2022-w2608 - 14 October 2022

Tsholofelo Katlego Motshidi-Bodlani to ask the Minister in the Presidency

(1) Whether, with reference to a letter addressed to the board chairperson of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA), in which the Office of the Auditor-General identified irregularities relating to the employment contract and employment conditions of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the MDDA, she will furnish Ms T Bodlani with a copy of the advertisement which called for the application for the position of CFO; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what is the status on the filling of the vacancy of the CFO at the MDDA; (3) what plans does she have to (a) correct the alleged violations of (i) the Media Development and Diversity Agency Act, Act 14 of 2002, and (ii) the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Act 75 of 1997, and (b) address the finding of irregular expenditure as a result of noncompliance with the specified legislation? NW3124E

2022-w617 - 14 October 2022

Annacleta Mathapelo Siwisa to ask the Minister in the Presidency

What (a) is the total budget for the Presidential Employment Stimulus for graduates who were employed to conduct condition assessments in parliamentary villages, (b) total number of interns were employed and (c) is the period of employment?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 14 Oct 2022


The Presidency does not have a program of graduates employed to conduct condition assessments in Parliament Villages under the Presidential Employment Stimulus.

Thank You.

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2022-w2463 - 10 October 2022

Mbuyiseni Quintin Ndlozi to ask the Minister in the Presidency

Whether the State Security Agency was involved in any way in the burglary investigation into the Phala Phala farm; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how was it involved?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 10 Oct 2022

No. The SSA derives its mandate from section 2 of the National Strategic Intelligence Act, 1994 (Act No 39 of 1994). This mandate does not cover the private residences of the President and thus the SSA had no involvement in the Phala Phala investigation; not before, nor after the alleged criminal acts that took place in February 2020.

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2022-w3051 - 10 October 2022

Mathibe Rebecca Mohlala to ask the Minister in the Presidency

Whether he has been informed of the rising trend in cybercrime; if not, why not; if so, what steps have been taken to counter it?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 10 Oct 2022

Cybercrime refers to illegal internet-enabled activities that are perpetuated using computers. This is a global problem that transcends national boundaries. The cost to the global economy is estimated at $7 trillion US dollars. South Africa, being a global citizen and with our developed infrastructure – be it in sectors such as financial, communication, transportation, government, health, education or energy – is an attractive target ...

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2022-w2820 - 10 October 2022

Dianne Kohler Barnard to ask the Minister in the Presidency

What number of members of the State Security Agency (a) should have Top Secret Security Clearance and (b) have (i) Top Secret Security Clearance and/or (ii) a lower security clearance?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 10 Oct 2022

(a) The State Security Agency (SSA) issues Top Security Clearance to its members as the nature of the work requires. Details regarding (a) (b) (i) (ii) will be provided to the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence.

 

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2022-w540 - 30 September 2022

Thembekile Richard Majola to ask the Minister in the Presidency

​What is the (a) make, (b) model, (c) year of manufacture, (d) price and (e) purchase date of each vehicle purchased for use by (i) him and (ii) the Deputy Minister since 29 May 2019? NW606E

2022-w1999 - 30 September 2022

Russel Nsikayezwe Cebekhulu to ask the Minister in the Presidency

What (a) has he found to be the reasons that departments are failing to adhere to the 30-day payment policy when trading with small and medium businesses and (b) is being done to ensure that the failure does not persist?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 30 Sep 2022

(a) According to the National Treasury’s Annual Report on Non-compliance with Payments of Suppliers Invoices Within 30 Days – FY2021/22, the most common reasons that are cited by departments for late or non-payment of suppliers include the following:

• Misfiled, misplaced or unrecorded invoices
• Inadequate budget and/or cash flow management problems
• Inadequate internal capacity
• IT Systems
• Standard Chart of Accounts ...

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2022-w3107 - 30 September 2022

Mimmy Martha Gondwe to ask the Minister in the Presidency

(1) What (a) total number of (i) Directors-General (DGs) and (ii) Heads of Department (HODs) are currently serving in an acting capacity as at 1 June 2022 and (b) is the breakdown of the specified total number in each (i) national and (ii) provincial department in each case;

2022-w663 - 11 July 2022

Mimmy Martha Gondwe to ask the Minister in the Presidency

(1)What number of senior officials of the State Security Agency (SSA) complied with Regulation 18 of the Public Service Regulations and made financial disclosures in the (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16, (c) 2016-17, (d) 2017-18, (e) 2018 19, (f) 2019-20 and (g) 2020-21 financial years; (2) whether the SSA has taken any steps against any senior officials who did not comply with Regulation 18 in the specified financial years; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 11 Jul 2022

The reply to this parliamentary question has been logged with the Parliament Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI).

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2022-w345 - 11 July 2022

Joseph Job McGluwa to ask the Minister in the Presidency

(1)What legislative steps and measures have been put in place currently in accordance with section 209(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, to ensure that (a) the (i) functions, (ii) operations, (iii) resources and (iv) means of the Security Cluster are not abused and (b) all and/or any of its activities are measurable and accountable to its objectives as stated above; (2) what means, procedures and/or controls have been put in place to pro-actively and pre-emptively detect and address any abuse of positions and resources?

Reply from the Minister in the Presidency on 11 Jul 2022

(1)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(b)

Section 209 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, provides that “ any intelligence service, other than any intelligence division of the defence force or police, may be established only by the President, as head of the national executive, and only in terms of national legislation”. In 2013, the President, as head of the National Executive and through a ...

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