Whether, with reference to the announcement late in 2016 and early in 2017 that the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency would implement a game transformation policy, the specified policy has been implemented; if so, (a)(i) what number of persons have benefited from the game transformation policy and (ii) what is the (aa) name and (bb) contact details of each specified person and (b) what is the relationship between the specified beneficiaries and a certain person (name and details furnished)?
This is a provincial competency that would require the question to be reffered, for response, to the Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism as the Management Authority in charge of the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency.
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(a) Who owns the building that currently houses the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency in East London in the Eastern Cape, (b) what is the amount of the lease contract, (c) why was the specified company chosen, (d)(i) which other companies were involved in the bid to lease offices to the specified agency and (ii) what amount were they going to bill the agency for the use of their offices and (e) what is the relationship between the owner of the specified building and a certain person (name and details furnished)?
This is a provincial competency that would require the question to be reffered, for response, to the Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism as the Management Authority in charge of the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency.
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What (a) is the name of the new security company appointed by the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA), (b) was the original decision of the bid committee regarding the appointment of the security company, (c) (i) was the bid price presented to the bid committee by the company and (ii) is the monetary value of the final contract that ECPTA entered into with the company and (d) is the relationship between the owners of the security company and a certain official (name and details furnished)?
This is a provincial competency that would require the question to be reffered, for response, to the Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism as the Management Authority in charge of the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency.
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(1)Whether the North West Parks Board has entered into agreements with any private company to co-manage the Molopo Nature Reserve; if so, what (a) is the name of each private company, (b) are the details of the owners of each specified company, (c) are the reasons for entering into a co-management agreement in each case and (d) are the terms of each contract, including the contract dates;
(2) whether the process was put to tender; if so, (a) how many companies, individuals or entities applied, (b) what criteria had to be fulfilled and (c) what time period did the tender stipulate?
This is a provincial competency that would require the question to be reffered, for response, to the North West Department of Rural, Environmental and Agricultural Development as the Management Authority in charge of the North West Parks Board.
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(a) What is the monetary value of the infrastructural development project at the Cape Morgan Nature Reserve, (b) who are the contractors appointed for the project and (c) what is the relationship of the specified contractors with a certain official (name and details furnished)?
This is a provincial competency that would require the question to be reffered, for response, to the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning as the Management Authority in charge of the Cape Morgan Narure Reserve.
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(a) What number of illegal incursions by foreign fishing vessels into South Africa’s 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone occurred in the past five years, (b) in each case, (i) what is the name of the vessel, (ii) from what state do they originate, (iii) what actions were taken against such vessels and (iv) what penalties were imposed and (b) what are the full relevant details of the current state of readiness of the country to prevent and police such incursions should they occur in the future?
a) A total number of fourteen (14) foreign fishing vessels entered into South Africa’s 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone illegally during the past five years.
b) (i) and (ii)
1. Bahari Nusantara number 83, China;
2. Bahari Nusantara number 19, China;
3. Bahari Nusantara number 5, China;
4. Bahari Nusantara number 26, China;
5. Bintang Samudra number 11, China;
6. Samudra Gilontas number 231, ...
(1)Whether any licences have been issued to the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality for the discharge of sewage into the ocean; if so, in each case, (a) when was each licence issued and (b) what is the expiry date of each licence;
(2) has any sewage been (a) released into the ocean after the expiry date of the relevant licence and/or (b) discharged into the ocean without a license; if not, what are the further details in this regard;
(3) have there been any unintended discharges of sewage into the ocean by the specified municipality in the past 18 months; if so, in each case, (a) when did the discharge occur and (b) what was the cause of the discharge;
(4) What steps have been taken to mitigate the impact of the intended and unintended discharge of sewage into the ocean by the specified municipality?
(1) The National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act 24 of 2008) (ICM Act) came into force in 2009. Subsequently, the Municipality is required to apply for a Coastal Waters Discharge Permit (CWDP) for East Bank WWTW’s in accordance with the ICM Act irrespective of the current status of the Water Use Licence Authorisation (WULA) obtained from the Department of Water and ...
Whether she will provide copies of all lion bone export permits issued in the Eastern Cape, North West, Limpopo, Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Northern Cape provinces since 01 January 2015;
(2) with reference to each permit issued, what are the (a) full names of the permit holder,
(b) business names of the permit holder, (c) consignee and consignor addresses, (d) permit numbers, (e) names of issuing authority and (f) quantities and kilograms of lion bone permitted
(1) (a) The Environmental Management Inspectors from the national Department of Environmental Affairs commenced with inspections at O R Tambo with effect from 1st April 2015. The Department is in possession of copies of all permits that were endorsed during the verification of consignments at the airport from the 1st April 2015 to October 2017. The copies of all permits referred to ...
Whether she will advise which specific departmental and/or government authority is ultimately responsible and accountable for overseeing and verifying that only 800 lion bone skeletons are being exported each year; if not, why not; if so (a) where does such verification take place, (b) what does the process entail, (c) how many lion bones in kilograms have been shipped since 01 January 2017 and (d) if the quota has already been reached, how many kilograms of lion bone over-quota have been shipped?
The Department and/or government authority responsible and accountable for overseeing and verifying that the lion bone skeletons exported each year does not exceed the set quota is the Department of Environmental Affairs. Prorvincial authorities discharge their specific functions associated with permit issuing for exporters.
(a) The verification is conducted throughout the value chain process starting from the details required from the applicant, the pre-permit ...
(1)With regard to the court’s dismissal of the application of a certain family (name furnished) to compel a certain bank (name furnished) not to close its accounts by the end of September, what steps does she intend to put in place to ensure that the rehabilitation funds of mines owned by and/or linked to the specified family do not leave the country;
(2) whether she intends to approach the courts to ensure that the rehabilitation funds are frozen to deal with environmental degradation caused by mines owned by and/or linked to the specified family; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
(1) With regard to the question 1 which asks what steps the Minister will take to ensure that funds identified for the rehabilitation of mines do not leave the country, the Minister draws attention to the following legislative requirements:
The National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) requires the following in respect of financial provision:
Section 24P“(5)
(a) The requirement to ...
