2022-w843 - 11 May 2022

Michael Bagraim to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

What total amount in Rand has been spent on (a) catering, (b) entertainment and (c) accommodation for (i) her, (ii) the Deputy Minister and (iii) officials of her department since 29 May 2019?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 11 May 2022

I have been advised by the Department as follows:

a) The total amount spent on catering for the period in question was R738 982.91,

(i) Minister: R157 644.86

(ii) Deputy Minister: R 90 665.20

(iii) Officials in the Department: R490 672.85

b) The total amount spent on entertainment for the period in question was R0.00,

(i) Minister: R0.00

(ii) Deputy Minister: R0.00

(iii) Officials in the Department: R0.00 ...

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2022-w985 - 11 May 2022

Mmoba Solomon Malatsi to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

What amount does (a) her department, (b) the SA Post Office, (c) the National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa and (d) the SA Broadcasting Corporation, owe the (i) Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, (ii) Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and (iii) Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality for (aa) water, (bb) rates and (cc) electricity as at 7 March 2022?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 11 May 2022

I have been advised by the Department and SOEs as follows:

I have been advised by the SOEs as follows:

a) Department:

i) Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality:

(aa) Water R0.00

(bb) Rates R0.00

(cc) Electricity R0.00

ii) Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality:

(aa) Water R0.00

(bb) Rates R0.00

(cc) Electricity R0.00

iii) Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality:

(aa) Water R0.00

(bb) Rates R0.00

(cc) Electricity R0.00 ...

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2022-w968 - 11 May 2022

Benedicta Maria Van Minnen to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

Whether she will furnish Ms B M van Minnen with the scientific data used to support the view of her department that 5G cell phone towers are not harmful to human health including any journal articles and/or scientific papers that were used to justify the approval of the rollout of the specified technology?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 11 May 2022

I have been advised as follows:

The Department is guided by the Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Field (RF EMF) guidelines of March 2020 developed by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), which provide the necessary and sufficient levels of protection from adverse effects relating to exposure to RF EMF when networks including 5G are deployed or operated.

Authorised for submission by

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2022-w729 - 05 May 2022

Wouter Wynand Wessels to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

(1) What are the total outstanding amounts owed by the SA Post Office to (a) each local authority and (b) each province for services as at the latest specified date for which information is available; (2) Whether any steps are being taken to recover the outstanding monies; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) Whether she will make a statement on the matter?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 5 May 2022

I have been advised by the SAPO as follows:

1.

(a) The only local authority that SAPO owes is Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality in the Eastern Cape. The amount outstanding is R 237,256.83 and will be settled in full on 15 April 2022.

(b) All other local authority accounts are up to date.

(2) SAPO is recovering all outstanding utilities amounts from Telkom

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2022-w1201 - 05 May 2022

Mmoba Solomon Malatsi to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

What amount did (a) the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, (b) Sentech, (c) the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa and/or Universal Service and Access Fund (d) Film and Publication Board, (e) Government Communication and Information Systems and (f) Media Development and Diversity Agency spend on (i) settlements and (ii) salaries to spend on (i) settlements and (ii) salaries to suspended employees in the past eight financial years; 2. What were the reasons for each suspension?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 5 May 2022

I have been advised by the SOEs as follows:

1.

SOEs

(i)mSettlements

(ii) Salaries to suspended employees

a) ICASA

R1,098 751.50

R3 041 738.20

b) Sentech

R299 090.06

R1 557 694.72

c) USAASA

-

R 1 521 3834.00

d) FPB

R3 320 804.52

R1 337 956.81

e) GCIS

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2022-w817 - 05 May 2022

Mmoba Solomon Malatsi to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

What (a) is the total number of SA Post Office branches that have been auctioned, (b) is the physical address of each auctioned branch, (c) was the market value of the property at the time it was auctioned, (d) was the purchase price of each property at the auction, (e) are the details of the service provider that managed the auction of the properties and (f) is the total amount that the service provider was paid for the auctioning services?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 5 May 2022

I have been advised by SAPO as follows:

(a) None.

(b – f) Not Applicable.

 

Authorised for submission by:

MS. NONKQUBELA JORDAN-DYANI

DIRECTOR-GENERAL (ACTING)

DATE:

 

Recommended/not recommended

__________________________

HON. PHILLY MAPULANE, MP

DEPUTY MINISTER

DATE:

Approved/ not approved

________________________________

HON. KHUMBUDZO NTSHAVHENI, MP

MINISTER

DATE:

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2022-w1076 - 05 May 2022

Mmoba Solomon Malatsi to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

What amount does (a) State Information Technology Agency, (b) Broadband Infraco, (c) the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa and (d) Sentech, owe the (i) Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, (ii) Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and (iii) Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality for (aa) water, (bb) rates and (cc) electricity as at 7 March 2022?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 5 May 2022

I have been advised by the SOEs as follows:

a) nState Information Technology Agency (SITA):

  1. Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality account is up to date.
  2. Not applicable.
  3. Not applicable.

b) nBroadband Infraco (BBI):

(i-iii) The BBI does not owe any of the Municipalities in question.

c)n Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)

(i-iii) ICASA does not owe any of the Municipalities in question.

d) Sentech ...

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2022-w815 - 05 May 2022

Mmoba Solomon Malatsi to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

What (a) number of SA Post Office branches have been (i) broken into and (ii) vandalised and (b) amount was stolen that was meant for the special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant from 1 May 2010 to 28 February 2022?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 5 May 2022

I have been advised by SAPO as follows:

(a)(i) There were 1762 incidents recorded during the last two financial years in which SAPO paid Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants. Implementation was from May 2020. 1131 incidents of burglaries and 631 incidents of armed robberies were reported during the same period.

(a)(ii) 103 cases of vandalism or malicious damage to property were reported ...

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2022-w1077 - 05 May 2022

Mmoba Solomon Malatsi to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

What amount does (a) Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa and, (b) Film and Publication Board, owe the (i) Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, (ii) Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and (iii) Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality for (aa) water, (bb) rates and (cc) electricity as at 7 March 2022?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 5 May 2022

I have been advised by the SOEs as follows:

(a)- (b) USAASA and FPB have indicated that they do not owe any of the mentioned municipalities.

Authorised for submission by

 

MS. NONKQUBELA JORDAN-DYANI

DIRECTOR-GENERAL (ACTING)

DATE:

Recommended/not recommended

__________________________

HON. PHILLY MAPULANE, MP

DEPUTY MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

DATE:

Approved/ not approved

________________________________

HON. KHUMBUDZO NTSHAVHENI, MP ...

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2022-w986 - 05 May 2022

Mmoba Solomon Malatsi to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

What amount did (a) her department, (b) the SA Post Office, (c) the National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa, (d) the SA Broadcasting Corporation, (e) the State Information Technology Agency and (f) Broadband Infraco spend on (i) settlements and (ii) salaries to suspended employees in the past eight financial years; (2) what were the reasons for each suspension?

Reply from the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies on 5 May 2022

I have been advised by the Department and SOEs as follows:

DEPARTMENT:

(1)(a)(i) R329,384-00 was paid on settlements.

(1)(a)(ii) R2 024 276,50.

2. The response is provided in annexure A.

SOEs:

1. (b-f)

SOEs

(i)NSettlements

(ii) Salaries to suspended employees

SAPO

R23, 023,132. 69

R69, 631,178. 13

Nemisa

R 30 000.00

R653 332.77

SABC

R66 390 764.35

R26 787 242.38

SITA

R 9 438 136.08 ...

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