Questions & Replies: Presidency - Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
2013-09-13
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Reply received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 3165
Mr J J McGluwa (ID) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
(1) Whether the Office of the Presidency received any funds for the Expanded Public Works Programme in the (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13 financial years;
(2) whether any of these funds were earmarked for (a) capital or (b) infrastructure-related projects; if so, (i) what are the names of these projects, (ii) where are these projects situated, (iii) what is the value of each project and (iv) how many jobs have been created by each project
(3) in each case, what process was followed to appoint project (a) implementers and (b) consultants;
(4) in each case, were funds transferred to project implementers (a) in a lump sum or (b) through progress payment;
(5) whether any projects have been impeded due to maladministration or corruption; if so, (a) which projects have been affected and (b) what action has been taken in each case?
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Reply to the Parliamentary Question 3165 [NW 3723E] - Mr J J McGluwa (ID) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
REPLY:
(1) The Presidency did not receive any funds for the Expanded Public Works Programme.
(2) Falls away.
(3) Falls away.
(4) Falls away.
(5) Falls away.
Reply received: December 2013
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NUMBER: 3060
Mr A Watson (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
(a) How many officials from his office travelled to Parliament in the (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13 financial years and (b) what was the total cost to his office for (i) flights and (ii) hotel accommodation in each case?
NW3614E
REPLY:
(a) (i)(ii)(iii)(iv) Number of officials who travelled to Parliament.
| Serial No. | Financial Year | Number of Officials |
| (i) | 2009 – 2010 | 20 |
| (ii) | 2010 – 2011 | 20 |
| (iii) | 2011 – 2012 | 23 |
| (iv) | 2012 – 2013 | 22 |
(b) (i)(ii).
| Serial Number | Item | Amount |
| (i) | Air Transport | R 4,200,631.04 |
| (ii) | Accommodation | R 1,423,747.30 |
| Total Cost | R 5,624,378.34 |
Reply received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 2979
Mrs C Dudley (ACDP) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
(1) How is the Government (a) monitoring and (b) evaluating the (i) National Youth Development Agency and (ii) SA Youth Council;
(2) have these institutions achieved their strategic objectives in the (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13 financial years;
(3) has an evaluation been done regarding the impact the specified entities have made to improve access to opportunities and the everyday lives of the youth?
NW3526E
REPLY:
(1) (i) Government has configured the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as a mechanism for monitoring and evaluating Government programmes including the programmes of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA).
The NYDA has been established in terms of an Act of Parliament, which gives government authority to do oversight on the NYDA. Government, monitor the NYDA in a number of ways, which include:
Submission of the Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans of the NYDA to the Ministry in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration. These Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans are some of the tools, which the Ministry uses in monitoring the NYDA. The Ministry table these Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans in Parliament for consideration by the relevant Parliamentary Committees, on request from Parliament, the NYDA brief relevant Parliamentary Committee on these Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans and also on any other matter that the Parliamentary Committees my request from time to time. Reports from Parliament on the NYDA assist the Ministry in monitoring the NYDA in relation to its mandate, feedback from the Parliamentary Committees on their oversight visits on the NYDA also assist the Ministry to ensure that the NYDA remain relevant and succeed in assisting the youth.
Submission of the Annual Reports by the NYDA to the Ministry. These Annual Reports, which include Report of the Auditor-General of South Africa, assists the Ministry in monitoring the NYDA against its targets. The Ministry, tables these Annual Reports in Parliament as required by the Parliamentary prescripts.
(ii) The SA Youth Council is not a government structure, but an association of civil society youth organisation. However, the Ministry holds regular meetings with the SA Youth Council as part of government stakeholders.
(2) NYDA's achievements of its strategic objectives are contained in the Annual Reports of the NYDA, which include the Report of the Auditor-General of South Africa. These Annual Reports were tabled in Parliament and can also be accessible on the NYDA website.
(3) Programmes which impact on the youth will form part of the evaluation programmes as approved by Cabinet. However all institutions are encouraged to do evaluations for their programmes
Reply received: December 2013
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NUMBER: 2950
Mr S C Motau (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
(1) How much has (a) the Office of the Presidency and (b) each of the entities reporting to it spent on advertisements placed on the Africa News Network 7 (ANN7) news channel;
(2) were these advertisements placed through the Government Information and Communications System?
NW3501E
REPLY:
(1) None.
(2) Falls away.
Reply received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 2917
Mr S J F Marais (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
(1) What amount has (a) the Office of the Presidency and (b) each of the entities reporting to it spent on advertising (i) in The New Age newspaper and (ii) on its website between 1 December 2012 and 31 August 2013;
(2) were these advertisements placed through the Government Information and Communication System?
NW3468E
REPLY:
(1) (a) The Presidency has not spent on adverting in The New Age (i) newspaper and (ii) its website between 1 December 2012 and 31 August 2013.
(b) Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME)
The DPME has not spent on advertising in The New Age (i) newspaper and (ii) on its website between 1 December 2012 and 31 August 2013.
Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
(i) The GCIS spent R970 794.65 on advertising in The New Age newspaper on National Orders for the Companions of OR Tambo and for the State-of the-Nation Address (SONA), 2013.
(ii) The GCIS did not advertise on The New Age website between 1 December 2012 and 31 August 2013
Media Development Diversity Agency (MDDA)
(i) The MDDA spent R11 799.00 on advertisement for the COO position in The New Age newspaper.
(ii) The MDDA did not advertise on The New Age website between 1 December 2012 and 31 August 2013.
Brand South Africa (Brand SA)
The Brand SA has not spent on advertising (i) in The New Age newspaper and (ii) on its website between 1 December 2012 and 31 August 2013.
National Youth Development Agency (NYDA)
(i) The NYDA spent R930 903.48 on advertising with The New Age newspaper between 1 December 2012 and 31 August 2013. All the advertising was placed directly with the newspaper.
(ii) The NYDA did not advertise on The New Age website between 1 December 2012 and 31 August 2014.
(2) (a) Falls away
(b) The DPME has not placed advertisements in The New Age (i) newspaper and on its (ii) website. Therefore, this part of the Parliamentary Question falls away.
The GCIS has placed and paid the advertisements on the National Orders for the Companion of OR Tambo and on the State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA).
The MDDA advertisements were not placed through the Government Communication and Information System.
The Brand SA has not placed advertisements in The New Age (i) newspaper and on its (ii) website. Therefore, this part of the Parliamentary Question falls away.
The NYDA advertisements were not placed through the Government Communication and Information System.
Reply to the Parliamentary Question 2917 [NW 3468E] - Mr S J F Marais (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
Reply received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 2828
Mr I M Ollis (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
(1) What amount has (a) the Office of the Presidency and (b) each of the entities reporting to it spent on advertisements placed on the SABC 24 hour news channel;
(2) were these advertisements placed through the Government Communication and Information System?
NW3333E
REPLY:
(1) None
(2) Falls away
Reply received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 2754
Mr G G Hill-Lewis (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
Whether the Office of the Presidency has paid the SA Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) to undertake (a) research and/or (b) consultancy work; if so, (i) what is the nature of this (aa) research and/or (bb) consultancy work, (ii) over what period will the SAIRR conduct this (aa) research and/or (bb) consultancy work, (iii) what are the (aa) long- and (bb) short- term benefits as a direct result of this (aaa) research and/or (bbb) consultancy work undertaken and (iv) how much was the SAIRR paid to conduct this (aa) research and/or (bb) consultancy work?
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REPLY:
The Presidency has not paid the SA Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) to undertake (a) research and/or (b) consultancy work.
Reply received: November 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 2722
Mr T Botha (Cope) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
Whether the Government has responsive and inclusive participatory processes in active self-governance in place to mitigate the simmering social tension in the country; if not, what are the reasons for this conclusion; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
Every five years the citizens of South Africa vote for a Government of their choice. That is participatory democracy. Over the past 20 years, Government has put in place credible institutions and systems for responsive and inclusive participatory process in active self-governance and to mitigate the simmering tension in the country. Democracy by definition entails government by the people directly or indirectly through elected representatives. The electoral system and management of elections enjoy high levels of credibility, and have been declared free and fair each time they were held.
Local government is at the forefront of participatory democracy by involving citizens in decision making structures through the ward-based system. To enhance active citizen participation, the delivery agreement on local government includes activities to support municipalities in improving citizen's participation at ward level.
Furthermore, Cabinet has approved Citizen-Based Monitoring (CBM) Framework, a Framework for Strengthening Citizen-Government Partnerships for Monitoring Frontline Service Delivery. This DPME-led process confirms government commitment to Citizen-Government Partnerships in service delivery monitoring. Cabinet approved that all departments involved in providing services directly to the public adjust their monitoring and evaluation frameworks to include mechanisms for incorporating the views and experiences of citizens on service delivery. DPME is supporting service delivery departments to implement this.
Public hearings are held by our legislatures and municipal councils as part of participatory process in active self-governance to mitigate the simmering social tension, (for example Municipal IDPs are adopted by Councils after inputs received from the communities), ward communities, school governing bodies, hospital boards, amongst other things, are structures in relation to participatory process in active self-governance to mitigate the simmering social tension in the country.
Replz received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 2709
Mr B M Bhanga (Cope) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
(1) Whether the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Board relies on any of its regulations to raise the salary of the (a) Chief Executive Officer (name and details furnished) and (b) other executives, even while on suspension; if so, which provisions is the Board relying on;
(2) whether he intends to (a) take any steps to review these salaries and (b) table legislation to regulate salary grades of executives of government entities; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
(1) (a) (b) The Board relies on the provision of the NYDA's Disciplinary Code and Procedure, which states that any suspension of an employee pending a disciplinary hearing shall be on full remuneration. This means that a suspended employee is regarded as an employee with full rights, and their terms and conditions of employment are maintained whilst they are on suspension. This provision applies to all employees of NYDA regardless of job levels and status.
(2) (a) Salaries of the NYDA executives are determined by the Board of the NYDA. However, it is envisaged in the NYDA Amendment Bill, which will be tabled in Parliament that the determination of the salaries of the executives will be made by the Board in consultation of the executive authority.
(b) The Presidential Review Committee (PRC) on State-Owned Entities (SOEs) was established in response to a need, which include improving the SOE policy and to strengthen the role of SOE's in society in general. Report of the PRC on the findings and recommendations in relation to the SOEs was tabled in Parliament on the 29 May 2013. Recommendation 2 of the Report deals with overarching law governing all SOEs, and Recommendation 5 deal with the salaries of the SOEs Board and Executives. Implementation plan of the PRC Recommendations will be released when finalised by the relevant Inter-Ministerial Committee.
Reply received: November 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 2659
Mrs S P Kopane (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
(1) Whether any performance bonuses were paid to employees in the Office of the Presidency in the 2012-13 financial year; if so, what is the total (a) number of employees that received bonuses and (b) amount paid out by the Office of the Presidency for these bonuses;
(2) what percentage of outputs were achieved by the Office of the Presidency as measured against each target set in its Annual Performance Plan in the 2012-13 financial year?
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REPLY:
(1) Yes, performance bonuses were paid to employees in The Presidency in the 2012-13 financial year;
(a) 164 employees received performance bonuses
(b) R3317184 was paid out for these bonuses
(2) In 2012-13 financial year, The Presidency has achieved an overall audited outcome of 79% of its pre-determined targets and partially achieved 17% of its set targets while 4% of the targets were not achieve.
Reply received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 2594
Adv H C Schmidt (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
How much did (a) the Presidency and (b) each of the entities reporting to it spend on promotional events organised by The New Age newspaper between 1 September 2012 and 30 August 2013? NW3081E
REPLY:
(a) No amount of money has been spent by The Presidency on promotional events organised by The New Age newspaper between 01 September 2012 and 30 August 2013.
(b) (i) Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
No amount of money has been spent by The Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation on promotional events organised by The New Age newspaper during the period 1 September 2012 to 30 August 2013.
(ii) Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
No amount of money has been spent by the GCIS on promotional events organised by The New Age newspaper between 1 September 2012 and 30 August 2013. On request of the Department for Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR), the GCIS has booked the New Age/ Morning Live Business Breakfast for the launch of the 1913 Native Land Act Centenary to the value of R857 889.00 and the payment was made by the DRDLR.
(iii) Media Development Diversity Agency
No amount of money has been spent by The Media Development Diversity Agency on promotional events organised by The New Age newspaper between 1 September 2012 and 30 August 2013.
(vi) Brand South Africa
No promotional events were undertaken by The Brand South Africa between the period of 1 September 2012 and 30 August 2013.
However, an amount of R35 650 was spent with The New Age for Business Briefings:
▪ Nomvula Mokonyane : 04 October 2012 and
▪ Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma : 08 October 2013.
At each Business Briefing, Brand SA bought two tables for stakeholder's engagement opportunities.
(v) National Youth Development Agency (NYDA)
The NYDA spent R750 929.40 on The New Age Breakfast briefing that was held in partnership with SABC (broadcast live) on 02 July 2013 to engage stakeholders on challenges facing the youth and how the National Development Plan (NDP) will contribute towards moving the youth empowerment agenda forward. A special focus was placed on outlining the NYDA's new vision, mission and key performance areas as the New NYDA Board came on board in the NYDA at around that time.
Reply received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 2554
Mr E J Marais (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
With reference to the Presidential Review Committee on state-owned entities (SOEs) on proposed SOE reforms, what are (a) the time frames and (b) his envisaged end date in order to put in place the proposed reforms?
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REPLY:
On pages 204-114 of Volume 2 of the Main Report of the Presidential Review Committee on State-Owned Entities, which was tabled in Parliament, the Presidential Review Committee has proposed phased implementation process for the SOEs reforms.
However, the time frames to put in place the proposed reforms will be released after been finalized by the relevant Inter-Ministerial Committee.
Reply received: November 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 2483
Ms S K Plaatjie (Cope) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration
(1) Whether, in view of his report on the performance of Ministers, the performance contracts for Ministers are in line with Government's performance expectations; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so,
(2) Whether penalties will be pressed against the non-performing Ministers, their departments and managers; if not, why not; if so, when;
(3) What specific areas were identified for a turn-around strategy in each relevant department where performance did not meet the specified expectations;
(4) (a) what are the full details of his measurements of excellence, (b) how can they be achieved and (c) in what time frame?
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REPLY:
(1) The Minister of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation is not aware of a report produced on the performance of Ministers as stipulated in the question by the Honourable Member. However, if the question relates to the results of the Management Performance Assessments Tool (MPAT) of the 156 national and provincial departments which were published in September 2013, this has no direct relationship with the Performance Agreements (PAs) signed between the President and his Ministers. MPAT assess the quality of management practices in government departments. The intention of these assessments is to get managers in departments to regularly monitor the quality of their management practices and to develop and implement improvement plans where necessary. This is premised on the assumption that departments that implement good management practices are more likely to achieve the desired outcomes.
PAs between the President and his Ministers on the other hand are intended to be a management tool for the President to provide Ministers with an indication of the key issues which he would like them to focus on. In the PAs, Ministers were requested to establish and participate in Implementation Forums for each of the twelve outcomes. The Implementation Forums have developed delivery agreements for the 12 government outcomes. For Ministers who contribute to a number of outcomes, their PAs are based on the agreed high-level outputs and targets for those outcomes. For Ministers whose direct contribution to the 12 outcomes is limited, their PAs reflect key outcomes, outputs and metrics in their departments' strategic plans.
There is therefore a direct correlation between Performance Agreements of Ministers and government priorities and outcomes as expressed in the Delivery Agreements. Quarterly progress reports on progress against the Delivery Agreements are available on the programme of action (POA) website.
(2) The Minister of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation is in no position to determine whether the President will take action and against a particular Minister. It is the prerogative of the President to appoint and dismiss Ministers as he deem necessary.
(3) With regard to the MPAT report which was released recently, departments are assessed on four MPAT Key Performance Areas (KPA), namely; Strategic Management, Governance and Accountability, Human Resource Management and Financial Management. Based on the outcome of the MPAT assessments, some departments were found to be performing poorly in some management areas.
The MPAT report which details the results for each of the 156 national and provincial departments is available on the DPME website. It details the specific areas where departments fared poorly and in which areas they excelled or complied. It will not be efficient for the purpose of this response to detail the results for each department that performed poorly in each KPA. Where the MPAT assessments results points to weaknesses in a particular KPA, management of the department is expected to develop and implement an improvement plan. MPAT assessments are conducted on an annual basis. Comparison between the results of consecutive years will indicate whether there is improvement from one year to another. The recently released moderated results for 2012 form a baseline for comparison for performance year on year.
(4) MPAT is based on four progressive levels of management performance. Each management practice is assessed and scored against these four levels of performance. A department that scores at Level 1 or Level 2 for a standard is non-compliant with the minimum legal prescripts in that management area and is performing poorly in terms of its management practices in that management area. On the other hand a department that scores at Level 3 is compliant with the legal prescripts in that management area. A Level 4 department is compliant and operating smartly in terms of its management. The objective of MPAT is to get all departments to incrementally progress to Level 4 in all management areas.
Reply received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 2443
Mr A C Steyn (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
(1) What amount has the Government Communication and Information System spent on placing advertisements for (a) each government department and (b) their entities since 1 September 2012;
(2) since 1 September 2012, how much advertising has it placed on behalf of (a) government departments, (b) its entities with (i) community newspapers, (ii) community radio stations and (iii) community television stations and (c) how many of these newspapers were supported by the Media Development and Diversity Agency (M DDA);
(3) (a) which community newspapers are supported by the MDDA, (b) for how long has each newspaper been supported, (c) what amount has been spent on each newspaper and (d) what is the circulation of each newspaper;
(4) (a) which community newspapers have stopped receiving support from the MDDA since 1 September 2011 and (b) why was the support of the MDDA stopped in each specified case?
REPLY:
(1) A total amount of R 138 437 828.77 were spent on placing advertisements for Governments Departments since 1 September 2012 - 31 August 2013 and is made up as follows:
Agriculture – R11 558 649.45
Arts & Culture - R 1 791 705.1 2
Auditor General - R339 640.00
Basic Education - R 4 938 505.31
Correctional Services - R201 647.41
DPSA - R9 881 066.49
Economic Development - R 32 222.56
EC Premier Office - R 1 057 142.91
Energy - R 27 640.00
Environmental Affairs - R 2 205 905.65
GClS - R 1 1 930 939.37
Health - R 12 697 896.79
Higher Education - R 4 885 673.08
Home Affairs - R 5 174 31 9.36
Human Settlement - R 16 857 966.32
Justice - R 12 291 297.80
KZN Premier Office - R 1 662 920.00
Labour - R 1 1 255 623.86
NW Premier Office - R 1 298 442.78
Performance Monitoring and Evaluation - R 444 023.10
The Presidency - R 250 066.85
Public Works - R 1 806 196.80
Rural Development - R 12 100 985.31
SAPS - R 4 039 406.1 9
Social Development - R 1 457 407.00
Sports & Recreation - R 300 137.26
Transport - R 254 941.54
Water Affairs - R 7 695 460.46
(2) (b) A total amount of R 64 654 419.25 were spent on placing advertisements for entities of Government Departments since 1 September 2012 - 31 August 2013 and is made up as follows:
Compensation Fund - R 27 638 306.76
IPlD - R 878 645.00
Military Veterans - R 2 314 929.1 6
Municipal Demarcation Board - R 71 0 707.1 1
National Gambling Board - R 31 1 157.30
NPA - R 7 821 652.56
NYDA - R 1 126 516.70
RTMC - R 10 042 660.84
SASSA - R 654 920.00
SEDA - R 591 285.60
State Security - R 593 431.44
Stats SA - R 249 600.00
The Innovation Hub - R 83 686.55
UIF - R 11 636 920.23
(2) (a) Since 1 September 2012 - 31 August 2013 a total R 18 632 462.23 of advertisement were placed by Government Departments with Community Media as follows:
(i) Community Newspapers - R 4 747 224.47
(ii) Community Radio - R 11 135 296.98
(iii) Community TV - R 2 749 630.1 8
(b) Since 1 September 2012- 31 August 2013 a total of R 9 442 094.18 of
advertisement were placed by entities of Government with Community Media
as follows:
(i) Community Newspaper - R 2 149 630.1 8
(ii) Community Radio - R 3 579 605.00
(iii) Community TV - R 3 71 2 859.00
(3) and (4) Refer to attached Annexure A
Reply received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 2423
Mr E J Marais (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency:
In light of the recommendations by the Presidential Review Committee on State Owned Entities, what time frames has he set to ensure that (a) partnerships with the private sector are entrenched and (b) improved infrastructure funding methodologies and models including a resource tax are in place?
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REPLY:
The Implementation of the Recommendations of the Presidential Review Committee (PRC) should not be viewed as a once – off event, but rather as a reform process or programme. On pages 204-114 of Volume 2 of the Main Report, which was tabled in Parliament, the Presidential Review Committee has proposed phased implementation process for this SOEs reforms
However, the time frames for the implementation of the Recommendations of the Presidential Review Committee on State-Owned Entities will be released after been finalized by the relevant Inter-Ministerial Committee.
Reply received: September 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 2151
Ms E More (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration
(1) Whether any staff member in the Presidency (a) performed work in addition to the responsibilities related to his or her work, outside normal working hours, in the (i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10, (iii) 2010-11, (iv) 2011-12 and (v) 2012-13 financial years and (b) has been performing such work during the period 1 April 2013 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, how is it determined whether such work is being performed or not; if so, in each case, (aa) how many staff members and (bb) in what job or work categories are the specified staff members employed;
(2) whether approval for such work was obtained in each case; if not, what are the relevant details; if so, (a) what is the policy of the Presidency in this regard, (b) by whom are such applications considered and approved, (c) how many contraventions of this policy were brought to the attention of the Presidency in the (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13 financial years and (d) what steps have been taken against transgressors?
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REPLY:
(1) Staff members in The Presidency that –
(a) performed work in addition to the responsibilities related to his or her work outside normal working hours during:
(i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10 and (iii) 2010-11:
(aa) Data not available to report on such number of staff members as there are instances where employees would have been moved to other departments with their personal files.
(bb) Job/work categories of staff members: N/A
(iv) 2011-12:
(aa) 14 staff members applied for approval
(bb) job/work categories of the specified staff members:
(1) Supply Chain Officer: Supply Chain Management
(2) Director: Youth Desk
(3) Deputy Director: Corporate Information Management
(4) Deputy Director: Internal Communications
(5) Principal State Law Advisor
(6) 2 X Senior Secretary
(7) 2 X Driver/Messenger
(8) Remuneration Specialist
(9) 2 X Deputy Director: Research
(10) Researcher
(11) Personal Assistant: Spousal Support
(v) 2012-13:
(aa) 5 staff members applied for approval
(bb) job/work categories of the specified staff members:
(1) Administration Officer
(2) Assistant Director: Labour Relations
(3) Human Resource Officer
(4) Senior Secretary
(5) Deputy Director: Spousal Support
(b) 1 April 2013 up to 31 July 2013:
(aa) 8 staff members
(bb) job/work categories of the specified staff members:
(1) Administration Officer
(2) Assistant Director: Labour Relations
(3) Human Resource Officer
(4) Senior Secretary
(5) Deputy Director: Spousal Support
(2) Yes.
(a) The policy of The Presidency in this regard is that The Presidency informs each employee in his/her offer letter of appointment that he/she is required to obtain prior approval to perform remunerated work outside the Presidency in accordance with Section 30 of the Public Service Act, 1994 as amended. A procedure manual in respect of application to perform remunerative work outside employment in the department was implemented on 16 February 2011 to assist employees with such application. The Procedure Manual also stipulates that:
▪ the executive authority shall decide whether or not to grant permission within 30 days after the receipt of the request from the employee; and if the executive authority fails to make a decision within the 30 day period, it would be deemed that such permission was given, in accordance with Section 30(3) and
▪ according to Section 31 of the Public Service Act, if any remuneration, allowance or other reward is received by an employee in connection with the performance of his or her work in the public service otherwise than in accordance with this Act or a determination by or directive of the Minister, or is received contrary to Section 30, that employee shall pay into revenue an amount equal to the amount of any such remuneration, allowance or reward; or if it does not consist of money, the value thereof as determined by the Head of Department in which he or she was employed, at the time of the receipt thereof. If the employee fails to so pay into revenue the amount or value, the said Head of Department shall recover it from him or her by way of legal proceedings and pay it into revenue.
(b) In The Presidency, Section 30 of the Public Service Act, 1994, has been delegated to:
For recommendation: by the applicant's supervisor and;
For approval:
Employees on salary level 1 – 12 : by Branch Heads
Employees on salary level 13 – 14 : by Chief Operations Officer
Employees on salary level 15 : by Director-General
(c) Contraventions of this policy that were brought to the attention of The Presidency in the financial years:
(i) 2010-11: unknown.
(ii) 2011-12:
(1) Senior Secretary
(2) Researcher
(3) Supervisor: Housekeeping Services
(4) State Accountant
(5) Driver/Messenger: Corporate Information Management; and
(6) Senior Admin Officer
(iii) 2012-13:
(1) Director: Special Projects
(2) Assistant Director: Administration; and
(3) Advisor: Special Projects
(d) Letters were issued to the transgressors to explain the reasons for contravening the policy on remunerative work outside the Presidency. It was discovered that most of the staff members are no longer actively participating as members of the companies and they failed to deregister their names due to lack of knowledge.
Affidavits were submitted by other employees to confirm that they did not receive any remuneration reported. Depending on the reasons provided by an individual, it was asked that an application be completed and submitted for approval.
Reply received: October 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 2118
Mr M Mnqasela (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration
(a) Does the Presidency prepare quarterly interim financial statements and (b) are these statements considered by the Audit Committee?
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REPLY:
(a) Yes. The Presidency does prepare quarterly interim financial statements.
(b) Yes. These statements are considered by the Audit Committee.
Reply received: September 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 2009
Mr J J McGluwa (ID) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration
(1) Why, in each case, has the (a) chief executive officer (CEO), (b) chief operations officer (COO) and (c) Manager for Corporate Services at the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) been suspended;
(2) Whether formal disciplinary charges have been instituted against the (a) CEO, (b) COO or (c) Manager for Corporate Services at the NYDA; if so, on what grounds have disciplinary hearings been instituted in each case;
(3) Whether the (a) CEO, (b) COO and (c) Manager for Corporate Services at the NYDA have been accused of any form of financial mismanagement or misconduct; if so, have formal investigations into this mismanagement or misconduct been initiated in each specified case;
(4) Whether the (a) CEO, (b) COO and (c) Manager for Corporate Services at the NYDA are still receiving salaries after their respective suspensions; if so, what is the salary that is being paid in each specified case?
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REPLY:
(1) The suspensions were made in the best interest of good administration. The suspension of the Chief Operations Officer was lifted and the official has returned to work.
(2) (a)(c) Yes, disciplinary charges have been instituted. The disciplinary process is currently underway and as a result the NYDA is not in a position to make comments in this regard.
(b) No.
(3) At this stage the NYDA is not in a position to make comments in this regard, since there are due processes that are currently underway.
(4) (a)(c) Yes, they are still receiving full salary.
(b) The official has returned to work.
Reply received: September 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1964
Mr B M Bhanga (Cope) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration
Whether the suspension of the chief executive officer of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) will result in the dissolution of the NYDA; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has been established in terms of an Act of Parliament. In terms of the Act, the Board of the National Youth Development Agency is appointed by the President on the recommendation by Parliament (section 9(2)). The Chief Executive Officer is an employee of the NYDA and is accountable to the Board (section 13(2)).The Board can in terms of section 13 (5) of the Act appoint an acting Chief Executive Officer to perform the functions of the Chief Executive Officer until the Chief Executive Officer resumes his or her duties or a new Chief Executive Officer is appointed. Therefore, the suspension of the Chief Executive Officer of the NYDA by the Board of the NYDA will not result in the dissolution of the NYDA.
Reply received: August 2013
QUESTION NUMBER 1947
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2 AUGUST 2013
1947. Mr T D Harris (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: National Planning Commission:
Whether any persons involved in managing the fieldwork process in Census 2011 were subsequently involved in the 2011 Post Enumeration Survey; if so, (a) which persons and (b) what was the justification for their involvement?
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Reply:
Yes.
(a) Two such persons were involved. Ms Yandiswa Mpetsheni was assigned the responsibility of oversight on the reopened Post Enumeration Survey (PES) and Ms Nthabiseng Makhatha provided the technical, methodological and statistical estimation procedures for finalising the PES.
(b) Ms Mpetsheni has acquired extensive competencies in leadership and direct management of field and data processing operations including quality management. She was responsible for the re-engineering of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey, for field operations and data processing in Census 2001 and for field operations in Census 2011. She was, therefore, the best qualified person to lead a rescue operation. The team of six officials that were responsible for the PES was instructed by the Statistician-General to observe only the professional and technical prescripts that governs their work and Ms Mpetsheni provided the leadership and resources for them to execute their task.
Ms Makhatha was appointed to deal with methodology and quality. She had been previously assigned the responsibility for the Census 2001 PES, including tasks of supervising field operations, data processing and statistical estimation procedures. She, subsequently, became the head of the Kwa-Zulu Natal provincial office where she was responsible for all sample surveys as well as Census 2011. Ms Makhatha is an accomplished statistician and methodologist having served not only at Head Office but having also managed large scale and complex field operations including their inherent quality matters. She was thus appropriately qualified to manage the rescue operation.
Reply received: August 2013
QUESTION NUMBER 1946
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2 AUGUST 2013
1946. Mr T D Harris (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: National Planning Commission:
(1) Whether there was any statistically significant difference between the preliminary population estimates of the 2011 Post Enumeration Survey presented to the SA Statistics Council on 2 August 2012 and the final results published in October 2012; if not, what was the justification for the additional amounts spent on (a) consultants, (b) fieldworkers and (c) other services between August 2012 and October 2012; if so, what was the difference;
(2) what amounts were spent on (a) consultants, (b) fieldworkers and (c) other services between August 2012 and October 2012?
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Reply:
(1) There was a statistically significant difference between the preliminary population estimates of the 2011 Post Enumeration Survey (PES) as presented in August 2012 and the one published in October 2012. The difference arose because the August result did not execute the PES methodology thoroughly, thus generating a total population with significant inherent biases at the level of sub-groups.
The second significant difference was at the level of provinces arising out of both clerical omissions and methodological errors in the computation of the PES. The final results of the PES showed that the undercount in Census 2011 was 14.6% instead of the 18.3% presented earlier to the Statistician-General in July 2012. The table below illustrates the point.
| Province | Reopened undercount Rate | Initial undercount rate | Difference in undercount estimates | Ranking |
| Western Cape | 18.5 | 22.0 | -3.5 | (1) (2) |
| Eastern Cape | 12.9 | 15.7 | -2.8 | (7) (7) |
| Northern Cape | 13.4 | 25.9 | -12.5 | (6) (1) |
| Free State | 10.1 | 13.0 | -2.9 | (8) (8) |
| Kwa-Zulu Natal | 16.7 | 21.1 | -4.4 | (2) (3) |
| North West | 14.9 | 18.4 | -3.5 | (4) (5) |
| Gauteng | 14.7 | 19.0 | -4.3 | (5) (4) |
| Mpumalanga | 15.5 | 17.8 | -2.3 | (3) (6) |
| Limpopo | 10.0 | 12.2 | -2.2 | (9) (9) |
| RSA | 14.6 | 18.3 | -3.3 |
The table above shows the level of undercount as well as the shift in ranking between the initial undercount estimate and the final undercount estimate. For instance Gauteng had an estimated undercount of 19.0% initially and the reopened level settled Gauteng at 14.7%. A 4.3 percentage point difference in undercount for Gauteng would have overestimated Gauteng's population by 1.3 million and subsequently potentially increasing the claim of Gauteng to the provincial allocation by up to R 12 billion, thus reducing the claim to provincial allocations by other provinces. The Northern Cape, which is small in population size, ranked first in undercount, but was, in fact, sixth.
(2) The costs of fieldwork and processing of the reopened PES amounted to R9 million. The cost of consultants was R2 million and associated services were R700 000 for the work performed from July to October 2012.
Reply received: August 2013
QUESTION NUMBER 1945
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2 AUGUST 2013
1945. Mr T D Harris (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: National Planning Commission:
Whether any consultant report in review of Census 2011 raised the issue of the process being rushed; if so, (a) which report and (b) what (i) did the report suggest might be the negative consequences of the process being rushed and (ii) steps did Statistics SA take to mitigate the negative consequences?
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Reply:
Yes Professors Dorrington and Moultrie of Cape Town raised the issue that the process was being rushed.
(a) Their report was authored under the auspices of the Centre for Actuarial Research (CARe) at the University of Cape Town.
(b) (i) The report suggested that the numbers might not be accurate and could lead to inequities in future provincial allocations of funds.
(ii) The Statistics Council duly evaluated and assessed the contents of the report, and weighed its evidence against reports from other Council consultants as well as the report tabled by Statistics South Africa. The Council concluded that the results were not rushed and that due technical and professional diligence was exercised and the results were ready and fit for release.
Reply received: August 2013
QUESTION NUMBER 1859
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 JULY 2013
1859. Ms N P Gcume (Cope) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: National Planning Commission:
What percentage of the population lives (a) below the international poverty line of 1.2 dollars per day and (b) on less than 2 dollars per day?
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Reply:
According to the Income and Expenditure Survey of 2000, 2005/6, Living Conditions Survey and the 2010/11 Income and Expenditure Survey the following percentage of the population lived below a $1.25 a day and $2.50 a day are given below:
(a) (b)
Year % below $ 1.25 % below $ 2.0 % below $ 2.5
2000 17.0 33.5 42.2
2005/6 9.7 25.3 34.8
2009 10.7 27.2 36.4
2010/11 7.5* 29.2*
The amounts reflected are based on 2005 International Comparison Programme (ICP) standard for purchasing power parities (PPP).
*Another International Comparisons Programme has been conducted in 2010/2011 at the same time as Stats SA conducted an Income and Expenditure Survey. The (ICP) based purchasing power parity for 2010/11 have not been released and thus Stats SA is not in a position to provide a measure until such a standard for 2010/11 is issued. However, we have adjusted the figures of 2010/2011 to the 2005 level and thus had to deflate the figures to 2005 as a reference date instead of 2010/11. Furthermore, the standard for comparison is $ 1.25 and $ 2.50 a day.
Reply received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1931
Mrs M Wenger (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
What was the (a) make, (b) model, (c) year, (d) purpose, (e) date and/or dates, (f) financial cost and (g) sum total of kilometres driven in respect of each vehicle hired for use by him and his Deputy Minister since 1 January 2012?
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REPLY
(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g) Refer to the attached Annexures
Reply received: October 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1846
Mr E H Eloff (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
(1) How many consultants has the Office of the Presidency contracted and/or appointed (a) in the (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2013;
(2) how many consultants contracted and/or appointed by the Office of the Presidency (a) in the (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13 financial years and
(b) since 1 April 2013 are former officials of the Office of the Presidency and/or former public servants? NW2194E
REPLY:
(1) (a) (i) : 9
(ii) : 202
(iii) : 136
(iv) : 81
(b) 37
(2) (a) (i) : 0
(ii) : 1
(iii) : 1
(iv) : 1
(b) None
Reply received: August 2013
QUESTION NUMBER 1813
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 JULY 2013
1813. Mr T D Harris (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: National Planning Commission:
Whether any members of the SA Statistics Council participated in official activities abroad in 2011-12; if so, (a) which countries did they visit, (b) what were their activities and (c) who funded their travel and expenses?
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Reply:
Yes. Mr Ben Mphahlele, the Chair of Strategy Committee of Council undertook the following external trips as part of the process of statistical development.
(a)
I. Dublin, Ireland: 20 – 27 August 2011
II. Tunis, Tunisia: 20 – 23 March 2012
III. Daejeon, Korea: 12 – 15 November 2012
IV. Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire: 27 November – 3 December 2012
(b)
I. Dublin, Ireland: 21 – 26 August 2011
The Council member attended the 58th International Statistical Institute (ISI) World Statistics Congress, and represented Statistics Council on the Ethics Committee and the programmes of National Statistics Systems. As the Statistician-General, who is also the Vice President of the ISI could not attend because of Census 2011 activities, in this instance, the mandate of the member of Council was to represent the Statistician-General as well.
II. Tunis, Tunisia: 20 – 23 March 2012
The Council member met with the African Development Bank to discuss a concept document dealing with how the Centre for Urban and Regional Innovation and Statistical Exploration (CRUISE) could assist the continent, particularly with the infrastructure programme. CRUISE is a Chair created by Stats SA at the the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Stellenbosch University. The meeting discussed systemic challenges of development in Africa and how systems research-based solutions could assist to mitigate or resolve the challenges and agreement has been reached on how CRUISE could assist.
III. Daejeon, Korea: 12 – 15 November 2012
The Council member attended the Internal ISI Special Conference on Ethics in preparation for the adoption of the United Nations Fundamental Principles. Councils and Statistics Boards, where they exist, are custodians for the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics.
IV. Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire: 27 November – 3 December 2012
South Africa hosts the Secretariat for the Africa Symposia on Statistical Development (ASSD) and the Statistics Council has a responsibility to drive the agenda to establish functioning statistics councils on the continent. The Council's participation in the 8th ASSD in Yamoussoukro served to give effect to this responsibility.
(c) Statistics South Africa funded the travel and expenses. The Statistics Council is a statutory body and Statistics South Africa is mandated to provide resources for its functioning.
Reply received: August 2013
QUESTION NUMBER 1812
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 JULY 2013
1812. Mr T D Harris (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: National Planning Commission:
Whether any members of the SA Statistics Council received funds from Statistics SA in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011; if so, (i) which members, (ii) what did they receive funds for and (iii) how much did they receive respectively?
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Reply:
The schedule below lists payments made to members of the South African Statistics Council for the 2010/11 and 2011/12 financial years. Payments are made in terms of Chapter 12 of the Statistics Act which makes provision for statutory amounts for attending Council sessions as well as payments for work performed on behalf of Council. The current rate for a meeting that generally last four hours a day is R 2056 per member per sitting. The rate for work performed on behalf of the Council by members is R600 per hour and is limited to an average of 60 hours per month. Exceptions are made up to 160 hours per month in instances such as the census and the ISI.
Below is a schedule of payments made to Council members.
2010/2011
| (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
| Crowther Nas | Attendance of meetings | R7,098.00 |
| De Wet T | Attendance of meetings | R10,232.00 |
| Esau R | Attendance of meetings | R5,254.00 |
| Gabriels H* | Attendance of meetings Compilation of reports, reviewing statistics legislation, providing governance principles for the statistics system, overseeing talent management procedures and succession planning Overseeing Census 2011 preparations, execution and results Representing Council at international forums | R252,903.00 |
| Galpin JS | Attendance of meetings | R22,469.00 |
| Khumalo G | Attendance of meetings | R4,908.00 |
| Lesaoana MA | Attendance of meetings | R26,789.00 |
| Mphahlele M B** | Attendance of meetings Compilation of reports, reviewing statistics legislation, providing governance principles for the statistics system, overseeing talent management procedures and succession planning Overseeing Census 2011 preparations, execution and results Representing Council at international forums | R175,848.00 |
| Mthembu T Z | Attendance of meetings | R8,825.00 |
| Pretorius T | Attendance of meetings | R3,432.00 |
| Weideman P J | Attendance of meetings | R10,894.00 |
| Zuma K | Attendance of meetings | R11,351.76 |
| TOTAL | R540,003.76 |
* Gabriels is the Chair of Council and in the period under review he performed monthly responsibilities for Council that were capped at 60 hours a month and during this period he worked on the strategy for the National Statistics System including chairing sessions evaluating statistics provided by other national departments, such as Science and Technology as well as SAPS.
**Mphahlele is the Chair of the Strategy Committee of Council with responsibilities for the review of legislation, ethics of statistics, participation in local and international fora on statistics, strategy and work programme of Statistics South Africa. His remuneration is based on these activities on the aforementioned hourly rates.
(b) 2011/2012
| (a) 2010/11 | (b) 2011/12 | |
|---|---|---|
| (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
| Crowther Nas | Attendance of meetings | R5,763.00 |
| De Wet T | Attendance of meetings | R4,085.00 |
| Esau R | Attendance of meetings | R13,905.00 |
| Gabriels H* | Attendance of meetings Compilation of reports, reviewing statistics legislation, providing governance principles for the statistics system, overseeing talent management procedures and succession planning Overseeing Census 2011 preparations, execution and results Representing Council at international forums | R471,846.00 |
| Galpin JS | Attendance of meetings | R14,051.00 |
| Khumalo G | Attendance of meetings | R3,055.00 |
| Lesaoana MA | Attendance of meetings | R32,802.00 |
| Mphahlele M B** | Attendance of meetings Compilation of reports, reviewing statistics legislation, providing governance principles for the statistics system, overseeing talent management procedures and succession planning Overseeing Census 2011 preparations, execution and results Representing Council at international forums | R116,101.00 |
| Mthembu T Z | Attendance of meetings | R1,855.00 |
| Weideman P J | Attendance of meetings | R8,276.00 |
| Zuma K | Attendance of meetings | R13,207.00 |
| TOTAL | R 684,946.00 |
*Gabriels as the Chair of Council in the period under review spent his time on mainly the statutory responsibilities of oversight of Census 2011 and his hours were extended to 160 per month during this period.
**Mphahlele as Chair Committee of Council was engaged in both the Census activities, the review of legislation as well as representing Council on global matters of Statistical Development.
Reply received: October 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1811
Mr G G Hill-Lewis (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
What (a) buildings under the administration of (i) the Office of the President and (ii) entities reporting to the President, the Deputy President and him are national key points and (b) criteria were used to classify them as such?
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REPLY:
The Minister of Police is in a better position to provide a Reply in this regard, since the administration of National Key Points falls within the portfolio for the Ministry of Police.
Reply received: August 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1779
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 JULY 2013
Mrs S P Kopane (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration:
What is the (a) make, (b) model, (c) year and (d) purchase price of each vehicle that was bought for official use by (i) him and (ii) the Deputy Minister since 1 January 2012?
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REPLY:
According to the Ministerial Handbook, vehicle for official use by a Minister should be replaced after 120 000 kilometres.
(i) The vehicle for official use by Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration was replaced after 150 000 kilometers, with (a) Volkswagen (b) Touareg (c) 2012 (d) R722625.00.
(ii) No vehicle was purchased for the Deputy Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration since January 2012 to date.
Reply received: October 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1733
Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration
(1) Why did the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) fail to submit its report to the Central Drug Authority (CDA) for the 2011-12 annual report;
(2) when last did the NYDA submit an annual report?
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REPLY:
According to the NYDA:
(1) There was no request made for the NYDA to submit its Annual Report to the CDA for 2011-12.
In terms of section 62 of the Prevention of Treatment and Substance Abuse Act (Act No. 70 of 2008) "the Central Drug Authority must request responsible government departments and provincial Substance Abuse Forums to submit reports by no later than the last day of June; and such other reports as may be required".
(2) No request was made for the NYDA to submit Annual Report and as a result no Annual Report was submitted.
Reply received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1694
Dr S M van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
Has any action been taken against managers for not providing approval for payment timeously, due to vacation leave or other commitments, or as a result of weaknesses within the internal administration of a department; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
During 2012/13 financial year, a written warning has been issued to a staff member in the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation for late payment of invoices and a verbal warning has also been made to officials in the department for the late payment of invoices.
In the current financial year there has been one case of late payment in the department, which is still under investigation.
Reply received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1692
Mr J H Steenhuisen (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
(1) (a) What amount has been spent since 1 April 2009 on the (i) purchasing and (ii) distribution of official portraits of the (aa) President, (bb) Deputy President and (cc) Ministers and (b) how many official portraits of the (i) President, (ii) Deputy President and (iii) Ministers were purchased and distributed;
(2) which companies were awarded the contract to photograph, copy, frame and distribute these official portraits;
(3) What procurement process was followed in this regard?
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REPLY:
(1) (a)(b) The Presidency has not spent any amount in relation to the official portraits of the (aa) President, (bb) Deputy President and (cc) Ministers.
(2) Falls away
(3) Falls away
Reply Received: August 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1650
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 JUNE 2013
Mr B M Bhanga (cope) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(1) Whether he has been informed of the R20 million spent by the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) on (a) music equipment for (i) amateur DJs and (ii) music producers, (b) branding and (c) marketing; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so,
(2) who are the beneficiaries of this expenditure;
(3) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
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REPLY:
(1) No, the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) is guided by an Act of Parliament. This Act requires the Board of the NYDA to appoint a Chief Executive Officer for the NYDA, who is also the accounting officer of the NYDA. The Act mentions the duties of the Chief Executive Officer of the NYDA, which include managing the affairs of the NYDA and report on those affairs to the Board as often as the Board requires.
The Act also requires the NYDA to table a report on its activities during a financial year in Parliament. Furthermore, in terms of the Parliamentary procedures, Parliament can call the NYDA to account.
(2) Falls away.
(3) Not at this stage.
Reply received: December 2013
Reply received: September 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1558
Mr M Swart (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration
(1) What was the total amount paid to employees of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) in the form of performance bonuses in the 2012-13 financial year;
(2) (a) which staff members received performance bonus payments in the 2012-13 financial year and (b) what was the quantum of such payments in each case;
(3) whether any member of the newly appointed board of the NYDA will qualify for the payment of a performance bonus out of the R8 171 101 allowed for performance bonuses in the 2013-14 budget?
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REPLY:
(1) The total amount for performance bonuses paid in the year 2012-2013 was R7 588 758.66 and this was in recognition of the performance for the previous year (i.e. 2011-2012)
(2) (a) Staff members who were eligible for performance bonuses in accordance with the applicable human resource policies of the NYDA, specifically the Performance Management as well as the Remuneration and Benefits policies received performance bonus.
(b) The breakdown of payment is as follows:
| Job level | Amount |
| Top Management | R2 195 457.88 |
| Senior Management | R2 769 307.01 |
| General staff | R2 613 627.55 |
| Total | R7 578 392.44 |
(3) No. Members of the newly appointment Board of the NYDA will not qualify for the performance bonuses in the 2013-14 budget and the correct amount of bonus provision for the year 2013-2014 budget is R7 776 177.78.
Reply received: August 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1481
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 14 JUNE 2013
Mr M Swart (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
Whether the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has any programmes in place to assist young people to improve their results in mathematics and science; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? [NW1824E]
REPLY:
Yes. The NYDA has a programme in place to assist young people to improve their results. This programme is called 2nd Chance Matric Re-write project. It is aimed at assisting young people to improve their Grade 12 results especially in Mathematics and Physical Science. The 2nd Chance Matric Re-write project has been implemented over the last three years, 2010/11, 2011/12 and 2012/13. In 2010/11 and 2011/12 the project reached 5079 young people cumulatively. The third cycle for 2012/13 is currently underway with 2950 young people currently being assisted for their Matric rewrite at the end of the year. This will bring the total number of young people benefitting from the NYDA 2nd Chance Matric Re-write project to just over 8000 by the end of 2013.
The implementing partner is the Education, Training and Development Practices – Sector Education and Training Authority ETDP SETA. Star Schools have been appointed as service providers. Star Schools recruits young people nationally into the project and offers tuition in their centres. There are currently young people in the Western Cape (Khayelitsha), North West (Matlosana), and Gauteng (Braamfontein and Vaal) centres receiving tuition.
For the 2010/11 financial year, 2039 beneficiaries were registered and 32% pass rate was achieved in all 4 subjects combined. In the 2011/12 financial year, 3040 beneficiaries were registered and 74% pass rate was achieved in all 11 subjects.
Reply received: July 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1480
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 14 JUNE 2013
Mr M Swart (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(1) Whether the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) will continue to collect outstanding amounts on loans advanced to young entrepreneurs to start up their businesses, now that a proposal has been made to replace loans with grants; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether young entrepreneurs who want to qualify for grants to commence with new businesses will have to submit their business plans to NYDA?
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REPLY:
(1) Yes. The NYDA will continue to collect all outstanding amounts on loans advanced to young people to start up their businesses and if they do not pay, the NYDA will then follow the normal legal process that is currently being applied to all clients that are defaulting.
(2) Yes. The NYDA is currently finalising policies, procedures and processes that will be applied when processing applications for the grants and it is also envisaged that young people will submit their business plans to NYDA when making applications for these grants.
Reply received: August 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1479
Mr M Swart (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(1) How many young persons were assisted by the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) in the 2012-13 financial years to rewrite the Grade 12 examination?
(2) How many of the young persons who were so assisted actually passed the rewrite examination, expressed as a percentage;
(3) What was the total cost to the NYDA of the assistance granted in this instance?
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REPLY:
(1) The NYDA assisted 2950 young persons to enrol in a matric rewrite project for the 2012/13 financial year.
(2) The number of young persons passed will only be available after the November 2013 Grade 12 rewrite examination. However, young persons are currently receiving assistance from NYDA for their Grade 12 rewrite examination through Star Schools.
(3) The figures have not been audited yet. However, please refer to the attached Annexure: A for approximate total cost to the NYDA for assistance granted to young persons to rewrite Grade 12 examination.
Reply received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1467
Mr G G Hill-Lewis (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
How much did the Presidency spend on (a) promotional items and (b) cocktail receptions during the Budget Vote presentations in 2013?
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REPLY
During the Budget Vote presentations held in Parliament in 2013, The Presidency has not spent on (a) promotional items, but spent R173 730.94 on the (b) cocktail receptions.
Reply received: October 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1343
Dr S M van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
(1) Whether (a) he, (b) his deputy minister, (c) any specified officials and (d) any other persons have been issued with a government or official credit card (i) in the (aa) 2011-12 and (bb) 2012-13 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2013 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, in each instance, what is the (aaa) name, (bbb) job title, (ccc) credit limit, (ddd) outstanding amount as at the latest specified date for which information is available, (eee) monthly expenses incurred for each month since receiving the credit card, (fff) reason for such persons being issued with a credit card and (ggg) uses that such a credit card is intended for;
(2) whether any such credit cards have exceeded its credit limit at any time since it was issued; if so, (a) whose credit cards are over the limit and (b) what is the reason for the credit card exceeding the limit?
NW1673E
REPLY:
(1) (a)(i) The Minister has been issued with a government or official credit card, which he never used since October 2009. This card expired in July 2011.
(ii) No.
(b)(c)(d)(i)(ii) No. The Deputy Minister and officials in The Presidency have not been issued with a government credit card.
(ii)(aaa) (bbb) (ccc) (ddd) (eee) (fff) (ggg) Falls away
(2) (a)(b) Falls away
Reply received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1246
Ms E More (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
What amount has the Presidency spent on (a) catering and (b) entertainment in the (i) 2012-13 financial year and (ii) since 1 April 2013?
NW1492E
REPLY:
| Amount spent | (a) Catering | (b) Entertainment |
| i) 2012-13 financial year | R3 028 351.42 | R222 708.96 |
| (ii) 1 April 2013 to the last date at which data was available | R473 829.06 | R2 482.00 |
Reply received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1184
Mr N Singh (IFP) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
(a) How much was spent on the Thusong Centre that was constructed at Umgababa in KwaZulu-Natal, (b) when was the construction completed and (c) why is the centre not operational yet? NW1427E
REPLY:
According to the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS),
(a) An amount of R40 Million was initially spent for the construction of this facility. A further amount of R3.3 Million was spent on additional work. This was through requests from Departments such as the Department of Home Affairs which required a security upgrade and SASSA wanted specific counters/cubicles.
(b) The date for the practical completion of the facility was 30 June 2012. Additional work was completed by the end of May 2013 except for the signage which is now complete and new covered walkways which are currently under construction. Other work still to be undertaken by the municipality includes the following:
(i) Additional shop-fittings to the Municipal library (contract still to be awarded) and
(ii) Electronic/security installations for Cashiers
(c) The Centre opened in October 2012 with eThekwini Sizakala Centre, the Department of Social Development and (USASSA) Mthinte Telecentre operating in the Centre. They were followed by the Department of Home Affairs which moved in recently in September.
(i) The Community Hall is still awaiting delivery of chairs otherwise it is ready for operation.
(iii) The KZN COGTA and the Department of Labour have space allocated but have not taken occupation due to delays in the signing of lease agreements though the Department of Public Works.
(iv) SASSA currently uses the Centre for campaigns only; their documentation is still with their Head Office and will thereafter go to Public Works.
(v) The SAPS is awaiting construction of holding cells.
(vi) EThekwini Library is awaiting shop fitting to be done.
(vii) Post Office is currently in the process of awarding a tender for the shopfitting.
(viii) SMMEs have not moved in due to the delay with power connection by ESKOM. This matter is being dealt with by the municipality's Legal Services.
(ix) The eThekwini Municipality through Regional Centres Unit is negotiating with all affected parties to have outstanding matters resolved as soon as possible.
It is anticipated that lease agreements will be finalised within the next 6 months. The Municipality would however appreciate any intervention to fast track the issue of lease agreements as well as the provision of electricity by Eskom.
Reply received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1143
Mrs H Lamoela (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
(a) What total amount has (i) the Presidency and (ii) each specified entity reporting to him spent on conferences in the (aa) 2009-10, (bb) 2010-11, (cc) 2011-12 and (dd) 2012-13 financial years and (b) what (i) amount was spent on, and (ii) is the breakdown of the expenditure for, each specified conference? NW1376E
REPLY:
(i) The Presidency
(a) The total amount The Presidency spent on conferences in the:
(aa) 2009 – 10 R1 962 365.44,
(bb) 2010 – 11 R1 442 808.58,
(cc) 2011 – 12 R2 407 742.74,
(dd) 2012 – 13 R728 469.
Grand Total R6, 541,386.54
(b) Please refer to Annexure Afor the breakdown of the expenditure for each specified period.
(ii) Entities
(1) The Government Communication and Information System
Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) did not hold conferences between 2009/10 – 2012/13.
(2) Brand South Africa
(a)(ii)(aa)(bb)(cc)(dd) and (b) refer to the attached Annexure B
(3) Media Development Diversity Agency (MDDA)
The MDDA has not spent any amount on conference.
(4) National Youth Development Agency (NYDA)
(a)(ii)(aa)(bb)(cc)(dd) and (b) refer to the attached Annexure C
Reply received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1111
Mrs P C Duncan (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
(1) What total amounts has (a) the Presidency and (b) each specified entity reporting to him spent on (i) print and (ii) broadcast advertising in the (aa) 2009-10, (bb) 2010-11, (cc) 2011-12 and (dd) 2012-13 financial years;
(2) in each case, (a)(i) by which radio or television station were the advertisements broadcast and (ii) in which newspapers were the advertisements published in the (aa) 2009-10, (bb) 2010-11, (cc) 2011-12 and (dd) 2012-13 financial years and (b) at what cost in each specified case? NW1344E
REPLY:
(1) & (2) Refer to the attached Annexures A to F
Annexure A - The Presidency
Annexure B - Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME)
Annexure C - Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
Annexure D - Brand South Africa (Brand SA)
Annexure E - Media Development Diversity Agency (MDDA)
Annexure F - National Youth Development Agency (NYDA)
Reply received: May 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1036
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 23 MAY 2013
Mr M G P Lekota (COPE) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
Whether the Presidency has incorporated the National Development Plan into any targets for performance and delivery agreements for the 2013-14 financial year; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW1264E
REPLY:
With the adoption of the National Development Plan (NDP) we now not only have a 3-tiered (long, medium and short-term) planning system, but importantly a shared long-term strategic framework within which more detailed planning can take place. Given that the current performance agreements between the President and Ministers and related delivery agreements expire in March 2014, our focus is now on developing the 2014-2019 MTSF as the first five year building block of the NDP.
Before we can simply incorporate targets into performance agreements and delivery agreements, we first need to translate the NDP into a shorter term MTSF of government. The Presidency is in the process of developing the 2014-2019 MTSF which will provide the key links between the NDP, future performance and delivery agreements, and the strategic plans of individual departments.
There is a high correlation between the priorities in the NDP and the current 12 priority outcomes. Many of the indicators and targets are consistent and overlap with the current delivery agreements. This correlation enables us to maintain continuity in the planning and monitoring and evaluation processes of government.
Furthermore, in terms of the National Treasury document on the Framework for Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans (section 4.1), "A Strategic Plan should take into consideration the MTSF, the provincial growth and development strategies, IDPs of municipalities, Performance Agreements between the President and Ministers and Service Delivery Agreements entered into in terms of the broad strategic outcomes and any other relevant long term government plans. The institutions' current resources and capabilities should be considered. This document lays the foundation for the development of Annual Performance Plans.
This year being the last year of the five year term, the identified priorities of the party which wins elections must be factored in for the next MTSF.
Reply received: May 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 1030
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 10 MAY 2013
The Leader of the Opposition (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
With reference to his reply to question 163 on 30 April 2013, what is the full, detailed breakdown of the legal expenses incurred?
NW1256E
REPLY:
The manner in which this Parliamentary Question has been formulated is too broad. In responding to this Question, one has to clarify the litigation process and how legal costs are dealt with by the department.
Firstly, in most cases, the President in his capacity as Head of the National Executive and/or the Presidency does not institute proceedings. The President or the Presidency is the defendant or respondent in most of the cases instituted by individuals, NGOs, political parties, etc. The court papers are served at the state attorney's office which acts as the attorneys of record unless, the state attorney's office has advised otherwise.
Secondly, if the services of advocates have been used on behalf of the Presidency, the process of paying the accounts is as follows:
▪ Counsel will submit the account to the relevant State Attorney who will check and certify that the account is in order. The State Attorney's Office, which forms part of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development will pay the invoiced amount and claim from the relevant department for reimbursement, in other words, the Presidency in this instance.
Invoices in respect of the various cases where the Presidency is involved are made periodically. For example, a matter may last a number of years and Counsel will be submitting numerous claims in the process.
Therefore, the total provided in a Reply to the Parliamentary Question 163 is the total amount paid in respect of each respective year.
The consequence of this Parliamentary Question is that the legal costs incurred in respect of each file must be tallied and the majority of the files have already been archived.
In this regard it should be borne in mind that the Office of the President and/or the President himself is often cited in litigation even though the underlying dispute may directly involve other departments.
Expenditure on legal fees and disbursements by the Office of the President is not confined to litigation but often extends to expenses incurred in obtaining independent legal opinions and/or advice in non-litigious matters such as enquiries, commissions, etc.
To attempt to provide the information sought by the Honorable Member (in its present form) would require senior and legally qualified staff to spend time recovering individual files and the information contained therein.
Therefore, I would like to bring the attention of the Honorable Member to the provisions of section 45 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, which is Parliamentary enacted. This Act protects public bodies from requests which may result in unreasonable diversion of resources. Consequently, the work that will be involved in processing the detailed breakdown of the legal expenses incurred, as required in this Parliamentary Question, would substantially and unreasonably divert the resources of the department.
Reply received: July 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 989
Mr T D Lee (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(1) Since 1 January 2011, how many applications under the Promotion of Access to Information Act, Act 2 of 2000, were received by (a) the Presidency and (b) entities reporting to him, and in each case, how many were (i) granted, (ii) refused and (iii) deemed refused under section 27;
(2) since 1 January 2011, how many internal appeals under the Act were received by (a) the Presidency and (b) entities reporting to him, and in each case, how many were (i) granted, (ii) refused and (iii) deemed refused under section 77(7); (3) who is the information officer of (a) the Presidency and (b) each entity reporting to him, and in each case, what are the contact details of the officer?
NW1212E
REPLY:
The Presidency
(1)(a) Applications received by the Presidency under the Promotion of Access to Information Act, Act No. 2 of 2000 since 1 January 2011 were 36, (i) granted 2, (ii) refused 20 and (iii) deemed refused 2.
(2)(a) Internal Appeals received by the Presidency under the Act were 3, (i) granted 0, (ii) refused 1, (iii) deemed refused 0.
(3)(a) Information Officer for the Presidency is Cassius R Lubisi, PHD, contact details of the Officer are Tel. No. (012) 300 5354.
Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME)
(1)(b) None
(i)(ii)(iii) Falls away
(2)(b) None
(i)(ii)(iii) Falls away
(3)(b) Information Officer for DPME is Mr Stanley Ntakumba, contact details of the Officer are Tel. No. (012) 308 1869
Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
(1)(b) Applications received by GCIS under the Promotion of Access to Information Act, Act No. 2 of 2000 since 1 January 2011 were 10, (i) granted 9, (ii) refused 1 and (iii) deemed refused 0
(2)(b) None
(i)(ii)(iii) Falls away
(3)(b) Information Officer for GCIS is Ms Phumla Williams, contact details of the Officer are Tel. No. (012) 473 02 36
Media Development Diversity Agency (MDDA)
(
1)(b) None
(i)(ii)(iii) Falls away
(2)(b) None
(i)(ii)(iii) Falls away
(3)(b) Information Officer for MDDA is Mr Lumko Mtimde, contact details of the Officer are Tel. No. (011) 643 1100
Brand South Africa
(1)b) None
(i)(ii)(iii) Falls away
(2)(b) None
(i)(ii)(iii) Falls away
(3)(b) Information Officer for Brand South Africa is Ms Laurie Less, contact details of the Officer are Tel No. (011) 712 5000
National Youth Development Agency (NYDA)
(1)(b) Applications received by NYDA under the Promotion of Access to Information Act, Act No. 2 of 2000 since 1 January 2011 were 2, (i) granted 2, (ii) refused 0 and (iii) deemed refused 0.
(2)(b) None
(i) (ii)(iii) Falls away
(3)(b) Information Officer for NYDA is Mr Steven P Ngubeni, contact details of the Officer are Tel. No. (011) 651 7000
Reply received: May 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 952
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 10 MAY 2013
Dr S M van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(a) How will the Presidency ensure that the goals of the National Development Plan (NDP) are implemented by each department and (b) how does he intend to oversee each department's spending processes for the implementation of these goals?
NW1175E
REPLY:
(a) The Presidency (Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation in collaboration with the National Planning Commission Secretariat) is in the process of translating the NDP priorities into the medium-term strategic framework for the period 2014 to 2019. Through this process the 2014-2019 Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) will be positioned as the first 5-year building block for advancing the National Development Plan (NDP). It is intended that this MTSF would provide a sufficiently detailed framework to inform and guide sectoral planning such as a plan for basic education.
(b) The National Treasury Regulations require Departmental strategic plans to reflect and be informed by the MTSF indicators and targets. Departments will also be required to report to DPME and the NPC against the MTSF-related indicators and targets in their 5-year strategic plans. DPME and the NPC will draw on these departmental reports, the quarterly POA reports and external data to provide Cabinet and the public with overall progress reports on the implementation of the MTSF (and therefore the NDP).
Reply received: August 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 931
Mr J J McGluwa (ID) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(1) What (a) amount has been budgeted for the Second Annual South African Youth Awards of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) and (b) is the cost breakdown of the budgeted amount;
(2) what (a) is the total cost of the event and (b) total amount is being spent on advertising the event?
NW1153E
REPLY:
(1)(a) The South African Youth Awards (SAYA) provide a platform to showcase exceptional work and contributions that young people are making in their communities and the world and also serve to inspire and motivate other young people by telling inspiring stories of youth who have achieved extra ordinary merits despite the odds. SAYA serves to encourage the public sector, the private sector and the civil society to make tangible contributions to youth development in South Africa and also provide a platform to give recognition to organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to youth development in South Africa
An amount of approximately R6 027 000.00 has been budgeted for the Second Annual South African Youth Awards of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA). However, the NYDA Board took a decision that the funding for this Second South African Youth Awards, other than the costs of advertising, should be secured from sponsorships.
(1)(b) Refer to the table attached for the breakdown of the budgeted amount
(2)(a) The total cost of the event is approximately R6 027 000.00
(2)(b) Refer to the table below for the estimated amount relating to advertising
| South African Youth Awards Budget Breakdown | Costs |
| Advertising & Marketing | |
| Regional Radio Stations in all 9 Provinces (Capricorn, True FM etc.) | R 1 700 000.00 |
| SABC Radio | R 1 009 552.00 |
| SABC TV | R 360 240.00 |
| ETV | R 342 000.00 |
| DSTV | R 498 750.00 |
| New Age (2 inserts) | R 60 410.88 |
| Sowetan (3 inserts) | R 90 561.60 |
| Sunday World (2 inserts) | R 36 480.00 |
| ESTIMATED TOTAL | R 4 097 994.48 |
Reply received: May 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 775
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 APRIL 201
Mr L Ramatlakane (Cope) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(1) Whether the Presidency has established an instrument to (a) indicate and (b) regulate the attendance of (i) Ministers and (ii) Deputy Ministers in committee meetings of the National Assembly; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether such an instrument makes provision for punitive steps in the event of non-attendance of such meetings; if not, why not?
NW894E
REPLY:
(1) (a) (b) No. The principle of the seperation of powers enshrine in the Consitution of the Republic of South Africa, gives Parliament the prerogative to monitor and regulate the attendance of its Members, including Ministers and Deputy Ministers in Committee meetings of the National Assembly.
Therefore, it is not the duty of the President to monitor and regulate the attendance of Ministers and Deputy Ministers in Committee Meetings of the National Assembly.
(2) Falls away
Reply received: May 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 752 [NW 960E]
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 19 APRIL 2013
Mr M Swart (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
In light of the fact that the National Youth Development Fund (NYDA) did not collect 47% of the targeted R34 million from micro-lenders, (a) from where will the additional funds be acquired to meet the forecasted budget, (b) have any measures, apart from the operational costs expenditure targeting communications, been instituted to speed up the collection process and (c) what steps will his department take to ensure that the full targeted amount will be collected in future? NW960E
REPLY:
(a) There is no National Youth Development Fund. However, shortfall of the loans recovery is adequately catered for by the savings realised from the cost saving initiative targeting communications and the savings from operational costs realised from operational budgets allocated for the Boards (National and Provincial), the National Board positions have been vacant for 11 months and the Provincial Advisory Boards for the last four (4) months of the financial year.
(b) Yes, all slow-to-pay and no-pay customers are handed over to debt collectors. Approximately 96 accounts have been handed over to attorneys for collection. As of February 2013 report, judgement has been secured in about 51% of the 96 matters. Due to the nature of the securities taken on these loans, collections via attachments and sale in execution are minimal. However we are seeing impact of the litigation with clients calling in to make the necessary offers and arrangement to settle their outstanding loans.
(c) The NYDA is putting measures in place to:
(i) Review credit applications more closely and predict future challenges during the pre-investment stage to ensure viable financing to potential enterprises
(ii) Develop collection prioritization and debt collection strategies to minimize the impact of loan default
(iii) Increase the number of debt collectors on our database to scale up the collection process to clients who have already defaulted
(iv) Improve collections management systems
(v) Negotiate settlement offers
(vi) Be flexible on loan re-scheduling or rehabilitation
(vii) Provide business development support services such as mentorship, guidance or coaching, and where possible link business to market opportunities to be able to increase their sales
(viii) Recommend write-offs where there is justification
Reply received: December 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 707
Dr C P Mulder (FF Plus) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in The Presidency
(1) Why, after seven years, has no progress been made in finalising the Presidential Handbook, in spite of it being discussed among Government officials and their political heads, as stated (in the City Press 14 April 2013) by the Deputy Information Officer (Dr Batandwa Siswana) in the Presidency;
(2) who are the (a) Government officials and (b) political heads to whom the spokesperson in the Presidency is referring;
(3) whether he intends to take steps to ensure a more speedy conclusion to this process; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW911E
REPLY:
(1) As indicated in a Reply to the Parliamentary Question 442 from the Leader of the Opposition Party in Parliament, consultation is taking place with all relevant Government Departments to finalise the Presidential Handbook.
(2) The relevant government departments involved in this process include Defence, Police and International Relations and Cooperation.
(3) All necessary steps are being taken to ensure that the Presidential Handbook is finalised as soon as possible.
Reply received: May 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 695
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 19 APRIL 2013
Mr L Ramatlakane (Cope) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
Whether, with reference to the Management Performance Assessment Tool (MPAT) report on results of assessment process for 2011-12, there are any measures in place to monitor the standard of policies and systems to ensure professional ethics in the 71% of departments that are being less than fully compliant; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW876E
REPLY:
Yes, the MPAT assessments are carried out on an annual basis, in order to track whether or not departments are improving. The 71% (18% at level 1 and 53% at level 2) of departments that scored themselves as non-compliant are therefore expected to develop and implement improvement plans related to the standard on professional ethics.
Once a weakness in a particular management area has been identified through applying the Management Performance Assessment Tool (MPAT), the management of the department being assessed must put in place an improvement plan to address the identified weakness.
Reply received: May 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 688
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 19 APRIL 2013
Mrs J C Moloi-Moropa (ANC) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(1) How many Thusong Service Centres are functional in the rural areas;
(2) whether departments are collaborating effectively for the viability of these centres in these areas; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW854E
REPLY:
(1) There are 177 Thusong Service Centres in the country. 112 (63%) of these are in the rural areas. These are supported by integrated mobile units servicing some of the rural areas to ensure access to government information and services even in very remote areas.
(2) Since their inception, a number of communities have benefitted on the government services offered in these Centres. Certainly, there has been a lot of collaboration in as far as departments availing themselves especially the mostly needed services such as those of Home Affairs and Social Development.
There is however a need for the formalisation of the institutional framework in respect of the governance and accountability structure of these Centres. A process is underway to submit a proposal to Cabinet to address some of the issues of strengthening the governance and accountability of the Centres.
Reply received: April 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 657
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 28 MARCH 2013
Adv L H Max (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(1) How many claims were instituted against the Presidency (a) in the (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09, (iii) 2009-10, (iv) 2010-11 and (v) 2011-12 financial years and (b) during the period 1 April 2012 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;
(2) in respect of each specified financial year, (a) what amount was claimed, (b) how many claims were (i) finalised in court, (ii) settled out of court and (iii) are still outstanding and (c) what amount has been paid to each plaintiff in each case that was (i) finalised in court and (ii) settled out of court?
NW816E
REPLY:
(1) (a) For the purpose of answering the question, claims are understood to mean claims sounding in money. Claims concerning the constitutionality of legislation and the like are therefore excluded.
The number of claims instituted against the Presidency during the specified financial year is as follows:
| 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 | 2010- 2011 | 2011- 2012 |
| (i) 3 | (ii) 4 | (iii) 2 | (iv) 3 | (v) 2 |
(b) None
(2) The total number of claims instituted against the Presidency from 2007 to date is 14 and the breakdown of the cases is as follows:
· Four (4) cases - the employer dismissed the employees for misconduct, the employees referred their dismissal to the Bargaining Council which confirmed their dismissal. No further action was taken by the employees.
· Four (4) cases - the employees were dismissed for misconduct and the employees challenged their dismissals. The four matters were settled out of court as follows:
- R 1 249 734
- R180 608.52
- R212 221.50
- R5 652.26
· One (1) case - the employer terminated the employee's contract of employment. The handling of the case was later transferred to the Department of Women, Children and Person with Disabilities when it became a fully-fledged department.
· One (1) case - the Public Servants Association (PSA) took the Presidency to the Labour Court for unpaid performance bonuses for the financial year 2009/2010. The claim was for an undisclosed amount. The matter has not been pursued further by the PSA and has been dormant since 2010.
· One (1) case - the employer wanted to terminate the employee's contract of employment. The matter was settled on the basis of placing the employee in another unit.
· One (1) case – In this case a service provider is claiming damages for breach of contract in the amount of R23 000.The matter is pending in the Magistrate Court. The Presidency is opposing the claim.
· One case (1) – the employee is challenging the termination of his contract of employment. The employee is asking for reinstatement. The matter is still pending in the Labour Court.
· One (1) case – the claimant is claiming damages for unfair labour practice allegedly committed by the former Bophuthatswana government. The claimant has brought a number of similar claims against several government departments. The Presidency brought an application for the employee to be declared a vexatious litigant. The matter is pending in the High court.
Reply received: April 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 571
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 22 MARCH 2013
Mr R B Bhoola (MF) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
What are his recovery plans in response to the Auditor-General's 2012-13 report indicating that the number of government institutions achieving clean audits has declined to 117 out of 536?
NW726E
REPLY:
It is the responsibility of each member of the Executive and each Accounting Officer to address issues raised by the Auditor General, and to improve their departments and reporting entities' audit outcomes. However, the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation in the Presidency is carrying out annual Management Performance Assessments of national and provincial departments with a view to assisting departmental managers to improve their management practices, which in turn will have a positive impact on audit outcomes. National Treasury is also engaging in various initiatives to assist departments to improve their financial management.
Reply received: April 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 554
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 22 MARCH 2013
Mr M G P Lekota (Cope) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
Whether he has found that the year-on-year interventions and programmes of the National Youth Development Agency which were funded through transfer of funds from the Presidency had an impact on unemployment; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW711E
REPLY:
With its limited resources, the NYDA continues to make an impact on unemployment. In the 2011/12 financial year, the NYDA set a target of creating 12,080 jobs and exceeded its target
| Key Performance Indicator | 2011/2012 Annual target | 2011/2012 Performance |
| Number of Jobs facilitated through business consultancy vouchers and business opportunities support services | 2000 | 2107 jobs |
| Number of jobs facilitated through financing of social enterprises | 20 | 83 jobs |
| Number of jobs facilitated through SME financing | 60 | 68 jobs |
| Number of jobs facilitated through micro-enterprise lending | 9000 | 9304 jobs |
| Number of jobs created through placement of job opportunities | 1000 | 1017 |
| Total | 12080 | 12 579 |
In addition to the above mentioned programme results, the NYDA's skills development and National Youth Service programmes also enhance the employability of young people.
Reply received: April 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 493
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 22 MARCH 2013
Mr V B Ndlovu (IFP) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(1) Whether he can provide the names of the 12 facilities referred to in the Presidential Frontline Service Delivery Monitoring (PFSDM) programme findings published on 30 May 2012, wherein it was stated that the cleanliness, comfort and safety in the specified facilities were found to be below acceptable conditions;
(2) what corrective measures are being taken to reverse the unacceptable conditions?
NW646E
REPLY:
(1) Of the 135 facilities monitored during 2011, 16 facilities scored poor (below acceptable or red) in the two assessment areas of (i) cleanliness and comfort and (ii) safety. The facilities are listed below, being 4 SASSA facilities, 2 Police Stations, 2 Magistrate Courts, 1 School, 4 Health facilities, 3 Drivers License testing Centres.
(2) Meetings were held with all the responsible national sector departments to inform them of the findings and agreement was reached that departments would act on the findings to ensure that progress is made. During 2012, the DPME and Offices of the Premier joint monitoring teams re-visited 14 of these facilities to assess if improvements have taken place and the findings are reflected in the table below. Improvements were observed in 13 of the 15 facilities remonitored, with the exception of Etwatwa Police Station, where cleanliness & comfort was assessed to not have improved. It is the intention of the DPME to continue working with departments to ensure that the improvements in all of the facilities are continuing. During 2013 unannounced monitoring visits will again be conducted at these facilities to assess if the conditions have improved to an acceptable level.
See attachment: Facilities Monitored During 2011
Reply received: April 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 486
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 22 MARCH 2013
Mr M Hlengwa (IFP) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
Whether the Cabinet has received the integrated youth strategy of the National Youth Development Agency; if so, (a) how far is the process and (b) when will it be passed?
NW639E
REPLY:
The Minister received the Integrated Youth Development Strategy (IYDS) from National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) for consideration and submission to Cabinet. The strategy was developed simultaneously with the National Development Plan. The Minister resolved that since the strategy deals with long term commitments, it will be referred to the newly appointed NYDA Board to ensure that it is in line with the NDP.
The board has been appointed and strategy will formally be considered by the Board against the NDP to ensure that is in line with country's vision as outlined in the NDP.
Reply received: April 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 206
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 22 FEBRUARY 2013
Mr M Swart (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(1) How many executive members will the board of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) consist of once appointed and (b) what will the annual cost-to-company be for the NYDA of a fully appointed contingent of board members;
(2) what is the current actual cost to the NYDA expressed (a) in monetary terms and (b) as a percentage of the NYDA budget of the (i) Executive Chairperson, (ii) Deputy Executive Chairperson, (iii) current non-executive directors and (iv) members of the executive committee of the board?
NW221E
REPLY:
(1) (a) The NYDA Act (54 of 2008) stipulates that the Board will consist of 7 members, two of whom are Executive Directors.
(b) The annual cost to company of a fully appointed contingent of board members will amount to R1, 718,719.
(2) (a) Based on the National Treasury Framework for Service Benefit Packages for Office Bearers of certain Statutory Institutions and other institutions (2012/13), the current costs expressed in monetary terms amount to:
(i) Executive Chairperson - R870,171 per annum
(ii) Deputy Executive Chairperson – R739,508 per annum
(iii) Non- Executive Directors – R2,726 per meeting
(iv) Executive Committee of Board – R1,609,679
(b) Based on the National Treasury Framework for Service Benefit Packages for Office Bearers of certain Statutory Institutions and other institutions (2012/13), the current costs as a percentage of the NYDA budget (2013/14) amount to:
(i) Executive Chairperson – 0,0020%
(ii) Deputy Executive Chairperson – 0,0017%
(iii) Non- Executive Directors – 0,0002%
(v) Executive Committee of Board – 0,0037%
Reply received: April 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 175
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 22 FEBRUARY 2013
Mr M Swart (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(1) What is the total amount advanced as micro business loans by the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) in the 2011-12 financial year;
(2) (a) how much of the said amount (i) is irrecoverable, (ii) have already been written off and (iii) has not been repaid by borrowers as required and (b) what action has been taken against defaulting borrowers?
NW70E
REPLY:
(1) The Total amount advanced as micro business loans by the NYDA in the 2011-12 financial year is R7,100,000.
(2) (a) (i) R3,800,000 is irrecoverable.
(ii) No write offs have been made for the period.
(iii) R1,400,000 has not been repaid by borrowers.
(b) The services of debt collectors have been employed for loans below R30,000. The services of attorneys to institute legal action have been employed for loans above R30,000.
Reply received: March 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 174
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 22 FEBRUARY 2013
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 25 MARCH 2013
Mr M Swart (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(1) Whether he has found that the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) have been successful in collecting the R34,149 million from micro-lenders as included in the NYDA income budget; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) What savings to expenditure will the NYDA effect to ensure that they remain within budget allowance?
NW69E
REPLY:
(1) The National Youth Development Agency has not been able to collect the full amount of R34, 149 million and as per current projections there will be a shortfall on this amount. As at 28 February 2013 the NYDA had collected R16.6 million. The reasons for the under recovery is that, at the time of budgeting, the R34 million was projected taking into account an initiative taken by the organisation of taking to court all defaulting borrowers within the SME loans category of the NYDA to recover the outstanding loans through the utilisation of sureties and bonds taken to secure the loans. However the court processes have proved to take much longer than anticipated to conclude for the NYDA to realise the collection of the R34,149 million during the 2012/2013 as projected.
(2) The NYDA has initiated a savings program on operational costs expenditure targeting communications costs specifically which includes advertising, marketing and public relations costs to ensure that the organisation stays within its allocated budget. The savings on salary costs for budgeted board members remuneration will also assist in ensuring that costs are contained within budget as the new board is still not appointed whilst the term of the previous board ended in April 2012 and that of Provincial Advisory Boards ended in October 2012.
Reply received: May 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 163
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 14 FEBRUARY 2013
Mr M Mnqasela (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(1) How many legal matters were dealt with by the Office of the Presidency (a) in the (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12 financial years and (b) during the period 1April 2012 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;
(2) (a) how many of the specified legal matters were dealt with by (i) the State Attorney and (ii) private attorneys during the specified periods and (b) what are the reasons why the Office of the Presidency was not represented by the State Attorney in each
specified case;
(3) what total amounts were paid to (a) the State Attorney and (b) private attorneys during the specified periods?
NW169E
REPLY:
(1) The Legal and Executive Services Unit in the Presidency dealt with the following number of matters as from 01 April 2009 to 26 February 2013: The total in 1(a) includes all legal related matters such as litigation; contracts; opinions, labour, legal correspondence etc.
(a) (i) 2009 – 2012 = 434
(ii) 2010 – 2011 = 232
(iii) 2011 – 2012 = 235
(b) 2012 – 2013 = 254
(2) (a) (i) The matters that were dealt by the State Attorney are as follows:
2009 – 2010 = 47
2010 – 2011 = 57
2011 – 2012 = 74
2012 – 2013 = 53
(i) Private law firms were engaged through the office of the state attorney and dealt with the following matters:
2009 – 2010 = Three (3) matters. The three matters include (i) the various applications arising from the matter of State v Zuma (ii) Two matters in which the Deputy President sought a retraction of articles published in certain newspapers.
2010 – 2011 = Three (3) matters which were a continuation from previous year. The only outstanding matter from the various applications arising from the matter of State v Zuma was the matter of the Democratic Alliance v The Acting NDPP and others. The other applications have since been finalized.
2011 – 2012 = One (1) Democratic Alliance v The Acting NDPP and others
2012 – 2013 = Three (3) matters. The three is made up of (i) the continuing matter of the Democratic Alliance v The Acting NDPP and others (ii) the investigation by the Public Protector involving the Deputy President (iii) Twitter accounts impersonating the Deputy President.
(b) The President and the Deputy President applied for private legal assistance at state expense.The Presidency paid for their legal expenses in connection with the proceedings after the state attorney had provided an opinion confirming that cover can be granted at state expense.
Private attorneys were instructed in matters where there was either a potential conflict if the state attorney acted as the attorneys of record or the complexity of the matter and the required expertise warranted engaging the services of private attorneys.
(3) (a) State Attorney: These are the amounts paid by the state attorney to advocates
briefed on behalf of the Presidency.
- R4 705 557 during the 2009/2010 financial year;
- R5 016 199.79 during the 2010/2011 financial year;
- R6 294 717.58 during the 2011/2012 financial year;
- R1 172 511.13 during the period 01 April 2012 to 26 February 2013;
(b) Private Firms: The amounts include the legal fees that were paid to the private attorneys as well as the advocates who were on brief.
- R8 875 443 during the 2009/2010 financial year;
- R1 323 050 during the 2010/2011 financial year;
- R0 during the 2011/2012 financial year;
- R387 837 during the period 01 April 2012 to 26 February 2013;
Reply received: March 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 130
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 14 FEBRUARY 2013
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 07 MARCH 2013
Mr S Mokgalapa (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(1) Whether (a) the Office of the Presidency and (b) any of its entities paid any bonuses to senior officials in December 2012; if so, in each specified case, (i) to whom and (ii) what amount was paid;
(2) whether the specified bonuses were performance-based; if not, what is the justification for each bonus; if so, in each case, from which budget were the performance bonuses paid;
(3) whether, in each case, (a) a performance agreement was signed with the official and (b) regular performance assessments were conducted; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
NW136E
Reply:
The Presidency
(1) (a) No bonuses were paid to senior officials of the Presidency in December 2012.
(2) Refer to response in (1) above
(3) Refer to response in (1) above
NYDA
(1) (b) No bonuses were paid to senior officials of the NYDA in December 2012.
(2) Not applicable
(3) Not applicable
BRAND SA
(1) (b) Brand South Africa, did not pay any bonuses to senior officials in December 2012
(2) Not applicable
(3) Not applicable
GCIS
(1) (b) GCIS did not pay any bonuses to senior officials in December 2012
(2) Not applicable
(3) Not applicable
DPME
(1) (b)No the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation has not paid any bonuses in December 2012
(2) Not applicable
(3) Not applicable
MDDA
(1) (b) No bonuses were paid to senior officials of the MDDA in December 2012.
(2) Not applicable
(3) Not applicable
Reply received: April 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 97
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 14 FEBRUARY 2013
Dr J C Kloppers-Lourens (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(a) How many tickets did (i) the Office of the Presidency and (ii) any of its entities purchase to attend business breakfasts hosted by a certain newspaper (name furnished) (aa) in the (aaa) 2010-11 and (bbb) 2011-12 financial years and (bb) during the period 1 April 2012 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what was the total cost in each case?
NW103E
REPLY:
The Presidency
(a) (i) (aa)(bb) Office of the Presidency has not purchased any tickets to attend any business breakfast hosted by the newspaper referred to by the Honorable Member during (aaa) 2010-11 and (bbb) 2011-12 and during the period 1 April 2012 to date.
(b) Falls away.
Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME)
(a) (i) (aa)(bb) The DPME has not purchased any tickets to attend any business breakfast hosted by the newspaper referred to by the Honorable Member during (aaa) 2010-11 and (bbb) 2011-12 and during the period 1 April 2012 to date.
(b) Falls away.
Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
(a) (ii) (aa) The GCIS has not purchased any tickets to attend any business breakfast hosted by the newspaper referred to by the Honorable Member during (aaa) 2010-11 financial year.
(bb) A payment of 21 392.10 was made on 18 January 2012 during the (2011/12) financial year to purchase 3 tables for ten people to enable GCIS to invite key stakeholders including media, business and Parliament to provide them with the opportunity to engage with the President.
(b) The total cost for the 2011/12 financial rear was R21392.10.
National Youth Development Agency (NYDA)
(a) (ii) The NYDA has not purchase any tickets to attend any business breakfasts hosted by the newspaper referred to by the Honorable Member during (aaa) and (bbb) financial years to date.
(b) Falls away.
Media Development Diversity Agency (MDDA)
(a) (ii) The MDDA has not purchase any tickets to attend any business breakfast hosted by the newspaper referred to by the Honorable Member during (aaa) 2010-11 and (bbb) 2011-12 financial years to date.
(b) Falls away.
Brand South Africa (Brand SA)
(a) (ii) (aa) Brand SA has purchased no tickets o attend any business breakfast hosted by the newspaper referred to by the Honorable Member in the (aaa) 2010/11 and (bbb) 2011/12) financial years.
(ii) (bb) Brand SA purchased 20 tickets for 5 business breakfasts (100 tickets in total)during the current financial year (1 April 2012 up to 22 October 2012).
(b) The total cost for the tickets for the 5 business breakfasts was R35,650.
Reply received: March 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 64
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 14 FEBRUARY 2013
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 25 MARCH 2013
Mr M Swart (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(a)(i) At what level and (ii) by whom in the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) are decisions made as to whether an applicant applying for a micro loan to start a business qualifies for such a loan?
NW68E
REPLY:
(a) (1) The NYDA uses the following criteria to assess the applicant individuals and companies) who wishes to acquire a loan.
· South African youth aged between 18-35 yrs with skills, experience or;
· with the potential skill appropriate for the enterprise that they conduct or intend to conduct;
· business registered and applicant residing within the borders of South Africa;
· the young person should be involved in the day-to-day operation and management of the business;
· require funding from NYDA of not less than R1,000.00 and not more than R100,000.00;
· should be unemployed or employed but earn a maximum of R5,000.00 per month (excluding contract finance.) and
· they should not have defaulted for more than 90 days on previously received loans from NYDA.
The young person (applicants) who meets the criteria listed above, are then referred to the loans officer. In order to combat over-indebtedness of applicants and exposure to credit risk, the loan officer assesses the creditworthiness of the applicant and the business (Character, Commitment, Capacity, Cash flow, Contribution, Collateral). This includes the following process:
· loan officer conducting an interview with applicant(s) and then the applicant(s) will fill in an application form.
· The applicant(s) submit required documentations (ID, payslip, proof of residence, proof of business address, etc).
· The applicant(s) complete and sign the credit consent form giving the NYDA permission to conduct a credit check.
· The loans administrator conducts a credit check and affordability test as per the National Credit Act.
· As a test of commitment, the applicant sign a Pre-Agreement Statement or Quotation as per the National Credit Act detailing all the terms and conditions before proceeding.
Every application is subject to a thorough due diligence and commercial evaluation process.
(a) (ii) The NYDA uses the following committees with respective charters for the approval of Microfinance loans:
· At the branch level – the Branch Loans Approval Committee (BLARC) assesses and approves loans ranging between R1, 000.00 to R50, 000.00
· Branch Manager has the authority to consider and approve, decline or defer bridging or contract loan applications up to the maximum of R10, 000 (Ten Thousand Rand) on condition that:-
- A cession is in place (signed by all parties concerned)
- The applicant is not a first time borrower
- The applicant has a good repayment track record
- The applicant has no negative report on any credit bureau
· Loans above R50, 000.00 are approved by the Micro and Small Loans Approval Committee (MSLAC) at the Head Office.
Reply received: March 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 62
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 14 FEBRUARY 2013
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 25 MARCH 2013
Mr DJ Maynier (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
Whether any money from the Presidency's budget has been spent on holidays for the (a) President and (b) Deputy President between 1 April 2009 and the latest date for which information is available; if not, what is the position in this regard, in each specified case; if so, in each specified case, (i) where did the holiday take place, (ii) when did the holiday take place and (iii) what (aa) amount was spent on the holiday and (bb) is the breakdown of such expenditure?
NW66E
REPLY:
The travel of the President and Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa is the responsibility of the South African Police Service and the Department of Defence. The Presidency is responsible for accommodation related costs. These costs would include the personnel who are required to serve them at all times. The Presidency accounts for such costs in its annual report at the end of the financial year. The honourable member is referred to the annual reports of the previous financial years. The Presidency will once again present another annual report for the 2012/13 financial year to Parliament as required by law.
Reply received: April 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 61
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 14 FEBRUARY 2013
Mr DJ Maynier (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(1) Whether the Presidential Handbook was (a) updated and (b) submitted to Cabinet for approval as recommended by the Public Protector in his report on an investigation into allegations of unethical and improper conduct by former Deputy President P Mlambo-Ngcuka relating to her unofficial visit to the United Arab Emirates in December 2005, which was published on 15 August 2006; if not, why was the handbook (i) not updated and (ii) not submitted to Cabinet for approval; if so, (aa) in what respect was the handbook updated and (bb) when was it submitted for the Cabinet's approval;
(2) Whether the handbook was approved by the Cabinet; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, when was it approved;
(3) Whether the handbook is a public document; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) where was it published?
NW65E
REPLY:
(1) (a) There is no approved policy document called the 'Presidential Handbook'. The Presidency developed the Policy on Administrative, Logistical and General Support Services Pertaining to a Serving President, Deputy President and their Dependents which governs the travel and accommodation of the President and Deputy President. (b) (I & ii) (aa &bb) The Policy was submitted to Cabinet in March 2007 and was approved.
(2) As indicated above, the Policy on Administrative, Logistical and General Support Services Pertaining to a Serving President, Deputy President and their Dependents was approved by Cabinet in March 2007.
(3) The Policy on Administrative, Logistical and General Support Services Pertaining to a Serving President, Deputy President and their Dependents is a classified document. As indicated above the Policy, inter alia, guides the travel and accommodation of the President and the Deputy President. Therefore the Policy cannot be made public for security reasons. Secondly the document remains a Cabinet document which is governed by Cabinet security prescripts
Reply received: April 2013
QUESTION NUMBER: 53
DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 14 FEBRUARY 2013
Ms M R Shinn (DA) to ask the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency:
(1) With reference to his reply to question 3281 on 11 December 2012 in respect of the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), on which documents was GCIS relying to determine the (a) number of published copies and (b) circulation of The New Age newspaper;
(2) whether these documents were audited reports; if not, how was their legitimacy ascertained; if so, which audit firm compiled them?
NW56E
REPLY:
(1) GCIS conducted a site visit to The New Age premises and (a) inspected the original print order confirmations from The New Age's subcontracted printers. (b) Circulation is the number of newspapers that are printed and distributed each day, and can be extrapolated from the print order data.
(2) The print order reconciliations are audited by KPMG, The New Age newspapers auditors, as part of their due diligence process in testing internal audit protocols, and finalising their findings on The New Age financial results.