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Due to the current high water demand exacerbated by the ongoing power outages, the Rustenburg Local Municipality (LM) is implementing water demand management in the greater Boitekong areas including the new stands (Extention 13). According to the Rustenburg LM, the water restrictions schedules have been communicated with relevant Ward Councillors and the affected residents.

In the medium to long term, funds have been made available through Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) administered by Department of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) for the upgrade of Bospoort Water Treatment Works from the 12ML/d to 24ML/d. I have been advised that the outstanding mechanical and electrical works is envisaged to be completed by the end of June 2023. This will ensure adequate water provision to the Boitekong area.

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Details of performance of sectors in the economy are publicly available, as are the submissions made by the Department.

The President has provided information in State of the Nation Addresses, including on progress with specific Master Plans.

Details of relevant Master Plans have also been made available by the dtic to the Portfolio Committee, most recently on 1 November 2022 as part of the Department’s six-monthly report of performance against its Annual Performance Plan.

The report sets out to showcase the economic impact the Department has made in the implementation of the various Master Plans in the first 6 months of 2022/23 financial year, amongst other programmes. Furthermore, the presentation reported on the impact and outcomes of the department on a number of metrics, including jobs, manufacturing, local content, investments and industrial funding. A number of case studies were also provided across the various Master Plans to illustrate the impact of work done by the dtic.

In addition, other government departments responsible for specific master plans also make information available.

A number of businesses and sector leaders also provide information on the performance of Master Plans.

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The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is currently accountable for the overall delivery of the IJS Programme, and accounts for the entire IJS budget. The newly revised IJS governance arrangements seek to clarify and strengthen the roles of the Director-General (DG) as the accounting officer of the programme, and that of the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services as the executive authority of the program.

The IJS Board has been reconfigured into an IJS Implementation Committee which is accountable to the CJS Directors-General. The formation of the IJS Board of DGs has offered an opportunity for the JCPS Directors-General to provide oversight and strategic leadership over this important transformation project as JCPS management collective. The formation of the IJS Ministerial Committee (IJSMC) provides political oversight and direction of the whole IJS Programme. The Committee comprises of the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services as the Convenor, Minister of Police, Minister of Social Development and Minister of Home Affairs.

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The improved measures that the Department has implemented to support universities include increase in block grants, earmarked grants, and growth in funding for their NSFAS students. Furthermore, all universities are allocated funds annually through the University Capacity Development earmarked grant to implement programmes that focus on areas of need that must be addressed.  The same grant provides an opportunity for universities to collaborate in the implementation of programmes where there are common challenges in areas of teaching, research, and curriculum development. 

In addition, the Department established the Sibusiso Bengu-Development Programme (SB-DP) to address the inequalities that have impacted the development and sustainability of the Historically Disadvantaged Institutions (HDIs).  The SB-DP has been developed to support capacity development in seven strategic priority areas, i.e.  institutional management governance; institutional infrastructure and facilities; student experience, staff development and support; the academic enterprise; research and innovation; and relationships and partnerships.

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a)  The purpose of the CHIETA SMART Skills Centre project is aimed at bridging the digital skills divide between urban and rural communities. The Centre’s services are free and include access to data plus training courses aimed at job seekers, business start-ups, and SMMEs that wish to grow their operations. The centre will focus on basic digital skills aimed at addressing the digital skills divide in the district and at helping surrounding businesses and rural community members to learn technology-related skills.

b) (i)The Skills Centre was lunched on 25 October 2022 and will become operational effective from December 2022.

   (ii) Two staff members from Freeport Saldanha Industrial Development Zone will be responsible for receiving the learners and providing access to the various online training programmes. The above personnel will also be assisted by two interns who will be selected from the local community.

c)  The Centre will be opened to both unemployed youth and members of the community. The Centre is expected to target between 5000 and 10 000 unemployed youth over the next three years. This number excludes unemployed adults and other community members who will access the Centre to gain skills as well as to access the free services offered by the Centre including the use of the boardroom by local SMMEs. The Centre will help equip unemployed youth with basic ICT and digital skills needed which will enable them to become more marketable.

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The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) is focused on supporting domestic businesses and foreign and domestic investors.

This support includes the conceptualisation and implementation of sectoral Masterplans by Government, Business and organised Labour. the dtic’s interventions include the provision of globally competitive financial and non-financial incentives; support for localisation through targeted private and public procurement interventions; careful use of trade policy measures to support investment in the industrial sector; measures in the competition policy space which encourage investment and localisation; and unblocking activities to assist investors to navigate South Africa’s regulatory environment as efficiently as possible. These efforts bear fruit with new investments publicly launched in the first six months of this financial year valued at R26, 9 billion and R329 billion worth of manufactured goods were exported in the same period

In common with its key trading partners, South Africa is experiencing a rise in inflation. Supply-chain disruptions experienced during the COVID-19 outbreak, the impact of generous fiscal packages in large economies, and the effect that the war in the Ukraine has had on both the energy and food value-chains, all contribute to inflationary pressures. Rising inflation affects the poor in South Africa disproportionately since food purchases account for a relatively large proportion of these consumers’ monthly expenditure. Consequently, the dtic seeks to strike a careful balance when taking policy or programme decisions which support industrialisation and which may have an impact on poor consumers. In some cases, a trade-off is required and the Department considers all relevant factors in taking such decisions.

Industrialisation increases South Africa’s ability to manufacture a range of products and this ability often mitigates or reduces inflation, especially when global prices for a particular product are rising or when international value-chains are disrupted. The dtic responds to this need and the value of approvals in more than 300 projects approved by the dtic, IDC and NEF amounted to R12,6 billion in incentives disbursed in the first six months of the financial year. Projects are located in 23 of the 52 municipalities. 11 of these are from largely rural districts. Localisation is driven by the steel industry with contribution from motor vehicle parts, renewable energy components and poultry.

I draw the Honourable Member’s attention to the efforts by both the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Finance, dealing with greylisting.

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1. To accommodate thousands of students enrolled at the University of Zululand, the Department of Higher Education and Training (the Department) has taken steps to ensure that the institution build more residences by undertaking of a feasibility. The feasibility study originally targeted the construction of 3500 beds at the institutions Kwa-Dlangewzwa Campus to eradicate student housing backlogs, and the Department is working closely with the institution to finalise the feasibility study.

2. In the short-term, the following measures and interventions were taken. This include the approval of a sum of R235 million from the previous approved funding enabling the institution to develop an immediate number of 783 beds at its KwaDlangezwa Campus while it’s finalising its feasibility study, and the contractor is currently onsite. 

3. The long-term measures and interventions included the following: that the feasibility study should be redirected and focus on two campuses, namely the KwaDlangezwa and the Richards Bay Campuses as the study seeks to address the student housing backlogs at both KwaDlangezwa and the Richards Bay Campuses. One of the interventions seeks to balance the provision of beds by allocating 1500 beds at both campuses to accommodate students enrolled at the institution. 

4. Once the feasibility study has been completed, the Department will work with the institution to determine a suitable funding approach to ensure that the institution builds more accommodation to ensure that most enrolled students are accommodated at the institution’s own accommodation facilities.

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The National Lotteries Commission has furnished me the following reply on their communications, media and marketing services in the past three years.

A number of transactions of the NLC have been flagged by the Auditor General. This follows a letter addressed by the Ministry to the Auditor General, drawing attention to findings of the SIU.

The NLC advised that the adverse findings made by the Auditor-General will be investigated and disciplinary steps taken. I have requested the NLC to update me on the progress of the investigation and disciplinary steps taken.

The reply from the NLC follows:

“(1)(a),(b),(c),(d) and (2)(a),(b),(c),(d)

Please refer to the tables below for a list of service providers, the nature of the services provided, date when the services were provided, the total monetary value and the Supply Chain Management process that was followed.

Sole supplier and single source were used in instances where the NLC was targeting a specific audience and when there was one service provider running a campaign to which the NLC wanted to participate in. These transactions have since been declared as irregular expenditure by the AGSA on the basis that it was not impractical for the NLC to obtain three quotations for those below R500 000 and that the transactions above R500 000 should have been procured through competitive bidding process or deviation approved by the National Treasury and not by the Commissioner. The NLC is currently undertaking a determination exercise on these transactions as required by the National Treasury framework, disciplinary steps will be taken against all that have been found to be in contravention of the supply chain regulations

Tender relates to the transactions which have been procured through the marketing panel that the NLC procured after following a competitive bidding process.

Treasury database relates to the transactions that were procured through sourcing quotations from the Central Supplier Database.

2022
1(a)	1(b)	1( c )	1 (d)	2 (a),(b),(c),(d)
Service Provider	Service rendered	Invoice date	Value (Rands)	SCM Process
Anzomode	NLC Board Road shows	11/6/2021	1 307 750,00	Tender
Anzomode	Videography, Photography and Live Streaming	30/07/2021	59 000,75	Tender
Arena Holdings	Publishing of Funding Priorities for 2021/2 – Print media 24	06/04/2021	95 440,80	Single Source
Arena Holdings	Invitation to Bid for Eastern Cape Office fence, air-condition	24/02/2022	9 439,20	Single Source
Be Sure Events Solutions	Appointment of a service provider to provide Videography and Photography	25/07/2021	69 000,00	Tender
CEED Media & Publishing	NLC Media Campaign Advertorial – Soweto Life Online Magazine	23/08/2021	50 000,00	Single Source
Cheniwell IMC	Advert Flighting, Artwork Production and Artwork Placement	13/12/2021	1 818 750,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Advert Flighting	20/12/2021	746 250,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Free State and Limpopo Radio Interviews	10/06/2021	629 950,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Photography, Videography, Live Streaming and Provincial Travel	01/10/2021	355 375,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Photography, Videography, Live Streaming and Provincial Travel	13/10/2021	355 375,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	40 Radio Adverts for Western Cape and KwaZulu Natal	11/05/2021	315 119,95	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Publishing of Funding Priorities Community Radio Stations Free State and North West Province	31/05/2021	371 219,31	Tender
CTP Limited T/A Lowveld Media	Advertising for the Installation of electric fence in Mpumalanga office	02/02/2022	5 035,80	Single Source
CTP Limited T/A Lowveld Media	Publication of Award Bid Number description of Bid	06/10/2021	4 874,80	Single Source
CTP Limited T/A Lowveld Media	Request for Proposal Bib number description of Bid	29/05/2021	4 668,30	Single Source
Ebonoko Holdings	NLC Graphic Design and Animation Services	25/03/2022	121 000,00	Treasury database
FR Communications	Media Monitoring	09/03/2022	32 200,00	Tender
FR Communications	Media Monitoring	09/03/2022	32 200,00	Tender
Fundudzi Media	Title Sponsorship Sunday World Unsung Heroes	21/06/2021	2 645 000,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertisement	25/04/2021	881 000,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	6 Page Glossy Print Special Report	30/06/2021	740 600,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertising	25/07/2021	740 600,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertising – Funding for Impact Women’s Month	22/08/2021	740 600,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertising - Heritage Month Edition	26/09/2021	740 600,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertising - Newsprint Special Report	31/10/2021	740 600,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertising - Glossy Print Special Report	28/11/2021	740 600,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertising - Print Special Report	10/12/2021	740 600,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertising - Newsprint Special Report	30/01/2022	740 600,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertising - Newsprint Special Report	28/02/2022	740 600,00	Single Source
Fundudzi Media	Sunday World Advertising - Newsprint Special Report	28/03/2022	740 600,00	Single Source
INCE(PTY)Ltd	NLC Integrated Annual Report Phase 1	30/07/2021	723 599,55	Tender
INCE(PTY)Ltd	NLC POPIA Compliance Manual Infographics	26/07/2021	61 582,50	Tender
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Display Metro Run of Paper – Sunday Independent & Cape Times	09/04/2021	181 560,16	Single Source
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Display Metro Run of Paper – The Star	09/04/2021	116 418,86	Single Source
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Display Metro Run of Paper – Isolezwe	09/04/2021	77 338,44	Single Source
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	ACM Digital Web and Class Display	4/2/2022	5 152,00	Single Source
Insight2Lead	Appointment of a Service Provider to Conduct a Brand Survey	30/06/2021	165 513,75	Tender
Insight2Lead	Consulting for a Brand Survey	30/09/2021	164 074,50	Tender
Insight2Lead	Consulting for a Brand Survey	25/10/2021	164 074,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Outside Broadcast Media Gauteng	04/05/2021	365 097,40	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Publishing of Funding Priorities Community Radio Stations Limpopo and Mpumalanga Province	26/05/2021	289 643,40	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Corporate Flyers	26/08/2021	64 227,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Law Booklets	26/07/2021	50 611,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Production of Embroided Mandela Day Badges	21/07/2021	21 217,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Video – Creative Broader Value	06/05/2021	20 240,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Creating a video look of content	04/11/2021	18 400,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Corporate Flyer	22/09/2021	17 997,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Graphic Design	23/06/2021	16 962,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Creative Design, Social Media Poster and Web Banner	02/12/2021	13 685,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Creative Design - Staff Awards	07/12/2021	11 086,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Corporate Flyers	27/05/2021	7 360,00	Tender
Mail & Guardian	Supplement Top 200 Young South Africans	31/05/2021	2 127 500,00	Sole Supplier
Market IQ	Print Media, Online and Broadcast Monitoring	01/11/2021	32 648,50	Tender
Market IQ	Print Media, Online and Broadcast Monitoring	01/11/2021	32 648,50	Tender
Market IQ	Print Media, Broadcast and Social Monitoring	01/01/2022	9 688,75	Tender
Media24	Advertising – Daily Sun North, City Press and Daily Sun On the Go	14/04/2021	324 007,90	Single Source
Media24	Vista – Legal Notices Tender	03/02/2022	4 443,60	Single Source
MSG Group Sales	Women Flash Mob Activation	26/08/2021	2 875 000,00	Single Source
Ndabana Media Production	Media Campaign - Advertorials on Business Unusual Magazine	25/08/2021	290 000,00	Single Source
Nolo Communications CC	Promotional Materials (NLC Branded Mugs for Staff)	15/03/2022	33 670,00	Treasury database
Northern Media Group	Expression of Interest - Capricorn Voice, Polokwane Review and Polokwane Observer	28/11/2021	13 796,32	Single Source
Northern Media Group	Expression of Interest - Capricorn Voice, Polokwane Review and Polokwane Observer	21/11/2021	13 796,32	Single Source
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Advert and Social Media Monitoring	30/06/2021	14 531,86	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Advert and Social Media Monitoring	01/07/2021	14 531,86	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Advert and Social Media Monitoring	31/07/2021	14 531,86	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Advert and Social Media Monitoring	31/08/2021	14 531,86	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Media Monitoring	01/04/2021	12 636,40	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Advert and Social Media Monitoring	01/07/2021	11 372,70	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Advert and Social Media Monitoring	01/07/2021	3 159,16	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Media Monitoring	01/04/2021	2 007,46	Tender
PR & Brand Network	Public Relations Retainer October	30/11/2021	73 000,00	Tender
PR & Brand Network	Public Relations Retainer November	23/11/2021	73 000,00	Tender
PR & Brand Network	Public Relations Retainer December	14/12/2021	64 035,09	Tender
PR & Brand Network	Monthly Retainer Fee	27/01/2022	10 333,00	Tender
PR & Brand Network	Monthly Retainer	28/02/2022	10 333,00	Tender
PR & Brand Network	Monthly Retainer	04/03/2022	10 333,00	Tender
PR & Brand Network	Public Relations Retainer December	14/12/2021	8 964,91	Tender
Roadshow Marketing	Pull up banners, Wall banners, Curved wall banners, Triangle pop-up banners, Telescopic banners and Management Fees	10/09/2021	274 907,50	Tender
Roadshow Marketing	Advertising on Gauteng Radio Stations	18/05/2021	239 948,28	Tender
Roadshow Marketing	Booklets	27/10/2021	97 750,00	Tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Licence Disc Holders Branded	19/07/2021	8 380,35	Tender
Top Media & Communications	Balance for the Top Women Summit 2021	10/11/2021	126 500,00	Single Source
		Closing balance	26 712 479,65

2021
1(a)	1(b)	1( c )	1 (d)	2 (a),(b),(c),(d)
Service Provider	Service rendered	Invoice date	Value (Rands)	SCM Process
Anzomode	Third Party Payment Media & Broadcasting Consulting	02/07/2020	94 875,00	Tender
Anzomode	NW Virtual Event	23/08/2020	34 327,50	Tender
Anzomode	Media Buying : NC Regulatory Compliance Campaign	13/07/2020	145 797,97	tender
Anzomode	North West ECD Virtual Launch	14/08/2020	453 945,25	Tender
Anzomode	Mpumalanga ECD Launch	24/08/2020	499 404,75	Tender
Anzomode	Variation	13/08/2020	151 472,25	Tender
Anzomode	Design & Production of branded folders	27/11/2020	60 007,00	Tender
Anzomode	Cancelled Event Fee	3/12/2020	204 045,65	Tender
Anzomode	Design and Printing	30/11/2020	149 995,56	Tender
Anzomode	Equipment Branding	30/03/2021	54 050,00	Tender
Arena Holdings	Advert	22/01/2021	10 062,50	Single Sourced
Arena Holdings	Advert	22/01/2021	9 025,37	Single Sourced
Arena Holdings	Audit Campaign	20/12/2020	157 872,00	Single Sourced
Be Sure Events Solutions	Newspaper article	2020/03/08	110 547,59	Tender
Be Sure Events Solutions	NLC Branded Face Masks	2020/10/09	57 730,00	Tender
Be Sure Events Solutions	Billboard Advertising	31/01/2021	890 560,00	Tender
Black Moon Advertising	Printing Of Proactive Brochure	21/10/2021	1 702,00	Tender
Black Moon Advertising	GP ECD Virtual launch	26/10/2020	643 356,00	Tender
Botho D Trading and Projects	Fleet booklet	2020/11/11	51 993,75	Treasury database
Cheniwell IMC	Inkambu Corporate Identity Development	20/07/2020	3 500,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Media Buying : Limpopo	22/07/2020	114 000,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	NLC Logo Adjustment	20/07/2020	456 000,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Western Cape Media Buying	22/07/2020	98 100,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	WC ECD Virtual Launch	22/10/2020	663 740,04	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Corporate Gifts : Braai Set	10/12/2020	229 800,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Corporate Gifts : Braai Set	14/12/2020	108 933,03	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Third Party Payment to Rap Studios vernacular translation	09/03/2020	10 795,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Design Graphics	04/04/2020	9 000,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Design : Banner, Advertorial	02/06/2020	5 600,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Graphic Designs	30/06/2020	19 600,00	tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Media Buying : North West	22/07/2020	55 590,60	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Branding	11/08/2020	94 239,42	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	MS Teams and Email Signature	25/08/2020	10 200,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Brand Positioning – KwaZulu Natal Province	2020/11/09	84 815,25	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	NLC Designs	2020/07/09	24 600,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Branding	23/11/2020	32 150,00	Tender
Fundudzi Media	Media Buying : Sunday world	21/05/2020	57 500,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Media Buying : Sunday world	20/05/2020	1 305 846,40	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Media Buying : Sunday world	29/06/2020	1 200 000,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Media Buying : Sunday world	10/10/2019	69 176,64	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Media Buying : Sunday world	27/07/2020	1 200 000,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Run of paper advert	24/08/2020	1 200 000,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Run of paper advert	28/09/2020	1 200 000,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Full Colour 8 pages Special Report	2020/09/11	990 000,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Full Colour 8 pages Special Report	2020/09/11	6 000,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Media Buying : Sunday world	08/12/2020	996 000,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Media Buying : Sunday world	07/12/2020	996 000,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Brand Positioning	31/01/2021	996 000,00	Single Sourced
Fundudzi Media	Full Colour 8 pages Special Report	8/3/2021	996 000,00	Single Sourced
Government Printing Works	Tender/ New Bids	07/08/2020	252,20	Sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender/ New Bids	20/03/2020	252,20	Sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender/ New Bids	28/02/2020	252,20	Sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender/ New Bids	27/07/2022	252,20	Sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender/ New Bids	07/08/2022	252,20	Single Sourced
Government Printing Works	Tender/Invitation to bid/	06/11/2020	252,20	Sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender/Invitation to bid/	27/10/2020	252,20	Sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender/Invitation to bid/	6/11/2020	756,59	Sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender/Invitation to bid/	12/10/2020	504,40	Sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender/Invitation to bid/	19/08/2020	3 026,40	Sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bulletin notices	2020/07/08	252,20	Sole supplier
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Tender/Invitation to bid/	22/11/2019	2 752,94	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Tender/Invitation to bid/	04/02/2020	23 183,14	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Tender/Invitation to bid/	15/02/2020	23 183,14	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Tender/Invitation to bid/	25/08/2020	11 127,91	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Isolezwe Main Body	25/02/2021	4 318,34	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Daily News Main Body	25/02/2021	5 246,99	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Media Publication : Cape Times, The Mercury,	21/05/2020	173 973,15	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Media Buying	20/12/2020	231 328,71	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Media Buying	20/12/2020	50 966,64	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Media Buying	20/12/2020	359 124,30	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Media Buying	20/12/2020	149 988,89	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Media Buying	23/12/2020	73 600,00	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Media Buying	23/12/2020	12 650,00	Single Sourced
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Class Display	28/02/2021	10 313,66	Single Sourced
Khanya PR and Media	NLC 20 years Legacy Video	13/03/2020	108 560,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Legacy Video	06/05/2020	13 800,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Brand Positioning	01/07/2020	104 554,55	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	10 ECDs NLC Legacy Projects launch	28/09/2020	695 865,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	NLC Branded Notepads	2020/10/09	20 642,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Scam alert posters	2020/10/09	1 897,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Graphic Designs	2020/11/11	4 140,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Graphic Designs	2020/10/09	1 897,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Graphic Designs	2020/04/12	6 210,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Graphic Designs	14/12/2020	2 530,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Graphic Designs	24/02/2021	22 310,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Graphic Designs	18/01/2021	8 510,00	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Graphic Designs	31/03/2021	12 017,50	Tender
Khanya PR and Media	Graphic Designs	18/01/2021	15 467,00	Tender
Mandla-Matla Publishing	Tender/Invitation to bid/	21/11/2019	3 245,76	Single Sourced
Media & Broadcasting Consultants	Professional Advisory services	29/07/2020	75 000,00	Single Sourced
Media24	Media Buying	18/11/2019	271 975,00	Single Sourced
Ndabana Media Production	Advertorial on business unusual	18/11/2020	400 000,00	Treasury database
Nolo Communications CC	Translation of NLC posters	2019/09/11	124 800,00	Tender
Northern Media Group	Expression of Interest Capricorn Voice, Polokwane Review, Polokwane Observer	25/06/2020	12 730,01	Single Sourced
Northern Media Group	Expression of Interest Capricorn Voice, Polokwane Review, Polokwane Observer	05/07/2020	12 730,01	Single Sourced
Northern Media Group	Expression of Interest Capricorn Voice, Polokwane Review, Polokwane Observer	12/07/2020	12 730,01	Single Sourced
Northern Media Group	Expression of Interest Capricorn Voice, Polokwane Review, Polokwane Observer	19/07/2020	12 730,01	Single Sourced
Northern Media Group	Expression of Interest Capricorn Voice, Polokwane Review,	26/07/2020	8 740,00	Single Sourced
Northern Media Group	Expression of Interest Capricorn Voice, Polokwane Review, Polokwane Observer	22/11/2020	12 730,01	Single Sourced
Northern Media Group	Expression of Interest Polokwane Observer	15/11/2020	4 600,00	Single Sourced
Novus Group	Media Monitoring	12/05/2020	10 407,50	Treasury database
Novus Group	Media Monitoring	12/06/2020	10 407,50	Treasury database
Novus Group	Media Monitoring	10/07/2020	10 407,50	Treasury database
Novus Group	Media Monitoring	2020/12/08	10 407,50	Treasury database
Novus Group	Online and Social Media Monitoring	14/09/2020	10 407,50	Treasury database
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Media Monitoring	29/02/2020	1 362,80	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Media Monitoring	31/01/2020	9 980,19	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Media Monitoring	01/07/2021	14 643,86	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Media Monitoring	01/4/2021	12 636,40	Tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Media Monitoring	04/5/2021	2 007,46	Tender
Professional Evaluation and Research	Media Monitoring	30/10/2020	26 277,50	Tender
Professional Evaluation and Research	Media Monitoring	30/11/2020	26 277,50	Tender
Professional Evaluation and Research	Media Monitoring	11/12/2020	26 277,50	Tender
Professional Evaluation and Research	Media Monitoring	31/01/2021	26 277,50	Tender
Roadshow Marketing	Gauteng News Papers :	27/07/2020	159 925,97	Tender
Roadshow Marketing	Fees and Disbursement	15/09/2020	722 512,80	Tender
Roadshow Marketing	Compilation of Jerusalem Video	2020/10/11	19 550,00	Tender
Roadshow Marketing	HCM Induction video	13/01/2021	108 100,00	Tender
Roadshow Marketing	Media Buying	2021/01/24	283 327,49	Tender
Roadshow Marketing	Marketing	2021/01/13	108 100,00	Tender
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	17 077,50	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	165 600,00	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	85 905,00	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	238 308,75	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	409 239,00	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	94 702,50	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	131 962,50	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	265 011,70	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	98 583,75	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	105 647,63	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	160 683,75	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	240 016,50	Sole supplier
SABC	NLC Live Reads : Open Call Applications	30/04/2020	183 971,25	Sole supplier
SABC	Media Buying SA FM	26/02/2021	292 853,25	sole supplier
SABC	Media Buying SA FM	5/3/2021	164 606,40	sole supplier
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Brand Positioning Regulatory Compliance	22/07/2020	160 310,00	Tender
		Total cost	24 536 205.63

2020
1(a)	1(b)	1( c ) Invoice date	1 (d)	2 (a),(b),(c),(d)
Service Provider	Invoice description	Invoice date	Value (Rands)	SCM Process
ABN Publishing	Advertising in Forbes Magazine	2019/11/30	253 000,00	single sourcing
Aganang Community Radio Station	Outside Live Broadcast	2019/07/10	35 000,00	single source
Alfred Nzo Community Radio	Media Buying - Outside Broadcast	2019/01/01	30 000,00	single sourcing
Anzomode	Media Buying North West	2019/05/09	297 275,00	tender
Anzomode	Live Feeds	2019/09/11	68 597,59	tender
Anzomode	Videography & Photography	2019/09/10	252 999,98	tender
Anzomode	NLC Scam alert(Print Media)	2019/11/04	569 387,25	tender
Anzomode	Videography and photography	2019/12/05	252 999,98	tender
Anzomode	Beneficiary Video and Content development	2019/12/09	711 816,08	tender
Anzomode	Video/photography for 16Days Activism	2019/12/13	211 600,00	tender
Anzomode	Video/Photography for Sandton Great Fund	2020/03/24	79 948,00	tender
Back to Basics Media	Design, Layout and Placement of advertorial/ write up Back to basics Magazine	2022/04/17	369 750,00	single source
Back to Basics Media	NLC Brand Positioning Q3 media campaign	2019/11/18	600 000,00	single sourcing
Back to Basics Media	NLC Brand Positioning Q3 media campaign	2019/12/10	250 000,00	single sourcing
Back to Basics Media	NLC Brand Positioning Q3 media campaign	2020/01/10	150 000,00	single sourcing
Back to Basics Media	advertorial	2020/03/20	95 000,00	single sourcing
Be Sure Events Solutions	Print, Supply and delivery of NLC Table cloth	2019/12/02	34 500,00	tender
Be Sure Events Solutions	Brand positioning-Billboard Media Campaign	2019/12/04	1 188 698,16	tender
Be Sure Events Solutions	Closing Call for Applications	2019/12/04	2 158 615,81	tender
Black Moon Advertising	Design & printing of Pro Active Brochure	2019/11/11	13 644,64	single sourcing
Bojanala FM	Live Outside Broadcast	2019/07/17	25 000,00	single source
Cheniwell IMC	Full page Advert in various Newspaper	2019/06/24	173 693,45	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	MEDIA Buying for Call for Applications on Radio and Print Media – Western Cape Province	2019/04/29	330 649,88	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	30 Live Reads	2019/08/11	642 606,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Letter Reds & Branded Doek	2019/08/02	46 988,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	NLC Branded Doek	2019/10/03	44 410,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Community Radio - Scam Alerts Live reads	2019/10/17	400 991,85	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Logo Design	2019/09/13	19 350,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Closing of Applications	2019/11/28	1 515 490,19	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Design & printing of brochures & Flyers	2019/11/17	314 550,00	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Billboards campaign	2020/03/20	1 809 786,20	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Media Buying – Eastern Cape Province E	2020/03/19	446 532,35	Tender
Cheniwell IMC	Media Buying-KwaZulu Natal	2020/03/19	270 598,20	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Provincial Offices branding	2019/05/16	278 745,30	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Office Branding Provincial Office 2019	2019/07/18	20 250,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Office Branding Provincial Office 2019	2019/07/25	176 343,44	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Office Branding Provincial Offices 2019	2019/08/29	188 478,84	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Social media brand awareness campaign	2019/11/13	21 525,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Provincial Offices branding	2019/12/02	94 239,42	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Media Buying-MP	2020/03/12	439 999,19	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	OHS induction video for Human Capital	2020/03/12	193 800,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	NLC Promotional Items	2020/03/19	174 132,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Graphic design work	2019/07/25	27 628,38	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Graphic design work	2019/05/16	4 550,00	Tender
Chilo Group(PTY)Ltd	Media Buying - Mpumalanga Community Media	2019/06/01	331 192,09	tender
Christopher Africa	Artificial Intelligence for social media	2019/12/23	46 000,00	Single sourcing
Entice Communications & Media	Media Campaign Print and Broadcast. Soweto 2 Day	2019/08/30	40 000,00	Single sourcing
Espial Infinity Trading Enterprise	Schweizer Renake Training	2019/10/19	65 000,00	Treasury database
Esvinin Media Solutions	Media Campaign, 4 Pages Advertisement	2019/08/28	68 400,00	Treasury database
Fundudzi Media	Print Media campaign 20 Years	2019/10/21	1 200 000,00	Single sourcing
Fundudzi Media	To communicate the closing of Application	2019/11/18	46 561,20	single sourcing
Fundudzi Media	Print Media Campaign-NLC 20 years	2020/01/27	1 200 000,00	single sourcing
Fundudzi Media	media buying	2020/03/02	69 248,40	single sourcing
Gaming Regulators Africa Forum	NLC Brand positioning opportunity	2019/08/13	150 000,00	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2019/06/25	504,39	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2019/06/25	252,2	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2019/08/27	252,2	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2019/06/25	252,2	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2019/06/25	252,2	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2019/06/25	252,2	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2019/10/11	504,4	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2019/10/11	252,2	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2019/05/20	1 008,80	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2020/02/14	252,2	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2020/02/14	504,4	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2020/02/07	252,2	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Tender Bid notice	2020/01/31	252	sole supplier
Government Printing Works	Advert for Bid NLC 2015-12(Panel of Cons	2020/01/31	252,2	sole provider
Independent Newspaper	Media Buying	2019/05/04	19 102,65	single sourcing
Independent Newspaper	Media Buying	2019/05/05	21 419,33	single sourcing
Independent Newspaper	Media Buying	2019/05/29	89 125,00	single sourcing
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Publication Cape Times & Argus	2019/11/16	23 183,14	single source
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Media Buying	2019/05/29	89 125,00	single sourcing
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Media Buying	2019/05/29	89 125,00	single sourcing
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	20 Years Commemoration	2019/05/19	87 990,52	single sourcing
Inkonjane FM	Outside Broadcast	2019/04/29	13 500,00	single source
Khanya PR & Media Services	Staff Gifts	2022/05/03	390 039,75	tender
Khanya PR and Media	Khanya PR- Provincial Corporate Gifts : O	2019/11/18	33 438,55	tender
Khanya PR and Media	Male branded Ties - Marketing & Communication	2019/11/29	43 909,30	tender
Khanya PR and Media	USBs for Legal Division	2020/01/21	21 129,53	tender
Khanya PR and Media	Notice of Office Relocation – Northern Cape & Eastern Cape	2020/01/30	460 920,00	tender
Khanya PR and Media	Car stickers	2020/03/20	4 600,00	tender
Khanya PR and Media	Media Buying-NC	2020/03/20	227 556,25	tender
Khanya PR and Media	Media Buying-WC	2020/03/20	364 987,00	tender
Khanyisa Newspaper	Advert	2019/08/30	40 000,00	single source
Mahikeng FM Community Radio	Outside Live Broadcast North west office Launch	2019/07/10	40 000,00	single sourcing
Media24	To communicate the closure of Application	2019/11/18	300 274,20	single sourcing
Media24	Scam Alert Publication	2019/10/31	271 975,00	single sourcing
Media24	Open Call for Applications	2020/03/03	221 917,80	single sourcing
Molo Consulting	Design & deliver skills programme for be	2020/03/02	65 000,00	tender
MP's Finest Media	Videography for Handing Over Project	2020/03/13	34 200,00	treasury
MTech Communications	NMD Designer Short Sleeve T shirt	2019/07/22	115 345,74	Treasury database
Naka Media	Advert	2019/09/09	51 000,00	Treasury database
Ndabana Media Production	Advertorial	2019/03/01	430 000,00	single source
Nolorile Trading & Consulting	Digital Secretariat Services 2020	2020/02/28	69 250,00	Treasury database
Nolorile Trading & Consulting	Digital Secretariat Services 2020	2020/03/12	69 310,00	Treasury database
Nolorile Trading & Consulting	Digital Secretariat Services 2020	2020/03/25	352 840,00	tender
Nongoma FM	Outside Broadcast KwaZulu Natal School launch	2019/09/23	40 000,00	single sourcing
North West Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Tender Bid notice	2019/10/11	26 046,72	single source
North West Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	Tender Bid notice	2019/10/11	504,4	single source
Novus Group	media monitoring	2020/08/13	10 407,50	tender
Ornico Group Pty Ltd	NLC Media Monitoring	2022/04/16	175 341,35	single source
Phaswana Production	NLC Brand Champion Programme	2019/04/12	385 000,00	Single Source
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Media Monitoring Services	2019/12/31	9 880,19	tender
Ponelelo Media Monitoring	Media Monitoring Services	2019/12/01	8 562,84	tender
Reached Media	NLC Videography	2019/08/22	137 977,00	Treasury database
Roadshow Marketing	Media Buying Northern Cape	2019/05/14	289 557,35	tender
Roadshow Marketing	Marketing Collaterals – Presidential INA	2019/05/28	989 460,00	tender
Roadshow Marketing	702 Walk the Talk	2019/07/29	164 244,31	tender
Roadshow Marketing	Branded Unilsex Rubber Bracelet	2019/07/16	84 599,75	tender
Roadshow Marketing	Preparation for 2020/2021 Focus areas: Broadcast Media	2019/10/30	655 172,39	tender
Roadshow Marketing	Dairies for 2020/21 financial year	2019/10/16	204 096,94	tender
Rosette Trading Enterprise	Design & deliver skills programme in KwaZulu Natal	2019/09/25	300 000,00	tender
SABC	Outside Broadcast	2019/04/30	264 500,00	single source
Sapphire Media 360	Media Buying	2019/08/30	1 388 625,00	single sourcing
Sedibu General Trading and Projects	Advert	2019/09/03	56 000,00	Treasury database
SABC	SA FM	2019/08/31	183 712,50	single sourcing
SABC	Local Programme	2019/08/31	386 684,95	single sourcing
SABC	SABC 2 Local Programme	2019/09/30	386 684,95	single sourcing
SABC	SABC 2 Local Programme	2019/10/04	386 684,95	single sourcing
SABC	SABC 2 Local Programme	2019/11/30	386 660,65	tender
SABC	Media Campaign to Communicate the Closing	2019/11/30	732 780,00	single sourcing
SABC	Placement of NLC Videos	2019-11-31	1 587 000,00	single sourcing
SABC	media buying	2020/04/06	8 625,00	single sourcing
Sowetan	Open call for Application	2020/03/03	95 440,80	single sourcing
Stokvel Media	Advert	2019/08/19	56 000,00	Treasury database
Tau Ya Phoka	NLC Photo and Video Archives Northern Cape	2019/06/13	141 833,34	tender
Tau Ya phoka	Brochures Including Cover- Getting to know NLC	2019/07/02	153 000,00	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	NLC Photo and Video Archives Gauteng and Limpopo	2019/08/04	17 468,50	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	NLC Photo and Video Archives Mpumalanga Province	2019/04/24	27 150,00	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	NLC Photo and Video Archives Mpumalanga Province	2019/04/24	141 833,34	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	NLC Photo and Video Archives Free State Province	2019/06/05	141 833,34	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	NLC Photo and Video Archives Western Cape	2010/06/04	310 000,00	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	NLC Photo and Video Archives KZN & North West	2019/07/22	230 183,30	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Brochures	2019/07/15	100 000,00	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Promotional materials(Banners)	2019/10/04	470 925,00	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Promotional materials(Banners)	2020/01/21	235 462,50	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Media Buying-Limpopo	2020/03/18	222 500,00	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Media Buying for Call for Applications	2020/03/18	197 225,00	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Media Buying-Limpopo	2020/03/18	222 500,00	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Media Buying – Free State Provinces	2020/03/18	235 462,50	tender
Tau ya Phoka (Pty Ltd)	Media Buying – Free State Provinces	2020/03/18	197 225,00	tender
The Media List	Annual Subscription to Media List	2019/03/19	9 450,00	single sourcing
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/03	314 799,85	single source
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/03	314 799,85	single source
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/03	13 130,70	single source
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/03	13 130,70	single source
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/02	13 130,70	single source
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/02	13 130,70	single source
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/03	44 460,33	single source
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/03	44 460,33	single source
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/03	44 460,33	single source
Tiso BlackStar	NLC 20 years commemoration	2019/06/03	44 460,33	single source
Tiso BlackStar	Scam Alert Publication	2019/10/13	840 213,00	single sourcing
Tiso BlackStar Group	National Lotteries publication of EC O	2019/07/04	6 272,10	single source
Tiso BlackStar Group	National Lotteries publication of EC O	2019/07/04	7 203,60	single source
Tiso BlackStar Group	To communicate the closing of Application	2019/11/18	78 568,00	single sourcing
Travel With Flair	Collateral & 3rd Party payment for Walk	2019/05/24	614,52	tender
WritersBloc	Provide media Event Support	2019/04/19	410 000,00	sole supplier
Zululand FM 97.0	Outside Broadcast	2019/09/20	50 000,00	single sourcing
		Closing Balance	37 252 015,82”

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The extension 8 housing development in Ward 40 was funded by the erstwhile Department of Housing in 2005. Two hundred (200) houses were constructed and handed over to beneficiaries. Whereas there was a sewer pipeline network in the areas at the time of construction, some of the houses were not connected to the sewer pipe network. According to the Municipality, the area is fully equipped with a sewerage conveyances system, the only challenge that exists is to connect the few houses to the sewer line.

The Department of Water and Sanitation allocated R70 million from the Water Services Infrastructure Grant for 2022/23 to the Rustenburg Local Municipality. The municipality indicated that it has prioritised the refurbishment of the Boitekong sewer pump station and the outfall sewer. The current budget allocation for WSIG is fully committed, however, the municipality is in the process of reprioritising the Municipal Infrastructure Grant to address the Boitekong sanitation backlog.

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The amounts spent by the Department of Water and Sanitation to replace and refurbish water infrastructure in the past five financial years were spent on Water Trading Entity infrastructure and not municipal infrastructure where these losses are occuring.

The following amounts have been spent on replacing and/or refurbishing water infrastructure by the Water Trading Entity (WTE):

Financial Year	Total
	R'000
2017/18	390 787
2018/19	177 123
2019/20	164 457
2020/21	137 315
2021/22	227 250
Grand Total	1 096 932

The following amounts have been spent on replacing and/or refurbishing water infrastructure by the Main Account:

Financial Year	RBIG	WSIG	Total
	5B	6B	5B	6B
2017/18	1 829 002	3 747 243	3 305 237	819 416	9 700 899
2018/19	1 963 000	3 061 848	4 777 267	578 398	10 380 514
2019/20	2 028 516	2 768 746	3 669 319	548 284	9 014 865
2020/21	2 005 605	2 998 971	3 360 456	330 186	8 695 218
2021/22	2 237 370	2 246 121	3 620 327	404 797	8 508 615
Grand Total	10 063 493	14 822 930	18 732 606	2 681 081	46 300 110

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Government Policy documents are Public documents unless otherwise classified or specified. As part of a democratic process, the development or drafting of a policy document is subjected to a range of consultative processes to ensure that the country's best interests are being served. To this end, the policy development process includes the drafting process, which could involve experts in the field, and the consultative process, which may include a “think tank” of sector specialists or broad-based stakeholder consultation. To facilitate the consultative process, the draft policy documents will be shared with the relevant stakeholders or any other individual who might have a direct or indirect interest in the matter raised in the Policy Document.

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Section 16 (1) of the Correctional Services Act (CSA),111 of 1998, as amended, states that: “The Department may provide correction, development and care programmes and services even when not required to do so by this Act”, and in Section 41 of the Act, it provides, under subsection “Treatment, development and support services. (1) The Department must provide or give access to as full a range of programmes and activities, including needs-based programmes as is practicable to meet the educational and training needs of sentenced offenders”.

Children offenders are children aged between 14-17 years of age. This category of offenders are given the opportunity to access formal education programmes. The following formal education programmes are offered to all offenders: -

• Further Education and Training (FET): Grades 10-12. All those offenders that have successfully completed the above-mentioned programme get an opportunity to pursue studies in the FET Band following a curriculum known as Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS), similar to all external schools within the education system of the country.
• Children are also given the opportunity to attend Adult Education and Training (AET) Levels 1-4 if they do not want to attend Grade 10-12 mainstream education. This is equivalent to Grades 1-9 in normal mainstream education and it’s for offenders who want to pursue studies in the General Education and Training (GET) Band.
• Child offenders who enter Correctional centres late in the academic year, might only be enrolled in the following academic year for formal education programmes. However, all offenders, including children have access to a range of Sports, recreation, arts, and culture programmes and also have access to libraries.

The department is also rendering needs based rehabilitative programmes to child offenders by Social Workers among other professionals.

The following programmes and services were rendered to sentenced children, including parolees, probationers and children in remand detention for the Financial Year 2021/2022 by Social Workers.

 

Programmes and services	Sentenced Children	Remand Children
	Correctional Centres	Community Corrections
Substance Abuse	3	1	5
Life-Skills	25	16	20
Marriage and Family Care	25	17	18
Sexual Offender	3	7	0
Anger Management,	9	4	6
Orientation Treatment	0	2	0
Cool and fit for life	0	1	0
Parenting	1	0	0
Supportive Services	13	4	0
Trauma	2	0	2
Assessment	64	19	0
TOTAL	145	71	51
NB: Some child offenders attended multiple programmes

 

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(a) There was no contribution from The Presidency

(b) N/A

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1. The Minister in the Presidency has never participated in any process wherein individuals were seconded or recommended for appointments in any Department and Entities under my Portfolio.
2. No instructions were ever issued to any accounting officer to appoint an individual(s) to a position. All positions follow a due process as set out by the Public Service regulations for the recruitment, review and appointment of personnel in government departments and entities under my portfolio.

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It is indeed correct that the President, acting in terms of section 2(1) of the Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996, referred the matters in respect of the North West Provincial Department of Public Works and Roads (“the Department”) to the Special Investigation Unit (“SIU”) for investigation.

The matters which are investigated by the SIU as contained in proclamation 210 of of 12 March 2021 inculde:

1. The procurement of or contracting for works or services by or on behalf of the Department for―

• 1. Project management for the Transport Infrastructure Directorate of the Department;

• 1. the rehabilitation of flood damaged road infrastructure in the North West Province; and

• 1. the installation of perimeter fencing at the Eagle Waters Wildlife Resort.

The investigation by the SIU in the matter is still ongoing. As such, the SIU has not yet submitted a report to the President. As per the normal practice, upon receipt of the final report from the SIU, the Presidency will process the report and ensure that the report is also given to all relevant stake holders.

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a)  To date, two (2) Boards for Water Boards, have been dissolved. The Board for Amatola Water was dissolved in March 2022 and the Interim Board of Sedibeng Water was automatically dissolved as a result of the disestablishment of Sedibeng Water in July 2022.

b) The process of appointing the new board for Amatola Water has commenced, and it should be finalised before the end of the current financial year.

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The Red Tape Reduction initiative led by Mr Sipho Nkosi is working on reducing red tape that impacts investment and business, including small, medium and micro enterprises. In order to be effective, the initiative is focused on working on a limited number of obstacles, and has identified ten priority areas for intervention. This includes initiatives that will benefit SMMEs, namely, faciliting the issuing of tourism transport operating licences, including reducing the backlog in applications; reviewing the regulations hindering informal traders and the township economy; and, identifying obstacles to the growth and operation of the early childhood development sector, the majority of which consists of women-run small businesses.

It is however not possible to quantify the expected economic impact at this stage.

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1. There is a plan which is continuously implemented throughout all our Remand Detention (RD) Facilities in the form of Bail Protocol and referral of remand detainees to court for bail review in line with section 63(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act (51, 1977).

a) Bail Protocol Section 63(A) of the Criminal Procedure Act - CPA) allows the Head of the Centre to submit an application to court for review of bail of RDs who have been charged with Schedule 7 crimes. The criteria for submitting an application is when a particular centre/detention facility is reaching such proportions that it constitutes a material and imminent threat to the human dignity, physical health or safety of remand detainees. These must be the lower court cases i.e., the Regional and Magistrate courts. The possible outcomes are as follows: -

• Release of the RD;

• Release and placement on warning;

• Placement under Section 62(f) of the CPA: Supervision by a correctional official;

• Reduction of the amount of bail;

• Placement in a secure care facility if the RD is a child; and

• Decline to review bail (Unsuccessful application).

b) Section 63(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act: This section allows the RD or the prosecutor to approach the court for a review of bail. All the RDs with bail qualify for bail review, however, DCS cannot initiate the process without the permission of the RD.

c) Furthermore, remand detainees are assisted by contacting their relatives and family members and advised to utilise the telephones at the correctional centres / remand detention facilities in this regard.

(2) The determination of the total cost incurred by the State in the 2020/21 financial year for remand detainees who have been granted bail is an estimate based on the per capita cost and monthly averages. The 2020/2021 average monthly per capita cost for unsentenced inmates was R12 493.44 per inmate and the annual average of the RDs was 4 212. The cost of 4 212 RD per month for 2020/2021 was R52 622 369.28. The annual estimated cost is R631 468 431.36.

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Reply:

The Department has implemented the following material support systems to Parole Boards:

• DCS has expedited the filling of parole board vacancies that have existed across all regions to ensure that boards function at full complement
• The Department has been building capacity in Case Management Committees in order to improve the quality of sentence plans, case management processes and profiles that are ultimately submitted to the Parole Board to better assist them in arriving at a decision.
• Ongoing training is provided to the Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards (CSPBs). The training focuses on parole policy procedures, decision making tools and calculation of release dates amongst others.
• Profile reports are submitted 3 months prior to offenders reaching their minimum detention periods to the CSPBs for consideration for possible placement on parole.

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Reply:

The role of Head of Public Administration was factor into the contract of the current Director-General in the Presidency and Secretary of the Cabinet, Ms Phindile Baleni, who was assumed this role on 01 April 2021. However, for this function to be performed optimally, legislative ammendments are required. As such, in April 2021, the Ministry of Public Service and Administration released the Public Service Amendment Bill. This Bill seeks to amend Section 7 of the Public Act of 1994 to align to the proposal of the National Development Plan (NDP) by providing additional functional responsibilities and powers to the Director-General in the Presidency, among other proposed ammendments. The Bill is still being consulted in the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC). After that process, it will be resubmitted to Cabinet and Parliament for final public consultations using the normal legislative review processes.

The policy proposal on extending the term of office of the Heads of Departments and Directors General is not yet approved by Cabinet. It may as well form part of the legislative reforms that could be incorporated into the Public Service Ammendment Bill since such tenure is prescribed in the Public Service Act, 1994.

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Several negative factors occurred simultaneously in Gauteng, which resulted in the recent supply problems. These included:

Severe load shedding affected the ability of both Rand Water and Joburg Water to pump water into their reservoirs. This resulted in the water levels in the reservoirs being too low to gravity-feed water to high-lying areas. As a result, a number of high-lying areas were without water for prolonged periods.

A heat water wave which resulted in increased watering of gardens by residents. In addition, the summer rains arrived late, meaning that residents did not swich off their sprinkler systems as they usually do when the summer rains start. These factors combined to result in a spike in water demand. This spike in water demand also made it difficult for the reservoirs to be filled adequately.

Both Rand Water and Joburg Water experienced several electrical and mechanical failures, which also contributed to the difficulty in filling the reservoirs. Some of these failures may have been a result of damage to equipment caused by the frequent load shedding. Two of Rand Water’s purification plants, namely, Zuikerbosh and Vereeniging as well as two major pumps stations (Palmiet and Eikenhof) supplying large parts of the city were affected by power failures. The equipment has since been repaired.

Rand Water’s operating philosophy is to maintain the reservoir levels between 60-80%. This targeted range is intended to enable the system to be resilient and respond to any challenges. Historically, during September to January, water consumption increases exponentially in Gauteng. It was with this understanding that Rand Water wrote to the high consumers, i.e. City of Tshwane, City of Johannesburg, and City of Ekurhuleni; to encourage reduced consumption in anticipation of the increased demand for water.

Despite these efforts, water consumption continued to increase significantly, and Rand Water’s overall water storage declined from 52% to 38%. Stemming from this decline, a high-level meeting was convened with the Metros to notify them of the intention to apply Stage 1 restrictions. Despite these efforts, water storage levels continued to decline and that prompted Rand Water to apply Stage 2 restrictions. The heatwave also informed the decision to escalate from Stage 1 to 2. The restrictions are necessary to stabilize the system and are aimed at restoring the overall reservoir storage capacity to 60%.

The Department is in the process of temporarily increasing the allocation of water to Rand Water from the Vaal River System, to ensure that the availability of raw water does not become a constraint to Rand Water’s ability to provide treated water during this difficult period.

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(1)(a) Eastern Cape Region is providing needs based Social Work, Psychological Services, Spiritual Care, Education and Training, Production Workshops and Agriculture programmes including 13 correctional programmes aimed at creating awareness and life skills to sentenced offenders in all correctional centres nationally including EC.

i) Sentenced Offenders	ii) Remand Offenders
Management Area	Education Programmes Offered	Number of Offenders attending	Remand Centre	Education Programmes Offered	Number of Offenders attending
East London	AET L1 -  L4	120	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kirkwood	AET L1 -  L4	52	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amathole	AET L1 -  L4	86	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sada	AET L1 -  L4	128	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Grade 10 - 12	87	N/A	N/A	N/A
St. Albans	AET L1 -  L4	152	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Grade 10 - 12	19	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mthatha	AET L1 -  L4	104	N/A	N/A	N/A

(1)(a)(ii) Remand Detainees (RDs) are participating in information sharing and awareness programmes which are rendered by Social Workers, Psychologists and Health Care professionals.

RDs who were schooling during the time of incarceration are provided with the necessary education material for continuation of programmes

(1)(b)(i) Religious Services are rendered to all inmates as well as on a needs-based individual pastoral services and church services are conducted in all correctional centres. The following religious services are rendered at the Correctional Centres:

• Church/Faith Services,
• Group Sessions,
• Individual Pastoral Counseling Sessions,
• Prayer meetings and Bible/Religious studies

Group work programmes like anger management, heartlines, cross roads are some of the programmes that are rendered to offenders.

((1)(b)(ii) In addition to the RDs, Group Work Programmes like anger management, heartlines, cross roads are some of the programmes that are rendered by DCS taking to consideration that some are first time offenders and being in confined space may have a negative impact.

(2) Section 73(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act, Act 51 of 1977 relates to assistance for criminal proceedings and not correctional programmes. The section reads as follows:

• ‘In addition to the provisions of sections 3 (g), 38 (2), 44 (1) (b) and 65 of the Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act 75 of 2008),relating to the assistance of an accused who is under the age of eighteen years by his or her parent, an appropriate adult or a guardian at criminal proceedings, any accused who, in the opinion of the court, requires the assistance of another person at criminal proceedings, may, with the permission of the court, be so assisted at such proceedings.’

(3) There are currently no additional programmes other than those that are rendered by DCS except Spiritual Care.

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Reply:

1)  It should be noted that Doornkop is illegally occupied as the land is owned by Doornkop Communal Property Association (CPA). The area is not yet formalised by the municipality as it is still subject to a land claim. The area is supplied with water through six boreholes which are utilized as the main water source. However, one borehole is not operational due to vandalism. The municipality is in the process of fixing the borehole and is supplementing water supplies through water tankering.

2) The municipality has intervened by providing thirty-five water storage tanks that are servicing Doornkop Village, the tanks are placed in strategic areas across the Doornkop Village. The municipality has seven water tankers that are allocated to supply water to Doornkop Village daily to supplement the boreholes.

3) The municipality is not aware of any notice that was circulated on19 September 2020. On 22 September 2021 the municipality arranged a stakeholder engagement meeting with the community including political parties to try and address the issue of illegal connections through public engagement.

The Municipality officials with the support of the former Member Mayoral Council (MMC) for infrastructure Mr Johannes Matshiane were chased away by the community. The community clearly indicated that they will not allow the municipality to disconnect those who are illegally connected as they need water in their yards not from communal standpipes or tankers. The municipality has put on hold their long term plans due to the pending litigation of the land dispute by the CPA.

4) The existing infrastructure which are boreholes are secured, they are equipped with locks and cannot be tampered with. Currently, the municipality has no intention of hiring security personnel as this is a privately owned land and this would require permission from the CPA.

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1a)  Groundwater is the main source of water for domestic supply in the region. The settlements of Koingnaas, Hondeklip Bay and Samson Bak derive water from the Somnaas Noup aquifer located about 20 km north of Koingnaas. Two boreholes, BH 12 and BH 14, are currently in use. A third borehole, BH15 adjacent to BH 12, is equipped and used as a standby borehole.

b) the mining companies use water from the Somnaas-Noup aquifer in the specified municipality.

(2) West coast Resources Pty Ltd: Namaqualand Mine applied for a water use licence which was issued on 23 June 2017. Conditions of the licence includes the following:

• Monitoring: The licensee should establish ground water network monitoring within 1 year from the date of issuance of licence.
• Water Conservation and Water Demand management (WC/WDM): The licensee shall develop WC/WDM and submit to Provincial Head or responsible authority, which amongst other should quantify the water use efficiency of the activity.
• The WC/WDM shall be updated annually and submitted to Provincial Head or responsible authority.
• The licensee shall provide any water user whose water supply is impacted by use with potable water

(3) Please refer to the response above.

(4) It is a prerequisite for any mining licence holder to conduct an environmental impact study to ensure what the effect of mining will be on the water resources. A report on geohydrological impact assessment for West Coast Resources Diamond mining operations along the west coast around Koingnaas, Northern Cape province: was concluded in 2016 with a Ref number: 2016/ENV008, dated July 2016, amongst others the report made the following reference “Groundwater represents the main source of water for domestic supply in the region. The settlements of Koingnaas, Hondeklip Bay and Samson Bak derive water from the Somnaas Noup aquifer located about 20 km north of Koingnaas. Two boreholes, BH 12 and BH 14, are currently in use. A third borehole, BH15 adjacent to BH 12, is equipped and used as a standby borehole”.

a-b) For the town of Koingnaas, the report made the following reference:

• Available water quality data indicate that the entire area proposed for mining is characterised by highly saline groundwater with electrical conductivity of above 1000 mS/m. This is supported by the fact that there are no water supply boreholes around, and south of Koingnaas. Potable groundwater is currently sourced from the Somnaas Noup aquifer located about 20 kilometres north of Koingnaas.

(5) A copy of the licence is attached as Annexure A.

Reply:

a) The Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF) until recently held (i) 10, 023 million barrels (Ten Million and 23 Thousand barrels) of strategic stocks on behalf of the state.

The current stock is down by approximately 0,3 million barrels ( 300, 000 barrels). Approximately 300 000 barrels was recently sold to Total-energies for processing at the Natref refinery. The sale followed a force majeure that had been declared by the Nigerian supplier to Total-energies.

(ii) Private entities keep commercial stock to cater for their share of the petroleum market.

b) The stock held by SFF is in crude oil form

c) SFF is implementing a strategy of developing and accessing infrastructure at import terminals and primary depots closer to the market. This will allow SFF to respond to Security of Supply disruptions and ensure availability of emergency stock of finished products. SFF has purchased a primary depot in Cape Townthat will provide open access to third parties to store their fuels. This will ensure that there is diversity of suppliers in the market place and therefore minimise supply risk.

Reply:

Mr Sipho Nkosi has been seconded from BUSA on a part-time basis to lead the Red Tape Reduction initiative. The Presidency is only responsible for operational costs that may arise . The Red Tape Reduction Team provides coordination and leadership to the work of government to reduce red tape, working with existing government initiatives, in particular those falling under the Department of Small Business Development, and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition through InvestSA.

Mr Nkosi is supported by current Presidency staff as well as receiving part-time assistance through the Department of Small Business Development.

There is no budget allocated as no new Unit has been set up . The Red Tape Reduction was part of the MTEF document. However, no additional funding has been provided over the MTEFperiod.

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Reply:

Amathole District Municipality (ADM) is receiving the Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG), Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG) and the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) to implement water services infrastructure development projects within their area of jurisdiction for accessibility of water and sanitation services and to reduce backlogs.

RBIG and WSIG are administered by the Department of Water and Sanitation and MIG is administered by the Department of Cooperative Governance.

In terms of section 227 of the Constitution, local government is entitled to an equitable share of national revenue to enable it to provide basic services and perform its allocated functions. The local government equitable share is an unconditional transfer that supplements the revenue that municipalities can raise themselves (including revenue raised through property rates and service charges). The equitable share provides funding for municipalities to deliver free basic services indigents and subsidises the cost of administration and other core services for those municipalities with the least potential to cover these costs from their own revenues.

The operations and maintenance of water services infrastructure is the responsibility of the Municipalities and should be funded by the equitable share and the revenue that the Municipalities can raise.

Recent challenges across this municipality have been as a result of labour issues which were resolved about two weeks ago. This we believe this will ensure full operations of the systems across the district.

During the 2021/22 financial year the DWS allocated a total of R 172,2 million funding through RBIG and WSIG to the ADM, as follows:

Grant	Allocation R’ 000	Revised allocation	Expenditure R’ 000	Expenditure %	Balance R’ 000
WSIG 5B	75 000	75 000	20 147	27	54 853
RBIG 6B	153 715	97 162	88 503	91	8 660
Total	228 715	172 200	108 650	63%	63 513

ADM applied to National Treasury for a rollover of the unspent WSIG allocation to the amount of R49,5 million. National Treasury did not approve the rollover application as the Municipality did not meet the set criteria in terms of section 21(2) of the 2021 Division of Revenue Amendment Act, (Act No. 17 of 2021).

During the 2022/23 financial year, a total revised allocation of R 172,2 million funding was allocated by DWS through RBIG and WSIG to the ADM, as follows:

Grant	Allocation R’ 000	Revised allocation	Transferred	Expenditure R’ 000	Expenditure %	Balance R’ 000
WSIG 5B	86 000	86 000	15 200	0	0	86 000
RBIG 6B	222 935	110 000	N/A	36 689	33	73 311
Total	228 715	172 200		108 650	63%	159 311

a) The intervention steps are as follows:

i) Peddie – This area is one of the areas having inadequate bulk water supply. Bulk water in Ngqushwa Municipal area is supplied by Amatola Water (AW). AW is continuously engaged in trying to come up with a Long-Term Plan for this area and have promised to be developing a plan. The ADM is also currently implementing interventions where boreholes are currently being drilled and equipped for the following villages, Ntilini, Hamburg, Upper Gwalana and Celetyume through WSIG funding budgeted in the 2022/23 Financial Year benefiting about 24 000 people. ADM is also busy implementing the Bulk and Reticulation Phase 2 project funded through MIG in the current MIG 3-year Capital Plan. The whole Peddie Town and surrounding areas will benefit from the project (about 24 000 people). ADM continues to cart water as and when required utilising its Equitable Share.

ii) Stutterheim – This town is supplied with water through the Gubu Dam as well the Kubusie River and Scotchmans Weir. ADM operates and maintains its infrastructure efficiently while continuing to cart water as and when required. To improve service delivery, ADM is also implementing the Stutterheim Water Pipe Replacement Programme funded through WSIG also in this financial year.

iii) Kei mouth - This town is supplied with water through the Cwili Dam. The ADM is also in the process of upgrading the Kei Bridge Komga Water Treatment Works funded through MIG also prioritised the current financial Year.

iv) Haga haga - This town is supplied with water through the Haga Haga Dam. ADM has also prioritised Upgrading of the Haga Haga Water Treatment Works which is currently at implementation stage funded through MIG and also prioritised this current 2022/23 Financial Year.

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Reply:

1. (a) (i) There is no amount owed to the Walter Sisulu Local Municipality by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD).

            (ii) There is no amount owed to the Senqu Local Municipality by the DoJ&CD.

(b) Falls away.

2. (a) (i) The age analysis indicates that there are no specific buildings in respect of which the Department owes the municipality. All the accounts of the    

buildings under the jurisdiction of the Walter Sisulu Local Municipality are timeously and fully paid.

(ii) Falls away.

(b) The use of the buildings under both Walter Sisulu Local Municipality and Senqu Local Municipality is for the purposes of Magistrate Courts and all the        buildings municipal services accounts are fully paid.

3. Falls away.

Reply:

1. The main purpose of the Operation Vulindlela is to accelerate the implementation of structural reforms and support economic recovery, as such the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is implementing following projects under Operation Vulindela:

• Revival of the Green Drop, Blue Drop and No Drop Assessment Programme: The asessment programmes are aimed at improving the wastewater quality, water supply quality and water use efficiency in all the 144 Water Service Authorities. The Department published the Green Drop report in March 2022 and will publish the Blue and No Drop programme in next financial year.
• Improvement of Water Use Authorisation: The Department is revising the water use authorisation process with the intention being able to process all water use applications within 90 days to ensure economic development and access to water.

• Independent Economic Regulator: The Minister has appointed the Regulator Commission for the period of 3 years. The aim of an independent economic regulator to regulate tariffs, standards, and performance in the water services sector.

2. (a)The department is funding refurbishment of infrastructure through its Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) programme. Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG) facilitates achievement of targets for access to bulk water and sanitation through successful execution and implementation of bulk projects of regional significance. The main purpose of this grant amongst others is to:

• To develop new, refurbish, upgrade and replace ageing bulk water and sanitation infrastructure of regional significance that connects water resources to infrastructure serving extensive areas across municipal boundaries or large regional bulk infrastructure serving numerous communities over a large area within a municipality

• To implement bulk infrastructure with a potential of addressing Water Conservation and Water Demand Management (WC/WDM) projects or facilitate and contribute to the implementation of local WC/WDM projects that will directly impact on bulk infrastructure requirements. This is achieved through project planning, where diversification of water resources is encouraged as part of calculating the Water Balance to ensure sustainability of supply

(b)The Department undertakes planning studies over different planning horizons, to derive interventions that are implemented to ensure water security for the entire country. These interventions cover the enablers like governance, financing, human capacity building and science and innovation which facilitate implementation of water projects at National, Provincial and District and Local Municipality level. The interventions implemented for our water security are contained in the National Water Resource Strategy (NWRS), the instrument by which the Minister gives effect to the National Water Act, as well as the master plans that emanate from the NWRS. The various studies informing the NWRS are available on the DWS website, at http://www6.dwa.gov.za/iwrp/projects.aspx and the National Water and Sanitation Master Plan (NW&SMP) is available at http://www.dwa.gov.za

The DWS also monitors the capacity of municipalities to deliver water and sanitation through the Municipal Strategic Self-Assessment (MuSSA); a web-based system that enables municipalities to conduct their self-assessment on critical aspects service delivery performance. The outcomes of the assessment position the Department and other sector role players to provide targeted support to local government through various support and intervention programmes aimed at improving services delivery, governance and business health. Priority areas are identified and addressed through the development of a Municipal Priority Action Plan (MPAP).

Lastly, Five-Year Reliability Water and Sanitation Plans will soon be rolled out in all forty-four (44) District Municipalities. The plans are meant to:

• Ensure sustainable and reliable water services with the service-standard yardstick that has a 100% compliance to functionality, water security and effective governance to maintain appropriate levels of service delivery
• Conduct primary situational assessments of the water services and infrastructure supply conditions and classify each situation into a reliability category. The solution options are then integrated to proposed projects, specifically integrating all funding programmes to alleviate new infrastructure needs and achieve reliability of water services.

Recently the Department has developed the Water Services Improvement Programme (WSIP). The aim of WSIP is to guide Department in initiating and leading the national support and regulatory interventions to reverse the decline in the provision of water and sanitation services in all municipalities. The programme consists of the following four key elements:

• In terms of the Water Services Act, DWS will issue updated and more comprehensive norms and standards for water and sanitation services.
• DWS will publish a National Regulatory Dashboard showing the extent of compliance with national norms and standards for water services for all Water Service Authorities, drawing on existing monitoring information, including from the Drop reports, NT, and COGTA reports (no new additional reporting requirements will be put on municipalities).
• DWS will develop rolling regional support and intervention plans based on the evidence in the Regulatory Dashboard, managed by its regional offices, in consultation with provincial governments, municipalities and DDM structures.
• The support and intervention plans will draw on a range of support programmes which will be developed at national level.

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Reply:

Sibanye Stillwater has a mining right for Driefontein operations which is located within the Merafong Local Municipal jurisdiction. The mine has four (4) mining villages under this mining right namely; Letsatsing, Phomolong, East village and West village. These villages comprise of approximately 1 367 housing units collectively currently occupied by the mine employees. The mine is currently negotiating with the Merafong Local Municipality (“MCLM”) to donate its mining village’s under Driefontein operations to the Municipality. These villages are earmarked for demolishing if they are not taken over by the local authority and be incorporated into the municipality’s Spatial Development Framework (SDF) and formalised.

The mine has only demolished houses it deems to be posing serious danger to locals as these houses may be unsafe for occupation and or may harbour criminals and criminal activities. These are mostly houses that have been vandalised and or illegally occupied by amongst others illegal miners.

Reply:

1. The compulsory vetting is carried out in terms of the National Strategic Intelligence Act and the Minimum Information Security Standards:

National Strategic Intelligence Act of 1994 as amended by the General Intelligence Laws Amendments Act of 2013:

The State Security Agency is mandated by the National Strategic Intelligence Act, 1994 (Act No 39 of 1994) and Intelligence Services Act, 2002 (Act No 65 of 2002) as amended by General Intelligence Laws Amendment Act, 2013 (Act No 11 of 2013), to conduct vetting investigations to determine the security competence of a person if such a person:

• is employed by or is an applicant to an Organ of State; or

• is rendering a service or has given notice of intention to render a service to an organ of state, which service may:

• Give him or her access to classified information and intelligence in the possession of the organ of state; or
• Give him or her access to areas designated national key points in terms of the National Key Points Act, 1980 (Act 102 of 1980).

Minimum Information Security Standards (MISS) of 1996 as approved by Cabinet as national information security policy:

Chapter 5, Section 1.5 states the following:

Political appointees (Director-Generals, Ambassadors, etc.) will not be vetted, unless the President so requests or the relevant contract so provides. From the lowest level up to Deputy Director-General, all staff members and any other individuals who should have access to classified information, must be subjected to security vetting.

2. Vetting figures for senior civil servants

(aa) National

National Departments	i) 2019/2020	ii) 2020/2021	iii) 2021/2022
	(a) Senior managers subjected to vetting	(b) Top Secret Clearances Issued	(a) Senior managers subjected to vetting	(b) Top Secret Clearances Issued	(a) Senior managers subjected to vetting	(b) Top secret clearances Issued
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development	2	2	0	0	2	2
Basic Education	1	1	1	0	1	0
Civilian Secretariat for Police	0	0	2	2	1	1
Communications and Digital Technologies	8	6	4	3	1	0
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs	15	1	18	1	23	0
Correctional Services	2	2	0	0	2	2
Employment and Labour	2	2	0	0	0	0
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment	5	5	2	2	2	2
Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)	2	2	2	0	2	2
Government Printing Works	3	3	0	0	0	0
Health	13	1	24	2	32	3
Higher Education and Training	3	3	1	1	1	0
Home Affairs	3	3	5	5	4	4
Human Settlements	14	4	20	3	24	2
Independent Police Investigative Directorate	10	3	14	0	21	2
International Relations and Cooperation	260	39	221	12	209	24
Justice and Constitutional Development	8	8	2	2	4	4
Military Veterans	2	2	0	0	0	0
Mineral Resources and Energy	4	4	2	2	2	2
National Treasury	60	11	49	4	45	2
Planning Monitoring and Evaluation	5	5	2	2	1	1
Public Enterprises	6	6	1	1	1	1
Public Service and Administration	4	4	1	1	0	0
Public Works and Infrastructure	2	2	1	1	0	0
SA Police Service	0	0	0	0	0	0
SA Revenue Service	32	3	29	4	25	1
Science and Innovation	1	1	1	1	1	1
Small Business Development	3	3	0	0	0	0
Social Development	1	1	2	2	1	1
Sport, Arts and Culture	2	2	0	0	0	0
State Security Agency	0	0	0	0	0	0
Telecommunications and postal services	0	0	0	0	1	1
The Presidency	33	3	30	3	27	2
Tourism	12	1	11	1	10	1
Trade, Industry and Competition	5	2	3	1	2	1
Transport	27	2	25	0	25	1
Water and Sanitation	43	1	42	2	40	0
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities	15	0	15	1	14	0

(bb) Provincial

Provincial Departments	i) 2019/2020	ii) 2020/2021	iii) 2021/2022
	(a) Senior managers subjected to vetting	(b) Top secret clearances Issued	(a) Senior managers subjected to vetting	(b) Top secret clearances Issued	(a)Senior managers subjected to vetting	(b)Top secret clearances Issued
Agriculture and Rural Development	299	8	326	4	523	5
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development		2		12		0
Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs		1		1		0
Arts and Culture		0		4		1
Community Safety (& Police Oversight) (&Security and Liaison)		11		5		10
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs		8		21		9
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (& Human Settlements)		5		1		13
Cultural Affairs and Sport		1		0		0
Culture, Sport and Recreation		2		0		1
Economic Development		4		0		6
Economic Development and Tourism		2		1		3
Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism		4		3		0
Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism and Environmental Affairs		1		0		3
Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs		6		8		0
Education		13		6		15
e-Government		8		4		5
Employment and Labour		2		0		0
Environment Affairs and Development Planning		1		0		0
Finance		2		1		0
Health		0		0		1
Health		8		10		23
Home Affairs		0		0		1
Human Settlements		15		3		8
Infrastructure Development		5		0		6
Justice		1		0		0
Office of the Premier		22		12		24
Police, Roads and Transport		6		0		2
Provincial Legislature		4		1		1
Provincial Treasury		19		14		25
Public Works		0		9		1
Public Works (Roads & Infrastructure)		2		1		0
Public Works and Infrastructure		3		0		0
Roads and Transport		0		1		2
Rural Development and Agrarian Reform		0		0		1
SA Revenue Service				3		3
Safety and Liaison		1		2		1
Social Development		6		8		10
Sport and Recreation		0		1		0
Sport, Art and Culture		2		0		1
Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture		3		4		6
Transport		2		11		4
Transport and Community Safety		6		2		0
Transport and Public Works		1		0		2

Reply:

(a) No audit data/information was lost on the 31 January 2022. The system disruption that happened on this day was in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) environment, which does not have finance/audit information. GPW used the disk-backup to restore the affected systems in the DMZ environment.

(b) The following organisations were consulted to assist with data recovery:

• Hewlett Packard (OEM)
• CSSI data recovery specialists
• State Security Agency (SSA)

GPW did not raise purchase orders for all the above organisations, therefore no costs were incurred.

(c) The Original Equipment Manufacturer (HP) communicated with GPW that the data which was lost as a result of EVA hardware crash cannot be recovered. There is currently no project underway to recover lost data.

(d) GPW will not incur any costs.

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Reply:

(1)(a) We continue to make efforts to ensure that all communities, including those in rural areas, are accommodated in the new online application system. The Branch Appointment Booking System (BABS) is one of the Home Affairs interventions for improving services, including for our people located in rural areas.

Members of Parliament have been very helpful in the development and rollout of the online application system, particularly on the inclusion of offices in more rural communities in the pilot phase and also in the rollout of the project.

The online application system is only available for smart ID card and passport applications. Citizens are still welcome to visit Home Affairs front offices for other services.

The booking system is run on a hybrid model, with both online bookings and ‘walk-ins’ allowed. The Department allows and encourages walk-ins and also provides tablets to officials in order to help those who do not have data and would prefer to make a booking for another day instead of waiting in a queue. This is to ensure that as we rollout the new system, no one is left out, and all have access to services.

Following the launch, in June 2022, the booking system has been extended and is currently utilised in 163 of the 198 offices that have the ability to process smart ID cards and passports. At end of October 2022, more than 200 000 people have used this system.

(1)(b) I made a public announcement about the online booking system (BABS) during in my Budget Vote Speech, on 24 May 2022. This was followed by numerous radio and television interviews which I handled with the help of the Deputy Minister and delegated officials, to promote awareness on the new booking system. These interviews were in national, regional and community media platforms.

On 13 June 2022, I held a question-and-answer radio phone-in programme with 26 community radio stations.

The Communication Unit has also undertaken activations with Metro FM at Menlyn Mall, on 21 to 24 September 2022. This Unit has also developed videos and digital posters which it regularly runs on social media platforms of the Department and those of other Government departments.

(2) Yes, education programmes were and continue to be conducted, including the booking system’s activations I’ve alluded to. The Department has provided tablets to officials for them to take clients through the system and in this way we trust that those who were assisted will also be able to spread the message to others. Offices have floor walkers, queue marshalls and Office Managers to assist clients in the queues to make bookings.

To support this migration of service delivery platforms, the Communications Unit in collaboration with the BABS Project Management Office, did activations in selected offices in June 2022 where they were explaining to clients and officials how the system works.

The education programme explaining the new system was extended to cover officials in order to empower them to serve clients intending to use the new system. In this regard, information and posters were shared with Provincial and Office Managers to ensure that they assist in preparing their teams for the changes. A leaflet on the booking system was published in the in-house newsletter, Ikhaya, and the Director-General dedicated an issue of the online newsletter – Notes from the DG’s Desk – to the BABS and what it entails.

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Reply:

1 a Total number of incidents related to gang violence at schools

The Department has received a total of 411 gang-related incidents. 

1 b The Department’s response to such incidents

The Department has trained schools on the implementation of the National School Safety Framework (NSSF), which is a guiding framework in addressing all forms of violent incidents in schools, including gangsterism.  The NSSF empowers schools to identify and manage all safety threats in schools; establish school safety committees, comprising of stakeholders, such as teachers, police officers, school governing body members, and learner representative council members.  Furthermore, the NSSF also empowers schools to develop incident reporting mechanisms; establish collaborations with external stakeholders, such as the South African Police Service (SAPS), the Department of Social Development, and civil society organisations; as well as develop school safety plans and policies to respond to safety challenges.

The Department has also empowered schools to develop and implement Codes of Conduct for learners.  These Codes of Conduct enable schools to address ill-discipline related to gangsterism, such as bullying, physical and verbal assaults, as well as the selling and distribution of drugs, truancy and theft in schools.

The Department also has an established Protocol with the South African Police Service (SAPS) to address crime and violence in schools, including gang violence.  The Protocol has enabled all schools to be linked to their local police stations.  SAPS conducts searches and seizures in schools, and conduct crime awareness campaigns in schools.  Regularly, schools work with SAPS, local community police forums and social workers to address gangsterism-related issues.  Regular searches and seizures of illegal drugs and weapons are done in schools and anti-gangsterism campaigns, in collaboration with the Department of Social Development and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, are conducted in schools.   

The Department also encourages learner participation in sport and school enrichment programmes in order to promote healthy lifestyles.

 

2 a The relevant details of the trends related to this type of gangsterism, including but not limited to (a) bullying and/or (b) physical attacks

Bullying and physical fights committed by gangsters in schools are influenced by social issues, originating in the communities and spilling over to the schools.  In addition, gangsterism in some schools is also influenced by faction fighting between learners from different villages.  This form of gangsterism is common in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.  Furthermore, gangsterism is closely linked to drug peddling in schools.

Reply:

1. (a) and (b)

The Department of Basic Education advocates for learners to learn through their home languages.  This is particularly so in the Foundation Phase, where learners learn the critical foundational skills of reading, writing and numeracy.  Post the Foundation Phase, the majority of our learners from African languages background switch to English First Additional Language as the medium of instruction.

Learners in schools that adopted English Home Language and Afrikaans Home Language, as their languages of learning and teaching continue to use these two languages up to Grade 12.  The table below attempts to provide a response for 1(a) nationally and (b) provincially.

Row Labels / Province	COMBINED SCHOOL	INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	PRIMARY SCHOOL	SECONDARY SCHOOL	Grand Total / National
EC	1 324	8	3 255	905	5 492
FS	146		754	333	1 233
GP	214	33	1598	819	2 664
KZN	375	3	3858	1718	5 954
LP	165	45	2 435	1 318	3 963
MP	73	146	1 042	513	1 774
NC	113	3	316	121	553
NW	89	6	994	400	1 489
WC	116	1	1114	460	1 691
Grand Total	2 615	245	15 366	6 587	24 813

2.(a)(i)(ii)(iii) and (b) 

The Eastern Cape Bilingual Based Mother Tongue Education programme has 1 953 schools, where English, together with IsiXhosa and Sesotho, are used as languages of learning and teaching up to Grade 8.  The list of schools is herein attached as Annexure A. 

3. The attached document (Annexure B) provides matric pass rate from a sample of seven schools.

Reply:

The designated Sexual Offences area in the Plettenberg Bay Magistrates’ Court, including waiting areas, are controlled and secured through the biometric system (central pool). This system was affected by the electrical power outage which occurred and affected the entire area. When the municipality restored electricity, the courts conducted a functionality test, and a call was logged to restore the biometric system, which is a security function that controls and restricts access to protect court users. As of 21st October 2022 the system is now functional.

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Reply:

South Africa was requested by the African Union to host the Peace Talks between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, and also to nominate a representative to join the Facilitation Team.

The request was received positively by South Africa and in addition, nominated former Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Dr Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka, to serve on the Facilitation Team, together with the former President of the Republic of Kenya, Mr Uhuru Kenyatta, in support of the African Union High Representative for the Horn of Africa, and former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr Olusegun Obasanjo. The Peace Talks took place from 24 October until 3 November 2022.

South Africa’s role is as per the invitation by the African Union Commission and remains ready to contribute should the Union and/or the Parties request further contribution in the implementation of the “Agreement for lasting peace through a permanent cessation of hostilities between the Government of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front” signed on 2 November 2022 in Pretoria.

South Africa, therefore, plays an important role in the process and will continue to do whatever is required to ensure that this historic Agreement is implemented, so as to silence the guns in Ethiopia.

Reply:

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) prioritises all Gender-Gased Violence and Femicide (GBVF) matters and more especially where the victims are children. The Sexual Offences and Community Affairs (SOCA) Unit within the NPA is tasked with, inter alia, ensuring increased access to justice for victims of GBV as well as optimal management of these matters in a victim centric manner. This is done by providing pre-trial and court preparation services, often in collaboration with Civil Society Organisations (CSO), at its sixty-one (61) Thuthuzela Care Centres (TCCs) across the country. These one-stop centres provide a variety of essential psycho-social, medical and legal services thus creating a safe space for child victims to report offences against them and receive services that are empowering them to transform into survivors. Specialised training is also provided to prosecutors in dealing with child victims and their testimonies. Whilst prosecutors in court are prioritising these matters, data is not kept for offences committed against children specifically.

During Quarter 1 of 2021/22 financial year (April to June 2021), the following was not recorded in respect of crimes against children:

1. The total of successful convictions;
2. The total number of dismissals or acquittals, nor the reason(s) for the acquittal;
3. The information regarding cases withdrawn by the victim and /or victim’s family;
4. The number of cases awaiting trial;
5. The number of cases awaiting sentencing; and
6. The NPA is also unable to supply information pertaining to cases still under investigation in each province for (i) attempted kidnapping and (ii) human trafficking.

Having regard to the above, it is respectfully submitted that the Police Ministry is better placed to respond to the questions asked.

Reply:

I have been informed, by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development’s Provincial Head: Western Cape, that facilities related challenges were resolved on 18 October 2022. Contractors were called to conduct an assessment and repair. Using the Departmental delegation, all lights were repaired, and globes were also fitted. This was confirmed when the Provincial Head and in his delegation visited the service point to test functionality. The newly appointed Area Court Manager conducts weekly inspections on the building to ensure that all defects are noted and resolved.

Ablution facilities, CCTV, generator gauge and emergency lights are linked to the central biometric system. This system was affected during the municipal electrical power outage which affected the entire area including the court. As soon as the municipal power was restored, the Court Management logged a call to ensure that affected biometric system is also restored.

Reply:

1. It must be noted that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) does not collate offence specific data in general. However, court statistics, regarding statutory rape and statutory sexual assault matters, as reported and dealt with at the NPA SOCA Thuthuzela Care Centres, are herewith provided for the financial years as reflected below:
2. 2019/2020 financial year:
3. Statutory rape – section 15 of Act 32/2007

• Finalised 119 verdict cases with 116 convictions – 97.5 % conviction rate.
• Diversions in 15 cases.

1. Statutory sexual assault – section 16 of Act 32/2007

• Finalised 2 verdict cases with 2 convictions – 100% conviction rate.

No diversions applied

1. 2020/2021 financial year:
2. Statutory rape – section 15 of Act 32/2007

• Finalised 64 verdict cases with 61 convictions – 95.3% conviction rate.
• Diversions in 2 cases.

1. Statutory sexual assault – section 16 of Act 32/2007

• Finalised 2 verdict cases with 2 convictions – 100% conviction rate.
• No diversions applied.

1. 2021/2022 financial year:
2. Statutory rape – section 15 of Act 32/2007:

• Finalised 85 verdict cases with 80 convictions – 94.1% conviction rate.
• Diversions in 12 cases.

1. Statutory sexual assault – section 16 of Act 32/2007:

• Finalised 12 verdict cases with 12 convictions – 100% conviction rate.
• Diversions in 2 cases.

In the analysis of the data, it is evident that the Covid-19 pandemic had a negative impact on the reporting and finalisation of cases as reflected in 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years respectively. In comparison to the 2020/21 financial year, the 2021/22 financial year shows an increase in these numbers.

The information to sub-question (b) regarding the acquittals are included supra in the actuals and conviction rates as provided.

The information to sub-questions (c), (d) and (e) are not available. It is respectfully submitted that the Police Ministry is better placed to respond to the questions asked.

In addition, it must be noted that these offences of statutory rape and statutory sexual assault as mentioned, inter alia, are covered in the training curriculum provided to prosecutors. These manuals are annually reviewed and updated with the latest legislation and case law to ensure that prosecutors are proficient in the application of the said law.

Reply:

APPLICABLE LEGISLATION

A. The Constitution

a) Section 12(1)(a) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (the Constitution), states that a person cannot be deprived of his or her freedom arbitrarily or without just cause.

B) Section 35(1)(f) of the Constitution reads:

‘Everyone who is arrested for allegedly committing an offence has the right (f) to be released from detention if the interests of justice permit, subject to reasonable considerations’.

B. Criminal Procedure Act No. 51 of 1977

(a)  Section 60(1)(a) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 (the Criminal Procedure Act) states: “An accused who is in custody in respect of an offence shall be entitled to be released on bail at any stage preceding his or her conviction in respect of such offence, if the court is satisfied that the interests of justice so permit”.

(b) Section 60(4) of the Criminal Procedure Act lists the grounds on which it would not be in the ‘interests of justice’ to grant an accused bail. Broadly, these are, where there is likelihood that the accused, if released on bail, would:

1. endanger the safety of the public or any person or will commit a schedule 1 offence;
2. attempt to evade trial;
3. attempt to influence or intimidate witnesses or to conceal or destroy evidence;
4. undermine or jeopardise the objectives or the proper functioning of the criminal justice system; or
5. where in exceptional circumstances, there is the likelihood that the release of the accused would disturb the public order or undermine public peace or security.

These interests must be weighed against the right of the accused to his or her personal freedom, in particular, the prejudice he or she is likely to suffer, if not admitted to bail.

c) It is imperative to note that applications for bail are directed to Presiding Officers who must decide if it is in the interest of justice for an accused to be released on bail (where a person is charged with an offence listed in schedule 5 of the Criminal Procedure Act), or if there are exceptional circumstances for an accused to be released on bail (where a person is charged with an offence listed in schedule 6 of the Criminal Procedure Act).

1. (a) The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), in articulating its attitude on whether

to oppose bail or not, is guided by the legislative framework set out above, being the Constitution and the Criminal Procedure Act.

The role of the NPA in a bail application court process is to adduce evidence which is intended to assist the court to determine whether the accused is a suitable candidate to be released on bail or not, and to also counter evidence submitted by the accused, where one or more of the grounds stated in Section 60 (4) of the Criminal Procedure Act are established.

Every application for bail is approached and dealt with on its own merits, after careful consideration of the merits of the case.

Where a municipal official or any other person is applying for bail, and one or more of the grounds stated in Section 60 (4) of the Criminal Procedure Act are established, the NPA has a duty to oppose the application for bail and does oppose bail.

It, however, remains the discretion of the court to decide whether the accused is granted bail or not.

2. The NPA views the offence of corruption as serious cases against the State, and the people. This was prioritised in the NPA six (6)-months’ planning process. The NPA endeavours to ensure that criminal prosecutions are initiated against persons if there is sufficient evidence that points to them as having committed offence/s of corruption, once investigations are finalised.

This also relates to allegations of corruption emanating from the State Capture Commission recommendations. In this regard, the NPA undertook, and has fulfilled its public commitment made to Parliament in May 2022, to enroll nine (9) seminal cases related to State Capture by the end of September 2022.

In those six (6) months, the NPA also made significant progress in prosecuting another wave of cases which are of equal importance in its drive to ensure accountability for corrupt activities. Although these cases do not get the same level of public and media attention, they collectively involve billions of rands that have been stolen from the public purse, often by collusion between officials of the State and people in the private sector, and enable the NPA to deal, bit by bit, with corruption across the public and private sectors.

These include several cases being pursued in the provincial divisions by Specialised Commercial Crime Unit (SCCU) prosecutors and other prosecutors tasked with guiding criminal investigations and conducting prosecutions.

Of pertinence in the novel approach to expediting State Capture and complex corruption cases, is the role of the Task Force, which brings together in closer collaboration, key role players in these cases. The Task Force includes several NPA units, including Directors of Public Prosecutions, Asset Forfeiture Unit, Investigating Directorate, Strategy, Operations and Compliance (SOC) Unit as well as the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (DPCI). In some cases, working with Counsel from the private sector has also borne remarkable fruits.

The recent enrolment of the seminal cases and other complex corruption cases guided through the Task Force, has therefore been by design and not by default. This has been a collective effort by prosecutors, investigators, analysts and other DPP and NPA staff members with specialised skills and is indicative of the seriousness the NPA views corruption allegations.

(a) Further, the 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan (APP) of the NPA provides that, while ensuring justice for the many victims of crime is core to the operations of the National Prosecutions Service (NPS), its priorities include dealing with corruption, fraud, and complex commercial crime.

As such, the NPA recognises that corruption, amongst others, disproportionately affects the poor and vulnerable, and is a burden to the South African economy.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

Construction of schools is not within the mandate of the National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, however, our sister department, Department of Basic Education, whose mandate entails development, maintenance and support for schools will be best suited to provide a response to this question.