(a) What is delaying the finalisation and release of the report into the sale of 10.3 million barrels of the country’s strategic oil reserves by the Central Energy Fund and (b) when is it anticipated that the report will be published?
a) A legal firm had been appointed to conduct investigations. The investigations took longer than expected. The report presented had gaps due to the method used by the investigators. The Minister directed that the report must be able to meet the principles of natural justice i.e. Ald. at partem. The financial aspect conducted by KPMG had to be subjected to a reliance audit and ...
(1)(a) What was the purpose of the R2,1 million that was paid as a once-off gratuity to the former Minister of Energy shown on page 182 of the 2017 adjusted estimates of national expenditure of Vote No 26: Energy, (b) why was it paid and (c) What are the details of the gratuity;
(2) (a) Why is there a shift of R17 million on the same page from the National Solar Water Heater Project to personnel remuneration, travel, gratuity, events and relocation costs, (b) what are the implications of this shift in funds for the project and (c) what are the current targets and achievements for this project for the current year?
1. (a) The purpose of the R2.1 million is a once off gratuity paid in accordance with Proclamation by the President of the Republic of South Africa No. 50, 2008. It is in line with paragraph 3.3 once off gratuity for Members of Executive or Deputy Ministers who have served more than 5 years and whose term of office has ended.
(b) The former ...
(1)Whether the (a) chief executive officer and (b) chief financial officer of entities reporting to him are employed on a permanent basis; if not,
(2) Whether the specified officers are employed on a fixed term contract; if so, (a) what are the names of each of the officers and (b) when (i) was each officer employed and (ii) will each officer’s contract end?
1. (a) Chief Executive Officers reporting to the Minister are not employed on permanent basis.
(b) CFO’s of entities are permanent, except NECSA and NRWDI.
(2)(a) (b)(i)(ii)
NECSA
CEO - Mr. Phumzile Tshelane - (1 January 2017- 31 December 2019)
CFO - Ms. Hlengiwe Khumalo - (1 September 2017-31 August 2020)
NRWDI
CEO – Dr. Wolsey Barnard - (1 August 2016- 31 August ...
1) Whether, with reference to the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) that his department will be releasing, his department has taken into consideration and/or consulted the 2016 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research report about the IRP? NW4075E
- Yes, the Department has taken all comments received, including that of CSIR, during the public consultation process of December 2016 to March 2017 into consideration.
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1) What is the (a) total amount that was paid out in bonuses to employees in her department and (b) detailed breakdown of the bonus that was paid out to each employee in each salary level in the 2016-17 financial year;
2) What is the (total) estimated amount that will be paid out in bonuses to employees in her department and (b) detailed breakdown of the bonus that will be paid out to each employee in each salary level in the 2017-18 financial year?
1. a) R4,391,910 (rounded to the nearest 10),
b) Detailed breakdown of the bonus that was paid out to each employee in each salary level in the 2016-17 financial year
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Salary Level
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Number of
Beneficiaries
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Amount paid
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3
|
1
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4803.02
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|
5
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60
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452387.43
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6
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15
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139318.7
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|
7
|
64
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737812.67
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|
8
|
24
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332472.42
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|
9
|
28
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449342.31
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|
10
|
36
|
747976.27
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|
11
|
28
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726405.71
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|
12
|
22
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662457.3 ... |
1) Whether (a) he or she (b) his Deputy Minister made use of a charted private jet during the period 1 January 2013 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, what (i) were the reasons for using a charted private jet, (ii) was the travel route in each case and (iii) did the use of the jet cost the department in each case?
- Neither the Minister nor the Deputy Minister made use of a chartered flight for the period specified in the question.
1) How many officials and/or employees in his department were granted permission to have businesses and/or do business (dealings in the past three financial years;
2) Are any officials and/or employees that have permission to have businesses and or doing business dealings doing business with the Government; if so, (a) what was the purpose of each business transaction, (b) when did each business transaction occur and (c) what was the value of each business transaction?
1. In the past three financial years fifty two (52) employees were given permission to perform remunerative work outside public service (2014/15: 21 employees, 2015/16 12 employees and 2016/17: 19 employees)
2. Only one (1) official had a business transaction with an organ of state (Agriculture Research Council) and (a) the purpose of that business transaction was the supply of tissue paper (b) this ...
What is the total number of households that have benefited from the rural electrification programme in each province?
Through the Integrated National Electrification Programme (INEP), the Department has embarked on a national programme that saw the electrification of over seven (7) million rural households, since 1994 to date .This is in line with programme of government to ensure universal access by 2015 to modern forms of energy. The provincial numbers are:
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Province
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Number of Households
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Eastern Cape
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1 258 237
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Free State
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411 ... |
(1) What are the details of the (a) processes followed to appoint a certain person to a certain position (name and details furnished),(b) criteria that need to be met to fill the chairpersonship and (c) energy –related qualifications that the specified person holds to be a suitable candidate to fill the role in a specialised energy-related entity;
(2) whether the specified position was advertised before the specified person was appointed; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether the Minister of Science and Technology was consulted before the specified appointment was made as required by the National Energy Act ,Act 34 of 2008; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
1.The details are outlined below.
a) The process followed to appoint Dr Ingrid Tufvesson to the SANEDI Board is the process outlined in section 8(2) of the Nuclear Energy Act.
b) The National Energy Act does not specify any particular criteria that must be met to fill the Chairpersonship, save for the requirement contained in section 8(9), which states that a Board member must ...
What are the full reasons for the delays in the implementation of the National Solar Water Heater Programme;
2) Whether his department has established working relationships with municipalities to roll out the implementation of the specified programme; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the (a) nature of the relationship that his department has with municipalities,(b) Meetings that have taken place to date; and (c) Decisions that have been made to date resulting from these meetings;
3) Whether he has found that the municipalities are willing to participate in the programme even though it is not generating revenue; if not, what steps has his department taken to encourage participation in the programme;
4) Whether he has found that municipalities have the capacity to support the programme; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the support that the municipalities are providing?
In the main the implementation of the National Solar Water Heater (SWH) Programme has been delayed by the need to and meetings, and agree with critical stakeholders such as the municipalities.
1) (a) Following the consultation referred to in (1) above, collaboration with participating municipalities has now been formalised through the signing of Municipal Framework Agreements.
(b) The Department convened consultative meetings with the ...
