Whether he will furnish Mr A D Beesley with the total number of cases brought before the Environmental Management Inspectorate from 1 January 2020 to date; if not, why not; if so, what (a) is the breakdown of cases in each province, (b) is the conviction rate for the specified cases in the specified period in each province and (c) type of cases have been brought before the Environmental Management Inspectorate? 1448.

With regard to Boulders Beach in the Table Mountain National Park, what (a) was the gross revenue derived in the past 10 financial years from (i) admissions broken down for each year for visitors from (aa) within the Republic, (bb) the Southern African Development Community and (cc) abroad and (ii) other revenue streams with the relevant details thereof and (b) proportion does the revenue make up for the total revenue accrued for the (i) Table Mountain National Park and (ii) SANParks as a whole?

(1) With reference to his 100 days statement of 15 October 2024, during which it was noted that resolution of requests in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA), would be prioritised by his department, what (a) total number of PAIA requests were received by his department and the entities reporting to him during the 2023-24 financial year, (b) number of the requests were compliant, rejected, appealed and have not yet been processed and (c) what are the relevant details thereof; (2) What (a) was the average number of days taken to comply with PAIA applications over the specified period, (b) are the reasons thereof, (c) number of PAIA requests are currently outstanding up until the most recent available date and (d) what are the details in that regard; (3) Whether, regarding a specific PAIA request made by an nongovernmental organisation, EMS Foundation, requesting information regarding the trade in, and keeping of big cats, where his department's rejection was appealed first unsuccessfully to the Information Officer and then successfully to the Information Regulator, resulting in an order to his department to provide the information, in response to which his department refused to comply, but failed to counterappeal, thereby exposing his department and its officials to charges of non-compliance and a High Court review application to rectify the failure to comply with the Information Regulator's order, he will clarify the steps his department will follow to rectify the situation and prevent similar instances from occurring in the future; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

1) Whether, in terms of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Act No. 103 of 1994, which regulates appointments to Ministerial offices by stipulating minimum standards of qualifications and experience to ensure that skilled personnel are in place, he will furnish Ms M Kobe with the relevant details on the (a) names, (b) qualifications and (c) skills of each individual appointed to (i) his office and (ii) that of his Deputy Minister, including the (aa) total number of appointees who met the minimum requirements and (bb) processes followed to ensure compliance with the standards and regulations since his appointment as Minister; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) Whether he has requested any deviations from the standard appointment procedures; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) were the reasons for such deviations and (b) measures are in place to prevent the appointment of unqualified and inexperienced individuals to critical roles within his department?NW1983E

Considering that the Urban Baboon Programme for the City of Cape Town ceases at the end of November and the Cape Peninsula Baboon Management Joint Task Team established by his predecessor, Ms B D Creecy in 2022, which consists of SA National Parks, Cape Nature and the City of Cape Town, has no plan for baboon rangers to be in place on the Cape Peninsula from 1 December 2024 (details furnished), what steps will he take to ensure that there is a ranger programme and budget allocated towards such a programme which continues from 1 December 2024, making it possible for the rangers' skills to be utilised in a continued baboon ranger service which will benefit the affected communities and the Cape Peninsula's chacma baboons as part of the Republic's valued biodiversity?

Given that the Republic currently has 10 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) world heritage sites and a tentative list of five additional sites (names and details furnished), (a) how far along is each of the tentative sites in the process of being recognised as full UNESCO world heritage sites and (b) what (i) plans and (ii) timelines does his department have in place to ensure that the specified sites gain full world heritage sites status as soon as possible?

Whether there have been variations and/or extensions to the contract of the current contractors (name furnished); if not, what steps will be taken to remedy the situation; if so, has he found the specified extensions and variations to be legal?

Whether the High-Performance Computing system required for efficient weather research and prediction in the Republic has reached the end of its lifespan; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the reasons that the SA Weather Service has not secured a new system?

What are the full details of the delegation of his department that will be attending the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity in Colombia in November 2024, including the (a)(i) names and (ii) positions of persons attending, (b) intended outcomes of the delegation's attendance and (c) preparations that the delegation has undertaken in this regard?

(1) What (a) persons were involved in the selection process of SANParks Head of Communications, (b) number of candidates were considered, (c) are their (i) names and (ii) qualifications and (d) are (i) the reasons that a certain person (name furnished) was the preferred candidate and (ii) his qualifications; (2) whether he has been informed of any irregularities in the appointment of the specified person; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?