a) What is the purpose of the Management Performance Assessment Tool (MPAT) in the annual evaluation cycle, (b) has the MPAT achieved its objective since it was established in 2011 and (c) what is the total cost of the MPAT in each year since 2011?
a) The purpose of the Management Performance Assessment Tool (MPAT) is to improve management practices within the National and Provincial Departments through the monitoring of defined standards and raising of awareness amongst departmental management. To facilitate the learning and improvement MPAT also identified and captured good practices in 42 case studies and had various events to disseminate the learnings. Some department have made MPAT ...
What (a) amount did (i) her Office and (ii) each entity reporting to her borrow from any entity in the People’s Republic of China (aa) in each of the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2018, (b) is the name of the lender of each loan, (c) conditions are attached to each loan and (d) are the repayment periods for each loan in each case?
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation has not borrowed any funds since its inception in 2010.
The National Youth Development Agency has never borrowed funds from any entity in the People’s Republic of China.
Statistics SA has never borrowed funds from any entity in the People’s Republic of China.
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Whether (a) her department and/or (b) entities reporting to her awarded any contracts and/or tenders to certain companies (names and details furnished) from 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, in each case, (i) what service was provided, (ii) what was the (aa) value and (bb) length of the tender and/or contract, (iii) who approved the tender and/or contract and (iv) was the tender and/or contract in line with all National Treasury and departmental procurement guidelines?
- The Department conducted business with one of the companies (Vox Telecommunications) listed in the request.
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2014/15
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Supply, installation and maintenance of audio-visual and video conferencing systems
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R1 848 455.47
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Supply, deployment, support and maintenance of Firewall
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R1 282 933.50
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a) Both contracts were awarded through open tender processes.
b) On the list of companies ...
Has the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) subsidised in any way movie tickets for the viewing of the film Black Panther; if so, does this fall within the approved programmes of the NYDA in terms of their annual performance plan?
- The NYDA has not subsidised movie tickets for the viewing of the film Black Panther.
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Minister in the Presidency: Planning Monitoring and Evaluation
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Whether, since she served in Cabinet, she (a)(i) was ever influenced by any person and/or (ii) influenced any of her Office’s employees to take any official administrative action on behalf of any (aa) member, (bb) employee and/or (cc) close associate of the Gupta family and/or (b) attended any meeting where any of the specified persons were present; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
(a) No, I have never been influenced, nor have I influenced an employee to take administrative action on behalf of the person(s) specified.
(b) (i) I attended official meetings with Mr. Ajay Gupta present when I was Minister of Foreign affairs and he was a board member at Brand South Africa.
(ii) I was also invited and accepted an invitation to attend Diwali celebrations ...
(1)Whether each intervention as set out in the Inclusive Growth Action Plan, which was released on or around 13 July 2017, was achieved by each responsible authority; if not, (a) which intervention was not achieved, (b) which authority is responsible for achieving the specified intervention and (c) why was the specified intervention not achieved;
(2) whether plans have been put in place to ensure that the specified interventions will be achieved; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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- a), b) and c) and 2): The interventions, its achievement the responsible Departments of the Inclusive Growth Action Plan which was released on or around 13 July 2017, are as follows
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- Fiscal Policy
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Minister of Finance
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- The Budget Facility on Infrastructure run by the National Treasury and the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission has been established.
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(1)What are the names of the (a) individuals and (b) organisations that undertook the research and wrote the White Paper on an Integrated National Disability Strategy (INDS);
(2) whether the persons who undertook the research and wrote the paper were external contractors; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what amount were they paid in each case?
1.(a) The INDS completed in 1997, was compiled through a multi stakeholder consultative process which was led by the Office of the Status of Disabled Persons (OSDP).
(b). The stakeholders comprised of officials from all spheres of government, members of civil society, members from academic institutions, persons with disabilities and various organizations of persons with disabilities.
2. The process was not commissioned to external contractors ...
With reference to the Marine Transport and manufacturing hub of the Oceans Lab of Operation Phakisa which, according to her Office’s website as at 2 February 2018, has completed only 19%, (a) what are the details of the staff complement of the hub, (b) what amount has been budgeted for this project in each year since 1 January 2014, (c) what are the relevant details of the reasons behind the delays with regard to (i) purpose-built oil and gas infrastructure, (ii) the graduates training programme for 2250 graduates and 18172 learners, (iii) the Richards Bay strategic priority project and (iv) develop skills for sea farers and establish trade centres in Saldanha and Richards Bay and (d) what steps are being taken to resolve the delays and complete the projects in each case?
a) what are the details of the staff complement of the hub
The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA, which is the main implementing agency for MTM, has a total dedicated staff complement of 20 employees dedicated to the upgrades to existing facilities (Initiative 5). The TNPA has a dedicated Operation Phakisa Programme Director to oversee its role as an implementing agency.
(b) what ...
With reference to the Local Government Management Improvement Model: State of Management Practices in 41 Municipalities for the 2016-17 financial year, (a) why was no local municipality of the Waterberg district in Limpopo included, (b) when will the next report be available, (c) which municipalities will be included in the next report, (d) what is the purpose of the report and (e) what is the cost of producing the report?
a) The approach adopted to enroll municipalities into the LGMIM (Local Management Improvement Model) is that the Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation annually invites Provincial Departments responsible for Local Government (this included the Limpopo Department of Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs) to enroll municipalities within their provinces that they believe can benefit the most from participating in the LGMIM assessment process. ...
(1) Whether, with reference to the reply of the President, Mr C M Ramaphosa, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address on 22 February 2018 to implement lifestyle audits, (a) she, (b) senior management service members in her department and/or (c) any of the heads of entities reporting to her have undergone a lifestyle audit in the past three financial years; if not, have any plans been put in place to perform such audits; if so, in each case, what are the details of the (i) date of the lifestyle audit, (ii) name of the person undergoing the audit, (iii) name of the auditing firm conducting the audit and (iv) outcome of the audit;
(2) whether she will furnish Mr D C Ross with copies of the lifestyle audit reports? NW1579E
(1) The department has not as yet conducted any lifestyle audit to any of its employees, since the reply of the President, Mr CM Ramaphosa, the Presidency, other departments and entities are in the process of developing a framework that will guide the departments on the standard uniform implementation of the lifestyle audits, once the framework is ready and a directive is given, the ...
