Questions & Replies: Questions & Replies No 1001 to 1025

2009-09-09

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QUESTION NO: 1025

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12

QUESTION PAPER NO: 12

DATE OF REPLY: 8 September

Mr S E Kholwane (ANC) to ask the Minister of Communications:

(1) What is Telkom's mobile strategy;

(2) whether this includes any strategy to merge with Cell C or any other mobile operator; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW1262E

REPLY:

I was advised Telkom as follows:

As recently as May 2009 Telkom sold part of its shareholding of Vodacom and unbundled the rest to shareholders. As indicated by Telkom at the time, the rationale of the transaction is to be found in the restricted nature of the shareholders agreement between Telkom and Vodafone over Vodacom. This agreement prevented Telkom from providing mobile telephony, not only in South Africa, but also providing a competing business south of the Equator. Vodacom, in terms of the agreement, was however free to enter the fixed telecommunications market. Telkom's investment in Vodacom was therefore nothing more than a pure financial investment. If one also takes into consideration the ongoing erosion from fixed line telephony to mobile telephony, the damaging consequences of staying invested in Vodacom becomes clear.

The freedom from the restrictive shareholders agreement gave Telkom the ability to now deliver its own mobile capability in South Africa. Telkom has also made it clear that it regards the acquiring of a mobile capability as integral to its growth strategy and has used this as part of its motivation to retain 50% of the proceeds from selling of a 15% stake in Vodacom.

Telkom, as a listed company, operates under Regulations that requires that any price sensitive information, which would include its mobile strategy, should be released to shareholders in an equitable basis. Telkom is currently at a very sensitive stage of the deployment of its mobile strategy. Any public statements at this stage can compromise the Company's competitive and negotiating positions.

It is therefore not possible to provide the required information at this stage.

QUESTION NO. 1024

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12 of 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 28 August 2009

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

(1) Whether all provinces and municipalities have appointed air quality officers in terms of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, Act 39 of 2004; if not, (a) which (i) provinces and (ii) municipalities have not made the required appointments and (b) by which date must these appointments be made;

(2) whether all provinces and municipalities have developed air quality management plans; if not, (a) which (i) provinces and (ii) municipalities have not developed such plans and (b) by what date should these plans be developed;

(3) whether all national departments listed in Schedule 1 of the National Environmental Management Act, Act 107 of 1998, have developed air quality management plans; if not, (a) which national departments have not developed such plans and (b) by when must these plans have been developed;

(4) whether her department is confident that the Air Quality Act can be implemented successfully; if not, what (a) obstacles to implementation have been identified and (b) plans are in place to overcome these obstacles?

NW1249E

MRS A T LOVEMORE (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

1024. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:

In response to the questions posed, it is important that the following responses are considered in the context of the 2007 National Framework for Air Quality Management in the Republic of South Africa (Government Gazette No. 30057 of 11 September 2007, Notice No. 830) which states in its Section 4.3 - The implementation of the functions by the three spheres of government -

"…it is important that all provinces and municipalities that experience air quality issues within their jurisdictions [as per the list of identified 'problem' or 'potential problem' areas provided in Table 24 of the National Framework) build the necessary organisational capacity to implement [the air quality management] functions in an efficient and effective manner and in a manner that is commensurate with the air quality problems to be addressed… With a view to the effective and efficient use of government resources, the creation and maintenance of dedicated air quality management capacity in municipalities that are not listed in table 24 may not be necessary to ensure effective air quality management. As such, provincial departments are encouraged to liaise with such municipalities with a view to cooperative agreements in respect of air quality management functions."

In essence, in the interests of ensuring the effective and efficient use of government resources, the National Framework does not require municipalities that have no air quality problems to use limited resources to manage a "non-issue".

(1) To our knowledge, all provinces and municipalities listed in Table 24 of the National Framework have appointed air quality officers, or interim air quality officers, with the exception of the Free State which is in the process of appointing a new officer following the resignation of the previous officer;

(2) There is no requirement within the Air Quality Act for 'stand-alone' provincial or municipal air quality management plans, i.e. each municipality must include an air quality management plan in its integrated development plan (IDP) (Municipal Systems Act: Chapter 5) and each province responsible for preparing an environmental implementation plan (EIP) or environmental management plan (EMP) must include in that plan an air quality management plan. Furthermore, the department only expects to see these plans as part of the prerequisite IDP, EIP or EMP for provinces and municipalities listed in Table 24 of the National Framework. This notwithstanding, the following table provides details on the status of air quality management planning –

GOVERNMENT AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLANS IN PLACE
Ref.	Department / Municipality	Current Status
Provincial
1.	Gauteng	AQMP completed. Awaiting internal approval prior to gazetting
2.	Free State	AQMP development process commenced in 2008, however, the project was kept on hold since the Director left the department. The post is not yet filled. No stakeholder meeting took place this year 2009
3.	North West	AQMP completed. Awaiting internal approval prior to gazetting
4.	Western Cape	AQMP under development. Expected to be finalised in November 2009
5.	Mpumalanga	About 80% of the hot-spots areas are under the Highveld Priority Area Air Quality Management Plan which is currently underway
6.	Limpopo	Currently planning to develop AQMP in-house. The actual process has not yet commenced
7.	KwaZulu-Natal	KZN has finalised the data inventory project. AQMP process has not yet commenced
8.	Eastern Cape	EC has the intention to develop the AQMP, however, financial constraints prohibit the process from going forward
9.	Northern Cape	NC has indicated its intention based on air quality hot-spots areas such as Kimberly and Upington. No plans as yet
Municipalities
1.	Johannesburg	Completed and under implementation
2.	Ekurhuleni	Completed and under implementation
3.	Cape Town	Completed and under implementation
4.	Tshwane	Completed and under implementation
5.	eThekwini	Completed and under implementation
6.	Nelson Mandela	Under development
7.	Sedibeng	The Vaal Triangle Air-shed Priority Area Air Quality management Plan is the de facto plan
8.	Nkangala	The Highveld Priority Area Air Quality management Plan will be the de facto plan
9.	Gert Sibande	The Highveld Priority Area Air Quality management Plan will be the de facto plan
10.	Capricorn	Completed and under implementation
11.	Ilembe District Municipality (Stanger)	Completed and under implementation
12.	Drankenstein	Under development
13.	Overburg	Under development
14.	Eden	Under development
15.	Cape Winelands	Under development
16.	West Coast District Municipality	The West Coast District Municipality (Western Cape) is in the planning phase of developing an Air Quality Management Plan and it is hoped that funds for this purpose will be available during the 2009/2010 financial year.
17.	Waterberg	Under development
18.	Fezile Dabi	Under development
19.	West Rand	Under development
20.	Metsweding	Under development
21.	Greater Sekhukhune	Under development
22.	Keneth Kaunda	In the planning phase of developing their Air Quality Management Plan and looking at availability of funds
23.	Bojanala	Under development
24.	Rustenburg	Complete and under implementation
25.	Pietermaritzburg	Under development
26.	Mangaung	Under development
27.	Motheo	Under development
28.	Lejweleputswa	Under development
29.	Umhlathuze	Under development
30.	Msunduzi	Msunduzi Municipality is currently in the process of developing a plan in partnership with consultants (ZES) and DEAT. Output of present project would be a baseline assessment report and gap analysis.
31.	Buffalo City	Under development
32.	Lesedi	Lesedi is will be covered by the Highveld Priority Area AQMP

(3) As above, there is no requirement within the Air Quality Act for 'stand-alone' departmental air quality management plans, i.e. each department responsible for preparing an environmental implementation plan (EIP) or environmental management plan (EMP) must include in that plan an air quality management plan. Thus the department only expects to see these plans as part of the prerequisite EIP or EMP for affected departments. This notwithstanding, the 2007 National Framework serves as the Department of Environmental Affair's Air Quality Management Plan.

(4) The Department is confident that the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (AQA) is, and will continue to be, successfully implemented. The scarcity of skilled human resources in the field of air quality management is a challenge. However, this is not a uniquely South African problem but a global phenomenon. In order to address this matter the Department has been undertaking capacity building workshops throughout all nine provinces over the past two years. Initially this capacity building was done using external consultants but the Department has over time developed in-house training skills. Currently all capacity building work undertaken by the Department is achieved using in-house trainers. Additional to the training was the development of a number of implementation manuals, guideline documents and standardized templates. Furthermore, tailor-made, accredited air quality governance training is also offered by the University of Johannesburg and the Cape Peninsular University of Technology.

The Department continues to offer capacity building and training, with priority given to those municipalities specifically identified in Table 24 of the National Framework for Air Quality Management in South Africa. Following the full entry into effect of the AQA later this year / early next year, the officials within the national department, currently responsible for licensing, will become available as a resource to the new licensing authorities. These officials will provide on-going technical support and guidance. Several intergovernmental structures have been developed over the past few years that will also assist in the transition. Provincial - Municipal Air Quality Officers Forums have been established in all nine provinces. These forums meet on a regular basis and these allow for the sharing of information, challenges and successes in the field of air quality management. The National - Provincial Air Quality Officers Forum allows for communication of important air quality matters from the national department to all the provinces, which in turn disseminate the information through their provincial forums. For the past four years the Department has hosted an annual Intergovernmental Air Quality Governance Lekgotla which brings together air quality managers from all three spheres of government for a two-day conference to discuss developments in the preparation for the full entry into effect of the AQA. The increasing attendance at this annual event indicates that there is steady growth in the numbers of officials involved in air quality management matters.

QUESTION NO 1023

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 28 JUNE 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 11)

1023. Mrs A T Lovemore (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(1) Whether the water produced at the pilot plant producing potable water from effluent abstracted from the oxidation pond system in Alexandria in the Eastern Cape will be pumped directly into the town's water supply system; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) Whether similar systems for the production of potable water from effluent are planned for other water-scarce areas; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1248E

REPLY:

(1) No, the pilot water recycling plant at Alexandria sewage oxidation ponds is not presently connected to the Alexandria Town's water reticulation system as the pilot plant is still undergoing evaluation and modification.

· It is planned that a minimum of three months of intensive monitoring is required to confirm the reliable performance of the pilot system prior being connected directly into the town water system;

· There is no special policy on authorizing the recycling of sewage water directly to potable water for human consumption; and

· It is understood that sufficient funding has not yet been secured to construct the pipeline necessary to blend the recycled water in a fair manner.

(2) The National Water Resource Strategy encourages the recycling and reuse of water and a number of Water Sector role players are watching the progress of the pilot plant with interest. However, there are no special plans to replicate the process on any large scale until the success of the Alexandria pilot plant has been tested.

QUESTION NO. 1022

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12 of 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 28 August 2009

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

(1) Whether, with reference to the Strategic Plan for the Environmental Sector (2008-2013), all provinces have developed hazardous waste management plans; if not, (a) which provinces (i) have developed and (ii) have not developed hazardous waste management plans and (b) what action is being taken to ensure that all provinces have appropriate hazardous waste management plans in place;

(2) whether the hazardous waste management plans submitted by the provinces adequately address the sustainable management of hazardous waste; if not, (a) what problems have been identified and (b) what action is being or will be taken to address the identified problems?

NW1247E

MRS A T LOVEMORE (DA)

SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

1022. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:

(1) (a) Not all provinces have developed hazardous waste management plans

(i) The Gauteng, North West and Western Cape Provinces have developed hazardous waste management plans.

(ii) The other 6 provinces have not developed the abovementioned plans

(b) No action was required to be taken to ensure that Provinces develop hazardous waste management plans as there was no legal requirement for the development and submission of the hazardous waste management plans. The National Environmental Management: Waste Act 2008, requires the provincial departments to develop integrated waste management plans which can incorporate hazardous waste should the provinces elect to do so.

(2) The hazardous waste management plans developed by the three provinces have not been submitted to the Department and have not been assessed by the Department as there is no requirement to do so.

(a) the plans have not been assessed by the Department

(b) see answer above

QUESTION 1021

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [NO 12-2009]

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 28 AUGUST 2009

1021. Mr M M Swathe (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

(1) (a) What was the (i) breakdown of costs and (ii) total amount spent on the launch of the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme's pilot project in Muyexe Village, Giyani in Limpopo and (b) what is the main objectives of this project;

(2) whether any contribution was given by other national and/or provincial departments for this project's launch; if so, (a) which departments and (b) what was the contribution of each department? NW1246E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM

(1)(a)(i) Please refer to the table hereunder.

(1)(a)	PROJECT	ITEM	AMOUNT
(i)	Catering - 16 &17 August 2009	Dinner, lunch and refreshments	R64 000.00
	Flights and accommodation for Members of the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform - 16 & 17 August 2009	Travel and accommodation	R38 600.00
	Event logistics - 17 August 2009	Tents, chairs, sound equipment and stage	R197 562.50

(ii) R300 162.50.

(b) The key objective of the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) is to create vibrant, equitable and sustainable rural communities which will be achieved through a three-pronged strategy, namely, agrarian transformation, rural development and land reform.

(2) Yes.

(a) Office of the Premier: Limpopo Province.

(b) R295 300.00.

QUESTION NO.: 1011

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 28 AUGUST 2009

Mr M Swart (DA) to ask the Minister of Economic Development:

Whether the proposed action against corruption and control over business behaviour as referred to in Parliament (details furnished) will be extended to government departments and include specific instances (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1236E

REPLY

My statement on 20 August 2009 referred to intensified efforts by the South African Revenue of Services (SARS) to combating illegal imports and customs fraud. I further pointed out some immediate outcomes of the anti-fraud campaigns, which included companies being investigated for smuggling, round tripping, export incentive abuse, counterfeits, quota fraud, and rebate item abuse and under declaration.

This report was tendered to indicate progress on implementing the "Framework for South Africa's response to the international crisis", which committed to specific actions in relation to customs fraud.

The new areas introduced by the Honourable Member do not relate to issues set out in the Framework, nor do they fall within my area of responsibility. I must reiterate that this government is committed to combating corruption in government and the President of the Republic has on several occasions called upon on all South Africans to assist in fighting the scourge of corruption and fraud.

QUESTION 1010

1010. Mr. P.J.C. Pretorius (DA) to ask the Minister of Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries:

(1) Whether all managers at the level of deputy director and higher in her department have disclosed their interests in writing; if not, why not;

(2) whether any of these officials have an interest in any close corporation or company; if so, what (a) are the names of the (i) officials and (ii) close corporation or company and (b) is the main business activity of each such close corporation or company;

(3) whether any steps have been taken against any such officials; if not, why not; if so, what steps, in each case? NW1233E

REPLY:

(1) No, Out of 60 senior managers on the establishment of the Department of Agriculture, one (1) senior manager did not disclose their financial interests. Ms. M. Moahloli was on sick leave from 17 May 2008 until 31 August 2009, when she retired due to ill-health.

Deputy Directors - No. In terms of the Public Service Regulations, 2004, it is compulsory for members of the Senior Management Service only to disclose their interest in writing.

However, in terms of the departmental Policy on performing remunerative work outside the employ of the Department, approval must be requested to perform any such work or to be involved in other activities. Any other interests will thereby have to be declared. Remuneration includes any reward received in the form of cash, incentives, benefits and/or in kind.

(2) Yes

(2) (a) (i) This question is answered in table format below.

(2) (a) (ii) Refer to (2) (i)

(2) (b) Refer to (2) (i)

(3) Not applicable.

SMS FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORMS 2008/09-DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

	2 (a) (i) NAME	OFFICE/ DIRECTORATE	FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORM 2008/2009	2 (a) (ii) NAME OF COMPANY/CLOSE COOPERTION	2 (b) BUSINESS ACTIVITY
1. African female	Nduli N	Director-General	Submitted	Sanlam	Shares
				Telkom	Shares
				MTN	Shares
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
(6 posts)	Deputy Directors-General (Level 15)
2. African female	Titi, V. B.	Programme: Agriculture Support Service	Submitted	Nedbank Eyethu	Shares
				Property	Residential
3.	Vacant	Programme: Trade and Economic Development	N/A
4. White male	Marais T.	Programme: Corporate and Financial Services	Submitted	Sanlam	Shares
				Property	Residential
5. African Female	Mogajane M.E.	Programme: Food Safety and Bio- security	Submitted	Sanlam	Shares
				Sasol	Shares
				Telkom	Shares
				Tumammogo woman investment group	Event organising Agricultural activities
				Property	Residential
6. African Male	Hawes A.M.	Programme: Production & Resources Management	Submitted	Sanlam	Shares
				Sanlam	Shares
				Frederika KC	Prospecting CO.
				Qadi & Multipurpose Co-operative	Agric. & Transport
7. African Male	Nthombela S.	Operations Management: Chief Operating Officer	Submitted	Property	Residential

	2 (a) (i) NAME	OFFICE/ DIRECTORATE	FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORM 2008/2009	2 (a) (ii) NAME OF COMPANY	2 (b) BUSINESS ACTIVITY
(14 posts)	Chief Directors (Level 14)
8. White male	Swart P.J.A.	Chief Programmes Office (Personal salary package on level 15)	Submitted	Sabic Park	Partnership
				WTO	Panel Member
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
9. White male	Dredge R.D.	Sub-programme: Economic & Statistical Services	Submitted	Sanlam	Shares
				Property	Residential
10. African male	Malatji S.	Sub-programme: Livelihoods Development Support	Submitted	Sasol	Shares
				Masebe Lekhura Trading & Property CC	Catering & Construction
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
11. African male	Modisane B.M.	Sub-programme: Food and Veterinary Services	Submitted	Old Mutual	Shares
				Telkom	Shares
				Media 24	Shares
				Phuthuma Nathi	Shares
				MTN	Shares
				Yebo	Shares
				Property	Residential
12. African male	Mankazana M.	Sub-programme: Sector Services and Research	Submitted	Sasol Inzalo	Shares
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
13. White male	Rademeyer E.	Sub-programme: Plant Health & Inspection Services	Submitted	Property	Residential
14. African female	Vutula N.Z.G	Sub-programme: Partnerships	Submitted	Telkom	Shares
				Vodacom	Shares
				Property	Residential

	2 (a) (i) NAME	OFFICE/ DIRECTORATE	FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORM 2008/2009	2 (a) (ii) NAME OF COMPANY	2 (b) BUSINESS ACTIVITY
15. African male	Miti N.I.	Sub-programme: Corporate Services	Submitted	Property	Residential
16. African female	Sehoole P.T.	Sub-programme: Communication and Information	Submitted	Phuthuma Nathi	Shares
				Asonge MTN	Shares
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
17. African Female	Moahloli M.	Sub – programme: Trade and Marketing Development	N/A – On permanent incapacity leave
18. Colored Female	Visser M.	Sub-programme: Agriculture Production	Submitted	None	None
19.	Vacant	Ministerial & DG Support Services (Chief of Staff)	N/A
20. African male	Msomi B.D.	Sub-programme: Engineering and Resource Management	Submitted	Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
21.	Vacant	Sub-programme: Financial Management	N/A
(41 posts)	Directors (Level 13)
22. White male	Henrico D.K.	D: Financial Administration	Submitted	Sanlam	Shares
				Property	Residential
23. White male	Venter J.B.	D: Budgets and Reporting	Submitted	Sanlam	Shares
				Old Mutual	Shares
				Property	Residential

	2 (a) (i) NAME	OFFICE/ DIRECTORATE	FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORM 2008/2009	2 (a) (ii) NAME OF COMPANY	2 (b) BUSINESS ACTIVITY
24. African female	Bopape B.S.	Office of DG: Support Services Executive Manager	Submitted	A.P. Holdings LTD	Shares
				MEM LTD	Shares
				Superfow LTD	Shares
				Stratcorp LTD	Shares
				Meroka 'A' Metsi	Development Projects
				Property	Residential
25. White Female	Hilzinger- Maas S.	Head: Office of the Deputy Minister	Submitted	Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
26. Colored male	Danster R.K.	D: Supply Chain Management	Submitted	Sanlam	Shares
27. African male	Kgakatsi I. B.	D: Agricultural Disaster Management	Submitted	MTN Group LTD	Shares
				Maru A Pula LTD	Shares
				Sasol Inzalo	Shares
				MTN Group LTD	Shares
				Johnic Holdings LTD	Shares
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
28. African male	Morokolo M.E.	D: Marketing	Submitted	Baasa Holdings	Shares
				Magadimana Trading Services	Shares
				SA Grains	Partnership
				JHB Fresh Produce Market	Partnership

	2 (a) (i) NAME	OFFICE/ DIRECTORATE	FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORM 2008/2009	2 (a) (ii) NAME OF COMPANY	2 (b) BUSINESS ACTIVITY
29. African female	Mahlangu H. J.	D: Agriculture Development Finance	Submitted	National Empowerment Fund	Computershare Investor Services
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
30. African male	Galane M.S.	D: Agricultural Information Services	Submitted	Maru Apula Inn	Shares
				Property	Residential
				Flexi club Holiday	Residential
31. White male	Van Coller A. T.	D: Agriculture Engineering Services	Submitted	None	None
32. Colored male	Jaftha J. B.	D: Genetic Resources	Submitted	Sasol Inzalo Public Limited	Shares
				Property	Residential
33. Indian male	Reddy R.	D: Internal Audit	Submitted	Old mutual	Shares
				Sanlam	Shares
				Absa	Shares
				Property	Residential
34. African male	Ramashala T.C.	D: Plant Production	Submitted	Monyashi Investment	Investment
				Multichoice	Shares
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
35. African male	Sebola R.J.	D: Research and Technology Development	Submitted	MTN	Shares
				Sasol	Shares
				Maru a Pula Holdings	Shares
				OH Bottle Store	Shares
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
36. African male	Seleke M.R.	D: Monitoring and Evaluation	Submitted	Property	residential

	2 (a) (i) NAME	OFFICE/ DIRECTORATE	FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORM 2008/2009	2 (a) (ii) NAME OF COMPANY	2 (b) BUSINESS ACTIVITY
37. African male	Hlatshwayo M. ( Re-deployed for 2 years to LARP from 1/2/2009)	D: Animal Production	Submitted	None	None
38. Indian female	Nagiah K.	D: Legal Services	Submitted	Jar Properties Shareblock	Shares
				Sasol	Shares
				Vodacom	Shares
				Avau Gray	Shares
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
39. African female	Moeng J.K.	D: Land Settlement	Submitted	Nase Trading	Partnership
				Tina Mina Trading	Partnership
				Property	Residential
40. White male	Herselman M.J.	D: GADI	Submitted	Property	Residential
41. African female	Maja M.	D: Animal Health	Submitted	Sasol	Shares
				Property	Residential
42. White female	Bouwer L.	D: HRM	Submitted	Sanlam	Sanlam Shares
				Property	Residential
43. African female	Matsei, M.E.	D: Agricultural Statistics	Submitted	Property	Residential
44.	Vacant	D: International Relations	N/A
45. White female	Van Renen E.	D: International Trade	Submitted	Sanlam	Shares
				Sanlam	Shares
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential

	2 (a) (i) NAME	OFFICE/ DIRECTORATE	FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORM 2008/2009	2 (a) (ii) NAME OF COMPANY	2 (b) BUSINESS ACTIVITY
46. African male	Kgobokoe J.	D: Education, Training & Extension Services	Submitted	Property	Residential
47. African male	Mdhluli V.P.G.	Ministerial & DG Support Services (Media Liaison Officer)	Submitted	Vodacom	Shares
				Property	Residential
48. African female	Mohlathlhegi B.G.	D: Information & Communication Technology	Submitted	Telkom SA	Shares
				Sasol Inzalo	Shares
				Agang Trading Entreprise	Partnership
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
49. African male	Ramasodi R.M.	D: Agriculture Product Inspection Services	Submitted	Telkom	Shares
				Property	Residential
50. African female	Gabriel M.J.	D: Water Use & Irrigation Development	Submitted	Telkom	Shares
				Property	Residential
51. African Female	Arendse C.L.	D: Bio-safety	Submitted	Property	Residential
52. African Male	Mohlabi S.	D: Food Security	Submitted	National Development Agency	Partnership
53. African male	Ntshabele B.R.	D: Food Safety & Quality Assurance	Submitted	Sanlam	Shares
				MIN	Shares
				Vodacom	Shares
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential

	2 (a) (i) NAME	OFFICE/ DIRECTORATE	FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORM 2008/2009	2 (a) (ii) NAME OF COMPANY	2 (b) BUSINESS ACTIVITY
54. African Female	Molotsi P.	D: Strategic Planning	Submitted	Satrix	Shares
				Sasol	Shares
				Sasfin	Shares
				Asonge	Shares
				MTN	Shares
				Masegana	Partnership
				Midozo	Partnership
				Pecojeeli	Partnership
				Barkomax Investment LTD	Partnership
				Property	Residential
55. African male	Govuza M.E.	D: Security Services	Submitted	Property	Residential
				Sidinile Tenrs & Transfers CC	Transportation
				Sindile Consulting & Security Training CC	Advisory & Training
				MEG Farming Serivces & Consulting	Close cooperation
56. White female	Baxter A.P.	D: Plant Health	Submitted	Property	Residential
57.	Vacant	D: Business & Entrepreneurial Development	N/A
58.	Vacant	D: Economic Services	N/A
59.	Vacant	D: Intergovern-mental and Stake-holder Relations	N/A
60. African female	Ms M.M. Mononela	D: Gender Mainstreaming	Submitted	Masakeng	Partnership
61.	Vacant new post	D: Employee Development	N/A

	2 (a) (i) NAME	OFFICE/ DIRECTORATE	FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORM 2008/2009	2 (a) (ii) NAME OF COMPANY	2 (b) BUSINESS ACTIVITY
62.	Vacant	D: Land Use & Soil Management	N/A
	Additional (Level 13)
63. African female	Mbane K.N.	Director : Special Projects(Level 13) (Currently additional to the establishment- Office of the Minister)	Submitted	Qhamani Women Investment Trust	Ordinary Shares
				Khalimo Trading	Partnership
				Lukhambo Agric.	Partnership
				QM Communications	Partnership
				Ezolwandle Oil & Gas	Partnership
				Anix Trading	Partnership
				Property	Residential
(2 posts)	Professional (Level 13)
64. White male	Weir-Smith,J.	Information and Communication Technology Information Technician	Submitted	PSG	Shares
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
65. White female	Gerstenberg C.	Disease Control Profession	Submitted	Property	Residential
				Property	Residential
(3 posts)	Foreign Representation (Level 13 and higher)
66. African male	Mkhize S.F.	Dir: USA (Level 13)	Submitted	Old Mutual	Shares
				Property	Shares
				Property	Shares
67. White female	Van Dijk G.	Dir: Geneve (Level 13)	Submitted	Old Mutual	Shares
				Sanlam	Shares
				Old Mutual Trust	Shares
				Property	Residential
				Property	Residential

	2 (a) (i) NAME	OFFICE/ DIRECTORATE	FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORM 2008/2009	2 (a) (ii) NAME OF COMPANY	2 (b) BUSINESS ACTIVITY
68. African male	Kelembe S.G.	Dir: Paris (Level 13)	Submitted	Events pro-Trading Entreprise CC	Shares
				PKNMM Development Entreprise	Shares
				Sasol Inzalo	Shares
				Property	Residential
(1 post)	Foreign Representation - Other:
African male	Mashaba M.J	DD: China (Personal salary package on Level 14 with effect from 1 February 2007)	Submitted	Property	Shares
				Property	Shares
				Molemi Poultry	Agriculture
				Milofu Telecommunications	IT
(1 post)	Special Advisor
69. African Male	Gamede. Sibusiso Sydney (Resigned- 31/3/2009)	Special Advisor to the Minister (Level 15)	N/A - Left the service on 31/3/2009
(1 posts)	Contract appointments additional to the establishment
70. African Male	Ndlaleni. Bayethe. Comfort.	CASP Co-ordinator (Level 15) – D: LUSM	Submitted	Property	Residential

QUESTION 1009

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 28/08/09

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 12-2009)

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

(1) Whether any drug raids have been conducted on schools in any province since 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, (a) which schools were raided in each province and (b) what was the outcome of the raid in each case;

(2) whether any policies are in place to assist learners to cope with the psychological consequences of these raids; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the policies? NW1232E

REPLY:

(1) (a) Information on drug raids in schools is maintained at provincial level. A request has been made to provinces to avail information as requested. Provincial reports received thus far are outlined in Table 1 below, indicating a total of 172 schools in two provinces - Eastern Cape (4 schools) and Western Cape (168 schools). School level data is currently only available for the Eastern Cape (see Table 1).

(b) The outcome of the raids was as follows: Cannabis was found during the raids in the Eastern Cape schools. No drugs or substances were found in the Western Cape schools.

Table 1: Random search and seizure per province, January-September 2009

Province	No. of schools	Outcome	Assistance provided to learners
EC	4 schools · Green Point Senior Secondary · Kei Road Comprehensive School · Kuyasa Senior Secondary School · Hector Peterson High School	Cannabis was found in all four schools	Counseling received from SANCA and a social worker
WC	168 high risk schools*	No drugs or substances were found	Safe schools call centre offers counseling and debriefing

*School level data for WC not available

It is important to note that in accordance with the Education Law Amendment Act of 2007, random search and seizure procedures are only undertaken when fair and reasonable suspicion has been established that substances are being used on the school premises. In this regard, searches are conducted after taking into account all relevant factors, including:

(i) the best interest of the learner in question or of any learner at the

school;

(ii) the safety and health of the learner/s in question or of any learner at the school;

(iii) reasonable evidence of illegal activity; and

(iv) all relevant evidence received.

The Guidelines for the Management and Prevention of Drug Use/Abuse by Learners in all Public Schools and Further Education and Training Institutions have been designed to balance the privacy and psychological integrity of the child against the need to respond both reasonably and proportionally to suspected illegal activity. In this regard, random search and seizure procedures are conducted in a manner that does not traumatise learners. The Department also works in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders, including the SAPS and NGOs such as SANCA and FAMSA, in educating learners, educators and parents on the dangers of drug and substance use; and providing a supportive environment to enable those learners found using drugs to access treatment, care and support. At all times parental involvement is actively sought and encouraged

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION 1008

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 28/08/09

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 12-2009)

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

(1) With regard to applications for learners to be expelled since 1 January 2008 up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (a) how many applications were made in each province, (b) for what alleged offences and (c) how many of these applications for each specified offence were accepted;

(2) (a) how many decisions to approve expulsions were made for the same period, (b) for what specified offences were they approved and (c) how many appeals with regard to each specified offence were successful? NW1232E

REPLY:

QUESTION 1

EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE

1 (a) Seven applications were received.

1(b) Alleged offences	1(c) Applications accepted
Consumption of liquor at a school function	Application was not approved
Physical abuse and bullying of another learner	Application was not approved
Assault	Application was not approved
Disrespectful to educators	Application was not approved
Possession of dagga	Application was not approved
Assault and attempt to stab another learner	Application was not approved
Assault grievous bodily harm on another learner	01
TOTAL	01

FREE STATE PROVINCE

1 (a) 30 applications were received.

1(b) Alleged offences	1(c) Applications accepted
Stabbing	02
Possession of pornographic materials	01
Possession and smoking of dagga during school hours	02
Consuming alcohol during school hours	02
Repeatedly leaving school without permission, failure to do and submit homework, displaying arrogant and disrespectful behaviour towards educators and failure to ware uniform	05
Assault	02
Assault on educator	01
Continuous disregard of school rules and disruptive behaviour	01
Theft of school property, possession of dangerous weapon and threatening an educator with a dangerous weapon	04
Possession knife	05
Endangering safety of other learner by attempting to throw another learner from second floor of the school	01
Robbing another learner cell phone	01
Sexual harassment against an educator	01
TOTAL	28

GAUTENG PROVINCE

1(a) 130 applications were received.

(b) Alleged offences	(c) Applications accepted
Assault	14
Theft	05
Drug related	01
Class disruptions	01
Sexual harassment	01
Carrying of illegal fire arm	01
TOTAL	23

KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE

1(a) 11 applications were received.

1(b) Alleged offences	1(c) Applications accepted
Assault and threatening a fellow learner with a dangerous weapon	02
Possession of dangerous weapon and peddling of banned substance	01
Deliberate and persistent defiance of authorities and possession of cigarettes	01
Use of habit–forming drug	02
Stabbing another learner	02
Substance abuse and breaking school rules	01
Possession, consumption of alcohol and sexual harassment of a learner	01
Attempted assault	01
TOTAL	11

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

1(a) Eleven applications were received.

1(b) Alleged offences	1(c) Applications accepted
Repeated use of dagga, cigarette and alcohol	01
Malicious damage to property, intimidation of educators, inciting other learners, and disruption of teaching and learning	03
Repeated use of dagga alcohol, cigarette, undisciplined	01
Alcohol abuse, vandalism to school property and disruptive behaviour	01
Disrespectful	01
Consistent misconduct, fighting, possession of dangerous weapon	04
TOTAL	11

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

1(a) 23 applications were received.

1(b) Alleged offences	1(c) Applications accepted
Possession of dangerous weapons	02
Theft	02
Assault	06
Use of drugs	01
Disruptive behaviour	05
TOTAL	16

NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE

1(a) 23 applications were received.

1(b) Alleged offences	1(c) Applications accepted
Possession of dangerous objects	06- 5 applications were not approved
Under influence of alcohol	06 applications were not approved
Possession of drugs	04 applications were not approved
Assault	04 applications were not approved
Intimidation and vandalism	01 application was not approved
Malicious damage to property	01 application was not approved
Insolence	01 application was not approved
TOTAL	01 application was approved (possession of dangerous objects)

NORTH WEST PROVINCE

1(a) Six applications were received.

1(b) Alleged offences	1(c) Applications accepted
Fighting with another learner	01
Bullying	01
Use of dangerous weapons, drugs and bullying	01
Bullying other learners	01
Involved in stabbing of another learner	01
Stabbing another learner with a pair of scissors	01
TOTAL	06

WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE

1(a) 337 applications were received.

1(b) Alleged offences	1(c) Applications accepted
Absenteeism/ truancy	02
Alcohol related	18
Arson bomb threats/ vandalism	05
Assault and violence	67
Assault with a weapon (physical harm)	48
Drug dealing and distribution	34
Drug possession and use (under influence)	68
Sexual harassment	06
Sexual misconduct and rape	13
Verbal abuse and threats	23
Disgraceful behaviour	09
Disregard of authority and instructions	04
Possession of dangerous weapons	20
Theft and fraud	20
TOTAL	337

QUESTION 2

EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE

2(a) One decision was made to approve expulsion.

2(b)

Offence	Number approved
Assault and attempt to stab another learner	01
TOTAL	01

2(c) No appeal was received.

FREE STATE PROVINCE

2 (a) 28 decisions were made to approve expulsions.

2(b)

Offences	Number approved
Stabbing	02
Possession of pornographic materials	01
Possession and smoking of dagga during school hours	02
Consuming alcohol during school hours	02
Repeatedly leaving school without permission, failure to do and submit homework, displaying arrogant and disrespectful behaviour towards educators and failure to ware uniform	05
Assault	02
Assault on educator	01
Continuous disregard of school rules and disruptive behaviour	01
Theft of school property, possession of dangerous weapon and threatening an educator with a dangerous weapon	04
Possession knife	05
Endangering safety of other learner by attempting to throw another learner from second floor of the school	01
Robbing another learner cell phone	01
Sexual harassment against an educator	01
TOTAL	28

2(c) No appeals were received.

GAUTENG PROVINCE

2(a) 23 decisions were made to approve expulsions.

2(b)

Offences	Number approved
Carrying of an unlicensed fire arm	01
Theft	05
Assault	14
Drugs	01
Sexual harassment	01
Class disruptions	01
TOTAL	23

2(c) One appeal was received and it was successful.

KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE

2(a) 11 decisions were made to approve expulsions.

2(b)

Offences	Number approved
Assault and threatening a fellow learner with a dangerous weapon	02
Possession of dangerous weapon and peddling of banned substance	01
Deliberate and persistent defiance of authorities and possession of cigarettes	01
Use of habit–forming drug	02
Stabbing another learner	02
Substance abuse and breaking school rules	01
Possession, consumption of alcohol and sexual harassment of a learner	01
Attempted assault	01
TOTAL	11

2(c) One appeal was received and it was successful.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

2(a) Eleven decisions were made to approve expulsions.

2(b)

Offences	Number approved
Repeated use of dagga, cigarette and alcohol	01
Malicious damage to property, intimidation of educators, inciting other learners, and disruption of teaching and learning	03
Repeated use of dagga alcohol, cigarette, undisciplined	01
Alcohol abuse, vandalism to school property and disruptive behaviour	01
Disrespectful	01
Consistent misconduct, fighting, possession of dangerous weapon	04
TOTAL	11

2(c) No appeals were received.

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

2(a) Sixteen decisions were made to approve expulsions.

2(b)

Offences	Number approved
Possession of dangerous weapons	02
Theft	02
Assault	06
Use of drugs	01
Disruptive behaviour	05
TOTAL	16

2(c) One appeal was received and it was successful.

NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE

2(a) One decision was made to approve expulsion.

2(b)

Offence	Number approved
Possession of dangerous objects	01
TOTAL	01

2(c) No appeal was received.

NORTH WEST PROVINCE

2(a) Six decisions were made to approve expulsions.

2(b)

Offences	Number approved
Fighting with another learner	01
Bullying	01
Use of dangerous weapons, drugs and bullying	01
Bullying other learners	01
Involved in stabbing of another learner	01
Stabbing another learner with a pair of scissors	01
TOTAL	06

2(c) Two appeals were received and they were successful.

WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE

2(a) 337 decisions were made to approve expulsions.

2(b)

Offences	Number approved
Absenteeism/ truancy	02
Alcohol related	18
Arson bomb threats/ vandalism	05
Assault and violence	67
Assault with a weapon (physical harm)	48
Drug dealing and distribution	34
Drug possession and use (under influence)	68
Sexual harassment	06
Sexual misconduct and rape	13
Verbal abuse and threats	23
Unacceptable behaviour	09
Disregard of authority and instructions	04
Possession of dangerous weapons	20
Theft and fraud	20
TOTAL	337

2(c) No appeals were received.

QUESTION NUMBER 1006

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 28 AUGUST 2009

Dr D T George (DA) to ask the Minister of Finance:

(1) Whether his department has aligned its policies and strategy with the objectives of a developmental state, as referred to in the medium-term strategic framework (MTSF); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) Whether this alignment of policies and strategy was developed with reference to other developmental states around the world such as South Korea, Japan, Thailand and Malaysia; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) Whether a government capacity to deliver services and maintain proper administration is a critical factor of a developmental state; if not, why not; if so, how is this provided for in the (a) strategy and/or (b) policy statement of his department?

REPLY:

(1) The budget process is aligned with the objectives of government, as expressed in the medium-term strategic framework (MTSF). These objectives speak to the need to alleviate poverty, principally through economic development and employment creation. Successive budgets have allocated substantial resources to programmes that are supportive of current and future economic growth – as evidenced in growing investment in both physical and human capital. The successful management of the tax revenue, combined with higher rates of economic growth, have allowed the fiscus to increase disposable income and reduce the cost of investment through meaningful reductions in income taxes for both individuals and companies. Prudent fiscal management has ensured that government's contribution to the economy is consistent with higher economic growth while ensuring that the fiscus does not put excessive pressure on the current account, inflation, or future generations. As such, the budget process is clearly aligned with the notion of a developmental state as it is captured within the MTSF.

(2) The National Treasury cannot respond on behalf of government and is not in a position to discuss how government as a whole arrives at a particular policy position. Questions as to the formation of policy and strategy coordination within government should be addressed to the Minister in the Presidency for National Planning.

(3) While the National Treasury is a vital partner in the successful oversight of service delivery, we are not in a position to respond to questions relating to the monitoring and evaluation of service delivery for government as a whole. This question should be redirected to the Minister in the Presidency for Performance Management, Monitoring and Evaluation.

Internal Reference Number: NAWO/LOUW/PM/36/25082009

Question 1005

1005.Mr A Louw (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:

1. Whether the Department of Labour has developed a (a) definition, and/or (d) strategy, and/or (c) policy statement on the policy orientation of the so called" development state", as mentioned in the medium term strategic framework (MTSF); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

2. Whether this definition was developed with reference to other "development states" around the world such as South Korea, Japan, Thailand and Malaysia; if not, why not; if so , what are the relevant details?

3. Whether government capacity to deliver services and maintain proper administration is a critical factor of definition; if not, why not; if so, how is this provided for in the definition and/or strategy and/or policy statement?

The Minister of Labour replied:

Please note that this matter do not fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Labour.

Question 1004

Mr S J F Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:

(1) Whether his department has aligned its policies and strategy with the objectives of a developmental state, as referred to in the medium-term strategic framework (MTSF); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) Whether this alignment of policies and strategy was developed with reference to other developmental states around the world such as South Korea, Japan, Thailand and Malaysia; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) Whether a government capacity to deliver services and maintain proper administration is a critical factor of a developmental state; if not, why not; if so, how is this provided for in the (a) strategy and/or (b) policy statement of his department?NW1227E

Response:

(1) The Medium Term Strategic Framework identifies, inter alia, the following, as the overarching strategic priorities that the dti has aligned its policies and strategy with:

· speeding up growth and transforming the economy to create decent work and sustainable livelihoods

· massive programme to build economic and social infrastructure

· pursue regional development, African advancement and enhanced international co-operation

· sustainable resource management and use

· build a developmental state, including improvement of public services and strengthening democratic institutions.

the dti believes that the National Industrial Policy Framework and Action Plan to advance it, are aligned with and supportive of the MTSF and the priorities identified in it. Through various industrial sector strategies and projects, financial support schemes, market access and investment promotion initiatives, and economic regulation, amongst others, the dti aims to contribute to speeding up growth and to transforming the economy to create decent work and sustainable livelihoods, as well as contribute to other MTSF priorities. In the immediate period ahead, the dti intends scaling up these interventions, as well as the department's capacity, with a view to enhancing their overall impact.

Also, the dti plays a key role in fostering coordination across departments and tiers of government, through relevant clusters and fora; as well as with organised business and labour, including through the National Economic Development and Labour Council. In this context, the dti is part of implementing the various measures identified in the framework for responding to the global economic crisis, which has been agreed between government, labour and business in February 2009.

In this way, the dti sees itself as being integral to the developmental state envisaged in the MTSF.

(2) the dti has undertaken extensive research and consulted widely in developing the National Industrial Policy Framework, including local and international experts in this field. In this context, reference has been made to the experiences of the likes of South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, and several others, such as the current experiences of Brazil and India. Moreover, research and consultations of this nature are ongoing, in order to continually inform and update the policies and programmes of the dti. In this connection, the dti maintains a network of experts and actors from key sectors, including within government, and convenes occasional forums for discussions and engagement.

(3) Adequate capacity to intervene - in intellectual, technical, organisational and financial terms - is a key defining feature and pre-requisite of the developmental state. Consequently, the continual enhancement of the capacity of the dti is a priority objective of the department, and efforts are currently being undertaken, including to reduce the vacancy rate, particularly in key posts, and to develop the dti's overall human resources. These efforts will be stepped up in the immediate period ahead.

QUESTION NO 1002

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 28 AUGUST 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12 - 2009)

Mrs D Schäfer (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) (a) When will the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS) officially be reconstituted and (b) what are the costs involved in re-instating these units;

(2) whether trained staff that previously manned the FCS units will be re-employed in the new unit; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether this re-instated specialised unit will be any different from the disbanded FCS units; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(4) whether the old premises will be used for these new units; if not, (a) why not and (b) which premises will be used?

NW1225E

REPLY:

(1)(a) There are Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) units and specialized individuals at cluster or station level. The South African Police Service is at present in the process of discussing various options regarding the detective service structures at station, province and national levels which makes provision for dedicated Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) investigation and monitoring capacity.

(1)(b) Not in position to respond, the process of budgeting and costing will be determined after finalization of the strength of the unit.

(2) The Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) trained staff that previously worked at the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) units based at area level are the same staff used at cluster or station level investigating Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) related cases.

(3) The Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) capacity will be more easily accessible to the communities they serve and there will be an increased capacity to investigate a manageable workload. It will also enhance command and control.

(4) We are currently in a process of re-assessing the accommodation of all the units.

(3) The Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) capacity will be more easily accessible to the communities they serve and there will be an increased capacity to investigate a manageable workload. It will also enhance command and control.

(4) We are currently in a process of re-assessing the accommodation of all the units.




Reply to question 1002 approved by Minister

QUESTION 1015

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 28/08/09

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 12-2009)

Mr MH Steele (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:

Whether her department has provided any information to the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education on the involvement of a certain official (details furnished) who did not disclose her directorship of a holding company and the fact that she has shares in a subsidiary of that company which did business with the department of education and received a tender from the department (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, what information was provided? NW1240E

REPLY:

The Department did communicate to the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education regarding the case of Ms Mpati and provided the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education with all the detail available regarding the Report of the Auditor-General. The province was requested to bring the matter to the attention of the official and take the necessary corrective action to ensure that her previous declarations are corrected accordingly. The gravity of the situation in terms of bringing the Department in disrepute was highlighted. A follow up discussion was held with the provincial department. It was indicated that there may be inaccuracies in the Report of the Auditor-General. This will be followed up by the provincial department.

QUESTION 1020

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

Date of publication on internal question paper: 28 Aug 2009

Internal question paper no: 12

Mrs H Lamoela (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:

(1) Whether salaries for social workers within the nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) are different to salaries for social workers in her department; if so, why;

(2) whether the workload of social workers within NGOs differs from those within her department; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether her department can assist NGOs to improve salary increments and other incentives such as housing subsidies, car and rural allowances for social workers within the NGOs; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(4) whether her department can assist with Occupation Specific Dispensation (OSD) money for social workers working in NGOs; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1245E

REPLY:

(1) Yes, salary levels of Social Workers within the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) differ from those of social workers in the department.

The salary levels of social workers in the NGO sector are determined by their management boards/committees. NGOs are independent entities and therefore the department does not prescribe which salary levels the sector should remunerate social workers in their employ.

The Department pays subsidies to NGOs. A subsidy is a form of financial assistance paid to NGOs to ensure that they function optimally. The Department does not fund NGOs on a 100% basis. Funding is provided with the understanding that organizations do and will raise funds from other sources such as state departments, donor organizations, co-operate social responsibility programmes from the private business sector, through trusts and foundation and proceeds from lotteries.

(2) Yes. The workload of social workers within NGOs differs from those within the department. Although the department procures services from non governmental organizations in line with service delivery specifications as well as norms and standards relating to caseloads there is a difference in caseloads due to various reasons.

Most NGOs render specialized services to specific target groups e.g children, older persons, people affected by substance abuse, people with disabilities, victims of domestic violence, etc, therefore depending upon a geographic area, their caseloads although high are expected to be well managed. On the other hand, government social workers render generic services, this entails caseloads that include all target groups concurrently, as a result their caseloads are always very high and unmanageable mainly due to shortage of social workers.

Recently there has been a flight of social workers from the NGO sector to government, emanating from lower salaries paid to social workers in this sector as compared to what government offers. This has had a major impact on the caseloads in NGO sector because fewer social workers have to deal with the increasing demand for services.

(3) Yes, attempts are currently being made by the department to assist in the improvement of salaries and other incentives. For the 2009/10 financial year, a sector bid has been made to the National Treasury requesting for funding to address the challenges faced by the NGO sector. The said bid is also aimed at requesting funds to ensure improvement in the salaries for social workers in the NGO sector.

(4) No, the Department is dependant on funding received from National Treasury. The current funding is specifically allocated for implementation of the Occupation Specific Dispensation (OSD) in the Public Service. However, a bid in this regard was made to the National Treasury in 2008/09 in an attempt to ensure that the OSD could cover the social workers within the NGO sector. The outcome thereof was not positive. The intention was to lobby for improved funding for the NGO sector to provide for equity in the remuneration of Social Workers.

The department is committed to ensure that improvements brought about by the OSD should also be extended to the NGO sector, as failure to do so may have a negative impact on service delivery and defeat the purpose of the Recruitment and Retention Strategy for Social Workers nationally. However the implementation of the OSD processes in the NGO sector requires allocation of funding and it also requires intersectoral responsibility and consultation more specifically by other organs of state, provincial departments and other stakeholders.

QUESTION NO: 1014

QUESTION PAPER NO 12: 28 AUGUST 2009

DATE SUBMITTED:

MR A T FRITZ (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

Whether her department has, in light of the envisaged investment of approximately R8,6 billion in the next two years in building more prisons, developed any statistical models for the accurate forecasting of future inmate populations in terms of the recommendations made by Judge Jali in his report on the findings of the Jali Commission; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1239E

REPLY

According to information at my disposal, the 2006 Jali Commission Report does not include a recommendation to the Department of Correctional Services regarding the development of statistical models for the accurate forecasting of future inmate populations.

During 2004, an Integrated Justice System (IJS) Research Component, later known as the Detainee Prediction Research Task Team (DPRTT) developed and piloted a statistical model which related reported crimes to the inmate population at the Modderbee correctional centre. The model was found to be unreliable to forecast inmate populations and the DPRTT was discontinued on 28 March 2008. However, the capturing and submission of data by the relevant Departments to the IJS Programme Office is continuing with the aim of building a database for variables that could be utilised, amongst others, for future studies.

Currently, the decision to construct a new correctional centre in a certain area is based on a trends analysis indicating chronic high levels of overcrowding in the area.

QUESTION NO: 1013

QUESTION PAPER NO 12: 28 AUGUST 2009

DATE SUBMITTED:

MR A T FRITZ (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

Whether she has taken any steps to ensure an optimal supply of eating utensils (as reported on by the Inspecting Judge in the 2007/08 Annual Report) for inmates at the Medium A and B Correctional Centres in Johannesburg; if not, why not; if so, what steps? NW1238E

REPLY

On admission, inmates get cups to use when drinking juice with bread.

Unit Manager's conduct rounds in the units during feeding times to check if all inmates have enough eating utensils.

Unit managers report breakages as well as shortages of utensils for further replacement thereof.

Inmates are being supplied with eating utensils during meal times. These utensils are not being supplied to a specific offender however they are stored in the units' kitchens and only issued to inmates during meal times. After meals eating utensils are handed back by the inmates, washed and stored for later use.