QUESTION NO:
QUESTION NO 1501
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 26/2008)
Date reply submitted: 21 October 2008
Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
(1) Whether he has been informed that the offices currently occupied by the Fire-arm Registration Centre in Kempton Park fall short of the safety standards prescribed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 85 of 1993; if so, (a) which requirements and conditions are not met and (b) by which date will they be met;
(2) whether the SA Police Service will be moved to other offices; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) when and (b) who will be responsible for ensuring that they are moved?
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REPLY:
(1) The National Commissioner, as the Accounting Officer of the South African Police Service, is informed of significant findings made during inspections conducted at police premises, including the Firearm Registration Centre in Kempton Park.
(1)(a) Some of the requirements that were not met in terms of the regulation 27 are as follows:
* Lack of fire-fighting equipment
* Insufficient signage indicating escape routes
* Evacuation plans
Non-compliance with regulation 6 ( housekeeping matters) were:
* Insufficient office space
* The floors, walkways and walls not demarcated in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety legislation and South African National Standards (SANS) requirements.
Non-compliance with regulation 9 (fire precautions and means of egress)
* No emergency keys to unlock emergency doors in case of fire.
(1)(b) Within the next three months.
(2) The situation at present does not warrant such action; however, the notice was issued to ensure that matters of non-compliance are addressed. In this instance a comprehensive action plan has been developed to address these matters, and it will be carried out within the next three months.
QUESTION NO. 1502
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 26)
Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:
Whether her department is developing a system for the reporting of notifiable diseases; if not, how is data on such diseases being collected; if so, (a) when did this process commence, (b) when will it be completed, (c) what steps have so far been taken and (d) what will this system entail?
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REPLY:
No. The current notification disease data is collected through a passive surveillance system where the health information officers or data capturer receives reports submitted from hospitals, clinics, public health units, or other sources. The National Department of Health is responsible for the operation and the enforcement of the National Health Act No 61, 2003. This is the principal legislation ensuring that all health care professionals from both the public and private health sectors notify the 33 Notifiable Medical Conditions. The notification system data is administered and captured at district/provincial level then sent to the NDOH through the Directorate: Epidemiology and Surveillance for quality assurance, validation, analysis and interpretation. The Notifiable Medical Conditions are sub-divided into two categories according to type of disease:
Category 1: requires an immediate notification to the Department of Health by telephone (Tel. 012 - 312 0750) or Fax 012 312 0815 upon initial diagnosis (presumptive or confirmed) with written notification form (GW17/5) to follow within 48 hours. We currently receive laboratory confirmation through the NHLS and National Institute for Communicable Diseases reporting systems once an index case has been identified.
Category 2: that requires a written notification (GW17/5) only, within five days of diagnosis. This data is captured through the District Health Information notification system. The data is then imported and merged for analysis and interpretation. Monthly notification reports are compiled at the national office directorate Surveillance and Epidemiology.
(a) For the past 30 years the Department has been collecting Notifiable Medical Conditions data.
(b) There is no new notification system that is being established. The current offline DHIS 1.4 notification system will be upgraded into an online notification system once the bandwidths are available in all the provinces.
(c) The department is currently developing a framework and operational strategy to coordinate and integrate all existing disease surveillance including the notifiable disease notification system at national, provincial and district levels.
QUESTION 1504
Ms F I Chohan (ANC) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:
How many SA Airways technicians employed to service and maintain aircraft fall into the categories of (a) 0-3 years’, (b) 3-7 years’, (c) 7-10 years’ and (d) 10-15years’ experience and more? NW2246E
Reply:
(a-d) The table below indicates the number of South African Airways Technicians (SAA/SAAT) employed to service and who maintain aircraft in the different categories.
|Category |Number of technicians |
|0 – 3 yrs in service |162 |
|3 - 7 yrs in service |287 |
| 7– 10 yrs in service |217 |
|10 – 15 yrs in service |132 |
|And more than 15 yrs in service |661 |
|Total |1459 |
QUESTION 1505
Ms F I Chohan (ANC) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:
How many of the 725 SAAirways pilots fall into the categories of (a) 0-3 years’, (b) 3-7 years’, (c) 7-10 years’ and (d) 10-15 years’ experience and more? NW2247E
Reply:
(a-d) South African Airways (SAA) has 777 pilots not 725 as referred to in the question above.
The table below indicates the number of South African Airways (SAA) pilots in the different categories.
|Category |Number of pilots |
|0 – 3 yrs in service |117 |
|3 - 7 yrs in service |145 |
| 7– 10 yrs in service |85 |
|10 – 15 yrs in service |114 |
|And more than 15 yrs in service |316 |
|Total |777 |
QUESTION NO. 1507
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 26 of 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 5 September 2008
Mr I F Julies (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
With reference to his reply to Question 1128 on 16 July 2008, (a) who conducts the aerial surveys of seal populations, (b) when was the last survey done and (c) how often are surveys done?
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MR I F JULIES (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
1507. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:
a) Scientists from the Department.
b) December 2007
c) In South Africa aerial surveys are undertaken every year. Aerial surveys in countries outside SA are undertaken every third year by the Department in co-operation with Scientists from Namibia and Angola. A full survey is due this year in December 2008.
QUESTION NO 1508
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 26/2008)
Date reply submitted: 21 October 2008
Mr L B Labuschagne (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
(1) Whether the SA Police Service no longer furnish crime statistics to various Community Policing Fora or crime combating fora; if not, why not; if so, how does this impact on the (a) purpose and (b) functioning of these fora;
(2) whether members of such fora are briefed on the crime situation in the relevant sector and/or community; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether he will furnish unaudited statistics for the confidential use and planning of such fora; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
(1) For the past five years at least, the Minister for Safety and Security’s policy has been very clear that station commissioners should, as often as necessary, inform the community about developing trends without referring to statistics. Details of emerging new crime trends, increases and decreases in specific crime trends, areas where crime is rife (“hot spots”), peak times during which crime is committed, as well as modi operandi, should be provided. This needs to be done to enable the public to participate in preventing crime because they are more aware of it. Clearly, the CPFs are the partners of the South African Police Service in conveying this information to the public. Paragraphs (3.1) and (3.2) of the Minister’s Directive dated 26 May 2003 read as follows:
(3.1) “In cases where stations and/or areas do operational planning in cooperation with partners (e.g. CPFs, neighbourhood watches, the SANDF, etc.) operational statistics shall also be utilized circumspectly for planning purposes. These statistics should, however, never be released outside the limits of the partnership prior to verification.”
(3.2) “The prerogative of the Station, Area, Provincial or National Commissioners’ to keep the public informed regarding threats/operations or other matters, without referring to statistics, are not infringed”.
(2) Members of community police forums are briefed on the crime situation in their area (station or sector) at their regular meetings. Briefings are conducted with due regard to participation at the meeting and the purpose of the information provided.
(3) No. The reasons for this stays the same, namely:
(3.1) Crime figures (N=values) for specific crimes for specific stations/areas over relatively short periods are so low that percentage increases/decreases can be very misleading.
In Table 1, a few examples of monthly averages (N=values) for crimes at each station are given. Table 1 contains the monthly averages for cases of murder, aggravated robbery, house robbery and housebreaking (residential) for the stations ranked one, ten and twenty[1] for each of the four crimes and the stations where 50% and 80% of the specific crimes respectively, had accumulated.
From this table, it should be quite clear that, even if the figures are used for the station which is ranked tenth for the four crimes given in Table 1, the average monthly figures are so low that even the addition or subtraction of a few cases will be misleading. At the station ranked tenth for cases of murder, namely Plessislaer, ten murders a month were reported. If a man decides to kill his family (4 people) and then himself, the figure of ten will rise to 14 for that month, which is a 40% increase. If a similar comparison is made for Taung, the figure of 1 will increase to 5 (which is an increase of 400%). If 15 house robberies were to be committed in Brooklyn by a certain gang every month, and a new gang starts operating in that area and ten additional robberies were to be committed, it will be an increase of 66,7%.
(3.2) From experience in the late 1990s, the South African Police Service has learnt that, if statistics at that level are issued regularly to the public[2] operational analysis is compromised. Members of the former Crime Information Analysis Centre (CIAC), now the Crime Intelligence Office (CIO), would be so busy responding to these enquiries that they would be unable to focus on their real objective, namely to do an operational analysis of crime information (including crime statistics). Over the past decade, crime statistics have become more politicized than ever and the public more fixated on crime statistics. If crime statistics are issued at shorter intervals at station level, the demand for releasing these statistics would be even higher then in the late 1990s.
(3.3) The official statistics on the Business Intelligence System and GIS that the CIO analysed at station level have not yet been released. However, interim statistics are available online hourly. There might be differences, albeit small, between these statistics and the official Crime Management Information System (CMIS) figures contained in reports of the South African Police Service’s reports. These reports are also issued at station level on the Service’s website, .za.
The BI and GIS are linked to the Crime Administration System (CAS) which is updated as soon as new information is received. Once a month (on the 15th day of each month) statistics on the operational systems are downloaded onto the CMI. In the past, the crime statistics of the South African Police Service were released by the Minister for Safety and Security annually, but have now - since 2007 - been released every six months. These statistics are also available on the website of the South African Police Service.
If non-validated operational crime statistics were to be provided to the public at station level and the statistics are then later checked, verified and released on the website, it could lead to minor/insignificant differences being blown out of all proportion. This happened regularly in the media in the late 1990s.
A FEW EXAMPLES OF AVERAGE MONTHLY N=VALUES PER CRIME PER STATION
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|Type of crime |Number one station |Number ten station |Number twenty station |50% station |80% station | |
| | | | | | | |
|Murder |Nyanga (WC) |Plessislaer (KZN) |Duncanvillage (EC) |Vulindlela (EC) |Taung (NW) |738 other stations with fewer |
| | | | | | |murders a month than Taung |
| | | | | | | |
| |24 |10 |8 |3 |1 | |
| | | | | | | |
|Aggravated robbery |Durban Central (KZN) |Pinetown (KZN) |Temba (NW) |Parkview (GP) |Seshego (LIM) |892 other stations with fewer |
| | | | | | |aggravated robberies a month than|
| | | | | | |Seshego |
| | | | | | | |
| |223 |91 |68 |36 |13 | |
| | | | | | | |
|House robbery |Sandton (GP) |Brooklyn (GP) |Kanyamazane (MP) |Verulam (KZN) |Lingelethu West |958 other stations with fewer |
| | | | | |(WP) |house robberies a month than |
| | | | | | |Lingelethu West |
| | | | | | | |
| |31 |15 |10 |5 |2 | |
| | | | | | | |
|Housebreaking |Mitchells Plain (WC) |Garsfontein (GP) |Parkweg (FS) |Carletonville (GP) |Phalaborwa (LIM) |715 other residential stations |
|(Residential) | | | | | |with fewer incidents of |
| | | | | | |house-breaking |
| | | | | | | |
| |189 |106 |86 |39 |16 | |
Signed (paragraph 2)
QUESTION 1509
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 05/09/ 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 26-2008)
Mr LB Labuschagne (DA) to ask the Minister of Education:
Whether any consideration has been given to revising the current quintile system of funding schools by basing it on the composition of the learner body rather than the geographic location of a school; if not; why not; if so what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
Yes, I have asked my department to review the current quintile system for school funding. The current quintile system, introduced in 2006, requires provinces to assign each school a poverty score based on the relative poverty of the community in which each school is located. Provinces then assign each school to a quintile according to a national poverty distribution table, so that poor schools in different provinces receive equal school allocations. However, the Head of Department in each province has the discretion to adjust the quintile ranking of a school. The departmental review will include consultations with all stakeholders before we release any proposals for public comment.
Question 1510
Mr L B Labuschagne (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
Whether any steps are being taken to strengthen the distribution agencies of the National Lottery Trust Fund; if not, why not; if so, what steps?NW2252E
Response:
The dti is aware of the challenges experienced by distributing agencies. The dti intends to address these challenges as part of reviewing the functioning of the National Lottery, including the review of the National Lottery Act in the near future.
QUESTION NO 1512
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: MONDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 26 – 2008)
Dr P J Rabie (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:
(1) How many airline companies have been registered to transport passengers and air freight;
(2) whether civil aviation has adequate capacity to see to it that these airline companies apply sufficient oversight and maintenance at internationally accepted standards; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
1.
The Minister of Transport:
(1) There are currently 55 South African Air Operator Certificate holders authorised under Part 121 of the South African Civil Aviation Regulations to operate large aeroplanes engaged in commercial air transport operations (domestic and international).
(2) Yes, the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has adequate capacity to conduct safety oversight on these operators, and is indeed conducting the required oversight, in accordance with the standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation and South African legislation.
Question 1513
Dr P J Rabie (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
Whether he will release the final report on a certain company (Corpcapital) to the public; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) what are the further relevant details?NW2255E
Response:
In terms of the Companies Act, 1973 (No 61 of 1973) (“the Act”) there is no specific action prescribed with regard to the printing and publishing of reports such as in the case of the investigation into the affairs of the Corpcapital Group of Companies. The preferred approached is that approval should only be given for the printing and publishing of such reports if there is information in the report that is deemed necessary to divulge in the public interest.
In line with Section 261 of the Act, copies of the Inspector’s Report on the affairs of the Corpcapital Group of Companies were furnished to the company and the person who requested the investigation. Copies of the Report were also forwarded to the South Africa Reserve Bank and the South African Revenue Service as per the Inspector’s recommendation. In terms of the Act, any person who is a member of the company or of any other body corporate dealt with in the report or whose interests as a creditor appear to be affected and who request a copy of the report, can be provided with a copy of the report at the prescribed fee. No such request has as yet been received in respect of the Report on the Corpcapital Group of Companies.
Available information therefore does not indicate the need for the release of the Report on the Corpcapital Group of Companies to the broader public.
Question No. 1515
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Response by Hon. Buyelwa Sonjica. Minister of Minerals and Energy. To Adv HC Schmidt's
Parliamentarv Question No. 1515
A. Question:
Following recent allegations that PetroSA signed oil deals with associates of Mugabe,(sic) whether the Minister can indicate (a) when was the deal between Middle East South Africa Energy (MESA) and PetroSA entered into; (b) what the specific terms 0 the deal were; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (c) whether PetroSA was aware of the UN Final Report by the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploration of Natural Resources and other forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; if not, why not?
B. Response:
a) The agreement was signed by both parties on 17 June 2004 – effective for two years, commencing on 1 August 2004.
b) The agreement stipulates that MESA will supply condensate as a feedstock for the Mossel Bay Refinery at price that are dependent on the grade of condensate that would have been supplied to PetroSA.
(c) No. But at any rate, the report did not specifically mention DRC or MESA.
BACKGROUND
After the aforesaid condensate deal, MESA subsequently successfully bid for other spot deals for Reformate, amongst others, all of which had nothing to do with DRC.
Recent News
On 24th August 2008 the Sunday Times newspaper published a story in its business section that insinuates that PetroSA knowingly "dished out oil deals" to a consortium partly owned by foreign businessmen accused of being fronts for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
PetroSA then placed it on record that in 2004 they concluded a tender wherein MESA Energy, a majority-owned South African company, was contracted to supply them with gas condensate. At the time three separate South African companies owned 51% of MESA. A Mauritian-registered company Pegasus Energy (Ltd) owned the remaining 49%.
A forensic audit to verify the legal and BEE status of MESA was conducted in accordance with PetroSA's policies. The decision to award MESA Energy this highly competitive tender, was based on PetroSA's stringent selection criteria, which considered factors such as pricing, BEE participation levels, and the ability to introduce various condensate grades.
It is also true that in January 2008, PetroSA purchased a spot cargo of Reformate from MESA.
Throughout these transactions PetroSA has conducted itself with professional integrity, putting at the forefront the best interests of South Africa. At no time before or after the two deals, was PetroSA ever informed of any allegations of impropriety concerning MESA or any of its partners.
It is therefore mischievous of the Sunday Times to insinuate that PetroSA knowingly conducted business in defiance of United Nations resolutions or sanctions. A fact is that PetroSA, in good faith, concluded two deals with .
Mesa Energy. Both deals were conducted in full compliance with PetroSA's internal processes which are aligned with PFMA Act.
Possible link between the "UN Final Report by the Panel of Experts on the illegal Exploration of Natural Resources and other forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo" and MESA .natural-resources.ora/minerals/law/docs/pdf/ N0262179.pd
Among the Government departments interviewed by the Panel of Experts was the Department of Minerals and Energy of South Africa (p.54 of the UN Final Report). However, no names of officials interviewed were provided.
The central focus of the Panel's work was gathering information about politically and economically powerful groups involved in the exploitation activities / illegal exploration of natural resources and other forms of wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which are often highly criminalized. The UN Report's main focus is on the micro conflicts that have been provoked by the DRC civil war that have resulted in some groups, politically connected persons and high-ranking government officials from states involved in the conflict criminally exploiting the situation for self enrichment.
The report then goes further to explain the modus operandi of the said groups but has no specific mention of MESA Energy.
The person posing the questions seems to be of the opinion that there is a link between MESA (shareholders or individuals within MESA) and the entities alleged to be involved in the illegal dealings in DRC (from a Zimbabwe front) as shown in the extracts of the Report below. Unfortunately, a detailed investigation could not be conducted to prove beyond reasonable doubt that there is no such link.
Extracts from the Report that could be relevant to the questions posed are as follows:
"12. The regional conflict that drew the armies of seven African States into the Democratic Republic of the Congo has diminished in intensity, but the overlapping micro conflicts that it provoked continue. These conflicts are fought over minerals, farm produce, land and even tax revenues. Criminal groups linked to the armies of Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have benefited from the micro conflicts. Those groups will not disband voluntarily even as the foreign military forces continue their withdrawals. They have built up a self-financing war economy centred on mineral exploitation.
13. Facilitated by South Africa and Angola, the Pretoria and Luanda Agreements have prompted the recent troop withdrawals from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Welcome as they may be, these withdrawals are unlikely to alter the determination of Rwanda and Zimbabwe, and Ugandan individuals, to exercise economic control over portions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The departure of their forces will do little to reduce economic control, or the means of achieving it, since the use of national armies is only one among many means for exercising it. All three countries have anticipated the day when pressure from the international community would make it impossible to maintain large forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Governments of Rwanda and Zimbabwe, as well as powerful individuals in Uganda, have adopted other strategies for maintaining the mechanisms for revenue generation, many of which involve criminal activities, once their troops have departed.
17. Although troops of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces have been a major guarantor of the security of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo against regional rivals, its senior officers have enriched themselves from the country's mineral assets under the pretext of arrangements set up to repay Zimbabwe for military services. Now ZDF is establishing new companies and contractual arrangements to defend its economic interests in the longer term should there be a complete withdrawal of ZDF troops. New trade and service agreements were signed between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe just prior to the announced withdrawal of ZDF troops from the diamond centre of Mbuji Mayi late in August 2002.
18. Towards the end of its mandate, the Panel received a copy of a memorandum dated August 2002 from the Defence Minister, Sidney Sekeramayi, to President Robert Mugabe, proposing that a joint Zimbabwe-Democratic Republic of the Congo company be set up in Mauritius to disguise the continuing economic interests of ZDF in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The memorandum states: "Your Excellency would be aware of the wave of negative publicity and criticism that the DRC-Zimbabwe joint ventures have attracted, which tends to inform the current United Nations Panel investigations into our commercial activities." It also refers to plans to set up a private Zimbabwean military company to guard Zimbabwe's economic investments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after the planned withdrawal of ZDF troops. It states that this company was formed to operate alongside a new military company owned by the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
19. At the same time, local militias and local politicians have supplemented the role that State armies previously played in ensuring access to and control of valuable resources and diverting State revenue. The 'looting that was previously conducted by the armies themselves has been replaced with organized systems of embezzlement, tax fraud, extortion, the use of stock options as kickbacks and diversion of State funds conducted by groups that closely resemble criminal organizations.
20. Such activities have become increasingly prominent in the techniques of exploitation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Panel has identified three distinct groups engaged in activities in three different areas and refers to them as elite networks. These elite networks have control over a range of commercial activities involving the exploitation of natural resources, diversion of taxes and other revenue generation activities in the three separate areas controlled by the Government of the' Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, respectively."
22. The elite network of Congolese and Zimbabwean political, military and commercial interests seeks to maintain its grip on the main mineral resources - diamonds, cobalt, copper, germanium - of the Government-controlled area. This network has transferred ownership of at least US$ 5 billion of assets from the State mining sector to private companies under its control in the past three years with no compensation or benefit for the State treasury of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
23. This network benefits from instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its representatives in the Kinshasa Government and the Zimbabwe Defence Forces have fuelled instability by supporting armed groups opposing Rwanda and Burundi.
24. Even if present moves towards peace lead to a complete withdrawal of Zimbabwean forces, the network's grip on the richest mineral assets of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and related businesses will remain.
Zimbabwe's political-military elite signed six major trade and service agreements in August 2002 with the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Reliable sources have told the Panel about plans to set up new holding companies to disguise the continuing ZDF commercial operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a ZDF-controlled private military company to be deployed in the country to guard those assets
27. The key strategist for the Zimbabwean branch of the elite network is the Speaker of the Parliament and former National Security Minister, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa. Mr. Mnangagwa has won strong support from senior military and intelligence officers for an aggressive policy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. His key ally is a Commander of ZDF and Executive Chairman of COSLEG, General Vitalis Musunga Gava Zvinavashe. The General and his family have been involved in diamond trading and supply contracts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A long-time ally of President Mugabe, Air Marshal Perence Shiri, has been involved in military procurement and organizing air support for the pro- Kinshasa armed groups fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is also part of the inner circle of ZDF diamond traders who have turned Harare into a significant illicit diamond-trading centre.
28. Other prominent Zimbabwean members of the network include Brigadier General Sibusiso Busi Moyo, who is Director General of COSLEG. Brigadier Moyo advised both Tremalt and Oryx Natural Resources, which represented covert Zimbabwean military financial interests in negotiations with State mining companies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Air Commodore Mike Tichafa Karakadzai is Deputy Secretary of COSLEG, directing policy and procurement. He played a key role in arranging the Tremalt cobalt and copper deal. Colonel Simpson Sikhulile Nyathi is Director of defence policy for COSLEG. The Minister of Defence and former Security Minister, Sidney Sekeramayi, coordinates with the military leadership and is a shareholder in COSLEG. The Panel has a copy of a letter from Mr. Sekeramayi thanking the Chief Executive of Oryx Natural Resources, Thamer Bin Said Ahmed AIShanfari, for his material and moral support during the parliamentary elections of 2000. Such contributions violate Zimbabwean law.
29. In June 2002, the Panel learned of a secret new ZDF diamond mining operation in Kalobo in Kasai Occidental run by Dube Associates. This company is linked, according to banking documents, through Colonel Tshinga Dube of Zimbabwe Defence Industries to the Ukrainian diamond and arms dealer Leonid Minim, who currently faces smuggling charges in Italy. The diamond mining operations have been conducted in great secrecy.
31. The techniques used by Mr. Forrest have since been replicated by Zimbabwean-backed entrepreneurs John Arnold Bredenkamp and Mr. AIShanfari. Mr. Bredenkamp, who has an estimated personal net worth of over $500 million, is experienced in setting up clandestine companies and sanctions-busting operations. Mr. AI-Shanfari has gained privileged access to the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its diamond concessions in exchange for raising capital from some powerful entrepreneurs in the Gulf such as Issa a/-Kawari who manages the fortune of the deposed Amir of Qatar. Also working with ZDF is a convicted criminal based in South Africa, Nico Shefer, who has arranged for Zimbabwean officers to be trained in diamond valuation in Johannesburg. Mr. Shefer's company, Tandan Holdings, has a 50 per cent stake in Thorntree Industries, a joint venture diamond-trading company with ZDF.
32. Zimbabwean Billy Rautenbach headed a joint venture cobalt-mining company and was Chief Executive of Gecamines from November 1998 to March 2000. Although stripped of his cobalt concessions in Katanga, Mr. Rautenbach told the Panel that the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo had offered his company, Ridgepointe International, mining rights to Gecamines concessions at Shinkolobwe, which include substantial deposits of uranium, copper and cobalt. Mr. Rautenbach's representatives said that any new agreement would be subject to the new mining code of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and any uranium mining operations would be open to inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency."
QUESTION 1516
WRITTEN REPLY
5 SEPTEMBER 2008
Mr AH Nel (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works:
Whether she was in possession of any legal opinion which cast aspersions on the constitutionality of the Expropriation Bill [B16-2008], if so, why was it not made available to the Portfolio Committee on Public Works.
REPLY
The Department requested a legal opinion on the constitutionality of the Expropriation Bill from a Senior Counsel. The legal opinion received did not cast any aspersions on the constitutionality of the Expropriation Bill, but confirmed its constitutionality.
The Department is however aware that a Parliamentary Senior Legal Adviser, Ms Adhikari prepared a legal opinion which raised concerns about the constitutionality of the Expropriation Bill. The said legal opinion was prepared by an employee of Parliament for the Portfolio Committee on Public Works and it was therefore not incumbent on the Minister to ensure that such a legal opinion was made available to the Portfolio Committee.
QUESTION NUMBER 1520
Mr A C Steyn (DA) to ask the Minister of Housing:
(1) Whether she has been informed of a letter being distributed in the name of a certain person (details furnished); if so,
(2) whether she will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
Please find the following statement that was issued by the MEC for Local Government and Housing: North West on 11 August 2008, responding to this matter.
“Confiscation of houses a hoax
11 August 2008
The North West Department of Developmental Local Government and Housing has dismissed the fraudulent declaration signed by a fictitious "Hon Richard Molefe" purportedly in his capacity as Minister for Local Government and Housing as a hoax.
The deceitful "declaration" dated 31 July 2008 is fraudulently written on the letterhead of the North West Provincial Legislature and circulated in Klerksdorp. It alleges that according to New Statue Law 34/217 of 2008, 5 000 houses and or townhouses to the value of between R1.2 million in Tlokwe, Matlosana and Rustenburg Local Municipalities are to be confiscated from white house owners and transferred to previously disadvantaged groups.
There is no Hon Richard Molefe in the North West Provincial Legislature, in the National Assembly, National Council, Council of Provinces and in other provincial legislatures throughout South Africa. The quoted Statue Law does not exist and the "declaration" is not even in the prescribed format or gazetted as required by law. The hoax is a dishonourable, mischievous product of desperate elements wishing to stir unnecessary anxiety, discontent and tension within the targeted communities.
In dismissing the circulated document as a hoax, the MEC for Developmental Local Government and Housing, Howard Yawa said. "The Department has no intention to confiscate any houses or townhouses or infringe on the rights of citizens to property. The hoax is a disingenuous farce that undermines our constitutional democracy."
The department urges any person with information as to the origin of the document or its distributors to report the matter to the police. Residents are also urged to be vigilant and demand identification from any person claiming to be an official executing the declaration and report the person to the police.”
QUESTION 1521
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Date of publication on internal question paper: 5 September 2008
Internal question paper no:
Ms H Weber (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
(1) Whether he has been informed that people with disabilities who attend partially subsidised disability day care centres have 75% of their disability grants deducted; if so,
(2) whether he intends intervening in this regard; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2263E
REPLY:
(1) No, the Minister has not been informed because officials in the Department are not aware of this practice.
Regulation 22 (1) states that, if a beneficiary of an older person’s, disability or war veteran’s grant is admitted to an institution that has a contract with the State to care for and maintain such a beneficiary, the relevant social grant must be reduced to an amount equal to 25 percent of the maximum amount of the social grant with effect from the first day of the fourth month following the month of the beneficiary’s admission to that institution. Therefore, partially subsidised day care centres are excluded from this provision.
2) The Minister of Social Development shall, on receipt of detailed information pertaining to the above-mentioned practice, investigate the issue.
QUESTION NO 1523
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: MONDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 26 – 2008)
Mr S B Farrow (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:
Whether new taxiways and the internal upgrading of the OR Tambo International Airport
are part of the Airports Company of South Africa’s (Acsa) master plan; if not, (a) with what Acsa plan do these upgrades comply and (b) what is the estimated expenditure incurred to date; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2266E
REPLY:
2.
The Minister of Transport:
All construction undertaken at Airports Company South Africa Limited (ACSA) airports are within approved plans. These include taxiways and the current upgrades as undertaken at O R Tambo International Airport. The current capital expenditure for the construction of infrastructure is as per the approved permission granted by the Regulating Committee for the Airports Company South Africa and Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company.
QUESTION NO 1524
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: MONDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 05 SEPTEMBER 2008 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 26 – 2008)
Mr S B Farrow (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:
Whether the Civil Aviation Authority has considered the Environmental Impact Assessment report for the proposed La Mercy International Airport with particular reference to Part 139 of the Civil Aviation regulations; if not, what steps have been taken to deal with noise levels and its effect on the surrounding areas; if so, (a) what are the findings of the investigations, (b) when does he expect the airport to be licenced and (c) what is the status of the airport in terms of (i) construction phase and (ii) expenditure to date?
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REPLY:
3.
The Minister of Transport:
Part 139 of the Civil Aviation Regulations calls for an environmental impact assessment to be performed and evidence of such to be presented to the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) as part of the application for a license. The SACAA has considered the environmental impact assessment as conducted and are fully satisfied with the contents thereof. The mandate for an environmental approval, however, remains with the Department of Environment Affairs and Tourism. The enforcement responsibility for zoning in terms of noise requirements is vested with the Local Authority, which participated in the intensive environmental assessment process undertaken by the Department of Environment Affairs and Tourism prior to the construction of the airport.
(a)
The Record of Decision issued for the environmental impact assessment contains the following record for noise and is reported as follows:-
1. The Airports Company South Africa Limited (ACSA) must adopt the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) balanced approach to aircraft noise management which includes reduction at source, land-use planning and noise abatement.
2. The South African noise standards must be adhered to as specified and contained in Annexure 16 to the Chicago Convention, Volume 1, in the South African Civil Aviation Technical Standards.
3. A permanent noise-system must be installed and maintained by ACSA as stated in the current Civil Aviation Regulations.
4. Recommendations made in the letter of the Department of Transport dated the 27th July 2007 must be adhered to.
(b) and (c) (i)
The progress on the construction and completion of the Airport is scheduled for April 2010, at which time the Airport would be ready to be licensed.
(c) (ii)
The expenditure incurred to date for the La Mercy development, inclusive of the Dube Trade Port project, as at the end of August 2008 is R2.580 billion.
QUESTION 1526
Mr E W Trent (DA) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:
(1) Whether the arbitration between Transnet and a certain company (name furnished) over the ownership/lease of land in the Port Elizabeth harbour has been resolved; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) how much land is involved, (b) where is it situated and (c) how was it resolved;
(2) whether Transnet or any of its subsidiaries will be adversely affected by the ruling; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what will the impact be on the proposed moving of the ore-loading berth and petroleum tank farm out of the Port Elizabeth harbour and (b) what are the further relevant details? NW2269E
REPLY:
(1) (a-c) The arbitration between Transnet Limited and referred company has been resolved and an award was made on 8 February 2008. Transnet was directed to sign an Agreement of Lease and a Deed of Alienation.
In terms of the lease agreement, the leased land is situated at Humewood, Port Elizabeth, being two portions of Erf 578, measuring 0,5387 hectares and 17,0774 hectares respectively.
The alienated land includes a portion of Erf 577 in Humewood, measuring 10,7189 hectares and Erf 1289 in Morton Bay (also in Port Elizabeth), measuring 4,6387 hectares.
(2) (a-b) Neither Transnet nor its subsidiaries will be adversely affected by the ruling in terms of port operations as land use will be optimised for core operations.
QUESTION NO. 1531
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 26 of 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 5 September 2008
Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
Whether her or his department will be the relevant competent authority to consider the Northgate development application in Kimberley; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
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MR G R MORGAN (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
1531. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:
The relevant competent authority to consider the environmental impact assessment application for the Northgate development in Kimberley is the Northern Cape Province’s Department of Tourism, Environment and Conservation (DTEC). DTEC is the relevant authority as this application does not trigger any of the requirements in section 24C of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998), as amended, which would make it an issue of national competency.
In terms of section 41(1) of the Constitution, 1996, as amended, neither I, nor my department can summarily intervene in the affairs of the provinces or other national departments, which are autonomous in relation to the functional areas of competence entrusted to them by the Constitution.
QUESTION NO. 1532
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 26 of 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 5 September 2008
Mr M J Ellis (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
With reference to his reply to Question 1202 on 28 August 2008, (a) who are the directors of Eurozulu as listed on the concession agreement, (b) what does this concession allow the managing entity to do and (c) when will the concession end?
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MR M J ELLIS (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
1532. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:
a) The directors of EuroZulu are:
Xelile Jethro Mlambo
Ephraim Falinthenjwa Mfeka
Jeffrey Paul Asher-Wood.
b) The concession allows the managing entity to operate turtle tours from Cape Vidal.
c) The concession ends in March 2009.
1533: Ms A M Dreyer (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:
Whether his department has posted its employment equity report for 2007 on the department’s intranet; if not, (a) what are the reasons for the omission and (b) what is the position in this regard; if so, when? NW2278E
Minister of Labour replied:
The Employment Equity report of the Department of Labour is on the Department’s intranet.
QUESTION NO. 1534
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 26)
Ms S J Loe (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:
(a) What was the total cost for restructuring the SA National Aids Council (Sanac) in 2003, (b) how much was (i) allocated, (ii) spent and (iii) overspent by the Sanac in (aa) 2003, (bb) 2004 and (cc) 2005, (c) how many times did the Sanac executive meet in (i) 2003, (ii) 2004 and (iii) 2005 and (d) what was the actual cost of each of these meetings?
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REPLY:
(a) South African National Aids Council (SANAC) was not restructured in 2003. In 2006, SANAC decided to conduct an internal review with a view to improve its efficiency. Building on the findings of that review, which encompassed strengths, weaknesses and challenges, SANAC was restructured into three tier structure in April 2007. SANAC met four times to discuss the restructuring, the cost of which was R559, 566.76 including the inauguration meeting and multisectoral consultations.
(b) The Table below reflects the situation in this regard:
SANAC TOTAL COST
|2003 (aa) |
|(i) Allocated |(ii) Spent |(iii) Overspent |
|There was no dedicated budget for SANAC. The budget that was used was from |R786 289.00 |Nil |
|Directorate: HIV & AIDS and the allocated budget was R6 285 000.00 | | |
|2004 (bb) |
|(i) Allocated |(ii) Spent |(iii) Overspent |
|R2, 408,000 |R2 083 916.00 |Nil |
|2005 (cc) |
|(i) Allocated |(ii) Spent |(iii) Overspent |
|R2,281,000 |R2 205 141.00 |Nil |
SANAC EXECUTIVE MEETINGS
|Since 2003 – 2005, SANAC executive met six times |
|2003: 2 meetings (i) |
|21 January 2003 |(d) No dedicated budget. No Record |
|27 May 2003 |(d) No dedicated budget. No Record |
|2004: 2 meetings (ii) |
|6 October 2004 |(d) R28 011.00 was the actual cost of the meeting |
|11 November 2004 |(d) R936.00 was the actual cost of the meeting |
|2005: 2 meetings (iii) |
|21 October 2005 |(d) R4 101.00 was the actual cost of the meeting |
|27 October 2005 |(d) R1 005.00 was the actual cost of the meeting |
QUESTION 1536
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 12/09/2008
(INTERNAL QESTION PAPER 27-2008)
MS C. Dudley (ACDP) to ask the Minister of Education:
(1) Whether her Department has received queries or concerns from Grade 12 pupils regarding examination forms which they have been asked to sign which refer to “Senior Certificate without University Entrance”; if so what are the relevant details?
(2)(a) What are the relevant details regarding university entrance criteria which make it necessary to refer to “Senior Certificate without University Entrance” and;
2(b)(i) what information is available that can be used to assist Grade 12 pupils and concerned parents; and (ii) how can this information be accessed?
REPLY
(1) The DoE has received no queries of this kind from grade 12 learners.
2 (a) In addition to satisfying the requirements for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) candidates must meet the following minimum requirements for admission to Higher Certificate, Diploma and Bachelor degrees offered at higher education institutions:
(i) Higher Certificate: a National Senior Certificate with a minimum of 30% in the language of learning and teaching of the Higher Education Institution as certified by Umalusi, the Council for General and Further Education and Training
Diploma: a National Senior Certificate with an achievement rating of 3 (Moderate Achievement, 40% - 49%), or better in four recognized NCS subjects excluding Life Orientation.
Bachelor’s Degree: a National Senior Certificate with an achievement rating of 4 (Adequate Achievement, 50% - 59%) or better in four subjects chosen from a NCS designated subject list.
(2) (b)(i) Provinces have publicised the National Senior Certificate qualification through circulars, posters and flyers and other media. Furthermore, Higher Education South Africa (HESA) published the “Guide to Entry Into Higher Education” 2007 version and the “Plan Your Future” summary guide on Higher Education (HE) admission requirements, translated into English, Afrikaans isiXhosa, Isis Zulu and Sesotho. All these documents have been distributed to schools, circuit districts/ regional and circuit offices.
(2) (b)(ii) Over and above the provincial circulars, flyers and posters and other media broadcasts, the information is also available on the Department of Education and National Information Service for Higher education (NiSHE) websites. This information is also available at all provincial offices, districts, circuits and schools.
The Matriculation Board website address is: hesa-enrol.ac.za
QUESTION NO 1537
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 26/2008)
Date reply submitted: 21 October 2008
Mr M H Hoosen (ID) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
How much methamphetamine (Tik) has been confiscated by the police in Cape Town in 2007 in each policing sector?
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REPLY:
In 2007 the South African Police Service confiscated the following number of metamphetamine (Tik) units in the Cape Town Central precinct:
Sector 1 - 169
Sector 2 - 303
Sector 3 - 13
Sector 4 - 45
TOTAL - 530
The above 530 confiscations represent units of Tik.
QUESTION NO: 1538
MR I E JENNER (ID) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
(a) How many security breaches at Pretoria Central’s C-Max prison have been reported in 2007 up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (b) how many of these breaches have been deemed serious and (c) what are the relevant details of the serious security breaches? NW2284E
REPLY
a) For the period 1 January 2007 to 5 September 2008, seven (7) incidents of security breaches were reported.
(b) All breaches of security at a high security facility of this nature are regarded as serious by this Department and are investigated to determine possible security shortcomings and to implement corrective measures.
c) Relevant details of reported serious security breaches at Pretoria C-Max Correctional Centre are as follows:
▪ On 2007/01/19 a sharpened object was confiscated from an awaiting trial detainee.
▪ On 2007/04/20 a hand cuff key was confiscated from a sentenced offender.
▪ On 2007/04/20 a table knife was confiscated from a sentenced offender.
▪ On 2007/07/05 dagga was confiscated from an awaiting trial detainee.
▪ On 2008/03/11 a Nokia cell phone was confiscated from an awaiting trial detainee.
▪ On 2008/08/25 a Nokia cell phone battery was confiscated from an awaiting trial detainee.
▪ On 2008/08/26 a Nokia cell phone and a sim card were discovered in the Correctional Centre.
QUESTION NO: 1539
NATIONAL ASSEMBLYINTERNAL QUESTION PAPER
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN REPLY
1539. Mr LW (I D) to ask the Minister of Minerals and Energy:
(1) Whether public participation processeswere conducted regarding the Government's decision to build new nuclear power plant stations; if not, why not if so, how many submissions were received from public;
(2) Whether her department has considered the submissions; if not, whynot; if so, what are relevant details?
RESPONSES:
(1) No, this is OPE and DEAT's responsibility.
QUESTION NO: 1541
MR I E JENNER (ID) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
(a) How many terminally ill prisoners are incarcerated, (b) how many of these prisoners are in (i) private hospitals, (ii) prison hospitals and (iii) prison cells and (c) how is the decision made as to where a terminally ill prisoner should be kept? NW2287E
REPLY
(a) One hundred and seventy (170) terminally ill inmates are incarcerated.
(b) (i) One (01) is in a private hospital.
(ii) One hundred and fifteen (115) are in the Correctional Centre In-patient facilities.
(iii) One (01) is in Correctional Centre cell, with the remaining total of fifty three (53) being in provincial hospitals.
(c) The decision as to where a terminally ill inmate (patient) should be kept, involves collaboration between the professional nurses and the attending medical practitioners, taking into consideration the health status (clinical condition) of the inmate (patient). In other instances the medical practitioners and professional nurses treating the patient will take into account the type of care that the patient may require, the frequency of care that the patient must receive, and the availability of health resources.
In other instances the patients are referred for treatment in the provincial hospitals where they will be admitted, treated and later discharged back to the Correctional Centre with further indications on how they should be further cared for. Some of the patients referred to these public hospitals are not admitted as anticipated and as such they are then accommodated either in the Correctional Centre In-patient facilities or the single cells.
In other instances where a provincial hospital indicates that there is no capacity to admit the patient, then the patient will be referred to a private hospital for further management of his/her health condition.
QUESTION NO. 1542
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 26)
Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:
(1) Whether E127 colourant is a banned substance for food stuff; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether a certain product (name furnished) produced by a certain company (name furnished) was found to contain E127 colourant in 2008; if so, what legal action was taken against the producer;
(3) whether the public was informed in this regard; if not, why not; if so, (a) which media was used to inform the public and (b) when?
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REPLY:
(1) No, Erythrosine BS, also referred to as E 127, is currently permitted in terms of the colourants regulations published under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act 54 of 1972) (Annexure IV) for use in sugar confectionery, cocktail cherries, cherries in syrup and processed meat, but not in any other foodstuffs. The rationale for listing only the mentioned foodstuffs in which erythrosine may be used as a colourant is as a result of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), in their safety evaluation of erythrosine, had allocated a very low Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) to erythosine. The ADI is defined as the amount of a food additive that can be ingested daily in the diet without appreciable risk on the basis of all facts known at the time. It is expressed as milligram per kilogram bodyweight. The ADI for erythrosine is 0.1 milligram per kilogram bodyweight. This means that an average person (taken as 60 kg) can maximally ingest 6 mg of erythrosine per day. For a child the maximum amount is even lower and a child weighing for example, 15 kg should not ingest erythrosine exceeding 1.5 mg per day, hence the reason why the colourant is not permitted in foodstuffs normally consumed by children.
(2) Yes, the Department of Health became aware of the situation regarding the presence of the colourant E127 (erythrosine) in the product, Nesquick strawberry milkshake manufactured by the company Nestle in South Africa, through a notification received from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), after a consignment of the product was rejected for importation by the mentioned authority. The Department immediately followed up with the manufacturer and it was established that the company misinterpreted the South African regulations related to colourants permissible in foodstuffs. The misinterpretation resulted from the company claiming that they considered sugar confectionery to include milk shake powders, such as Nesquick.
This resulted in the illegal use of E127 in the product in question. To prevent further misinterpretation in this regard, the Department of Health will ensure that a definition explaining clearly what sugar confectionery is be included in the relevant regulations published under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act 54 of 1972) in the near future.
As a result of this contravention of the Colourant Regulations, the Department instructed the company to institute an industry recall up to and including retail level in South Africa, of their product containing E127. Nestle confirmed that the company’s withdrawal instruction was issued on the 29 July 2008 and by 1 August 2008 all shelves in stores were cleared of the stock and stored in their storerooms for return. About 200 tons were produced from week 17 (23 April 2008) up until week 30 (21 July 2008). On notification by the Department of Health, all production was immediately stopped. Approximately 117 tons of Nesquick Strawberry was distributed to the trade within this period. At the time of completion of the withdrawal, 58 tons were returned from the trade and destroyed immediately upon return to the warehouses. The balance of stock (approximately 250 tons), under the control of Nestle was blocked and quarantined immediately at the distribution centres and factory of the company and arrangements have been made for it to be destroyed by the end of September 2008. The provincial and local government health authorities were informed of the recall and requested to verify that the product had indeed been removed from the shelves within their areas of jurisdiction.
(3) No, the Department considered the steps taken by Nestlé as sufficient and due to the low risk associated with the consumption of foodstuffs containing E127 in general, as well as that it is permitted for use in certain foodstuffs, was satisfied that the matter was finalized appropriately and that no further steps were deemed necessary in this regard.
QUESTION 1544
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN REPLY
1544. Mr L W Greyling (ID) to ask the Minister of Minerals and Energy:
(1) Whether her department is currently running a wind source atlas programme if so (a) when did the programme start and (b) when will a comprehensive wind atlas be available to the public'
(2) Whether there have been any delays in the programme; if so what were the reasons for the delays?
Response:
1 (a) Yes, the programme started in May 2008
(b) The 1stiteration of the wind atlas, covering coastal areas of the Northern Western and Eastern provinces is planned for November 2009. The final comprehensive version (reports, facts sheets, web site, and database) of the atlas is planned for the 3rdquarter of 2012.
2. No delays
QUESTION 1545
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Date of publication on internal question paper: 12 September 2008
Internal question paper no:
Mrs J A Semple (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
(1) (a) What is the distinction between a disability and a care dependency grant, (b) what are the criteria for granting each grant, (c) when were the criteria approved, (d) what documentation must applicants submit with their application for these grants and (e) what is the estimated time from receipt of an application for these grants until a decision is communicated to the applicant;
(2) whether his department conducts a physical assessment of applicants prior to a decision being made on their application; if so, (a) at which offices are these assessments carried out and (b) what is the expertise of the doctors conducting such assessments;
(3) whether deaf or hearing impaired persons qualify to receive disability grants; if not, why not; if so, (a) under what circumstances and (b) what criteria are used to (i) grant and (ii) decline the awarding of grants;
(4) whether any state grant is available to assist deaf or hearing impaired children with (a) specialised schooling and/or classes, (b) the purchase, maintenance and running of hearing aids, (c) the upgrading of ear moulds as children grow, (d) speech therapy or sign language lessons and (e) visits to audiologists and other specialist medical care; if not, what factors were taken into consideration in reaching this decision; if so, (i) what amount in each case and (ii) under what circumstances? NW2289E
REPLY:
(1) (a) The disability grant is a social assistance grant payable to an adult person with a disability, from the age of 18 years up to and including the age of 59 years for females and 63 years for males. The care dependency grant is a social assistance grant payable to the parent, primary care-giver or foster parent of a care-dependent child with a disability, requiring care and support.
(b) Disability Grant: A person is, subject to section 5 of the Social Assistance Act, 13 of 2004, eligible for a disability grant, if he or she
(i) has attained the prescribed age; and
(ii) is, owing to a physical or mental disability, unfit to obtain by virtue of any service, employment or profession the means needed to enable him or her to provide for his or her maintenance.
In addition to the requirements set out in section 9 of the Act and in Regulation 2(b), (c), (d) and (e) of the 2008 Social Assistance Regulations, a person is eligible for a disability grant if he or she is a person with a disability who has attained the age of 18 years and
a. he or she is a South African citizen, permanent resident or a refugee;
b. the disability is confirmed by an assessment which indicates whether the disability is-
i. permanent, in that the disability will continue for a period of more than 12 months; or
ii. temporary, in that the disability will continue for a continuous period of not less than 6 months or for a continuous period of not more than 12 months as the case may be:
Provided that the assessment must, at the date of the application, not be older than three months;
(iii) he or she is unable to enter the open labour market or to support himself or herself in light of his or her skills and ability to work;
(iv) he or she does not unreasonably refuse to accept employment which is within his or her capabilities and from which he or she can generate income to provide fully or partially for his or her maintenance; and
(v) he or she does not, without good reason, refuse to undergo the necessary medical or other treatment recommended by a medical officer.
The disability grant applicant will further be required to meet the requirements of the financial criteria set out in Annexure A of the 2008 Regulations.
Care Dependency Grant: A person is subject to section 5 of the Social Assistance Act, 13 of 2004, eligible for a care dependency grant if he or she is a parent, primary care giver or foster parent of a child who requires and receives permanent care or support services due to his or her physical or mental disability.
A person is not eligible for such a grant if the child is cared for on a 24 hour basis for a period exceeding six months in an institution that is funded by the state.
In addition to the requirements contemplated in section 7 of the Act, a parent, primary care-giver or foster parent is eligible for a care-dependency grant in respect of a care-dependent child if:
(i) an assessment confirms that the child, due to his or her physical or mental disability, requires and receives permanent care or support services; and
(ii) he or she meets the requirements of the financial criteria set out in Annexure D of the 2008 Regulations.
(c) The eligibility criteria were approved as the Social Assistance Act, 13 of 2004 was promulgated in Parliament with regulations published in the Government Gazette no. 31356 of 22 August 2008.
(d) The original or certified copies of the following documents are required from an applicant on his or her application for a social grant:
(i) an identity document of the applicant and of his or her spouse; and
(ii) in the case of a care dependency grant, an identity document or a valid birth certificate of the care-dependent child in respect of whom an application for a social grant is made; or
(iii) proof of spousal relationship status.
Provided that if no valid proof is obtainable, a sworn statement or an affidavit in a format prescribed by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) may be accepted.
(iv) An application for a disability grant must, in addition to the documents required in subregulation 11(1) of the 2008 Regulations, be accompanied by the following documents-
i. A sworn statement or an affidavit in a format prescribed by the Agency, indicating the income and assets of the applicant, together with any supporting documents that may be deemed necessary and in the case of a spousal relationship, that of his or her spouse. In the absence of supporting documents an applicant may submit a sworn statement or an affidavit in a format prescribed by SASSA, stating that the applicant does not have supporting documents.
ii. in respect of a person with a disability, an assessment.
(v) An application for a care dependency grant must be made on the relevant form and in addition to the documents required in terms of subregulation 11(1) of the 2008 Regulations, be accompanied by the following documents-
i. A sworn statement or an affidavit in a format prescribed by SASSA, indicating the income of the applicant, together with any supporting documents that may be deemed necessary and in the case of a spousal relationship, that of his or her spouse. In absence of supporting documents an applicant may submit a sworn statement or an affidavit in a format prescribed by SASSA, stating that the applicant does not have supporting documents.
ii. an assessment referred to in Regulation 8(a) of the 2008 Regulations.
(e) The South African Social Security Agency must, according to Regulation 13(1), within three months of the date of application for a social grant notify the applicant of the approval or rejection of the application for the social grant. In practice the estimated time taken from receipt of the application for a social grant to the time the applicant is informed of the outcome of the application is 35 days, pending the availability of the assessment report from the medical officer.
(2) South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) does not conduct medical assessments, medical practitioners are appointed for this purpose.
(a) Assessment of applicants occurs at primary health care facilities, secondary and tertiary hospitals, specialised hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, day hospitals, certain community centres, non-governmental organisations, day care facilities, protective workshops, special schools, rehabilitation centres and specialised clinics as well as at certain SASSA offices.
(b) Medical officers conducting the assessments are required to complete a medical assessment form provided by SASSA and are required to undergo training on the completing the assessment form.
(3) Deaf adults are eligible to apply for the disability grant.
(a) & (b) (i) & (ii) They are required to meet the eligibility criteria as set out under reply 1(b)
(4) There is no state grant in terms of the Social Assistance Act 13 of 2004 available to assist deaf or hearing impaired children in a specialised school and/or classes, to purchase, maintain hearing aids, upgrade ear moulds, for speech therapy or sign language lessons and visits to audiologists and other specialist medical care.
The Department of Education has the mandate of providing special schools for children with disabilities and on consultation, will be able to inform you accordingly.
The competency and responsibility in respect of provision of hearing aids, upgrading of hearing aids, speech therapy and specialist medical care are the mandate of the Department of Health. It is recommended that the Department of Health be consulted with regard to these questions.
QUESTION NO 1546
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 27/2008)
Date reply submitted: 21 October 2008
Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
(a) What is the current (i) size and (ii) composition of (aa) aircraft, (bb) helicopters, (cc) aircrew and (dd) ground crew of the SA Police Service Air Wing and (b) what are the future plans for the acquisition of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)?
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REPLY:
(a)(i)(aa) Crew plus 9 (ii) Cessna Souvereign X 1
Crew plus 6 Beechjet X 1
Crew plus 6 Learjet 41 X 1
Crew plus 5 King Air 90 X 1
Crew plus 4 Cessna 402 X 1
Crew plus 5 Pilatus Porter X 9
Crew plus 8 Pilatus PC 12 X 1
(bb) Crew plus BK 117 X 2
Crew plus 3 BO 105 X 13
Crew plus 4 AS 350 B3 Squirrel X 13
Crew plus 2 MD 500 X 3
(cc) 45
(dd) 39
(b) The SAPS is doing research with regard to the feasibility of UAVs in aerial policing. A decision about this matter will be made before the end of the 2008/2009 financial year.
QUESTION NO 1547
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 27/2008)
Date reply submitted: 27 October 2008
Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
(1) Whether the research into violent crime commissioned by his department on behalf of the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security cluster, was put out to tender; if not, why not; if so, (a) which organisations tendered, (b) on what basis was the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) chosen and (c) what has been the financial costs of the undertaking (i) in total and (ii) paid over to the CSVR to date;
(2) What does his department and the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security cluster intend to do with the completed research reports?
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REPLY:
1. The research into violent crime was not put out to tender. However, the sole supplier route was utilized.
a) Only the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation tendered.
b) The CSVR is, by designation, currently the only organization that has specialized in the study of violence for the past decade and a half. Throughout this period, the organization has been an innovator in preventing violence, dealing with its effects and in building reconciliation in South Africa through its research and outreach programs. Furthermore, it is dedicated to conducting “action-oriented” research. It is the only organization that boasts the capacity to undertake various kinds of violence-related studies and these include: political, criminal, domestic, gendered, vigilante and state violence. The organization employs specialist researchers who, among others, include psychologists, sociologists, political scientists, historians, lawyers, criminologists and community development practitioners as a means to address violence from a multi-disciplinary perspective. The CSVR also boasts to have profound knowledge and has publications in the JCPS Cluster which this project at hand intends to address.
c) The financial cost is as follows:
i. The total budget = R3 514 438
ii. Paid over to CSVR to date:
• R183 454 (2007-03-29)
• R821 753 (2007-07-31)
• R686 872 (2007-11-06)
• R764 948 (2008-02-28)
2. The following will be done with the completed report:
a) Presentation to Cabinet Lekgotla for adoption and action
b) International conference to engage a wider audience on violence and crime
c) Identification of key implementation issues to be incorporated in the Government Programme of Action
d) Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting on the implementation of key recommendations by various role-players
QUESTION 1550
Ms A M Dreyer (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:
(1) Whether it is the practice for the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to hold arbitration hearings without informing the employer of the date and time of such a hearing; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether the employer against whom a complaint has been laid is entitled to (a) be present and (b) present his/her case; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether there is a policy in place for having interpreters present at hearings to represent workers who are not fluent in English; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
THE MINISTER OF LABOUR REPLIED:
(1) The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) is obliged to give both parties a minimum of 21days written notice to attend the arbitration hearing. If the employee or both the employee and employer fail to appear the dispute will be dismissed provided there has been proper notice. If the employer fails to appear the hearing proceeds provided there has been proper notice.
(2) The employer must be present to present his/her case at an arbitration hearing and in terms of rule 25 of the CMMA there is a limited right of legal representation.
(3) The CCMA dispute referral form provides for the applicant to indicate if an interpreter is required in any of the 11 official languages and there is also provision for an interpreter in a foreign language. The CCMA provides an interpreter at the hearing free of charge.
QUESTION 1554
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [NO 27-2008]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 SEPTEMBER 2008
1554. Mr A H Nel (DA) to ask the Minister for Agriculture and Land Affairs:
(1) Whether the fires that were started on the commercial farmlands in KwaZulu-Natal which claimed 14 lives in the period 1 to 3 September 2008 had any relation to the land claims in that region; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so,
(2) whether the matter has been investigated; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether anyone has been arrested in relation to starting these fires; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2299E
THE MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND LAND AFFAIRS:
(1) No. Although the fires affected some of the claimed farms, they were not related to the land claims in that region.
(2) and (3) Fall away.
QUESTION 1555
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 12/09/2008
(INTERNAL QESTION PAPER 27-2008)
Mrs D Van Der Walt (DA) to ask the Minister of Education:
(1) Whether any employees of the Education Labour Relations Council were found to have acted irregularly, resulting in fraudulent expenditure of R2 905 676, as identified by Auditor-General’s March 2008 report; if so, (a) how many and (b) what are their positions in the Council;
(2) Whether any legal action was taken against those employees; if not, why not; if so, what action?
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REPLY:
(1) Yes, a forensic audit implicated two ELRC employees in fraud and bribery. They are a Senior Manager: Dispute Prevention and Resolution Services and a Dispute Resolution Case Management Administrator.
(2) The ELRC dismissed the senior manager on 2 August 2007 and the administrator resigned on 15 August 2007. The matter was handed to the police for investigation. The case number is Lyttelton 37/04/2008 and Captain Johann van Staden is the investigating officer. He has forwarded the matter to the National Prosecuting Authority, but no decision has yet been taken on prosecution.
1556. Ms A M Dreyer (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:
(1) How many appeal cases (a) have been lodged at the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) (i) in (aa) 2006 and (bb) 2007 and (ii) during the period 1 January 2008 up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (b) have been finalised in each year and (c) are still outstanding for each year;
(2) what is the average period of time from lodging an appeal to finalising the case at the UIF?
1556. Minister of Labour replied:
(1)(a)(i)(aa) There were 13 571 appeal cases that were lodged in 2006.
(1)(a)(i)(bb) There were 13 816 appeal cases that were lodged in 2007.
(1)(a)(ii) There were 8 811 appeal cases that were lodged from 01 January to 31 August 2008.
(1)(b) Cases finalised in 2006 were 11 313, for 2007. 10 855 cases were finalised and 7 386 cases were finalised in 2008.
(1)(c) There are no cases still outstanding for 2006 and 2007 and there are 1 425 cases outstanding for 2008.
(2) The average time from lodging an appeal to finalising the case is two months.
1557. Mrs D van der Walt (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:
(1) (a) What has been the Umsobomvu Youth Fund’s total allocated budget and (b)(i) how many unemployed youths were assisted or placed by the (UYF) and (ii) how many (aa) youths have been assisted to start businesses and (bb) of these businesses were sustained 12 months later;
(2) whether there is any coordination between UYF’s activities and Sector Education and Training Authorities (Setas); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2302E
Minister of Labour replied: I am advised that:
1(a) The Umsobomvu Youth Fund was established with a seed capital of R855 million during 2001 from the demutualisation fund. All its projects were subsequently funded from interest derived from this investment. During the 2007/08 financial year, it was allocated an amount of R400 million due to an increase in the projects and only R5 million during the 2008/09 financial year.
(b)(i) Since inception a total of 2 329 520 youth and women were assisted through various programmes implemented by UYF.
(ii) A total of 159 108 young entrepreneurs were assisted to start their own businesses since inception, of these 41 044 were still viable 12 months after establishment and in the process a total of 110 000 jobs were created.
2. Yes, there is coordination and partnerships between Umsobomvu Youth Fund and SETA related activities.
• The UYF skills programmes have been implemented in partnership with a number of SETAs.
• All technical training content offered to National Youth Service (NYS) project participants facilitated by the UYF are SETA accredited.
• Partnerships have been established with the following SETAs in implementing NYS Projects:
-CETA; HWSETA; LGWSETA; Bankseta; Energy Seta; FASSET; FIETA; ISETT; MERSETA; SASSETA; TETA; THETA; INSETA and MQA.
QUESTION 1558
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 12/09/2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 27-2008)
Mr GG Boinamo (DA) to ask the Minister of Education:
(1) Whether any schools had not had their full complement of textbooks delivered to them by 30 June 2008; if so, (a)(i) which schools and (ii) which provinces and (b) what caused these shortages;
(2) Whether any steps have been taken to (a) ensure all textbooks are delivered and (b) prevent the same problem from developing next year; if not, why not; if so, what steps in each case?
REPLY:
(1) Yes, by 30 June 2008 some high schools had not received all their textbooks. The DoE does not have a comprehensive audit of all these schools. However, between 50% and 75% of pupils in grades 10 and 11 had Mathematical Literacy and Mathematics textbooks, while 90% pupils in grade 12 had textbooks in a sample survey of 184 schools.
Mathematical Literacy
|Grade 10 |Grade 11 |Grade 12 |
|Enrolment |NT* |% |
|Enrolment |NT* |% |Enrolment |NT |% |Enrolment |NT |
|Eastern Cape |579 |70 |19 |242 |115 |0 |442 |
|Free State |95 |80 |38 |35 |75 |90 |28 |
|Gauteng |6 |17 |0 |28 |28 |5 |46 |
|KwaZulu-Natal |167 |321 |0 |200 |77 |200 |132 |
|Limpopo |75 |81 |0 |34 |26 |186 |91 |
|Mpumalanga |72 |80 |0 |21 |20 |71 |143 |
|North West |73 |50 |0 |40 |15 |50 |53 |
|Northern Cape |8 |27 |1 |7 |54 |25 |0 |
|Western Cape |22 |0 |6 |3 |13 |0 |0 |
|Total |1,097 |726 |64 |610 |423 |627 |935 |
Source: Department of Education’s National Education Infrastructure Management System (NEIMS), as assessed at 30 September 2007.
b) Water
|Province |Schools without water |Projects completed by |Completed by DWAF 2007/08 |Projects planned for 2008/09 |Planned by |Planned by provincial depts. |Planned by DWAF 2009/10 |
| |facilities as at March |provincial depts. 2007/08 | |by provincial depts |DWAF 2008/09 |2009/10 | |
| |2007 | | | | | | |
|Eastern Cape |1119 |102 |21 |60 |115 |0 |771 |
|Free State |298 |44 |56 |54 |62 |90 |191 |
|Gauteng |0 |17 |0 |28 |0 |5 |0 |
|KwaZulu-Natal |607 |394 |0 |393 |239 |300 |408 |
|Limpopo |350 |103 |0 |34 |58 |186 |257 |
|Mpumalanga |140 |90 |10 |11 |33 |36 |206 |
|North West |48 |5 |0 |50 |10 |50 |45 |
|Northern Cape |6 |82 | |41 |4 |95 |0 |
|Western Cape |0 |0 |3 |3 |0 |0 |0 |
|Total |2,568 |837 |90 |674 |521 |762 |1878 |
Source: Department of Education’s National Education Infrastructure Management System (NEIMS), as assessed at 30 September 2007.
a) Electricity
|Province |Schools without electricity |Projects completed by provincial |Completed by DME 2007/08 |Projects planned for 2008/09 |Planned by DME 2008/09 |Planned by DME 2009/10 |
| |supply as at March 2007 |depts. 2007/08 | |by provincial depts | | |
|Eastern Cape |1,206 |101 |334 |240 |140 |391 |
|Free State |270 |20 |30 |39 |51 |51 |
|Gauteng |13 |2 |0 |28 |1 |0 |
|KwaZulu-Natal |1,586 |80 |260 |1,139 |257 |0 |
|Limpopo |323 |29 |182 |0 |118 |0 |
|Mpumalanga |243 |1 |67 |110 |70 | |
|North West |93 |24 |11 |26 |32 |0 |
|Northern Cape |23 |0 |3 |0 |15 |8 |
|Western Cape |2 |8 |0 |5 |0 |0 |
|Total |3,759 |265 |887 |1,587 |684 |450 |
Source: Department of Education’s National Education Infrastructure Management System (NEIMS), as assessed at 30 September 2007.
(c) Science laboratories
|Province |Schools without laboratories |Projects planned for 2008 |
|Eastern Cape |2,862 |12 |
|Free State |248 |9 |
|Gauteng |188 |52 |
|KwaZulu-Natal |1,540 |54 |
|Limpopo |1,260 |4 |
|Mpumalanga |526 |64 |
|North West |485 |0 |
|Northern Cape |126 |0 |
|Western Cape |183 |0 |
|Total |7,418 |195 |
Source: Department of Education’s National Education Infrastructure Management System (NEIMS), as assessed at 30 September 2007.
(d) Sports fields
|Province |Schools without sport facilities |Projects planned for 2008 |
|Eastern Cape |394 |0 |
|Free State |681 |0 |
|Gauteng |293 |27 |
|KwaZulu-Natal |1,870 |0 |
|Limpopo |315 |0 |
|Mpumalanga |112 |297 |
|North West |128 |0 |
|Northern Cape |115 |0 |
|Western Cape |172 |0 |
|Total |4,080 |324 |
Note: Sports facilities, for use by schools and communities, are provided for under the Municipal Infrastructure Grant to local government.
Source: Department of Education’s National Education Infrastructure Management System (NEIMS), as assessed at 30 September 2007.
(e) Kitchen facilities are only included for primary schools participating in the National School Nutrition programme, 191 projects are planned for 2008/09, made up of :
Free State - 77
KwaZulu Natal - 50
Mpumalanga - 64
Source: Department of Education’s National Education Infrastructure Management System (NEIMS), as assessed at 30 September 2007.
QUESTION NO. 1567
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 27 of 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 September 2008
Mr M J Ellis (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
(1) Whether the previous legal advisor (name furnished) of the SA Weather Service (SAWS) has followed correct procurement and tender regulations when procuring the legal services of a certain law firm (name furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) on what basis did the previous legal advisor extend the relationship between the said law firm and SAWS for a further 12 months?
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MR M J ELLIS (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
1567. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:
(1) Yes. Proper procurement procedures had been followed in the appointment of the said law firm, for the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.
(2) The services rendered by the law firm in September 2006, beyond the lapse of the initial contract related to the completion of work that fell within the scope of the initial contract referred to under paragraph 1 above.
QUESTION 1568
Mr C M Lowe (DA) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:
(1) Whether the Transnet Foundation: Heritage Preservation (TFHP) has any initiatives to (a) preserve steam rail assets and (b) promote tourism on steam railways; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether the TFHP is in discussion with any (a) State entity or (b) private entity to promote any of the above causes; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether the TFHP is planning any special events to mark the 150th anniversary of railways; if not, why not; if so; what are the relevant details;
(4) what have been the main achievements by the TFHP in the past two financial years? NW2315E
REPLY:
(1)(a) Yes. The Transnet Foundation: Heritage Preservation (TFHP) has initiatives to preserve steam rail assets and to promote tourism on steam railways.
A process has been initiated in terms of which Transnet, in association with the Heritage Railway Association of South Africa, is identifying rail heritage assets earmarked for preservation. Assets that are deemed to be in a condition of total disrepair (and where adequate representative examples already exist in South Africa), will be earmarked for disposal. The South African Heritage Resource Agency is being kept apprised of the developments. Steam rail assets are also being preserved at the George Transport Museum and at a museum in Kimberley.
(b) The Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe service between George and Mossel Bay is, in terms of Transnet’s strategy, not part of the core business of Transnet. As the promotion of tourism on steam railways is not part of the core business of Transnet, discussions are taking place with the Provincial Government of the Western Cape regarding the future management of the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe service as a going concern.
Further, as part of rail heritage, Transnet is planning to integrate the Heritage Library in Johannesburg with the Transnet Freight Rail Knowledge Centre at new premises at the Johannesburg Station. Once this has taken place, the facility will once again be opened to the public.
(2) As indicated above, there are current discussions with the Provincial Government of the Western Cape regarding the operation of the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe service for the promotion of tourism.
(3) Transnet will work together with the rail heritage fraternity of South Africa on a programme to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Railways.
(4) The main achievement by the TFHP in the past two financial years has been the rehabilitation and reintroduction of the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe service on the George to Mossel Bay route, in March 2007, as a museum to museum tourism service, linking the George Museum and the Dias Museum in Mossel Bay.
TFHP has also made available the George Museum for hosting prestigious and significant meetings and events.
Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved
Portia Molefe Alec Erwin, MP
Director-General Minister of Public Enterprises
Date: Date:
QUESTION NO. 1569
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 27 of 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 September 2008
Mr I F Julies (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
(1) Whether laws and regulations governing the prosecution of suspected poachers who kill animals in (a) private nature reserves and (b) private conservancies are used to prosecute similar crimes in national parks; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) what is the maximum fine an individual can receive for killing an animal illegally in a private nature reserve?
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MR I F JULIES (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
1569. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:
(1) No. Poachers in National Parks are prosecuted in terms of the Regulations pertaining to Proper Administration of Special Nature Reserves, National Parks and World Heritage Sites, which were promulgated under the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act 57 of 2003) (NEMPAA).
(a) Poachers in private nature reserves are currently charged in terms of provincial ordinances. However, if these private nature reserves have formally been declared as nature reserves in terms of provincial legislation, poachers will in the near future be charged in terms of regulations currently being developed in terms of NEMPAA. These regulations involve nature reserves.
(b) Private conservancies have no status in terms of NEMPAA and poachers in these areas will therefore be charged in terms of provincial legislation only.
2) It is not possible to provide exact information on the maximum fine for poaching in private nature reserves, as it would depend on the maximum fine that is prescribed in terms of the relevant provincial ordinance. For example, certain provincial ordinances still prescribe a maximum fine of R1500 and/or 18 months imprisonment for first offenders, and R2000 and/or 24 months imprisonment for second offenders. Other provinces prescribe 4 years imprisonment, without prescribing a fine. These penalties increase to 10 years imprisonment when poaching involves specially protected game (normally elephant, white rhino and black rhino).
Regardless of which provincial ordinance is involved, these fines should be read in conjunction with the Adjustment of Fines Act, 1991 (Act No 101 of 1991), where a fine of R20 000 is prescribed for every 1 year imprisonment prescribed by the provincial Act/Ordinance.
QUESTION NO. 1571
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 27 of 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 September 2008
Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
(1) (a) What was the cost of the forensic investigation into various allegations against members of senior management and members of the Board of Directors of the SA Weather Service (SAWS) and (b) which entity paid this cost;
(2) whether the investigation was limited to documents provided to the investigators by the SAWS; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether the investigators at any stage requested further documentation that was denied to them by the SAWS; if so, what are the relevant details?
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MR G R MORGAN (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
1571. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:
(1) (a) R644,681.04, and (b) SA Weather Service.
(2) No. The investigations also included consultations and interviews with the relevant parties, and the documentation provided by SA Weather Service was at the request of the investigators.
(3) No.
QUESTION NO. 1572
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 27 of 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 September 2008
Mr M J Ellis (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
(1) What is the reason that the former Chief Executive Officer of the SA Weather Service (SAWS) signed a contract with a certain company (name furnished) on 14 March 2005, request the tender committee’s approval on 16 March 2005 and only obtained the approval on 17 March 2005;
(2) whether the above tender procedure transgressed tender procedures; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what action has been taken in this regard?
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MR M J ELLIS (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
1572. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:
(1) It proved difficult for SA Weather Service (SAWS) to provide the reasons why the contract was signed on 14 March 2005 as the relevant officials are no longer in the employ of SAWS. However, it was noted from the records at the disposal of SAWS that the Tender Committee approval was obtained on 17 March 2005, the related Purchase Order was signed on 24 March 2005; and the then Legal Advisor recommended the contract to the then Chief Executive Officer for signature on 5 April 2005.
(2) Based on the sequence of events reflected under paragraph 1 above, from the approval of the Tender Committee to the submission of the contract to the then Chief Executive Officer for signature; it seems that appropriate tender procedures were followed.
QUESTION NO 1573
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 27/2008)
Date reply submitted: 04 November 2008
Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
(1) Whether any contracts have been awarded to any companies to provide (a) weapons and (b) equipment to the SA Police Service in any of the past two years for which information is available; if so, (i) on what basis was each tender awarded, (ii)(aa) how many competitive bids were submitted and (bb) what was the rand value of each bid offered by each competitive bidder and (iii) what was the monetary value of each awarded contract;
(2) whether the proper tendering procedures were adhered to in respect of each tender; if not, why not in each case; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
(1)(a) Yes, seven contracts for the provisioning of weapons were awarded over the past two years.
(1)(b) Some of the contracts that were awarded were for armoured-related equipment, however, more clarity is needed on what type of equipment is referred to in paragraph (1)(b).
(1)(i) Contracts were approved on the basis and in terms of regulations and guidelines as provided by National Treasury.
(1)(ii)(aa) As sole suppliers of these specialized equipment items, single bids were received for these tenders.
QUESTION NO. 1576
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 27 of 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 September 2008
Mr E W Trent (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
(1) Whether, with reference to his reply to Question 721 on 24 June 2005, the on-site ambient monitors that were purchased in the USA (a) were delivered and (b) have been in regular use; if not, why not; if so, (i) at what intervals were the levels of air pollution monitored, (ii) to whom was the results reported and (iii) what were the results of each report during the period 31 June 2005 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;
(2) whether any levels of air pollution above acceptable levels have been reported; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether the manganese ore loading facility (a) poses a health threat to any persons who work or live within a 10km radius of the harbour and (b) is detrimental to the urban environment in which it is situated; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) whether he intends taking any action to remedy this; if not, why not; if so, what action.
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MR E W TRENT (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
1576. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:
(1) (a) Yes. Monitoring equipment was ordered and delivered.
b) (i) Continuous dust monitoring takes place with monthly analysis of samples;
(ii) Results are reported to the Directorate Atmospheric Quality Information in Pretoria and a copy sent to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) since July 2008; and
(iii) Monitoring reports have only been sent to Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) only from July 2008, however reports have been requested from Transnet Harbour Terminal. A visit has been undertaken and an email sent to the management of Transnet who promised to respond on 29 September 2008 for commenting on the rest of the monitoring results.
(2) No. Air pollution levels are within acceptable levels.
(3) (a) The levels of tests done are suggestive of the fact that they not posing any threat to humans in and around the facility.
(b) The monitoring results done by an Approved Inspection Authority for Transnet are very low to be of concern to the urban environment. Control systems for dust suppression are in place and inspection to their premises was undertaken by Messrs G. Scott from DEAT and T. Titima of NMBM.
(4) Monitoring will continue to take place. Based on measured pollution levels, no additional action is required.
QUESTION 1577
Mr E W Trent (DA) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:
(1) Whether he has been informed of the poor conditions of the current manganese ore export terminal at the PE harbour; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether Transnet intends moving these facilities to another facility; if so, what are the relevant details; if not,
(3) whether such a decision is based on an unfavourable business case; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2325E
REPLY:
(1) The manganese ore export terminal is currently undergoing scheduled maintenance and an upgrade on the existing footprint in order to maintain capacity to meet the demands of the manganese ore export industry.
(2) The feasibility study, conducted to determine the need for establishing a future manganese ore export terminal at the Port of Ngqura, indicated that it is not viable to relocate the terminal at the current export volumes, and that price adjustments required to support such relocation currently discourage the establishment of a manganese ore export terminal at the Port of Ngqura.
(3) This decision is based on worldwide current and projected supply and demand in respect of manganese ore.
QUESTION NO.: 1584
Dr S M van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:
(1) What is the (a) lowest and (b) highest single amount that was paid out in pension or benefits to (i) pensioners falling under the Railways and Harbours Amendment Act, Act 26 of 1941, and (ii) normal pensioners of the Transnet Second Defined Benefit Fund in June 2008;
(2) what was the average net monthly pension for (a) pensioners under the Railways and Harbours Amendment Act, Act 26 of 1941, and (b) normal pensioners in June 2008;
(3) (a) how many trustees manage the fund and (b) what annual compensation and other financial benefits do they receive;
(4) what is the annual financial (a) compensation and benefits of each member of Transnet’s board of directors and (b) package of Transnet’s chief executive officer (CEO)?
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REPLY:
(1) (a)The lowest single amount paid in June 2008 to a pensioner falling under the Act was R225.66. The pensioner concerned retired on 1 August 1988, after completion of 18 years of service and was receiving a salary of R437.50 per month at retirement. In 2007, this pensioner received an ex gratia bonus from Transnet of approximately R9 850.58 and received an ex gratia bonus of approximately R6 211.20 in 2008. This is in addition to the bonuses paid by the TSDBF of R34.04 in 2007 and R68.08 to date for 2008.
(b)(i)The highest single amount paid in June 2008 to a pensioner falling under the Act was R774.80. The pensioner retired on 16 September 1974 after completion of 22 years of service and received a salary of R75.00 per month at retirement. This pensioner received an ex gratia bonus from Transnet of approximately R3 004.62 and received an ex gratia bonus of approximately R229.25 in 2008. This is in addition to the bonuses paid by the TSDBF of R136.72 in 2007 and R273.45 to date for 2008.
(ii) The lowest single amount paid in June 2008 to a pensioner in the TSDBF was R219.44. The total service of this pensioner was approximately 10 years and his salary at retirement on 1 August 1996 was R1 207.50 per month. In 2007, this pensioner also received an ex gratia bonus from Transnet of approximately R25.82 and he will, in 2008, receive an ex gratia bonus of approximately R5 892.72. This is in addition to the bonuses paid by the TSDBF of R38.72 in 2007 and of R77.45 to date for 2008.
The highest single amount paid to a pensioner in the TSDBF in June 2008 was R57 242.00 per month. This pensioner had 43 years of service and a salary, on retirement on 16 June 1996, of R53 280.00 per year. This pensioner also received an ex gratia bonus from Transnet of R13 806.85 in 2007 and R17 275.74 in 2008. TSDBF paid these pensioner bonuses of R10 303.62 in 2007 and R20 607.24 to date for 2008.
(2)(a)The average nett monthly pension for pensioners falling under Act 26 of 1941 was R262.00 in June 2008.
(b)The average net monthly pension for a pensioner in the TSDBF was R2 833.00 in June 2008.
(3)(a-b)In terms of the Rules of the TSDBF there are 6 trustees on the Board of the TSDBF. Four of these trustees are appointed by Transnet, two of whom are employees of Transnet and the other two are independent non-executive directors on Transnet’s Board of Directors. The two pensioner trustees were elected by the pensioners and beneficiaries of the TSDBF.
The two pensioner trustees and the two independent non-executive directors of Transnet receive a maximum of R4 000 per day for attending meetings. Their travel and subsistence costs are also provided. The above costs are effectively carried by Transnet as Transnet pays the administration costs of the TSDBF.
(4)(a) Table 1: The annual financial compensation and benefits for the financial year ended 31 March 2008 for each non-executive director of Transnet is tabled below:
| | | | | |
|Name of Board Member |Fees |Other payments |2007 |2008 |
| |(R’ thousand) |(R’ thousand) |(R’ thousand) |(R’ thousand) |
| | | | | |
|FTM Phaswana |1 049 |1 |1 050 |1 050 |
|I Abedian |538 |41 |510 |579 |
|GK Everingham |600 |125 |593 |725 |
|NBP Gcaba |454 |103 |560 |557 |
|NSD Haste OBE |300 |- |300 |300 |
|SE Jonah KBE* |428 |1 |451 |429 |
|PG Joubert |600 |1 |488 |601 |
|NNA Matyumza |375 |1 |484 |376 |
|S Nicolaou |375 |52 |459 |427 |
|NR Ntshingila |450 |1 |376 |451 |
|BT Ngcuka |387 |127 |442 |514 |
|KC Ramon |375 |1 |466 |376 |
|Total |5 931 |454 |6 179 |6 385 |
| |
|*Resigned during the current financial year |
(4)(a-b) Table 2: The guaranteed annual financial compensation and benefits of Transnet’s executive directors is provided in table 1 above. The Group Chief Executive (Transnet GCE) details are set out below:
|Group Chief Executive |(R’ thousand) |
|Salary (basic) |4853 |
|Post retirement benefit fund contributions: |455 |
|Other contributions: |- |
|Other payments: |103 |
|Total 2007: |5056 |
|Total 2008: |5411 |
QUESTION 1585
Dr S M van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:†
(1) (a) What was the surface area of the V&A Waterfront of which Transnet owned 26% and its three pension fund partners owned 74%, (b) how much of the area was sold, (c)(i) how much of it was already developed and (ii) under what rights was it sold and (d) how much was not yet developed for business rights and/or any other form of utilisation rights;
(2) whether the sale of the V&A Waterfront included any coast line and/or any square kilometre area of the sea; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is the length and surface area;
(3) whether Transnet sold a larger area than the V&A Waterfront premises to a certain consortium (name furnished) or any other buyer; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) whether Transnet, in terms of legislation, acquired large parts of the Cape coast and sea territory which they could develop or reclaim; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what was the area, (b) to whom was it sold and (c) what are the relevant details;
(5) whether any claims were lodged against Transnet as a result of the sale transaction; if so, what (a) is the amount claimed and (b) are the relevant details? NW2333E
REPLY:
(1)(a) Transnet and the three retirement funds (the Transnet Second Defined Benefit Fund; the Transnet Pension Fund and the Transnet Retirement Fund) owned and sold shares and claims in the V&A Waterfront Holdings (Pty) Ltd, and not the properties which were held by the subsidiary companies of V&A Waterfront Holdings (collectively, the “V&A Group”).
At the effective date of sale (31 December 2006) the V&A Group directly held the properties listed in table below:
|Property Description |Approx Size |Approx Size |
| |(m²) |(hectares) |
|V&A Waterfront Properties (Pty) Ltd |
|Erf 150238 |5 157 |0.5157 |
|Erf 150239 |11 676 |1.1676 |
|Erf 150240 |19 330 |1.9330 |
|Erf 188 |6 177 |0.6177 |
|Erf 191 |243 |0.0243 |
|Remainder Erf 9588 |3 135 |0.3135 |
|Remainder Erf 149294 |945 526 |94.5526 |
|Remainder Erf 187 |1 227 |0.1227 |
| | | |
|V&A Waterfront Marina (Pty) Ltd |
|Remainder of Erf 158576 |86 799 |8.6799 |
The land comprising the marina development at the tank farm was subdivided from the main V&A Waterfront erf (being Erf 149294) in 2000 when Transnet Pension Fund sold the site to V&A Waterfront Marina (Pty) Ltd (a subsidiary company of V&A Waterfront Holdings (Pty) Ltd). This entire Marina site was known as Erf 158576.
As each residential building in the marina was developed, the land on which it was situated was subdivided from Erf 158576 and transferred to the particular sectional title scheme (currently erven 158577 – 158590).
(b) As mentioned, Transnet and the three retirement funds owned and sold the shares and claims in V&A Waterfront Holdings (Pty) Ltd, and not the properties which were held by the V&A Group. Therefore, the properties listed above continued to be owned by the V&A Group.
The sale of the shares and claims in V&A Waterfront Holdings (Pty) Ltd was announced publicly in September 2006 and conducted through a transparent and competitive bidding process.
On 31 December 2006, the transaction comprising the sale of shares and claims in V&A Waterfront Holdings (Pty) Ltd was duly completed and implemented, and the purchase price of approximately R7 billion was paid by Lexshell 44 General Trading (Pty) Ltd to Transnet and the three retirement funds resulting in Transnet and the other three retirement funds having no further interest in the V&A Waterfront.
(c)(i) At the time of sale of the shares and claims in V&A Waterfront Holdings (Pty) Ltd on 31 December 2006, approximately 329,755 square metres – representing 55% of the of the approved development rights – had been developed.
(ii) Transnet and the three retirement funds sold the shares and claims they owned in V&A Waterfront Holdings (Pty) Ltd - these shares and claims were sold under the ownership rights which Transnet and the retirement funds had at the time of V&A Waterfront Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
(d) At the time of sale of the shares and claims in V&A Waterfront Holdings (Pty) Ltd on 31 December 2006, approximately 274,104 square metres – representing 45% of the of the approved development rights – had been undeveloped.
(2) Transnet and the three retirement funds sold shares and claims in V&A Waterfront Holdings (Pty) Ltd, and not any other assets or properties. The sale did not include the sale of any coastline or sea area.
(3) Transnet and the three retirement funds sold shares and claims in V&A Waterfront Holdings (Pty) Ltd, and not any other assets or properties.
(4) Transnet does not own the expanse of Cape coast and sea territory referred to in a Sunday newspaper and was therefore in no position to sell or transfer it, and never did. The newspaper has since retracted its erroneous and unfounded claims in this regard.
Pursuant to the provisions of various legislative enactments – including the Sea-Shore Act, 1935 (Act No. 21 of 1935), Legal Succession to the South African Transport Services Act, 1989 (Act No. 9 of 1989) and the National Ports Act, 2005 (Act No. 12 of 2005) – Transnet owns the ports and the land and water areas within the ports. Transnet is responsible for creating a port system that will lead to economic growth for South Africa. To achieve this, Transnet’s strategy includes investing in infrastructure capacity ahead of demand and improving port efficiency. This entails reclaiming land when necessary for building or expanding breakwaters, seawalls, channels, basins, quay walls, jetties, roads and railways.
(b-c) As explained above, Transnet and the three retirement funds sold their shares and claims in V&A Waterfront Holdings (Pty) Ltd to Lexshell 44 General Trading (Pty) Ltd. Transnet does not own the expanse of Cape coast and sea territory referred to in a Sunday newspaper and was therefore in no position to sell or transfer any such areas to Lexshell 44 General Trading (Pty) Ltd or anybody else, and never did. The newspaper has since retracted its erroneous and unfounded claims in this regard.
(5)(a-b) There is no claim in this regard lodged against Transnet.
QUESTION 1586
Dr S M van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:
(1) (a) How many electricity credit machines for domestic electricity meters does Eskom have and (b) how many of these have been stolen;
(2) (a) what is the estimated monetary loss for Eskom as a result of credits that are still issued to consumers via stolen machines, (b) why can the machines not be deactivated and (c) what will Eskom do to put a stop to this theft;
(3) whether any of Eskom’s staff was involved in this theft; if not, what is the
position in this regard; if so,
(4) whether there is any control over the amount of credit that is loaded onto stolen machines; if not, why not; if so, what will Eskom do about this? NW2334E
Reply:
1) (a-b) There were up to 1 800 remote electricity Credit Dispensing Units (CDUs) deployed across the country. Work is well underway to rapidly migrate Eskom to Online Vending thus reducing the number of CDUs. Of the total units deployed, 52 were stolen between 2005 and 2008 with 11 of the stolen units recovered thus far.
2) (a) It is not possible to quantify the full monetary loss given that Eskom has not recovered all of the stolen CD’s. From the recovered CDU’s, some indicate that millions of rands of pre-paid electricity units have been sold while others show zero losses as they were not operated illegally.
(b) CDUs were designed to operate independently because remote data communications was not available 20 years ago when Eskom commenced vending. Although safety features were built in over time, illegal manipulation of stolen CDUs can result in ongoing vending until the equipment physically fails. Eskom has moved to a much more secure online vending system, and is busy closing most offline CDUs, thus removing any future risk of misuse and financial losses.
(c) Eskom has established a special project together with the South African Police Services (Organised Crime) - Asset Forfeiture Unit to recover stolen CDUs and prosecute perpetrators. Already 11 CDUs have been recovered with several individuals arrested since the special project was instituted. To prevent any future theft, Eskom as mentioned is migrating to an Online Vending system, which has the security module stored securely at a central location. The Offline Vending CDUs are actively being closed to almost completely remove the threat of theft.
(3) Forensic investigations conducted in the past have linked some Eskom staff to this theft, with resultant disciplinary measures taken against the employees in question. Systems (e.g. forensic investigations) are in place to continuously monitor any possible involvement of employees and where necessary, disciplinary actions are taken.
(4) In general, the amount of credit loaded on the CDU is controlled. However, there have been instances where stolen CDUs were illegally bypassed. Discontinuing offline vending and converting to online vending which Eskom is currently implementing, will resolve this problem going forward.
QUESTION 1588
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 12/09/2008
(INTERNAL QESTION PAPER 27-2008)
Mr LB Labuschagne (DA) to ask the Minister of Education:
Whether provision is made for the temporary appointment of experts in the fields of computer science and mathematics in the absence of a formal diploma in education; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
The Personnel Administration Measures (PAM) provide for the temporary appointment of unqualified teachers in a number of subjects. The Measures also provide for the temporary appointment of qualified teachers without specifying a subject to teach. Therefore, it is possible to appoint unqualified teachers to teach mathematics and computer science. However, qualified teachers have first preference, and first entrants into the profession in particular.
QUESTION NO 1589
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 27/2008)
Date reply submitted: 21 October 2008
Mr L B Labuschagne (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
Whether the (a) Sinoville, (b) Villieria, (c) Wonderboom, (d) Pretoria Central and (e) Sunnyside police stations have sufficient docket storage space; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
(1) The moratorium the Truth and Reconciliation Committee put on the destruction of official documents put great strain on the storage of official documents at the police stations throughout the country. However, with regard to the following stations, it is reported that -
(a) Sinoville SAPS currently has sufficient docket storage space but has identified a need for additional space. Efforts are being made to address this need before the end of this financial year.
(b) Villeria SAPS has sufficient docket storage space. This status may change as the South African Police Service approaches the end of the financial year and efforts will be made to meet these changes.
(c) Wonderboom SAPS currently has sufficient storage space. Efforts are being made to make additional docket storage space available at this police station.
(d) the Pretoria Central SAPS has sufficient storage space for its dockets
(e) the Sunnyside SAPS at present also has sufficient space for the storage of dockets.
In an effort to remain proactive, steps will be taken to make additional storage space available for dockets at these stations.
QUESTION NO. 1594
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 28)
Dr R Rabinowitz (IFP) to ask the Minister of Health:
(1) Whether there is a procedure whereby (a) nurses and (b) doctors are employed by clinics and hospitals in the public service; if not, why not; if so, (i) what is the procedure and (ii) who (aa) advertises the posts, (bb) interviews applicants, (cc) selects employees and (dd) dismisses staff in each case;
(2) (a) what is the number of vacant posts currently recorded for (i) nurses and (ii) doctors in (aa) each province and (bb) the entire public service and (b) why is there a moratorium on employment of staff in certain provinces;
(3) whether the process of employment and dismissal could be simplified to reduce the number of vacancies for nurses and doctors; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
(1) (a) and (b) Yes.
i) The procedures are contained in Part VII of the Public Service Regulations, 2001 under the title “Procedures for appointment, promotions and termination of service”.
aa) Every province has its own policy in this regard. Post may be advertised on provincial level or at health facility level, depending on the level off the post.
ab) Selection panels are constituted to conduct interviews.
ac) Selection panels submit their recommendations to the appropriate delegated authority for approval at provincial or facility level depending on the nature of the appointment. Each province has its own policy in this regard.
ad) Each province deals with its own dismissals based on the provisions prescribed in the Disciplinary Code and Procedures for the Public Service as contained in Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council Resolution no. 2 of 1999.
(2) (a) (i), (ii) and (aa) The Table below reflects the situation in this regard. The data does not reflect posts that were “frozenby some provinces in order to contain their personnel expenditure.
| |Vacancies |
|Province |Professional Nurse |Staff Nurse |Nursing Assistant|Medical Doctor|Medical |
| | | | | |Specialist |
|Eastern Cape |5082 |1171 |2269 |987 |391 |
|Free State |2561 |240 |2981 |315 |317 |
|Gauteng |798 |184 |165 |238 |192 |
|KwaZulu/Natal |404 |220 |122 |145 |248 |
|Limpopo |2344 |1297 |1153 |457 |79 |
|Mpumalanga |1373 |1280 |1240 |566 |96 |
|Northern Cape |682 |223 |394 |332 |22 |
|North West |140 |52 |128 |61 |5 |
|Western Cape |2978 |1085 |1951 |531 |302 |
|National Department |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
Source: Vulindlela
(a) (bb) The information is not available, but the majority of health professionals are employed in provincial departments of health.
(b) Many provinces are facing significant over- expenditure on their personnel budgets in the current financial year and are unable to fill non-critical vacancies.
(3) No. The State as employer is obliged to comply with the regulatory framework regarding employment and dismissal of employees. There is also no evidence that suggest that recruitment and dismissal procedures are contributing to the relative large number of vacancies.
QUESTION NUMBER 1596
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 19 SEPTEMBER 2008
Mr D T George (DA) to ask the Minister of Finance:
Whether an official poverty line index as announced in the 2008 Budget Speech has been introduced; if not, (a) what progress has been made in finalising the index and (b) when will the introduction take place; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2345E
REPLY:
(a) The introduction of an official poverty line index was planned for March 2008 as indicated in the Budget Speech. Subsequent to this announcement, the introduction of the poverty line index was postponed in order to facilitate consideration of stakeholder views that emerged in response to the planned publication process.
Given the diversity of stakeholder audiences, this meant undertaking additional research and expanding the technical document in ways that would enable stakeholders to better understand the poverty line and its place in poverty measurement.
The process for this additional work is nearing completion, with validation and technical quality control processes planned for the end of September 2008.
(b) The introduction of the index is planned for a date after Stats SA’s presentation to Cabinet on methodologies for constructing a poverty line.
QUESTION 1598
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [NO 28–2008]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 19 SEPTEMBER 2008
1598. Mr A H Nel (DA) to ask the Minister for Agriculture and Land Affairs:
(1) What percentage of the 4,8 million hectares of agricultural land out of the target of 24,6 million hectares that is to be redistributed by 2014, which her department announced had been redistributed by July 2008, was redistributed through market transactions and initiatives;
(2) whether her department will conduct a study to quantify redistribution through market transactions and initiatives and its contribution to meeting the land distribution target by 2014; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2347E
THE MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND LAND AFFAIRS:
1) All of the agricultural land that has been redistributed was bought by Government in accordance with the willing buyer-willing seller principle. It does not include market transactions.
2) Yes. To assist the DLA in this regard, we have requested the major banking institutions to provide us with the relevant information. This information has however not yet been made available to the DLA.
QUESTION NUMBER 1601
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 19 SEPTEMBER2008
Mr S J F Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Finance:
(1) (a) What are the current (i) funded posts and (ii) vacant posts by (aa) occupation, (bb) race and (cc) gender in the SA Revenue Service (SARS), (b) what has the staff turnover for SARS been in the past five years in respect of (i) occupation, (ii) race and (iii) gender and (c) what are the (i) qualifications, (ii) salaries and (iii) relevant experience of the top management within the SARS;
(2) whether a certain company (name furnished) has done any reports on service at SARS over the past five years; if not, why not; if so, what has been (a) the identified problem areas and (b) done to date in respect of each identified problem area by SARS;
(3) whether there are any anticipated problems with the (a) current and (b) pending financial year in respect of personal income tax submissions; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2350E
Reply:
(1)(a)(i) Current Funded Posts / Positions in SARS Per;-
Below are the total Current Funded Posts / Positions per Occupational Levels in SARS. It is important to understand the context of the below information relating to the SARS Modernisation program, the changes in the Operational model, the changes in types of jobs and movement of people for example the Contact Centre at the Alberton Campus.
Staff moved from MWP that will deal with telephone calls
Agents 192
Team Leaders 10
Operational managers 1
PA 1
Support 12
Staff moved from Alberton Assessment Centre to Alberton Contact Centre
Team members 293
Team leaders 22
Manager 1
PA 1
Total 533 of which 223 had to relocate to a new Campus.
The current Employee totals are Grouped into Permanent / Contracted (Fixed term Contract) and Temporary Workers.
Total Permanent / Contract Employees: 14 548 - 96.70% of the Total
Total Temporary Employees: 496 - 3.30% of the Total
Total Employees in SARS: 15 044
(aa) Current Funded Posts / Positions per Occupational Levels in SARS:
| Occupational Level |Total |% of Total |
| | |Temporary Employees |
| | |Excluded |
|Top Management |27 |0.19% |
|Senior Management |835 |5.74% |
|Professional and Mid-Management |1521 |10.46% |
|Skilled and Junior Management |8158 |56.08% |
|Semi-Skilled |3700 |25.43% |
|Unskilled |307 |2.11% |
| | | |
|Grand Total |14548 | |
|Temporary Employees Excluded |496 |3.30% |
(bb) Current Funded Posts / Positions per Race in SARS:
|Permanent / Contact Employees Race |Total |% of Total |
| | |Permanent Employees |
|African |7038 |48.38% |
|Coloured |1507 |10.36% |
|Indian |916 |6.30% |
|White |5087 |34.97% |
|Grand Total |14548 | |
| | | |
|Temporary Employees Race |Total |% of Total |
| | |Temp Employees |
|African |342 |68.95% |
|Coloured |66 |13.31% |
|Indian |16 |3.23% |
|White |72 |14.52% |
|Grand Total |496 | |
| | | |
|Total Employees Race |Total |% of Total |
| | |Employees |
|African |7380 |49.06% |
|Coloured |1573 |10.46% |
|Indian |932 |6.20% |
|White |5159 |34.29% |
|Grand Total |15044 | |
(cc) Current Funded Posts / Positions per Gender in SARS:
|Permanent / Contact Employees Gender |Total |% of Total |
| | |Permanent Employees |
|Female |9351 |64.28% |
|Male |5197 |35.72% |
|Grand Total |14548 | |
| | | |
|Temporary Employees Gender |Total |% of Total |
| | |Temp Employees |
|Female |296 |59.68% |
|Male |200 |40.32% |
|Grand Total |496 | |
| | | |
|Total Employees Gender |Total |% of Total |
| | |Employees |
|Female |9647 |64.13% |
|Male |5397 |35.87% |
|Grand Total |15044 | |
(ii) Funded Vacancies
Current Vacancies in SARS:
The Current vacancies are grouped according to the Occupational Levels only:
|Occupational Level |HC 28/03/08 |Vacancies |Total |% of Vacancy |
| | | | |Total |
|Top Management |27 |1 |28 |3.58% |
|Senior Management |835 |42 |877 |4.79% |
|Professional and Mid-Management |1521 |76 |1597 |4.76% |
|Skilled and Junior Management |8158 |408 |8566 |4.77% |
|Semi-Skilled |3700 |185 |3885 |4.77% |
|Unskilled |307 |15 |322 |4.66% |
|Grand Total |14548 |727 |15275 |4.76% |
(1)(b) Total Staff Turnover in the past five years:
|SARS Total Net Staff Turnover |
|Year: |
|04/05 |05/06 |06/07 |07/08 |08/09 |
|0.52% |5.91% |0.05% |3.74% |4.24% |
Note: Net Staff Turnover: Calculated as the year to date figure of new appointments less the year to date figure of total attritions (Exists) as a percentage of the average Head Count for the reporting period.
(1)(b)(i) Total Staff Turnover per Occupational Level in the past five years:
|Net Staff Turnover Rate per Occupational Level |
| |04/05 |05/06 |06/07 |07/08 |08/09 |
|Top Management |0.00% |-6.25% |9.76% |3.77% |-3.77% |
|Senior Management |6.79% |0.34% |-1.45% |9.77% |4.23% |
|Professional and Mid-Management |0.39% |-1.94% |-3.38% |1.91% |1.04% |
|Skilled and Junior Management |0.03% |2.88% |-2.62% |0.22% |2.10% |
|Semi-Skilled |2.98% |15.06% |5.26% |7.43% |11.52% |
|Unskilled |-0.43% |-3.69% |8.72% |32.86% |0.00% |
(1)(b)(ii) Total Staff Turnover per Race in the past five years:
|Net Staff Turnover Rate per Race |
| |04/05 |05/06 |06/07 |07/08 |08/09 |
|African |4.91% |15.66% |0.00% |9.40% |8.16% |
|Coloured |2.79% |9.21% |0.00% |1.94% |4.59% |
|Indian |8.11% |7.16% |0.00% |1.87% |2.37% |
|White |-3.41% |-5.01% |0.00% |-2.77% |-1.23% |
(1)(b)(iii) Total Staff Turnover per Gender in the past five years:
|Net Staff Turnover Rate per Gender |
| |04/05 |05/06 |06/07 |07/08 |08/09 |
|Female |1.54% |6.25% |0.63% |2.17% |2.71% |
|Male |0.79% |5.27% |-1.02% |6.62% |6.93% |
Note: Net Staff Turnover: Calculated as the year to date figure of new appointments less the year to date figure of total attritions (Exists) as a percentage of the average Head Count for the reporting period.
(1)(c)(i)(iii) The Executive Management of SARS has various relevant degrees and diplomas with a wide range of experience in both the public as well as the private sector such as Banking, Production, ICT, Information and Communication, Technology, Education and Public Administration. SARS strive to have an Executive Management team that not only have expertise in their specialised area of work but have cross cutting experience within the organisation.
(ii)The below table provides the salaries of the Top Management in SARS as at the end of March 2008 as reflected in the SARS 2007/08 Annual report:
|SARS Executive Management |2008 R'000 |
|Commissioner for SARS |1,928 |
|GM: Strategy, Modernisation and Technology |1,841 |
|GM: Corporate Services |1,484 |
|GM: Risk Management |1,004 |
|Deputy Chief Operations Officer |817 |
|GM: Enforcement and Risk |1,084 |
|GM: Enforcement |760 |
|GM: Finance |779 |
|GM: Legal and Policy |1,156 |
|Chief Operations Officer |1,627 |
|Deputy Chief Operations Officer |990 |
|GM: Large Business Centre |1,411 |
|Chief Information Officer (2008: 6 Months) |752 |
|GM: Office of the Commissioner |680 |
|GM: Corporate Relations |990 |
(2) No, this company has not undertaken any evaluation of service. SARS conducts its own evaluations, benchmarking against other administrations and OECD standards. In addition a major diagnostic was undertaken in the past on the tax services and another in respect of customs by the WCO.
(3)(a)(b) Tax Season 2008 is going well. For the first time this year, the annual Tax Season campaign comprised two elements: The first part was in respect of employers who were required to submit their PAYE reconciliation declaration and copies of all employee tax certificates (IRP5/IT3(a)) within a 60 day period between 1 July and 29 August. The second part is in respect of the submission of income tax returns by individuals, corporates, trusts and exempt institutions according to staggered deadlines.
Progress report:
• Tax Season for Employers: By 30 September 2008, 226 228 employers out of a total of 250 000 active on the register had submitted EMP501 reconciliation declarations accompanied by 14 294 962 employee tax certificates. This represents an increase of over 20% compared to 2007.
• Tax Season for Individuals: A number of enhancements have been introduced this year to the process of income tax return submission. The most significant of these have been the introduction of pre-populated income tax returns for employees whose employers have provided their tax certificate information. A second key change has been the requirement for taxpayers to order a customised income tax return containing only those income and deduction sections relevant to the taxpayer’s unique circumstances. Taxpayers are able to request a tax returns in four ways:
o Via mail: A letter was sent to all taxpayers who submitted manual returns in 2007 explaining the process this year and providing them with a form to request their 2008 income tax return.
o Via phone: A new toll-free call centre number (0800 00 SARS) was introduced on 1 September which allows taxpayers to order a tax return by following automatic voice prompts.
o Via a branch: Taxpayers can visit any SARS branch along with their relevant tax information where a return can be issued and completed for them.
o Via eFiling: Using eFiling, taxpayers can construct their own unique income tax return.
While we are only one month into the current campaign, indications are that taxpayers are responding well to the changes.
• Efiling: The growth of eFiling as a preferred channel of submission among both tax practitioners and taxpayers continues to exceed expectations. Following the introduction of eFiling for individual income tax returns in 2006 when approximately 30 000 taxpayers adopted it, this service grew to over 1 000 000 returns submitted via eFiling in 2007 and we are on track to issue over 1 500 000 returns issued in respect of 2008. Equally encouraging was the adoption of eFiling and the free SARS software known as e@syFile by employers to submit their EMP501 declarations and employee tax certificates. Over 90% of these were submitted electronically to SARS this year.
Anticipated problems in respect of current tax year (2008): There are no significant problems anticipated during Tax Season 2008. Two challenges have presented themselves to date in the campaign – both related to the submission of employee tax certificate information by employers to be used to pre-populate the income tax returns of employees. Pre-populating employees’ income tax returns requires three key things:
• Accurate information about the tax and deductions of employees
• Up-to-date personal information on certificates so we can match them to taxpayers
• The provision of this information before taxpayers request their returns
Due to the implementation of changes to the process this year, a number of businesses and practitioners requested additional time to meet this requirement. In response, the deadline for submission was extended by 14 days until 12 September 2008. This resulted in a knock-on effect in terms of which the electronic channels of return issuing and submission of individual income tax returns (eFiling and our branch system) were also postponed by the same period (although manual channels were available as planned from 1 September).
In respect of accuracy of information, some tax certificates SARS has received did not contain a tax reference number or had different ID numbers or names to those on SARS’s records. Others show no records at all. This has impacted on the ability of SARS to pre-populate all employee income tax returns. Currently we anticipate being able to pre-populate approximately 75% of all employee income tax returns. The remainder will receive blank returns and follow the same process of completion and verification as in 2007.
Anticipated problems in respect of 2009 tax year: The past two years (2007 and 2008) have seen significant changes to the income tax return process aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of this process for SARS and all its stakeholders (taxpayers, employers and practitioners). These have required a change in behaviour by all parties. The fundamental changes are now in place and it is anticipated that the 2009 tax year will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to gain in confidence and experience in the new process.
QUESTION NO. 1603
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 28 of 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 19 September 2008
Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
(1) Whether his department will make representation to Statistics South Africa about amending the measurement of what is a valid tourist arrival to include a stay of at least one night in the country; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) (a) how many of the total number of tourists that arrived in 2007 departed on the same day that they arrived and (b) for the first six months of 2008, (i) what was the total number of tourist arrivals and (ii) how is this figure broken up according to market?
NW2352E
MR G R MORGAN (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
1603. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:
(1) The department (DEAT) has been working closely with Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) and the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) in this regard. Stats SA has developed a model to calculate the length of stay of all foreign arrivals for the period of 2007. This model will enable us to identify valid tourists from the total foreign arrivals released by DHA. The model has been presented to DEAT’s management, MIPTECH and MINMEC for noting. Stats SA is currently working closely with DHA to verify if the valid length of stay could be automatically calculated using the Movement Control System which is used to capture arrivals and departures.
(In addition, South Africa like other member states of the World Tourism Organization (WTO) has adopted the standardized tourism definitions of the WTO and therefore DEAT, Stats SA and South African Tourism (SAT) are currently using definitions which are aligned with WTO definitions for tourism and include the definitions for a tourist as someone who stays one or more nights outside their usual environment / residence and a visitor is defined as someone who visits a place but does not stay for one night.)
(2) (a) Stats SA is in the process of finalizing the 2007 report including the same day and overnight visitors, duration of stay and total number of tourists. However, it is currently estimated that about a quarter of the total number of the tourist that arrived in 2007 were same day visitors. The exact figure will be known once Stats SA has released the report.
(b) (i) The total foreign arrivals (excluding workers and contract workers) for January to June 2008 was 4, 7 million compared to the same period in 2007. Foreign arrivals from Africa and overseas were 3, 6 and 1, 1 million respectively.
(ii) Table A attached hereto indicate the total number of foreign arrivals for January to June 2008 compared to the same periods in 2007 according to markets.
QUESTION NO. 1604
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 28 of 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 19 September 2008
Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
(1) What is the estimated number of tour guides not registered in terms of the Tourism Second Amendment Act, 2000 (Act No. 70 of 2000);
2) what (a) are the total number of registered tour guides and (b) is the distribution of such tour guides according to each province;
(3) what are the minimum requirements for registration as a tour guide;
4) what steps are being taken to increase the number of registered tour guides?
NW2353E
MR G R MORGAN (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
1604. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:
1) 4000, of which 2443 are guides who have not re-registered.
2) (a) 8689 and (b)
|No. |Province |Number of Registered Tour Guides |
|1. |Eastern Cape |637 |
|2. |Free State |39 |
|3. |Gauteng |2896 |
|4. |KwaZulu-Natal |1088 |
|5. |Limpopo |307 |
|6. |Mpumalanga |1299 |
|7. |Northern Cape |86 |
|8. |North West |259 |
|9. |Western Cape |2078 |
|Total Registered Tour Guides |8689 |
3) A person must be 21 years old to qualify for registration as a tourist guide and should have acquired training from a training provider accredited by the Tourism Hospitality and Education Training Authority (THETA) or should have been assessed for competencies resulting from informal learning, i.e., recognition of prior learning (RPL).
4) DEAT and the provinces have funded people from the previously disadvantaged backgrounds to be trained as guides, including training in foreign languages. Furthermore, DEAT together with the industry are engaging to determine areas for intervention through training. I am glad to inform you that, in the 1st quarter of this year, the Professional Hunters Association (PHASA) have joined the guiding industry and are registering as guides in accordance with the Act. This applies to the underwater divers and their diverse associations.
QUESTION NO. 1605
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 28 of 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 19 September 2008
Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
(1) Whether there has been any illegal clearing of forests or other land cover in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park for the purpose of agriculture; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what is the location and (b) approximate extent of the clearing in each case;
(2) whether any individuals have been arrested for this activity; if not, why not; if so, what action was taken against them;
(3) whether any action was taken to prevent this activity from persisting; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) (a) in terms of what (i) legislation and (ii) regulations is such activity regarded as an offence and (b) what are the maximum applicable penalties? NW2354E
MR G R MORGAN (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
1605. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:
1) Yes. When the Park was proclaimed in 2000 under the World Heritage Convention Act, 1999 (Act No. 49 of 1999) sections within the proclaimed park where legally occupied by people. Outside of these sections of the Park there were also areas where unauthorised / illegal agriculture occurred, namely Dukuduku / uMfolozi floodplain and Ozabeni. Neither of these sections of the Park has ever been fenced.
Dukuduku / uMfolozi – from the late 1980s (despite several attempts by the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) to relocate people) there have been successive land invasions with approximately 3000 homesteads now residing and pursuing agricultural and other activities in the DukuDuku / uMfolozi. The extent of these activities covered about 5000ha of which 264ha is on the uMfolozi floodplain section. In December 2007 and February 2008 the National and KZN Provincial Cabinet’s approved the legalising and formalisation of settlements within in Dukuduku, subject to the unsustainable activities on the uMfolozi floodplain being curtailed and relocated from it and the fencing off of the Futululu section.
The Ozabeni section of iSimangalso is approximately 66 000ha in extent – a land claim in this area was lodged in the late 1990’s. It was settled in 2002. The settlement agreement made provision for a 5000ha cattle grazing area. At the time of the Parks proclamation in 2000 and the land claim settlement there was illegal agriculture in the cattle grazing area. Since the promulgation of Regulations in terms of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003) (“NEMPAA”) to date an estimated additional 13.6ha has been cleared bringing the total area cleared to approximately 40ha. Agricultural fields outside the cattle grazing area have been closed and rehabilitated.
2) Arrests are made through the South African Police Service (SAPS). The following process has been followed:
Dukuduku / uMfolozi – On the 28th of August 2008 the National Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism and the KZN MEC for Local Government, Housing and Traditional Affairs informed affected communities of government’s decision at a meeting of about 5000 people. A task team lead by Local Government and Housing and including, Transport, Housing, Health, Education, Economic Development, Agriculture and Environmental Affairs, Community Safety and Liaison, the National Departments of Water Affairs and Forestry, Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Land Affairs, Minerals and Energy and the Land Claims Commission, Mtubatuba Local Municipality, uMkhanyakude District Municipality, iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority, Mpukunyoni Traditional Council, Eskom and Telkom has been charged to oversee its implementation. A full time project team is place.
DWAF is in the process of releasing the uMfolozi floodplain and Futulu sections to DEAT in terms of the National Forestry Act enabling the Park to manage this area as a conservation area within the regulatory framework provided by NEMPAA.
The removal of illegal clearing from the uMfolozi floodplain will take place under the auspices of the task team and in accordance with Cabinets’ decisions regarding Dukuduku. The process is being led by the KZN Department of Local Government and Housing.
The process is now being implemented and includes issuing of the necessary warning letters in terms of NEMPAA to those with illegal fields on the uMfolozi floodplain and arresting individual attempting to open new fields.
Ozabeni – 68 individuals have been arrested. Outside of the designated cattle grazing area offenders have been evicted and the areas rehabilitated. The cattle grazing area has been ring-fenced and a process is being undertaken which includes relocation of fields together with the simultaneous provision of alternatives.
A budget has been allocated for the fencing of this section of the Park – this will be first time in the history of the Park that this particular area will be fenced. 41km of this 103km fence has been completed.
3) The Park has adopted a two-pronged approach to compliance viz., education with alternatives and law enforcement.
Law enforcement -
Prior to the Regulations published in terms of NEMPAA the legislation regulating activities in the Park was the KZN Ordinance and the National Forestry Act. After October 2005 the NEMPAA came into being. This legislation provides the Authority with the means to prosecute directly and not through partner agencies and departments. In the case of Ozabeni land was released by DWAF in terms of the National Forest Act to DEAT in the Park in April 2007. DWAF is now in the process of releasing sections of the Dukuduku / uMfolozi land to DEAT.
The Park protocol for managing illegal clearing includes:
• Regular flights and ground patrols to identify new clearing and assess existing clearings;
• Filing of incident reports when a clearing is identified and the opening of a case file. The incident report details the extent of the clearing and maps the area using GPS points;
• The serving of warning letters to offenders to verify locus standi and inform them about the illegal activity at time of identification and directing the offender to stop clearing. If the offender does not act according to this directive a second warning letter is issued. Thereafter the offender is arrested and prosecuted.
Education with Alternatives
The agriculture that takes place is of a subsistence nature. In order to prevent this activity from continuing and expanding the iSimangaliso Authority through its People and Parks programme has instituted agricultural and other local economic development programmes as alternatives to farming in the Park. Forty food gardens benefiting approximately 900 people (mainly women) have been established to date. Four hundred of the participants have received accredited training. Further funding has been secured from the Flemish Food Security Programme for the expansion of the programme over 3 years targeting sensitive environmental areas – and includes homestead and community gardens.
Awareness and capacity building workshops as well as information sharing sessions are held on a regular basis with leadership, communities, prosecutors and magistrates.
4) NEMPAA is the governing legislation. Specific sections include 50(5), 89 and Regulation 4(1)(c),(f),(g),(h),(i), 39, 43, 45, 61. Penalties range from fines or imprisonment not exceeding five years or both. The actual costs of rehabilitation can also be recovered by civil means.
Question 1614
Dr P J Rabie (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
a) When was the programme Jobs for Growth run by his department launched and (b) since its inception up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (i) how many jobs were created in the trade and industry sector and (ii) how many people (aa) were employed, (bb) applied for assistance and (cc) received assistance to start up small businesses in the abovementioned sector? (NW2363E)
Response:
(a) The Jobs for Growth Programme was launched on 06 February 2006 by the following stakeholders, the Presidency, Department of Agriculture (DoA) and the dti and Independent Development Trust (IDT). Departments were not expected to launch their own individual programmes, but to make a contribution towards the achievement of Jobs for Growth objectives driven by the Presidency and coordinated by the IDT. As a result, the dti did not launch its own Jobs for Growth programme. the dti however, contributed to the programme in the area of enterprise development through its divisions and agencies such as seda, Khula, IDC and SAMAF. the dti contribution to jobs for growth has focused on funding startup small enterprises including cooperatives, providing non-financial support to small enterprises, registration of cooperatives and the coordination of the dti institutions for participation in Jobs for Growth.
(b) In 2006/2007 6562 small enterprise requested funding assistance from Khula with respect to Jobs for Growth. 1,084 received support of R25.4m resulting in the creation of 301 jobs. In 2007/08, 2500 small enterprises received financial support. Since February 2006 the SAMAF supported 707 businesses under the Jobs for Growth program of which the total loan amount disbursed was R10.8m. The Small Enterprise Development Agency (seda) has trained 458 beneficiaries during 2006/7 on capacity building which covered, pre-start up assessment, small business assessment and readiness for change.
The Cooperatives Incentive Scheme (CIS) received 285 applications in 2006/7 and approved 15 loans totaling R4 million, creating 303 direct jobs. In 2007/08 the CIS approved 44 loans amounting to R 5.4 million.
The Industrial Development Cooperation approved 23 applications, disbursing an amount of R196.6 million and creating 3 811 jobs.
QUESTION 1616
WRITTEN REPLY 19 SEPTEMBER 2008
1616. Mr S E Opperman (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works:
Whether any special Public Works programmes have been implemented as required by Apex Priority 9; if not, why not; if so, (a) what programmes, (b) where have they been introduced and (c) how many youths have been assisted by these programmes since its inception? NW2365E
MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS
(a)(b)(c) Yes, the Department has implemented Special Public Works Programs through EPWP programme. Enterprise development occurs across all sectors of the EPWP, namely the infrastructure, social, environment and culture and economic sectors.
Key objectives of EPWP enterprise development programmes, across all sectors are:
• The graduation of persons from the 2nd to the 1st economy;
• The provision of small business training;
• The provision of markets, and
• The provision of access to finance
To date, 1454 SMMEs have been created and supported by the EPWP, across all sectors, through the following programmes:
|Programme |No of SMMEs |
|Vuk’uphile: Infrastructure Sector |508 Civil Contracting Companies |
|New Venture Creation Learnerships: Economic Sector |280 Building Contracting Companies |
| |30 Wholesale Companies |
|Cooperatives: Economic Sector |10 Cooperatives, 131 |
|DWAF Contractor Development Programme: Environment and Culture |636 Emerging Contractors |
|Sector | |
|Total SMMEs across all EPWP sectors |1454 |
1. Vuk’uphile Programme in the Infrastructure Sector
The programme develops labour-intensive contractors. The contractor company that is developed consists of the owner and 2 supervisors. The contractors receive training on business unit standards. The supervisors receive training on technical issues related to labour intensive construction. Both the contractors and supervisors receive a NQF Qualification. The Construction SETA paid for the training of the contractors and supervisors. To date, over 508 labour-intensive contracting companies have developed, across all 9 provinces. NDPW has partnered with 22 municipalities, 6 provincial departments and 2 Agencies in the creation and development of the 508 labour-intensive civil works companies. Each of these Public Bodies (municipalities and provinces) has actively participated in the labour-intensive contractor development programmes. A major contribution from the Public Bodies is the provision of training projects that are executed by contractor companies. All companies are started from scratch. All stakeholders assist to identify persons through an open selection process.
|Vuk’uphile SMMEs created |No of SMMEs Created |
|Eastern Cape | |
|Oliver Tambo Municipality |15 |
|Coega Development Corporation |10 |
|Buffalo City Municipality |10 |
|Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality |20 |
|Chris Hani District Municipality |10 |
|Ukhahlamba District Municipality |10 |
|Department of Public Works of the Eastern Cape |10 |
|Amathole District Municipality |10 |
|Free State | |
|Department of Transport, Roads and Public Works |30 |
|Mangaung Local Municipality |20 |
|Gauteng | |
|Ekurhuleni Municipality |25 |
|City of Tshwane |12 |
|Department of Housing of the Gauteng Provincial Government |27 |
|City of Johannesburg |16 |
|KwaZulu-Natal | |
|Ethekwini Municipality |24 |
|Umkhanyakude District Municipality |30 |
|Limpopo | |
|Roads Agency Limpopo (all 26 municipalities) |26 |
|Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality |10 |
|Mpumalanga | |
|Department of Public Works & Roads |15 |
|Nkangala District Municipality – Phase I |21 |
|Nkangala District Municipality – Phase II |23 |
|Nkangala District Municipality – Phase III |25 |
|Emalahleni Local Municipality (Witbank) |10 |
|Northern Cape | |
|Department of Transport, Roads, and Public Works Northern Cape |25 |
|North West | |
|Rustenburg Local Municipality |20 |
|Madibeng Local Municipality |10 |
|Western Cape | |
|Mossel Bay Municipality |6 |
|George Municipality |6 |
|Department of Public Works, Roads |10 |
|Klipfontein Corridor Project |22 |
|Total no of Vuk’uphile SMMEs created |508 |
Each of companies developed through the programme will be CIPRO registered companies; will either exit the programme at level 3, 4 or 5 on the CIDB register in terms of civil works; would have executed work for Government in terms of the construction of pavements, low-volume roads, etc. All companies receive mentor support on business and technical matters when executing training projects. The turnover, per company varies from R1 – 3 million, over the duration of the programme. All companies would have received access to finance through ABSA. Some of the companies’ access asset finance through ABSA.
2. New Venture Creation Learnership in Economic Sector
This programme is similar to the Vuk’uphile Programme. However, the programme focuses strongly on the development of the SMME owner.
A large focus of the programme has been the development of building contractors. Generally building is labour-intensive by its very nature and therefore the programme focuses on ensuring job creation through creating sustainable small businesses.
The programme selects individuals through a series of open selection procedures, for example, newspaper advertisements, public briefing sessions, written assessments and interviews. All individuals are required to register a new close corporation. All individuals undergo a New Venture Creation Learnership at either NQF Level 2 or 4, irrespective of the type of company that is created. The sector is able to create SMMEs in all industrial sector classifications, however, the EPWP Economic sector focuses on businesses where government procures large quantities (volume and value).
To date, 310 companies have been created through the New Venture Creation Learnership Programme.
The New Venture Creation Learnership Programme ensures that:
• All SMMEs are CIPRO registered
• All SMMEs are VAT and UYF registered;
• All SMMEs have access to finance through ABSA;
• All SMMEs receive projects from Government that assists them to develop a track record;
• All SMMEs receive mentor assistance.
The programme is also innovative in that it introduces quarterly assessments of the contractors. Contractors are ranked according to set-criteria (technical, administrative, financial, health and safety categories) and the level of engagements with the contractors is determined by this ranking.
|New Venture Creation |No of SMMEs Created |
|Eastern Cape | |
|Department of Public Works of the Eastern Cape |50 |
|Free State | |
|Department of Transport, Roads and Public Works |30 |
|Limpopo | |
|Department of Public Works, Limpopo |120 |
|Mpumalanga | |
|Department of Public Works & Roads |82 |
|North West | |
|Department of Public Works, North West |28 |
|Total no of New Venture Creation created |310 |
3. Cooperatives Development Programme
EPWP Economic Sector is partnering with a number of Government Departments and Programmes on the development of cooperatives. EPWP contributes to the development of cooperatives through the provision of accredited business skills training. EPWP is currently registering new courses on the Department of Labour Skills Catalogue that will be available for the support of cooperatives. To date, EPWP has collaborated with LIBSA in Limpopo Province on the development of 10 cooperatives, from various industrial sectors.
|No |Name of Cooperative |District in Limpopo |Sector/Type of business |No of members trained |
|1 |Badirishani |Capricorn |Manufacturing of disposable nappies and |7 |
| | | |toilet paper | |
|2 |Harambe |Capricorn |Brick making |30 |
|3 |Frontline |Capricorn |Financial services |5 |
|4 |Lebopo |Capricorn |Fresh produce market |25 |
|5 |Tiang Maatla |Capricorn |clothing manufacturing |8 |
|6 |Moutse West |Sekhukhune |Filling station and sunflower farming |10 |
|7 |Tadimasekgapha |Sekhukhune |Stone crusher |25 |
|8 |SCTC |Sekhukhune |Agricultural |8 |
|9 |UlaUla |Vhembe |Restaurant |12 |
|10 |Twananani |Vhembe |Bricklaying |9 |
|Total = 10 cooperatives, 139 members | |
4. Environment and Culture Sector: DWAF Contractor Development
The Working for Water Programme focuses on the clearing of Invasive Alien plants, particularly in stressed water catchments on both private and public land. Thus far in the 2007/08 financial year, the programme has supported 636 emerging contractors. The programme is mainly implemented by Regional Directorates within the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. Where the capacity for implementation is inadequate, DWAF uses the services Implementing Agents (IAs). All IAs are state institutions. The three large IAs are the Independent Development Trust (IDT), who operate in most regions as well as on Department of Defense Land through empowering of military veterans, and South African National Parks, who in their parks and Western Cape Nature Conservation Board (CNC) who work on their reserves in the Cape Floristic Kingdom.
Working for Water operates within quaternary catchments. In principle, each quaternary catchment constitutes one project area. In total, there are 315 projects in the country. Each project has an assigned project manager that is responsible to manage 5 to 15 teams. Each of these teams are business entities, consisting of a contractor with workers. The workers of the contractors are identified from communities within the catchments area. Furthermore, a project advisory committee is established that identifies potential contractors for the project. The recruitment and selection is then concluded by Working for Water.
Each emerging contractor is then responsible for team which typically consists of chainsaw operators, herbicide applicators, general workers, first aid persons, HIV/AIDS peer educators and health and safety officer. The contractors are awarded tenders that range in value from R30 000 to R150 000. Ideally, each tender (block of work) lasts for 20 days.
DWAF has developed a Contractor Development programme that consists of three phases. Generally each phase consists of 10 days of training.
|DWAF Emerging Contractors: Environment and Culture Sector |No of SMMEs Created |
|Eastern Cape |92 |
|Gauteng |62 |
|KwaZulu Natal |154 |
|Limpopo |9 |
|Mpumalanga |25 |
|North West |61 |
|Northern Cape |4 |
|Western Cape |107 |
|SANPARKS |122 |
|Total SMMEs created |636 |
QUESTION 1617
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Date of publication on internal question paper: 19 September 2008
Internal question paper no: 28
Mrs J A Semple (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
1) How much was (a) budgeted for, (b) allocated to and (c) spent by his department on the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme in each of the past five years up to the latest specified date for which information is available;
2) How many (a) places of care and (b) ECD sites were registered by his department in (i) urban and (ii) rural areas and (c) people have been (i) recruited, (ii) trained and (iii) placed at ECD sites;
3) How many (a) existing caregivers at these sites (i) required training and (ii) received training and (b) children benefited from the ECD programme? NW2366E
REPLY:
(1) The budget that has been allocated and spent by the Department of Social Development (DSD) on Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme in each of the past five years, are as follows:
a) +(b) combined under “budget”
(c) Summary Expenditure on ECD
Provincial Departments
|Summary Expenditure – Early Childhood Development (ECD) |
| | | | | | |
| |Budget |Exp |Budget |Exp |Budget |Exp |Budget |
|Allocation |ECD Position |R20 000 |R150 000 |R200 000 |R400 000 |R3 000 000 |R3 751 000 |
| |vacant | | | | | | |
|Expenditure |ECD Position |R20 000 |R131 000 |R200 000 |R1 519 736 |Spending/ |R 3 570 736 000 |
| |vacant | | | | |committed to date:| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |R1 700 000 | |
Note: The amounts for the National Department were for the programme implementation and the amounts for the Provincial Departments were for subsidies
(2) (a) Places of Care
In terms of the Child Care Act 74 of 1983 ECD sites are referred to as Places of Care. According to the said Act, the definition of a “place of care” means any building or premises maintained or used, whether for profit or otherwise, for the reception, protection and temporary or partial care of more than six children apart from their parents, but does not include any boarding school, school hostel or any establishment which is maintained or used mainly for the tuition or training of children and which is controlled by or which has been registered or approved by the State, including a provincial administration”.
(b) The total number of registered ECD centres in urban and rural areas
The Department of Social Development has by end of September 2008 registered12 857 ECD Centres.
|PROVINCE |NUMBER OF REGISTERED ECD SITES |
|Kwazulu Natal |2 777 |
|Eastern Cape |2 590 |
|Free State |1 392 |
|North West | 589 |
|Northern Cape |352 |
|Limpopo |1 473 |
|Mpumalanga |757 |
|Western Cape |1049 |
|Gauteng |1 878 |
|TOTAL |12 857 |
(i) and (ii) DSD does not have as yet statistics on disaggregation of ECD sites situated in rural and urban areas. The planned audit on ECD sites will enable the Department to develop a data base which will contain different types of information. DSD is planning to start the national audit in the 2008/9 financial year and it will be done in collaboration with the provinces.
(c) People who have been recruited, trained and placed at ECD sites/centres
(i) The Department of Social Development does not recruit or employ ECD practitioners/caregivers and place them at the ECD centres. ECD centres are also registered as Non Profit Organisations (NPO), which are managed by a board of directors.
(ii) ECD training for practitioners (caregivers) and support staff is rendered by the Department of Education (DOE) and the Education Training Development Practice Sector Education Training Authority (ETDPSETA). The total numbers of practitioners trained by the Department of Education through the EPWP to June 2008 is as follows:
• 18 479 practitioners
• 340 support staff of which 700 are gardeners and 640 cooks.
• The current number of persons in training is 8 154.
(iii) The board of directors are responsible for recruiting, selecting and placement of ECD practitioners.
(3) (a) Number of caregivers at existing ECD centres.
The information as provided by the Department of Education indicated that there are 38 650 caregivers at existing ECD centres. (Source of information: The inputs were drawn from the Cabinet/Lekgotla report on the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) submitted to the Social Cluster in July 2008 by the National Department of Education).
(i) Caregivers required training
The Department of Education has projected to train 21 418 ECD practitioners in 2008/9. Practitioners are being recruited from registered ECD sites. (Source of information: The inputs were drawn from the Cabinet/Lekgotla report on the Expanded Public Works Programme submitted to the Social Cluster in July 2008 by the National Department of Education).
(ii) Caregivers received training
The total number of practitioners trained by the Department of Education through the Expanded Public Works Programme to June 2008: 18 479 (Source of information: The inputs were drawn from the Cabinet/Lekgotla report on the Expanded Public Works Programme submitted to the Social Cluster in July 2008 by the National Department of Education). It is to be noted that within the EPWP an agreement exists between the DOE and DSD that practitioners/caregivers will be recruited from the registered ECD sites for training.
(b) Children benefited from the ECD programme
By end of September 2008, provinces reported that there are 622 932 children benefiting from the ECD programme, of whom 400 522 are receiving subsidy.
|PROVINCE |NUMBER OF CHILDREN SUBSIDISED ECD SITES |
|Kwazulu Natal |75 580 |
|Eastern Cape |74 184 |
|Free State |32 558 |
|North West |20 100 |
|Northern Cape |23 790 |
|Limpopo |49 290 |
|Mpumalanga |30 808 |
|Western Cape |52 793 |
|Gauteng |41 419 |
|TOTAL |400 522 |
QUESTION NO 1620
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 28/2008)
Date reply submitted: 27 October 2008
Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
What are the current (a) funded posts and (b) vacancies within the South African Police Service by province by (i) rank, (ii) occupation and (iii) police station in respect of (aa) detectives, (bb) visible policing and (cc) crime intelligence, for each Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Units?
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REPLY:
(a)- (b) As indicated in one of my predecessor’s replies to Parliament during the Peace and Security Cluster Question and Answer session, no answers that will impact negatively on our operational deployments of human and material resources, or with respect to any area of our operational strategy and tactics, will be provided.
QUESTION NO 1621
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 28/2008)
Date reply submitted: 27 October 2008
Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
What are the current (a) funded posts and (b) vacancies within the South African Police Service by province by (i) rank, (ii) occupation and (iii) police station in respect of (aa) detectives, (bb) visible policing and (cc) crime intelligence, for each borderline security unit?
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REPLY:
(a)- (b) As indicated in one of my predecessor’s replies to Parliament during the Peace and Security Cluster Question and Answer session, no answers that will impact negatively on our operational deployments of human and material resources, or with respect to any area of our operational strategy and tactics, will be provided.
QUESTION NO 1622
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 28/2008)
Date reply submitted: 27 October 2008
Mr R J King (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
What are the current (a) funded posts and (b) vacancies within the South African Police Service by province by (i) rank, (ii) occupation and (iii) police station in respect of (aa) detectives, (bb) visible policing and (cc) crime intelligence, for each port of entry security unit?
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REPLY:
(a)- (b) As indicated in one of my predecessor’s replies to Parliament during the Peace and Security Cluster Question and Answer session, no answers that will impact negatively on our operational deployments of human and material resources, or with respect to any area of our operational strategy and tactics, will be provided.
QUESTION NO 1623
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 28/2008)
Date reply submitted: 27 October 2008
Mr R J King (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
What are the current (a) funded posts and (b) vacancies within the South African Police Service by province by (i) rank, (ii) occupation and (iii) police station in respect of (aa) detectives, (bb) visible policing and (cc) crime intelligence, for each crime combating units?
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REPLY:
(a)- (b) As indicated in one of my predecessor’s replies to Parliament during the Peace and Security Cluster Question and Answer session, no answers that will impact negatively on our operational deployments of human and material resources, or with respect to any area of our operational strategy and tactics, will be provided.
QUESTION 1631
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 19/09/2008
(INTERNAL QESTION PAPER 28-2008)
Mr LB Labuschagne (DA) to ask the Minister of Education:
How long does it take to approve a new post establishment at a school?
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REPLY
Education MECs approve post establishments on a yearly basis. Preliminary establishments are provided to schools in October of each year and final establishments before the end of the school year for implementation in January of the next school year.
QUESTION NO 1634
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29/2008)
Date reply submitted: 30 October 2008
Dr R Rabinowitz (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
(1) Whether the SA Police Service have separate units for dealing with crimes against children and rape victims; if so, (a) where are they located and (b) how do they operate; if not,
(2) whether the relevant functions have been incorporated into police stations; if not, why not; if so, (a) in what way, (b) in which police stations and (c) with what effect?
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REPLY:
(1) The SA Police Service does have specialized capacity to deal with crimes against children and victims of rape.
(1)(a) The specialized capacity is located at accounting stations or at local police stations (Detective Service) depending on the needs, for example the geographical area (distances) and the prevalence of the crimes.
(1)(b) They attend to the crimes when they are reported and conduct further investigations. Depending on the circumstances, this will include the following:
• Interviewing the complainant and witnesses and obtaining all the statements
• Identifying, tracing and interviewing the alleged offender
• Medical examination
• Processing the crime scene
• Collecting physical evidence
• Using experts and investigation aids
• Submitting the case docket to court.
(2)(a)(b)(c) The Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Units (FCS) are part of the current restructuring process which will be concluded by March 2009. They will be transferred to the police stations. There will be an FCS capacity at the Detective Service.
QUESTION NO 1640
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29/2008)
Date reply submitted: 17 October 2008
Mr L K Joubert (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
(a) How many reported crimes resulted in a conviction in respect of (i) murder, (ii) rape, (iii) assault with the intention to do grievous bodily harm, (iv) attempted murder and (v) car hijacking in each of the past three years up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (b)(i) how many cases were withdrawn at District, Regional and High Court level in respect of (aa) murder, (bb) rape and (cc) car hijacking and (ii) what were the reasons for the withdrawal and (c) what percentage of criminal cases heard at District, Regional and High Court level resulted in a conviction in each of the past three years up to the latest specified date for which information is available?
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REPLY:
(a) Convictions
| | | | | |
|No |Crime |2005/2006 |2006/2007 |2007/2008 |
| | | | | |
|(i) |Murder |4 282 |4 253 |4 044 |
| | | | | |
|(ii) |Rape |4 589 |4 123 |4 303 |
| | | | | |
|(iii) |Assault with the intention to do grievous bodily |42 025 |38 788 |34 603 |
| |harm | | | |
| | | | | |
|(iv) |Attempted murder |2 179 |2 105 |1 714 |
| | | | | |
|(v) |Car hijacking |390 |334 |267 |
The crime figures provided above were recorded on the South African Police Service’s corporate system. These figures do not only include cases reported in those respective financial years, but also cases reported in the previous years. For example, a case may be reported to the police service in the 2002/2003 financial year, but only finalised in court during the 2005/2006 financial year.
(b)+(c) Can only be answered by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.
QUESTION NO.: 1643
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
Mr S B Farrow (DA) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:
(1) Whether any audits have been conducted by Spoornet to determine the current state of their carriages, locomotives and trucks; if so, (a) what has been revealed by the audit and (b) how many wagons and locomotives are (i) serviceable and(ii) unserviceable;
(2) whether any plans are in place to refurbish or replace unserviceable carriages, locomotives and trucks to meet the current demands; if not, why not; if so, what is the estimated cost for refurbishing or replacing the unserviceable carriages, locomotives and trucks?
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REPLY
(1) Internal assessments were carried out in June 2007 to determine the technical condition of its rolling stock fleet. Rolling stock fleet includes carriages or wagons and locomotives. Transnet Freight Rail (Spoornet) does not make use of trucks.
(a)&(b)(i-ii) The tables below indicate the findings of the assessment according to carriages or wagons and locomotives which are serviceable and those that are unserviceable.
Table 1: CARRIAGES OR WAGONS serviceable and unserviceable
|Description |Number |
|Wagon Serviceable Fleet |89, 149 |
|Wagon Unserviceable |11, 201 |
Table 2: LOCOMOTIVES serviceable and unserviceable
|Description |Number |
|Locomotive Serviceable Fleet (including narrow gauge) |2392 |
|Locomotive Unserviceable Fleet |540 |
(2) Yes, there are plans in place to refurbish or replace certain elements of the rolling stock fleet to meet the current demands. These upgrades or repairs are only done where the cost of doing so makes commercial sense. The anticipated cost of repairs and upgrading of the fleet is part of approved five-year capital investment plan (2008/09 to 2009/13) which provides for R1.96bn for locomotive upgrades and R12,7bn for new locomotives. There is R765m budgeted for wagon upgrades and R2.59bn for new wagons. These figures are part of Transnet Freight Rail’s R38.3bn portion of Transnet’s capital investment plan.
QUESTION NO 1644
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29/2008)
Date reply submitted: 21 October 2008
Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
What amounts were paid by the SA Police Service in (a) legal fees, (b) damages and (c) other legal costs regarding (i) misconduct by police members and (ii) other cases brought against the SAPS in the (aa) 2005-06, (bb) 2006-07, (cc) 2007-08 financial years and (dd) as at 1 April 2008 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?
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REPLY:
| | | | |
|Fin Year |(a) |(b) |(c) |
| |Legal fees |Damages |Other legal costs |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| |R million |R million | |
| | | | | |
| | | |(i) |(ii) |
| | | |Misconduct |Other cases |
| | | | | |
|(aa) |51,3 |45,7 |None |Included in (a) |
|2005/2006 | | | | |
| | | | | |
|(bb) |62,6 |39,7 |None |Included in (a) |
|2006/2007 | | | | |
| | | | | |
|(cc) |58,2 |58,0 |None |Included in (a) |
|2007/2008 | | | | |
| | | | | |
|(dd) |25,1 |26,4 |None |Included in (a) |
|2008 to 31 Aug 2008 | | | | |
Note: (1) The amount paid in respect of legal costs relates to legal services rendered to the SAPS by the State Attorney.
(2) The damages relate to payments made in respect of compensation pertaining to civil claims against the State, irrespective when cause of the action arose.
(3) Members who have been charged with committing misconduct, need to arrange for their defence at their own expense.
(4) Members who have been charged with committing crime, while performing their official duties, may apply to be represented by the state attorney at the expense of the State, subject to certain conditions. The amount paid by the SAPS for legal costs in this regard, is included in the amount referred to in the reply to question (a).
QUESTION NO. 1649
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 29)
Ms S J Loe (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:
Whether the Health Professions Council of South Africa has any figures on how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) dentists and (d) medical specialists have emigrated in each of the three most recent years for which information is available; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
(a), (c) and (d) The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) does not have information with regards the number of doctors, dentists or medical specialists that have emigrated as that information is never submitted to HPCSA. Many practitioners work outside SA but keep their registration up to date in South Africa as they are either studying further or getting experience abroad but would return to South Africa in two or more years.
(b) The South African Nursing Council (SANC) does not have any knowledge or Statistics of the exact number of nurses leaving South Africa to work in other Countries. Nurses are not required to inform the SANC if they are migrating to another country.
However, nurses intending to work in another country are expected by the host country to provide verification of registration and qualifications from the SANC. A nurse cannot work in a foreign country unless he/she has registered with the Statutory Nursing Body of that country to practise as a nurse. In order for a South African Nurse to register with foreign Nursing Council, she/he has to apply to the South African Nursing Council to verify his/her present qualifications. The SANC verifies the registration status and may provide transcript of qualifications to the Foreign Nursing Council. The outcome of this application is not communicated to the SANC but to the individual nurse who made the application. The SANC therefore can only comment on the number of applications received for verification of a qualification and not whether the nurse is successful in his/her registration with the foreign Nursing Council or if he/she leaves South Africa to work in a foreign country.
Statistics on verification of Qualifications and Registration of a Nurse for the purpose of registration with Nursing Council in a foreign country:
2005: 1 530
2006: 986
2007: 845
2008: 656 (up till September)
QUESTION NO: 1650
PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO: 29 OF 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
MR LB LABUSCHAGNE (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
1) (a) How many incidents of an alleged criminal nature involving diplomatic personnel abroad and other persons claiming immunity abroad occurred (i) in (aa) 2005, (bb) 2006, (cc) 2007 and (ii) during the period 1 January 2008 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what is the nature of the incident or incidents that led to the claiming of immunity by personnel;
2) (a) how many incidents of an alleged criminal nature involving foreign diplomatic personnel and other foreigners claiming diplomatic immunity (i) in (aa) 2005, (bb) 2006, (cc) 2007 and (ii) during the period 1 January 2008 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what is the nature of the incident or incidents that led to the claiming of immunity by foreign personnel?
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REPLY:
1) (a) (i)(aa) In 2005, one incident was reported at the Mission,(bb) In 2006, one incident was reported,(cc) In 2007, no incident was reported and (ii) No incident was reported from 1 January 2008 to date.
(b) The incidents reported in 2005 and 2006 involved two sons of a diplomat in the United Kingdom who allegedly committed robberies, theft and assault.
(2) (a) (i) The South African Police Service, International Liaison Unit recorded the following:
(aa) 2005 – None provided by SAPS.
(bb) 2006- None provided by SAPS.
(cc) 2007- 10 incidents were reported
(ii) 2008- 5 incidents were reported
(b) The incidents reported in 2007 involved (assault (1); shoplifting (6); fraud (1); reckless/negligent driving (1); driving under the influence of alcohol (1))
and in 2008 involved (shoplifting (2); driving under the influence of alcohol (3))
QUESTION NO.: 1651
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
Dr P J Rabie (DA) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:
(1) Whether any debt for electricity that Eskom provided to Zimbabwe has not yet been paid; if so, (a) what is the total amount outstanding and (b) how often is payment made for electricity Eskom provides to Zimbabwe;
(2) whether any payment plans are in place to repay this debt; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY
(1)(a-b)There is currently no outstanding debt for any electricity supply made to Zimbabwe.
(2) Not applicable.
QUESTION 1652
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Date of publication on internal question paper: 26 September 2008
Internal question paper no: 29
Mrs J A Semple (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
How many vacant posts existed for qualified social workers in each province in respect of each of the past three years up to the latest specified date for which information is available? NW2425E
REPLY:
Honourable Member,
Information received from the provinces is as follows:
|Province |2005/2006 |2006/2007 |2007/2008 |Currently* |
|Northern Cape |188 |227 |239 |149 |
|Gauteng |183 |111 |180 |193 |
|Western Cape |53 |168 |155 |71 |
|Limpopo |330 |138 |1315 |1308 |
|Free State |191 |282 |54 |330 |
|Mpumalanga |188 |153 |43 |35 |
|North West |210 |132 |711 |711 |
|Eastern Cape |350 |223 |1056 |1297 |
|Kwazulu/Natal |691 |692 |314 |20 |
* As at September 2008.
QUESTION 1654
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Date of publication on internal question paper: 29 September 2008
Internal question paper no: 29
Ms J A Semple (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
(1) Whether there was a backlog with awarding (a) foster care grants, (b) disability grants, (c) child support grants and (d) pensions in any province as at 15 September 2008; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is the backlog in each case;
(2) whether any applications for any such grants or pensions has taken longer than (a) three months, (b) six months, (c) nine months and (d) twelve months to process; if so, (i) how many in each case and (ii) from which provinces are they;
(3) whether any steps have been taken to eradicate the problem of the backlogs; if not, why not; if so, what steps? NW2427E
REPLY:
(1) Yes, there is a total national backlog with regard to the awarding of grants of 12 391 as indicated below:
| |Type of Grant |Total |
| | | |
|(a) |Foster Care Grants |367 |
|(b) |Disability Grant |4 594 |
|(c) |Child Support Grant |6 006 |
|(d) |Pensions (Grants for Older Persons) |1 424 |
(2) (a) Yes
(b) Yes
(c) Yes
(d) Yes
(i) Refer to table -
| |
|PERIODS AND TOTALS |
| | | | |
|Longer than 3 Months |Longer than 6 Months |Longer than 9 |Longer than 12 Months |
| | |Months | |
|4 083 |385 |89 |1 321 |
(ii) The Provinces / Regions affected are indicated below:
| |
|Provinces / Region |
| |
|Eastern Cape |
|Free State |
|Gauteng |
|KwaZulu-Natal |
|Limpopo |
|Mpumalanga |
|Northern Cape |
|North West |
|Western Cape |
3) Yes, each Province / Region has a backlog management plan in place, which is monitored on a monthly basis. This is also monitored on a monthly basis from SASSA Head Office. From statistics on the Socpen (grant payment) system, the Provinces are currently finalizing the following percentage of applications within a 30 days period:
Eastern Cape 99%
Free State 76%
Gauteng 95%
KwaZulu-Natal 99%
Mpumalanga 95%
Limpopo 85%
Northern Cape 70%
North West 87%
Western Cape 87%
Source: South African Social Security Agency (SASSA
QUESTION NO 1655
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29/2008)
Date reply submitted: 27 October 2008
Mr R J King (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
(1) Whether any (a) children and/or (b) adults were reported (i) missing, (ii) kidnapped or (iii) abducted (aa) in 2005, (bb) in 2006, (cc) in 2007 and (dd) during the period 1 January 2008 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, (aaa) how many and (bbb) in which province in each case;
(2) whether any of these cases (a) went to court, (b) went to trial and (c) ended in a successful conviction; if so, how many in each case?
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REPLY:
(1)(a)+(b) (i) Missing
The number of children and adults reported missing from 2005/2006/2007 up to 31 August 2008, per province, are indicated on the attached table.
(ii) + (iii) Kidnapped and abducted
The required information is not readily available. To obtain the information would be time consuming and would necessitate the redeployment of police personnel to verify every case docket relevant to the period in question. The redeployment of personnel to carry out this task would be to the detriment of other essential duties and service delivery to the community.
(2)(a)+(b)+(c) Missing
A missing person (and reported as such to the South African Police Service) does not constitute a crime at the time and on the date of such a report. These cases are, therefore, registered as enquiries and will only be converted to criminal cases if and when it is suspected that a crime has been committed, which in most cases will be when such a person reported missing is found or if investigations into such a case prove that there might be foul play involved. The investigation of cases of missing persons are, therefore, concluded as soon as the person or the person’ s body is found. If it is suspected that a crime took place, investigations into the criminal aspects will commence and the enquiry will be converted into a case docket. The "case" of a missing person will therefore never go to court nor go on trial and no conviction will take place. The investigation of cases of missing persons can, therefore, be seen as a humanitarian service the South African Police Service renders to the community. A missing person must first be found before any assessment can be made whether or not he or she was subjected to any criminal activity. The only exception to the above will be if a ransom demand is received soon after the person went missing; if an eyewitness makes a statement concerning the forceful removal of the missing person from the place he or she usually moves around in; or when a court-appointed custodian of a child reports that the non-custodial parent did not return the child on the agreed time and is not found at his or her usual place of residence.
Kidnapped and abducted
See (1) above.
INFORMATION ON MISSING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
1(a)(i) Children reported missing:
|Province |(aa) 2005 |(bb) 2006 |(cc) 2007 |(dd)2008 to /08/31 |
|Northern Cape |9 |10 |5 |19 |
|Western Cape |390 |386 |395 |448 |
|North West |48 |62 |65 |47 |
|Mpumalanga |51 |63 |55 |39 |
|Limpopo |13 |14 |11 |4 |
|KwaZulu-Natal |60 |59 |61 |147 |
|16Free State |26 |25 |23 |27 |
|Eastern Cape |7 |6 |8 |49 |
|Gauteng |471 |487 |491 |311 |
|TOTAL |1075 |1112 |1114 |1091 |
1(b)(i) Adults reported missing:
|Province |(aa) 2005 |(bb) 2006 |(cc) 2007 |(dd)2008 up to /08/31 |
|Northern Cape |75 |54 |55 |63 |
|Western Cape |712 |726 |735 |792 |
|North West |232 |290 |286 |146 |
|Mpumalanga |152 |158 |142 |128 |
|Limpopo |53 |72 |65 |16 |
|KwaZulu-Natal |333 |345 |322 |45 |
|Free State |107 |91 |95 |104 |
|Eastern Cape |82 |67 |59 |120 |
|Gauteng |1013 |1666 |1702 |721 |
|TOTAL |2759 |3469 |3461 |2135 |
QUESTION NO 1656
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29/2008)
Date reply submitted: 27 October 2008
Ms S J Loe (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
Whether, (a) in 2005, (b) in 2006, (c) in 2007 and (d) during the period 1 January 2008 up to the latest specified date for which information is available, any children were raped by persons who had previously been convicted of rape; if so, how many in each case?
NW2429E
REPLY:
The required information is not readily available. To obtain the information would be time-consuming and would necessitate the redeployment of police personnel to verify every case docket relevant to the period in question. The redeployment of personnel to carry out this task would be to the detriment of other essential duties and service delivery to the community.
QUESTION NO 1664
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29/2008)
Date reply submitted: 27 October 2008
Mr SJ Masango (DA) to ask the Minister for Safety and Security:
(a) How many SA Police Service members currently employed do not have valid driving licences in each province, (b) what are the ranks of these members and (c) how many of these members are allocated to (i) the detective service, (ii) visible policing and (iii) crime intelligence?
NW2439E
REPLY:
(a) After responding to question 978/2007, the SAPS embarked on a verification process within the provinces. The current figures are as follows:
|PROVINCE |NUMBER |
|EASTERN CAPE |1 123 |
|WESTERN CAPE | 336 |
|NORTHERN CAPE | 62 |
|NORTH WEST | 192 |
|LIMPOPO | 513 |
|KWAZULU-NATAL | 877 |
|MPUMALANGA | 46 |
|FREE STATE | 661 |
|GAUTENG |1 923 |
|TOTAL |5 733 |
(b)
|RANK |NUMBER |
|SUPERINTENDENT | 17 |
|CAPTAIN | 280 |
|INSPECTOR |3 338 |
|SERGEANT |1 712 |
|CONSTABLE | 386 |
|TOTAL |5 733 |
(c) (i) Detective Service = 620
(ii) Visible Policing = 4 984
(iii) Crime Intelligence = 67
(iv) Other = 62
QUESTION 1667 (WRITTEN REPLY) FRIDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
MR LK JOUBERT (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS
(a) When was the last audit taken of residents of Acacia Park and (b) what was the result with regard to the number of (i) parliamentarians in residence, (ii) family members of parliamentarians in residence, (iii) domestic workers of parliamentarians in residence, (iv) session officials in residence, (v) family members of session officials in residence, (vi) domestic workers of session officials in residence, (vii) people living in outbuildings and (viii) any other residents or occupants? NW2443E.
REPLY:
(a) The last door to door occupancy audit was conducted during the month of June 2007. New residents are requested to complete occupancy sheets in order to keep the records updated.
(b) (i) There are 213 Parliamentarians in residence at Acacia Park.
ii) With regard to family members/dependants of Parliamentarians in residence at Acacia Park, our records indicate that there is a population of 405 dependants of Parliamentarians at Acacia Park.
iii) Our records indicate that there are 26 domestic workers employed by Parliamentarians in Acacia Park.
iv) There are 240 sessional officials in residence at Acacia Park.
v) With regard to family members/dependants of sessional officials, our records indicate that there is a population of 513 dependants of sessional officials at Acacia Park.
vi) Our records indicate that there are 20 domestic workers employed by sessional officials in Acacia Park.
vii) The Department does not do any allocation for residents for outbuildings/outside rooms in the Parliamentary Villages. The outside rooms are meant for storage purposes and as such, the Department does not have any records of residents residing in outside rooms.
(viii) Currently there are 09 known illegal occupants at Acacia Park, the Department has referred all illegal occupants to the Office of the State Attorney’s for eviction. There are also two Departmental officials that have been accommodated in Acacia Park on the basis that they perform standby duties after hours as part of their duties.
QUESTION NO.: 1670
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
Mr E W Trent (DA) to ask the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development:
Whether the various case records of the Directorate of Special Operations are secured and protected from (a) theft and (b) unauthorised access; if not, why not; if so, (i) what procedures are in place to ensure that this information is safe and secured and (ii) what are the relevant details?
NW2447E
REPLY
Various measures for safeguarding case records and exhibits are in place, such as access control and monitoring, as well as maintaining duplicate records. Divulging additional detail could compromise these measures and cannot therefore be disclosed.
Question 1671
Mr. T D Lee (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
(1) Whether any sports bodies receive funding from the National Lottery; if so, (a) how many and (b) how much have each received in each of the past three financial years up to the latest specified date for which information is available;
(2) Whether sports bodies are considered to be nonprofit organizations by the National Lottery; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) Whether sports teams that wear jerseys with the National Lottery logo are sponsored by the National Lottery; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) Whether the National Lottery has issued a grant to Blue Bulls rugby club; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) when, (b) how much and (c) what were the reasons?NW2448E
Response:
The Honourable MP can be referred to the National Lottery Board (NLB) Annual Reports which are sent to all Parliamentarians. Information is also available on the NLB website which is: .za
(1) Sport bodies have received funds from the National Lottery.
(a) In 2006, 795 beneficiaries received funding. In 2007, 55 beneficiaries received funding. In 2008, 613 beneficiaries received funding.
(b) The amount received by sport bodies in 2006 was R401 million, in 2007 R118 million and in 2008 R422 million.
(2) All beneficiaries of National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF) grants have to be registered as Non-Profit Organizations (NPO’s), Section-21 Companies or Non-Profit Trusts. This requirement is identified with each call for applications and is also in the Gazetted application form.
(3) It is a requirement that if the NLDTF grant was used for the purchase of a sports kit, the NLDTF logo should be emblazoned on the kit.
(4) The NLB has not issued a grant to the Blue Bulls rugby club.
QUESTION NO. 1673
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 27 of 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 September 2008
Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
(1) (a) What is the current total allowable catch (TAC) for the anchovy fishery and (b) what is the date that this TAC was set;
(2) whether he has approved the mid-season TAC increase for anchovy; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2450E
MR G R MORGAN (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
1673. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:
(1) (a) Final Anchovy TAC – 397 500t
Sub-season Anchovy TAC – 120 000t
(b) 1 September 2008
(2) Yes. See above details.
QUESTION NO. 1674
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29 of 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 September 2008
Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
(1) (a) What total amount has been budgeted for the Lillydale Community Greening Project in Mpumalanga, (b) what amount has been paid to the consultant on this project thus far, (c) what is the (i) name of the project consultant and (ii) province the project consultant resides in, (d) how many temporary jobs have been created thus far and (e) when is it expected that the project will be completed;
(2) whether this project is sustainable; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how was this conclusion reached?
NW2451E
MR G R MORGAN (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
1674. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:
(1) (a) R 2 242 500.00 million.
(b) R 1 082 070.00 million (Initial payment as per agreement).
(c) (i) Elsiemont and Associates Cc.
(ii) Gauteng.
(d) 64.
(e) 31 July 2009.
(2) Yes. Bushbuckridge Local Municipality has agreed to fund the aftercare in the form of operational cost as well as the general maintenance of the facility.
QUESTION NO. 1675
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29 of 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 September 2008
Mr I F Julies (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
(1) Whether there has been any decrease in poaching of the abalone resource since his decision to close the abalone fishery on 1 February 2008; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether he will reopen the fishery; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether he has made any progress in delivering on a social plan to alleviate the plight of abalone right-holders who are affected by the closure of the fishery; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2452E
MR I F JULIES (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
1675. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:
(1) Yes. Statistics for the period February – July 2008, when compared with the same period last year reveal that:
• Incidents of abalone found abandoned decreased from 73 to 41;
• Incidents where persons were found in possession of abalone increased from 34 to 41; and
• The number of cases increased from 73 to 85.
These statistics suggest that the rate of detection has increased while the incidents of illegal harvesting of the resource have decreased. Intelligence also suggests that boat-based poaching has been significantly reduced from an average of 10 boats per week to one boat in the closed areas, with certain areas only reporting one incident per month.
(2) The fishery will only be reopened when there is sufficient evidence to suggest that the resource has recovered to such an extent that the commercial harvesting of wild abalone is viable.
(3) The Department has interacted with a number of government departments on the basis that a collective broad government intervention is required and that DEAT’s focus is limited to alternative sustainable livelihood options within the marine and coastal environment including opportunities in Aquaculture, Boat-based Whale Watching and White Shark Cage Diving.
QUESTION NO 1678
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29/2008)
Date reply submitted: 27 October 2008
Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
(1) How many children were murdered in the (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08 financial years;
(2) whether autopsies were carried out on all the victims; if not, (a) why not and (b) on how many; if so, on how many?
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REPLY:
The required information can only be answered by means of a time-consuming and labour intensive scrutiny of the Crime Administration Systems (CAS). The work involved to obtain the information would substantially and unreasonably divert the resources of the department away from urgent operational work. The SAPS is, therefore, not readily able to supply the requested statistics.
QUESTION NUMBER 1682
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
Mr T D Lee (DA) to ask the Minister of Finance:
(1) Whether the Land Bank has provided any funding to a certain trust (name furnished); if so, (a) how much funding, (b)(i) when and (ii) why was the funding provided and (c) what was the funding used for;
(2) whether the Land Bank has provided any funding for the development of an area in a certain place (name furnished); if so, (a) how much funding, (b)(i) when and (ii) why was the funding provided and (c) what progress has been made with regard to the development of the said area? NW2459E
REPLY:
1) The Land Bank has confirmed that it has not provided or advanced any funding to a certain Trust.
1) (a); (1) (b) (i) and (ii) and (1)(c) see the answer above.
2) The Land Bank has confirmed that it has not provided any funding for the development of an area in a certain place.
(2) (a); (2) (b) (i) and (ii) and (2) (c) see the answer above.
QUESTION NUMBER 1688
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
Mr S J F Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Finance:
(1) (a) What was the total cost to the State of consultants used by the National Treasury in the 2007-08 financial year, (b) what are the names of the consultants used; (c) for what purpose were they used and (d) what was the reason for preferring to use consultants instead of hiring persons with the necessary skills;
(2) Whether any former employees of the National Treasury have been employed as consultants in the abovementioned financial years; if so, (a) why and (b) why did each such person leave the National Treasury?
NW2465E
REPLY:
(1) (a) R 15,804,326.75
(b) Refer to ANNEX 1 for the list of consultants utilised by the National Treasury.
(c) Consultants utilised by the National Treasury are appointed to apply expert skills in respect of the following:
• Investigate a specific issue or problem,
• Carry out research,
• Provide advice,
• Develop systems or computer software, and
• Provide particular professional services.
d) The National Treasury engages consultants only in respect of short-term projects for
which it is not justifiable to employ someone on a full-time basis.
(2) No.
ANNEX 1
2007-2008
|NAME OF CONSULTANT/ COMPANY |PURPOSE |
|Catherine Garson and Associates |To assist in completing work on the Decision-Maker’s Guide to PPPs in South Africa. |
|Louw Labuschagne on behalf of Letsema Consulting |To extract a base-line architecture utilising the Back Office Project as the starting |
| |point. |
|Mr. Willies Welgemoed |Assistance in selected areas of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local municipality. |
|Mr. James Aiello |To advice and support in Expanding Health PPP. Making Municipal PPPs more effective. |
| |Development of Municipal Guidelines and strengthening contract management for projects |
| |implementation. |
|Karin Martin and Catherine Garson and Associates |Editing the 2008 Estimates of National Expenditure(ENE) |
|Ken Finlayson |To support IGR Branch on the MIDMIP programmes and to change terms of reference for |
| |principal Technical Advisor. |
|KPMG |Conducting of Quality Assurance Reviews in National Departments |
|PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) |Conducting of Quality Assurance Reviews in Provincial Departments |
|Deloitte & Touché |Providing assistance to the IGR unit to determine the allocation of financial |
| |assistance to municipalities. |
|Dr CDR Rumstojee |Assisted in establishing policy and operations for the G20. |
|K. Breytenbach |Providing Financial analysis desk of the PPP unit and the implementation of policies. |
QUESTION NO.: 1690
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
Mr C M Lowe (DA) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:
(1) (1) (a) What was the total cost to the State of consultants used by her department in the (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07 and (iii) 2007-08 financial years, (b) what are the names of the consultants used; (c) for what purpose were they used and (d) what was the reason for preferring to use consultants instead of hiring persons with the necessary skills;
(2) whether any former employees of her department have been employed as
consultants in the above mentioned financial years; if so, (a) why and (b) why did each such person leave her department?
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REPLY
(1) The classification of Consultants in the Standard Chart of Accounts (SCOA) from National Treasury is very broad, hence the disclosure of all items reflected under consultants in the department’s total annual expenditure. To this end, the department has defined the categories within this classification as follows:
Consultants: A Consultant is contracted through a company or directly for a defined period related to a specific project. These Service Providers deliver various services to the department, some of which are contracted annually, depending on the needs and others on once off basis.
Contractors: A Contractor, for all intents and purposes, is viewed and treated as an employee in the department. Contractors are employed directly to DPE in their personal capacity or through a company. They are based at the department on a full-time basis for a fixed period ranging from one to three years. These individuals are specialists with extensive experience in their area of operation. They are expected to comply with normal working hours as per the Basic Conditions of Employment and are vetted in a similar fashion to Public Service Employees.
(a) (i) 2005/06 R 6 502 480
(ii) 2006/07 R23 248 426
(iii) 2007/08 R30 117 668
(b&c) 2005/06 –refer to Annexure A
2006/07 - refer to Annexure B
2007/08 - refer to Annexure C
(d) In the instance when a specialist skill is required on a fulltime basis, we would contract the person for either one or two years at completive salaries given their expertise and experience.
(2) 2005/06 - None
2006/07 – Two former employees
2007/08 – None
(a) Former employees were employed due to their understanding of the mandate of the department and required knowledge and competencies. In other cases were employed due to the urgency and the continuity of the projects.
(b) Personal Career Growth and Development.
QUESTION 1695
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [NO 29-2008]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
1695. Mr A H Nel (DA) to ask the Minister for Agriculture and Land Affairs:
In respect of the 2006-07 and 2007-08 annual reports of her departments and the annual reports of each statutory and other entity reporting to her, (a) what was the (i) budgeted cost, (ii) actual cost and (iii) unit cost of each annual report and (b) how many copies of each were (i) produced and (ii) distributed? NW2475E
THE MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND LAND AFFAIRS:
(In respect of the Department of Land Affairs)
2006-07 Annual Reports
|Details |Department of Land Affairs |Commission on Restitution of Land Rights |Ingonyama Trust Board |
|(a)(i) Budgeted Cost |R300 000 |Included in the Department’s budget |R90 000 |
| (ii) Actual Cost |R191 523 |R180 074 |R42 865 |
|(iii) Unit Cost |R103.53 |R12.00 |R28.58 |
|(b)(i) Copies produced | | | |
| |1 850 |15 000 |1 500 |
| (ii) Copies distributed | | | |
| |1 180 |11 000 |1 450 |
2007-08 Annual Reports
|Details |Department of Land Affairs |Commission on Restitution of Land Rights |Ingonyama Trust Board |
|(a)(i) Budgeted Cost |R300 000 |R218 000 |R90 000 |
| (ii) Actual Cost |R290 869.99 |R199 994.22 |R44 046.02 |
|(iii) Unit Cost |R290.86 |R13.33 |R29.36 |
|(b)(i) Copies produced | | | |
| |1 000 |15 000 |1 500 |
| (ii) Copies distributed | | | |
| |950 |12 281 |1 450 |
QUESTION NO: 1697
MR J SELFE (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
In respect of the 2007-08 annual report of his department and the annual reports of each statutory and other entity reporting to him, (a) what was the (i) budgeted cost, (ii) actual cost and (iii) unit cost of each annual report and (b) how many copies of each were (i) produced and (ii) distributed? NW2477E
REPLY
Statutory entities reporting to the Minister of Correctional Services is the Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons and the National Council for Correctional Services (NCCS). Information on the NCCS is incorporated into the Department of Correctional Services’ Annual Report for the 2007-08 Financial Year.
The table below provides the information for the production of the Annual Reports for both the Department of Correctional Services and the Judicial Inspectorate.
| | |
|CORRECTIONAL SERVICES |JUDICIAL INSPECTORATE OF PRISONS |
|ANNUAL REPORT | |
| | |
|(a) (i) R80 000.00 |(a) (i) R35 000.00 |
| | |
|(ii) R97 293.46 |(ii) R30 691.23 |
| | |
|(iii) R42.30 |(iii) R7.67 |
| | |
|(b) (i) 2 300 |(b) (i) 4 000 |
| | |
|(ii) 2 045 |(ii) 3 742 |
QUESTION 1699
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26/09/2008
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29-2008
Mr G G Boinamo to ask the Minister of Education:
In respect of the 2006-07 and 2007-08 annual reports of her department and the annual reports of each statutory and other entity reporting to her, (a) what was the (i) budgeted cost, (ii) actual cost and (iii) unit cost of each annual report and (b) how many copies of each were (i) produced and (ii) distributed?
NW2479E
Table 1: Annual report costs
|PUBLIC ENTITY |i) Budgeted cost of the |ii) Actual cost of the Annual |iii) Unit cost of each Annual |
| |Annual Report |Report |Report |
| |2006/07 |2007/08 |2006/07 |2007/08 |2006/07 |2007/08 |
| |R |R |R |R |R |R |
|Department of Education |360 000 |376 200 |159 354 |204 328 |159,35 |136,21 |
|South African Council for Educators (SACE) |60 000 |90 000 |64 824 |131 141 |21,61 |87,42 |
|Council on Higher Education (CHE) |70 000 |68 000 |64 198 |67 043 |64,20 |67,04 |
|National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)|70 000 |77 000 |62 433 |70 725 |41,62 |47,15 |
|Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) |159 949 |198 913 |157 555 |151 050 |105,04 |100,70 |
|Umalusi |70 000 |80 000 |59 433 |77 292 |29,72 |38,65 |
|South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)|150 000 |220 000 |172 637 |258 461 |43,16 |86,15 |
Table 2: Annual report copies printed and distributed
|Public Entity |i) How many copies were produced? |ii) How many copies were distributed |
| |2006/07 |2007/08 |2006/07 |2007/08 |
| | | | |(distribution to date) |
|Department of Education |1 000 |1 500 |900 |1 000 |
|SACE |3 000 |1 500 |2 900 |1 500 |
|CHE |1 000 |1 000 |800 |950 |
|NSFAS |1 500 |1 500 |1 412 |1 462 |
|ELRC |1 500 |1 500 |1 400 |1 450 |
|Umalusi |2 000 |2 000 |1 700 |1 750 |
|SAQA |4 000 |3 000 |4 000 |3 000 |
QUESTION NO. 1700
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29 of 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 September 2008
Mr I F Julies (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
In respect of the 2006-07 and 2007-08 annual reports of his department and the annual reports of each statutory and other entity reporting to him, (a) what was the (i) budgeted cost, (ii) actual cost and (iii) unit cost of each annual report and (b) how many copies of each were (i) produced and (ii) distributed?
NW2480E
MR I F JULIES (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
1700. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:
a) and (b)
|DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (DEAT) |
|Period |
|MARINE LIVING RESOURCES FUND (MLRF) |
|2007-08 |
|ISIMANGALISO WETLAND PARK (ISIMANGALISO) |
|2007-08 |
|SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE (SANBI) |
|2007-08 |
|SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS (SANPARKS) |
|2007-08 |
|SOUTH AFRICAN TOURISM (SAT) |
|2007-08 |
|SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE (SAWS) |
|2007-08 |
QUESTION NUMBER 1701
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
Dr D T George (DA) to ask the Minister of Finance:
In respect of the 2007-08 annual report of the National Treasury and the annual reports of each statutory and other entity reporting to the National Treasury, (a) what was the (i) budgeted cost, (ii) actual cost and (iii) unit cost of each annual report and (b) how many copies of each were (i) produced and (ii) distributed?
NW2481E
REPLY:
NATIONAL TREASURY
2007-08 Annual Report
|(a)(i) Budgeted cost |(a)(ii) Actual cost |(a)(iii) Unit Cost |(b)(i) Produced |(b)(ii) Distributed |
|R 300 000 |R 135 570.50 |R 90.38 |1500 |500 – internal |
| | | | |1000 - external |
STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA
2007-08 Annual Report
|(a)(i) Budgeted cost |(a)(ii) Actual cost |(a)(iii) Unit Cost |(b)(i) Produced |(b)(ii) Distributed |
|R 200 000 |R 185 203 |R 84.00 |2 200 |1 926 |
SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICE
2007-08 Annual Report
|(a)(i) Budgeted cost |(a)(ii) Actual cost |(a)(iii) Unit Cost |(b)(i) Produced |(b)(ii) Distributed |
|R 165 000 |R 162 221 |R 64.89 |2500 |2100 |
The SARS 2007-08 Annual Report was for the most part produced internally using SARS resources. The number of distributed reports must be seen as an estimated figure as SARS is still in the process of distributing to all relevant stakeholders.
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE
2007-08 Annual Report
|(a)(i) Budgeted cost |(a)(ii) Actual cost |(a)(iii) Unit Cost |(b)(i) Produced |(b)(ii) Distributed |
|R 120 000.00 |R 101 512.80 |R 101.51 |1000 |615 |
PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION
2007-08 Annual Report
|(a)(i) Budgeted cost |(a)(ii) Actual cost |(a)(iii) Unit Cost |(b)(i) Produced |(b)(ii) Distributed |
|R 500 000.00 |R 462 044.91 |R308.02 |1500 |980 to date and the rest being |
| | | | |distributed on daily basis |
FINANCIAL SERVICES BOARD
|(a)(i) Budgeted cost |(a)(ii) Actual cost |(a)(iii) Unit Cost |(b)(i) Produced |(b)(ii) Distributed |
|R 350 000.00 |R 199 870.50 |R 79.95 |2500 |750 |
Development Bank of South Africa
2007-08 Annual Report
|(a)(i) Budgeted cost |(a)(ii) Actual cost |(a)(iii) Unit Cost |(b)(i) Produced |(b)(ii) Distributed |
|Annual Reports and |Annual Reports |Annual Reports: |4 800 |90% of the both copies should be |
|Highlights |R 1 202 459.00 |R 250.51 (incl. VAT)| |distributed by December 2008. |
|R 1 450 000 |(incl. VAT) |Highlights | |Distribution is ongoing as per |
| | |R 54.89 (incl. VAT) | |requests received, and also includes |
| |Highlights | |2 800 |use for public, private and investor |
| |R 153 678.00 | | |relations. |
| |(incl. VAT) | | | |
| | | | | |
| |Total for both: | | | |
| |R 1 356 137.00 | | | |
There were two Annual Reports - one for the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and one for the DBSA Development Fund. The two reports were bound together to minimise costs. Both reports include CDs. The costs above are for both the reports
INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BOARD FOR AUDITORS
2007-08 Annual Report
|(a)(i) Budgeted cost |(a)(ii) Actual cost |(a)(iii) Unit Cost |(b)(i) Produced |(b)(ii) Distributed |
|R 200 000.00 |R 225 243.00 |R 43.31 |5200 |4825 |
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD
2007-08 Annual Report
|(a)(i) Budgeted cost |(a)(ii) Actual cost |(a)(iii) Unit Cost |(b)(i) Produced |(b)(ii) Distributed |
|R 50 000.00 |R 39 592.20 |R 26.39 |1500 |795 |
SOUTH AFRICAN SPECIAL RISK INSURANCE
2007-08 Annual Report
|(a)(i) Budgeted cost |(a)(ii) Actual cost |(a)(iii) Unit Cost |(b)(i) Produced |(b)(ii) Distributed |
|R 100 000.00 |R 107 986.00 |R 71.99 |1500 |1300 |
LAND BANK
2007-08 Annual Report
|(a)(i) Budgeted cost |(a)(ii) Actual cost |(a)(iii) Unit Cost |(b)(i) Produced |(b)(ii) Distributed |
|R 201 992.64 |R 189 563.76 |R 94.78 |2000 (50 CDs) |500 |
QUESTION NO: 1702
PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER No 29 OF 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
Quote
Mr A J Leon (DA) to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs:
In respect of the 2007/08 annual report of her department and the annual reports of each statutory and other entity reporting to her,
a) what was the (i) budgeted cost, (ii) actual cost and (iii) unit cost of each annual report and (b) how many copies of each were (i) produced and (ii) distributed?
[N113ENG]
REPLY
There are no statutory and other entities reporting to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In respect of the 2007/08 annual report of the department
a) the
(i) budgeted cost was R310 000 (inclusive of projected distribution costs of R60 000)
and
(ii) actual cost was R197 028.77 (exclusive of distribution costs) and
(iii) unit cost of each annual report was R65.67c and
(b) the amount of copies
(i) produced were 3000 and
(ii) thus far 1 800 copies have been distributed.
QUESTION NO.: 1706
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
Dr J T Delport (DA) to ask the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development:
In respect of the 2006-07 and 2007-08 annual reports of her department and the annual reports of each statutory and other entity reporting to her, (a) what was the (i) budgeted cost, (ii) actual cost and (iii) unit cost of each annual report and (b) how many copies of each were (i) produced and (ii) distributed?
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REPLY:
In respect of the 2006-07 and 2007-08 annual reports of the department and the annual reports of the statutory and other entities:
| |2006/07 |
| |Budgeted cost |Actual cost |Unit cost |Copies produced |Copies distributed |
| |R |R |R | | |
|DoJ&CD |180,000 |190,998.62 |191.00 |1,000 |600 to Parliament |
| | | | | |350 for internal and external|
| | | | | |distribution and |
| | | | | |50 kept in stock |
|President’s Fund |20,000 |28,278.72 |28.28 |1,000 |600 to Parliament |
| | | | | |350 for internal and external|
| | | | | |distribution and |
| | | | | |50 kept in stock |
|SALRC |80,000 |57,254.03 |57.25 |1000 |600 to Parliament |
| | | | | |350 for internal and external|
| | | | | |distribution and |
| | | | | |50 kept in stock |
|Guardian’s Fund |20,000 |35,348.74 |35.35 |1,000 |600 to Parliament |
| | | | | |350 for internal and external|
| | | | | |distribution and |
| | | | | |50 kept in stock |
|JSC |20,000 |17,776.09 |17.78 |1,000 |600 to Parliament |
| | | | | |350 for internal and external|
| | | | | |distribution and |
| | | | | |50 kept in stock |
|2007/08 |
| |Budgeted cost |Actual cost |Unit cost |Copies produced |Copies distributed |
| |R |R |R | | |
|DoJ&CD |250,000 |250,880.42 |167.25 |1,500 |600 to Parliament |
| | | | | |850 for internal and external|
| | | | | |distribution and |
| | | | | |50 kept in stock |
|President’s Fund |30,000 |Not finalised |Not finalised |1,000 |Not yet tabled |
|SALRC |90,000 |Not finalised |Not finalised |800 |Not yet tabled |
|Guardian’s Fund |35,000 |Not finalised |Not finalised |1,000 |Not yet tabled |
|JSC |30,000 |Not finalised |Not finalised | |Produced by the Chief Justice|
QUESTION* 1707
1707. Ms A M Dreyer (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:
In respect of the 2006-07 and 2007-08 annual reports of his department and the annual reports of each statutory and other entity reporting to him, (a) what was the (i) budgeted cost, (ii) actual cost and (iii) unit cost of each annual report and (b) how many copies of each were (i) produced and (ii) distributed? NW2487E
REPLY 1707: THE MINISTER OF LABOUR REPLIES
2006/7 ANNUAL REPORTS – SETAS:
|ENTITY |a |(i) Budgeted Cost |(ii) Actual Cost |(iii) Unit Cost |b |(i) Copies Produced |(ii) Copies Distributed |
|BANKSETA | |R234 000.00 |R222 942.00 |R74.31 | |3 000 |2 861 |
|CETA | |R190 000.00 |R170 418.60 |R68.16 | |2 500 |2 500 |
|CHIETA | |R200 000.00 |R181 665.84 |R45.00 | |4 000 |3 560 |
|CTFL | |R60 000.00 |R47 991.00 |R48.00 | |1 000 | 925 |
|ESETA | |R160 000.00 |R162 560.00 |R81.28 | |2 000 |1 564 |
|ETDP | |R200 000.00 |R137 783.92 |R45.93 | |3 000 |3 000 |
|FASSET | |R130 000.00 |R120 657.77 |R60.33 | |2 000 |1 500 |
|FIETA | |R120 000.00 |R102 295.26 |R34.10 | |3 000 |2 500 |
|FOODBEV | |R150 000.00 |R170 099.00 |R56.70 | |3 000 |3 000 |
|HWSETA | |R200 000.00 |R204 249.87 |R68.00 | |3 000 |2 900 |
|ISETT | |R150 000.00 |R200 440.24 |R100.22 | |2 000 |1 900 |
|MAPPP | |R250 000.00 |R182 824.08 |R91.41 | |2 000 |2 000 |
|MQA | |R260 000.00 |R193 186.35 |R89.09 | |2 000 |2 000 |
|MERSETA | |R350 000.00 |R379 161.72 |R63.20 | |6 000 |5 800 |
|LG SETA | |R110 000.00 |R85 238.63 |R34.10 | |2 500 |1 500 |
|PSETA | |R350 000.00 |R116 933.22 |R78.00 | |1 500 |1 100 |
|SASSETA | |R90 000.00 |R71 022.00 |R41.53 | |1 500 |1 500 |
|SERVICES | |R1 750 000.00 |R435 550.00 |R36.30 | |12 000 |12 000 |
|TETA | |R200 000.00 |R196 650.00 |R98.33 | |2 000 |1 094 |
|THETA | |R130 000.00 |R116 713.00 |R77.81 | |1 500 |1 500 |
|W&RSETA | |R300 000.00 |R285 000.00 |R 57.00 | |5 000 |4 500 |
2006/ 2007 OTHER ENTITIES - ANNUAL REPORTS
|ENTITY |a |(i) Budgeted Cost |(ii) Actual |(iii) Unit Cost |b |(i) Copies Produced |(ii) Copies |
| | | |Cost | | | |Distributed |
|CF | |R130 000.00 |R63 393.12 |R115.26 | | 550 | 550 |
|NEDLAC | |R270 000.00 |R220 000.00 |R110.00 | |2 000 |2 000 |
|NPI | |R180 000.00 |R130 000.47 |R43.33 | |3 000 |2 950 |
|UIF | |R134 753.06 |R142 163.06 |R28.43 | |5 000 |4 500 |
|UMSOBOMVU | |R250 000.00 |R293 934.18 |R195.95 | |1 500 |1 400 |
2006/ 2007 DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR - ANNUAL REPORT:
|DEPT. |a |(i) Budgeted Cost |(ii) Actual Cost |(iii) Unit Cost |b |(i) Copies Produced |(ii) Copies Distributed |
2007-2008 ANNUAL REPORTS – SETAS:
|ENTITY |a |(i) Budgeted Cost |(ii) Actual Cost |(iii) Unit Cost |b |(i) Copies Produced |(ii) Copies Distributed |
|BANKSETA | |R242 000.00 |R204 618.99 |R170.52 | |1 200 |1 125 - rest will be distributed to stakeholders.|
|CETA | |R472 154.00 |R122 905.68 |R122.90 | |1 000 |1 000 |
|CHIETA | |R210 000.00 |R197 625.94 |R98.81 | |2 000 |2 000 |
|CTFL | |R66 000.00 |R60 049.00 |R60.00 | |1 000 | 734 |
|ESETA | |R180 000.00 |R212 600.00 |R106.30 | |2 000 |1 000 |
|ETDP | |Non specific |R276 450.00 |R55.29 | |5 000 |2 700 |
|FASSET | |R152 000.00 |R131 765.20 |R65.88 | |2 000 |1 200 - rest will be distributed to stakeholders |
|FIETA | |R135 000.00 |R134 864.38 |R44.95 | |3 000 |900 - rest will be distributed to stakeholders. |
|FOODBEV | |R160 000.00 |R169 623.00 |R60.58 | |2 800 |2 800 |
|HWSETA | |R230 000.00 |R215 340.00 |R107.67 | |2 000 | 850 |
|ISETT | |R 200 000.00 |R146 191.14 |R 146.19 | |1 000 |1 000 |
|INSETA | |R150 000.00 |R144 540.53 |R72.27 | |2 000 | 733 - rest will be distributed to |
| | | | | | | |stakeholders. |
|MAPPP | |R250 000. 00 |R168 100.00 |R84.00 | |2 000 |1 500 |
|MQA | |R260 000.00 |R173 464.22 |R 57.82 | |2 000 |688 for now, exact number for distribution will |
| | | | | | | |be after Annual Consultative Conference on 31 |
| | | | | | | |October 2008. |
|MERSETA | |R500 000.00 |R418 443. 61 |R69.75 | |6 000 |4 000 |
|LG SETA | |R130 000.00 |R118 366.00 |R59.18 | |2 000 |1 562 |
|PSETA | |R121 965.60 |R121 865.60 |R44.50 | |2 000 |Due to technical difficulties, distribution to |
| | | | | | | |start 10 Oct |
|SASSETA | |R120 000.00 |R108 721.80 |R63.58 | |1 500 |1 460 |
|SERVICES | |R480 000.00 |R287 336.00 |R57.47 | |5 000 |5 000 |
|TETA | |R210 000.00 |R148 302.60 |R98.87 | |1 500 |1 032 |
|THETA | |R183 000.00 |R213 214.00 |R142.14 | |1 500 |1 500 |
|W&RSETA | |R300 000.00 |R228 716.22 |R35.00 | |5 000 |823 Initial statutory distribution. The rest are |
| | | | | | | |in the process of being distributed at the SETA’s|
| | | | | | | |AGM scheduled for the 10th October 2008 and some |
| | | | | | | |will be sent directly to the Stakeholders by |
| | | | | | | |post. |
2007/ 2008 OTHER ENTITIES - ANNUAL REPORTS:
|ENTITY |a |(i) Budgeted Cost |(ii) Actual Cost |(iii) Unit Cost |b |(i) Copies Produced |(ii) Copies Distributed |
|CF | |R200 000.00 |R46,178.27 |R65.97 | | 700 | 700 |
|NEDLAC | |R270 000.00 |R220 000 |R110.00 | |2 000 |2 000 |
|NPI | |R180 000.00 |R115 095.31 |R38.37 | |3 000 |2 600 |
|UIF | |R150 000.00 |R147 527.40 |R29.50 | |5 000 |1 000 - still in distributing process |
|UMSOBOMVU | |R250 000.00 |R198 256.26 |R132.17 | |1 500 | 810 |
2007/ 2008 DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR - ANNUAL REPORT:
|DEPT. |a |(i) Budgeted Cost |(ii) Actual Cost |(iii) Unit Cost |b |(i) Copies Produced |(ii) Copies Distributed |
QUESTION NO: 1710
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
Dr S M van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:
In respect of the 2006-07 and 2007-08 annual reports of his department and the annual reports of each statutory and other entity reporting to him, (a) what was the (i) budgeted cost, (ii) actual cost and (iii) unit cost of each annual report and (b) how many copies of each were (i) produced and (ii) distributed?
NW2490E
REPLY:
The budget cost of the production of Annual Reports of the department and SOE is as follows:
(a)(i-iii) Table 1A: Cost – 2006/07 and 2007/08 allocated budget and actual
Spending
|Entity |Budgeted |Actual |Budgeted |Actual |Unit cost |Unit |
| |2006/07 |2006/07 |2007/08 |2007/08 |2006/07 |cost |
| | | | | | |2007/08 |
|DPE |R 400,000.00 |R330,008.63 |R 400,000.00 |R 324,378.45 |R 220.00. |R 324.38 |
|Transnet |R 2,000,000.00 |R 1,324,630.72 |R 2,200,000.00 |R 1,455,799.40 |R 264.93 |R 291.16 |
|SAFCOL |R0.00(not budgeted |R 152,640.00 |R 170,000.00 |R 206,365.00 |R 76.32 |R 103.18 |
| |separately) | | | | | |
|SAA |R 500,000.00 |R 275,876.90 |R 300,000.00 |R 301,845.21 |R 137,93 |R 150.92 |
|Infraco | - | - |R 300, 000.00 |R 265,000.00 | - |R 353.00 |
|PBMR |R 290,720.00 |R 290,484.00 |R 500,000.00 |R 446, 813.00 |R 194.00 |R 179.00 |
|Alexkor |R 150,000.00 |R 153,983.00 |R 169,381.00 |R 150,217.00 |R 128.00 |R 214.00 |
|Denel |R 400,000.00 |R 209,469.30 |R 400,000.00 |R 299,270.70 |R 139.65 |R 199.51 |
|Eskom |R 1,239,806.00 |R 978,323.00 |R 1,391,062.00 |R 1,349,398.00 |R 122.00 |R 169.00 |
(b)(i-ii) Table 1B: Production and distribution of Annual Reports
|Entity |Produced |Distributed |Produced |Distributed |
| |2006/07 |2006/07 |2007/08 |2007/08 |
|DPE |1500 |1498 |1000 |885 |
|Transnet |5 000 |4498 |5000 |4600 |
|SAFCOL |2000 |1200 |2000 |1000 |
|SAA |2000 |1800 |2000 |1800 |
|Infraco |- |- |750 |650 |
|PBMR |1500 |1260 |2500 |1750 |
|Alexkor |1200 |595 |700 |595 |
|Denel |1500 |950 |1500 |982 |
|Eskom |8000 |8000 |8000 |8000 |
Both tables contain information from the department and SOE. Infraco could not produce its Annual Report in 2006/07 because they were not yet formally established.
QUESTION 1712
WRITTEN REPLY 03 OCTOBER 2008
Mr S E Opperman (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works:
In respect of the 2007-08 annual report of his department and the annual reports of each statutory and other entity reporting to her, (a) what was the (i) budgeted cost, (ii) actual cost and (iii) unit cost of each annual report and (b) how many copies of each were (i) produced and (ii) distributed? NW2492E
MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS – WRITTEN REPLY
The details are as follows:
|DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS |
|Budgeted Cost |300 000 |
|Actual Cost |270 150.00 |
|Printed Copies |1000 |
|Unit Cost |270.15 |
1. Distribution
550 Units - Distributed in Parliament
450 Units - Being distributed to Management, Clients & Stakeholders
|ENTITIES |
|Names of entities |Budgeted |Actual Cost |Unit Cost |Printed Copies |Distributed Copies |
| |Cost | | | | |
|IDT |720 000 |504 250.50 |R252 |2000 |1000 |
|CIDB |153 729 |153 729 |R61.49 |2500 |2300 |
|CBE |200 000 |176 016 |R220.02 |800 |500 |
|Agrément SA |81 000 |38 380.32 |R9.60 |4000 |3950 |
QUESTION NO 1713
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29/2008)
Date reply submitted: 27 October 2008
Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
In respect of the 2006-07 and 2007-08 annual reports of his department and the annual reports of each statutory and other entity reporting to him, (a) what was the (i) budgeted cost, (ii) actual cost and (iii) unit cost of each annual report and (b) how many copies of each were (i) produced and (ii) distributed?
NW2493E
REPLY:
2006/2007 South African Police Service Annual Report
(a) (i) Budgeted cost: R440 000,00
(ii) Actual cost: R433 672,75
(iii) Unit cost: R96,37
(b) (i) Produced: 4 500 copies
(ii) Distributed: 4 500 copies
2007/2008 South African Police Service Annual Report
(a) (i) Budgeted cost: R530 000,00 (Budgeted cost included layout and printing. However, the layout was done by the SAPS Corporate Image which had no cost implication.)
(ii) Actual cost: R305 438,56
(iii) Unit cost: R67,87
(b) (i) Produced: 4 500 copies
(ii) Distributed: 1 255 copies up to 26 September 2008
2006/2007 Independent Complaints Directorate Annual Report
(a) (i) Budgeted Cost: R185 000
(ii) Actual Cost: R173 599.20
(iii) Unit Cost: R57.86 including VAT
(b) (i) Produced: Three thousand (3000) copies
(ii) Distributed: 2247 copies so far
2007/2008 Independent Complaints Directorate Annual Report
(a) (i) Budgeted Cost : R250 000.00
(ii) Actual Cost : R248 900.00
(iii) Unit Cost : R61.90
(b) (i) Produced : 3000 copies
(ii) Distributed : 2240 copies so far
QUESTION 1715
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Date of publication on internal question paper: 26 September 2008
Internal question paper no: 29
Ms H Weber (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
In respect of the 2006-07 and 2007-08 annual reports of his department and the annual reports of each statutory and other entity reporting to him, (a) what was the (i) budgeted cost, (ii) actual cost and (iii) unit cost of each annual report and (b) how many copies of each were (i) produced and (ii) distributed? NW2495E
REPLY:
On behalf of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)
(a) (i)
| | |
|Financial Year |Budgeted Cost |
| | |
|2006 / 07 |457,000 |
| | |
|2007 /08 |200,000 |
| | |
|Total |657,000 |
(ii)
| |
|ACTUAL COST |
|Financial Year|Books |CD’s |Labour / |VAT |Total |
| | | |Other | | |
| |Normal |Braille |Large Font| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|2006 / 07 |284,040 |6,744 |2,864 |200 |106,825 |56,094 |456,767 |
| | | | | | | | |
|2007 / 08 | 91,756 |6,050 |2,800 |18,500 |52,800 |24,067 |195,973 |
| | | | | | | | |
|Total |375,796 |12,794 |5,664 |18,700 |159,625 |80,161 |652,740 |
(iii)
| |
|UNIT COST |
|Financial Year | | |
| |Books |CD’s |
| |Normal |Braille |Large Font | |
| | | | | |
|2006 / 07 |95 |6,744 |1,432 |100 |
| | | | | |
|2007 / 08 |79 |2,800 |2,800 |22 |
| | | | | |
|Total |174 |9,544 |4,232 |122 |
(b) (i)
| |
|Copies Produced |
| | | |
|Financial Year |Books |CD’s |
| |Normal |Braille |Large Font | |
| | | | | |
|2006 / 07 |3000 |1 |2 |2 |
| | | | | |
|2007 / 08 |1,163 |2 |1 |700 |
| | | | | |
|Total |4,163 |3 |3 |702 |
(ii)
| |
|Copies Distributed |
| | | |
|Financial Year |Books |CD’s |
| |Normal |Braille |Large Font | |
| | | | | |
|2006 / 07 |2,070 |2 |1 |500 |
| | | | | |
|2007 / 08 |1,079 |2 |1 |520 |
| | | | | |
|Total |3,149 |4 |2 |1,020 |
On behalf of Department of Social Development (DSD)
(a)
|2006 – 2007 Annual Report |2007 – 2008 Annual Report |
|(i) R300 000.00 |(i) 360 000.00 |
| | |
|(ii) R254 925.38 |(ii) R354 731.58 |
| | |
|(iii) Unit Cost |(iii) Unit Cost |
| |Printed Normal copies (1500) R196 999.98 |
|Printed Normal copies (2000) R 210 226.78 |Per unit = R131.33 (include design and layout) |
|* Per unit = R105.11 (include design and layout) | |
| |Electronic Copies (CD’s) R17 784.00 |
|Electronic Copies (CD’s) R 11 853.60 |Per unit = R22.23 |
|*Per unit = R14.81 | |
| |Digital Print R44 631.00 |
|Digital Print R - |Per unit = R892.62 (include design and layout) |
| | |
|Editing R 10 900.00 |Editing R23 850.00 |
| | |
|Braille Copy – R21 945.00 |Braille Copy – R14 079.00 |
|* Per unit = R1097.25 (include design and layout) |* Per unit = R703.95 |
| |* Extra Changes had to be effected during the production process |
| |(Financial Statements had to change several times) R 57 387.60|
(b)
|(i) |(i) |
|Electronic Copies 800 |Electronic Copies 800 |
|Printing 2000 main copies |Printing 1500 main copies |
|Braille 20 copies |Digital Print 50 Copies |
| |Braille 20 copies |
|(ii) Number of copies distributed |(ii) Number of copies distributed |
| | |
|1. 800 CD’s to Parliament |1. 600 CD’s to Parliament |
|200 CD’s to DSD internal Stakeholders |200 CD’s to DSD internal Stakeholders |
|(Executive, Senior, Middle Management, DSD entities) |(Executive, Senior, Middle Management, |
| |DSD entities) |
|2. Printed 2000 main copies will be sent to: Parliament | |
|store and legal depository libraries |2. Printed 1500 main copies will be sent to: |
|535 copies |Parliament store and legal depository libraries |
|Parliamentary Office(NCOP 100 copies |535 copies |
|Premiers Offices 9 copies |GCIS Regional Offices 100 copies |
|DSD Regional Offices 100 copies |Parliamentary Office (NCOP) 100 copies |
|DSD Executive, Senior and Middle Management |GCIS Head Office 10 copies |
|200 copies |Premiers Offices 18 copies |
|Minister’s and Deputy Minister’s from other Departments |DSD Regional Offices 100 copies |
|49 copies |DSD Executive, Senior and Middle Management |
|Provinces (DSD) 100 copies |200 copies |
|Agencies (SASSA and NDA 100 copies |Provinces (DSD) 100 copies |
|University Libraries 52 copies |Agencies (SASSA and NDA 200 |
|SA Mission abroad 100 copies |University Libraries 42 |
|DSD Archives (remaining) 657 |DSD Archives (remaining) 105 |
| | |
|3. Braille distributed to Association for the Blind in SA and|3. Braille to be distributed to Association for the Blind SA and |
|three copies to Parliament |three copies to Parliament |
On behalf of CENTRAL DRUG AUTHORITY (CDA) within DSD
(a)
|2006 – 2007 Annual |20007 – 2008 Annual |
|Report |Report |
|(i) R120 000 |(i) R120 000 |
| | |
|(ii) R101 379 51 |(ii) Actual Cost not available pending finalisation of the order|
|(iii)Unit Cost | |
| | |
|Printed normal copies(3000) R94 716,21 | |
|* Per unit = R31, 57 | |
|Editing R6,663,30 | |
(b)
|(i) Number of copies produced | |
| | |
|Printing 3000 copies | |
|(ii) Number of copies distributed | |
|Printed 3000 main copies sent to | |
|Parliament store and depository libraries: | |
|copies | |
|Nine Provinces 200 copies each 1000 | |
|Internal stakeholders and CDA members | |
|100 copies | |
|DSD Archives (remaining) 100 copies | |
On behalf of National Development Agency (NDA)
|2006/07 | 2007/08 |
|Annual Report |Annual Report |
|(a) (i) R 295 700 |(a) (i) R 198 000 |
|(ii) R 164 920.15 |(ii) R 153 614.32 |
|(iii) R 54.97 |(iii) R 43.89 |
|(b) |(b) |
|(i) 3000 |3500 |
|(ii) All |1000 |
|(a) Braille Copies of annual report |(a)Braille Copies of Annual Report |
|(i) R 4000 |(i) R8000 |
|(ii) R 3 260.40 |(ii) R 7 797.60 |
|(iii) R 1 630.20 |(iii) R 3 898.80 |
| | |
|(b) |(b) |
|(i) 2 |(i) 2 |
|(ii) 2 |(ii) 2 |
|Large Font Black & White copies | |
|Budgeted cost = nil ( done in house) | |
|(i) Nil | |
|(ii) Nil | |
|(iii) N/A | |
Question 1717
Dr P J Rabie (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
In respect of the 2006-07 and 2007-08 annual reports of his department and the annual reports of each statutory and other entity reporting to him, (a) what was the (i) budgeted cost, (ii) actual cost and (iii) unit cost of each annual report and (b) how many copies of each were (i) produced and (ii) distributed?NW2498E
Response:
The budget for the 2006/7 annual report of the dti was R 350 000 and the actual cost was R 127 224. The unit cost was R 63.62 and 2000 copies were produced. To date, 1 910 have been distributed.
The budget for the 2007/8 annual report of the dti was R 500 000 and the actual cost was R 173 482. The Unit cost was R 86.74 and 2000 copies were produced. To date 630 copies have been distributed.
|the dti AGENCIES’ ANNUAL REPORTS COST AND DISTRIBUTION (2006-07 & 2007-08) |
| |2007/08 |2006/07 |
|Agency |Budgeted cost |Actual cost |Unit cost |No of Copies |No of Copies |Budgeted cost |
| | | | |produced |distributed | |
| |R’ | | | | |R’ |
| | |R’ |R’ | | | |
|National Credit Regulator (NCR) | | | | | | |
| |511 773,00 |174 554,00 |94,00 |1 022 |540 |591 000,00 |
|South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) |
|Question number |Annual Report 2006-07 |Annual Report 2007-08 |
|Budgeted cost |The budgeted cost for the 2006-07 Annual Report falls |The budgeted cost for the 2007-08 Annual Report falls |
|(a) (i) |within the overall budget set aside for printing and |within the overall budget set aside for printing and |
| |publication of all material within the Department of |publication of all material within the Department of |
| |Transport for the financial year. |Transport for the financial year. |
|Actual cost |R199 500.00 |R444 657.00 |
|(a) (ii) | | |
|Unit cost |R99.75 |R222.32 |
|(a) (iii) | | |
|Copies produced |2 000 copies of the Annual Report have been produced for|2 000 copies of the Annual Report have been produced for|
|(b) (i) |distribution to Parliament and other stakeholders. |distribution to Parliament and other stakeholders. |
|Copies |2 000 |2 000 |
|distributed | | |
|(b) (ii) | | |
|AIRPORTS COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED (ACSA) |
|Question number |Annual Report 2006-07 |Annual Report 2007-08 |
|Budgeted cost |R900 000.00 |R990 000.00 |
|(a) (i) | | |
|Actual cost |R817 570.44 |R478 033.20 |
|(a) (ii) | | |
|Unit cost |R153.10 |R354.10 |
|(a) (iii) | | |
|Copies produced |5 340 |1 350 |
|(b) (i) | | |
|Copies |5 000 |1 330 |
|distributed | | |
|(b) (ii) | | |
|AIR TRAFFIC AND NAVIGATION SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED (ATNS) |
|Question number |Annual Report 2006-07 |Annual Report 2007-08 |
|Budgeted cost |R250 000.00 |R350 000.00 |
|(a) (i) | | |
|Actual cost |R320 000.00 (this is due to the fact that ATNS had to |R328 694.26 |
|(a) (ii) |increase the page numbers, higher than estimated). | |
|Unit cost |R160.00 |R219.12 |
|(a) (iii) | | |
|Copies produced |2 000 |1 500 |
|(b) (i) | | |
|Copies |1 897 |856 copies distributed to date – the distribution of the|
|distributed | |remainder of the copies is an ongoing process. |
|(b) (ii) | | |
|CROSS-BORDER ROAD TRANSPORT AGENCY (C-BRTA) |
|The C-BRTA’s Annual Report for 2007-08 has not been produced as yet. The C-BRTA’s final Financial Statements were originally |
|approved and submitted to the Auditor-General on 31 May 2008. However, these Financial Statements were materially misstated and as|
|a result the Financial Statements had to be rectified and the C-BRTA had to resubmit the amended Financial Statements to the |
|Auditor-General for audit. It is anticipated that the audit of the amended Financial Statements will begin in mid-October 2008 and|
|should be finalized by mid-November 2008. Shortly thereafter the 2007-08 Annual Report should be finalized and available for |
|tabling in Parliament. |
|Question number |Annual Report 2006-07 |Annual Report 2007-08 |
|Budgeted cost |The budgeted cost for the 2006-07 Annual Report falls |The budgeted cost for the 2007/2008 Annual Report falls |
|(a) (i) |within the overall budget set aside for printing and |within the overall budget set aside for printing and |
| |publication of all material within the C-BRTA’s |publication of all material within the C-BRTA’s |
| |financial year. |financial year. |
|Actual cost |R51 000.00 |The C-BRTA’s Annual Report for 2007-08 has not been |
|(a) (ii) | |produced as yet – see the explanation above. |
|Unit cost |R63.75 |Falls away. |
|(a) (iii) | | |
|Copies produced |800 |Falls away. |
|(b) (i) | | |
|Copies |750 |Falls away. |
|distributed | | |
|(b) (ii) | | |
|PORTS REGULATOR OF SOUTH AFRICA |
|The 2007-08 Annual Report of the Ports Regulator of South Africa has not been produced as yet, The Ports Regulator of South Africa|
|is a new Public Entity and the 2007/08 Financial Statements is presently being finalized and will be submitted by the Accounting |
|Authority to the Auditor-General for auditing during mid-October 2008. Thereafter it is anticipated that the audit finalization |
|processes and Audit Report by the Office of the Auditor-General should be completed within a short space of time. The Ports |
|Regulator’s 2007-08 Annual Report will be finalized subsequently and available for tabling in Parliament. |
|Question number |Annual Report 2006-07 |Annual Report 2007-08 |
|Budgeted cost |The Ports Regulator of South Africa did not produce an |Budgeted cost for printing and stationary was set at |
|(a) (i) |Annual Report for 2006-07. |R24 000.00. |
|Actual cost |See above. |The printing has not commenced as yet, so a final cost |
|(a) (ii) | |cannot be determined. |
|Unit cost |See above. |See above. |
|(a) (iii) | | |
|Copies produced |See above. |See above. |
|(b) (i) | | |
|Copies |See above. |See above. |
|distributed | | |
|(b) (ii) | | |
|REGULATING COMMITTEE FOR THE AIRPORTS COMPANY OF SOUTH AFRICA AND AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED |
|Question number |Annual Report 2006-07 |Annual Report 2007-08 |
|Budgeted cost |The budgeted cost for the 2006-07 Annual Report falls |The budgeted cost for the 2007-08 Annual Report falls |
|(a) (i) |within the overall budget set aside for printing and |within the overall budget set aside for printing and |
| |publication of all material within the Department of |publication of all material within the Department of |
| |Transport for the financial year. |Transport for the financial year. |
|Actual cost |R97 920.00 |R10 414.40 |
|(a) (ii) | | |
|Unit cost |R263.20 |17.36 |
|(a) (iii) | | |
|Copies produced |600 copies of the Annual Report have been produced. |600 copies of the Annual Report have been produced. |
|(b) (i) | | |
|Copies |590 copies of the Annual Report have been distribution |590 copies of the Annual Report have been distribution |
|distributed |to Parliament and other stakeholders |to Parliament and other stakeholders |
|(b) (ii) | | |
|RAILWAY SAFETY REGULATOR (RSR) |
|Question number |Annual Report 2006-07 |Annual Report 2007-08 |
|Budgeted cost |The budgeted cost for the 2006-07 Annual Report falls |The budgeted cost for the 2007-08 Annual Report falls |
|(a) (i) |within the overall budget set aside for printing and |within the overall budget set aside for printing and |
| |stationery, which includes all the Railway Safety |stationery, which includes all the Railway Safety |
| |Regulator’s corporate printing requirements. |Regulator’s corporate printing requirements. |
|Actual cost |R41 171.10 |R56 145.00 |
|(a) (ii) | | |
|Unit cost |R41.17 |R56.15 |
|(a) (iii) | | |
|Copies produced |1 000 |1 000 |
|(b) (i) | | |
|Copies |1 000 |598 copies distributed to date - the remainder of the |
|distributed | |copies will be distributed to RSR stakeholders. |
|(b) (ii) | | |
|ROAD ACCIDENT FUND (RAF) |
|Question number |Annual Report 2006-07 |Annual Report 2007-08 |
|Budgeted cost |R500 000.00 |R512 534.54 |
|(a) (i) | | |
|Actual cost |R315 495.00 |R504 478.50 |
|(a) (ii) | | |
|Unit cost |R210.33 |R201.79 |
|(a) (iii) | | |
|Copies produced |1 500 |2 500 |
|(b) (i) | | |
|Copies |1 185 |1 232 copies distributed to date – the remainder of the |
|distributed | |copies are in the process of being distributed. |
|(b) (ii) | | |
|ROAD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (RTMC) |
|Question number |Annual Report 2006-07 |Annual Report 2007-08 |
|Budgeted cost |The budgeted cost for the 2006-07 Annual Report falls |The budgeted cost for the 2007-08 Annual Report falls |
|(a) (i) |within the overall budget set aside for printing and |within the overall budget set aside for printing and |
| |stationery of all material within the Road Traffic |stationery of all material within the Road Traffic |
| |Management Corporation for the financial year ended |Management Corporation for the financial year ended |
| |March 2007. |March 2008. |
|Actual cost |R199 001.25 |R 312 928.76 |
|(a) (ii) | | |
|Unit cost |R265.34 |260.77 |
|(a) (iii) | | |
|Copies produced |750 |1 200 |
|(b) (i) | | |
|Copies |730 |1 000 copies distributed to date – the remainder of the |
|distributed | |copies are in the process of being distributed to all |
|(b) (ii) | |relevant stakeholders. |
|SOUTH AFRICAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (SACAA) |
|Question number |Annual Report 2006-07 |Annual Report 2007-08 |
|Budgeted cost |R250 000.00 |R250 000.00 |
|(a) (i) | | |
|Actual cost |R231 480.06 |R168 096.76 |
|(a) (ii) | | |
|Unit cost |R77.16 |R112.00 |
|(a) (iii) | | |
|Copies produced |3 000 |1 500 |
|(b) (i) | | |
|Copies |2 880 |890 copies distributed to date – the remainder of the |
|distributed | |copies is in the process of being distributed. |
|(b) (ii) | | |
|SOUTH AFRICAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY (SAMSA) |
|SAMSA’s Annual Report for 2007-08 has not been produced as yet. SAMSA’s Financial Statements were submitted timeously on 31 May |
|2008 to the Auditor-General. However, these Financial Statements were materially misstated. As a result, the Financial Statements|
|had to be rectified and SAMSA had to resubmit the amended Financial Statements to the Auditor-General for audit. It is anticipated|
|that the audit of the amended Financial Statements will begin in early October 2008 and should be finalized by the end of October |
|2008. Shortly thereafter the 2007/08 Annual Report should be finalized and available for tabling in Parliament. |
|Question number |Annual Report 2006-07 |Annual Report 2007-08 |
|Budgeted cost |R180 000.00 |R150 000.00 |
|(a) (i) | | |
|Actual cost |R104 880.00 |Although the SAMSA’s Annual Report for 2007/08 has not |
|(a) (ii) | |been produced to date, the actual cost for the |
| | |production of the Annual Report will amount to R70 |
| | |920.00 |
|Unit cost |R69.92 |R47.28 |
|(a) (iii) | | |
|Copies produced |1 500 |1 500 copies of the Annual Report will be produced. |
|(b) (i) | | |
|Copies |1 200 |Nil |
|distributed | | |
|(b) (ii) | | |
|SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY LIMITED (SANRAL) |
|Question number |Annual Report 2006-07 |Annual Report 2007-08 |
|Budgeted cost |R450 000.00 |R500 000.00 |
|(a) (i) | | |
|Actual cost |R390 407.05 |R396 884.32 |
|(a) (ii) | | |
|Unit cost |R130.13 |R113.40 |
|(a) (iii) | | |
|Copies produced |3 000 |3 500 |
|(b) (i) | | |
|Copies |3 000 |1 000 copies distributed to date - the remainder of the |
|distributed | |copies will be distributed to SANRAL stakeholders. |
|(b) (ii) | | |
|SOUTH AFRICAN RAIL COMMUTER CORPORATION LIMITED (SARCC) |
|Question number |Annual Report 2006-07 |Annual Report 2007-08 |
|Budgeted cost |R200 000.00 |R370 000.00 |
|(a) (i) | | |
|Actual cost |R145 208.86 |R362 005.86 - the actual cost includes design, layout, |
|(a) (ii) | |editing, proof reading, freight to Cape Town, et cetera.|
|Unit cost |R72.60 |R241.33 |
|(a) (iii) | | |
|Copies produced |2 000 |1 000 |
|(b) (i) | | |
|Copies |1 500 |1 000 |
|distributed | | |
|(b) (ii) | | |
|SOUTH AFRICAN SEARCH AND RESCUE ORGANISATION (SASAR) |
|Question number |Annual Report 2006-07 |Annual Report 2007-08 |
|Budgeted cost |The budgeted cost for the 2006-07 Annual Report falls |The budgeted cost for the 2007-08 Annual Report falls |
|(a) (i) |within the overall budget set aside for printing and |within the overall budget set aside for printing and |
| |publication of all material within the unit Search and |publication of all material within the unit Search and |
| |Rescue for the financial year. |Rescue for the financial year. |
|Actual cost |R29 173.00 |R47 550.00 |
|(a) (ii) | | |
|Unit cost |R41.67 |R45.29 |
|(a) (iii) | | |
|Copies produced |700 |1 050 |
|(b) (i) | | |
|Copies |700 |1 050 |
|distributed | | |
|(b) (ii) | | |
|URBAN TRANSPORT FUND (UTF) |
|Question number |Annual Report 2006-07 |Annual Report 2007-08 |
|Budgeted cost |The budgeted cost for the printing of the UTF’s 2006-7 |The budgeted cost for the printing of the UTF’s 2007-8 |
|(a) (i) |Annual Report is included in the budgeted amount for |Annual Report is included in the budgeted amount for |
| |administrative expenditure within the UTF’s budget. |administrative expenditure within the UTF’s budget. |
|Actual cost |R6 612.00 |R6 161.14 |
|(a) (ii) | | |
|Unit cost |R10.17 |R11.00 |
|(a) (iii) | | |
|Copies produced |650 |560 |
|(b) (i) | | |
|Copies |600 |540 |
|distributed | | |
|(b) (ii) | | |
QUESTION NO.: 1733
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 10 OCTOBER 2008
Mr E W Trent (DA) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:
(1) Whether the process that took place prior to the signing of the initial 1998 agreement between two companies (names furnished) met all the constitutional requirements of transparency, fairness and competitiveness; if not,
(2) whether any action was taken against the person or persons failing to comply with any legislation and/or regulations or directives regarding the alienation of land and buildings owned by one of the companies (name furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether the other company (name furnished) still exists; if not, why not; if so, who were the directors at the time when the 1998 agreement was signed? NW2517E
REPLY:
(1) No, it did not. The Public Finance Management Act was legislated but was not yet in operation when the latter agreement was finalised. It should be noted that this agreement was the result of a process dating back to 1998 within the context of the objective to give life to the economic development of the Eastern Cape. In particular, the potential for mixed use development of port land as recogised and encouraged by the Burggraaf Commission in 1980 and Parliamentary endorsement of the establishment of the port of Coega, were clear indicators as to the role that Transnet could play in the promotion of economic development in the Eastern Cape region.
The present management has investigated whether or not any action was taken against any persons who may have failed to comply with the requirement concerning obtaining Ministerial approval. Transnet’s enquiry has not been able to reveal whether any steps were taken against such persons. It has, however, been noted that the employment contract with
the then Managing Director of Portnet (a division of Transnet Limited) was terminated with Transnet, by mutual agreement, in 1999.
(3) Tsogo Sun Ebhayi’s Board of Directors according to letterheads reflecting the negotiations going back to 1996 list the following names: SM Tanana (Chairman), JA Mabuza (Chief Executive), AS Mabogoane, NF Magugu, MD Maivha, PT Motsepe, LF Smit and RI Stringfellow. Tsogo Sun Ebhayi later changed its name to Southernport Developments (Pty) Ltd.
QUESTION NUMBER 1741
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 10 OCTOBER 2008
DR AI VAN NIEKERK (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF FINANCE
1) Whether he has taken any steps to address the financial and operational problems affecting the Land Bank, including allegations of poor lending practices, wasteful expenditure and fraud as reported in the 2007-08 Annual Report, if so what steps; if not why not;
2) whether any steps will be taken; if not why not; if so what steps? NW2526E
REPLY:
(1) I have instructed the Land Bank to develop a turnaround strategy to address the financial and operational problems affecting the Bank. This entails:
• The clean-up of the Bank that addresses the issues raised by both the Auditor General such as the qualified report, and external auditors. The clean-up also includes the ongoing investigations into issues around governance in the Bank.
• The stabilisation of the Land Bank seeks to improve its finances and operations. This entails the stabilisation of IT systems and processes; acquisition of requisite skills for the Bank’s turnaround strategy; strengthening of the Bank’s funding through diversification of funding sources; and, strengthening of the Bank’s balance sheet.
(2) While I have been briefed about the developments, I expect the board to provide me a detailed report in November 2008.
QUESTION NO 1744
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 10 OCTOBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 30/2008)
Date reply submitted: 27 October 2008
Ms H Weber (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
(1) Whether, in each of the past three years up to the latest specified date for which information is available, any new vehicles were allocated to a certain police station (name furnished); if not, why not; if so, how many vehicles were allocated;
(2) whether these vehicles have been delivered to the police station; if not, when will they be delivered; if so, when;
(3) whether any new vehicles will be allocated in future; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2529E
REPLY:
(1) Yes, the following number of vehicles were allocated to Acornhoek SAPS:
- 2005/2006: 4
- 2006/2007: 3
- 2007/2008: 2
- 2008/2009: 5
(2) Yes, all the vehicles were delivered, except one for this financial year. The manufacturer must still deliver it.
(3) Yes, vehicles will be allocated as and when necessary.
QUESTION NO 1746
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: MONDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2008 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 30 – 2008)
Mr S B Farrow (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:
(1) Whether the coordination of the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup between government and the local organising committee has been effective; if so, (a) how did he arrive at this conclusion, (b) how is this co-ordinating body structured and (c) who in his department is responsible for ensuring that transport logistics are properly planned and delivered timeously;
(2) whether this incumbent has the necessary management team together with appropriate specialist skills available to him/her; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether he has considered appointing a specialist advisor to his office to deal with and advise him of day-to-day matters pertaining to the technical and programmed management of the event; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) whether, in terms of the Transport Action Plan of April 2006, the recommendation for the identification and appointment of specialist skills and the need for securing both local and international resources have been met; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2533E
REPLY:
4.
The Minister of Transport:
(1) (a) and (b)
The coordination between the Department of Transport (DoT) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) has functioned very well to date. The coordinating body was established in accordance with the LOC/FIFA guidelines on the 2010 transport serving concept. The DoT is fully represented in all the transport structures of the LOC, and the LOC is also represented in the departmental structures, which are the Transport Sector Coordinating Forum, Land Transport Task Team and the Aviation Sub-Sector Task Team.
(c) The Department of Transport has seconded Mr S Macozoma, who is a Chief Director for Integrated Infrastructure Network Development, Branch: Integrated Planning and Intersphere Coordination, to ensure that transport logistics are properly planned and delivered timeously. The incumbent has the requisite technical expertise and qualifications which formed the basis of such secondment to deal with transport infrastructure and logistics for the event.
(2) The official referred to above works closely with the 2010 World Cup Unit, which currently has a Director and three (3) Deputy Directors as incumbents. The recruitment process for the other Director position is in its final stages. The 2010 World Cup Unit is led by the acting Deputy Director-General, Branch Integrated Planning and Intersphere Coordination.
The 2010 World Cup preparations are not the responsibility of a single unit, but of all the Branches in the Department of Transport. The preparations are coordinated at senior level.
(3) A tender for Programme Management of the 2010 event was recently advertised and is currently being adjudicated.
(4) The Department of Transport’s Management Services, which oversees the human resources and capacity development units, has been tasked with the development of a 2010 Skills Plan, which will be assessing the transport skills requirements of the event, both nationally and within Host Cities. It will also include an intervention plan to be implemented by the Department, TETA and the Host Cities. The plan will be presented at the next MINMEC scheduled to be held in November 2008.
QUESTION NO.: 1751
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 10 OCTOBER 2008
Dr S M van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:†
(1) Whether the Second Defined Benefit Fund (SDBF) has suffered financial losses as a result of (a) poor management by the Board of Trustees and (b) government policy regarding investment directives for the Transnet Pension Fund; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether his department will request the Transnet management to authorise the trustees of the fund to amend the rules of the fund in order to realise a growth rate exceeding 2% per year in pensions; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether his department will fund this specific pension fund so that a larger than the 2% statutory remuneration in pensions can be granted; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2538E
REPLY
(1)(a-b)The fund is controlled by a Board of Trustees and not Transnet. However, Transnet is not aware of any financial losses suffered by the TSDBF due to poor management by the Trustees of the TSDBF or investment directives from government.
2) Rule 9(1) of the Pension Fund Rules provides that the Board of Trustees may, with the approval of the Managing Director and the Minister, acting in concurrence with the Minister of Finance, prescribe the manner in which the award of benefits shall be considered by the Fund. Changes to the Rules are initiated by the Board of Trustees.The Department of Public Enterprises cannot therefore request Transnet management to authorise the trustees of the fund to amend the rules. In July 2007, the Department and Transnet took various steps to improve the financial position of pensioners and Fund beneficiaries, which included the amendment of the Fund Rules (with the Minister’s approval and the concurrence of the Minister of Finance) to include a bonus payment to supplement a pensioner’s annual income. The Fund Trustees have the discretion to pay the bonuses depending upon the Fund’s financial performance, affordability and other considerations.
(3) In terms of Section 2 of the Transnet Pension Fund Act, the Fund is vested with its own legal personality which is distinct from Transnet or the Department. The mandate of the Department is to provide shareholder oversight over the state-owned enterprises, it is therefore not within its mandate to fund the Pension Fund.
QUESTION 1758
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 10/10/2008
(INTERNAL QESTION PAPER 30-2008)
Mr G G Boinamo (DA) to ask the Minister of Education:
Whether her department has any (a) training programmes for grade R teachers and (b) public awareness programmes aimed at encouraging parents to register learners for grade R programmes in public schools; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2546E
REPLY:
(a) Yes, the DoE has training programmes for grade R teachers. Most teachers are being trained as part of the NPDE programme. Some provinces have made agreements with institutions of higher learning in their areas to provide training programmes for the teachers. All current teacher development initiatives include grade R practitioners.
(b) Yes, the multi-media information campaigns conducted every year to remind parents to register their children (for all grades) for the next academic year includes grade R learners.
QUESTION 1761
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Date of publication on internal question paper: 10 October 2008
Internal question paper no: 30
Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
(1) Whether his department has any programmes aimed at (a) preventing people from using the drug called ”sugars” and (b) rehabilitating people using this drug; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) Whether any studies have been conducted to assess the levels of use of this drug amongst the population; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) Whether there are any particular areas where the use of this drug is particularly high? NW2548E
REPLY:
(1)(a) Yes. There are various programmes, facilitated by state departments and non-governmental organizations, aimed at preventing people from using and/or abusing substances including heroin, which is sometimes referred to as “sugars”.
Department of Social Development plays a leading role in the implementation of the government’s anti-drug campaign (“Ke moja: No thanks I’m fine without drugs”) targeting the youth, parents and educators. This programme is aimed at preventing the abuse of substances. It promotes healthy life style and makes provision for skills development.
(b) Yes. Currently there are 5 public and 80 registered private treatment centres offering treatment programmes to persons affected and/or abusing substances such as heroin etc.
(2) Yes. The South African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (SACENDU) conducted a study in 2006/7on the levels of substance abuse in the country. The study indicated that there is a sharp increase in patients admitted for treatment for heroin use in Durban. The proportion of patients who reported heroin as their primary substance of abuse increased from 2% to 32% between 2006 and 2007 in Pietermaritzburg and Durban.
(3) Yes. Durban, particularly Chatsworth has the high rate of heroin abuse. Heroin is also abused in other parts of the country under different names. Often heroin is mixed with cannabis (dagga). In Mpumalanga heroin mixed with dagga is called “pinch” and in Pretoria it is called “nyaope”. The street name for heroin mixed with dagga is called “unga” in Cape Town. In Mpumalanga over 20% of patients admitted for substance abuse treatment in the second half of 2007 reported heroin as their primary or secondary substance of abuse. Generally Western Cape, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces have a high rate of substance abuse.
QUESTION NO 1762
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 10 OCTOBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 30/2008)
Date reply submitted: 27 October 2008
Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
(1) (a) What steps are being taken to curb the high level of car hijacking in the Mobeni Heights area in Durban and (b) what is the name of the (i) station and (ii) station commissioner responsible for this area;
(2) whether there have been any recent successes in apprehending alleged hijackers in this area; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2549E
REPLY:
(1)(a) Steps taken to curb the high level of car hijacking in Mobeni Heights include:
- Cluster task team and provincial task teams on carjacking are deployed according to the Crime Threat Analysis and the Crime Pattern Analysis. Mobeni Heights is given priority.
- Sector Policing has been implemented.
- Operation Vimbela has been initiated by the Chatsworth Cluster to address the high levels of carjackings in the Chatsworth and Bayview policing areas. In this operation, station commissioners within the Chatsworth Cluster provide resources to address this crime.
- Ongoing vehicle checkpoints and stop-and-search operations.
(b) (i) SAPS Bayview.
(ii) Superintendent R Ramchunder.
(2) Yes, a total of nine suspects have been arrested since the beginning of this financial year.
QUESTION NO.: 1769
Mr A C Steyn (DA) is to ask the Minister of Housing as follows:
Whether any disciplinary action was taken against officials in her department (a) in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006 and(iii) 2007 and (b) during the period 1 January 2008 up to30 September 2008; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) how many instances of disciplinary action occurred, (ii) what was the rank/position of each official against whom disciplinary action was taken, (iii) what was the transgression and(iv) what disciplinary action was taken?
REPLY
(a) Yes, there has been disciplinary action taken against certain officials in my department. The following disciplinary action was taken against the employees in 2005, 2006, and 2007 respectively.
(i) 2005
|Instances |Position |Transgression |Disciplinary Action |Sanction |
|First Offender |Deputy Director|1.Nepotism |Disciplinary enquiry was |The employee was found |
| | |2. Contravention of the Code of |held against the employee |guilty of all the charges|
| | |Conduct of the Public Service | |and sanction of Final |
| | |3. Wasteful and fruitless | |Written Warning was |
| | |expenditure | |awarded. |
(ii) 2006
|Instances |Position |Transgression |Disciplinary Action |Sanction |
|First Offender |Senior |Insolence and Insubordination |Disciplinary enquiry was |The employee was found |
| |Secretary |Theft and / or unlawful removal |held against the employee |guilty of all the charges|
| | |and use of departmental property| |and sanction of Dismissal|
| | |Theft or dishonesty | |was awarded |
| | |Falsification of Records | | |
(iii) 2007
|Instances |Position |Transgression |Disciplinary Action |Sanction |
|First Offender |Secretary |Fraud |Disciplinary enquiry was held|The employee was found |
| | | |against the employee |guilty and sanction of |
| | | | |dismissal was awarded. |
|First Offender |Senior |Breach of Administrative |Progressive discipline |Sanction of written |
| |Secretary |Process |applied to the employee |warning was awarded |
(b) During the period 01 January 2008 to 30 September 2008
|Instances |Position |Transgression |Disciplinary Action |Sanction |
|Second Offender |Messenger/Driver |Theft |Disciplinary enquiry |The employee was found guilty and |
| | | |was held against the |sanction of demotion and Final |
| | | |employee |Written Warning was awarded. |
|First Offender |Librarian |Theft |Disciplinary enquiry | The employee was found guilty and|
| | | |was held against the |sanction of demotion and Final |
| | | |employee |Written Warning was awarded |
|First Offender |Senior Administrative |Theft |Disciplinary enquiry |The employee was found guilty and |
| |Officer | |was held against the |sanction of Final Written Warning |
| | | |employee |was awarded. The employee was also|
| | | | |referred to Employee Health and |
| | | | |Wellness Programme for Counseling.|
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: MR J P I BLANCHE (DA): RESEARCH DONE TO ESTABLISH THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF FINANCING THE POWER SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC DRIVEN MOTOR CARS
1769 “Mr J P I Blanche to ask the Minister of Science and Technology:
1) (a) To what extent has research been done by the National Research Foundation (NRF) and his department to establish the economic feasibility of financing the power supply for electric-driven motor cars from the national grid and (b) what is the estimated additional annual electricity capacity required to supply the proposed conversion to electric-driven motor vehicles on roads;
2) Whether his department has been requested to research the feasibility of having to supply such a market; if so, what are the relevant details; if not,
3) Whether he will support such a study to be initiated to establish whether a market of electric cars can be sustained with the present capacity of electric produced by Eskom; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
4) Whether he will request the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) or any other state organization reporting to him, to investigate the quality of energy efficiency of electric appliances, equipment and machines marketed locally in order to ensure that more energy efficient appliances and machines are used; if not, what steps are his department taking to assist the government to regulate the more efficient use of electricity; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW2557E
REPLY:
(1) Optimal Energy has done extensive research to determine that there is sufficient capacity available to power its vehicles, as this is one of the building blocks of the business case.
(ii) Optimal Energy’s research findings, based on electricity demand patterns in South Africa, confirm that no extra electricity capacity is required to supply the proposed conversion to electric-driven vehicles on South African roads.
(2) As indicated above, this has been done. In its recent Annual Report, Eskom shows a current installed capacity of about 38 000 MW, with the demand for electricity approaching this level during peak times. The peak demand is traditionally between 07:00 – 10:00 and 18:00 – 21:00, with lowest demand for power between 22:00 and 06:00. During off-peak times the demand drops to approximately 24 000 MW, which leaves an excess capacity of 12 600 MW.
This excess capacity is enough to charge approximately 12.9 million vehicles every night. This is based on an annual travel distance of 20 000 kilometres and an upper quartile estimation of 150 watt hours of electricity usage per kilometre traveled. This is significantly more than the 9.2 million registered vehicles that are currently on South African roads. It is evident that Eskom has sufficient excess capacity to supply electricity for the purpose of charging electric vehicles during off-peak periods.
(3) Given that the average number of vehicles on South African roads increased by 3.2%, annually between 2000 and 2005, this and the 9.2 million registered vehicles in 2008 as a base figure to predict the vehicle growth figures, there will be an estimated 13.4 million vehicles on our roads in 2020.
If 20% of these are electrical, which is an optimistic scenario; it means that there will be only 2.6 million electrical vehicles on our roads in 2020. This is approximately a factor of five less than what Eskom’s current excess capacity can handle. These calculations do not take Eskom’s plans to double its capacity to 80 000 MW by 2025 into account.
(4) A preliminary study commissioned by the South African National Energy Research Institute (SANERI) has indicated that there is a need to regulate the quality of energy efficiency of electric appliances as there are wide variations in power consumption levels in appliances with the same functionality and capabilities. The large variations indicate that there is scope for effective minimum energy performance standards to eliminate poor performing appliances. While it was limited in scope, this study is being used to inform the labeling of appliances. There is also energy efficiency (EE) working committee that has been established within the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) in order to co-ordinate standardizing of the quality of energy efficiency of electric appliances, equipment and machines that are marketed locally as well as internationally. EE has been also been identified as one of the themes for the SABS Expo, earmarked for 29-31 October 2008.
QUESTION 1770
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Date of publication on internal question paper: 10 October 2008
Internal question paper no: 30
Mrs J A Semple (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
Whether any disciplinary action was taken against officials in his department in (a) (i) 2005, (ii) 2006 and (iii) 2007 and (b) during the period 1 January up to 30 September 2008; if not, why not; if so, (i) how many instances, (ii) in each instance (aa) what was the rank/position of the official, (bb) what was the transgression and (cc) what disciplinary action was taken? NW2560E
REPLY:
(a) (i) Yes,
ii) Yes,
iii) Yes.
(b) Yes,
i) 12 instances,
(ii) (aa), (bb) and (cc): the details are as follows:
|(aa) Post Designation: |(bb) Transgression: |(cc) Disciplinary Action: |
|Snr Registry Clerk |Insubordination |Written Warning |
|Admin Clerk |Misuse of state vehicle and petrol card |In the process of instituting disciplinary |
| | |action |
|Assistant Director |Insubordination |Written Warning |
|Assistant Director |Insubordination |Written Warning |
|(aa) Post Designation: |(bb) Transgression: |(cc) Disciplinary Action: |
|Deputy Director |Insubordination |Written Warning |
|Deputy Director |Insubordination |Written Warning |
|Deputy Director |Insubordination |Written Warning |
|Deputy Director |Insubordination |Written Warning |
|Assistant Director |Sexual Harassment |Dismissed |
|Chief Director |Negligence and Insubordination |Await approval for implementation of |
| | |sanction |
|Director |Unauthorized Expenditure |Audi Alteram Partem letter for Written |
| | |Warning issued |
|Chief Director |Unauthorized Expenditure |Audi Alteram Partem letter for Written |
| | |Warning issued |
QUESTION 1778
(WRITTEN REPLY) 10 October 2008
1778. Mr S E Opperman (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works:
Whether any disciplinary action was taken against officials in his department (a) in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006 and (iii) 2007 and (b) during the period 1 January up to 30 September 2008; if not, why not; if so, (i) in how many instances and (ii) in each case, (aa) what was the rank/position of the official, (bb) what was the transgression and (cc) what disciplinary action was taken? NW2568E
REPLY:
a) DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS TAKEN IN THE DEPARTMENT
i) PERIOD: JANUARY - DECEMBER 2005
| |(aa) The Rank of Official |(bb) The transgression |(cc) Disciplinary Action |(dd) Disciplinary Outcome |
|1 |Chief Director (SR 14) |-Violation of procurement processes |- Internal disciplinary hearing |- Employee was discharged on medical ground |
| | |- Un-authorized expenditure | |(Inability to stand disciplinary processes) |
|2 |Chief Director (SR 14) |- Abuse of authority and harassment |- Internal disciplinary hearing processes |- Dismissal |
|3 |Chief Director (SR 14) |- Misrepresentation of employment particulars |- Internal disciplinary processes |- Charges withdrawn |
|4 |2 x Deputy Directors (SR 12) |- Violation of procurement processes & |- Pre-dismissal processes according to s188A |- Dismissal |
| | |- Un-authorized expenditure |of the LRA | |
|5 |Assistant Director (SR10) |- Violation of procurement processes |- Internal disciplinary processes |- (3) Three months suspension without pay and |
| | |- Un-authorized expenditure | |relocation out of property management |
|6 |Assistant Director (SR 10) |- Abscondment |- s17 of the PSA, 1004 |- Dismissal by operation of law |
|7 |2 x Cleaners (SR 2) |Theft |- Internal disciplinary processes |- Dismissal |
|8 |2 x Senior Admin Officer (SR 8) |Theft |- Internal Disciplinary processes |- Dismissal |
ii) PERIOD: JANUARY – DECEMBER 2006
| |(aa) The Rank of Official |(bb) The transgression |(cc) Disciplinary Action |(dd) Disciplinary Outcome |
|1 |Chief Director (SR 14) |Violation of procurement |- Pre-dismissal hearing in |- Dismissal |
| | |processes |terms of s188A of the LRA. | |
| | | |1995 | |
|2 |Director (SR 13) |Violation of procurement |- Pre-dismissal hearing in |- Employee acquitted |
| | | |terms of s188A of the LRA, | |
| | | |1995 | |
|3 |Chief Works Manager (SR 10) |Theft |- Internal disciplinary |- Dismissal |
| | | |processes | |
|4 |Project Manager (SR 8) |Violation of procurement |- Internal disciplinary |- Dismissal |
| | |processes |processes | |
|5 |Admin Officer (SR 7) |Theft |- Internal disciplinary |- Dismissal |
| | | |processes | |
|6 |Chief Security Officer |Theft |- Internal disciplinary |- Dismissal |
| | | |process | |
|7 |Deputy Director (SR 11) |Insubordination |- Internal disciplinary |- Dismissal |
| | | |processes | |
|8 |Assistant Director (SR 10) |Abscondement |- s17 of the PSA, 1994 |- Dismissal by operation of |
| | | | |law |
|9 |6 x Cleaners (SR 2) |Anscondement |- s17 of the PSA, 1994 |- Dismissal by operation of |
| | | | |law |
iii) PERIOD: JANUARY – DECEMBER 2007
| |(aa) The Rank of Official |(bb) The transgression |(cc) Disciplinary Action |(dd) Disciplinary Outcome |
|1 |2 x Deputy Directors (SR 12) |Violation of procurement |- Internal disciplinary |- Dismissals |
| | |processes |hearing procedures | |
|2 |1 x Senior Admin Clerk (SR6) |Abscondement |- s17 of the PSA, 1994 |- Dismissal by operation of |
| | | | |law |
|3 |1 x Intern (SR 4) |Abscondement |- s17 of the PSA, 1994 |- Dismissal by operation of |
| | | | |law |
|4 |2 x Cleaners (SR 2) |Abscondement |- s17 of the PSA.1994 |Dismissal by operation of law|
b) DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS DURING THE PERIOD 1st January to 30th September 2008
| |(aa) The Rank of Official |(bb) The transgression |(cc) Disciplinary Action |(dd) Disciplinary Outcome |
|1 |Deputy Director General (SR 15)|Gaining employment to the |- Internal disciplinary |- Employee resigned during |
| | |department using illegally |hearing processes. |precautionary suspension. |
| | |obtained ID document | | |
|2 |Senior Project Manager (DD |Violation of procurement |- Internal DC |- (3) Three months suspension|
| |level) (SR12) |processes | |without pay and transfer out |
| | | | |of Project management unit |
|3 |Director (SR 13) |Abscondement |- S17of the PSA, 1994 |- Dismissal |
| | | |Dismissal | |
|4 |3 x Assistant Directors (SR 10)|Abuse of state vehicles |- Internal disciplinary |- 2 x got (3) three month |
| | | |hearing |suspension without pay. |
| | | | |- 1x disciplinary processes |
| | | | |are still in process. |
|5 |2 x Assistant Director (SR 10) |Abscondement |- s17 of the PSA, 1994 |- Dismissal by operation of |
| | | | |law |
|6 |1 x Senior Admin Officer (SR |Abscondement |- s17 of the PSA, 1994 |- Dismissal by operation of |
| |8) | | |law |
|7 |1 x Asst. Admin Officer (SR6) |Abscondement |- s17 of the PSA,1994 |- Dismissal by operation of |
| | | | |law |
QUESTION NO 1781
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 10 OCTOBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 30/2008)
Date reply submitted: 04 November 2008
Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
Whether any disciplinary action was taken against officials in his department (a) in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006 and (iii) 2007 and (b) during the period 1 January up to 30 September 2008; if not, why not; if so, (i) in how many instances and (ii) in each case, (aa) what was the rank/position of the official, (bb) what was the transgression and (cc) what disciplinary action was taken?
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REPLY:
(a)(i)(ii)(iii) Yes.
(b) Disciplinary action taken against officials during the period 1 January up to 30 September 2008 is as follows:
|b(i) |(ii)(aa) |ii(bb) |ii(cc) |If not, why not? |
|In how many |What was the |What was the |What disciplinary action was taken | |
|instances |rank/position of the |transgression | | |
| |official | | | |
|9 |Superintendent |Regulation 20( a) |141 x Pending |N/A |
| | | |2 x Verbal warning | |
| | |Fails to comply with, or contravenes an |5 x Dismissed | |
| | |Act, regulation or legal obligation |6 x Fined |N/A |
| | | |2 x Withdrawn | |
| | | |5 x Suspended dismissal for 6 months | |
| | | |9 x Written warning | |
| | | |2 x No departmental steps |Not enough evidence |
| | | |7 x Final written warning | |
| | | |12 x Fined R500 | |
| | | |1 x Fined R500, sus-ended dismissal for| |
| | | |6 months | |
| | | |2 x Withdrawn | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
|4 |Snr Superintendent | | | |
|22 |Admin Clerk | | | |
|11 |Constable | | | |
|79 |Inspector | | | |
|13 |Sergeant | | | |
|52 |Captain | | | |
|4 |Snr Superintendent | | | |
|10 | Captain |Regulation 20(b) |11 x Withdrawn |N/A |
| | | |13 x Dismissal | |
| | |Wilfully or negligently mismanages the |2 x Fine | |
| | |finances of the state. |6 x Pending | |
|3 |Snr Superintendent | | | |
|16 |Admin Clerk | | | |
|3 |Sergeant | | | |
|2 |Superintendent |Regulation 20(c) |2 x Not guilty |N/A |
| | | |10 x Pending | |
| | |Without permission possesses or uses the|1 x Fined R300 | |
| | |property of the State, another employee |3 x Written warning | |
| | |or a visitor. |2 x Dismissed | |
|10 |Inspector | | | |
|2 |Snr Superintendent | | | |
|4 |Sergeant | | | |
|20 |Captain |Regulation 20(d): |10 x Pending |N/A |
| | | |7 x Withdrawn | |
| | |Intentionally or negligently damages and|5 x Fines | |
| | |or causes loss of State property |17 x Fined R250 - suspended dismissal | |
| | | |7 x Suspended dismissal | |
|25 |Inspector | | | |
|1 |Constable | | | |
|2 |Inspector |Regulation 20(e ) |1 x Pending |N/A |
| | | |1 x Not guilty | |
| | |Endangers the lives of others by |1 x Fine | |
| | |disregarding safety rules or | | |
| | |regulations. | | |
|1 |Constable | | | |
|5 |Snr Superintendent |Regulation 20(f) |21 x Fine |N/A |
| | | |8 x Pending | |
| | |Prejudices the administration, |1 x Not guilty | |
| | |discipline or efficiency of a |5 x Withdrawn | |
| | |department, office or institution of the|2 x Final written warning | |
| | |State. |2 x Suspended dismissal | |
|4 |Personnel Officer | | | |
|1 |Superintendent | | | |
|12 |Inspctor | | | |
|1 |Constable | | | |
|16 |Admin Clerk | | | |
|1 |Driver |Regulation 20(g) |1 x No departmental steps taken |Not enough evidence |
| | | |1 x Not guilty | |
| | |Misuses his or her position in the | | |
| | |Service to promote or to prejudice the | | |
| | |interest of any political party. | | |
|1 |Inspector | | | |
|8 |Captain |Regulation 20(i) |10 x Pending | |
| | | |4 x Withdrawn | |
| | |Fails to carry out a lawful order or |3 x Not guilty | |
| | |routine instruction without just or |4 x Written warning | |
| | |reasonable cause. |1 x No departmental steps |Not enough evidence |
| | | |6 x Dismissal suspended for 6 months | |
|1 |Sergeant | | | |
|15 |Constable | | | |
|1 |Inspector | | | |
|2 |Snr Superintendent | | | |
|1 |Telcom Operator | | | |
|5 |Snr Superintendent |Regulation 20(j) |119 x Pending |N/A |
| | | |65 x Written warning | |
| | |Absents himself or herself from work |6 x Not guilty | |
| | |without reason or permission. |18 x Final written warning | |
| | | |40 x Withdrawn | |
| | | |6 x Dismissal suspended | |
| | | |11 x Fine | |
| | | |18 x No departmental steps |Not enough evidence |
| | | |3 x Verbal warning | |
| | | | | |
| | | |4 x Fined R500 | |
| | | | | |
| | | |4 x Counselling | |
| | | |9 x Dismissed | |
| | | | | |
|4 |Personnel Officer | | | |
|1 |Superintendent | | | |
|12 |Inspector | | | |
|1 |Constable | | | |
|16 |Admin Clerk | | | |
|13 |Personnel Officer | | | |
|5 |Personnel Officer | | | |
|2 |Data Typist | | | |
|106 |Inspector | | | |
|1 | Superintendent | | | |
|46 |Captain | | | |
|42 |Admin Clerk | | | |
|1 |Foreman | | | |
|34 |Sergeant | | | |
|14 |Admin Clerk | | | |
|1 |Inspector |Regulation 20(k) |2 x Pending |N/A |
| | | |2 x Not guilty | |
| | |Commits an act of sexual harassment. |1 x Written warning | |
|2 |Captain | | | |
|1 |Admin Clerk | | | |
|1 |Sergeant | | | |
|15 |Inspector |Regulation 20( l) |14 x Pending |N/A |
| | | |5 x Suspended | |
| | |Unfairly discriminates against others on|1 x Dismissed | |
| | |the basis of race, gender, disability, | | |
| | |sexuality or other grounds prohibited by| | |
| | |the Constitution. | | |
|5 |Superintendent | | | |
|6 |Inspector |Regulation 20(m): |1 x Suspended |N/A |
| | | |5 x Pending | |
| | |Without written approval of the employer| | |
| | |performs work for compensation in a | | |
| | |private capacity for another person or | | |
| | |organisation either during or outside | | |
| | |working hours. | | |
|1 |Sergeant |Regulation 20(n) |7 x Pending | |
| | | |2 x Not guilty | |
| | |Without authorisation, sleeps on duty. |3 x No departmental steps |Not enough evidence |
| | | |7 x Warning | |
|6 |Constable | | | |
|5 |Inspector | | | |
|7 |General Worker | | | |
|7 |Superintendent |Regulation 20(o) |12 x Written warning |N/A |
| | | |48 x Pending | |
| | |While on duty, is under the influence of|10 x Fine | |
| | |an intoxicating, illegal, unauthorised, | | |
| | |habit-forming drugs, including alcohol |2 x Not guilty | |
| | | |3 x Withdrawn | |
| | | |1 x Dismissal suspended R100 | |
| | | |2 x Dismissed | |
| | | |1 x Counselling | |
| | | |1 x Final written warning | |
|3 |Captain | | | |
|1 |Foreman | | | |
|6 |Constable | | | |
|44 |Inspector | | | |
|5 |General Worker | | | |
|1 |FCM | | | |
|13 |Sergeant | | | |
|58 |Inspector |Regulation 20(p) |3 x Suspended |N/A |
| | | |52 x Written warning | |
| | |While on duty, conducts herself or |24 x Fined | |
| | |himself in an improper, disgraceful and |37 x Pending | |
| | |unacceptable manner. |1 x Withdrawn | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
|8 |Captain | | | |
|7 |Personnel Officer | | | |
|5 |General Worker | | | |
|2 |Constable | | | |
|17 |Admin Clerk | | | |
|20 |Sergeant | | | |
| | | | | |
|2 |Sergeant |Regulation 20(q) |2 x Pending |N/A |
| | | |3 x Verbal Warning | |
| | |Contravenes any prescribed Code of |1 x Withdrawn | |
| | |Conduct for the Service or the Public |2 x Written warning | |
| | |Service, whichever may be applicable to | | |
| | |him or her. | | |
|1 |Inspector | | | |
|2 |Constable | | | |
|3 |Snr Superintendent | | | |
|10 |Inspector |Regulation 20(r) |9 x Pending |N/A |
| | |Incites other employees to unlawful |1 x Fine | |
| | |conduct or conduct in conflict with |3 x Final written warning | |
| | |accepted procedure. | | |
|3 |Sergeant | | | |
|15 |Captain |Regulation 20(s) |19 x Not guilty |N/A |
| | | |4 x Withdrawn | |
| | |Displays disrespect towards others in |7 x Warning | |
| | |the workplace or demonstrates abusive or|1 x Dismissal - suspended for 6 months | |
| | |insolent behaviour. |9 x Pending | |
| | | |1 x Rehabilitation | |
| | | |14 x Written warnings | |
| | | |4 x Final written warning | |
| | | |2 x Verbal warning | |
| | | |1 x Fine | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
|15 |Personnel Officer | | | |
|19 |Inspector | | | |
|4 |Admin Clerk | | | |
|3 |Superintendent | | | |
|6 |Sergeant | | | |
|6 |Inspector |Regulation 20(w) |6 x Pending |N/A |
| | | |3 x Written warning | |
| | |Gives false statement or evidence in the|2 x Withdrawn | |
| | |execution of his or her duties. | | |
|5 |Captain | | | |
|4 |Admin Clerk |Regulation 20(x) |4 x Dismissed |N/A |
| | | | | |
| | |Falsifies records or any other | | |
| | |documents. | | |
|1 |Handyman |Regulation 20(z) |89 x Not guilty | |
| | | |76 x Dismissal suspended | |
| | |Commits a common law or statutory |334 x Pending | |
| | |offence |110 x Dismissed | |
| | | |174 x Fine | |
| | | | | |
| | | |197 x Withdrawn | |
| | | |53 x Suspended | |
| | | |41 x Final written warning | |
| | | | | |
| | | |6 x Resigned | |
| | | |3 x Corrective counselling | |
| | | |69 x Written warning | |
| | | | | |
| | | |3 x Verbal warning | |
| | | |72 x No departmental steps |Not enough evidence |
| | | |12 x Transferred | |
| | | | | |
| | | |2 x Found guilty | |
| | | |1 x Fined dismissal - suspended for 6 | |
| | | |months | |
| | | |1 x Temporary withdrawn | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
|3 |General Assistant | | | |
|10 |Admin Clerk | | | |
|157 |Sergeant | | | |
|6 | Data Typist | | | |
|2 |Financial Clerk | | | |
|2 |General Worker | | | |
|13 |Superintendent | | | |
|297 |Constable | | | |
|87 |Captain | | | |
|3 |Groundsman | | | |
|2 |Foreman | | | |
|660 |Inspector | | | |
QUESTION NO 1785
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 OCTOBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 31)
Mr M M Swathe (DA) to ask the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry:
Whether any disciplinary action was taken against officials in her department (a) in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006 and (iii) 2007 and (b) during the period 1 January up to 30 September 2008; if not, why not; if so, (i) how many instances, (ii) in each instance, (aa) what was the rank/position of the official, (bb) what was the transgression and (cc) what disciplinary action was taken?
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REPLY:
a) (i) Yes
(ii) Yes
iii) Yes
(b) Yes
(i) Ten (10)
(ii)
|(aa) Rank/Position of the Official? |(bb) The Transgression? |(cc) Disciplinary action was taken? |
|Deputy Director |Racism |Dismissal |
|Deputy Director |Fraud |Dismissal |
|Deputy Director |Removing State information |Dismissal |
|Security Guard |Damaging state property (Breaking |Written warning |
| |compound windows) | |
|Registry Clerk |Fraud |Dismissal |
|Senior Accounting Clerk |Misrepresentation |Final written warning and one month suspension|
|Chief Auxiliary Service Officer |Insubordination |Final written warning |
|Personal Assistant |Fraud |Dismissal |
|Chief Director: Forestry |Fraud |Dismissal |
|Industrial Technician |Misuse of State property |Dismissal |
QUESTION NO. 1797
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 31 of 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 October 2008
Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
(1) (a) When was the Benguela Current Commission (BCC) first instituted and (b) what was its purpose;
(2) whether the work of the BCC was found to be effective since it was instituted; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details on which his conclusion is based? NW2592E
MR G R MORGAN (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
1797. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:
(1)(a) The Benguela Current Commission (BCC) Agreement was signed by the Ministers of the Republic of South Africa, Namibia and Angola in August 2006. The first Management Board Meeting was held in April 2007 and the first Ministerial Conference held in July 2007.
(1)(b) The BCC was established to manage transboundary impacts on the Benguela system, such as environmental variations (South Africa’s responsibility), migratory fish stocks (Namibia) and pollution threats (Angola).
(2) The BCC has only recently become operational, with the appointment of the Executive Secretary. Other office-bearers will soon be appointed and thereafter the Commission will be fully operational. The BCC will also only become fully supported after the establishment, early next year, of the second phase of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) and Norwegian funding for research (around R70 million over 5 years) have been released.
QUESTION NO. 1798
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 31 of 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 October 2008
Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism:
(1) What was the size of (a) the compliance budget, (b) fisheries management budget and (c) fisheries research budget of the Marine Living Resources Fund in each of the past five financial years;
(2) what is the size of the current financial year’s (a) compliance budget, (b) fisheries management budget and (c) fisheries research budget? NW2593E
MR G R MORGAN (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
1798. THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ANSWERS:
(1) & (2) The budget breakdown per component for the current and previous five years is provided in the table below as follows:
|BUDGET: MARINE LIVING RESOURCES FUND |
|Component Name |Budget 2003/04 |Budget 2004/05 |Budget 2005/06 |
| |OPEX |CAPEX |OPEX |CAPEX |OPEX |CAPEX |
|Compliance | 49,964,146.00 | 151,000,000.00 | 84,824,000.00 | 86,000,000.00 | 143,896,000.00 | |
| | | | | | |- |
|Fisheries Management| 38,895,141.00 | 55,253,000.00 | 61,233,000.00 | | 57,568,000.00 | |
| | | | |- | |- |
|Fisheries Research | 76,604,712.00 | | 120,503,000.00 | 9,000,000.00 | 93,724,000.00 | 33,302,000.00 |
| | |- | | | | |
|TOTAL | 165,463,999.00 | 206,253,000.00 | 266,560,000.00 | 95,000,000.00 | 295,188,000.00 | 33,302,000.00 |
|Component Name |Budget 2006/07 |Budget 2007/08 |Budget 2008/09 |
| |OPEX |CAPEX |OPEX |CAPEX |OPEX |CAPEX |
|Compliance | 125,284,000.00 | | 99,000,000.00 | | 125,150,728.00 | |
| | |- | |- | |- |
|Fisheries Management| 17,000,000.00 | | 17,040,740.00 | | 20,761,952.00 | |
| | |- | |- | |- |
|Fisheries Research | 82,176,000.00 | 51,947,000.00 | 85,233,000.00 | 20,000,000.00 | 101,383,500.00 | |
| | | | | | |- |
|TOTAL | 224,460,000.00 | 51,947,000.00 | 201,273,740.00 | 20,000,000.00 | 247,296,180.00 | |
| | | | | | |- |
| |
|EXPLANATORY NOTES: |
|1. The above Budgets exclude the Components’ Personnel Budgets as the Marine Living Resources Fund is administered by staff of the Department of Environmental |
|Affairs and Tourism. |
|2. The budgets include Operational and Capital Expenditure. |
|3. Sources of income for the budgets include Own Revenue (e.g. levies) and MTEF operational and capital allocations in terms of Estimates of National |
|Expenditure. |
|4. As of 2006/07 Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) was formed as a separate component. The Fisheries Management component therefore no longer included the |
|budget for ICM activities. |
QUESTION NO 1801
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 OCTOBER 2008
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 31/2008)
Date reply submitted: 04 November 2008
Dr S M van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Safety and Security:
(1) Whether a certain officer of the SA Police Service (SAPS) (details furnished), who investigated a certain murder case (details furnished), intimated that there were many leads; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether (a)(i) two suspects were taken into custody and (ii) one of them admitted in detention, to an informer, that they had in fact committed the murder and (b) the case was handed over to another investigating officer (name furnished); if not, what is the position in each case; if so, (i) what are the relevant details in each case and (ii) why were the suspects released;
(3) whether the SAPS knows where the suspects are at present; if not, whether they can be traced once more; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) whether the case was handed over to the Attorney-General; if so, (a) when was it handed over and (b) what decision has the Attorney-General taken; if not,
(5) whether the SAPS is further investigating this case; if not, why not; if so, (a) what progress has been made with the investigation so far and (b) what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
(1) No, the case docket was not investigated by Capt Marè. The case docket in question is Schweizer Reneke CAS 79/02/2007, a charge of murder. The deceased is Mr SP Rademeyer. Only the crime scene was investigated by Capt Jan Marè as he was the standby duty officer at the time of the incident. Forensic evidence was collected at the crime scene during the investigation. Footprints at the scene as well as sweets eaten by the suspects and food left at the scene were analysed for DNA.
(2) (a)(i) Yes.
(ii) Yes. Statements of witnesses to this effect were obtained and filed in the case docket.
(2) (b)(i) No, Inspector Alla Reyneke of the Schweizer Reneke Detective Services investigated the case docket from the beginning. Inspector Reyneke serves under the command of Capt Marè.
(ii) The suspects were released by the Prosecuotr because they were both minors and they were both well known and could be traced again after decision from the DPP’s office was received.
(3) Yes, the whereabouts of one of the suspects is known and can be traced by the investigating officer. The second suspect hanged himself with a rope and is deceased.
(4) Yes.
(a) On 14 July 2008.
(b) The case docket is currently still at the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
(5) Not applicable.
QUESTION NO.: 1802
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 10 OCTOBER 2008
Dr S M van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:†
Whether Transnet, SA Airways and Eskom will continue to exist within her department; if not, what is the position in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case? NW2597E
REPLY
Yes, the abovementioned State Owned Enterprises will continue to exist and report to the Department.
QUESTION 1806
1806. Ms AM Dreyer (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:
(1) Whether he has received the Public Service Sector Education and Training
Authority (PSETA) report (copy furnished); if not, why not; if so,
(2) whether he has taken any action in relation to the findings of this report; if so, (a)
what action and (b) against whom; if not, why not;
(3) whether he will take any action; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant
details? NW2601E
The Minister of Labour replied
1) I have not received a copy of the PSETA Memorandum as furnished from your office and I want to thank you for bringing it to my attention.
As for the PSETA Annual Report for the 2007/08, the entity has not submitted their audited Financial Statements and Report to me as required in terms of the PFMA. I have formally raised my concern with the entity’s Board in a letter dated 19 September 2008, regarding their failure to meet the said deadline and requesting an indication of the necessary steps in terms of Section 51 of the PFMA against any employee who may have led to the contravention of the provisions of this Act.
2) I have not yet taken any action regarding matters raised in the report as we are still busy conducting our internal investigation and consulting with our legal advisors including DPSA on some aspects of the Memorandum.
3) I will certainly act on the outcome of our internal investigation including the advice from my legal team.
QUESTION 1808
1808. Ms AM Dreyer (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:
(1) Whether his department has (a) a skills development programme, (b) career pathing, (c) a policy on travel allowances and (d) a leave policy for inspectors; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case;
(2) Whether his department has a policy regarding the job evaluation of inspectors; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what is the frequency of evaluations for every inspector?
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REPLY *1808: The Minister of Labour replied:
It is essential to point out to the honourable member that the Department of Labour does not have a separate and specific set of policies applicable only to Inspectors but has policies dealing with all employees in general. Inspectors are part of the general population of employees in the Department that are affected by such policies and therefore there is no special arrangement for the treatment of inspectors.
The rest of the questions therefore fall away.
1(a).Yes the Department has a skills development programme for all employees employed in the DoL which offers the following skills development opportunities:
• Bursaries
• Skills programmes
• Short courses
• Learnerships
• Conferences and seminars
• Internships
Each employee has a Personal Development Plan (PDP) which forms the basis for the Department‘s workplace skills plan for the year and inspectors are covered under this programme.
1(b) Career pathing is reflected on the job profiles for all employees and employees discuss their career aspirations with their supervisors for them to agree on skills development interventions aimed at addressing identified career aspirations. Such interventions are then captured on the employee’s Personal Development Plan for implementation.
1(c) Inspectors are covered under the Department’s Travel and Subsistence Policy. This Policy is applicable to all DoL Employees and therefore, it was not necessary to develop a policy specifically applicable to the Inspectorate.
1(d) Inspectors are covered under DoL’s Leave Policy which caters for all employees in the DoL. There is therefore no specific policy applicable only to inspectors.
2. (a) The Department has one Job Evaluation policy that is applicable to all jobs in the Department and there is no separate policy for inspectors.
2. (b) All posts at SR 9 upwards are regarded as mandatory posts with regards to the need for job evaluation and are evaluated once every three years in line with Public Service Regulations,2001 IV/B3 mandate. Posts below SR 9 are evaluated only on request in cases where the job content changed or where there is uncertainty with regards to remuneration level.
QUESTION NO: 1816
PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 31 OF 17 OCTOBER 2008
Mr A J LEON (DA) to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs:
(1) Whether any disciplinary action was taken against officials in her department (a) in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006 and (iii) 2007 and (b) during the period 1 January 2008 up to 30 September 2008; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) how many instances of disciplinary action occurred, (ii) what was the rank/position of each official against whom disciplinary action was taken, (iii) what was the transgression and (iv) what disciplinary action was taken?
REPLY:
(1)(a) (i) Yes, in the 2005/2006 Financial Year, 27 disciplinary actions were taken against officials in the Department.
(ii) Yes, in 2006/2007 Financial Year, 12 disciplinary actions were taken against officials in the Department.
(iii) Yes, in April 2007 to December 2007, 18 disciplinary actions were taken against officials in the Department.
(b) During the period 1 January 2008 up to 30 September 2008, 23 cases were handled as tabulated below:
|Number(i) |Rank(ii) |Nature of misconduct (iii) |Disciplinary action taken (iv) |
|1 |Director |Four charges of insubordination, two charges of |Final Written Warning and a recall to |
| | |bringing the Department into disrepute, one |Head Office. |
| | |charge of disrespectful conduct, one charge of | |
| | |making false accusation and misrepresentation | |
| | |and one charge of dishonest conduct. | |
|2 |Assistant Director |Absenteeism |Retired |
|3 |Director |Failure to follow Treasury Regulations and |One month suspension without pay |
| | |misrepresentation. | |
|4 |Corporate Services Manager|Failure to follow Departmental procedures in |Dismissal |
| | |procuring goods, misrepresentation, and failure | |
| | |to follow instructions | |
|5 |Senior Foreign Service |Absenteeism |Final Written Warning coupled with |
| |Officer | |counselling |
|6 |Senior Foreign Service |Insolent behaviour and abusive language |Final Written Warning and one month |
| |Officer(1st Political | |suspension without pay |
| |Secretary) | | |
|7 |Security Officer |Alleged fighting |Written Warning |
|8 |Assistant Director |Alleged domestic violence |Written warning, grounded for 2 years at|
| | | |Head Office and counselling but appeal |
| | | |pending. |
|9 |Assistant Director |Absenteeism |Final Written Warning |
|10 |Driver |Abuse of alcohol |Warning |
|11 |Director |Allegations of insubordination, failure to |Found not guilty |
| | |follow Treasury Regulations and the including | |
| | |insubordination and failure to follow treasury | |
| | |regulations | |
|12 |Deputy Director |Alleged poor performance |Not charged for misconduct, but referred|
| | | |for incapacity. |
|13 |Deputy Director |Alleged Misrepresentation and negligence |Case withdrawn |
|14 |Cleaner |Alleged theft |Not charged for misconduct due to |
| | | |insufficient evidence |
|15 |Cleaner |Alleged theft |Not charged for misconduct due to |
| | | |insufficient evidence |
|16 |Driver |Misuse of government petrol card |Suspension without pay for one month, |
| | | |and repayment of the loss to Department |
|17 |Assistant Director |Failure to follow treasury regulations and other|Found not guilty |
| | |prescripts | |
|18 |Driver |Absenteeism |Found not guilty |
|19 |SASO |Absenteeism |Case withdrawn |
|20 |Security Officer |Absenteeism |Dismissal |
|21 |Cleaner |Assault |Dismissal |
|22 |Security Officer |Absenteeism |Dismissal |
|23 |Senior Foreign Affairs |Alleged insolence or disrespectful conduct |Dismissed but appeal pending. |
| |Officer |towards the supervisor | |
QUESTION NO.: 1819
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 OCTOBER 2008
Dr S M van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister for Public Enterprises:
Whether any disciplinary action was taken against officials in her department (a) in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006 and (iii) 2007 and (b) during the period 1 January 2008 up to 30 September 2008; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) how many Instances of disciplinary action occurred, (ii) what was the rank/position of each Official against whom disciplinary action was taken, (iii) what was the transgression and (iv) what disciplinary action was taken?
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REPLY
The Information requested by the Honourable Member is contained in the table below:
|Description |2005 |2006 |2007 |2008 |
| | | | |(Up to 30 September) |
|Any disciplinary Action? |Yes |None |Yes |Yes |
|Instances of disciplinary |One |None |One |One |
|action | | | | |
|Rank of each official |Deputy Director (DD) and |None |Senior Administrative Officer |Deputy Director |
| |Chief Director (CD) | | | |
|Transgression |Abuse of State assets |None |Abscondment |1. Poor Performance |
| | | | | |
| | | | |2. Verbal Abuse and aggressive|
| | | | |behaviour |
|Description |2005 |2006 |2007 |2008 |
| | | | |(Up to 30 September) |
|Disciplinary action taken |None. |None |Dismissal |1. Written Warning |
| | | | | |
| |The DD was later reinstated | | |2. Referred to SOMA |
| |and the CD resigned. | | |Initiative for assessment and |
| | | | |the Department is |
| | | | |awaiting the report |
| | | | |from SOMA. |
QUESTION NO 1821
DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: MONDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2008
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2008 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 31 – 2008)
Mr S B Farrow (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:
Whether any disciplinary action was taken against officials in his department (a) in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006 and (iii) 2007 and (b) during the period 1 January 2008 up to 30 September 2008; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) how many instances of disciplinary action occurred, (ii) what was the rank/position of each official against whom disciplinary action was taken, (iii) what was the transgression and (iv) what disciplinary action was taken?
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REPLY:
5.
The Minister of Transport:
(a) Disciplinary action taken against officials in the Department of Transport in:-
(i) 2005 - Nine (9)
(ii) 2006 - Three (3)
(iii) 2007 - Five (5); and
(b) during the period 01 January 2008 up to 30 September 2008:-
(i) Five (5) cases finalized and one (1) pending.
(ii)
✓ Director: Campaigns and Events Management
✓ Deputy Director: Campaigns and Events Management
✓ Deputy Director: Driving License Standards
✓ Assistant Director: Supply Chain Management
✓ Driver
(iii)
✓ Director: Campaigns and Events Management – Insubordination.
✓ Deputy Director: Campaigns and Events Management – Improper and insolent behaviour.
✓ Deputy Director: Driving License Standards – Smoking in the office.
✓ Assistant Director: Supply Chain Management – Improper and insolent behaviour.
✓ Driver – Failure to comply with road traffic regulations.
(iv)
✓ Director: Campaigns and Events Management – Written warning.
✓ Deputy Director: Campaigns and Events Management – Written warning.
✓ Deputy Director: Driving License Standards – Written warning.
✓ Assistant Director: Supply Chain Management – Written warning.
✓ Driver – Final written warning.
Question 1837 (Written Reply) Friday, 24 October 2008
Mr LK JOUBERT (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS
How many new job opportunities were created through the Expanded Public Works Programme in each of the past five years up to the latest specified date for which information is available? NW2629E
REPLY
Number of Work opportunities created through EPWP from April 2004 – June 2008.
|Sector |5-yr Targets |Job Opportunities created |
|Infrastructure |750 000 |685 694 |
|Economic |12 000 |14 133 |
|Environment and culture |200 000 |386 366 |
|Social |150 000 |142 223 |
|Overall |1 112 000 |1 228 416 |
QUESTION 1839
1839. Mr L K Joubert (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:
Whether unemployment has been reduced since 2004 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, why not; if so, to what extent?
REPLY: The Minister of Labour replied:
According to the Labour Force Survey unemployment levels declined from 4 611 000 in March 2004 to 4 191 000 in March 2008, representing a decline of about 9.1% (i.e. 420 000. The official rate of unemployment has also been going down from 27.8% in March 2004 to 23.5% in March 2008.
QUESTION 1851
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 24/10/2008
(INTERNAL QESTION PAPER 32-2008)
Adv PS Swart (DA) to ask the Minister of Education:
How many (a) public schools as defined in the SA Schools Act, Act 84 of 1996 and (b) public further education and training (FET) institutions as defined by the Further Education and Training Act, Act 98 of 1998 benefited (i) in 2006, (ii) in 2007 and (iii) during the period 1 January 2008 up to the latest specified date for which information is available from the e-rate as contained in section 73 of the Electronic Communications Act, Act 36 of 2005? NW2644E
REPLY:
(a) There are no schools currently benefiting from the e-rate.
(b) There are 9 FET colleges in KwaZulu-Natal (Coastal, Esayidi, Mnambithi, Mthashana, Majuba, Thekwini, Umgungundhlovu, Elangeni, Richtek FET colleges) and 1 in the Eastern Cape (Port Elizabeth FET College) benefitting from the e-rate in 2008.
QUESTION 1859
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Date of publication on internal question paper: 24 October 2008
Internal question paper no: 31
Mrs J A Semple (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
In respect of each province for each of the past three financial years, (a) how many people have received (i) state old age grants, (ii) disability grants, (iii) child support grants and (iv)(aa) any other social assistance grants from the Government and (bb) what is the nature of such grants in each case and (b) how much money was spent by the Government on each grant? NW2652E
REPLY:
(a) (i) State old age grants
|Financial Year |Eastern Cape |Free |Gauteng |KwaZulu-Natal |Limpopo |Mpuma- |Northern Cape |
| | |State | | | |langa | |
|2005/06 |19 763 353 081 |28 360 251 |13 676 393 523 |2 063 494 996 |877 486 655 |14 815 179 612 |51 224 268 118 |
|2006/07 |21 468 357 286 |25 073 848 |14 718 429 295 |2 477 564 830 |998 051 639 |17 925 835 102 |57 613 312 000 |
|2007/08 |22 563 569 186 |21 469 508 |16 008 911 052 |3 256 598 364 |1 131 591 703 | 19 345 778 188 |62 327 918 001 |
|Total |63 795 279 553 |74 903 607 |44 403 733 870 |7 797 658 190 |3 007 129 997 |52 086 792 902 |171 165 498 119 |
Source: South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)
SOCPEN
QUESTION NUMBER 1861
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 24 OCTOBER 2008
Mr S J F Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Finance:
(1) Whether the engineers who helped a certain group of companies (names furnished) to develop a countrywide manufacturing plan aimed at addressing poverty and joblessness (details furnished) presented this plan to the Macroeconomic Policy Unit (MEPU) of his department; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) when and (b) what was the MEPU’s response to this plan;
(2) whether the Government has implemented measures to support this manufacturing plan; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether the MEPU undertook in 2005 to evaluate this manufacturing plan and report back to the Government; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what were the outcomes of the evaluations;
(4) whether the MEPU rejected this manufacturing plan; if so, on what basis?
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REPLY:
1) Yes, a Mr. Greville Wood of Greville Wood Developments (GWD) met with a team from our Macroeconomic Policy Unit in early 2005 to discuss an industrial plan titled “The Job Creation Blue Print”. Mr. Wood’s blue print proposed the development of factories that manufactured walls and other building materials for the construction of houses, classrooms and other types of buildings. Mr. Wood also submitted a proposal to the Minerals and Manufacturing Technology Department of the CSIR. Nowhere in Mr. Wood’s plan does it say that he developed the plans for the firms mentioned. The plan presented to the National Treasury was not endorsed by these firms and reflected an idea that could be effected if funding were available as well as determining the institutions and individuals that could be involved.
2) To my knowledge, Government has not implemented measures to support the plan proposed by Mr. Wood. The exact details on the why this was not done will have to be asked of the Department of Trade and Industry. The National Treasury does not have direct involvement in industrial development and assessment of industry plans nor do we fund private initiatives that have not been endorsed by the DTI as National Programmes. In a letter addressed to Mr. Wood in 2003, the Minister of Trade and Industry raised questions regarding the practical implications of the blue print. In addition, Mr. Wood was advised to consult with the industries involved.
3) In a letter addressed to Mr. Wood in May 2005, I indicated that I would refer his proposal to our Macroeconomic Policy Unit for evaluation. I did not, however, say that I would prepare a report back on this matter to Government. Having referred the proposal, the Macroeconomic Policy Unit met with Mr. Wood to discuss the plan. The evaluation was based on what was contained in Mr. Wood’s written proposal and concluded that the plan was still at an early stage of development – the factories that he was referring to did not exist and the viability of the idea had not been tested in the South African market. Mr. Wood wanted to pilot the plan, which is something that the National Treasury does not deal with.
4) The Macroeconomic Policy Unit did not reject the plan as it was not their mandate to do so. Their function focuses on assessing the economic impact of government programmes. This was indicated to Mr. Wood and he was advised to test his idea in the market with other entrepreneurs, engineers and financial experts that would be better placed to test and ascertain the viability of his idea.
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