2018-w879 - 08 October 2018

Dean William Macpherson to ask the Minister in the Presidency

With reference to the Aquaculture hub of the Oceans Economy Lab, (a) what are the detailed reasons behind the delays in the expansion of the (i) Oyster hatchery at Paternoster, (ii) Oyster Catcher Initiative, (iii) Hermanus Salmon, (iv) Hondeklip Bay Abalone hatchery, (v) Richards Bay sea cage kob farming, particularly improving market access and developing the value-chain and (vi) Wild Coast abalone ranching and (b) what steps are being taken to resolve the delays and complete the projects in each case?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 8 Oct 2018

i) According to DAFF, Paternoster Oyster initiative was delayed owing to lack of interest to invest from private investors to date and therefore could not leverage other funding. Consequently, the project was removed from the Operation Phakisa registered projects. Recently, the company has been bought over and the new owner intends to set up an oyster hatchery. This company will have an opportunity to ...

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2018-w2496 - 25 September 2018

Ntombovuyo Veronica Mente to ask the Minister in the Presidency

1. What amount did Solomon Mahlangu’s gravestone cost 2. Which company received the contract to build the gravestone 3. What was the value of the contract 4. Who were the other bidders?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 25 Sep 2018

a) The total cost of the Solomon Mahlangu tombstone was R128 200.  The said amount covered:           

  1. Refurbishing of the tombstone including re-polish and wright parts of the old stone
  2. Headstone with an addition of the book
  3. Monument
  4. Laser photo on the stone
  5. All granite border around the stone including stands, roofs and pillars
  6. Engraving
  7. Transportation
  8. Installation

2. Which company received the contract to build ...

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2018-w1756 - 25 September 2018

David John Maynier to ask the Minister in the Presidency

Whether Statistics South Africa publishes data on the per capita gross domestic product; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 25 Sep 2018

1. Stats SA does not publish per capita gross domestic estimates, as it can easily be calculated. It will consider including these estimates if a regular need for it is identified from its users. The South African Reserve Bank does, however, also publish these statistics annually, so they are in the public domain.

2. The gross domestic estimates are published in both current and ...

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2018-w2659 - 18 September 2018

Roger William Tobias Chance to ask the Minister in the Presidency

With reference to the reply to question 317 on 1 March 2017, has the work relating to the evaluation of the Integrated Strategy for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprises been completed yet; if not, by what date will it be completed; if so, by what date will the findings be made available to the public?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 18 Sep 2018

The Evaluation Report on the Integrated Strategy for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprises has been completed. The Department of Small Business Development has also subsequently submitted a formal management response to the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation indicating its acceptance of all recommendations. The management response was followed by an improvement plan on 31 July 2018, which plan details how the ...

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2018-w419 - 23 August 2018

Leon Amos Schreiber to ask the Minister in the Presidency

What (a) amount has The Presidency spent on (i) trips undertaken by each (aa) former President of the Republic and (bb) any other person who qualifies for benefits contained in the Policy on the Benefits of Executive Office and (ii) all other expenses related to (aa) the former Presidents and (bb) other persons who qualify for benefits contained in the specified policy since 1 January 2014?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 23 Aug 2018

Name: Ms G Zulu

Designation: Chief Financial Officer

Contacts: 012 300 5980

Recommended

R. Cassius Lubisi, PhD

Director-General and Secretary of the Cabinet

Date: 20/08/2019

Recommended

Hon. Thembi Siweya, MP

Deputy Minister in The Presidency

Date 22/08/2019

Approved

Hon. Jackson Mthembu, MP

Minister in rhe Pr-sidency

Date:

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2018-w327 - 29 June 2018

Anchen Margaretha Dreyer to ask the Minister in the Presidency

What amount did (a) his Office and (b) each entity reporting to him spend on the promotion or celebration of the Year of O R Tambo on the (i) Africa News Network 7 channel, (ii) SA Broadcasting Corporation (aa) television channels and (bb) radio stations, (iii) national commercial radio stations and (iv) community (aa) television and (bb) radio stations since 1 January 2017?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 29 Jun 2018

The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) did not spend money for the OR Tambo campaign

   

Approved

Not

Approved

Approved

as amended

   

Comment:

Dr NC Dlamini-Zuma

Minister in the Presidency: Planning Monitoring and Evaluation

   

Date:

   
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2018-w362 - 29 June 2018

Gregory Rudy Krumbock to ask the Minister in the Presidency

(a) What is the total amount that was (i) budgeted for and (ii) spent on his private office (aa) in each of the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2017 and (b) what was the (i) remuneration, (ii) salary level, (iii) job title, (iv) qualification and (v) job description of each employee appointed in his private office in each of the specified periods?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 29 Jun 2018

R million

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

Budget

21.1

21.4

25.8

31.0

Expenditure

21.1

21.4

25.8

27.8

(b) 

(i) Remuneration – (R6, 395,682 PA)

(ii) Salary levels of staff in the Private Office of the Minister:

1 X Chief of Staff L14

1 X Private Secretary L13

1 X Spokesperson L13

1 X Cabinet and Parliamentary Officer L13

1 X DD: Cabinet Support L12

1 ...

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2018-w998 - 29 June 2018

Dirk Jan Stubbe to ask the Minister in the Presidency

How much land does (a) her Office and (b) the entities reporting to her (i) own, (ii) have exclusive rights to and/or (iii) lease from the State to (aa) use and/or (bb) occupy?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 29 Jun 2018

The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation is still investigating the matter.

   

Approved

Not

Approved

Approved

as amended

   

Comment:

Dr NC Dlamini-Zuma

Minister in the Presidency: Planning Monitoring and Evaluation

   

Date:

   
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2018-w1340 - 29 June 2018

Michael John Cardo to ask the Minister in the Presidency

In terms of The Presidency’s Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System, which policies, laws and regulations have been (a) scrutinised and (b) found to have a negative socio-economic impact since 1 September 2015?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 29 Jun 2018

a) During the period of June 2015 to end of 2017-18 Financial Year, DPME received 404 SEIAS reports with proposals from Departments of which 375 were analysed and related feedback was provided to departments for improvements. It should be noted that the above figures exclude re-submissions of updated reports and proposals. The table below provides a summary of proposals per each financial year:

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2017-w3855 - 30 November 2017

Roger William Tobias Chance to ask the Minister in the Presidency

(1)With reference to the small, medium and micro-enterprises payment assistance hotline functions that have been transferred to the Presidential Hotline, (a) on what date were the functions transferred, (b) what processes were followed to transfer the specified functions and (c) how has the Presidential Hotline accommodated the new mandate;

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 30 Nov 2017

From 30 September 2017 the DPME took over all unresolved cases that were logged with the now defunct Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) hotline. These cases were allocated a reference number, after which they were escalated to the DPME for investigation and resolution. SEDA further communicated to service providers on its database that all future cases should be logged with the Presidential Hotline.

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