. Areas of Cooperation include: the development of athletes and coaches; institutional cooperation; the field of science and technology applied to sport; sports medicine; anti-doping; the fight against harassment and discrimination in sport; sport and inclusion; sports sponsorship and patronage; the organisation of sports events; the training of sports specialists and managers; programmes to support and promote sports for disabled people; the protection of young athletes; women and sports; sports education; sports for all; the maintenance of sports facilities; and school and university sports programmes.

4. Memorandum of Understanding between South Africa's Industrial Development Corporation and Spain’s Compañía Española de Financiación del Desarrollo (COFIDES)

The MoU establishes a framework for cooperation between South Africa’s IDC and Spanish-owned COFIDES with the main objective to enhance the relationship between the two entities. Potential collaboration in private sector investments in various industries will be explored and special focus will be given to initiatives on climate change related investments, Just Energy Transition, automotive industry and agribusiness. The MoU was signed during the South Africa – Spain Business Forum. In addition, President Sánchez announced that Spain will make available €2.11 billion in the next five years to support the participation of Spanish companies in renewable energy and climate-related projects in South Africa.

13 December 2022 - NW4396

Marais, Mr EJ to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour

What is the (a) total number of staff employed and/or provided as departmental support in (i) his and (ii) the Deputy Minister’s private offices and (b)(i) job title and (ii) annual remuneration package of each specified person?

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Reply:

The number and the positions of the staff employed and/or provided as departmental support in the Ministry are illustrated by the table below. Job titles are provided together with the remuneration for each of them.

MINISTRY
COMPONENT DESCRIPTION	POST JOB TITLE DESCRIPTION	TOTAL ANNUAL REMUNERATION PACKAGE
MINISTRY	DRIVER/MESSENGER	498762
MINISTRY	SECRETARY/RECEPTIONIST	290019
MINISTRY	REGISTRY CLERK	298791
MINISTRY	ASSISTANT APPOINMENT SECRETARY	491403
MINISTRY	CHIEF OF STAFF	1409157
MINISTRY	SPECIAL ADVISOR: MINISTRY	1451754
MINISTRY	SPECIAL ADVISOR: MINISTRY	1688373
MINISTRY	DOMESTIC WORKER	128166
MINISTRY	DOMESTIC WORKER	128166
MINISTRY	ASSISTANT APPOINMENT SECRETARY	513846
MINISTRY	COMMUNITY OUTREACH OFFICER	766584
MINISTRY	CABINET AND PARLIAMENTARY OFFICER	903006
MINISTRY	MEDIA LIAISON OFFICER : MINISTRY	1173231
MINISTRY	PARLIAMENTARY OFFICER : MINISTRY	1105383
MINISTRY	PRIVATE SECRETARY	1105383
MINISTRY	ADMIN SECRETARY : MINISTRY	1190826

DEPUTY MINISTER
COMPONENT DESCRIPTION	POST JOB TITLE DESCRIPTION	TOTAL ANNUAL REMUNERATION PACKAGE
DEPUTY MINISTER	DRIVER/ MESSENGER	181599
DEPUTY MINISTER	REGISTRY CLERK	269214
DEPUTY MINISTER	DOMESTIC WORKER	128166
DEPUTY MINISTER	DOMESTIC WORKER	128166
DEPUTY MINISTER	COMMUNITY OUTREACH OFFICER	766584
DEPUTY MINISTER	PARLIAMENTARY AND CABINET SUPPORT	766584
DEPUTY MINISTER	PRIVATE SECRETARY	908502
DEPUTY MINISTER	HEAD OF OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY MINISTER	1105383

13 December 2022 - NW4297

Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

(1). With regard to the total number of infrastructure jobs and/or projects that his department has been busy with since the 2018-19 financial year, what (a) is the proposed (i) starting date and (ii) completion date for the specified projects and (b)(i) total number of the projects have exceeded their completion date and (ii) with how much time. (2). whether additional funding was allocated towards the projects; if not, why not; if so, what total amount was allocated? NW5360E

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Reply:

There are seven Projects that are in the process of completion. These projects experienced various challenges that led them to delays.
In light of the delays and stoppages that the projects encountered, it was a foregone conclusion that additional funds will be required to address cost escalations arising because of these delays, price adjustment provisions, and to do remedial work to the defective works that were discovered during the assessment of the quality of work done by previous contractors.

13 December 2022 - NW4371

Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

(1) On what date will the National Arts Council South Africa (NAC), which has four positions available, advertise the position of the (a) Chief Executive Officer, (b) Chief Financial Officer, (c) Communications Manager and (d) Arts Development Officer. (2) (a) what number of (i) full-time and (ii) part-time positions does the NAC have, (b) what total number of positions are vacant, (c) by what date will the vacant positions be filled, in the event that each position has been vacant for more than three months and (d) what are the reasons that the NAC is taking long to fill the vacancies? NW5496E

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1. The NAC will formerly advise the Department once the current processes for the recruitment of the CEO and CFO have been completed and advertisement published. Other vacancies that need to be filled in accordance with NAC’s budget and timing requirements will also be published upon approval of the advertisement of the positions. The NAC is completing its evaluations for the appointment of a recruitment firm for the filling of the CEO and CFO vacancies at the entity.

2.(a) (i) Full-time positions: 30

(ii) Part-time positions: 18

(b) Vacant positions: 5

(c) The NAC is completing its evaluations for the appointment of a recruitment firm for the filling of the CEO and CFO positions at the entity.

(d) The reduction of budgets restricts the filling of all desired vacancies, due to budgetary constraints NAC may fail to match expected salary expectations. Due to negative media reports, NAC stands in a position of disadvantage in attracting best suitable applicants.

13 December 2022 - NW4366

Kruger, Mr HC to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

Whether small-, medium- and micro-enterprise farmers are defined in her department’s policies on the agricultural sector; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

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In terms of the Beneficiary Selection and Land Allocation Policy, producers in the agricultural sector are categorised as follows:

“Household Producer (Vulnerable)”: Is defined as a producer or entity that produces primarily for household consumption[1] and has limited resources and skills to operate a market-oriented production system. This category includes child headed households and households producing on communal land and commonages that are registered as indigents or they meet the criteria for registration as indigents with their municipality.

“Household Producer (Subsistence)”: Is defined as a producer or entity that produces primarily for household consumption. These producers are not or would not be classified as indigents by their municipality. They may market limited surplus production with an annual turnover of less than R50 000.

“Medium Scale Commercial Producer”: Is defined as an individual or entity that produces and sells agricultural commodities for the purpose of making a profit. These are established enterprises producing for market to make a profit with an annual turnover ranging from R1 000 001 – R10 million) and are eligible for VAT registration.

These categorisations are also contained and expanded on as outlined in the draft National Policy on Comprehensive Producer Development Support.

The word household consumption includes own use of non-edible agricultural products such as cotton etc. ↑

13 December 2022 - NW4312

Cebekhulu, Inkosi RN to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

Whether, with regard to the steep challenges the Republic is facing in relation to issues such as food insecurity and unemployment, her department has improved its rural strategy which would promote and increase rural incomes; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether, considering that importing food increases the cost of food for South Africans, her department has considered the establishment and/or support of a southern regional trade bloc as a way to create a more food secure region through the exploitation of diversity in the region; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

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1. Yes. The Integrated Rural Development Sector Strategy is being processed for gazetting for public comments in the second quarter of 2023. The strategy focuses on strengthening four pillars:

The rural economy;
Community and human development;
Rural safety and social cohesion; and
Cooperative governance and local government.

The Strategy seeks to coordinate and manage sectoral rural development interventions and catalytic projects addressing challenges facing rural communities in line with the National Development Plan (2030) and District Development Model (DDM).

Some of the work mentioned in the strategy has commenced already. These include improving farm access and village access rural roads, working with the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCOG) and Provincial Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development in the identification and establishment of 5 agri-hubs and agro-processing facilities; supporting at least 71 farmer production support units to become functional to adequately support smallholder farmers for food production and commercial activities by 2024 and to implement, in the medium to long-term, the development and support of 7 other agri-parks including identification, drawing and locking in of investors through a dedicated investment strategy. This also includes targeted land redistribution to rural women, youth and persons with disabilities.

The strategy also emphasises working with the key sector departments on other rural economic challenges e.g., the rehabilitation of dams and rural bridges. The Department has further aligned the strategy with the Agriculture and Agro-Processing Masterplan, working with the National House on Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership, and will identify catalytic projects in terms of the 8 other approved masterplans with the relevant lead departments.

The strategy is aligned to the Rural Safety Strategy and the Department currently participates in the Rural Safety Priority Committees. The Department will also partner with the Department of Basic Education on the development of Early Childhood Development Centres (ECDs) in rural areas and the scaling up of the Rural Education Assistant Programme in collaboration with the Department of Basic Education, targeting unemployed rural youth to improve literacy and numeracy in rural schools.

2. The decision to establish regional trade blocks is beyond the scope of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. Such decisions are usually led by the Department of International Relations and Trade and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. Additionally, the Republic of South Africa has ratified the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which works through the regional value chains to promote food security initiatives in the continent. One of the regional value chains that are promoted under the AfCFTA is agriculture and agro-processing. Under the afore-mentioned regional value chains, the various regional economic communities (REC’s) are encouraged to develop agricultural hubs that are aligned to prioritized commodities such as horticulture, grains, tea, poultry, etc.

13 December 2022 - NW3923

Montwedi, Mr Mk to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

With regard to her visit in Taung in the North West province in 2020, where she made commitments which were not implemented thus far, by what date will (a) the farmers of Taung see the implementation of the Farmer Production Support Unit model and (b) she (i) revamp and (ii) return the Lesedi stores to be used by farmers in Taung?

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(a),(b)(i)-(ii) DALRRD is unable to commit a specific date due to the following reason: in 2021, the Directorate: Rural Infrastructure Development within the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) in the North West Province planned to implement the first phase of the project by fencing the Old Lesedi Building premises and renovating the guardroom to enable DALRRD to provide security. Phase 2 of the project was planned to unfold in the following years. However, the plans for infrastructure for the implementation failed due to alleged illegal tenants occupying the Old Lesedi building, who refuse to move. The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is in the process of negotiating with the mentioned tenants.

However, an alternative site for livestock farmers was identified and some work was done such as paving of the access road into the auction pen site i.e. the identified Farmer Production Support Unit (FPSU) site; renovation of the existing two houses; drilling and equipping of the borehole; construction of the guard room for security personnel; construction of kraals for small stock and construction of the pavilion at the auction pen.

In terms of production and mechanisation support, DALRRD through the Directorate: Cooperatives and Enterprise Development facilitated the establishment of the Taung FPSU and has supported these farmers with the following:

98kw Tractor;
1 x small Lucerne baler;
2 x Lucerne mowers; and
3 x Lucerne rakes.

These implements were registered and are currently being used by the farmers in the Taung Irrigation Scheme. The above support amounted to R3 195 855.75 during the 2021/ 2022 financial year.

13 December 2022 - NW3738

Chirwa, Ms NN to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education

(a) What total number of schools in the West Rand district in Gauteng cater for learners with special needs such as autism, (b) where are such schools located and (c) how does her department assist parents in the application process?

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(a) There were 56 schools in the West Rand district in Gauteng that cater for learners with special needs.

(b) The response to question b is attached.

(c) Admissions for learners with disabilities who must be enrolled in a special school are managed and processed at the district office. In the district office, there is a dedicated section that assists parents with admissions.

13 December 2022 - NW4278

Msane, Ms TP to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

How will the lack of ocean security in the Indian Ocean affect the Ocean economy in the context of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade area?

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The Indian Ocean region faces many traditional and non-traditional safety and security challenges including piracy, armed robberies at sea, terrorism, human trafficking, irregular movement of persons, drug trafficking, illicit trafficking in wildlife, trafficking of weapons, crimes in the fisheries sector, degradation of ocean health, unlawful exploitation of marine resources and climate change with its related repercussions on environmental security.

Over 60% of the world’s trade passes through the Indian Ocean and nine African states are members of the Association. Therefore, any impact on trade will impact on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). It is therefore important that it is able to succeed and that the safety of sea routes from any of the listed threats is crucial.

In this regard, the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) has an established Working Group on Maritime Safety and Security which coordinated the IORA’s role in securing trade routes. Covering a vast maritime zone of nearly 68.56 million sq. km, IORA’s Maritime Security includes elements of international peace and security, sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence, security from crimes at sea, security of resources and environmental security, while Maritime Safety is concerned with training (both technical and personnel), transport, construction and equipment-related issues, and assistance in distress situations.

A focussed discussion on the AfCFTA is critical to help guide the IORA’s role in enabling the free trade area to ensure mutual benefit. This discussion is encouraged by both the African Union (AU), and the IORA. The IORA has proposed a draft MoU with the AU and this would be crucial to consolidating Africa’s regional maritime interests.

The existing Maritime Safety and Security (MSS) initiatives are the following:

The ‘IORA Working Group on Maritime Safety and Security’, also known as the WGMSS, established in September 2018 and presently chaired by Sri Lanka. In August 2019, Sri Lanka hosted the First Meeting of the IORA Maritime Safety and Security Working Group, which finalized the regional Work Plan drawn up for a period of two years (2019 – 2021). This meeting provided an opportunity for Member States to discuss the way forward and to initiate concrete actions in the sphere of MSS.

During the Council of Ministers (COM) held in Dhaka on 24 November 2022, India advised that the Discussion Paper on the draft legal frameworks in the Indian Ocean region in the field of Maritime Safety and Security had been finalised. The draft discussion paper will be taken forward by the Working Group on Maritime Safety and Security (WGMSS) for further implementation.

Sri Lanka to host the Third Meeting of the IORA WGMSS in the first quarter of 2023 (possibly March), along with a Workshop on the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

IORA has also devised flagship initiatives such as the Indian Ocean Dialogue, which is held annually, bringing together key representatives including scholars, experts, analysts, and policy makers from think tanks, civil societies and governments from IORA Member States to discuss pertinent issues including MSS.

The IORA aims at building upon existing national, regional and multilateral measures to support a more effective utilization of resources for enhanced cross-border cooperation and sharing of knowledge, experiences and best practices to secure the Indian Ocean as an ocean strengthening maritime cooperation for a peaceful, stable, and prosperous region.

13 December 2022 - NW3768

Msane, Ms TP to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

Noting that the Republic has been elected to a three – year term in the United Nations Human Rights Council, what meaningful (a) contributions and (b) decisions will the Republic make regarding the instabilities caused by the western powers on the African continent?

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a) On 11 October 2022, South Africa was voted overwhelmingly by United Nations (UN) member states to take a seat in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) beginning 1 January 2023 for the next period of three years (2023-2025). In support of its campaign, South Africa submitted pledges to the UN General Assembly detailing what meaningful contributions the country would make, namely, to work with other countries in the Council to promote and advance human rights globally; to ensure that the mandate of the Council (to promote human rights) is kept intact and that the Council is not ‘manipulated’ by other countries to promote their own political objectives (politicisation and securitisation of human rights); to ensure that the Council pays equal attention to all human rights (civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights); and that the agenda items dealing with the fight against racism and the self-determination of the Palestinian people, amongst other issues, are kept intact and their objectives promoted. Consistent with our constitutional commitment, South Africa intends to take its rightful place as a sovereign and responsible state in the HRC to contribute to the development of norms and standards in the field of human rights that will promote global cooperation, multilateralism, peaceful resolution of conflicts, women empowerment, and a system of interstate relations based on agreed rules (respect for the rule of international law) and not brute economic and military force.

b) With regard to decisions South Africa will make in the HRC regarding the instabilities caused by the western powers on the African continent, it should be noted that issues of peace and security are addressed by the UN, primarily through the UN Security Council and the General Assembly and not in the HRC. South Africa is opposed to the idea (which idea is cherished by some big powers) of “securitisation of human rights,” meaning, the use of human rights to achieve political-security objectives.

It is trite, that some of the five Permanent Members of the Security Council (P5) members try to bypass the Security Council (in order to avoid a situation where their resolutions would be vetoed by other P5 members) and use institutions such as the HRC (where no country has veto rights) to pursue their narrow political-security objectives. In this regard, South Africa will continue playing a key role in the HRC, particularly in the ongoing discussions aimed at considering how the activities of private military and security companies (PMSCs), transnational corporations (TNCs) and other business enterprise (OBEs) can be regulated to ensure that these entities do not violate human rights, and where human rights violations are detected, which flow from the activities of these entities. that accountability and redress are fostered.

13 December 2022 - NW4243

Cebekhulu, Inkosi RN to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

In light of the R3,2 billion Blended Finance Scheme with the Land Bank to assist farmers in which her department and the specified bank have each invested R325 million in each year, which will effectively result in the creation of a R650 million fund a year which will grow to R1,95 billion in three years, how does she and her department plan to ensure that (a) funds are not wasted through corruption and wasteful expenditure and (b) the fund benefits small and medium-scale farmers?

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a) To ensure that funds are not wasted through corruption and wasteful expenditure the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has done the following:

Defined the categories of producers (smallholder, medium commercial and large commercial) to be supported through Blended Finance Scheme;
Developed the grant gliding scale per category of farmer to be supported which clearly outlines the grant cap per producer category that cannot be exceeded;
Ensured that the operational manual clearly spell out processes to be followed before funds are released to qualifying beneficiaries;
Ensured that there is a checklist that guides the Fund Administrator on what information should be produced before payments are made; and
Furthermore, the credit committee’s responsibility is to ensure that only commercially viable applications are supported and the grant caps per category are not exceeded.

b) To ensure the fund benefits smallholder and medium scale commercial farmers the DALRRD has done the following:

Signed an agreement with Land Bank to prioritise only smallholder and medium scale commercial farmers;
Developed the Economic Benefit Criteria calculator that automatically reject large scale producer applications once the information of the farmer is populated into the calculator;
The Blended Finance Scheme Steering Committee will receive performance reports from the bank and evaluate if the programme is being implemented as agreed, and the targeted beneficiaries are being supported; and
The scheme will be subjected to audit by the bank annually to assess if the programme is being implemented as agreed and if the controls put in place are adequate.

13 December 2022 - NW2937

Graham, Ms SJ to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education

(1) What is the current allocation of milk for each child for each day in the feeding schemes in each province; (2) whether the amount has changed in the past five years; if not, why not; if so, (3) whether the allocation is different based on age; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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(1) The NSNP budget is allocated per meal/per child/per day, and NOT per food item spend; with price expectations in line with economies of scale. The allocation is further outlined per weekly menu plan (i.e 5 days cycle) per serving, that constitute a protein, starch, fruit and/or vegetable. This allocation is not apportioned to milk only, but is shared between all protein source foods (i.e soya mince, canned pilchards, sugar beans and lentils/split peas or canned chicken livers).

In general, protein has the highest cost. Therefore, at least 50% is allocated towards protein foods. Milk is served once per week and the low cost protein food supplements the more expensive proteins like milk.

(2) The meal cost is adjusted annually by the National Treasury in line with the general inflation.

(3) The different allocation is based on the portion sizes for primary and secondary schools. Secondary schools with larger portion sizes have a higher allocation than primary schools.

13 December 2022 - NW3242

Montwedi, Mr Mk to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

What (a) is the total number of black farmers who have benefited from the commercialisation programme of her department since its introduction and (b) total number of farmers have benefited from the specified programme through the Industrial Development Corporation as the implementing agent?

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(a),(b) Please refer to the Annexure A below.

ANNEXURE A OF NA-QUES 3242 OF 2022

Total number of black farmers who have benefitted from the commercialisation programme since induction:

BLENDED FINANCE (with Land Bank

AGRI BEE

NRMDP

National Red Meat Development Programme

Blended finance: with Industrial Development Finance (IDC)

There are currently 7 transactions that Land Bank approved for Blended Finance during the proof-of-concept phase in 2018 to a total funding of R163 million as shown in table below

10 Agribusinesses (black producers) as of 31 October

2022.

Total of 10 black producers who have benefitted.

The Department entered into a strategic partnership with the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) to implement the National Red Meat Development Programme (NRMDP). The programme facilitated market access (formal and informal) for Black smallholder farmers who are most disadvantaged. The NRMDP was implemented in three (3) Provinces namely: Eastern Cape, KwaZulu Natal and North West.

Eastern Cape (EC):

Animal intake= 571

Animals sold = 508

Farmers benefitted = 336

Income generated = R2 876 238

KwaZulu Natal (KZN):

Animal intake= 51

Animals sold = 790

Farmers benefitted = 384

Income generated: R 7 222 195

North West (Taung CFP):

Animal intake= 71

Animals sold = 84

Farmers benefitted = 33

Income generated: R464 000

Total of 753 farmers who have benefitted.

The NRMDP focuses on improving market access for smallholder farmers in order to facilitate participation in Agri-value chains. Project activities include construction of custom feeding centres, establishment of pasture fields as well as establishment of processing facilities for improved access to high value markets.

Farmers were supported in terms of market information, compliance to Good Agricultural Practice (GAP), packaging, quality control, consistency, transportation and other logistic planning and business linkages with potential buyers. The market access facilitation programme enables the NAMC to contribute to making the agricultural sector more inclusive and viable as a contributor to economic growth and transformation.

During the 2021/22 financial year, the NAMC linked 141 black smallholder farmers into the market through its market access facilitation programme.

Received applications/ Evaluation: The Dalrrd has a signed agreement with the IDC committing R1 billion over 5 years. The IDC has received R400 million as at end June 2022 and has since evaluated 28 transactions requiring total funding of R1.5 billion at end June 2022

Approved:

13 Transactions to a combined value of R531 million of which R193 million is a grant have been approved for funding at end June 2022 and creating 295 jobs as shown in the table

DALRRD / LAND BANK PROOF OF CONCEPT STAGE (INITIATED IN 2018)

No.	Commodity	Province	Total project Value	Grant Amount	Loan Amount	Total Jobs
1.	Poultry	North West	R17 357 500,00	R13 857 500,00	R5 300 000,00	8
2.	Beef and Poultry	North West	R10 004 572,25	R2 504 572,25	R7 500 000,00	29
3.	Mixed Crop	North West	R55 000 000,00	R35 500 000,00	R19 500 000,00	5
4.	Sugarcane	KwaZulu Natal	R15 000 000,00	R7 000 000,00	R8 000 000,00	13
5.	Livestock	Northern Cape	R8 151 828,00	R4 000 000,00	R4 151 828,00	3
6.	Mixed Farming	Mpumalanga	R51 386 000,00	R33 826 000,00	R17 560 000,00	23
7.	Poultry	Gauteng	R6 852 544,00	R4 710 310,00	R2 142 234,00	7
	Total	R163 752 444,25	R101 398 382,25	R64 154 062,00	88

DALRRD AGRIBEE FUND

No.	Commodity	Province	Total project Value	Grant Amount	Own contribution	Total Jobs
1.	Fruit	Limpopo	R4 767 000,00	R4 290 300.00	R476 700,00	10
2.	Fruit	Western Cape	R5 431 970.00	R4 345 576,00	R1 086 394,00	20
3.	Vegetable	Limpopo	R8 196 184,00	R6 556 947,20	R1 639 236,80	40
4.	Timber	KwaZulu-Natal	R4 850 017,85	R4 365 016,07	R485 001,79	2
5.	Nuts and vegetables	Mpumalanga	R1 871 939,29	R1 684 745,36	R187 193,93	43
6.	Fruit	Western Cape	R4 998 991,20	R4 499 092,08	R499 899,12	10
7.	Livestock	Gauteng	R4 979 738.00	R4 481 764.20	R497 973,80	18
8.	Fruit	Western Cape	R4 999 999,39	R4 499 999,45	R499 999,94	20
9.	Vegetable	Western Cape	R15 691 157,34	R12 552 925,87	R3 138 231,47	25
10.	Fruit and vegetables	KwaZulu-Natal	R4 950 044,57	R4 455 040,11	R495 004,46	10
	Total	R60 737 041.65	R51 731 406,34	R9 005 635,31	198

Total number of black farmers who have benefited from the specified programme through the Industrial Development Corporation as the implementing agent.

Received applications per subsector

Subsector	#Transactions	Total Fund R’000	Grant R’000	Loan R’000	Estimated Jobs
Horticulture	7	764 000	183 000	581 000	860
Poultry	14	589 000	179 000	410 000	403
Piggery	3	60 000	22 000	38 000	20
Forestry	2	49 000	19 600	24 400	10
Sauces & Beverages	2	40 000	16 000	24 000	40
Total	28	1 502 000	419 600	1 077 000	1 333

Approved applications

No	Commodity	Province	Total project Value	AIF Grant Amount	Loan Amount	Total Jobs
1	Poultry	Free State	22 679 211,00	8 472 368,00	14 206 843,00	17
2	Poultry	North West	78 991 308,00	27 494 368,00	51 496 940,00	37
3	Poultry	Mpumalanga	66 096 356,00	22 607 428,00	43 488 928,00	24
4	Vegetable processing	Gauteng	10 000 000,00	4 000 000,00	6 000 000,00	32
5	Poultry	Limpopo	36 790 000,00	12 716 000,00	24 074 000,00	22
6	Poultry	Limpopo	43 726 000,00	19 076 000,00	24 650 000,00	40
7	Poultry	Gauteng	65 131 667,00	22 706 667,00	42 425 000,00	25
8	Poultry	Free State	49 826 000,00	19 300 000,00	30 526 000,00	13
9	Poultry	Mpumalanga	52 085 365,00	18 168 823,00	33 916 542,00	21
10	Poultry	Gauteng	68 342 000,00	23 510 000,00	44 832 000,00	16
11	Dairy Processing	Gauteng	7 200 000,00	2 800 000,00	4 400 000,00	12
12	Pastry agroprocessing	Western Cape	4 688 701,00	1 667 226,00	3 021 475,00	10
13	Forestry	KwaZulu Natal	25 000 000,00	10 000 000,00	15 000 000,00	26
			530 556 608,00	192 518 880,00	338 037 728,00	295

13 December 2022 - NW4330

Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

What are the relevant details of the detailed budget and business plan of the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra (MNPO), including the (a)(i) total number of musicians, conductors and support staff who will be permanently employed and (ii) proposed salaries as well as other remunerations and (b) breakdown of budgets for all planned concerts and tours for 2022, including (i) transport and accommodation, (ii) venue and instrument hire and transportation, as well as (iii) the estimated income from the concerts and tours and (iv) an indication of (aa) what amount of the total amount designated to the MNPO has already been made available to Mr Bongani Tembe, The Chief Executive Officer of MNPO and (bb) how it was used?

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The Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra (MNPO) is updating its business plan. This process is being informed by the realities on the ground and the continuous engagement with various stakeholders. The MNPO board will then hold a strategic session early next year and forward the revised business plan to the National Arts Council of South Africa first, before it is forwarded to the Department, before 31 March 2023.

While the Department transfers ring-fenced funds to the MNPO via the National Arts Council, the MNPO has a board of women and men of the highest integrity, who then run that institution and are required and expected to report back on utilization of all resources provided. At the end of the financial year, the MNPO board will submit audited financial statements to the National Arts Council, which will contain financially related matters. The NAC will the scrutinize the AFS and then report to the Department. If there are any serious problems, with the AFS, then the Department will take the necessary steps, but it doesn’t act before that process has been followed. In this case, based on engagement with the NAC and the MNPO board, there are no indications of any problems.

13 December 2022 - NW3769

Msane, Ms TP to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

In light of the fact that the State of Palestine and the Kingdom of Eswatini are facing the biggest forms of oppression and persons are being brutally killed without any form of intervention from the United Nations’ bodies, what is the position of the Republic regarding the specified countries?

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With regard to the State of Palestine, South Africa’s position has always been clear and consistent. South Africa has called on the UN to decisively act on all conflicts and not ignore long-standing ones such as Palestine that has been on the United Nations agenda throughout the seven decades of the existence of the UN.

Furthermore, South Africa’s stance is that Israel should be classified as an “Apartheid State” and a Committee be established under the auspices of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to verify that it meets the criteria. South Africa is of the view that there should be effective ways to make use of the General Assembly to call for international action on Israel.

South Africa remains deeply concerned as to how Israel’s policies impact on the human rights and the unequal treatment of Palestinians, the application of different standards in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and Israel’s failure to ensure the protection and welfare of Palestinians living under its occupation.

In this regard, South Africa has expressed its support for Palestine’s request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to urgently render an advisory opinion and has stressed the need for revitalized international action amid mounting violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, especially in East Jerusalem.

With regard to the situation in the Kingdom of Eswatini, South Africa is working with other Member States within the framework of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to assist Eswatini to address the worrying political and security situation in that country. During South Africa’s tenure as the Chair of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security, South Africa facilitated a high-level and technical fact-finding mission to Eswatini. The outcome of this mission was a Draft Framework for the Conduct of National Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue in Eswatini, which was shared with the Government of Eswatini. South Africa is still awaiting feedback from the Government of Eswatini

Meanwhile, the Government of Eswatini briefed the 42nd SADC Summit on the security situation in that country. The Summit mandated the Organ Troika on Politics, Defence and Security, which is now chaired by Namibia, assisted by the Panel of Elders (PoE) and Secretariat, to conduct a follow-up fact-finding mission to Eswatini. The Chairperson of the Organ, President Hage Geingob of Namibia, paid a courtesy call on His Majesty King Mswati III on 18 November 2022. An Extra-Ordinary Organ Troika Summit, which also include Eswatini is slated to take place in January 2023. South Africa believes that such persistent regional efforts, and not unilateral efforts, will yield positive results in resolving the situation in Eswatini as was the case with other countries in the region that went through challenging political transitions.

13 December 2022 - NW4464

Breedt, Ms T to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

Whether she will furnish Ms T Breedt with a breakdown of how the R3,2 billion of the Blended Finance Scheme (BFS) launched by her department and the Land Bank to assist farmers, as indicated in the media statement dated 24 October 2022, will be spent; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what are the requirements to qualify for the BFS; (3) how will the funds be broken down demographically; (4) whether she will make a statement on the matter; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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1. Yes the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has committed R325 million annually for the next three years and has signed an agreement with Land Bank for 10 years, bringing the commitment of DALRDD to not less than R3,25 billion over the 10 year period.

The funds will be used to blend with the loan that Land Bank will issue to black smallholder and medium scale commercial producers at 60% grant for smallholder producers but not exceeding R15 million per transaction and 50% grant for medium scale commercial producers but not exceeding R30 million per transaction.

The Blended Fund facility will be used by the parties to provide loan and grant funding to black producers or majority black owned enterprises for:

The acquisition of primary agricultural land parcels and/or commercially viable agricultural sector value chain operating entities (agri-businesses);
Support existing operations for expansion in production on privately owned or land reform farms (Brownfields and Greenfields operations);
The purchasing of capital equipment and infrastructure (“CAPEX”);
Working capital and/or production loan (“Production Facility”); and
Insurance pool provision for subsidisation of insurance cover for the applicable farmers (capped at 6% (six percent) of each total Grant Funding Facility amount).

2. The following are the requirements to qualify for Blended Finance Scheme:

South African citizens with a valid identity document involved in agriculture or value adding enterprises;
Black owned and managed farming enterprises that are commercially viable in commodities prioritised in the AAMP, Aquaculture and Forestry;
In the case of Joint Ventures, the non-black partner should have 40% but not less than 26% ownership in the enterprise;
Enterprises with 10% Farm worker profit sharing;
Transactions that are youth owned, women owned or owned by people with disability and military veterans; and
Qualifying applicants who are 60 years and above but demonstrate evidence of a successor.

3. This is a national scheme accessible to all provinces equally. The scheme is demand driven and will support applicants from all provinces. The steering committee will evaluate the spread of support and address any poor take-up from any province by engaging the bank officials in that province as well as the relevant department of agriculture.

4. No. A statement was made at the launch on 24 October 2022, which was broadcasted in local newspapers and the SABC news.

13 December 2022 - NW4331

Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

(a) What are the relevant details of the (i) plan and (ii) budget which will be submitted for the proposed artistic development of young musicians, (b) in which towns and provinces will such development take place, (c) how will the Chief Executive Officer avoid (i) any duplication of efforts and/or (ii) undermining the artistic development of other philharmonic orchestras and (d)(i) who will teach the young musicians and (ii) how will those who teach be compensated?

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(a). The Department does not micromanage organisations that it funds to the level of getting involved in transportation, accommodation matters, instrument hire, etc. These organisations have boards and other experts who are charged with managing them.

13 December 2022 - NW4444

Madlingozi, Mr BS to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

How does he justify launching the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra, a project that will cost R21,5 million each year and benefit a few white persons when a lot of artists, creatives, sportsmen and sportswomen, who are black in majority, are still crying to be saved from the COVID-19 pandemic devastation? NW5572E

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We are fully aware that an incorrect narrative has been promoted with the sole purpose of causing mistrust on what the department is doing. However, the truth of the matter is that the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra sets a new trajectory for addressing apartheid legacies and/or the past injustices in general. These practices are so pervasive and only aimed at maintaining the status quo of separate development. To put this into context, funding of the orchestras in the country remained skewed and only benefited certain social grouping, in particular the white minority. While policy restructuring was done in the 1990s, with the creation of a National Arts Council (NAC) a process that centralised the distribution of arts and culture funding, the annual ring-fenced funding for the three orchestras in three different provinces was also established and kept until recently. It is well known that this practice largely benefited the KwaZulu Natal Philharmonic Orchestra (Durban), the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Johannesburg) and of course the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (Cape Town), to the exclusion and at the expense of many township orchestras, let alone the impediment of the development of orchestras in other provinces.

Without the policy changes that was introduced recently, the R21,5 million would have been directed to support the previously advantaged particularly the KwaZulu Natal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra and Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra. I am certain that this is not what we want. Our progressive policies demand, inter alia, greater black economic participation and access to basic social services for all. Therefore, the orchestral landscape cannot be left behind to be same. As progressive government, our intention is to take development of orchestral music to other areas other than Cape Town, Joburg and Durban so that we can advance the country and develop our indigenous orchestras and genre. For instance, the National Orchestra has started making real changes to touch the lives of the previously disadvantaged.

I am proud to announce to the house that the National Orchestra is currently in consultation with the Mpumalanga Chamber Orchestra to provide necessary assistance and training, this as part of development of orchestral music in the Mpumalanga province. We never had something like this before in Mpumalanga, as well as other provinces such as Limpopo, Northwest, and the Northern Cape to mention but few. As part of this drive, the National Orchestra will on 10 December 2022 send about 30 professional musicians and a conductor to be part of the Mpumalanga Chamber Orchestra concert. Prior to the concert, a workshop and rehearsals will be conducted, this as part of skills development.

Informed by the Revised White Paper on Arts, Culture and Heritage, it is our intention to effectively contribute to the elimination of poverty, inequality, unemployment, and the building of a cohesive and united society in which the diverse artistic, cultural and heritage traditions of the society, flourish. We can only achieve this if the available resources are spread beyond the colonial urban centres of Cape Town Durban and Johannesburg but into the peri-urban and rural communities.

13 December 2022 - NW4226

Ngcobo, Mr SL to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

Whether any agreements were signed / or agreed to during the visit by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr A Botes, to the (a) Czech Republic and (b) Lithuania; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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a) Czech Republic

No.

Why not: No bilateral agreements were scheduled for signing, and none were agreed to during the visit.

(b) Lithuania

No.

Why not: No bilateral agreements were scheduled for signing, and none were agreed to during the visit.

Additional details on the Czech Republic Visit

Deputy Minister Botes undertook an official visit to the Czech Republic from 10 to 12 October 2022 at the invitation of his Czech counterpart, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Martin Tlapa. The purpose of the visit was to conduct political consultations, promote trade and investments, and explore more areas of cooperation.

While in Prague, Deputy Minister Botes also promoted economic diplomacy in line with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s priority focus, and promoted cooperation in areas of trade and investment, higher education and science and technology, amongst others. In addition, the Deputy Minister met with existing and prospective Czech investors.

Economic relations between South Africa and Czech Republic are managed through a Joint Committee on Economic Cooperation (JCEC). The JCEC was established through the signing of an Agreement on Economic Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the Czech Republic in December 2006.

In terms of Agreement, the Department of Science and Innovation is currently engaged in a process of developing a science technology and innovation cooperation instrument with the Czech Republic. Much progress has been achieved, negotiations are being finalised and both sides are in agreement with the contents and provisions of the draft partnership agreement.

Although the formal bilateral Defence relationship is currently still limited in scope, it has progressed to the level where it was formalised by means of the signing of two bilateral agreements. Despite the two agreements, high level contacts have been established and defence-industrial cooperation has expanded during the recent past. No substantial business transactions have been concluded recently. It is, however, foreseen that future defence-industrial cooperation has the potential to expand and that joint ventures could become a possibility.

Additional details on the Lithuania Visit

Deputy Minister Botes undertook an official visit to Lithuania from 12 to 13 October 2022 at the invitation of his Lithuanian counterpart, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Mantas Adomėnas. The purpose of the visit was to conduct political consultations, promote trade and investments, and explore areas of technical cooperation. The visit was also in recognition of 30 years of bilateral relations with Lithuania.

During the visit Deputy Minister Botes met with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Mantas Adomėnas, the Vice Minister of Economy and Innovation, and participated in a Business Roundtable hosted by the Vilnius Chamber of Commerce and Crafts.

In terms of bilateral Agreements, South Africa and Lithuania had signed a Visa Waiver Agreement for Diplomatic and Official passport holders on 29 August 2022. Parliamentary processes have been completed on both sides and the Agreement will enter into force on 14 December 2022. An agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation is under consideration by the parties but this did not form part of the Deputy Minister’s discussions.

12 December 2022 - NW4384

King, Ms C to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation

(a) Which institutions of higher learning had ombudsman and (b) what are the details of investigative reports were presented to the various university councils between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2021?

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No.	Institution/University	Ombuds Office	Response	Report of Ombuds office
1	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	No Ombuds
2	University of Cape Town	Has Ombuds office	The reports of the Ombud to Council have ordinarily been high-level reports on trends without detail that would compromise the confidentiality undertakings of the Ombud’s office. The terms of reference explicitly provide that the Office of the Ombud ‘shall not investigate, arbitrate, adjudicate or in any other way participate in any internal or external formal process or action… The mandate is that the ‘Office of the Ombud provides a neutral, informal, confidential and independent environment where members of the university community may raise complaints or concerns and may seek information and guidance about any alleged acts, omissions, rules or other matters relating to the functioning of the University. The Ombud’s report of 2019 (for the period 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019) deviated from the above terms of reference in that it included a compilation of untested and unproven allegations made by the Ombud in her personal capacity against the Vice Chancellor, the Executive in general and Deans. Council considered the matter on a confidential basis.	The Ombud’s report of 2019 (for the period 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019) was submitted.
3	Central University of Technology	No Ombuds
4	Durban University of Technology	No Ombuds
5	University of Fort Hare	No Ombuds
6	University of the Free State.	No Ombuds
7	University of Johannesburg.	UJ currently does not have an Ombud	No forensic investigation reports served at the Council for the period January 2019 to December 2021. However, updates on significant litigation cases serve at the Audit and Risk Committee of Council and Council frequently
8	University of KwaZulu-Natal	Position has been vacant since March 2022	No investigative reports were presented to Council for the years in question.
9	University of Limpopo	No Ombuds
10	Mangosuthu University of Technology	No Ombuds
11	University of Mpumalanga	No Ombuds
12	Nelson Mandela University	External Ombuds	Nelson Mandela University had Ombuds during the period under review (i.e. 01 January 2019 – 31 December 2021). The Ombud is external to the University meaning not an employee of the University	The following report was reported to the University Council under the period under review: (i) Investigation into irregular conduct in the University Catering Services in 2019.
13	North-West University	No Ombuds
14	University of Pretoria	No Ombuds
15	Rhodes University	Has Ombuds office		The ombud has from 2021 submitted reports to the Audit and Risk Committee.
16	Sefako Makgatho University	No Ombuds
17	Sol Plaatje University	No Ombuds
18	University of South Africa	Has Ombuds office	UNISA indicated that they are still working on a response which will follow once received.
19	Stellenbosch University	Has Ombuds office	Ombuds Office engages with 1. Student matters: Issues and problems relating to academic matters, readmission, communication, bursaries, fees, supervisors, residences, disciplinary proceedings, and others. 2.Staff matters: Issues and problems relating to human resources, bullying, communication, benefits, leave, pension, salary, appointments, promotions, and others.	Not clear if the university has received a report from the Ombuds Office.
20	Tshwane University of Technology	Has students Ombuds office	The Tshwane University of Technology has an established office of the Student Ombudsman, participating in various internal structures of the University where matters that have a direct bearing to the welfare of students are being discussed, like the Student Services Council (SSC) and the Task Team for Student Academic Matters (TTSAM). The scope and mandate of the Student Ombudsman is governed by the Policy on the Ombudsman for Student Academic Complaints. The Student Ombudsman only mediates and adjudicates on complaints that are of an academic nature. The Student Ombudsman strictly adheres to a set procedure that the students must follow in lodging complaints, set as follows: 1. The student has to first attempt to resolve the complaint with the Lecturer concerned. 2. If after lodging the complaint with the Lecturer, the student is still aggrieved, they are at liberty to escalate the matter to the Lecturer’s Line Manager, the Head of the Department. 3. In the event that the student still does not find any joy after the two steps above, they can then refer the matter to the Executive Dean of the concerned Faculty or the Campus Rector in the case of the Distant Campuses. 4. In the event that the three steps above still don’t yield any fruit for the student, the can then refer the matter to the Student Ombudsman, who will then initiate the investigative process.	The Student Ombudsman compiles reports on an annual basis and these reports serve at the institution’s SENATE, where all Deans of the seven faculties of the institution sit. Of particular importance in the report are the recommendations, which help the institution in averting possible reputational risk to the institution. Student Ombudsman Annual Reports are available for perusal should the need arise.
21	Vaal University of Technology	VUT established the office of the Ombud late last year		No reports by 31 December.
22	University of Venda	No Ombuds
23	Walter Sisulu University	No Ombuds
24	University of the Western Cape	No Ombuds
25	University of the Witwatersrand	No Ombuds	The University of the Witwatersrand does not have an Ombudsman; instead, we host an Integrity Hotline which allows for matters of concern related to fraud/whistleblowing to be reported. The Council Audit and Risk Committee are informed of any developments. No investigative reports were presented to Council during the period Jan 2019- 31 Dec 2021.
26	University of Zululand	No Ombuds

12 December 2022 - NW4546

Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police

Whether his department has any plans in place to avail persons who can communicate in sign language at police stations to ensure that persons with hearing impairments are able to report crime; if not, what alternative solutions does the SA Police Service currently have in place to ensure equality of access to justice for persons with disabilities; if so, what are the relevant details?

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12 December 2022 - NW4551

Msimang, Prof CT to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Whether she will furnish Prof C T Msimang with a skills audit report of employees of the uGu District Municipality who are skilled in (a) electrical infrastructure maintenance and (b) supply of electricity to local residents and businesses to meet the demand for free basic electricity; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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This information was obtained from the Ugu District Municipality (UDM). Accordingly, I have been advised as follows:

a) The Ugu District Municipality (UDM) does not supply electricity to residents and businesses. However, the UDM employs personnel skilled in electrical infrastructure maintenance for management of the electrical component of its water services infrastructure and general electrical maintenance within the municipality.

The qualifications, and years of experience of these employees are as follows:

No.	Position	Age	Qualification	Years of experience
1	Electrician	41	Electrical Trade Test NQF 6	20
2	Electrical Foreman	50	Electrical Trade Test NQF 6	20
3	Electrician	60	Electrical Trade Test NQF 6	16
4	General Worker	53	Electrical Trade Test NQF 6	13
5	Electrician	42	N4 Electrical Engineering Certificate	13
6	Electrical Foreman	47	Electrical Trade Test NQF 6	11
7	Electrician	50	N3 Electrical Engineering Certificate	11
8	Artisan Assistant	50	N5 Electrical Engineering Certificate	11
9	Electrician	38	Electrical Trade Test NQF 6	11
10	Electrician	31	Electrical Trade Test NQF 6	9
11	General Worker	33	Electrical Trade Test NQF 6	6
12	Electrician	37	Electrical Trade Test NQF 6	5

b) Not applicable.

12 December 2022 - NW4368

Brink, Mr C to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

What is the breakdown of municipalities in each province that use the executive (a) committee model and (b) mayor model?

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The table below provides a breakdown of the number of municipalities that utilises either the Collective Executive System or the Mayoral Executive System, per province:

NO.	PROVINCE	TYPE OF MUNICIPALITY
		Collective Executive System	Mayoral Executive System
1.	Eastern Cape	24	15
2.	Free State	12	11
3.	Gauteng	0	11
4.	KwaZulu-Natal	54	0
5.	Limpopo	21	6
6.	Mpumalanga	0	20
7.	Northern Cape	23	8
8.	North West	13	9
9.	Western Cape	0	30
TOTAL	147	110

12 December 2022 - NW4538

Cebekhulu, Inkosi RN to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

Whether he will furnish Inkosi R N Cebekhulu with the details of (a) the processes of the monthly tribunal that is held to deliberate on applications for identity documents that do not have the required documentation for the normal Home Affairs procedures and (b) the time frame in which persons can expect to receive feedback from the processes of the tribunal; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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a) Yes, in terms of the Births and Death Act (Act 51 of 1992), all notices of birth of any South African that meets the requirements must be registered within thirty (30) days, and a computerised birth certificate is issued. South African citizens not possessing the documentation required to apply for identity documents follow the Late Registration of Birth(LRB) process. The LRB process is in place to accommodate South Africans who have not registered their children within the stipulated 30 days of birth and to ensure that qualifying applicant(s) are assisted with birth registration, where young persons are unable to obtain their identity documents (IDs) as a result of not having evidence of birth registration or proof of birth.

In respect of LRB applications for births above thirty-one (31) days to one (1) year the applicants are not subjected to interviews by the screening committee panelists, however a document verification process is done on the spot with the applicant, and the ID number will be generated by the office of application and as such the birth certificate is issued on the same day, if systems are operational.

However the LRB process for births of one (1) year up to fifteen (15) years and above has more stringent measures, as it is done only at designated local front offices in the province and is subjected to a screening committee which composes of a Chairperson at a District Manager: Operations(DMO) level, Office Manager, Immigration Officer and Secretariat and an additional member.

The steps in the application process and the requirements are as follows:

Complete DHA 24 (LRB), DHA 288 (LRB affidavit), and all other relevant forms.
Online verification of the informant’s fingerprints against HANIS (Home Affairs National Identification System); or a full set of manual fingerprints taken to be submitted for verification at Head Office, to be verified against HANIS.
After verification of fingerprints, they are taken back to office of application to continue with process of application.
Applicant(s) to provide Proof of Birth issued by Health Facility where child was born or school letter with copy of admission register from school or baptismal certificate (issued within 5 years of birth).
DHA office to conduct further background checks to authenticate the veracity of the information furnished, including information relating to the health facility / school records / church records, etc.
Separate interviews conducted for the applicant and informant(s) of the person whose birth is to be registered, through the LRB screening committee, as established by DHA.
If above approved by the LRB screening committee the File with all relevant information and supporting documents is sent to DHA Head Office (Pretoria) where the ID number will be generated, provided it complies with all requirements. If approval is not granted the matter is referred to Immigration Services for further investigation with the reasons provided.
Short message service (sms) is activated to inform the applicant of the successful application and to collect the birth certificate.
Birth Certificate to be collected at the office of application.
Applicant can apply for an ID as a result.

b) The turnaround time is one hundred and eighty (180) days, provided that the process above is followed and all requirements are met. However regular adjudication by the screening committee is often delayed by among others:

Non-availability of clients for scheduling of interviews as clients change contact details;

Insufficient supporting documents on the application and
Delays with fingerprint verification due to poor quality of fingerprints taken.

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12 December 2022 - NW4694

Zondo, Mr S S to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation

Whether, considering his department’s reported concerns about matters of governance at the University of Cape Town (UCT), following widespread media reports about UCT's governance controversies, he will furnish Mr S S Zondo with an update and/or details on the (a) specified governance controversies and (b) expected report from the university’s Council; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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The Minister has received the Report from the University Council and it is under consideration by his Office. The Minister will after careful consideration, determine the action to take within the prescripts of the Higher Education Act.

12 December 2022 - NW4442

Brink, Mr C to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

With reference to a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on 21 September 2022 on the state of a section 139(7) intervention in the Manguang Metropolitan Municipality, in which her department indicated that national and provincial government departments and other organs of state owe the specified municipality about R1,3 billion in arrears, (a) what are the relevant details of each of the national and provincial departments and organs of state that owe payments to the municipality for more than 30 days as at 1 September 2022, (b)(i) what total amount is owed by each of the specified departments and organs of state and (ii) for what period of time based on an age analysis, (c) which of the debts are disputed by the relevant departments and organs of state and (d) what measures has she and/or her department taken to ensure that the maximum payment of the specified arrear debts are made as soon as possible?

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a) National Public Works

Provincial Public Works

Schools

National Department of Rural Development and Land Reform

Free State Development Corporation

b)(i) The total amounts owed by each of the specified departments and organs of state is as follows:

Details	Debt Owed
Provincial Public Works	R 995 917 877
National Public Works	R 263 568 751
Schools	R 609 614 723
National Department of Rural Development and Land Reform	R 2 825 912
Free State Development Corporation (FDC)	R 410 137 757

b)(ii) The detailed balances and age analysis for debt owed by national and provincial departments are as follows:

Mangaung Metro	Unallocated Credit	Previous	Current	30 Days	60 Days	90 Days	120 Days	120 Days +	Total Debt
Provincial Public Works	-87 307 544	33 110 974	0	29 701 878	29 306 915	27 575 747	27 385 429	663 879 362	723 652 761
Schools - Water only	0	4 539 092	0	4 520 159	4 573 581	8 844 803	4 437 027	147 018 746	173 933 407
FDC	-454 590	5 363 353	0	4 813 283	3 726 426	10 926 322	4 886 103	385 601 951	414 862 848
National Public Works	-48 899 229	11 073 354	0	8 329 633	7 479 261	7 672 007	6 843 384	271 070 341	263 568 751
National Department of Land & Rural Development	-983 161	298 324	0	289 987	219 046	211 729	209 958	2 580 030	2 825 912
Total	-137 644 524	54 385 097	0	47 654 940	45 305 228	55 230 608	43 761 901	1 470 150 429	1 578 843 680

Entity Electricity - Centlec	Unallocated Credit	Previous	Current	30 Days	60 Days	90 Days	120 Days	120 Days +	Total Debt
Provincial Public Works	0	0	0	20 837 769	4 801 685	72 743 976	3 112 167	170 769 519	272 265 116
Schools - Water only	0	0	0	33 344 802	7 683 703	4 980 120	4 568 427	385 104 263	435 681 317
FDC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
National Public Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
National Department of Land and Rural Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	-	-	-	54 182 571	12 485 388	77 724 096	7 680 594	555 873 783	707 946 432

c) National Public Works disputed an amount of approximately R 155 million.

d) Meetings have been conveed with debtors to facilitate payment of arrear debt to the Metro including the issuance of letters of demand reflecting amounts outstanding on their municipal accounts.

12 December 2022 - NW4545

Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police

What are the details of the number of cases of (a) assault on the elderly and (b) theft and/or embezzlement of SA Social Security Agency grant money of the elderly that were reported to the SA Police Service in 2021?

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12 December 2022 - NW4704

Ngcobo, Mr SL to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education

Whether, in view of the projected retirement wave of teachers peaking in the next few years and the low retention of teachers currently, her department engaged with the Department of Employment and Labour on collaborative initiatives to counter this through the implementation of sustainable employment programmes outside of the Presidential Employment Stimulus to ensure a smooth transition between older and new teachers in schools and/or the education labour market; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

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The average overall attrition rate of teachers in public schools ranges between 3%-5% which is relatively low by international standards; and thus, suggests a high retention rate overall. The Department, through its internal analysis and collaborative research with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and partners, such as ReSEP-Stellenbosch University, has taken note of the high retirement wave in the next 10 or more years; and working closely with the latter! to address this concern.

The research into the retirement of South African teachers was also done by ReSEP-Stellenbosch University, which acknowledged that South Africa's universities appear prepared to deal with the retirement of teachers, and that university output is on a sound trajectory, and should be able to deal with a demand for a larger workforce.

In addition, and in anticipation of the injection of a high number of new entrants into the system, the Department will intensify the rollout of a comprehensive induction programme. In short, the programme provides holistic support to new teachers, covering not only personal development, but professional and social support. This induction programme will ensure a smooth assimilation of young teachers into the system.

12 December 2022 - NW4526

Hlengwa, Mr M to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

Whether, with reference to transactional agreements between individuals in exchange for marriages and identity documents which has caused a rise in identity theft and unknown illegal marriages that he alluded to, his department has taken any steps to also address the oversight and prevent the huge number of individuals who have also been recognised lawfully as married and have unknowingly had their identity stolen by others; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how has he found it to be possible that his department is failing to adequately provide identity documents to some while individuals find themselves married without their consent?

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a) Yes, the Department has a procedure for dealing with reported fraudulent marriages and identity theft. To elaborate further,it must be highlighted that identity documents theft and fraud, in most cases, does not necessarily involve only the Departmental officials but also the public at large, contractors or service providers, etc., that very well form part of the corrupt activities.

The Department however assists victims of identity theft if the case is reported by the aggrieved or affected persons. Victims should immediately report identity theft through the Law enforcement agencies, mainly the South African Police Services(SAPS) and also the Departments’ Immigration Services Branch to assume investigations and to provide feedback on findings in this regard. Victims can also call the National Anti-Corruption Hotline to report cases of fraud and corruption. Where there is sufficient evidence provided and it can be proven without doubt that the marriage is fraudulent, the Department expunges such a marriage and provides feedback to the victims.

The Department due to the number of fraudulent marriages reported every year has implemented some measures that have largely contributed in reducing the number of fraudulent marriages, as follows:

Introduction of a new marriage register (DHA-30) which requires a photo and thumbprint of the couples for verification purposes.
The Department requires prospective couples to make an appointment with the nearest front office to verify the marital status and to subject themselves to brief interviews prior to registration of the marriage.
On the day of the marriage, a couple must present the following documents to the person officiating at the marriage ceremony:
Identity documents (for each person getting married).
If a foreign national is marrying a South African citizen, the non-citizen should present a valid passport as well as well as a completed BI-31 Form (Declaration for the Purpose of Marriage, Letter of no impediment to confirm that he/she is not married in country of origin).
If the marriage is for a minor (a person under the age of 18 years), written consent is needed in the form of DHA32 by both parents/ legal guardian or form DHA34 from the Commissioner of Child Welfare or a judge. In the case where the marriage is between minors under the ages of 18 for boys or 15 for girls, written consent from the Minister of Home Affairs will also be required.
If any of the persons who are getting married are divorced, the final decree of divorce should be furnished.
If any of the persons who are getting married are widowed, the deceased spouse’s death certificate must be submitted.

b) No, as indicated above in (a), the Department does not have challenges in providing identity documents to any individuals who found themselves married without their consent or due to identity theft. In terms of the Identification Act. (No. 68 of 1997) the Department provides identity documents to all citizens of the country provided that, their particulars are included in the population register and provided that they apply in the prescribed manner for an identity document.

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12 December 2022 - NW4674

Tito, Ms LF to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

Whether he has been advised of numerous cases of family members who are sent from pillar to post due to the mistakes made by his department on death certificates, such as identifying a deceased person as divorced where the person was never married before; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

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No, the Department has however issued a circular to all its local front offices directing them on the process and the email address to be used by offices to update or amend the marital status of individuals including the deceased on the National Population Register(NPR).

The relevant details should include the following:

Affidavit from a family member confirming that the deceased person was never married.
ID copy of the deceased person
ID copy of the informant
Copy of death certificate

The Department, if furnished with the details as alluded to above, will investigate and analyse the veracity of the information, and update the details on NPR accordingly.

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12 December 2022 - NW4507

Terblanche, Mr OS to ask the Minister of Police

In light of the fact that the SA Police Service returned an amount of R31 806 000 allocated for the development of new police stations and other essential infrastructure projects to the National Treasury due to the apparent inability of his department and (b)(i) how and (ii) by what date the projects be constructed?

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12 December 2022 - NW4688

Boshoff, Dr WJ to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education

(1) Whether, with reference to her reply to question 4307 on 28 November 2022, she will furnish Dr W J Boshoff with a list of the stakeholders working on the Gender Responsive Pedagogy for Early Childhood Education (GRP4ECE) that have been consulted for the specified policy and/or programme; (2) on what date will the specified programme be rolled out?

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(1) Before commencement of the phased implementation of the Gender Responsive Pedagogy for Early Childhood Education (GRP4ECE) Toolkit, the following stakeholders were consulted:

National Consultative Forum (NCF) of School Governing Body (SGB) Associations;
Heads of Education Department Committee (HEDCOM);
Broad Management Meeting (BMM) of various units of the Department of Basic Education (DBE) implicated;
Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC);
South African Council for Educators (SACE);
Academic Institutions that provide training of ECD Practitioners;
Department of Social Development, the Government Lead on Children;
ECD Training Institutes; and
Civil Society Organisations representing the Social Inclusion in Education Working Group (SIiEWG) - as per the detailed list previously provided to the Honourable Member.

(2) Following the pilot in KwaZulu-Natal, the current phased implementation is concluding in Free State, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and North West in December 2022. As per the reply to Question 4307 on 28 November 2022, there is no indication of further rollout, pending identification and allocation of new resources to support rollout.

12 December 2022 - NW4524

Hlengwa, Mr M to ask the Minister of Police

Whether he will furnish Mr M Hlengwa with a list of (a) all the satellite police stations that are not currently operational in KwaZulu-Natal and (b) the area that the specified satellite station serve; if not, why not; if so, what (i) are the relevant details and (ii) are the reasons that the satellite police stations are not operational ?

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12 December 2022 - NW4455

Mkhaliphi, Ms HO to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Whether her department keeps record of the total number and cost to municipalities of indigent households that are registered in databases for free basic services in each municipality; if not, why not; if so, what (a) was the total number of indigent households in each specified municipality and (b) total amount has each municipality spent on free basic services in the (i) 2019-20 and (ii) 2020-21 financial years?

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Yes, the Department keeps a record of the total number of indigent households and their cost to each municipality.

a) There is a total number of 3 580 006 indigent households for the 2019/20 financial year. There is no published data for the total number of indigent households for 2020/21 financial year, as the information is currently being consolidated. The breakdown per municipality is attached as Annexure A.

b) (i) (ii) The Department is currently monitoring the expenditure on free basic services through the Municipal Standard Chart of Accounts (mSCoA) initiative led by the National Treasury. The reported total amount spent on free basic services in 2019/20 was R5 240 830 709 and in 2020/21 was R5 985 622 950. The breakdown per municipality is attached as Annexure A.

12 December 2022 - NW4557

Tambo, Mr S to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation

Whether the constant imposition of administrators at institutions of higher learning that are plagued by governance issues has assisted in the governance and operational functions of the affected institutions; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in what areas of governance has the improvement occurred?

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The Higher Education Act makes provision for the Minister to appoint a person as Administrator, if any of the following circumstances occur:

a) An audit of the financial records of a public higher education institution or the report by an independent assessor or any other report or information reveals financial or other maladministration of a serious nature or serious undermining of the effective functioning of the public higher education institution.

b) If the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the council of the public higher education institution concerned has failed to comply with the directive within the stated period, or the steps taken fail to remedy the deficiency within a reasonable period.

c) the council of the public higher education institution requests such appointment; or

d) if the council of the public higher education institution is deemed to have resigned (i.e., 75 per cent or more of the members of the council of a public higher education institution resign at a meeting of council.

Three institutions were placed under administration since 2019, namely UFH, VUT and MUT. This is out of 26 public higher education institutions.

UFH: Several governance challenges arose at UFH. Additional details can be found in the report of the Independent Assessor (gazette 42902, dated 13 December 2019). The University Council also found itself in a dilemma as it was unable to reach the required quorum at most of its meetings, which rendered the Council unable to make critical decisions. As a result, the University management was hampered by the inability of Council to meet and discharge its responsibilities.

The problems in the university and within Council continued through until April 2019 when the Minister intervened by appointing an Administrator to take over the functions of the Council. The Administration period came to an end in November 2020, and stability is evident in the Council.

VUT: Within a decade of VUT being placed under administration, from June 2018 the Minister received correspondence from stakeholders and people from within the University community making allegations and counter-allegations of maladministration, governance, and management challenges. The correspondences revealed challenges relating to governance, management, financial management, the conflicts exacerbated by the existence of factions within Council and management. The circumstances led to the resignation of several members of Council during April 2019, which rendered Council unable to reach the required quorum at most of its meetings and ultimately prevented it and management from discharging their responsibilities.

The subsequent resignation of Council in August 2019 necessitated an intervention at the level of an administrator. Since the departure of the Administrator in August 2021, VUT has started addressing some historical governance problems. The Department continues to engage with the University about its governance and post-administration work.

MUT: MUT has a long history of governance challenges. Recurring themes across the various assessors’ findings include governance and management problems characterized by conflict and role confusion; human resources capacity issues; a weak policy environment; a weakly formulated academic project; and an institutional identity and culture that is not consistent with the understanding of what a university should be.

The various independent assessor reports provided recommendations which should have been implemented to enable the University to recover from its problems. On one occasion, the University was placed under administration. Yet, despite this intervention, its problems persisted. The 2018 Report recommended an administration, however after careful consideration of various factors and engagement with the Council, the Minister decided not to appoint an Administrator but rather to issue a directive.

Following the suspension of the VC in April 2020 and the subsequent events, the appointment of yet another Independent Assessor became necessary. Although the Independent Assessor report did not recommend the dissolution of the Council; the Minister considered the Report of the Independent Assessor, the response of the Council, other developments, the advice of the Council on Higher Education; the history of the University; and other recent developments at the University.

The Administrator's quarterly reports assist the Minister to obtain better insight into the problems which are identified, and how they can be resolved. The above examples show that the appointment of administrators follow serious considerations of what best serves the interest of the academic enterprise. The circumstances in the various institutions necessitated that the mandate of the administrator includes specific tasks to ensure that specific governance-related challenges are addressed.

12 December 2022 - NW4432

Motsepe, Ms CCS to ask the Minister of Human Settlements

On what date is it envisaged that adequate housing will be provided for residents of the Mzamo informal settlement in the Eastern Cape and (b) What are the further relevant details in this regard?

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My Department in conjunction with the Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Human Settlements are not able to establish where the Mzamo informal settlement is hence I am not able to adequately respond to the Question. I therefore wish to request the Honourable Member to provide further details such as the municipal area or town where the Mzamo informal settlement is situated as this information will allow me to provide an adequate Reply to the Honourable Member’s Question.

12 December 2022 - NW4575

Shembeni, Mr HA to ask the Minister of Police

Following the discovery of the theft of firearms from the Norwood Police Station, (a) which operations have been conducted nationally to inspect police stations and (b) what were the finds?

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