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2010-02-24

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QUESTION 126

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY

126. Mr S C Motau (DA) to ask the Minister of Energy:

(1)Whether steps are being taken to (a) assess the appropriateness of the electricity grid for the expected increase in renewable energy generation and (b) make the appropriate additions to the grid to cope with the uptake; if not, why not; if so, what steps;

(2) Whether the Government intends introducing legislation that will allow municipalities to participate in the generation of renewable energy; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW134E

Reply

(1) (a) The adequacy of the electricity supply in general has been assessed and steps have been taken to rectify the situation.

(b) The IRP indicates the required generation capacity and implementation of projects related to energy efficiency, demand side management and renewable energy.

Transmission /Distribution grid extension will be done to facilitate the up-take of current and future licensed projects.

(2) There is no intention to introduce a separate legislation for municipalities. The constitutional mandate of Municipalities does not include generation , but at the same time Municipalities are not excluded from developing Renewable energy projects subject to licensing by the Regulator

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVICES

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NUMBER 126

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 march 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NUMBER 07)

126. Mr R A Lees (DA-KZN) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:

Whether an investigation has been or is being done into the impact that climate change is having on the marine mining activities between Port Nolloth and the Orange River Mouth; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the detailed results of such investigation and (b) what action is being taken or planned to ensure that the communities in the area are not negatively impacted upon?

REPLY:

The Department of Mineral Resources does not regulate climate change issues and therefore has not done such an investigation.

QUESTION 127

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY

127. Mr S C Motau (DA) to ask the Minister of Energy:

(1) (a) What has been the reason for the delay in setting up the single buyer office (SBO) and (b) when is it expected to be set up;

(2) (a) what entity is drafting the Power Purchasing Agreements (PPAs) and (b) when can finalisation of the PPAs be expected;

(3) (a) when will the Medium-Term Power Purchase Programme (MTPPP) be reinstituted and (b) what were the reasons for its suspension? NW135E

Reply

(1) (a) We are in a process of establishing the Independent System and Market Operator (ISMO) to perform the buying role. An interim arrangement will create this entity either as subsidiary of Eskom or completely separately. Appropriate funding options are being explored to enable the interim ISMO to contract with Independent Power Producers

(b) It will be established by June 2010.

(2) (a) PPA's are being developed by the Department of Energy and National Treasury.

(b) the PPA's process will be concluded by June 2010.

(3) (a) When the ISO is established. Eskom indicated that they are unable to sign the contract.

(b) Eskom is waiting for the funding model to be finalised.

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES

WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION 127

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 7-2010]

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 March 2010

127. Mr R A Lees (DA-KZN) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

(1) What are the details of the settlement agreement reached between the Richtersveldt Community Property Association (CPA) and a certain company (name furnished);

(2) whether the parties complied with all the conditions contained in the agreement; if not, (a) which party has defaulted and (b) upon which terms of the agreement has the party defaulted; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) (a) what are the details of the process by which funds are made available by the State to members of this community (i) to purchase land and (ii) as post-settlement support and (b) what is the extent of the area of land purchased for or by the CPA;

(4) whether any funds have been paid to individual members of the community by the (a) State or (b) said CPA; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) who were the recipients of such payments, (ii) what were the amounts paid to each person and (iii) what were the reasons for these payments? CW154E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

(1) The settlement agreement reached between the Richtersveld Communal Property Association (CPA) and Alexkor Limited is that the land must be transferred to the Richtersveld CPA as soon as possible after the effective date of the court order.

(2)(a) and (b) The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform does not possess information in this regard; post settlement is done through a steering committee which is chaired by the Department of Public Enterprises.

(3)(a)(i) The State does not make funds available to the community for the purchase of land.

(ii) The State will release development funds to the Richtersveld Investment Holding Company which will be used for the recapitalization of the agricultural enterprises.

(b) 194 900.7745 hectares.

(4)(a) No.

(b) The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform is not aware of any payments made by the CPA to individual members of the community

(i)–(iii) Falls away.

QUESTION NO. 128 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 1 NW136E

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 February 2010

128. Ms L D Mazibuko (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(1) Whether she will allow the legal farming of rhinos for the purpose of exporting rhino horns; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether the Government will consider allowing the legal export of rhino horns from green hunts in which rhinos are dehorned after being temporarily tranquilised by hunters; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether progress has been made with the establishment of a biodiversity enforcement unit within her department as a measure to reduce rhino poaching; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW136E

Ms LD Mazibuko (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

128. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:

(1) Currently there is no legal market for the export of rhinoceros horn as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) prohibits the commercial trade in rhinoceros horn. A national moratorium prohibits the sale of rhino horn within South Africa thus anyone who would like to farm with rhino for the purpose of exporting the horns will not be able to export the horns legally.

(2) The Threatened or Protected Species Regulations do not allow the green hunting of a listed species. It only allows for the darting of an animal for management purposes and the horns of a rhino which have been darted for management purposes can thus not be exported as a hunting trophy.

(3) The Department of Environmental Affairs has approved the establishment of a directorate for biodiversity enforcement under the Branch Biodiversity and Conservation which will coordinate enforcement and compliance with the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act and the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act.

QUESTION NO.:129

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 February 2009

Mr S C Motau (DA) to ask the Ministerof Public Enterprises:

(1)What are the (a) names, (b) locations, (c) date of commissioning and (d) amount of electricity produced by Eskom's (i) pumped storage schemes and (ii) run-of-river hydroelectric power stations currently in operation;

(2)whether there are any (a) pumped storage schemes and (b) run-of-river hydroelectric power stations that have been either (i) decommissioned after being operational or (ii) never became operational because the projects were abandoned after completion; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3)whether Eskom has considered recommissioning any (a) pumped storage schemes and (b) run-of-river hydroelectric power stations that have been decommissioned in the past; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW137E

REPLY

(1)(a)(b(c)(d)(i-ii) Names, locations, date of commissioning and amount of electricity produced by Eskom's pumped storage schemes and run-of-river hydroelectric power stations currently in operation are in the table below.

Name	Location	Technology	Year Commissioned	Nominal capacity (MW)	*FY2009 production^(GWh)**
Colley Wobbles	Mbashe River Eastern Cape	Run of river hydroelectric	1984	42	133**
First Falls	Umtata River Eastern Cape	Run of river hydroelectric	1978	6	8**
Ncora	Ncora River Eastern Cape	Run of river hydroelectric	1983	2.1	8**
Second Falls	Umtata River Eastern Cape	Run of river hydroelectric	1979	11	23**
Gariep	Orange River near Norvalspont	Reservoir hydroelectric	1971	360	528
Vanderkloof	Orange River near Petrusville	Reservoir hydroelectric	1977	240	554
Drakensberg	Bergville KwaZulu-Natal	Pumped storage	1981	1000	1913
Palmiet	Grabouw Western Cape	Pumped storage	1988	400	859

* Annual production is dependent on water availability

** The electricity production of the Eastern Cape mini-hydroelectric power stations is variable, highly dependent on water availability, and is thus not included in the capacity management processes and hence not included in the hydroelectric production figures published in the Eskom Annual Report. The electricity production from these mini-hydroelectric power stations is used to offset the regional demand for electricity.

(2)(a-b)(i-ii) All of Eskom's pumped storage schemes and hydroelectric power stations are in operation. No pumped storage schemes or hydroelectric power stations have been decommissioned or abandoned after completion.

(3)(a-b) This is not applicable as all pumped storage plants continue to be in operation from the date of commissioning. No such schemes have been decommissioned or abandoned after completion.

QUESTION NO: 130

DATE SUBMITTED: 11 February 2010

MR J SELFE (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

(1) Whether she suspended the National Commissioner of Correctional Services; if so, (a) when and (b) for what reason;

(2) Whether she faced a disciplinary enquiry after her suspension; if not, why not; if so, (a) when were these proceedings initiated, (b) what charges did she face, (c) who (i) is the chairperson and (ii) are the other members of the disciplinary enquiry and (d) what was the outcome of the disciplinary enquiry;

(3) Whether the National Commissioner has subsequently been reinstated to her position; if not, why not; if so, when;

(4) What amount has been paid to the National Commissioner since her suspension as at the latest specified date for which information is available? NW138E

REPLY

(1) Yes, the National Commissioner of Correctional Services was suspended.

(a) The National Commissioner was placed on precautionary suspension on 13 July 2009.

(b) The National Commissioner was placed on precautionary suspension pending the finalisation of the investigation and the disciplinary hearing against her.

(2) Yes, she did face a disciplinary enquiry after suspension

(a) A task team from the Department of Public Service and Administration commenced with an investigation into the allegations against the National Commissioner on the 13 July 2009. Flowing from the findings of the investigation, disciplinary proceedings were initiated on 23 September 2009 and the matter was set down for 30 November 2009 and 1 December 2009.

2(b) The National Commissioner faced charges relating to the contravention of the Public Finance Management Act and contravention of the Code of Conduct of the Public Service in relation to the procurement of private rented accommodation for herself and the Regional Commissioner Gauteng at State expense as well as contravention of the Department's International Travel Guidelines in relation to an overseas trip during which she was accompanied by her husband at State expense.

2(c)(i) The Chairperson of the Hearing was Advocate P. Kennedy SC.

(c)(ii) The initiator in the Hearing was Advocate R Tokota SC and the National Commissioner was represented by Advocate Redding SC and her attorney, Mr Raborifi.

2(d) The National Commissioner was acquitted on all the charges.

(3) No, the National Commissioner has not been reinstated to her position. I have placed the National Commissioner on special leave whilst she is studying the findings of the disciplinary enquiry and considering her options.

(4) Amount paid to the National Commissioner since her suspension

National Commissioner	Gross Monthly salary	Pro rated	Comments
Jul-09	R 95,785.28	R 62,912.81	Calculated for 18 days as she was suspended from 13 July 2009*
Aug-09	R 95,785.28	R 95,785.28
Sep-09	R 155,961.38	R 155,961.38	Service bonus month
Oct-09	R 95,785.28	R 95,785.28
Nov-09	R 95,785.28	R 95,785.28
Dec-09	R 95,785.28	R 95,785.28
Jan-10	R 95,785.28	R 95,785.28
Feb-10	R 107,483.30	R 107,483.30
	TOTAL PAID	R 805,283.89

*Total package divided by 365 multiplied by number of days suspended in the month

Total package National Commissioner = R 1,203,522

QUESTION NO.: 130

DATE OF PUBLICATION:

130. Ms S S Chen (DA-Gauteng) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:

Whether a certain company's (name furnished) R230 million rehabilitation liability from Port Nolloth to the Orange River Mouth is guaranteed by the Government; if not, why not; if so, (a) when will the rehabilitation process be started, (b) what will be the duration of the rehabilitation project and (c) what are the further relevant details? CW157E

REPLY

Yes, Alexkor has an established potential rehabilitation liability under the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act which, if not fully executed by the time that land mining rights are transferred to the Richtersveld community, will require a guarantee from the State for outstanding historical environmental rehabilitation in terms of the Deed of Settlement signed with the Richtersveld community. Such a guarantee will be quantifiable and exclude rehabilitation liabilities for areas and infrastructure to be used in continued mining after the transfer of mining rights to the Richtersveld community.

(a)(b)(c): Alexkor has submitted an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) to the Department of Mineral Resources for approval. In the meantime, Alexkor has in place a dedicated team conducting rehabilitation to take remedial action in certain areas to minimise the environmental regression on an ongoing basis. Alexkor has been contributing towards a Rehabilitation Trust Fund. The EMP will serve as a guideline to address the historical environmental disturbances. The EMP makes provision for delays in rehabilitation of those areas still to be mined in future. Areas to be rehabilitated will be identified in consultation with the Richtersveld community based on the community's land mining plan once this is finalised.

At this stage it is difficult to predict the duration of the rehabilitation activities.

QUESTION NO: 131

DATE SUBMITTED: 11 February 2010

MR J SELFE (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

(1) Whether she or her department has suspended (a) the Regional Commissioner: Gauteng and (b) a certain person (name furnished); if so, (i) when and (ii) for what reason;

(2) whether she or her department has initiated disciplinary proceedings against the abovementioned persons; if not, why not; if so, (a) when were these proceedings initiated, (b) what are the charges and (c) who (i) is the chairperson and (ii) are the other members of the disciplinary enquiry;

(3) whether any delays are being experienced in disposing of these matters; if so, (a) what is the nature of the delays in each case, (b) what has her department done to overcome these delays and (c) when is it expected that each of these matters will be concluded;

(4) what amount has (a) the Regional Commissioner: Gauteng and/or (b) this person been paid since his/her suspension commenced? NW139E

REPLY

(1)(a) Yes, the Regional Commissioner: Gauteng was suspended.

(b) Yes, Mr Patrick Gillingham was suspended.

(i) The Regional Commissioner: Gauteng was placed on precautionary suspension with effect from 11 January 2010, Mr Gillingham was suspended with effect from 30 September 2009.

(ii) The Regional Commissioner: Gauteng was placed on suspension pending the finalisation of the disciplinary hearing which mainly relates to the procurement of her private rental accommodation at State expense. Mr Gillingham was suspended pending the finalisation of a disciplinary hearing against him on charges of misconduct relating to the procurement of goods and services within the Department, which arose from a report by the Special Investigating Unit.

(2.) No, the disciplinary hearing against the Regional Commissioner: Gauteng has not yet commenced. Yes, the disciplinary hearing against Mr Gillingham commenced.

(2.)(a) The disciplinary hearing of the Regional Commissioner: Gauteng will commence as soon as possible. The notice of the hearing to the employee (Regional Commissioner: Gauteng) was served on 16 February 2010. The proceedings against Mr Gillingham commenced on 27 November 2009 with another sitting 8 February 2010 and is scheduled further for 5 to 21 May 2010.

(2)(b), (c) (i)-(ii) A response cannot be provided with regard to these questions at this stage as disciplinary enquiries are handled in a confidential manner and details relating thereto must be limited to the knowledge of the Department and the employee until the case has been finalised

(3) Yes, there were delays experienced in disposing of the matter of the Regional Commissioner: Gauteng. There have not been any delays in the disciplinary matter of Mr Gillingham.

(a) In the case of the Regional Commissioner: Gauteng, the Department had to look for another chairperson for the disciplinary enquiry as the person who was initially appointed could not proceed due to other commitments and the investigator who is the key witness in the matter was at some stage not available due to illness.

(b) The investigator is now available and arrangements have been made for an alternative chairperson who will be provided by the General Public Service Sectoral Bargaining Council in accordance with the agreement reached with the employee to conduct the hearing in terms of Section 188A of the Labour Relations Act, No 66 of 1995.

(c) It is expected that the matter will be concluded within four (4) weeks from the date of the serving of the notice of hearing. The disciplinary hearing of Mr Gillingham has been set down for three weeks in May, which is the only date when all senior counsel involved are available.

4. Amount paid to the Regional Commissioner: Gauteng since her suspension

Regional Commissioner: Gauteng	Gross Monthly salary	Pro rated	Comments
Jan-10	R 65,348.14	R 57,182.77	Calculated for 18 days as she was suspended from 11 Jan 2010*
Feb-10	R 74,349.68	R 74,349.68
	TOTAL PAID	R 131,532.45

*Total package divided by 365 multiplied by number of days suspended in the month

Total package Regional Commissioner: Gauteng = R 993,891

Amount paid Mr Patrick Gillingham since his suspension

Patrick Gillingham	Gross Monthly salary	Pro rated	Comments
Sep-09	R 80,497.75	R 2,646.50	Calculated for 1 day as he was suspended from 30 September 2009*
Oct-09	R 80,497.75	R 80,497.75
Nov-09	R 80,497.75	R 80,497.75
Dec-09	R 80,497.75	R 80,497.75
Jan-10	R 86,608.00	R 86,608.00
Feb-10	R 86,608.00	R 86,608.00
	TOTAL PAID	R 417,355.75

*Total package divided by 365 multiplied by number of days suspended in the month
Total package Gillingham 2009 = R 965,973 Total package Gillingham 2010 = R 1,039,296

QUESTION NUMBER 132

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 FEBRUARY 2010

DR D T GEORGE (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF FINANCE:

(1) Whether any action has been taken against any individual responsible for the irregular expenditure in the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether any bonuses were paid to any individual responsible for the wasteful expenditure; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW140E

(1) The matter related to irregular expenditure was a specific point of discussion at a meeting of the Accounting Authority (Board) of the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA). At this meeting, its Chief Executive Officer was verbally reprimanded for the irregular expenditure that was incurred during the 2008/2009 financial year. This sanction was considered appropriate since the irregular expenditure was actually incurred during the tenure of the previous Chief Executive Officer, It was, however, incumbent on the current Chief Executive Officer to have detected this irregular expenditure and to have dealt with it appropriately. Given the circumstances, a verbal reprimand was considered appropriate.

(2) The detection of irregular expenditure at IRBA did impact significantly on the Chief Executive Officer's performance bonus, which was substantially reduced specifically due to the irregular expenditure. Whilst the expenditure incurred was declared irregular, such expenditure was not wasteful in that the institution did receive value for money for the goods and/or services that were procured.

QUESTION NUMBER 133

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 FEBRUARY 2010 Dr D T George (DA) to ask the Minister of Finance:

(1) Whether any changes to the shareholding structure of the SA Reserve Bank are under consideration; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether an impact assessment on the risk rating of South Africa has been undertaken if any proposed or actual change to the shareholding structure of the Reserve Bank will be effected; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW141E

(1) No changes are under consideration at this stage. In the vast majority of cases, the central bank is owned by the state. South Africa is an exception to the norm in having private shareholders. However, the shareholding structure of the Reserve Bank should not impact on the Bank's independence, mandate or daily operations. Section 224 (2) of the Constitution enshrines the operational independence of the Bank in pursuing its duties and mandate. Shareholders do not have any authority to remove directors or to amend or change the Bank's constitution. The concept of shareholding in the Bank is based exclusively on principles of shared community representation and participation in the oversight of the Bank.

It is important for shareholders to understand their role and responsibilities and to be committed to the Bank's public purpose. A central bank is a national asset and exists for the public good. It is not a for-profit organization. At present there is a group of shareholders who appear to have no interest in the public interest function of the Bank, and where motives are driven by self interest.

They are attempting to create the conditions that would result in a liquidation of the Bank which would result in a significant windfall gain for them at the expense of the country. This is clearly not in the national interest. The Reserve Bank needs to be able to continue to carry out its constitutional mandate without these distractions.

(2) No, this has not been done and would only be done if a change to the shareholding structure were under consideration. The independence of the Reserve Bank is one of the key strengths of South Africa's sovereign rating. The rating process entails a due diligence visit that, inter alia, tests the independence of policy making and the strength of institutions. At no point in time has the ownership structure of the Reserve Bank been raised as a matter of concern by any rating agency.

NCOP

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QUESTION NO. 133

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 April 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 8)

Mr O de Beer (COPE-WC) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) Whether his department has a plan in place with regard to the (a) shortage of staff and (b) 36 unfilled vacant posts advertised in the Mecklenburgh Hospital in Limpopo since 2001; if not, why not; if so, (i) when was this plan implemented and (ii) how is it structured;

(2) whether this plan has been successful; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

CW163E

REPLY:

According to the Limpopo Provincial Department of Health and Social Development, the following is a response to the question:

(1) (a) The Department has a structured and costed five-year Human Resource Plan for the recruitment and retention of health professionals, including support staff which is reviewed annually;

(b) From 2001 to 2009, the Department advertised 146 posts for Mecklenburg Hospital. Of these posts, 100 were filled over the same period. Currently the Department is in the process of short-listing and interviewing for 14 posts of health professionals such as Medical Officers, Pharmacists, Staff Nurses and Health Therapists. The balance of 32 posts which could not be filled will be re-advertised during the current financial year to address the shortage.

(i) The plan is implemented on an annual basis;

(ii) The plan is structured as follows:

· Job Title Description;

· Target of funded vacant posts to be filled during a particular year;

· The cost involved.

(2) The plan has been successfully implemented within the constraints of the budget and the scarcity of health professional. In addition, the Department has issued delegations to District Executive Managers and Chief Executive Officers for direct recruitment and appointment of health professionals as and when they present themselves.

QUESTION NO.: 134 DATE OF PUBLICATION: 25 FEBRUARY 2009

134. Ms M Smuts (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development:

Whether he has considered and/or discussed with the Judge President of the Western Cape an appointment to (a) a judicial education institute and (b) any other institution or body; if not, why not; if so, what was the response of the Judge President in this regard?

NW142E

REPLY:

No, I had no reason to do so.

UESTION NO.: 135 DATE OF PUBLICATION: 25 FEBRUARY 2009

135. Ms M Smuts to ask the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development:

(1) (a) How many months of (i) leave imposed by him on and (ii) self-imposed leave has a certain person (details furnished) enjoyed in (aa) 2008 and (bb) 2009, and (b) what are the requirements for granting long leave to a judge,

(2) whether a person is entitled to long leave in instances where leave has been imposed; if so, how many days of long leave will such a person be entitled to;

(3) whether ministerial permission is required for taking long leave (a) normally and (b) under special circumstances; if not, why not; if so, what are the allowable timeframes in each case;

(4) whether he has granted ministerial permission for long leave for the said person; if so, why?

Details of the person referred to:- Judge President Hlophe

NW143E

Reply:

(1) (a) (i) (aa) The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development (the Minister) wrote a letter dated 11 June 2008 to Judge President Hlophe to inform him that in terms of regulation 5 of the regulations promulgated in terms of section 13 of the Judges' Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act, 2001 (Act No. 47 of 2001), special leave has been granted to him pending the investigation and finalisation of the complaint brought against him by Judges of the Constitutional Court.

(1) (a) (ii) (aa) During 2008 no leave, other than the special leave referred to above, was taken by Judge President M J Hlophe.

(1) (a) (i) (bb) None.

(1) (a) (ii) (bb) On 8 December 2009, the Minister approved Judge President Hlophe's application for vacation leave for the period 14 December 2009 to 9 April 2010.

(1) (b) Regulations 3(1) and (2) of the regulations promulgated in terms of the Judges' Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act, 2001 (Act No.47 of 2001), read as follows:

"3(1) The Minster may, on the recommendation of the Chief Justice, the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal or the Judge President concerned, as the case may be, grant leave to a Constitutional Court Judge or a judge for a period of three and a half months for every period of four years' actual service completed by the Constitutional Court judge or judge or for a shorter period and subject to such conditions as the Minister may in any particular case deem fit.

3(2) Leave referred to in subregulation (1) shall, in the case of a judge of a provincial or local division, be taken in such a way that it does not extend over more than one term of that division, except with the consent of the Minister granted on the recommendation of the Judge President concerned."

In terms of the Regulations vacation leave is not accumulative and no salary may be claimed in respect of vacation leave which could have been taken but which was not utilised.

(2) Regulation 5 of the regulations, reads as follows:

"5. If in exceptional circumstances the Minister is satisfied that leave for which no provision has been made in these regulations should be granted in a specific case, he or she may, on the recommendation of the Chief Justice, the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal or the judge presidnt concerned, grant such leave on such conditions as he or she may deem necessary, whether it be leave with full remuneration or leave with reduced or no remuneration, provided that the Constitutional Court judge or judge concerned has, in the case of leave with reduced remuneration or leave without remuneration, in writing waived his or her right to unreduced remuneration in terms of section 176(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No.108 of 1996)".

Special leave granted to Judges is not excluded from the period of actual service required for the determination of their vacation leave. The fact that Mr Justice Hlophe was on special leave for quite some time therefore did not affect his vacation leave or the duration thereof. Against this background Mr Justice Hlophe applied for vacation leave on 12 October 2009 and was granted such leave.

(3) See 1(b) above.

(4) The Minster approved the said vacation leave for Judge President Hlophe as he was entitled to it.

QUESTION 136

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11/02/2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER)

Mr Smiles (DA) to ask Minister of Basic Education:

1. (a) Of which (i) 10 subjects of the 2009 Senior Certificate examination were the marks increased and (ii) six subjects were the marks decrease, (b) by what margin were the respective subjects adjusted, (c) what are the primary reasons in each case and (d) what criteria was followed for each of the respective subjects:

2. whether any difficulties were experienced with regard to any of those 16 subjects which prohibited providing the matriculants of 2009 with results; if not, why not; if so, what measures?

3. whether there are any measures in place to avoid the incomplete and late release of matric results; if not, why not; if so, what measures? NW144E

RESPONSE

1 (a) It needs to be noted that the standardization of marks, in terms of the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act, no 58 of 2001, is the responsibility of the Quality Assurance Council, Umalusi. Therefore, if any additional information, to that which is provided in this response is required, it should be directed to the Quality Assurance Council. It also needs to be mentioned that standardisation of examination marks is an international practice necessary to take care of the variation in the standard of question papers and the variation in the standard of marking that may occur from year to year and across examining bodies.

(i) The 10 subjects for which marks were adjusted upwards are the following:

· English Home Language

· Sesotho Home Language

· Setswana Home language

· Mathematics

· Mathematics Paper 3

· Accounting

· Economics

· Engineering Graphics and Design

· Physical Science

· Geography

(ii) The six subjects where the marks were decreased are the following:

· Afrikaans Home Language

· Isindebele Home Language

· Siswati Home Language

· Tshivenda Home Language

· Agricultural Management Practice

· Hospitality Studies

In the remaining 42 subjects the raw marks of the candidates were accepted.

(b) It is not possible to indicate the exact adjustments per subject, since these adjustments are scaled depending on the segment of the mark distribution that needs to be adjusted to bring the distribution of 2009 to be comparable to previous years. As a principle the adjustments cannot exceed 10% of the maximum marks in that subject. In most subjects the adjustments ranged between 1 to 5%.

(c) The primary reasons for the adjustment of the marks is that the question paper was either too difficult, and therefore marks are adjusted upwards or the question paper was less demanding than previous years, and therefore marks are adjusted downwards. This practice ensures that candidates writing the examination in 2009 are neither advantaged or disadvantaged.

(d) The Quality Assurance Council determines norms for each subject which are based on the performance of learners over the last three to five years. The marks of the current examination are compared to the distribution of the previous history and adjustments are made based on sound statistical analysis, supported by qualitative data.

2. The standardization of the examination marks was finalised on 30 December 2009 and these decisions were captured on the examination computer system on the evening of 30 December 2009, and all results were processed and released on 7 January 2010. The standardization of results did not in any way contribute to Grade 12 candidates not receiving their results.

3. Incomplete results will occur in every examination due to a number of reasons which include, inter alia, candidates being irregular in one or two papers, candidates not submitting their school based assessment marks, candidates not pitching to write a paper, etc. In the 2009 examination there was a very small number of outstanding marks which were due to the reasons listed above.

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QUESTION NUMBER 136

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 April 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NUMBER 08)

136: Mr D B Feldman (COPE-Gauteng) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:

Whether her department will provide statistics of the different race groups which benefited in mining companies under the black economic empowerment (BEE); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Response:

No. This is not a legal requirement.

QUESTION NO: 137

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 February 2010

QUESTION PAPER NO: 1

DATE OF REPLY: 24 February 2010

Mr N J van den Berg (DA) asked the Minister of Communications

(1) Whether he, his department and/or the SA Broadcasting Corporation has a complete rollout plan with regard to the SABC's involvement in the 2010 Fifa World Cup Soccer tournament; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will the plan be available; if so, what are the (i) details of the plan and (ii) preparations in respect of this plan;

(2) (a) what number of temporary and permanent personnel have been (i) trained and (ii) retrained, (b) when did such training take place and (c) what is the extent of the training that was provided;

(3) whether any additional temporary and/or permanent personnel have been appointed or will be appointed; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many, (b) what is the cost implication of this employment, (c) what is the reason for each employment and (d) what will be the extent of the involvement of freelance personnel and consultants with regard to the 2010 Fifa World Cup Soccer tournament;

(4) whether the SABC has (a) purchased or intends to purchase any new and/or additional equipment or (b) upgraded or intends to upgrade any of its current equipment; if not, why not; if so, in each case, (i) what are the details of the equipment, (ii) what is the purpose of the equipment and (iii) what is the cost involved?

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REPLY

(1) I was informed that the SABC is in the process of completing an Integrated Project Plan relating to with regard to the SABC's involvement in the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament.

(a) N/A

(b) It is envisaged that the Plan will be presented to the SABC Board by the end of March 2010.

(i) The Plan covers the following areas:

· Project summaries of the Phased Campaign Approach.

· Platform Strategies (SABC1, 2, and 3)

· SABC Radio portfolio.

· SABC Sport broadcast plans.

· News and Current Affairs plans.

· Technology plans.

· Sales plans

(ii) The preparation for this Plan is as follows, in respect of what the SABC delivery objectives are:

· Road to 2010:

Integrated programming mix across all platforms within the network that seeks to enhance the 2010 FIFA World Cup viewing experience.

· 64 Matches Live:

Deliver compelling world class live soccer action on TV and Radio.

· Highlights:

Deliver highlight packages to keep viewers abreast of all the soccer action.

· Repeats:

Exploit and maximise content to deliver revenue opportunities

· News Access:

Deliver up to date and compelling 2010 FIFA World Cup across the network.

SABC Sport programmes are already broadcasting content that is sourced from FIFA Archive and adapted to the SABC's editorial format of packaging. The SABC also intends to broadcast coach profiles of the 32 teams. The SABC indicated that most programmes will kick start from the 18^th March 2010.

(2) The training of staff members are as follows:

(a) 110 technical personnel for radio and television have received training or will receive training before the World Cup. Of that 89 are permanent staff members, 1 is a temporary staff member and 20 are interns.

(i) These personnel have all been trained on new equipment and facilities (such as the new High Definition (HD) outside broadcast (OB) units and audio equipment that will be used at stadia).

(ii) None of these personnel have been re-trained.

(b) Training for members of staff in Television Outside Broadcasts has been taking place since January 2009 and for Radio Broadcast Facilities specific training will be taking place on the following dates - 10 to 14 May and 24 to 26 May 2010.

(c) Radio training is focused on the use and operation of the audio equipment that will be used at the stadia and for operational training of the technical facilities being used at the commentary booth facility at Radio Park. Tlevision training is focused on technical and operations activities such as the use of high definition (HD) cameras and digital sound mixing.

(3) Yes

a) Radio will utilise 16 freelancers as technical producers and 20 interns (on a one year internship programme) who will provide operational assistance. (These 20 interns are the same that are referred to in 2a). Television has put 22 freelancers on 6 month fixed term contracts.

b) The cost for the 20 interns for Radio is R960,000 for one year (based on R4,000 per person per month) and the cost for the 22 freelancers for television is estimated at R2.7m for the 6 month period. The cost of the 16 freelancers for radio will be at standard scalable freelance rates (the maximum being R1,400 a day).

c) The reason why additional staff will be appointed is to secure those areas of expertise and to guarantee that the required resources are available, given the fact that such people could be attracted to international broadcasters looking to secure their own local technical expertise.

d) With regards to outside television broadcasts, approximately 70% of the camera, sound and EVS operators will be freelancers, and less that 20% of the technical personnel will be freelancers. For off-air activities, it is expected that the SABC will need to supply a number of technical people to resource each of the 10 Fan Fests. As the SABC does not have technical staff available for these events, the Corporation will have to secure the necessary resources to staff these events. As these events are not broadcast events, the staff does not need to have full broadcast training or expertise. There will be temporary staff appointed to assist as part of the on-air talent and with commentary. They will be utilised as technical producers to assist the radio stations at the Public Viewing Areas and Fan Fest venues, to provide operational assistance within the Radio Broadcast Facilities, and to provide resources for camera operations, and technical engineers as well as assisting as match analysts.

(4) (a) and (b) The SABC did not and does not intend to purchase any equipment for its radio stations.

(i) and (ii)

Television equipment will be purchased for the purposes of specifically supporting coverage of the World Cup and for off-air activities. Furthermore, equipment that will be purchased is in addition to the general programme of digitising equipment and infrastructure, which includes the purchase of the 4 new HD outside broadcast units replacing the ageing fleet and the replacement of graphics systems at Henley. Such equipment are used for normal day to day operations and will also be used for the World Cup, replacing point to point digital microwave links for terrestrial transmission The details of the equipment are as follows:

· 10 x 2 camera flyaway productions kits, one for each of the 10 Fan Fests. The kits will consist of 2 cameras, audio/video mixer, communication unit and a digital player

· 2 Digital Satellite News Gathering vehicles (DSNG)

The TV Outside broadcasting units will be used to enable the transmission of digital video and audio signals from remote venues to broadcast centres. The camera flyaway productions kits will be used to broadcast the activities of each Fan Fest on the giant screens at the Fan fests for the duration of the World Cup. The DSNGs will provide redundant digital satellite for Ku Band transmissions and enable the transmission of digital video and audio signals from remote venues to broadcast centres.

(iii) The estimated cost if as follows:

· R5,3 million for TV Outside broadcasting units

· R5,7 million for the Camera flyaway productions kits

· R6 million for 2 the DSNGs

It should be noted that after the World Cup, the new equipment will be used to supplement SABC equipment and will be used for other productions requiring such fly away equipment and can also be used for replacements.

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FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO 137

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 APRIL 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 8- 2010)

Date reply submitted : 7 May 2010

137. Mr MW Makhubela (COPE-Limpopo) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether the police made use of private landing strips along the northern borders of South Africa in order to facilitate effective patrolling of the borders; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many such private landing strips were in existence, (b) how were such strips available, (c) which borders were patrolled this way, (d) how were they (i) resourced and (ii) maintained and (e) how were they (i) monitored and (ii) safeguarded?

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REPLY:

(a) No private landing strips are used by the South African Police Services. However, the following landing strips and heli pads are used by the SAPS Air Wing, during operations on the Northern Borderline:

Madimbo - SANDF landing strip and heli pad.

Musina - Municipal landing strip.

Swartwater - Roads and Transport landing strip and heli pad.

Rooibokkraal - Heli pad.

Pontdrift - Heli pad.

(b) These landing strips and heli pads are made available to SAPS by the owners.

(d) (i) & (ii) These landing strips are resourced and maintained by the lawful owners.

(e) (i) All airstrips and airfields are monitored by the South African Police Service.

(ii) They are safeguarded by the lawful owners.

QUESTION NO: 138

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 February 2010

QUESTION PAPER NO: 1

DATE OF REPLY: 24 February 2010

Mr N J van den Berg (DA) asked the Minister of Communications

(1) (a) What is the SA Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) expected (i) revenue income and (ii) loss in revenue in respect of (aa) advertising, (bb) programme broadcasting and (cc) broadcasting of matches associated with the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament and (b) what is the expected expense for the SABC in respect of (i) transport, (ii) personnel, (iii) equipment and (iv) other expenses for the period of the tournament;

(2) whether any entities will be utilising any of the SABC facilities during the tournament; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) which facilities, (b) for what period, (c) for what purpose, (d) what is the expected income for the SABC for the use of each of its facilities and (e) what implications does the use of these facilities hold for the SABC?

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REPLY

(1) (a) The information about the SA Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) expected revenue income and loss in revenue in respect of advertising, programme broadcasting, broadcasting of matches and equipment associated with the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament, is competitive sensitive in nature at this stage. The details will however be available after the event.

(b) The expected expenses for the SABC for the period of the tournament is as follows in respect of –

(i) Transport: R3,2 million

(ii) Personnel: R3 million

(2) I was informed by the SABC that requests were by made international broadcasters to utilize the some of SABC's facilities during the tournament. However, at this stage detailed information regarding which facilities, what period and the expected income for the SABC is competitive sensitive in nature. The details will however be available after the event.

In view of the fact that no other major sporting events are taking place during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the SABC can make these facilities available to third party broadcasters and thus earn revenue.

QUESTION NO 138

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 APRIL 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 8)

138. Mr K A Sinclair (COPE-NC) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

Whether her department is planning the development of (a) a dam and (b) an irrigation scheme in the Doring River close to Calvinia; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? CW169E

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REPLY:

(a) There are no current plans to build a dam on the Doring River close to Calvinia. Current efforts are concentrating on raising Clanwilliam Dam on the Olifants River with the proviso that no further dam developments will take place on the Doring River to meet the Reserve requirements of the estuary.

(b) With no new dam coming up on the Doring River, my Department is not investigating any new irrigation developments in the river system.

QUESTION NO: 139

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 February 2010

QUESTION PAPER NO: 01

DATE OF REPLY:

Mr. NJ van den Berg (DA) to ask the Minister of Communications:

(1) Whether he or his department will provide a complete roll-out plan regarding thte Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) project; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will such a plan be available; if so, what are the (i) contents and (ii) details of such a plan;

(2) Whether his department will meet the deadline of November 2010 in this regard; if not, (a) why not and (b) what new deadline has been set; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) What are the details regarding the (a) preparations and readiness of (i) the SABC, (ii) Sentech and (iii) the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa in respect of teh roll-out of the DTT and (b) involvement of the private sector in providing the relevant equipment to users;

(4) Whether a tender process was followed to obtain the best available products at teh best possible price; if not, (a) why not and (b) what are the details of the process that was followed; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

(1) As per its terms of reference the Digital Dzonga Advisory Council developed a high level plan. This Plan will be unpacked into a detailed roll-out plan for the implementation of the Broadcasting Digital Migration Policy by the Digital Dzonga Secretariat, which will be operationalised by September 2010.

(2) The deadline the Department must meet, in line witih a Cabinet decision, is that of November 2011, when the analogue broadcasting signal will be switched off. The Department is wholey dependent on the respective responsibilities of the SABC, Sentech and ICASA in order to meet the deadline. The details of their preparations and readiness is given in paragrapgh 3 below.

(3) (a) I was infomred that the details regarding the preparations and readiness of the SABC, Sentech and ICASA are as follows:

(i) The SABC has put in place a dedicated project team to drive their planning for DTT following the publication of Government's Policy in this regard and has concluded comprehensive business plan for DTT; a technical plan for DTT broadcast facilities and resource plan for the DTT rollout (people and funding requirements).

The SABC initiated and has been driving the SA Free-To-Air Pilot project since November 2008 to further enhance its readiness for a DTT rollout. The pilot includes, among other things:

· Technical testing on the DTT platform

· The operation of the multiplexing equipment

· The integration of SABC's broadcast services and equipment with the receiving equipment i.e. the STB

· Consumer research on installation, content, attitudes to DTT, etc.

The SABC has also commenced with the following:

· Developing some key skills in areas that have been identified as potential skills gaps in a DTT environment. These include development of scheduling skill and project management skill, as well as STB management skill and EPG content generation skill.

· Basic test systems to enable testing of new DTT technology, STBs and other services to ensure the stability of SABC's DTT services at launch.

· Begun preparing its systems for new DTT services, including the SABC's scheduling system and EPG systems. These systems will be ready for a DTT rollout.

· Ensuring that the relevant standards, and other technical co-ordination issues between broadcasters and signal distributors are being addressed in preparation for a DTT launch.

· Drafted relevant rules of operation for the co-existence of the various broadcaster services on the DTT platform, together with other broadcasters.

· Selected a recommended STB control vendor which is currently awaiting internal approval in line with SABC's procurement practices.

· Developed and begun testing a user-interface concept in preparation for a DTT launch.

· Finalized the SA MHEG specification and published for development by relevant software providers. This "middleware" is critical to ensuring that the STBs are able to receive SABC's data and other application services on the DTT platform.

The completion of the SABC's plans for a DTT rollout is dependent on the finalisation of the DTT regulations by ICASA and the network rollout plan by Sentech, based on the published frequency plan by ICASA.

(ii) I was informed that Sentech is currently reviewing its project plans (and the implementation thereof to date) to determine the implications and formulate new project plans (including rollout plans), in line with the Final Digital Spectrum Plan and the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Regulations published by ICASA on 18 November 2009 and 15 February 2010 respectively.

Sentech has completed a large proportion of the tasks required to rollout DTT, including:

· Head-end (multiplexes, encoder/decoders, scramblers/descramblers, etc.)

· Completion of most of the ancillary infrastructure upgrades at Sentech's main sites.

· Installations at nineteen main transmitter sites have been completed in accordance with the Sentech Complementary Frequency Plan parameters with the exception of the combiners. Combiners have been installed at Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban which sites are currently in operation as a trial network. These will have to be retuned once the trial is terminated.

· UHF antenna systems have been upgraded to wideband and increased power handling at Nelspruit, Eshowe, Tzaneen, Zeerust and Rustenburg.

· Antenna replacement is currently in progress at King Williamstown and is scheduled to be completed by end of February 2010.

Sentech, together with the SABC and eTV, has been involved in a pilot project for DTT since 30 October 2008, using 3 main sites in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban, covering approximately 33% of the population. Further continuation of the project is dependent on the finalisation of the Frequency Spectrum Plan and DTT Regulations by ICASA.

(iii) I was informed that ICASA published the DTT Regulations in the Government Gazette – Notice 32956 on 15 February 2010.

(b) The involvement of the private sector in providing relevant equipmnet to users is covered Set Top Box Manufacturing Sector Development Strategy, which the Department is in the process of finalising for submission to Cabinet in April 2010 for approval.

(4) In respect of the SABC and Sentech, whenever tender processes are required, they will be guided by their own internally approved tender procedures. The Set Top Box Manufacturing Sector Development Strategy will also address all processes to be followed to ensure the best available products as the best possible prices.

QUESTION NO 140

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 FEBRUARY 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1)

140. Mrs A T Lovemore (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(1) Whether the operation of water carts is outsourced in Adelaide and Bedford; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what is the name of the contractor being used, (b) who is responsible for arranging water carts in the event of a water supply interruption, (c) from where is the water used to fill the carts sourced and (d) what are the details of the plans to achieve a long-term sustainable supply of water to the Nxuba Municipality;

(2) Whether this complementary supply of water is sustainable; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) Whether the building of the Foxwood or other dam on the Koonap River is being considered by her department; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(4) whether the Amathole District Municipality can deal with the water scarcity problem; if not, (a) why not, (b) why has she and/or her department not intervened and (c) when will she and/or her department intervene; if so, on what basis has this conclusion been reached? NW148E

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REPLY:

(1) Yes, carting of water is conducted both in-house by Amathole District Municipality (DM) and outsourced.

(1)(a) The contractors being used are Getaway Trailers and Manufacture Hiring, Eagle Ukhozi Transport and MW Equipment.

(1)(b) Mr Stephen Nash, Amathole DM's Deputy Director: Operations and Maintenance is responsible for all water services operations and maintenance within the area, including the carting of water

(1)(c) Water used to fill the carts is currently being sourced from one of the schools in Adelaide as well as from the Fort Beaufort Water Treatment Works.

(1)(d) A total of twenty six (26) boreholes have been sited to-date (13 for Adelaide and Bedford respectively). Amathole DM now has to look into equipping them and also undertake Water Conservation and Demand Management initiatives including public education and awareness strategies to achieve the long-term sustainability of supply.

(2) Although the current Fish River Supply Scheme is expensive to operate, it provides a sustainable complementary supply. The scheme was however completed with certain technical shortcomings due to the pressure exerted by drought conditions at that time. As a result, the scheme still needs to be refined and a team of engineers is currently working on identifying the key problem areas. This scheme is not intended and designed to be the sole supply to both towns and is currently operating at maximum capacity. The current ground water explorations are also envisaged to provide an alternative source of supply for the area.

(3) My Department is currently consolidating the results of previous studies with the intention of assessing both the technical and financial implications of building a dam. A decision on the best option to be pursued will be guided by the outcome of the consolidation process.

(4) While the Amathole DM is doing its best to handle the water scarcity problem and ensuring the provision of water to Adelaide and Bedford, the municipality cannot deal with the problem on its own.

(4)(a) The challenge is province-wide as the major contributing factor to the current water scarcity problem is drought which is linked to changing climatic conditions. The municipality also does not have sufficient financial resources to address the challenge on its own.

(4)(b) My Department has intervened in the Adelaide and Bedford water crisis by availing an amount of R2, 2 million to Amathole DM for the provision of Jojo tanks, as well as through the exploration of groundwater as an alternative water source. Technical support was also provided to Amathole DM in the identification and compilation of drought needs and an action plan which included cash flows for the immediate, medium and long term periods. These needs were submitted to National Treasury through the Eastern Cape Department of Local Government and the National Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

(4)(c) In addition to the interventions outlined above (i.e. (4)(b)), My Department and Amathole DM will establish a Joint Technical Team to look into water intervention issues and develop a project plan.

QUESTION NO 141

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 FEBRUARY 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1)

141. Mrs A T Lovemore (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(1) (a) How many wastewater treatment works have been assessed as part of the Green Drop certification programme and (b) which wastewater treatment works have qualified for the awarding of a Green Drop certificate;

(2) whether the report will be made public; if not, (a) why not and (b) what caused the delay in the publication of the report; if so, when;

(3) whether the publication of the report will be accompanied by a public commitment to a plan of action to address shortcomings identified in the report; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW149E

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REPLY:

(1)(a) A total of four hundred and forty nine (449) out of eight hundred and fifty two (852) municipal Waste Water Systems (including the Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW)) were assessed for the first Green Drop Certification programme.

(1)(b) To contextualise the findings of the report, the Green Drop status is awarded to WWTW that have a achieved a total of 90% and above from the seven (7) critical performance areas namely: skills, monitoring program efficiency, credibility of the waste water sample analysis, regular submission of results to DWA, waste water compliance, response management in case of failures and the capacity of a WWTW to handle the load.

The results of the assessment are as follow

· 7% of the assessed WWTW achieved the Green drop status. The breakdown of the 32 systems that received the status is as follows:

Twelve (11) systems from Ethekwini Metro

Six (6) systems from City of Johannesburg

Seven (7) systems from City of Cape Town

Two (2) systems from City of Tshwane

Two (2) systems from Ekurhuleni Metro

Two (2) systems from Mbombela Local Municipality

Two (2) systems from George Local Municipality

· 38% of the assessed systems achieved from 50% - 89%. In this case there is room for improvement in some of the key critical performance areas.

· The remaining 55% of the assessed WWTW that scored below 50% is cause for concern. This is where the action plan will put more emphasis.

(2)(a) Yes, the report will be made public.

(2)(b) My Department expanded its waste water regulatory initiative to obtain more information on the remainder of systems not assessed in the formal Green Drop Certification programme to have a broader picture of all municipal waste water services systems.

(3) Yes, an action plan is being finalised, based upon the findings of the assessment.

QUESTION 142

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

Date of publication on internal question paper: 11 February 2010

Internal question paper no 1

Ms A T Lovemore (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:

(1) Whether her department is planning to develop a holding facility for juvenile awaiting-trial prisoners at the old orphanage in Mooimeisiesfontein in Riebeeck East; if so,

(2) whether an agreement to lease the facility from the Makana municipality has been signed; if not, when will such an agreement be signed; if so, (a) when is development of the facility expected to commence, (b) when is the facility expected to be taken into use, (c) how many juveniles is the facility expected to house at one time and (d) what measures will be taken to ensure that prisoners cannot escape from the facility;

(3) whether her department has undertaken any consultation with the local community regarding the development of this facility; if not, why not; if so, (a) what form did the consultations take and (b) what were the findings of the consultation process? NW150E

REPLY:

Note: This question is a provincial competency and reply has to be facilitated through the Office of the MEC: Social Development in the Eastern Cape.

(1) Yes, the provincial department of Social Development in the Eastern Cape is planning to have a facility for children in conflict with the law and awaiting trial in the Grahamstown Area and the municipality concerned has identified an old orphanage in Mooimeisiefontein in Riebeeck East which falls within their jurisdiction.

(2) No, no binding agreement has been entered into to lease the property for the place of safety as yet as the municipality is still negotiating and drafting the lease agreement.

(a) and (b) The development or renovation of the building will only be done once the lease agreement between the Department and Makana municipality has been concluded. Similarly the facility will be taken into use after the conclusion of the lease agreement and finalization of the necessary renovations.

(d) The Department of Social Development is responsible for managing and running thirty two secure care facilities nationally with approximately 2500 children awaiting trial, designation to reform schools and sentencing. These children are referred to the facilities through a court order which warrants that they becontained and detainedwithin the confines of the facilities during their stay. A thorough assessment of each child's suitability to be accommodated in the secure care facilities is conducted by Probation Officers (Social Workers) and submitted to court. During the time that children spend within the facilities intervention services such as counseling, therapeutic services are rendered and children are also informed of the consequences of absconding from the secure facility, which is a further charge. In cases where children abscond or escape from the facilities a standing procedure of informing all the relevant stakeholders (SAPS, Case Manager/Probation Officer, Provincial Head of the Department, DoJ&CD) is followed within the required time frame.

(3) Yes, the community/residents of Riebeeck East were consulted on the 5^th November 2009 at an Imbizo.

(a) and (b) Some community members raised their concerns and protested the idea of building a place of safety in the area. The concerns were reportedly responded to by the municipality.

QUESTION NO 142

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 APRIL 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 8)

142. Mrs E C van Lingen (DA-EC) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(1) Whether the Mahlatsi and Mafarafara communities in the Greater Tubatse Municipality have access to sufficient quantity of potable water for the (a) communities and (b) livestock; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether her department has formulated any plans to provide immediate relief to these communities; if not, why not; if so, (a) what plans and (b) what is the nature of the budget allocated by her department to resolve the current situation? CW174E

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REPLY:

(1)(a) Yes, the Mahlatsi and Mafarafara communities in the Greater Tubatse Municipality have access to sufficient quantity of potable water. The relevant details are as follows:

· The Mahlatsi community is supplied water through a borehole with a yield of 1.365 l/s and the scheme performance of 28.9 l/c/d. However, there is a challenge of the reticulation system being directly connected to the raising main thereby reducing the pressure which makes it difficult for the water to reach the reservoir.

· The Mafarafara community is supplied water through two boreholes with a combined yield of 2.74 l/s and the scheme performance of 64.42 l/c/d. The water is pumped from the two boreholes to the raising main, then transported to the village reservoir and thereafter gravitates to the reticulation system.

(1)(b) The responsibility for provision of water for livestock falls within the ambit of the Department of Agriculture.

(2)(a) With regards to the Mafarafara community, there are no plans in place as the area has no challenges with water supply. With regards to the Mahlatsi community, my Department has intervened by appointing a contractor to construct a supply line from two boreholes to the reservoir as well a small extension of reticulation to the part of the village which was not reticulated.

(2)(b) My Department has funded the Mahlatsi project through its operation and maintenance budget.

QUESTION 143

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11/02/2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER)

Dr JC Kloppers-Lourens (DA) to ask Minister of Basic Education

What are the (a) names, (b) location, (c) number of grade 12 learners and (d) pass rate at each of each 429 schools that received a matric pass rate of less than 20% in 2009? NW155E

RESPONSE

The response to the above questions (a), (b), (c) and (d) are included in the attached Excel spreadsheet. In terms of the latest data, there are 446 schools that obtained a pass rate of below 20%.

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES QUESTION 143

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

Date of publication on internal question paper: 16 April 2010

Internal question paper no 8

Mr D A Worth (DA-FS) to ask the Minister of Social Development:

Whether an application for a disability grant has been received by her department from a certain person (name and details furnished*); if so, (a) what is the current status of this application and (b) when will the application be (i) processed and (ii) accepted? CW175E

*Mr Christiaan Frederick Schoeman

REPLY

Yes. (a) Initially, SASSA was unable to find any entries on Socpen and MIS relating to Mr Christiaan Frederick Schoeman whose ID number is: 511009 5165 082. This is despite Mr Schoeman being adamant that he had gone to our offices to make an application. The General Manager: Disability Management at SASSA contacted Mr Schoeman and arranged for a disability assessment and an application was completed and captured on the 05 May 2010.

(b) Although Mr Schoeman was found to be disabled by the medical doctor, his application for a Disability Grant was however unsuccessful as the combined earnings of himself and his wife amounting to R267 479 per annum is above the R62 592 threshold set for married people. Mr Schoeman has been notified of his application outcome.

QUESTION 144

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11/02/2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER)

Dr J C Kloppers-Lourens (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:

What are the details of the formulas and calculations used to determine the (a) top performing schools and (b) top performing learners after each National Senior Certificate examination? NW152E

RESPONSE

a) The top performing schools are determined by each provincial education department, taking note of the contextual factors of each of the school. The criteria used by the PEDs, include inter alia, the following:

· No. of candidates enrolled.

· No. of total passes.

· No. of university entrance passes.

· Quintile ranking of the school.

b) The criteria for the top performing learner are nationally determined and include the following:

· Only candidates that offered two official languages, will be considered.

· Life Orientation and Mathematics Paper 3 are excluded.

· The total mark for six subjects is calculated as follows:

§ Total of two languages (as specified above)

§ Total of the candidate's four best remaining subjects.

· The maximum mark for all subjects must be 400.

QUESTION 145

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11/02/2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER)

Dr J C Kloppers-Lourens (DA) to ask the Minster of Basic Education

1. Whether all examination panels follow the same prescribed guidelines in order to ensure balanced examination papers with the right standards; if not, why not; if so, what procedures are the relevant details;

2. whether an examination panel is dissolved and a new panel reconstituted if it was found that the standard of a particular paper had been flawed; if not, why not; if so, what procedures re followed;

3. whether her department has taken any steps to ensure that the level of difficulty for subjects will be correct for the next National Senior Certificate examination; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW153E

RESPONSE

Dr J C Kloppers-Lourens (DA) to ask the Minster of Basic Education

1. The standard for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) question papers is derived from the National Curriculum Statement (NCS) and Subject Assessment Guidelines. These documents stipulate the learning outcomes and assessment standards on which questions are based. In addition, Examination Guidelines further clarify the format of the question paper, mark allocation, assessment criteria, cognitive levels and the scope and depth of the content to be assessed.

The National Curriculum Statement (NCS), Subject Assessment Guideline and Examination Guideline are specific to the subject and provides the standard to which question papers in the subject must comply.

In addition, the setting of question papers follows a rigorous process of internal and external moderation. During internal moderation, a subject specialist appointed by the Department of Basic Education, moderates the question paper, memorandum and accompanying analysis grid using a set of agreed criteria to ensure that there is compliance to policy in all respects. This is followed by external moderation where a team of independent subject specialists appointed by Umalusi, the Quality Assurance Council, review the question paper, memorandum and analysis grid to ensure that the question paper is of the highest quality and standard.

The Department of Education also benchmarked selected question papers, which included Physical Science, Mathematics, Life Sciences, History, Accounting and English First Additional language, with three international examining bodies. This exercise found that the South African Grade 12 question papers were of comparable standards with question papers of the same level in those countries.

2. At the end of each examination the question papers are reviewed and if a flaw is identified, this is thoroughly interrogated to ascertain the reasons for the flaw. The flaw could arise due to an interpretation of the curriculum statement, the assessment or the examination guidelines, given that this is the only the second year of implementing the new curriculum. If however members of a panel are found to be incompetent or negligent in the setting of the question papers, their appointment will be immediately terminated. The DoBE also conducts an annual performance evaluation of all examiners and where a panel is deficient in certain skills, additional examiners are appointed to strengthen the team.

3. Out of a total of 197 question papers written by candidates in the 2009 NSC examination, the level of difficulty was found to be appropriate in all the question papers except for Mathematics P1, Accounting and Physical Science. The performance in these subjects was very poor compared to previous years.

It is important to note that with 2008 being the first year of implementation, it was agreed that the cognitive demand of the Mathematics question paper would be phased in over a three year period. Hence, the Mathematics question paper was regarded as being easy by the public in 2008. The cognitive demand of these papers was raised in 2009, as part of the phased in plan of the DoBE. In the case of Physical Science, it has been observed that the Physical Science curriculum is too extensive for Grade 12 and the curriculum is currently under review. The performance in Accounting has also been poor and this has been identified to be a problem related to teaching and learning of the subject, which is also being currently addressed. The responses from the public and the candidates are useful and are expected with the implementation of the new curriculum. These comments will be looked at very closely and every effort will be made to make sure that more appropriate question papers are set in 2010, in these subjects.

Therefore I am convinced that my Department is doing all that is possible to ensure that the 2010 question papers, in the selected subjects are of the appropriate standard.

QUESTION NO. 146

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 February 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1)

Mr H Lamoela (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

Whether each forensic chemistry laboratory in the country is accredited with the SA National Accreditation System; if not, (a) what steps remain to be taken before it can be accredited and (b) by when is it envisaged that these steps will have been taken?

NW154E

REPLY:

None of the forensic chemistry laboratories (FCLs) in the country are yet fully accredited with the South African National Accreditation System.

(a) The following steps are being taken:

(i) the Cape Town FCL (blood alcohol section) was assessed and granted accreditation subject to rectifying certain "non-conformances". These have now been addressed and the "Approvals Committee" is due to give its final recommendation soon;

(ii) the Pretoria FCL was assessed by the South African National Accreditation System but have to reapply after certain corrective actions have been taken. However, most attention in the laboratory is currently being paid to addressing the severe backlogs experienced and hence ensuring that particular tasks necessary to obtain accreditation have been put on the back burner. Once staff shortages and other resource problems are addressed it will be possible to again apply for accreditation;

(iii) the Johannesburg FCL is in the process of major revamping of the physical facilities. Once these have been completed and proper systems put in place they will apply for accreditation.

(b) It is hoped that the Cape Town FCL (blood alcohol section) will be accredited by March 2010. It is unclear when the other sections of this laboratory and the other two laboratories will be accredited due to resource constraints. However, Treasury has allocated some additional funding to these laboratories which will assist them to make the changes needed for accreditation. The amounts allocated are incremental over three years and it is only within the third year of the current MTEF that we anticipate that the laboratories will be accredited.

QUESTION NUMBER 147

DATE OF PUBLICATION 11 FEBRUARY 2010

Ms M R Shinn (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: National Planning Commission:

(1) Whether any progress has been made by Statistics SA to distinguish

accurately between the number of foreign tourists arriving in South Africa and other arrivals who visit for work purposes and one-day shopping trips; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether the model developed by Statistics SA has been tested; if not, why

not; if so, what is the success rate of determining bona fide tourists accurately?

NW156E

Reply:

(1) Yes, Stats SA has completed the exercise. All the data used in the exercise were from the arrival and departure data collected by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) at the ports of entry into South Africa. Using the purpose of entry into South Africa, it was possible to distinguish visitors from other types of travellers. The duration of stay of visitors was used to separate same-day visitors from overnight visitors. According to the U.N. World Tourism Organisation these overnight visitors are defined as tourists. Stats SA has been publishing these results since January 2009 in its monthly release, Tourism and Migration. The latest release of the publication was October 2009. The table below indicates the latest published trend. The breakdown per country is attached as Annexure A.

		Total Entries			Visitors
		Workers	Border traffic	Visitors	Same-day	Overnight
	Foreign		concessions		visitors	visitors I
2009	arrivals					tourists
October	889 529	14216	17 630	857 683	225 579	632 104

(2) Yes. The model was subjected to three stages of testing:

Using one calendar month data from the two busiest air and land ports of entry - OR Tambo and Maseru Bridge

2. Using one calendar month data from all ports of entry

3. Using eleven calendar months data from all ports of entry

The results from these tests were shared in different forums organised by South Africa Tourism, Department of Tourism and the UN World Tourism Organisation. Comments received were incorporated to refine the model. While there was a general satisfaction with the results, it will be subject to refinement.

NATIONAL COUNCILS OF PROVINCES

QUESTIONS 147 FOR WRITTEN REPLY FRIDAY, 23 APRIL 2010

Mr K A Sinclair (COPE - NC) to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration:

(1) Whether he approved the appointment of special advisors to the (a) President, (b) Deputy President, (c) Ministers, (d) Deputy Ministers and (e) Premiers; if not, what is the position in this regard; is so, what are the relevant details;

(2) Whether he will provide (a) a list of special advisors that have been appointed to the (i) President, (ii) Deputy President, (iii) Ministers, (iv) Deputy Ministers and (v) Premiers, (b) the remuneration package for each special advisors and (c) the criteria used for the appointment of each special advisor; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? CW178E

REPLY:

(1) The MPSA facilitated the appointment of advisors to:

a)	President
b)	Deputy President
c)	Ministers
e)	Some Premiers

(1) The MPSA did not facilitate the appointment of (d) Deputy Ministers, as they are not entitled to this support arrangements.

(2) (a) Attached is a list of names of advisors to

(i) President

(ii) Deputy President

(iii) Ministers

(iv) Premiers

(2) (b) The remuneration package is divided into four levels, as follows:

Level 1 = R652 572.00 - R780 228.00

Level II = R790 953.00 - R959 871.00

Level III = R976 317.00 - R1 099824.00

Level IV = R1275,732.00 - R1 437,111.00

(2) (c) The appointment of Special Advisors is in terms of a Dispensation approved by Cabinet

QUESTION 148

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11/02/2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 1 OF 2010

Mr G G Boinamo (DA) to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training:

(1) How many (a) first-time first year students have registered at each university for 2010, (b) of these students are on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, (c) are recipients of other bursaries and (d) first year students are registered to study (i) education, (ii) accounting, (iii) engineering, (iv) medicine, (v) social work and (vi) geology;

(2) whether his department has implemented any new measures to reduce the high drop-out rate amongst the first and second year students; if not, why not; if so, what measures;

(3) whether these measures have proven to be effective in other countries and/or institutions; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? NW157E

REPLY:

1(a) Provisional data for 2010 shows that there are 161 184 first time entering students however institutions are still registering students and their 2^nd semester enrolments only take place from June 2010. Please note that final audited figures will only be available later in the year.

1(b) This information is not available at this stage due to the requirements for individual loan agreements between each student and NSFAS.

(c) This information varies from institutions to institutions. Institutions are responsible for the disbursement of bursaries.

1(d) Number of first time entering, undergraduate students, in education, engineering, medicine, social work and geology, by institution, in 2008

Institution	Education	Accounting	Engineering	Medicine	Social Work	Geology
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	745	784	1 390	0	0	15
University of Cape Town	30	665	491	223	29	26
Central University of Technology, Free State	219	184	439	0	0	1
Durban Institute of Technology	103	707	1 126	0	33	0
University of Fort Hare	199	203	0	0	86	13
University of the Free State	1 615	303	0	150	32	19
University of Johannesburg	266	1 548	1 110	0	123	22
University of KwaZulu-Natal	626	946	407	213	93	28
University of Limpopo	1 642	72	0	208	51	6
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	188	497	453	0	0	7
North West University	639	675	222	0	177	0
University of Pretoria	566	793	983	217	71	13
Rhodes University	0	208	0	0	0	15
University of South Africa	4 075	6 387	1 538	0	1 306	2
University of Stellenbosch	73	174	93	267	7	0
Tshwane University of Technology	1 034	960	1 664	0	0	35
University of Venda	269	225	58	0	109	24
Vaal University of Technology	147	524	1 517	0	0	0
Walter Sisulu University	939	672	315	113	93	0
University of Western Cape	77	8	0	0	0	0
University of Witwatersrand	526	494	578	202	27	26
University of Zululand	1 514	147	0	0	90	4
Mangosuthu University of Technology	0	408	868	0	0	0
TOTAL	15 490	17 585	13 252	1 593	2 327	256

Provisional data for 2010 can only be provided in October by institutions, as they are still registering students and their 2^nd semester enrolments only take place from June 2010.

2. Institutions are being funded through the Foundation provisional grants to provide additional support and extended programmes to students that are underprepared. These Foundation provisional grants are a top up to address teaching and learning aspects such as staffing, equipment and facilities. Provision is also made in the infrastructure funding to address the improvement of efficiency in the teaching and learning experience. R430 million, R185 million and R1, 585 million have been allocated in the 2010/11 financial year for teaching development grants, foundation provision and infrastructure and efficiency funding respectively.

3. The effectiveness of these abovementioned strategies are monitored through progress reports submitted by each institution. There has been some improvement in the success rates; however it is still to early to determine the outcome of these.

QUESTION NO.: 148

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 23 April 2010

148. Mr K A Sinclair (COPE–NC) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:

Whether her department is in discussion with any state-owned enterprises to increase the railway capacity; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? CW179E

Reply:

Yes. Transnet Limited (Transnet), as the owner and primary operator of South Africa's freight rail network, is committed to providing rail capacity ahead of demand. As the State Owned Enterprise (SOE) responsible for rail infrastructure investment, Transnet has developed detailed infrastructure plans based on forecast modelling that projects the expected increase in demand for freight on the main rail corridors for the next 30 years.

The table below indicates Transnet's commitment to increasing rail capacity for the General Freight Business (GFB), the export coal and export iron ore volumes over the next five years:

Sector (mt)	2010/11	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15
General Freight Business	80.7	89.7	97.0	102.4	107.7
Export Coal	67.0	70.0	73.0	77.0	81.0
Export Iron Ore	50.3	53.6	59.9	60.7	60.7

Transnet will be investing R54.6bn of its total five year capital investment plan of R93.4bn in rail infrastructure and in acquiring and upgrading rolling stock (with R52.8bn being in respect of Transnet Freight Rail's capital expenditure and the remainder being in respect of Transnet Rail Engineering's capital expenditure). The capital investment will meet the increase in freight demand expected on the main rail corridors.

QUESTION 149

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11/02/2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER)

Mr G G Boinamo (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:

1 Whether it is the policy of her department to accept donations from media houses in exchange for the right to publish matric results one day prior to the official release date; if so, what are the relevant details; if not,

2. Whether she has been informed of certain persons in her department (names and details furnished) who allegedly accepted such donations to make this information available; if so, (a) what action has been taken against these persons and (b) what measures are in place to ensure that the media will be granted equal access to matric results on the same date and time in the future? NW 158E

RESPONSE

1. It is not the policy of the Department of Basic Education to accept donations from media houses in exchange for the publication of results in the print and electronic media.

2. However, the Department of Basic Education, did explore the option of requesting a voluntary donation from the media houses, with a view to using such funds to establish a bursary fund that could be used to support indigent candidates. However, the concept was shelved in view of the limited time that was available to set up and administer such a fund. This concept will be further explored in the planning of the release of the 2010 results.

QUESTION NO.: 150

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 February 2009

Mr P van Dalen (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:

(1)(a) What is the total monetary value of voluntary and forced severance packages that were paid to out-going chief executive officers (CEO) and top management of all parastatals reporting to her department from 1 January 2000 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what is the annual total cost to company for each current CEO and specified member of the top management of each parastatal;

(2) whether CEOs will be appointed to the parastatals that currently have acting CEOs; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) what will each cost to company remuneration package (i) be and (ii) consist of? NW159E

REPLY

The total monetary value of voluntary and involuntary severance packages that were paid to previous chief executive officers (CEOs) and senior management of the State Owned Enterprises, from 2000 to date.

Alexkor

(1)(a-b) The table below indicates voluntary and involuntary monetary value paid out to the CEOs and senior management of Alexkor since 2000.

Item	Amount
Severance packages	R 1 365 398.01
Annual remuneration paid out to the CEO and Senior Management	R 2 339 950.03

(2)(a-b)(i-ii) Not applicable.

Broadband Infraco

The table below indicates voluntary and involuntary monetary value paid out to the CEOs and senior management of Broadband Infraco since 2000.

Item	Amount
Severance packages	R 0.00
Annual remuneration paid to the CEO and Senior Management	R 7 451 594.96

(2)(a-b)(i-ii) Not applicable.

DENEL

The table below indicates voluntary and involuntary monetary value paid out to the CEOs and senior management of DENEL since 2000.

Item	Amount
Severance packages	R 19 076 000.00
Annual remuneration paid to the CEO and Senior Management	R 12 360 421.00

(2)(a-b)(i-ii) Not applicable.

Eskom

The table below indicates voluntary and involuntary monetary value paid out to the CEOs and senior management of Eskom since 2000.

Item

Amount

Severance packages

R 0.00 (No severance packages were paid to any CEO and Senior Management since 2000 as they either retired or resigned.

Annual remuneration paid to the CEO and Senior Management

R 9 124 000.00 – for Senior Management only.

(Remuneration of Eskom Acting CEO will be made available once audited)

(2) Yes, the recruitment process is under way.

(2a) The appointment target date was communicated as 90 days from the resignation of the former Chief Executive.

(2b)(i-ii) The cost to company remuneration package will only be calculated closer to the appointment date (as soon as the new incumbent has been selected) and will consist of the following three components:

· Total guaranteed amount.

· Short term annual bonus.

· Long Term Incentive Scheme for retention purposes.

PBMR

The table below indicates voluntary and involuntary monetary value paid out to the CEOs and senior management of PBMR since 2000.

Item	Amount
Severance packages	R 0.00
Annual remuneration paid to the CEO and Senior Management	R 16 625 254.32

(2)(a-b)(i-ii) Not applicable.

SAA

The table below indicates voluntary and involuntary monetary value paid out to the CEOs and senior management of SAA since 2000.

Item	Amount
Severance packages	R 101 661 216.70
Annual remuneration paid to the CEO and Senior Management	R 11 119 210.00

(2)(a) Yes, the new CEO was appointed on 24 February 2010. She will assume her duties on 1 April 2010.

(2)(b)(i- ii) Negotiations are still in process.

SAFCOL

The table below indicates voluntary and involuntary monetary value paid out to the CEOs and senior management of SAFCOL since 2000.

Item	Amount
Severance packages	R 23 255 604.00
Annual remuneration paid to the CEO and Senior Management	R 15 285 761.00

(2)(a-b)(i-ii) Not applicable.

SAX

The table below indicates voluntary and involuntary monetary value paid out to the CEOs and senior management of SAX since 2000.

Item	Amount
Severance packages	R 0.00
Annual remuneration paid to the CEO and Senior Management	R 6 572 273.00

(2)(a) The current CEO of SAX has been appointed CEO of SAA as from 1 April 2010.

(2)(b)(i- ii) Processes have been put in place to ensure that the position will be filled as soon as possible. The remuneration package will be negotiated with the successful candidate.

Transnet

The table below indicates voluntary and involuntary monetary value paid out to the CEOs and senior management of Transnet since 2000.

Item	Amount
Severance packages	R 12 900 000.00
Annual remuneration paid to the CEO and Senior Management	R 37 713 000.00

(2)(a) Yes, a CEO will be appointed in due course.

(2)(b)(i) The Group Chief Executive will be remunerated on a Total Cost to Company basis which will be determined when an offer is made to a suitable candidate. Factors impacting on the remuneration include the following:

· Current remuneration of the successful candidate;

· Internal remuneration parity; and

· External remuneration parity.

(2)(b)(ii) Total Cost to Company includes all the elements of remuneration. The annual package constitutes the total annual guaranteed pay of the successful candidate. It includes remuneration elements such as:

· Annual pensionable earnings;

· Housing subsidy;

· Travel allowance (if applicable); and

· Employer contributions to pension fund, unemployment insurance fund and medical aid.

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES

WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION 128

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 7-2010]

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 March 2010

128. Mr R A Lees (DA-KZN) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

(1) What are the details of the enterprises transferred by Alexkor Limited to the Richtersveldt Community Property Association (CPA) as a result of the settlement agreement recently reached between the said company and the CPA;

(2) whether he has formulated any policy to ensure that these enterprises are sustainable and continue to operate; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) what are the details of the (a) identities and (b) qualifications of the persons appointed to manage these enterprises;

(4) whether any joint venture agreement has been entered into between the said company and the CPA; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? CW155E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

(1) In terms of the Deed of Settlement that was signed between the Richtersveld Community, the Government of the Republic of South Africa and Alexkor Limited on 22 April 2007, it was agreed that the following farms would be transferred by Alexkor Limited to the Richtersveld Community:

- The remainder of Farm 1 held by Deed of Title T32346/94 (remaining after the excision of the proposed township of Alexander Bay, the harbour, the old HMS plant and the land on which the airport is situated);

- Farm 155 held by Deed of Title T32346/94;

- The remainder of Erf 678 Port Nolloth, held in terms of Deed of Title T32346/94;

- The remaining extent of the farm Gypsum No 5 held by Deed of Grant T979/1993;

- The farm Brandkaros No 621 held in terms of Certificate of Consolidated Title 1691/1993;

- Farm 625 held in terms of Deed of Transfer T6951/94 (after excision of that portion of which part of the township Alexander Bay was to be established);

- Portion 17 (a portion of Portion 8) of the farm Korridor Wes No 2 held by Deed of Transfer No 1939/1993; and

- Portion 3 (Beauvallon) of the farm Groot Derm No 10 held in terms of Deed of Transfer T43637/91 (as equitable relief in lieu of monetary compensation that was claimed).

It was further agreed that when Alexkor Limited converts its transitional old order mining rights under the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No 28 of 2002) into mining rights contemplated under that Act, it shall transfer the converted mining rights to the Richtersveld Community, subject to the consent of the erstwhile Minister of Minerals and Energy. A joint venture would be formed between Alexkor Limited and the Richtersveld Community in terms of which Alexkor Limited would contribute its marine mining rights and the community would contribute the converted mining rights.

(2) Yes. They are contained in the trust deed of the Trust that represents business interests of the Richtersveld Community, and in the Articles of Association of the Richtersveld Investment Company.

(3)(a) At the time the Deed of Settlement was entered into the following persons were members of the Richtersveld Investment Company: William Albertus Farmer, Tseko Vincent Potlane, Maryka Diergaardt, Ian James Beere, Elizabeth Joahanna de Wee, Deborne Heinrich Obies, Michelle Eve Basson and Estelle Esme Zwanepoel. The following persons were appointed as trustees to the Richtersveld Investment Trust: Julreich Mark Farmer, Joshua Johnathan Joseph, Roleina Joseph, Carmen Janine Cloete, Christoffel De Wit, James Jacob Diergaardt, Ian Beere, Obed Vokaeeng Mvula (DRDLR) and Vincent Tseko Potlaone (National Treasury).

(b) The Deed of Settlement requires that the trustees and the Directors of the investment company must have investment management or merchant banking expertise and one trustee must be nominated by the Minister of Finance in order to assist the trust in financial and investment decisions

(4) No. The joint venture has not been entered into as the conditions precedent contained in the Deed of Settlement have not yet been met.

2010-02-24

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