A. ONDERSTEPOORT BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (SOC) LTD (OBP) LTD

1. (a) No, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the OBP is not employed on a permanent basis.

    (b) Yes, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the OBP is appointed on a permanent basis.

2. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is employed on a fixed term contract.

(a) The post of CEO of the ...

1. (a) Details of the total cost of importing vaccines for the foot and mouth disease from the Republic of Botswana (aa) in each of the past 10 financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2017 and (ii) the cost of each dose in each case and are provided in the table below.

A. ONDERSTEPOORT BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (SOC) LTD (OBP) (SOC) LTD

(i) Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

1. The position of the CEO is currently vacant
2. The position of the CEO is currently vacant

(ii) Chief Financial Officer

1. B Com Accounting, B Compt. (Hons) CTA Post graduate Diploma in Auditing, CA (SA)
2. R1 225 625 per annum.

(2) Yes, the remuneration is in line with norms for State Owned Enterprises. ...

1. A delegation from the European Commission, and not the World Organisation for Animal Health, visited South Africa from 4 to 15 September 2017 to evaluate the animal health controls related to the export of game meat, with particular emphasis on Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) controls.   Following an outbreak of FMD in the FMD free zone of South Africa in 2011, the export ...

(1) In terms of plant diseases affecting the country, the Department focuses on surveillance for early detection of alien fruit flies as these have been identified as the priority pest in the production and trade of fruit commodities, and on monitoring quarantine / new pests of potential negative economic significance that have entered the country. Details of these new and current plant pest/ diseases ...

1. What is the:

(a) Total amount that was paid out in bonuses to employees in his department and?

Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries spent R25, 327, 000.00 on performance bonuses.

(b) Detailed breakdown of the bonus that was paid out to each employee in each salary level in the 2016-17 financial year;

Below is the breakdown of the employees ...

a) The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries implements the following programmes for youth:

(i) Graduate placement programme (internships),

(ii) External Bursary Scheme & Scholarships

(iii) Career Awareness Programme.

b) The amount in funding allocated per programme by the department and number of youth benefitted in each programme during the following financial years: 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17, is illustrated in the table below:

a) The implementation of the farmer support programmes happens at provincial level. The following is the response per province on who has been awarded the tender, b) where is each farm situated and c) for how long is the tender issued.

1. Eastern Cape Province