Question & Replies No 301 to 325

2009-07-23

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QUESTION NO 301

(Internal Question Paper No 7 - 2009)

The Leader of the Opposition (DA) to ask the Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs: (Interdepartmental transfer on 7 August 2009)

(1) Whether the Government intends abolishing or reducing the number of provinces; if so,

(a) why and (b) when is this process envisaged to begin;

(2) whether the constitutional imperative of three independent spheres of government has been considered; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

ANSWER

(1) No decision has been taken by Government on provincial re-configuration. The policy review on provincial and local government which was initiated by the previous government, identified a range of issues for consideration to improve the governance system as a whole including the structure of government, the allocation of functions between spheres, systems of representative and accountable government, the mechanisms for service delivery and integrated development. These are currently being considered.

(2) The Constitution clearly sets out in section 40(1) that the national, provincial and local spheres of government are not independent, but rather "distinctive, interdependent and interrelated." This is the reason why Chapter 3 of the Constitution sets out principles of co-operative government and intergovernmental relations which all spheres of government and all organs of state must adhere to.

QUESTION NO. 302 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 5 of 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 3 July 2009

Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(1) Where was the fishing of the interim total allowable catch (TAC) of 75 tons in the abalone fishery permitted during the period 1 February 2008 up to the complete closure of the fishery;

(2) (a) how many legal abalone fishers in total participated in the removal of this TAC and (b) what was the breakdown of fishers who (i) would normally have fished in the turf in which this particular TAC was permitted and (ii) were from areas that would normally have fallen outside this particular turf;

(3) (a) what was the total tonnage of abalone removed during this interim period leading up to the complete closure of the fishery and (b) what are the dates of this period for which this figure is generated;

(4) whether any steps were taken to ensure that no legal abalone rights holder fished beyond their allocated quota for this period; if not, why not; if so, (a) what steps and (b) what are the further relevant details;

(5) (a) how many legal abalone rights holders removed abalone to an extent that exceeded their allocated quota for this period and (b) what action has been taken against them?

NW358E

MR G R MORGAN (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

302. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:

(1) Fishing was allowed in Zones B (B1 & B2); F and G (G1, G2 & G3). See Attached Map, Annexure A.

(2)(a) 294.

(2)(b)(i) B1 = 22; B2 = 12; E1 = 39; E2 = 8; F = 0; G1 = 2; G2 = 3; and G3 = 4.

(2)(b)ii) A1 = 16; A2 = 8; A3 = 4; C1 = 60; C2 = 107; D1 = 12; D2 = 6.

(3)(a) 73 764 Kg.

(3)(b) 05-29 February 2008

(4)Yes, all catches from commercial abalone divers were monitored as per permit conditions.

(4)(a)The total allocated quota for each Right Holder was stipulated on both Section A and Section B (1.11) of the Permit, otherwise known as the Catch Permit and Permit Conditions, respectively.

(4)(b)The total catches of each right holder could only be reconciled at the end of the catching period due to the fact that the right holders landed at different landing sites (zones) and one diver might have dived for the abalone of several divers. Therefore over-catching of individual allocations could only be determined after the closing date.

(5)(a) 195.

OVERCATCH (Kg)	NO. OF RIGHT HOLDERS
1- 10 kg	78
11- 30 kg	81
> 31 kg	36
Total	195

Highest Overcatch	367 kg
Lowest Overcatch	1 kg
Average Overcatch	18.04 kg

(5)(b) No action was taken against any right holder. As it is nearly impossible to catch an allocation exactly to the last kilogram; and given the closure of the fishery and the fact that most transgressions did not warrant formal penalties as per the permit conditions, the department did not institute formal proceedings against the transgressors.

Question 302

28 OCTOBER 2009

302. Mr W P Doman (DA) to ask the Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: [Written Question No 1205]

(1) Whether his Deputy Minister or his department purchased a new vehicle on the Deputy Minister's appointment to office; if so, (a) why, (b) what make and model is the vehicle, (c) what did the vehicle cost and (d)(i) what accessories were included in excess of the vehicle's purchase price and (ii) what was the cost of such accessories; if not,

(2) whether he inherited an existing vehicle; if so, (a) what was the make and model and (b) how old is the vehicle? NW1544E

ANSWER

(1) No. The Deputy Minister currently uses, as are available, a Nissan X-Trail, Toyota Prado, Toyota Verso and his personal cars. He is to get a VW Touareg for use in Cape Town and another for use in Tshwane. The cost of each vehicle is R342 688. The Ministerial Handbook provides for a car of up to R1,1 28 437. The accessory is a Bluetooth device worth R3 647, which is included in the above price.

(2) He inherited a four-year old Mercedes-Benz E240 and a three-year old Mercedes-Benz E500.

QUESTION NO 303

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 03 JULY 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 5)

303. Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(1) Whether she will close down the Vuna Colliery outside Middelburg which is operating without a water licence; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether she will enforce the rehabilitation of the areas affected by the mine; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW359E

REPLY:

(1) No. I will not close down Vuna Mining outside Middleburg as the Minister of Minerals is the one that has the powers to grant or not grant mining rights. A Water Use Licence application has been received and My Department is currently processing the application. The mine is, in the meantime, expected to comply with Regulations 704 on the protection of water resources through the minimisation of pollution from mining related activities.

(2) Yes. In instances where it is established that the mine has polluted the water resource, the Department will direct the mine to rehabilitate the affected water resource. The mine has an approved Environmental Management Programme (EMP) in terms of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act 28 of 2002) from the Department of Minerals that outlines how the mine is going to rehabilitate the areas affected by the mine, which includes the water resource.

Question 303

28 OCTOBER 2009

303. Mr M Swart (DA) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: [Written Question No 1226]

(1) Whether the National Treasury made an intervention in Mbombela; if not, why not; if so,

(2) whether the intervention achieved the objective; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1565E

ANSWER

The member must redirect his question to National Treasury as intervention was undertaken by the National Treasury.

QUESTION NO. 304

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 5 of 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 3 July 2009

Mr M J Ellis (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(1) Whether she intends making the Mnweni area of the Drakensberg part of the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg World Heritage Site; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) Whether developments in the Mnweni area pose a risk to the integrity of the World Heritage Site; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;

NW360E

MR M J ELLIS (DA)

SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

304. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:

(1) No. However, my department is aware of plans by the provincial management authority to include the area as an extension of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site (UDP WHS), in consultation with affected landowners and stakeholders. Once the province has concluded the consultation process, a request may then be submitted to my department for consideration and further submission to the World Heritage Centre.

(2) Due to the fact that the area is not part of the World Heritage Site currently, my department has not yet been consulted on developments in the Mnweni area to determine their potential impacts on the integrity of the extended World Heritage Site.

QUESTION NO. 305

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 5 of 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 3 July 2009

Mr M J Ellis (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(1) Whether her department has a system for tracking hunting permits awarded to individuals by provincial authorities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether the information of a hunter who transgresses the terms of a hunting permit in one province is readily available to the authorities in another province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether her department has the information on the number of permits granted to hunt any particular species across the country; if not; why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW361E

MR M J ELLIS (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

305. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:

(1) The Department of Environmental Affairs currently does not have an operational electronic permit system that is linked to the provincial issuing authorities. Previously such an electronic permit system was not required, as all permits had been issued only by provincial conservation authorities in terms of provincial legislation.

(2) Information on transgressions of hunting permit conditions in one province can be provided to the conservation authorities of other provinces, only if the information is requested. Since provincial conservation authorities are not electronically linked to one another, the information is not automatically available.

(3) The department does not have the information on the number of hunting permits issued for a particular species across the country. If the information is required, it has to be requested from the relevant issuing authorities.

To address the current problem, the department is in the process of developing an interim reporting system for provincial issuing authorities to report relevant information in terms of the Threatened or Protected Species (TOPS) regulations on a regular basis.

Question 305

28 OCTOBER 2009

305. Mrs M Wenger (DA) to ask the Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: [Written Question No 1324]

Whether the Demarcation Board is suggesting an increase in the number of councillors in municipalities with regard to the recent service delivery protests; if not, why not; if so, (a) for how many additional councillors (b) what is the cost implications for these additional positions and (c) where will the additional costs be funded from? NW1672E

ANSWER

In terms of section 20 of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act No.117 of 1998) the number of councillors of municipal council (a) must be determined in accordance with a formula determined by the Minister by notice in the Government Gazette, which formula must be based on the number of voters registered on that municipalities segment of the national common voters roll on a date determined in the notice and not in any way influenced by service delivery protests.

The current number of councillors, according to the statistics used in the Local Government Equitable Share Formula is 9267. However, the formula published projects a total of 10, 238 councillors for the 2011 municipal elections. This total number increases the number of councillors by 971, amounting to a percentage increase of 10.47%. This increase is primarily driven by the number of registered voters used in the formula which totalled 23, 181, 997 for the 2009 general elections as against a recorded number of 20 674, 926 registered voters for the 2004 general elections.

Additional costs may vary, depending on Councillors status as full-time or part-time and the grade of the municipality. The additional cost may be between R 625m to R344m. These cost will be borne by municipalities using own revenue including their equitable share allocation.

QUESTION NO. 306 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 5 of 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 3 July 2009

Mr G R Krumbock (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

Whether there are any integrated computer systems in her department that can report on the joint impact of pollution and general disasters on the environment; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW362E

MR G R KRUMBOCK (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

306. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:

The Chief Directorate: Regulatory Services has a database system where it keeps records of all emergency incidents reported according to NEMA Section 30. The database comprise of all details relating to each incident, its description and the contact details of the person responsible for the emergency incident. Full emergency incident reports are kept by the Directorate: Compliance Monitoring, whose officials are responsible for conducting inspections post-incident and reviewing of these reports.

QUESTION NO. 307

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 5 of 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 3 July 2009

Mr G R Krumbock (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

With reference to the Threatened or Protected Species Regulations that were promulgated in terms of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004), how many animals each of the species listed in the regulations are being held in captive in each province as at the latest specified date for which information is available?

NW363E

MR G R KRUMBOCK (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

307. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:

Information was gathered from provinces during the last two weeks of July 2009 and the information is thus current. The Threatened or Protected Species (TOPS) held in captivity and their numbers are listed by province below. Gauteng and Limpopo provinces did not provide information in time for this question.

THREATENED OR PROTECTED SPECIES IN CAPTIVITY

Statistics for the period end July 2009

Numbers of TOPS species in Captivity

Species	EC	FS	GP	KZN	LP	MP	NW	NC	WC

Adder Gaboon	10			50		3			15
Adder Namaqua dwarf									5
African penguin				12					50
African rock python		10		100		20			100
African wilddog	14	59				2	146		30
Armadillo girdled lizard									20
Bateleur				3		2			5
Black wildebeest	5
Black-footed cat	12	10				4		10
Bontebok									5
Bullfrog African	15								5
Bullfrog Giant				10					5
Bustard kori								1	5
Cape clawless otter	4								2
Cape fox		20					2
Cape parrot	42			50		4			79
Cheetah	33	45		10		2	151		50
Colophon beetle									20
Common reedbuck
Crane blue	30	18		20		6		4	100
Crane Grey crowned	19	10		20		7
Crane wattled				10					5
Duiker blue	12			20					20
Eagle martial				1		2		2	10
Eagle Tawny				4		2		1	2
Elephant	18	1		6					20
Falcon peregrine				20		10			20
Falcon Taita				5					2
Ground hornbill				2		3			20
Honey Badger									2
Hyena Brown		20				1	2
Hyena spotted	3	15				3	10
Leopard	13	22		10		4	36		5
Lion	190	1787		50		2	2196		70
Monkey Samago	4			10
Nile crocodile	60	574				19500			7000
Owl grass				5		2			2
Own Pel's fishing				1
Pelican pink backed	2
Peregrine Falcon	5
Reedbuck common	6
Rhinoceros black		3
Rhinoceros white		192		1
Roan western						100
Serval	15	45				7	22
South African hedgehog				2					5
Suni	5			20		10
Tortoise geometric				20					30
Tsessebe						17
Turtle loggerhead				5
Vulture cape	8	10		5			62	4	15
Vulture Egyptian							6
Vulture lappet-faced							3	1
Vulture white-backed		25		2		3	6	2

Question 307

28 OCTOBER 2009

307. Mrs M Wenger (DA) to ask the Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs: [Written Question No1397]

(1) (a) What is the total debt owed to each municipality by each specified (i) national and (ii) provincial government department as at the latest specified date for which information is available, (b) for how long has each amount been outstanding and (c) by what date does each of these outstanding amounts have to be settled for each municipality;

(2) whether his department will be taking any steps in the case where the cash-flow of the municipality is affected by this outstanding debt, resulting in an inability to deliver basic services; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether interest will be added on outstanding amounts; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1752E

ANSWER

(1) The total debt owed to municipalities by government departments as at 30 June 2009, is R2 411 207 000. The breakdown according to municipalities is attached in table (Source: National Treasury Local Government Database). The amount may be more than R2.4b because some of the municipalities have not disaggregated their debt according to customer group. Furthermore the figures have not been broken down according provincial and national departments. (a) See attached table. (b) The debt has to be paid within 30 days upon acknowledgement of debt by national and provincial departments

(2) The department collectively with National Treasury and Provincial Departments of Local Government and Treasuries are in discussions with the Department of Public Works to resolve the problems and getting the data cleansing and invoicing sorted for payment.

(3) The matter of interest is handled by each municipality in accordance with their credit control and debt collection policy.

How much are municipalities owed by Government as at 30 June 2009
	0 -	31 -	61 -	91 -	121 -	151 -	181 Days -	Over 1	Total
	30 Days	60 Days	90 Days	120 Days	150 Days	180 Days	1 Year	Year	-
Location Description	R 000	R 000	R 000	R 000	R 000	R 000	R 000	R 000	R 000
Cape Town	61 514	24 675	17 393	17 779	16 187	11 277	55 416	107 625	311 867
City Of Johannesburg	1 014 460	3 985	3 754	350	76	361	656	519	1 024 161
City Of Tshwane	51 472	8 272	6 894	4 609	-561	20 230	4 711	0	95 627
Ekurhuleni Metro	13 684	7 937	8 092	6 490	7 336	5 871	39 032	87 050	175 494
eThekwini	3 783	4 428	1 469	765	562	369	2 308	34 035	47 720
Nelson Mandela Bay	18 312	5 112	1 733	51 831	0	0	0	0	76 987
Cacadu	2 180	62	150	2	51	23	-2	3 145	5 612
Cape Winelands DM	814	1 367	44	1	28	0	8	8 637	10 899
Eden	71	4	5	152	0	0	0	0	233
Frances Baard	39	3	3	42	0	0	0	0	87
Greater Sekhukhune	14 301	9 951	7 168	0	4 667	0	0	0	36 086
John Taolo Gaetsewe	166	256	173	22	0	0	0	0	617
Metsweding	413	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	413
Nkangala	3 302	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 231	6 534
O .R. Tambo	1 265	997	825	486	105	101	1 388	7 160	12 327
Ugu	1 302	359	42	52	575	0	0	0	2 331
Umzinyathi	4 099	0	2 202	0	0	0	1 720	915	8 936
Uthukela	0	2 855	1 448	2 521	3 449	32 342	0	569	43 183
uThungulu	704	457	273	1 311	0	0	0	0	2 746
Blue Crane Route	254	122	1	1	8	3	16	21	425
Buffalo City	4 873	1 063	905	554	456	442	1 314	817	10 424
King Sabata Dalindyebo	-3 231	1 050	620	315	145	119	3 541	0	2 559
Lukhanji	1 391	701	460	7 070	0	0	0	0	9 622
Matatiele	41	6	5	5	5	6	196	89	355
Mangaung	8 149	9 828	5 339	4 607	4 457	4 352	4 155	73 553	114 439
Metsimaholo	143	140	1 387	3 791	0	0	0	0	5 461
Moqhaka	291	124	102	3 923	0	0	0	0	4 440
Emfuleni	3 773	2 180	1 359	24 461	0	0	0	0	31 773
Kungwini	602	903	556	27 014	0	0	0	0	29 075
Lesedi	1 478	405	118	138	90	2 406	0	0	4 636
Midvaal	343	166	139	155	4 174	0	0	0	4 976
Mogale City	9 425	1 259	577	6 331	0	0	0	0	17 592
Nokeng Tsa Taemane	491	213	147	3 670	0	0	0	0	4 521
Randfontein	2 739	661	923	801	584	415	666	1 636	8 425
Dannhauser	40	27	25	24	22	886	0	0	1 024
eDumbe	28	5	9	7	11	0	0	0	61
Endumeni	807	549	466	469	285	2 175	0	0	4 751
Hibiscus Coast	552	125	602	378	369	5 649	0	0	7 674
Impendle	21	6	2	1	24	39	0	0	93
Ingwe	8	1	3	3	37	0	1 491	0	1 542
Jozini	3	6	6	6	4	3 011	0	0	3 035
Kwa Sani	0	20	18	16	18	0	58	0	129
Mpofana	139	149	130	2 727	0	0	0	0	3 145
Msunduzi	10 153	4 579	4 157	2 437	2 686	62 704	0	0	86 717
Mtubatuba	142	155	172	186	205	4 299	0	0	5 159
Ndwedwe	55	0	0	0	0	0	37	0	92
Newcastle	801	651	638	640	24 199	0	0	0	26 929
Nongoma	-593	10	19	9	9	499	0	0	-46
Nquthu	66	212	1 105	488	1 005	0	0	0	2 876
Okhahlamba	0	27	25	19	324	0	0	0	396
Richmond	-42	11	11	6	4	140	0	0	129
The Big Five False Bay	24	81	13	32	302	0	0	0	453
Umdoni	0	0	0	0	541	0	0	0	541
uMhlathuze	4 987	653	473	478	396	195	1 391	3 057	11 629
Umlalazi	-45	146	26	19	16	30	0	0	191
uMngeni	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23
uPhongolo	28	23	15	14	13	146	344	0	583
Aganang	492	492	983	3 260	1 259	492	492	0	7 469
Bela Bela	169	824	10	288	0	0	0	0	1 291
Greater Giyani	105	233	324	48	25	142	82	246	1 206
Greater Letaba	20	143	19	15	16	2 883	0	0	3 097
Greater Tubatse	314	315	210	4 694	0	0	0	0	5 533
Greater Tzaneen	14	711	185	219	209	164	5 715	0	7 217
Lepelle-Nkumpi	946	470	463	474	6 439	0	0	0	8 791
Makhado	33	870	758	618	600	8 259	0	0	11 138
Maruleng	130	108	-41	206	462	-44	0	0	821
Modimolle	-490	220	255	100	1 473	0	0	0	1 558
Molemole	15	14	14	48	0	0	0	0	90
Musina	6	6	2	2	78	0	0	0	94
Polokwane	4 758	1 765	2 174	1 068	17 354	0	0	0	27 119
Emalahleni (Mp)	1 068	712	455	172	126	101	1 666	2 128	6 427
Mbombela	892	0	859	914	928	2 191	0	0	5 784
Steve Tshwete	68	32	28	29	26	140	0	0	323
City Of Matlosana	1 173	371	230	2 737	0	0	0	0	4 511
Greater Taung	34	25	24	24	19	18	181	282	607
Madibeng	764	902	719	13 824	0	0	0	0	16 209
Ramotshere Moiloa	-1 618	427	416	423	516	5 420	0	0	5 585
Tlokwe	3 104	449	126	120	1 816	0	0	0	5 614
Ventersdorp	162	56	48	41	34	33	102	844	1 319
Emthanjeni	0	231	160	148	140	136	1 412	0	2 226
Hantam	183	121	230	1 400	0	0	0	0	1 933
Kareeberg	43	29	9	0	0	0	138	0	220
Khai-Ma	14	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	17
Magareng	4	85	82	20	0	0	0	0	192
Mier	10	10	8	7	7	15	25	74	156
Renosterberg	189	16	16	276	13	0	0	0	510
Richtersveld	4	3	2	2	2	3	18	27	61
Siyathemba	42	30	1	1	6	68	0	0	149
Thembelihle	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	6
Ubuntu	10	10	9	257	286	0	0	0	571
Breede River Winelands	-90	31	21	33	15	14	154	96	272
Breede Valley	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	14	18
Drakenstein	720	259	76	726	0	0	0	0	1 781
George	-28	21	2	4	76	2	420	103	600
Knysna	267	74	37	40	18	53	155	117	762
Mossel Bay	265	41	35	35	33	32	527	256	1 224
Overstrand	145	52	30	38	1 624	0	0	0	1 890
Saldanha Bay	750	38	24	23	8	6	681	803	2 333
Stellenbosch	410	23	5	5	1 780	0	0	0	2 222
Swartland	495	64	60	12	12	9	93	56	802
Theewaterskloof	-260	71	0	0	0	0	0	3 939	3 750
Total	1 255 174	107 333	81 290	209 561	108 264	178 227	130 309	341 047	2 411 207

QUESTION NO. 308 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 5 of 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 3 July 2009

Mr G R Krumbock (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(1) What is the policy that drives the National Protected Areas Expansion Strategy;

(2) whether there were opportunities for input by stakeholders into the National Protected Areas Expansion Strategy; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether any studies have been conducted into the state of marine protected areas (MPAs) since it was first created; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(4) for each of the existing MPAs, (a) how many staff posts are vacant, (b) what are the designations of these vacancies and (c) why are there plans to expand current MPAs when staff posts remain vacant in existing MPAs?

NW364E

MR G R KRUMBOCK (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

308. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:

(1). The National Protected Areas Expansion Strategy (NPAES) is required by the National Biodiversity Framework, under the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (Act 10 of 2004) to help achieve conservation and sustainable utilization of biodiversity. The NPAES contributes to meeting the objectives of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act (Act 57 of 2003), which include providing for the protection and conservation of ecologically viable areas representative of South Africa's biological diversity and its natural landscapes and seascapes. Marine Protected Areas are declared in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act (Act 18 of 1998) with similar objectives of protecting marine species and ecosystems and facilitating sustainable fishery benefits. The marine sections of the NPAES were thus developed to meet the requirements of all three Acts.

(2). Yes. The development of the Strategy was guided by a Task Team which included representatives from Departments of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT), Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF), the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), provincial conservation authorities, SANParks, and iSimangaliso. Bilateral meetings were held between DEAT and several other national departments in 2008 to introduce the Strategy.

(3). Three general published studies into the state of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in South Africa can be listed in addition to the numerous studies that have dealt with more specific aspects, such as the recovery of particular species within MPAs or internal assessments done by management agencies. These are:

Hockey and Buxton (1989): Conserving biotic diversity on southern Africa's coastline;

Attwood, Mann, Beaumont and Harris (1997):

Review of the State of Marine Protected Areas in South Africa; and

Lemm and Attwood (2003): State of Marine Protected Area Management in South Africa.

In addition an MSc thesis (Bewana) was completed in 2008 entitled "A re-assessment of the state of Marine Protected Areas Management in South Africa: 2008" and a further study aimed at updating the Lemm and Attwood analysis is currently being undertaken with funding from the Department and the WWF. The Department has also convened a Task Team on examining Protected Area Effectiveness in 2009.

(4)(a) The sub-directorate responsible for the management of MPAs and estuaries has a staff complement of 7 posts of which 1 post is currently vacant. This vacancy has been advertised with a closing date of 13 July 2009.

(4)(b) The 1 vacancy is a Senior Environmental Officer (Level 8).

Because MPAs are usually adjacent to terrestrial protected areas, MPAs are now primarily managed by Provincial Agencies such as CapeNature, Eastern Cape Parks, and Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife, as well as SANParks and iSimangaliso. This has been done since 2007 in terms of funded partnership agreements between such agencies and the Department. In July 2009 an agreement was also signed with the City of Cape Town. These contractual management arrangements now cover 19 of the 20 MPAs.

QUESTION: 309

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

Whether the upcoming release of the National Integrated Resource Plan will include renewable energy; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Answer

Yes, the Integrated Resource Plan will definitely include renewable energy as part of the energy mix; in fact, the 10 000 GWh target for clean energy by 2013 will feature prominently as part of the Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff (REFIT) regime

Question 309

309. Mr W P Doman (DA) to ask the Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: [Written Question No 1420]

(a) How many positions for (i) municipal managers and (ii) chief financial officers were vacant and (b) how many (i) municipal managers and (ii) chief financial officers were suspended at municipalities in each province on 31 August 2009? NW1776E

ANSWER

(a) The information acquired is as at 30 September 2009:

(i) Municipal Managers: 33 vacancies

(ii) Chief Financial Officers: 34 vacancies

Province	(i) Municipality with Municipal Manager vacancy	(ii) Municipality with Chief Fiancial Officer vacancy
Eastern Cape	Mbashe Local Municipality	Buffalo City Local Municipality
	Buffalo City Local Municipality	Nkonkobe Local Municipality
	Alfred Nzo District Municipality	Elundini Local Municipality
	Matatiele Local Municipality	Ntabankulu Local Municipality

Kwa Zulu Natal	Ilembe Local Municipality	uPhongolo Local Municipality
	Ezingoleni Local Municipality	Sisonke District Municipality
	Richmond Local Municipality	Mkhabathini Local Municipality
	Umkhanyakude Local Municipality	Emnambithi Local Municipality
		Emahlangeni Local Municipality

Limpopo	Sekhukhune District Municipality	Thabazimbi Local Municipality
	Makhado Local Municipality	Greater Marble Hall
	Waterberg District Municipality	Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality
	Modimolle Local Municipality	Capricon District Municipality
		Molemole Local Municipality
		Modimolle Local Municipality
		Bela Bela Local Municipality
		Magalakwena Local Municipality

North West	Naledi Local Municipality	Ditsobotla Local Municipality
	Tlokwe Local Municipality	Mamusa Local Municipality
	Ngaka Local Municipality	Greater Taung Local Municipality
		Molopo Local Municipality
		Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality
		City of Local Tlokwe Municipality

Northern Cape	John Taolo District Municipality	Richtersveld Local Municipality
	Nama Khoi Local Municipality	Sol Plaatjie Local Municipality
	Nama Khoi Local Municipality	Ubuntu Local Municipality
	Nama Khoi Local Municipality	Ubuntu Local Municipality
	Khai-Ma Local Municipality	Katelopele Local Municipality
	Siyancuma Local Municipality	Phokwane Local Municipality
	Mier Local Municipality

Western Cape	Central Karoo District Municipality	Breede Valley Local Municipality
	Overberg Local Municipality	Eden District Municipality
	Prince Albert District Municipality	Cape Agulhas

Free State	Moqhaka Local Municipality	Letsemeng Local Municipality
	Nala Local Municipality	Motheo Local Municipality
	Masilonyana Local Municipality
	Maluti-a-Phofong
	Dihlabeng Local Municipality

Mpumalanga	Lekwa Local Municipality

Gauteng	Emfuleni Local Municipality
	Ekurhuleni Metropolitan

(b) Suspension of Municipal Managers & CFOs:

Province	(i) Municipality with suspended Municipal Manager	(ii) Municipality with suspended Chief Fiancial Officer
Eastern Cape	Sunday's River Valley
	Kou-Kamma Local Municipality
	Great Kei Local Municipality
	Engcobo Local Municipality
	Nyandeni Local Municipality

Kwa Zulu Natal	Newcastle Local Municipality	Nongoma Local Municipality
	Indaka Local Municipality
	Umkhanyakude Local Municipality
	Nkandla Local Municipality
	Umhlathuze Local Municipality

Limpopo	Blouberg Local Municipality
	Molemole Local Municipality
	Polokwane Local Municipality

Northern Cape	No suspensions

North West	Mafikeng Local Municipality	Ngaka Modiri Molema
	Rustenburg Local Municipality	Kgetleng Rivier Local Municipality
	Greater Taung Local Municipality
	Madibeng Local Municipality

Free State	Letsemeng Local Municipality	Motheo District Municipality

Mpumalanga	Msukalingwa Local Municipality
	Nkomazi Local Municipality
	Mbombela Local Municipality

Western Cape	Bitou Local Municipality
	Oudtshoorn Local Municipality
	Saldanha Bay Local Municipality
	Drakenstein Local Municipality
	Witzenberg Local Municipality
	Eden District Municipality

Gauteng	No suspensions

QUESTION NO. 311 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 5 of 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 3 July 2009

Mr M M Swathe (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

With reference to the reply to Question No 63 on 23 February 2009, (a) why is an exception made for hunting in associated private nature reserves adjacent to the Kruger National Park, (b) for each of the relevant parks, between what entities was the agreement permitting this relationship signed, (c) when was the agreement made, (d) when will it be reviewed, (e) what state entity governs the hunting quotas in these parks and (f) what was the number of each species hunted for each of the past two calendar years in each of the said parks?

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MR M M SWATHE (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

311. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:

(a) This is a private land and hunting is a land use option that has been chosen by landowners.

(b) An agreement was signed between the then National Parks Board (now SANParks) and the Associated Private Nature Reserves.

(d) No date has been fixed for review of this agreement. A review will be done only when the need arises.

(e) SANParks.

(f) The question should be referred to the two provinces, Limpopo and Mpumalanga conservation departments since they are responsible for the issuing of hunting permits.

QUESTION NUMBER: 313

DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 28 OCTOBER 2009

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 28 OCTOBER 2009

MRS PC DUNCAN (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITES:

(1) Whether her department provides shelters or protective housing for victims of domestic violence, particularly women and children, if not, why not,

(2) Whether she has taken any steps to provide such shelters or protective housing; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

(1) Once again, Honourable MP Duncan, I need to remind you that given the mainstreaming strategy we have adopted, together with the integrated coordination of the cluster system of government, this particular mandate of providing shelters for women and children who are victims of domestic violence falls directly within the ambit of the Department of Social Development, who has the necessary human capacity, financial resources and technical knowhow to effectively provide this service. Given that the Ministry / Department for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities is only now beginning to be established we are in no position to render a service of this nature at this particular moment.

(2) This would be something that the Department would have to look into in the future. However, given that the Department of Social Development is fulfilling this role very adequately, the Department for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities will seek to collaborate on this issue and assist in facilitating and driving this process for Government.

QUESTION NO 315

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 3 JULY 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 5 ‑ 2009)

Ms D Kohler‑Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) What is the current backlog of (a) applications for firearm licenses and (b) appeals against the rejection of applications in terms of the Firearms Control Amendment Act, Act 43 of 2003 in each province;

(2) whether there were any instances where crimes were committed with firearms that were handed in to the SA Police Service for destruction; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

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REPLY:

(1)(a) As on 8 July 2009, the following number of applications for firearm licences were received in terms of the Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No 60 of 2000) and are being processed in the various provinces:

PROVINCE	NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS
GAUTENG	16 027
FREE STATE	3 967
LIMPOPO	4 078
NORTH WEST	5 792
KWAZULU‑NATAL	3 034
EASTERN CAPE	3 547
MPUMALANGA	2 679
WESTERN CAPE	6 362
NORTHERN CAPE	3 102

(1)(b) The Firearms Control legislation provides for the appellant to lodge an appeal directly to the Appeals Board in Pretoria. All appeals are, therefore, received and captured at the Appeals Board and not in the respective provinces. A total of

1 821 appeals lodged at the Appeals Board in terms of the Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No 60 of 2000) are currently (on 8 July 2009) being considered.

(2) No. According to the records of the South African Police Service, no firearm that had been voluntarily surrendered to the South African Police Service for destruction, could be linked to any case of crime.

QUESTION NO 316

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 3 JULY 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 5 - 2009)

Date reply submitted : 16 November 2009

Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether a jet was purchased by the SA Police Service from the border patrol budget; if so, (a) what are the details of the aircraft, (b) when was it purchased, (c) at what cost was it purchased and (d) what are the details of the aircraft=s use during the past twelve months for which information is available;

(2) whether any Cabinet Ministers have made use of the aircraft; if so, what are the relevant details with regard to the (a) destination, (b) dates and (c) purpose of each travel?

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REPLY:

(1) No. The aircraft was purchased from the SA Police Service Air Wing budget.

(a) Cessna Citation Sovereign

(b) February 2008

(d) The aircraft was utilised for the following purposes:

Programme Manager

Secretary

Administration Clerk

Programme Coordinator

50 Learner Interns

212 Graduate Trainees

(b) The Learning Academy does not offer formal qualifications. The training and development programmes offered by the Learning Academy are endorsed and approved by various professional bodies, such as the Engineering Council of South Africa. Training takes the form of on-the job training, class room training and simulation exercises under the supervision of an experienced mentor from the department. The programmes also provide an opportunity

for the graduate trainees to achieve professional registration in their respective fields.

(c) Full time external bursaries are funded through a comprehensive bursary scheme which is coordinated by the Learning Academy. The department has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the following Institutions of Higher Learning:

University of Cape Town

University of the Western Cape

Stellenbosch University

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Water Sisulu University, Durban University of Technology

University of KwaZulu Natal

Central University of Technology

University of the Free State

University of Pretoria

Tshwane University of Technology

Vaal University of Technology

University of Limpopo

(d) the following budgetary allocations were made to the Learning Academy since its inception:

2007: R 20 000 000

2008: R 43 000 000

2009: R 31 132 000

(a) The enrolment for each year:

	2007	2008	2009
Learner Interns	16 (completed)	34 (completed)	27 (active)
Graduate Trainees	37 (active)	63 (active)	71 (active)

(b) The programme for leaner interns provides experiential learning to enable the interns to complete their formal qualifications with various academic institutions. Hence, the strategic objective of the Learning Academy is to facilitate the transfer of knowledge and skills at a practical level. The training programmes are monitored through various assessment methods such as, logbooks system, compulsory Portfolios of Evidence, and a Moderation Committee system.

(3) (a) All Graduate Trainees are appointed on the organizational structure of the Learning Academy (see (1) (a)) and then placed in line functionaries with a mentor and supervisor. Placements are within national office in Pretoria and as well as the Department's Regional Offices.

(3) (b) They are placed as a Graduate Trainees (on the Learning Academy structure) in the various Functional Directorates of the Department where they receive the necessary practical training exposure, skills development as stipulated. They also partake in the delivery of the various key outputs of the Department.

(3) (c) The water sector is still experiencing critical skills shortages particularly in engineering, science and technical artisan areas. If the sector does not address this challenge head -on and allocate appropriate resources, these shortages will continue to grow at an accelerated rate and the consequences of which will be felt for years to come. The shortage of skills in the water sector exists in the areas of engineering, science and technical artisan.

Examples of skills needed include amongst others: Civil, Mechanical and Electrical engineers; Microbiology; Chemistry; Biochemistry; Water Care Technology; Environmental Health; Environmental Management; Hydrology; Geo-hydrology; Disaster managers; Water conservation and demand management; Policy development; Financial planning and management; Infrastructure development; Reporting and accountability; Plumbing; Plant and machine operation; Fitters; Turners; Draughtsmen; and Laboratory technology.

QUESTIONS 304 FOR ORAL REPLY

11 SEPTEMBER 2009

304. Mr L Ramatlakane (Cope) to ask the Minister for the Public Service and Administration:

(1) Whether his Department or an agency of his department such as the Public Services Sector and Education and Training Authority (Pseta), has granted a tender of service to a service provider last year; if not, what is the position in this regard, if so, (a) for what type of service, (b) to which service provider, (c) what was the tender period and (d) what was the amount of the tender;

(2) (a)(i) which service provider have received the 25 highest amounts and (ii) what are the amounts in numerical order and (b) how many tenders were awarded to the same service provider in the (i) 2007-08 and (ii) 2008-09 financial year;

(3) (a) what is the composition of the internal tender committee, (b) what are the names of the internal tender committee members and (c) how many tender committee members declared interests in any service provider during the process;

(4) Whether any tender committee members recused themselves during the tender processing; if not; what is the position in this regard; if so; (a) who recused themselves and (b) what names and details were recorded;

(5) whether the Public Service Act, Act 103 of 1994, and the relevant regulations are being adhered to in the prevention of corruption; if not; what is the position in this regard; if so; what are relevant details?

REPLY:

(1) The Department of Public Service and Administration has awarded a total number of 11 tenders to service providers rendering services to the department in the last year. There was, however, no tenders awarded by Pseta as most of the procurement requests fell below the tender threshold of R500 000 per request thereby procured through quotation process.

(2) (a) (i) No service providers have received the 25 highest amounts.

(ii) There are no amounts involved, as there were no service providers who received the 25 highest amounts

(b) (i) No tenders were awarded to the same service providers

during 2007-08

(ii) No tenders were awarded to the same service providers during 2008-09

(3) (a) The Department has two internal tender committees, which are the

Bid Evaluation Committee and Bid Adjudication Committee. The Bid Evaluation Committee is not a fixed committee, the composition of the committee is amended in terms of needs of the Department, whereas, the Bid Adjudication Committee is a fixed and permanent committee that is cross functional of members from different directorates within the Department. It is therefore not easy to report on members of the Bid Evaluation Committee as it changes from one functionality or need to another.

(c) No Bid Evaluation and Bid Adjudication Committee members have declared interests in any service provider during the process.

4. None of the committee members recused themselves during tender processing meaning none of the members had any conflict of interests to declare.

5. Yes, all relevant regulations are constantly being adhered to in the prevention of corruption however there's always room for improvement. And in addition, we will soon be launching the Public Service Integrity Management Framework to address these issues.

QUESTION NUMBER: 312

DATE FOR PUBLICATION: 28 OCTOBER 2009

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 28 OCTOBER 2009

MRS PC DUNCAN (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITES:

(1) Why has it taken so long for the National Policy Guidelines for Victim Empowerment to be developed and launched, given that the Victim Empowerment Programme was launched as early as 1998 as part of the National Crime Prevention Strategy;

(2) Whether the Victim Empowerment Programme reaches and services rural communities effectively, particularly as there is limited number of one-stop centres available; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) Whether there are any departmental initiatives in place to ensure comprehensive coverage of the programme in all areas; if not why not; if so, what are the relevant details.

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REPLY:

I need to inform the Honourable MP Duncan that not all issues that relate to women and girls necessarily falls directly within the ambit of the work of the Department for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities. In 1995, following the Fourth World Conference for Women held in Beijing, China, South Africa adopted gender mainstreaming as a strategy. In this regard, all members of the Executive are officially responsible for mainstreaming gender into their department's work. As such, this particular issue of Victim Empowerment falls directly within the ambit of departments in the JCPS cluster, in particular the Departments of Justice and Constitutional Development, Health, Social Development, and the National Prosecuting Authority who are main custodians of the National Victim Empowerment Programme and the National Policy Guidelines for Victim Empowerment.

I am therefore not in a position to offer an explanation or the reasons for the delay in this regard. However, as the Honourable MP will be aware, H.E. President Zuma, during his address on 9 August 2009 stated that the Ministry for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities has primarily an oversight function and will therefore monitor and evaluate other departments and government entities on their achievement of women's empowerment and gender equality. In that regard, once the Department is effectively functioning, this function will be carried out. We are currently in the process of establishing mechanisms to deliver on the mandate of this Ministry. One of the areas of work will be looking at what is in place to eradicate violence against women and girls, which will include looking at delays, gaps in implementation and areas for further development.

Question 310

310. Mr W P Doman (DA) to ask the Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: [Written Question No 1421]

(a) Which municipalities do not supply any free basic services relating to (i) water, (ii) electricity and (iii) refuse removal and (b) what is the position with regard to free basic electricity services by Eskom to the areas where they take responsibility for reticulation? NW1777E

ANSWER

(a) All municipalities within the Republic of South Africa provide Free Basic Services (i.e Free Basic Energy, Free Basic Water and Refuse) policies and programs in place. The department has released a report on the extent to which indigent households are benefiting. Eskom continues to provide Free Basic Electricity in local municipalities with whom they have a service level agreement. Eskom provides to 241 municipalities, with an exception of Matzikama and Nama –Khoi municipalities.

(b) In Eskom areas of supply a Funding agreement is signed between municipalities and Eskom. Municipalities submit to Eskom an approved list of qualifying households. Eskom provides 50Kwh of Free Basic Electricity (FBE) to qualifying households on a monthly basis.

Question 308

308. Mrs M Wenger (DA) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: [Written Question No 1398]

(1) Whether all the municipalities in which demonstrations took place are receiving free basic (a) water, (b) electricity and (c) sanitation; if not, (i) why not and (ii) which municipalities do not receive each of the specified services; if so, what are the relevant details in each case;

(2) whether any of these municipalities receive more than the minimum requirement; if so, (a) which municipalities and (b) what are the relevant details in each case? NW1753E

ANSWER

(1) All municipalities in which demonstrations took place do have free basic services policies and programmes in place for water and electricity. These municipalities purchase bulk water and electricity and provide a portion of this for free to Indigent households. Sanitation is not included since there is no national policy on free basic sanitation. The extent to which Indigent households benefit from these programmes differs across municipalities. Last week, the Department has released a report on Free Basic Services.

(2) In terms of the policies set by DWAF and DME, the service level for FBE is 50 KW/hand for FBW it is 6 kl. All the municipalities in question comply with the policy in the provision of FBE and FBW.

Municipalities affected by Service Delivery Protests: June 2009-September 2009

(See table on the following page)

Annexure A

*Province*	*Municipality*	*Place*	*Community Issues*	*Periods of protests*
Mpumalanga	1. Thaba Chweu Municipality	Lydenburg	Corruption within Local Government	June 2009
	2. Lekwa Local Municipality	Siyathemba	Poor roads, lock of access to water, electricity, housing and job opportunities.	July 2009
	2. Lekwa Local Municipality	Sakhile Township	Alleged acts of fraud by officials, maladministration and corruption.	September 2009
	3. Mbombela Local Municipality	Nelspruit	Residents demanded service delivery from the local municipality.	September 2009
	4. Dipaleseng Local Municipality	Balfour	Allegation that leaders ignore the community and do not listen to them.	July 2009
	5. Emalahleni Local Municipality	Witbank (Mpumalanga)	Poor service delivery, maladministration, fraud and corruption.	July 2009
Gauteng	6. City of Johannesburg	Diepsloot	Relocation of informal settlement dwellers	July 2009
	7. Emfuleni Local Municipality	Rust – de –vaal	There was a complaint that local municipality and government failed to provide residents with RDP houses.	August 2009
	8. City of Ekhuruleni	Thokoza	Poor sanitation and housing.	July 2009
	8. City of Ekhuruleni	Ramaphosa informal settlement	Approximately 6000 residents handed a memorandum of grievances to the local councilor.	July 2009
	9. Midvaal Local Municipality	Vereeniging	Better service delivery.	July 2009
	9. Midvaal Local Municipality	Mayerton	Better service delivery	July 2009
Kwazulu Natal	10. Msunduzi Municipality	Edenvale	Youth demanded removal of Ward 22 councillors	July 2009
Eastern Cape	11. Nelson Mandela Bay Metro	Uitenhage	Poor municipal service delivery.	August 2009
Eastern Cape	12. Buffalo City	Duncan Village	Poor service delivery.	July 2009
Western Cape	13. City of Cape Town	Khayelitsha	Housing	August 2009
	13. City of Cape Town	Masiphumelele	Anger over poor municipal service delivery.	July 2009
	14. Knysna Local Municipality	Hlalani Settlement	Allegation that the municipality ignored communities need for proper housing.	July 2009
North West	15. Maquassi Hills Local Municipality	Kgakala Township	Lack of municipal services	July 2009

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO.317

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The Leader of the Opposition (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:

In each of the past three years for which information is available,

How many people

a) entered artisan training through service level

agreements with Setas,

b) have taken and passed the trade test,

c) who have completed trade-related learnerships at National Qualifications Framework levels 3 and 4 have

(i) taken and

(ii) (ii) passed the trade test

in pursuance of the Joint Initiative on Priority Skills Acquisition

(Jipsa) target of training 50 000 artisans by 2010?

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The Minister of Labour replied as follows:

The table below provides a summary on question (a) and (b)

Questions	2006 / 07	2007 / 08	2008 / 09
(a) The Number of people that entered apprenticeship training through apprenticeship contracts with SETAs.	4,117	14,293	17,339
b) (i) No. of learners that were already in training who undertook trade tests at Indlela only:	7,905	7,928	8337
(ii) No. of learners that were already in training who passed their trade tests at Indlela only:	3192	2903	3392

c) The numbers of apprentices that were assessed at SETA level, those that passed and qualified as artisans including those of trade related learnerships rates at National Qualifications Framework Levels 3 and 4 are disclosed in the individual SETA annual reports that I tabled in parliament.

A total of 44,780 learners were registered in trade related learnerships and apprenticeships during the last three years to 31^st March 2009.

QUESTION NO 314

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 3 JULY 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 5 - 2009)

Date reply submitted : 16 November 2009

Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) (a) How many recommendations has the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) made and (b) what were the recommendations to the (i) SA Police Service (SAPS), (ii) Attorney General and (iii) Minister in the 2008-09 financial year;

(2) what was the SAPS's rate been with regard to (a) partially and (b) no compliance with these recommendations;

(3) how many (a) persons are employed by the ICD, (b) vacancies currently exist in the ICD and (c) what are the reasons for these posts being vacant;

(4) how many class one complaints were received from each province by the ICD during the latest specified period of twelve months for which information is available?

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REPLY:

1. (a) How many recommendations has the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) made and (b) what were the recommendations to the (i) SA Police Service (SAPS), (ii) Attorney General and (iii) Minister in the 2008-09 financial year;

(a) The ICD has made 1935 recommendations in the financial year 2008/2009.

(b) (i) One thousand two hundred and twelve (1212) recommendations were made to the SAPS. One hundred and seven (107) of the recommendations were in respect of deaths, 44 related to DVA cases, 489 emanated from criminal offences and 572 were in respect of misconduct.

(ii) The 173 recommendations made to the Director of Public Prosecutions were in respect of deaths whereas 550 emanated from criminal offences;

(iii) There were no recommendations made to the Minister.

2. What was the SAPS's rate been with regard to (a) partially and (b) no compliance with these recommendations.

(a) 10% of the recommendations were accepted and implemented;

(b) There was no response in 90% of recommendations made.

I wish to indicate however that the ICD National Office and the SAPS Head Office are in discussion to look at the causes of failure to respond to the recommendations and to find ways for Head Office intervention where the police stations have not complied or at least provided reasons for failure to implement ICD recommendations.

3. How many (a) persons are employed by the ICD, (b) vacancies currently exist in the ICD and (c) what are the reasons for these posts being vacant

a) The Department has an approved funded organisational structure of 287.

b) There are currently 14 vacant posts in the ICD.

c) Most of the posts have been vacated by officials who have been promoted internally or to other Departments. One official is deceased. Herewith a table to clarify vacancies:

Post	Date vacant	Reason for vacancy
Executive Director	01 August 2005	Filled 7 August 2009
Assistant Manager: Administration (Gauteng)	01 August 2009	Filled 1 August 2009
Assistant Manager: Investigations (Gauteng)	29 June 2009	Interviews held 3 September 2009
Complaints Receptionist (Eastern Cape)	01 July 2009	Filled 1 September 2009
Administration Clerk (Eastern Cape)	01 February 2009	Filled 1 September 2009
Case Analyst (KZN)	01 April 2009	Filled 1 August 2009
Senior Investigator	01 June 2009	Filled 1 August 2009
Senior Investigator (Limpopo)	01 July 2009	Filled 1 August 2009
Senior Investigator (North-West)	01 July 2009	Filled 1 September
Administrative Officer (North-West)	01 July 2009	Filled 1 August 2009
Case Analyst (Mpumalanga)	01 July 2009	Filled 1 September 2009
Administrative Officer	01 June 2009	To be filled by 1 October 2009
PA to CFO	01 April 2008	Waiting for CFO to short list
Deputy Manager: Communications	01 May 2009	Filled 1 August 2009
Manager: IS and RM	01 January 2009	To be filled 1 October 2009
Labour Relations Practitioner	01 September 2009	Post advertised closing date 25 September 2009
Assistant Manager: Call centre	01 September 2009	Short listing to be held in September 2009
Call Centre Administrators (3)	01 September 2009	Short listing to be held in September 2009
Assistant Manager: Assets	01 April 2009	Short listing to be held in September 2009
Deputy Manager: Supply Chain and Asset Management	01 April 2009	Filled 1 September 2009
Principal Network Controller	01 April 2009	Filled 1 September 2009
Assistant Manager: Monitoring	01 April 2009	To be filled 1 October 2009
Assistant Manager: IT	15 July 2009	Interviews 4 September 2009
Senior Security officer	01 April 2009	Post advertised closing date 4 September 2009
Administrative Clerk	01 July 2009	To be filled 1 October 2009
Transport Clerk	01 June 2009	Filled 1 September

4. How many class one complaints were received from each province by the ICD during the latest specified period of twelve months for which information is available?

The following table provides information of class 1 (deaths in custody and as a result of police action) received per province in the 2008/2009 financial year. There were also 4 deaths as a result of Municipal Police action.

Deaths in police custody and as a result of police action
Province	2008/2009	Percentage Share
Eastern Cape	124	14%
Free State	52	6%
Gauteng	191	21%
Kwazulu-Natal	258	28%
Limpopo	67	7%
Mpumalanga	65	7%
North West	59	6%
Northern Cape	14	2%
Western Cape	82	9%
Total	912*	100%

* 4 deaths as a result of Metropolitan Police Service

2009-07-23

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