(1) (a) Number of persons arrested for rhino poaching from 1 January 2018 to 31July 2019 in:
(i) Kruger National Park: 366 (three hundred and sixty six)
(II) Pilanesberg: 7 (seven)
(iii) any other national park: Mokala National Park, 3.(three)
(b) 15 (fifteen) of the specified persons were employed by SA National Parks
(c) Information on convictions should be sourced from the South African Police ...
The National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (Act 10 of 2004) provides for the listing of threatened or protected ecosystems. Listings will be conducted for terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine and marine ecosystems.
In December 2011, the national list of terrestrial ecosystems that were threatened and in need of protection was published in the Government Gazette. The assessment methodology for estuarine , freshwater and marine ecosystems had ...
(a) Travel is confined to meetings, which are required in terms of the International Protocols of Agreement to which South Africa is a signatory. Therefore, It is not feasible to provide the detailed Information on official international trips for the 2019--2022 medium-term expenditure framework.
(i) The Minister is planning to undertake four official international trips while;
(ii) the Deputy Minister is planning to undertake ...
(a)
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2019/20 |
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Compensation |
Operational |
Total |
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|
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
Ministry Environment, Forestry and Fisheries |
23 595 |
14 687 |
38 282 |
Minister |
2 500 |
3 712 |
6 212 |
Ministerial Support |
21 095 |
10 975 |
32 070 |
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(b) i) ii) iii) iv) v)
NAME OF OFFICIAL |
LEVEL |
SALARY |
POST NAME & JOB DESCRIPTION (Purpose) |
QUALIFICATIONS |
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1. |
Feroze Shaik |
L14 ... |
a) Offshore oil bunkering operations are authorised through the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA). Application requirements and procedures are outlined in SAMSA’s Marine Notice No. 4 of 2016, which also identifies Section 21 of the South African Marine Pollution (Control and Civil Liability) Act, 1981 (Act No. 6 of 1981) as the main piece of legislation authorising this activity. There is currently no ...
Department
a) No employees are on undue sick leave. Five employees are on approved incapacity leave due to injuries or illness.
b) The total cost to the department is as follows:
Employee |
Period of absence |
Cost |
1 |
November 2018 to July 2019 |
R342 214.98 |
2 |
September 2018 to July 2019 |
R814 071.95 |
3 |
February to July 2019 |
R154 125.00 |
4 |
February to July 2019 ... |
(A)
Department |
Fisheries |
Forestry |
None |
None |
None |
(B)
Department |
Fisheries |
Forestry |
None |
None |
None |
Regards
Ms. Barbara Creecy
Minister - Environment, Forestry & Fisheries Date : . . . . .
Due to the cost containment measures and after reaching a ceiling for compensation of employees, the Department of Environment embarked on a process to reprioritise positions and realignment of the organisational structure to enhance efficiency and eliminate duplication. The process has subsequently been concluded. The concurrence letter on realignment of the structure was issued by MPSA on 10 May 2019.
The department has commenced ...
(a) Information on the exported timber for 2018 is currently not available. This information becomes available annually, around the month of November, through a Report on Commercial Timber Resources and Roundwood Processing in South Africa together with an Abstract of South African Forestry Facts. The only available reports are for the year 2016/2017.
(b) Information on tonnage of the timber kept in the country ...